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Advertising Feature – 24 December 2013Advertising Feature – 24 December 2013

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THE RACV Great Australian Rally is at Mornington Racecourse on Sunday 19 January.

The major classic vehicle event, hosted by the All British Classic Car Club, will showcase more than 700 vehicles from a bygone era.

Spectators will have the opportunity to get close to vehicles and speak to owners who are always eager to share their knowledge.

Apart from the vehicle display a wide range of market stalls will be at the racecourse as well as entertainment for children.

The major sponsor, the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, is now supported by Mornington Peninsula News Group, in the quest to raise funds for research at Peter McCallum in the search to fi nd a cure for cancer. Last year the event raised $62,000.

Rally participants start from three locations – St Kilda Rd in Melbourne, Stud Park Shopping Centre in Rowville, and Western Port Marina in Hastings. After a tour of the Mornington Peninsula, cars arrive at the racecourse at 10am when the gates will be open to the public.

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By Mike HastVICROADS wants to build an arterial road between Rosebud and Rye along the existing road reserve set aside for a freeway in the 1960s.

This and other proposed changes to combat traffi c congestion on the south-ern peninsula are in the Point Nepean Road study released late last month.

The proposed new road is sure to generate controversy as the road re-serve runs through Tootgarook Swamp, which is currently being assessed for a

higher level of protection with strong support for it to be listed under the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the conservation and sustain-able use of wetlands.

Short-term measures proposed to counter congestion include widening the intersection of Point Nepean Rd and Truemans Rd in Rosebud West and “improving” the Mornington Peninsu-la Freeway and Jetty Rd intersections in Rosebud.

VicRoads said this would “ease con-

gestion during peak times and improve safety”.

Car counting devices revealed traf-fi c more than doubled on the southern peninsula in summer.

In Rye, daily traffi c volumes on Point Nepean Rd jumped from 15,000 in August to 35,000 in January.

In Portsea, traffi c increased from 5000 to 18,000.

Widening the coast road was not an option as it would destroy up to 40 per cent of the foreshore.

The state government’s road author-ity said work at Truemans Rd “would reduce delays for cars and buses, im-prove safety for cyclists, and reduce the rat-running in local streets”.

The new road between Rosebud and Rye would allow priority to be given to buses, cyclists and pedestrians using Point Nepean Rd, it said.

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based on traffi c volumes, crash statis-tics at the location, and the type of fa-cilities in the area that already provide for road users.”

This is VicRoads speak for “don’t hold your breath for the new road as there are other more important projects in Victoria”.

Save Tootgarook Swamp president Cameron Brown said the freeway re-serve was set aside “when it was ac-ceptable to destroy wetlands”.

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Catching Catching carolscarolsin Ryein RyeTHE Mornington Peninsula has been a hive of carolling activity this month with events held throughout the region.

Rye Community Christmas Carols on the foreshore 10 days ago was, as usual, one of the highlights of the bayside town’s social calendar.

Mums and dads dressed their little ones in nativity costumes. Santa hats and tops also were popular.

These children joined in carol singing and no doubt were looking forward to waking up on Christmas morning to see if Santa had found is way from the North Pole to Down Under.

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ROSEBUD Hospital has taken delivery of a new ultrasound machine in time for the holiday season.

The $90,000 machine has been bought with donations to the 2013 Rosebud Hospital Appeal.

“The new medical imaging area we aim to build at the hospital will be a major addition to the excellent emergency services we provide and, importantly, will allow more people to be treated more quickly and closer to home,” executive director Jan Child said.

The hospital’s emergency services clinical director Dr Allan Whitehead said the machine would be used to make diagnostic examinations of patients attending the emergency department as well as patients already admitted to the hospital.

The hospital is now trying to raise enough money to renovate the medical imaging room and buy a CT scanner.

The emergency department treats 22,000 patients a year with 1800 patients admitted to medical and surgical wards.

Donations to the appeal can be made at www.peninsulahealth.org.au or at the hospital.

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By Keith PlattMORNINGTON Peninsula Shire be-lieves the offi cial approach to coastal strategies is being “watered down”.

It is concerned that accepting “natural coastal processes” as a consequence of climate change will be “impossible and impractical in a metropolitan context”.

The shire has told the Victorian Coastal Council that no changes should be made to current coastal action plans (CAPs) until their “replacement policy documents” are provided.

At their 16 December meeting, coun-cillors endorsed comments already made by sustainable environment director Stephen Chapple about pro-posed changes to the existing Victorian Coastal Strategy.

Mr Chapple described the strategy’s approach to adapting to climate change in built-up areas as of “limited guid-ance”.

“This is the fi rst iteration of the VCS that has indicated support for private

protective infrastructure on the coast to protect private assets,” Mr Chapple told councillors. “However, the infor-mation provided is contradictory and does not capture the long-term mainte-nance, liability and replacement issues should such structures be placed on Crown land where local government or other committees of management are responsible.”

Mr Chapple did not give any specifi c examples, but neighbouring Frankston Council has been unable to reach a sat-isfactory result over the use by a pri-vate landowner of concrete barriers to protect an eroding cliff in the north of Daveys Bay.

On the peninsula, beach stairways have been swept away by storms, and beaches at Mt Martha and Portsea have already been “renourished” by import-ed sand, with sandbags and rocks being used to protect cliffs and foreshores.

With 192 kilometres of coastline, some of the shire’s low-lying shores

have been identifi ed as being at risk from inundation.

Western Port is one of four pilot pro-jects being undertaken to “assist with longer-term adaptation” to climate change. The other three areas being studied are Port Fairy, Corio Bay and Bellarine Peninsula, and Gippsland Lakes and Ninety Mile Beach.

The shire is also concerned that the state government is ruled out as being the lead agency or land manager under the proposed coastal strategy.

“The role, capacity and future vi-ability of volunteers and community groups on the coast is identifi ed as a future risk,” Mr Chapple stated.

“With a signifi cant number of volun-teer committees of management across the Mornington Peninsula, what does this mean for the shire? Will it be ex-pected that local government accept responsibility for the management of these foreshores as it becomes more and more diffi cult for volunteers to be

recruited to these groups or the issues are no longer able to be managed by them?”

The proposed strategy says that sea level rises of 2.4 millimetres a year have been recorded at Stony Point since 1991.

“Sea level rises will inundate some coastal foreshores and coastlines are expected to retreat. Sea level rise will also increase the risk of private land and property being fl ooded or eroded,” the strategy states.

He said the VCS appeared to have been drafted “for the regional coast, not for the metropolitan Melbourne or outer metropolitan coastline”.

He said the draft created “ambiguity and potential for differing policy inter-pretations”.

“Both Port Phillip and Western Port have been given little attention throughout the document and the maps. The draft VCS appears to lose the distinction which exists in the cur-

rent VCS between regional coastal ar-eas and the ‘urban coast’.

“The current section of the VCS re-lating to the urban coast is important in providing an explanation of the designation of recreation and activity nodes – in contrast to the majority of the coastline being included in conser-vation areas.”

Mr Chapple said the shire was likely to regard the shifting of responsibility for tackling climate change issues to local government as being unsustain-able.

“The situation would be even more critical for voluntary community based [management committees] which lack an effective funding base, and face growing demands,” he said.

“In these cases it may be more real-istic to appoint a state agency with a revenue raising capacity, such as Parks Victoria or Melbourne Water, as the public land manager.”

Shire concern over coast approachShire concern over coast approach

A PLAN to build 36 units on an “is-land” of land within Sanctuary Park Bushland Reserve in Tootgarook Swamp has been knocked back by shire councillors.

Councillors voted 9-1 on Monday 16 December to refuse an application from Community Villages Australia, operator of Village Glen retirement complex, owned by Mt Eliza million-aire Chas Jacobsen.

Mr Jacobsen has been seeking per-mission to build on the block at 9 St Elmos Close, which is zoned residen-tial, for more than two years.

All councillors except Andrew Dix-on voted against the proposal. Cr Lynn Bowden was absent.

The council, led by the mayor, An-tonella Celi, and David Gibb, knocked back the project on seven grounds including it would “result in the loss of wetland habitat”, was an overdevel-opment, did not provide an adequate buffer to wetlands, and posed an “un-acceptable risk to occupants of the land as a result of the presence of acid sulphate soils and landfi ll gas” (from the nearby former tip on Truemans Rd.

The refusal was a victory for envi-ronmentalists including Save Tootga-rook Swamp, which is among groups pushing for the swamp to be better protected from development.

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By Chris BrennanA GROUP of elite young South African squash players training at Rosebud last week paid their fi nal respects to the “father” of their nation, Nelson Mandela.

While leaders and dignitaries from across the world fl ew to South Africa for services to farewell the revered former president, the squash players were half a world away engaged in intensive training at Rosebud International Squash Centre.

Among them were South Africa’s No 1 ranked girl in the 17-year-old age group Makgosi, and No 10 Boipelo, who both cite Mandela as an inspiration and hero.

The girls donned black arm bands during their fi nals days of training as a sign of respect and mourning for the anti-apartheid leader, who died on 5 December at age 95.

“He is a hero to all of us in South Africa,” Makgosi said.

This was her third trip to the Rosebud squash centre, where she has been receiving training from respected international squash coach Len Steward.

Steward is a former Victorian champion and Australian international squash player who competed on the world circuit for many years before becoming a sought-after coach.

He has coached 12 players into

the world top 20 and, over the past 15 years, has run training camps for players from 40 different countries at Rosebud.

An early student of Steward, Liz Mackenzie, took his “unique training program” back to South Africa in 2003 to her school based at Pretoria University, which has become the country’s most successful squash training centre.

MacKenzie has for the past 10 years been bringing groups of top junior squash players from South Africa to the Rosebud centre.

Makgosi said the training program at Rosebud had helped her rise to the top of her age group.

“My goal is to represent my country in the 2014 world squash

Courting legend ofMandela

championships in Windhoek, Namibia,” she said.

“Len’s skills program enables me to measure my improvements and see where I’m at in comparison with elite juniors from other countries in my age group.

“Every time I come here I learn something new to work on and my confi dence gets a real boost.”

Inspired: Above, South African teen squash stars Makgosi, left, and Boipelo sport black arm bands in honour of Nelson Mandela while training with coach Len Steward, right, at Rosebud Interna-tional Squash Centre. Pictures: Yanni

Final check out for op shop volunteersA MUCH-loved peninsula op shop has shut its door for the last time after 52 years of service – but not before making one fi nal grand gesture in the form of a donation of more than $45,691 to the Rosebud Hospital Appeal.

A group of devoted volunteers has operated the Sorrento Portsea Auxiliary op shop in Kerferd Ave, Sorrento, since 1961, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to help improve services at the hospital.

Members of the auxiliary gathered on Thursday 12 December for a fi nal presentation to the hospital appeal, handing over a cheque to go toward the Rosebud Hospital medical

imaging redevelopment project.“We have been privileged to have

the support of the Sorrento Portsea Auxiliary for more than 50 years and have been overwhelmed by their wonderful support and kind-heartedness,” Rosebud Hospital executive director Jan Child said.

“These delightful ladies have been huge supporters within our local community and we are sincerely grateful for all of their hard work and dedication to the hospital.”

She said that, during the past 15 years alone, the group had raised the “extraordinary amount of $392,000” for the hospital.

Chris Brennan Devoted service: Members of Sorrento Portsea Auxiliary handed over a fi nal donation to the Rosebud Hospital Appeal.

By Chris BrennanTHE 100km/h speed limit on Boneo Rd is unlikely to be reduced any time soon, despite a recent fatal crash and relentless campaigning for more than ten years by parents and staff of Bo-neo Primary School, state member for Nepean Martin Dixon said last week.

However, Mr Dixon said a number of “immediate actions” would be taken to improve safety at the notorious inter-section of Boneo and Limestone roads, including replacing all give-way signs with stop signs on nearby approach roads, and relocating the drop-off zone outside the school.

And he said the intersection was the subject of a “vigorous ongoing” Vi-cRoads’ review to fi nd the “best solu-tion”, which could include a complete redesign of the intersection.

Parents and Boneo Primary School authorities have been campaigning for a reduction in the speed limit along Bo-neo Rd from 100km/h to 70km/h and for a 40km/h limit in the school zone, instead of the current 60km/h.

The battle intensifi ed recently follow-ing the death of a 20-year-old woman, who was critically injured in a two-car collision at the intersection on 4 Sep-tember and later died in hospital.

Federal MP for Flinders Greg Hunt visited the school last week to throw his support behind the parents’ fi ght.

“We have already seen a fatal ac-cident outside the school … which was sadly witnessed by pupils at the school,” Mr Hunt said.

“The 100km/h speed limit is not ap-

propriate where you have young chil-dren in the school grounds so close to the road.” However, Mr Dixon, said a VicRoads assessment of the had found the 100km/h limit was appropriate.

“We all want a safer intersection but reducing the speed limit [on Boneo Rd] may not necessarily be the only way of achieving that,” he said.

“We’ve been working with the school, the council and VicRoads and there are a number of immediate ac-tions that will take place to improve safety at the intersection.

“There will be a review of the speed limit along Limestone Rd, which is council controlled and has already been reduced from 100km/h to 90km/h but we’ll be looking at reducing it further.

“We’re looking to relocate the bus pick-up area, and VicRoads will be changing all the give-way signs to stop signs. And we’re also investigating in-creasing the buffer area to protect the corner of the playground.”

Mr Dixon said the “profi le” of the intersection on “VicRoads’ watchlist” had also been raised and would receive close attention over coming months.

But parent and school council president Rob Nigro remains scepti-cal. “We’ve heard it all before but we haven’t seen anything come of all the promises over the years.

“We’ve already seen deaths. The intersection is too fast and too dan-gerous. Something must be done. But governments come and governments go and promises never seem to mate-rialise.”

Boneo Rd remains‘too fast, too deadly’


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THE Southern Peninsula Woodwork-ers handed out more than 1,000 hand-crafted toys for children across the Mornington Peninsula during their annual toy distribution day.

The industrious men and women from the Rosebud-based association have been working hard all year lov-ingly crafting the unique toys to have them ready in time for Christmas.

Representatives from Rosebud An-glicare, Rosebud Salvation Army and The Westernport Charity Group took possession of the toys for distribution.

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By Chris BrennanA SAFETY plan that encourages children to speak up about family violence has been launched on the Mornington Peninsula following a conference of service providers.

The Chatterbox safety plan has been developed as a tool used by service providers to start conversations about family violence with children and to work with them to developing safety strategies for violent situations.

The tool was launched following a recent conference Hastings Hub attended by more than 140 professionals from organisations providing support in the area of family violence.

Keynote speakers at the event included Victoria Police family violence advisor Sergeant Craig Millar and Professor Cathy Humphreys from the University of Melbourne.

Shire Mayor Antonella Celi welcomed the introduction of Chatterbox, saying it was another that would help turn the tide against violence in the home.

“The development of the Chatterbox safety plan for service providers to assist children dealing with family violence is another great step towards making a difference, and I congratulate the Mornington Peninsula Service Providers Network and the Frankston Mornington Peninsula Primary Care Partnership on developing this resource,” she said.

Cerberus Ward Councillor David Garnock, who attended the conference, said family violence was a violation of the most basic human rights.

“Intimidating, violent behaviour within the home has profound effects on the health and

wellbeing of everyone involved, often causing emotional and psychological distress,” he said.

“Council is proud to be involved in events such as this to highlight the importance of speaking out and saying no to family violence.

Everyone has a right to live in a healthy, safe and connected community. This event is a small step towards achieving this goal.”

Senior Sergeant Karen Nyholm of Hastings Police said Christmas brought a spike in the number of family violence incidents.

“Unfortunately, we see incidents of family violence peak over the Christmas period,” she said. “The combination of warmer weather and the consumption of alcohol is dangerous in itselft, but then we also often see family members being forced to come together when they might not otherwise want to have close that contact.

“It can sometimes be a case of old tensions and arguments boiling to the surface again, or separated parents brought into confl ict over shared custody arrangements.

“So we’d ask family members to try to remain calm and respectful of each other of the holiday period and try to moderate alcohol intake.”

She said anyone being subjected to family violence should not hesitate to contact police. “We’re here 24/7 everyday over the holiday period to help.”

For more information about the Service Providers Network please contact Mornington Peninsula Shire on: [email protected] or 5950 1685.

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Portsea erosionPortsea erosionIN Port of Melbourne Corporation CEO Stephen Bradford’s letter in The News (“Science reassures”, 10/12/13), it appears his defence for the problem at Portsea beach is based on a Port of Melbourne post-dredging report con-ducted by Cardno.

In section 4.4.5 on pages 45 and 50, and in the conclusions on page 90, the report stated the erosion at Portsea was caused by periods of extreme storm surge in September-October 2009 and again in 2011.

This appeared very strange to me as local witnesses started seeing a new wave pattern in early 2009, months before the storm surge referred to in the Cardno report.

This new pattern sees waves coming in every 12 seconds. They come from the Queenscliff area, diagonally under the pier and straight at the beach be-low the Portsea Hotel. The waves then meet the sand bags and rebound out to sea at the same pace, taking all the sand with them. This is still happening every day and we are now coming up to the fi fth year.

I have researched this matter with many people who have knowledge in this space. No one has any knowledge from data available around the world confi rming that a few storm surge events can cause a new wave motion like we are experiencing at Portsea.

When the Water Technology report became available, its analysis and con-clusions, backed up by CSIRO fi nd-ings, made far more sense than Cardno report references to storm surges.

The reporting of refraction from the seabed looks far more credible as this verifi es why this new wave pattern is coming in every 12 seconds. I am told the waves that enter The Heads from the Southern Ocean also come in at 12

seconds intervals, which just happens to coincide with the waves at Portsea.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industries, as a result of ad-vice from the CSIRO, is about to en-gage a contractor to further study this wave pattern off Portsea.

Many people are convinced this study will back up the Water Technology conclusions and fi nally prove that the Channel Deepening Project has had an effect on the problems at Portsea.

As president of Nepean Ratepay-ers Association, I have been working with the Department of Sustainability and Environment (now Department of Environment and Primary Industries) since late 2012 on fi nding a solution.

I encouraged the department to carry out these studies based on my personal knowledge of the area and with the knowledge that the wave pattern I ref-erence has never been here in the 60 years I have been at Portsea.

I hope the root cause of the prob-lem will be found, which will lead to a solution to divert the wave energy, allowing the sandbags to be removed. The beach can then be replenished with sand and then naturally regener-ate, as it has in all weather conditions experienced over the past 100 years.

Colin Watson, president Nepean Ratepayers Association

Dredging a culpritDredging a culpritPORT of Melbourne Corporation CEO Stephen Bradford in a recent let-ter to The News (“Science reassures”, 10/12/13) stated that “credible studies on coastal processes suggest that bea-ches are inherently dynamic and sub-ject to a wide range of natural for ces, which ultimately shape the fore shore”.

This is a statement with which any-one who has observed beach changes would, of course, agree. However it is not a statement that can be used to dis-

Halcyon days: Portsea’s front beach in the 1960s.

miss the possibility of any non-natural force affecting a beach.

There have been at least three well-documented cases in Australia where channel dredging has caused (or would have caused) wave refl ections along the channel that then affected the coast.

For this reason alone it is important to establish whether the channel near Portsea might be a similar case.

The study by Water Technology com missioned by the Department of Sustainability and Environment (now Department of Environment and Pri-mary Industries) concluded in part: “Changes in mean wave directions of greater than 5 degrees are pre dict ed adjacent to the bathymetric discontinu-ities created by the channel deepening project.” (This in itself is suffi cient to explain the beach erosion.) “Wave energy density increases of 15-20 per cent are predicted locally at Portsea Front Beach.” (This also would be suffi cient by itself to explain

the beach erosion.) However the study suggested that further measurements and a more refi ned model were re-quired to confi rm these conclusions.

The CSIRO report was commis-sioned to review all previous reports – not just the Water Technology re-port – and was asked to comment on the stated positions of the department and the Offi ce of the Environmental Monitor (OEM) regarding the erosion issues. It concluded in part: The historical information available to the OEM was not suffi ciently de-tailed to draw the conclusion that the rate of change of erosion reported at Portsea was consistent with that docu-mented over the last 150 years. (In oth-er words, previous and present OEM and DEPI conclusions cannot rely on historical data.)

The comments in italics within the brackets on both sets of conclusions are my comments.

The department had relied on a con-

clusion in an earlier report by Cardno that “it is implausible the erosion of Portsea Beach has resulted from in-creased wave energy due to the Chan-nel Deepening Project” to state that the observed changes at Portsea are natural.

The CSIRO review concluded that there was insuffi cient information available to make such a statement.

Both of these scientifi c studies are saying, in effect, that the cause of ero-sion at Portsea is still an open question. The cause can only be deter mined by further studies that hopefully will be undertaken soon by DEPI.

Gerry Byrne, coastal and port en-gineer, Sorrento

SPA will be hugeSPA will be hugeIF you’re in Frankston, you might like to drive slowly past the aquatic centre being built in Samuel Sherlock Reserve on Cranbourne Rd near Chis-holm TAFE.

It is roughly the size of Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA) that Cr David Gibb and “the gang of six” want to put on our Rosebud foreshore.

The only differences are that it is not on Frankston’s foreshore and will have a 50-metre pool whereas “the folly” will be 25 metres and it’s on our foreshore.

There are no formal plans yet but SPA appears to be getting bigger after every council meeting at which it is dis-cussed. It seems that a restaurant will now be included on the second storey. I wonder if the local cafe owners knew about this? Will there be questions about competition among traders?

We will be subjected to the specta-cle of an ugly construction site on the foreshore for many months. Wannaeue Place is looking better more and more.

John Cain, McCraeMore letters Page 23


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Graeme Altmann’s paintings and sculptures explore the themes of stability and change: of our human need to strive for new ground, often suffering a sense of loss and displacement as we transition through life. Most recently Graeme was a finalist in

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Becky Blair has exhibited extensively in Australia and abroad, including France, UK and India. “I want to capture life, the beauty and magic of everyday experience, threaded with dreams for the future and memories of the past shifting like layers to

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MORE than 800 works of art will make up the 30th Rotary Club of Sorrento annual art show in January, held to raise money for community projects.

The works will be judged by prize-winning artist Malcolm Beattie, whose works are included in many corporate and private collections. He is the author of the book Simplifying Complex Scenes in Watercolour.

Artists contributing to the show include Jo-Anne Seberry, Jayne Henderson, Craig Davey, Jenny Goldspink and Suzanne Sommer.

The Shutterbugs Beach Boats and Bays photographic competition for schoolchildren being held in conjunction with the art show will be judged by The News’s photographer Yanni. Mornington Peninsula News Group, publisher of The News, is a sponsor of the show along with community radio station RPP-FM, Searoad Ferries and the RACV.

Rotary Club of Sorrento’s art show, 11-18 January, Sorrento Community Centre, David MacFarlan Reserve. Details: 0414 991 186.

Art money for the communityArt money for the communityArt view: Opening night of Rotary Club of Sorrento’s 2013 art show.

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Continued from Page 3“The VicRoads study shows two things – peak

traffi c occurs over just fi ve weeks in summer, and there is no future traffi c growth potential,” he said.

Mr Brown said it made no economic sense to “build an expensive road over the peat fen of Tootgarook Swamp, and then through the larg-est section of remaining intact coastal moonah woodland on the planet, forever destroying a biolink for wildlife between Portsea and Arthurs

Seat, to save 10 minutes’ travel during summer”.He said preserving and protecting Tootgarook

Swamp would yield economic benefi ts through ecotourism.

Tourists bypassing Rosebud and Rye on a new arterial road would have a negative economic im-pact on retailers and service outlets.

VicRoads received 300 submissions for the $200,000 study. One called for a seaside mono-rail beside Point Nepean Rd. Another called for camping to be banned on the foreshore.

Plan for road in wetlandsPlan for road in wetlands

Road plan: VicRoads wants to build a multi-million dollar arterial road through Tootgarook Swamp and coastal moonah woodland to ease traffi c congestion during the summer. Picture: Save Tootgarook Swamp Inc

Dromana pier ‘saved’THE state government has hired a contractor to repair Dromana pier at a cost of $170,000.

The project was announced by Nepean MP Martin Dixon last week. He said the “critical re-pair works” would breathe new life into the pier, which was a much-loved community asset used by fi shers and was home to the annual Dromana Bay Pier Swim.

Mr Dixon said works would include rust removal, repair and treatment of steel reinforce-ment, and repairs to the concrete surface.

The work was inspired by the Association for Building Community in Dromana, which has

been campaigning for the concrete cancer-ridden pier to be fi xed since mid-2012.

The fi rst pier was built in 1862 and was once three times the existing length to accommodate paddlesteamers between the 1880s and 1942.

Final issue of 2013THIS is the fi nal issue of the year. The News team is taking a short break and will return to work on Monday 6 January with the fi rst papers of 2014 coming out on Tuesday 14 January.

We thank advertisers and readers for their support this year.

Cameron McCullough, publisher

Southern Peninsula

24 December 2013

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AN impressive home in a truly magical spot, with panoramic views spanning the peninsula’s hinterland and the sparkling waters of Port Phillip Bay. With a myriad of walking trails that wind their way through the natural beauty of Arthurs Seat State Park on your doorstep, this little touch of paradise will leave you feeling on top of the world. Set on a 833-square metre block full of landscaped gardens, this sprawling home features both upper and lower-level living zones that spill out to a fantastic choice of spa and viewing decks that offer all the space you need to spread out and entertain in style. A full-length wall of windows brings the sensational views right to the heart of the open-plan living zones, while sliding doors create a beautiful natural fl ow to the wide timber deck that is draped in vines. Incorporated into the open-plan space is a bright kitchen with a nice country feel complemented by the timber benchtops and antique cabinetry in a provincial white. Quality appliances include a dishwasher. The master bedroom also has access out to a viewing deck, and there is also a walk-in robe and ensuite. Three more bedrooms all have built-in robes and share the cedar lined main bathroom. There is a powder room for guests downstairs. The home measures about 335 square metres (36 square) which includes decked areas and a double garage.

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HIDDEN behind neat hedges and private trees, this intruiging peninsula cottage has great space and a host of outdoor entertaining options will let you enjoy your summers to the full. There is a neat verandah along the front of the home and a massive undercover timber deck at the rear. The block measures about 850 square metres and has been landscaped to keep the garden maintenance to a minumum. The backyard has been paved with bricks forming neat paths to and from the garden shed, and a cosy barbecue shelter right at the back of the property. The home has polished fl oorboards and has been recently re-carpeted. There are three bedrooms, with the large main bedroom having dual access to the bathroom, which features a spa bath.

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A very short walk (approx 240 metres) to one of the best beaches in the area. Wonderful seaside retreat, being both quiet & private. With 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus WC/vanity. Double garage and outside entertaining area with a Northern aspect. With timber floors, stone kitchen bench tops, spa bath in the en-suite & separate living areas this is a perfect holiday home, permanent or investment property given its location to beach, shops & the best of the Mornington Peninsula. Don’t delay with this, offers before the auction may be considered.

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12 Garner Street DromanaThe Epitome Of Luxury

Showcasing 5 bedrooms, multiple living areas and a great sense of space, style and character. Master bedroom with FES & WIR, a superb island kitchen with Euro appliances and polished timber floors and suspended on a lower balcony, is an amazing gas & solar heated salt chlorinated swimming pool. Gas ducted heating, heating & cooling units, ducted vacuum and a double lock up garage with workshop. The north facing sun balcony is akin to a sky deck with substantial bay views, where your soul is lifted with the outstanding light show at sunset & nightfall. Set on 848sqm (approx) block.

PRICE: $1,330,000Inspect By AppointmentAgent Anthony McDermott 0403 161 125



37 Anne Drive DromanaPrivate & Peaceful

From the moment you walk through the front door you can feel the warmth and comfort of this brick-veneer home. The main entry features slate tiles that lead to the master bedroom and one of the two living areas. Two more bedrooms have BIR’s, an open-plan kitchen & dining area plus second living zone opens out to the fabulous entertaining balcony with a retractable awning for hot days. Also featuring GDH, gas cooking, double carport and paved BBQ/entertaining area at the rear and plenty of storage under the house. Land size approx 931sqm.

PRICE: $590,000 plusInspect By AppointmentAgent Melissa Walker 0407 508 555



140 Country Club Dr. Safety Beach70% SOLD - Don’t Miss Out

If you are a 1st home buyer, looking to add to your portfolio or wanting a permanent or holiday home, this is for you. Within walking distance to the beach and shops these soon to be constructed townhouses boast:- 2 bedrooms - 1 bathroom with WC- 1 powder room (downstairs)*- 2 living areas (1 up & 1 down)*- S/steel ppliances & stone bench tops in kitchen- Gas ducted heating- SLUG, garden shed, clothes line

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25 Cook Street McCrae - $800,00028 Iris Street, Dromana - $620,000

19 Bass Vista Blvd, Cape Schanck - $630,000

6 Morgan Court McCrae - $380,000153 Second Avenue, Rosebud $330,000

59 Dromana Pde, Safety Beach - $791,000

3/2 Permien St Dromana - $520,000

35 Foam Street, Rosebud - $360,00016 Curlew Dr, Rosebud West - $355,000

1 Mount Arthur Ave Rosebud - $352,0006 Albert Ct, Domana - $810,000

1/7 Jetty Rd, Rosebud - $310,000

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By Keith PlattTHE chairman of Western Port Biosphere, Rob Gell, will step down from the position he has held for the past 10 years in mid-2014.

His departure will coincide with a “completely revised” constitution and, he hopes, a more skills-based board.

Mr Gell told the biosphere board on Thursday that “it’s time for me to go and you’ve got six months to fi nd someone else”.

“I think that’s fi ne after 10 years as a volunteer,” he told The News on Monday last week.

While his business partners in his World Wind business had been “ex-traordinarily generous” in accepting the time he spent on biosphere busi-ness, “including some diffi cult things behind the scenes”, Mr Gell said two or three “big projects” needed his attention.

Mr Gell, a former television weatherman and documentary maker, describes himself as an environmental entrepreneur.

He said the new constitution was likely to eliminate or downgrade the community roundtables or “regionally based forums that enable members and stakeholders to meet and deliver the biosphere foundation’s mission at a local level”.

Mr Gell estimated that “only one and a half” of the six roundtables were viable.

“They’ve not worked; the commu-nity doesn’t drive itself.”

Despite this failure and the bio-sphere’s low public profi le, Mr Gell

Gell to step down from biosphereGell to step down from biosphere

Bowing out: Rob Gell has given notice he will step down as head of the Western Port Biosphere next year. Picture: Keith Platt

believes it is “in its strongest position ever”, but wants its fi ve municipal partners – Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Casey, Cardinia and Bass Coast – “to talk about their biosphere objectives; it’s their project”.

Although Frankston City had de-

cided against fi nancing the biosphere in its current budget, “they should be asking what they can do for it, not what it can do for them”.

Mr Gell said the biosphere belonged to local government and Frankston did not have an option of “walking away”.

“They need to understand what their responsibility is,” he said, adding that it should not be necessary to “always educate Frankston councillors”.

“They don’t get it; it’s their project. They don’t get to buy in or out.”

Mr Gell said Bass Coast had “also not always paid in the past”, and al-though he believed Frankston’s CEO Dennis Hovenden was “in favour” of the biosphere, “I’ve got to say there’s a way to go in convincing the council”.

“They’re not contributing dollars or nominating anyone to sit on the board but it’s their constitutional responsi-bility,” he said.

Conversely, Mornington Peninsula Shire was contributing $40,000 to the biosphere – double what was requested of Frankston – and its CEO Michael Kennedy remained “un-equivocally supportive”.

He cited the shire’s Best Bites cam-paign as the type of cooperation that should be entered into between the biosphere and member councils.

Mr Gell said the biosphere was responsible for securing $2.7 million of government grants for several pro-jects that would otherwise not have come to the region.

He said “it might be a good thing” for the next chairman to live in the area.

He cites the Noosa Biosphere in Queensland as a success, with Sunshine Coast Council putting it in charge of its tourism program. The Western Port Biosphere’s dealings with fi ve separate local governments were more tricky, he said.

STROKE patients on the Mornington Peninsula have a new tool to help their recovery. Frankston Hospital’s acute stroke unit is the fi rst in Australia to use the National Stroke Foundation’s My Stroke Journey program, which provides a pack containing information, a care plan and what to do once they are home from hospital.

“Being in hospital can be overwhelming and hard for patients to absorb a lot of information,” speech pathologist Claire Jones said.

“The packs provide a starting point to help people understand what has happened to them and what their journey might involve.

“It is an all-round resource for supporting patients in their recovery and a good source of information for when they are home and do not have immediate access to a clinician.

Stroke patients have many different types of clinicians providing care throughout their recovery process including doctors, nurses, physio-therapists, social workers, speech pathologists, dieticians and occupational therapists.

“The new tool not only helps patients but also assures the many clinicians looking after them that they have basic education about their condition,” Ms Jones said.

“Although all stroke patients received education of some form before the implementation of the packs, clinicians are now guaranteed that all patients will consistently receive the same information.”

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Mystery remains over shearwater wreckMystery remains over shearwater wreckBy Keith PlattIT’S Melbourne Cup day and there could not be a more contrasting set of fashions. Six-inch high heels. Short, tight dresses (geometric patterns and contrasting colours are popular), hats and fascinators. There is no lack of feathers.

Crossing the road or alighting from vehicles at the kerb, these fi nely made-up women totter along the foot-path, mingling with the throng wear-ing thongs, boardshorts and T-shirts. A few brightly coloured cheesecloth creations, but all beachwear.

I’m in Hastings St, Noosa Heads. A cloudless sky and the well-dressed (if not well-heeled, certainly looking the part) are off to the closest thing Queensland can offer to the Mel-bourne Cup races – a restaurant or ho-tel cashing in with a cup day special. Security guards make sure the passing parade is kept at a safe distance.

Over the sand dune (covered by multi-storey developments), the sea laps the beaches of Laguna Bay the same as always – crystal clear and emerald segueing to azure toward the horizon.

Kids make a splash on their body-boards and a stand-up paddler moves toward the point. There’s no chance of a wave, but he’s dressed for the sun and has a backpack, so he’s probably aiming to have a private picnic under a pandanus somewhere around the corner.

All seems well with the world until the kids call their parents to look at the brown bundle of feathers being buffeted in the shorebreak.

The feathers are soft, downy, almost like fur.

Finally washed onto the sand and then left by the retreating wave, the bundle gives a slight tremor. A head with a black beak is half-raised, drops down, and sand fi lls its nostrils.

A short-tailed shearwater, or mut-tonbird (Puffi nus tenuirostris), dies.

The father consoles his children and carries the stricken bird up the beach. As a family they will bury the bird and the children will have a lesson in the ways of the world. Nature in action.

Weeks ago, this bird, one of an estimated 23 million, responded to in-stinct and had a fi nal feed in the Ber-ing Sea (between Alaska and Siberia) before fl ying south to its birthplace on a tussock-covered cliff face overlook-ing Bass Strait in southern Australia.

But something happened on the way home.

One of tens, probably hundreds of thousands being washed up on beaches all down the east coast, the shearwater is a victim of a phenome-non that seems to occur every decade or so.

The birds can’t make it back to their breeding colony.

The day after the Cup, the dressed-up men (less fl amboyant than the women: shirts, few ties, lightweight shoes and cotton trousers, some shorts) and women have escaped their birdcage. Hoarse-voiced they sit sip-ping coffees, watching the parade in Hastings St.

On the beach, more bodies have been left by the overnight tide to be overrun by insects and pecked by crows and seagulls. Nature nour-ishes at the same time as it ravages a population.

The number of dead appears much greater at nearby Sunshine and Alexandria beaches where the council isn’t collecting the bodies that might offend sensitive tourists.

Sitting out in the surf, boardrid-ers are buzzed by seemingly healthy

shearwaters while other birds paddle aimlessly, sometimes heading for a board or, more often, going toward shore.

The paddlers can only watch as the fl ock wheels above the waves, birds peeling off every now and then to catch an updraft along a swell.

The birds cry out to each other with a sort of squeak. Do those in the water know they will never again spread their wings and seek an updraft along the line of a wave? Do those passing overhead recognise those below are doomed?

Sitting on a board between swells, several shearwaters at different times plop near me into the water. They paddle and preen, but never take off.

Exhausted, they paddle toward the board, only seeming to see the human straddled across it when they get within a few centimetres. I slide off, gently offering the board, but there are no takers.

Away they drift, blown gently to-ward the beach by the slight afternoon onshore wind. Once in the break they are powerless. Short legs and narrow, pointed wings so essential to long-distance fl ight are useless against the whitewater.

Soon, their bodies join hundreds of others strewn along the sand, part of the high tide line of fl otsam where spiders crabs emerge from holes to grab a morsel before disappearing underground.

Less than a week earlier I was sit-ting in another beach break. Colder and more powerful, the scene at Gun-namatta was the same: bird bodies.

Bird observers describe this mass

periodic death of shearwaters as a wreck.

I can only recall seeing such num-bers of dead and dying shearwaters once before, on beaches north and south of Eden on the NSW south coast. That was in the mid-1970s and I spent some time on a glassy morn-ing “rescuing” beached shearwaters. With my limited knowledge about shearwaters, I presumed they needed a launching pad, a take-off platform to get back into the air.

One after another was carried gingerly up to the top of the small sand dune from where, I presumed, it would rest up a bit before heading back out to sea to resume the journey south.

On returning, I was dismayed to fi nd each and every one of my rescued birds either dead at the top of the dune or dead at the bottom, totally drained of life force.

Back in Noosa, the Noosa News runs a story headed “Sad deaths but it is nature’s work” listing the second wave of “natural strandings” in three weeks.

The paper says the birds die of “ex-haustion or natural causes” and carries a “recommendation” from the council not to touch dead or dying birds.

“Sadly, there is a low recovery and release rate from natural stranding events such as this one.”

Coincidentally, there is a lot of pumice stone being washed onto the beaches and in the past week I haven’t spotted one whale, usually quite com-mon at this time of year.

My imagination pictures the pumice and noxious gases spewing from the

mouth of an undersea volcano.One week after the Cup there are

still plenty of shearwaters in the air around Noosa’s beaches, but fewer new bodies on the beach. Those that are fl ying seem to be heading north, the opposite direction to where they nest.

The latest expert opinion points to warmer water being responsible for fewer krill, a species near the base of the marine food chain.

Scientists say krill, squid and smaller fi sh are seeking deeper, colder waters.

Phillip Island Nature Park’s ranger Graeme Burgan said fewer mutton-birds than normal had arrived in the fi rst week of September.

The drop in numbers was initially attributed to strong onshore winds, even a typhoon off Thailand, “but we don’t really know – no one is travel-ling with the birds”.

He said tens of thousands had died between Fraser Island and Adelaide, something that seemed to happen about once a decade in conjunction with El Nino events that affected winds across the Pacifi c Ocean.

However, mass deaths “seem to have occurred every two years or so lately”.

Burgan said muttonbirds travelled up to 2000 kilometres a day, often fl y-ing close to the jet stream or near the surface of the ocean.

They did not feed during the two-week migration south and if not “full of food” at the start were “behind the eight ball” with no energy left to look for food on arrival at their nesting grounds.

While estimates are continuing with this year’s count, it is known that more than one million muttonbirds were once recorded dying off the Tasmanian coast.

Despite the deaths, most nesting burrows at Phillip Islands are being used by muttonbirds.

“I think many of the dead birds are last year’s juveniles, which usually stay in the northern hemisphere until they are three,” Burgan said. “They hang out mainly in the eastern Pacifi c, including California and Canada, before making their way to the Bering Sea where they meet up with adult birds coming south to breed.”

He said there had been anecdotal reports of a drop in the amount of krill in the areas where muttonbirds feed “but no one is monitoring this to any extent”.

Burgan said the sardine industry in the north “collapsed this year but it’s still early days and all we can do is observe. This is all hypothetical”.

“The birds do not eat much krill in the northern hemisphere, mainly small fi sh and crustaceans. If they do not eat enough before they leave, they may have an energy debt and run out of energy when returning [south].

“The krill in Bass Strait is a smaller species than the krill in Antarctic waters. Unless there are swarms on the surface, the birds have to expend too much energy diving for them individually – too much effort for too little reward and they can’t build energy reserves.”

However, the larger species of krill made up part of the muttonbird diet when the birds fl ew close to Antarc-tica during their “honeymoon” – after mating and selecting a burrow but before laying and incubating their eggs.

Although muttonbirds are one of the most researched birds in the world, the mass deaths remain unex-plained.

While they seem in no way threatened as a species, the wreck and reasons for it may be a graphic illustration of the effects of global warming.

Race to the strait: Partygoers celebrated Cup Day at Noosa, above, while hundreds of thousands ofshort-tailed shearwaters were dying during their annual migration to nesting colonies in Bass Strait, left.Pictures: Keith Platt (top and left) andGary Sissons (far left)


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SPA report outdatedSPA report outdatedI WOULD like to point out that the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA) fi nal report by [Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Director of Sus-tain able Communities] Marilyn Kear ney is based on outdated costings and borrowings. Therefore, the report is incorrect and invalid, and must be redrafted.

The report states that “the adopted Strategic Re-source Plan (SRP) pro vides for future borrowings of $12 million over two years for the con struction of SPA. This has not been updated to refl ect more recent estimates for the cost of construction”.

This means that their own con sultants’ cost-ings of at least $7 million required for the extra foundations necessary to build on the unstable Rose bud foreshore have not been in cluded in the report. But, hey, who cares about the cost?

We are told by certain councillors (who repre-sent us all) that SPA is a necessity and what the disadvantaged residents of Rosebud and Rosebud West wish for.

What we wish for is decent and afford able housing and services. The mas sive council bor-rowings required to build this one complex mean our rates will increase considerably. If rates go up, rents go up. How is this helping the disadvan-taged in our community?

Doris Campbell, Rosebud

Lack of infoLack of infoFOLLOWING Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors voting to build the Southern Penin-sula Aquatic Centre (SPA) on the foreshore at Rosebud, I have to ask: has the world gone mad, or at least tipped on its axis?

How could any advanced civilisation approve major works without plans or costing for any project, regardless of its size?

I would consider any councillor vot ing for the construction of SPA at any site without this infor-mation to be completely incompetent.

This type of information is considered to be es-sential for the smallest house hold project so why is it being dis regarded for such a large project? Is it because the decision-makers have absolutely no consideration for the on going costs the ratepay-ers will ulti mately have to pay? Or is it “they just don’t care because they are using money from other people’s pockets”?

With Australia’s economy in the dol drums, in-creases in the cost of liv ing, employment oppor-tunities dimi nishing, housing costs, etc increas-ing, now is not the time to gamble our money on a huge local project.

This is not the way to run any society – wake up councillors and put this project on hold until all information is available and a sensible decision can be made.

P Mulholland, Rosebud

Foreshore Taj MahalForeshore Taj MahalTHERE must have been a strong perception that offi cers of Mornington Penin sula Shire were bi-ased in their consideration of the Southern Penin-sula Aquatic Centre project, which prompted shire CEO Michael Kennedy to publish a state-ment on the shire’s website to the effect that all shire offi cers were “professionally indifferent” to the location of SPA and/or the project proceeding or not.

Having now had the opportunity of reading the offi cer-prepared report recommending SPA, it is diffi cult to align Dr Kennedy’s “professionally indifferent” statement with the com pletely “blue

sky”, “sugar coated” analysis of SPA contained in the report. It would appear that the perception has become the reality.

While fully supporting Dr Kennedy’s assess-ment that the role of shire offi cers is “...to provide advice to council”, such advice should be without fear or favour; that is, it needs to be warts and all, and not provided in a manner that supports the outcome that (at least six councillors in this instance) council was seeking, without the slight-est con tra diction.

The report clearly became the means that the six councillors needed to achieve their ends, as it was chock-full of favours but without any men-tion or analysis of the many number of fears that should have been brought to councillors’ atten-tion, to ensure they had a balanced picture on which to make a decision.

Now we have Cr David Gibb stating that SPA would include “a restaurant on the top fl oor”, when there would appear to be no mention of such inclusion in the report; one wonders whether Dr Kennedy and his colleagues actually have any control over this process at all or is it all down to the whim of Cr Gibb, et al?

It is starting to appear SPA is more about the creation of a Taj Mahal that will serve as a last-ing monument to the legacy of Cr Gibb and his fellow fi ve supportive councillors, rather than a functional, cost-effective piece of community in-frastructure.

With project costing not yet estab lished and the scope of SPA not fi xed (for example, the newly announced restaurant), perhaps the size of the brass commemorative plaque may need to be in-creased to include a line that details of what the real cost to the shire’s ratepayers was, both this largess (capital and operational) and the detri-mental fi nancial impact SPA will have on existing Rosebud businesses that offer the same range of services that SPA is intended to provide.

But whatever you do, Dr Kennedy, do not spell the councillors’ names incorrectly on the plaque.

Stuart Allen, Dromana

No visionNo visionON Wednesday 18 December, I attended the Red Hill Ward community ward meeting specifi cally to hear what our councillor – Frank Martin – had to say.

Instead of hearing directly from Cr Martin, he had with him a number of council offi cers who were given the task of fi elding questions from residents and ratepayers.

While offi cers did their best, there were a num-ber of questions they couldn’t answer. For exam-ple, how much capital funding is scheduled to be spent in Red Hill Ward this year, and what is the annual fi nancial loss of Pelican Park Recreation Centre?

Even Cr Martin could not answer a number of questions adequately – despite having been given these at least a week or more before the meeting.

Cr Martin is entering his sixth year in offi ce – I would expect that he should be in a position to easily answer questions that relate to his ward.

I would also expect he could arti culate for his constituents his vision for the ward – unfortunate-ly even this was too much for him to achieve. It is time for a change.

Irene Wyld, Friends of Cape Schanck

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LIBRARIES on the peninsula are encouraging borrowers to read a Victorian book during the holidays, and are also running a workshop to encourage people to write their memoirs.

The 10 Summer Read books are 2013 releases written by a Victorian author, set in Victoria or about Victorians.

“After the often hectic pace of life throughout the year, the Summer Read encourages us all to relax and recharge – and the best way to do this is with a terrifi c book,” Stephanie Wilson, the shire’s library services and programs coordinator, said.

The free two-part Making a Start on Your Memoirs workshop with Ed Marshall is at Mornington Library 10am-midday on 23 January and 10am-midday on 29 January. Details: 5950 1705.

Books in the Summer Read:The Battle For Lone Pine: Four Days of Hell at the Heart of Gallipoli, David W Cameron (Penguin, non-fi ction).

A World of Other People, Steven Carroll (HarperCollins fi ction).Sisters of Spicefi eld, Fran Cusworth (Random House, fi ction).Love With a Chance of Drowning: A Memoir, Torre DeRoche (Penguin, memoir).The Memory Trap, Andrea Goldsmith (HarperCollins, fi ction).Blood Witness, Alex Hammond (Penguin, crime fi ction).Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport, Anna Krien (Black Inc, non-fi ction).Is It Just Me? Confessions of an Over-sharer, Chrissie Swan (Black Inc, autobiography).Father Bob: Larrikin Priest, Sue Williams (Penguin, biography).The Swan Book, Alexis Wright (Giramondo, fi ction).

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Compiled by Matt VowellFrom the pages of the Mornington Standard, 3 January 2014 A GLOOM was cast over the holiday weekend at Sorrento by the occur-rence of a drowning fatality early Sunday morning.

The victim, Hugh Augustus Johns, was a well known fi gure in Mel-bourne football circles, a keen player in his younger days, and had lately been acting as trainer for the Essen-don club.

He was 44 years of age, single, and resided at 50 Curzon Street, North Melbourne.

In company with several young men Johns was spending a few days on holiday at Sorrento, and about 8am on Sunday he went with his compan-ions to bathe from the back beach.

Shortly after entering the water he was heard to cry that he had taken cramp, and immediately one of the party named Hendy went to his as-sistance.

Johns was, however, carried out by the undertow, and although Sweet-man, another member of the party, also went to his assistance, the unfor-tunate man was carried out to sea.

By this time Sweetman and Hendry were themselves in diffi culties, but fortunately members of the Port Melbourne Swimming Club, who were camped on the cliffs,witnessed the accident, and arrived on the beach with ropes.

Mr Howlett, a teacher of life sav-ing in the Education department, tied a rope around his waist, and, in swimming out, he was able to rescue Sweetman, who was in a thoroughly

exhausted condition. Hendy managed to make his own way to land.

***OWING to the closing of the Melbourne Printing Works for the holiday we were unable to secure the calendars for this issue. They will be presented to our readers, next issue.

***MRS H. Cameron advertises in this issue that she has commenced a grocery business in Bay Street, Frankston. A share of public patron-age is solicited.

***WE are pleased to learn that Mr R. Nunn, our old and tried representa-tive, has consented to again seek mu-nicipal honors.

Mr B Ford, who was mentioned as a likely starter, hasb been scratched, but the old stayer, Mr W. A. Korner, is in good nick and going some.

***THE Bazar and Sale of Gifts in aid of the Catholic Church debt was opened on Thursday afternoon by the Hon. A. Downward,M.L.A. There has been a good attendance each evening. The bazaar closes tonight (Saturday), and the art union will be publicly drawn in the Mechanic’s Institute, Morn-ington.

***MESSRS Brody and .Mason notify that, owing to the Frankston show being held on the date of their usual monthly market at Somerville, the date for this month has been altered to Wednesday January 21st.

***TENDERS will be received by the secretary of the Frankston H and A Association, up to Saturday 10th

January, for sole rights to sell light refreshments, fruits, soft drinks, and ice cream.

***WE are desired by the Chief Inspector under the Sheep Dipping Act, Depart-ment of Agriculture, to intimate to Sheep Owners that the Amending Sheep Dipping Act 1913 abolishes the Clean Certifi cate provided for under the Act of 1909, and prescibes that, with only one minor exception, all sheep and lambs must be dipped off shears, or kept in a securely fenced paddock and dipped within sixty days. A return of Sheep Dipped must be furnished to the Chief Inspector, Department of Agriculture, within thirty days of Dipping. The period during which an Owner may not be compelled to dip Unshorn Sheep and Lambs is reduced to the period, April to October both months inclusive.

***AN interesting relic in the form of a map by Charles Laing, Architect and Surveyor and dated December 8th, 1847 is now on exhibition in Messrs Brody and Mason’s window, Bay Street offi ce.

This map exibits its subdivisions into Wards, Blocks, and Allotments with the names of the original pur-chasers, of all sold lands; the position of public buildings, and other valu-able topographical information of the period, compiled and arranged from the most authentic sources.

The document is the property of Mr Benjamin Baxter, JP of Frankston.

Amongst the many names thereon of original purchasers. we notice the name of Benjamin Baxter, being the late Captain Baxter, father of the

present person under that name. John Bateman, A. B. Spark, Robert Hodle, Geo Ward Cole, J. P. Fawkner and many more well known men of those times appear.

The map takes in from Spencer Street along Flinders Street to Spring Street, along Spring Street to Latrobe Street, back to Spencer Street, with sections of East Melbourne, Colling-wood and Fitzroy,

If these old purchasers of 66 years ago could attend a clearing sale of all the above lots as then sold at current values including improvements, they would require a trifl e more cash or a more sympathetic banking communi-ty than exists at the present time, and Mr Mason of the above fi rm states that he would consider having done a fair days work with the hammer, if entrusted with the selling thereof.

***THE Tyabb Xmas Fair and Tree, in aid of the Church of England building fund, has, like all the previous efforts of the Ladie’s Guild, resulted in a splendid fi nancial success.

The hall was attractively deco-rated, and contained fi ve stalls and the “Tree” which held 200 articles that were distributed by one shilling tickets.

Refreshments were served in a large marquee, adjoining the hall, (kindly lent by Mr Hoban) and was splendidly managed by Mesdames Oakley, Steer, Boe, Bramsden, and Miss Alden.

The Guild stall, which contained a splendid assortment of valuable arti-cles of every description, was in the capable hands of Mesdames Wood-house, and C Denham, and Misses

Eva and Houfe. The toy stall, which was continu-

ally monopolized by the children, was managed by Misses Mair, Ross, and Mills.

Soft drinks and ice cream, (sold out both evenings) was in the hands of Mesdames A Mills and F Unthank, while the sweets and fruit stalls were in charge of Miss Cole and Miss E, Grienke.

The tree tickets were all sold on Xmas eve and the tree was dismantled about 10pm after which everyone had a prize and wore smiling faces which indicated that they were pleased with their evening’s investment.

The members of the Guild are to be again congratulated on their success. The gross takings amounted to £10 odd, which, after the expenses have been deducted, will leave a very sub-stantial profi t, which will be handed over to the building fund.

***THE secretary of the Tyabb Cricket Club has made arrangements for the annual trip to Rhyll, (Phillip Island) again this year. A party of thirty have booked their seats in the motor launch “Undaunted” which will leave Hastings at 11 o’clock this morning and return the same evening. The trip is looked forward to every year with great interest and has always been thoroughly enjoyed by those who join in.

***THE heavy gales, which raged here during last week have done consider able damage among the fruit trees. Several sheds were unroofed and pine trees blown to the ground, in some places doing considerable damage.

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We should start with a hard-hitting advertising campaign. Just like the TAC adverts that so terrifi ed me that I gave up driving altogether between the years 1995 to 1997, we should start with a series of commercials so depraved and undeniably horrifying that people will not only stop using their phones whilst walking but will take to their devices with the nearest hammer, just to be sure. I can see it now – a young man is walking down the street, wholly absorbed in his smart phone as he updates his status to ‘idiot’, before being blown to smithereens by a stray bolt of lightning. Granted, it’s an unlikely scenario, but it’s more believable than having him get eaten by a giant rock-et-propelled guinea pig screaming out of the storm water drain. Although that too would be awesome.

I know it’s too late. The digital horse has bolted and can now be downloaded as an app. People are ad-dicted to their smart phones. So much so that they’re quite happy to ignore all the things that are actually hap-pening around them simply to stare longingly into its electronic face. But as absorbing as a phone might be, it’s a useful thing to look up every once in a while, if for no other reason than to avoid crashing into something else. Surely the day cannot be too far away where tech-savvy people can download an app that will alert them to on-coming hazards without having to go to the extraordinary effort of raising their chins.

It undermines a key construct of civilization that has evolved over generations. For thousands of years it

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Big Brother contestants. Most kids want a bicycle or a new book for their birthday. Not Alexander Bell. This weirdo devoted his childhood to badgering his parents into giving him a middle name, until they fi nally acquiesced when he turned eleven. Apparently, when he unwrapped it, young Bell was inconsolable as he desperately wanted ‘Danger’ to be his middle name but was lumped, instead, with ‘Graham’. They should have just given him a Playstation. Notwithstanding that he invented the infernal device that no so plagues us, Bell himself refused to have a tel-ephone in his own study. Chances are, Alexander Graham Bell rarely felt the need to check his facebook page.

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IT’S enough to make a grown man cry. We had the pleasure of four hours from ‘par excellence’ interviewer Kerry O’Brien with Mr Paul Keating casting today’s leaders into insig-nifi cance, followed by the loss of the great Nelson Mandela and a feeling of melancholy, but importantly, a re-fl ection on a great man. A democratic and free society in harmony and equal opportunity is but a dream, but it’s a nice dream. Alas to our leaders, the untried Bill Shorten with Tony Abbott and little Joey calling the shots. But there’s more, with Geoff Shaw bully-ing both sides of state politics and an ageing taxi driver. We search in vain for a hero. Only a matter of time be-fore they start in on Mandela; racism never sleeps. Far right wing acolyte Andrew Bolt fi rst in, as expected. Mandela’s words: “It is only such a free press (critical and independent) that can temper the appetite of any government to amass power at the expense of the citizen.” We wish.

***YES, I know, merry Christmas, a time for giving. Tra lah lah lah lah, lah lah lah lah. Food, drink and empty pockets. Did I send gifts; no, rubbish. Do I receive gifts; yes, but I don’t eat chocolates or biscuits. How hard is it to realise I use dove soap and love honey? Maybe a packet of cigarettes? I’ll visit darling at the cemetery, say

some nice words in case she (and the big man) are listening. At my age it’s safer to have a bob each way. A hair-cut, shower and shave, different shirt. Well, people tell you how well you’re travelling, niceness, part of the game. Never forgetting Rudoph’s shiny nose and Denis Walter. The calm before the storm leading into the horror of January. Happy Christmas Day and New Year to all. Have respect for others, use the rubbish bins, enjoy the views.

***FURTHER, an unhappy new year to those holier than thou ASIO agents who raided the home and offi ce of East Timor lawyer Bernard Col-laery over the Timor spy claims. They’re only doing their jobs yeah? But we were doing the spying, for profi t apparently? 1984? In what way is this benefi tting we Austral-ians? And Indonesia? Back in 1954 at Victoria Barracks, I was warned against associating with a friend by my ASIO mate. Advice I ignored. They had (more so now obviously) a ‘born to rule’ mentality. Would Rudd have handled it better than Tony? Surely there’s a need for ASIO, but equally, surely there’s a “no-go” area, particularly East Timor, the presi-dent’s wife, let alone the president? Did Kevvy approve or like Manuel in Faulty Towers “I know nothing”? If

not, why not and who did? Shades of Murdoch’s crowd in London. As for wankers questioning the necessity of an apology and suggesting no foreign aid, ignorance reigns supreme. Politi-cians and power games. Humbug. Enjoy your lobsters.

***MOSTLY we are no better and no worse off, so don’t get yourself all worked up to a state of self-righteousness by mouthing off from what you’ve read/indoctrinated in the Herald-Sun. Saying Nelson Mandela was a great man doesn’t square you up from racism, or saying wogs are wogs or suggesting some females dress “asking for it”. If you’re going to put down other people, any other people – Italians, Greeks, Latvians, Aborigines – Andrew Bolt simply be-cause of race, colour or stupidity, you have no right to stand in judgement of right or wrong in your attitude to political correctness, fairness and Andrew Demetriou.

***IT’S those little things. Betty Preston of Rosebud (in a letter to The News) was having a go at reporter Mike Hast who labelled her group of six ratepay-ers as a “loose alliance” in the matter of the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre. Says Betty: “six community-minded individuals as part of the silent majority”. What made Betty

assume she was part of the silent majority? Stuart Allen, again on the SPAC saga, suggests no need for an-other 25-metre lap pool when there’s one in close proximity, refering to the pool on the Rosebud industrial estate; restricted space, never to be compared to a same size lap pool envisaged for the open relaxed aquatic centre.

***ENGLISH actor Bill Nighy described the feeling of many actors “at any moment I thought someone would come and tap me on the shoulder and ask what I was doing here”. A form of insecurity common to many. Psy-chologists Suzanne Imes and Pauline Clance describe it as the “imposter syndrome”, as good a name as any. Andrew Bolt said he felt it when he began on his Channel 10 show saying “Don’t love yourself more, work harder, learn, and do a good job.” Good for you boyo; not sure about the “learn” bit.

***AT least I wasn’t silly enough to vote for Tony Abbott. No minister for science, no carbon pricing, no $500 super benefi t for low paid workers, no mining tax, no childcare workers cash ($300 million), no Holdens, no negative gearing changes ($5 billion), no public transport money, Gonski crapski – and everything is Labor’s fault. Tony’s a Christian and I’m a

monkey’s uncle.***

MASTER of overstatement Lord Mayor Robert Doyle: “Our waterfront will be bigger than Circular Key”...We thank The Age newspaper for the Christmas Essentials liftout, none of which were essential... Congratula-tions Kicka O’Rourke, Rye Football Club president, on successfully completing 50 end-of-season trips...When a letter begins with the words “It’s quite obvious to anyone with intelligence”, the writer is a fool...The fi ve stages of love: quality time together, words of affi rmation, gifts, physical touches and performing acts of service. Bugger, I failed all. Ahh, but more success with the big four of life: gambling, drinking, sex and cigarettes; three out of four is not too bad... One of the great luxuries of life is to have someone who really likes you, or loves you. Don’t analyse it, appreciate it...hooroo.

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AZTEC Records has released two of Madder Lakes’ classic 70s albums, Stillpoint and Butterfl y Farm. All of their singles are included, along with some rare live tracks.

Released in 1973, Stillpoint remains one of the most innovative and endur-ing progressive albums of the period. The two hit singles released from the album, Goodbye Lollipop and 12-lb Toothbrush, were balanced by the longer psychedelic blues of album track Salmon Song and Listen to the Morning Sunshine.

Recorded in just six days, Stillpoint highlights Madder Lake’s distinctive sound, which was mostly due to the combination of Fettes unique (often effects laden) vocals, Mason’s under-stated blues-tinged guitar playing, the sparse yet effective use of McKin-non’s keyboards, and the agile drive of the rhythm section. The album contains bonus tracks Bumper Bar Song, Country Blues, Down the River (live), 12-lb Toothbrush (live), plus some tracks live at Garrison.

The follow-up, Butterfl y Farm, was to be Madder Lake’s last album of the 70s – an all too brief run for one of our best bands of the 70s. This set features one of my favourite Madder Lake songs, Booze Blues. Bonus tracks include It’s All in Your Head, I Get High, Rodney’s Birthday (live at Garrison) and Lizards (live at Gar-rison).

Madder lake was born in Mel-bourne and came to prominence after the Sunbury Rock Festival in 1972 and scored a recording contract with Mushroom Records then recorded their fi rst single, Goodbye Lollipop, later that year, which was released in February 1973 and made the national charts. The album Stillpoint followed a few months later. The second single from the album 12-lb Toothbrush became their biggest hit.

Madder Lake is Kerri McKenna (bass), Jack Kreemers (drums), John McKinnon (keyboards), Mick Fettes (vocals), Brendan Mason (guitar) and Andy Cowan (keyboards).

Both albums digitally remastered by Gil Matthews and liner notes by Ian McFarlane.

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FROM May 1965 to January 1971, Normie Rowe (pictured above with Gary Turner) dominated the Top 40 charts, scoring thirteen hits. It would have been greater if not for the Viet-nam War, in which Normie served for almost two years.

Normie was a church choir boy and took up playing the guitar in his school years at Northcote High School and he would play at the Alphington Methodist Church.

Normie was later discovered by Melbourne DJ Stan Rofe, who introduced Normie to a local dance promoter.

Normie signed a record deal with Sunshine Records and had his fi rst No.1 hit with It Ain’t Necessarily So from the musical Porgy and Bess.

Aztec Records has released Normie Rowe’s fi rst three albums on CD remastered by Gil Matthews and include

It Ain’t Necessarily So, But it is Normie Rowe (1965) was his debut album, featuring a searing version of Shakin All Over plus four bonus tracks live from Festival Hall and the

Coca-Cola jingle Normie Rowe A Go Go (1965), his second album, came just months after his debut album and contains the hit Que Sera Sera plus eight bonus tracks, including a rare live version of Que Sera Sera and six instrumental tracks by Normie’s back-ing band The Playboys.

A Wonderful Feeling (1967) Normie;s third album concentrating on his musical heartland, the singers he loved to listen to and who moved him, featuring the hit single Pride and Joy plus six bonus tracks, including Town Without Pity.

All these albums have been digi-tally remastered by Gil Matthews and A Wonderful Feeling features rare photos and liner notes by Ed Nim-mervoll.

Ed Nimmervoll also assisted Nor-mie with his latest book The Normie Rowe Story (New Holland)

Normie: The Normie Rowe Story takes a journey from his early school days at Northcote, his army years, his family and his tough times through marriage and speaks about the death of his eight-year-old son, Adam, his time at drama school, his return to Vi-etnam and the major highs and lows of his career.

This is a great read and Nimmerv-oll and Rowe have given this book a unique edge, with providing readers a rare insight into the facts on Normie Rowe the singer, family man and general knockabout Aussie.

I have had the pleasure of work-ing with Normie Rowe many times and fi nd him one of the most humble entertainers in the Australian rock industry.

Christmas 2013 had brought a new woman into his life, Penny. Normie said: “Ms Penelope Perrin and l have become engaged to be married. We are looking forward to having an extremely happy life together.”

Normie Rowe will team up with Colleen Hewett and Johnny Young to take guests through their incredible musical journeys, with a show full of chartbusting hits and memories, with

songs such as Que Sera Sera, Ooh La La!, It’s Not Easy, It Ain’t Necessarily So, Day By Day, Superstar, Dreaming My Dreams, Wind Beneath My Wings, Step Back, Cara Lyn, All My Loving and many more. The concert is on at The Palms, Crown, on 14-15 Febru-ary. Bookings 132 849 or 9299 9030.

***NOEL Gallagher has turned down a $36 million offer to reunite with his brother for an Oasis anniversary tour.

Noel has been embroiled in feud with singer Liam Gallagher since 2009, when tensions between the brothers resulted in a split of the band.

***OSCAR-winning actress Joan Fon-taine has died aged 96 in California. Fontaine won Best Actress in 1941 for her role as naïve wife in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Suspicion.

Fontaine was married four times.***

ACTOR Peter O’Toole died aged 81 in his London home last week. His Oscar nominations included Goodbye Mr Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (72), The Lion in Winter (1968).

O’Toole gave up drinking in 1975 after health issues and surgery, but he did not give up smoking. He accepted an honorary Oscar in 2003, quipping “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride, my foot”. O’Toole will always be remembered for his role in Lawrence of Arabia.

***KISS, Peter Gabriel and Nirvana will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt and Hall & Oates will also be inducted. Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after their fi rst release.


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PROVINCIALBy IT Gully AT the halfway mark of the MPCA Provincial cricket season, pre-season favourites Sorrento and Mornington are the teams to beat.

The Sharks and the Dogs, along with Baxter, remain undefeated after six rounds.

Sorrento is 12 points clear at the top of the table after scoring an outright victory against neighbour Rye. The Sharks don’t rely on any one player, despite the fact Nick Jewell has 342 runs at an average of 68. Leigh Poholke is next best with 196 and Jedd Falck with 156. The Sharks have two of the top 11 wicket-takers in the competition. Andrew (AJ) King has 23 wickets (ranked one) and Nick Davern has 15.

The Doggies are fl ying and are still the best side in the competition. Ben Clements is at the top of the competition run-scorers with 433 runs at an average of 86.6. Anthony Gapes is in the top 10 with 245 runs at 61.25 and Luke Popov has 139 runs and 16 wickets.

Baxter is eight points behind second-placed Mornington after winning fi ve of six games. Dale Irving has been the standout player for Baxter with 298 runs at 49.6 as well as 13 wickets. Shane McComb has 183 runs and Leigh Paterson 151. Adrian Mack is the leading wicket-taker with 15.

Long Island, which welcomed Scott Phillips and Andrew Tweddle (19 wickets at 8.47) back to the fold this season, has nudged its way into fourth place, slightly ahead of Langwarrin on percentage. Justin Bridgeman has been the best of the Islanders’ batsmen so far with 212 runs, ahead of Paul Hartle (175) and Phillips (169). Phillips also has 14 wickets, proving he is one of the best all-rounders in the game.

The Kangaroos were the surprise packet after the opening four rounds, winning all matches and sitting atop the ladder.

However, they have been brought back to earth somewhat in the past two games, losing to the two top teams. The Kangas’ fi rst game in 2014 is against Baxter – it simply

must win to be considered a genuine fi nals contender.

Thirty-nine-year-old Danny Weare is the best of the Kangas’ bats and is ranked six in the competition with 278 runs at 69.5. Teenager Michael Edwards has 182 and Andy Johnson 161. As might be expected, Dwayne Doig leads the bowlers with 21, ranked fi fth in the competition.

Crib Point, as always, has been inconsistent. The Magpies’ best is some of the best cricket of all teams in the competition but it doesn’t display it enough. It is the only other side in the competition with an outright win, achieved over Mt Martha.

Luke Herrington has again been the standout performer for the Pies with 357 runs at an average of 51 as well as 14 wickets. He has more runs than Phillips and the same number of wickets. Henry Dolphin has 204 runs and Matt Blake is the third-highest run-scorer for the Magpies with 146. Brad Davidson has been the strongest performer with the ball and has snagged 21 wickets.

Mt Eliza has been a little

disappointing with three wins and three losses. Not having Justin Grant has been a big blow.

Luke Marshall heads the run-scorers at the Mounties with 222, while Tristan Faithfull has been consistent with 200. Jason Mathers is third-best with 151. Tom Baron is third-best bowler in the competition with 22 wickets but the Mounties don’t have another bowler in the top 20.

Heatherhill and Peninsula Old Boys are locked together on two wins.

Kristian Miller, 18, is ranked 10th in the competition for runs with 216 at 36, and skipper Matty Meagher is second with the ball with 22 wickets at 10.86. Randal Gamage has contributed 157 runs and Dean Shaw 154.

Eivion Bowen is the unlikely top run-scorer for the Old Boys with 143, Glen Prendergast has 135 and Jon Forrest 129. POB doesn’t have a bowler in the top 25 with Justin Parkes at 28 with eight wickets.

Bobby Wilson heads the Moorooduc run table with 322

at 53 to be ranked fourth in the competition. The Ducs are in 10th place with one win, a draw and four losses. Myles Cordeux has 166 runs and Nick Williams 148. Sushant Gupta is the Ducs’ leading wicket-taker with 10.

Mt Martha and Rye are both without wins. The Reds’ best run-scorer is Mitch Darville with 134, while big off-season recruit Corey Harris has just 129 runs next to his name. Tim Bateman is ranked 12th for wickets, snaring 15 so far.

Darren Groves, known for his bowling (16 wickets), is the best of the run-makers at Rye with 136. Next best is Ben Ashworth with 96.

The best bowling performances this season in the competition have come from Tom Baron (8/40) and Matty Meagher (8/56), while Dwayne Doig snared 7/73.

With the bat, Luke Herrington had an outstanding innings of 185, while Nick Jewell scored an unbeaten 157 last weekend. Ben Clements also has a ton, an unbeaten 129.

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DISTRICTBy IT Gully DELACOMBE Park and Somerville were the two teams many expected to be dominant forces in MPCA District cricket this season.

Delacombe Park is blessed with some outstanding talent and underachieved last season.

The club is sitting atop the ladder as we go into the Christmas break and is the one to beat heading into the second half of the season.

Jon Guthrie has been the standout performer with the bat for the Parkers, hitting 263 runs to be ranked third in the competition. The evergreen Nick Christides has 184 runs and Chris Brittain 178. Brittain also leads the way in the competition in bowling with 22 wickets, the underrated Shane Deal is ranked fi fth with 14 wickets at an average of 8.29 and Varun Singh has 14 wickets and is ranked seven.

Somerville made the grand fi nal last season and was expected to lift to another level.

At the halfway mark, Somerville sits in fourth on the ladder. Justin

Allsop (212 runs), Ben Delaney (198) and Nick Marshall (193) are all ranked in the top 12. Russell Wilkes leads the charge with the ball for the Eagles with 11 wickets and Aaron Kaddadz has 10.

Pines has probably been the surprise packet in District, winning fi ve of its six games to be in second place, just eight points from the top. The surprise comes when you look at the run-scorers. Brett Hudgson is the best with 176, although 96 of came in the last match. Jeremy Weare, who came out of retirement after about four seasons away, has 152 runs, while Ricky Ramsdale has 149. Pines’ bowlers are pretty good with the ball, too, with Ramsdale on 17 wickets and Brett Remy 14 wickets. Nick Wilcox has 10.

Main Ridge had a slow start to the season but has really hit its straps in the lead-up to Christmas. Its recent outright win over Seaford pushed it into third place, eight points clear of Somerville.

Run machine Gareth Wyatt leads the competition with 339 at an average of 84.75, while Ridge skipper

Brad Rossborough has 245. Michael Holmes is also in the top eight with 222. Jordan McCulley is the best of the bowlers with 14 wickets and Scott Millar has 13.

Seaford Tigers has also made a strong impression in District after winning the Sub-district grand fi nal last season. Star all-rounder Corey Hand has been at his fi nest again this season with bat and ball. He has 244 runs and 12 wickets. Ash Mills is the chief run-scorer for the Tigers with 257 and David James sneaks into the top 10 with 207.

Carrum has dropped off a little after playing fi nals last season. The Lions are three wins and three losses, but boast a pretty good percentage, which has kept them in the mix. The team’s young bowlers, Jackson Fry (10 wickets) and Lachy Dobson (nine wickets), have not had the same impact as last season, and Dean Polson has left the team. Shaun Foster continues to lead the way with the bat for the Lions with 258 runs and Jeremy Graves does the job with the ball with 12 wickets.

Hastings has been inconsistent. Its

good is strong enough to win games and its worst is woeful. A 50 per cent strike rate at this stage would be considered a pass mark for the Blues. Luke Hewitt has been the gun player with 168 runs and 14 wickets. Timmy Birch has also been good with the bat to be the club’s leading run-scorer with 188. Isuru Dias has 11 wickets.

Boneo has been a little disappointing but is still one of the teams fi ghting for fourth place, one of three teams on 36 points. Ryan Jellie with 169 runs is the best of the bats while Leigh Lowry is ranked 30 in the competition with 138 at an average of 23. Chris Jobling is the team’s leading wicket-taker with 11.

Flinders and Baden Powell have two wins from six matches. Flinders is rebuilding and must be patient. It certainly isn’t in danger of relegation. Andrew Power has been the talk of the town, scoring 270 runs to be ranked number two in the competition. Shane Beggs has 163 runs.

Baden Powell has under-performed, despite having a new look line-up. Its stars, including Anjula

Perera (86 runs at 14), haven’t set the world on fi re. Sam Mullavey is the top-ranked batsmen with 147 runs (ranked 27). Rhys Elmi is next best with 118. Thankfully Nathan Rice with 18 wickets has kept the Braves in some matches, while Perera has done a little better with the ball, snagging 12 scalps.

Seaford had a lot of players walk out on at the end of last season and was only a middle-of-the-road side in 2012-13. The team couldn’t afford to lose players, which is why it has just one win for the season. Damien Lawrence leads the way with both bat and ball, scoring 176 runs and taking 18 wickets. David Anderson has 136 runs.

This season has been another horror stretch for Ballam Park.

After being relegated two seasons ago (only to be reinstated because Hastings lost its points), it was relegated from Provincial last season. At the end of this season, the Knights will be relegated once again – to Sub-district. Matty Roach has 188 runs at an average of 23.50 and is the leading wicket-taker with 10.

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ON THE LINEBy Paul “Tracker” PingiaroSUMMER and fi shing go hand in hand – dangling a line while enjoying a yarn with friends and family form an integral part of our culture.

With so many options about where and when to cast a line, here’s a rundown on how to bag the catch of the day.

Many forget how blessed we are to have inland destinations for the avid angler.

Stocked with redfi n, rainbow and brown trout, and with rumours of black fi sh, eels and marron, Devilbend Reserve near Moorooduc is a sure winner. The recently reopened public reserve has fi shing platforms, picnic areas and toilets, and is a family friendly fi shing option.

If it’s a bream you’re after, Balcombe Creek at Mt Martha and Patterson River at Carrum are worth a try. Most popular methods are bait fi shing with prawns, but soft plastics are an option for the more adventurous or people wanting to avoid “bait fi ngers”.

No boat? No worries! You can venture out on a hire boat and do things at your own pace and in your own way or join a fi shing charter. For those in a hire boat, this time of year in Port Phillip is great for snapper but fl athead, squid, whiting, salmon and garfi sh are also common captures.

In Western Port, hire boat fi shers

can target gummy shark, whiting, elephant fi sh and fl athead.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a boat licence to hire a boat and with prices starting at $130 for a four-person boat for four hours, it’s a cost-effective way to get the family on the water.

Fishing charter boats target many different species at this time of year. From sharks to snapper, fl athead and squid, there is sure to be a charter operator to suit your requirements. Prices range from about $50 to $150 a person, depending on the type of fi sh targeted, boat and number of people on board.

The offshore waters of southern Victoria have a few hidden treasures.

Kingfi sh can be found off the ocean bommies between Barwon Heads and Kilcunda. The best method is to trawl lures or baits using 15-24kg equipment.

For those in search of a “toothy”, mako, blue, whaler and thrasher sharks are on the cards if you “chum up” in 40-80 metres of water in Bass Strait. The strait also holds some great bottom fi shing for fl athead, school and gummy shark. Some of the hotspots include Flinders bank and off Rye and Phillip Island.

Over summer in Port Phillip the focus slowly changes from snapper to whiting, squid and gummy shark.

In Western Port, whiting and gummy shark are the most common focus. Whiting school on the banks and weedbeds and are great fun for the whole family, while the channel

edges, reefs and holes are where gummies lurk.

Surf fi shing is a great option and with so many beaches on the peninsula, you’re sure to fi nd a nice quiet space in the early morning and evening. Salmon, fl athead, mullet, trevally, sharks and mulloway are all genuine targets. Gunnamatta, Point Leo, Sorrento and Merricks are all good options.

Pier fi shing is also very productive if you are seeking squid, snapper, garfi sh, salmon, fl athead and whiting. Popular fi shing piers include Mordialloc, Frankston, Mornington, Rye, Sorrento and Portsea. On Western Port, try Stony Point, Hastings and Warneet.

For the best tips on where the fi sh are biting, visit your local tackle shop; they’re sure to give you hot tips about where and how to bag a brace.

So grab the rods, organise the crew and get on the water (or pier) this holiday season. Who knows, you might catch the fi sh of a lifetime.

And remember to play it safe on the water. Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro has been fi shing since he could hold a rod and stay in the boat. He has boat hire businesses in Mornington at Scout Beach on Port Phillip and Yaringa Boat Harbour in Somerville on Western Port. Details on the internet at: www.fi shingmornington.com or www.westernportboathire.com.au Email [email protected] or call 5975 5479.

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Summer on the line: There are plenty of places to fi sh in Port Phillip and Western Port and plenty of species to bring home for the barbecue, including snapper.

SUB-DISTRICTBy IT GullyRED Hill is head and shoulders above all other teams in MPCA Sub-district competition this season.

The Hillmen were arguably the best side last season, too, but failed to fi re at the business end.

The year before, 2011-12, Red Hill played off in the grand fi nal, losing to Pines.

Surely season 2013-14 is the year of the Hillmen.

Red Hill is blessed with talent, both young and old, and is led very well by the likes of Glenn Collett, Simon Dart and Nick Wood.

Dart has 214 runs for the season to be ranked third in the competition, while Collett has 132 and Oliver McKillop 120. It’s not enough runs for a top side but the team makes up for it with the ball. Collett has 17 wickets so far, Ross Corfi eld has 12, Brent Martin 12 and Dart 11.

While Skye sits in second place and has performed well, winning four of its six matches, Rosebud looks the team most likely to challenge the Hillmen.

Skye has had a very even contribution with bat and ball. Leigh Smith has 181 runs, Paul Fillipone 141 and Davyd Stockman 127 runs. Smith has also bowled well and has 15 wickets, receiving good support from Ben Milano with 11.

Rosebud has been incredibly inconsistent, which comes with blooding new kids. In saying this, the youngsters have performed extremely well. The Buds don’t have a batsman in the top 10, Matthew Maher coming in at number 16 with 144 runs. Les Parslow has 133. Brian Doughty with 14 wickets is the Buds’ chief wicket-taker, while Jason Nagel has 13.

Balnarring is in fourth place and locked in battle with fi fth-placed Pearcedale and sixth-placed Tyabb.

All three sides, along with Rosebud, are on 36 points.

Jacob Cook with 162 runs is the best of Balnarring’s bats, while he leads the charge

with the ball also, ranked number one in the competition with 23 scalps. Andrew Dowey and Brenton Taylor have 153 and 146 runs respectively.

Pearcedale’s Chris Dew leads the competition for runs with 232, while teammate Brad Trotter is at six with 179. All-rounder Kaine Smith has 158 runs. Shayne Gillings has 20 wickets for the Panthers to be the second-ranked bowler in the comp, while Smith has 14 victims.

Tyabb has relied on Luke Rus yet again with the bat; he has 178 runs to date, while Josh Creaney is next best with 118. The Yabbies don’t have a bowler in the competition’s top 20. Adam DiTrocchio with 11 is the team’s best.

Tootgarook is still in the mix, thanks largely to an outright victory, and is on 32 points. Sorrento recruit Klint James has 167 runs for the season to be ranked eighth in the competition, while Travis French has 131. Zac Stevenson is the leading wicket-taker with 20, and Todd Harnett has 15.

Frankston YCW is in eighth place with two wins. Many believed the team would improve signifi cantly, given Andrew Kitson, Rob Bedford, Paul Bradley and Jason Bedford had all returned.

The future is bright with some talented kids but the team needs to lift in the second half of the season. Although it well down on the ladder, YCW is only one game outside third.

Bradley leads the charge with the bat for the Stonecats, scoring 216 runs as well as the ball with 16 wickets. Jack Greenwood, 18, has 161 runs and Adam Muirhead has 16 wickets.

Carrum Downs also has two wins, while Dromana sits on the bottom with just the one win from six games.

The Cougars have two batsmen in the top 10. Shane Walford has 184 runs and Josh Spittal 165. With the ball, Chamara Perera continues his consistency from year to year with 16 wickets.

Zacc Klan continues to do the job for the Dromana, scoring 157 runs and snaring 13 wickets, while Jedd Savage has 127 runs from just two matches. Best of the bowlers is Danny TImmer with 14 wickets.

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NOJOINING

FEE

Safety Beach Membership SpecialMid week membership from $52 pm

7 day membership from $67 pm

GREAT FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYONE

FREECHILD’S

GAME*Conditions apply. One voucher per person per day. Must be redeemed

with one paying.

24th december 2013

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