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MAKING it across the car park to the front door of the opportunity shop at Balnarring creates a surprising number of opportunities.

Four-wheel drive owners can use the car park as a handy obstacle course; schoolkids waiting to be picked up can sail makeshift boats or get their feet wet.

Birds and dogs fi nd it a ready source of water.However, as an entrance to a shop, the car park

leaves a lot to be desired.Deep potholes are a problem for small cars and

wheelchairs need to be equipped with fl oatation devices, although the occupant of one that tipped over a week or so ago was not so fl ippant.

The waterholes dotting the gravel car park have overfl owed onto the lawns surrounding neigh-bouring St Mark’s Anglican Church, creating a non-negotiable quagmire (unless you’re a duck or wearing gumboots).

“We contacted VicRoads and they said it was a council [Mornington Peninsula Shire] matter,” op shop coordinator Dawn Barclay said.

“We went down to the council offi ces and they said fi xing the car park was on a list, but not a high priority.

“Playgroups come to the church and for tod-dlers the puddles are waist deep.

“It quite a feat to negotiate for mothers with pushers and almost impossible for older people who use walking sticks or frames.”

Ms Barclay said people connected with the op shop had been trying to get the car park fi lled for the past two years, “but the council and VicRoads blame each other”.

A member of the church congregation had pre-viously fi lled the potholes, but was told to stop because the car park was owned by the council.

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Potholes leave no room for opportunityPotholes leave no room for opportunity

By Mike HastTHE revival of Hastings starts next Tuesday when urban renewal guru Marcus Westbury arrives in town.

Mr Westbury will talk about how he and others helped revive the centre of Newcastle by allowing short-term use of empty shops and offi ces by artists, creative projects and community ini-tiatives.

Two years ago one of the New South Wales city’s main malls was shabby

with vandalised and boarded-up shops.Now the opportunities given to entre-

preneurial artists by Renew Newcastle have led to a transformation described as miraculous.

Mr Westbury, the founder of Renew Newcastle and Renew Australia, has been invited to showcase the New-castle experience and inspire Hastings at a meeting on Tuesday afternoon at Westernport Hotel.

His visit is a joint venture between

the Western Port Chamber of Com-merce and Industry and Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Chamber of commerce president Lisa Glover said ideas to revive Hast-ings were suggested soon after Blue-Scope announced in August it would close its hot strip mill and a metal coat-ing plant in October with the loss of about 270 jobs.

Ms Glover said that with shop va-cancies hovering over 20, now was

the time to do something different.“The renew project will encourage

artists, craftspeople and hobbyists and give the town a better face,” she said.

The chamber and shire have invited retail property owners to the meeting and hope to convince some to join the renew project.

More than 70 people including land-lords, retailers and residents have re-plied to invitations.

Ms Glover said Hastings was in a

state of fl ux with retail shop rents ris-ing, but growth lagging.

“When the state government con-fi rmed its plans to expand the Port of Hastings, we saw retail properties change hands and rents go up,” she said.

“We want everyone in the town to have a say about its revival.”

She said the concept hinged on land-lords making their properties available.

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the renew concept, she said. Members could in-clude people from the chamber, the shire, land-lords, retailers and residents.

Marcus Westbury founded Renew Newcastle with his own money in 2008. The urban renew-al scheme has brokered access to more than 30 empty buildings for more than 70 creative enter-prises, artists and cultural projects.

Area shire councillor Reade Smith said Mr Westbury’s presentation would be an “inspiration for the community”.

“Renew Australia could attract a more diverse business and marketing mix to the Hastings com-mercial centre, and assist innovative new busi-ness and industry.” Marcus Westbury: Renew Australia, 5.30-8.30pm, Tuesday 10 July, Western Port Hotel. Free entry. RSVP to Sarah on 0421 696 007 or [email protected] Follow me: Marcus Westbury.

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THE Mornington Peninsula’s NAIDOC Week celebrations began at Hastings on Monday with a welcome to country smoking ceremony and fl ag-raising.

The Aboriginal and Australian fl ags were fl own outside the shire offi ces alongside the Torres Strait islands fl ag, which is normally absent from the fl agpoles controlled by the shire.

Those attending the afternoon ceremony lined up to take in the smoke after being welcomed by several speakers.

After the ceremony, an art exhibition on the cultural landscape of the peninsula was opened at Hastings Hall in High St.

On Thursday a NAIDOC Week family day will be hosted by the Frankston/Mornington Peninsula Aboriginal Action Group. The barbecue and children’s activities will be held 11am-3pm at the Gathering Place of Baluk Arts and Nairm Marr Djambana, Jubilee Park, Nursery Ave, Frankston.

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No go: Architect’s drawing of how one of the freeway service centre would look. Plans for the twin servos south of Baxter have been knocked back by the shire council and now the state planning tribunal.

By Mike HastTHE proposed twin service centres ei-ther side of Peninsula Link freeway at Baxter have been knocked back by the state planning tribunal VCAT.

Key reasons for the refusal include insuffi cient traffi c to justify the servos, loss of green wedge farmland and the project’s potential impact on breeding grounds of the threatened dwarf gal-axia native fi sh.

The decision on 21 June is a huge win for Mornington Peninsula Shire, which refused the AA Holdings ap-plication last December saying it was inappropriate for a green wedge zone with unacceptable environmental im-pacts.

AA Holdings wanted to build for BP servos on either side of the free-way east of the Mt Eliza escarpment on farming land. They were due to open in early 2013 when the freeway is completed.

Shire councillor David Gibb said it was a win for the green wedge.

The decision reaffi rmed the shire’s planning scheme, which protected the green wedge for its agricultural pro-ductivity, biodiversity and landscape values, he said.

“It was always absurd that travel-lers would need a rest in Baxter after a supposedly long and exhausting jour-ney from Rosebud; similarly those ar-riving in Baxter from Melbourne.

“The tribunal gave as one of the grounds of refusal that the applicant had not demonstrated an identifi able need.”

Cr Gibb said the VCAT win was “round one and the applicant will try again”.

Wedge and rare fish stop servosWedge and rare fish stop servos

AA Holdings’ town planner David Hansen said it was a disappointing de-cision and the company’s legal team would analyse it to see if there were grounds for appeal in the Supreme Court.

“We had 12 experts at a six-day hearing and the shire had none. We think the VCAT got it wrong.”

Mr Hansen said if an appeal was not an option, AA Holdings would con-sider submitting modifi ed plans for the two freeway service centres (FSC).

“It’s a good project with many com-munity benefi ts,” he said.

Plans show each centre would have a “truckies’ lounge”, showers, toilets

and laundry; baby changing room, children’s playground and picnic area; buildings of about 3000 square metres; parking for 100 cars, four buses, fi ve caravans and 16 trucks; 26 refuelling points for cars and four for trucks; a convenience store, fi ve food or retail shops and a tourist information ki-osk; indoor seating for 272 people and outside seating for 52; and about 13 toilets, including one for people with disabilities.

In the VCAT decision, presiding member Rachel Naylor and member Greg Sharpley stated there was a lack of identifi ed need for the freeway ser-vice centres.

“We are not persuaded about the predicted traffi c volumes for Penin-sula Link, hence we cannot fi nd with any certainty what the likely traffi c volumes and movements will be,” they stated.

The tribunal heard evidence from Henry Turnbull, a traffi c engineer of Traffi x Group Pty, who said projected traffi c volumes would be 30,000-40,000 vehicles per day average (not holiday peaks).

“We are … not persuaded these vol-umes provide justifi cation for the pro-vision of FSCs in association with fu-ture traffi c growth,” the tribunal said.

Ms Naylor and Mr Sharpley were also concerned about the dwarf galax-ia, saying there had been “inadequate evaluation on the extent of or the im-pact of the construction of the north-bound FSC and possibly the south-bound FSC (its access track or any fu-ture footpath and waterway crossing) on the spawning habitat of the dwarf galaxias.

“Given the importance of this habi-tat, we have decided the environ-mental impact is unacceptable in this case.”

AA Holdings bought 10 hectares for the twin servos from Margaret Davis and family in 2010.

Mrs Davis’s father bought 100 hect-ares between Moorooduc Highway and the old railway line and south of Sages Road in the 1950s. The family built a house on Sages Road near the north-east corner of the land in 1968.

A large part of the Davis cattle farm had already been compulsorily ac-quired by LMA for the freeway.

PEDESTRIAN signals are being installed in Baxter-Tooradin Rd, Baxter, as part of the 27-kilometre Peninsula Link freeway.

“People walking or riding their bikes will benefi t greatly from these new traffi c signals, which will be installed near the Baxter shops over the next couple of months,” roads minister Terry Mulder said.

Hastings MP Neale Burgess said Baxter Residents and Traders Progress Action Committee (BRATPAC) had fought “for the things that locals need”.

“The group has achieved many great outcomes for Baxter and this new pedestrian crossing and other street works are the latest in that long list.”

The extra works at Baxter will include: A new footpath from the existing path on the north side of Baxter-Tooradin Rd to the 25-kilometre Peninsula Link Trail and to Stotts Lane. Shoulder sealing with kerb, channel and underground drainage works on the north side of Baxter-Tooradin Rd from the CFA to Frankston-Flinders Rd. Shoulder sealing with kerb, channel and underground drainage works on the south side of Baxter-Tooradin Rd from Peninsula Link to Frankston-Flinders Rd.

VicRoads expects the new pedestrian signals to be operating in spring and says lane closures during the installation works will take place in off-peak times “for minimal impact on traffi c fl ow”.

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Brigade leaders David Jarratt, left, is the new captain of Crib Point CFA. He took over from Geoff Watson who held the position for more than 17 years and will continue as the brigade’s fi rst lieutenant. Mr Watson has been a member of the CFA for 46 years.

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HASTINGS Coast Guard is recruit-ing men and women for training over winter to be ready for the spring and summer.

Last summer the coast guard rescued 120 people and assisted vessels worth a total of $1.6 million, Commander Brian Howell said.

Skipper Derek Sly said one of the more interesting search and rescues in-volved towing a $500,000 vessel from Cape Liptrap in a marathon 10-hour ef-fort by the crew from Hastings.

“A small, inexpensive, electronic part caused the vessel to lose its steer-ing resulting in them calling the coast guard for assistance,” he said.

“Five extra crew from the fl otilla were waiting at the marina to help the weary crew tie up the boats when they arrived. The rescue was an example of great teamwork and camaraderie.

“A donation of $500 was greatly appreciated from those who were as-sisted, which helps the fl otilla keep its doors open.”

Commander Howell said recruiting new members was vital “so we can continue to assist the public on the wa-ter to the highest level”.

“There is a great opportunity for people to learn a range of marine skills including seamanship, boat handling, radio operations, navigation and fi rst

aid. Training is a great way to meet new people and learn new skills while helping the community.”

The coast guard was founded in 1962 and in the early days radios were manned from a caravan that was towed to Hastings jetty.

The fl otilla’s rescue vessel CG04 pa-trols on weekends and public holidays from sunrise to sunset.

The search and rescue team is on standby 24/7 and is activated by pag-ers.

Anyone wanting to take up the chal-lenge and learn new boating skills can contact the coast guard on 5979 3322 or email [email protected]

Coast guard seeking recruitsCoast guard seeking recruitsOn patrol: Hastings Coast Guard’s rescue vessel CG04 patrols on weekends and public holidays from sunrise to sunset in Western Port and is sometimes called to help out in Bass Strait.

Chris Bull dead at 44Chris Bull dead at 44SOMERVILLE funeral director Chris Bull, right, has died at age 44 after a long battle with diabetes and recent kidney problems.

Mr Bull died in hospital on Mon-day surrounded by his family in-cluding his father Ted, who founded Edward Bull Funeral Services in Somerville in 1976.

Mr Bull senior said Chris attended Frankston State School and later Frankston High School.

“He worked for a muffl er compa-ny in Dandenong and joined me in the business about 10 years ago,” Mr Bull said.

He said his son had been ill for about fi ve years and had a leg am-putated about four years ago and the second leg amputated last year.

Chris Bull worked until about two months ago when he was affected by serious kidney problems.

Funeral arrangements will be pub-lished in the Herald Sun this week.

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THE shire council has released its strategy to promote arts and culture over the next three years and is seek-ing public comments.

The plan will be presented at four fo-rums over the next four weeks: Mornington Library meeting room, Vancouver St, Mornington, from 6-8pm on Wednesday 18 July. Sorrento Nepean Historical Society, 827 Melbourne Rd, 6-8pm on Thurs-day 19 July.

Hastings Hall, 3 High St, 1-4pm on Wednesday 25 July. Rosebud, The Community Hub at Eastbourne, 11a Allambie Ave, 6-8pm on Tuesday 1 August.

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By Keith PlattSMALL beams of light from Somerville are lighting up the world.

The sun’s rays harness power for the beams that keep glowing long after the light fades from normal incandescent globes.

Circuit boards put together by a robot enable the light to be monitored for movement and their power supplies checked on computers.

This science fi ction-sounding scenario is a reality for products built by Somerville-based Sealite.

A hobbyist’s assertion that he could make a better navigation light for a mussel farm in Port Phillip off Beaumaris was the beginning of Sea-lite, which now has navigation lights showing the way for ships and aircraft around the world.

Jeff Proctor, an accountant, was on the bayside beach in the early 1980s when he spotted the battery pack powering the mussel farm’s safety lights and decided he could do better.

The fortunes of the backyard business started by Mr Proctor virtually follow the development of the LED (light emitting diode) as a form of illumination.

The fi rst LED was produced in 1927, but it was several decades before a practical use was found.

By the mid-1990s LEDs came into their own, being available in all colours and able to light large areas. Their reliability and relatively low power use made them an ideal match with so-lar panels, especially when attached to remote pieces of equipment, such as navigational buoys and markers.

Chief executive offi cer Chris Proctor and his father Jeff have kept the company securely in its niche, branching out onto land to equip remote and outback airfi elds.

Alice Springs and airports in Japan and Taiwan run on Sealite-supplied solar powered landing lights and the United States military has bought kits that can be deployed for a remote airfi eld within 45 minutes.

The US military is the company’s largest sin-gle customer while the country itself is its big-gest overseas market. Sealite has an offi ce and warehouse in New Hampshire with a staff of 10.

Europe also beckons as a logical next overseas base with its growing dependence on offshore wind turbines to generate electricity.

However, the overall marine market makes up the greater part of Sealite products.

Ironically, it was only after its international success that Sealite became widely recognised in Australia.

Now, if you are out on the water at night in Port Phillip or Western Port chances are that the lights steering you home are from Sealite.

Chris Proctor says investment in equipment and people have been the keys to the company’s expansion and success.

Engineers develop products that are then taken to the market, rather than having the company wait for orders or suggestions from clients.

Among the latest pieces of equipment is a ro-botic arm for making circuit boards. One of the company’s two rota moulding machines can make buoys up to three metres in diameter.

Keeping up with change: Sealite CEO Chris Proctor says investment in the latest technology is paying off for a Somerville-based manufacturer of navigation lights.

Technology lighting the wayTechnology lighting the way

Chris Proctor believes investing in technology and machinery gives his company an edge over competitors who contract out much of their pro-duction work.

“It’s expensive, but we now own two rota moulders. We bought a machine from Brazil, which is one of the most effi cient available, which means we reduce costs and can stay com-petitive throughout the world.

“We keep our eyes and ears open [for ideas]. We have a very strong engineering department that does research and development as well.

“Often it’s a question of deciding what we shouldn’t do and selecting the right product.”

Development of the bright lights that form the basis for Sealite’s core business continues with “brighter and more effi cient” versions.

“They seem to come every month,” Chris Proc-tor says. “The buoys fi tted with LEDs only need to be serviced once a year instead of every month. They’re often out in the middle of nowhere and it’s the batteries that are checked; the LEDs will last 10 years.”

Sealite’s decision to buy plant and equipment followed inquiries from customers wanting to buy buoys.

It was then a natural shift, with an eye on quali-ty control, to move into making the circuit boards that can be combined with satellite technology to

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Although LEDs have gone ahead in leaps and bounds, with Sealite fi nding uses for each innova-tion, the same cannot be said of solar panels.

“The amount of power being generated has only increased marginally, from 14 per cent to 18 per cent,” Chris Proctor says.

“Battery technology has improved and the af-fordability of add-ons has come down.”

He believes the lack of improvement in the capacity of solar panels to generate electricity comes from the decision by manufacturers to concentrate on making their product cheaper at the expense of it being more effi cient.

Next on the aviation product list is a helipad lighting system for use in remote areas, such as outback mines.

There is also something else in the wind, but Chris Proctor is keeping it close to his chest: “We’re working on technology … nothing revo-lutionary, just better. I can’t talk about it just yet.”

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SHOREHAM Community Association has is-sued a call for help with a tree planting day.

The day is a follow-up to last year’s tree plant-ing on the “Shoreham triangle” and will involve 2500 fi re-resistant native trees, shrubs and grass-es provided by Mornington Peninsula Shire.

“Volunteers can gather at the Shoreham CFA in Byrnes Rd at 10am and bring spades, gloves

and a cup. Tea and coffee will be provided and, following recent rains, gumboots are suggested,” association spokesman Peter Kelly said.

“This planting will complete the revegetation of the triangle and will be an opportunity for the local community and particularly the younger members to have some ownership of this re-claimed area.”

Family tree: Three generations of a Shoreham family helping out at the 2011 community tree planting are, from left, Jessica, Emma (mother) and Sophie Downing-Ide and grandmother Jean Downing.

Calling for tree plantersCalling for tree planters

SINCE his retirement, Bob Donaldson has found volunteering to be a way of staying active while making “a real difference” in the community.

Mr Donaldson had worried about retirement, having years earlier battled depression after be-ing made redundant.

“I didn’t want feelings of anxiety and stress again. I wanted something to occupy my time, to keep me focused and give me purpose,” he said.

Inquiries led to several volunteering activities, from building community facilities to leading horses for the disabled.

Eventually Mr Donaldson became involved with the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Transport Network where he began driving a mini-bus for CHAMPS, a program that supports children who have a parent with a mental illness.

“I saw a difference in the children from the start of the program to the fi nish,” he said.

“In the beginning they were very withdrawn. By the end of the program these kids were happy. They even adapted the ‘Bob the Builder’ song to ‘Bob the Bus driver’.”

Transport network coordinator Bill Keilor said volunteers provided a vital service in Frankston and on the peninsula.

“We don’t have the same access to public trans-port as those in metropolitan areas. People retire here, but their families remain in Melbourne and can’t help them with transport,” he said.

Without community transport, people of all ages have diffi culty getting to medical appoint-ments and social events.

Mr Keilor said the network needed “another 15 volunteer drivers like Bob”.

“They can either use their own car and we will reimburse them for distance travelled or we will provide them with a minibus,” he said.

“The need for volunteers is immediate. The

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Port WhispererTHE Whisperer is being transmitted out of the bunker where he has taken refuge from the new carbon tax.

He is writing in the dark to save power, and is breathing very lightly to reduce his output of carbon dioxide. This is the only version of this column, as he has had to stop using carbon paper for a copy.

The Whisperer is wondering what he would do if he was one of the companies now subject to the carbon tax. He wonders if the CEOs woke up on Sunday morning, and started jotting out notes on how they would stop or reduce their polluting ways, and become green companies. He comes to the conclusion that they probably just sent out a memo on Monday morning that read something like this:“Carbon tax is in. Lift prices accordingly.”

While the clean air in our country belongs to all of us, and those taking from us deserve some form of punishment, the Whisperer thinks that a system that allows the polluter to simply pass on the increased cost is fl awed. Not only will the average Australian not have their clean air back, but they’ll have to pay a premium for not having it back. It just doesn’t seem right.

The Whisperer has been thinking about other methods of punishment and will write to the Prime Minister from his bunker accordingly.

Dear Julia,Sorry for the messy handwriting, but I am

writing in the dark so as to reduce the effects of the carbon tax on my lifestyle.

I think the new tax is somewhat fl awed, but rather than just complaining about it like all those Liberal politicians, I thought I’d offer some helpful suggestions on how to get those grubby little CEOs to stop polluting.

The Whisperer would like to suggest that a CEO who lifts prices to cover this new tax, and thus make life harder for the avaerage working Australian, be made to watch Masterchef every night for a month. On top of this, every time that a contestant cries, they must reduce their company’s pollution by 10 per cent. Likewise, when any contestant slices a body part open by trying to cut up an artichoke too quickly, they must reduce their CEO pay packet by 10 per cent. Whenever a contestant talks about “following their food dream” they are not allowed to outsource jobs to India for a year. You get the idea.

I’d also like to suggest legislation against what The Whisperer calls “the Iced VoVo effect” where you pay the same price but get less. The effect got its name from the fact that Iced VoVo once had a generous amount of marshmallow in them, but can now only be measured in microns. The same effect can be seen in snack chocholate and even the humble Big Mac, which should be renamed the Medium Mac. That should be put in the legislation, too.

Assuming that prices are going to rise, the carbon tax appears to be punishing the victim. Surely there is a better way. The average Joe on the street is doing it tough, and The Whisperer sees this new tax as increasing, not decreasing, the divide between haves and have-nots.

The Whisperer is all for making the polluters pay, but he is not sure you’ve got it right.

Thanks for your time, Prime Minister. I

hope things are getting better between you and Kev.

Regards,The Whisperer

Somewhat stunned by the fi rst sunlight he had seen in days, the Whisperer staggered to the nearest post box and mailed his letter. He then wandered back to his bunker and resumed residence. In the dark, and thinking of better times.

* * *THERE certainly is a cost to carbon, and the Whisperer is wondering if that cost is being beaten about the head by a blizzard of so-called facts and fi gures by politicians and other interest groups.

Climate warming? It’s all leaving the Whis-perer rather cold.

Carbon tax Sunday dawned and, no, the sky didn’t fall in. But the sun didn’t shine either. At least not on Western Port.

In a 30 June new release, Hastings MP Neale Burgess (Liberal) quotes a report by Deloitte Access Economics, which estimates that by 2020 the carbon tax will cost Victoria $7.7 bil-lion.

“… according to the data, the local govern-ment area of the Mornington Peninsula will not gain 187 jobs from now until 2020, with that fi gure decreasing slightly to 186 by 2030”.

At the Whisperer’s bidding, his colleagues at The News were told that the “fi gures relate to the numbers of jobs forgone – or those that will not be created during the relevant periods mentioned – due to the carbon tax”.

Meanwhile, almost 300 organisations under the banner of Businesses for a Clean Economy support a price on carbon.

The 299 large, medium and small sized busi-nesses and associations include AGL, ARUP, Fujitsu, GE, Grocon, HESTA, Ikea, Infi gen, Pacifi c Hydro, the Body Shop Australia, Uni-lever, Vestas and Westpac.

The group has issued a statement stating that stable, long-term policies – like a carbon price – are “necessary to drive investment and innovation, and ensure Australia remains competitive as the world transitions to a clean economy”.

The Whisperer is no expert and is the fi rst to admit Flinders MP Greg Hunt (Liberal) is more suited to claim that title.

So we can only accept his claims that the carbon tax will “impact” three Hastings-based businesses.

Mr Hunt told the parliament the businesses were Sunbather Pool Technologies, Carroll’s Injection Moulding and Jack Thompson Engi-neering.

Elsewhere in the economy, businesses likely to benefi t from the carbon tax include Algae.tech (algae carbon capture for biofuels), Carn-egie Wave Energy (“renewable” wave energy) and Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (“micro-combined heat and power”).

And, yes, there is a link to Mr Hunt’s elector-ate and at least one of those companies lined up to benefi t from the carbon tax.

Carnegie’s chief operating offi cer Greg Al-len grew up in Leongatha. The company has also received a federal (Labor) government grant.

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OAK Hill Gallery’s annual members show opened with a blast on Sunday after-noon with jazz-blues band Those Blokes performing as well as food, wine and the labours of 170 artists in winter.

The show in the gallery at 100 Morning-ton-Tyabb Rd, Mornington, runs until the end of July and is sponsored by the Tallis Foundation and Canson Australia.

Oak Hill is running children’s art workshops during the school holidays with two-hour sessions costing $15. Details and bookings on 5973 4299.

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PLANS for Police Point Shire Park at Portsea have been released for public comment.

The draft plan being exhibited by Mornington Peninsula Shire covers the principal features of the park, its history and outlines changes “for improving visitor facilities”.

The plans recommends using existing houses for respite or holiday accommodation, a community house with a small cafe and art gallery and providing a place to live for artists-in-residence.

There is land earmarked for a communal produce garden to be used by house residents, garden club and community.

The draft plan also suggests new fences, walking tracks, picnic and barbecue area.

The 17.5-hectare park adjoins Point Nepean National Park and has been excised from the main park’s quarantine station precinct. It is managed by the shire and not Parks Victoria.

The park was added to the National Heritage List in 2006 and is also included in heritage listings at a state and local level.

Cr Tim Rodgers said the draft plan included “actions for

further protecting and preserving natural and cultural values”.“Police Point Shire Park is a special place, and culturally

signifi cant for its history,” he said in a shire news release.“It was the site of the police barracks and the gatekeeper’s

quarters of the Point Nepean quarantine station from the 1850s through to the 1950s. In the early 20th century, four additional quarantine station staff houses were built.

“From the 1950s the Police Point houses were occupied by the army for some 50 years before the park was estab-lished in 2004.”

Cr Rodgers said the park had “great potential as a very spe-cial place for recreation combined with appreciation of its long history, including the indigenous history of the area”.

“I’d encourage people who are interested in this area to re-view the draft plan and send in their views and comments.”

The plan is available on the shire’s website in the ‘Have your say’ section (draft plans and policies) and printed cop-ies can be viewed at the shire offi ces in Mornington, Rose-bud and Hastings.

The plan is open for comment until Monday 30 July.

Park plan open for commentPark plan open for commentOpen to suggestions: Draft plans are on exhibition for the use of Police Point Shire Park at Point Nepean. The shire’s land also contains several houses and provides access to the beach. Picture: Keith Platt

SMALL businesses and households are being urged to join Energy Unit-ed so it can make a deal on reducing power costs.

The company says it can negoti-ate saving on gas and electricity by increasing its buying power with the backing of 500 businesses and 1000 households.

Under the “pilot” plan launched at Mt Eliza last month, Energy United will receive a commission for each consumer signed up to power compa-nies offering the best deal.

Energy United says it will make a donation to “energy-saving activities” in local communities for each local resident or business that takes up a deal that it negotiates on their behalf.

“We know that households and busi-nesses on the Mornington Peninsula are worried about their energy bills and want help to cut their costs,” En-ergy United’s James Grugeon said.

“Energy United is free to sign up to, it’s easy, and there’s no obligation to take up our offers. We aim to grow a strong membership of households and businesses, and use their collective purchasing power to negotiate the best deal.”

Mr Grugeon said “members” would also be offered “deals on energy-sav-ing products and ser vices”.

Mr Grugeon is running Energy United with Phil Cohn, of Melbourne-based Ramp Energy Services.

The pair are meeting with cham-

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bers of commerce and groups across the peninsula to recruit “members and community champions”.

A former CEO of Environmental Protection UK and a manager for Brit-ain’s largest energy services company, Mr Grugeon has worked with coun-cils, business, community organisa-tions and energy retailers to provide programs that have helped more than three million UK homes save energy and money.

To sign up or for more details, visit www.energyunited.com.au or call 1300 10 16 30.

Peninsula a Peninsula a screen ‘star’screen ‘star’THE Mornington Peninsula will be the “star” of a short fi lm being screened at Federation Square in September.

Tourism areas of Victoria will be shown on the big screen to Melbur-nians and visitors from July.

Peninsula attractions on the screen will include Western Port and Port Phillip beaches, wineries, galleries, golf courses, restaurants and cafes.

The fi lms are a joint effort of the state government, Tourism Victoria and Federation Square.

Federation Square is visited by more than two million people each year.


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SOME of Melbourne’s most famous police offi cers descended on Radio Port Phillip’s studios in Mornington last Friday week, but there was not a uniform to be seen.

The “coppers” were actors who made the series Cop Shop one of the most-watched police shows in Austra lian television history.

The series was made by Crawford Productions and 582 episodes about life at the fi ctional Riverside police station were broadcast between 1977 and 1984.

Cop Shop cast members at RPP’s Friday On My Mind program, presented by John Wells and Phil Wall of Chelsea, were John Orcsik, who played Detective Mike Georgiou, and Gil Tucker (Constable Roy Baker).

On the phone from Sydney were Paula Duncan (Danni Francis) and Joanna Lockwood Walker (Valerie Johnson). Ringing in from Melbourne was Alan Fletcher, aka Constable Frank Rossi.

About 40 invited guests packed the BlueScope Performance Studio.

Friday On My Mind is every Friday 9-11am on 98.7FM.

Lines long forgotten: John Wells, top left, Phil Wall, Gil Tucker, bottom left, and John Orcsik act up at the Cop Shop reunion show at Radio Port Phillip’s studios in Mornington last Friday. Picture: Yanni

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His statement follows a report by the Victorian Tourism Industry Council that many of its members would increase tariffs “in response to rising energy costs, and both Qantas and Virgin have said that domestic tickets will increase”.

Mr Burgess said Frankston Hospital would be “hit” hard, with the carbon tax bill to Victorian hospitals coming in at about $13.4 million rising to $19 million by 2020.

He said the “impact” of the carbon tax to the Western Port community “could not be underestimated”.

“We have had feedback from small business telling us that they will not be looking to employ people as a result of the cost burden on their business from the carbon tax, particularly in manufacturing and retail,” Mr Burgess said.

“According to the data, the local government area of the Mornington Peninsula will not gain 187 jobs from now until 2020, with that fi gure decreasing slightly to 186 by 2030.”

Mr Burgess told The News that the “fi gures relate to the numbers of jobs forgone – or those that will not be created during the relevant periods mentioned [see above] – due to the carbon tax”.

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By Mike HastMARINE architect Sasha Harrison’s second-last day at Hart Marine in Mornington was spent revelling in the launch of one of her “babies”, the 15.6-metre pilot boat Mokare.

Mokare is bound for the Albany Port Authority in WA later this month after sea trials on Port Phillip, but Ms Har-rison is now concentrating on another “pro ject” – the birth of her and her hus-band Rick Harrison’s fi rst child due in about a month.

The 25-year-old said farewell to her boatbuilding colleagues including boss Mal Hart last Friday week, but she has

made a big impression in just 18 months at the company. Mal Hart hopes she re-turns.

Ms Harrison was perhaps destined to be an engineer as her father, mother and two of her three older sisters are civil engineers. Another sister is a teacher.

Ms Harrison decided to combine her career destiny with an interest in big boats by becoming a naval architect. Father, mother and youngest daughter moved from Perth to Tasmania so Sa-sha could join the four-year Bachelor of Engineering (Naval Architecture) course at the Australian Maritime Col-lege in Hobart.

With ink barely dry on her degree, Ms

Harrison joined BMT Design & Tech-nology in Melbourne. She worked on HMAS Success for the company, previ-ously known as Defence Services Aus-tralia, and went to its UK parent com-pany for six months, where she worked on oil tankers for various navies.

Back in Australia, BMT sent her to Hart Marine for a nine-month place-ment working on pilot boats designed by French company Pantocarene, claimed to be among the safest in the world and featuring a unique “beak” bow that allows its boats to cut through heavy swell.

Mal Hart was so impressed with Ms Harrison’s work, he offered her a job.

“Sasha has been an important part of the team,” he said. “We’re all sorry to see her leave, but happy she is about to have her fi rst child.”

Ms Harrison said it had been exciting to be involved with the building of Mo-kare from the start of the project when the tender document was prepared by Hart Marine for Albany Port.

She is unfazed being a woman in a traditionally male industry. Earlier this month she told Siobhan Chapman of Lip magazine that she and her three sisters were strongly encouraged to complete tertiary education so they could get work that entailed “using our brains”.

“Mum wanted us to be truly inde-

pendent and to never have to rely on men. A lot of people are scared off by the maths and physics, but if you can handle it in year 12, you can do it at uni, too.”

Her advice to embarking on the jour-ney to becoming an engineer is simply: “Don’t be scared, get out there and give it a go!”

Ms Harrison says she will keep up her membership of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, but wants to be a stay-at-home mum for the foreseeable future.

“I’ll keep up to date and return to the industry when the time is right for my family.”

HART Marine is carving out a niche in the global boatbuilding industry with its Panto-carene pilot boats.

Favourable reports of the fi rst two boats the company built for Port Phillip Sea Pilots have generated inquiries from the United States, Ar-gentina and India.

Mokare, named after an Aboriginal guide from the early days of Albany, is the third pi-lot boat built by the Mornington company that until recent years was best known for its racing and cruising yachts, including the storied Wild Thing supermaxi for former peninsula sailor Grant Wharington, now based in Queensland.

Hart Marine built the 30-metre, Don Jones-designed yacht in 2003 and Wharington fa-mously went out in December that year and won the Sydney to Hobart.

Wild Thing has captured headlines ever since

– for capsizing (2004) and the subsequent bit-ter legal battle between Wharington and the keel builder (not Hart Marine), fi nishing an un-lucky second twice, pulling out of the race with rigging problems and hitting a boat packed with reporters.

Company boss Mal Hart still builds yachts, but is excited about the success of the Panto-carene pilot boats.

“We’ve just fi nished our third and we have orders for three more,” Mr Hart told The News during a visit to the Yuilles Rd factory last Fri-day week.

One is for the sea pilots and two for a Port Hedland company in the mining boom state of WA.

Hart Marine built Akuna IV, based at Queen-scliff, for the sea pilots in 2010 and Ranger III, based at Flinders, last year.

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THE Mornington Peninsula’s history is going digital for posterity.

Eights historical societies are work-ing to create virtual collections by dig-itising signifi cant images and archives.

The Local History Network Digiti-sation Project aims to preserve pho-tos, maps, posters and documents in a standardised digital format that is a recognised and accepted museum standard.

The project reduces the handling of fragile materials while creating back-

up archives and photographs.“The digitisation actually enables

damaged photos to be brought back to life and documents that may be liter-ally falling apart can be saved,” Morn-ington Peninsula Shire mayor Frank Martin said.

“This means our local history can be preserved into the future, prolonging the life of the historical collections and providing greater access to this infor-mation for our community.”

Virtual archives: Digitisation expert Murray Adams, front, Cr Tim Rodgers, Nepean Historical Society’s Doreen Parker and the mayor Cr Frank Martin.

History lives on History lives on in the digital agein the digital age

By Keith PlattPOINT Nepean Rd near Anthony Nose in Dromana may soon be added to a cycling black spot list.

The cycling lane runs out on the approach to the narrowest part of the road, forcing cyclists into the vehicle lanes.

Over summer, cyclists wanting to use the Bay Trail are banned from riding through the caravan park and directed onto the road close to where the bike lane ends.

Jane Odermatt, of Rosebud, who often rides the Bay Trail with her friend Leanne Austin, said they ride in Portsea during summer to avoid the prob-lems between Dromana and McCrae.

Ms Austin fell off her bike where the Bay Trail narrows on the bay side of the seawall at Anthonys Nose.

“Luckily she fell inwards and not down onto the beach,” Ms Odermatt said.

Cyclists with iPhones are listing Melbourne’s cycling black spots while lobbying governments to improve cycling infrastructure.

Bike Blackspot, an app launched by the Greens, gives cyclists a tool to warn other riders of risky sites while sending the information to Transport and Roads Minister Terry Mulder and his federal coun-terpart, Anthony Albanese.

Ms Odermatt said lack of bike lanes on Point Nepean Rd at Anthonys Nose should be added to the list.

App users can photograph and log the location of everything from dangerous road areas to potholes on bike paths.

The app also enables cyclists to dob in dangerous drivers, praise the courteous and nominate “cycling utopia” areas.

The Greens’ national transport spokesman Sena-tor Scott Ludlam said cyclists could form a power-ful group to lobby “state governments that are nerv-ous about electoral boundaries, if that’s the way they want to think”.

“But what I would hope is that they [politicians] will get a whole network response that says: ‘look at the city in a whole network way, work out where the real black spots are and who needs help fi rst’,” he said.

For cyclists it’s a black spot by a noseFor cyclists it’s a black spot by a nose

Safety fi rst: Cyclists Jane Odermatt and Leanne Austin cross Point Nepean Rd to the relative safety of the Bay Trail near Anthonys Nose at Dromana. There are no bike paths at this narrow section of road and the Bay Trail is closed over summer to make way for campers. Picture: Yanni

NEWS DESK

By David HarrisonBEWARE the switched-on micro-phone. At the 18 June Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting – when the usual winning voting pattern of 6-5 became a losing 3-5 because of absences – items of urgent business relating to the proposed Rosebud pool were introduced and passed.

This was to the immense chagrin of the three councillors who, with their absent colleagues, usually number six and have up until now controlled all Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA) decisions.

They battled desperately but ulti mately unsuccessfully to beat off this disgrace-ful ambush, apparently by trying to enlist council staff to side with them.

The fi ve’s tactic was a poor show, mourned Cr Anne Shaw, one of the embattled three. “It’s a joke, it’s a non-sense. Shame on you,” she railed.

Cr David Gibb lamented frostily that it was unfair to take advantage of councillor absences and “doesn’t re-fl ect well on the Mornington Pe ninsula Shire and the stance on integrity that we’ve had in the past”.

Oddly, Cr Gibb did not refl ect on his own standards of integrity when, at a council meeting on 23 May, he used precisely the same tactic to ram SPA changes through using his group’s numbers.

Cr Reade Smith, last of the be leaguered trio, voiced his “discontent with the way this meeting is being run” by Cr Bev Co-lomb, who was elected chair of the meet-ing in place of deputy mayor Shaw – by a margin of 5-3, of course.

And that was possibly a vital factor in the exchange that followed, as cap-tured by the open microphone in a re-cording available on the shire web site.

The recording starts with a conver-sation between CEO Michael Kennedy and governance manager Noel Buck, apparently considering whether the urgent business could be headed off. They are joined by councillors Shaw and Smith.

Mr Buck points to a unanimous reso-lution of council on 19 March that all SPA meetings would be held in Rosebud. The 18 June meeting was at Mornington. He believes the urgent business should not be allowed outside Rosebud.

Dr Kennedy is cautious, suggesting that “this is a judgement call ... I think it’s more about the spirit than the let-ter (of that unanimous decision), isn’t it?” Mr Buck reluctantly agrees with his boss.

Then Cr Smith joins in. It would be wrong to allow the SPA matter, he says, as it went “against the will of the total council”. Cr Shaw agrees.

Mr Buck also agrees. “I certainly think the intent was to consider all matters relating to SPA at a Rosebud meeting. There’s no doubt about that,” he is heard saying.

Cr Smith: Who rules on that?Mr Buck: The chair has to.Dr Kennedy: Yeah. Since the chair was Cr Colomb and

not Cr Shaw, the ruling rightly would favour hearing the urgent business.

But Cr Smith perseveres, apparently suggesting someone would need to

move dissent on the chair’s ruling (the recording is not clear on that point). Mr Buck agrees.

Cr Tim Rodgers, who had moved the urgent business, joins in: “It’s ur-gent business,” he says, indicating the meeting cannot be regarded as a SPA occasion. Mr Buck agrees.

Cr Colomb enters the discussion, asking what is being discussed.

Mr Buck repeats his view that the ur-gent SPA business should be rejected because the meeting is not in Rosebud.

Cr Colomb briskly sets him right. “This is not a meeting relating to SPA,” she says fi rmly. “This is a mat-ter of urgency.”

Mr Buck: “That’ll be a decision for your colleagues then.”

Cr Colomb: “For me.”Dr Kennedy agrees: “Yes. Obviously

a decision you’ll have to make.” Mr Buck: “Yep.”

Dr Kennedy: “You’re the chair.”Cr Colomb then asks: did not Cr

Gibb bring up an item of urgent busi-ness relating to SPA after councillors’ SPA meeting resolution, at a meeting at Safety Beach? Mr Buck doesn’t think so, but a check confi rms Cr Gibb did raise such an item.

Cr Gibb protests. “It wasn’t new poli-cy. It was reaffi rming current policy,” he says. “What is the view of governance?”

Mr Buck repeats his opinion that al-lowing the SPA urgent business would not be in the spirit of council’s unani-mous resolution about only discussing such matters in Rosebud. But the argu-ment is over. The majority has ruled. Most democratic.

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IF you take the ‘r’ out of this street name you are left with peace and that is exactly what you get with this absolutely charming home that exudes a welcoming and rustic ambience. Set on a level, well-fenced 1200-square metre block, the home is at the end of a long driveway. Where most homes might have been positioned for street appeal this property has been built running lengthwise along the block, which not only takes advantage of the aspect but also provides extra privacy. Courtesy of a series of timber framed windows that run along one side of the home, all living areas and bedrooms are fi lled with natural light. A spacious lounge room has a brick feature wall with wood heater and even space for a study nook or a nice comfy reading area. The equally large kitchen and dining area has slate tile fl oors and there is access to a paved undercover patio. The kitchen has timber cupboards with a restaurant-quality wall oven. Down the hall are three bright bedrooms with the main bedroom featuring an ensuite and walk-in robe. The other bedrooms have built-in robes and a smaller fourth bedroom could be a home offi ce if required. The home is beautifully framed with gardens front and back and the enormous backyard offers plenty of room for kick-to-kick footy and cricket. There are several outbuildings including a double garage and separate workshop, both with power, and a garden shed.

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Plymouth rocksSELL the car as you won’t need it with High Street just moments away from this single-level, three-bedroom unit. An absolute class act, this low-maintenance home has a combined kitchen and dining area and a separate lounge. The kitchen has an island bench, plenty of cupboard space plus stainless-steel under-bench oven, rangehood and dishwasher. The dining area has split-system heating and cooling with ceiling fans in the kitchen and lounge. From the living areas you can step out to a private undercover courtyard. The three bedrooms are a real bonus for any buyer – the main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe and the other two both built-in robes. You certainly don’t have to sacrifi ce space and storage here – in addition to the extra bedroom, there is a garden shed and the extra space in the double lock-up garage.

Address: 2/10 Plymouth Street, HASTINGSPrice: $374,000Agency: Satchwells Real Estate, 1/97 High Street, Hastings, 5979 1888Agent: Don McKenzie, 0419 955 177

Entry level fi rst homeTHIS brick-veneer home is quite neat and set on a large, fl at block with carport andlock-up garage. A spacious lounge room greets you on entry, with the main bedroom, which has built-in wardrobe, to your immediate right. The lounge has a gas wall furnace and air-conditioning and leads through to the combined dining and kitchen area. Two more bedroom also have built-in robes and there are ceiling fans in most rooms.

Address: 26 Kurrajong Street, HASTINGSAuction: Saturday 14 July at 1pmAgency: MC Real Estate, 4/83 High Street, Hastings, 5979 8833Agent: Michael Curry, 0409 410 456


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Investors - Your Opportunity Is NowHASTINGS $310,000

Located in a highly sought after area, this 3BR home is set on a good-size allotment and comprises of new carpet, blinds and paint work. Kitchen with meals area, gas cooking & dishwasher, spacious loungeroom with cathedral ceilings and central family bathroom. Additional features include sweeping verandah’s, garden shed, concrete driveway and only 500m to High St shops.

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“Victoria Heights” - Nearing CompletionHASTINGS Neg. over $285,000

Exclusive release of new 2BR townhouses with open plan living, BIR’s, bathroom, separate toilet & garage. Some with street frontage and separate

carpets, heating & cooling, gardens, 5 star energy rating.

4/82 high street, hastings 5979 8833

Entry level brick veneer home offering three bedrooms with built in robes, gas appliances throughout including wall furnace, electric cooking, spacious living area, family bathroom with bath and separate toilet. Good sized yard,

HASTINGS, 26 Kurrajong StreetAuction: Saturday 14th July at 1pm

Immaculately presented, 3BR unit in a block of only two. Near new, it

loungeroom and meals area opening out to private courtyard. Main bedroom with WIR & FES + two bedrooms with BIR’s. Also including gas hws, ducted heating, double garage & rear roller door to the back yard.

HASTINGS, 16b Edward StreetAuction: Saturday 21st July at 1pm (if not sold prior)

250m2 showroom located on busy Grant Road in the heart of town.

SOMERVILLE $360,000Showroom For Sale“Milne Terrace”

CRIB POINT From $289,000

heating & cooling, garage & private landscaped courtyard. Close to schools, shops, parkland & transport. Stamp duty savings are available.

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Live the dreamSPREAD out or snuggle up on this private, 2024-square metre (half acre) block in leafy and tranquil Crib Point. The four-bedroom home is ideal for the larger family looking for space. The well-planned interior has children’s bedrooms and rumpus room occupying one wing of the home, with the main living areas consisting of a lounge room with feature open fi replace plus a built-in bar. There is a separate dining room and the galley-style kitchen has stainless-steel appliances including wall oven and dishwasher. All bedrooms have built-in robes and the main bedroom also has an ensuite. The backyard is sensational with large trees for adventurous kids to climb and swing from and vegetable gardens and space for a chicken run. There is a large shed with extension that would be suitable for a home offi ce. This wonderful ranch-style home presents very well with a neat Lilydale topped gravel driveway extending to the rear of the property.

Address: 35 Murray Street, CRIB POINTPrice: $564,000Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 34 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000Agent: Nigel Evans, 0439 540 055

Simply stunningFROM the moment you enter, every aspect of this home shouts quality. A long, polished Tasmanian oak timber hallway takes you right through the home, but there are so many stops along the way to enjoy. As you enter, there is a formal lounge with built-in display shelving and further up are two of the four bedrooms. The refl ection of the downlights off the gleaming polished timber fl oors are like stars leading you up into the massive main living area. Complete with designer kitchen featuring a huge wraparound counter with stone benchtops, stainless-steel dishwasher and underbench oven, the kitchen overlooks a dining and family area. Stylish cafe blinds are a nice touch and through one of two sets of bifold doors you can step out to two timber deck entertaining areas. Still presenting in near-new condition, this sensational home is less than fi ve years old.

Address: 18 Dominic Mews, SomervillePrice: $439,000Agency: L J Hooker Real Estate Somerville, Shop 15/17 Eramosa Road West, Somerville, 5978 0044Agent: Chris Wong, 0408 993 711


HASTINGS OFFERS OVER $200,000

You cant beat such a beautiful position, a leisurely stroll from the foreshore and marina and handy to the town centre. Set well back amid dappled shade, this tidy unit is on the front of a small 4 unit development. It features a separate entry, open lounge with heat bank and a good sized kitchen with elec. Cooking. There are two bedrooms, both with built in robes, separate bathroom, toilet and laundry.

REDUCED FOR A QUICK SALE- BARGAIN!!!

CRIB POINT $289,000

Stop looking, youve found the perfect place to call your own. Set on a 612m2 garden block with bright Northerly aspect this quaint home has

enjoy. Theres a great sized lounge with gas heating, separate meals and upgraded kitchen with glossy cupboards and solid hardwood tops. There are 3 bedrooms, all with built in robes.

LIGHT, BRIGHT AND BEACHY!

BITTERN $329,000

A little piece of the country awaits you in this traditional triple fronted brick home on the hill. Loads of character and original features like

with plenty of scope to improve and add value. There is a good sized lounge, meals area and sizeable kitchen (needing some work), 3 great sized bedrooms (2 with robes), main with French doors.

IS CLASSIC YOUR STYLE?

HASTINGS $389,000

If you need a property with 4 Bedrooms & Study, If you have to house Gran in a Flat,.If The boys have way too many toys.and if you love entertaining.well this amazing property could be the answer!! Set in a peaceful court on 723m2, a stylish home in easy care surrounds awaits. With a stunning new kitchen as a centre piece featuring 1,200mm gas range & Flush mounted dishwasher.

A PLACE FOR EVERYONE & EVERYTHING!!

BALNARRING $730,000

You could be forgiven for thinking you have travelled to the New England

shrubs and sweeping in front of the classic timber homestead. Amid open lawns with an established treed boundary, striking 3 bedroom home with

and huge 10 car garage complex with rumpus.

2 ACRES - COUNTRY CHARM

HASTINGS $269,000

and is in, a great central location! Close to the local primary school and adjacent to a new estate, it features fresh neutral dcor, good sized

stainless steel appliances. 3 bedrooms, all with robes, and new bathroom.just move in or sit back and collect $280/week from an established tenant.

CAPITAL GROWTH ASSURED!!

HASTINGS $299,000

Coles and a short hop to the station and foreshore! This solid beauty, circa 1950s is a fantastic opportunity to buy into this growing area at a budget price and with loads of scope to improve. High ornate ceilings and solid

Front lounge with slow combustion heater and split system cooling.

CLASSIC TOWN CENTRAL

BITTERN $315,000

modern masterpiece! Set in a sleepy street with a local primary school within a hop this spotless home has been fully redecorated and features a bright contemporary theme throughout. With an open plan design

elec cooking. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 with robes.

PORTSMOUTH….PERFECTION!

CRIB POINT $369,500

location! The spotless brick home features 2 living areas; Lounge with wood heater and separate tiled meals overlooking a leafy side courtyard. There is a modern kitchen with elec cooking and 3 bedrooms with built-ins. Outside you can lose yourself in a private rural feeling setting with huge enclosed sunroom, covered cold spa and a side driveway.

1/4 ACRE+... LIVE AND GROW...

HASTINGS REDUCED TO $320,000 EX GST

It’s time to grow your business with a solid Industrial site and factory set in Hastings busy industrial area. Set on 699m2 with a fantastic 22m frontage this property would suit a small manufacturer or mechanic....

with plenty of parking/loading space.

with heavy portal frame.

FACTORY AND YARD - REDUCED BY $19,000!!

SOMERVILLE $295,000

Opportunities like this don’t come along often in real estate. Instead of costing you money each week this property actually puts money into your pocket each week, even on a loan of 90% (based on discounted interest only loan). Maybe

don’t want a unit. Set in an elevated part of Somerville only moments to public transport, medical facilities, major shopping centre and schools.

UNDER OFFER...

HASTINGS $343,500

You will jump for joy when you see this delightful 5y.o. home, set in tidy native gardens in a popular new estate. Bright and open with fresh neutral dcor and lots of windows enjoying garden aspects. From a separate entry

easily to the covered deck and adjoining double remote garage. The kitchen is also a cheery, sunny room with plenty of cupboards.

AT LAST AN AFFORDABLE FIRST HOME!!

HASTINGS $384,000

Tucked away in a quiet corner, this beautiful home exudes style and individuality. Youll be surprised by the size of the bright and open living

area and meals. A family sized kitchen has gas cooking a walk in pantry and overlooks the private alfresco courtyard. 3 bedrooms with a large dual access en suite and walk in robe to main bedroom.

TOWN RANCH 730M2

BALNARRING $459,000

Youll feel on top of the word from this elevated beauty with a glimpse of the bay and nestled at the top of a quiet no through road. Featuring a spotless interior with a big bright living room, adjoining balcony for an afternoon cuppa and a cozy wood heater for winter nights.. The spacious timber kitchen has gas cooking and overlooks a separate family area and rear deck beyond.

NOW THIS IS LIVING REDUCED BY $10,000

HASTINGS $320,000 EXC. GST

You can’t beat main road frontage to provide the exposure your business needs to grow to the next level!! Either lease out or occupy… This solid tilt slab warehouse has

and bathroom/kitchenette facilities and plenty of parking in front.

many potential uses;

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www.satchwells.com.au1/97 High Street

14 Balnarring VillageHASTINGSBALNARRING

03 5979 188803 5983 5509

Satchwells

HASTINGSAsking $419,000

Situated in a prime location, close to the bay and the heart of Hastings. This 3 year young home in display home condition and still under warranty offers everything. Comprising 3 bedrooms, main with ensuite and good sized walk in wardrobe.

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BITTERNOffers over $419,950+

Desirably located in a quiet court setting in Bittern. This three bedroom

800sqm of land and is within walking distance to Primary School, public transport and the recently completed Bittern Shopping Centre.

IDEAL LOCATION, IDEAL SIZE & IDEAL LIVING

11 Spruce Drive - Inspect Sat 1.30-2.00pm

BITTERNAsking $845,000

With fantastic views across the rural land of Bittern, this stunning 5 bedroom peaceful, rural retreat offers everything you are wanting in

STUNNING RURAL RETREAT15 Island View Drive - Inspect Wed 1.00-2.00pm

BITTERNP.O.A.

KINFAUNS SPECTACULARInspect by Appointment

HASTINGSAsking $440,000 - $480,000

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. This well-appointed home is large enough for a growing family, comprising formal and informal living options.

A UNIQUE 2 FOR 1 PACKAGE19 Rosemary Drive - Inspect 12.00-12.30pm

9 Goris Close - Inspect Sat 11.00-11.30am

HASTINGS

kitchen appliances, large fully covered outdoor entertaining area, double garage and in a court location. A home that accommodates even the biggest family. Loads of room for entertaining. Located in a quiet sought after area of Hastings.

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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. Master bedroom with ensuite and walk in

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This single level 3 bedroom unit is just one minute walk to the heart of Hastings and all the infrastructure that’s available. This lovely light and airy property comprises open plan living, good quality kitchen with stainless steel appliances and dishwasher.

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TYABBAsking $870,000 - $930,000

You can have it all, a beautiful home set in amazing park like grounds, a Balinese alfresco area with wide merbau decking, all this overlooks an inground pool and spa under a cabana.

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buy as is, or ideal for someone wanting to do a small renovation.

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Architecturally designed substantial home allows space for all your family, guests and a place to run a small business from. A/C, inground pool, ensuite, this property could also rent as holiday rental. Just doors from the Somers Beach

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BITTERNOffers invited over $355,000

800sqms is a delight inside and out. This property has 3 bedrooms all with robes

cooling. A spacious living area adjoins the lovely large kitchen.

A SURPRISE PACKAGE

REALISTIC

VENDOR

Inspect by Appointment

CRIB POINTAsking $339,000

Nestled at the end of a quiet court in Crib Point this well thought out 3 bedroom home offers ducted heating & cooling, recently renovated

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HASTINGSNegotiable Over $750,000

comprehensive facilities for horse enthusiasts or hobby farmers.

Autumn Sun Lodge - In A Class Of Its OwnInspect by Appointment

SOLDBY LISA ROBERTS

BITTERNNegotiable over $850,000

Entering through the remote gates you are greeted by a Victorian style house nestled amongst beautiful landscaping. This elegant residence is remarkable with a striking presence and made for all seasons. Inside

ELEGANT VICTORIAN STYLE HOMEInspect by Appointment

SOMERVILLEAsking $319,950

windows make this a great long term investment.

ATTRACTIVE SANDSTONE 2 BEDROOM UNIT INVESTMENT

Inspect by Appointment

SOLDBY LISA ROBERTS

BITTERNAsking $381,000

their personal touches and complete the rear landscaping. Comprises

kitchen/family room, lounge, central bathroom, laundry, etc.

READY FOR YOUR PERSONAL TOUCHInspect by Appointment

TYABBAsking $435,000

Only 3 years young & in impeccable condition is this 3 bedroom brick

garage with drive through section to store boat or caravan in backyard.

NEAR NEW - CONTEMPORARY STYLE HOMEInspect by Appointment

HASTINGSAsking $830,000+

3 bedrooms with ensuite and walk in robe to master.

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HASTINGSAsking $218,000+

LOCATION, LOCATION! That’s what makes this unit so appealing to investors and the elderly. You can throw away the car keys, everything is at your

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249 High Street Hastings, Victoria 3915www.peninsula parklands.com.au

A lifestyle village for the over 50s - Sell Your Existing Home+ Buy at Parklands= Reap the Financial Rewards

email us at [email protected] A.H. Brad Wilcox 0419 583 634

Need to sell your house prior to buying at Peninsula Parklands?Ask us how we can make it very simple and easy

$170,000$139,900 Sealing of our roads is almost complete

Limited number of homes available

SECURE LONG TERM TENURE

SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL

$140,000 $210,000

Low maintenance 24 hour security access A carefree lifestyle Freedom to travel Economical Full-time on site managers Social club Community centre

5979 2700

Bay West Real Estate (VIC) Pty. Ltd.87 High Street, Hastings Victoria 3915Ph: 03 5979 4412Fax: 03 5979 3097Email: [email protected]: www.baywestrealestate.com.au

Our single goal at Baywest is to realise the best return for the

investor in the most professional manner.

Low fee, High service. Rental properties wanted!

THINKING OF SELLING?

We can help you every step of the way.

Take advantage of the most enthusiastic and dynamic real estate agency in the Western Port area today. Call and ask us about our

5979 4412

Sean Crimmins 0411 734 814

Call Sue Now!!

[email protected]

COVERING THE WESTERN PORT REGIONHastings, Somerville, Tyabb,

Crib Point & Bittern

HASTINGS $70,000

EVERY DAY IS A HOLIDAY!

Large one-bedroom dwellingSeparate living and dining areas

bathroom & laundry Freshly painted and re-carpetedBuy into this friendly foreshore oriented gated community!

BITTERN $460,000 - $495,000

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME WITH ROOM TO MOVE

All services available

If you want the best...Talk To The Best...Talk To BAYWEST!

Hastings $295,000 - $325,000

CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY (STCA)

MORNINGTON $295,000 plus

INVEST OR NEST IN THE BEST

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Bright and spacious four-bedroom home

60 Golf Course Lane, Inspect Sat 3-3.30pm


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

Tallon

DOMINIC TALLONPhone:0408 528 857

NIGEL EVANSPhone:0439 540 055

CRIB POINT

A Quiet Retreat

For Sale: $279,000

As new unit set on a block of 4. Two bedrooms, main with WIR & dual access bathroom, lounge, modern kitchen with s/steel appliances & separate meals area with sliding doors leading to paved courtyard. Tiled and carpeted throughout. S/system, air con, single garage with internal entry and remote door. If you’re looking for an investment rental look no further, or perhaps a starting point to get into the market. Walking distance to schools shops + navy base.

HASTINGS

Make An Offer - Vendor Says Sell

For Sale: $269,500

Pick your own builder and design your dream home on a block of 609m2. Situated on a corner block in a quiet location framed by trees with views overlooking the Hastings Football Oval. It’s an ideal position for family safety. This is your chance to live in the ‘Toorak’ end of Hastings, the Old Tyabb area. (We have a range of plans starting from $140,000)

BALNARRING BEACH

General Store - Only Business in TownA lifestyle change awaits you with the only shop in Balnarring Beach. Busy all year round, you can choose your own hours. Well known for its

$7.5-8k pw with growth potential and directly behind, joined to the shop, is a 4-5 BR home, ideal as for managers residence.. Full list of inclusions available.

For Sale: $269,000 W.I.W.O

BITTERN

Country Style Living

For Sale: $385,000

Set on a beautiful treed block of 847m2. This home has sprawling verandahs, three edrooms, main bedroom overlooks garden and has FES with spa bath. The open

also with garden outlook. The modern kitchen with servery, s/steel upright gas cooker, dishwasher, pantry & stained glass window adds to the country feel. The home has been tastefully decorated with as new carpets.

HASTINGS

Exquisite Two Bedroom Unit

For Sale: $345,000

will delight with a large lounge/dining area overlooking the kitchen that has solid timber cupboards, upright gas

throughout. Large main bathroom has shower & bath, there is a separate laundry & 2 bedrooms have BIR’s. Private courtyard with gate access, beautifully landscaped

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 available. (we have a range of plans starting from $140,000)

CRIB POINT

Price Alert

For Sale: $225,000

This 2BR unit at the end of the court must be one of the lowest priced units on the market, with a rental return of $180.00 per week and leased until January 2013, this is an ideal investment. The unit comes with a good size lounge with gas heating, separate bathroom & laundry, meals area and galley kitchen with gas cooking. Outside there is a good back yard with a vegie patch & single carport. The

IDEAL

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HASTINGS

More Than Meets The Eye

Inspect: Saturday, 7th July 12.00-12.30pm For Sale: $295,000 - $340,000

Be pleasantly surprised by this tastefully renovated home. Features include three bedrooms all with BIR’s, modern kitchen with dishwasher, bathroom, separate toilet, gas wall furnace, spilt system heating and cooling,

for more off street parking and all positioned on a low

HASTINGS

Situated right on the Westernport Marina overlooking

operated business.

For Sale: $110,000 + SAV

HASTINGS

Spotlight On McCallum

Inspect: Saturday, 7th July 11.30am -12.00pmFor Sale: $375,000

rental investment. Walking distance to shops, doctors and transport, this neat 3 bedder is set on a large block of land with plenty of sheds. A modern kitchen has wall oven, gas cook top and dishwasher, lounge incorporates formal dining and there is gas heating, double carport, well maintained lawns & concrete driveway.

10 McCallum Street

CRIB POINT

Sandstone Lodge

Inspect: Saturday, 7th July 1.00 -1.30pm For Sale: $475,000

Ideal for the larger family this home has 2 living areas,

with s/steel appliances, main bathroom, laundry and 2 bedrooms all on the lower level. A timber staircase leads to the 2nd living and main bedroom with FES & BIR’s + 4th bedroom or study. Outside is a large garage with power, water tanks, pergola and verandahs

11 Market Street

BITTERN

Picture Perfect

Inspect: Saturday, 7th July 2.00-2.30pm For Sale: $385,000

As new 3BR home on a corner block with double gated

the main bedroom has a WIR & FES with double shower. BIR’s to other bedrooms. A modern kitchen has s/steel appliances inc. d/w. Lounge at rear of the home overlooks a timber decked outdoor area & gardens. Main bathroom & laundry, double garage and ducted heating.

2a Portsmouth Road

TYABB

Live the Country Life

For Sale: $850,000

with timber cupboards, upright gas cooker and d/w. Living

ducted heating. Outside is a huge colourbond shed and many smaller sheds. Property divided into 8 paddocks with electric fencing and 30,000L tank water. The home has mains water, natural gas and electricity including solar power. Lifestyle property with possible income stream.

9 ACRES

RED HILL

Mud Brick Masterpiece

For Sale: $725,000

If you are looking for the peaceful life this home is it! Set in the tranquil surrounds of Red Hill this architect designed double story home overlooks a 1/3 acre of land. Walk

lounge awaits, which leads through to the kitchen and dining area. The home features 4 bedrooms - main with walk in robe and full ensuite, a separate study, high pitched

1/3ACRE

CRIB POINT

Snuggle By The Fire

For Sale: $564,000

Live the dream on 1/2 acre and this 4BR home, ideal for the larger family looking for space. The home has 3 living

dining, modern kitchen with s/steel appliances, gas cook top, wall oven & dishwasher. The games room has a gas heater. Main bedroom has FES and all bedrooms have

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CRIB POINT

Romantic House Lover Wanted

For Sale: $412,000

Quiet treed street, landscaped gardens, 1/4 acre block & a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom mud brick home. This charming home with high vaulted timber ceilings, new skylights has been freshly painted, main bedroom has ensuite & BIR’s to 3 bedrooms. Two living areas with central coonara wood heater, large kitchen with new bench tops, timber cupboards & electric cooker plus laundry. Outside is a

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BITTERN 67 The Bittern Boulevard

PRICE: $455,000 - $475,000VIEW: Saturday 12.00-12.30pmAGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996OFFICE: 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555

On entering this four bedroom home you will be captivated by the spaciousness; both dining and family area looks out onto the covered outdoor entertaining! All bedrooms are large and all have B.I.R’s, master has W.I.R & full ensuite. The sealed driveway leads to the remote controlled double garage. This home is as new and is still under builders warranty! Contact Exclusive Agent.

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HASTINGS 9 Phillip Court

PRICE: $359,950VIEW: Saturday 11.00 - 11.30amAGENT: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686OFFICE: 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555

This home will tick every box on your checklist! 630sqm block close to public transport & located in a very secure area. Featuring 4.5 bedrooms, ensuite, new floating floors, new bathroom inc. spa bath, new kitchen, double carport and garage, outdoor pergola and renovated throughout. The property also has an abundance of fruit trees. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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PRICE: $270,000 - $290,000VIEW: Saturday 12.45 - 1.15pmAGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996OFFICE: 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555

REDUCED!! and still under builders warranty! Just a stones throw to the Bittern Fields Village and local transport! This unit has two very spacious bedrooms and a separate main bathroom. Outside boasts a decked, covered outdoor area, small garden shed with a water tank to keep the garden going through the summer months. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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HASTINGS 5 Spruce Drive

PRICE: $419,950VIEW: Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pmAGENT: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686OFFICE: 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555

Set on a 651sqm (approx.) corner block + side access, comprising four bedrooms with BIR’s, master with WIR and full ensuite. 2 separate indoor living areas & outdoors guarantees plenty of space with a decked outdoor entertaining area, plus Bali style gazebo surrounded by tropical gardens. This property also boasts a double garage with rear access. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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PRICE: $319,000VIEW: Saturday 1.30 - 2.00pmAGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996OFFICE: 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555

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Bomber Command loses a legendBomber Command loses a legendOBITUARYDonald Ernest Cameron Charlwood 1915-2012RAAF navigator, air traffi c controller, author

By Peter McCulloughDON Charlwood, OAM, a navigator for the crew of a Lancaster of Bomber Command’s 103 Squadron based at Elsham Wolds in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, died in Knox Private Hospi-tal on 19 June at age 96.

Readers of The News will recall his story in this year’s special Anzac Day edition, which recalled the tragedy and utter futility of war; a time without a future.

Donald Ernest Cameron Charlwood was born in Hawthorn in 1915 and moved with his family to Frankston when he was eight.

He attended Frankston State School in Davey Street and Frankston High School where he obtained his Leav-ing Certifi cate. At school he dreamed of being a wri ter and once approached Sir Keith Murdoch, who lived nearby, to ask about a job. When Sir Keith mentioned the job of messenger boy, the young man decided not to pursue the matter.

However his talents were evident when his teacher asked him to write a history of the town.

His mother, who had grown up in Frankston, compiled a list of senior residents of the area and the 14-year-old aspiring writer set off to interview them. His work appeared in instal-ments in the Frankston Standard.

When Mr Charlwood fi nished school in 1932, Australia was in the grip of the Great Depression. Initially he found work with a local real es-tate agency but was made redundant in 1933. He hitchhiked to a cousin’s sheep property at Nareen in the West-ern District for a holiday and stayed to work. He travelled via Cape Otway, seeking the place where his grand-mother and great-grandmother were shipwrecked in 1855 on the sailing ship Schomberg.

During the years he spent in the

Western District, Mr Charlwood wrote a number of short stories that were published under a pseudonym.

From Nareen, he joined the RAAF and, after an initial posting to No 1 Initial Training School at Somers, was sent to Edmonton in Canada for more extensive training. Here he met his fu-ture wife, Nell East.

From Canada, Mr Charlwood was posted to 103 Squadron. He completed 30 missions as part of a crew led by Australian pilot Geoff Maddern. They were the fi rst crew in the squadron to

survive a nine-month tour.After completing his tour, Mr Charl-

wood served as an instructor with 103 Squadron. At the end of the war he returned to Canada, married Nell and they travelled to Australia.

For the next 30 years he worked in air traffi c control, fi rst at Melbourne Airport and then training air traffi c controllers.

He was responsible for training a generation of controllers and the “Don Charlwood Award” for the top trainee each year is named in his honour.

During his working life, Mr Charl-wood was able to realise his dream and become a writer. In 1956 he pub-lished the fi rst of 11 books. No Moon Tonight told of the experiences of Bomber Command crews; men who faced a “nearly inevitable” fate.

He recounted the mounting losses suffered by Bomber Command dur-ing the offensive against the strongly defended cities of Essen, Dussel-dorf and Duisburg in Germany, and the thoughts of the crew as they ap-proached their 30 th mission.

Of the 20 men who Don Charlwood signed up with, fi ve survived the war.

Enthusiasts of the genre regard No Moon Tonight and its sequel Journeys into Night as being in the same bracket as The Dam Busters by another Aus-tralian author, Paul Brickhill.

Although No Moon Tonight re-mained his personal favourite because “it is a book of sorrow and compan-ionship”, his best-known work, pub-lished nine years later, was All the Green Year, which featured on the syllabus of secondary school English

courses for decades.Set in 1929 on the southeast corner

of Port Phillip, it observes beautifully an Australian childhood of an earlier era. It is full of humour and entertain-ing characters brought to life. The es-sence of what it was like to be a boy on the edge of manhood was uniquely explored.

So astute were his observations that the literary critic for The Age, A R Ch-isholm, stated that it had “the Huckle-berry Finn touch”.

Coincidentally 1929 was the year Mr Charlwood compiled his history of Frankston for a school assignment. The stories he heard would have pro-vided him with an abundance of source material when he sat down almost 40 years later to write All the Green Year.

Early in his retirement Mr Charl-wood began researching and writing about the sailing ship era, immigration by sail and shipwrecks. This led to the publication of a number of books including The Wreck of the Loch Ard. He also published Take Off to Touch-down: the Story of Air Traffi c Control, a popular account of the nation’s air traffi c control system.

Mr Charlwood won a number of lit-erary awards and in 1992 was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to literature.

He is survived by Nell, his wife of 68 years, children Jan, Sue, Doreen and James, fi ve grandchildren and his brothers Arthur and Philip.

A memorial service for Don Charl-wood will be held in St Paul’s Cathe-dral in Melbourne on Friday 20 July at 2pm.

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FRED Renouf celebrated his 100th birthday at the Baxter Retirement Village on 6 March. The following month he broke his arm in a fall and died on 28 April. When Fred was 96 his family urged him to set down his reminiscences. The following is a continuation of his story.

***Part Two

My early yearsMy fi rst recollection is when I was three. Alec (who was 12 months old) and I were taken to Frankston to stay with our grandparents. They had a lit-tle weatherboard house in the street that is now Ross Smith Ave. Grandfa-ther Renouf had a market garden with fruit trees that stretched up to Young St. The house had a picket fence from where we could watch the trains com-ing in to Frankston station.

At Tyabb, Saturday night was bath night; a kerosene tin of water would be on the stove and an oval galva-nised tub about 30 inches long would be set on the kitchen fl oor. Neal, the baby, would have been bathed before but then the procession would start: Nell fi rst, followed by Alec, then me and our parents last. Hot water from the stove was added as required. There was only one 1000-gallon tank and, in times of drought, water would be carted in 44-gallon wooden barrels on a sled. Later on a pipe taking water to the Flinders Naval Base at Stony Point went through the top corner of the orchard. It was about six feet below ground level, but there was an open pit from which we could bucket water.

We did not use many candles for lighting because of the danger of fi re, so we used a hurricane lamp and a wall-hanging lamp. Later we had an Aladdin lamp with a clay mantle that threw a very good light.

Mother always had a few fowls and getting clucky hens to hatch the eggs was always a task. And so it might be that Mrs Steer, who lived about half a mile away, might have a clucky hen, or perhaps a setting of eggs (about 13). The hens might be Black Orphingtons, Rhode Island Reds (which were good eating and laying hens), or White Leg-horns (rather too fl ighty to sit on other eggs). Sometimes there were mixed breeds as a hen might make a nest in a log fence and we would know noth-ing about it until she arrived with her progeny.

About this time our transport im-proved as we had two horses, named Peter and Blossom, and a buggy.

Grandma Unthank, who had come to live with us, died on 17 July 1921. It was my fi rst contact with death and I recall the plaque on her coffi n with her name and the date. Mother sang at the service in the Somerville Method-ist Church.

By this time our uncle Sam, who was a builder, had enlarged our house using timber from an old house on the property next door. It was another 30-acre property similar to the one we were living on, and after Grandma Unthank died, my mother used money from the will to buy it. We now had a bricked-in copper in one corner of the kitchen. Nell had a room of her own and we boys shared another bedroom, which we occupied until war broke out.

We were offered two shillings and sixpence by dad if we learned to milk a cow. Nell never collected but we boys mastered the art. Alec and I would milk a couple each and Neal would deliver the milk to the customers as he went to school. He carried the milk in a two-gallon billy, from which he la-dled it out using a half-pint dipper.

In those days we children had to make our own fun and the only thing that I can remember beside rag dolls was a billycart with handles on each side. Being the eldest boy, I always seemed to get the job of pulling the cart with my brothers and sister as passengers.

Starting schoolThe fi rst school in our area was Tyabb State School No 3129. It was built on the corner of Mornington and Boes roads before there was a rail line to Stony Point. Nell began her school-ing there but during the 1914-18 war it closed and she was transferred to Tyabb Railway State School No 3544, which had opened in 1913.

I began my education at Tyabb Railway State School after my sixth birthday on 6 March 1918. I was a bit behind and had to stay in grade one for two years. Nell and I had to walk two miles to school, there and back again, which was a long walk for our age. Sometimes we would be lucky and get a ride in a cart or jinker, or we would hang on behind and run.

The teachers were not the brightest and had to teach all the grades to the eighth in the one classroom. There were up to 20 students in that class-room and the only other help that teachers had was the aid of a sewing mistress in the afternoons.

Alec started school before his sixth birthday (14 July) so we ended up in the same grade. I was often required to help other children as I had not gone up at the end of the year. In my second year I had lead pencils that were blue at one end and red at the other.

To learn how to spell we were asked to say the letters of words over and over again (C-A-T cat, C-A-T cat) un-til we learnt the correct spelling. The fi rst poem was also learnt in this man-ner; it went:

Pretty moon I see you fl oat up above so high

Like a little silver boat sailing in the sky

Tell me child who put you there, made you shine so bright

Bade you told me God is near in the silent night.

On Monday mornings we would gather around the fl agpole, salute the fl ag and repeat “I love God and my country, I will serve the King, and cheerfully obey my parents, teachers and the law”.

After the First World War, Tyabb State School reopened and Nell, Alec and I moved back as it was closer to home. We had a teacher named Miss Wylie who took me in hand and I completed two grades in the one year. She was a good shot with the chalk if she thought you were not getting on with your work. I had many a rap on the knuckles as I was slow at reading. In those days it was “Hold your hand out” and if you were very naughty it was the leather strap against your bare legs.

Often we would come home for lunch, so we missed out on a great deal of lunchtime sport. We would race for a quarter of a mile through the pad-docks where there were birds that we called “the happy family”.

They were brown with white trim-

mings and warbled as they searched for grubs.

Bread supply on Monday mornings for lunches was a problem as the baker only delivered three times a week and the little shop in Tyabb was closed at weekends. Besides, mother would not buy anything on Sundays, so it was stale bread or scones for Monday lunch.

When the war ended we all went down to Tyabb to watch the parade of soldiers who had returned.

Vern Borley, who later married my sister, was among them. Some time after Armistice Day we all were given a “Peace” New Testament as a me-mento.

Although Miss Wylie was still teaching the eight grades, Tyabb State School continued to grow and the numbers had reached 20. During March of each year I was kept home from school for about two weeks to help harvest the Jonathan apple crop. On at least one occasion my parents received a “Please explain” from the Education Department. At an early age I was considered as good a fruit picker as a man, and there were not many of those available.

When Frankston High School opened, my sister Nell was one of the foundation students. Previously the nearest high school was at Hampton. Being the eldest boy, I was required to help at home, but Alec followed Nell to Frankston High a year or so later. Neal could have gone as well, but did not feel inclined.

Life at “Island View”“ISLAND view”, the name of our orchard in Tyabb, was on a hill from

which we could look across Western Port and see both French Island and Phillip Island.

At home dad used to smoke a pipe and then one day, when we had a big fi re going, he threw his pipe into the coals. He said he did not want any of his sons to take up the habit, and none of us ever did.

On Sunday nights mother would get us around the piano where we would sing favourite hymns and choruses. My favourite was “Whosoever will send the proclamation over vale and hill” while Neal’s was “Jesus wants me for a sunbeam”.

Our family grew most of our own fruit and vegetables, and we had cows for milk. As well as the baker deliv-ering bread three times a week, the butcher called twice. The butcher would travel by horse and cart, using a switch of gum leaves to keep the fl ies away.

When we grew enough cabbages to send to market, Alec and I would be hauled out of bed to help dad. He would cut the cabbages and throw them to us to bag. If it was frosty, as it often was, Alec would go blue with the cold and I would be left on my own to do the bagging.

When my father was clearing the trees from the block, he did it the hard way using a Weller jack. This involved cutting the surface roots of the tree with an axe, putting the hook of the jack under the biggest root and heaving on the handle of the jack, then cutting more roots until the tree fell. After felling, the trees were dragged by horses to form log fences.

After I left school, before my 14th birthday, I helped my father to put in

Fred Renouf recalls the good old days

Pioneers: The infant Fred Renouf, left, and his big sister Nell.

HISTORY


underground drains between every second row of trees in the orchard. As a result, in the winter when the soil was very wet, the water seeped into the pipes and was carried away. This improved the soil in many places where the trees were suffering from “wet feet”.

The rabbits were a problem in the orchard, which was fenced with wire netting to keep them out.

They would burrow under the wire and Alec and I had rabbit traps that we set in their runs where they burrowed under the wire. We hoped to make a lot of money from their skins, but when we sent them to the merchants we were generally disappointed. Some-times a possum would get caught in the trap and would be very diffi cult to release as it would be so aggressive.

The chores we were expected to do were to get kindling wood to start the fi re in the morning, feed the fowls (free range) with wheat, and gather the eggs in a kerosene tin after school.

The petrol and kerosene for the lamps came in two and four-gallon tins from America. They were shipped in boxes that were very sturdy and used by orchardists for their fruit.

At night we had to go and lock the sheds that the fowls roosted in and then in the morning we had to let them out and feed them. If we had not made them secure at night the foxes would have made short work of them. I had a terrible fright one morning after I had let the hens out and was feeding them when a fox sprang out, grabbed one of them, and made off right in front of my eyes.

There were no veterinary people available in those days before the tele-phone.

One night my dad walked a couple of miles through the paddocks to get a fellow named Jack White to help with a cow we had named Molly, which had milk fever. His solution was to give Molly a big dose of whisky! Next morning we found her dead in the bush a long way from the house.

Later on when cows had milk fever our way of getting them on their feet was to use a bicycle pump to infl ate their udders.

With improved pastures of clover and rye grass plus the application of super phosphate, the chances of cows getting milk fever were greatly in-creased.

To be continued.

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equal than others. I began to suffer sneaker envy.Perhaps this was inevitable. After all, I belonged to the most critical generation in the history of footwear. For while our parents laboured under the tyranny that were laces, we believed in Velcro.Shoelaces are terrible things. They become tangled and, even worse, they’re prone to breaking at the least opportune time, rendering you loose of shoe and bearing a strong resemblance to a tramp.

I refused to learn the fi ner points of a single or double knot. What was the point?In terms of entire history human achievement, Velcro sneakers are a close second to landing on the moon.When they fi rst began to appear in the playground, it seemed the future had arrived. The sound of the Velcro tear became as common to us as the sound of the horse and carriage would have been for our grandparents.Where once trying your own shoelaces was one of your earliest achievements,

it was binned in favour of an adhesive strap. It was the fi rst time I can recall where the way our parents did thing was suddenly obsolete.It has happened many times since – where once-cherished skills such as spelling and knowing what to do with a pen have largely been dispensed with.Getting a new pair of shoes always made you realise how worn out the old ones were. They put a spring in your step, and not just because of the fresh cushioning.However, the real test came when you wore them to school. While the shoes made you feel good about yourself, there was always the fear of discovery. For at our school, when you were identifi ed as having new shoes, you were then subjected to a brutal rite of initiation by which someone would stand on your feet in order to ruin their box-fresh appearance. It was an act of savagery. And pointless too.Frankly, I don’t know why they bothered. In Tyabb, between the months of May and September, everything – quite literally – turns to mud. In fact, in Tyabb, wearing sneakers was about as natural as a donkey performing jazz ballet.We lived in gumboot country. Everybody had a pair. Unlike almost all other kinds of footwear, gumboots have their own noise. As your feet slip back and forth inside the rubber shell, it sounds as though your boots are having trouble breathing, as your feet snort and puff.There were advantages, though, to

such loose-fi tting footwear. Gumboots could be removed by a simple kick and, if circumstances demanded it, used as weapons to defend yourself against marauding brothers and sisters.You know you’re alive when there’s a gumboot hurtling in your direction.While gumboots were built for the mud, dirt and slime of the outdoors, sneakers were something that would inevitably be despoiled.You’d be lucky to be able to maintain their pristine appearance when walking between classrooms. In reality, the ritual of stamping on new sneakers was unnecessary. Not that it mattered. It was, I think, more the principle of the thing.I can’t recall the last time I wore a pair of gumboots. That’s despite the fact that there is still a pair on the gumboot rack by the back door of my father’s house with my name on them.However, those gumboots have long since become a home to a variety of arachnids rather than a pair of feet. If it’s unwise to stick your nose into things, the same can be true of your toes.It has been longer still since I had a pair of shoes with Velcro. Where once they were the future, all Velcro shoes do now is remind me of the past. Of a time when Velcro was king.It’s funny what time does. Perhaps it’s just as well that I learned to tie my laces after all.www.stuartmccullough.com

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NEPEAN DIVISIONBy Toe PuntRED Hill sits half a game clear in outright second place on the MPNFL Nepean Division ladder after easily ac-counting for Frankston Bombers on Saturday.

Despite a relatively slow start, Red Hill lifted a notch midway through the second quarter and showed the oppo-sition it was going to be a tough day.

Frankston dominated the opening quarter, but squandered a number of easy opportunities. Brian O’Carroll, Jay Reynolds and Haydn Moore look-ed to be in for a great day for the visi-tors, dominating play early, while Brad Harvey was giving his opponent the run around.

At the fi rst break, Gary “Cat” Colling told his players they were “getting ahead of themselves”.

“We’re thinking we’re a bit better than we are out there and that means we are being undisciplined and unac-count able,” the former St Kilda great told his charges.

“Let’s respect our opponent. Let’s be accountable. We need to play our style of footy and that is taking risks and switching the play.

“We also need to run and carry the ball from the backline. I think we are quicker than them in the back end of the ground and we should use this to our advantage,” Colling said.

Colling’s young and exciting team followed his instructions to the letter.

Luke Adams and Peter Dal Lago started to dominate through the middle of the ground, Harry Larwill provided the run from defence that the Hillmen were looking for and Jarryd Douglas and David Maplestone started to be-come a real headache in attack.

The Hillmen booted four goals to two in the second quarter.

The third quarter is when the dam-age was done, the home side boot ing seven goals to one to blow the Bomb-ers away.

Daniel McNamara was outstanding for the Hillmen, providing enormous run. He was one of the best players on the ground.

Jay Page worked hard for the Bom-bers all afternoon and Jeremy Waixel did a great job on Maplestone, despite great pressure and poor support from his midfi eld.

Bombers coach Tony Blackford said the Hillmen were as impressive a side as he had seen this season.

“They’re quick, their ball movement is fi rst class and their foot skills are sensational,” Blackford said.

“They play their home ground very well and they deserve to be where they are near the top of the ladder.

Hastings played three sensational quarters of football to smash Rye by nine goals on Saturday.

Looking to answer the critics and prove a point to the football public, the Blues burst out of the blocks in the opening term and led by three goals at the fi rst change.

As expected, Rye came back in the second quarter, thanks to a dominant quarter from Rhett Sutton and some skilful work up front from Justin Van Unen and coach Ben Holmes.

Holmes was back in the side after a long lay-off with a knee injury. He fi n-ished the game with three majors.

Van Unen struggled with the lack of supply and Mick Agnello did a great job on him, but he still managed four goals, giving him 75 for the season.

Darren Booth was solid again off half-back, without being dominant,

while Ben Cain and Sammy Smith worked hard through the middle. New recruit Josh Collie had little infl uence in his fi rst game.

Hasting had winners all over the park.

Colin McVeigh spent the second half at full-forward after starting on the wing and was the best on the ground with seven goals.

Matty Robbins also proved to be a handful for the Demons, fi nishing with fi ve goals, while Guy Martin lived up to the expectation with a faultless dis-play and three goals.

Mark Devereaux won many pos-sessions and worked very well with Martin, Andy Kiely was superb in the ruck and up forward, despite a badly cut hand Kyle Pinto was back to his best, providing enormous run from the wing.

The Blues booted 10 goals to two in the second half, once again showing that their best can be devastating.

We saw the Blues do this a fortnight ago, only to follow-up with a poor per-formance against Bombers.

Hastings now needs to start stringing good games together.

Coach Glenn Michie agreed. “There is little point playing the kind of footy we did on Saturday and then going to Devon Meadows and getting beaten,” he said.

“We’ve got to be up for the challenge every week.”

Michie said he was very happy with the response of his players.

“We did some soul searching through the week and knew that we needed to win to stay in touch with the top fi ve,” he said.

“I like playing footy, but there’s one thing I like more and that’s winning games of footy.

“In the three losses Rye has had this season, they have been kept under 80 points and Van Unen has been kept to four goals.

“To achieve this, we needed to make sure that our onballers pressured their ball carriers.

“We achieved that and got the result we wanted.”

Things don’t get any easier for Rye, who face Red Hill in the RPP Match of the Round.

Somerville bounced back from a horror defeat last week, attacked the contest and was rewarded with a com-manding 12-goal win over Tyabb.

Timmy Churchin booted seven goals and Rohan Hogenbirk four majors for the winners while Emilio Bitters was at his elusive best.

Ben Sedgwick and Jon Edwards con tinued their outstanding form in defence, rebounding countless attacks.

The Yabbies didn’t have any answers in the second half, despite good per-formances from Kade Anderson, Ben Gould and youngster Simon Rahilly.

Rosebud is well and truly in the fi nals race after an im pres sive eight-point victory over Dromana.

In a see-sawing battle all afternoon, Greg Bentley proved to be the signi-fi cant difference between the sides with a fi ve-goal haul.

Daniel Giarusso was also dominant for the Buds with three goals as a mid-fi elder while Nick Boswell and Chris Rogers were once again sen sa tional in the back line.

For the second week on the trot, Paul Lewis was dominant in the ruck and Rhys Bancroft took off from where he fi nished in the last quarter the week be-fore against Somerville.

Scores were locked together at half-time, thanks to some very accurate

kicking from the Buds. Rosebud was again able to stay with Dromana in the third, thanks to some straight shooting (13.2 to 12.11).

However, the Buds lifted a notch in the fi nal term, booting 2.5 to 1.0, leav-ing the Tigers in their wake.

Beau McMurray fi nished with four goals for the Tigers while Braedan Dennis and Terry Wheeler shone.

Pearcedale once again went close to a win, but couldn’t pull it off, losing to Devon Meadows by fi ve points.

The Dales led by four goals at three-quarter time and in front of their home crowd, you would have thought they could hang on for their maiden win.

However, despite Damian McCor-mack dominating with eight goals, the Dales were overrun in the fi nal quarter and beaten by fi ve points.

Pat’s Cadd and Heijden were out-standing for the Dales and Chris Fort-nam booted three majors.

Sorrento was able to complete the expected and dominate against Crib Point, winning by 66 points.

The margin should have been a lot greater as the Sharks had 21 more scor-ing shots than the Magpies.

Tyrren Head was outstanding for the winners and fi nished with two goals, while Leigh Treeby dominated through the middle of the ground with three goals. Ben Schwarze was also back for his fi rst game in two months and fi n-ished with three goals.

The old stagers in Guy Stringer, Trev Mattison and Mitch Nibbs continued their outstanding form.

Dave Lawson fl ew the fl ag against his old side with two goals while Mi-chael Cook, David Cook and James Cook were among the Pies best.

Hillmen stake a claim as Blues bounce backHillmen stake a claim as Blues bounce back

Back in town: Hastings played three good quarters and defeated Rye by nine goals. Pictures: Andrew Hurst


PENINSULA DIVISIONBy Toe PuntPINES won its fi rst game of the season on Saturday, knocking over Chelsea by three goals in a low-scoring battle in MPNFL Peninsula Division foot-ball.

Despite trailing at quarter time, the Pythons dominated the next three quar-ters, booting seven goals to three to re-cord an 18-point victory.

Shaun White booted two goals for the winners while Seb Faulkner was outstanding with two majors also.

Beau Hendry played his best game for the season in the ruck, dominat-ing Fabian Deluca, while Steve Taylor was exciting and David Marguglio and Jimmy Messina were both at their best for the home side.

The Seagulls were once again fl at af-ter quarter time.

Chelsea kicked the fi rst three goals of the game and kicked only one more.

Todd Gardiner, 17, came into the side and fi nished with a couple of goals, while Dean Gentle played his best game since crossing from Keys-borough.

The Gulls also had Matt Gardiner and Jake Greely back from the Dol-phins.

Sam Carpenter was Chelsea’s only four-quarter contributor, while An-thony Lewis and Nigel Carmody have been among the Gull’s best performed players this season and that continued on Saturday.

Gary Carpenter (broken arm) and Luke Damon (broken leg) have both been kicking goals for the Gulls but

weren’t there on Saturday. Chris Wor-ner was restricted to one goal.

Pines coach Steve Ryan was ecstatic following the win and remembered the club song.

“I did remember the song and it was pretty good singing it too,” Ryan said.

“It was a refreshing feeling.“For this fi rst time this season I think

the penny dropped and we played four solid quarters of accountable footy.

“We’ve done it in patches this sea-son and looked great when we have, but our concentration has been poor at times, which has cost us games.

“Hopefully this is a springboard for the rest of the season for us.

“The reality is that if we want to re-cruit next season, we’ve got to fi nish off a lot better than we have started.”

Pines won without two of their best performed players in recent weeks, Adam and Shaun McPherson, who were both left out for disciplinary rea sons, while Chris Guganovic also missed with a hamstring strain. Adam Marriner was a welcome return.

Mornington won its fourth game for the season and in doing so made it two wins from two attempts against Sea-ford in 2012.

After beating the Tigers in a thriller in round one by one straight kick, the Doggies enjoyed a comfortable victory against the Tigers on Saturday.

Mornington fi elded a strong team and it showed, although they were still missing a couple.

Chris Paxino was back and fi nish ed with three goals, while Stuey Sea ger got back into the groove of MPNFL footy with a best-on-ground perfor-

mance. Byron Murphy was also back for the Dogs with three goals and Aid-an Speedy showed his elusiveness with three majors.

Around the footy, Barry Smeeton and Scott Matthews led the way for the Dogs and youngsters Braedon Money and Josh McLerie were outstanding all afternoon. McLerie had the mas-sive task of tagging Chris Irving and despite Irving playing out of the square all afternoon, McLeries did the job well.

The Dogs led by three goals at half-time and by almost six goals at three-quarter time.

Seaford was always going to come charging in the last and they did, but fell 12 points short.

Chris Irving booted four for the Ti-gers, Kraska three and Brayden Irving and Aaron Walton were tireless.

Doggies coach Josh Beard said it was great for his side to bounce back.

“We went back into our shells at one stage, but we still managed to get the job done,” he said.

“Our leaders really stood up for us all afternoon and when our best players are at the top of their game, we are very competitive.

“Unfortunately, many know we don’t have the luxury of playing with our best every week, which will be the case against Mt Eliza this week.

“We had some great performances from some our kids, McLerie on Irving was great and Kallum Searle did a fan-tastic job on Michael Kraska.”

Mt Eliza maintained its position in second place on the table with a hard-fought four-goal win over Bonbeach.

The Redlegs trailed for three quar-ters before ramming home six goals to no score in the fi nal term to snatch victory.

Coach Jason Watts was relieved to get away with the win.

Watts told the RPP Footy Show that it was always a danger coming off a strong win (against YCW last week) and playing a very competitive side.

“Bonbeach is a talented side; they are in the mix for the fi ve and they have not been blown away by any side this season.

“We are going to have to be red hot from the fi rst bounce to ensure we back-up our great win last week.”

The Redlegs didn’t get away to a great start, held goalless in the fi rst term.

Anthony Raso and Shane McDonald were up and about for the Sharks while Ash Simpson and Jackson Casey were outstanding for the entire four quarters for Bonbeach.

As all good sides do, the Redlegs lifted in the last, largely due to the run of Jack Cole and Justin Grant as well as the strong work of Josh Norman and Jimmy Clayton.

Scott Lockwood fi nished the day with four goals while Sam Lloyd showed glimpses of his best with three majors.

Frankston YCW bounced back against Langwarrin to record a solid 80-point victory.

The Stonecats certainly didn’t go into panic mode after last week’s nar-row loss to Mt Eliza and simply went about their normal processes against the Kangas.

Langwarrin went into the game with-out Paul Wheatley, who would have been more than handy against the big bodies of the Stonecats.

YCW never really broke the game wide open, but did manage to accu-mulate goals, average fi ve scoring shots a quarter and fi nishing with 14 goals.

Defensively, the Stonecats were out-standing, restricting the Kangas to just fi ve scoring shots and two goals for the afternoon.

David Bodley (three goals) and By-ron Barry continued their excellent sea sons, Kyle Hutchison played one of his best games in 2012 through the middle and in attack and Ricky Morris fi nished with three majors.

Liam Bice and Dan Riley worked hard for the Kangas and Michael Park-er was superb.

Karingal completed the expected and got the job done against Edith-vale-Aspendale.

The Bulls blew Edi-Asp away in the opening term with seven goals to one and the game was effectively over.

In the fi nal three quarters, it was six goals apiece, but the Bulls were never challenged.

Justin Peckett was best on the ground with four goals for the Bulls, while Da-vid Hirst, Cal Dixon and Steve Chara-lambous provided enormous run from half-back and through the middle.

Pat Poore was the major contribu-tor for the Eagles in attack with two majors, while Zac Muschialli was his team’s best player for the third week on the trot.

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MPNFL resultsPeninsula DivisionSeniorsPines 2.2, 6.4, 8.9, 9.10 (64)Chelsea 3.4, 4.6, 5.7, 6.10 (46)Goals, Pines: S. White 2, S. Faulkner 2, B. Neville 1, M. Fairbairn 1, J. Messina 1, T. Potts 1, J. Brunn 1. Chelsea: T. Gardiner 2, S. MacLeod 1, J. Greeley 1, S. Carpenter 1, C. Worner 1.Best, Pines: B. Hendry, S. Faulkner, S. Stewart, D. Marguglio, J. Messina, T. Potts. Chelsea: D. Gentle, S. Carpenter, N. Carmody, A. Lewis, F. Deluca, M. Gardiner.

Mt Eliza 0.1, 3.7, 5.10, 11.13 (79)Bonbeach 2.3, 5.5, 8.7, 8.7 (55)Goals, Mt Eliza: S. Lockwood 4, S. Lloyd 3, S. Simpson 1, B. Lean 1, D. Gormley 1, J. Grant 1Bonbeach: N. Hicks 2, P. Liston 2, N. Robinson 1, J. Norton 1, A. Simpson 1, P. Rebeschini 1.Best, Mt Eliza: J. Grant, J. Cole, J. Clayton, J. Norman, S. Lloyd, N. Cattanach. Bonbeach: A. Simpson, J. Casey, A. Raso, S. McDonald, D. Smith, M. Clifford.

Mornington 5.2, 9.3, 14.7, 14.7 (91)Seaford 3.1, 6.2, 8.11, 11.13 (79)Goals, Mornington: C. Paxino 3, A. Speedy 3, B. Murphy 3, A. Marshall 2, S. Seager 1, R. Smith 1, T. Johnston 1. Seaford: C. Irving 4, M. Kraska 3, A. Walton 1, S. Lonie 1, B. Irving 1, T. Shaw 1.Best, Mornington: S. Seager, B. Smeeton, B. Money, J. McLerie, S. Matthews, C. Paxino. Seaford: B. Irving, A. Walton, A. Turner, J. Quanchi, L. Smith, T. Shaw.

Frankston YCW 3.3, 7.7, 10.10, 14.13 (97)Langwarrin 1.2, 1.3, 2.3 2.3 (15)Goals, YCW: R. Morris 3, D. Bodley 3, D. Smith 2, L. Roberts 2, B. Tellis 2, B. Ulms , K. Hutchison. Langwarrin: J. O’’Shea , A. ShawBest, YCW: K. Hutchison, D. Bodley, B. Barry, S. O’’Donnell, B. Tellis, A. Eames. Langwarrin: L. Bice, D. Riley, M. Parker, A. Taylor, M. McGill, S. Urbans.

Karingal 7.1, 10.5, 12.6, 13.10 (88)Edithvale 1.1, 5.6, 6.6, 7.8 (50)Goals, Karingal: J. Peckett 4, M. Burke 2, D. Hirst 2, D. Noble 2, C. Dixon , M. Jakobi, C. Hay. Edi-Asp: P. Poore 2, A. Lello , J. Derbyshire, S. Mannix, N. Childs, T. Mannix.Best, Karingal: J. Peckett, S. Charalambous, D. Hirst, G. Goodall, C. Dixon, B. Dunne. Edi-Asp: Z. Muschialli, T. Woodbridge, B. Gott, B. Turner, J. McCulloch, J. Watterson.

ReservesPines 3.4, 6.7, 7.8, 9.8 (62)Chelsea 2.2, 2.2, 2.3, 3.6 (24)Goals, Pines: S. McPherson 4, J. Jordon 1, A. McPherson 1, H. Clancy 1, N. Nunn 1, D. Green 1. Chelsea: L. Clark 2, L. Manders 1.Best, Pines: D. Green, S. Bishop, G. Hendry, S. McPherson, C. Bartczak, T. Foord

Chelsea: C. McCormack, M. Nightingale, T. James, G. Trew, J. Lay

Mt Eliza 3.2, 6.6, 9.11, 14.14 (98)Bonbeach 0.1, 0.1, 1.2, 1.5 (11)Goals, Mt Eliza: S. Wettenhall 6, D. Barton 2, T. Groot 2, B. Crowder 1, B. Black 1, D. Kent 1,P. Trump 1. Bonbeach: L. Smith 1.Best, Mt Eliza: S. Wettenhall, D. Barton, L. Marshall, L. Young, D. Kent, R. Curwood. Bonbeach: S. Watts, M. Baxter, L. Hogan, M. Peacock, E. MacCormack, C. Pendleton.

Seaford 3.4, 4.6, 6.6, 10.8 (68)Mornington 0.0, 0.1, 1.5, 1.5 (11)Goals, Seaford: D. Graystone 2, T. Lonie 2, A. Caruso 1, M. Smith 1, D. Chadwick 1, A. Falzon 1, P. Vyverberg 1, M. Uaongo 1. Mornington: J. Calder 1.Best, Seaford: N. Pettitt, M. Smith, T. Lonie, S. Jones, C. Brooking, R. Harun. Mornington: N. Barbera, B. Loughrey, A. Matthews, J. Hutchison, N. Wells, T. Marmo.

Under-18Chelsea 2.1, 6.6, 8.8, 13.9 (87)Pines 1.5, 1.5, 3.8, 3.9 (27)Goals, Chelsea: M. Ponton 3, C. Ryan-Orchard 3, J. Chevalier 2, J. Marshall 2, J. Symons 1, P. Kane 1, M. Shaw 1. Pines: D. Burns 1, J. Bezzene 1, B. Humphrey 1.Best, Chelsea: C. Ryan-Orchard, M. Shaw, B. Clark, R. Dickenson, R. Chadwick, J. Bennett. Pines: B. Humphrey, P. Jackson, R. Chalkley, J. Bezzene, A. Lacey, L. Pizzey.

Langwarrin 5.3, 5.3, 7.5, 9.5 (59)Frankston YCW 2.0, 4.7, 5.7, 8.9 (57)Goals, Langwarrin: J. Warrington 2, B. Pascoe-Fenton 1, M. Edwards 1, J. Looms 1, M. Hare 1, J. Smith 1, J. Bunawan 1, J. Minton 1. Frankston YCW: R. Evans 2, Z. Gibson 2, M. Whitehead 2, J. Chapman 1, C. Steele 1.Best, Langwarrin: N. Hammill, M. Edwards, J. Smith, A. Collins, J. Warrington, M. Gibson. Frankston YCW: M. Barker, J. Chapman, M. Debenham, J. Cheverly, Z. Mosimane, C. Steele.

Mt Eliza 4.4, 8.9, 11.10, 13.16 (94)Bonbeach 0.0, 1.0, 3.3, 5.4 (34)Goals, Mt Eliza: M. Hill 3, T. Radin 2, T. Drummond 2, S. Anderson 1, R. Maskiell 1, M. Anwyl 1, Z. White 1, A. Turville 1, W. Crowder 1Bonbeach: J. Sole 4, D. Dixon 1.Best, Mt Eliza: Z. White, M. Anwyl, R. Bourke-Clark, M. Pascazio, T. Radin, M. Hill. Bonbeach: J. Sole, J. Mulholland, B. Hicks, D. Steed, A. Trowell, B. White.

Seaford 1.0, 5.3, 6.7, 9.7 (61)Mornington 2.2, 2.2, 5.6, 7.7 (49)Goals, Seaford: L. Hamill 2, G. Scott 2, D. Courts 2, R. Fischer 1, D. Sloan 1, J. Andrewartha 1. Mornington: N. Taylor 2, N. Waugh 1, J. Brown 1, J. Moignard 1, W. Goosey 1, J. Smart 1.Best, Seaford: G. Scott, J. Herbert, J. Haidon, A. Miller, J. Andrewartha, B. Howlett.

Mornington: J. Moignard, M. Lacey, W. Goosey, J. Brown, L. Chandler, J. Stevens.

Nepean DivisionSeniorsRed Hill 1.3, 5.4, 12.6, 13.8 (86)Frankston Bombers 2.4, 4.5, 5.7, 7.12 (54)Goals, Red Hill: J. Douglas 4, D. Mapleston 2, J. Mold 2, M. Mock 2, K. Hopgood 1, J. Pain 1,M. Boyd 1. Frankston Bombers: J. Reynolds 2, H. Moore 1, B. Harvey 1, J. Kiss 1, B. O’Carroll 1, S. Wilkey 1.Best, Red Hill: D. McNamara, L. Adams, J. Douglas, H. Larwill, J. Mold, P. Dal Lago. Frankston Bombers: J. Page, B. O’Carroll, H. Moore, J. Reynolds, J. Waixel, B. Harvey.

Somerville 3.3, 8.5, 11.13, 18.17 (125)Tyabb 2.3, 3.5, 3.6, 7.6 (48)Goals, Somerville: T. Churchin 7, R. Hogenbirk 4, C. Cox 2, J. Allsopp 1, J. Baxter 1, L. Collie 1,D. Marshall 1, L. Rowe 1. Tyabb: B. Gould 2, A. Clay 1, J. Anderson 1, R. Jones 1, A. Driscoll 1, A. Waterstone 1.Best, Somerville: E. Bitters, T. Churchin, B. Sedgwick, R. Hogenbirk, J. Edwards, M. Fayle. Tyabb: K. Anderson, B. Gould, A. Driscoll, S. Rahilly, M. Moran, B. Caldwell.

Hastings 4.2, 8.4, 15.7, 18.7 (115)Rye 1.3, 7.6, 7.8, 9.10 (64)Goals, Hastings: C. McVeigh 6, M. Robbins 5, G. Martyn 3, D. Wishart 1, J. Kestle 1, M. Haddad 1, K. Pinto 1. Rye: J. Van Unen 4, B. Holmes 3, A. Kirkwood 1, S. Cain 1.Best, Hastings: C. McVeigh, M. Devereaux, D. Hull, A. Kiely, K. Pinto, P. Rogasch. Rye: D. Booth, B. Holmes, B. Cain, S. Smith, C. Dunn, J. Kirkwood.

Devon Meadows 4.3, 8.4, 9.6, 15.9 (99)Pearcedale 6.2, 8.4, 13.4, 15.4 (94)Goals, Devon Meadows: NA. Pearcedale: D. McCormack 8, C. Fortnam 3, D. Murray 2, P. Cadd 1, B. Hoe 1.Best, Devon Meadows: NA. Pearcedale: D. McCormack, P. Cadd, P. Heijden, C. Fortnam, D. Janssen, B. Mitchell.

Sorrento 4.5, 6.12, 10.14, 16.20 (116)Crib Point 2.1, 5.3, 5.7, 7.8 (50)Goals, Sorrento: L. Treeby 3, B. Schwarze 3, L. Poholke 2, T. Head 2, S. Cameron 2, D. Grant 1, D. Sanderson 1, N. Warner 1, B. Kenyon 1. Crib Point: D. Lawson 2, D. Warry 1, S. Ainsworth 1, W. Symes 1, J. Flack 1, S. Adams 1.Best, Sorrento: T. Head, L. Treeby, G. Stringer, T. Mattison, M. Nibbs, B. Schwarze. Crib Point: M. Cook, D. Lawson, A. Dowey, D. Cook, J. Cook, D. Warry.

Rosebud 4.0, 9.2, 13.2, 15.7 (97)Dromana 4.4, 8.8, 12.11, 13.11 (89)Goals, Rosebud: G. Bentley 5, D. Giarrusso 3, B. Davidge 2, J. Clarke 1, T. Baker 1, R. Spooner 1, A. Rose 1, J. Jarman 1. Dromana: B. McMurray 4, S. Gaertner 2, J. Savage 2,

R. Slocombe 1, J. Hunter 1, A. Bruhn 1, J. Hutchinson 1, T. Banks 1.Best, Rosebud: D. Giarrusso, G. Bentley, N. Boswell, P. Lewis, C. Rogers, R. Bancroft. Dromana: B. Dennis, B. McMurray, T. Wheeler, A. Coyle, J. Neratzoglou, P. Minchington.

ReservesFrankston Bombers 3.1, 6.4, 6.4, 6.8 (44)Red Hill 0.1, 3.2, 4.5, 4.8 (32)Goals, Frankston Bombers: M. Wells 2, R. Lia , T. Reints , M. Webber , M. Offer. Red Hill: B. Martin 1, N. Shaw 1, B. Morrison 1, S. Dangerfi eld 1.Best, Frankston Bombers: T. Reints, J. Clapp, M. Webber, J. Cudmore, A. Pasquill, S. Campbell. Red Hill: A. Holmes, B. Martin, N. Shaw, S. Dangerfi eld, A. Mock, J. Hickey.

Somerville 6.3, 12.5, 16.8, 22.11 (143)Tyabb 0.2, 2.4, 2.4, 3.5 (23)Goals, Somerville: S. Crowe 5, J. Nicolson 4, D. Droscher 4, R. Palmer 4, J. Carter 2, N. Brown 1, J. Boyes 1, M. Page 1. Tyabb: J. Pretty 2, C. Morris 1.Best, Somerville: S. Crowe, R. Palmer, M. Page, J. Carter, P. Satur. Tyabb: N. Bradley, J. Wall, D. Hansen, C. Morris, T. Booth, J. Pretty.

Rye 3.2, 6.4, 7.5, 8.10 (58)Hastings 0.2, 0.3, 2.7, 4.8 (32)Goals, Rye: K. Lynch 2, T. Sawers 2, C. Ambrose 2, A. Holloway 1, D. Veliades 1. Hastings: J. Ward 1, D. Hollingsworth 1, T. Glass 1, N. Guest 1.Best, Rye: C. Ambrose, T. Finnegan, D. Veliades, M. Dunn, D. Hyde, S. Shea. Hastings: L. Brouwer, T. Dales, N. Guest, C. Lehmann, T. Glass, T. Green.

Devon Meadows 3.4, 9.5, 13.6, 14.9 (93)Pearcedale 1.1, 3.3, 5.4, 6.5 (41)Goals, Devon Meadows: M. Walters 7, R. Attwood 2, G. Reedy 2, D. Collins 1, S. Kirkwood 1, D. Jarman 1. Pearcedale: G. Anderson 1, J. Smith 1, D. Duncan 1, S. Greer 1, M. Kennedy 1, J. Jagintavicius 1.Best, Devon Meadows: G. Reedy, M. Walters, C. Biviano, J. Bisognin, N. Dumergue, D. Jarman. Pearcedale: J. Jagintavicius, B. Hill, J. Smith, M. Heeley, B. Hemburrow.

Sorrento 1.7, 3.8, 7.9, 11.10 (76)Crib Point 1.1, 2.1, 3.2, 4.6 (30)Goals, Sorrento: M. Senior 4, K. Stringer-Morris 2, L. Schuldt 1, G. Hammond 1, J. Wells 1, A. Balloch 1, J. Caspar 1. Crib Point: M. Blake 2, T. Beech 1, M. Wilson 1.Best, Sorrento: F. O’Connor, B. Feldhofer, M. Senior, G. Hammond, L. Schuldt. Crib Point: J. Wisken, T. Cook, C. Harris, S. Sparkes, M. Blake, J. Forecast.

Dromana 4.5, 4.6, 8.10, 10.11 (71)Rosebud 2.0, 5.2, 5.5, 6.7 (43)Goals, Dromana: R. Hawkins 2, D. Lee 2, J. Powell 1, W. Spencer 1, A. Burns 1, B. Allen 1,J. DeSouza 1, S. Joyce 1. Rosebud: M. Wells 2, C. Fulton 1, M. Watkins 1, L. Snooks 1, S. Dow 1.

Best, Dromana: R. Worn, W. Spencer, D. Maestrale, B. Allen, D. Lee, J. Quigley. Rosebud: R. Woods, D. Marsden, J. Raphael, M. Wells, M. Watkins, L. Thompson.

Under-18Red Hill 3.8, 4.10, 9.12, 11.19 (85)Frankston Bombers 2.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.7 (49)Goals, Red Hill: L. Toy 2, T. McEncroe 2, B. Rogers 2, G. Williams 1, S. Stephens 1, D. Neal 1, J. Wood 1, C. Rogers 1. Frankston Bombers: J. Salisbury 2, D. Logan-Palser 2, C. McConvile, J. Foster , J. Walker.Best, Red Hill: R. Hopgood, D. Neal, C. Rogers, L. Toy, S. Stephens, M. Skvor. Frankston Bombers: J. Walker, B. Tilley, H. Barr, J. Foster, B. Geurts, J. Francis.

Somerville 3.0, 8.4, 12.7, 20.10 (130)Tyabb 1.7, 1.8, 3.10, 4.10 (34)Goals, Somerville: M. Hughes 4, J. Ryan 4, D. Dickinson 3, S. Adams 2, W. Shields 1, J. Livingstone 1, T. Edwards 1, L. Burton 1, R. Twyford 1, J. Jones 1, J. Day 1. Tyabb: R. West 1, J. Regan 1, A. Archer 1, L. Pearson 1.Best, Somerville: S. Adams, R. Twyford, J. Day, D. Dickinson, J. Livingstone, D. Mears. Tyabb: R. West, S. Waterstone, J. Rowley, B. Hocking, C. Higgin, T. Salmon.

Rye 1.2, 2.4, 6.4, 8.7 (55)Hastings 2.2, 4.4, 5.5, 6.5 (41)Goals, Rye: J. Johnston 4, J. Noseda 2, J. Crowe 1, T. Dunstan 1. Hastings: K. Pratt 2, S. Williams 1, D. Paarlberg 1, J. Bradshaw 1, R. McCusker 1.Best, Rye: J. Noseda, R. Tipene, H. Kingston, Z. Byrns, J. Johnston, M. Brown. Hastings: I. Maloney, J. Hurst, C. Sawosz, D. Paarlberg, W. Delahaye, M. Sawosz.

Sorrento 5.1, 12.4, 19.7, 20.10 (130)Crib Point 1.2, 1.2, 2.3, 3.6 (24)Goals, Sorrento: J. Tomkins 7, X. Flanagan 5, S. Mann 2, N. Mills 1, B. Russell 1, L. Brigden 1,J. Gascoyne 1, J. Falck 1, H. Fowler 1. Crib Point: B. Hogan-Keogh 1, D. Briggs 1, B. Hill 1Best, Sorrento: B. Russell, J. Tomkins, X. Flanagan, J. Gascoyne, S. Mann, L. Brigden. Crib Point: L. Case, D. Briggs, A. Galvin, J. Hewitt, K. Arnott, Z. Condick

Rosebud 3.5, 7.7, 11.8, 15.11 (101)Dromana 3.3, 3.4, 4.7, 6.9 (45)Goals, Rosebud: R. Bos 6, C. Davies 2, B. Garlick 2, J. Fisher 1, J. Beale 1, S. Mathieson 1, J. Bishop 1, D. Clarke 1. Dromana: J. Brittliff 2, A. Musgrave 1, J. Fowler 1, J. Munkacsi 1, L. Bradford 1.Best, Rosebud: C. Essing, D. Stephens, C. Davies, M. Smith, R. Bos, K. Takakis. Dromana: D. Geurts, A. Musgrave, C. Osorio, B. Theodore, J. Brittliff, O. Houghton.


By Toe PuntDANDENONG Southern Stingrays con-tinued its good form on Saturday, knock-ing over Western Jets by fi ve goals.

The win gave the Stingrays a buffer in eighth position, now clear of the Jets on ninth.

The Stingrays started with the aid of a strong breeze, but both teams managed better results working into the wind as they were prepared to run and carry the footy.

The Jets kicked the fi rst three goals before the Stingrays settled through Matt Rennie to claim their only goal for the fi rst quarter.

The second term was like the fi rst with the Stingrays limiting the Jets to no goals, only allowing them to add fi ve points while the second quarter was one of the better quarters of the year for the Stingrays’ forward line.

Rennie continued to dominate, while 17-year-old Jack Soroczynski had a day out in front of the big sticks kicking four.

At half-time, the ’Rays led by 14 points.

The third quarter was a scrappy affair, but the Stingrays managed to kick an-other two goals.

The visitors were working well as a team with Frankston YCW players Tim McGennis and Billy Rolfe and Morn-ington brothers Nick and Josh Newman working hard.

Dromana’s Tyle Williams was also dominating for the Stingrays and YCW’s

Josh Pickess also had an impact.Unlike the fi rst quarter, the Stingrays

didn’t allow the Jets to use the ball as well, restricting them to 2.3 for the term.

The Jets lifted in the early stages of the last term and reduced the margin to eight points midway through the quarter.

However, an undisciplined act from the Jets saw two goals before the ball went back to the centre and the momen-tum swung in favour of the Stingrays.

Coach Graeme Yeats was content with the result.

“I was satisfi ed with the last quarter and overall effort of the team; in the last quarter after being challenged in the fi rst few minutes I think we showed real char-acter,” Yeats said.

“The upside was the fact we had eight players in the national squad with Vic Country and lost a couple on the track on Thursday night.

“We are in a great position and have now played 50 guys through the team, a wonderful platform for next season.”

The Stingrays play Gippsland Power at Shepley Oval in Dandenong on Saturday starting at 1pm.

DetailsDandenong Southern Stingrays 11.14-80 d Western Jets 6.12-48.Goals: Matt Rennie 4, Jack Soroczynski 4, Mitch Wallace 2, Nick Newman 1.Best: Matt Rennie, Tim McGenniss, Tyle Williams, Ryan Morrison, Josh Pickess, Robert Hill.


By Craig MacKenzieLANGWARRIN tuned up for this week-end’s derby against Casey Comets by trouncing promotion candidate Box Hill United 4-1 at Lawton Park on Saturday.

He’s been the alpha male among State League 1 scorers for years and star strik-er Caleb Nicholes was back with a ven-geance notching his fi rst State League 2 hat-trick of the season.

He opened his account from the pen-alty spot in the 30th minute, was allowed a close-range fi nish from an offside po-sition four minutes later and rounded off the scoreline in the dying moments by cheekily nutmegging a defender then slotting the ball low past Box Hill keeper Tomas Kovar.

Box Hill’s sole reply came courtesy of an excellent header from Josh Vala don in the fi rst half.

Langy custodian Michael Sivulja proved that a week can be a long time in football. He almost quit the club before the previous week’s clash with Malvern City then found himself back in favour when illness sidelined Irish recruit Colin McCormack.

Sivulja turned on a refl ex save cli nic, arguably his best effort being an acro-batic tip over from Kenny Athiu’s volley late in the fi rst half that could have tied the scores.

Box Hill enjoyed the majority of pos-session and despite pinning Langy inside its defensive half for long spells after the interval, the contest was put out of its reach with a breathtaking chip from midfi eld maestro Chris Driver in the 82nd minute.

Peninsula Strikers went into Sun day’s away clash with North Caulfi eld in State League 3 with new signing Ben Caffrey up front.

Caffrey had been lured a few days ear-lier after 15 seasons as a senior player at Langwarrin and didn’t let his new side down in a 3-2 win.

“Alex van Heerwarden scored from the penalty spot and Ben got our se cond

with a contender for goal of the season. He had a fantastic debut,” Strikers coach Jamie Skelly said.

Sait Uygur was the local side’s other scorer and there’s a chance that Caf-frey will eventually link up with former Langy strike partner Simon O’Donnell who is on the comeback from a knee reconstruction. Saturday 14 July is the provisional date for “Sodda” to resume in the Strikers reserves.

Frankston Pines coach Danny Ver dun will throw down the gauntlet to his club when a mid-season review is conducted this week.

“We’re going to have a crack now. We’re not going to feel sorry for our-selves anymore,” Verdun said.

“We’re going to chase every single game and see where it takes us.”

Verdun had to settle for a 2-2 draw at home against Hampton Park United on Saturday, but injury had robbed him of fi ve of his fi rst team squad.

Matt Jensen and Anthony Edgar were the Pines scorers, the latter’s goal com-ing late in the game following a Ross Wallis free kick that was parried by the Hampton Park keeper.

Seaford United maintained its cham-pionship challenge with a 1-0 away win against promotion contender Ashburton United.

Injury had ruled out Matthew Pearce, Luke Gale and John Watson, but an early strike did the damage.

Matty Curd crossed from the right, Dave Greening fl icked the ball on and Graeme Wright fi nished in style with a slashing volley into the far corner.

Seaford now heads Provisional League 2 as Caulfi eld Cobras suffered a three-point deduction last week when found guilty of a misconduct charge. Caulfi eld is expected to appeal the decision.

Skye United drew 1-1 at home in Sat-urday’s Provisional League 2 clash with Collingwood City.

The visitor took the lead in the 15th minute, but 17-year-old Daniel Attard

made it a match to remember with excel-lent close control and a fi ne fi nish from just outside the penalty area.

The other highlight for the home side was the outstanding display by stand-in goalkeeper Paul DiGiorgio.

Baxter ended a four-game losing streak with a come from behind victory at Ringwood City’s impressive Jubilee Park complex.

Kane Ireson put the visitors ahead af-ter fi ve minutes, but Ringwood hit back twice before a superb long-range Ire-son strike sent the teams into the break locked at 2-2.

Daniel Etheridge nabbed the second-half winner and although his side later spurned two gilt-edged chances, the re-sult put a smile on the face of coach Jim Morrison.

“We changed a few things and it worked. We brought a dress code back in, we met for lunch before the game and we made sure we had fresh players on the bench,” the Scot said.

“We also used a more attacking 3-4-3 formation and I was pleased with the way we battled back after going be hind.”Fixtures for rounds 12 and 13Saturday 7 July, 3pm: Langwarrin v Casey Comets (Lawton Park), Berwick City v Peninsula Strikers (Jack Thomas Reserve), Old Melburnians v Frankston Pines (Melbourne Grammar Sports-ground), Boroondara Eagles v Seaford Utd (Macleay Park), Skye Utd v Keys-borough (Skye Recreational Reserve), Glen Waverley v Baxter (Larpent Re-serve).Friday 13 July, 8.30pm: Monbulk Rangers v Frankston Pines (Monbulk Recreation Reserve).Saturday 14 July, 3pm: South Spring-vale v Langwarrin (Warner Reserve), Peninsula Strikers v Beaumaris (Cente-nary Park), Seaford Utd v Collingwood City (North Seaford Reserve), Middle Park v Skye Utd (Albert Park Field 16), Baxter v University of Melbourne (Bax-ter Park).

Nicholes back in town, Seaford hits top spotNicholes back in town, Seaford hits top spot

Comeback kid: Langwarrin goalkeeper Michael Sivulja made a series of stunning saves on Saturday. Picture: Darryl Kennedy

By Andrew BradyTHE Westernport Warriors pumped Sacred Heart at the Peanut Farm in St Kilda on Wednesday to remain unbeaten after six rounds.

The Warriors were never headed against the brave Hearts and record-ed a resounding victory 20.12-132 to 9.6-60. This was only the sec-ond time in the Warriors’ eight-year history that they have been able to secure a victory at the Peanut Farm over the Hearts, who traditionally don’t miss a beat when playing on their home turf.

There were panic stations in the rooms before the game when the highest-profi le forward in the com-petition, Tim “Buddy” Churchin, told coaching staff he had forgotten his football boots. “I’ll kick 10 in bare feet against this mob,” declared a defi ant Buddy. A quick search of the change rooms by frantic Warrior offi cials located a pair of dazzling white boots that fi tted Buddy’s pre-cious feet to perfection.

The Warriors went in to the game with a very handy recruit in Travis “Ditch” Dyke who signed on with the mighty Warriors prior to the June 30 deadline.

Travis “Lord” Maher also returned to the line-up along with Jake “The Flying Dutchman” Van de Nesse, the pair adding some muscle to what was already a potently strong War-riors follow ing division.

The Warriors dominated from the outset and after a seven-goal fi rst quarter the signs were ominous that this was going to be a full-on Heart attack by the mighty Warriors.

The Warriors opened up the Hearts with a fi erce attack on the ball from the likes of an up and about Jake “Lleyton” Hewitt and “Jumping” Joey Robb and outstanding delivery to Bud dy Churchin.

Chris “Posters” Helweg was back to his best after a slow start to the season and Nathan “Missus” Rob-ertson shone when given the respon-sibility of play ing on the Hearts’ key forward.

The likes of Jordan “Hungry”

Hen drix, Chris “Head” Bastin and James “Crown” Cascini stepped up when required and Mathew “Spa-ghetti” Caru ana kicked a freakish goal and caused the Hearts some real pain up forward.

Danny “Flippa” Phillips and Kyle “Armed” Robb dominated their res pective wings and lesser lights in Leigh “The Pope” Smith, Jor-dan “Roscoe” Tanner and Brandon “Laura” Davies showed promising form as we progress to the business end of the season.

With a constant supply of ball this was always going to be a day out for Buddy and he fi nished with a perfect 10 to take his tally to 58 goals for the season, just 42 shy of the unthink-able ton.

On Wednesday 4 July the War-riors take on the boys from Cerberus naval base at 3pm. This is an out of competition game for the Nick Lehmann Cup and a trophy that the Warriors have only been able to hold aloft once.

Nick was a great fan of the War-riors and one can sense that it is time for the trophy named in his honour to be proudly displayed for all to see in the Warriors’ trophy cabinet at Westpac Hastings.

A big thank you to Harry Whit-fi eld, the best trainer in the business, for his continued support of the War-riors and it was great to have Elvin Atkin back waving the fl ags for his beloved Warriors.

Hearts pumped by WarriorsHearts pumped by Warriors

On the ball: Jordan Hendrix about to take a mark and Joey Robb scouting.

Stingrays clip Jets’ wings Stingrays clip Jets’ wings



Round 15 previewsFriday 6 JulyCollingwood v Carlton, MCG, 7.50pmThe round starts with two of football’s oldest rivals in a Friday night blockbuster at the ’G. Collingwood will be seeking revenge, as last time they met, the Blues embarrassed them by 60 points. Since then the Pies have won all 10 matches and are now premiership favourites. The Blues have gone from top of the table to dropping out of the eight and still falling. Ruckman Matthew Kreuzer has been stuck in no-man’s land, unable to dominate in the ruck or at full-forward. This is a big game, but with Pies getting Pendlebury and Sinclair back they will be too strong against their old rival.Collingwood by 29 points.

Saturday 7 JulyNorth Melbourne v West Coast, Blundstone Arena, 1.45pmNorth Melbourne is back in Hobart, a happy hunting ground in recent times. Now the Kangaroos face a quality opposition in West Coast. In the space of two weeks the Roos have gone from zero to hero; their big win against the Saints has put them inside

the eight. The Saints kept coming but the Roos held them out to win by 33 points. For the Eagles it was business as usual when they destroyed the Gold Coast by 126 points. With Naitanui in the ruck, the midfi eld is unbeatable with Priddis, Shuey, Gaff and Kerr. With their percentage growing, top spot isn’t too far away.West Coast by 28 points.

Melbourne v Richmond, MCG, 2.10pmMelbourne and Richmond return home to the ’G after disappointing losses. The Demons needed to make amends for their woeful round one clash with Brisbane and failed dismally. If it wasn’t for a few goals in junk time, the margin would have been huge. At least they’ll get Nathan Jones and Mark Jamar back this week. The Tigers had Adelaide at their mercy in the fi rst half and wasted opportunities. This is a game Richmond can’t afford to lose; the consequences would be dire and their fi nals hopes would be in jeopardy. The Tigers have a lot more upside than Melbourne.Richmond by 68 points.

Sydney v Brisbane, SCG, 4.40pmThe Swans host the Lions as they play for their fi fth consecutive win. On the weekend the Swans came up against cross-town rivals the Giants and gave them a good old-fashioned hiding. The defence was spectacular, holding GWS to just fi ve goals.

Rugby convert Kieren Jack has been outstanding this year, and on the weekend racked up 36 disposals. The Lions also have been in good form, coming off a big win against the Dees. Skipper Jonathan Brown kicked fi ve goals. The Swans have had the wood on Brisbane, winning their last four encounters, and will add to the tally.Sydney by 42 points.

Port Adelaide v Adelaide, AAMI Stadium, 7.40pmIn showdown number two for 2012, the Power will be looking to get some players back and the Crows will be playing to keep their spot in the four. The Power on the weekend played a solid game against the Cats in trying circumstances. They made six changes to the team and were missing their entire leadership group, but still kept the margin respectable. The Crows have had a hot and cold June; they’ve won the majority of games, but have never looked convincing. This is good because there is plenty of room for improvement. However, they will most likely be without forward Taylor Walker after his spear tackle on Richmond’s Steven Morris. The Power are getting better, but are still a long way off the Crows.Adelaide by 22 points.

St Kilda v Essendon, Etihad Stadium, 7.40pmThe Saints will be livid with their performance on the weekend and will be keen to upset the Bombers, but this

is easier said than done. Essendon is fi ring in every facet of the game. They’ve had two big wins in a row and Jobe Watson is in career best form along with Michael Hurley who has kicked 11 goals in two weeks. Heading toward September the Saints have some issues with consistency and when their stars aren’t fi ring, their depth looks mediocre. They’re really paying the price for not playing the kids in previous seasons. This is a very tough game for the Saints as they’ve lost their last four against Essendon.Essendon by 35 points.

Sunday 8 JulyHawthorn v GWS, MCG, 1.10pmIn the fi rst encounter between these two sides, the Hawks need to keep winning to stay in touch with the four and the Giants need a win. The Hawks have won their past four games but still can’t break into the four and this game as easy as it seems will be vital for their percentage. Lance Franklin is every chance to miss after injuring his hamstring; surely they won’t risk him. For the Giants their modest opening season is starting to fall apart after they were smashed by Sydney on the weekend. They need to lift their game or this match could turn ugly very early on. Sadly I think that might be the result of the game.Hawthorn by 77 points.

Gold Coast v Geelong, Metricon Stadium, 3.15pm

Geelong this week fl ies north to face their old champion in Garry Ablett Jr. The Suns need to get their act together or they are going to be encroaching on a winless season, a feat that hasn’t been achieved since Fitzroy in 1964. After a below-par start to the season the Cats are looking in decent shape heading into September; they haven’t beaten any substantial opponents for a while but they’ve done what they had to against the lesser teams. An area where the Gold Coast might struggle is defence, with Matthew Warnock the only tall defender up against the likes of Hawkins, Podsiadly and Taylor.Geelong by 49 points.

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Patersons Stadium, 4.40pmSunday afternoon in Perth presents a golden opportunity for two out-of-form teams to turn their fortunes around. The Dockers were patchy against the Magpies, but showed some resistance against the fl ag favourites. After breaking his leg in 2010, Michael Barlow is getting back to his best form; he won 37 possessions and looked dangerous. The Bulldogs have a lot to answer for; they’ve been smashed in three of their last four games and look to be in woeful shape. This is due to an ineffective forward line. This game is a tough ask for them.Fremantle by 22 points.Twitter: FootballTragic9Total tips: 84

Old rivals face off at night blockbusterOld rivals face off at night blockbuster

No lucky breaksNo lucky breaksTHERE is no such thing as a lucky break in footy.

Chelsea start duo and good mates Gary Carpenter and Luke Damon had a terrible afternoon against Langwarrin a couple of weeks ago.

Damon broke his leg and Carpenter his arm. Carpenter has had terrible bad luck with injury in the past three or four seasons with a knee, recurring hamstring and now a busted arm.

Kiely’s bizarre injuryKiely’s bizarre injuryHASTINGS’ star Andrew Kiely suffered one of the most bizarre injuries on a footy fi eld against Rye on Saturday.

Kiely, who was given the job on the dangerous Justin Van Unen, went for a mark early in the fi rst quarter and the ball bent his fi ngers backwards.

The pressure of the ball bending his fi ngers caused the skin to split. There was no structural damage to his ring and index fi ngers.

After being strapped up, he rucked for the majority of the game, as well as spending time forward, before heading off to hospital to get stitches in both fi ngers.

Great Scott, he’s backGreat Scott, he’s backFORMER Sorrento junior and senior premiership player Doug Scott will play the rest of the season with the Sharks.

The former Hawthorn-listed player

arrived at Shark Park this week and said he wanted to fi nish the season with the red and white.

With Chris Bagot and Guy Stringer dominating in the key defensive posts and the forward line functioning well, it might prove hard to fi nd a spot for Scott. It may also effect the development of Jon Croad, who has been outstanding for the Sharks in the past two seasons.

It’s hard to knock back a junior, premiership player and league medal winner, all the same.

Oh, Danny boyOh, Danny boyIT seems former MPNFL goal kicking machine Danny Cassett hadn’t given up hope of returning to the MPNFL before clearances closed last Friday.

After calling Rosebud coach Mark Hustwaite a month ago looking for a game with the Buds, he followed up with Frankston Bombers last week.

“Hussy” politely told Danny that he wasn’t the kind of player his club needed at this stage of the season.

Cassett then called Bombers president Chris “Batty” Sharman.

According to Bombers coach Tony Blackford, the conversation went something like this:

“Is that the Bombers president?”“Yes it is”“You probably know me, my name is

Danny, Danny Cassett. I’m looking to help out a club and see that you are in the mix. I’m not looking for a lot, I’m just sick of kicking six goals a game and the opposition kicking 10. Are you interested?”

“Thanks Danny, I think we are right at this stage, good luck.”


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