February 14th 2012

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By Mike HastA CRIB Point family of four has been devastated by the killing of its much-loved Jack Russell terrier by a pit bull–ridgeback cross at Hastings railway station.

The attack occurred at about 3pm on Friday 3 February when Fiona Mawson walked into the station’s waiting room with her 11-year-old terrier Lucy.

“The bigger dog was sitting with its master who was not holding the leash,” Ms Mawson said.

“In a fl ash the dog rushed across and grabbed my dog as I tried to pick it up.”

Lucy was grabbed by the belly and shaken violently. The dog’s owner did nothing to stop the attack and later ran away with his dog.

Ms Mawson tried to prise its jaws apart and sustained a fi n-

ger injury. She managed to push down on the lower jaw of the attacking dog and it momentar-ily released its grip.

She picked up the bleeding Lucy, holding in her torn guts, and was driven to Hastings Vet Clinic by two strangers, a mother and her teenage daugh-ter who had been waiting on the platform.

Dr Megan Semple, another vet and three nurses tried to save the little dog.

Ms Mawson said the attack pierced Lucy’s heart, lungs, pancreas and liver and broke several ribs.

Dr Semple said Lucy “fought hard but died on the operating table after about an hour of sur-gery”.

“It was amazing that she even lived until Fiona got her to the clinic as she had three or four life-threatening injuries,” Dr Semple said.

“It was a very upsetting inci-dent for all our staff.”

Dr Semple said it was one of the worst dog attack case she had worked on for some time.

The death of Lucy has also saddened senior citizens at Southcare Lodge in Hastings where Ms Mawson works as a kitchenhand and cleaner.

“Lucy was a regular visitor at Southcare and other places I’ve worked,” she said. “She was much loved by many of the old-er people I work for; she would sit on their laps and was a very placid dog.”

Ms Mawson, 44, reported the attack to police, but was dis-appointed to be told there was nothing they could do as it was not a criminal offence.

On Monday, Sergeant Jamie Stuart of Hastings police said it would be a criminal offence if a dog attacked a person, but Mornington Peninsula Shire

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had jurisdiction over dogs at-tacking animals.

The shire’s website states if a dog attacks or bites another ani-mal, “it may be seized and held while the owner is prosecuted”.

“In serious cases, the shire or a court may order the dog to be destroyed.

“Penalties in court for an at-tack by a dangerous dog may be as much as $14,000 plus costs

for damages and legal fees.”Anyone with information

about the attack can call the shire council on 1300 850 600 or email [email protected]

Grieving: Fiona Mawson and Sue Langford at Hastings station with a photo of their terrier Lucy, also above left, who they say was fatally injured by a pit bull–ridgeback cross in an unprovoked attack. Picture: Yanni

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By Mike HastSTEFAN Borzecki shakes his head as he walks through bushland near his marina at Yaringa, which he wants to expand from 600 to 1000 wet and dry berths for recreational boats.

“The orange-bellied parrot hasn’t been seen here since 1987,” he says, pointing to saltmarsh near the waters of Western Port.

At what stage do we as a nation set aside growth and development, and all that goes with it including the creation of jobs, for creatures and plants that are critically endangered, he asks.

“I’ve spent close to $1 million on studies covering Aboriginal heritage, fl ora and fauna, economic viability, acid sulphate soils, coastal hazards re-lating to predicted sea level rise, water circulation, landscape and fi re risk, and an environment management plan.

“An expanded marina would gener-ate 200 jobs, and we sure need these after the loss of jobs at BlueScope in Hastings last year when the company closed the hot strip mill.”

Mr Borzecki’s expansion plans, which include 180 holiday apartments beside a proposed new marina arm on his land and Crown land, made nation-al news last week when The Australian newspaper, ABC radio news and other outlets reported a rare parrot was hold-ing up the $50 million project.

“I’ve done my best to meet the re-quirements of the federal govern-ment’s EPBC Act [Environment Pro-tection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999],” he told The News during an inspection of the site on Saturday.

Mr Borzecki says he has become the meat in the sandwich as pro-develop-ment and pro-conservation forces bat-tle it out over the fate of rare species, with the almost extinct orange-bellied parrot the symbol this time around of what has occurred in Australia since European settlement 224 years ago.

Australia has the world’s worst record for species loss says the Inter-national Union for the Conservation of Nature.

The parrot is one of the world’s rar-est birds and the rarest in Australia with about 50 birds estimated to be left in the wild. A recovery plan was produced in 1984 and about 200 birds have been bred in captive breeding programs.

But the parrot, known as the OBP in the bird and conservation worlds, faces a multitude of threats including loss of habitat, disease, loss of genetic varia-tion, storms during migration, and de-struction of nest sites, eggs and chicks by fi re.

They are killed by feral cats in Tas-mania, foxes and cats on the mainland, and European starlings compete vigor-ously with them for nest sites.

In 2006, Liberal government Envi-ronment Minister Ian Campbell cited the parrot as a reason to refuse a $200 million wind farm at Bald Hills in south Gippsland.

Last week the federal Opposition’s Environment spokesman, Greg Hunt – who has an offi ce in Hastings and is the MP for Flinders – weighed in to the debate.

He reportedly said the marina project

had been stalled by Department of Environment red tape, which “under-mines confi dence in the environmental process”.

He told ABC radio: “There is no par-rot, there hasn’t been a parrot for fi ve years, for 10 years, for 15, for 20, or even for a quarter of a century.

“When projects which will deliver 200 jobs are stopped for reasons not of a dead parrot but an imaginary par-rot, there are problems in the system and the minister [Tony Burke] needs to step in.”

Mr Hunt’s statements to the media have caused a fl ap in the conservation world.

The Southern Peninsula Indigenous Flora and Fauna Aassociation ques-tions why Mr Hunt “can support the annexation of Crown land for a private marina development by an individual for profi t”.

A spokesman said: “This is in a Ramsar site and adjacent to a marine national park. The local jobs angle is not a good enough reason by any stretch

“While it may be OK for [Mr Borzecki] to construct a canal on his own private land, subject to the usual constraints and conditions, most of the development requires the acquisi-tion of Crown foreshore reserve and completely disrupts or eliminates the coastal habitat corridor.

“While there is much good work be-ing done by a lot of people to recreate habitat corridors over the entire shire, the fi rst principle of habitat conservation is retention of existing biodiversity.”

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Feathers fl y: Yaringa marina owner Stefan Borzecki wants to build a new channel for 200 boats and 180 apartments, but the project has stalled as the land is habitat of the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, above left.

Yaringa marina expansionYaringa marina expansionOn Bird-O, which says it is Aus-

tralia’s biggest birdwatching website and supports bird and wildlife-related tourism and business, it was reported that “the world population of orange-bellied parrots has dropped from just 35 to 21 birds”.

“Should we really be scapegoating near-extinct animals as an excuse for our own lack of will to manage envi-ronmental problems?

“Readers without an existing knowl-edge of environmental legislation would be forgiven for thinking that this is a travesty of natural justice.

“Yet the [federal] environmental as-sessment process doesn’t focus specifi -cally or entirely on OBPs.

“Let’s not forget that protection of the environment is about maintaining healthy functioning ecosystems. It’s not just about extinction of rare birds and animals.

“[Let’s] not whinge about having to do environmental protection [and put] the blame ... unfairly ... on a small bird.”

On Saturday, Mr Borzecki said the marina expansion would not be on the saltmarsh, the parrots’ habitat.

“It’s 100 metres away and there is a vegetation barrier,” he said.

When he fi rst started planning the expansion, he bought 200 hectares (500 acres) on the north-west corner of French Island. You can see the land from Yaringa.

It is part of the old “Energy” precinct of the island. In 1893 the Victorian government established seven village settlements on the island for 200 peo-

ple – Energy, Star of Hope, Callanan’s, Perseverance, Industrial, Kiernan’s and Grant Homestead Association.

He has offered 40 hectares of salt-marsh – OBP habitat – for a state park plus an adjoining section of 40ha fore-shore reserve on the island. This is to offset the loss of eight hectares for the new marina section and its apartments.

“If and when the parrots return, they’ll have far more habitat.”

Birdos who would perhaps be de-scribed as brutally pragmatic say the orange-bellied parrot is a “goner” no matter what we do.

One The News spoke to on Sunday, who did not want to be named “or I’ll be strung up”, said the parrot was a lost cause years ago.

“Governments, conservationists and others would be better off expending their energies on saving what can be saved,” they said.

Asked if they had seen an OBP in 30 years of bird counting in the region: “No.”

Other conservationists say Mr Bor-zecki has done a good job at Yaringa over nearly 30 years. He has developed the precinct with its 15 marine services business, which employ about 60-70 people, in an environmentally sensi-tive manner.

Dogs are excluded from the marina precinct, indigenous trees have been planted, the place is well run with tight control of sewage and garbage dispos-al from yachts.

Mr Borzecki said if he was allowed to expand the marina “it would enable me to upgrade the existing facilities,

including building impermeable walls in the existing channel and new walk-ways”.

“Mornington Peninsula Shire aims to sewer the whole peninsula: ask them where this area is on the list,” he said.

“There are many places unsewered including Portsea, Sorrento, Blairgow-rie and Rye, and they’ll be done long before this part of rural Somerville.”

He said if the marina projects goes ahead, a sewer main would be put in and other residents would be able to connect to it.

Mr Borzecki said the marina appli-cation went to the federal environment department almost a year ago. “It’s taken too long. The plans have been submitted to the shire council, the state government and now Canberra,” he said.

“I might give up if I can’t get permis-sion this year.”


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LATE last year, the Maritime Union of Austral-ia went in search of a new anthem or song that would encapsulate the history of the union or ex-press what the union is, does and has achieved.

It was thought the song should share the un-ion’s beliefs and ideals with the current member-ship and the greater population. The union’s brief was that “the song could be an anthem, a call to arms, an inspirational theme or an evocative, modern ‘sea shanty’”. The quest carried a $5000 prize and brought a national response from a wide variety of musicians and songwriters.

Christ Swayn accepted the challenge of put ting music to his father’s lyrics and produced music that was both seafaring in its feel and boisterous enough to catch the ear of the listener.

Former Midnight Oil frontman and now feder-al MP Peter Garrett was one of the judging panel.

“I think it is great to have something we have created acknowledged,” Chris Swayne said.

Barry Swayne, with 30 years in the industry and a family heritage in unionism, said that “for a huge part of my life, I lived the history of both the seamen and waterside workers unions. If I couldn’t tell the story then no one could. I hope it prompts the listener to do some research on what the union movement has done for all Aus-tralians.”

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On the dock of a bay: Maritime Union of Australia anthem songwriters Barry and Chris Swayn of Rosebud. Picture: Yanni

SUBMISSIONS close this week on a plan by Mornington Peninsula Shire to sell and close a section of Alfred St, Hastings.

The shire wants to sell the road next to Kmart for close to $900,000.

It is understood that the owner of the building housing the Kmart complex, Hastings Retail Investments Pty Ltd, wants to extend across Alfred St to Queen St.

The company has been buying prop-erties at the corner of Queen and Eliza-beth streets for some time, but there are two lots yet to be acquired.

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The shire says it will call a commit-tee meeting if it receives one or more submissions about the proposed sale.

Submissions must be received by team leader property strategy manager Jim Houlahan by 17 February.

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Road closed: Mornington Peninsula Shire plans to sell and close off the south end of Alfred St, Hastings, to make way for the expansion of the Kmart building.

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HASTINGS is about to lose the services of three doctors, half the town’s medicos.

Dr Anthony Miceli is moving his practice to Red Hill Medical Centre while the other two doctors at Hastings Medical Centre near Coles supermarket, Bernie Boon and Sue Homolka, are going to Somerville Village Medical Centre.

The three will be at their new addresses from 20 February.

The move leaves The Hastings Clinic in Victo-ria St, Hastings, as the town’s sole medical cen-tre. It also has three doctors.

In a letter to patients Drs Miceli, Boon and Homolka said the decision to amalgamate their clinic with those at Red Hill and Somerville was made “because of the increasing diffi culty of pro-viding the coverage and timeliness of service we aim for, with our limited size of operation”.

Current patient records had been electronically transferred to Red Hill and Somerville while pa-per records dating back to 1982 “are now obso-lete and will be destroyed on 1 June 2012”.

Patients who wanted to retain their written or paper fi les can buy them for $20 plus $2.50 for those of each additional family member.

Forms requesting the fi les are available at the Hastings clinic if staff are there or from the clin-ics at Red Hill and Somerville.

The doctors have also asked patients to set-tle outstanding accounts and return Medicare cheques.

“We apologise in advance for inconveniences but hope that the changeover period will not cause any undue diffi culties, and look forward to continue to provide caring, comprehensive medi-cal care to all our patients,” the letter to patients from Drs Miceli, Boon and Homolka said.

The closure has surprised and irritated many patients and other Hastings residents.

Denise Palmer of Hastings Police Senior Citi-zens Register said she was appalled at the deci-sion.

“A lot of older people don’t drive and the pub-lic transport in Hastings is woeful,” she said.

“Many people will be badly affected by this sudden news.”

Ms Palmer said some people would not want to change doctors.

The News could not contact Drs Miceli or Boon for comment by the deadline on Monday night.

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THE sky above Tyabb and surrounding areas will be busy with aircraft next month when pilots take off for the Tyabb Air Show.

The four-hour show will feature low level aero-batics by Red Bull race pilot Matt Hall as well as a race between a car and an aircraft.

Money raised will be donated to community groups including the CFA, sporting clubs, a men’s shed and the early childhood literacy program.

Other attractions and activities include: The world’s only airworthy CAC Sabre jet. Second World War Allied aircraft including the Mustang, Boomerang, Warhawk, Hudson, Wirra-way and Yak 9.

Classic aircraft from the 1930s to 1950s. The RAAF Roulettes. Navy helicopter display. Peninsula Aero Club’s new Cessna Skymasters (pictured). Ground display of historic cars and aircraft.

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Tyabb Air Show is at the airfi eld in Morning-ton-Tyabb Rd on Sunday 4 March.

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By Mike HastMOOROODUC will be the site of Victoria’s main railway museum with plans in train for a multi-million dollar centre on land leased to Mornington Railway Preservation Society.

The society has formed an alliance with the Australian Railway Historical Society, which has a railway museum at Williamstown North near the old Newport rail workshops.

The museum has been closed for about two years as the society address-es health and safety issues, including contaminated soil, although it is set to reopen later this year.

There is not enough room at Wil-liamstown North to expand the muse-um. Victoria is the only state without a comprehensive rail museum.

The Mornington society runs a her-itage train between Moorooduc and Mornington three times a month. The popular tourist trains started in 1999 after the society was granted operating rights to the line by the state govern-ment in 1991.

The Mornington spur line from Bax-ter was closed by the Liberal govern-ment in 1981 after 92 years of opera-tion.

The two societies are about to sign an agreement and have been lobbying state and local government to support the museum project.

Mornington Peninsula Shire has been briefed about the project and given it enthusiastic support.

Mornington Railway’s 11-hec-tare (27-acre) site on the Moorooduc Highway is leased from VicTrack and

would be shared by the two societies.Malcolm Swaine of MR said pre-

liminary plans included a two-storey museum, a restaurant shared by the two groups, and a “round house” over

a turntable with multiple tracks for lo-comotives and carriages.

MR’s extensive workshops, the sta-tion, signal box and other buildings would be retained.

Mr Swaine said the complex would be a world-class rail museum, “not just tracks and rolling stock”.

There would be a cinema showing historic fi lms and static displays.

More than 70 volunteers of Morn-ington Railway keep alive the tradi-tion of steam trains and historic pas-sengers cars.

They meet two days a week and have three teams: engineers, blokes who run the railway on Sundays – ca-tering, ticket sellers and marshalls – and administrators.

Ian Jenkin of ARHS said it was a long-term plan that would require strong government backing.

ARHS members have visited the Moorooduc site three times and been impressed with Mornington Railway’s set-up as well as the land available for a museum.

At Williamstown North, the society has 15 Victorian Railways steam loco-motives, ranging from the diminutive F class up to the H class, the largest locomotive to operate in Victoria and known as “Heavy Harry”.

There are also VR steam cranes, die-sel locomotives, electric locomotives, suburban and country passenger car-riages, guards’ vans and freight wag-ons.

Australian Railway Historical Soci-ety was founded in 1945 and has 750 members. Its museum opened in 1962. Mornington Railway runs tourists trains three Sundays a month. Tickets are $15 adults, $8 children and $12 concession. Details: 1300 767 274 or email [email protected]. More information including train times: www.morningtonrailway.org.au

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RADIO transmitters have tracked na-tive fi sh heading down a river to breed in a Western Port estuary.

Researchers from the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s Arthur Rylah Institute used modern technology to provide groundbreaking insights into the migration and breed-ing habits of the mysterious and threat-ened Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena) fi sh.

The study traced Australian grayling swimming towards the mouth of the Bunyip River near Tooradin.

“The research on the Australian grayling in the Bunyip River near Koo Wee Rup was aiming to determine where they migrate to and what trig-gers migration and spawning,” fi sh ecologist Wayne Koster said.

“The fi ndings plug substantial gaps in our knowledge of the species’ movement and spawning behaviours that have previously limited our ability to develop targeted management strat-egies for the grayling.

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creased stream fl ows. Some fi sh trav-elled up to 40 kilometres within a few days to the lower reaches of the river.”

The work involved surgically im-planting 20mm-long acoustic transmit-ters into adult fi sh to trace their move-ments throughout the Bunyip River.

“The study has also identifi ed spe-cifi c breeding grounds, in fresh water just upstream of the estuary,” Mr Kos-ter said.

“The information will assist the managers of our rivers as they make decisions on the use of environmental fl ows and other conservation initia-tives for Australian grayling.”

The researchers used fi ne mesh nets to capture Australian grayling eggs (about 1mm in diameter) and used ge-netic testing to confi rm identifi cation.

“The research found that if fl ows decreased, the fi sh would stop their downstream migration, before recom-mencing migration when the fl ows re-sumed,” Mr Koster said.

“These results show that loss of nat-ural stream fl ows and barriers to move-ment can be especially detrimental to Australian grayling populations.”

Bunyip provides fish factsBunyip provides fish factsTraveller: Australian grayling have been tracked going downstream to breed in the Bunyip River estuary in Western Port.

COMMENTBy Brian StahlI WOULD like to offer an alternative view on Pelican Pantry following the comment article by David Harrison (‘Never mind the cost, feel the pub-licity’, The News, 7/2/12) and the front page story in The News (Pantry faces hard times’, 31/1/12).

Although Pelican Park Recreation Centre and Pantry was offi cially opened during my term as a Morn-ington Penin sula Shire councillor, the decision to build the excellent facility was made prior to my election to the council.

Having said that though, having been a resident of Hastings for 37 years pri-or to that, I applauded the “bold initi-ate” of the councillors of the time for going against the trend and establish-ing at Hastings the fi rst of a planned three aquatic centres for the peninsula.

Pelican Park replaced the old Hast-ings pool, which was an open air salt-water pool built in 1936 that hosted swimming carnivals for people across the peninsula and Melbourne.

The foreshore where Pelican Park stands today, enjoyed by many locals and visitors, was reclaimed from West-ern Port by a land-fi lled tip starting in 1965. It was alongside the old pool and directly opposite the Shire of Hastings offi ces.

The criticism being levelled at Peli-can Pantry from a dollar point of view ignores the “social good” that such a facility brings to a town like Hastings

and the peninsula. The council decided to build Pelican

Park Recreation Centre as it recog-nised the statistically proven social disad vantage that existed in Hastings and acted to address that in a practical way by also including a training cafe rather than just another kiosk.

Without doubt history will record the signifi cant impact Pelican Park had on changing forever the previously nega-tive image of Hastings, which was generally held by many who didn’t re-side or earn their living here.

The number of people from across the peninsula and Melbourne who have visited and used the wonderful facilities is testimony to that. It has helped put Hastings on the map.

In the comment piece by David Harri son, to illustrate his point he re-fers to the 47 people trained in 2007-08 and 2009-10 and the $1 million lost, but failed to acknowledge the number of people who received a “chance in life” in the previous years.

All up, Pelican Pantry training cafe since it opened in 2003 has conduct-ed 37 programs offering 410 people, many long term unemployed or social-ly challenged, an opportunity to learn a skill and turn their life around.

Sure it can be claimed there was ab-senteeism and disinterest from some who entered the program, but that only highlights the crying need to show them other options in life.

Having met trainees on the job and participated in many of the graduation

ceremonies for those who successfully completed their courses, I came to ap-preciate that the value to our commu-nity of programs such as the training cafe cannot be measured in dollars only.

I remember on one occasion present-ing a graduation certifi cate to a person of mature age who had lived with a disability and had never worked, wit-nessing the tears running down the face of her dad as he shared her pride and joy of achievement.

Sure there are many people who be-lieve council and its executives should just stick to “repairing roads, pruning rates and taking away our rubbish”, but council then would be derelict in its duty, failing to address the ever-present and growing social needs of the residents of all ages and abilities under their care.

I appeal to the council to recognise all aspects of the benefi t, particularly the social good that Pelican Park Rec-reation Centre and Pantry has deliv-ered to Hastings since opening and take care not to rush its decision on future management of the Pantry.

Not always should the bottom line determine the decisions that the coun-cil makes. Brian Stahl, OAM, JP, was a coun-cillor on the Shire of Hastings 1987-94 including shire president in 1992-93. He was a councillor on the Shire of Mornington Peninsula 2003-08 and mayor in 2005-06.

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By Keith PlattNICKY Johnston became a business-woman – a publisher – almost by acci-dent. The self-described mumpreneur was catapulted into the business world on the back of a book she wrote and illustrated to help her oldest son over-come anxiety.

Go Away, Mr Worrythoughts! was handwritten and pasted together, but she was encouraged to have it pub-lished after reading it to her son Bay-ley’s class and lending it to teachers.

The book and its Happythoughts are Everywhere sequel have been re-printed several times and Johnston now heads a home-based business in Langwarrin that has extended into public speaking and showbiz. Book sales have topped 10,000 and the lat-est reprints totalled 12,000.

The stage version of Go Away, Mr Worrythoughts! is the fi rst show pro-duced by Frankston Arts Centre. The show, like the book, deals with anxi-ety and guiding children away from worrisome thoughts. Johnston says art centre manager Robin Batt asked her about turning Go Away, Mr Wor-rythoughts! into a stage production.

“She had seen me speak and then spent 18 months arranging funding and production. It’s now been staged in 40 schools and seen by more than 8000 children.”

Although the second book “shows how to keep going” and maintain de-fences against anxiety, “it’s a follow up but you don’t need to have read the fi rst one”.

While used to a growing ground-swell of acceptance after the publica-tion of Go Away, Mr Worrythoughts!, Johnston was unprepared for what fol-lowed – an on-air interview on radio station 3AW with morning show host Neil Mitchell.

“I’d bought 10 stamps on my way to the interview thinking I might get a few orders. But my phone started ring-ing from the time I left the studio and by the time I got home there were 250 orders on my website.”

The radio station’s phone lines were jammed and its website crashed. The

sales meant that she was able to pay the print bill without borrowing. A year later, when Mitchell interviewed Johnston about the follow-up book, the station put in a second receptionist in anticipation of feedback.

The “light bulb” moment when Johnston realised she was a business-woman – or mumpreneur – came in August last year while attending a conference in Sydney organised by the Connect2Mums organisation in conjunction with the AusMumpreneur Awards, where Johnston was one of fi ve fi nalists out of 100 entrants.

“As I sat there, I realised that I am running a business and came away de-termined to draw up a business plan, with goals and time frames.”

The other big revelation was that many of the conference attendees wanted to start a business to earn money while Johnston’s motivation had been to help parents confronted by a worrying situation. Now she has a business plan (written with help from husband Andrew on butcher’s paper hanging from the back of a door) and

more defi nite ideas of how her busi-ness, “Happy Hero – Helping little worriers fi nd happiness”, will develop.

Trained as a primary school teacher, Johnston remains a regular in the class-room as an incursion teacher hired by the RACV to teach road safety.

“That’s my real job and it keeps me in the loop with education.”

She also continues to hand draw and frame motivational cards that are sold at markets or made on request.

Slogans also adorn the walls of her house, with those on white boards and a blackboard being regularly changed.

“The children read them and I change them without saying anything, so they’ll get the message without me telling them to read it.”

A mother of four, Johnston says her involvement with treating anxiety in children helps her “pick kids in the class who are anxious and tailor my approach to involve them”.

At public speaking engagements she often shares the stage with psycholo-gists who “welcome” her personal ex-perience and see it as a balance with

their professional training.“I give them credibility,” Johnston

says. “It is diffi cult to understand anxi-ety; it’s like trying to describe a colour to someone who has never seen it.”

Johnston has now taken complete control over the marketing and distri-bution of her books, retaining up to 80 per cent of the retail price that went to distributors and bookshops.

Most sales come directly from or-ders on her website and bookshops generally buy copies on request from customers rather than hold stock.

Part of Johnston’s business plan is to enter as many business awards as pos-sible, seeing them as a valuable mar-keting tool as well as an opportunity for networking and self-analysis of her own business. Last year she won the mayoral special recognition award at the business excellence awards run by Frankston and Mornington Peninsula councils.

“I fi nd discussing the progression of my accidental business quite up-lifting as sometimes it is this process that forces refl ection on how far I have

come, how much has been achieved and what possibilities lay ahead for a mum who stumbled into business,” Johnston said.

“Business was not my goal but the process to reach my goal. Support agencies all tackle problems for peo-ple aged 12 and over; there was no one to help parents or teachers with younger children.”

Being author and illustrator of her books is “my niche, my main point of difference”.

She has several other books in mind, but is also exploring a series of e-handbooks for children, parents and teachers that would not be printed. Johnston’s decision to be a teacher and stand in front of a class followed her own early years as an “anxious child”.

“I also had post-natal depression af-ter having Bayley, so I know where he got it from – me. Now, I’m not worried about public speaking because I know what I am doing.”

The hardest thing Johnston has done “was going before the judges to get my black belt in karate”.

“I had treatment after the post-natal depression and it made me realise I had been living my life with anxiety.

“I believe Bayley had a level of de-pression as well. He didn’t laugh or feel any real sense of joy until he was about 10, and that’s a long time in a little person’s life.

“I wrote the book and read it to him. It was all for him.”

When she was urged to publish Go Away, Mr Worrythoughts! Johnston Googled “how to publish a book”.

That book has led to Johnston grow-ing into the role of running a business and seen her inspiration, Bayley, now 13, start secondary school with a con-fi dence and outlook that once never seemed possible.

And, if you have a worrythought?: “Ask yourself if you can control it. If yes, make the change, if no, let it go.”

Courtesy BusinessTimes,www.businesstimes.net.au

Accidental rise of a mumpreneurAccidental rise of a mumpreneur

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By Mike HastTHE 84-metre long dredger Brisbane arrived in Port Phillip on Monday last week and started 35 days of work in the South Channel on the Tuesday.

The Port of Melbourne Corpora-tion said hydrographic surveys had shown “declared depths in sections of the South Channel have been compro-mised by up to 0.6 of a metre”.

The work is part of 10 years of maintenance dredging to keep ship-ping lanes to the depths achieved by the Port of Melbourne Corporation’s contro versial channel deepening pro-ject (CDP) of 2008-09.

Brisbane, a smaller version of the main CDP vessel Queen of the Neth-erlands, is a trailing suction hop per dredger, which works like a huge vac-uum cleaner.

Sand and other matter that has been pushed into the channels by wind, waves and tide is sucked up into a hop-per that can hold 2900 cubic metres.

As in 2008-09, the dredged material will be dumped off Martha Point near Safety Beach in the PoMC’s south-east dredged material ground.

Brisbane was built in 2000 for the Port of Brisbane Corporation to service major ports on the Queensland east coast. It has a crew of 13 and travels at 11 knots when fully loaded.

Port of Melbourne CEO Stephen Bradford said the work was “required as a routine part of port operations to ensure safe navigation and will involve the removal of sediment which has built up over time due to natural wave, tidal and storm events”.

“During the works, approximately 330,000 cubic metres of clean sand will be dredged from South Channel and placed in the South East Dredged Material Ground located west of Mt Martha.”

Mr Bradford said this was equivalent to about two per cent of the material dredged from the South Channel dur-ing the CDP.

Mr Bradford said Brisbane would be supported by PoMC’s hydrographic survey vessel John Norgate.

He said the works would be gov-erned by an approved Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

The port corporation submitted its draft EMP to federal and state govern-ments on 17 November.

An updated draft was sent to the state Department of Sustainability and Environment on 8 December and ap-proved by DSE.

The plan requires PoMC to notify

DSE and the Environment Protection Authority within 24 hours if noise or turbidity levels exceed agreed limits.

A “pollution event or imminent en-vironmental hazard” must be notifi ed immediately.

“The need to undertake this work in South Channel has become increas-ingly urgent to maintain access to and from the port,” Mr Bradford said.

“As with all dredging of sand, there will be some turbidity. However, our detailed modelling drawn from our ex-tensive previous experience indicates that it will not be long lasting and … does not pose a threat to marine life or public amenity.

“Nevertheless, we will meet the re-quirements of the approved EMP in both spirit and practice to undertake this necessary work in a safe and envi-ronmentally responsible manner.

“We welcome anglers and boating enthusiasts to continue to enjoy the bay

during these works, but to do so safely by steering clear of the dredging vessel and support craft and, of course, avoid-ing anchoring or mooring in shipping channels at all times.”

Blue Wedges Coalition, the main objector to the CDP in 2008-09, said there had been minimal community consultation about the maintenance dredging.

Blue Wedges coordinator Jenny Warfe said the port corporation had one meeting in Rosebud last October.

“It was a ramshackle affair – only a handful of handouts, a couple of card-board posters on wonky sticks, and no seating,” she said.

“We stood listening to several PoMC operatives delivering the usual assur-ances for almost two hours.

“Of course, they did not want to talk about the sudden massive erosion of Portsea front beach following chan-nel deepening. And, like the DSE and

Offi ce of Environment Monitor, now disbanded, although they weren’t sure what had caused it, they were sure that it was not related to the removal of almost one million tonnes of reef and rock at The Heads.”

Ms Warfe said the meeting was told maintenance dredging was planned for all channels dredged during the 2008-08 project, “including the north and south of the bay, Yarra River and The Heads, with up to 15 weeks of dredg-ing a year for 10 years”.

Ms Warfe said the CDP offi cially ended 25 November 2009, but main-tenance dredging had started in mid-November 2009.

“Maintenance dredging in the Yarra was scheduled for September 2011, so it’s been almost non-stop dredging since early 2008.

“We’ve had some mighty swift changes to southern peninsula beaches since then and several years of failed snapper spawning, although there had been good catches of adult snapper.”

Ms Warfe said a major concern of Blue Wedges was the northern DMG, in the middle of Port Phillip off Mor-dialloc, where toxic sludge dredged in 2008-09 was dumped.

“We have a six square kilometre, clay-sided, underwater toxic dump that is not being monitored for toxins or contaminants.

“The Port Melbourne’s EMP did not require the sediments and waters sur-rounding the dumpsite to be monitored for potential contaminant leakage, ex-cept for one visual inspection each year.”

Dredging returns to the bayDredging returns to the bay

Dredge away: The trailing suction hop per dredger Brisbane arrived in Port Phillip on Monday last week for 35 days of maintenance dredging in the South Channel between Rosebud and The Heads. The spoil will be dumped off Mt Martha.


FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt’s statements to the media last week about the orange-bellied parrot holding up the Yaringa marina expansion (see pages 2 and 3) reminded the Whisperer of Monty Python’s famous and hilarious “Dead Parrot Sketch”, alternatively and originally known as the “Pet Shop Sketch” or “Parrot Sketch”.

This is where John Cleese as an unhappy customer and Michael Palin as a pet shop owner argue over the state of a Norwegian Blue parrot that Cleese has just bought.

Cleese is enraged when Palin says the parrot is just resting.

Cleese: ’E’s not pinin’! ’E’s passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! ’E’s expired and gone to meet ’is maker! ’E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ’e rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ’im to the perch ’e’d be pushing up the daisies! ’Is metabolic processes are now ’istory! ’E’s off the twig! ’E’s kicked the bucket, ’e’s shuffl ed off ’is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!

On ABC radio, Mr Hunt said the orange-

bellied parrot had not been seen in the Yaringa area for many years, which is true.

He said: “There is no parrot, there hasn’t been a parrot for fi ve years, for 10 years, for 15, for 20, or even for a quarter of a century. “When projects which will deliver 200 jobs are stopped for reasons not of a dead parrot but an imaginary parrot there are problems in the system and the minister needs to step in”.

He had earlier told The Australian that this was the sort of “bureaucratic red tape that undermines confi dence in the environmental process”.

“It is ludicrous that a major project which will create hundreds of local jobs has been put on hold because one day an orange-bellied parrot may decide to fl y over the area, even though they have not been seen in this location for a quarter of a century.”

He said Environment Minister Tony Burke “must make it absolutely clear whether he believes a system which stops a project of critical state importance for an imaginary parrot is acceptable”[email protected]

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By Mike HastONE of the most destructive plant diseases to invade Australia has been found on the Mornington Peninsula, the fi rst occurrence in Victoria.

Myrtle rust is a fungus that has the potential to harm nursery and forestry industries as well as public parks, gar-dens and native forests.

The Department of Primary Indus-tries says the “destructive plant dis-ease” was found at a retail nursery on the southern peninsula.

The News understands the nursery was in Rosebud, but it is DPI policy to not identify where plants diseases are found.

A spokesman for the department, Alan Everett, said if locations of nurs-eries were publicised, there was a greater chance DPI would not be told about outbreaks of disease.

It is not known how the fungus ar-rived in Victoria, but tiny spores of myrtle rust are easily spread on contaminated plant material, equip-ment, vehicles, clothing and shoes, as

well as by animals, wind and water.After the initial discovery, diseased

plants were found at other peninsula nurseries and in at least fi ve private gardens, including at Rosebud, Morn-ington, Mt Eliza and Somerville.

A Mt Eliza resident discovered sus-pected myrtle rust in a pot plant and was surprised at the speed with which DPI offi cers arrived at the property and took the plant away for testing, which confi rmed the disease.

DPI incident controller Gordon Berg last week said on community radio sta-tion RPP in Mornington that myrtle rust was very easily spread. “It is not surprising it has reached Victoria,” he said on RPP’s Environment Show.

Mr Berg said the disease was fi rst detected in Australia on the NSW cen-tral coast near Gosford in April 2010, had spread to far north Queensland and now Victoria, and been found on more than 150 different plant species.

It is thought to have come from South America.

Last April, offi cers of Nursery and

Garden Industry Australia told a fed-eral government committee that myrtle rust had become “probably the biggest threat to Australia’s ecosystem”.

In December 2010, the Myrtle Rust National Management Group agreed it was not technically feasible to eradi-cate the disease.

Myrtle rust (Uredo rangelii) affects plants when its distinctive yellow to orange-coloured spores land on shoots, leaves, buds and fruits.

Leaves become distorted and die. Badly affected young plants are stunt-ed and can perish.

Mr Berg said under the right condi-tions, it could slow regeneration of the Victoria’s native forests after harvest-ing or bushfi re and even change forest biodiversity.

“DPI should be notifi ed immediately of any plants suspected of being infect-ed with myrtle rust.”

All members of the Myrtaceae plant family are potential hosts.

It attacks young, soft, actively grow-ing leaves, shoot tips and young stems,

as well as the fruits and fl owers.Plants at risk include gum trees,

bottle brush, tea tree, lilly pilly, paper-bark, myrtle, guava, midyim, rose apple, brush box and New Zealand Christmas bush.

Plants not affected include roses, fruit trees, vegetables, camellias, gre-villeas, crepe myrtle and wattles.

“The fi rst signs of myrtle rust infec-tion are tiny raised spots that are brown to grey, often with red-purple haloes. Up to 14 days after infection, the spots produce masses of distinctive yellow or orange spores.”

DPI has found myrtle rust at 22 sites involving 100 properties, mainly at production nurseries and wholesale out lets in and around metropolitan Melbourne.

The majority of detections came af-ter DPI traced the movement of myr-tle rust host material from infected premises.

One of the region’s leading conser-vation groups, Southern Peninsula In-digenous Flora and Fauna Association,

said plant ecologists were warned in 2010 that myrtle rust posed a threat.

“It has been found in Rosebud as well as Devon Meadows, Essendon, Frankston South, Langwarrin, Somer-ville, Gembrook near forest, Kilsyth, Lorne near forest, Lynbrook, Oakleigh, Thomastown and Werribee,” a spokes-man said.

“If myrtle rust killed plantation tim-ber forests, pressure will be put on government to log native forests. Plan-tation forests, which lack diversity, could be rapidly affected.”

To report suspected myrtle rust, call DPI on 1800 084 881 or email photos and a contact phone number and the plant’s location to: [email protected]

To avoid spreading the disease, do not touch, move or collect samples of the suspect plant.

More information about myrtle rust can be found on the DPI website: www.dpi.vic.gov.au

Deadly fungus on peninsulaDeadly fungus on peninsula

Plants found with myrtle rustPlants found with myrtle rustVICTORIA is maintaining import restrictions on myrtle rust host material from NSW and Queensland.

Myrtle rust has been found on the following species in Victoria:Acmena smithii – Lilly pilly.Agonis fl exuosa – Willow myrtle.Backhousia citriodora – Lemon-scented myrtle.Lophomyrtus x ralphii – Black stallion.Metrosideros carminea –Red rata.Metrosideros collina – Fiji Christmas bush.Metrosideros excelsa – New Zealand Christmas bush.Myrtus communis – Common myrtle.Syzygium australe – Lilly pilly or scrub cherry.Syzygium paniculatum – Dwarf magenta cherry.

The Department of Primary Industries says more than 120 nursery industry and 40 local government staff have been trained by the department to identify and manage myrtle rust.

Plant experts are deeply concerned about the fungus striking plants in the Myrtaceae or myrtle family, which has 27 sub-groups such as eucalyptus (gum trees), melaleuca (tea trees and paperbarks) and callistemon (bottlebrushes). About 70-80 per cent of Australian native trees are Myrtaceae.

The fungus killing melaleuca leaves.

Deadly spores: Myrtle rust on a sleeve shows how easily it spreads. Pictures: DPI and SPIFFA

Leaf killer: Left, the fungus in its early stages on a lilly pilly leaf (Syzygium) and, right, more advanced infestation on the leaf of black stallion (Lophomyrtus).

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Address: 1 Diane Court, SOMERVILLEAuction: This Saturday 18 February at 12.30pmAgency: Craig Mann First National Real Estate, 4/1085 Frankston-Flinders Road, Somerville 5978 0955Agent: Craig Mann, 0412 559 816

Everything that makes a house a home

SURROUNDED by similar quality homes, this hidden gem is just waiting for a large family to make it their new home. Quality abounds as you enter and you will be pleasantly surprised by the amount of space on offer. There are four bedrooms, including a master with ensuite and walk-in robe. There are built-in robes to the other three bedrooms and and there is potential for a fi fth bedroom, a room currently used as a separate study off the main living area. An open-plan area has the kitchen, dining area and a very neat little lounge area with woodheater. The area has a nice combination of tiling and timber fl oors and there is air-conditioning. A second living area, with rich carpet and decorative friezes, connects to the master bedroom and can be closed off from the hallway to make a great parents’ retreat. For all the extras a family acquires, there is plenty of storage space in the double carport and double garage. Entertaining will be a breeze as you sit on the outdoor deck and enjoy the peace and quiet while overlooking well-established and low-maintenance gardens. The home is within walking distance of shopping centres, public transport, schools and sporting facilities. This is a gracious family home with everything for a growing family.

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Hastings Low Maintenance and Loving It!Here is an unbelievable opportunity to purchase one of two low maintenance townhouses close to Hastings village. Recently renovated (inside and out) this double story townhouse offers two double bedrooms with ensuites upstairs, study, kitchen and large living room down. A new deck has been built to the rear of the home and a double carport is to be built to the rear. The home has gas heating and new oven.

ADDRESS: 1/16 Reid ParadeINSPECT: By appointment

Harcourts Hastings

Jason Dowler 0403 598 754Lauren Dunsford 0422 385 869

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Hastings 4 Bedroom Home! Quiet Court Locale!This large family home is perfect for those looking for more space or investors wanting to grow their portfolio and become a part of the growing Hastings market. This spacious home has more than enough room for the family. With four bedrooms, master with ensuite and walk in robe, two separate living areas, blackwood kitchen with walk in pantry and further bedrooms and family bathroom to the rear of the home. You’ll all be kept comfortable with the ducted heating. Situated on a 731m2 (approx) block means that there is plenty of room for the kids to play. Outside you will find a covered outdoor entertaining area and a shed which is partly converted into another bedroom.

ADDRESS: 15 Natalie CourtINSPECT: By appointment

Harcourts Hastings

Jason Dowler 0403 598 754Lauren Dunsford 0422 385 869

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A neat homeTHIS brick-veneer home in a quiet court is ready for a new family to move in and enjoy. The kitchen features brand-new stainless-steel appliances and plenty of cupboard space. There is an adjoining dining area and a large formal lounge with a brick feature wall and a Coonara woodheater. All bedrooms have new carpet, the master bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe, and there are built-in robes in the other two bedrooms. At the rear of the home is an undercover entertaining area overlooking the garden. The block is 824 square metres with scope to erect a double garage or storage shed (STCA).

Address: 3 Cypress Close, HASTINGSPrice: $377,000Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000Agent: Nigel Evans, 0439 540 055

Impeccably landscapedWITH gardens that will dazzle, this beautifully presented home has a modern style, but retains a certain character, all set on a 700-square metre block in a popular Hastings estate. A large central kitchen has quality appliances including a dishwasher as well as a pantry. There are two separate living areas with ducted heating and evaporative cooling, both with access to an undercover patio that runs the width of the home. The main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe, and the other two bedrooms have built-in robes. There is plenty of space for vehicles in a double garage and single carport.

Address: 2 Lea Court, HASTINGSPrice: $415,000Agency: Satchwells Real Estate, 1/97 High Street, Hastings, 5979 1888Agent: Don McKenzie, 0419 955 177

WHETHER you are the grand entertainer or the tradesperson, you will fi nd something special here with this stylish home. For the tradie who requires extra space for storing work tools and vehicles, a large steel shed, with mezzanine for even more storage space, is in the well-fenced backyard. The entertainer of the family can enjoy the shade of the undercover patio or the refreshing jet spa. Inside is bright with a neutral colour scheme, there is a separate formal lounge and a main, open-plan family area with kitchen, dining alcove and a nice big living area with carpet and ducted heating and cooling throughout.

Family living at its best

Address: 11 Matthew Circuit, HASTINGSPrice: $400,000 – $439,000Agency: MC Real Estate, 4/82 High Street, Hastings, 5979 8833Agent: Michael Curry, 0409 410 456

ENHANCED by the quintessential white picket fence, this picture perfect home has a wonderful street appeal and is resplendent in every detail. The three bedrooms are a good size and there are two separate living zones. For comfort there are two split-system air-conditioners and the kitchen features quality appliances including a dishwasher. Live the al fresco lifestlye with a delightful, covered patio area overlooking the private and shady backyard.

Behind the picket fence

Address: 29 Kinlora Drive, SOMERVILLEPrice: $395,000Agency: Baywest Real Estate Somerville, 1/1085 Frankston-Flinders Road, Somerville, 5977 9660Agent: Brian Rotherham, 0417 056 938


Hastings87 High Street, Hastings Victoria 3915Ph: 03 5979 4412Fax: 03 5979 3097Email: [email protected]: www.baywestrealestate.com.au

Lee Swift Sales Consultant0434 871 536

Sean CrimminsSales Consultant0411 734 814

Crib Point $775,000 - $825,000

HUGE POTENTIAL, HUGE OPPORTUNITY!

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to Mornington Peninsula’s Boom Town!

Hastings $290,000 - $320,000

with BIR

Tyabb $280,000

STEP ON THE PROPERTY LADDER

Hastings $250,000

RENOVATE OR DETONATE!!

If you’re tired of:- Late rent - Untidy problem tenants

- Unaccountable agents - Out of date inspections

- Low rent - Lack of communication Call Sue 0421 473 135WE WON’T LET YOU DOWN!

Thinking of growing your investment portfolio?

Talk to our Property Management Team Sue, Kylie & Sally

WE WILL LOOK AFTER YOUR PROPERTY LIKE WE OWN IT OURSELVES!!

Sean Crimmins

Tyabb $330,000-$360,000

INVEST OR NEST - REAP THE REWARDS!

FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS CONTACT SEAN

0411 734 [email protected]

NEW LISTING

Hastings $250,000 - $260,000

UNBEATABLE VALUE!

Bittern $495,000

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME WITH ROOM TO MOVE

Hastings $785,000

LARGE FAMILY HOME WITH RURAL OUTLOOK + HOME BUSINESS


5977 8877 3/1065 Frankston Flinders Road Somerville, Vic 3912

2a Seaview Road Tyabb

Auction: Saturday 18th February at 2.30pmInspect Inspect Saturday 2-2.30pmAgent Ty Luff 0408 368 892

Prestige Lifestyle On 6 Acre Farmlet

Step inside this immaculately presented federation styled home of approx 28 sqs living and be captivated. Featuring four generous bedrooms, huge master with en suite including spa, ample living space with formal lounge and dining rooms, huge open plan family room with meals, hostess kitchen with granite benchtops, 9 ft ceilings, GDH and air conditioner complete some of the features on the inside. The property also offers in-ground solar heated swimming pool, large covered entertaining with private garden, two large paddocks with water, there is ample shedding with one large shed approx 115 sqm ideal for boat/trucks/caravan, the other shed measures approx. 90 sqm complete with office and toilet/kitchenette facilities.

127 Bungower Road Somerville

Price: $910,000Inspect: Saturday 12.00-12.30pmAgent: Shelly Brown 0431 188 166

Resort Style LivingImmerse yourself in a life of luxury with this quality home set on 4 acres (approx) offering character, gorgeous gardens and mature trees. Be impressed the moment you drive up the meandering tree-lined driveway that leads to this quality filled residence comprising of 4 bedrooms including master with WIR & FES, gorgeous open plan timber kitchen and family room with timber lined ceilings, formal dining area and separate lounge with fire place and cathedral ceilings & huge laundry. Every window has a beautiful outlook and outdoor entertaining has never been easier with a built-in BBQ, outdoor wood oven and resort style areas overlooking the sparkling in-ground pool and hut with spa, numerous adult palms and beautiful gardens. Added extras are 75,000 litres water tanks, 4 car carport, huge A frame open shed for machinery and an old packing shed.

88 Graf Road Somerville

Price: $369,950Inspect: Saturday 1.00-1.30pmAgent: Dylan Sorensen 0421 004 899

More Than You Need - Everything You Want

Set upon a generous sized 725 (approx) block, this stunning 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, with master featuring WIR and FES is everything the young family,down-sizing couple or investor could ever need.Featuring 2 good sized living areas, 1 of which is North facing and has a formal dining area which then connects into the huge kitchen, new floating floors, new light fittings, brilliant under cover entertaining area, GWF and split system, garden shed and a cubby house for the young ones this home brings the essentials and more.

3 Janeallen Court Tyabb

Price: $950,000Inspect: Saturday 1.00-1.30pmAgent: Shelly Brown 0431 188 166

Stunning Home Surrounded By Beautiful Gardens

Nestled away on approximately 1.75 acres is this magnificent lifestyle property that will surely impress.Boasting 5 large bedrooms + study, inc. the master suite with WIR, and ensuite with spa bath, spacious O/P meals, family room and kitchen with ample cupboard space. Additional featured include GDH, evaporative cooling and a coonara.Outside a huge, fully enclosed gazebo for all your entertaining needs, a concrete shed with power, oversized DLUG, a pony paddock and stunning manicured gardens.

AUCTION

THIS SATURDAY


(03) 5979 8003www.btre.com.au

Ben Tallon Real Estate Pty Ltd1/34 High Street Hastings 3915

“Your Local Expert”B T R E YOU’LL SOON BE HOME

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Hastings $435,000

So New It Sparkles!!You will instantly fall for this pristine new home... From the moment you step it simply feels like quality..... from sparkling porcelain tiling to 9’ ceilings and smart modern decor. There’s a wide entry hall, spacious formal lounge and beyond a fantastic big open area with a multitude of down lights, luxurious stone topped kitchen and meals and family areas

Hastings $369,000

Work.... Rest and Play..... on 750m2What a perfect home for a young family or a quiet retirement... set in a peaceful court in established gardens, this spotless New Dimension home has all the features you have been searching for at a realistic price! It features two sunny living areas, 3 generous bedrooms and yes a full en suite with double shower... Add the functional kitchen with dishwasher, ducted cooling, gas heating and alarm system and above ground pool.

Hastings $449,000

Solar Spectacular

in trim leafy surrounds, this delightful modern home has a private aspect over its stunning gardens. Around 20 squares of quality living features 3 separate zones with a centrally located kitchen to suite a family or budding chef, with a dishwasher and long island bench. There are 3 double sized bedrooms, main with full ensuite & walk in robe.

Crib Point $315,000

Start Here!Nestled in a quiet court in leafy gardens this is the perfect place to call

like these now! Featuring a warm country style interior, this Western Red Cedar home has a fantastic big living & dining room with an open plan design, gas heating and split system cooling. The great sized kitchen has gas cooking and a dishwasher and overlooks the pretty front gardens.

Hastings $595,000

½ Acre MasterpieceThis one has all the “I wants”. Let’s start with the location and land size – situated in quiet bushy surrounds on approx ½ an acre of land in a no through road only minutes from all Hastings has to offer. Now for the

throughout this property has that wow factor you have been looking for. The property has a total of 3br, 2 bathrooms, superb kitchen with scullery.

Hastings $309,000

Spring Garden CottageYou will instantly feel welcome in this classic red brick home, nestled in a blaze of colour. Just a leisurely stroll from the marina and town it features fresh neutral decor and new carpets & tiles throughout its spacious interior. There’s a light and roomy front lounge with gas heat and split-system cooling, separate meals area, sunny kitchen with electric stove, 3 great sized bedrooms and new bathroom with large shower.

Crib Point $300,000+

An Excellent Alternative To Unit Living

has two large bedrooms one with BIR’s, high ceilings throughout , updated kitchen, gas cooking, heating & hot water service, refrigerated cooling and ceiling fans to main rooms. There is undercover parking for at least three vehicles, an enclosed rear yard, large new colorbond workshop and a garden shed.

Hastings $140,000

Seaside Calling.... Marina View Village Cash in and enjoy the security and peace of mind afforded by this quiet lifestyle village right opposite the foreshore reserve. This easy care 2 bedroom home is as new and features an open design with living room adjoining an enclosed front veranda. The kitchen has gas cooking and breakfast bench, both bedrooms have BIR’s and the combined bathroom /laundry is clean and functional. There is also r/cycle s/system cooling & heating, gas hot water and rear courtyard.

Hastings $265,000

1/4 acre - Claire’s retreatIf privacy is what you desire.....look no further than this unique piece of land, tucked away with a private road leading you home..... Set in a popular area with parks close at hand and a short walk to the local High school an easy life is guaranteed! This great block is fully fenced, level and has all services available. An absolute rarity and a chance to create a unique lifestyle property....

Hastings $209,500

Town at your doorstep…..Be impressed with this fantastic family home with a fresh modern interior and a private garden setting. Big bright North facing windows overlook your lawns and gardens which extend down to a large cottage style workshop. Inside there is neutral décor, new carpets and tiles, 2 big living areas and 3 bedrooms, main with full en suite. A stunning new hex shaped kitchen has loads of cupboards and a dishwasher.

Hastings $325,000

Martin Heights…….4 BedroomsElevated brick home in a great location in town. Set on a corner block with scope to subdivide (stca) this spotless home has fresh modern décor t/out. Great North facing lounge with r/cycle s/system, spotless kitchen/

and new blinds t/out. All BRs are dble sized with robes. Bathroom is brand new! On land 610m2 with carport and shed. Foreshore close by…

Hastings $349,000

In the heart of town – down the marina end. With current planning approval for 2x3BR home units this is a golden opportunity! Plans available on request. Build a 2 unit rental holding or on-sell for a quick return. Each unit has been designed to provide two living zones, 2 bathrooms sep entries, private open space and dble garages. Existing 2BR home could provide a good holding income or be relocated to an alternative site.

Hastings $472,500

Display home style..... 4 BedroomsBeautifully located in the prestigious solar estate, on a generous 815m2, this stunning as new Henley home features 24sqs of quality living – 28.3 sqs under roof. Formal entry and a formal lounge, huge family and meals with the central kitchen offering practical entertaining on stone bench tops and quality appliances! A separate rumpus room. There are 4 dble BRS, main with superb ensuite. Shade sail covered deck overlooking trim gardens & shed.

Hastings $559,000

1/2 Acre (approx) Luxury living10sq garage!!This dream property is a true rarity as it is conveniently located in town and offers so much space and privacy. Modern 20sq homestead is built for

rumpus spilling out to the covered terrace and rear garden. There are 3BRs & study (or 4th), modern kitchen with d/washer, spa in main bathroom, full en suite, and loads of features; ducted cooling, heating, & vac. Alarm system.

Crib Point $389,000

¼ Acre – The quieter life...Reduced by $9,000!! Welcome home, you’ve found a place to put down roots and enjoy a quiet semi rural setting. There is plenty of space for a family or a retired couple with gardens to enjoy and 2 double garages for a workshop & cars. The quality brick home features a huge formal living room with ceiling fan and access to a sundeck overlooking the trees behind. There’s a tiled family room and timber kitchen with gas bench-top range and dishwasher.

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HASTINGS

Peace & Tranquility

For Sale: $377,000

This freshly painted beautiful brick veneer home is set in a nice quiet court and is ready for a family. Starting with a good size kitchen/dining area with brand new stainless steel appliances & ample cupboard space, you then walk through to the large dual access lounge room with a wonderful feature wall complete with a fan assisted coonara & wood box. The rest of the property incorporates a master bedroom with full ensuite & walk in robes.

HASTINGS

Build Your Dream

For Sale: $220,000

Land for sale in the leafy suburb of Old Tyabb. Rear block of 512m2 with all services.

35 High Street,Hastings tallon.com.au 5979 3000

LANGWARRIN

Move to the Heath Estate!

For Sale: From $335,500

House & land package prices reduced!3 bedrooms, walk in robe, full ensuite, modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, double garage & driveway. Complete package. Be quick as we only have 3 Lots left. Lots 100,101,102,103 &106 are sold .

Tallon

HASTINGS

Commercial Land or Business, take your pick!

For Sale: $280,000

the busy commercial/industrial street of Hastings. Cur-rently set up with a nursery business you can purchase

use it for your own purposes or purchase the land + business WIWO for an extra $25,000 + GST.

HASTINGS

Unique Investment Opportunity

For Sale: $1,850,000

Rarely do commercial properties of this scale present themselves for sale. Hastings has been labelled a high

this increase in activity. With Bunnings nearby the commercial/industrial market of Westernport is clearly on the rise, this is your opportunity to jump on board.

DOMINIC TALLONPhone:0408 528 857

NIGEL EVANSPhone:0439 540 055

BITTERN

2.25 Acres 50 sqs “Peace & Privacy”

For Sale: $850,000

You could be anywhere as you gaze out at private native surrounds from this elegant 2 storey homestead. A sweeping asphalt drive past gum studded lawns, your family will breathe easy as there’s loads of room inside & out. A grand entry faces the feature 2-way staircase with formal & informal living. 9’ ornate ceilings, vast formal lounge & guest suite with full ensuite. Large family/meals

Spectacular Kinfauns (app.1.58 acres)

For Sale: $949,000

A unique lifestyle awaits you in this huge 1.58 acre property situated in the sought after Kinfauns Estate. Public transport stops at the Estate’s entrance, Hastings town center two minutes drive and the brand new Bittern shops two minutes in the other direction. Fully serviced and surrounded by homes of equal quality and prestige.

BITTERN

HASTINGS

Near the Township

For Sale: $328,000

home or investment rental - currently returning $240.00 per week. Set on a good size block of land with plenty of room for the kids to play this property comprises a separate lounge with gas column heater & ceiling fan which goes through to the kitchen with gas cooker, laminex cupboards & tops. Adjacent to the kitchen is a meals area that overlooks the rear pergola.

HASTINGS

Bring The Family

For Sale: $385,900

Set on a large block this entertainer’s home is ideal for the large family. Comprising of three bedrooms - main with walk-in robe and ensuite, the other two bedrooms have built-in robes. Two living areas - formal & informal, modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances & dishwasher. The home has ducted heating & air conditioning. Walk through to an extensive covered entertaining area, which comes with a spa, barbeque & rotisserie connected to mains gas.

JUSTLISTED

HASTINGS

House & Land package

For Sale: $412,870

Buy off the plan and save on stamp duty.4 bedrooms Rumpus room2 bathrooms W.I.R to mainLiving room BIR’s to 3 bedroomsFamily/meals area

CRIB POINT

Mangrove Terrace

For Sale: $279,950

With federation façade, these quality 3 & 2 bedroom units have a touch of class. Featuring stone bench tops, quality appliances, dual access bathroom & internal door entry

gardens and speckled concrete patio. With the units being close to completion, be quick as these won’t last. First home buyers receive your $20,000 bonus or investors save on stamp duty.

CRIB POINT

Rental Meets Price

For Sale: $230,000

What an ideal investment to start your portfolio or buy as your own. This as new BV unit (still under builders

a large main bedroom with WIR and dual access bathroom, decent size lounge/dining area that overlooks the modern kitchen which has ample cupboard space & s/steel appliances. A separate laundry leads to the rear garden with a paved patio ideal for the barbeque.

HASTINGS

House & Land package

For Sale: $445,850

Buy off the plan and save on stamp duty.5 bedrooms Rumpus room2 bathrooms W.I.R to mainLiving room BIR’s to 3 bedroomsFamily/meals area

RED HILL

Mud Brick Masterpiece

For Sale: $770,000

If you are looking for the peaceful life this home is it! Set in the tranquil surrounds of Red Hill this architect designed

awaits, which leads through to the kitchen and dining area. The home features 4 bedrooms - main with walk in robe and

cook top, under bench oven, dishwasher and pantry. Surrounded by quality homes and walking distance to the general store, this mud brick masterpiece is close to all that Red Hill has to offer.

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Local Agents with Local Knowledge For Over 50 Years

www.satchwells.com.au1/97 High Street

14 Balnarring VillageCnr Cook and Wood Streets

HASTINGSBALNARRINGFLINDERS

03 5979 188803 5983 550903 5989 0744

SatchwellsHASTINGS

Asking $542,000+

You enter this 4 BR property through a pleasant well maintained front garden. Access is also via Salmon St & through the private common area grounds. The property has a r/c gate & single garage. A colour video pedestrian gate door phone with remote opening & a security alarm system is provided for peace of mind.

THE VIEWS ARE A PRICELESS BONUSInspect by Appointment

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HASTINGSAsking $480,000

Expansive water frontage views of Westernport bay and Hastings Marina. Executive lifestyle property with all the trimmings. Double remote gated entrance, security camera/monitor screen, reverse cycle heating & cooling, ducted vacuum, 2 toilets and spa bath. Also a communal tennis court.

EXPANSIVE WATER FRONTAGE TOWNHOUSEInspect by Appointment


This recently renovated 3 bedroom home has new carpets & window furnishings, stylish modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, gas & electric cooking, completely renovated bathroom, contemporary colour scheme throughout and split system heating.

WALK TO TOWNInspect by Appointment

BITTERNAsking $495,000 - $520,000

Ideal for a young family/tradesman this property boasts a classic cedar home nestled in a no thru road on approx 3000sqms of land. Spacious family room with gas d/heating, natural gas coonara, split system heating & cooling, 2BRs with BIRs, neat & tidy kitchen with gas cooking & polished timber boards.

LARGE ALLOTMENT LARGE SHEDDING Inspect Sat 2 - 2.30pm

HASTINGSAsking $450,000 - $500,000

Only 6 years young and close to public transport and High Street shopping is this unique family home equipped with a fully self-contained unit - all on a spacious, low-maintenance corner allotment.

A UNIQUE 2 FOR 1 PACKAGEInspect Sat 1 - 1.30pm

CRIB POINTAsking $365,000

Attention - Bring your tools, paintbrushes & lawnmower. An opportunity has become available to purchase this spacious 3 bedroom home. This property is positioned on a large allotment of 1000sqm approx. And a subdivision may be possible STCA.

CALLING ALL RENOVATORSInspect by Appointment

HASTINGSAsking $435,000 Neg.

Modern single level, open plan and ideally located at the head of a quiet court is this fabulous family home that is sure to tick all the

A FAMILY HOME IN A POPULAR ESTATEInspect by Appointment

CRIB POINTAsking $479,000

Natural bushland is the setting of this wonderful property.

to accommodate 2 families with separate living quarters for a dependant person/parents.

2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1VENDOR SAYS MAKE AN OFFER

BITTERNNeg Over $620,000

A wonderful feeling of warmth and tranquillity envelopes you as you enter this beautifully appointed, environmental home with its use of natural materials, solar electricity and north facing living. Owner built this mud brick home on over an acre gives you the luxury of all services being provided.

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BITTERNAsking $482,000

Situated in a prime location and short walk to the new Bittern shopping centre and railway station is this 6 year young home offering everything. Comprising 3 bedrooms with study, main ensuite & WIR, BIRs to the

PERFECTLY POSITIONED IN BITTERN TOWNSHIP


This 2 bedroom brick veneer unit has a large spacious design including -

ted, ducted heating & reverse cycle heating & cooling is available. A rear outdoor area incorporates new decking & a landscaped garden area.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY


An opportunity has become available to purchase this 3 bedroom brick veneer home in what must be a prime location in the heart of the Hastings and Marina location. Recently painted, carpeted and new blinds installed throughout, other features include upgraded bathroom.

A RARE OPPORTUNITY AWAITS

MERRICKSAsking $1.4m

accommodation with resort-style facilities against a backdrop of Botanic

tennis court to an indoor pool, outdoor meditation centre and putting green.

4.2 GLORIOUS ACRES WITH STUNNING BOTANIC GARDENS


Close to Hastings town centre, foreshore & Marina. This 817sqm

units. With the infrastructure of Hastings growing don’t hesitate to arrange an inspection today.

UNIT SITE HASTINGSInspect by Appointment


This home boasts 4 bedrooms master with WIR and ensuite. A study can accommodate as a 4th bedroom if needed .Also features 2 sep living rooms, with a dining area of the open plan kitchen. Outdoors is a remote door dble garage with access to an alfresco area.

DON’T WAIT TO BUILD REALIZE THE DREAM NOWInspect by Appointment Inspect by Appointment


in a popular Hastings estate is what we have to offer. This beautifully presented home is full of character with a touch of modern style. It has a large central kitchen with quality appliances, pantry and dishwasher.

THE SEARCH IS OVER2 Lea Court. Inspect Sat 12.30 - 1.00pm


New 2 storey, 3BR t/house, tenanted until August 2012 with a rental of $1478pcm. Walking distance to Bittern Shopping Centre, station & all other transport & schools. Separate lounge leading to a large o/plan family/dining

LOCATION DRIVENInspect by Appointment

TYABBAsking $1m+

Balinese alfresco area with wide merbau decking, all this overlooks an inground pool and spa under a cabana. This home also offers two living areas, three bedrooms, main with ensuite and large main bathroom.

Inspect by Appointment


owners grant of up to $20,000 to those who qualify. Offering you the choice of 2 new dwellings. Each dwelling will consist of an open plan living with secure car parking and landscaped rear yards.

LOCATION AFFORDABLE AND BRAND NEWInspect by Appointment


Positioned at the end of a court and secure for your family, this 2 or 3 IDEAL FIRST HOME OR INVESTMENT

Inspect by Appointment

13 Merricks Road. Inspect Sun 2 - 2.45pm

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INVESTMENT

Somerville 1/1085 Frankston-Flinders Road, Somerville Victoria 3915

Ph: 03 5977 9660Email: [email protected]

Web: www.baywestrealestate.com.au

Crib Point From $235,000

NEW TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT

Agent: Gary Barnes 0412 347 233

Crib Point From $289,000

FIVE ONLY

QUALITY


Somerville $330,000

PRICED TO SELL

PRICE REDUCED

Agent: Wayne Bourke 0411 266 696

Somerville $339,950

VENDOR SAYS SELL! .....PRICE REDUCED

Agent: Brian Rotherham 0417 056 938

REDUCED

BY $10,000

Somerville $299,950

ONLY 3 ON THE BLOCK

CLEAR WINNER


2/1147 F/FLINDERS RD - INSPECT SAT.2-2.30PM

FOUR OF A KIND - YOU WIN!


Hastings $389,000 Langwarrin $392,500

STOP LOOKING - YOU’VE FOUND IT

GREAT

INVESTMENT


Frankston $379,000

GREEN THUMB REQUIRED


GOOD

VALUE HERE

Hastings $769,000


RURAL ACREAGE WITH VIEWS

KEEN VENDOR

QUARTER ACRE

BLOCK

Hastings $569,000

GREAT AUSTRALIAN DREAM


Crib Point $475,000

CRIB POINT MANOR


CIRCA1910

Hastings From $239,000

VENDOR INCENTIVES

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1216 F/FLINDERS ROAD - INSPECT SAT. 1-1.30PM49 ERAMOSA ROAD EAST - INSPECT SAT.1 - 1:30PM

FIRST HOME

BUYERS

TOP OF THE LIST

Somerville $459,950


LARGE BLOCK

3 ARLEON COURT - INSPECT SAT. 2-2.30PM

Somerville $395,000 OUR BEST

YOU TEST

CONTEMPORARY STUNNER


29 KINLORA DRIVE - INSPECT SAT. 3-3.30PM

Somerville $285,000

NEAR NEW VILLA

NEW LISTING


Hastings $355,000

HIDDEN JEWEL IN TRANQUIL SETTING


BEQUICK

DUE TO DEMAND, LISTINGS AND RENTALS URGENTLY REQUIRED

9 MAURANDA RD - INSPECT WED & SAT. 12-12.30PM

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REAL ESTATE SOMERVILLE Est 1989

1067 Frankston-Flinders Road, Somerville 5977 7766 PHIL STONE 0412 226 758HUGH GAMBLE 0401 319 811

Somerville $480,000

Perfect home boasting 4 bedrooms, master with FESFormal lounge, dining room, kitchen with gas cooking + d/w

amily room, rumpus room with slow combustion heater ir-conditioner

Ducted heating, double garage, paved outdoor area

A Home That Positively Shines

Somerville $475,000

A combination of location quality & presentation Comprising 3 large bedrooms, full ensuite to master, Huge combined lounge/dining area Modern kitchen opening onto family room Covered outdoor entertaining area Double garage with internal access

Some Homes Have It

Somerville $498,000

Located only minutes walk to Somerville township Federation home with open plan timber kitchen 4 Bedrooms plus study, full ensuite to master Outside a pergola area, Gazebo, garden shedElectric front gates to remote controlled DLUG.

Seriously Surprising Living

Balnarring $990,000+

8 acre (approx.) property with four bedroom home Separate study, 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas & updated kitchen Double car space + workshop & 6 bay machinery shed Four large paddocks with as new fencing Salt chlorinated, solar heated pool & spa

“Upton Park”

Somerville From $275,000

Purchase Separately or as a Whole One of three units available. Recently renovated & located close to town facilities Good sized lounge & dining area, modern kitchen Two bedrooms Reverse cycle air-conditioning Outdoor garden area & double carport

Outstanding solid brick 30sq approx. residence Picturesque 2 acres approx well-treed block Includes 4 bedrooms, FES, formal lounge/dining area with A/C

Modern tiled kitchen/family area with coonara heating Plus 2 bedroom semi self-contained in-law accomadation Tennis court, triple carport, large sheds plus car parking.

Seaview Gums

Somerville $750,000 - $795,000

34 Seaview Road

Somerville $295,000

uality built 3 bedroom, low maintenance unit Only minutes walk to local shopping, transport, schools Large lounge/dining areaFloating floor boards Modern kitchen with s/steel appliances plus dishwasher Security shutters on all windows,

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Well-presented low-maintenance property Combined lounge/dining area, modern kitchen with dishwasher 3 bedrooms Outdoor paved pergola area Large rear yard with potential to further develop (S.T.C.A) Single lock-up garage with workshop

Nothing But Good Taste

Somerville $360,000

1700m2 approx property Located close to all amenitiesPotential for 3 - 5 Unit siteComprises 4 Bedroom home at front Zoning: Residential 1 All services available and connected.

Large Development Site

Tyabb $540,000

Somerville $380,000 - $400,000

2 x three bedroom units, FES to main bedroom

Open plan living areas, 9ft ceilings Double garage with remote, landscaped gardens Minutes walk to local shops & transport Buy off the plan and save on stamp duty

Currently Under Construction - Only 3 On The Block

Somerville $735,000

Stunning ranch style 32sq approx. family home located on a picturesque 1 acre approx. allotment

4 bedrooms plus study, 4 bathrooms plus powder room Separate dining area, 3 x R/cycle air con. + ducted heating Large timber kitchen/meals family area, rumpus room Triple lock-up garage, paved circular driveway

Highly Appealing - Truly Outstanding

6/1160 Frankston-Flinders Road

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Peninsula Link

Baxter $800,000

Capture The Opportunity

Wonderfully located 3.17ha ( 7.83 acres) approx. block only minutes drive to shopping centre, schools and transport & on and off ramps of the new Peninsula Link. 10 minute drive to Frankston or Mornington and 45 minutes to Melbourne. Ideal property for hobby farmer / agriculture / build your dream home or future land development. (STCA - currently zoned rural green wedge)

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CENTURY 21 Home Port2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, HastingsTelephone: 5979 3555 century21hastings.com.au

Smart move.Home Port

Inspect: Saturday 12.00-12.30pmPrice: $362,500 NegotiableContact: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

This affordable family home situated on approx. 700sqm allotment is surrounded by established gardens. The home has 4 bedrooms, master has WIR & FES. There are two separate living areas and formal dining/ study room. Outside boasts a large entertaining area and enclosed spa room with sitting area, plenty of storage sheds and room for the boat or caravan.

Four Bedroom Home Within Short Walk To Village

BITTERN 21 Bennett Street

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HASTINGS 25 Michelle Drive

Three Bedrooms On Huge Block!!

Inspect: Saturday 11.00-11.30amPrice: $330,000 - $350,000 NegotiableContact: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

A perfect platform to raise the family or start your investment portfolio. Desirably located close to everywhere, this double fronted brick veneer residence is on a 820m2(approx) block. Comprising 3 great sized bedrooms with BIR’s, double garage, quality carpets & blinds, spacious lounge & dining room, well-equipped kitchen & meals area, central bathroom, big rear yard providing ideal playground for a pool & furry friends.

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BITTERNVendor Says Sell! - Make An Offer!

Just a short walk to the new Bittern village and nature reserve, this beautifully maintained home offers serenity like no other in a tightly held location. This well built Merchant Builder home on approx. 1/4 acre allotment (1080sq metres) has been lovingly cared for over the years. Boasting 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 living areas, vaulted ceilings with chefs delight kitchen and lovingly maintained gardens, fernery & mature trees in a private setting.

Inspect: Saturday 12.00-12.30pmPrice: Express SaleContact: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

EXPRESSSALE

CRIB POINT4 Unit Site – Or A Good Home On 1/4 Acre Block

Sub-divide and reap the rewards, our vendor has a genuine need to sell and will meet the market. Built in classic homestead style with wide verandahs, this western red cedar home is as pretty as a picture. Offering three bedrooms, master with semi-ensuite and built-in robes. Bright, sunny kitchen with electric wall oven, gas hotplates and dishwasher. Dual living zones with Northerly aspect, quality new look flooring is throughout the home. Inspection is a must!

Price: EXPRESS SALEContact: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 6863 1 4

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BITTERN 20 Wilson Avenue

Positioned PerfectSet in a leafy and highly sought after area is this stunning near new 4 bedroom home that has been designed with fantastic use of space and design. The master bedroom is at the front of the home, while the kitchen, family/dining and games room creates a brilliant area for living. Another lovely feature of this entertaining area is that it looks out to the Bittern Reserve so you feel you are living out in the country with no neighbours to see. 9ft ceilings throughout create a sense of space. Outside boasts double garage with concrete and power plus another double garage with remote under roofline. This home, that will suit the fussiest buyer is on a 706sqm2 allotment and surrounded by established low maintained gardens. A Must See!!!!!! Will not disappoint!!!!!!!!

Inspect: Saturday 2.00-2.30pmPrice: $495,000Contact: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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HASTINGSThis Is The Best Home In The Estate

All the hard work has been done in this three-bedroom, brick veneer home. New kitchen, bathroom, floating floor boards and floor tiles, window furnishings, feature open fire place with rendered surrounds and stone mantle piece, freshly painted and the list goes on. Two separate living areas and family/meals room. Secure yard with access to rear and not to forget ample shedding. Inspection will not dissapoint, ideal investment or first home buyer. Inspection is a must.

Price: $298,500Contact: Wilma Green 0407 833 9963 1 5

HASTINGSStylish Abode In Award Winning Location

On offer at this exceptional residence is a relaxed lifestyle to match the sun, sea and fresh air of the coastal location. You’ll also get luxury, quality and style - making the living easy and appealing - and you get loads of special features that give this home its character and liveability. Near new and situated in exlusive cul-de-sac in a prestigious estate, this exciting home was created by the award winning Henley Homes. This is a four bedroom abode with master with walk-in robe and ensuite.

Price $419,950 Negotiable Contact Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 6864 2 4

3 Flinders Street

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HASTINGS3 Units Available Close To Town Centre

Price: Express SaleInspect: By AppointmentContact: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

Located in a quiet setting, just a short walk to High Street, Safeway, K-Mart and bus services. These units are an ideal investment to just set and forget or perfect for retirees or an entry level property purchase. Featuring large timber kitchen, separate living area, full bathroom with shower, bath and separate toliet and two bedrooms, both with BIR’s. These properties will always be sought after. Boasting an extra large, low maintenance yard, single lock-up garage and visitor car space.

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For Sale 119 Seaview Avenue, Safety BeachSeaview at Martha Cove

Price Guide: $695,000 - $740,000

For Sale 34 Finlayson Avenue, Mount Martha

180 degree views with un-interrupted bay and city skyline vista that will leave you spellbound. Set on approx 1530 sqm of land the main house offers 2 bedrooms plus rumpus room that could be converted into another two bedrooms. Open style living, renovated kitchen, meals and family room. In-ground pool and outdoor entertaining area. Great holiday home or live comfortably while planning to build your dream home.

Un-interrupted Bay and City Views

Price: On Application

For Sale 19 Dorset Road, Mount Martha

Absolutely immaculate four bedroom plus study family home set on approx. 900sqm block. Ideal for permanent living or just for holidaying there is lots of natural light beaming into the family room and main living

outside entertaining area and established gardens. Cook up a storm in the gourmet kitchen with Caesar stone bench tops. The two storey home has master living and ensuite upstairs with bay views and natural setting.

Fabulous Family Home

Price Guide: $550,000 -$590,000

For Sale 2/130a Bentons Road,Mount Martha

This simply irresistible residence comprises 3 bedrooms with WIR’s, main with ensuite, second large bathroom with bath, shower & vanity, formal lounge, open plan family room, hostess kitchen with Ceaserstone benchtops and stainless steel appliances. Other features include ducted heating, 2 x reverse cycle cooling, delightful courtyard & alfresco area, DLUG with rear access and internal access. Don’t delay, inspect today and submit your offer!!!

Elegant Townhouse - Walk To Everything.

Price: $489,000

For Sale 6 Meadow Crest Circuit, Mount Martha

Set in an exclusive conclave this 3 bedroom townhouse is real value for money. The main bedroom has full ensuite and BIR’s, further 2 bedrooms have BIR’s, large family bathroom with separate W/C. Kitchen has laminate benchtops, stainless steel appliances, open plan living areas with outdoor pergola! Internal access to DLUG.

Investors, First Home Buyers and Retiree’s

Price Guide: $395,000 - $420,000

For Sale 17/2a Bentons Road, Mount Martha

Beaches and coastal walking tracks across the road and situated in a peaceful location this 3 bedroom townhouse is sure to impress. Open plan living that combines dining/kitchen and overlooks a private and beautifully landscaped courtyard. Kitchen features stainless steel appliances, gas cooking and dishwasher. Second storey comprises 3 bedrooms, 2nd living area and spacious bathroom with shower and bath. Extras include powder room, ducted gas heating and DLUG with internal access.

Beachside Modern Townhouse

Price: $450,000Inspect:

For Sale 1/16-14 Lucerne Avenue, Mornington

This gorgeous home has been tastefully

Approx 24sq. in size with master bedroom, FES & WIR on the ground level that leads into a open plan living area spilling out into alfresco outdoor entertaining area. Gourmet kitchen with granite bench tops, porcelain tiles. Internal access from the double lock up garage.Separate laundry and powder room. Top level, 2 double bedrooms, separate living / study area, main bathroom and spa.

Gorgeous Beachside Townhouse

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Price: On ApplicationContact: Lina Luppino 0419 571 583

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Walking distance from Martha Cove Marina and approx. 500 meters from the main foreshore, this luxury townhouse is almost completed. Approx. 27 squares of living comprising of 3 bedrooms plus parents retreat, 2 bathrooms, powder room, 2 separate living areas, Caesar stone kitchen bench tops with tiled splash back, Smeg s/steel appliances, Rinnai 24hr gas HWS, heating with programmable thermostat and s/system air conditioning. Landscaping and fenced with coloured concrete aggregate to front driveway.

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Kevin Wright Real Estate is delighted to announce two new appointments to our sales team.

We are pleased to welcome Louise Varigos and Antoinette Schrandt.

For all you real estate needs please contactLouise on 0408 885 982

orAntoinette on 0429 539 882


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Boutique fi ne food and wineSPECIALISING in exclusive gourmet foods, giftware and boutique wine, Darriwill Farm source the world’s fi nest produce and wines. Their shops throughout Melbourne and Victoria are favourite destinations for lovers of the best things life has to offer.Their outlet in Sorrento represents a unique opportunity to secure a prime location in the heart of the town, ideally located on Ocean Beach Road with plenty of foot traffi c.The outlet has existing hamper contracts with major banks and there is the potential to extend the business for the outdoor coffee and dining trade. Additional extras include a full point-of-sale system with MYOB, a database of clients and a website.

Food and wine sales, SORRENTOPrice: $239,000 + SAVAgency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255Agent: Gary Ralph, 0418 535 503

The name says it allIT is refreshing to see a good old milk bar still providing a service to a town. For more than 40 years, this thriving small business has been the cornerstone of the Tootgarook and neighbouring community. New owners would benefi t from excellent lease terms and very cheap rent. The owner is willing to offer the business on a trial basis.

Milk bar and mixed business, TOOTGAROOKPrice: $225,000 + SAVAgency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255Agent: Russell Murphy, 0407 839 184

Freehold investment with

dual accessHERE is an opportunity to purchase a freehold retail store in the Kareela Road shopping strip of Frankston. The current tenant is a beauty therapist. The shop is 81 square metres (approx) on a total land size of 180 square metres (approx) in the Business 1 zone. There is a second access point via a rear laneway at the back of the block.

Retail shop, FRANKSTONPrice: $179,000Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000Agent: Dominic Tallon, 0408 528 857


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Business Sales Specialistswww.latessabusiness.com.au

50 Playne Street Frankston

Tel: (03) 9781 1588

Time for a change of scenery? Beautifully presented shop in

main street of Yarrawonga. Ready for a quick sale as new owner

business.

FLORIST & GIFTS

$60,000 + sav

Telecommunications & electronics, computing &

entertainment, Optus mobile & broadband contracts. Well

presented in main street, 24/7 security system, 5 ½ days.

RETAIL ELECTRONICS

$50,000 + sav

Keen vendors returning overseas need to sell. Ideally located in busy Frankston CBD, has

coolroom, truck for market. Est around 40 yrs, trades 6 days.

New lease available.

FRUIT & VEG RETAIL

$65,500 + sav

CAR DETAILING

$120,000 + sav

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Tony Latessa: 0412 525 151 No. 1 REIV Accredited Business Agent in Victoria

27 years selling experience based on honesty and reliabilityREIV Business Brokers Committee Member

Niche market selling whole & organic foods inc fruit & veges, supplements etc. Seating for 12

in/6 out. Main road, well known to locals & passing trade. 5 ½ days.

New lease neg.

CAFÉ & ORGANIC FOODS

NOW $30,000 + sav

Now relocated from the jetty to large premises with huge frontage.

long lease, owner will train. Urgent sale due to ill health.

FRESH FISH SHOP

$98,000 + sav

Multi award winning, 95% rebooking rate. Fully equipped,

has website. Fully air-conditioned, computer system. 6 treatment

rooms. Must see!.

BEAUTY SALON / SPA

$125,000 w.i.w.o.

Franchise in busy Bayside S/C, modern & attractive shop. Healthy options such as sandwiches, light lunches, drinks etc. P & L shows

FOOD COURT TAKEAWAY

$130,000 + sav

busy S/C. Well equipped & very well

20+ in cafe section.

CONTINENTAL DELI/CAFE

$145,000 + sav

Milk bar lines, some takeaways. Large double storey 3 bdm residence in high density

residential area with captured market. Spacious shop est 20+

years.

GENERAL STORE

$140,000 + sav

In the heart of beautiful San Remo. Main road with good bay views, seats 30 in & 16 out. Rear

courtyard, front eatery section with well laid out kitchen, staff

THAI TAKEAWAY

$140,000 + sav

Indian café/takeaway with 2 storey 4 bdm unit within walking distance.

Well equipped, well presented business with commercial kitchen & walk-in coolroom. Seats up to 50.

BUSINESS & FREEHOLD

BUSINESS: $150,000 + savFREEHOLD: $800,000 + GST if applicable

Well established with many repeat customers inc clubs, tradies,

councils & Fire Authorities. Very well equipped & all included. Also do repairs. Needs to be relocated.

TRAILER MANUFACTURE

$390,000 + sav

20 washers, 15 dryers, commercial ironing equipment.

Open 7 days with service offered 5 ½ days. Long lease, great T/O, Attached residence inc in monthly

rental. No competition in town.

LAUNDROMAT PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS

Popular Indian/Pakistani cuisine, dine in or takeaway. Seats 20

in/10 out. Easy to run with 2 staff. Well equipped kitchen with walk in

coolroom. Huge potential to increase T/O with more opening hours.

CAFE

Urgent Sale - Lets Negotiate

Currently managed, very attractive,

8 beauty rooms & waiting room. Assured income from sub-tenants.

No competition.

BEAUTY, NAILS & HAIR

NOW $72,000 inc. stock

All repairs inc truck, trailer & marine,

in Frankston & surrounds doing Interlock. Long standing clients inc corps. Ozone safe air-con service.

AUTO ELECTRICAL

$120,000 + sav

Well established in large modern s/centre. Hair & beauty, rents out

manicurist space. Fully managed, 5 full time staff, good marketing

systems in place. Full assistance offered.

HAIR SALON

$100,000 + sav

Purpose built, wonderful appearance, split level, good equipment, lovely

kitchen. Mainly coffee & cakes, corner location with huge frontage.

19 tables. Nothing to be done.

COFFEE LOUNGE

NOW $110,000 + sav

HEALTH FOODS

NOW $100,000 + sav

Near new, bright, clean – all the hard work has been done. New

equipment, coolroom and freezer. 6 days from 11am. Long lease options

FISH & CHIPS

$120,000 + sav

½ acre with 3 bdm B/V home and brick shop on main road. Selling

right on waterway/main street.

BUSINESS & FREEHOLD

Close to beach & park in busy Main St. High capacity oven does

60 pizzas per hour, excellent equipment only 2 ½ yrs old.

Seats 24 in & 20 out. Commercial kitchen. No deliveries.

LICENSED PIZZA

$150,000 + sav

Residential & commercial, also does property maintenance. Major contracts in place. Owner works app 15 hrs pw, sub-contractors available. Mostly on Peninsula, Business Award winner.

CLEANING SERVICE

NOW $65,000 + sav

Services one main customer every day of the year, vendor

works 28 hrs pw, 3 sub-contractors. Stock inc. Plenty of potential for more work. Vendor

retiring.

CLEANING SERVICE

$79,000

CAFE

$91,500 + sav

CLEANING

$90,000 inc. stock

Est 28 yrs, home based. Servicing Westernport side of Peninsula, Defence housing, commercial

necessary equipment, vendor assistance.

Only one in Mooroopna. Opens 7 days, services 5 ½ days. Well presented and well equipped. 11 washers and 8 gas dryers.

Horse/animal blankets etc service growing constantly

COIN LAUNDRY

NOW $225,000 + sav

Nepean H’way opposite beach. Seating for 80+, licensed

indoors & deck area. Extensive equipment, trades 7 days, well staffed with good systems in

place.

LICENSED CAFE

$350,000 + sav

Pawnbroker. Large shop in great location very well stocked, all included in price. Selling at

personal circumstances.

SECOND HAND DEALER

$185,000

Very busy well known store in country Vic town, only one in the area. Newsagency, bottle store,

sandwich bar. 2 large coolrooms, storage area, garage, function/

dining room. 4 BR house attached.

GENERAL STORE

$299,000 + sav

Well known business in Main St M’ton. Well stocked & beautifully presented, one of the Peninsula’s

favourites. Australian products plus imports from Indonesia and China.

GIFTS & HOMEWARES

$300,000 + sav

5 year old fully indoor boarding kennels and cattery, property

approx 4.5 acres. Fully automated irrigation, heating and cooling.

Home with pool & entertainment

KENNELS & CATTERY

$2.5 million + sav

Very attractive little café in good location with cheap rent. Seats 10 inside & 12 outside. Trades 7 days

9am to 5pm. WILL SELL QUICKLY!

COFFEE LOUNGE

$60,000 + sav

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S/C, very well stocked with food & supplements, franchise fees cover advertising and admin.

of $1M.

Located in shopping centre with no opposition.

Very good equipment including coolroom, seats 25 in & 15 out.

Suit husband & wife team.

Well set up factory close to many car yards, some of which are major clients. Always busy,

bookings essential, prices range from $25 to $280. Short hours – 5

days 8am to 4pm.

Long established with long serving staff. All manner of products from artwork & design stage. In house

printing, in house kiln, digital laser.

$750,000 + sav

Beautifully presented, all modern refrigeration, prime position in award winning S/C. Large 10

tonne truck for market inc. Plenty of prep area and rear space for

truck & forklift to work.

NOW $360,000 + sav

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$449,000 + sav $550,000 + sav

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Easy to runTHIS stand-alone kiosk in the Kmart side of the Bayside Shopping Centre is less than 12 months old with near-new equipment. There is table seating for 34 and the opening hours are from 9 am seven days a week. The business is managed part-time and has one full-time and three part-time staff members.

Cafe, FRANKSTONPrice: $130,000 + SAVAgency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588Agent: Graham Haddock, 0417 360 963

Salon styleWELL located in trendy Red Hill, this salon has great views and good parking facilities. There are 6 stations and 2 basins, a beauty room, laundry and staff room. The business is run with one full-time apprentice and the current operator, who wishes to retire. Trading hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm. There are seven years left on the current lease.

Hair Salon, RED HILLPrice: $49,950 + SAVAgency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, FrankstonAgent: Graham Haddock, 0417 360 963


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By Mike HastTHE Department of Sustainability and Environment says the sludge seen fl oating just offshore at beaches be-tween Daveys Bay in Mt Eliza and McCrae in late January and early Feb-ruary was not harmful.

But doubts have been raised follow-ing the revelation of an incident in Frankston on 17 January that saw raw sewage from a broken pipe four kilo-metres from Port Phillip enter a storm-water drain then Kananook Creek, which runs into Port Phillip.

The creek is about three kilometres from Daveys Bay.

Frankston Council closed the beach where the creek enters Port Phillip for two days, 17-19 January, on the advice of the Environment Protection Author-ity.

On Friday 3 February, DSE issued a notice stating “test results confi rm nothing harmful was found in the bay, but are not conclusive as to what the brown discoloured water actually was”.

“The suspected algal bloom has dis-sipated and no brown discoloured wa-ter can been seen from Daveys Bay to McCrae. It is thought the rough weath-er earlier this week broke the suspected bloom up.”

DSE stated there was no concern about people swimming in the bay “this weekend [4-5 February], but peo-ple should avoid contact with water that looks murky or sludgy”.

“Victorian Government agencies will continue to be on high alert this weekend and monitor the situation.

“If people come into contact with any murky or sludgy substance in the

bay, thorough washing with clean wa-ter is advised.

“Direct contact with algae affected water can cause skin irritations and respiratory or hayfever-like symptoms.

“DSE is coordinating the actions of a number of Victorian Government agencies responding to this issue.”

The department said algal blooms can be common in summer and were naturally occurring.

On 7 February, DSE media adviser Brigid Ennis said DSE suspected it was a marine algal bloom, but “we are unable to correctly identify it as the rough weather earlier this week broke the suspected bloom up”.

“Test results found no harmful sub-stances. We are as keen as the public to fi nd out what it was and will be on high alert in the coming weeks.”

Asked about sewage going into Kananook Creek and then Port Phil-lip after a South East Water pipe near Heatherhill Rd in Frankston broke on 17 January, Ms Ennis said she had heard this on 3AW’s Rumour File.

“South East Water told me this did not occur,” she said.

The sewage spill was reported in the Frankston Times, a sister paper of Mornington News, on 19 January. It was confi rmed by Beth Richens of South East Water.

Water scientists have known for more than 15 years that sewage can create ideal conditions for blue-green algae blooms.

A federal government Department of the Environment report in 2009 stated sewage treatment lagoons were susceptible to blue-green algae (BGA)

blooms “as their high-nutrient environ-ment provides ideal conditions for the development of these organisms”

“Blooms occur predominantly in sum mer when temperatures are more conducive to algal growth”.

The incident raises a number of questions, including: Why did DSE take two days to test the “sludge” and not take enough to positively identify the substance? Why were swimmers not warned by signs erected by councils, DSE or EPA?

The public is encouraged to report any sightings to the Environment Pro-tection Authority (EPA) pollution hot-line on 1300 372 842.

For progress reports on the suspected algal bloom, go to www.dse.vic.gov.au/mediareleases

Suspected algae not harmful: DSESuspected algae not harmful: DSE

Bloomin’ confusing: Left, the suspected algal bloom in Dromana Bay off Safety Beach (closest to shore, inside the power boat and its wake) stretched from McCrae to Daveys Bay at Mt Eliza, but beachgoers like those at Mt Martha Beach South, above, were not warned of possible health impacts.

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By Keith PlattAFTER accusing Frankston Hospi-tal of damaging the city’s reputation, Frankston councillors are now helping out with hospital expansion plans.

The hospital wants to build on land occupied by Frankston Tennis Club at the corner of Yuille St and Hastings Rd.

The 1.4-hectare site has been owned by council since 1940 and the tennis club claims a 100-year plus associa-tion with Franston. It has been at its present site since 1960.

Councillors deferred consideration of fi nding a new home for the tennis club at the same meeting they blasted the hospital for “the ongoing stream of negative incidents emitting from this hospital as they do little to rejuvenate the image of Frankston, not just from a reputational perspective but also in terms of liveability and access to qual-ity services”.

The council said it was concerned “as to the capacity for Frankston Hos-pital to provide health services for the growing population of Frankston,

Mornington Peninsula and the south-east region as a whole”.

The council also “took into account” calls by the Australian Medical Asso-ciation for patients to avoid the hospi-tal “due to chronic overcrowding”.

Council has also written to the state government “urging the provision of appropriate funding and resources” for the hospital.

However, council is also showing a much more benevolent side and seems set to help the hospital with its fi ve to 10-year expansion plan.

Tennis Victoria, which had already been negotiating with Frankston Ten-nis Club to establish a regional tennis centre on the Yuille St courts, may have to look elsewhere.

The closest regional tennis centre is at Pakenham, and Tennis Victoria believes having one in Frankston will centralise training and tournament op-portunities for the south-east and the Mornington Peninsula.

Three sites were suggested to coun-cil in April, including greenfi eld sites both in and outside the central area.

Councillors have yet to vote on a site, although it is understood offi cers have been negotiating with the hospi-tal since 2010.

The tennis club wants to stay close to central Frankston.

Council has deferred the matter un-til its 20 February meeting when it will make a decision on whether to spend $30,000-$40,000 on a feasibil-ity study.

No announcement has been made regarding any cost-sharing agreement with the hospital.

Helping hand for hospitalHelping hand for hospital

By Keith Platt and Mike HastFRANKSTON Council’s plea to its neighbour City of Greater Dandenong to not allow industry to build on low-lying land at Bangholme has been ig-nored.

Frankston wrote to Greater Dande-nong mid-January saying it was wor-ried that allowing 340 hectares for in-dustry would increase the risk of fl ood-ing in Frankston.

The two municipalities are in the 855-square kilometre Dandenong Val-ley, which includes fl oodplains, wet-lands and 485 kilometres of rivers and creeks that originally drained into a swamp (see box at right).

On 23 December, Greater Dande nong rammed through the rezoning, with councillors, led by Cr Peter Brown, voting 5-4 for the land to be changed from green wedge.

Their decision now goes to Planning Minister Matthew Guy for approval.

The move has angered some Frank-ston councillors as well as Alan Hood of Bangholme Rural Land Holders’ Asso-ciation, a long-time critic of fl ood plan-ning and infrastructure in the valley.

The Times understands Frankston CEO George Modrich is privately up-set Greater Dandenong did not take into account a comprehensive letter outlin-ing Frankston’s fl ood concerns.

A next step for Frankston would be to complain to Mr Guy.

The issue highlights the lack of co-ordination between councils in dealing with fl ood threats in the region.

Mr Hood said Greater Dandenong had missed an opportunity “to correct its decision of 14 November to rezone the Bangholme land, which was made without a report from council offi cers”.

He said the fl ooding that followed heavy rain in the region in early Febru-ary 2011, when Melbourne Water was forced to release diluted sewage into the valley’s rivers and creeks, showed councils in the catchment – Casey, Greater Dandenong, Frankston and Kingston – were issuing permits for de-velopment but not making provision to dispose of stormwater runoff.

At Frankston’s fi rst council meet-ing of the year, 16 January, council-lors voted unanimously to write to Greater Dandenong council to express “concerns and objection to the pro-posed inclusion of the Bangholme Pre-cinct in the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) due to the potential discharge of stormwater fl ows indirectly into the Frankston catchment which currently has signifi cant constraints in capacity”.

Frankston councillors called for Great er Dandenong to “confer with Melbourne Water, South East Water, and Frankston City Council to ensure that there is no negative downstream impact on Frankston City Council in terms of stormwater discharge” before

allowing development to go ahead.Frankston councillors wanted their

northern counterparts to “ensure that there is no negative downstream impact on Frankston City Council in terms of stormwater discharge”.

In the letter expressing “concerns and objection” to Greater Dandenong’s rezoning plans, Frankston said that its “catchment … has signifi cant con-straints in capacity.”

The wording of the letter approved by council was a watered-down version of that fi rst proposed by Cr Brad Hill, which called on Greater Dandenong to reverse its plans to rezone the fl ood-prone land bounded by Harwood and Frankston-Dandenong roads, EastLink and Eumemmering Creek.

Cr Hill wanted copies of the letter sent to Planning Minister Matthew Guy, Frankston MP Geoff Shaw, Car-rum MP Donna Bauer, Melbourne Wa-ter and South East Water.

Instead, his colleagues agreed to send the letter to the two water authorities as well as asking them and the City of Kingston to “review the capacity of stormwater outfalls and infrastruc-ture protecting the northern parts of Frankston and southern suburbs of Kingston from catastrophic fl ooding”.

Frankston said commissioning a re-view was justifi ed “given the extent of development that has occurred in the Dandenong Valley and Carrum lowlands within the past 20 years, the height reached by fl oodwaters on the southern levee bank at Pillars Cross-ing, the fl ooding of Thompsons Rd, the fl ooding of Frankston-Dandenong Rd, and the discharge of grey and black, noxious and offensive water from the Eastern Treatment Plant to Frankston waterways on 5 February 2011”.

Several reports have already shown parts of Frankston could be inundated by fl oods if the low-lying area near Bangholme was further developed.

Experts say it is impossible and un-economic to fl ood-proof Frankston and the amount of money being spent each year on vital drainage falls well short of the minimum needed.

However, Melbourne Water has spent $60,000 developing a fl ood manage-ment plan for Frankston and the city spent $39,000 drawing up water sensi-tive urban design guidelines to lessen runoff from new developments.

Frankston’s current budget includes $755,000 for drainage, well short of the $12 million of “identifi ed” drainage and fl ood mitigation works.

The fl ood management plan states it is impossible to protect all 1635 of the city’s fl ood-prone properties, and warns that higher rainfall and rising sea levels as a result of climate change could see many parts of the city inundated (‘City fl ood alert’, The Times, 1/9/11).

It warns of the need to avoid “down-

Council’s flood plea ignoredCouncil’s flood plea ignored

Dandenong Valley once a great swampDandenong Valley once a great swampFRANKSTON and Greater Dandenong are in the Dandenong catchment, which covers 855 square kilometres and once included the large wetland known as the Carrum Carrum Swamp.

The 45-square kilometre swamp stretched from Mordialloc to Frankston and across to Dandenong, but was drained for farmland in the late 1800s, includ-ing by the man-made Patterson River. A small section remains, now called the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands.

About 45 per cent of the valley is urbanised although there are large tracts of farmland at Bangholme and Narre Warren East.

The valley has 485 kilometres of rivers and creeks that originally drained to the swamp. Melbourne Water says the remaining wetland areas were retained to provide critical fl ood protection.

Kananook Creek, the major outlet, and Mordialloc Creek carry excess wa-ter from the wetlands into Port Phillip. The two creeks are fed by Dandenong Creek, with headwaters in the Dandenong Ranges, and Eumemmerring Creek.

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stream fl ooding” from 20 projects already fl agged over the next decade that will produce 888 dwellings. Also, there are plans to create thou-sands of lots on another 247 hectares of greenfi eld sites.

Frankston has no fl ood warning sys tem and the municipal emergency management plan does not assess the fl ood risk within the municipality.

Self-styled fl ood expert Alan Hood says a canal from Knox to Western Port is the only way to protect low-lying areas of Frankston from fl oods.

“It’s a pipe dream that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but we have to do something,” he told The Times last year (‘Pipe dream ca-nal to fi x city’s fl ood risk’, 15/9/11).

An industrial designer, Mr Hood lives in the middle of the fl oodplain north of Frankston and says before building his house, he found fl oods had seen more than two metres of water pour through a school two kilometres south of his 5.5-hectare property.

“I built my house site up by eight

foot [2.4 metres], but the fl oods sug-gested that probably wasn’t high enough,” he said. “That’s what started my interest in fl oods.”

Mr Hood accuses bureaucrats of side stepping issues and not making the hard decisions needed to fl ood-proof the area from Dandenong to Frankston.

“There’s no point cutting drains through the primary dune [running parallel to Nepean Highway from Mordialloc to Frankston] because the sea will just come inland, creating a reverse fl ood.

“I told the environmental effects study [into the EastLink tollway] that it will send water towards Frankston and the resulting fl ood will be an act of negligence, not an accident.”

He estimated there were up to 800 houses in Seaford that would be inun-dated in a major fl ood.

As well as the canal from Knox, Mr Hood believes the once great wetland area between Seaford and Dandenong should have been declared a national park.

Water world: Melbourne Water map of the catchments of the metropolis and adjoining areas, including the Dandenong catchment.

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By Mike HastMELBOURNE is visited by many cruise ships each year, but perhaps none with as colourful history as MS Athena, which steamed into Port Phil-lip on Friday 3 February for an over-night stay.

Athena was built in 1948 for the Swedish America Line. She has had nine names – Stockholm, Völkerfreun-dschaft, Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Ita-lia I, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima and Caribe.

The ship was renamed Athena in 2005 and is operated by Classic Inter-national Cruises.

As Stockholm, she was the smallest liner on the trans-Atlantic route at 160 metres long (525 feet) with a gross tonnage of 12,165.

Originally built to carry 395 people, a 1953 refi t expanded Stockholm’s ca-pacity to 548 people.

In 1956 at 11pm in heavy fog off Nantucket, 50 kilometres south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts USA, Stockholm collided with the luxury liner Andrea Doria of the Italian Line.

It became one of the most famous maritime disasters.

The bow of Stockholm struck the side of the Italian ship, which capsized and sank the following morning.

Five crew members on the Stock-holm were killed instantly and sev-

eral more were trapped in the wrecked bow. A number of ships provided as-sistance, which averted a massive loss of life like that suffered by the Titanic more than 40 years earlier.

Despite having sunk about a metre, the crippled Stockholm helped in the rescue and ended up carrying 327 pas-sengers and 245 crew members from

Andrea Doria. Stockholm sailed to New York City under her own power. The crushed bow was repaired at a cost of US$1 million.

Stockholm was sold to the East Ger-man government in 1960 and was operated as an ocean liner until 1985 when it was sold to a Panamanian company.

She was sold again in 1989 to an Italian company, which rebuilt her from the waterline in a modern cruise ship design.

When she arrived at Genoa, the home port of the ill-fated Andrea Do-ria, the Italian press dubbed her the “ship of death” (La nave della morte).

She sailed on cruises to Cuba and

was laid up there in 2001.The ship was renamed Athena in

2005 and is registered in Portugal.On 3 December 2008, it was report-

ed Athena had been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia.

Australian passengers reported that the crew prevented pirates from boarding by fi ring high pressure water cannons at them.

Classic International Cruises denied the pirates report and said the boats surrounding the ship were fi shermen.

The company’s website says Ath-ena was “virtually stripped to her hull and reconstructed at an amazing cost of $US150 million and restored as a beautiful … contemporary cruise ship”.

“In contrast to the present genera-tion of super liners, Athena offers a memorable cruising experience which combines luxury with the warmth and intimacy of a vessel carrying no more than 600 passengers.”

Watching Athena slice through choppy waters off Sorrento from just a few hundred metres away was a thrill.

Sorrento master mariner Andrew Mackinnon, who regularly contributes maritime photos to The News, took the top image of the ship from his couta boat.

Colourful past of the cruise ship AthenaColourful past of the cruise ship Athena

History afl oat: MV Athena heads for the Port of Melbourne passed Portsea last Friday morning. Picture: Andrew Mackinnon

Crunch time: MV Stockholm, now called Athena, enters New York harbour under its own power after colliding with Andrea Doria off the coast of the US in 1956.

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By Stuart McCulloughI HAVE a confession to make. For years I genuinely thought I might be related to Luke Sky-walker because in the 1970s we both had the same haircut.

However, I also have another, perhaps less shocking, confes-sion to make – I have become addicted to a television show. Not just any old show, either, but a piece of indisputable and unspeakable trash.

Alert both your eyes and your nostrils as you will surely need to look down your nose in my general direction very shortly.

I, however, could not possi-bly care less, even if there was a prize for doing so. You can keep your BBC period dramas, esoteric quiz shows and even your reality based programs in which people compete for some dubious title by being the least objectionable person, for I have found something far, far better.

Television is often referred to as “chewing gum for the eyes”. That would not describe this particular program. No, siree; this is more a case of chew-ing tobacco for the eyes. The resulting spittle would then be projected from the side of the mouth both with a perfect in-souciance and a deadly accu-racy. Few shows can claim as much.

The program is called Swamp People. Unlike so many of to-day’s television shows, it deliv-

ers exactly what it promises. I’m not sure that MasterChef really produces a “master chef” and I’m almost certain that The Block does not result in a block. But I’m willing to bet my entire collection of overalls that when you watch Swamp People what you get is “swamp people” and plenty of them.

That between them they do not possess a full head of teeth is beside the point. In addition to its high-handed approach to dentistry, it holds a unique place in the television fi rma-ment in that it is one of the fi rst television shows shot in Eng-lish that still requires subtitles.

The concept, such as it is, is brilliant in terms of its sim-

plicity. Take one camera crew and have them follow someone whose wife and cousin might be the same person. Entertain-ment ensues.

Mostly this is in the form of watching people go about their ordinary work day. While for you and I an ordinary work day may involve writing a let-ter or answering a phone call, for swamp people it consists of getting into a boat that may well be constructed from re-cycled soft drink cans and hooning around the Louisiana swamplands looking for ‘ga-tors.

Gators (or, as they are known in English, alligators) dominate Swamp People. For a short pe-

riod of time each year, locals are permitted to hunt gators. There’s a tidy profi t to be made by selling them for skin and meat.

These short few weeks result in an absolute hillbilly frenzy in which people try and make as much money as possible in the short period of time avail-able to them.

To say they do so with a blatant disregard for safety as-sumes they are aware enough of safety to disregard it in the fi rst place. This was best exem-plifi ed in one episode where a man was determined to catch a snake, but was unsure whether the reptile was poisonous.

While this uncertainty would

prove a deterrent to most peo-ple, swamp people are made of sterner stuff and the man per-sisted.

The snake made its feelings known by biting the man.

Having dispatched the snake, the man then stared at the punc-ture marks on his arm and wait-ed for any ill effects. This, he reasoned, would inform him as to whether or not the creature was venomous.

Had his arm not been in a state of paralysis at the time, this would surely be a case of throwing caution to the wind. Short of being sent to a war zone, the Louisiana swamp-lands must be the most danger-ous place on earth.

Huntin’ gators consists of putting bait on some heavy duty fi shing wire and leaving it. You then return in a rickety piece of fl oating tin. If you fi nd that a gator has taken the bait (which is usually a piece of chicken, if not a chicken in its entirety), you then attempt to pull it into the boat.

The gator doesn’t like this very much and resists. As would you and I.

There are some obvious risks in this. The fi rst is that the ga-tor may succeed in pulling you into the water, where it has a palpable advantage. The sec-ond is that you may, in fact, succeed in hauling the reptile into the boat and then have to contend with the fact you’ve

now got a 500-kilo handbag in its pre-manufactured state with a mouth full of razor sharp teeth inside your dinghy.

When the creature is so close that you could brush its teeth, swamp people then produce a fi rearm of some description and shoot.

When a gator is sent from this world to the next, it prompts scenes of unbridled joy. The swamp people – who invari-ably have names like Bubba, Hound-Dog and Junior – say things such as, “Done got good not nuffi n walla kazoo” and the equally incomprehensible “Golly gee wiz bang a fruity pie, wobble kazaam!”

At this point the person re-sponsible for producing the subtitles surrenders and quietly leaves the booth for a cup of tea.

I’m not sure why Swamp People so appeals to me. Whether it’s the danger, the fl outing of dental conventions or, indeed, the promise of ga-tors, I couldn’t be more hooked if I swallowed a whole chicken dangling from a fi shing line in Louisiana.

Such is my devotion that im-mediately after viewing I start speaking like a swamp person. While you may say that’s silly, allow me to respond by saying, “Who dadden on a whatzang chizzle wap”.www.stuartmccullough.com

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SEAFORD artist Tony Sowersby has again entered controversial paintings in the Bald Archy Prize, the satirical portraiture contest that spoofs the Archibald Prize.

Sowersby has won the People’s Choice award three times – in 1998, 2004 and 2005 with The Cardinal with his Abbott, a portrait of Cardinal George Pell and Tony Abbott.

His 2012 entries are Andrew and Usain Bolt – Brothers Under the Skin (below) and Macpherson and the Murdochs – A Marriage of Connivance (right).

The Bald Archy Prize was created in 1994 and attracts artists of all standards and styles.

It encourages portraits ranging from hilarious to vulgar.

Winning subjects have included Kerry Packer, Amanda Vanstone,

Unusual juxtapositions a Sowersby motifUnusual juxtapositions a Sowersby motifEdmund Capon, Shane Warne, Dame Edna Everage, John Howard and Pauline Hanson, Robbie and Gai Waterhouse, Rupert Murdoch, Jeff Kennett, and Ian Thorpe.

The comic portraits will be shown in Canberra before being taken on tour in eastern Australia including Melbourne.

An art critic wrote last year: “The satirical side of this event has its basis in the irreverent, larrikin Australian comic comment, with great appeal to people from all walks of life, the reason why the exhibition of fi nalists keeps breaking attendance records wherever it is shown.”

Sowersby’s artist statements, which accompany the works, are:

Andrew and Usain Bolt“I am sure that Andrew Bolt, the News Ltd columnist, and his distant relative, Usain, the fastest human ever, would have posed for me like this if I had asked them

“That would have put aside permanently the notion, which has taken hold unfathomably among a tiny minority of Andrew’s readers, of white supremacy.

“So, without the real Bolts in front of me, I tried to copy their most obvious qualities in my arts practice.

Like Usain, I trained really hard and, like Andrew, I did absolutely no research.

“A special thank you goes to Tony Abbott for the loan of the budgie smugglers.”

Macpherson and the Murdochs“Elle Macpherson was just one of many celebrities and others who had their phones hacked by the Murdochs’

tabloid the News of the World.“But she didn’t grandstand, or

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“True, Elle did accept an incredibly well-paid TV gig from a Murdoch station, but that wasn’t to buy her silence. No way. She only took that money to help her favourite charity.

She wanted to help young, tall, emaciated girls to become so famous that one day their phones could be hacked, too.

“Disclaimer: this painting is satirical and does not mean to imply that either James or Rupert Murdoch had any idea what was going on in the most profi table areas of their business empire.”

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THE story of rock icon and AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be, will be staged at the Frankston Arts Centre for one night on Saturday 3 March.

Rock musician Nick Barker, known for his raw and intimately connected performances, tells the story of Scott and his rise to fame with AC/DC, interspersed with the singer’s hit songs.

Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be – The Story of Bon Scott is directed by Rockwiz’s Brian Nankervis, hailed as a living musical encyclopaedia.

Writer Andrew Barker’s credits include pro-ducer of The Man in Black and The Ultimate Rock N Roll Jam Session.

Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be follows Scott’s life from Scotland to Australia, through his hell-raising teenage years and the bands that came be-fore AC/DC – the Spektors, the Valentines and Fraternity.

From hippie epiphanies to bubblegum pop, to the iconic early years of AC/DC, the show cel-ebrates the music, heartbreak and life of Scott – a quintessential rock and roll story that came to an early end.

When Scott died in 1980, Highway to Hell had just reached the top 20 in the United States and AC/DC was on the brink of worldwide success.

The band’s next album, Back in Black, was released as a tribute to Scott, becoming rock’s second-best selling album.

Barker says he connects with the Scott story on several levels.

“The impact that AC/DC had on me as a teen-ager was huge. Even growing up as a musician I spent a lot of my time playing in pubs andAC/DC was the benchmark,” Barker said.

“Scott is an Australian icon as much as Ned Kelly. We’re doing his show with the humility and truth that it deserves.”

The show includes 22 of Scott’s “signature songs”, from a band including members of Elec-tric Mary and the Casanovas.

“The story of the rise of AC/DC is in every-one’s memory as if we were all there; riding high through the middle of Melbourne in the 1970s, singing the story of life on the road, of dreams and broken promises, of the long way to the top. At the centre of the band stands a man with bag-pipes and a wicked grin – Bon Scott,” writer–pro-ducer Barker said.

For bookings, visit Frankston Arts Centre box offi ce in Davey St, Frankston, or call 9784 1060.

Tribute to a great ScottTribute to a great ScottHigh voltage: Nick Barker performing on stage like the late Bon Scott in Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be.

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HYUNDAI Motor Company’s all-new Veloster is arriving in Australian showrooms and brings a unique, interesting and inspir-ing alternative to the Australian automotive market, the company says.

“The all-new Veloster exemplifi es Hyundai’s brand philosophy ‘New Thinking. New Possibilities’. The Veloster also exhibits Hyundai’s unique design language ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ showcasing a sleek and distinctive design in an innovative two plus one door confi guration that provides practicality and individuality.

“The Veloster achieves the maximum fi ve-star ANCAP safety rating. Complete with a comprehensive suite of active safety technologies, Veloster comes standard with Vehicle Stability Man-agement, Electronic Stability Control, Traction Control System, Anti-skid Braking System with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and Brake Assist System. Hill-start Assist Control is standard on DCT models.

“The Veloster’s commanding exterior is echoed with a powerful and poised interior environment. Inside, the centre stack fascia and controls resemble a sport bike fuel tank with air vents inspired by motorcycle tailpipes and a fl oor console mirroring the seat of a bike.

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Story and photos by Andrew HurstTHE family fun day on Sunday was a great suc-cess for Hastings Junior Football Club.

The sun came out, the temperature was not too hot due to a breeze.

People brought their chairs, wore favourite AFL jumpers and mums, dads, brothers, sisters and siblings got involved in many activities, in-cluding several kids versus parents matches.

Between matches were activities such as an egg and spoon race, three-legged race, a dress-up event followed by some foot races and long kicking events. There were raffl es, a free sausage sizzle and drinks, four cars washed by the com-mittee hula guys, face painting and a lot of catch-ing up by new and past players.

The club would like to thank Caitlyn, Jade, Kelvin, Trevor Grant, Lisa Salerno, the commit-tee members and everyone who turned up to par-ticipate and watch.

There were a lot of enquiries, which is great for the club leading into the start of the 2012 season.

Coming events include a Twenty20 match on Friday 24 February from 5pm at the Hastings Football Ground with the footy club tackling the cricket club. On Saturday 25 February, the club will take part in the Western Port Festival street parade and after the parade there will be a regis-tration session on the foreshore.

Ther club is providing training jumpers with each registration this year, as long as you are paid by the fi rst round.

For more information visit the club’s website www.hastingsjfc.org.au

By Greg BradshawA DECISION by the MPCA sen-ior pennant committee has shocked Hastings Cricket Club.

The club has been told recruit Danny Helybut is a four-point play-er, not a three-point player as the club thought.

The decision comes after eight rounds of cricket, which means Hastings has played an ineligible player in six of the eight rounds, and 66 match points have been deduct-ed, dropping the First XI from equal fi fth on the ladder, just four points out of the top four, to last.

The club has appealed to the MPCA board.

If the appeal is unsuccessful, Hastings will call an extraordinary meeting of all clubs.

It’s amazing the discussion from other club offi cials the decision has generated, with most believing the league’s reasoning is incorrect.

Hastings Firsts v Sorrento: Hastings 10/240, Josh Trevitt 64, Luke Hewitt 62 and Tim Birch 53.

Sorrento batted on the weekend knowing they would have to bat well to pass Hastings’ total. They began poorly with Issy Dias bowl-ing the opener in the fi rst over with the score at 1/0. He and Carey Sa-

wozs made scoring diffi cult with some tight bowling.

Hewitt took the next wicket, 2/31, before Birch was introduced into the attack with devastating effect; he ripped through the middle order to leave Sorrento in tatters, 7/68 at tea and with Birch’s fi gures of 13 overs 5/20. After the break the tail put up some resistance, but Sorrento were bowled out for 103, Birch fi nishing with 6/24 off 19 overs, Hewitt 2/39 off 20 and Dias 2/18 off 9. This was a good performance and made it three wins on the trot.

The last two games against Heath-erhill and Baxter are must wins, either to make the fi nals or not be relegated.

Seconds v Sorrento: Sorrento 9/232, Jake Ryan 3/38, Steve Thom-son 2/21 and Craig McNamara 2/33.

Hastings began in a positive man-ner with Matt Sawosz 15 and An-drew Brady 15 getting away to a good start. Then Dylan Ryan 15 and McNamara 49 combined for a 63-run partnership before three wick-ets fell in quick succession, 5/100. Jason

Slocombe and Geoff Assaw took the score to 5/124 when the heavens opened and play was washed out for the day, resulting in a drawn result.

Thirds v Red Hill: Red Hill bat-

ted fi rst, with three early wickets falling, 3/35 in the 17th over. The next pair batted extremely well, putting on a 144-run partnership to have Red Hill fi nish with 5/179 off 40 overs.

Kevin Watson bowled well, taking 3/41 off 10, and Marsh taking 2/33 off 7 overs.

Hastings began its run chase steadily with Pat Foy continuing his good form with a handy 50 and Lee Attard 18 in a 70-run opening part-nership.

Runs fl owed, but not as easily as wanted as the run rate began to climb. Chopper White hit a crisp 27 and Jaysen Bradshaw 15 to get things close. Down to the last over, 19 runs needed to win, Glenn Jansz 23no and Matt Foy 8no tried their best but fell three runs short as Hast-ings fi nished with 7/177 to lose by two. The team still holds third place and next play second-placed Dela-combe Park.

Fourths v Moorooduc: Hastings batted fi rst, getting off to a fl ier, 1/40 after 6 overs with Greg Brad-shaw making 22. Runs dried up and wickets fell at regular intervals from this point. David Hull made 28, 4/66, then Jason Kestle 51 and Jason Manby 38 got things moving again, 6/160. The tail wagged a little

with Daniel Lehmann 20no taking the score to 10/194 off 35 overs.

Moorooduc began poorly against some excellent swing bowling from Lehmann 3/10 and Shaun Manby 1/8, 4/21 after 10 overs. Never in the hunt from this point, Moorooduc scrambled to make 10/129 in 37 overs, well short of the Hast-ings total. Kestle took 2/22, Colin McVeigh 1/16 and Hull 1/16 to have the team still undefeated and on top of the ladder.

Under-15s v Crib Point: Crib Point batted fi rst, amassing 8/98 off its 45 overs on a very slow ground. Brodie Prestage was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3/6 off 6 overs, Matt Foy 1/5, Kayne Lewis 1/7, Jayden Deas 1/15, James Farrugia 1/5 and Gordon Frankel 1/7.

Under-13s v Rosebud: Hastings scored 10/82 off 38 overs. Lachie Barton 24, Corbin Overton 17 and B J Woodman 11.

Coming functions: Friday 24 February at 5pm, Twenty20 match Hastings CC v Hastings FC with all funds raised going towards helping Matt Foy’s under-15s England trip. Entry by gold coin donation. Jun-ior presentation, Friday 9 March at 5.30pm.

Shock over Helybut rulingShock over Helybut ruling

Fun in the sun at footy dayFun in the sun at footy day


SPORTS DESK

IT is amazing how multiple generations of families have been associated with the club’s history throughout the years.

The Mentiplays, for instance. Dave, Sandy, Jim (“Brummy”) and George (“Puddney”) were all playing with the Blues during the early 1900s.

Les and Ray (“Duck”) were the next generation to take their places in the side.

They were two of the most naturally talented footballers ever seen on the peninsula and played many brilliant games for Hastings.

Later on Ralph (“Doof”) also repre-sented the family at the club, and now we have a Mentiplay in the juniors.

In a previous edition I mentioned Doof’s Indian motorcycle and sidecar act down the main street one Friday

evening, but to my knowledge he only played one game with the Blues.

Being short of players one Saturday, Doof, who was secretary at the time, agreed to take the fi eld.

Fred Smith, who weighed all of 15 stone, had a spare pair of shorts that Doof tied around his waist with a bootlace. Even then the legs came down at least six inches [15cm] below his knees. There were no spare socks so a pair of patent leather dancing pumps and a sleeveless jumper completed the outfi t.

The effect had to be seen to be believed. Two skinny white arms and two skinnier white legs, one a couple of inches shorter than the other, completed the picture. He looked for all the world like a lame version of the Road Runner.

I don’t think he ever got near enough to the ball to get dirty, but that did not prevent his forced “shower” in the creek after the game.

During his term as secretary, Doof decided to do a bit of farming; he was going to make his fortune growing pumpkins on his uncle Puddney’s block of land.

All the boys helped him to build a shack on the property. The day he moved in I went down about teatime to see how he was going. He and his

cousin Les, who was going to stay a few days, were eating their tea out in the paddock about 100 yards from the hut.

Tea was a blackened chop in one hand and a slice of bread in the other. They could not get any closer to the hut as smoke was billowing out of the door and the walls: in fact the only place where there was no smoke coming out was the chimney. This was due to the fact that one of their “helpers” had stuffed a bag down the fl ue.

Doof’s next big venture was into the “matrimonial business”. He and his wife opened a milk bar and billiard saloon across the street from the pub. Married bliss became hectic at times for Doof. I can remember one evening when the peace of the community was

suddenly shattered when Doof came hopping across the road to the pub in his summer gear of athletic singlet and shorts.

He was telling all of Hastings that he was being murdered and it certainly looked like it; he’d had an argument with Margaret and she had hit him over the head with the fi rst thing that she could get hold of, which happened to be a jug of milk. There was blood and milk all over him.

Doof was one of the greatest characters this club has ever seen. His pie night version of “the one-armed fi ddler” was more than enough to convince anyone of that.

From Blue Power 1979, edition 10 (written by the late Norm Francis).

‘Doof ’ Mentiplay one of our colourful characters‘Doof ’ Mentiplay one of our colourful characters

By Angus MitchellMORNINGTON Life Saving Club’s under-23 fe-male surf boat team rowed to victory in the open women’s division at the state championships in Lorne and will now represent Victoria.

The win is a coup for a team that mostly trains on the fl atter waters of Port Phillip, a club spokes-man said.

The national titles are at Stockton, near Newcas-tle in NSW this weekend (10-12 February).

The crew of Simone Scheutz, 22, Maddee Kaio, Lizzie Scott and Erika Ritchie, all 19, are compet-ing in their fi rst season together under the guidance of experienced sweep Matt Mulcahy.

Known as the Mornington Grand Cruisers af-ter major sponsor the Grand Hotel, the crew train twice a week at Mornington, and have surfaced this season as fi erce opponents in the state compe-tition, which is hotly contested by older and more experienced surf clubs with regular access to surf.

Maddee Kaio said at Lorne, still on a high after the win: “We have a reputation now as Team Vic, and to win races is what we have to do. Today we did that.”N The writer is a member of the club’s Boaties under-19 men’s team and a journalism student at Deakin University.Dream team: Mornington life savers Simone Scheutz, left, Lizzie Scott, Erika Ritchie and Maddee Kaio and “sweep” Matt Mulcahy.

Surf boat Surf boat women top women top the statethe state

THE third annual Great Peninsula Paddle on Saturday 4 February saw hundreds of entrants take to the warm waters of Port Phillip under sunny skies to paddle their kayaks, canoes, standup boards and surf skis from Sorrento pier (pictured) to Portsea pier while supporting two worthwhile causes. All proceeds from the event were donated to Reclink Australia, which provides sporting, social and arts activities for people experiencing disadvantage, and the Portsea Surf Life Saving Club. Picture: Yanni

Paddlers dip oars for a good causePaddlers dip oars for a good cause


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