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Just reward: Norma Plummer watches on at the netball Test between Australia and England in Newcastlein 2008. Picture: Jonathan Carroll/Newcastle Heraldafternoon ....

Norma nets top awardBY CHAD VAN ESTROP

JUST a couple of years into primary school,seven-year-old Norma Plummer had claimedan end of the netball court, already on a deter-mined journey to the elite level of the sport.

‘‘When the other kids were just messingaround at recess I’d be shooting goals,’’ sherecalled last week. ‘‘I wasn’t just playing in theschool yard, I was training.’’

It was the sort of single-minded dedicationthat took her into the Australian team, to goldmedal world championship success and, later,to a storied career as national coach in interna-tional tests and Commonwealth Games.

Now, Plummer has been rewarded for herservice to the game she loves by being admittedto the general division of the Order of Austra-lia in the Australia Day honours.

Plummer is one of two Casey residentsnamed — though she is now living in Perthwhere she coaches the West Coast Fever in thenational league.

She lived in Pakenham from 1973-96 andthen moved to Berwick, before professionalduties required the shift to WA. ‘‘I get homesporadically but still call Berwick home,’’ shetold the Weekly.

Plummer said the Order of Australia was awonderful surprise. ‘‘I am very pleased to havebeen given the honour. It is lovely to beincluded in such a prestigious group of Austra-lians.’’

She said she had no idea who nominated her,but said much of the credit goes back to Clay-ton North Primary School and teacher Nor-man James who sparked her love for netball.

‘‘He had this uncanny knack of teaching kidsthat if they wanted to excel they needed totrain. He showed me that sport could be fan-tastic.’’

It’s a message she tries to instil as a coach, arole she was first thrust into at the age of 14, atthe Melbourne Netball Club, home of what arenow the Vixens.

But it wasn’t until 1977 that people reallytook notice of her coaching potential, after she

won a national championship with Victoria asplaying coach.

Today, Plummer enjoys the challenge ofgrooming young players to become champi-ons. ‘‘It’s great to watch players excel whenyou give them direction. I love to help developthe skills of a player and take them to the top.’’

As a player, Plummer represented Australiain 30 matches, captaining in four Tests. In1975 she won a world championship in Auck-land and in 1978 won another national cham-pionship with Victoria.

As national coach she took the Diamonds totwo Commonwealth Games silver medals andthe world championship in 2007.

Casey’s other OAM recipient is IanMcKeown of Cranbourne East, a 31-year vet-eran of the Australian Army who fought inKorea and Vietnam and rose to the rank ofMajor. But the honour is primarily in recogni-tion of his post-military career of voluntaryservice to the community and veterans.

Now 82, Mr McKeown said the honour was‘‘a very delightful surprise’’.

5 VCAL slashedFunding cuts meanstudents miss out

6 Australians allHow we celebrated ournational day

8 Feature storyCFA volunteers and whythey do it for us

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It’s the vibeUnlike Darryl Kerrigan in that classic Aussie flickThe Castle, Casey chief executive officer MikeTyler doesn’t seem to appreciate the serenity resid-ents of the Collison estate feel in living on their littlepatches of paradise. Mr Tyler has been quoted assaying development of the Collison estate was‘‘inevitable’’.

One can only imagine the revulsion inhabitantsof this rural island feel as they witness the stealthyapproach of the countless pimples of ‘‘progress’’.The way this little hot potato is being handballed, itcould well end up in the High Court where hope-fully the ‘vibe’ of the thing could be sorted out. Andas for the appropriateness of a local governmentchief executive office donning the hat of an ‘‘ideasman’’ and prognosticating on one-sided outcomes:tell him he’s dreamin’.

Keith Harkin, Cannons Creek

Fair go for older blokesReading the Casey newspaper there again is nomention of a men’s shed in Cranbourne but moneyfor everything else. Is it that you only spend moneyon the young or is it that the older have not long togo and are a waste of money? You are forgetting

that the young get old too. I have just realised whyso many of us oldies get depressed. I am full-timecarer for my wife and we don’t get out much asthere is nowhere for us to go to socialise with otherolds that does not cost a lot of money. After all issaid and done we are herd people, we need tosocialise. The TV of today is not much help withrepeats on all channels and while the communitycentre has a lot going on, they cost. We have justenough to live on.

Norman, Cranbourne

Re: Call for poll bankroll transparencyHave the Casey mayor and previous mayors takenthe mayoral full-time wage or part-time wage?Both are offered. If full-time, have they given uptheir current non-mayoral wages, or are/were theystill working privately and taking the full-timemayoral wage. Let’s see full disclosure.

Jules (via web)

Mayor Amanda Stapledon states that she receivedno donations? Quite bizarre to say the least, espe-cially when I received full-colour glossy brochuresin my letterbox from Cr Stapledon during the coun-cil election campaign. I wonder who paid for the

printing and letterboxing of these brochures?Again, I wonder where the money came from?

Marcus Moncrieff, Cranbourne (via web)

One simple way to even the field is to cut off thedonation period before voting begins so that whenthe ballot papers are mailed out with candidateprofiles, donations can be declared along with can-didate suburb of residence, political membership,brief employment history, age grouping etc.Currently we have no information on candidates,except for the glossy brochures they produce them-selves. Also the council wards should be madesmaller, so community candidates can doorknockthem. The wards are too big, which ensures onlycashed-up candidates have a chance of coveringevery one of roughly 20,000 houses.

Mario (via web)

Community candidates have little chance until thesystem is changed to first past the post to eliminatepolitical running mates; the wards made smallerand returned to single councillor wards; and thereis full disclosure on candidates including wherethey live and political membership.

Sam (via web)

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Tough times: Kelly Lackman, left, with students who have made the cut for VCAL in 2013. Picture: Wayne Hawkins

BY CHAD VAN ESTROP

A NARRE Warren school has been forced toslash its VCAL enrolments by almost 25 per cent,in the wake of state government funding cuts.

Narre Warren South P-12 will cap VictorianCertificate of Applied Learning enrolments at170 this year — down by 50 places from lastyear.

The cap on enrolment comes after more than$125,000 was withdrawn from the school’sVCAL program at the end of 2011.

VCAL is a ‘hands-on’ alternative to the VCE inyears 11 and 12.

It gives students practical work-related experi-ence as well as literacy and numeracy skills andstudents may work in a trade or part-time jobsome days of the week.

Nicole Spargo, a recent VCAL graduate atNarre Warren South, said it was disappointing anumber of students would now miss out.

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trade and gain experience from potentialemployers.’’

The school’s VCAL co-ordinator Kelly Lack-mann said the government had cut the fundingclaiming the money had only been needed to setup VCAL programs.

As a result part-time staff had last year beenforced to work on days off, and excursions couldno longer be subsidised.

‘‘It’s just really difficult to maintain the integ-rity of the program without the funding.’’

Average class sizes had also swollen by 50 percent, from 18 to 27, as a result of the fundingcuts, Ms Lackmann said.

She was now worried her school would not beable to retain students who became disenchantedwith VCE.

A recent auditor-general’s report found thatthe education department did not have sufficientevidence to withdraw VCAL funding.

‘‘The biggest concern we have is that, throughVCAL, kids who would have dropped out earlierhave been able to stay at school,’’ Ms Lackmannsaid.

‘‘It’s been an amazing program for kids whohave just had enough.’’

Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley, saidthe cut was ‘‘a savage attack on the futures ofchildren from good, hard-working families’’.

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True blue: Zaara, Naureen Choudhry, Sajjad Syed and Ebaad are happy to call Casey home. Picture: Wayne Hawkins

BY CATHERINE WATSON

IT took a journey almost half way around theworld — two journeys, in fact — to make oneCasey family realise they were dinkum Aussies.

Naureen Choudhry spent six months in Toron-to in Canada trying to carve out a new life for herfamily — husband Sajjad Syed and childrenEbaad, 6, and Zaara, 4 — before realising herties to Australia were too strong to give up.

She returned to Australia — and Casey — atthe start of the year with a sense of relief.

‘‘It feels like home. Australia Day this year hasa special significance for me.’’

Sajjad, who emigrated from Pakistan to Aus-tralia in 1998, ticks off the things he loves aboutMelbourne: the weather, the sports , the friendli-ness, the laid-back work culture.

‘‘I’ve come to know the language, the people,the slang, the systems, the banter. The more I livehere, the more I love it.’’

Naureen was born in Pakistan but had lived inKuwait, Canada and the US before she met andmarried Sajjad in 2006.

He warned her the pace of life would be verydifferent from what she was used to.

‘‘I told Naureen that Australian culture is verybeautiful because you have time for your family,you have time for yourself. Your life is mucheasier.’’

Naureen soon discovered its charm and nowwith two children, they settled in Narre Warrenand she became involved in her community,including with the Casey Multifaith Network.

It wasn’t dissatisfaction that prompted her toleave but missing her family in north America.Naureen, who has residency in Canada, movedto Toronto last year with the children to preparethe way for Sajjad.

When Sajjad joined her for a month, theyalmost scientifically evaluated the two countrieson 12 factors and on 11 of them — includingwages, cost of living, services, education andsense of community — Australia came out ontop. Canada won out only on proximity to fam-ily. ‘‘We talked about that and we’re going to visitthem every year or have them visit us here,’’Naureen said. She says returning to Casey was

like coming home. ‘‘We knew the people. Weknew the community. We knew Ebaad would beat a good school. It’s a melting pot. You see it inthe schools. You can be part of the communitybut keep your identity.’’

Overseas they were constantly asked, ‘‘Isn’t

Australia a racist country?’’ Sajjad set the recordstraight, describing a tolerant, welcoming multi-cultural country.

‘‘Australians are fantastic people. We may notagree on everything but we can live together inharmony.’’

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FEATURESTORY

Cranbourne firefighters David Prowse, Christine Burns, Alisha Black and Lee Bostock. Picture: Rob Carew

Hooked on the heatVictoria volunteer firefighters arefacing one of the mostdangerous fire seasons in years.What motivates people to puttheir lives on the line to protectstrangers? CATHERINEWATSON reports.

Thursday, January 3 . . . a lazy morning. Thefirst call didn’t come in until after midday —an airconditioner in a Cranbourne house

had caught fire. On their way back to the station,the crew saw smoke: a classroom was on fire nearthe Sikh temple in Evans Road, Lyndhurst.

The next call came in while they were stillthere: a large grass fire was threatening a newhousing estate in Cranbourne East. It took acouple of hours to extinguish, then they stayeduntil 8pm blacking out every ember because thenext day was a day of total fire ban.

That same day there were also two falsealarms, a call to rescue a toddler locked in arapidly heating car and a couple of otherincidents Lee Bostock, first lieutenant of theCranbourne CFA, can’t recall. ‘‘Nine calls in all.The pager didn’t stop all day.’’

By the following Tuesday he and fivecolleagues — Dave Prowse, Craig Dunlop, AleciaBlack, Christine Burns and Peter Quill — were inPortland, along with hundreds of CFA volunteersfrom around the state, fighting a large grass firethat had been burning out of control for severaldays. They spent four days — a large chunk ofannual leave for most of them — back-burningscrub country, surrounded by smoke and haze,enduring temperatures in the mid-30s. At nightthey slept in a dormitory in a Hamilton boardingschool.

Before you start feeling too sorry for Bostockand the others, consider this: they regret none ofit. As Dave Prowse, second lieutenant atCranbourne, puts it: ‘‘All the training we do paysoff in those situations on the fireground. We aredoing things that the general Joe Blow from offthe street doesn’t know how to do. I reallyenjoy it.’’

The 55,000 CFA volunteers throughoutVictoria all have their own reasons for joining —for some it’s a desire for excitement; others seek acloser connection with their community. Interest-ingly, all the volunteers the Weekly spoke toinsisted they got at least as much out ofbelonging to the CFA as they put in.

The thought of fighting fires in 40-degreetemperatures is enough to make most of us turnon the airconditioner and take a cold shower. LeeBostock says they build up stamina during thetraining so they don’t really notice how hot it iswhile they’re fighting the fires. ‘‘You’re OK aslong as you keep the fluids up. Afterwards youmight say – ‘Geez, it’s hot’, but you don’t noticewhile you’re focused on what you’re doing.’’

As first lieutenant, he’s the brigade’s striketeam leader, in charge of all the volunteer crews.“I take them away and I make sure they come

home again. I’ve never lost anyone and I intendto keep it that way.’’

Spoken just a couple of days after the death ofa Victorian firefighter in Tasmania — the seconddeath of a volunteer firey so far this summer —the words hold extra import. “It’s a reminderthat what we do is dangerous,’’ Bostock says.‘‘You’ve got to watch what you’re doing and bevery aware.”

He says this year’s conditions are horrendous.“The grass is 100 per cent cured all over the state.If you drove up to the Dandenongs now youwould be in horror. It’s the environment they livein. It’s the same every time — Ash Wednesday,Black Saturday — you can tell people but it’s thesame old, same old: ‘We’ll be right. We won’t getburnt out.’

“We won’t be putting our lives at risk to go inand save houses. If it’s not safe, we won’t bethere. Our crew is the first priority.”

Even caution and the best preparation provideno absolute guarantees. In 2004, Bostock and astrike team largely made up of Casey crews werefighting the Sydney fires when they were caughtin a firestorm.

‘‘It was 19 degrees and no wind — and then wecould hear the fire rumbling through the valleylike a jumbo jet. It came up the hill very fast. Oneof our members thought he’d lost a couple ofcrew but they were sheltering behind a building.It was a pretty hectic two hours. We were verylucky to get out alive. We put away a few thatnight.

‘‘We talked about how it crept up on us. Itcertainly brought the crew together. It was thebest strike team I’ve been involved with. A lot ofthem stepped up to become strike team leaders ofother brigades — Langwarrin, Narre Warren,Hastings. I still see a lot of them.’’

Talk to firefighters and it’s the camaraderiethey mention most: the team effort, the trust, theexhilaration of going into battle together and thesense of satisfaction afterwards.

Shane Miller joined the Scoresby brigade in theearly 1980s and went to his first major fire — atWannop Chemicals in Knox — soon afterwards:“It was so big and so exciting. I was hooked.”

But it’s the friendship that’s most important forhim. He met his best man in the brigade and theyboth met their wives through it. Mind you, itwasn’t all sunshine and light. After he’d been inthere four or five years, his wife, Deborah, gavehim an ultimatum: “It’s me or the brigade”.Wisely, he chose her but in 1997, following thebig fires that hit the Dandenongs, he rejoined atClematis.

Now captain there, he runs a security businesswith his son Jarryd, who is also a member of theClematis brigade. When big fires are on, theytake turns at doing fire brigade stuff and takingcare of business. “I’m lucky I can bear the cost.It’s a choice — I don’t have to do it,’’ Miller says.

Ask CFA volunteers if they would like to bepaid for the time they spend fighting fires and theanswer is unanimous: no. Miller says it woulddestroy the vibe. “You would just be a paid

employee.” Dave Prowse says: ‘‘I think paywould ruin it.’’

Every time he goes away on firefighting duties,he spends the next few days catching up in hiswindscreen business. He also loses jobs, but he’sprepared to wear the cost. “It’s something I lovedoing. Lee Bostock agrees: ‘‘I don’t do it formoney. I wouldn’t take it. I feel I want to putsomething back into the community.’’

The manager of Berbec, a manufacturingcompany in Carrum Downs, Bostock says he’svery fortunate with his employers, who pay himwhen he is away firefighting. “They realise we’reneeded to fight fires. Employers don’t get therecognition they deserve for letting theiremployees go.’’

Berbec owner Chris Beattie has a different takeon it. ‘‘Lee is my second in command. Hebasically runs the place for me. He runs it likeclockwork and I have no doubt this is at leastpartly due to skills he’s learned with the CFA.They are brilliant teachers.’’

Beattie only wishes more employers could seethe value in their employees volunteering. ‘‘Iknow there are a lot of volunteers in the CFAwho don’t get paid by their employers. Therehave even been cases of termination over theyears, which is disgraceful.’’

John Schauble joined the CFA in 1982 whenvolunteers had to buy their own overalls andboots, unless they could scrounge hand-me-downs from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Hesays the days of the 20-30-year veterans likehimself are almost finished. “If you get five yearsout of someone now, that’s good.’’

Now captain of the Sassafrass brigade, helikens it to running a small business in your sparetime. ‘‘You’ve got the same issues — humanresources, the cost of members you lose, thetraining costs. It’s very much about what you cangive the volunteers: transferable job skills such asvehicle driving, chainsaw operation, how to runa meeting effectively.”

Cranbourne is now a semi-urban brigade, withsome professional staff, but it is still part of arural movement. Christine Burns joined thebrigade about four years ago but the Portlandfire was her first time in a strike team. They weresome way from the fire front so it was not dan-gerous work; rather hard and monotonous – butimportant. There is one image she will never for-get. “You go through the country towns andthere are people clapping,’’ she says, still in awe.

‘‘They stand and count the trucks as theygo past.”

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Victoria’s Country Fire Authority

■ 1221 brigades (178 urban, 908 rural).■ 55,137 volunteers ( 44,101 men,11,036 women).

■ 38 CFA volunteers have died in actionsince 1980.

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Food aid for wild survivors

Lost soul: A koala wanders through burnt out bushland after a fire. Picture: Sydney Morning Herald

BY CATHERINE WATSON

A CRANBOURNE animal welfare activist isorganising a feed collection for livestock, pets andwildlife affected by the Aberfeldy-Donnellys fire inGippsland.

Barrie Tapp of the Animal Cruelty Hotline said asmall team would visit the burnt-out area to assessneeds.

Late last week, he was trying to organise a drop-off point for donations in Casey.

Mr Tapp organised a similar drop after the BlackSaturday fires of 2009.

‘‘I hope we can get Lindsay Fox to come to theparty with transport — he did with the BlackSaturday fires.’’

While the Victorian Farmers Federation isorganising a fodder drive for stock, he will also becollecting food for domestic animals and wildlife.

Mr Tapp said large bushfires devastated wildlife,both in the immediate aftermath and in the longterm. ‘‘So much is burnt and destroyed. Peoplehave already seen distressed animals walkingaround in the bush.’’

To donate to the Casey appeal, call the AnimalCruelty Hotline on 1800 751 770. To donate tothe VFF fodder drive, call 1300 882 833.

Witnesses callin trespass case

Witness call: Paul Richardson

FORMER Casey councillor Paul Richardson sayshe will call witnesses when he appears in court nextmonth on a charge of trespass and resisting arrest.

Richardson was not present in DandenongCourt when the case had its first mention lastThursday. It was adjourned until February 22.

The charges relate toa chaotic council meet-ing in April last yearwhen then Casey mayorSam Aziz called inpolice to evict the for-mer councillor from thecouncil chambers afterhe refused an order toleave.

Police wrestled Rich-ardson to the floor and marched him from thecouncil chamber in handcuffs.

He told the Weekly he would plead not guilty.‘‘I’ll be calling witnesses.‘‘There were a lot of people near me who saw

what was happening that day.’’Richardson was a councillor from 2005-08 and

a candidate in the 2012 council election.In 2011, councillors voted to ban him from sub-

mitting any questions at public question time dur-ing council meetings.

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INBRIEF

Firefighters stretched by distant dutyLocal firefighting resources have been stretched thin as

scores of volunteer firefighters from Pakenham and Casey

are away on strike teams fighting major fires. Berwick CFA

captain Alan Boyd said 25 of his members were working on

a rotation to fight fires in Heyfield. CFA operations manager

Trevor Owen said teams of four or five from the Pakenham

CFA were working on a rotation at the Aberfeldy fires. ‘‘They

have been very busy in their own area ... it is an almighty

effort to help out in Aberfeldy,’’ he said.

Pepper spray used on gate-crashersMore than 25 police were called to Tuscany Rise,

Pakenham, on January 20 when up to 20 youths attempted

to gate-crash a party. Police arrived just before 1 am to find

more than 80 youths in the street and were forced to use

capsicum spray to break up fights.

Charity store shifts to PakenhamAfter 15 years at Garfield, 4Cs Crisis Relief Centre is moving

its charity store from Garfield to 6/114 Princes Highway,

Pakenham. 4Cs assists almost 1000 clients a week with

food and other services including no interest loans, crisis

housing and counselling. The shop will be open from

9.30am-4pm Monday-Friday and 9.30am-noon Saturdays.

Ideas wanted for transport wishlistCasey mayor Amanda Stapledon has called on residents to

join the push for improvements to arterial roads and public

transport in the lead-up to the state budget for 2013-14.

Casey’s wish list includes an upgrade to the intersection of

South Gippsland Highway/Hallam Road/Evans Road, extra

lanes on the Monash Freeway, construction of a

Cranbourne bypass, construction of a Cranbourne East

railway station and extended and enhanced bus services. A

survey form is in the current issue of the shire’s Citynews

and must be returned by February 25.

Alleged armed robber fronts courtA 34-year-old Narre Warren North man has been charged

over eight armed robberies in the south-eastern suburbs

dating back to October 2012. Dale Matthew Arazny, who

appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court last

Wednesday, was also charged in relation to an attempted

armed robbery in Caulfield East. He was remanded in

custody to appear again on April 17.

New recruiting drive for PSOsVictoria Police has launched a $2.7 million marketing

campaign for more protective services officers following a

promise by the state government to deliver 940 PSOs

across Melbourne’s train network by November 2014.

PSOs undertake a 12-week training program at Victoria

Police Academy. Information policecareer.vic.gov.au/pso.

Council roadshow mootedCardinia Council is considering holding at least one council

meeting in each of the shire’s wards this year. Cr Kate

Lempriere said the proposal would allow people outside

Pakenham to voice their concerns at meetings. The council

will table suggestions for possible locations at its next

meeting on February 18.

Pass it onIt could be a zebra print dress from grandma or trackie dacks three sizes too big.

Those purple velour seat covers or that Daffy Duck tie. Last year, research by eBay

and Gumtree revealed that Australians received more than 16 million gifts they

really didn’t want. Post-Christmas, no doubt, there’s a new stack of presents that

didn’t hit the mark. But what to do with them? The Red Cross has the answer: it is

happy to recycle quality donations at its stores in Berwick and Pakenham. Unsure

what can be donated? Call the Red Cross on 1800 339 888.

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Local base goes global

Hard at work: Casey businessman Jason Henham is encouraging young adults torealise the opportunities in front of them. Picture: Gary Sissons

BY CHAD VAN ESTROP

‘The key to productivity. . . is a clearunderstanding of theresults you’re trying toachieve each day.’

— Jason Henham

JASON Henham was just 16 when hedropped out of school with a dream ofbecoming the world’s No. 1 golfer.

Three years later — realising thatperhaps his handicap was that his tal-ent did not tee up with his expectations— he was back in the classroom.

As a 19-year-old schoolboy, he sayshe was sometimes ‘‘judged prettyharshly’’, often by mates who hadtaken up apprenticeships.

But now he had another dream: tofinish school, complete a bachelor ofbusiness and become a successful busi-nessman.

This one came true. Today he is aconsultant to business and the non-profit sector, a speaker and motiva-tional coach, with more than 15 yearsexperience in Australia and abroad.

He spent six years in WashingtonDC but for most of his career has beenmore than happy to base himself andhis businesses in Casey, where he grewup.

Now living in Berwick, Mr Henham

began his career with accounting firmKPMG, but developed a passion forhealth, education and community ser-vices.

In Washington he was a director ofthe Foundation for ContemporaryMental Health, the US capital’s largestdrug abuse support agency. He is now

president of SPELD Victoria, anorganisation working with peoplewith learning difficulties, and treasurerof Ozchild, which supports abused,vulnerable and disadvantaged chil-dren. ‘‘I like the idea that [charities andnon-profits] do great work for thecommunity,’’ he said. ‘‘Often they

don’t have many resources and needmore business expertise and that’swhere I think I can help.’’

Mr Henham juggles his duties in thenon-profit sector with running his ownbusiness, Slate Consulting, whichworks improving team and financialperformance.

But his reach stretches across thePacific. Last month the New YorkTimes sought his comment on theincreasing trend of running a businessfrom home.

‘‘The key to productivity — whetherit’s in a corporate office or at the kit-chen table — is a clear understandingof the results you’re trying to achieveeach day,’’ he told the newspaper.

It’s a lesson he wants to point out totoday’s young people in Casey: In themodern world, you are not bound bygeography or social expectations. Ifyou know what you want, you can actglobally and stay comfortably local.

‘‘A lot of times in an area like this,the kids don’t see the opportunitiesthat abound. If you’re from Casey youcan have influence anywhere.’’

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Tips on health, safety will make you appyBY SANDRA BULL

Health aware: Troy Westley, pictured with his wife Lorna and six of their their seven children, keeps the family’smedical records up to date. Picture: Daryl Gordon

DEDICATED dad Troy Westley’s concern for hisfamily has resulted in an innovative free app tohelp people protect their loved ones — and them-selves.

‘‘CareMonkey is like the Facebook of familyhealth and safety, but more secure,’’ the Mt Elizaresident said. ‘‘Our mission is to make peoplesafer by sharing health information.’’

Mr Westley was running the Victorian regionof Google ‘‘when I realised I wasn’t doing a goodjob of looking after my family’’.

‘‘I was going through the filing cabinet at homeand pulled out my stepson Taylor’s asthma plan.I thought what’s the use of it being there, itshould be given to people who may need it,’’ hesaid.

Mr Westley and wife Lorna have seven chil-dren between them, ranging in age from 19 yearsto 12 months. One of them, Bailey, 13, has fourallergy triggers, including penicillin.

By storing Bailey’s health details in CareMon-key’s secure database, they can choose to share itwith people who may need to know about hisallergies.

While not a full health history, key informa-tion such as allergies, medication, safety alerts

and instructions, emergency contacts andimmunisation records can be stored and sharedwith people who may need these details in anemergency, such as sports coaches, colleagues,parents holding sleepovers and schools.

People without health conditions can stillbenefit from the web-based technology. A keencyclist, Mr Westley rides weekly with a group offellow enthusiasts.

‘‘I realised if there was an accident, none ofthem would know who to call.’’

Many families with elderly parents also usedthe free service to keep track of often-changingmedication and medical conditions.

Mr Westley said the Australian Lung Founda-tion, Cystic Fibrosis NSW, Asthma Australia,The Epilepsy Centre and Crohn’s & Colitis Aus-tralia strongly supported the benefits offered bysecure, easily shared information to trustedcarers and had signed up as partners.

People with asthma, for example, can scan andupload their personal asthma action plan as wellas an asthma first aid poster from Asthma Aus-tralia to assist carers in a crisis.

Details: To create a profile, go to caremonkey.com or download a free phone appfrom the Apple Store.

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As part of ongoing work for the Clyde Road Upgrade, upcoming changes traffic conditions include:

Traffic Switch and Service Road: 8 February 2013

Langmore Lane Closure: 14 February – 8 March 2013

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From 8 February 2013, motorists will no longer be able to turn right into businesses and properties along the west side of Clyde Road between Adams Lane and the railway line. Left-in Left-out access will be provided.*

Access to Langmore Lane from Clyde Road will be closed for a three week period, commencing 14 February to 8 March 2013.*

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– Clyde Road from High Street to the railway line to remain open as single lane in both directions

– Temporary traffic switch relocates traffic to new northbound lanes from High Street to the railway line

– Speed limit reduction along Clyde Road to 40km/h during work and 50km/h after hours

- Driveway access to be maintained for most of the work

– Service lane between Mansfield Street and Jane Street will no longer operate as service lane

– During the traffic switch, parking in the indented bays will not be available

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welcomes new members. Details: Grazie,

9700 1158.

On your marks: Casey Cardinia Athletics Club

trains at Edwin Flack Reserve, Manuka Road,

Berwick, from 6.30pm on Thursdays.

Teach English: Adult Multicultural Education

Services needs volunteers over 18 to tutor recent

arrivals in Australia for two hours a week. Free

training and ongoing support. Details: Paula,

8791 2434.

Learners’ support: The L2P learner driver

mentor program needs volunteers to help

disadvantaged young people gain their licence.

Details: Stephanie Raike on 8531 2000 or

mentors@moira.org.au.

Riding for disabled: Volunteers are needed to

help with weekly horse riding sessions for

children and adults with disabilities at Myuna

Farm, Kidds Road, Doveton. Training available.

Details: Rick, 0425 777 449, or Coosje,

9707 2301.

Over 45s: Hallam Friends social group meets on

the first and third Wednesday of the month

at 7.30pm at Positano’s, Princes Highway,

Hallam. Details: Gail, 9796 3475 after 6pm.

Computer basics: Hallam Community Learning

Centre has term three vacancies in computer

basics and computing for seniors. Details:

9703 1688.

Social net: Enjoy social tennis at Casey Fields,

Cranbourne, from 10am on Tuesdays or 7.30pm

on Wednesdays. Details: Pam, 5995 2129.

Computer help: Casey PC interest group has

sessions at the Hampton Park Community

House, 16-20 Stuart Avenue, from 12.30-3pm

on the second and fourth Friday of the month.

Details: Jan, 9560 6924.

Take a break: Respite and leisure activities for

adults with disabilities available at Outlook.

Details: 5941 1535.

Tamil get-together: Tamil senior citizens meet

on the fourth Sunday of every month. Organised

by Casey Tamil Mandram. Details:

0414 346 340.

Send details by noon on the Wednesdaybefore publication to eastsee&do@yourweekly.com.au or See & Do, PO Box 318,Dandenong 3175.

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Big hairdos, big numbers

Scary hair: EliseCavallo as Penny

Pingleton and AlexKangur as TracyTurnblad in the

Cardinia PerformingArts Company’s

production ofHairspray.

It’s fast, tacky, funny and it’s got some of thebest song and dance numbers ever written fora musical.After a run of more than 2500 performances

on Broadway, Hairspray comes to Cardinia nextmonth, courtesy of Cardinia Performing ArtsCompany.

Alex Kangur takes the role of Tracy Turnblad,an overweight high school student who remainscheerful in the face of adversity, including areclusive mother and bitchy classmates.

The ’60s-inspired musical features big hairdosand some big numbers, including Good MorningBaltimore and Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now.

Hairspray runs at Cardinia Cultural Centre,Lakeside Boulevard, Pakenham, fromSaturday, February 23 (gala opening) toMarch 8. Tickets: adults $32; children $25,concessions and group discounts available.Book at trybooking.com, call 0407 090 354,or email rrene70@hotmail.com.

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This family home in the heart of Hampton Park is in walkingdistance of transport, shops, schools and close to freeway

access. It has three large bedrooms with triple built-in wardrobes— main with en suite and walk-in robe. The lounge area flowsthrough to the kitchen with pantry, breakfast bar and large fridgespace. There’s an open meals area and second living zone. Featuresinclude ducted heating and evaporative cooling, alarm, solarpanels, electric shutters and a double garage with internal access.

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Energy-saving features reduce costs at this delightful brick veneerhouse which has a three-kilowatt solar system with 12 panels.

There are nine zones of electric floor heating and a split-systemairconditioner. The house has a large family room and loungeroom, and timber kitchen with modern appliances. Relax in threelarge bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and a study, or fourthbedroom. The main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and en suite.Enjoy low-maintenance gardens, sheds and a patio.

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Room to grow up

Create a home you love on anarrow block.

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The smarter wayto fulfil your dreamKnock down and rebuild to suit your lifestyle needs

Buying a property can often mean settlingfor second best.The house may be in the area you love and

close to amenities, but it faces the wrong way, theliving spaces are dark and closed off, and theroom sizes are disproportionate.

However, Hotondo Homes general managerMatt Daly says knockdown-rebuild projects caneliminate these shortcomings as well as providingbenefits to the modern home builder.

“Building a new home is the only way toachieve the exact design to suit your lifestylerequirements. It essentially provides you with ablank canvas with which to create your perfecthome.”

Mr Daly believes that, unlike home reno-vations, building a new home can ensure homebuilders don’t compromise on the needs,comforts and quality today’s building innova-

tions can offer. “New homes are smarter homes.They are built using the latest technologies instructural integrity and energy efficiency.

‘‘You really can’t compare the benefits ofrebuilding as opposed to renovating.”

Knockdown-rebuild projects are becomingpopular in metropolitan areas as they give flexib-ility to builders to determine the layout, decorand aesthetics of the home.

“Because there is a shortage of residential landin the inner and outer suburbs, knockdown-rebuild projects are an affordable way of build-ing a home in the area you love.”

Fixed-priced contracting and the securing oflocal council permits and approvals also ease theadministrative anxiety for home builders.

Also receiving the right advice can ensure newhouses reflect the needs of the client.

“Hotondo Homes’ builders are experienced.

‘‘They have formed connections with localsuppliers and contractors in their areas, and theyknow how to negotiate the best prices for theirclients,’’ Mr Daly said.

‘‘That’s why, before construction begins,customers know exactly how much their

home is going to cost to ensure budgetaccuracy.”

Hotondo Homes are in Dandenong, Berwick,Pakenham and surrounding areas. Phone1800 677 156 or visit hotondo.com.au

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Trades & Services

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Air Conditioning............................... 17

Asphalt .......................................... 17

Awnings Blinds Curtains................... 17

Bricklayers ..................................... 17

Builders and Building Services .......... 17

Building Plans and Drafting ............... 17

Cabinetmakers ............................... 17

Carpet Layers and Services .............. 17

Cleaning Services ........................... 17

Computer Service and Repairs .......... 17

Concrete Products and Services........ 17

Electrical Services...................... 17-18

Excavations and Earth Moving ........... 18

Fencing and Gates ........................... 18

Floor Services ................................. 18

Furniture Removals.......................... 18

Garages Garage Doors and Carports .. 18

Garden Services.............................. 18

Glazing and Glaziers ........................ 18

HandyPerson Services ..................... 18

Kitchens ........................................ 18

Landscaping................................... 18

Locksmiths .................................... 18

Painters and Decorators................... 18

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Refrigeration................................... 19

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COOLTOUCH SERVICESAU-30413 Domestic & CommercialRepairs and service to all brands of Air cond systems

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� Pergolas � Decks � Carports

Plans, Permits, Free Quotes

Phone Matt ~ 0409 869 576

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CARPORT - VERANDAH - PATIOFlat or Gable Including Building Permits

All property and house repairs

All Work GuaranteedFREE QUOTES

PHONE JOHN 0409 540 511

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� Pergolas � Deckings � Cool rooms

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Phone Sean 0421 992 371

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� Kitchens � Bathrooms � Wardrobes/Walk In � Flat PaksGeneral Cabinet making

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Carpet Layers and Services

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Cleaning Services

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MERLIN’S ELITE SERVICES

Mile 0424 757 174 ~ merlin-services@hotmail.comFax (03) 5995 7762

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Call Kamal: 0430 596 716

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Concrete Products and Services

CALIFORNIA CONCRETESpecialising in all types of Concreting

• Foundations • Exposed Aggregate• Driveways & FootpathsNo job too Big or SmallCall Joe anytime0427 439 456 G5

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Fencing and Gates

Lic 17824

Specialising in all electrical installations• Extensions/Refurbishments • Stove/Oven/Hot water repair• Switchboard upgrades • TV/Phone/Data• House Rewires• Safety switches Rec 17824Jason 0411 300 772

Free Quotes

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Excavations and Earth Moving

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Call David 0438 055 166

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A SAWED FENCERFor All Your Paling, Picket & Colorbond

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Ventures Pty Ltd

“Honest & Reliable”Mike: 0417 354 797 - Ph/Fax: 9703 1037Mike: 0417 354 797 - Ph/Fax: 9703 1037

* Colorbond * Merbau Horizontal* Paling & Picket * Retaining Walls * Gates * Demolition & Removal of old fences

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TOPLINE FENCING“All Aspects of Wooden & Colorbond Fencing”

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Ph: 0409 198 016 Fax: 9708 5452 AH: 9708 5496

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Timber Fencing Supply or Supply and Erect

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on Sleepers

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ABACUS FLOORING★ Sanding & Polishing ★ Dustless Machines

★ Non-Toxic Finishes Available3yr warranty, free quotes, top quality & best price.

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EASY GLIDE GARAGE DOORS 0409 000 026

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Garden Services

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CASEY MOWING AND GARDENING� Mowing � Weed spraying � Hedging

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Glazing and Glaziers

GLASS REPLACEMENT SPECIALISTSGLASS AND MIRRORS CUT TO SIZE• GLASS SPLASHBACKS

CALL MICHAEL - 9794 0964 - 0421 104 586

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Handy Person Services

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Call 0418 576 021 or 9702 9834Email: tiptop_handyman@hotmail.com

Lic: 20982

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Economy Carpentry • Pergolas • Carports • Decks • Bathroom and Kitchen Renovations • Free quotes • Over 30 years experience • Pensioner discount Phone Guy: 0410 475 166 A/H 5940 0390

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HANDYMAN SERVICES• Painting, interior/exterior

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• Free quote and affordable ratesCall Steve: 0407 549 509 or after hours: 9702 5925 G5

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MIX MAINTENANCEHome Handyman & Odd Jobs Including:MIX MAINTENANCEHome Handyman & Odd Jobs Including:● Painting ● Gates & Doors Re-hung ● Tiling

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Call Mick 0419 628 657G5379028

Kitchens

Custom LineKitchens

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Phone Aaron 0409 518 168G5674742

Kitchen & Bathroom RenovationsBenchtop replacement specialists. Specialising in

kitchens, bathrooms, laundries & wardrobe fitouts.

Ph Paul 0424 474 408Qualified Cabinet Maker

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Landscaping

� Landscapes � Retaining Walls � Lawn Mowing � Paving � Turf/Synthetic � Fencing/Screens

� Pergolas & Decking � Concreting � Irrigation

0421 656 8340421 656 834 G540

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Locksmiths

K.C. LOCKSMITHAll Locks Supplied, Installed & Repaired

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Painters and Decorators

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A.A.UNIK PAINTING SERVICE• All Types of Domestic / Industrial

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• Competitive Rates & Free Quotes Call 9704 8046 or 0409 505 750

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Ph: 9794 6706 Mob: 0412 503 390G5478269

Call Bob 0417 503 404 or 9798 1760Call Bob 0417 503 404 or 9798 1760Where quality work still existsWhere quality work still exists

-- PAINTER PAINTER --• Professional with years of experience • Residential / Commercial

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Pest Control

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Termite & Termite & Pest ControlPest Control

• Ants • Bees • Wasps • Spiders • Mice • Rats etc• Ants • Bees • Wasps • Spiders • Mice • Rats etc

5964 3888 / 0412 990 3725964 3888 / 0412 990 372

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Plasterers

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Plumbing

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Affordable Plumbing

For all your plumbing needs� Hot Water Service Replacements� Hot & Cold Water Replacements � Kitchen & Bathroom Renovations� Burst Pipes, Sewer Blockages, Gas Installations

On time every time OR discounts givenFor a friendly service Call Ross on 0417 128 536

Lic. 47089

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TOP OF THE TOWN LAWNMOWINGTOP OF THE TOWN LAWNMOWING• Lawns mowed • Small trees removed • Weeding - Spraying

• Pensioner discount • Cheap rates from $20 0430 342 441

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Rangers routed at homeas Lightning pulls upsetDANDENONG Rangers got a wake-upcall on Friday night which could provevital ahead of the WNBL play-offs.

The second-placed Rangers lost 87-75to third-placed Adelaide Lightning atDandenong Stadium and now holdsecond place by just two matches.

In this year’s WNBL play-off systemthe top two teams get a double chancewhile the third and fourth placed sidesface an elimination semi-final.

But more concerning than the risingLightning was the Rangers’ inability tocontrol the ball and the rebound countin a physical and wildly unpredictablegame which included some referees’decisions that left both sides perplexed.

The Rangers gave up 25 turnovers to23 from the Lighting while losing therebound count 41-35. Tegan Cunning-ham led the Rangers with 18 pointswhile Monica Wright added 15.

Rangers coach Mark Wright was leftfuming about the officiating from thematch which he felt allowed the Light-ning to defend his side too physically.

He also questioned the consistency ofthe referees and a possibly game-changing call early in the fourth quarterin which Steph Cumming was given atechnical foul for staging after she fell tothe floor after trying to defend Light-ning centre Suzy Batkovic.

On the play Batkovic made a lay-up,then Angela Marino made two freethrows which left the visitors two pointsahead.

While Wright fumed about the refer-ees, he also said the Lightning haddeserved to win and had adapted to theconditions of the match better than hisside.

Wright said the Rangers would comeback better for the loss. “It’s better to

lose now than four weeks from now[when the play-offs start],” he said.

“They identified some weak spots inour game and we will need to addressthem.

“I think they came up with a lot ofloose balls. Whenever a loose ball cameup, Adelaide got it. For me that ques-tions how hungry we are to win thattight loose ball. Those plays are allimportant.

“I think we let the officiating get tous, I think we let the frustration creep in.It did with me so I know it did with theplayers.

‘‘And we didn’t finish the shots weshould finish.”

The Rangers host Logan Thunder atDandenong Stadium this Fridaynight at 7pm.

— Roy Ward

Tennis, anyone?Hampton Park Tennis Club’s juniors, pictured, get in some practice. The club

will hold an open day on Sunday. The club is having a sausage sizzle and

giveaways and interested people are urged to come down. ‘‘It’s for the public

to come down and give tennis a go and see if they are interested in joining,’’

club official Joey Daly said. ‘‘We have six courts and competitions on Tuesday

and Thursday nights and on the weekends.’’ The club in Somerville Road

boasts level three tennis coach Tim Symonds.

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Fast break: Sarah Slater has been selected in the Victorian under-20 team to contest the nationalchampionships in Launceston. Picture: Rob Carew

Young Ranger earns stripesBY BRAD McGRATH

SARAH Slater is not one for bells and whistles, onthe court or off it.

The budding Dandenong Rangers star has beenselected in the Victorian under-20 team to contestthe national championships in February.

Slater, 17, is regarded as one of the brightestyoung talents at the WNBL outfit, with the youngforward given court time with the Jayco Rangersduring the preseason.

‘‘I guess it is nice to be rewarded for all yourhard work,’’ she said.

‘‘I really wanted to make the team and that waswhat I did the work for.’’

Dandenong Rangers marketing, communica-tions and development manager Paul Flynnbelieves Slater has the ability to play a significantrole for the Rangers over the coming seasons.

‘‘She is a versatile forward and she’s hard toguard and very unpredictable with what she doeson the floor,’’ he said.

‘‘She’ll outwork her opponents and theone thing you know you will get from Sarah iseffort.

‘‘She suited up in the preseason and got oncourt and was on the bench during the actual sea-son.’’

Since finishing at Beaconhills College in Paken-ham last year, Slater is planning on combining herbasketball commitments with studyingosteopathy.

She said the chance to train with the Rangers’WNBL squad had been invaluable.

Slater will be joined in the Victorian squad byfellow Ranger Ellen Kett, who is from Niddrie.

Three other Rangers have been named emergen-cies.

Narre Warren South product Tenaya Phillips,Berwick’s Olivia Luttrell and Essendon’s GeraldineMcCorkell are all on standby for the tournament,which will run from February 17-23.

Flynn said it was hard to predict the roles theRangers’ players would play at the tournament,with several AIS scholarship holders to join the12-strong squad at the last minute.

— Brad McGrath

Beacy forward calls time on careerBEACONSFIELD has suffered a blow with starsigning Nick Benbow retiring.

The former Frankston and Sandringhamforward told Eagles coach Clint Evans duringthe Christmas break that his body was not up tothe rigours of football any more.

‘‘He’s only 27 or so but he has probably onlyplayed seven or eight games in the last threeyears because of back, hamstring and hip injur-ies,’’ Evans said.

‘‘It’s unfortunate but it is probably better thatit happens now and not halfway through theseason.’’

Benbow was expected to play alongsideanother boom recruit, Scott Meyer, in theEagles’ forward line.

It means finding another tall is now a priority

for Evans. ‘‘We might be able to get someoneelse,’’ he said.

Beaconsfield resumed training last Mondaywith more than 60 turning out across the threegrades at their new headquarters.

‘‘We had 35 or so senior players, which ispretty good,’’ Evans said.

‘‘We’re at the new ground and when every-thing is finished it will be the best in the compet-ition.’’

The Eagles are hopeful the new facilities willbe completed by mid-March in time for theiropening practice game against Traralgon onMarch 23.

They will then round out their preparationsagainst Leongatha at home on March 6.

The Eagles also have three intra-club matches

scheduled on three successive Wednesday nightsfrom March 6.

Meanwhile, Tooradin has resumed its pre-season campaign with Tom Hallinan’s chargesset to ramp up their preparations with a camp atRawson on the weekend of February 16.

Hallinan said the Seagulls’ practice gameshave been locked in with matches againstTyabb, Hastings and Moe.

The Seagulls are still negotiating with severalplayers about joining the club. ‘‘We’ve probablygot about six players that we’re still talking to.’’

The Seagulls have had strong under-18 num-bers at training with the club set to field a teamin the thirds competition. The under-18s will becoached by Dennis Armstrong.

— Brad McGrath

Waves sharpenattack strategyPENINSULA Waves will have an even morepotent attack this season with Sarah Hogan join-ing the Victorian Netball League club.

Hogan joins the Waves from fellow VNL clubNorth East Blaze, where she was a regular withthe mid-table outfit.

Waves coach Claire Houben said Hoganwould give them another option alongside stargoal-shooter Mwai Kumwenda and StacieProctor.

‘‘She’s a young goaler from the Blaze. She’svery quick on the court and very accurate in hergoaling,’’ she said. ‘‘It gives us a bit more depthand having the tall timber there always helps.’’

The Waves are also set to give several young-sters an opportunity throughout the preseasontournament, starting on February 6.

Several places on the Waves roster haveopened up, with Kellie and Emma Somervilledeparting the club because of university andtravel commitments. But the signs have been pos-itive, with fitness coach Nathan Bonney puttingthe team through a rigorous preseason campaignand Kumwenda set to arrive from Malawi beforethe pre-season tournament.

The Waves were just one win away from agrand final appearance last year.

— Brad McGrath

Tickets on salefor big gameORGANISERS have capped the crowd for theMelbourne-St Kilda clash at about 10,000, withthe public already showing significant interest.

Tickets for the March 9 NAB Cup contestwent on sale on Wednesday. The game is a pre-sold event, meaning patrons will not be able tobuy tickets at the gate.

Tickets are to be bought through AFL Victoriaand the vendor is Ticketmaster.

Casey Scorpions football manager MatthewYoung said the AFL was handling ticket saleswith a general admission ticket $20.

‘‘We’re getting a consultant to do a feasibilitystudy to look at car parking and stuff like that,’’he said.

‘‘Melbourne will be doing some communitystuff in the week leading up to game.

‘‘They’ll have handball contests and theirmascot in the Casey Fields precinct.’’

Casey Fields has never hosted an official NABCup fixture but several pre-season challengematches have been held at the venue.

The record crowd for a NAB Challenge matchwas 10,099 between Hawthorn and Essendon.That figure is expected to be challenged.

‘‘From the committee point of view we wantpeople to get in and buy their tickets or theywon’t get in,’’ Young said.

‘‘We are expecting the game to be pretty closeto a sell-out.’’

Tickets for the Melbourne-St Kilda clash canbe bought from ticketmaster.com.au.

— Brad McGrath

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Coodabeen Swans strut their best stuffBY BRAD McGRATH

CASEY-South Melbourne showed it will play abig role in shaping the Premier Cricket seasonafter accounting for top-placed Melbourne by126 runs at Casey Fields on Saturday.

The Swans had Melbourne reeling at 3-26when play resumed and it did not take long forthe breakthrough to come, with Andrew Perrindismissing Andrew Kent for 24.

Melbourne then lost three wickets withoutprogressing the score from 49 to leave Casey-South Melbourne on the verge of its best victory

of the season. Melbourne’s innings was over withits all-conquering team all out for 81.

Swans director of coaching Mark Ridgwaysaid the victory was a fitting reward for hisyoung team that struggled in the first half of theyear.

‘‘It was a great win,’’ he said.‘‘If we make 240 runs every week we are going

to win every game because our bowling attack isup there with the best in Premier Cricket.

‘‘Yesterday we just clicked, took our catches,fielded well and bowled well.’’

The Swans took full advantage of the early life

in the Casey Fields wicket with Nathan Freitagsnaring 3-22 from 14 overs with seven maidens.

Andrew Perrin (2-27) and Richard Jones (2-7)were also strong performers for the Swans.

Ridgway again endorsed Freitag’s future,saying the Traralgon product was a rising star inthe competition.

‘‘He will play for Victoria in the next couple ofyears – he’s a star,’’ he said.

Melbourne was then sent in for its secondinnings but the Swans struggled to make inroadswith the ladder leader finishing at 2-112.

The Swans are now ruing their slow start to

the season with finals only a slim possibility. TheSwans are now likely to regain Jayde Herrick,who is on the comeback trail from a foot injury,for their clash against Hawthorn-Monash Uni-versity.

Damien Wright is also a likely starter againstthe Hawks after missing the second week of theclash against Melbourne with Victorian coachingcommitments.

Reigning Ryder Medallist Clive Rose will alsoreturn from a hand injury he sustained whiletraining with the Melbourne Stars Twenty20franchise.

Century puts Magpies in strong position

Starperformer:NarreWarren’sAteeq Javidsends down adelivery intheir clashagainstDoveton onSaturday.Picture:Sam Stiglec

NARRE Warren has put itself in the box seatafter compiling 9-257 in its DDCA clashagainst Doveton at Robinson Reserve on Sat-urday.

The Magpies batted superbly in trying condi-tions with Ateeq Javid leading the way with aflawless century.

The Englishman finished with 108 to be theanchor in the Magpies’ innings while he foundsome willing help in Dwayne Scott, who made53 in the lower order.

‘‘It was a tough day, to be honest, it wasn’teasy, they won the toss and put us in becausethey thought there was a bit in the pitch,’’ Mag-pies coach Wendell Perumal said.

‘‘There was sideways movement for a good35 overs so the deck didn’t flatten out until laterin the day.’’

Perumal heaped praise on Javid, saying hemade batting in the tough conditions look easy.

‘‘Ateeq just did what he does and he is so

composed and never looked in trouble,’’ hesaid.

‘‘He had an LBW shout against him early andI think that was the only chance.’’

Perumal warned his players not to take theirfoot off the pedal next week, with Dovetonboasting a powerful batting line-up.

‘‘We know that this is going to be a realdanger game.’’

Buckley Ridges has given its finals hopes ashot in the arm with a first-day win over Spring-vale South in the DDCA Turf 1 competition onSaturday.

The Ridges lost the toss and had to field firstat Park Oval but the decision proved in theirfavour as the Bloods fell to 3-13 following thedismissal of star batsman Jeevantha Kulatunga.After the Bloods looked in more trouble at6-31, Warren Ayres (56) and Andrew Staude(37) formed a 91-run partnership beforeRidges star Jeremy Kuru got Staude out.

The Ridges made short work of the Bloodstail as the visitors were bowled out for 131.

In reply, Ridges captain-coach Marc Calkin(80 not out) and No. 3 batsman Greg Todd(75no) led the way as the home side compiled1-169 from 39 overs.

Top team Dandenong West is in a winningposition in its clash with Coomoora after bowl-ing the Roos out for 159. The Bulls ended playon 1-34 heading into the second day.

Parkfield has also taken first innings pointswith North Dandenong, bowling out North for87, then making 2-96 declared. North was 2-11at stumps in its second innings.

Heinz Southern Districts has a difficult taskwhen it resumes on 0-9 against Berwick, chas-ing 210. Hallam Kalora Park will also need tostay at the crease against Mordialloc after fall-ing to 3-42 at stumps after bowling out Mordyfor 121.

— Brad McGrath

More depthfor the DalesLYNDALE has had a major boost before theChurchill Maintenance and Fabrication DDCATwenty20 grand final on Wednesday night.

Premier Cricket all-rounder and former Dalesjunior Dale Tormey has returned for the rest of theDDCA season.

Tormey has left Premier Cricket club Fitzroy-Doncaster and will play in all the Turf 2 ladderleader’s remaining matches as they strive for an upsetwin in the Twenty20 final against turf 1 club BuckleyRidges and also promotion to turf 1.

Tormey had played with the Dales during theTwenty20 competition as their marquee player.

Dales captain-coach Rory Ingram said the clubwas buoyed by Tormey’s return.

‘‘He has resigned from Premier Cricket and playedhis first game for us in a one-dayer on January 19. Heis a good inclusion to the side.’’

After falling short in the Twenty20 semi-finals lastyear, the Dales have managed to go one better thisseason in making the final.

Ingram said his team used its batting prowess andsome disciplined spin bowling to get itself into win-ning positions.

Jaimie Brohier, Carmen Mapatuna, Tormey andall-rounder Richie Faust have all played key roles.

Mapatuna’s leg spin has been especially effective.‘‘Carmen has been a good asset to the club with hisbatting and his leg spin. It’s an advantage in thiscompetition as not many sides have a good legspinner.’’

But the Dales face a tough task to beat the Ridges,the leading Twenty20 side in the DDCA for severalseasons with success at state level and in localmatches.

Ingram said his side looked forward to the battle.‘‘I think we’ve got a good, balanced team that’s goodenough to get the job done. Having said that, BuckleyRidges is a turf 1 club and a powerhouse in theDDCA, so it will take a lot to beat them, especially ontheir home ground. Hopefully it will be a great gameand a special occasion for our club and for all oursupporters.’’

DDCA Twenty20 grand finalWhere: Park Oval, Pultney Street, Dandenong.

When: Wednesday, 5.15pm

Prizes: Winner $1000, runner-up $600.

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