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WEEKEND train services will run all night on Friday and Saturday nights on the Frankston line from January next year as part of a public transport trial announced by the Labor state govern-ment.

On Thursday last week Public Trans-port Minister Jacinta Allan announced a one-year trial, starting on New Year’s Eve, to gauge demand for weekend night-time services across Victoria’s rail network including the Frankston line.

“A world-class city deserves 24-hour public transport. It’s good for our econ-omy, for shift workers and for people who want to get home safe after a night out,” Ms Allan said. “People who live in the outer suburbs and regional ar-eas shouldn’t have to miss out on Mel-bourne’s vibrant night life. This trial is about giving them a safe and affordable way to get home.”

The last train to Frankston from Mel-bourne on Friday and Saturday evenings currently leaves Flinders St Station at 1.05am. Metro Trains will run services every hour all night from Flinders St

Station to suburbs and regional areas as part of the trial, dubbed ‘Homesafe’, but Mornington Peninsula residents will miss out on overnight train transport at weekends with the Stony Point line not included in the 12-month trial.

The Homesafe trial was a pre-elec-tion promised made by Premier Daniel Andrews before winning government. Liberal opposition treasury spokesman Michael O’Brien criticised a “budget blow-out of $33.6 million” for the weekend all-night public transport trial.

The Andrews government confirmed last week that the trial will cost $83.6

million and not $50 million as previ-ously advised before last year’s state election.

Mr O’Brien also accused Labor of breaking its promise to have all train stations manned by protective services officers during the 12-month trial, with the Andrews government now advising PSOs will only be stationed at “premi-um stations” all night.

“By cutting PSOs from all but pre-mium stations during the trial, Daniel Andrews is undermining community safety and putting lives at risk,” Mr O’Brien said.

The government’s announcement of the Homesafe trial stated: “Exact time-table details will be worked out with Public Transport Victoria and system operators” and “a revamped and im-proved night bus network” will provide services from train stations including Frankston.

The state government advised that PSOs will patrol the following Frankston line stations all night dur-ing weekends for the trial: Richmond, South Yarra, Caulfield, Bentleigh, Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Mentone, Mordialloc, Carrum and Frankston.

All aboard for all-nightersNeil [email protected]

Welcoming the new kid to schoolBRAD is the luckiest goat in town. The latest addition to the menagerie of animals at Carrum Primary School is set for a lifetime of tender loving care from pupils.

Brad has brought a little joy to the pupils after the death of 17-year-old pre-decessor Cuddles the goat late last month.

Present and former pupils took to the school’s Facebook page to lament the peaceful passing of Cuddles.

“Cuddles was well loved by all our community and will be sadly missed,” Carrum Primary assistant principal Mandy Carmichael said.

The 5 star sustainable school has a self-sufficient farmlet and environmental centre in its school grounds.

Brad goat gruff: Brad the goat’s accidental butting of Jake as Chonticha and Josh pat him shows it will take time for Brad to be as cuddly as previous school goat Cuddles. Picture: Gary Sissons

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SCREENING rates for breast cancer in the Carrum and Frankston elector-ates are among the lowest across the state, according to new data.

BreastScreen Victoria noted partic-ipation rates for 2012-14 reveal just 49 per cent of women in Carrum and Frankston aged between the ages of 50 and 69 had checks for breast can-cer as part of the free BreastScreen Victoria program.

The participation average across Victoria was 54 per cent with suburbs such as Geelong and Essendon hitting

the 60 per cent participation mark.Parliamentary secretary for health

Mary-Anne Thomas, who released the data to state MPs last week, said it is vital to detect breast cancer early to improve the chances of survival.

“A regular breast screen, every two years, is the best way to find cancer early,” she said.

“I encourage Victorian women, particularly those over the age of 50, to have their breasts screened regu-larly, and if you’re eligible, it’s free through BreastScreen Victoria.”

The BreastScreen program enables eligible women to get free mammo-gram checks.

BreastScreen Victoria CEO Vicki Pridmore said participation rates are influenced by many factors, includ-ing the ageing population – meaning more women are entering the age range of BreastScreen’s target popu-lation of 50-74.

“Urban participation trends tend to be lower than rural and remote areas across screening programs in many countries due to the diversity of com-

munity, transience and lifestyle fac-tors. Appointment availability may be an issue in specific areas and in-creased private screening in some ar-eas may also contribute to a reduced participation rate.”

In 2014-15, the number of Victo-rian women screened in the program hit an all-time high of 241,122.

BreastScreen Victoria has clinics in Frankston and Moorabbin. See breastscreen.org.au or call 13 20 50 for further information and to book an appointment.

THE kid gloves are off between Kingston councillors and MPs over visits to kindergartens.

Councillors narrowly voted at the latest public council meeting to force kindergarten committees to tell council when federal or state MPs intend to visit kinders to “strengthen council’s ability to respond if coun-cil-owned kindergartens are being used in a manner that is inconsistent with council’s intent in the issuing of leases.”

Councillors who backed the move voiced concerns about council-owned buildings and council logos being used for political purposes.

Those who opposed forcing kin-dergartens to report to council before MPs visit their premises criticised the introduction of “more red tape” and felt parent volunteer commit-tees had enough voluntary work to do without worrying about the extra notification requirement.

Crs Tamsin Bearsley, Ron Brown-lees, Paul Peulich, John Ronke and mayor Geoff Gledhill voted to have any kindergarten visit by a state of federal MP flagged to a council of-ficer to be “entered into councillors’ diaries”.

Crs David Eden, Steve Staikos and Rosemary West voted against the proposal. Tamara Barth was absent from the meeting due to ill health.

The News asked Labor federal MP for Isaacs Mark Dreyfus, Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny and Mordialloc MP

Tim Richardson whether they would notify council of any future intention to visit kindergartens in Kingston.

All three said they intended to keep visiting kinders as they already oc-casionally do and would not formally notify council beforehand.

The Labor trio all said they have always tried to work constructively with council on federal, state and council funding for childcare.

“My purpose in visiting any kin-dergarten, as an elected member of parliament, is to hear directly from parents, carers and the dedicated staff about the issues that matter to them - about what can be done to improve kindergarten services and about what is working well,” Ms Kilkenny said.

“I want to make sure that 4 year old kinder funding is continued and I would love to see kinder funding extended to 3 year olds.”

Mr Dreyfus said: “find visiting kindergartens a useful way to speak with working parents and better un-derstand the needs of young families and of the childcare sector.

“I will continue to visit kindergar-tens in my electorate, as I have done since my election to Parliament.”

Mr Richardson said it is important that council and MPs work together to provide childcare services to the community.

“I’ve had a number of positive meetings with kinders and council representatives and I don’t think it needs to be as blatant as ‘who is at-tending what meetings’.”

Kinders visits in political spotlightNeil [email protected]

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BIRDLIFE at Edithvale-Seaford wetlands is taking advantage of last month’s higher rainfall to breed, feed and hunt.

The internationally protected site is home to 190 bird species – 38 of which are migratory species that come from as far away as Japan.

Melbourne Water South East Region manager Greg Bain said rainfall was 22 per cent above average, which had encouraged many birds to prepare for the breeding season.

“The wetlands will be a great spot for birdwatching over the coming weeks, as the birds engage in courtship and pair bonding before laying their eggs in spring.”

For a great view of the wetlands, visit the Education Centre 1-5pm, Sundays.

Melbourne’s water storages increased by 21.4 billion litres during July, representing a 1.2 per cent gain.

Storages finished the month at 69.5 percent capacity. This is lower than the same time last year, when storages were at 77.4 per cent.

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Wetlands wonders: A Swamp Harrier, above, lands for a bit of hunting and, left, a Blue Fairy Wren surveys Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands.Pictures:Gary Sissons

LAST week’s article ‘Rural living loses out’ (The News 5/8/15) stated “the Meinhardt report cost ratepayers $164,000” and “Crs Bearsley, Brown-lees, Gledhill, Paul Peulich and John Ronke backed the production of the $164,000 report from Meinhardt”.

Kingston Council has advised Mein-hardt was hired to do work to the val-ue of about $160,000 but the contract was split into two parts, the first part (stage one) was the technical feasibil-ity report and this cost $87,000, not $164,000 as originally stated.

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IN Coriole, a little country town in Northern NSW, folks are getting ready for the big day. But what are they really celebrating?

No one seems to have a proper answer to this question, but all parties have their own two bits to put in. Master of satire, Johnathan Biggins, has whipped up a comedy in Australia Day with as much froth as a shaken tinnie where jokes snap along like a string of Chinese firecrackers.

Laugh all you like, but there is plenty to think about in this hilarious examination of the true blue Aussie identity. Racism, federal politics, dis-ability, the environment and corrup-tion get a fair crack of the whip in this fast-talking send-up of nearly every-one. Queensland Theatre Company has produced a corker and it would be a shame to miss out on where you might fall when the snags are down.

See thoughtful, charming comedy Australia Day and then discuss at Frankston Arts Centre on Thursday 27 August at 8pm. Bookings on 9784 1060 or thefac.com.au

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CHARITIES making a difference in Kingston are being encouraged to apply for Kingston Charitable Fund grants.

Grants made by the Fund are gener-ally between $1,000 and $5,000 but applications for larger projects can be considered. Launched in 2007, the Fund has distributed more than $370,000 in grants to more than 50 local non-profit organisations.

Only charities with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) status are eligible.

Applications open Monday 17 August and close 5pm Friday 11 Sep-tember. An information session for interested groups will be held 11am on Thursday 20 August at King-ston Council Offices, 1230 Nepean Highway.

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YEARS 11 and 12 students at Patterson River Secondary College rubbed shoulders with real live astrophysicists as part of a workshop last week.

Professors from Swinburne University and a learned col-league from Germany explained Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity – one of the towering achievements of 20th-century physics.

In 1915, Einstein formulated his theory, which, up to this day, is the basis of understanding the force of gravity. A year later, he predicted the existence of gravitational waves – or ripples in the curvature of space and time – which propagate and move outward from the source.

The aim of the workshop was to familiarise students with the concept of gravitational waves and detection tech-niques and experiments with emphasis on the pulsar timing technique.

By using discussions, simple exercises and demonstra-tions, the students got an idea of what a neutron star is, how it can be observed as a pulsar, how astronomers

observe them and how these data are used to search for gravitational waves.

They discussed how scientists envisioned the future, after the first detection and the establishment of gravita-tional wave astronomy. The tiny energy of these waves makes their detection technologically challenging and their detection has become one of the “Holy Grails” of modern physics.

Teacher Danny Dew said the students listened with inter-est from those “who are on the cusp of discovering new knowledge”.

“They also tapped into the Parkes radio-telescope and followed its progress as it tracked pulsars, using intense mathematics to work out their speed and mass.”

Einstein’s theorised that information carried by gravi-tational waves can explain how black holes and neutron stars merge, how the universe was created, and how gravity really works.

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Attackers soughtKINGSTON police are searching for three Sudanese men who allegedly as-saulted a 34-year-old Chelsea man, 5am, Saturday. The man was walking near the intersection of Swan Walk and Baxter Ave the men approached. They asked for a smoke and, when the man said he didn’t have any, started punching him. The man fended off the blows but the trio allegedly produced Swiss Army-type knives and attempted to stab him. The man managed to break free and run up Thames Promenade but was chased by two of the attackers. Finding Chelsea police station shut he ran to a pay phone near Chelsea station and dialled triple zero. Police arrived and took him to the scene of the attack but the offenders had gone. They photographed the man’s injuries and took him to Frankston hospital for treatment. The men are described as 193cm tall, wearing black clothing, one wearing and orange hoodie top, and all wearing peaked caps.

Drugs haulPROTECTIVE Service Officers at Chelsea station arrested a 38-year-old Frankston man for possessing metham-phetamine, 6.30pm, Friday. The drug was found in a small deal bag and the man taken to Chelsea police station. He was given a diversion program.

Graffiti chargeA FRANKSTON line commuter spotted three youths using spray cans to graffiti her train near Cheltenham station and called transit police, 7pm, Tuesday last

week. They intercepted the trio at High-ett who all allegedly had paint on their clothes and hands and five cans of spray paint in their possession. Two were cautioned and allowed to leave and one was bailed to appear at Moorabbin Children’s Court charged with graffiti offences and stating a false name and address.

Cars raidedFIVE cars were broken into in five Bon-beach streets, overnight Thursday. The streets were Breeze, Brixton and Pat-terson streets, Ilma Grove and Coast Banksia Drive. The cars were parked in the street outside owners’ homes and in driveways. Some had been left open, some locked. Items stolen from glove boxes and centre consoles included $200 in notes, coins, cards, sunglasses, $800 wrist watch, pocket knives, house keys, hammer, air compressor leads and wheel nuts. The owners reported “nothing seen or heard” during the raids although one owner did hear a loud bang as a possible getaway car drove off. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.

Fare’s fareA 22 YEAR old Bonbeach female taxi passenger was arrested by PSOs at Chel-sea station, 1.15am, Saturday. The woman hailed a cab in Station St and ordered the driver, a 26 year old Chelsea man, to “drive straight ahead”. But, before proceeding, the driver re-quested a pre-paid fare. The woman allegedly became abusive. The driver warned her to behave as her actions were being recorded by the cab’s CCTV camera. The woman allegedly

reached over and ripped the camera off the dashboard, jumped out of the sta-tionary cab, smashed the camera on the ground and began kicking the door. The driver hailed the PSOs who were also abused by the woman. She was charged with criminal damage and bailed to appear at Frankston Mag-istrates’ Court on 20 November.

Room service KINGSTON police are searching for a man who raided offices and storerooms at a Parkdale motel in the early hours of Friday. The manager noticed a door to a com-mon room open later that day and studied CCTV footage. It shows a man wearing a hoodie driving into the Ne-pean Hwy carpark at 3.30am. He forced open a door to the restaurant, stole cash from the till, and alcohol. He is seen using a jemmy bar to force open doors on the second and third floors, where he stole items including a com-puter. The man placed his booty in a shed before moving them to a silver se-dan parked in Potts St. Police said the man appeared to be drug affected. He was still on the property two hours later. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.

Did you know?SCHOOL zone speed limits apply dur-ing all the state’s gazetted school days – whether the school is open that day or not. Road Rule 20 stipulates fines of between $185-$738, including de-merit points and licence suspension for higher speeds.

UNDERGROUND storage facilities – or “cages” – are being targeted by burglars, especially in Mentone.

Kingston police are investigating seven cases of theft from the cages which may contain racing cycles, TVs, computer equipment and other valuables. Owners’ cars are also being broken into, damaged, and valuables taken in underground carparks.

Childers St, Mentone, has been hit six times. An apartment block resi-dent, who would not be named, said up to 10 cages had been ransacked last month, with the thieves on site for four hours – all captured on CCTV footage.

She lost property valued at $1690 in the raid, with some stolen items marked “Wardy”.

“Number plates and tools were sto-len, and 10 or more storage cages were forced open and their contents stolen,” the woman said. “My car had the win-dow smashed and an attempt made to steal it, another vehicle was stolen, and more storage cages were broken into in the apartments next door.”

Two offenders are shown on the footage wearing large jackets and gloves, but the angle of the cameras makes identification difficult. The thieves walked down an access ramp – possibly when another resident drove in – and took their time looting the area.

Detective Senior Sergeant Leighton Richardson said CCTV had its limi-tations. “It really only works when a policeman recognises a suspect,” he said. “If we don’t know them it makes it hard to track them.”

The woman said the thieves were onsite 3.30-6.50am – “even while peo-ple were leaving for work”.

This followed a previous robbery at the apartment block in mid-June at a similar time. The incidents were reported to Moorabbin police who at-tended and took statements.

The woman said there had “been 10 – if not more – incidents in the short 2.5 years we have lived here”.

A second Childers St resident lost goods valued at $1070 and a third $1800 in raids last month.

Sergeant Leo Raso, of Moorabbin police, said thieves “often did multi-ples” of burglaries when they targeted an area. He warned residents to “not presume the storage cages are safe”.

“They may have a padlock and steel mesh but these can be overcome, and the thieves – often in gangs – have plenty of time to gain access to the items which are plainly visible,” he said.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Senior Constable Richardson, 9556 6135.

Stephen Taylor

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GIANT ants are on the march at Kingston Arts Centre thanks to a striking new video projection on show throughout August.

The video – by artist Simon Grennan and titled Formica, which is Latin for ant –shows giant ants projected onto Kingston City Hall’s third-storey walkway.

It is the second year the walkway has been transformed into a stunning art backdrop: last

year it featured images of swimmers. The artist enlisted the help of Museum Victo-

ria and entomologist Patrick Honan to bring the unusual art piece to life.

Formica is screening 5-9pm every day until Saturday 29 August at The Bridge, Kingston City Hall, 979-985 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin.

A video of last year’s exhibition is at kingston-arts.com.au

Ants on the march at Kingston ArtsLook, up in the sky: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s an…ant, man. Picture: Frank Amato

GETTING their hands dirty is part of the fun for participants in the Natured Kids outdoor play-group at Carrum Indigenous Nursery.

They plant what they call a ‘Food Forest’ for injured koalas and possums being treated by Aware wildlife rescue teams.

Children up to age six are shown how to plant trees and shrubs under the guidance of nursery manager Alison Keuter, assisted by playgroup coordinator Narelle Debenham, their parents and grandparents.

Families from as far away as Prahran, Pa-

kenham and Rye join in the weekly outdoor environmental sessions, held at various venues around the Mornington Peninsula.

Activities have been held for the past 10 years in all weather and all seasons. “They aim to promote connection with, understanding of, and care for our precious natural environment,” Ms Debenham said.

For playgroup details, email Ms Debenham at [email protected] or call 0431 791 379. Natured Kids is registered with Playgroups Victoria.

What’s this? A stuffed possum in a tree? Manager Alison Keuter guides a family through the Carrum Indigenous Nursery.

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Kingston’s man: Labor federal member for Isaacs Mark Dreyfus has seen parliamentary colleagues come under fire over expenses.Picture: Gary Sissons

THE cost to the taxpayer of travel by the federal MP who represents King-ston is reasonably modest compared with some of his colleagues.

According to the latest available De-partment of Finance figures taxpayer-paid travelling expenses for Labor member for Isaacs Mark Dreyfus to the end of December last year came to just under $122,000.

Federal politicians’ travelling ex-penses have come under renewed scrutiny after Liberal member for Mackellar Bronwyn Bishop was forced to step down as Parliamentary Speaker in the wake of revelations she spent $5,227 of taxpayer money on a chartered helicopter trip from Mel-bourne to Geelong to attend a Liberal Party fundraiser late last year.

The former Speaker also spent more than $300,000 on overseas travel in 2014.

Mr Dreyfus, meanwhile, did not rate in the top 10 of MPs with the highest travel expenses last year.

Unlike Ms Bishop, the member for Isaacs did not bill taxpayers for any overseas travel throughout 2014.

Most of Mr Dreyfus’ travel expenses last year were for the necessary flights to Canberra for sittings of Parliament.

His family travel expenses came to $5,391.

Mr Dreyfus’ travel costs included $58,626 for scheduled domestic flights and $33,370 for cars (including

trips using Commonwealth cars). He also received a travel-ling allowance of $29,713.

His travel expenses were higher in 2012, the final full year Mr Dreyfus was federal attorney-general before Labor lost government, totaling about $295,500 including $157,113 on overseas travel.

In October 2013, Mr Dreyfus repaid $466 for two nights’ accommodation for a ski trip to Perisher in August 2011, on a weekend between two parliamentary sittings, and apolo-gised for a mistake in the processing of the travel expenses claim.

The Department of Finance announced this week that the outcome of its investigation into any questionable use of taxpayer-funded entitlements by federal politicians from all sides of politics will remain secret.

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Peninsula Field Naturalists ClubThe club’s next meeting is at 8pm on Wednesday 13 August at 16 High St, Frankston. Guest speaker is Martin Lagerwey of Martins Butterfly World. Martin will be showing his remark-able photos of insects. Everyone welcome. Call Judy on 9775 4231 for further details.

Chess for primary school pupilsLearn to play chess in a fun and supportive environment. Improve your school grades whilst learning this great game. Studies have shown that children who play chess develop strong analytical and strategy skills.Try for free at 4.30-6pm on Tuesday 12 August. Classes will then follow on during school term, fee is $40 for 4 weeks. To book or ask for more information contact: Patterson Lakes Community Centre, 54-70 Thompson Road, Patterson Lakes. Call 9772 8588.

Creative writing classesFacilitator Alex Ruschanow hosts creative writing classes at Frankston North’s Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre fortnightly on Wednesdaysat 10am-12noon. Participants are

encouraged and prompted to write a short piece, then to read it out and share feedback and ideas with each other. Cost is $5 per class. Call 9786 1445 or email [email protected] to book. Mahogany Neigh-bourhood Centre, 26 Mahogany Ave, Frankston North.

Peninsula Activities GroupActivities for the over 50s, group meets at 10am-12noon on the third Friday of every month at the Uniting Church, High St, Frankston. All welcome for light lunch and

friendship. Next outing is on Tuesday 26 August, a coach trip to Village Inn with a stop at Lindt chocolate outlet then morning tea of scones, cream, jam and biscuits followed by live entertainment. Afterwards enjoy a two-course lunch with optional free bingo. Cost $27. Call 9775 2304.

Anywhere Theatre FestivalAnywhere theatre will be performed anywhere but in threatres

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Probus speakersFrankston Probus Club meets on the first Friday of each month at 10am

at Frankston RSL Bowling Pavilion, Cranbourne Rd, Frankston. Go along and hear a speaker of interest and stay for lunch at the RSL afterwards on Friday 5 September. Email enqui-

[email protected] or call Mary on 0418 568 234 for further details.

Introduction to volunteeringFrankston Volunteer Resource Centre will provide information on volunteering to anyone interesting in contributing some of their spare time for the good of their community. Topics covered include the benefits of volunteering, the rights and responsibilities of voluteers and organisations and details of volunteer positions available. Free information session at Frankston Library, 60 Playne St, Frankston at 11am on Tuesday 30 September. Email [email protected] or call 9770 6492 for further information.

Social salsa dancingSouthern Cross Salsa Frankston are hosting social Latin nights. Instead of the usual Wednesday Salsa classes, enjoy a night of nothing but dancing. Great Latin music and fabulous people to dance with. Absolute beginners can join free introductory class at 8pm. One Wednesday per month at 7.30-10pm, upstairs at The Grand Hotel, 499 Nepean Hwy, Frankston. $5 for

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Exercise For SeniorsGentle Movement: Mondays 9.30am-10.30am Easy Exercise: Tuesdays 9.30am-10.30am Fun and Fitness: Thursdays 9.30am-10.30am $6 per session Tea and coffee providedPatterson Lakes Community Centre54-70 Thompson Road, Patterson LakesPhone: 9772 8588

Frankston and District Prostate Cancer Support GroupThe support group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 10am in the King Close Community Hall in Frankston North. Men with prostate health issues and their partners are invited to attend the support group for discussion on prostate health issues and some friendly banter.

Details: 0407817996 (Gordon)

Weight LossMondays at 6.30 p.m.If you are not happy with your weight join us at T.O.W.N. (Take off Weight Naturally) Group Aspendale Senior Citizens Club Rooms 151, Station Street, Aspendale. Very friendly, supportive group. Contact: Carol 9787 5168 or Sue 9580 0604 or just turn up.

Polio Support Group2nd Saturday of each month at 11amHave you or do you know anyone who had polio or is now experiencing after effects of polio? Held at the Information Centre, Main St, Mornington. Enquiries: 5974 3495

Seaford Farmers Market 3rd Sunday of each month from 8am to 1pm At Station St, Seaford

Special Display – World War 1 Chelsea Court House Museum6 The Strand, Chelsea. Open Sundays 1pm to 4pm. Featuring Gallipoli pictures, maps & memorabilia. Details of men who enlisted from this area and were killed on the battlefields. Local group weekday visits by appointment. Phone 9772 2896

Carrum Community Activity CentreEvery Thursday at 10 amCarrum Community Activity Centre invites new members. We meet every Thursday 10am at 38 Valetta St, Carrum. Join us for exercises, card making, crafts, oil painting, demonstrations, guest speakers and day trips. For more information call 8588 1831 or 9772 4564.

Mordialloc College Alumni AssociationThe Mordialloc College Alumni Association (MCAA) was formed on 9th August and incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation. The MCAA welcomes former students and staff to join its ranks, and especially welcomes donations of memorabilia for digital preservation prior to the school’s centenary in 2024. Please contact Bronny Blackburn (Secretary), email: [email protected] if you have any memorabilia or you wish to join the association. Further information:www.facebook.com/groups/mordialloccollege/mordialloccollegealumni.org/

Aspendale Seniors’ Club Social Table Tennis Aspendale Seniors’ Club is looking for players to join our Social Table Tennis on a Thursday morning from 9.15am. If you are interested could you please ring Annette on 9773 4704 or 0417 302 595 for details.

Opportunity to get involvedThe Board of AGECOM Enterprises Limited is interested to speak with members of the community who would like to get involved in community banking. We have volunteering opportunities ranging from formal roles as Directors on the Board through to participation on Board Committees. If you are interested, please contact Chairman, Tony Harford on 0407 338 462 for an initial chat.

Mordialloc Superules Football ClubWe are a non for-profit sporting clubWe provide a training program & games for over 35’s who still play Aussie rules footy or in some cases just to train. We have two sides over 35 years & over 40 years.We have members training & playing born in the 1950 thru to the 1980. We are requiring more players & members.Contact Paul Joyce on 0417 583 025

Carrum Downs Probus ClubMeet 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10amVisitors most welcome to enjoy activities, guest speakers and outings. The Sands Hotel, Hall Road, Carrum Downs Contact Pat Tuddin on 9785 2678

Frankston Laughter ClubFridays 1.30pm-2.30pm During school termsFrankston Community Recreation Centre55 Towerhill RdCost $2.50 Donated to

centre.Jenny/Natalie (03) 9293 7122

Carrum Bowling Club Bowling by the BaySOCIAL BOWLS: Brush up your off-season bowling skills by joining the Carrum Bowling Club’s Social Bowls on each Saturday and Wednesday, 10.30am. All bowlers- beginners, novice and experienced - are welcome. Our synthetic greens offer year-round bowling in a great ambience, by the beach at Carrum.We are at 716 Nepean Highway, Carrum. Telephone: 9772-2437.

Peninsula Activities GroupFrankston based activities group for the over 50s. Come and join our social outings with day trips, lunches, theatre shows, walking group. Hear a speaker of interest, have a cuppa and meet new people. You will be welcomed and introduced to our members. Phone: Joana 9775- 2304.

Weight Loss ClubEvery Monday at 6.30pm at St Johns Anglican Church, cnr Monterey Blvd & Frankston Dandenong Rd, Frankston North. Further details call Joyce 0404 537 163 Epilepsy Support GroupMeet every 2nd Saturday at St Francis Xavier Parish, 60 Davey St, Frankston from 1pm – 3pm. Further details phone Sue 0407 509 519 or Cris 0437 386 867

Vic Masters Athletic ClubMeet at Ballam Park Athletic Complex, Frankston each Thursday at 7pm. All ages, all abilities welcome. Contact Mike 0429 822 886

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Patriotic fund reaches record totalCompiled by Melissa Walsh

THE seventh list of contributions to the Frankston Patriotic Fund is pub-lished in another column. It has now reached the respectable total of £268 7s. This amount is quite independent and apart from the very considerable contributions of money, material, and work afforded to the Australian Red Cross Society. The list we publish this week in-cludes a handsome second contribu-tion of £19 4s 3d from the Frankston Ladies’ Collecting Committee. Of this sum £10 was realized by a raffle of a quilt by the Frankston storekeepers.

***IT will be seen from an advertisement in another column that a 4th presen-tation will be made, on Monday, Au-gust 23rd, at the Mechanics’ Institute, Frankston, to volunteers for the front, drawn from Frankston and the imme-diate district. We understand that no less than 27 names of recently enlisted volunteers have already been recorded as entitled to presentations. As the sum in the hands of the Trea-surer and the proceeds of the enter-tainment will not meet the necessary expenses, donations to defray the extra expenditure will be most thank-fully received by the Hon. Sec. (Dr Plowman). He also desires that friends of any recently enrolled recruits will send to him the names of the latter, together with their exact company ad-dresses. If this is done, his work will be much facilitated.

***THE contest for the premiership of the Peninsula Football Association was advanced another stage on Saturday at Frankston, when teams representing the Guards and Hastings met in the fi-nal, and as in the semi-finals, another keenly contested game resulted, the Guards winning by the narrow margin of one point. A number of spectators, together with the Hastings players, declared that the match was a draw as in the conclud-ing quarter a point was awarded to the Guards about which there was consid-erable discussion. There was a good deal of crowded play about the Guards goal towards the close of the game, and the ball either went out bounds close to the behind post or it went between the be-hind and goal post. The boundary umpire waved his flag, it is asserted, signifying that the ball went out of bounds, and at the same time the goal umpire waved one flag indicating that a behind had been scored by the Guards, who by getting the benefit of the particular point won the match. The Guards as usual put a representa-tive team on the field, while Hastings experienced some difficulty in muster-ing the full complement, and it was not until the last quarter started that their eighteenth man took the field. Hastings have been premiers of the Peninsula Association for many years past, and have any number of premier-ship pennants to their credit, but this year they have not been as strong as in

past seasons. They were just getting their team together towards the close and gave a good account of themselves against their opponents in the last two match-es. Owing to a number of the Hastings players having recently enlisted the team was very short-handed on Sat-urday, and little hope was held out of securing a win over the Guards. However they put up a great game and gave the soldiers no end of trouble to accomplish a victory. Boyle had charge of the teams, and on play com-mencing the Guards soon established a lead by registering a couple of goals. Hastings were on the forward line and did not give a very good account of themselves in the opening term; in which the guards scored 3 2 to Hast-ings 0 3, the latter playing well togeth-er, and helped considerably by good play from Carmichael, Francis, Floyd Bros, Kimberly, Emery, and others put their opponents on their mettle in the second and third quarters and the Guards found they were not going to have such an easy task as appeared in the opening term, and on com-mencing the last quarter the scores were- Guards 5 4; Hastings 4 8; An-other goal to Hastings put them in the lead, but the Guards finishing strongly gradually overhauled the leaders, and a few minor points in succession gave them the advantage by one, the final result being: Guards 5 goals 9 behinds, Hastings 5 goals 8 behinds. A protest was entered by Hastings on the ground that the Guards’ team

included 3 ineligible players and also that a behind was claimed that was given an ‘out of bounds’ by the boundary umpire. The Association met on Thursday evening, and after hearing the evidence it was decided unanimously that Hastings had failed to establish a case, and awarded the match to the Guards.

***THE first installment of finished arti-cles has been despatched this week to the Central Red Cross Depot. The list of articles is as follows:—43 shirts, 7 undershirts, 10 pyjama suits, 3 pyjama pants, 50 pairs socks, 50 pillow cases, 70 towels, 20 handkerchiefs, 32 face washers, 12 ditty bags, 12 milk jug covers, 5 mufflers, 2 pairs mufflers, 2 pairs cuffs, 3 pairs slippers, and a woollen helmet. A great deal of work is still out, and the committee would be glad to re-ceive it as soon as possible, in order to send another installment next week.

***IN our advertising columns will be found notice of the Somerville Fancy Fair in aid of the Australian Wound-ed Fund. The Fair will be officially opened by the Hon J. E. Mackey M.L.A. at 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Friday, Aug 20th. Sir Wm Irvine and Mr A. Down-ward Ms. L A. have also been asked to speak at the opening, but as these gentlemen are very busy over war matters the Club cannot say definitely that they will be there. Residents of Somerville and district are cordially invited to the opening

ceremony. Admission free to all each afternoon. The Fair is a novelty in the district as regards goods for sale and the costumes of the Allies and Do-minions, as well as Red Cross nurses, which will be worn by stall holders should prove one of the many attrac-tions. The Fair will be open on Aug 20th and 21st afternoon and evening. A special programme has been arranged for a promenade concert each evening for which the charge of a shilling will be made. Change of programme each evening.

***PERMISSION has been granted to the Rev A. J. Thomson, Somerville to hold religious services in connec-tion with the Church of England at the school here.

***A young married couple (Mr and Mrs Sinclair) lately out from Cheshire England have purchased Mr Blicks property here. It is Mr Blicks intention to reside at Sale, Gippsland.

***A meeting of parents is announced to take place at the school on the evening of Aug. 17th for the purpose of nomi-nating persons to fill vacancies on the committee. Mr C. W. Murray who has acted on the committee for the last six years and during the last four has filled the duties of correspondent very success-fully and diligently is leaving the dis-trict shortly.From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 14 August, 1915

Big business gives money to Billy Shorten’s union. Big business gives the Labor Party money, and the Liberal Party money. Sometimes big business will give both parties mon-ey; a bit each way so to speak, the overriding obvious reason being “in their interest”. So why Leigh Sales should spend 15 minutes ques-tioning Billy Boy as to what big business expected in return for their money is beyond me. The question is best directed to the givers?

***I wish? Bye bye booing, bye bye the James Hird saga and “Bye Bye Bronwyn” the musical?...“Quality defeats” they tell of my once mighty

Magpies; surely (like Greg Hunt) an oxymoron?...It’s not the pretty pictures on the cigarette packs, (Quitting will improve your health; my favourite) it’s the cost... I’m thinking of a name change for Rye; Upper St Andrews?...My thanks to our state government for caring about Hastings.... We all have our own particular brand of self-right-eousness, a necessarily ingredient of all political leaders, almost always spiked with our own brand of hypocrisy....“Puritanism-the haunt-ing fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy”. [H.L. Mencken][email protected] www.ello8.com

SOME things come and others go, in due course. Bronwyn Bishop ob-viously and James Hird seemingly forever. Then there’s the Adam Goodes booing, raising it all to a new level. You’re either with him or against him and God help you if you’re against in any shape or form, thus automatically achieving racist status.

Waleed Aly, Caroline Wilson, Gerard Wakeley, Martin Flana-gan and others roving the castle grounds, looking to put down any stray dogs with their high-powered words. Like the cost of cigarettes (and James Hird) it will not stop there; contrary thoughts whispered only down darkened laneways.

I restrict my booing to dirty footballers and anti-Collingwood umpires in the comfort of my home. Millionaire Adam Goodes is not a dirty footballer. His comments as Australian of the Year were reason-able, but apparently caused a mild stir with the 40,000 years stuff. His highlighting of the 13-year-old girl added momentum, helped consider-ably by the media.

Apparently the girl called him “an ape”, a common quip against opposition players with or without beards but ignored by the media in the never ending search for an angle, racism, and not helped by Adam’s concurrence.

His eventual obvious reluctant ac-ceptance of Eddie McGuire’s apol-ogy for a stupid slip of the tongue was further highlighted by the media to the point where some rank and file football followers thought (to use a typical Aussie phrase) he was “up himself”. The fires well fanned, with the insignificant sup-posed staging for a free kick (done

some 50 times per game) added. A degree of racism yes, some 99.99 per cent of people are racist, it be-ing a question of that degree.

“In football everything is compli-cated by the presence of the other side” [J P Sartre].

***We move gladly into August and the afterglow of Billy Boy’s socking it to them at the ALP conference. Was his political switch to adopt the Lib-eral’s “turn back the boats” common sense, a policy ignoring social and ethical responsibility as it did under Rudd and Gillard?

Billy explained he could not take a policy to the next election that could contribute to drownings at sea? Leaving aside the probability if they cannot come here they will take bigger risks heading for other coun-tries, the harsh reality is the major-ity of voters do not want those sad boat people, so not to take this action would result in near certain electoral defeat. Ugly, calculating, even heart-less, but to be a Prime Minister sure-ly the key word is pragmatic.

Never forgetting the Royal Com-mission into Trade Union Govern-ance still has a trick or two up its blessed biased sleeves to summon Billy back sometime mid-2016. One or two more uplifting policies and in with a chance. Well, maybe half a chance.

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There’s “compelling research” liv-ing alone can be pretty “great” for you. “I think the biggest perk of liv-ing alone is the space and freedom to get to know who you really are”. More insightful gems from those

hidden gnomes carrying out re-search on anything/everything. I’ve lived alone for 11 years, my only visitor being the fortnightly council homecare lady. There are pluses; the remote control, always agreeing with myself? Maybe going to the RSL whenever I please, listen to my favourite song. (Peggy Lee’s 1969 classic Is That All There Is?) my favourite book; 1984? All to extend the breadth of my world combined with the pleasure of getting to know myself. What if “getting to know myself” disclosed nothing more than a boring old fart? Compel-ling research? Why compelling? Another of those “mature dialogue” phrases?

***The Sunday Age tells of new sleep pods in the big city, a 20 to 40 minute nap daytimes for stressed business types. A quote from a sleep expert (whatever that is?): “a brief nap can improve your alertness”. Fair enough, but the writer added “There is growing evidence that a lack of sleep has a role in cardio-vascular disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer”. Growing evidence? Nonsense ad infinitum.

***What became of the “coast and cli-mate learning centre idea? Ditto the “one-stop shops” for aged care ser-vices allowing people to seamlessly move from basic help at home to residential aged care services, and after hours GP services? Ditto Jesuit priest Frank Brennan’s appointment to examine our need for a Bill of Rights? Gone with the wind?

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By Stuart McCulloughTHERE’S no doubt that if Michelan-gelo were alive today, he wouldn’t be flushing his time down the artistic lav-atory by perching on a rickety ladder that would give the folks at WorkCov-er a conniption and splashing a tub of Taubman’s satin gloss on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. No way. If Michel-angelo were alive now he’d be a ba-rista. Worse still, he’d be dressed head to toe in black, have his hair in a man bun with a pencil wedged as tightly as William Tell’s arrow in the apple and would be expressing himself through coffee foam.

I get it, truly I do. It’s art, right? And I appreciate that people should be able to express themselves through art be-cause, after all, art enlivens the soul and generally makes us all better and more complete human beings. It is art that inspires us and differentiates us from any other creature that inhabits this big old globe we call Earth. I ac-cede all of this without hesitation and yet, despite my unquestioning accept-ance of the enduring power and beauty of all things arty, when all’s said and done, it’s just a pattern on the top of a cup of coffee.

It’s called ‘latte art’, whereby the person making your coffee creates a pattern on top of your drink. Rather than using a brush, the picture is cre-ated when the steamed milk is poured into the espresso and then manipu-lating the foam to create an image. Popular latte art examples include ‘the love heart’, ‘the tulip’, ‘the leaf’ and ‘the Rosetta’. None of these make the coffee taste any better; it’s purely an

aesthetic thing. But it’s notoriously tricky to do owing to the sheer unpre-dictability of the milk and espresso. I think it speaks volumes that art is no longer something we hang on walls but something we consume after shell-ing out three dollars fifty.

We had decided to go out for break-

fast. It’s not something we do espe-cially often, but I’d argued that we really should get out and explore the neighbourhood. The idea is that we visit a different café each time we go out. The more places we try, the more it becomes obvious how complex something like breakfast has become.

It’s no longer a matter of bacon and eggs with some grilled tomato on the side but an avalanche of confit, jus and various objects braised within an inch of their lives. In fact, it’s hard not to get the impression that we might just be trying too hard. Whereas once a bowl of rice bubbles and a piece of toast was a meal fit for royalty, we’re reluctant to get out of bed for any meal that can’t be described as a haiku. We are, quite frankly, getting a touch car-ried away.

It began as café breakfasts always do. My wife and I were asked whether we wanted tea or coffee to start. With-out hesitation, I ordered a flat white. I’m not sure why I chose a ‘flat white’ instead of any one of the dozen other options, but it’s the coffee that I most identify with. It sounds modest and sensible and could, in fact, be a de-scription that applies equally to me, the drinker, as to the drink itself. But everything I ever believed about flat whites was suddenly upended when the drink arrived. The waiter plonked it down in front of me without expla-nation. There, staring out of my cof-fee, was a piece of latte art that had either gone horribly wrong or terribly, terribly right.

I’m not sure how to put this with-out offending someone. In delicately pouring the milk and manipulating the micro foam, the barista had succeeded in creating and picture that Baldrick from Blackadder might describe as a ‘rude and amusing shape’. It goes without saying: this was not what I had ordered. Had it been up to me, I would have asked for a unicorn (my standard order), Che Guevara or Papa

Smurf but not this affront to all things wholesome and decent. Not over breakfast, at any rate.

Suddenly, my choice of seating be-came crucial. As husbands are want to do, I had sacrificed the comfy seat against the wall and, as a result, my back was turned to the coffee ma-chine. I’d seen it when we’d entered – a gleaming tangle of metal pipes that could just as easily be part of a Chevrolet’s engine – but I’d paid no attention at all to who was making the coffee. Now, however, I was afraid to turn around to see just who was re-sponsible for the phallic foam on top of my coffee.

Was the barista making fun of me? Or did they simply like the cut of my jib? Instantly, I regretted wearing a jib instead of jeans as my wife had sug-gested. The more I thought about it, the less likely I was to turn around. My wife, who had wisely ordered tea, found the entire experience hilarious. Had I the nerve to turn my chair, I wouldn’t have been a bit surprised to see Robert Mapplethorpe, dressed in black with a man bun, hunkered down over the milk steamer.

Then there’s the real issue: where do you start drinking? Lucky for me, I take sugar. After adding in a half tea spoon and a whole half hour of vig-orous stirring, the image finally van-ished. As we were paying the bill, the waiter asked whether we wanted to leave a tip. ‘Don’t draw obscene im-ages on top of people’s coffee’, I an-swered. He looked puzzled. Now he knows how I feel.

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NEPEAN LEAGUEBy Toe Punt DROMANA caused the upset of the season on Saturday in Nepean League, leading all afternoon to beat Rye by 11 points.

At one stage in the third quarter, the Tigers led by as much as 51 points.

It’s been a tough year for the Tigers but they have continuously proved that their best is good enough to match it with the best in the competition.

On Saturday at Dromana Recreation Reserve, they jumped the Demons and led by 11 points at quarter time and 10 points at the main change.

Billy Quigley was a real handful for the opposition in attack with five goals, Matt Jones was at his best and former Demons Braeden Dennis was getting under the guard of the opposi-tion and finished with three goals.

Rohan Bleeker had a break-out

game for the Tigers and proved he belongs at the top level and Christian Ongarello controlled the match from the back half.

The Demons came flying home in the last quarter with a seven goal to three term, however, they still fell short 15.19 (109) to 18.12 (120).

While the result was sensational for Dromana, the real story was ‘what happened to Rye’?

Nathan Henley was sensational with five goals and Ryan Mullett dominated through the middle. Adam Kirkwood provided plenty of drive, Sam Smith had an impact, Rhett Sutton regained some form and Ben Holmes booted three goals.

With that kind of output from some of their better players, you would have expected a win, not a loss.

Rye coach Josh Moore was shattered on Sunday following the match.

“I don’t take losing very well,” said Moore.

“The difference between the two teams was simply they wanted it more.

“We pride ourselves on effort and when we give it, we win more often than not. We just didn’t give it on Sat-urday and Dromana was better than us.

“It’s a massive reality check. We may look back on it and say it was a good thing to happen.

“Rehab was good on Sunday and we were very galvanised at the conclu-sion. I hate losing but it might be the kick start we need at the right time, “ said Moore.

Somerville got things back on track to an extent on Saturday, turning around a sloppy first quarter to get the job done against Frankston Bomb-ers.

The Eagles trailed by two points at

quarter time but booted 13 goals to eight after the first break to celebrate a commanding 16.13 (109) to 12.7 (79) victory.

Tom Shaw and Scott Simpson boot-ed four goals each for the Eagles while Timmy McGenniss again dominated. Ben Sedgwick and Josh Westerman also challenged for the top votes.

James Degenhardt was outstanding for the Bombers with three goals while Matt Harris and Jason Kingsbury also worked tirelessly.

Sorrento, as expected, made light work of Pearcedale, winning 24.12 (156) to 6.6 (42).

Myles Pitt booted 10 goals while a further 12 players hit the scoreboard. Leigh Treeby, arguably the best in the business, was best on the ground.

Brendan Neville and Glenn Ander-son worked hard for the Dales.

Devon Meadows celebrated coach

Glenn Michie’s 300th game in fine style on Saturday, dominating the second hour to beat Crib Point 17.14 (116) to 7.12 (54).

Troy Aust finished with three goals for the Meadows while Michie was one of five players to kick two goals for the winners.

Jesse Dehey and Billy Hayes were outstanding for the winners.

Zac Condick, Brad Arnold and James Cook were tireless for the Pies.

Luke Clark booted 10 goals for Hastings as they bounced back against Tyabb, winning 30.21 (201) to 3.6 (24).

Lance Brouwer and the underrated Chris Biviano were exceptional for the Blues, while Colin McVeigh was also at his best.

Michael Frost and Adrian Clay were the best of the Yabbies.

Rosebud and Red Hill had the bye.

Tigers cause major upsetGiving the Yabbies the Blues: Hastings handed out a 177 point thrashing to Tyabb on Saturday. Picture: Andrew Hurst


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PENINSULA LEAGUEBy Toe Punt FRANKSTON YCW flexed its mus-cles on Saturday in the Peninsula League match of the round, thumping Edithvale-Aspendale by almost 100 points.

The Eagles came into the game having won five games on the trot, including against top five teams Pines and Mornington.

However, at no stage was the home team in the match against the Stone-cats. They were held goalless in the first and third quarters, eventually go-ing down 19.16 (130) to 6.3 (39).

The Eagles weren’t helped by the fact they were missing prime mover Tim Mavric and ruckman Aaron Pawel.

The lack of a ruckman meant the Matt Kremmer had to be moved from the attacking end to the middle, re-sulting in the Eagles losing their abil-ity to stretch YCW defensively.

The bulk of the forward work was left to Jarrod Garth, who competed hard and booted two goals.

Matt Clark was clearly the Ea-gles’ best with more than 20 touches through the middle of the ground.

Former Richmond player Brett O’Hanlon was well restricted, finish-ing with just 13 possessions.

Frankston YCW on the other hand was superb. It’s going to take a super effort from a very good side to stop this club win another premiership.

Anthony Barry was the best player on the ground, controlling things

from half back, while his cousin By-ron wasn’t far behind him.

Ash Eames was unstoppable in the ruck and gave first use to his small men all day, including Tony Lester, who finished with 21 possessions and two goals.

In attack, YCW always looked dan-gerous. Anthony Bruhn had almost 10 shots on goal but finished with just four majors, while Lew Roberts was unassuming but still managed three majors.

The likes of James Credlin and Ryan Santon don’t get a lot of attention but are

growing in confidence each week, while Luke Collins is really starting to find his way.

The only sad note on what was otherwise a sensational day for the Stonecats was the knee injury to Ben Buckley. Buckley was starring for the Stonecats but twisted his knee with just three minutes of the game left on the clock. He was stretchered from the field.

Watching Frankston YCW play op-position sides is like watching boys versus men. The body shape of the

Stonecats is far superior to that of any other side and this is the reason they are going to be hard to stop come finals time.

They don’t have a weak link. They have wonderful leadership, a self confidence that is undeniable and an enormous appetite to win.

Seaford put a tumultuous week be-hind them, booting seven last quarter goals to shake-off Karingal, 16.15 (111) to 10.10 (70).

The Tigers gave marching orders to their coach Ben Crowe on Tuesday night before training after Crowe re-signed his position midway through the season.

Despite Crowe committing to the club for the remainder of the season, the club decided it was best if he didn’t see out the year.

Crowe said he understood where the club stood, however, conceded he was disappointed with the way it ended.

“I thought I had the support of the club and the players to finish the season but obviously that wasn’t the case,” said Crowe.

“You find out things that you were blinded by when everything unfolds and it seems that there were people at the club who didn’t support me. That being the case, the club officials had to do something about it”.

Crowe said he would weigh up his future over the coming weeks.

“If I play in Nepean, it will be with Somerville. However, I have a lot of mates at a lot of clubs – Pines, YCW, Mt Eliza, Edithvale-Aspendale.

“There’s going to be a lot of specu-lation on where I play next season but it couldn’t be further from my mind right now,” said Crowe.

Mornington bounced back on Sat-urday, smashing Chelsea 20.16 (136) to 5.13 (43).

Dale Nolan was dominant with six goals and Jackson Calder was dangerous also with four while Jake Smart finished with three goals in his best senior game for the club.

Rory Gregg worked hard in the ruck for the Gulls, while Matt Gar-dener tried hard up forward with two goals.

Pines too bounced back on Satur-day, leading all afternoon to knock over Bonbeach 14.12 (96) to 10.7 (67).

The Pythons set up the win with a seven goal to one first quarter. The Sharks booted nine goals to seven af-ter quarter time.

Guy Hendry starred for the Pythons with five goals while Aaron Edwards with four and Corey Ash were out-standing.

Gary Carpenter and Jackson Sole led the way for the Sharks, along with Lachy Gill-Renouf.

Mt Eliza strangled Langwarrin in a low scoring contest, winning 11.13 (79) to 5.6 (30).

Justin Van Unen booted four goals for 87 for the season while Jimmy Clayton and Timmy Strickland domi-nated.

Ricki Johnston was clearly Lang-warrin’s best again, along with Blake Peach, who finished with two goals.

Stonecats flex their muscles

Out of reach:Mount Eliza handed out a 49 point defeat to Langwarrin in a low scoring game. Picture: Michael Kompa

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