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APRIL 24, 2013

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MOVING MUM: HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME GET THEIR GROOVE

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INSIDE KEW MP UNDER FIRE Andrew McIntosh resigned from his ministerial portfolios and committee positions last week, but the embattled MP will stay on as the local member PAGE 3

TRAM PAIN Yarra Trams calls for more separation of trams and traffic and priority at traffic lights as punctuality performance dips PAGE 5

KEEP ON ROLLING

SPORT Our round-up of local sport, including results from the weekend’s games PAGE 22

BY DAY Gillian Pinder is a mild-mannered student adviser at Swinburne University. But by night she dons the skates and becomes Gilli Pepper, a formidable force on the Victorian All-Stars roller derby team. Ms Pinder will travel next month to Oregon with 19 teammates for the Big O international roller derby competition. The skaters are training six days a week in preparation. “It’s exhausting,” Ms Pinder said, “but we have to train our bodies to be in peak condition.” REPORT P4

school tours saturday 20 april Main Campus, Canterbury: 9.30am – 11am Year 9 Campus, Hawthorn: 11am – noon

Refer to our website for further details. www.strathcona.vic.edu.au Main Campus: Senior/Middle School & ELC, 34 Scott St, Canterbury Year 9 Campus: Tay Creggan, 30 Yarra St, Hawthorn Junior Campus: Mellor House – Prep to Yr 6, 173 Prospect Hill Rd, Canterbury Tel: 8779 7500 E: registrar@strathcona.vic.edu.au

bring out her best.

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Genazzano FCJ College student KATE MANI was one of 10 recipients of the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize. She will recite a commemorative poem at the dawn service at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance

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nzac Day has always been a big part of my life, especially through my grandparents. In 2003, when I was seven, I marched up to the shrine with my grandfather, Frank J Sheehan, OBE, who served during World War II. My entry to the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize was a short story based on the relationship between a girl and her grandfather and how he taught her the importance of the ANZAC values in the past and in the future. The study tour started in Istanbul and we then travelled to Gallipoli, where we stayed close to the battlefields. We all had to pick a Digger to commemorate and I picked a soldier from Dartmoor. He was killed around half an hour after landing at Gallipoli. The experience was very moving. In Gallipoli, there was a deep respect from the Turkish towards the Australians. We went to the Lone Pine Memorial and were let into the chapel, which isn’t open to the public. I performed Amazing Grace with another girl and it was an incredible experience to hear our voices echo through the chapel. After travelling to Amiens in France, we visited the Australian Memorial to the Missing in VillersBretonneux. We also visited Ypres in Belgium, where every night the Last Post Association performs a service. We were lucky enough as a group to sing the Australian national anthem at the service and it was a really special and proud moment. Another special experience was going to Barendrecht in the Netherlands, where warrant officer

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Jack Dawson-Green, who was originally from Camberwell, died during World War II. He is remembered by the town and they were so welcoming of us. He is buried there in the cemetery and schoolchildren tend to his grave. When visiting the memorials, I was struck by the number of names. The war didn’t end when the Armistice was signed. The men had to come home and continue. The

war wasn’t just for four years. The least we can do is commemorate the people who fell. I’m very honoured to be reciting In Flanders Fields on Anzac Day. It is a big deal to my family; it means a lot to all of us. After visiting the battlefields it has even more significance. I’ve seen the crosses, row after row of them, and it has given me even more appreciation of what I will be saying.

PROFILE KATE MANI WHAT I LIKE ABOUT LIVING IN EAST KEW: The cafes and gardens. It’s a great place to hang out.

WHAT I WOULD CHANGE: More child and teenage related shops as this is very family friendly are

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McIntosh quits but stays on as Kew MP BY DAN MOSS State parliament editor

ANDREW McIntosh will stay on as the MLA for Kew after his sudden resignation from all ministerial portfolios and committee positions last week. Mr McIntosh quit the portfolios

SORRY: Andrew McIntosh

after admitting he’d leaked information from the privileges committee to a journalist. He apologised for his actions, saying he thought he was speaking to the journalist off the record. He was the Crime Prevention, Corrections and Gaming Minister, chair of the lower house privileges

committee and a member of the dispute resolution and the standing orders committees. He was also the minister responsible for establishing the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission. It is believed quotes attributed to a Liberal source in a story in The

Sunday Age on March 10 about independent Frankston MLA Geoff Shaw, were at the centre of his reasons for resignation. Premier Denis Napthine praised Mr McIntosh for acting honourably in resigning but said it was inappropriate to comment on the reason for his resignation.

Nature strip to fetch $250,000 BY ALISON BARCLAY

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come to light in five months. “Why are illegal occupations of public open land being ratified by Boroondara council instead of people being required to vacate and restore it at their expense?” Professor Buxton asked. “This sets a worrying precedent because Boroondara is doing it all the time now. They are serial offenders. They don’t seem to understand their responsibility to protect public land for general use.” He challenged the council to make the sale price public. The council’s corporate services director Bruce Dobsonsaid the home owner had leased the land for the past three years since building on it. He said the sale would not go ahead without community consultation. The home owner would have to pay the full market value. Fletchers North Balwyn director Jeremy Desmier said Robert Street had land values of $1500-$2000 a square metre.

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BOROONDARA council stands to make as much as $250,000 from the sale of part of a nature strip that a Balwyn North home owner built on without a permit. The council has agreed to negotiate the sale of the Robert Street land, a 125-square-metre strip now enclosed by the terraced garden of a new French Provincial house. At the council’s public meeting last week, chief executive Phil Storer said the council was compelled by the Local Government Act to consider sales of this type. “We normally don’t let a house be built outside the title boundary. This is a situation where it has occurred and we recognise the practical reality,” Mr Storer said. But RMIT planning expert Professor Michael Buxton blasted the council as “serial offenders”, noting that this was the fourth incident to

MULLET FLIES SKY HIGH There’s nothing aerodynamic about a mullet, but Dale Woodbridge (centre, pink singlet) is determined to keep his while cavorting as Circus Oz’s first – and fabulous – bogan. “I’m a bit of a bogan anyway, so it’s basically me in a mullet being as flamboyant a bogan as I can,” the Kew acrobat says. ‘‘I do a few pirouettes in that mullet.” The 24-year-old joined the internationally famous troupe last year after being spotted in a circus master class. He’s also trained as a dancer and worked for ABC TV. Circus Oz opens its Melbourne winter show, Cranked Up, under the big top at Birrarung Marr on Wednesday, June 19. Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100.

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Residents plead for empty church

STUDENTS at Swinburne University’s Hawthorn campus will rally next month against federal government funding cuts that could inflate their HECS debts up to 37 per cent. Swinburne Students Union president Caroline Baker said the university’s base funding would take a $12 million hit in the cuts announced last week. The government will chop $2.3 billion from tertiary education to pay for primary and secondary school reforms. Ms Baker said students were already suffering the effects of last year’s $35 million cut to Swinburne’s TAFE. “Swinburne students are sick and tired of funding cuts, course cuts and campus closures. We deserve better,’’ she said. SSU deputy president Brendan Spackman-Williams said the union planned rallies for May 1 and 14 against the government’s decision to scrap discounts for upfront fee payments. The loss of the discount meant some students would face a 21-37 per cent increase in HECS debt, he said. Mr Spackman-Williams said undergraduates on Centrelink youth allowances, whose grants of $1000- $6000 are set to be axed, would suffer the most. Swinburne vice-chancellor Linda Kristjanson said it was “extremely disappointing’’. “Around $900 million of the cuts will be directly experienced as reductions to university budgets, ’’ Professor Kristjanson said. ALISON BARCLAY

BY ALISON BARCLAY abarclay@mmpgroup.com.au MORE than 600 residents have signed a petition asking Boroondara council to buy a former church in Kew East and develop it as a neighbourhood centre. The old Methodist church, now known as the Kew Masonic Centre, is the subject of a planning appeal to be heard by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in June. Its owners, Freemasons Victoria, are seeking a permit to demolish it

and build 12 dwellings on the Strathalbyn Street site. The newly formed Kew East Residents Association (KERA) told RL it hoped the council would buy the property and offer its buildings for use as a rehearsal space and meeting rooms. “There is a huge level of support for a community centre for Kew East; people were eager to sign the petition,” KERA member Brad Miles said. “Many said it was about time council provided a community centre for the residents of Kew East,

something that has been sought for over 15 years.” Boroondara council received the 667-signature petition on April 17. Asked if the council would include in its argument at VCAT that the buildings could be used for a community centre, a council spokeswoman said: “This is not a valid planning argument”. The site has been used by clubs and sporting groups for 60 years, with long-time tenants such as the Melbourne Fencing Club facing eviction if VCAT allows the demolition.

HOLY LAND: Kew East Residents Association members at the church

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GILLI’S ON A ROLL A feel for wheels has put rollerskating star Gillian Pinder on the fast track to the US. Pinder – or Gilli Pepper, as she’s known in the frenetic world of roller derby – is heading for The Big O, the international competition in Oregon, where she and 19 Victorian All-Stars teammates will represent Australia next month. “It is a very visual sport, it is very entertaining, and you get a lot of big stacks,” Pinder said. A familiar figure on the Yarra Trail in Kew and Hawthorn, the Swinburne student adviser was wooed to the derby five years ago and plays a fierce game for Melbourne team the Dead Ringer Rosies. The Victorian All-Stars is the only Australian team invited to Oregon, and is training six days a week in preparation for the May 17-19 tournament. Details: vrdl.org.

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Hawks dive in like a fish to water You might expect AFL players to be like fish out of water in the kitchen. But Hawthorn players Bradley Hill, Alex Woodward and Cyril Rioli (pictured) have proved they can whip up as much of a culinary storm as they can a matchwinning one following a seafood-themed cooking class in Kew. Led by their nutritionist Simone Austin (front left), the team is focusing on improving its nutrition and diet by learning how to cook balanced meals – with the help of Mark Woloszyn, head chef at Kew’s Tassal Salmon Shop. ‘‘Players need to be able to confidently cook and put together a meal quickly after a long day’s training,’’ Austin says. ‘‘If they don’t eat right their body composition isn’t going to be what they want it to be. Diet accounts for 80 per cent and training is 20 per cent.’’

TRAMS servicing Glenferrie Road and Burke Road have continued their appalling record for punctuality, missing their targets for eight months out of the past 12. To fix the problem, Yarra Trams wants tram priority at traffic lights and more separation of trams and traffic. Yarra Trams chief executive Clement Michel said Glenferrie Road’s poor performance was due to the tram sharing the road with traffic. “We are working towards doing as much as we can on Glenferrie Road,” he said. “We’re looking at treatment of intersections, looking at right-hand turns.” The number 16 tram, which runs from the top of Glenferrie Road, Kew, to Melbourne University, and the number 72 tram, which runs from Burke and Cotham roads, Kew,

to Melbourne University, arrived at their destinations within four minutes and 59 seconds of the schedule only a third of the time in the past year. The 78/79 tram from Luna Park to North Richmond also was late eight months in the past 12. Mr Michel said the poor result was due to similar problems. Trams should meet the target at least 77 per cent of the time. On average, the network achieved this 81.6 per cent of the time in March. Public Transport Users’ Association president Tony Morton said there was work to be done. “It’s very wasteful to have trams needlessly sitting at red lights and having to pad out the timetables to allow for all this dead time,” he said. Public Transport Victoria spokeswoman Helen Witton said no project was planned to change traffic conditions on Glenferrie Road. Yarra Trams spends $2.5 million a year on tram driver education .

VOX POP HOW DO YOU RATE THE PUNCTUALITY OF THE NUMBER 16 TRAM? JUSTIN TILE, Kew Getting better, but it’s still pretty poor. Compared with some other trams, I think the 109 is worse, but I reckon the 16 is still pretty terrible.

DANIEL CHEN, Balwyn It’s not very good at getting here on time. It’s always late. Especially at the top in the morning. If you miss one, you are bound to be late for school.

ANGELINA ZUBAC, Kew The 16 tram goes through phases where it is very bad, and then it becomes good again. The biggest issue I’ve ever had is when I’ve worked a long day and I’ve been waiting, and no tram comes say for 40 minutes. So anything that could be done to improve the line would be good.

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BOROONDARA residents who failed to vote in October’s council elections have been fined more than $700,000. The Victorian Electoral Commission has issued 10,007 infringement notices, each with a $70 fine, to people who failed to provide a valid explanation for why they did not complete a postal ballot card. Boroondara council said the money accrued from the fines would off-set the cost of conducting the election. The electoral commission issued failure-to-vote notices to 15,985 Boroondara residents in January. A valid excuse was given by 5978 people, a invalid excuse by 2428 people, and 7579 people did not respond. David Thompson, manager of

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A GUIDE TO STAYING DRY An umbrella is one way to be prepared for wet weather but a new roof is better. Girl Guides Elouise, 9, Abigail, 10, and Lola, 7, can’t wait for the first upgrade of facilities at Box Hill and Mont Albert Girl Guides in 50 years. The clubs have won a $71,800 state government grant as part of a $1.4 million boost for Victorian Scouts and Girl Guides, announced on April 12. The ceiling of the Mont Albert North clubhouse will be fixed and security lighting installed. “The roof is the number one priority,” Box Hill senior leader Georgia Hammond said. The work will begin this year.

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Armadale’s day in court BY EDDIE MORTON

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THE battle between Stonnington council and Lend Lease about the weight of community objection to planning matters came to a head last week in the Supreme Court. QC Stuart Morris led the council’s argument on day one of the two-day hearing, suggesting the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ignored more than 350 objections to Lend Lease’s proposed Orrong Road, Armadale development submitted to VCAT last July. The City of Stonnington launched the appeal last year claiming the tribunal’s decision to approve the development, despite council’s refusal, was ‘‘an error of law’’. More than 85 people crammed into the hearing room for Mr Morris’ opening statements. Mr Morris said that at least 376 submissions, from people who were not able to attend the VCAT hearing last year, were ‘‘simply ignored’’.

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Mr Morris argued VCAT ‘‘diverged from established practice’’ by overturning the council’s original decision to reject the 12-storey, 466-unit development proposal, and in doing so, breached the Planning and Environment Act, Stonnington’s Planning Scheme and VCAT’s own charter. On day two, QC Christopher Canavan, on behalf of Lend Lease, argued VCAT had taken into account all relevant community concerns and impacts on the area. ‘‘In one way or another all relevant objections were considered by the tribunal,’’ he said. Mr Canavan said some of the 600-plus objections made to council in 2011 were made from people beyond a one-kilometre radius of the proposed development.

“The number of objections is irrelevant because there was no evidence submitted to the tribunal proving that the 600-plus people did live within the sphere of relevance.’’ Mr Canavan questioned how far the concept of “relevance” extended for objections to planning applications and conceded that if the case was re-heard at VCAT, “it is in the interest of justice”. If it wins, the City of Stonnington will call for the case to be heard in front of a new VCAT panel. Stonnington mayor Matthew Koce urged the state planning department to make a quick decision on a Planning Scheme Amendment submitted by council earlier this year, which would place stricter planning controls on the 2.5-hectare block but a spokeswoman for the state government said it would not make any decision on the amendment until the Supreme Court decision is passed down. Justice Karin Emerton is expected to make her ruling in the coming weeks.

POUR ONE FOR THE POOR A social media picture of an old man alone with a coffee in a cafe has inspired two Elsternwick friends to bring the Suspended Coffee movement to Melbourne. Declan Jacobs – pictured with Mission cafe manger Victoria McDowall – and Jett Mahmud have signed up 34 cafes in just three weeks for the scheme where you pay in advance for a deserving stranger’s coffee. Details: visit: facebook.com/suspendedcoffeesocietymelbourne.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■ HANDS OFF OUR HOUSING Mayor Jack Wegman said the council would try to protect neighbourhood character in response to a VCAT decision for a proposal at 594 Riversdale Road (‘‘Change ahead for junction’’, RL, April 10). However, two character cottages on Camberwell Road are scheduled for demolition to create parking for the adjacent sports ground (‘‘Homes to be razed for car park’’, RL, April 10). These buildings are owned by the council and are in good condition, with happy, long-standing tenants. This decision is made by council and not influenced by VCAT. As a ratepayer I am disgusted at this waste of housing stock and the trashing of our neighbourhood. Dale Young / Camberwell ■ LEST WE FORGET We are approaching the centenary of Anzac Day, but there are two other centenaries Australians need to recognise. These relate to the vote against the federal government’s desire to conscript

our men for overseas service. Twice the government sought the approval of Australian voters, who twice rejected their proposals. The success of the NO vote was a marvellous moment, and one we need to acknowledge. Yet there appears scarcely a mention of it in our understandings of World War I. On October 28, 2016 we have the centenary of the first referenda on conscripting Australian men to fight abroad. Australia voted NO. The government again sought to have the public vote in favour of conscription on December 20, 1917. Australians again said they weren’t in favour of our men being sent abroad to kill and be killed. For us to fully understand, recognise, and commemorate the relevance of World War I on Australia it is important these events are treated with respect. It would be sad to see Anzac Day eulogised whilst no recognition is accorded to the date(s) Australia said NO to our men being sent abroad to fight and die. Glen Davis / via email

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I AM CONSTANTLY INSPIRED BY RELAY FOR LIFE PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS, AND THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CAUSE. Todd Harper, chief executive Cancer Council Victoria

■ THANKS HAWTHORN On behalf of Cancer Council Victoria, I congratulate and thank those who made the Hawthorn Relay For Life a successful event. On March 23-24, more than 800 locals came together to participate and celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and encourage the community to fight back against cancer. I am constantly inspired by Relay For Life participants and volunteers, and their dedication to the cause. In the past two decades the survival rates for many common cancers has increased by more than 30 per cent, largely thanks to measures funded through programs like Relay For Life. Hawthorn participants are expecting to raise $105,000, which will go towards research and prevention. We could not make such inroads without the dedication, commitment and support of our donors and volunteers. Todd Harper / chief executive Cancer Council Victoria

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Boroondara noticeboard Gallipoli and Beyond On 25 April 2015, Australia and New Zealand will commemorate the centenary of the ANZAC landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula. A volunteer committee has been formed to develop the centenary celebrations, events and activities. We are seeking stories, photographs and memorabilia from our residents, past and present, for a publication to honour the legacy and record the stories of World War I ANZACs from the Boroondara area. More information - Arts and Culture department, 9278 4770 or gallipoli@boroondara.vic.gov.au .

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Support for small businesses

To mark the Centenary of ANZAC Day, $100,000 in Australian Government funding has been made available to fund local projects that commemorate this significant event. Available to community groups within the Federal electorate of Kooyong, applications will be assessed by a grants committee that includes the Mayor of Boroondara, Councillor Jack Wegman. Funding will be available from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014. Applications must be submitted by Friday 6 December 2013.

The Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner (VSBC) is running an information session on resolving commercial disputes, retail leases tips and traps, and maintaining successful business relationships. It’s happening between 6pm and 8pm on Tuesday 28 May at the Boroondara Room at Council’s offices, 8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell.

More information - www.joshfrydenberg.com.au or 9882 3677.

Draft Urban Biodiversity Strategy Are you interested in the ongoing protection of our significant bushland, waterway corridors, other special sites, and local native flora and fauna? Until 6 May, you can review and comment on Council’s draft strategy for enhancing local biodiversity over the next 10 years. More information - Andrea Lomdahl, 9278 4889 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/biodiversity .

Click goes the Library - eBooks Are you curious about reading eBooks but aren’t sure how to go about it? We’ll show you how to access free library eBooks on your electronic device. Our eBooks can be read on iPhones and iPads, Android phones, Windows phones and Blackberries, as well as many kinds of e-readers, excluding Kindles. Either bring your own device or give it a try on one of our Kobo e-readers, Sony e-readers or iPads. Drop in to Balwyn Library, 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn on Wednesday 1 May at 6.30pm.

Bookings and more information - 9651 7636 or sbc@sbc.vic.gov.au .

Community development grants Each year, the City of Boroondara and the Balwyn Rotary Club awards grants of up to $10,000 to non-profit community organisations, groups and clubs. Applications for a 2013-14 grant are open from 29 April to 3 June and we are holding two information sessions. The first is on Wednesday 8 May from 2pm to 3.30pm at the Acacia Room at Council’s offices, 8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell. The second session is on Thursday 9 May from 6.30pm to 8pm at Balwyn Library, 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn. Bookings and more information - 9278 4753 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/ourcity/grants.

Boroondara Eisteddfod begins The 22nd annual Boroondara Eisteddod runs from Saturday 27 April to Sunday 16 June. This competition for Boroondara’s budding musicians and vocalists encourages participation and excellence in the performing arts. Friends, family and the public are welcome to attend the heats and finals. Some sections have an audience entry fee of $7 full or $4.50 concession. More information - 9278 4770 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/eisteddfod .

More information - 9278 4666 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/libraries .

Council is planning events to commemorate the Gallipoli centenary in 2015.

More information - 9278 4444 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au . Follow us at twitter.com/boroondara and facebook.com/boroondaracouncil .

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Your councillors Junction Ward Mayor

Lynden Ward

Cr Jack Wegman 9278 4457 0438 011 665

Cr Heinz Kreutz 9835 7844 0438 006 656 Maling Ward

Cr Jane Addis 9835 7845 0409 267 902

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Cr Kevin Chow 9835 7847 0427 544 328

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Cr Coral Ross 9835 7842 0438 005 225

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Cr Steve Hurd 9835 7849 0417 708 182

Cr Phillip Healey 9835 7848 0437 374 773

Council meetings Monday 29 April 2013 6.30pm Council Meeting (notice of Council Plan and Budget) Monday 6 May 2013 6.30pm Urban Planning Special Committee Monday 13 May 2013 6.30pm Services Special Committee Monday 20 May 2013 6.30pm Urban Planning Special Committee

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Three and a half years in hell PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN McKENZIE

COLIN HAMLEY was a teenager when he was captured by the Japanese. He recalls his harrowing ordeal as a prisoner of war. By LISA HIGGINSON

itting in the living room of his Balwyn North home, Colin Hamley recalls with overwhelming clarity how his life took an unimaginable turn during World War II. It was 1941 and the then 17-year-old – who had told the army he was 20 – was a soldier with the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion. The fresh-faced teenager was in the 7th Division of the Australian

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Army, which had just led a successful campaign to defeat the German-allied Vichy French in Syria, removing the threat they posed to the Suez Canal. Confidence was high, but then came news of the impending threat by the Japanese to Australia and Hamley’s division was ordered to return home. They were not to make it.

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‘‘We were on the first ship out that left the Middle East at the end of January, 1942,’’ recalls Hamley.“When we left we hoped we were returning home, but we were ordered into Java.We didn’t know until eventually we landed in Batavia (now Jakarta) to help the Dutch.’’ The 3500 Australian troops had been in Java for only two weeks before the Japanese arrived

with what Hamley describes as ‘‘overwhelming force’’.The Dutch soon ordered the troops to capitulate. ‘‘That was the start of my experience as a POW,’’ says Hamley. ‘‘To be a POW after our success in Syria was a pretty humiliating experience.We found it very hard to take, and we found the Japanese to be pretty harsh captors.’’

For the next three and a half years, Hamley struggled to survive on a diet of mouldy rice and watery stew in the most unforgiving conditions. In October 1942, the Japanese decided to move the POWs to Singapore and then Burma. Hamley’s brother, Don, who was in the same battalion, left in the first party. Three months later, Hamley arrived after a harrowing journey in which British

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Colin Hamley at his Balwyn North home; a fresh-faced Hamley was in the 7th Division of the Australian Army; Hamley, aged 18 (right) with his brother, Don, 19; Hamley’s war medals; a swimming carnival medal won by Hamley’s father, Colin Fitzroy Hamley, during WWI; the medal Doris Hamley received for having two sons (represented by two stars) fighting during WWII

bombers sank one of the three ships in convoy. ‘‘Our captain was able to evade the bombs, but our ship, the Moji Mei Maru, was peppered with shrapnel and a number of our men were wounded and killed,’’ Hamley recalls. ‘‘It was very unpleasant, but not as unpleasant as what we were going to encounter next.’’ Hamley was put to work on the

Thai-Burma Railway, which was eventually to claim the lives of 2815 Australian POWs – including his brother, Don.The soldiers were forced to work from dawn to dark, returning at night to sleep in bamboo huts and endure relentless irritation from bed bugs and lice. As the months went by and the wet season set in, the meagre food rations were reduced as constant rain hampered efforts to get supplies to the weakening workers.This, recalls Hamley, was when the desperation of the situation set in. ‘‘The Japanese got harder and harder on us because work was falling behind,” he says.“Diseases such as tropical ulcers, malaria and dysentery became more frequent and the Japanese refused to provide us with medical supplies.’’ Hamley, who was based at 100 Kilo camp, fell victim to malaria ‘‘every second week for 18 months’’ and was even given a live blood transfusion, helping him survive. ‘‘The death rate at the camp started to rise alarmingly,” he remembers.“Every day there were about six deaths and the number of men fit to go to work was falling off.” As things worsened, the POWs were taken off the railway embankments and put to work in the bluestone quarries cutting up the stone that had been blasted out. ‘‘By that time our clothing had all rotted out and our boots had rotted out,’’ Hamley says.‘‘Many of us were going to work barefoot and were walking on broken stones, which was the most painful ordeal. ‘‘I always had the idea that I could

survive whatever they gave to me because I was young and fit. But we could see people dying all around us all the time.’’ In June 1943, Hamley got word that his brother had passed away in the 40 Kilo camp two days after his 22nd birthday after succumbing to malaria, malnutrition and dysentery. ‘‘The last time I saw him was when we were travelling up to our camp in Burma for the first time,’’ Hamley recalls. “He was on a working party on the side of the road as we were going through on the back of a truck.” The Thai-Burma railway opened in November 1943, but no sooner had the trains started operating than the bridges were bombed. Hamley was moved to a camp near the River Kwai in Thailand for about four months before being returned to the railway to do maintenance. He was finally moved on again to the central region of southern Thailand to work on aerodromes. It was there his horrendous ordeal would finally come to an end. ‘‘On that morning around daybreak, about 12 commandos, some American and some British, came through the camp gate and told us the war was over; we were free,” he says. The POWs were flown to Singapore out of the same aerodrome they had just built and stayed there for two weeks before returning to Australia on the Highland Brigade. For Hamley, like so many soldiers,

coming home from war was bitter-sweet.‘‘I came home to the news that during the war my mother had passed away at the end of 1942,” he says.‘‘I had lost my mother [Doris] and my brother. It was very sad.’’ Hamley had no choice but to throw himself back into life. He joined a rowing club, achieved a degree in commerce at Melbourne University and began working for the State Electricity Commission – where he met Val, now his wife of 60 years, with whom he has three sons and seven grandchildren. ‘‘When we came out of the war there was no counselling or anything,’’ he says.‘‘You got on with life. I was just so pleased it was over.’’ Hamley has since gone on to complete six marathons and goes to the gym twice a week, play lawn bowls and walk every day. More than 60 years after his ordeal, Hamley and his wife were invited to Japan last year as guests of the Japanese government, which is making efforts to apologise for the atrocities of the war. ‘‘It did me a lot of good,’’ he says. ‘‘Naturally, I couldn’t stand anyone talking well of the Japanese before that, but when we went there generations on, I found they were friendly, generous and were not the same Japanese we encountered during the war.” As president of the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion Association – there are only 12 of the original 900 troops left – Hamley will march at the Shrine on Anzac Day, after attending a dawn service at North Balwyn RSL.

COMMEMORATING ANZAC DAY NORTH BALWYN RSL, 2 CENTRE WAY, BALWYN NORTH Meet at 5.45am for 6am dawn service with breakfast will follow. EAST MALVERN RSL, STANLEY GROSE DRIVE 6am sharp Dawn service, followed by Gunfire breakfast 7am Club facilities open 1pm Two-Up competition commences, Pipes and Drums march. The Anzac AFL football match will be screened live Inquiries call 9571 2058 PRAHRAN RSL, 301 HIGH STREET, PRAHRAN 1pm Lunch and beverages for the Royal Australian Engineers Vietnam with the Australian Peacekeepers and Peacekeepers Veterans Association Inc. 2.30pm onwards Two-Up Inquiries call 9510 3888 SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE, BIRDWOOD AVENUE 6am sharp Dawn service on the Shrine forecourt (assemble from 5.30am) 8.15am Wreath-laying service 9am Anzac Day march along St Kilda Road, concluding at the Shrine by 1pm

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LOCAL LOWDOWN SCOTT MCNAUGHTON

OVER THE FENCE JOHN JAMES, 67, of Hawthorn East, and PETER STOKES, 74, of Camberwell, found a shared passion for leadership brought them together to write a book JOHN

behaviour, architecture, politics and religion.When we disagree, we tell each other,“I disagree with you’’. I find Peter very good to bounce ideas off because he’ll listen and understand and give me a direct and forthright answer. The fact we’ve both seen active service makes it the Band of Brothers type of thing. Both of us were in the army for 26 years, would you believe!

PETER Although you would never guess it, and he didn’t comb his hair for the photograph, I am seven years older than John.We both served in New Guinea and had heard of each other but never met.I was there in the early ’60s and by the time I went back in the late ’60s John had just gone home.We ended up working on the book and, strangely enough, we became friends through that process. The funny thing is we were

members of the same RSL and the same club at that time and neither of us knew. Our paths never crossed because John was still working. I was retired and I’d go up on Friday evening and John would go for lunch. It was about 1996 when we realised we were in the same club. We’ve got a lot of mutual acquaintances and common interests. About the only thing we don’t have in common is golf – Peter plays a lot better than me because he doesn’t play at all. We’ve both, I think, got a good sense of humour – we both get a laugh out of things. Life’s too serious to be taken seriously. SARAH MOORE smoore@mmpgroup.com.au

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BAND OF BROTHERS: Stokes (left) and James were in the army for 26 years

I first met Peter at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney – he was a battalion commander and I was a company commander – in 1976 or ’77. But we really got to know each other after I moved to Melbourne and the widow of a mutual friend told me Peter was writing a book on leadership in the mid-1990s. Peter was semi-retired and I was working, so I’d come over at night. He has a phenomenal memory.We’d talk for hours and he’d take about three notes, remember it all and type it up. I’d come back and we’d discuss who was right and who was wrong.We’d argue but always agree in the end. I was chairman of the board and president of the RSL sub-branch at Toorak and Peter was secretary. Then when I’d done my stint Peter became president. There’d be few things that we would disagree on: standards of

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GROWING MOVEMENT Hawthorn resident CATE SAYERS heads a dance and fitness program for Down syndrome youth

hen Cate Sayers couldn’t find a dance class for her daughter, she created her own.The human movement science graduate has passed on her childhood love of music and dance to all her four daughters, but it was second daughter Alexandra’s passion for it that became the catalyst for her to found e.motion21, a dance and fitness program for children and young adults with Down syndrome. Alexandra, now almost 11, was born with Down syndrome and started out with her sisters at the local dance school. But the loud music and fast-paced, crowded class wasn’t the best environment for her to flourish. “I knew she had a real strength and interest in dance – of course, she’s a little girl … and of course she wanted to do the same and be the same as her sisters,” Sayers says.

For six months Sayers searched for an alternative for her then sixyear-old and approached numerous groups to establish a class. “I was just coming up against nos all the time and so I had to create a yes,” Sayers says. Six primary-aged children attended the first class at Kew Neighbourhood House in April 2009. Becoming more performancebased, e.motion21 has swollen to include 180 students over four metropolitan and two regional sites – with a waiting list. It relies on 130 trained volunteers with Sayers the full-time voluntary chief executive. Although e.motion21 reaches 10 per cent of the people with Down syndrome in Victoria, Sayers says:“Ultimately I’d like to see all children with Down syndrome benefit.” She is thrilled at how the program has led her daughter to thrive.

“There’s been tremendous growth in Alexandra. I think overwhelmingly the most significant impact it’s had on her is this blossoming of confidence and self-esteem.” SARAH MOORE smoore@mmpgroup.com.au

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LOOK Making a style statement on GLENFERRIE ROAD, Hawthorn BRENTON KOVARIK (right) Lives: Kew. Works: I’m a kitchen hand. What are you doing here today? Off to get a coffee with my mum. What are you wearing? The fisherman pants are from Chakra in St Kilda, the leggings from Shag in South Yarra. This is a basic Target top. The drink bottle holder is from Chakra. The bag I got from Chadstone, I don’t remember the shop. Sunnies are from Shag. The beanie is from a cool place on Brunswick Street which has hats and bags – I can’t remember the name of it. The shoes are from Big W. Personal style: Me, just myself. Colourful. I’m comfortable. Style muse: Lady Gaga is pretty crazy, but it’s not just one.

HIMESH CHHIMA (far right) Lives: Hawthorn. Works: Author, food nut, bartender, graphic designer, making creative cakes to sell at cafés. What are you doing here today? Just rocking up to have a coffee and plan my week, and see what flavours I will come up with for my cakes. What are you wearing? Absolutely no labels. Everything is secondhand. At most one item would have cost me less than $5, excluding my shoes. These are Balenciaga shoes, but they were only $20 from the op shop. I made these pants when I was bored. Personal style: Whatever I feel like. I rarely wear the same thing twice. Style muse: Jazz music. Live now. Don’t live in the future. It doesn’t exist.

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Where: Kew Court House, 188 High Street, Kew, and MLC Music School, 207 Barkers Road, Kew When: Various dates until June 16 Details Call 9278 4770 or visit boroondara.vic.gov.au/eisteddfod

he’s only 23, but Kew resident Alexandra Flood will compete at the Boroondara Eisteddfod for the 10th time this year. “In my heart of hearts I always knew I wanted to be an opera singer,” says Flood (pictured), a former Methodist Ladies’ College student. “But there has always been a chasm between desire and ambition. My ambition was generated through performance opportunities and competitions like the eisteddfod because you find a passion there.” Flood’s love for her craft has taken her across the globe. Last year she was cast in a production of La Bohéme in Tuscany, was accepted into the American Institute of Musical Studies in Austria, and came second in the

Robert Salzer Vocal Championship at the Boroondara Eisteddfod. The local event has become a crucial stepping stone for aspiring musicians since it launched in 1991, and includes hotly contested categories including vocal, piano, instrumental, choral and chamber ensembles. “Having the opportunity to perform songs in front of an audience and get really honest feedback has been important to grow as a singer,” says Flood. The event has attracted more than 680 entrants this year and Eisteddfod co-ordinator Louise Godwin says only the finest adjudicators are enlisted. “One of the biggest attractions of the event is not just the prize money, but the opportunity to play for such experienced professionals within the musical

and performance sector,” she says. One of the judges is renowned pianist Darryl Coote, who says he’s looking forward to seeing this year’s crop of talent. “Eisteddfods across the state provide an important training ground for young performers in the classical arts, particularly in terms of the performance opportunity,” he says. “Without eisteddfods, we wouldn’t have the classical performers we have in Australia today.” Most events at the eisteddfod will be open to the public for free or for a small fee. Tickets can be bought on the day of the event. Flood will perform in all three vocal section categories over three nights at Kew Court House. She will also compete in the Robert Salzer Vocal Championship at the MLC Music School, with the first of the heats beginning on May 10. “It’s a great opportunity to see such remarkable talent perform and for the whole community to support local talent,” she says. JESSICA IPPOLITO

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Open 7 days and offering great breakfasts and lunches every day.

extensions, also irons and blow-dryers. Or shop online at:

Experience the difference of Allways Travel Service for your next holiday. We can package your dream holiday including accommodation, airfares & tours specifically to fit your needs. We pride ourselves on being more than booking agents & look forward to sharing our knowledge, first hand experience & skills with you. From start to finish your holiday is in good hands. Mention this ad & receive 25% off your travel insurance when you book a package holiday.

www.wigsandhairpieces.com.au

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Online Australia-wide We design and manufacture a range of beautiful leather bags and accessories for busy women. They’re not beauty without brains however. Each bag has 3 pockets and a sleeve. There’s also a special clip for your keys. Best of all - we are on sale. So there’s never been a better time to visit our website and view our bags on offer.

915 Burke Road, Camberwell. (03) 9882 5311 Warren Ansell Salon is a unique salon specialising in colour, hair-straightening, wigs, hairpieces and extensions. This month, you can have a 1/2 head foil highlights and style cut and blowdry for $139. Also the famous Bio ionic hair-straightening with a free colour or treatment for $595. A huge range of wigs and hair

1/22 Bills Street, Hawthorn (Cnr Bills St & Auburn Rd). (03) 9819 3835

168 High Street, Ashburton. (03) 9885 8818

articles including needlework, memorabilia, medals and mirrors with an extensive range of frames to choose from. Finest quality art and photo restoration is also available. With our fully equipped workshop on site, we guarantee conservation quality, professional advice, friendly and helpful service.

738A Burke Rd, Camberwell (opp cnr Burke Rd & Burwood Rd).

929 Riversdale Road, Surrey Hills. (03) 9880 7325

Easily accessed by Tram #70, or by bus and lots of parking right at the door! Large gluten free menu available, including meals and sweets. Fully licensed. Lovely all weather courtyard and pet friendly. Group bookings welcome. Come in and discover Café Via Biscotti!

www.allwaystravelservice.com Email: cafebiscotti@bigpond.com

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Boroondara rugby flags merger with Box Hill BY EWEN McRAE emcrae@mmpgroup.com.au IT MAY be the beginning of the end or the start of something new, but Boroondara Rugby Union Club is ready for one of the biggest years in its long history. Following the decision of the Victorian Rugby Union to drop Boroondara from premier division, it’s been an off-season of much change for the Redbacks and president Tony Ward. ‘‘Since the announcement from the VRU we’ve probably lost 20-30 players through transfers to other clubs and another 20-30 have retired or gone overseas for various reasons,’’ Ward says. ‘‘The players who did stay said it was going to be difficult and we couldn’t see a viable second division side happening.’’ The club came to the conclusion that an arrangement with Box Hill – which remains in the top grade – was the best course of action. ‘‘We’ve drafted a memorandum of

understanding with Box Hill, which is before the VRU now, where our players would be available for Box Hill and we would have notional responsibility for their third team,’’ Ward says. ‘‘So Box Hill’s thirds will wear Boroondara colours this year and the MoU also puts forward the proposition for a full merger following this season.’’ The decision was not easy for Ward, but without the lure of toplevel rugby it became difficult for the club to attract quality players. ‘‘There’s more interest nowadays from top-level rugby players looking to come and play in Melbourne, but if they come they want to play as high as they can,’’ Ward says. ‘‘Most of our members understand the logic of our move; the emotional side is harder to grapple with. Box Hill has 60 years of history and we have 90 years, so there are a still a few things to iron out before any formal merger is possible.’’ On-field, it’s much brighter for the

club. As well as retaining Tongan international Dave Palu – cousin of Wallabies No. 8 Wycliff Palu – the club is still recruiting for 2013. ‘‘With the uncertainty, we couldn’t lock in players early but we’re still getting interest from some New Zealand players and we’re hopeful of building a strong team pretty quickly,’’ Ward says. And while Boroondara and the VRU haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, Ward says the governing body fully supports a merger, should it happen after the 2013 season. ‘‘We have to get through this season then look at it with Box Hill,’’ Ward says. ‘‘And while no one wants to give up their identity, I’m hopeful we can work together and help both clubs.’’ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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NEW HORIZONS: Boroondara rugby club president Tony Ward (left) and player David Palu ponder a future link and possible mrger with Box Hill

SCOREBOARD ■ FOOTBALL VFL - Round 3

GEELONG 3.4 7.7 8.14 12.17 (89) BOX HILL 3.4 5.9 10.10 12.12 (84) Goals: Geelong: Schroder 2 Robinson Gleeson Measures Thurlow Corrigan Hunt Menzel Murdoch Sheringham Hollmer. Box Hill: Simpkin 2 Lowden 2 Ceglar 2 Frank Grimley Wood O’Brien Lake Gordon. Best: Geelong: Hunt Schroder Guthrie Sheringham Selwood Flanagan. Box Hill: Langford Iles Simpkin Spangher Mirra Lowden. Venue: Simonds Stadium.

VAFA - Round 2 Premier BEAUMARIS 3.6 8.6 10.9 15.11 (101) COLLEGIANS 3.4 3.8 7.11 14.15 (99) Goals: Beaumaris: L Casey-Leigh 3 L Boyd 3 M Petering 3 A Carroll 2 T Buckley B Haynes T Dean D Pritchard. Collegians: J Kondarovskis 3 N Corp 2 D Strachan 2 D Chaplin-Burch 2 D Russo D Sands J Bull A Howison. Best: Beaumaris: S Gower B Haynes A Carroll C Buckley M Petering J Ward. Collegians: J Kondarovskis J Bull W Tardif D Sands N Polce S Inglis. DE LA SALLE 5.1 9.6 14.13 15.18 (108) UNIVERSITY BLUES 2.3 4.7 6.11 7.16 (58) Goals: De La Salle: S Pickett 4 D Lowe 3 E Clinch 2 J Williams M Stizza B Humphrey N Roberts J Fisher S Haslem. University Blues: J Nash 2 J Watts M Torney P Summers S Carr M Rippon. Best: De La Salle: E Clinch D Lowe J Baxter T McMahon T Moloney S Pickett. University Blues: P Summers J Watts R Young S Mcglone J Townley J Caldow. ST BERNARDS 2.6 9.11 12.13 16.20 (116) OLD SCOTCH 3.5 7.5 12.11 14.12 (96) Goals: St Bernards: S Caven 4 J Solomon 4 R Moylan 2 T Harvey 2 T Gleeson N Cooke A Singleton N Kazuro. Old Scotch: M Passador 4 L Hill 2 S Barnett 2 N Jamieson A Lim W Strange J Davis L Gilbee J Hurley. Best: St Bernards: N Cooke A Bentick T Caven T Gleeson J Solomon D Wall. Old Scotch: S Barnett R Eva N Jamieson G van den Broek R Ferraro M Passador. 22 BOROONDARA REVIEW LOCAL

ST BEDES/MENTONE 3.5 6.11 7.15 9.23 (77) OLD CAREY 0.8 2.12 7.16 9.18 (72) Goals: St Bedes/Mentone Tigers: P Kean 2 B McGrath S Doherty J Murnane J Robertson S Glennen M Curcio L Wintle. Old Carey: J Reid 2 R Carafa 2 M Rainey G Parker B Fordham A Stewart-Holmes M Parker. Best: St Bedes / Mentone Tigers: C Mangoni A Kane S Richards L Wintle P Kean B McGrath. Old Carey: R Carafa L Maslin A Reed J Rimington J Joslin J Murphy. UNIVERSITY BLACKS 1.2 1.3 5.11 8.15 (63) OLD XAVERIANS 1.3 3.9 4.10 7.14 (56) Goals: University Blacks: H Lacey 2 A Pattison 2 C Richardson J Slabbert S Weekley T Napier. Old Xaverians: M Darvell 2 J Shaw 2 B Kennedy C Larkins M Handley. Best: University Blacks: T Napier H Lahy J Slabbert B Mahon J Matthews R Humann. Old Xaverians: B Kennedy A Biddlecombe M Darvell C Larkins M Carroll T Dynon. Premier Res: Collegians 9.15 D Beaumaris 5.5, University Blues 12.5 D De La Salle 10.11, Old Scotch 10.8 D St Bernards 5.8, St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 12.9 D Old Carey 9.11, University Blacks 9.11 D Old Xaverians 6.7. Premier Thirds: University Blues 7.14 D De La Salle 5.4, Old Scotch 8.9 D St Bernards 8.6, Collegians 19.12 D Old Carey 5.6, Old Xaverians 9.3 D University Blacks 7.4. Premier B: Ajax 13.26 d Werribee Districts 7.12; Old Trinity 14.19 d Fitzroy 5.9; Old Brighton 24.9 d St Kevins 12.8; Old Haileybury 13.13 d Parkdale Vultures 5.9; Old Melburnians 18.13 d Caulfield Grammarians 8.8 Premier B Res: Ajax 18.16 D Werribee Districts 3.2, Old Trinity 10.8 D Fitzroy 8.17, Old Brighton 9.8 D St Kevins 8.5, Old Haileybury 15.19 D Parkdale Vultures 8.9, Old Melburnians 11.18 D Caulfield Grammarians 3.8. Premier B Thirds: Fitzroy 12.9 D Old Trinity 5.7, Old Haileybury 10.16 D Parkdale Vultures 6.2. Premier C: Mazenod 13.6 d Banyule 9.8; Marcellin 23.15 d Oakleigh 4.6; Monash Blues 14.15 d Nobs/St Pats 6.6; Peninsula 13.17 d Old Camberwell 13.8; Pegs 12.11 d Old Ivanhoe 11.14 Premier C Res: Mazenod 10.13 D Banyule 10.3, Marcellin 19.6 D Oakleigh 6.7, Nobs/St Pats 6.9 D Monash Blues 4.16, Old Camberwell 21.17 D Peninsula 3.2, Old Ivanhoe 17.12 D Pegs 4.8. Premier C Thirds: Old Camberwell 13.16 D Old Ivanhoe 5.2, Mazenod 21.8 D Pegs 9.4, St Kevins 10.16 D Old Mentonians 9.14.

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TAC CUP - ROUND 4 (METRO) WESTERN 2.4 4.4 8.9 11.11 (77) OAKLEIGH 2.2 4.7 9.9 11.10 (76) Goals: Western: Sicily 3 Norton 2 Viojo Abou-Zeid Sullivan Manivong Orr Ferrari. Oakleigh: Hogan 3 Tatupu 2 Toohey 2 Edwards 2 Kennedy-Harris Fitzgerald. Best: Western: Sicily Ellis Menadue McKenzie ArmstrongWeston Iaccarino. Oakleigh: Fitzgerald Hogan Toohey Venue: Box Hill City Oval. EASTERN 3.3 8.7 11.14 17.15 (117) NORTHERN 2.4 2.4 8.10 10.11 (71) Goals: Eastern: Roth 5 Petracca 2 Apeness 2 Evans 2 Staples Cavarra Belo McStay Welsh Bond. Northern: Tardio 3 Murphy Turner Haynes Langford Iacobaccio Glasgow Bromley. Best: Eastern: Fisher Cavarra Roth Evans O’Sullivan Walker. Northern: Haynes Bowkett Bromley Soccio Switkowski Potter. Venue: Box Hill City Oval.

EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - Division 1 KNOX 4.1 6.5 7.7 10.10 (70) EAST BURWOOD 1.1 2.2 4.5 7.7 (49) Goals: Knox: J Morris 4 S Jeffery 2 S Davis M Krakouer M Jordan T McGown. East Burwood: A Fiore 2 J Duman 2 S Bramstedt A Mariani L Bailey. Best: Knox: L Williams S Jeffery S Davis J Morris T McGown B Healey. East Burwood: J Kennedy E Haralambopoulos C O’Reilly R Kerr J May. BLACKBURN 4.1 8.3 12.6 16.10 (106) NOBLE PARK 4.6 8.11 12.15 14.17 (101) Goals: Blackburn: B Fraser 5 D Arezzolo 3 J Lewis 2 G Johns 2 M Thorp N Garratt M Prendergast T Beilby. Noble Park: B Dore 3 M Dunne 3 L Cody 2 L Mann 2 C HortonMilne A Dunne S Monaghan G Angelopoulos Best: Blackburn: J Lewis B Fraser B Dolan T Faulkner J Worsteling D Arezzolo. Noble Park: S Monaghan C HortonMilne A Dunne R Kemperman G Angelopoulos. NORWOOD 2.1 5.7 8.7 17.10 (112) EAST RINGWOOD 2.7 5.10 9.16 12.17 (89) Goals: Norwood: D Trotter 3 M McCormack 3 B Kelleher 2 B English 2 M Decler J Holmes R Jordon J Ford D Blackie T Armstrong D Johnson. East Ringwood: A Renton 4 T Strawhorn 3 E Phaedonos 2 C Purdy S Dimitriou J Rosewarne.

Best: Norwood: J Holmes D Trotter M Decler P Maaskant Z Carroll D Bull. East Ringwood: A Renton C Purdy A Gibson J Perry D Dickson D Powell. LILYDALE 0.5 2.12 4.14 13.18 (96) ROWVILLE 1.3 4.6 4.6 5.8 (38) Goals: Lilydale: L McCombe 3 B Weightman 3 J Shore 2 M Hottes 2 A Bawden B Stephens J Roach. Rowville: C Morris 3 A Frawley M Davey. Best: Lilydale: B Power S Dixon M Hottes A Bawden J Barden J Taylor. Rowville: A Frawley J Ryall J Powell M Jackson M McAra. SOUTH CROYDON 1.4 6.6 7.8 10.9 (69) SCORESBY 4.5 5.9 5.15 7.17 (59) Goals: South Croydon: G Stephens 3 J Crowle 2 R Mallison N Molnar L Cox A Fraraccio D Bowes. Scoresby: B Bronsgeest 5 L Bain J Hicks. Best: South Croydon: G Stephens D Marshall D King A Dessent C Dinnell A Fraraccio. Scoresby: R Van Rheenen D Marcius D Del Papa P Tomkins A Parker S Cross. BALWYN 2.1 8.5 14.6 17.7 (109) VERMONT 4.1 9.5 12.8 13.14 (92) Goals: Balwyn: J Gobbels 6 E McCutchan 3 T Gilchrist 2 C Hoegel 2 J Hoegel R Gilchrist S Tregear A Murray. Vermont: A Froud 5 J Van Unen 3 T Schneider 2 L Johns 2 R Ross. Best: Balwyn: R McMahon J Gobbels R Crowe J Goldsack E McCutchan M O’Regan. Vermont: T Schneider A Froud R Mullett T Johnson L Johns R Wilson. Div 1 Res: Knox 10.8 d East Burwood 7.8, Noble Park 15.9 d Blackburn 5.10, Norwood 8.19 d East Ringwood 9.7, Rowville 14.9 d Lilydale 9.3, Scoresby 9.7 d South Croydon 6.6, Vermont 7.15 d Balwyn 6.10. U-19: East Burwood 10.14 d Knox 5.11, Blackburn 16.12 d Noble Park 8.11, East Ringwood 8.12 d Norwood 9.6, Rowville 17.16 d Lilydale 6.12, Scoresby 17.7 d South Croydon 9.16. Div 2: Doncaster East 19.15 d Upper Ferntree Gully 13.9, Donvale 14.10 d Bayswater 14.7, Montrose 20.18 d Mooroolbark 8.7, North Ringwood 17.15 d Mulgrave 9.9, Croydon 14.18 d Waverley Blues 7.6. Div 2 Res: Doncaster East 9.8 d Upper Ferntree Gully 8.10, Bayswater 12.8 d Donvale 9.7, Montrose 18.14 d Mooroolbark 5.3, North Ringwood 10.11 d Mulgrave 7.13, Waverley Blues 14.10 d Croydon 6.6. U-19: Doncaster East 20.12 d Upper Ferntree Gully 9.5, Donvale 20.13 d Bayswater 8.7, Mooroolbark 11.7 d Montrose 6.9, Mulgrave 16.12 d North Ringwood 5.9, Waverley Blues 13.15 d Croydon 6.11.

Div 3: Wantirna South 16.16 d Boronia 9.14, Templestowe 13.10 d Chirnside Park 9.9, The Basin 20.8 d Warrandyte 14.9, Doncaster 19.16 d Glen Waverley Hawks 5.5, Heathmont 12.9 d Ringwood 9.15, Mitcham 18.17 d Whitehorse Pioneers 13.10. Div 3 Res: Wantirna South 17.11 d Boronia 5.8, Doncaster 12.14 d Glen Waverley Hawks 9.9, Ringwood 9.11 d Heathmont 7.7, Whitehorse Pioneers 8.9 d Mitcham 6.13, Templestowe 7.17 d Chirnside Park 7.11, The Basin 17.17 d Warrandyte 7.7. U-19: Boronia 12.14 d Wantirna South 6.5, Glen Waverley Hawks 15.10 d Doncaster 8.12, Ringwood 25.25 d Heathmont 0.1, Templestowe 18.14 d Chirnside Park 2.4, The Basin 12.8 d Warrandyte 11.12. Div 4: Forest Hill 20.10 d Canterbury 5.5, Kilsyth 18.17 d Nunawading 11.11, Ferntree Gully 12.8 d Coldstream 5.15, South Belgrave 16.15 d Silvan 4.11, Park Orchards 9.14 d Eastern Lions 9.5. 4 Div 4 Res: Forest Hill 30.16 d Canterbury 5.3, Nunawading 19.9 d Kilsyth 10.9 Coldstream 14.14 d Ferntree Gully 5.4, South Belgrave 15.15 d Silvan 11.5. U-19: Ferntree Gully 18.16 d Coldstream 3.2 South Belgrave 16.18 d Silvan 7.11.

■ CLUB GOLF SATURDAY

BOX HILL: Stableford A: A Erskine (4) 36 cb. B: J Webb (15) 38 cb. C: P Zarro (17) 36. D: G Simmonds (23) 37. Hole-in-one: P Valentine at 4th. EAST MALVERN: AMCR 66 Stroke A/Trophy: M Sutherland (12) 65. B: J Jang (26) 66. EASTERN: Stableford A: C Davies (7) 40 cb. B: B Wittleton (20) 39. GREEN ACRES: Par A: C Rumph (14) 1 up cb. B: J Gregory (16) 3 up cb. C: T Allan (36) 3 up. Hole-in-one: R Andersen at 9th. HEIDELBERG: Stableford A: J Empey (10) 43. B: P Kammack (15) 43. C: T Cleve (21) 44. KEW: Stableford A: W Walsh (10) 40. B: T Thia (16) 41. C: N Maddison (23) 44. W: J Galbraith (19) 39. METROPOLITAN: A/Medal: G Sinclair (9) 71. B: D Callander (12) 75 cb. C: D Axup (20) 75. Scr: W Morrell 78. ROYAL MELBOURNE: S’ford A: A Heffernan (10) 39 cb. B: K Wyatt (19) 38 cb. Jnr c’ship f: E Hamer d A Bissett 4-3. YARRA PARK: Stableford: F Biviano (9) 39. W: P Orriss (16) 39. YARRA VALLEY: Stableford A: S Sanders (17) 44. B: G Manos (23) 38.

ARI HATZIS

Carey goes down again ALMOST every favourite was beaten in a round of upsets in the Premier Division of the VAFA at the weekend. Old Carey matched it with St Bedes/Mentone for scoring shots early, but their inability to kick straight cost them a game of poor kicking and they remain winless after the 9.23 (77) to 9.18 (72) loss. Old Carey opened the game with eight behinds with the wind in the first quarter and, despite kicking just two goals in the first half, the Panthers remained within striking distance. Old Carey kicked five goals to one in the third term to take the narrowest of leads into the final break, to give new coach Steve Cochrane a shot at his maiden victory. But an abundance of opportunities to the home side saw them claw their way past Carey to snare the win, kicking 1.8 to 1.2 in the last quarter. Cochrane was at a loss to explain his team’s efforts. “The boys just blazed away and missed some easy shots,” he said. “It was a pretty disappointing start. Our intensity was really poor and they showed us up.” Elsewhere, Old Scotch was unable to maintain the effort over four quarters at Camberwell Sports Ground and was overrun in the final term by St Bernards 16.20 (116) to 14.12 (96). And Old Xavs slumped to a second straight loss, going down 7.14 (56) to 8.15 (63) to Uni Blacks at Melbourne University.

■ ANZAC DAY FOOTY Old Scotch will play the round three match with St Bedes/ Mentone on Anzac Day, the only VAFA games on the day. The Reserves will start at 11.40am and the seniors at 2pm at Brindisi Street Oval, Mentone. ■ OLD BOYS FADE OUT A five goals to nil opening term wasn’t enough to give Old Camberwell a win in its first home game of the year against Peninsula in Premier C of the VAFA. Despite the good start, Old Camberwell went down 13.17 (95) to 13.8 (86).

LEADING BY EXAMPLE: Balwyn captain Rennie Gilchrist gets his kick away in heavy traffic against Vermont

Super Tigers maul Eagles BY EWEN McRAE AN UNDERSTRENGTH Balwyn totally outplayed perennial powerhouse Vermont in the Eastern Football League on Saturday, a scary proposition for other teams in Division 1. Despite several big-name injuries, the Tigers ran all over the home side in the 17.7 (109) to 13.14 (92) win, their seventh straight over the Eagles. The only downside was a potential season-ending knee injury to Tigers vice-captain Maddison Hardiman, who landed awkwardly in the second quarter. The game was built around the twin towers of Jeff Gobbels and Ed McCutchan, who combined for nine goals to finish the good work of their fleet-of-foot midfielders. The game was a rematch of last season’s grand final and the opening

SCOREBOARD VERMONT 13.14 (92) Goals: A. Froud 5, J. Van Unen 3, T. Schneider 2, L. Johns 2, R. Ross. Best: T. Schneider, A. Froud, R. Mullett, T. Johnson, L. Johns. BALWYN 17.7 (109) Goals: J. Gobbels 6, E. McCutchan 3, T. Gilchrist 2, C. Hoegel 2, J. Hoegel, R. Gilchrist, S. Tregear, A. Murray. Best: R. McMahon, J. Gobbels, R. Crowe, J. Goldsack, E. McCutchan, M. O’Regan.

minutes certainly had a finals-like feel as neither team could hit the scoreboard. When Balwyn did finally kick the first major after 10 minutes, it sparked the home side into action for four goals in five minutes. But Balwyn responded after quarter-time, as the midfield started to win their share of the ball. Captain Rennie Gilchrist and

brother Taylor were inspirational in the second, delivering with poise to the forwards, who slammed through five goals for the quarter. If not for a late brace from Eagle Ashley Froud, the visitors would have led at half-time. As it was, Vermont was ahead by one straight kick. But that didn’t last long as Gobbels put on a clinic in the third with half a dozen marks and 4.2 for the quarter. With a 10-point lead at the final change, Balwyn kept the home side to just one more goal and when Gobbels nailed his sixth from outside 50, the win was secure. Balwyn coach Dan Donati was happy with his side. “It was always going to be tough early since [Vermont] lost last week,” he said. ‘‘But to have a two-game break over Vermont is very handy.”

Red-hot shooters lead Genesis to easy win A GOALSCORING masterclass from Boroondara Genesis’ forwards put them back on the winners list with a comfortable win over Yarra Valley Grammar in the Victorian Netball League last week. After a week off, a refreshed Genesis shot to an early lead before eventually winning 50-40. Boroondara’s centre-court physicality gave shooters Ash Howard and Alex Harding plenty of scoring

BRIEFS

opportunities and their 13 goals from 16 attempts led Genesis to a four-goal lead at the first change. In a free-f lowing second term Sophie O’Shea bagged 11 goals for the Ariels, but Genesis maintained the edge and extended their advantage to 28-21 at half time. Genesis coach Nicole Keegan then changed some of her strategies in the third quarter in a bid to boost the team’s defence.

‘‘Even though we had a good lead, six or seven goals can turn around pretty quickly so we wanted to make sure that didn’t happen,’’ she said. The tactics worked and Boroondara took an 11-goal lead into the last quarter. And despite losing the final quarter, Genesis recorded a comfortable win, with shooters Harding (26 goals) and Howard (22) playing

their best game in tandem for the season. Keegan was happy to see an improved effort from her side after the break, and especially ahead of a crunch game with Monash this week. ‘‘We needed to improve on a few things and I’m glad we were able to do that. If you do the basics well the rest usually takes care of itself,’’ she said.

■ DREW IS TOP MAGPIE Brendan Drew capped off a successful first season with Camberwell Magpies when he won the Keith Stackpole Medal for the best First XI player at the club’s presentation night. Drew ended the season with 433 runs and 25 wickets. First XI captain Simon Hill was inducted as a life member. ■ COACH BATS ON Melbourne Baseball Club has extended captain-coach Matt Kent’s tenure for another two years following another successful season. Kent has filled the role for the past three seasons, with four of five teams playing finals in the past two summers. ■ QUICK OFF THE MARK Camberwell Hockey Club shot out of the blocks in a 4-2 win over Toorak East Malvern in Premier Hockey on Saturday. Camberwell led 2-0 early in the match before TEM levelled by half time. But Camberwell created enough second-half chances to seal the victory. ■ GILMOUR CALLED UP Toorak East Malvern Will Gilmour has been selected in Australia’s under-21 training squad for hockey’s end-of-year Junior World Cup in India. Gilmour is part of a 26-man squad, which will be cut to 18 in early October. ■ KEV’S MAGNIFICENT 7 St Kevin’s beat Melbourne Grammar 26-12 in the final of the annual Victorian Schools rugby Sevens carnival at Xavier College at the weekend. The one-day competition brings together the best teams from Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

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