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City in new dogfight

COVER: Joe Piastrino invokes the late, great ‘lonely one’ Roy Orbison in his tribute show. See story page 10.

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BY DANIEL TRAN

Restricted breeds Victoria has restricted the ownership of five breeds of dogs because they are considered to be a higher risk to the community than others.

Restricted breeds must be muzzled and leashed in public. Declared restricted breed dogs: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

American Pit Bull Terrier Fila Brasileiro Japanese Tosa Dogo Argentino Perro de Presa Canario

Grace under pressure: Aikido black belt Fulori Smith teaches students how to defend themselves without seeking to injure their attacker. See story page 14.

of Monash’s animal management officers that the dog, Kerser, was a restricted breed. ‘‘When I first saw Kerser, I thought he was an American pit bull terrier,’’ officer Rebecca Graley said. ‘‘In my experience, he looked like one. He fit the description.’’

Under questioning from John Hoey for Monash Council, Ms Graley was asked about assertions made by Ms Applebee’s expert witness, Lynne Harwood.

Ms Harwood argued that the measurements of Kerser were incorrect and that the shape of his head, eyes, cheeks, and neck showed he was not a pit bull.

Asked by Mr Hoey whether she agreed with Ms Harwood’s statement that the dog’s cheek muscles were not as prominent as required by the standard, Ms Graley said: ‘‘I found that to be untrue.’’

Ms Graley later said: ‘‘The dog can have flaws and that’s the case in this scenario. ‘‘It doesn’t mean it’s not (a pit bull).’’

But Ms Harwood, an international allbreeds dog judge, said the council’s use of a tape measure to assess Kerser would yield the wrong results. She said a tape measure was prone to curving. ‘‘It wouldn’t be accurate.’’

The hearing was told that there were 18 registered pit bull terriers in Monash.

Inspections by the council to ensure the dogs are securely constrained on their owner’s property are held twice a year. Owners are informed of one inspection and the other is at random.

The case is continuing and will include a physical inspection of the dog at the RSPCA centre in Burwood next month.

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MONASH Council is embroiled in a new and potentially costly row over an unregistered pit bull terrier.

The 12-month-old dog, called Kerser, has been identified by council officers as a pit bull.

Under Victorian law the dog must be destroyed, but the owner has disputed the finding and appealed to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Last week the tribunal heard that officers seized the dog when they were called to a Glen Waverley address on December 4 by a man complaining that two dogs had broken into his backyard from a neighbouring property.

Pit bull terriers, also known as American pit bull terriers, are a restricted breed under the Domestic Animals Act. Since an amnesty ended in 2011, any pit bulls found to be unregistered must be destroyed.

Just one week before the officers were called out, the council learned it had lost a similar, $100,000 case when the Supreme Court overturned a VCAT ruling that a dog fitted the pit bull standard. The dog in that case, Rapta, has been returned to its owner.

The owner of the current dog in question, Jade Applebee, maintains it is an American Staffordshire terrier cross and said outside the tribunal that she was prepared to take the case to the Supreme Court.

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Have you seen the car that drove off?

This is a long shot but about 4.50pm on February 18 my car was involved in a crash at the intersection of Highbury and Middleborough roads on the border of Mt Waverley and Burwood East. As I proceeded to turn down a side street to let traffic pass, the other driver drove off without exchanging insurance details, and I was not able to see the registration number. My car is a write-off, so I would be very grateful if anyone saw the incident, knows any details or sees a dark-coloured new series Civic or Corolla front end smashed driving around or coming in for repairs. Thanks.

Alex Hlawaty, Beaumaris, 0417 170 031

Re: Monash mayor keeps it dinky di, with Sri Lankan twist I am a British citizen of Ceylonese origin and I am very proud of my British citizenship. No one here has ever asked me about my name or complexion in more than 50 years! Perhaps Cr Drieberg should go back to Sri Lanka?

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Why demonise the riders?

Please let the owners decide on how they want to maintain their property. The Monash vegetation protection overlay should be widened but only for nature strips and creeks and reserve areas that do Owners’ call: There is support not include private for Jill Lillingstone-Hall’s residential premises. opinion (pictured) that The cost of the surproperty owners should be vey is justified as the entitled to decide how they council needs to hear maintain their trees. and record the comments of house owners. But maybe they should only write to owners who have big trees in their compound as it is easy for tree lovers to want the VPO to be maintained but have no large trees in their compound.

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I was saddened to see that the TAC has decided to re-run an ad from 2009 that was widely condemned by the riding community at the time. The TAC has had years of correspondence from those that ride and are advocates of safe riding, that this ad ‘The Ride’ misses the mark.

It also flies in the face of the recent parliamentary motorcycle safety inquiry that reported the figures used in the ad were inaccurate, and urged future ad campaigns to help vulnerable road users, rather than demonising them by reinforcing negative stereotypes of riders.

I would hope the Baillieu government addresses this problem within its road safety agency when it responds to the parliamentary report’s recommendations.

John Salanitri, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

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A bone to pick with errant eateries

BY DANIEL TRAN MONASH restaurants have the highest rate of offending against health department standards in the state, according to official figures.

The Department of Health’s register of convictions shows that five Monash eateries have been fined for failing to comply with food safety standards over the past 18 months.

In 2012, public health officers conducted 1151 inspections. Three businesses were prosecuted for unsafe food practices.

■ In Clayton, Moza Corner proprietor Kamal Dharmet was slugged with a $35,000 fine for failing to comply with the food standards code.

■ The proprietor of Choi Palace BBQ Restaurant, also in Clayton, was fined $20,000 ■ In Glen Waverley, Spicy Fish manager Jimmy Wei Wang was fined $15,000, proprietor Global Oceanic Investments was fined $40,000 and director Li Qin Ding was fined $40,000.

A further four on-the-spot fines were also issued: two in Glen Waverley, one in Mulgrave and another in Oakleigh. The Department of

Health was notified in each case.

Monash mayor Micaela Drieberg said the council inspected every restaurant in the city at least once a year. ‘‘Our staff do take public health really seriously,’’ she said. ‘‘In serious cases, we can prosecute the owners of the business. In cases where there are serious risks to public health, the council does have the power to order that a business be closed temporarily until the problems are fixed.’’

Businesses committing non-serious breaches are given orders by public health officers to comply with rules. Officers then conduct follow-up investigations. ‘‘If the breach doesn’t pose a serious risk to health, businesses can be given up to 30 days to fix it,’’ Cr Drieberg said.

Despite the convictions, council staff believe it is safe to eat out in Monash. ‘‘Restaurants can come good after a bad period,’’ she said. ‘‘For example, Spicy Fish has passed several inspections by our staff in recent months.’’

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‘I don’t want my dog on death row’

BY DANIEL TRAN A knock on the door from an angry neighbour last December led Jade Applebee to a hearing room at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last week, fighting to save her dog’s life.

The neighbour told her that Kerser, the dog she says was sold to her as an American Staffordshire terrier, was in the custody of Monash Council.

The neighbour had called council’s animal control officers after the dog broke into his backyard.

So far as the officers were concerned, Kerser looked clearly to be an American pit bull terrier, and their suspicions were apparently confirmed by a formal inspection at the Burwood RSPCA pound the next day.

All this was just 24 hours before Ms Applebee planned to register Kerser. She had only moved into her Mount Waverley home three days earlier. Her dog, Kerser, had been staying with a friend.

Within the next 24 hours, Ms Applebee called the council four times. ‘‘I had no idea what was

Pet cause: Jade Applebee with a picture of Kerser, which she believes is an American Staffordshire terrier, and not a pit bull.

‘To commit a dog to death because of its physical appearance, it just doesn’t make sense. I don’t want my dog to die for no reason.’

— Jade Applebee

going on,’’ she said. ‘‘I was gutted because — and I’m sure a lot of pet owners will sympathise with me — if you do get a pet, you treat it like a child.

It’s your baby.’’

Ms Applebee, 27, bought Kerser from a friend of a friend in April last year and she was shocked when she learned of the council’s assessment of him. ‘‘I understood him to be an American Staffie Cross. That’s what he sold to me as. He has never showed any signs of aggression.’’

Ms Applebee last week took Monash Council to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in an effort to save her dog from being put down.

Under changes to Victoria’s dangerous dog

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legislation, councils have the power to seize unregistered, restricted breed dogs and destroy them if they are found to match the standard characteristics of the breed.

Outside the tribunal last week, Ms Applebee maintained that Kerser was not a pit bull. But she conceded that she ‘‘should have registered him’’ and been aware of local laws.

She condemned the council for seizing dogs based on their appearance. ‘‘I’m disappointed that [Monash Council have] put so much time and effort into putting dogs to death. To commit a dog to death because of its

physical appearance, it just doesn’t make sense. I don’t want my dog to die for no reason.’’

But it is believed that once officers have decided that an individual dog is a restricted breed they have no powers of discretion.

Ms Applebee said that she has already spent up to $1500 on the legal case and she was prepared to take it to the Supreme Court if she did not win at the tribunal.

She said she would not seek costs from Monash Council if she won. ‘‘Yes, it would be nice to be reimbursed, but if I get my dog back, I don’t care.’’

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Health minister Tanya Plibersek last week visited the Monash Medical Centre to announce the cash injection. ‘‘It’s been a very difficult few months for patients and for health staff and we want to make sure that we see those frontline services restored as quickly as possible,’’ she said. ‘‘It’s highly unusual for us to have to go around the state government in this way.’’

Southern Health will directly get the money from the federal government instead of it being provided through the state.

Saying the move was a one-off, Ms Plibersek condemned comments by Victorian Health Minister David Davis that the federal government had shortchanged the state’s hospital system. ‘‘We hope that we won’t need to take this sort of action again in the future but we couldn’t stand by and let patients continue to suffer and we couldn’t stand by and impose this insecurity on hospital staff.’’

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COMPLAINTS of heavy-handed policing of African youth have ‘‘not completely gone away’’, says a south-eastern community legal service boss.

Helen Yandell, director of SpringvaleMonash Legal Service, was pleased with the ‘‘positive’’ response by Chief Commissioner Ken Lay to the issue last week. ‘‘I think the instances have reduced but not enough for my liking. We’re hearing anecdotally that it’s still happening. ‘‘Youth workers are still telling me these stories, and they’re not dissimilar to our 2009 report.’’ The report Boys, you wanna give me some action: Interventions into Policing of Racialised Communities in Melbourne, co-authored by three community legal services including Springvale-Monash, found African young people claiming ‘‘racialised’’ treatment by police.

The report stated Africans were being excessively stopped and searched, questioned, asked for identification and asked to move on — more so than other cultural groups. In some cases they were victims of physical violence.

Chief Commissioner Lay announced a review into police’s public relations and multicultural training.

At the Dandenong-based Safe Suburbs taskforce, there is a sense of marked change — especially since moving from a ‘‘zero tolerance’’ to ‘‘firm but fair’’ approach to public disorder last August.

Acting Senior Sergeant Sam Knight, who heads the enforcement arm of the taskforce, says her members treat everyone equally. ‘‘We have quite a good rapport with the African community. You come across the same sort of people and same sort of issues regardless of background.’’ The Safe Suburbs taskforce has been credited with reducing public drinking and public robberies and assaults in Greater Dandenong since late 2011. Protective services officers have also becalmed notorious railway stations such as Dandenong at night.

Senior Sergeant Knight says out-of-control, unregistered weekend parties — many involving African and Pacific Islander groups — were the most pressing issue. Police are being called out to disperse crowds of hundreds of intoxicated people from about six parties each weekend.

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wedish pop group Abba last performed in Melbourne 36 years ago — the last of three concerts at the Sidney Myer music bowl with almost 15,000 fans per show and almost as many outside the fence.

But, in more ways than one, they never went away Nor did the fans. Take Trish England for instance, dancing and grooving to all the hits — Ring Ring, MamaMia, SOS, Fernando, Waterloo — here at, um, the Grand in Cathies Lane, Wantirna South.

Well maybe it’s not exactly Abba, but for Trish and nine dedicated friends who’ve travelled from Wonthaggi, near enough is better than good enough. As the self-described Abba Groupies, they’re at their 36th consecutive performance by the Swedish quartet’s tribute band Babba.

No Babba show is complete, it seems, without the Groupies. Not only do they pile into a bus and pursue the act to every Victorian gig, they synchronise their dancing and even their dress to what’s happening on stage. When Babba has a costume change, so do the Groupies — into identical outfits.

Plastic musical instruments are also part of their routine and it goes without saying that there’s an even distribution of blondes and brunettes.

Babba, one of the most successful of a number of Abba tribute groups, has the illusion down pat: the trademark hip-hugging sequined jumpsuits, the beards, the slick choreography, the soothing harmonies, even the effervescent Scandinavian accents. ‘‘If you close your eyes, you would think they were Abba,’’ enthuses Ms England.

The respect is mutual: band member Michael Ingvarson, who plays Benny Andersson, says they keep a close eye on the Groupies. ‘‘It’s a sign we do a good job and they enjoy it and keep coming back. A lot of people over the years keep coming back.’’

The two pieces of mutual affection might illustrate why the phenomenon of tribute bands seems to be growing stronger and stronger, in Australia and overseas. It might not be the real thing but it’s close — and familiarity breeds content.

There have been tribute acts since . . . well, since Elvis was in the building. In fact, Elvis tribute artists, or impersonators, are still probably the largest class of such acts. Possibly the first tribute bands — as opposed to impersonators — were those paying

Substitutes: Babba does their thing, like a certain Swedish supergroup. Below, Acca Dacca’s James Mcintyre channels Angus Young. homage to the Beatles, such as the (unimaginatively named) Buggs.

The idea, of course, is to replicate, as closely as possible the look and sound of the originals, although the names are often appalling puns — the Fab Faux, ReGenesis and Fred Zeppelin. Most of the great names of rock over the past half century now have tribute bands or performers: The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Queen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Madonna, Oasis . . . the list goes on.

But the tributes — and fans — spill into a range of genres and not all of them pop or rock.

At the Cardinia Cultural Centre over the next few months, for instance, there’s an Englebert Humperdink tribute and others to Liza Minelli and Shirley Bassey, Doris Day and ‘the Queens of Croon’ such as Patti Page. That’s on top of the Ultimate Bee Gees and Ultimate Rock and Roll Show with ersatz Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash as well as Time Warp, a tribute to the Rocky Horror Show.

And, while imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, some acts add a twist to the tribute: Gabba performs Abba songs but in the style of the Ramones; there’s Mini Kiss, a band made up of little people; and a range of distaff versions, such as the all-female AC/ DShe, Aerochix, the Iron Maidens and Lez Zeppelin.

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of tribute. In 1997 the Sunday Times in London called Australia "the main cradle of the tribute band’’. Journalist Tony Barrell claimed it was because ‘‘starved of big names, owing to their reluctance to put Oz on their tour itineraries, Australians were quite unembarrassed about creating homegrown versions’’.

These days one of the original Abba knock-offs, Bjorn Again, and acts like The Australian Pink Floyd Show now regularly perform in the UK. Babba had its start in 1994, partly, band members admit, because of their physical resemblance to Agnetha, Frida, Bjorn and Benny — but also to cash in on the wave of nostalgia sparked by the release of Muriel’s

Wedding and, earlier, the greatest hits record Abba Gold.

So before hitting the stage at the Grand, Michael Ingvarson pencils on a beard and straightens his hair to mimic Benny and he and James Macdonald, as Bjorn Ulvaeus, slip into those Evel Knievel-like jumpsuits.

Jacqueline Hamilton is a slim, tall brunette image of Frida Lyngstad and Kelly Wild her blond match as Agnetha Faltskog.

But that’s not all. They seamlessly segue from Oz to Swedish accents.

“We just slip into the characters when we go on stage,’’ says Ingvarson. ‘‘It wouldn’t make sense to go out there and speak in an Australian accent. ‘‘It’s not just a band, it’s reliving the Abba experience. We’re always refining our performance and trying to make it more like Abba. They were such great singers.’’

There’s clearly a hunger for what they provide. About 450 fans flocked to Babba’s first show at the Central Hotel, Richmond, in December 1994.

“Our manager advertised the first show almost like we were an international act,” Ingvarson says. “By the third year we were doing 180 shows a year.” Now the four have more than 2500 shows under their sequined belts and performed at the closing ceremony of the Masters Games in 2002 in front of 45,000 people.

It’s probably a 180-degree turn from Abba to AC/DC, but the latter’s trib-

ute band, Acca Dacca, is another of Australia’s most popular substitute gigs. And lead singer Larry Attard was probably destined to front it.

In 1975 his band Snake supported AC/DC at two shows in Sydney and after the death of Bon Scott in 1980, the band’s Malcolm and Angus Young were spotted at a Snake gig, checking him out as a replacement. He was called in to Albert Studios in Sydney, but the job went to Brian Johnson — so that’s who Attard now plays in Acca Dacca. And loves it. ‘‘No one can play AC/DC songs like they can, but Acca Dacca come damn close,’’ he says. ‘‘People actually want to come and see us and the elation on their face afterwards is great. It may be the AC/DC factor, who knows? ‘‘We don’t really have to do very much extra. I am in a black shirt and cloth cap and the rest are in jeans and T-shirts.’’

Attard says keeping Acca Dacca’s performances simple was vital. ‘‘We just play meat and potatoes rock ’n’ roll really. We don’t let our crowds down. We get out there and play it like AC/DC would.’’

In 2008 Angus Young paid Acca Dacca the ultimate compliment when he told German TV: ‘‘If you can’t see us, see Acca Dacca.’’

Attard is incredibly proud of that. ‘‘He was virtually saying that AC/DC can’t play everywhere, so if you get a chance go see Acca Dacca.’’

While AC/DC can’t play everywhere, the artists Joe Piastrino pays musical tribute to, for the most part, can’t play anywhere. He started off as an Elvis impersonator but decided there were so many of that original rock and roll ilk. Piastrino’s repertoire includes Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Drifters and most notably Roy Orbison.

His first Orbison tribute was in 2006 and now includes many of the trademarks Orbison was known for — the dark glasses, slick, straight hair, tassels and dark jackets. ‘‘If you are going to be impersonating him you have to be as close as you possibly can. I don’t do Roy without the costume, it just doesn’t work.”

But it’s the music, the singing that transports the fans. “When you hit those high notes on the head it’s a real buzz.”

Piastrino says the emotion he is able to evoke from his crowds has ‘‘blown me away’’. ‘‘We’ve had ladies crying and men coming up to me saying that my song brought back memories. And that’s what it is all about.’’

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BY DANIEL TRAN A GROUP of university students has set itself the task of proving that green energy can pay its way.

The Monash Renewable Energy Collective is hoping to raise $14 million to create a solar power station to harness the sun’s rays.

The power stored by the station will then be sold and the profits divided among investors, which the collective hopes will comprise local residents.

Although they seem to have set themselves a mammoth task, collective leader Josh Sheppard says the big price tag is an achievable target. ‘‘We’ve got over 150,000 people in the Monash area and if everyone chipped in a small amount of money . . . then collectively we can definitely invest in this renewable energy resource,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s what I like to call a community enterprise where the community comes together and we set up a business, but it’s definitely communityminded and it’s run by the community,

so it’s always got their best interests at heart.’’

Similar projects have proved successful already. In 2007, about 1900 people banded together to build a wind farm in Daylesford. Half the investors were locals and the farm started contributing to the local electricity grid in the middle of 2011.

The Monash Renewable Energy Collective, which was founded this year, is run by four university students: Mr Sheppard, Jennifer Stepanov, Jessica Blake and Chris Renwick — all 19 years old.

Mr Sheppard said the project was both a venture and a move to lessen the effects of global warming. ‘‘Climate change is obviously caused predominately by carbon emissions and one of the of largest sources is from our energy sector. So it’s really important that we move to renewable energy as soon as possible. ‘‘By running this program in the community, we’re trying to kickstart the investment in renewables that we really need.’’

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The group will be holding an information session next month to explain their project and prove that it works. ‘‘I would definitely encourage people to come along, just to sate their curiosity if nothing else,’’ Mr Sheppard said. ‘‘There’s definitely a bit of demand for people wanting to do things for the environment, and this is a really great way to come and see what we can do for the environment and what we can do to stop climate change in a community setting.’’

The Monash Renewable Energy Collective is holding an information session at 7.30pm on Thursday, March 7, at the Notting Hill Neighbourhood House on 37 Westerfield Drive, Notting Hill. RSVP essential.

Details: monashrenewableenergy@gmail.com Green thumbs: Chris Renwick (left) Jennifer Stepanov and Joshua Sheppard want to raise $14 million for a community solar energy generator. Picture: Wayne Hawkins

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Line dancers, make way for a Scottish jig

BY DANIEL TRAN IT’S known as the birthplace of karate and Kawasaki but Japan will soon be the home of a new cultural phenomenon — Scottish country dancing.

The island nation is fast becoming the dance’s biggest growing market.

Mount Waverley’s Sheena McLatchie — she has the name for it and the background — says Scottish country dancing is becoming increasingly popular across the globe. ‘‘You can dance Scottish in almost any country in the world,’’ Mrs McLatchie says.

The 78-year-old Scot is a life member and teacher at the Waverley Scottish Society, which hopes to keep the dancing style alive. She came over to Australia from Scotland in 1962. The organisation started in Glen Waverley in 1968 when a group of parents decided to start a pipe band for their children. Founder Frank Kennedy suggested that parents learn to dance as their children played their instruments. ‘‘It just kind of snowballed from there. Forty-

five years later, the classes are still continuing and they are at St John’s church in Virginia street,’’ Mrs McLatchie says.

The society meets every Monday and has about 40 members. Mrs McLatchie started Scottish country dancing about 26 years ago after hearing about an adult class. ‘‘I wanted something to get me out of the house and (away from) television because I had a family and I was working,’’ she says.

She has been teaching the art for 20 years now. ‘‘Without it I think I would die, to be honest. ‘‘It’s just so much fun and it gets you out of bed in the morning. It keeps my mind ticking along nicely.’’

In recent years, Scottish country dancing has spread across the globe, much like it did in the 1970s in Monash due to a pronounced British, Scottish and Irish influence. ‘‘I don’t think it has dwindled. It has just changed direction or changed shape or something, but the dancing is still the same,’’ Mrs McLatchie says.

The Waverley Scottish Society will be running

Dancing workshop: Sheena McLatchie and her husband, Bill, take part in Scottish country dancing. Mrs McLatchie will be teaching dance in a beginner’s workshop next month.

Picture: Rob Carew an introductory course for beginners from next month.

The course will be held at St John’s Hall, at 37 Virginia Street in Mount Waverley from 7.30pm

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Firebug at large

BY DANIEL TRAN POLICE are hunting for a firebug responsible for starting 16 fires between Oakleigh and Huntingdale over the past two years, some as recent as last Saturday week.

Eight blazes have been set along the Cranbourne and Pakenham railway line between Huntingdale and Oakleigh this fire season, most during January.

The most recent fires were started about dawn on the weekend of February 16-17.

Detectives from the Monash crime investigation unit believe the fires are linked to the

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But during one incident a tree caught fire.

Leading Senior Constable Rushton called on residents with any information to come forward. ‘‘If they see anything suspicious in that area, particularly on Saturday or Sunday mornings, which is when they’ve been occurring, we’d certainly like to know about it.’’

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In defence of a gentle art of non-violence

BY DANIEL TRAN THERE is an art to falling down and not hurting yourself, as many aikido practitioners can testify.

Break falls, or ukemi, are used by students to practise throwing techniques without hurting each other.

The falls will be one of the first things taught to participants in an aikido beginner’s course in Oakleigh next month.

Fulori Smith, a black belt at Aikido Shudokan, where the course is being held, says it will teach prospective students the basic stances, movements and self-defence applications of the martial art. ‘‘It’s basically a taster of aikido,’’ Ms Smith says.

The course is designed for students who want to try martial arts or are curious about aikido. ‘‘Everyone starts off together, so it’ll

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Aikido was developed as a nonviolent martial art in the early 1940s by Morihei Ueshiba. ‘‘The idea is to be able to do the technique without hurting someone,’’ Ms Smith said. ‘‘Everything we do is based on someone else attacking you.’’

Aikido does not have any sparring or competitions but instead focuses on refining techniques. ‘‘That’s not to say that it’s not effective. The self-defence we do is still quite rigorous but the idea is never to beat someone up or learn how to fight,’’ she said.

By the end of the beginner’s course, participants will have a better understanding of the martial art and, if they want to continue, be ready to train in

normal classes. But for those concerned they are not strong enough to try aikido, Ms Smith says size does not matter. ‘‘Our head instructor is shorter than me and he’s about 55 kg. ‘‘We’ve got a range of sizes and ages that train with us and because of the idea of aikido, which is to use someone else’s power to lock or throw them, you don’t need strength. You just need correct technique. It’s just about using your partner’s power and the mechanics of the body and leverage to do the technique.’’

The beginner’s course in aikido will start on March 5 at Aikido Shudokan’s Oakleigh dojo, 21 Warner Street, Oakleigh, and run for a month. There will be two classes per week for an hour.

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Faithfully Fidelio: Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, will launch Melbourne Opera’s 2013 season at Alexander Theatre, Monash University’s Clayton campus, at 8pm on March. Cost: $30-$75.

The production, in English, stars Donna Maree Dunlop, Jason Wasley, Roger Howell and Steven Gallop. Details: 9905 1111 and monash.edu/ mapa.

Membership available: The Combined Probus Club of Waverley Gardens meets at the Vegas Club, Waverley Gardens shopping centre, 9.45am on the last Tuesday each month. Details: Rick, 9801 4049 or Noela 9560 2528.

Hole in one: Oakleigh Veterans Golf Club seeks

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Road warrior: Mount Waverley’s Jane May, 52, will next month take part in the annual Melbourne Autumn Daytour (MAD) for the fourth time. MAD, the oldest recreational ride in Victoria, is run by the Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club. There are four routes — the most difficult goes over Mount Macedon and through Trentham. Details: madride.org.au.

Clean Australia: Pick up litter on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday, March 3, 9am-noon, beside Scotchmans Creek and in the Mount Waverley Wetlands. Wear sturdy shoes, bring old gardening gloves and sunscreen. Registration is at the playground in Regent Street, Mount Waverley.

Melway ref: 70 G3. Details: 9802 3481 and scotchmanscreek.friends.melbournewater.com. au/default.asp Gentle exercise: Tai chi and chi kung classes held 9am Saturdays at Valley Reserve, Mount Waverley.

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new members to join them on the green on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Oakleigh Public Golf Course. Prospective members aged 55 or over are welcome to join. Cost: $10 yearly membership. Details: John 9579 5362 or Bill 9807 7715.

Public speaking: Waverley Communicators teach people to speak confidently in public. Classes every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at

the Mount Waverley Community Centre. Details: Heather, 9576 8790, or Hazel, 9578 1947.

Indian music: An evening of Indian classical music with a western twist by esteemed North Indian slide guitarist Debasis Chakroborty performing with Sam Evans and Stephen Magnusson at the Music Auditorium, Monash University, Clayton, 7.30pm March 22. Cost: $10-20. Details: 9905 1111 or monash.edu/mapa.

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Gay theatre: Glory Box is a funny, sexy and charged exploration of the challenge of love, marriage equality for queer folks, and the struggle for immigration rights for gay people and their partners, 7.30pm March 22 at Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Clayton. Cost: $10-$15.

Details: 9905 1111 or monash.edu/mapa.

Volunteers wanted: The Monash/Waverley Community Information and Support Centre is looking for volunteers. Applicants are required to complete an accredited training course. Details: 9807 5996 or 9807 9844.

AA help: Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7.30pm every Wednesday at Kerrie Road Neighbourhood House in Glen Waverley. Details: 1300 222 222.

Parents wanted: Wesley Mission is calling for Monash residents with a spare bedroom to become volunteer foster carers for children and young people. Training and support provided.

Details: Rachel 9794 3620.

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Encore for a bittersweet summer tale ROM the West End to Tinsel Town, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll has never failed to impress.

And after almost 60 years, The Doll as it is known among its fans, continues to be a distinctive staple of the Australian stage and will play at Clayton’s Encore theatre next month.

The show is set in Melbourne in 1953. For the 17th year in a row, two cane cutters, Roo and Barney, return to Melbourne during their lay-off.

As always, Roo’s girlfriend Olive is waiting for him. But Nancy, who used to be with Barney, has tired of the life and married someone else.

Roo, who is in his 40s, is tired and wants to settle down. But Olive is adamant about things not changing. ‘‘She’s quite happy to continue the way she is,’’ director Kevin Trask says. ‘‘She doesn’t see herself as a bride. She just wants to have fun. So there’s conflict between the two.’’

The Doll explores love in its simplest form, Trask says, which is why audiences continue to be drawn to it after more than half a century.

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‘‘People relate to it. It’s just got a universal love story in there that everyone enjoys. It’s beautifully written.’’

Trask says Encore audiences can also relate to the era the play is set in. ‘‘ It evokes memories of their courting days and it just seems to work on that level.’’

This is the third time Trask has been involved with The Doll.

The 70-year-old played Roo twice in his 40-year career but this will be his directorial debut. ‘‘When you’re an actor you’re focused on your own role,’’ he said. ‘‘When you’re directing, you’re looking at the big picture, you’re looking at every character. I’ve got a fabulous cast together for this.’’

Roo is being played by theatre veteran William Mullholland. Lee Cairnduff will portray Olive and Paris Romanis takes on the role of Barney.

Gail Bradley is Barney’s love interest, Pearl.

Trask encourages locals to see The Doll. ‘‘They should come and see it because it’s an Australian play . . . that entertains the audiences but [in] the end, leaves them thinking about what they’ve seen.’’

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Comes with all the perks uperbly positioned in Keysborough, this family home is ideal for growing families and just minutes from Coomoora primary and high school. It has four bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes.

An en suite enhances the main bedroom. There’s a good-sized lounge room and dining room and well appointed kitchen that adjoins a meals area. Features include polished floorboards, ducted heating, alarm system and window roller shutters. Park in the single carport.

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his six-bedroom brick veneer in a popular part of Springvale South. It has a spacious lounge room with gas heater and downlights. The bedrooms have double wardrobes; the main bedroom has an en suite. The modern kitchen adjoins the dining area. Conveniently, there are three bathrooms and three toilets. A family room at the rear is ideal for entertaining. Park in the brick garage with roller door and relax in beautiful gardens. It’s just a short walk to Mackay shops and Athol Road primary school.

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Honda adds 2WD to CR-V range Derek Ogden and Ewan Kennedy road test the new-generation SUV onda CR-V, the fourth generation of the compact sport utility vehicle that 17 years ago helped define the soft-roader segment, now comes in two-wheel or four-wheel-drive variants.

Prices start with the base model 2WD sixspeed manual VTi at just over $27,000, while the top 4WD VTi-L five-speed automatic rounds out the range at $42,000-plus.

Previously we considered the Honda CR-V was overpriced for a plain ‘meat and three veg’ taste of compact SUV living. Thanks as much as anything to a crowded market, that is a thing of the past, with the latest CR-Vs dishing up tasty features at competitive prices.

Over the space of 10 days we experienced a broad span of CR-V models, spending time with the entry-level 2WD in five-speed automatic guise and the top-dog 4WD VTI-L five-speed auto with steering wheel-mounted paddle shift.

The designers and engineers have worked hard on Honda’s theme of ‘bigger on the inside, smaller on the outside’. At 22mm shorter and

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30mm lower than its predecessor, the flat front makes a bold statement with its three-slat radiator grille and big Honda ‘H’.

A sedan-style profile is augmented by large wheel arches spanning 17- or 18-inch wheels Inside, the cabin is designed to give a feeling of openness. With the two front seats further apart than before, there is more shoulder room.

Occupants are further spoilt by a new level of cabin quietness thanks to engine and road noise being kept at bay by improved sound insulation.

Noise from neither engine on offer – the 2.0-litre or 2.4-litre i-VTEC – is intrusive.

Efficiency is the name of the game here with combined urban/highway fuel consumption put at 7.7 litres per 100 kilometres and 8.7 litres per 100 kilometres respectively.

Ride and handling are up there with the best in class, both with comfort and stability that are almost sedan-style.

The new CR-V, even in base model 2WD manual form, is accessory rich. Satellite navigation and DVD are factory fitted options.

Bold bid: The new Honda CR-V comes with more radical styling than its predecessors.

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MONASH UNIVERSITY CENTRAL’S FIXTURE Victorian Netball League 2013 Championship Division February 27 Monash University Central v Southern Saints, SNHC Court 3 9.40pm March 6 Monash University Central v North East Blaze, SNHC Court 5, 9.40pm March 20 Monash University Central v Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels, SNHC Court 5, 8.20pm March 27 Monash University Central v City West Falcons, SNHC Court 5, 7pm April 3 UB Ballarat Pride v Monash University Central, SNHC Court 1, 7pm April 20 Peninsula Waves v Monash University Central, Patterson River SC 6.30pm April 24 Boroondara Genesis v Monash University Central, SNHC Court 3, 9.40pm April 29 Monash University Central v VU Western Lightning, Monash University Clayton, 9.10pm May 8 Geelong Cougars v Monash University Central, SNHC Court 1, 9.40pm May 19 Southern Saints v Monash University Central, Mentone Grammar, 2.25pm May 22 Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels v Monash University Central, SNHC Court 2, 9.40pm May 29 City West Falcons v Monash University Central, SNHC Court 5, 8.20pm June 5 Monash University Central v UB Ballarat Pride, SNHC Court 1, 8.20pm June 12 Monash University Central v Boroondara Genesis, SNHC Court 3, 8.20pm June 19 North East Blaze v Monash University Central, SNHC Court 1, 9.40pm June 26 Monash University Central v Peninsula Waves, SNHC Court 1, 8.20pm July 3 Monash University Central v Geelong Cougars, SNHC Court 4, 7pm July 10 VU Western Lightning v Monash University Central, SNHC Court 1, 9.40pm July 17 Semi-finals July 24 Preliminary finals July 31 Grand final ■ SNHC = State Netball and Hockey Centre, Parkville

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Central star to lead from front

BY ROY WARD MONASH University Central star Helen Barclay was playing non-stop netball last year.

The 27-year-old defender helped Central to the preliminary finals of the Victorian Netball League, played with friends at Mansfield in the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League and was a squad member with Victoria Fury, which plays in the Australian Netball League, the feeder competition for the ANZ championship.

The year proved exhausting for Barclay with travel and training for all three sides pushing her to the limit.

But it also helped her playing form as she was a co-winner of the Margaret Caldow Trophy for the most valuable player in the VNL, tying with Peninsula Waves’ Mwayi Kumwenda and Yarra Valley Grammar’s Caitlyn Strachan for the award.

With 2012 Central captain Lauren Bennett missing this season due to family commitments, Barclay has stepped into the captain’s role and will look to lead from the front when the VNL season begins this Wednesday night. ‘‘It’s definitely a privilege to lead the team, it feels like a good time to take on that important responsibility,’’ she said. ‘‘I’m coming off a strong season so it has given me a lot of confidence.’’

Barclay admits she is enjoying her netball with Central so much that the years have sprinted by. ‘‘All of a sudden I’m a 27 year old and one of the senior players,’’ she said with a laugh. ‘‘The youngsters keep coming and you look around and realise how young other players are.’’

This season Barclay won’t be making the trips to Mansfield, instead focusing on her VNL commitments.

She said Central had returned the majority of its senior side from last season with the group determined to push

for the premiership after losing to eventual champions City West Falcons by a goal in last season’s preliminary final. ‘‘When we lost by one goal in the finals last year it was heartbreaking,’’ Barclay said. ‘‘I think we were all pretty close to tears because we put all our effort into one game and couldn’t quite get there. ‘‘After that game a lot of people in the team used those emotions as a driving force to come back even stronger this year. ‘‘Most of this year’s team went through that and will carry that with them.’’

Barclay has no doubt her side is good enough to cotend for the title. ‘‘I really feel like we have the ability to get further into the finals and play for the premiership,’’ she said.

Aside from losing Bennett, who plays goal shooter or goal attack, Central has added one of the rising stars in Victorian netball in goal attack Sarah Main, who joins from Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels.

Barclay, who matched up on the Victorian under-age player several times in past seasons, said she was excited to see Main in Central colours. ‘‘Sarah is a dedicated player with a lot of talent who is really looking to make her mark,’’ Barclay said.

With Victorian netball adding a second team to the Australian Netball League this coming season, more VNL players than ever will get the chance to play in front of national league selectors.

Barclay is one player who hopes to get another chance to impress after previously playing with Vic Fury and her home-town ACT Darters team. ‘‘It’s really a fantastic opportunity and hopefully a few Monash players get the chance to make those teams,’’ Barclay said.

Flying high: Helen Barclay flies for the ball in the VNL finals last season. Picture: Shawn Smits

Two out of three national titles ain’t bad THERE was only millimetres in it but rising Australian bowls star Lisa Phillips claimed her second Australian Open women’s singles trophy on Friday.

The 19-year-old Clayton Bowls Club star said she could hardly believe she had won her second Open title in three years as her opponent, longtime star Karen Murphy, had one last shot to keep Phillips from winning the final, only the shot went just wide of Phillips’ bowl. ‘‘It was Open season: Clayton starlet Lisa Phillips rolls out a shot during the Australian Open singles competition last week.

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‘It was incredible. I just dropped to my knees.’ - Lisa Phillips amazing,’’ Phillips said. ‘‘Karen is a legend of the sport and with that last bowl I was preparing for the worst, it must have missed by a millimetre. ‘‘It was incredible. I just dropped to my knees.’’

The Gippsland resident, who travels to Clayton each week to play Premier Bowls, said she was proud to win the competition once more and give her year the perfect start. ‘‘In 2011 I was just happy to make the final let

alone win it, then last year I was a little disappointed not to back it up,’’ she said. ‘‘So this year I wanted to go all out for the title and I managed to come out on top.’’

Phillips said she hoped to make the next Australian side while her long-term goal is to make the Australian Commonwealth Games team. ‘‘It puts my name on the map a bit more,’’ she said. ‘‘Hopefully I will be in the Australian squad again and maybe next year I can sneak my way to becoming a Commonwealth Games champion.’’

Phillips also won the women’s triples event with Samantha Shanahan and Claire Duke.

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Top trio yet to be decided ALTHOUGH the semi-finalists in Menzies Shield are all but confirmed, the top three positions on the ladder are still up in the air following the first day of the final round.

The clash between competition leaders Toorak-Prahran and premier Cavaliers is very much weighted in favour of the latter following the Traks’ disappointing first innings batting effort.

Cavaliers bowler Jude Fernando (6-61) led the charge as the Traks were bowled out for 151.

In reply Cavaliers are well placed at 1-60.

The surprise of the day came in Mt Waverley Uniting’s total dominance over fifth-placed Mt Waverley Catholics.

Dismissing its opponents for 103, Uniting has already gained a sizeable first-innings lead and will press for outright points next week.

If it is successful in the quest, there is every chance that it could find itself at the top of the ladder, depending on the outcome of the Toorak-PrahranCavaliers match.

In most games throughout the competition, the batsmen dominated play.

Jake Attwood posted another century, making 187 for St Paul’s Glen Waverley against Notting Hill Brandon Park.

The top team score for the day came in the sixth grade.

East Oakleigh amassed a mammoth 9-558 against Emmanuel South Oakleigh.

Menzies Shield St. James Malvern Valley 3-99 (J McHugh-Cullen 38no, N Gray 38) v Salesian Old Boys 127 (N Symes 6-67) St Paul’s Glen Waverley 9-309 (J Attwood 187, L Pappon 47, P Gurr 4-46) v Notting Hill Brandon Park Glen Waverley 9-275 (D Sheean 94, C Filer 59no, M Hawkins 38, G Stefanov 3-39) v Chadstone Harlequin Mt Waverley Uniting 3-185 v Mt Waverley Catholics 103 Toorak-Prahran 151 (H Trotter 35, O Jenkins 30, J Fernando 6-61) v Cavaliers 1-60 — Bill Weeden

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Oaks’ Twenty20 vision comes true

BY ROY WARD OAKLEIGH has claimed its second Victorian Sub District Cricket Association Legends and Heroes Twenty20 title with 21-run win over Plenty Valley at Coburg City Oval last week.

The Oaks made it two titles in three years with an impressive bowling performance as they defended their first-up total of 5-124, keeping the Bats to 9-103 from their 20 overs.

Indeed, the Bats looked likely to be kept under 100 before hitting a boundary off the final delivery of the match.

Oaks captain Jarrod Travaglia praised his side for its performance and professionalism throughout the competition.

“I’m just rapt for all the boys,” Travaglia said. “It certainly does matter to us. The Twenty20 competition has been going for four years and we’ve been in the grand final three times now for two wins and a loss, so we definitely wanted to be in a positive position on the ledger and not 1-2.”

After Travaglia took a wicket in the second over the Bats looked to be pressing ahead, getting to 1-41 before spinner Joe Roberts (3-9) had a Bats batsman caught on the fence.

That wicket and the end of the first power play had the runs dry up for the Bats. The Oaks were able to build pressure that soon led to two more quick wickets. Slow-medium bowler Rob McCartney (4-20) and Roberts led the way.

The task slowly got harder for the Bats and when star import Lorenzo Ingram (28) was caught off the bowling of McCartney, the Oaks knew they had the trophy in the bag.

A boundary off the final delivery didn’t dampen the celebrations either.

Heroes: Winners are grinners.

Star turn: Oakleigh’s Brent Warren made 57 in the Twenty20 grand final.

Travaglia praised the efforts of McCartney and Roberts and commended the in-form Brent Warren for his 57 with the bat. Roberts was named man of the match.

“We knew having runs on the board

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would always be crucial,” he said.

“Throughout the year we haven’t bowled that well in power plays, especially the first power play, so we knew that when we got the sweepers back we had bowlers who could really tighten up

at each end and that is what happened from overs six to 15.

“Once we got sweepers back we put the spinners on and took the pace off the ball, which worked well for us.

“Roberts and McCarthy were outstanding. Robbie hasn’t played a lot of first XI cricket, so for him to get four wickets was outstanding. Joey is a senior player for us and he was important too.”

With the Oaks on the verge of claiming the minor premiership and home ground advantage for the coming finals, Travaglia made it clear his side had greater success on their mind, in the coming five weeks.

“It’s another slice of pie along the way but our goal is to win the Saturday premiership.

“We are proud to win any silverware and I know it will give the boys a lot of confidence in the finals.”

■ Oakleigh scored a first innings win over Ivanhoe in its VSDCA clash on Saturday and now looks likely to finish the season as minor premier.

The Oaks, who took a first innings win on the first day, kept batting into the second day before putting their opponents back into bat at the end.

The Oaks could only get six wickets before play ended.

Massive chase leaves Richmond floundering RICHMOND couldn’t chase down a mammoth total against FootscrayEdgewater and was bowled out at Central Reserve on Saturday.

The Tigers were set the enormous task of chasing the Bulldogs’ first innings total of 9-342 declared. The home side was bowled out later in the day for 226.

After ending the first day on 8-320, the Bulldogs stayed at the crease to take their total to 342 before putting the under-strength Tigers in to bat.

The Bulldogs bowlers got off to a brilliant start with three early wickets, including the scalp of Tigers captain Ryan Carters, to have the home side precariously placed on 3-39.

Chris Weeks (31) and Andrew Delmont (44) built a 63-run stand for the fourth wicket before Weeks was dismissed by Ben Green with the score on 4-102.

Coming in at No. 6, Daniel Sartori proved the form batsman for the Tigers with a knock of 84 not out. He managed to build promising partnerships with Steve Garrett and Josh Durrant.

But the wicket of Durrant was quickly followed by the final two batsmen to have the Tigers all out for 226.

Wesley Robinson (3-26) and Lucas Dredge (3-70) were the leading bowlers for the Bulldogs.

The Tigers now face a major battle to make the finals with their final-round

match against Dandenong at Shepley Oval. The winner is likely to make the top eight and the loser almost certain to miss out.

Also on Saturday, HawthornMonash University took home a firstinnings win over Essendon.

The Hawks resumed on 3-108, chasing the Dons’ 117 all out, and soon passed the total with captain David Alleyne (53) leading the way.

The Hawks batted for 80 overs and made 210 all out before the Dons finished out the overs, compiling 3-108 from 42 overs.

Hawks bowlers Jake Wigney, Vinay Tripathi and Daniel Rogers all took a wicket apiece.

This Saturday the Hawks finish their season with a two-day fixture against Prahran at Monash University Oval.

PREMIER CRICKET LADDER: Melbourne 73 points, 1.73 per cent; Prahran 70, 1.28; Ringwood 65, 1.29; St Kilda 57, 1.32; Frankston Peninsula 54, 1.06; Melbourne Uni 53, 1.09; Richmond 51, 1.57; Fitzroy Doncaster 50, 1.16; Carlton 49, 1.03; Dandenong 47, 1.25; Geelong 45.4, 0.91; CaseySouth Melbourne 41, 0.80; Footscray Edgewater 33, 0.98; Camberwell Magpies 33, 0.77; North Melbourne 32, 0.78; Hawthorn-Monash Uni 18, 0.66; Essendon 12, 0.63; Northcote 9, 0.52.

— Roy Ward

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