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Snapper down but not out IT’S official, snapper catchers can rest assured that just because there’s been a drop in spawning rates there chances of hooking a big red are as good as ever.

Fewer snapper than in previous years have spawned in the breeding grounds of Port Phillip but Fisheries Victoria executive director, Travis Dowling, says it is “nothing to be alarmed about”.

He says says “natural fluctuations” are “perfectly normal in wild fish populations”.

Snapper breeding in Port Phillip ensure there will be plenty of fish in the state’s central and western areas including Western Port.

“We are fortunate that this lower spawning year follows two very successful spawning seasons for snapper, which will ensure the fishery remains productive for years to come,” Mr Dowling said.

“Our scientists have undertaken these surveys of baby snapper in late March for 23 years and know to expect variation in spawning success depending on environmental conditions.

“The surveys indicate low spawning success is more common than high spawning success, but the snapper fishery can remain strong with only a few highly successful spawnings each decade.”

Western Port will remain a happy hunting ground for snapper despite a drop in the breeding rate in Port Phillip.

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New gas to boost Hastings plant Mike Hast mike@mpnews.com.au ESSO is edging closer to extracting gas from a new field in Bass Strait, guaranteeing the long-term future of its Long Island Point fractionation plant at Hastings.

The good news was delivered at Esso’s Western Port community and stakeholder liaison dinner in Hastings

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After char-grilled chicken or porterhouse steak at MaQuay restaurant (with its view of the verdant Hastings foreshore and Esso’s Long Island Point (LIP) plant just across the water), the chairman of Esso’s parent company ExxonMobil Australia, Richard Owen, told about 80 people the ExxonMo-

bil–BHP Billiton joint venture in Bass Strait had recently finished drilling the Turrum gas field.

“We’re spending $5.5 billion offshore and onshore to bring gas from the Kipper Tuna Turrum project,” he said.

The so-called KTT field contains the largest volume of uncontracted gas in Australia and is the biggest potential provider of gas for Australia’s east

coast market, with enough product to head off predicted supply shortages as global demand continues to exceed supply.

Mr Owen said the investment included $1 billion being spent at its plant at Longford near Sale in Gippsland.

“This doesn’t increase Longford’s capacity but allows us to treat the KTT gas before putting it into the plant,” he said.

Gas from the new field would have to be extracted from deeper than ever before, from smaller pockets and it contained more contaminants than gas previously extracted from Bass Strait, making it more costly.

In October or November the company would start building a 183-kilometre pipeline between Longford and Hastings, replacing two built more than 40 years ago. Continued Page 6

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The $1.5 million footpath scheme residents are being asked to contribute towards has sparked debate within the community and claims that the peninsula’s coastal townships will lose their “special atmosphere so carefully created in the past�.

Former Mornington shire president David Gill says Somers is being treated as “the guinea pig for more ugly concrete in our coastal villages�.

Mornington Peninsula Shire’s infrastructure strategy manager Davey Smith says Somers residents are being treated no differently to those living in any other area in being asked to pay half of the costs for new footpaths.

He said and objection rate of 10 per cent is “typical� of most schemes.

Half the cost - $750,000 - is being apportioned among all Somers landowners, with individual “contribu-

tions� ranging from $400 to $1700.

Mr Smith says that “in all cases it is not just the adjoining property owners [asked to pay] included in the scheme for footpath construction�.

A panel of three councillors would hear submissions on the scheme. “There has been strong interest from the community for a network of paths in Somers. The shire’s footpath construction strategy also recognised paths within the Somers scheme as a high priority for construction,� Mr Smith said.

Mr Gill said Somers was being used “as a guinea pig for wide concrete footpaths under a special payment scheme�. “At a recent meeting with Cr Tim Wood shire officers could not recall this type of user pays idea ever having been initiated on a peninsula footpath proposal before,� Mr Gill said. “For the first time everyone pays, even though they can be far from the actual wide concrete paths.�

Mr Gill said the decision to build the footpaths was a flawed process based, in part on result of a questionnaire cir-

Not so peaceful: The quiet, leafy lanes of Somers appear an unlikely setting for the battle that’s being fought over Mornington Peninsula Shire’s plan for concrete footpaths, with ratepayers being billed for half the $1.5 million cost.

culated by the Somers Residents’ Association.

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He said roads in the coastal villages were left unmade or without footpaths “to preserve the village like character and uniqueness of our coastal areas�.

Mr Gill said Somers residents “all agreed that works are sometimes required due to safety concerns such as

near the school in Camp Hill Rd, but not overwhelming works that transform our coastal villages into just more suburbs�. “If the concrete footpaths are allowed to ruin the character of Somers by using this tricky financing method will Flinders, Shoreham or Balnarring Beach be next? “All we are asking for - instead of an expensive appeals process - is to pause and rethink the proposal with the possible outcomes of a staged scheme of pathways only where safety concerns are paramount; a study about how to protect the grace and appeal of coastal villages; and having council planners and engineers focus on the broad strategy of enhancing the beauty of our villages.�

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PLAYING golf has “kept me alive”, says Mt Eliza enthusiast Ralph Godfrey, who is about to celebrate his 100th birthday.

He likes nothing better than spending time each week on the course – sometimes playing three rounds with his mates at Frankston Golf Club in Golf Links Rd. “I always look forward to playing golf,” Mr Godfrey said.

“I like meeting people and I’ve found that hitting a little white ball around the course for two and a half hours makes me forget any problems.”

After losing his wife in 2008 he maintains he would not be alive today if it were not for his love of the game and the deep friendships he has with club members.

A member since 1982, Mr Godfrey has won two club Eclectic competitions and, when a mere 90, was good enough to win the John Robinson Trophy. This came on top of a holein-one he scored while playing at Seabrook Golf Club, Wynyard, Tasmania, in 1956.

The old soldier, a lieutenant in the Second 21st Battalion, better known as Gulf Force, was a prisoner of war for four years after the Japanese overran the island of Ambon in World War II. Mr Godfrey believes he may be one of three surviving members of the

Game of his life: Ralph Godfrey relaxes at Frankston Golf Club after wet weather delayed his round on Tuesday. Picture: Gary Sissons

battalion of 1031 men, of who hundreds were executed by the enemy.

The memories of those dangerous days and his strength of commitment run deep and have led Mr Godfrey and the other survivors to return to Ambon to help the islanders, providing generators, electrical and hospital equipment and water pumps. This goes some way to adequately thanking them for their “behind the lines” assistance in helping the AIF soldiers imprisoned on their island.

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days are long gone for this convivial sportsman. He is looking forward to enjoying his 100th birthday lunch with golfing friends on Tuesday 13 October, as well as the company of his family and especially his daughter, Penny, who is coming from South Africa for the occasion.

“The event is in support of his great achievement in attaining 100 years of age and also surviving the inhumane treatment he suffered during his wartime imprisonment,” long-time friend and playing partner Alan Glover said.

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Shire in step to carbon neutrality David Harrison david@mpnews.com.au THE shire council could close the Rye tip by late 2018 as it seeks to become carbon neutral.

The goal of becoming carbon neutral advanced another step at the council’s meeting on Monday last week when councillors voted to develop a policy that includes the vital step of closing the tip or landfill.

The tip emits nearly half the shire’s carbon dioxide. If it remains open following the opening of a new “cell” for waste, emissions will rise by nearly half by 2050 instead of falling by about three-quarters, the meeting was told.

Shire waste could be sent to the huge landfill about an hour away in Hampton Park if Rye tip were to close.

First steps in the carbon neutral plan include improving energy efficiency, upgrading street lights, more use of solar power, offsetting remaining emissions by buying carbon offsets within the shire, and shortterm spending.

Part of the strategy involves revegetation that would absorb CO2 in the quest to have the shire accredited as carbon neutral. A variety of other programs, including a pilot program with sporting clubs and a federally funded shire aged and disability care project, aim to cut energy costs for residents across the peninsula.

The shire renewable resources team led

by Jessica Wingad was congratulated by Cr Tim Rodgers, who set the new policy in

motion at a meeting last November.

He praised Ms Wingad and her team for the “brilliant” report. For the past decade the shire had involved the community in climate change, with speakers including Professor Tim Flannery addressing meetings in the shire, he said.

“We had about 3000 people attend our Climate Change Conversation meetings around the peninsula,” Cr Rodgers said.

“The halls were packed. People were very keen to find out about the issue of climate change. They wanted to know about the science, the facts and the future.

“And they wanted to know what council and they could do to mitigate and adapt to climate change.”

Now we all know the facts, he said. “We all know that sea levels are rising, summers are getting hotter, heatwaves are killing the frail and elderly, our drains are failing to cope with storms, coasts are crumbling, and the bushfire season continues to lengthen.

“So the research says that we must do something about it and we have got to do something about it now – both to mitigate and adapt.”

The carbon neutral report was about mitigation, he said. “It is about the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council doing its bit; our bit to become carbon neutral.”

The next step in the program occurs at the 14 September council meeting when the shire’s municipal waste and resource recovery strategy is due to be discussed. The future of Rye tip will no doubt come up.

Situation critical: Police and emergency crews at the FrankstonFlinders Rd crash scene early Friday morning.

Picture: Gary Sissons

Collision carries safety message THE relevance of Frankston police’s Operation Walker was highlighted early on Friday morning when a pedestrian was struck by a four-wheel-drive ute while crossing Frankston-Flinders Rd, opposite the football ovals and up the hill from Sages Rd, near Baxter.

Paramedics reportedly restarted the 37-year-old man’s heart after he went into cardiac arrest, and made him ready for air transfer to The Alfred hospital. He was in a critical condition on Friday. The driver of the car is assisting police with their inquiries.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au “We pray that he survives,” Frankston station commander Senior Sergeant Stephen Burt said. “If so, he will no doubt need many months – if not years – of rehabilitation to recover from his injuries.

“Do you want this to be you?”

Thursday’s Operation Walker, 10am-6pm, involved 10 plain clothes police from Frankston and Transit Po-

lice who were on the look-out for improper pedestrian and anti-social behaviour around central Frankston and the railway station.

Senior Sergeant Stephen Burt said 98 people were “spoken to” about their behaviour and 73 penalty notices issued, ranging from jay walking to other street offences.

“It is clear that pedestrian behaviour when crossing roads is high risk and full attention to the surroundings should be given when crossing roads,” he said.

“It is vital that people understand the risks involved.

Police will be further targeting vulnerable road users in the future to reduce this type of road trauma.”

Operation Walker will continue throughout the year along with Operation Pedestrian Safe involving uniform and plain clothes police in the Frankston area.

Police appeal to pedestrians to take care on the roads and use pedestrian crossings where available.

“Arrogance on the roads does not mean immortality,” Senior Sergeant Stephen Burt said. Stephen Taylor

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Ship to shore: Long Island Point plant at Hastings is 40 years old. Picture supplied

Hastings goes with gas Continued from Page 1 The so-called Esso Pipeline Replacement Project is a massive project that required the company gaining permission from about 400 landowners to use their land.

Mr Owen said the company was planning for a future with a wide range of oil prices. “We’ve seen the price of oil range from $100-120 last year to $45-55 now,� he said.

The chairman said Bass Strait oil and gas had provided 10 per cent of Commonwealth revenue during the 1970s. “We take Bass Strait for granted sometimes� but it was as important as other major projects such as the Sydney Harbour bridge, Snowy Mountains scheme and Ord River scheme.

LIP plant manager Steve Williams told attendees the forerunner company of ExxonMobil had been in Australia for 120 years, it was 50 years since the first gas flowed from the Barracouta field in Bass Strait, and 45 years since

LIP opened in 1970.

He said the KTT project provided 2000 full-time jobs and $3 billion had been spent so far.

At LIP, Esso had refurbished gas fractionation “trains� that produce ethane, propane and butane, and was installing a system to remove mercury from water in Bass Strait gas and oil, which when completed would include a water tank, pumping and injection system, pipes, and a rainwater collection system to separate rainwater from so-called “produced formation water� that comes with the gas and oil. It is in the tank farm area and due to become operational in “two to three months� although it would not be needed until KTT gas started to flow, Mr Williams said.

Mercury in the produced formation water would be injected into crude oil where any remaining mercury would be removed by refineries.

Esso is also refurbishing its crude

Dinner with Esso: Among those at the community liaison dinner were, from left, ExxonMobil Australia operations manager Andre Kostelnik, Esso Long Island Point plant manager Steve Williams, Cr Hugh Fraser of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Mornington Peninsula local area police commander Inspector Karen Nyholm, the shire council’s deputy mayor Cr Graham Pittock, Cr Antonella Celi of the shire council, Kerry Sorenson of Crib Point Primary School (one of many Western Port region organisations that benefits from Esso-BHP Billiton contributions), and ExxonMobil Australia chairman Richard Owen.

oil storage tanks, which will involve jacking up the sides and replacing each tank “floor�. This would take several years, he said.

Compressors that converted gas to liquid were being upgraded, too.

Mr Williams said the improvements would reduce the amount of gas it had to burn off through its two flare stacks (sometimes a prominent feature of the Hastings night sky). “We want to sell it not flare it,� he said.

Mr Williams said the plant had a good safety record with no injuries re-

corded in more than two years – “not even a paper cut�.

When taking questions, Mr Owen stressed the importance of STEM education – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – when answering a question from Somers Primary School principal (and science teacher) David Ingham. “It is critically important to our society to ground it in scientific method, so we can all talk a common language,�

Mr Owen said.

Responding to a question about

women in senior roles at Esso/ExxonMobil, the chairman said women occupied several seats on the small board. “It varies between 25 and 50 per cent.�

He said the company was “encouraging women into vocational studies programs and graduate programs�. “We have a staggeringly low number of women in engineering in Australia, 10 per cent, and we’d like to see this rise to 30 per cent, 50 per cent,� he said.

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The Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Crime Prevention Alliance – the first of its kind in Victoria and running since February – aims to find ways to cut anti-social and criminal behaviour around public places and shopping centres.

This will be done by “sharing good practice and crime prevention strategies”, according to its initiator, Senior Sergeant Dean Clinton, of Frankston’s Proactive Programs Unit.

The alliance’s 16 members met at Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Queen St offices to discuss potential anticrime themes and cross-match tactics and strategies.

Sergeant Clinton said the alliance wanted to empower retailers and shopping centre managemers to adopt their own crime prevention plans over 12 months and to take action to prevent crime.

“We meet on a regular basis and share ideas and gather information to help spot trends in offender behaviour,” he said.

“The idea is to give businesses the tools and knowledge to implement better prevention measures against common crimes, such as shoplifting, theft from motor vehicles, and property

damage.

“We’re also engaging with contractors in industrial estates and retailers in shopping strips to implement similar preventative strategies. We share ideas that are proven to reduce or prevent theft – GPS tracking, positioning of warning signs and security cameras, marking high risk items and training staff to be on the lookout for suspect customers.

“Something as simple as implementing a Crime Stoppers board can lead to a drop in crime rates as it shows repeat offenders that they’ve been spotted.”

Last year, about 1400 thefts from stores were reported in the Frankston and on the peninsula.

“The flow-on effects can dramatically impact perceptions among the community and people may choose to avoid certain areas as a result,” Senior Sergeant Clinton said. “We’re all responsible for helping to prevent crime in our community and by working together we can work smarter to help make a difference.”

Karingal Hub general manager Bev McCaughey said the aim of the alliance was to get a variety of community movers and shakers “out of our silos and networking with each other”.

“We are able to absorb new ideas and initiatives which we are able to use to make the community safer,” Ms McCaughey said.

One initiative is Look, Lock and Leave, which reminds and encourages shoppers to lock their cars and either remove or stow valuables after parking their cars. “We want people to be

Crime fighters: Members of the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Crime Prevention Alliance pictured after last week’s meeting are Senior Sergeant Dean Clinton, Frankston Crime Prevention Officer Sharron Coburn, Stuart West (PARC), Paul Maas (Frankston Council), Ray Vanweert (Bayside Shopping Centre), Bev McCaughey (Karingal Hub), Rob Goren (Karingal Hub), Frank Toth (Rosebud Plaza), Damien Taylor (Mornington Peninsula Shire), Karin Hann (Frankston Chamber of Commerce), Paul Bonnici (Mornington Peninsula Shire) and Miranda Markovic (Pelican Park).

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more conscious of their surroundings and not complacent,” she said.

“We will devise themes throughout the year all with a community safety aspect and everyone will take them back to their precincts to promote a greater awareness.”

Frankston Business Chamber executive officer Karin Hann said the “constructive” meeting discussed what business could do to reduce, for example, illegal rubbish dumping. “We report to each other on areas of con-

cern, and we then pass this on to our neighbours so that they are also in the loop,” she said. “We also discuss how retail customers can make themselves and their property safer. We all have this perception that ‘it won’t happen to us’, but, of course, it could.”

Senior Sergeant Clinton said extra CCTV cameras to watch over shopping centres and industrial estates to combat graffiti, bollards to help prevent ram-raids at shopping centres, and greater out-reach by youth work-

ers, were examples of strategic thinking to benefit the community.

So was the tactic of having Karingal Hub loss prevention officers wear hivis vests – “making themselves obvious to thieves” – to deter shoplifters.

“There’s a flow-on effect: If people feel safer in a shopping centre they will be inclined to stay longer and spend more money,” Senior Sergeant Clinton said.

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Old case shows Seat ‘liable to landslip’ ANALYSIS David Harrison THE north face of Arthurs Seat has extremely unstable soil vulnerable to landslip and erosion, a 1990 planning tribunal hearing was told in an appeal against the then Shire of Flinders’ refusal to allow a house to be built on the precipitous slope.

The locality had been given the top rating of 5 – “severe risk of adverse effects to land and/or water is always present” – as an area of erosion hazard by Victoria’s Soil Conservation Authority (SCA) in 1983, the tribunal stated in its decision.

This was “because of the extreme gradients (20-65 per cent), shallow soils and rainfall (average 900mm a year)”, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), forerunner of VCAT, said in upholding the shire refusal.

The unsuccessful site, in Tower Hill Rd, is just north of the corridor along which Skylift’s gondolas will travel a kilometre from the summit to the lower station near Dromana cemetery. It is believed to have been incorporated into the state park.

At their meeting a fortnight ago on 10 August Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors approved “removal, lopping or pruning” of up to 82 trees along the corridor.

Residents are concerned that the corridor, with a width of 40 metres – nearly as wide as the length of two cricket pitches – could be so disturbed by work on trees that it will be vulnerable to flooding and that sudden storms could strip away soil and rocks on the slope.

They say that heavy rain already sends water and debris flooding over Arthurs Seat Rd in several places, even though vegetation along the corridor has recovered well

since the old chairlift stopped operating in 2006.

VCAT had approved removal or pruning of 26 trees, but Skylift says at least 39 trees must be removed. Ten will be retained, the council was told, and the rest will be re-examined when the project is finished.

The 1990 case was told that the steep land was “not suitable for onsite disposal of effluent and … any type of septic system would be difficult to install” because of the terrain. Run-off is not permitted: all effluent must be contained on the land.

The AAT accepted shire evidence that the CFA placed the land in the “very high hazard” category on fire maps.

A Department of Conservation and Environment witness said the site, “because of its steep slopes, sandy soils and high rainfall has a severe erosion risk, which would be exacerbated by excavation for houses, driveways and other works”.

A department officer had reassessed the SCA survey and confirmed the site’s unsuitability for development.

In a “prequel” of the case conducted by anti-gondola lobby group Save Our Seat, the department argued that the landscape value of Arthurs Seat would be affected by approval of the planned house “because of the height of the dwelling and the fact that the escarpment has been registered by the National Trust”.

“Furthermore, Arthurs Seat’s importance is recognised in the [then Labor] State Government’s Draft Plan for the two bays [Port Phillip and Western Port].”

Dromana resident Len Warfe stressed at the AAT hearing the need to protect the escarpment from development. He agreed that run-off down the steep slope was a serious problem.

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Talking up the company’s future at its annual Western Port community and stakeholder liaison dinner in Hastings last week were Richard Owen – the chairman of Esso’s parent company, ExxonMobil Australia – and Steve Williams, plant manager of Long Island Point (LIP), which marks its 45th birthday this year (and the ExxonMobil–BHP Billiton 50-50 joint venture celebrates 50 years since the first gas flowed in Bass Strait).

But one dark cloud overhead is the ongoing battle between the company and its workforce that has seen about 50 workers locked out of the Hastings plant every morning for two hours for many weeks as well as similar action at the Longford plant and Barry Beach marine terminal in Gippsland, and on oil and gas rigs in Bass Strait.

Esso and its workers are at loggerheads over conditions in the proposed enterprise bargaining agreement with the main sticking points being ExxonMobil wanting rig workers’ roster to change from 7 days on 7 days off to 14-14 and cuts to employee numbers and shift times at both LIP and Longford.

LIP workers left the picket outside the plant last Friday and cheered themselves up with a barbecue near Pelican

Barbecue views: Workers picketing Esso’s Long Island Point plant would have had a picturesque view of the point of their protest when taking a break for a barbecue on the foreshore at Hastings. Picture: Gary Sissons

Park recreation centre with some perhaps looking darkly across Hastings Bight to the plant from which they had again been excluded that morning.

At the liaison dinner, Richard Owen told about 80 people (representing organisations such as Mornington Peninsula Shire, schools, Victoria Police, CFA, SES, health services, community houses, chamber of commerce, Port of Hastings, and environment groups) that the new EBA being “negotiated� was the start of the change process as

the company moved from the oil business to gas as Bass Strait oil declined.

The Bass Strait joint venture once produced 500,000 barrels of oil a day.

Now it’s 50,000 barrels and continuing to fall as reserves dry up.

Union spokesman Peter Mooney told The News that Esso was playing hard ball and wanted to change rosters for onshore workers to enable longer shifts, flexible start and finish times, remove apprentice rates and other changes that workers had rejected.

“Esso makes $1 billion profit each year but is crunching the lives of its workers,� he said.

Mr Mooney said other concerns were proposed cuts to shift manning. “Our members are concerned about how they are going to handle an emergency,� he said. “Our members and their families have built their lives around regular shift hours and to throw this all away is overwhelmingly opposed by our members.�

In early August, an Esso spokesman said the company had put forward a generous wage increase, significantly above current CPI, in exchange for important productivity improvements to help prolong the operating life of our operations and associated employment.

He said the industrial action had made it difficult for Esso to plan and execute a range of maintenance work, which had also delayed some project work.

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THE Western Port Biosphere is recruiting adjoining landowners to help clean up Watson Creek which runs from Baxter through to the bay.

The biosphere wants the managers of farms, plant nurseries, schools and other landholders along the creek and within its catchment “to be at the forefront of water stewardship”.

The role of the biosphere is to encourage partnerships within the community to foster conservation and sustainable development in the Western Port catchment.

The biosphere covers the Mornington Peninsula and takes in the municipalities of Frankston, Casey, Cardinia, Bass Coast and French Island.

Benefits of being a water steward can include cost savings through more efficient water and fertiliser management, more secure water future and the possibility of being funded for on-site works.

Western Port Biosphere’s Water Stewardship project officer Lance Lloyd said he would work with landholders to develop a site water stewardship plan, which includes specialist training from Water Stewardship Australia.

The project uses an international water stewardship standard “as a tool” for businesses and land managers that use water to address the shared and site-specific challenges of the catchment.

“The Watson Creek catchment is the initial focus for developing site water stewardship plans with landholders, organisations and businesses,” Mr Lloyd said. “Eventually we will be offering opportunities across the Western Port Biosphere area.”

THE developers of a proposed $47 million retirement village at Somerville – knocked back by the shire in June – are appealing to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

The 223-unit development at 16 Graf Rd proposes 11 separate buildings over two and three storeys, with parking for 279 cars.

Lawyers acting for developer CBG Architects, of St Kilda, have applied for a Review of Refusal hearing, under the tribunal’s List of Major Cases, on 25 November. They are contesting the shire’s decision not to grant a planning permit under Section 77 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987.

Grounds of appeal claim the scale of the proposed development is compatible with the role and character of Somerville and its township, that its visual bulk is not detrimental to the amenity of the area and is consistent with the expectations of a residential zone, that it demonstrates a reasonable level of amenity for residents, that its den-

sity will not result in unreasonable and adverse impacts on adjacent dwellings, that additions, alterations and vegetation removal will not detract from the significance of heritage-listed homestead Seaton Carew, and that vehicle access is compliant with the planning scheme.

The shire refused the application in June after objectors slammed it as not being in keeping with the character of the town, that its height would be visually overpowering, and that infrastructure, such as roads and drainage, would not be able to cope with the extra demand.

Cr Lynn Bowden said at the time she was “concerned about the height of the proposal” and was “taking steps to ensure consideration of the proposal comes before the full council and not just the officers”.

The three storey buildings are proposed for the highest parts of the 3.2 hectare site, which has a 105 metre frontage to Graf Rd and 109 metres to Eramosa Rd. It is on the western edge of the town’s commercial activity centre.

“Somerville’s nature is a single-storey rural town,” Cr Bowden said then. “There’s very little multi-storey development here and, while we may

need another retirement village, it has got to fit in with the town’s character.”

She said other retirement villages on the peninsula were all single storey. “If you put three storeys here then all of downtown can go to three storeys – and how many rural towns have three storey buildings? It’s not a major activity.”

Cr Bowden said the height of some of the buildings and their elevation would make them higher than the Centro shopping centre. “They’ll overlook the whole town.”

The centrepiece of the proposed complex is Seaton Carew, which would be refurbished and extended to include a hairdresser and florist, administration and medical facilities and a community area.

The development would be built in five stages “in line with market demand”.

Applicant CBG Architects said in June the site “could be defined as a strategic redevelopment site as defined in the shire planning scheme”.

It said the retirement village proposal “represents an appropriate development outcome for the site” supported by Clause 16 of the state planning policy framework.

Two on the move to beat arthritis

By Ian Munro* AS he pedals out of Dimboola with three days’ cycling from Melbourne behind him, Stan Proctor will be just beginning to enjoy himself, which is just as well because his destination will be Darwin.

His experience of long distance riding tells him that by the fourth day he will be riding for the pleasure of it.

“It’s pretty tough for the first three days regardless of the preparation you do,” says Proctor, who has previously ridden from Melbourne to Sydney, and on 27 September will set out to ride to Darwin.

“For the first three days your body is asking ‘why are you doing this?’

By the sixth day, when we got to Sydney, I could have kept on going at 150 kilometres a day, which is what we are going to do on the Darwin ride.”

The first answer to the “why” of it is that, for Proctor, of Mornington, the 3750 kilometre ride over 30 days is “kind of like my Everest. I am closing on 65 so there’s not going to be too many more years I can take on a challenge like that”.

But the bigger reason is that he is doing it to support his riding mate, fellow Mornington resident Mike McKenzie and his son Bradley, who have both been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory form of arthritis that attacks the joints of the spine.

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Darwin bound: Stan Proctor and Mike McKenzie are riding their bikes to Darwin to raise awareness and money for arthritis research.

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projects will likely help to sustain them on the ride, says Proctor, a 47year RACV member.

Bradley McKenzie was 28 when he was diagnosed with spondylitis, and since then his father Mike has been diagnosed with the same form of arthritis at age 64.

Proctor also knows the pain of ar-

thritis. A veteran of the squash court, he has it worst of all in his right wrist, but also in his hips and shoulders.

“It’s been a learning exercise for me. I had not realised arthritis affects people right across every age range.

It can be people as young as Bradley, and younger still, that suffer.”

The fundamental message that

Proctor and McKenzie want to demonstrate is that once you have arthritis it is important to maintain as much movement as possible. As a result, their theme, supported by Arthritis Victoria, is the “make a move ride”.

“However much you are able to move is going to be beneficial. Sometimes it’s really hard to start your joints moving.

After a lay-off they can be very hard to start, but as much mild exercise that you can fit into your life is going to be hugely beneficial.”

The two riders intend to use every seventh day as a rest day and, like footballers, will be seeking out cold water pools to revive their muscles after each day’s riding at an average speed of around 26kkph.

All going to plan, Proctor and McKenzie will be in Darwin on 25 October.

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Hunt converts to same-sex marriage cause Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au ONGOING tensions within the Liberal Party over the legalisation of samesex marriage have been downplayed by federal MP for Flinders Greg Hunt.

A passionate Mr Hunt told The News last Friday he believed media claims of internal party divisions in the aftermath of a Liberal party room meeting earlier this month to discuss same-sex marriage legalisation have been overblown.

Workplace Minister Eric Abetz slammed cabinet leakers as “gutless” as differences of opinion on same-sex marriage emerged publicly after the

meeting held behind closed doors in the Liberal party room on Tuesday 11 August.

Mr Hunt revealed he spoke in favour of marriage equality during the Liberal party room debate and backed a “free conscience vote” by MPs not tied along party policy lines.

“I do support same-sex marriage and that view has evolved over recent years through conversations with the community,” he said.

Mr Hunt has changed his mind on same-sex marriage since voting against a private members bill in September 2012 to legalise marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

The member for Flinders was among 98 MPs who voted against the

proposal. Just 42 supported the bill at the time.

Mr Hunt said he now supports samesex marriage “subject to strong protections of religious freedom”.

The Environment Minister in the Abbott government says there is no animosity between himself and Dunkley Liberal MP and Small Business Minister Bruce Billson, for example, despite differing views on same-sex marriage (‘Liberals remain divided on same-sex marriage’, The News 18/8/15).

Mr Billson favours “the formal recognition of same-sex relationships” rather than its legalisation and says “going to a process after the next election that puts the question [on legalis-

ing same-sex marriage] to the people enables all individuals to have their say”.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage, has rejected any party room backing of a free vote for Liberal MPs and instead favours a national plebiscite or referendum if the Coalition government wins a second term in office.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has vowed to legalise same-sex marriage without a plebiscite or referendum within 100 days of Labor winning government.

Changed vows: Flinders MP Greg Hunt now backs same-sex marriage having previously voted against its legalisation.

Human rights czar puts family first at forum Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au A HIGH-PROFILE federal government appointee with family links to the Mornington Peninsula is set to address a Liberal Party event in Mt Martha early next month.

Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson, who makes regular media appearances on shows such as the ABC’s Q&A and Channel Ten’s The Project, will be guest speaker at the Briars Historic Homestead in Mt Martha and it is a homecoming of sorts for the man dubbed the “Freedom Commissioner” by federal Attorney-General George Brandis.

Mr Wilson lived in Mt Martha before

heading for the bright lights of Melbourne and is a former student of The Peninsula School.

His mother is Linda Morris, wife of Liberal Mornington MP David Morris, and the ‘Advanced Human Rights in Australia’ event at The Briars features both Mr Morris and Mr Wilson on promotional material.

“It’s not a fundraiser,” Mr Wilson said.

“I speak to a lot of political parties because political parties are where you often find people who are interested in human rights and part of my role is human rights education so I try to do that as often as possible.”

Mr Wilson has spoken at events hosted by The Australian Greens and Liberal Democrats parties during his time

as Human Rights Commissioner.

The former research fellow at rightwing think tank the Institute of Public Affairs resigned as a Liberal Party and IPA member when contentiously employed by the Abbott government as Human Rights Commissioner early last year.

He did admit to bias last week.

Mr Wilson said he agreed to speak at the Mornington electorate conference hosted by Mr Morris “because my mother asked me”.

“She asked me to come down and speak … I’ll confess my mother does get better treatment than anyone else.”

The Human Rights Commissioner will talk about freedom of speech, religious freedom and same-sex marriage as part of his talk at the Liberal Party

event in Mt Martha.

He makes it clear to political parties that any forum he speaks at not be a fundraising event and a modest fee to cover any necessary costs only is allowed. Any event must also fit in with existing Human Rights Commission travel unless the political party is prepared to cover his travel expenses.

Mr Wilson has a holiday home on the peninsula.

“I actually head down to the peninsula regularly,” he said.

The Advanced Human Rights in Australia event will be held at the Briars Historic Homestead, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha on Monday 7 September, 6.30pm. Tickets $20 each. Call Linda Morris on 03 5975 4799 for bookings.

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Sunny Ridge farm a tasty target SUNNY Ridge strawberry farm is one of the peninsula’s top tourist attractions and primary producers.

The original Sunny Ridge property in Shands Rd, Main Ridge, was bought by Pietro and Rosa Gallace in 1964 as an apple and cherry orchard. The family started growing strawberries in the late 1960s and son Mick Gallace opened “Upick Strawberries” in 1984.

The enterprise is now run by Mick, his wife Anne and their two adult children Nicole and Mathew (who with his wife Ruth operates award-winning Rebello Wines, making berry-based ciders, sparkling wine and liqueur).

Sunny Ridge attracts at least 250,000 people each year to pick their own strawberries or buy strawberry-based products such as jams, syrups, freeze dried strawberries, ice cream, sorbet and meringues.

Mick Gallace told a state government inquiry into sustainable development of agribusiness that his father bought 12 hectares (30 acres) at Main Ridge in the 1960s. He grew apples, cherries and a variety of vegetable crops including potatoes, beans, tomatoes and peas. Mick was 14 when the family moved to the farm.

“Around 1967 we helped harvest our neighbour’s strawberries.

The following year my father decided strawberries were the go as they seemed to thrive in the fertile soils in this maritime climate.

One-third of an acre was a lot of strawberries back in those days, so from sun-up to sundown we picked and packed strawberries.

The strawberry enterprise grew to one acre by 1974.

“By 1985 strawberries had become our principal crop. We were growing five acres [two hectares] of strawberries – about 80,000 plants. It was about this time visitors began arriving at our farm to buy fresh from the farm gate. Gradually we succumbed to pressure from customers wanting to pick their own strawberries.”

The tourist facility at Sunny Ridge insulated the enterprise from bad years.

“We have travelled the world to source varieties that grow in our environment and have grown more than 100 varieties in more than 30 years,” Mick Gallace said.

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Berry nice: Matt and Mick Gallace at Sunny Ridge strawberry farm, which is on the market. Picture supplied

International eyes on peninsula Mike Hast mike@mpnews.com.au TWO iconic Mornington Peninsula properties are set to change hands as overseas, interstate and Victorian investors consider the delights of owning real estate in “Melbourne’s playground”.

The investors include a group from overseas who recently toured the peninsula looking at opportunities.

Sunny Ridge strawberry farm in Main Ridge, and Moonah Links golf course in Fingal (inland from Rye) are the two latest properties to join a growing list of landmark holdings on the market or already sold.

Moonah Links leads the pack, having been sold two weeks ago to overseas buyers for an undisclosed after being on the market for more than a year.

The list includes the Portsea Hotel, Sorrento’s Continental Hotel ($15 million), Eagle Ridge golf course in Bo-

neo ($10m), Whitehall Guest House in Sorrento ($4.5m), and Pig and Whistle Tavern in Main Ridge ($3.4m).

Sunny Ridge, Australia’s secondbiggest strawberry producer, is offered for sale by tender with three serious buyers shown over the operation recently. The business has four farm blocks, one in Queensland (104 hectares), one in the Yarra Valley (118ha) and two on the peninsula (combined 108ha) that include the lucrative retail outlet and pick-your-own fields at Main Ridge. Sunny Ridge also grows blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, and has a turnover of $30 million a year. The company sold 2.6 million kilograms of berries in 2013-14.

Moonah Links with its 88-room Peppers hotel and conference centre went on the market more than a year ago with a price of between $10-15 million. Set on 238 hectares, it comprises two golf courses designed by five-time British Open champion Peter Thom-

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Eagle Ridge golf course is about 45 hectares. It started out as the smaller Carlogie golf course. It 1988 an additional parcel of land was purchased, and a championship-standard course opened in 1989. It was acquired by the Russo family in 1995. A new clubhouse with ballroom and commercial kitchen was built in 2000, and fairways were changed to drought-tolerant grass in 2007-08, nearly halving water use.

Its replacement value has been reported as being $15 million plus but it’s on the market for about $10 million.

Sorrento’s Continental Hotel has been for sale since March (“Sorrento hotel on market for $15m”, The News, 17/3/15) and has attracted wide interest. It was built by the “Father of Sorrento” George Coppin in 1875 and is the only four-storey limestone structure in the southern hemisphere. It’s had just eight owners in 140 years

including the Di Pietro family, who bought it in 1996.

Whitehall Guest House at the ocean end of Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, is reputedly another Coppin creation.

It was built in about 1903 and is one of the town’s few remaining grand guest houses from the halcyon days of the late 19th and early 20th century. It has 31 bedrooms, two large lounges, a courtyard, dining area for 100 and is not subject to foreign investment restrictions, according to its selling agent.

The Pig and Whistle Tavern on Purves Rd, Main Ridge, is on the market again after just two years. It is listed at $3.4 million and is being sold by Mornington commercial estate agent Kevin Wright.

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Tickling the ivories: Joe Chindamo (left) and Alan Kogosowski perform in Frankston next month. Pictures supplied

The keys to classics and jazz A RENOWNED concert pianist and an acclaimed jazz pianist will present a masterclass followed by a concert in Frankston on 13 September, bringing a touch of musical genius to Monash University’s George Jenkins Theatre.

Alan Kogosowski and Joe Chindamo are pioneering a new concept for the region in conjunction with the university – giving budding musicians a chance to learn from highly experienced professionals who have played around the world.

Kogosowski is a world leading authority on the music of Chopin. Jazz pianist Chindamo is an internationally acclaimed composer.

From Chopin to Chindamo is the first of Monash University’s “Masterclass and Concert

Program” at its peninsula campus.

Four piano students from the region will perform two classical and two jazz pieces of about five minutes each in front of a live audience at the theatre from 11am-1pm on Sunday 13 September.

Kogosowski and Chindamo will share their experiences and insights into performance techniques and give tips to the young performers. This session is free of charge.

The pianists will then perform at 3pm, Kogosowski first, playing Beethoven and Chopin, followed by Chindamo. Tickets $25, concession $20. For more information and tickets, call 9532 7593.

Regional plan joint effort Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au COUNCILS have decided there is strength in numbers with the launch of a South East Melbourne Group of Councils regional plan to push the region’s case for business investment, jobs and more education opportunities.

The SEM Group of Councils includes Frankston, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Kingston, Casey, Bass Coast, Cardinia and Greater Dandenong councils.

Frankston mayor Cr Sandra Mayer has been elected chair of the SEM Group of Councils for a 12-month term until November on a rotational basis.

She said the four-year regional plan brings together seven municipalities to find common ground to collectively lobby federal and state governments and the private sector to invest in the South East Melbourne region.

“The South East Melbourne region is welcoming around 120 new families each week, with our population expected to pass one million by 2030, and this means we need the state government committing to infrastructure and job-generating projects now,” Cr Mayer said.

“The Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island are two of Victoria’s premier destinations, while 30 per cent of all shipping containers from the Port of Melbourne end up in South East Melbourne, so development linked to tourism and shipping are certainly areas we will be pushing hard, including the Port of Hastings expansion.”

The chances of a container port at an expanded Port of Hastings, pushed by the previous Coalition state government, seem remote, after the Andrews government agreed to a “no compete for at least 50 years” clause in a plan to lease the Port of Melbourne.

The state government has instead earmarked Hastings to be used as a “bulk” port, adding processed brown coal to the existing trade in petroleum products and natural gas.

Despite the government stance, the south east councils hope the plan for a container port at Hastings is not completely dead since they see the project as a boost to business in the region.

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state government with investigating whether a container port at Hastings or Bay West near Geelong is most practical.

The SEM Group’s regional plan, released last week, “supports a polycentric city approach” and nominates Dandenong, Frankston and Narre Warren-Fountain Gate as “centres for employment” to ease pressure on public transport since “a high proportion of our residents travel long distances to find suitable employment”.

Delays in rolling out high-speed broadband internet services have also been identified in the plan as “an impediment to economic growth”.

Other aims of the regional plan include:  Establishment of a manufacturing connectivity centre in Dandenong South  Progress the planning for South Eastern Airport  Funding for east-west road linkages including upgrading and extension of Thompsons Rd through to Pakenham  Upgrade the Frankston transit interchange, including the train station, and redevelopment of surrounding land The plan is pushing for the establishment of “a regional boating facility” in Frankston despite Frankston Council CEO Dennis Hovenden admitting a boating marina at Olivers Hill is a lower priority than other infrastructure projects.

Tourism is also been pushed as a growth industry for Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula as part of the regional plan.

Cr Mayer and Mornington Peninsula Shire deputy mayor Graham Pittock and council officers attended a Victorian Visitor Information Centre Summit at the RACV Cape Schanck resort organised by the Victoria Tourism Industry Council.

Shire business development team leader Tania Treasure said “the summit is a great economic benefit to our region, attracting 120 delegates from throughout Victoria to our region at a time of the year that is traditionally quiet for our tourism industry”.

Ms Treasure said council representatives visited tourism businesses during the summit held on 12-14 August to learn about “best practice in managing and operating a visitor information centre and trends in servicing our visitors”.

On track to be top spot for events MORNINGTON Racing Club has been given more than $2 million of state government money towards a $5m renovation of its grandstand.

Once the refurbishment is finished, the club will have the “largest events centre on the peninsula”, according to Racing Minister Martin Pakula.

The work includes renovating the grandstand’s ground floor “creating a new range of quality spaces for the race going public and club members on racedays”, Melbourne Racing Club CEO Brodie Arnhold said.

Work is planned to be finished in time for the William Hill Peninsula Cup Day on 1 November.

Mr Arnold said the “new spaces” would offer “luxury options” for non-raceday events, “positioning Mornington Racecourse as the new premium event destination on the Mornington Peninsula”.

“In 2010 when we merged with Mornington Racing Club we made a commitment to invest in upgrading the facilities and it’s great to see these plans come to fruition with the support of the industry,” Mr Arnold said.

“At Mornington Racecourse we strive to maintain our place as the best country track in Victoria and grow as a key peninsula tourist attraction.”

The Racing Minister Martin Pakula said racing at Mornington provided a “spectacular day out”.

“This $5 million refurbishment will make Mornington Racecourse the largest events centre on the peninsula, attracting even bigger crowds to its many race days throughout the season and providing the local community with an outstanding venue,” Mr Pakula said.

THE Western Port Biosphere is recruiting adjoining landowners to help clean up Watson Creek which runs from Baxter through to the bay.

The biosphere wants the managers of farms, plant nurseries, schools and other landholders along the creek and within its catchment “to be at the forefront of water stewardship”.

The role of the biosphere is to encourage partnerships within the community to foster conservation and sustainable development in the Western Port catchment.

The biosphere covers the Mornington Peninsula and takes in the municipalities of Frankston, Casey, Cardinia, Bass Coast and French Island.

Benefits of being a water steward can include cost savings through more efficient water and fertiliser management, more secure water future and the possibility of being funded for on-site works.

Western Port Biosphere’s Water Stewardship project officer Lance Lloyd said he would work with landholders to develop a site water stewardship plan, which includes specialist training from Water Stewardship Australia.

The project uses an international water stewardship standard “as a tool” for businesses and land managers that use water to address the shared and site-specific challenges of the catchment.

“The Watson Creek catchment is the initial focus for developing site water stewardship plans with landholders, organisations and businesses,” Mr Lloyd said. “Eventually we will be offering opportunities across the Western Port Biosphere area.”

Fair seeks partners Art of racing: An artist’s impressions of the changes being made at Mornington Racecourse with $2 million from the state government and $3m of the club’s own money.

Shire’s opinion poll MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is looking to improve itself by carrying out a survey to gauge how it interacts with residents, ratepayers and visitors.

The mayor, Cr Bev Colomb, said councillors were interested in hearing about the interactions – both positive and negative – at a series of community consultations in September.

Chief executive officer Carl Cowie said the consultations would review the shire’s existing customer service arrangements and consider improvements. “We want people to tell us about the good and bad experiences they have had with the shire so that we can identify areas that we can improve,” he said.

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Residents can register their views online at mornpen.vic.gov.au/customerexcellence To RSVP or for more information email Lisa Gray at customerexcellence@mornpen.vic.gov.au or call 5950 1250.

Night bust catches poachers TWO men will be charged on summons after they were allegedly caught taking abalone at Portsea on Friday 7 August. Their haul was over the catch limit and in the closed season.

Fisheries officers patrolling the ocean beach at London Bridge intercepted the men just before midnight.

A 42-year-old man from Cranbourne will be charged on summons with taking 49 abalone during the closed season, at night and with taking undersized abalone.

He and another man are also expected to be charged on summons for allegedly obstructing fisheries officers in their duties, which carries a maximum penalty of $18,000, 12 months’ jail or both.

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enforcement director Ian Parks said the abalone season was permanently closed in central Victorian waters, except for nominated open days during the year. Abalone can only be taken between sunrise and sunset.

“Abalone poaching threatens the sustainability of the fishery and opportunities for future generations of fishers,” Mr Parks said.

“This is a good reminder that strict restrictions are in place to protect our resources and ensure they are shared among all users.”

He said shellfish can only be taken in more than two metres of water to protect the intertidal zone.

On open days, the daily bag limit is five abalone a person, of which no more than two can be greenlip.

Details go to vic.gov.au/fisheries

ECO-FRIENDLY businesses, community groups, local producers, artists and musicians have been invited to take part in the second Balnarring Community Sustainability Fair, Saturday 10 October, at the Emu Plains Balnarring Racecourse.

“The one-day fair aims to inform, educate and inspire the local community to work towards a more sustainable future,” the school’s wetlands and sustainability coordinator Pea Saunders said.

“The racecourse will be transformed into a vibrant meeting place for businesses, organisations and community groups that share a focus on environmental and sustainable issues. Workshops for children and adults, live local music and guest speakers will also fill what promises to be an innovative and exciting program.”

The fair is an initiative of the Balnarring Primary School, whose staff see the establishment of sustainable principles as a cornerstone of a pupil’s education.

“The inaugural fair was a huge success with more than 3000 visitors and 70 ecofriendly stalls,” Ms Saunders said. “We anticipate the 2015 event will be even bigger and better.”

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Both new staff and original teachers work together for the best interest of our local children, and the kinder has grown from a single unit preschool facility to a double unit preschool. This growth has occurred to meet the growing needs of the Somerville community, and now accommodates places for 140 children each year, with Director Linda Deveney working alongside Katherine Meyers, Kate Ridout,

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“Although I took over the business in July five years ago, I am the fourth generation of my family running a garden supplies business for 60 years between us,” he said.

Mr Fulton’s great grandfather and grandfather started the family traditional garden business by setting up Fultons in Hawthorn in 1954.

Known for their green trucks including their old Chevrolet trucks “My dad and his two brothers took that over about 30 years ago, and about 14 years ago they bought Oasis in Wantirna,” Mr Fulton said.

Nine years ago Dad and I set up Fulton’s Bayside in Cheltenham, and when Dad retired, I decided to buy Somerville Garden supplies.

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“My Dad tries to help out here and there when he can during his retirement years.”

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106 Jul Tues Oct, 7pm - 8.30 5 Week Beginners Course - starts Thursday 3rd Sept

EMPOWERING women in our local community is one of the driving forces behind SMAC Gym. In the past 12 weeks over 40 women have taken part in our 5 weeks Self Defence programs.

Based on Krav Maga and taught by top martial arts trainer Simone Mitchell, these courses have had a very positive impact on the women who have taken part.

One of the biggest changes we have noticed is the level of street awareness the participants develop. From week one they return to class with anecdotes of behaviours they have modified, what they have seen, or noticed that could have been potential threats that they now feel able to avoid or mitigate with confidence.

One of the comments we get most at the end of the course is the realisation that strength and power are not the major components of self-de-

fence, by learning some basic skills and having a better understanding of physical violence the participants develop the understanding that it is possible to physically defend themselves against a larger more aggressive person. This allows people of all fitness levels, with no prior training to gain the skills and mental attitude required in a self-defence situation.

It has also given the women the confidence and awareness skills that they are better able to protect, family, friends, children in difficult situations.

The next 5-week program will start on October 6 for 5 Tuesdays (excluding cup day) 7pm-8.30pm. The next male/female 5-week beginners course for Krav Maga (self defence) starts on the September 3 at 7pm-8pm for $75 Phone 5977 7055.

www.peninsulakravmaga.com.au

www.smac.net.au 03 5977 7055

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69 High Street, Hastings 5979 4177 hastings.vic@raywhite.com raywhitehastings.com.au

NEW

SOLD X Dining & lounge with A/C X Galley-style kitchen X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X European laundry X Single carport

X Kitchen & meals area X Separate lounge room X 2 bedrooms with BIR’s X Air-conditioning X European laundry X Single carport

$159,900

$177,000

X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Kitchen and meals area X Reverse cycle air-con X Tinted windows X Separate lounge X Single Carport

X Formal living area X Separate meals area X Modern kitchen X 2 bedrooms with BIR’s X Separate laundry X Single garage

$177,000

‘a lifestyle village for the over 50’s’ X Freedom to travel X Affordable homes X Social club X A carefree lifestyle X Low maintenance X Long-term tenure X Gated community X Residents workshop

$185,000

NEW

SOLD X Spacious kitchen & dining X Lounge with air-con X Quality window treatments X Outdoor blinds for privacy X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Garage with roller door

X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Separate study X Open plan living X Separate dining X Modern kitchen X Single carport

$200,000

$186,000

To enquire about any of these homes, or to arrange a site inspection, contact David Nelli Mobile:0403 111 234 Office: 5979 2700 Email: david@peninsulaparklands.com.au

X Fantastic open floor plan X Bay windows X Two bedrooms with BIR’s

X Huge kitchen, formal dining X Lounge with high ceiling X Single garage

$260,000

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Serene entertaining for the family Address: Price: Agency: Agent:

51 Bullecourt Road, BITTERN Offers over $790,000 Ray White, 69 High Street, Hastings, 5979 4177 Leonie Worrall, 0420 979 956

ENJOY the best of both worlds with this ranch style home perfectly positioned on about 0.7 hectares, just a short drive to shops, schools and transport. Surrounded by towering gums and native gardens, this family property lends itself to entertaining with its free flowing design and generous proportions with wrap around verandahs on all sides of the home. The maintenance factor to the home is quite low and the block offers plenty of land with minimal upkeep, making for a great lifestyle balance. A meandering path leads to the front door where further delights await

inside with two fantastic living areas and a recently renovated kitchen with ample bench space. Complemented by lovely stone benchtops and glass splash backs, the kitchen also features stainless steel appliances and adjoins a tiled dining area that opens to a lovely outdoor entertainment area. Conveniences such as evaporative cooling and ducted heating are in place, but for little bit more ambience there is a nice wood fire in the lounge. The main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe, two of the three remaining bedrooms have built in robes, and all share

the family bathroom which has also been renovated. The peace and quiet that this property affords will be something you will cherish as you spend quality time with the family enjoying the barbecue area with gabled roof pergola and overlooking the manicured lawns in this wonderfully private setting. Come the warmer months, the solar heated in-ground pool will be the place to be and the pool house complete with sink and bathroom is a handy inclusion. A double carport and an impressive shed with power are other excellent external improvements to this property.

To advertise in the real estate section of Western Port News, contact Jason Richardson on 0421 190 318 or jason@mpnews.com.au >

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Harcourts Hastings

Harcourts

10/14 High Street 03 5970 7333 www.hastings.harcourts.com.au

SINCE 1888

FOR LEASE

FOR LEASE

Hastings 6 Queen Street

1

Bittern 9/2 Portsmouth Road

1

3

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Queen Of The Street

All The Bells And Whistles

Adorable 1 bedroom cottage on a large block offering lounge with gas wall furnace, gas cooking, combined bathroom and laundry, study area at rear and a massive yard. Be sure not to miss out on this little bargain!

With a great central position, large rear courtyard and being brand new, this unit will be snapped up quickly.

Consisting of 3BR’s with BIR’s – dual entry bathroom from main, spacious living area with GDH, cooling and fitted kitchen with quality appliances including a dishwasher Outside is a private courtyard and garage.

For Lease $210 per week Inspect

By Appointment

For Lease $300 per week Inspect

By Appointment

Hastings Office 5970 7333

Hastings Office 5970 7333

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FOR LEASE

FOR LEASE

Hastings 4 Carinya Court

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Solid Home

Bittern 7 Hector Close

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2

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Perfect For Entertaining

Located in a quiet court walking distance to High Street, this recently referbished house ihas 3BR’s, separate study or 4th bedroom, large lounge with gas wall furnace and cooling, kitchen with plenty of cupboard space and gas cooking. Outside you will find a generous yard and a double carport.

Modern 4BR home with double garage, main bedroom with WIR & FES with spa, formal lounge, family meals area, kitchen with gas and electrical appliances including dishwasher, separate laundry, outdoor undercover area. Also including gas heating, solar hot water, security system and low maintenance gardens.

For Lease $325 per week Inspect By Appointment

For Lease $430 per week Inspect By Appointment

Hastings Office 5970 7333

E hastings@harcourts.com.au

Jade Loizzo PROPERTY MANAGER 5970 7333

Hastings Office 5970 7333

Amy Ridgeway PROPERTY MANAGER 5970 7333

E hastings@harcourts.com.au

Jess Rollins RENTAL DEPARTMENT MANAGER 0433 215 257

When It comes to managing your property, we have an unwavering commitment to place the best tenants into your number one asset. For outstanding service, knowledge and a property management experience that exceeds your expectations, talk to us. Contact Jess for any property management needs, to Jess and the team it’s not just a job, it’s a passion.

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Harcourts Hastings

Harcourts

10/14 High Street 03 5970 7333 www.hastings.harcourts.com.au

SINCE 1888

Pearcedale 10 Derham Street

5

2

2

2

1

1

Pearcedale Masterpiece on approx. 1100m2 This beautiful country style home is sure to impress who wish to inspect, sitting on approx. 1100m2 this property has all features you could ask for and the location to match!

Comprising; of 5 bedrooms, the Master has a walk in wardrobe and a great size ensuite, all the other bedrooms have built in robes, floor plan is sure to impress the whole family, with open plan kitchen meals, family room, formal dining, great size lounge room, separate laundry and central bathroom. There are two split systems for summer months, 3 forms of heating gas ducted, open fire place, plus the closed Conara for the colder months, 700mm gas stove cook top, slate flooring, to suit this country style home.

Outdoors; with undercover outdoor entertaining off the family room, perfect for those summer months, with through access into the backyard for the storage of your boat caravan or trailer, 2 car garage, new fencing plus 4 water tanks (10,000 Ltrs Approx). Located within walking distance to the renowned Pearcedale Primary school, shopping centre, whilst remaining only a short drive to Somerville, Langwarrin, and all the Peninsula has to offer.

AUCTION Terms View Open

Saturday 5th September at 12.00pm $40,000 fixed deposit, Balance 90/120 days negotiable www.harcourts.com.au Saturday 12.30-1.00pm

Jason Stirling 0411520173 E jason.stirling@harcourts.com.au

Hastings 3/5 Arthur Street Great Opportunity, More Than Meets The Eye Entering the property into the large lounge room, that then leads you straight through to the open plan kitchen and meals area, from there a European bathroom and laundry and two bed rooms with built in robes and a ceiling fan in the master. The property also holds a little gem, a decked court yard perfect for entertaining or just having a quiet place where you can escape sit back and relax. Located in the heart of Hastings this property is close to public transport, the local cafĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Hastings, shops, Kmart and Aldi.

This Property is a great investment and currently has a rental return of $240 dollars a week.

AUCTION Saturday 12th September at 3.00pm View www.harcourts.com.au Open Saturday 2.30-3.00pm Stephen Harvey 0410 378 792 E stephen.harvey@harcourts.com.au

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SMARTER BOLDER FASTER

AUCTION

HASTINGS 36 Lyall Street

4

2

4

WHERE NATURE MEETS THE SEA Beautifully positioned in ‘Old Tyabb’ and immersed in nature, this well-built Victorian style home will be the perfect family pleaser. Offering four generous sized bedrooms, all with built in robes, master with WIR and ensuite, separate family bathroom and separate toilet, well designed kitchen with gas stovetop, electric oven and ample cupboard space flows into the spacious dining room & lounge featuring a cosy gas log fire, generous sized laundry with internal access to double lock up remote garage. Step outside and take advantage of this extensive 1/4 acre block, surrounded by secure fencing this large private yard is perfect for storing the caravan or boat with plenty of room left for the kids to play.

AUCTION Saturday 12th September at 2.30pm TERMS 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days, Vacant Possession

VIEW AGENT

Saturday 2:00-2:30pm Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

EXECUTORS AUCTION

HASTINGS 31 Cedar Drive EXECUTORS AUCTION Three bedroom home with spacious living areas, fully covered sun room under roof line looking out to lovely gardens and fruit trees, functional kitchen with laminated benchtops, overhead cupboards, dishwasher, gas hotplates and electric oven, all bedrooms have BIR’s – main with spacious walk through robe leading to dual-entry bathroom and separate toilet. Outside boasts a gravel driveway leading to double carport enabling boat and caravan access. More features include 3 water tanks, a storage shed for the tools, and an extra workshop/bungalow that is insulated and has power, plus air-conditioning. All this set on approx. 812sqm allotment in a quiet street, this family home is a perfect starter to enter the market place. MUST BE SOLD!

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AUCTION Saturday 12th September at 12.30pm TERMS 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days, Vacant Possession

VIEW AGENT

Saturday 12:00-12:30pm Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

SMARTER BOLDER FASTER

AUCTION

HASTINGS 24 Michelle Drive

1

3

7

STYLISH & AFFORDABLE Set on a generous 828sqm allotment, this freshly updated 3BR brick veneer home offers spacious living areas leading to a well-appointed & recently renovated kitchen that features s/steel appliances including gas cook top, oven & dishwasher and adjoins the family meals area. Step out to the enormous entertaining space featuring a wet bar, and an extensive pergola that overlooks the landscaped gardens including a fire pit surrounded by merbau decking and tropical plants. Rear vehicle access to a large shed (6x9m approx.) will not disappoint – work on your restorations while the pot belly stove keeps you warm, there is a garden shed to the rear and established vegetable garden.

Located close to schools, shops and transport this home is exceptional value, delivering impressive living options.

COUNTRY CHARMER

CRIB POINT 6 Sarrail Street Stunning country property on ¼ acre allotment designed for functional living with sunken lounge, spacious kitchen, separate formal & informal living areas and 3 generous sized bedrooms all with BIRs. Outside boasts D/B carportwith storage area plus studio room and large private yard incl. D/B garage with concrete floor with access from side gate.

Located in the heart of town, this shiny pearl ticks all the boxes. Freshly painted and carpeted this lovely home offers 3 bedrooms with central bathroom, large living area plus large covered outdoor entertainment area with merbau deck.

Just a short stroll to the shops and local cafes, summing up a perfect home or investment.

Vacant Possession

VIEW AGENT

Saturday 1:00-1:30pm Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

SPECTACULAR HOME

3

1

4

TYABB 98 Denham Road

4

Spectacular Cape Cod Style home set on approx.

2 acres offering 4 BRs all with BIR’s, large master wing with ensuite, north facing kitchen with PRICE $385,000 Offers Over adjacent meals area, formal lounge with VIEW Saturday 11:00-11:30am wood-heater & air-con plus central H&C. Outside AGENT Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980 boasts double garage, workshop and low CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555 maintenance gardens and separate paddock.

IN THE HEART OF TOWN

HASTINGS 5/1 Phillip Court

AUCTION Saturday 19th September at 1.30pm TERMS 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days,

2

4

PRICE $780,000 Negotiable VIEW By Appointment AGENT Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980 CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

PERFECT INVESTMENT

3

1

1

PRICE $290,000 plus VIEW Saturday 12:30-1:00pm AGENT Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980

CRIB POINT 2/6 Point Road Comfortable 2BR unit in a peaceful location close to Woolleys Beach foreshore. Open plan lounge and dining, kitchen with gas s/steel appliances. Outside features spacious rear yard, garden shed and single lock-up garage. This property presents beautifully, captures lots of light and is very affordable.

2

1

2

PRICE $280,000 VIEW Saturday 11:30-12:00pm AGENT Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980 CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

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Satchwells

HASTINGS 1/97 High Street BALNARRING 14 Balnarring Village

5979 1888 5983 5509

Real Estate

local agents with local knowledge for over 55 years BITTERN

$380,000

CRIB POINT

$390,000

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TUCKED AWAY IN CRIB POINT

This brand new 3 bedroom home with ensuite & walk in robe provides loads of features including: 6WDLQOHVV 6WHHO PP +RWSODWHV VWDLQOHVV VWHHO PP 6OLGLQJ 5DQJHKRRG 'XFWHG +HDWLQJ WR points, Custom made breakfast bar,Walk in Pantry, [ 6KRZHU WR EDWKURRP HQVXLWH 5REHV WR EHGURRPV 'RXEOH JDUDJH ZLWK DXWRPDWHG front roller, Garage has rear roller door and internal access doors, Floor tiles to entry, meals and wet areas, Carpet from builders range.

This home has a 6 star rating and provides a 10 year structural guarantee. Completion date August 2015

A property such as this does not become available with such presentation & value very often. Offering 3 bedrooms, master with ensuite, large open plan living, dining, kitchen with modern appliances, quality Ă&#x20AC;[WXUHV Ă&#x20AC;WWLQJV KHDWLQJ FRROLQJ LV DYDLODEOH 6TXDUH set ceilings 2.6 high, a large rear courtyard, landscaped gardens, 2500 litre tank completes this package.

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OFFERS OVER $330,000

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P.O.A

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Satchwells

HASTINGS 1/97 High Street BALNARRING 14 Balnarring Village

5979 1888 5983 5509

Real Estate

local agents with local knowledge for over 55 years

JHK CONSTRUCTIONS PRESENTS

$5000 DEPOSIT â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;NEWHAVENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Bittern

* 9FT ceilings *Ducted heating & refrigerated cooling *Ducted vacuum * Blanco stainless-steel kitchen appliances * Caesarstone benchtops to kitchen and bathrooms * Double glazing *LED lighting *7LPEHU Ă RRUV *Quality carpets & blinds *Remote garage door ....PLUS LOTS MORE

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HASTINGS

OFFERS INVITED OVER $430,000

NEW LISTING

HASTINGS

OFFERS INVITED OVER $380,000

NEW LISTING

FINISHED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD

HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS & INVESTORS

•4 bedrooms with built in robes, main with walk in robe and ensuite •Formal and informal living •Open plan dining area and kitchen with plenty of bench and cupboard space •Outdoor alfresco area •Double remote lock up garage

•3 bedrooms with built in robes, main with walk in robe and ensuite •Spacious lounge room •Open plan dining •Outdoor paved area •Huge 190sqm shed with paved side access

HASTINGS

HASTINGS

$389,000 NEGOTIABLE

$249,000 NEGOTIABLE

NEW LISTING

FAMILY HOME OR READY INVESTMENT WITH TENANTS IN PLACE

FULL MAKE-OVER! PERFECT FOR FIRST-TIMERS, DOWN-SIZERS OR INVESTORS!

•3 Bedrooms with built in robes, main with walk-in robe and ensuite •Spacious living area with coonara heating and adjoining study •Updated open plan kitchen with adjoining dining area •Ducted heating and wall furnace •Spacious enclosed backyard •Huge four-car carport

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HASTINGS

PRICE BY NEGOTIATION

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OFFERS INVITED

NEW LISTING

PLENTY OF PRIVACY AND EXTRAS

TWO TITLES, PROPOSED PORT VICINITY

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• Single garage with garden shed at rear and double carport with electric gates

•Situated over 2 titles this property offers an existing shed with solid bones and power •Located in the heart of Hastings proposed port vicinity •Prospective purchasers are encouraged to speak to council regarding restrictions and usage.

BALNARRING BEACH

RENTAL PROPERTIES

OFFERS INVITED OVER $820,000

NEW LISTING

COMFORTABLE BEACHSIDE HOME •Four bedrooms with built in robes •Master with walk in robe and ensuite •Separate living and dining area •Spacious kitchen with plenty of bench/cupboard space •Enclosed deck at rear with outdoor shower •Double lock up garage with workspace •Established gardens

26 Goris Close, BITTERN $360 per week - Available 21/9/15

97 Salmon Street, HASTINGS $315 per week - Available Now

6/119 Victoria Street, HASTINGS $220 per week - Available 9/9/15

21 Stephen Street, HASTINGS $370 per week - Available 12/9/15

11 Ash Court HASTINGS $290 per week - Available 15/9/15

12 Bennett Street, BITTERN $320 per week - Available Now

Property Management: Dayle Wilcox Ph 0421 473 135 Bay West Real Estate (VIC) Pty. Ltd. 1/109 High Street Hastings, VIC 3915 Ph: 03 5979 4412 Fax: 03 5979 3097 Email: enquiries@baywestrealestate.com.au Web: www.baywestrealestate.com.au

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BTRE

(03) 5979 8003 btre.com.au

AUCTION: 5th September at 1.00pm

HASTINGS

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For Sale

By Expressions of Interest Closing Thursday 27th August at 4pm 31 Boundary Road, Carrum Downs

Rare Industrial Land Opportunity

3/32 VICTORIA STREET- INSPECT SATURDAY 12.30-1.00PM

TOWN CENTRE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CONVENIENCE AT YOUR FRONT DOOR.

Outline indicative only

Land area: 4.03HA (9.96 acres) approx 2 street frontages 2 titles to be sold as a whole Tentative plan of sub-division with costings Suit owner occupier or developer Currently returning $16,128 P.A Terms of sale 10% deposit, balance 180 days

9775 1535

Michael Crowder 0408 358 926 Josh Monks 0409 335 179

nicholscrowder.com.au

Level 1, 1 Colemans Road Carrum, Downs VIC 3201

Step outside of this neat 2 bedroom upstairs apartment and you are in the town centre of Hastings with everything at your feetâ&#x20AC;Ś. public transport, foreshore reserve, schools, and shops. You will never need to drive again. /RFDWHG GLUHFWO\ RII PDLQ VWUHHW +DVWLQJV WKLV OLWWOH UHQRYDWRU ZLOO VXLW D YDULHW\ RI EX\HUV LQFOXGLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UVW home buyers and investors and offers a fantastic opportunity to get into the market.

Features include open plan kitchen and lounge, electric cooking and heating, 2 good sized bedrooms, combined laundry and bathroom and separate toilet.

When location and affordability are a priority - you cannot beat this cracking property.

TERMS: 10% deposit, balance 30 days CONTACT: Wendy Tallon 0419 135 836

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0412 755 544

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HASTINGS

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BTRE Offers Over $850,000

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This weatherboard & brick home has lots of character and offers something for everyone.

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Shop 1/34 High Street, Hastings $365,000 - $395,000 HASTINGS

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RARE OPPORTUNITY - CORNER BLOCK WITH FANTASTIC OPTIONS. This generous block of land measures approx.1003m2 on the corner of Disney and Loch Street The adjoining property at 75 Disney Street is also for sale and is a neat, tidy 3 bedroom home set on approximately 1051m2 of land. One or both properties offers some fantastic options with the potential to develop (STCA, and build your dream home or combine the two blocks which will provide for an established three bedroom home, set on a total land size of approximately half an acre. This block is worth serious consideration

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WHEN LOCATION MATTERS Spacious unit with everything at your door step. Metres to shops, transport, schools, medical centres and the foreshore reserve, this unit has colonial windows and high ceilings providing a feeling of light and space into the lounge, the main bedroom and meals area. The kitchen has gas cook top, electric wall oven and plenty of bench and cupboard space with a separate meals area featuring evaporative cooling and gas heating. The main bedroom has dual-entry access to the main bathroom and a walk-in robe. Outside is a paved undercover area perfect for entertaining or pottering around, low maintenance gardens, and single lock up garage.

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168 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888 Mornington

Auction

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4 Warner Avenue, Mornington This three bedroom, or converted to four, is perfect for any family wanting to be located close to local shops, Main Street and beautiful beaches. Living room with dining area off kitchen, modern central family bathroom and separate laundry. Lounge room located at the front with an additional living area at the rear. Other features include built in robes to all rooms, separate laundry and a great size backyard. Available Now 3

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For Lease 26 Kent Street, Mornington Offering loads of charm and character, this 3BR plus study home will impress. Kitchen with dishwasher, gas cooking and storage space.

Three separate living areas, big laundry with storage and the family bathroom with separate bath and shower. Other features include ducted heating, air conditioner and a great size backyard. Available 30th September

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Beachside Living With Options In a quiet beachside street close to vibrant Dava Drive shops, this inviting two-bedroom, two-bathroom single-level residence with zoned living on a north-facing block is a wonderful entry point into Mornington or potential two-unit development site, STCA.

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Bittern 51 Bullecourt Road Great Family Entertainer Set on 1.75 acres (approx), this home offers two living areas, master bedroom with FES & WIR, renovated family bathroom, ducted heating, evaporative cooling & renovated kitchen with stone bench tops, glass splash backs, large pantry & s/steel appliances. Outside features a large BBQ area, solar heated in ground pool & pool house complete with sink & bathroom, double carport & an impressive 18m x 7m shed with power.

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168 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888 Mornington

Auction

Auction this Saturday

For Lease

5 Meribah Street, Mornington A Brilliant Buy Near Bentons Square In a quiet cul-de-sac with a park at the end of the street and Bentons Square just a few minutes walk away, this single-level three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence is a fabulous first family home, downsize option or quality investment. Meticulously maintained and with great character, the interior enjoys a warm ambience with Tasmanian Oak floorboards and timber panelling.

Desirable zoned living is on offer with two spacious living zones complemented by a timber kitchen and a private garden with paved alfresco entertaining. An en suite, ducted heating, laundry with toilet and double remote garage underscore the appeal of this delightful home close to schools, childcare, shops and buses.

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This Saturday at 11.00am Saturday from 10.30am Alex Campbell 0432 344 394 Rachel Crook 0419 300 515 bowmanandcompany.com.au

Mornington

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73 Prince Street, Mornington A Seaside Site to be Seen!

In a location revered for its proximity to the beachfront, this well-maintained single-level three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence on a flat block with a sunny north-west deck is an exceptional buy into beachside Mornington. Enjoy the current homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immediate appeal or capitalise on the development potential in this prime beachside position with a luxury new home, multi-dwelling development or possible sub-division (STCA). The potential and position create a winning formula for future success within a short radius of schools, cafes, transport and cliff top walking tracks and virtually only 200 metres to the Esplanade.

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41 Ponyara Road, Mount Martha Grandstand Water Views, Luxurious Family Living Priceless 180 degree panoramic bay views that can never be lost add an irreplaceable aspect to this stunning two-storey fourbedroom, two-bathroom plus a study residence. Designed to maximise the magnetic outlook, the spacious interior is pointed towards the water with sea-viewing entertaining balconies leading off the ground-floor media room and top-floor family living and dining room. Every room conveys the wonderful style and quality of the custom built home from the stone kitchen to a luxurious main bedroom with stunning views, en suite with double shower and spa, retreat and terrace access. Close to a choice of schools, Mt Martha Village and beautiful beaches, this is the perfect family home.

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4 Foam Street, Mornington Sizzling Designer Style, Village Living A stylish contemporary profile filters through this stunning one-year-old two-storey residence on the cusp of Main Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vibrant cafes, shops, entertainment and the beach. Designed to reflect the demand for quality custom-built low-maintenance surroundings, this three-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom residence with a 7 star energy rating, double glazed windows/doors and 3,000 litre underdeck water tank combines superb dimensions with eye-catching appointments. From the vast open-plan living and dining area to the private front and rear entertaining decks, sublime stone and SMEG appliances, rumpus room and main bedroom with French doors leading outside and stylish en suite, this superb home will impress.

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Saturday 5th September at 1.00pm As advertised or by appointment Jamie Johnston 0432 143 037 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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LETTERS Willing to work

Bay too shallow

Speaking from Nepean Ward as councillors, we make no apology for the additional burden placed on councillors as the shire drives to modernise and deliver better service to the community (“Councillors working too hard” The News, 18/8/15).

In nine months, gone are three of the directorates that once managed the shire – sustainable organisation, sustainable infrastructure, and sustainable environment – in favour of practical, no nonsense functional offices of chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

Our new CEO Carl Cowie and CFO Matt Hubbard are disciplined like no other on the financial side of things.

The shire’s commitment to sustainability – articulated in its flawed triangular triumvirate logo of people, environment and also economics - has been discarded by council in favour of its commitment to carbon neutrality. No longer is the shire to be managed on such a theoretical framework.

As in financial matters, council’s commitment to carbon neutrality will require discipline in our use of carbon. This is a practical commitment solidly founded on council’s development of a carbon neutral policy, implementation plan and business plans.

These plans will include energy and operational efficiency initiatives, street lighting upgrade, maximising solar panels, consideration of use of the Rye landfill (48 per cent of council’s carbon footprint) to cease on or before 30 June 2018 and offsetting remaining emissions.

At the top, council has reformed its meeting structure and practice – discarding three subcommittees meeting at random.

Council now requires all its usual business to come to its fortnightly Monday meeting where it is transacted in an orderly, routine and transparent manner for all to see.

These are robust, practical council initiatives driving policy, financial and carbon discipline in the shire. And yes, reform and policy innovation does place additional burdens on councillors but for the benefit of Mornington Peninsula Shire and its community.

Cr Tim Rodgers and Cr Hugh Fraser, Nepean Ward, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

Just in case you missed it, mainstream news recently reported the Suez Canal is now widened and deepened, obviously to attract new supermaxi, ludicrous sized container ships.

The reason for writing this is about detail, omitted from some reports, that depth is 24 metres. For the not-deepwater Port of Hastings, there’s an occasional deep hole in the channel to this depth, but much of it is a lot shallower. For the amount of traffic nominated by proponents, the channel needs to be two-lane, which means, a channel width of 500m, with shallow angle sloping sides. Then there’s always the anchorage, mostly just 10m, from mid-range tide datum. Western Port is subject to three metre king tides, so design for minimum tide is 1.5m lower.

To compete with Suez we need to dredge from 8.5m to 24m to take the 20,000 odd-sized container ships which are headed our way. Hastings was always Plan B. Time to get serious about Plan A in Port Phillip, providing for not so large container ships, surplus to requirements in the Northern Hemisphere.

Bernie McComb, Cowes

Overworked, underpaid Yes, councillors are overworked. It is a hard thankless job. Professional time management training would be a good help.

The whole system needs a hard look. Reading 300-page “confidential” reports does not help, especially when there are several and they cannot talk to ratepayers and get their help. Maybe the councillors should address it.

I have been putting a budget submission forward for several years: Councillor Support: I have made budget submissions in the past that our councillors would be more effective in supporting their constituents if they each had a personal assistant (PA) rather than sharing one.

This would allow each councillor to use their PA to gather information, monitor projects and get answers to ratepayers on time. The PA, properly “managed”, could do most of the routine stuff (85 per cent) and then assist the councillor in solving the hard stuff.

When the PA forwards issues to the appropriate officer an email should go to the ratepayer with a message similar to what is supposed to be sent from customer service indicating that they should to expect an answer in 12 working days or ,if not then, why not. This request should then be entered into the reporting system that tracks performance to the 12 working day customer service standard.

In fact, any request by a ratepayer should go into this system including communications directly with officers or staff that are not initiated through customer service or the councillors PA. Our councillors are “part time” and their compensation reflects this, however, many of them spend much more time doing their jobs than a “part time” person would. They need this support to make them more effective and to meet the ratepayers’ (customers’) expectation.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Anger over rates Peninsula residents who received rates notices this week are outraged by the size of the increase. The Mornington Peninsula Shire claims the average increase is 5.9 per cent. Many are

now facing a bill of more than $2000 and are finding that the actual increase is over 6 per cent, which is more than twice the cost of living (CPI).

The concern is compounded by the increase in the fire levy which the shire is required to collect on behalf of the state government. An increase in the levy of over 10 per cent is common. This is about four times more than CPI. However, this may be the last year that councils can slug ratepayers. A draft report prepared by the Essential Services Commission for the state government proposes that future rate rises should be capped and determined by CPI and the State Revenue Office’s prediction of the rise in wages. If the government adopts the proposal the average increase per assessment excluding service charges in 2016/17 will be around 3 per cent.

Fortunately, after15 years of consistently high rate increases and significant increase in debt under the previous administration, the new CEO Carl Cowie is implementing changes to the shire organisation to improve efficiencies and deliver better service to the community. This should enable the shire to maintain its level of service despite future capping of rate increases.

Our association suggests that long serving councillors David Gibb (18 years) and Anne Shaw (12 years) should follow the example set by the change of CEO and allow for the election of new, fresh-thinking councillors.

This may enable the council to focus on rate reduction rather than being distracted by the division in council which is still evident despite the recent Red Hill by-election.

Alan Nelsen, Mornington Peninsula Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association

Secret contract Oh I wish Stuart Allen’s claim (“Who’s in charge” Letters 18/8/2015) were true and that VNPA is the tail wagging the state government’s dog. But it’s not.

In support of his claim, Mr Allen asserts that the VNPA has obtained, presumably from the current government, a copy of the secret lease signed between the previous Napthine government and the property developer.

How else could I have known about the clause, referred to in my earlier letter (“Point planning”, The News 11/8/2015), that required certain planning changes to be made by 1 July 2015 otherwise the lease would lapse and the new government could be exposed to a compensation claim of up to $1 million? My source was The Age on 1 July 2015.

Mr Allen also claims that the VNPA “sees no role for the private development in the restoration of the historic Quarantine Station” and is opposed to any commercial activity.

With Parks Victoria as the manager of Point Nepean National Park and responsible for entering into leases for the adaptive reuse of buildings in the Quarantine Station, it is quite possible that some of those uses could be commercial activities, even future proposals from Point Leisure Group.

As long as proposed uses are consistent with the objectives of the park’s management and master plans and, most importantly, provide genuine benefits to the park, then VNPA would likely support them.

What we do not support is commercial development of the scale and kind proposed and with management rights given to a property developer.

The best future for the Quarantine Station is one where there is a diversity of uses being carried out by many lessees with various backgrounds under leases signed with Parks Victoria and having the park’s best interests at heart.

Chris Smyth, acting executive director Victorian National Parks Association

Encourage investment Thank you Mr Smyth for confirming (“Point planning”, Letters 11/8/15) what I had thought to be the case, that the VNPA is completely opposed to any form of private development within Victoria's national parks.

In acknowledging that a substantial investment in the Quarantine Station is needed, the VNPA considers that such funding should come from "government, philanthropic, community, education and tourism organisations". The private sector is not mentioned, nor is any reference to the VNPA actually making a contribution.

Why would any of these entities (perhaps other than the state government) seriously consider supporting the Quarantine Station project when the peak body for Victoria's national parks is fully prepared - and absolutely instrumental, in respect of Point Nepean – to reject a capital injection of over $40 million to restore key parts of Victoria's history; for the next 50 years deprive the state budget of about $365,000 in rent each year; and adding to Parks Victoria's annual operating costs by over $900,000?

By any measure, this does not make any commercial or practical sense.

Why the VNPA would think that access to any commercial activity within Point Nepean "would only be available to those people who could afford it" shows a lack of reality. Does not the affordability test apply to everything we do? For example, it is free to go to the National Gallery, but if you want to attend a special exhibit, then you pay for it. Clearly, if you can't afford the visit, you don't go.

The PLG proposal included a cafe and other affordable activities, the profits from which would have funded PLG's commitment to restore the Quarantine Station. Prudent business people encourage patronage, not scare it away.

The PLG type of investment and commitment should be encouraged, not rejected.

Peter Curtin, Sorrento

Time to get planning Along with other groups in the local community, Nepean Historical Society recognises that the proposed lease for Point Nepean Quarantine Station has lapsed. Planning provisions required under the lease were not achieved before the trigger date of June 30, and the lease was voided.

The NHS believes that this nationally significant historic site, gifted to Victoria by the Commonwealth to become a national park, should be developed, but only in appropriate ways and with maximisation of public benefit.

NHS is now turning its attention to engaging with the government which has announced the intention of going back to the previously agreed master plan which was prepared in 2010 but is to be updated where necessary.

We look forward to appropriate and sensitive re-development of this great heritage precinct site without further delay.

Joy Kitch, Nepean Historical Society and Sorrento Museum

Position weakened An outrageous attack by the Abbott government against democracy and the environment is now being crafted in Canberra.

Tony Abbott wants his environment minister to be above the law by repealing section 487(2) of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act preventing the community from mounting legal challenges to ministerial decisions.

It seems “good government starts now” by removing accountability, lack of transparency, attacking anything related to environment and more importantly changing the law to suit its dirty coal agenda.

Under the EPBC Act just 2.2 per cent of projects have been rejected and only 0.4 per cent of mining approvals have ever been refused.

We remind the minister [Greg Hunt] that in his own electorate of Flinders, the loss of mammals now locally extinct or endangered on the Mornington Peninsula is tragically 66 per cent, with many species of flora and fauna now in decline.

His position further weakens the core values of his own portfolio.

The Abbott government lacks any vision to position our economy towards a sustainable future. It is stuck in the past and entrenched in a devaluing commodity. The environment minister should stand up for his portfolio rather than “dig it up, ship it out and burn it”.

Kelvin Stingel, Mornington Peninsula Greens

Tuff turf talk

Today I ate a chicken and lettuce roll while parked overlooking the playing field at Alexander Park, Mornington, and enjoying some audio phonic culture, thanks to ABC Classic FM. As I sat thoroughly enjoying the moment, I realised that I was looking at a playing field which represented a significant safety risk to footballers.

Knowing I was a turf craft specialist for over 40 years, a concerned Mornington Football Club member approached me a few years back because he was very concerned at learning of the shire’s intention to completely change the field’s turf type to a summer grass variety. He felt that this would leave the footballers with a surface which would provide little protection while playing their game, yet conversely providing a lovely cushion of turf for the cricketers. To me it was, as they say, a no brainer.

Today I was presented with exactly what that concerned gentleman and I expected. A ground covered in a dead sward of hard grass more suited to a turf cricket wicket than a reasonable, safe surface on which our wonderful game of Aussie rules can be played with vigour on a protective living grass cushion.

If everyone thinks that there is not a debt crisis they should just consider the fact that taxpayers are having to fork out $1 billion a month (and growing) to pay the interest on this ALP debt.

Just think about what could be done if the government had an extra billion dollars a month to spend on community issues. And worse is yet to come if the ALP wins the next election.

The ALP has stated that it wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030. No plan has been proposed as to how this would be achieved, no indication of the enormous rise in electricity and other costs and no consideration of the destruction of industry that would result. Have a happy future.

Barrie Hunt, Mt Eliza Western Port News 25 August 2015

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Certificates awarded for good work Compiled by Melissa Walsh HOW would you treat your husband if you found he were a German spy?

Come and see at the Red Cross Dramatic Entertainment by St Paul’s Club next Wednesday night. *** “IS war ever right?” Come and hear the dialogue at St Paul’s Club dramatic entertainment, at Frankston on Wednesday. All money taken at the door goes to the local Red Cross Fund—no expenses. *** THE many friends of Mr Corlett Senr, of Langwarrin will be pleased to hear that he is recovering from his illness and hopes to be about as usual in a few days. *** THE President of the Shire (Cr W. J Oates) will officially open the Mornington Junction Miniature Rifle Range this afternoon at 3pm, All interested in rifle shooting are given a cordial invitation. *** THE friends of Mr D Downs, who recently enlisted and went into camp, will regret to hear that be is dangerously ill with meningitis, and is at present in the Alfred Hospital. *** WE regret to learn that Mr C. O’Connell, who met with a serious accident some months ago, by being thrown from his jinker, is still confined to his bed, and it will still be some time before he is able to return to Frankston.

*** THE Hon Treasurer of the Frankston Belgian Relief Fund desires to acknowledge the donation, through Mr W. H. Prosser, of the sum of £1 10s from the Wesleyan Sunday School prize winners. They unanimously decided to forego their prizes and donate the value of them to the above Fund. *** THE many friends of Mr. J. E. Ridout will regret to hear of his death, which occurred at his residence, Frankston on Friday evening, 20th inst.

On Tuesday previous a blood vessel on his brain burst, and he gradually became unconscious, and died as above stated. The deceased was highly respected by all who knew him and his loss will be sincerely mourned by his wife and family, and a large circle of friends.

The remains were interred in the Frankston cemetery on Sunday afternoon, the Rev R. Jackson officiating at the grave. *** MR C. W. Murray of Langwarrin, left on Wednesday last by the S.S. Katoomba for West Australia. As he for some time past has filled the position of hon secretary to the progress Association and correspondent of the school committee, his departure has left those positions vacant.

So far no one seems willing to fill those positions, but it is hoped someone will be public spirited enough to fill the gap and keep those public institutions on the road to well doing. ***

WE have again to record this week, of several of our Peninsula lads being wounded at the Dardanelles; and unfortunately of the death of Private Colin Thomas, of Somerville, who succumbed to his wounds, while in the hospital ship, and Private Norman Tetley, who was killed while in action.

Private A. Meldrum, of Somerville, is reported wounded, and Lieut.Corporal W L Cooke, of Flinders, as ill. *** A very happy evening was enjoyed on Saturday last August 21st at Seaford, where a concert and social was arranged by the Church of England in aid of the fund to reduce the debt.

The musical part of the evening was arranged by Mrs Glidden, who, with help of Miss Draper as accompanist, trained about twenty children as a choir.

The children sang very delightfully four sacred songs, and pleased everyone. Others who took part in the programme were Mr and Mrs Galway, and Mr M. Galway, the Misses Longmore, Mrs Armstrong, Mr Peebles, and Mr Hoare.

At the end of the musical programme supper was served, and a short dance completed the evening’s enjoyment. *** THE hon. sec. (Dr Plowman) of the fund for presentation to volunteers recently enlisted from Frankston and the immediate district, desires to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations to the fund :—Lieut. Colonel Grimwade, £5 ; Sir John Madden, £2 2s ; G. W. Booth, Esq., £2 2s; C.

P. Watson, Esq, and Miss Watson, £1 2s 6d ; Mrs (Captain) Pidgeon, £1 1s; C. G. V. Williams, Esq., £1 1s ; W. Beckwith, Esq, £1; Jas Grice, Esq., 10s; Mrs Moloney, 10s; Mrs Hunt, 10s ; Captain Sherlock, 5s; Mrs W. H. O’Grady, 5s; Mrs Garrood, 5s ; Messrs Ritchie and Co., 5s; M. Jacobs, Esq., 5s; 44 donations of 2s 6d each ; 2 of 2s each; and 4 of 1s each. *** ST Paul’s Club advertise a social for next Wednesday night at 8.15 at the Mechanics’ Hall Frankston. The whole of the takings are to go to the Red Cross Fund. Some of the items will be appropriate to the occasion, for example a dialogue on “Peace and War”, and a dramatic item entitled “The Spy”.

Songs and other musical items will be also on the programme, which will include a farce entitled “An Interrupted Proposal”. At the end of the programme a short dance will be held, and Mr and Miss Cowan have kindly promised to supply the music, with flute, piccolo and piano. It is hoped the social, admission for which will be one shilling, will be well attended.

Two or three raffles will be drawn during the evening, notably one for a pug puppy, and one for a doll. It is hoped during the evening that a presentation from the club will be made to Private Matthew Elliott. *** ON Wednesday afternoon an official visit was paid to the Frankston State School by members of the Board of Advice, for the purpose of present-

ing junior certificates from the Department of Education to eight of the scholars who had passed the necessary test for juniors in swimming, diving, floating and methods of resuscitation.

The chairman of the Board (Mr E.M’Comb) in presenting the certificates, impressed on the children the necessity of going still further than they had gone, and thus being able to compete for a higher grade when the Department sent an officer to examine them.

The following are the names of the successful competitors:—Nancy Cameron, Lexie Richardson, Christina Hay, Ivy Bray, Arthur Gale, Geo Bradbury Raymond Coxall, and Hector M’Comb.

After the presentations the children sang the National Anthem, and Mr Richardson (the head teacher) returned thanks to the Board on behalf of the children, who were then dismissed.

The members of the Board, after an inspection of the school, were invited

by Mrs Richardson to partake of a cup of tea ,which was much appreciated, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the lady for her kindness. *** ALEX Scott and Co. report,— A moderate supply of both milkers and springers, prices on the whole being without alterations. Milkers £11 15 to £14, springers to £10 15s to £12 12s 6d. chopping cows to £9, fat cows to £18, store cows £6, to £8, poddies 40s to 67s 6d, From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 28 August, 1915

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A Grain of Salt TWO years for Collingwood’s Lachie Keefe and Josh Thomas and $50,000 apiece? Like a thousand others on any one night they took an illegal drug which apparently included a performing enhancement. So much for Collingwood looking after “their boys”. Everyone scampering to come out of it with halos. Worse still the Essendon boys. Three years now.

“They had a choice”? What choice if they refused? Ten years focussed on “making it” with the probability of bye byes for a supplements refusal?

The first choice was to protect those kids, lying and leaking unabated. For the good of the game? Nathan Buckley suggested it may be the making of his two boys; sweet nonsense. The clubs, ASADA, WADA, AFL, Herald Sun, The Age, Fox Footy. Like most politicians; hypocrites. *** Nathan Buckley, James Hird and Michael Voss; champion footballers not necessarily champion coaches. James Hird blamed the AFL as expected, never him, then added “it’s about the players”, a shade late James? Rather sad, but it’s difficult to shed tears for millionaires. Tony Shaw on extending Nathan’s contract: “I thought they might have gone a bit too hard a bit too early in dumping really talented players”. Shaw being the first to call for Heath Shaw to be dropped; a convenient memory. If Nathan could coach half as well as he talks my once mighty Magpies would be right up there. *** Dear Danny Andrews, (John Kennedy, ex-Hawthorn coach “Don’t think, do!”); GF Eve holiday and a $220,000 logo design for nine

months work? Don’t hurry yourself Mr Popularity Premier. No surprise regarding the suggested bias of Commissioner Dyson Heydon. We knew this before and after his comments on Julia Gillard’s evidence, well before Billy stepped up to the plate.

Always amusing; the assumption judges are beyond reproach. Nobody is beyond reproach. Imagine Gillian Trigg at a Labor fundraiser? *** All those labour saving devices in the 50s to 80s have disintegrated.

The sheer need to keep up with technology is overwhelming. The more I let one go the further I get behind, to the point of near surrender. A word processor, Google and away we go; once upon a time. Now they upgrade, be it software or new models, and to comfort you they restrict your usage of the old model. Buy a new one or stay behind to the point of more confusion, more money and memory breakdown. I assume (on the basis of George Orwell’s prediction) we are but a step away from security control through our screens. Therein lies the danger of emitting wind being interpreted as a boo? *** $40 billion on Navy ships in South Australia. Why?...Nick Kyrgios sentenced to all of January in Rye?...

What goes on in the bedroom stays in the bedroom, when the wife and kids are out for the day?...“Humour is the great thing, the saving thing.

The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place” [Mark Twain]..“And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges” [Shakespeare]...

*** This is my last column. 130,000 words is quite enough. I’m saddling up my horse and riding into the setting sun. My hero (Hopalong Cassidy) has lived through his adventures, and, when it was over, he got on his horse and rode into the sunset.

What happened when he disappeared over the horizon with Lucky and California? What happens after the “The End” placard covers the screen? Do they take time off before finding another adventure?

Do they die of wounds suffered during those 66 movies? Do they live happily ever after in some frontier town? Not a bit of it. They run out of daylight puff, camping quietly in a unit, listening to a Roy Rogers CD, or Gene Autrey. Rear of the Rye shopping precinct, dodging psychologists, doctors and councillors, happily ever after until the big fellow calls it quits.

As the saying goes “I’ve been everywhere mate”; 20 years as a public servant, 37 at racetracks, 40 in theatre and television, freelance activities including eight years with this column. The consistent thread throughout is trying to dodge morons. I’m not referring to acquaintances, relatives, people you say hello to etc, always taken at face value.

I’ve got my faults, probably more than I realise and like everything there are pluses; working with someone you respect, who in the scheme of things is better than you in matters which concern your outlook on life or simply the job at hand. I’ve been lucky, not often but enough to give me strength.

It’s the others who are my problem, those you work with in one

By Cliff Ellen form or another, sometimes bosses, sometimes equals who for reasons best known to themselves adopt a position of superiority but in my eyes suffering from a defect of reason, in most cases a high selfopinion which I see as a mirage. Am I complaining? No. Simply letting it out there. I’ve often been asked if a particular piece I wrote was about “them”. Not true. General pieces have never been about any particular person, unless I named them. If it occurs to you when reading this piece I may be referring to you, then my guess is the chances are you’re most likely close to correct...for once.

I’m reliably informed an upmarket swisho villa in Bali away from the madding crowd with the ocean as your view, serviced by a maid, cook and perhaps a lover (or two) can be had on a 12 months lease for $15,000. A life of Reilly for less than my pension. True, one or two shonky adjustments to cover the Centrelink gestapos, but so tempting. Mind you, with my luck the Islamic State, now gaining prominence in Indonesia, may well conclude I’m a Christian, equalling danger to life and limb. Worth the risk?

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

These are the ties that bind

By Stuart McCullough IT’S hard to be ‘the one’. Fate can play some pretty nasty pranks from time to time and, without really meaning to, you might find yourself being held responsible for an absolute disaster. No one wants to be the person who undoes a good idea. There’s not a soul on this earth who deliberately sets out to be the one that sinks the ship whilst simultaneously slaying the golden goose. It was a decade before they could make another Batman after George Clooney was done with him. Poor George. It wasn’t his fault the whole thing stunk like a week-old trout in the sun. He was simply in the wrong place in the wrong time.

There is no franchise as beloved as Star Wars. I was never a fanatic, but that one trip to the Burwood Drive-In in the family Volkswagen remains one of the greatest cinematic experiences of my life. I knew nothing of it when we arrived. By the time we left, my life had been forever changed. Star Wars was to become a defining part of my childhood, something I’d talk about with classmates. I had action figures, the classic Luke Skywalker haircut and a light saber for about thirty seconds after I received it as a gift for Christmas but promptly bent in half during an overly vigorous duel with my brother. But after three films, George Lucas wisely called time; leaving behind a fantastic, epic story that each new generation of moviegoers can discover for themselves. Then, of course, he changed his mind.

After years of begging, the public were finally getting what they had so

long demanded – more Star Wars films were on the way. New films meant new creatures which, in turn, meant new merchandise that could appear on lunchboxes the world over and be purchasable as plastic figurines. They must have had such high hopes. Enter

Jar Jar Binks.

You’ve got to feel a little sorry for him. Prior to The Phantom Menace, he was just quietly going about his life, working as a barista and an organic whole foods café called ‘The Mighty Turnip’, supplementing his income by

picking up occasional gigs as an actor. He’d appeared as Blanche’s loveinterest in an episode of The Golden Girls and been a back-up singer / dancer for Madonna on her ‘Who’s That Girl’ world tour but had never really threatened to breakout as a bona fide star. But, one fateful night, everything changed, after Jar Jar got a message on his pager to call George Lucas.

Imagine it. Someone tells you they’re going to change your life forever by putting you in one of the most anticipated movies of the decade. Then they tell you you’ll be playing the role of a Gungan from the planet Naboo.

So far, so weird. But regardless of how strange it might sound, Jar Jar would have consoled himself with the thought that these people were responsible for some pretty wonderful films and, doubtless, they knew what they were doing. With the benefit of hindsight, Jar Jar might also have paused to consider that these very same people were also responsible for Howard the Duck, one of the most spectacular cinematic flops within memory, living and dead and even not quite feeling itself.

When The Phantom Menace was finally unleashed on an expectant public, the results were mixed. It was, without a shadow of a doubt, a huge financial success, paving the way for two further films. But things did not go so well for Jar Jar. To say that his performance was poorly received is like describing the maiden voyage of the Titanic as leaving room for improvement. Put simply, it was a disaster for the aspirant actor. Jar Jar Binks

has since been described as one of the most reviled characters in film history.

Jar Jar Binks appeared in the next two installments but in a drastically reduced role. Inevitably, the work dried up. Madonna changed her musical direction. Blanche from The Golden Girls no longer returned his calls. Jar Jar got bumped from barista to clearing tables at ‘The Mighty Turnip’. He withdrew from public life, even quitting as keyboard player for Keanu Reeves’ band, ‘Dogstar’.

In the process of moving house, there have been many discoveries.

Perhaps most startling of all is that I appear to possess any number of neckties that I would only ever wear at gunpoint. As I was sorting through a pile of ties, there was one that caught my attention. Black and made a synthetic material that was both unpleasant to the touch and (probably) highly flammable, there was a picture at the bottom. There, at the end of the tie, was a picture of Jar Jar Binks, smiling as though he hadn’t a care in the world.

I have no idea why I have a Jar Jar Binks necktie and cannot imagine a circumstance under which I’d wear it to work. But that’s not the point. Rather, it’s a reminder of another time. One where Jar Jar thought the world was not merely his oyster but his seafood platter. Where anything was possible.

Now it’s a souvenir of an unmitigated disaster. Soon there will be another Star Wars film. But as you await its release, spare a thought for the guy clearing coffee cups at The Mighty Turnip. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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LENNON: YESTERDAYS IN THE LIFE

By Neil Walker “I would love to be Doctor Who!”

The dark side of Lennon’s character could be hurtful to those close to the late Beatle but Waters says people who have seen the show who knew Lennon reckon Waters and D’Arrietta’s Glass Onion show captures the essence of the man who they could not help but forgive.

Actor and musician John Waters’ declaration has been prompted by mint magazine’s suggestion the 66-year-old would be a perfect choice to play the Time Lord in BBC TV’s longrunning sci-fi show now the Beeb has seen sense and is skewing older in its casting of the good Doctor in the form of current incarnation Peter Capaldi.

“He was rejected by both his parents and brought up by his aunt so there was a lot of anger there,” he says.

“I found him to be a very angry man and most of the people who’ve seen my show who knew him said ‘he was a really nice guy but he couldn’t help the anger, it came out and made him quite prone to some violent outbursts now and then’. He did have that side to him.”

While mint hopes the Scotsman does not immediately vacate the TARDIS there will come a time – as for all 11 of his Doctor Who predecessors – for the 57-year-old Capaldi to regenerate.

“Of course, the body is only a vehicle for The Doctor but I think he looks better when he’s older,” Waters says.

Before heading to the US to perform the Lennon show, Waters and D’Arrietta had to seek Yoko Ono’s permission to stage the Glass Onion show off Broadway.

“I think the original Doctor William Hartnell was fantastic because I was around for him but there’s been a few good ones.”

“I think she’s always supported it and thinks it’s a good idea,” Waters says.

You read it here first. The time could soon be right for the first Australian Doctor Who. Kind of. Waters was born in London but he is also an Aussie, spending time between this country and England between acting jobs.

“There’s no big money in it for her because her percentage of our percentage is pretty tiny so it’s more about protecting the image and I understand why she does that I think she does a great job. She’s been fabulous with us. We got great reviews in New York and we were relaxed because we knew we had her full backing.”

This push to install Waters as the next Doctor is thanks to his role as D’arcy in hugely-successful TV comedy drama Offspring, since mint reckons there was an almost Jon Pertwee-ian sparkle to the character, the father of Asher Keddie’s Nina.

Waters admires Ono (“We couldn’t have done the show without Yoko’s support”) and remembers the harsh public criticism she copped at the height of The Beatles’ career in the 1960s.

But enough Doctor Who. Let’s talk another UK cultural icon: John Lennon.

“Yoko was reviled by the press. They slagged her off all the time and used racist epithets about her, called her ‘inscrutably Oriental’ and all that and she really supported John. She herself was an avant-garde artist of very high standing in her own right in New York City.”

Waters has been “playing” the role of Lennon on and off since 1991 when he had the idea for a stage show based on the former Beatles man’s life and he’s bringing the show to Frankston Arts Centre in early September.

In fact, Waters believes Ono was pivotal to the success of much of Lennon’s best later music.

Thankfully Waters doesn’t dress up as and impersonate Lennon, rather he tries to capture the attitude and spirit of the legendary singersongwriter.

“Even though his angry political songs were good in that decade it was great to hear him going back to those great groove-based pop songs he was so good at writing. Songs like (Just Like) Starting Over.

“I wanted it to be based around the songs and what they said about him because they are quite autobiographical. I also based what I was doing on some of the things he had said and his attitudes. I’d read enough and followed enough through the newspapers, ever since I was 16 really.”

“It’s a Yoko word ‘Imagine’. It’s a whole concept by her about bringing something into existence by imagining it. She did contribute to John’s work in a major way because she was the biggest influence in his life at that time.”

While interest in Lennon’s life has risen in the past two decades – boosted by the likes of Oasis singing his praises during the Britpop boom of the ‘90s to a generation not around in the ‘60s – Waters says no-one had thought about staging a show about his life and songs a decade after Lennon’s death in 1980.

At first, Waters decision to rope in musical partner Stewart D’Arrietta to perform the Lennon: Through A Glass Onion show was a pragmatic one despite the actor’s love of The Beatles’ and Lennon’s music.

“The short answer is ‘unemployment’. You’re looking around for something to do in one of those down times,” he says.

“My career was good but I just had ‘a hole’ and guys I knew who ran the entertainment room at The Tilbury Hotel in Woolloomooloo in Sydney said ‘Hey, we’ve got a spare three weeks coming up in a month’s time, do you have a show you could do?’ and I went ‘yep’ but hadn’t actually thought about it at that stage.”

Co-opting D’Arrietta proved to be the start of a long and winding road for the Glass Onion show which made its way to Lennon’s adopted home city – New York – two years ago, decades after its first small shows in the Sydney suburb in 1991.

Fast forward forty years or so – and three decades since the Glass Onion show made its debut – and the spirit of John Lennon is still very much alive and heading to Frankston next month.

Waters was thrilled by the audience reaction to the show in New York during a sold-out 122 shows run off Broadway at the Union Square Theatre.

“We loved it ... I think John Lennon is more revered in New York than anywhere else, including Liverpool. They just loved him there.

They loved the way he’d chosen their town and adopted it and thought very highly of New York.

He was recognised on the streets but they left him alone and that’s what he liked about it.

New York is like that. There’s a lot of famous people walking down the street and nobody really bothers about them too much.”

But, much like Lennon’s real-life character, there was a dark side to the freedom afforded the famous in The Big Apple when Lennon was callously shot and murdered.

“Rather tragically that was what killed him in

the end – his accessibility and a random lunatic thing that happened to him because of his celebrity,” Waters says.

It’s this premature end to Lennon’s life that Waters credits with keeping the Glass Onion show alive in audiences’ minds.

“People didn’t realise they felt as much as they do about Lennon, about the tragedy of a man who’s just really actually reached a pinnacle of peace in his own life and his own head ... settling down and calming down.

“So suddenly for it all to end there it gives people an emotional jolt and I think there’s no stage show that lasts the distance unless it has an emotional impact. I didn’t know how to strive for that, being a bit of first timer when I put it together, but it must have hit the target. It does provoke an emotional reaction in people.”

After that, the show must go on to the Edinburgh International Festival in August. It began as “something to do between gigs” for Waters but has morphed into something bigger than he ever anticipated.

“It has sort of taken over my life to a certain extent,” he says.

But then Lennon and The Beatles had dominated many days in his life since Waters’ mid-teens.

“I was born in late 1948 so was 16 when The Beatles arrived so I was really in that dead set target audience. It dominated all of our lives.

It wasn’t really a case of whether you were a Beatles fan or not, The Beatles were the soundtrack for us.”

And a soundtrack for subsequent generations.

Lennon: Through a Glass Onion will be performed at Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston on Saturday 12 September, 8pm.

See artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au or call 9784 1060 for bookings.

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Zirka Circus is coming to town!

ZIRKA Circus is visiting Australia as part of its World Tour. Their international artists are the best in their class!

This is the first contemporary circus to be owned and operated in Australia by a woman. Owner/Manager Jeni Hou’s family has been in entertainment and circus for three generations.

Zirka is circus like never before!

Bringing a fresh and exciting new look to circus in Australia. You will be amazed and dazzled by the skill, beauty, and strength of the amazing international artists.

This awe-inspiring show with death defying acrobatics – they have to be seen to be believed… magic, contortion, juggling, balancing and clowns to the left and clowns to the right with hilarious laugh a minute naughtiness.

You will gasp in amazement and fear as the acrobats perform tricks,

with precision and daring, like never before!

A full two hours of non-stop entertainment, with state of the art sound systems, lighting and effects all under the brand new big top.

You can be comfortable in the knowledge that Zirka Circus is an animal free circus, with a happy family atmosphere.

Zirka Circus is ideal entertainment for all ages, from two to 102! Satisfaction guaranteed…

Keep an eye on their schedule, or drop them a line or email them, or follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/zirkacircusaustralia Zirka Circus will be performing at the Frankston Sandcastle site, 510 Nepean Hwy, from Thursday Aug 27 to Sunday Sept 6.

Tickets at the box office or call 0498 666 388.

Giant gingerbread house arrives at Karingal Hub centre to start receiving the exclusive retailer offers.

Community Knitting Drive In partnership with members from the Peninsula CWA, Karingal Hub will be setting up a community knitting drive.

They invite you to participate to help make a difference to our local community.

This essentially is a relay concept, where we are asking you to knit and leave, allowing another participant to continue the process.

The goal is to create woollen blankets which can then be donated to the Frankston Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Special Care Nurseries.

This will be located inside the Gingerbread House. Alternatively, the local community can donate already made knitted squares that will then be used to create the blankets.

8 ply wool is used and they are asking for 40 x 40 stitch squares.

Facebook Competition Make sure you keep an eye out on Karingal Hub’s Facebook page for your chance to win 1 of 10 Family Village / Star Zone experiences. All shoppers do is take a selfie in front of the house and post it on the Karingal Hub Facebook Page with the hashtag #winteratkaringal.

KARINGAL Hub is a real winter wonderland at the moment with a 4 metre x 4 metre gingerbread house in the centre court.

There is mouldable snow at the front of the house and a campfire/picnic area at the back.

The house is covered with real gingerbread men (supplied from the local Hosome Gingerbread Factory).

The inside features furniture and customers are invited to use it as a relax/chill out zone.

Competition A $4,000 winter holiday package to New Zealand is up for grabs! To enter:  Spend a minimum of $20 at any specialty retailer in one transaction.  Present your receipt to our friendly hostess at Centre Court.  Fill out the entry form and return it back to the hostess to go in the draw.  The winner will be drawn on Thursday 3rd of September 2015.

Super Savings Karingal Hub will be introducing a new technology to showcase exclusive retailer offers throughout the promotional period. In order to access these offers, you will need to:  Download the free HelloLocal App.  Register or sign in.  Head to the Gingerbread House in Centre Court or the Glass Display Cabinets in

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SUNDANCER , 4.62m, fibreglass centre console, 75hp mariner outboard, power tilt and trim, new split level floor, new transom, all new wiring, $5,000 worth of 316 grade stainless including rocket launcher, snapper racks, combing racks, bait board, bow rail and rod holders., lowrance HDS7 colour sounder/GPS. Marine radio, built in tackle boxes, bait tanks, all safety gear, too much to mention.

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AEROLITE 18ft Caravan. Nice and clean, double bed, front lounge, rangehood, stove, oven, microwave, full annexe, new hoses, 12 months registration (C84174). $6,500 negotiable.

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CAMPERVAN, Jayco penguin, 2008, reg March 2016, as new, 100 amp battery, gas electric fridge, stove, Fiamma awning, Frankston. $15,500. 03 9783 7479.

CARAVAN, A van (A liner 3) 2000. EC. Low millage. $10,000.

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EVERNEW Pop Top 17'6" Caravan. Double island bed, new light truck tyres, ratchet jockey wheel, Porta Potti, all crockery, cutlery & kitchen utensils, LCDTV, awning, sunshade, electric brakes, Simplicity suspension, air con. Many extra's, registration (F47154) $11,000.

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GAZEL, Champion 1998, 16ft pop-top, single beds, front kitchen, gas stove, fridge, large lounge, full annexe, new awning. VGC. $11,550. 0401 235 313.

JAYCO, Destiny pop top, 2007,island D/bed, toilet, shower, AC, H/water service, awning, full annexe, battery backup, dual axle, TV/DVD player, aerial, 3 way fridge, M/wave, electric brakes, VGC. $25,750neg. 0404 030 705.

CARAVAN, custom, 11ft caravan with annexe, timber floor in annexe, clean and in good condition. $2,500Neg. 0417 353 480.

COLORADO Highton, 2011, 2 door caravan, length 31ft (internal 25ft), roof mounted IBIS split system, 184L 3-way fridge, microwave, full oven, TV on swing bracket and antenna, QS bed, 3 bunks with personal DVD players, L shaped seating, extra 3ft checkerplated back stand-up change area, full ensuite, slide out gas BBQ, 2x gas bottles, 2x picnic tables, 16inch wheels with 2 extra spare tyres, twin battery system, full tunnel front boot, full galvanised front boot.

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ELDON 21 Elite - Tare 2100, queen size island bed, AC, large refrigerator, leather seating, range hood, full stove and oven, microwave, internal, sound system and TV, latest in tinted, fly proof windows and overhead skylights (2), outside rollout BBQ, external TV docking centre and sound system, wind up aerial, full awning, new battery for free camping, full ensuite, toilet and vanity basin, top filling washing machine, $51,000 neg.

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JAYCO Classique pop top caravan, EC, stored under cover, dble island bed, almost new innerspring mattress, plenty of storage, cupboards, 12v battery for interior lights, 970kg, can be towed easily, 4 cylinder medium size car, elec brakes, Good Tebbs annexe, zip off walls. $10,500neg. 0417 583 529.

JAYCO Freedom Pop top 2002 18ft. LG Mircowave, 90ltr 3 way fridge, 4 Burner cook top, grill and full oven, rangehood, Heron 2.2 Air conditioner/heater, double bed, water tank, twin 9kg gas bottles and cradles, security screen door, outside tap, power outlets, dual axles, electric brakes, roll out awning. Inside hot water unit, 2 extra 12 vault power plugs, 39cm TV with built in DVD player, antenna, full zip up annexe, spare pole carrier, outdoor caravan cover, portable flush toilet and shower with pump for instant hot water, recently serviced and new bearings fitted. Plus heaps more extras. Registration (P65711).

Excellent condition. $23,500 neg. Phone: 0438 354 634.

JAYCO Penguin pop top caravan.

With reverse cycle air conditioning, gas bottles, two water tanks, connection for BBQ, electric water pump and tap, electric brakes, awning, TV, Free to air satellite box. Used for only two weeks.

Registration (V70541). Have to sell for health reasons. New price $ 33,000 sell for $ 28,500. Phone 9700 0607.

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JAYCO Star-craft pop top, 1998, roof top AC/heating, roll out awning, 3 way fridge, DBL island bed innerspring mattress, 4 burner gas stove, instant hot water, 1 side and1 end privacy screens, microwave, 12v/240v lighting, mount for bike rack, electric brakes, 6mth reg, EC, tare 1,170kg, easy to tow, all seats have been re-covered, plenty storage. $15,000. 0419 542 543 .

JAYCO White Hawk 2014, 23MBH Ultra Lite Caravan, sleeps 5-6, rear bunk beds, bath /shower/toilet, sink, 24" LED HD TV, AM/FM/CD/DVD bluetooth, U-shaped dining, fridge/freezer, 4 burner gas top, oven, range hood, m/wave, Dble sink, loads of storage, sofa/Murphy Bed, Pillowtop mattress, wardrobes, AC/heating, water, waste and fresh water tank, power awning.

EC $64,000neg. 0407 877 047.

ONSITE CARAVAN & Aluminium Annexe in E.C. Western Port Foreshore Lang Lang. Views of the bay from the front, views of the country from the back.

Great fIshing, walk 50m to beach, everything included, fridges/microwave, all cutlery /crockery etc. Friendly park for all ages, pets welcome. Reduced from $9,000 to $8,000. Call Frank 0411 718 140 after 3pm.

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PARAMOUNT signature, 2007, 19ft, brand new complete cover, centre dble bed, sprung mattress, side lounge, 4 seater dining converts to bed, storage space, dual axle, alloy wheels, water storage, battery, charger, 90lt dometic fridge freezer, dometic AC/heater, microwave oven, gas cooktop, grill. TV, AM /FM/CD, 2 9kg gas bottles, water tap, roll out awning, annexe, easy to tow EC, never been off road. $25,000ono.

0407 686 570.

PARAMOUNT Signature 2005.

Full ensuite, roll out awning, gas oven and jets, microwave, gas hot water, solar panels and 2 x deep cycle batteries, sleeps 2. 3 way fridge, slide out outside bbq, reverse cycle air con, digital tv with dvd player, front and rear boot, always garaged. Plus many more features. Immaculate condition. Reg (T07525). $34,000. Negotiable. Phone: 0400 182 953

ROADSTAR Vacationer Tango.

Tandem wheels with 2 spare, new roll on awning + new annexe, 2 gas bottles, electric brakes, inside measurements 18 ft by 7.3 ft, double island bed, air conditioner, 3 way fridge, microwave, TV/DVD player, CD radio, can sleep four people, lots of cupboard space, underbed storage. $20,000 neg. Reg (P65994). Phone: 0404 198 947.

SCENIC 19ft x 8ft caravan with full cover, 150ltr fridge, air conditioning, rollout awning with 3 roof stabiliser bars, tunnel boot, backup battery, double island bed, cafe style dinning, central kitchen, oven with 4 burner stove, microwave, T.V., tinted glass windows, plus many extras. Excellent condition. Reg (N71626). $23,000 Phone: 0411 435 950. Mount Martha.

VISCOUNT, Gran Tourer, 17', gas /electric, double bed plus 2/3 berth, full annexe plus new vinyl awning, electric brakes. Age forces sale. $8,500. 5977 0950.

WINDSOR GENESIS 2010 Limited edition 21ft caravan. One owner from new. Dual axle, electric brakes, reverse cycle air conditioning, seperate toilet & shower, 3/4 sized fridge /freezer, wired for Solar, 12v 100 amp deep cycle battery, Anderson plug, full ensuite, washing machine, TV/DVD/CD stereo, bluetooth and outside speakers, Wynguard TV aerial, microwave, four seasons hatch, large boot at front. Hot water system, 12v water pump, rear view camera, 12v outside and inside outlet, under seat/bed storage, gas bayonet, full oven, awning.

Registration expires May 2016 (T15066). Excellent condition. $43,500.Phone: 0419 365 980.

WINDSOR Rapid 16ft. 2004.

Electric brakes, side kitchen, rear cafe dinnette, double fold out beds each end (one has an inner-spring mattress), 4 burner gas hot plate and grill, rangehood, microwave, 90lt 3 way fridge/freezer, reverse cycle air conditioner, roll out awning (near new), plenty of storage with robe and slide out pantry, storage at both ends under the bed areas, easy set up, ideal family caravan. Reg (Q35639). $23,500. Phone: 0419 503 008.

WINDSOR Sunchaser Pop Top 1997, L 17' 6", W 7' 6", roll out awning and annexe, 4 burner stove and oven and 3 way fridge, microwave, double bed, electric blanket, 2/80 watt solar panels, fans, TV, 12v pump for water to sink, 2 x 1, reversing camera,3 x 12v outlets, shower /toilet tent with shower and toilet. Hayman reece weight distributing bars, Blairgowie.

14,500. 0427 880 419.

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MITSUBISHI, Magna Executive, 2002 sedan, reg March 2016, 105,000kms. New tyres, clean straight car. Reg: STP360. $3,500. Phone 5975 2937.

REFRIGERATED TOYOTA HILUX, utility, 2014, odometer 3600kms, would suit new buyer, 2400L x 1800 x 1300H measured externally, 82mm fibreglass/polyurethane white gloss finish, checker-plate food grade slipresistant flooring, double rear barn doors with deep freeze multi-blade seals internal flush bulkhead light wired to the tail light circuit, steel frame, alloy mudguards, rear step and docking rubbers, SS Camlock on each door with 'Quicklock' handles, SS heavy duty hinges, SS door holdbacks, SS rear door frame, SS door sills, double seal gaskets on doors, tapered edge doors side door - passenger LH side, doors are key lockable.

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Hillmen rocket into finals NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt RED Hill will take enormous momentum into its Elimination final against Hastings this weekend after belting Dromana to the tune of 86 points on Saturday.

The Hillmen have won four matches in a row by an average margin of 59 points and have regained that confidence that eluded them in the middle part of the season. The Hillmen’s last two wins against Dromana and Frankston Bombers have been by 86 and 113 points respectively.

Red Hill beat Hastings at the start of the month (three rounds ago) in a hard fought, tough contest by 27 points.

Red Hill went into the final home and away game of the season having to beat Dromana, while relying on Sorrento to beat Rye. While Red Hill went in as favourite, it had lost to Dromana on the previous three occasions.

From the very first bounce, the Hillmen got their backyard in order and opened up a 30 point lead at the first change.

In the corresponding game earlier in the season, the Hillmen did the same and went on to kick just one more goal for the game.

Not this time. By half time, the margin had blown out to ten goals and Red Hill had placed itself in a position to jump into the top five.

Jake Mold booted five goals, Jared Eames four and teenager Danny Allsop three majors while Jake Mitchell and Daniel McNamara also dominated.

Daniel Guerts and Kieran Voelkl were the best of the Tigers.

After the match, Red Hill coach Tony Blackford was obviously very pleased to be part of another finals campaign.

“Once you’re in Toey, anything can happen,” said Blackford.

“Our game finished a lot earlier than the Sorrento v Rye game so we all got in the rooms to listen to the last ten minutes on the radio. The guys were obviously pretty excited.

“We go into next week knowing we’re playing really good footy again and we were lucky enough to beat

Season slips away: The siren couldn’t come quickly enough for Crib Point, going down to Somerville by 106 points.

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Hastings a few weeks ago.

“Finals are a different ball game altogether though and as far as I’m concerned, it all starts again.

“We’ll prepare the best we can and no doubt give it our best shot.

“We’re the underdogs of all the teams in the finals but we don’t plan to be there just making up numbers.

We’re confident we can have a real impact if we play to our potential,” said Blackford.

While Red Hill got the four points, it had to rely on Sorrento to knock over Rye. It wasn’t until the 20-minute mark of the last quarter that Red Hill could start to celebrate.

Rye played the best football I had witnessed it play this season and took it right up to the Sharks.

On a couple of occasions through-

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out the match, it appeared as though Sorrento was going to break the game open, however, with their season on the line, the Demons kept fighting back.

Scores were locked together at half time and the margin was just nine points at three quarter time in favour of the home side. The final margin was three goals, 16.10 (106) to 13.10 (88).

Jon Croad was superb for the Sharks, despite not being named in their best, while Daniel Grant was also a solid four-quarter contributor.

Brady Egan is a star of the competition and he was excellent for the Demons, while Adam Kirkwood was superb in the back half, despite his opponent Myles Pitt kicking three goals.

The other big game everyone was

keeping an eye on was Hastings versus Rosebud.

What a fizzer that turned out to be.

Rosebud mauled the Blues from the first bounce and won by more than 100 points.

The Buds kicked 20.12 (132) while restricting the Blues to just 4.6 (30).

The Buds went into the game without Greg Bentley and Paul Kennedy and full back Chris Zurek. Chris Rogers, Jackson McRae and Brenton Payne all played in the reserves while Sean Downie was at Stingrays.

Rob Forrest was at his devastating best with five goals while Ryan Spooner booted four and Tom Baker three. Matt Baker was superb on Luke Clark.

Jake Hewitt and Shaun Foster were the best of the Blues.

Hastings now has a week to regroup

before playing Red Hill in the knockout Elimination Final.

Rosebud has been the best side all season and deserves the week off.

Crib Point was put out of its misery at 4.30pm yesterday by Somerville, losing by a whopping 106 points.

It’s a far cry from the club that was flying this time last year and was a genuine premiership threat.

This season has been a disaster for the black and white, winning just three games for the season.

Coach of the Year in 2014 Duane Annable has stepped down and the popular choice if you listen to the beating drums is that Brad Arnold will take control.

The Eagles were sensational on Saturday, despite a lacklustre opposition.

Make no mistake, Somerville is right there with Rosebud as the best teams in the competition.

Tom Shaw booted five goals, Rowan Hogenbirk was back from a quad injury with four goals and Billy Rolfe is just winding up for a big finals series – he finished with four goals.

Adrian Speedy and Justin Allsop were outstanding.

Devon Meadows finished the season on a real high, winning its final four games. It beat Tyabb on Saturday 24.17 (161) to 9.14 (68).

Dylan Hand booted seven goals and Beau Miller and Pat Harmes dominated.

Jake Anderson kicked five majors for the Yabbies and Adrian Clay in his 150th game was outstanding.

In the final game, Pearcedale finished on a high too and beat Frankston Bombers, 18.7 (115) to 12.10 (82).

In what has been a tough season for both clubs, they both finished where expected. I think both clubs misunderstood the strength of the competition and there was talk of finals from both camps.

Pearcedale must resign its coach Jamie Merchan and invest in additional talent.

If Merchan was to go, and he doesn’t want to, I think the ripple effect could be significant.

Both the Panthers and Bombers can’t keep treading the boards and expect things to improve.

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Another ton for Justin Van Unen PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt MT Eliza full forward Justin Van Unen booted the five goals he needed against Pines on Saturday to notch his second century in the MPNFL. ‘JV’ first kicked 100 goals when he was playing for Rye in an Elimination Final and while he was still wearing the red and blue on Saturday, this time it was for the Redlegs.

Van Unen had the tough job of playing on the returning Beau Hendry on Saturday, making the feat even that much more impressive.

In 16 games, Van Unen has averaged almost six goals a game and he holds the key to the success of the Redlegs this season.

Despite the potency of Van Unen in attack, the strong midfield group and the experienced defence, many still say Mt Eliza and the rest of the teams in the Peninsula competition are playing for second place.

Many believe that Frankston YCW is by far the best team in the competition.

It’s hard to argue following their shaky start. Figures don’t lie and the Stonecats are head and shoulders better in the points for and against column.

Regardless, it’s not a theory that sits well with Mt Eliza coach John Georgiou.

“I think it’s very disrespectful to my players and the other teams in the competition to hear we are all playing for second prize,” said Georgiou.

“We didn’t play a great game against YCW the last time we played them but we’re really confident in the way we are playing.

“Mornington have been very good this season too and Pines and Edithvale-Aspendale have shown that they are more than capable on their day.

“I think the season is wide open for the team that brings its best on any given day. Frankston YCW has lost three games, so we know they can be beaten.

“They (YCW) are a strong team, we know that, but they can be beaten.”

Georgiou said there was no chance of a return for his star forward Scott Lockwood.

Redlegs manage to hold on: Despite Pines storming home, Mt Eliza won by eight points. Picture: Gary Bradshaw

“Scott has been a great player for us for a long time and unfortunately his knee won’t allow him to get up for the rest of the year,” said Georgiou.

“We have made some adjustments in personnel but our structures are still the same. We’re very confident our best is still good enough,” he said.

Mt Eliza’s best was good enough on Saturday against Pines.

While the Pythons came storming home with a four goal to one last quarter, Mt Eliza was still able to record a pretty comfortable victory, 11.19 (85) to 11.11 (77).

Sam Gill, Karl Lombardozzi and Dave Barton dominated for the Redlegs.

Aaron Edwards booted four goals and Guy Hendry three for Pythons while Chris Guganovic and Shaun White also had a heap of the footy.

Mornington put the second last nail in Langwarrin’s coffin, smashing the Kangas 23.12 (150) to 8.8 (56).

Langwarrin has just one more week to go in what has been an extremely frustrating season.

They have been cursed with injuries again this season. They couldn’t afford one.

Their coach, Gavin Artico, has resigned and its best player Rikki Johnston has accepted the Dromana coaching job. It’s highly likely that Luke O’Neil and Liam Hogan will return to the Tigers with Johnston. Who could blame them.

The Langwarrin job is still a very good one for a coach that wants to invest three years.

The 2015 season has been a writeoff.

Jackson Calder had a field day on

Saturday with six goals for the Doggies while Daniel Moss and Warwick Miller brought their own Sherrin.

Shane Paterson, Rikki J and Jarrod Amalfi, who is rumoured to have signed at Frankston Bombers, were among the best for the blue and white.

Jarrod Garth booted eight goals for Edithvale-Aspendale as they torched Seaford on Saturday.

The Eagles booted 14 goals to five in the second half to win 24.15 (159) to 9.11 (65).

Brett O’Hanlon booted four goals and Mark Mullins and Matt Clark dominated.

Dean Williamson and Brendan Doyle were the best of the Tigers.

Frankston YCW opened up a 32-point quarter time lead against Bonbeach and finished with a solid 50-point win, 21.12 (138) to 13.10

(88).

Ryan Santon kicked four goals and Lew Roberts and Kyle Hutchison three while Brad Ulms and Byron Barry were dominant.

Jackson Casey and Jackson Sole were the best of the Sharks.

Chelsea was able to turn around a real form slump to get the job done against Karingal, 17.15 (117) to 12.9 (81).

Todd Gardiner was clearly the best player on the ground for the Gulls while Jayden Attard also worked pretty hard. Curtis Bywater played his best game for the club and Chris Charity booted six goals in only his fourth senior match.

Zac Clements, Brad Occhipinmti and Aaron Lees were the best of the Bulls.

Dromana to announce Six say yes to Southern United its team of the century

By Toe Punt DROMANA Football Club will announce its Team of the Century and Teams of the Decade over the past 70 years at a special gala function next season.

All members of Teams of the Decade (TOTD) will be notified of their selection in the next six weeks to give them plenty of time to plan to attend.

Almost all of these players will have met the criteria to be a member of the main team.

Each of the TOTD will have a coach, captain and vice-captain, as well as an interchange of six.

The Team of the Century will only feature players post World War II. This team will feature captain, coach, vice-captain and an interchange of 12.

The selection committee is made up of eight Life Members, including six former players who have played a total of 1060 senior games for the club from the early 1950s.

With quite a number of players being named in two TOTD, the club has a total of 142 individual players and two non-playing coaches.

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Dromana Football Club would like the assistance of the footy public to locate the following nominees for the 1946-55 team or family members. They are Alan Hosking, Vern Humphreys, Ken Coy, Jack Duncan, Harold Parkes, Doug Goad, Gordon Johnson, and former Army/Balcombe member Peter Burns.

Another player who the club last heard was in Western Australia and is in both 76/85 and 86/95 teams and played a total of 201 senior games is Michael James.

As a matter of history, Wally Guy first played in the 1931 premiership team and was capt/coach of the 1937/40/50 teams. His younger brother Eric (later St Kilda legend) played in the 1950 premiership and in 1958 after seven years in retirement, Wally came back and played in 1958 when another brother Ivan joined the club.

Former post 1940 players who played at least 175 club games have been recognised previously by the club with certificates given to family members and will have that recognition exhibited on an honour board next season.

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By Craig MacKenzie A HISTORIC liaison between six local soccer clubs underpins the Women’s National Premier League of Victoria application by newly formed Southern United.

Casey Comets, Mornington, Langwarrin, Seaford United, Skye United and Peninsula Strikers juniors have formed a consortium to back a single bid representing one of the largest catchment areas in Victoria.

The consortium has formal backing from the City of Casey and City of Frankston and a verbal pledge of support from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

There were 22 applicants for Victoria’s inaugural WNPLV competition due to kick off next year with just eight applicants to be granted a licence.

Applications closed last month and have been screened by an Assessment Panel that is preparing a report to be presented to the Football Federation Victoria board at its meeting on 28 August.

FFV also created a WNPLV Assessment Support Team to assist both the panel and applicants but also to act as a go-between in terms of communica-

tion and to maintain an arm’s length approach between the panel and applicants.

Applicants will be assessed on the following 13 criteria: 1. Teams 2. Youth development 3.

Coaching 4. Governance 5. Organisational structure 6. Finance 7.

Facilities 8. Medical 9. Reporting 10.

Member protection 11. Council support for facilities 12. Track record in women’s and girls’ football, and 13.

Geography.

The impetus for the Southern United consortium bid initially came from Langwarrin where junior girls coach James Honey broached the subject with club president Tanya Wallace.

“James was really, really keen on the elite women’s side of things and we soon realised that it was too big for one club to go it alone,” said Wallace.

“We also believed that we would have a better chance of winning a licence if we took a regional approach so I contacted the presidents of the other five clubs.

“To be honest I expected more opposition to the idea than what we received so it didn’t take long to form a consortium committee with repre-

sentatives from all six clubs.”

Michael Woodward, former Southern region zone representative from Strikers, is the inaugural Southern United secretary and former Matilda and Victorian state goalkeeper Theresa Deas is also involved.

The budget submitted with Southern United’s application forecast six-figure expenses and revenue with an anticipated profit in excess of $14,000.

The club also has produced a constitution, a logo and a number of designs and colours for home and away strips with a pink trim prominent.

Southern United proposes to play its home games on a rotating basis at Casey Comets, Mornington and Langwarrin as they fulfil the matchday venue criteria while training looks like being shared among the other consortium members.

“Casey Comets already have a WPL team but they felt it was better to be part of the bid rather than go it alone,” Wallace added.

“For all these clubs to come together like this is a first for the area and we’re pretty excited about the prospects but for now it’s just a matter of fingers crossed and hope for the best.”

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Rosebud inflict heavy defeat on Hastings HASTINGS FNC

By Phil Stone, club president THIS weekend saw your Hastings Blues take on the high flying Rosebud FNC at Hastings, in what loomed as the match day of the day status.

But unfortunately only one side turned up to play in the senior game which resulted in a very ordinary loss on a day that started with so much hope.

However all is not lost as we were able to stay inside the top five, finishing a very creditable fourth.

The club is now in the fantastic position of playing senior finals for the first time in three years.

The club, its players, members and supporters and in particular our wonderful sponsors, we thank you for your commitment in season 2015.

We are all absolutely delighted to be heading down to Rosebud Olympic Park next Sunday to take on Red Hill with the game schedule for 2pm. It should be a great game of local football with your Hastings Blues senior side looking to bounce back and play the type of football that we have come to expect from them; hard uncompromising with no quarter given.

Bring on next Sunday and let’s make sure we get a huge sea of blue to cheer the boys on!

Toot, toot. All aboard the Hastings Train.

Picture: Andrew Hurst

Seniors I would like to apologise for myself and the the playing group’s performance on the weekend. It was totally out of character and not what we stand for as a group.

We must move on now. We have finished fourth on the ladder and are playing finals next week which is what we all are aiming for.

It’s an exciting time and we look forward to the challenge and know that effort and intensity is a must and no matter what skill level you have you can always control those two things.

Reserves We played Rosebud in the last game of the year.

We got off to a slow start again and let Rosebud score some early goals to jump us.

Into the second quarter we settled and applied more pressure around the stoppages to even things up and make it a fair dinkum contest.

Into the third quarter and it looked like we were going to get on top of them with some great footy. Kestle and Cave were very damaging around the ground and Kerber was having a great battle with their big forward.

Into the last quarter and the boys really stepped up and applied enormous pressure to win the quarter and finish the game off really well.

Big thank you to everyone that has helped and supported me through all these years of coaching , I’ve had a great time and made lots of friends for life and I wish the Hastings Football Club all the best in the future. Regards Craig Perrott Under 19’s (By Aaron Wilson) Hastings 19’s last round encounter with the undefeated Rosebud ended in a tough loss.

After matching them in the first quarter, Rosebud stormed clear in the next three quarters to solidify their finals hopes.

Under 16 players PJ Megee and Paddy Langde had great first up games while Stephen Williams and Kyle Robb also had good games.

Netball Report Well I’m very pleased to say that C grade finished the year on a high getting their first win for the season. All the hard work we’ve put in over the season all came together. From start to finish we controlled the match. Abbey Baker was in fantastic form finishing off the defenders hard work by converting our opportunities into goals along with Talia Brouwer and Mel Symington. Brooke Easy was solid in the centre position attacking and defending strongly.

Monique Boer and Courtney Astbury were fantastic once again in defence. Wished I could have given awards to all players as it was great team effort and fantastic to finish on a high.

B grade started very strongly but unfortunately couldn’t maintain the form and fell away in the second half. Grace Williams was again fantastic in defence challenging Rosebud at every opportunity.

A grade were very competitive for the four quarters but with the match out of reach in the last quarter we made lots of changes and had some fun.

On a whole we’ve had a good year building skills and developing friendships and look forward to the 2016 season. *** Upcoming Functions Presentation Night 10th November, 2015 from 6.00 pm Call the Hastings Club to book your seat. Vote Count for all sides on the Sunday 27th September, 2015 from 11.00 am onwards Football/Netball vote count.

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*Pre delivery kilometers only. #Vehicles must be sold and delivered by 31/07/2015 unless extended, changed or while stocks last at participating Holden Dealers. Driveaway price includes Dealer delivery, stamp duty, 12 months registration and compulsory third party insurance. Excludes prestige paint. Private or ABN buyers only. Not available with other offers. Based on Holden General Fleet Pricing. Subject to Lifetime Capped Price Servicing terms and conditions. *Some pictures for illustration purposes only.

Ryan Kissick Business Manager 0418 522 908

Brett Power Gen. Sales Manager 0448 664 375

Colin Beel Des Kissick Corporate Manager Dealer Principal New & Used Western Port News 25 August 2015

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THE INNOVATORS OF COMFORTâ&#x201E;˘

CUSTOM BUILT DINING & CABINET

40 UP TO

%

OFF

CUSTOM BUILT COUCHES

THE SECOND * ITEM

PORTLAND PLACE

CUSTOM BUILT DINING *Second item must be of equal or lesser value. Excludes Clearance and Custom Wall Furniture.

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