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By Bert van Bedaf

A MASSIVE 25-metre increase in the height of the Bald Hills wind farm tow-ers was kept from the public by the State Government, as well as from South Gippsland Shire Councillors by council offi cers and the Mayor.

The information only emerged last Friday, when rumours of the shock height change began circulating among neighbouring objectors.

The State Government secretly allowed wind farm operator Mitsui and Co (Aust) Ltd to increase the height of its Bald Hills towers to 135 metres last December by amending the existing permit, is-sued for 110-metre towers in August 2004.

In comparison the Toora wind towers are around 100 metres high.

The Planning Minister Justin Madden said the request was approved “in order that current best practice and new turbine technologies could be adopted and deployed. An additional 15 per cent electrical generation effi ciency can be derived from the project through the increase in turbine height”.

As a consequence, the site will now need fl oodlights and tower lighting to comply with Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regula-tions, similar to those at Waubra, Victoria’s larg-est wind facility near Ballarat with 128 towers at 135 metres.

Lights around Waubra are red fl ashing of me-dium intensity and synchronised, so that all safety lights fl ash simultaneously. They have a ‘fl ash character’ of 20 fl ashes per minute (every three seconds).

Height stoushWind farm increase kept from public

Tarwin Lower farmer and long-standing ob-jector to the Bald Hills facility, Don Fairbrother said Mitsui and Co, which is the parent company of Bald Hills Wind Farm Pty Ltd, and the Plan-ning Minister Justin Madden, had walked over the community.

“They did not ask for any submissions from the community,” Mr Fairbrother said.

“We were not informed (of the change) by the company or the government. This sort of arro-gance needs to be checked.”

At a community meeting last weekend, people were “in total disbelief”.

“We had about 30 people at the (Bald Hills) wetlands. People were pretty upset and angry,” Mr Fairbrother said.

Continued on page 7.

Toora towers: The Toora towers are about100 metres – at least 25-35 metres lower than what the Bald Hills towers may be.

Real estate boom Sports grant Cricket hots upPage 3. Page 13. Sport.

BENA’S Jack Glasgow was a deserving winner for his collection of vegetables at the Korumburra show on Saturday.A couple of thousand people took advantage of the splendid summer weather to enjoy a huge variety of activities and fun.See page 14 for more.

Grow your own

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Making Victoria FireReady:

Neighbourhood Safer Places have been identifi ed in some high bushfi re risk areas across Victoria.

It’s important to understand that they should only be used as a last resort.

If your Bushfi re Survival Plan has failed and you cannot leave the area, a Neighbourhood Safer Place can provide some protection from radiant heat, but it will not guarantee your safety.

Emergency Services may not be present. Food, water and toilets may not be available.

Remember, if you are in a high bushfi re risk area andCode Red conditions are predicted, the safest option is to leave the night before or early in the morning and relocate to a lower risk area. The safest option is also to leave early in the day on Extreme and Severe Fire Danger Rating days. A Neighbourhood Safer Place should only be used as your last resort.

To check if there is a Neighbourhood Safer Place in your area, go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au or call the Victorian Bushfi re Information Line on 1800 240 667.

For more information contact:

1800 240 667 www.cfa.vic.gov.au

Neighbourhood Safer Places.Only a last resort.

Morrison Reserve, Mt Evelyn, Neighbourhood Safer Place

Pool partySTUDENTS were splashing into pools across the region last week.

Leongatha Secondary College and Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College were among the schools to head to the water.

Some students took the opportunity to dress up in their house colours and participate in novelty events.

Go Chisholm house: MMCRC Year 11s Beth Dortmans and Gillian Meikle were resplendent in yellow.

In the shade: Louise McKean, Jessie Birkham, Monica Fleming and LeahBeckwith stay out of Mirboo North’s hot sun at the MMCRC carnival.

Go house: LSC’s Bianca Bennett is a keen Mundara supporter.

Ready to race: LSC’s Jason Stewart was well prepared for a novelty tube race at Korumburra.

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THE grandson of the man who managed the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine when its number 20 shaft blew up, will be at the re-opening of the un-derground tours on March 21.

John McLeish, who bears his grandfather’s name, is coming down from Queensland.

He told The Star he would be bringing his wife Leeanda-Jane and six-year-old twins Riley and Piper.

He’s hoping his cousin Barbara Carroll who lives in Sydney will come too. Her grandfather Tom His-lop had private ownership of a mine at Kilcunda.

Mine manager John McLeish was presented with the Royal Humane Society Medal and bar and a citation from King George for his bravery in helping rescue workers following two explosions at the State Mine. One was in 1931 when four men died; the other in 1937 which killed 13.

Yesterday marked the 73rd anniversary of that disaster.

His grandson has the medal mounted into a frame and will bring it with him. He also has a set of his grandfather’s mine rules printed on cloth and hopes to bring that too.

Minelink

BUSINESS is thriv-ing in Bass Coast.

To the end of June last year, 346 new operations were registered with the shire council, represent-ing an annual increase of 6.2 per cent. Sixty-six of those were in the April/June quarter.

The biggest growth was in administration and support enterprises, up by 42 or 12 per cent.

The shire had nearly 6000 registered businesses by the end of last June, 1531 of them in the con-struction industry. Twenty of those alone were reg-istered in the April/June quarter.

With 23 new business-es in 2009, accommoda-tion and food services saw a rise of 8.2 per cent.

The health industry is growing apace too, re-cording a hike of 10.6 per cent.

By Brad Lester

REAL estate is selling at record rates across South Gippsland and agents are predicting even higher sales in the future.

Summer has returned the highest sales levels in many years, in coastal and inland residential properties as the region booms and cheaper properties draw Melbourne and interstate interest.

Affordable real estate remains the most active market. Only sales of farms have slowed, due to the downturn in the dairy industry.

Stockdale and Leggo’s offi ces at In-verloch, Wonthaggi, Cape Paterson and Grantville recorded the highest ever monthly sales since 1996 in November and sales in January were a close second.

Agency principal Patrick Barry is ex-pecting the upwards trend to continue.

“While we are saying we are seeing record sales, this is the start of it. There is more coming,” he said.

Wonthaggi is leading the market, as the town transforms into a sub-regional centre on the back of a thriving building industry boosted by 1000 public service jobs across education, local government and policing sectors.

“Areas like Cape Paterson and Inver-loch are very pleasant places to live and they are moving towards more permanent living rather than holiday accommoda-tion,” Mr Barry said.

Young professionals and people in their forties and fi fties are moving into Cape Paterson while Inverloch primarily attracts older residents. Some people are living between Inverloch and Melbourne.

Lewis Stone of Harcourts Inverloch reported record sales in recent months and the best of his two years in business. The agency sold three properties last week alone.

“We sold a lot of properties from Oc-tober to December and January has been very strong,” he said.

Sales of properties in the lower end of the Inverloch market – properties below $450,000 – have been solid.

“We seem to have a third of buyers being locals and two-thirds from other areas. We have sold properties to people from around Gippsland: Lakes Entrance,

Traralgon and Moe and also the Morn-ington Peninsula because those areas are changing,” Mr Stone said.

Inverloch’s combination of outdoor activities and diverse services are attract-ing many buyers.

“If you drive from here back to Mel-bourne, can you tell me of another town that has the same variety of seaside activi-ties for a family?” Mr Stone said.

“Dad can go fi shing, the son can go surfi ng and snorkelling and mum can look around town. There is not another town that has that and still has the country feel about it.

“Inverloch is also getting a new school, has the community hub, the doctors and the restaurants. The whole town is becom-ing a vibrant area. The tourism has cre-ated the infl ux of people and that makes the whole town a better service town.”

Additional buyers were lured to Inver-loch when Harcourts auctioned the pres-tigious ocean-front property, The Cliffs, on the Cape Paterson Road late last year. That property later sold within the quoted price range of $2.5-$2.7 million.

“That got the town buzzing because it was a record price. That opened Inverloch up to another market, people who had not been here before. We had 130 enquiries on the property,” Mr Stone said.

More investors are looking for proper-ties, hoping to benefi t from the infl ux of tenants working on construction of the desalination plant at Wonthaggi.

The coastal destinations of Sandy Point and Waratah Bay have attracted interest from buyers from Sydney and Queensland, and Foster township is ap-pealing too.

Interstate buyers are keen to escape the humidity and are lured by cheaper coastal homes in South Gippsland.

Russell Jones of SEJ Foster reported the best sales in many years, with prop-erties up to $350,000 selling “extremely well”.

“There always seems to be a base of homes and properties that stay on the market but all in all, we are very pleased with the way it’s been going,” he said.

Alex Scott and Staff in Leongatha has had the best sales in seven years, said

branch manager, Andrew Newton.“The second half of January and the

fi rst half of February have been the best four weeks we’ve had for seven years,” he said.

“The market is moving in all facets ex-cept the bigger rural jobs because of dairy prices.”

First home buyers are less active after government grants were scaled down and properties in the key $200,000-$250,000 range becoming few.

Leongatha and Korumburra have re-ceived attention from Melbourne buyers, and sales should continue.

“It will be a good year across the board. The rural sector will struggle a bit but the residential market will go well as we get a lot of enquiry from Melbourne,” Mr Newton said.

“While we have the demand, we need the supply. Our Korumburra offi ce has been just as strong as our Leongatha offi ce.”

Grantville and Corinella are also rising in popularity as a dual lane highway puts the towns within commuting distance of suburban Melbourne.

Real estate booms

Action stations: Lewis Stone of Harcourts Inverloch at a complex of townhouses in Powlett Street. One has sold already.

Growing strong


KORUMBURRA’S 33rd annual Art Show attracted more than 200 people last week-end, many comment-ing on the high qual-ity of art on display.

Art show director Stewart Woods said they were pleased the show at-tracted a good number of people, they sold 13 paint-ings totalling about $5000 and would have raised some $5000 overall from the door entry, commis-sions and raffl e.

Coronet Bay artist Ra-mon Horsfi eld acted as judge for The Rotary Club of Korumburra art show for a second time, having judged in 1993.

One of the stand outs in the show for Mr Horsfi eld was Golden Refl ection by artist Do Nobel, awarded the Best Entry in the Exhi-bition, winning $1500.

The artist has adopted the pointillism technique, in which a lot of tiny dots are combined to form a picture. A technique ex-emplifi ed by postimpres-sionist school of painting artist Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th-century France.

“The artist’s use of this technique, colour and draftsmanship are all very good and the painting makes you feel good, it is

Local art awardedjust different and the art-ist has created something unique,” Mr Horsfi eld said.

As for stand outs, Mr Horsfi eld was most im-pressed with a big, vi-brant coloured painting by Wonthaggi artist Janice Orchard, Mother and Sonand awarded this the Best Contemporary Painting, and Janice was thrilled to receive her $350 winner’s prize.

A delighted Janice said, “It was a joy to paint”.

Another local, Diana Wilson of Bass, received $500 for the Best Pastel with her portrait of friend, Patrick. Former local art-ist Patrick Verdon now lives in Bendigo.

Other prize winners included Second Best En-try- Joel Magpayo for The Ockers, Best Watercolour-Lorraine Lewitzka for Morning Glow, E. Trem-bath-Best Oil Painting for Thornton Scene, Best Lo-cal Entry- Phillip Island artist Tom Tyrell for Look-ing for Shade, Ventnor, Phillip Island

Local artists John Adam, John Duncan-Firth and Bianca Biesuz-Stefani received highly commend-ed awards.

Winner of the raffl e prize was Heather Walker from Korumburra.

Looking ahead Mr Woods said they are plan-ning a special exhibition for Easter at the Federa-tion Art Gallery that will feature the best entries awarded in the past 30 years, including the two award winning works from the 2010 show.

Contemporary: Wonthaggi artist Janice Orchard was thrilled to catch up with Korumburra Art Show judge Ramon Horsfi eld after being awarded Best Con-temporary Painting for her stunningly colourful work Mother and Son on Fri-day night.

Rotary workers: from left: Charles Huson, Wayne Blogg, Allan Perks and Mark Holmes made sure local art enthusiasts enjoyed the offi cial opening of the Korumburra Art Show on Friday night.

Winning painting: from left Pam Neill, Ko-rumburra, Olva Child, Leongatha South, Anne Rasmussen, Korum-burra and Maree Hams, Kardella South took a look at the best entry in the Korumburra Art Show Golden Refl ection by artist Do Nobel.

Best pastel: Diana Wilson of Bass received $500 for the Best Pastel with her portrait of friend, Patrick.


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By Jane Ross

A MULTI million dollar dried milk processing plant at Burra Foods will boost the company’s place in the glob-al market.

It’s being built with the help of a $2.1 mil-lion electricity upgrade paid for by the State Government.

Regional and Rural Development Minister Jacinta Allan visited Burra Foods on Wednes-day to announce the power funding under the Regional Electrical Access Program (REAP).

She said Burra Foods’ management esti-mated that blackouts cost the factory an aver-age $1million a year in lost production.

Company CEO Grant Crothers told The Star the new opportunities will lift its exports from 70 per cent of product to 85 or 90 per cent.

The new plant should be fi nished by the end of June.

It won’t be producing just any old milk powder.

“We’re going for a higher end specifi cation product,” said Mr Crothers. “Japan is a keen market.”

That’s been the story of Burra Foods’ 20 year history; fi nding a niche in the market and fi tting in.

And the milk powder won’t be the end of the story.

“We will be slowly marching to increase value,” said Mr Crothers.

In her second visit to Burra Foods in 12 months, Ms Allan said the electricity boost would help secure the factory’s 80 full time jobs and lift the demand for milk from suppliers.

One, Colin Dowel of Korumburra, joined Ms Allan and Mr Crothers on a tour to the back of the factory where the new plant is under construction.

“I’ve been supplying Burra Foods for 10 years. They’ve been good to us.”

Ms Allan’s earlier trip to Burra Foods was to congratulate management on being the fi rst major business in South Gippsland to connect

to natural gas.“That’s saving $500,000 in running costs.”The minister said Burra Foods processes

130 million litres of milk a year.She described the Burra Foods story as “a

great one”.“It’s terrifi c to be back here. I’m very

pleased we’ve been able to help out …. with the expansion.”

The latter is “a great vote of confi dence in suppliers and in the region”.

“It’s good for dairy farmers and the dairy industry. It’s a challenging industry but one so important to the Gippsland region and to Victoria.”

When Burra Foods took over the old Koru-mburra Butter Factory in 1990, the infrastruc-ture was what Mr Crothers described as “Third World-ish”.

“There was an empty shell of a factory full of asbestos, a very ordinary power supply, poor mobile phone reception and no broadband.”

He described the milk powder plant as “a Goliath type thing” for Burra Foods.

Burra Foods powers up

New plant: Burra Foods CEO Grant Crothers ex-plains the new milk powder processing plant to State Regional and Rural Development Minister Jacinta Allan.

Pharmacy break-in

NAGEL’S Pharmacy in Leongatha was broken into early on Monday morning, with cash and fl u tab-lets stolen.

“At 1.38am this morn-ing (Monday) two offend-ers forced the rear access door and gained entry. Once inside they’ve sto-len cash from the till and

a quantity of cold and fl u tablets,” Leading Senior Constable Pete Barry said.

The break in set off an alarm inside the business.

L/S/C Barry said the fl u tablets were used in the production of amphet-amines, like speed.

The pharmacy was bro-ken into in November last year, along with several others in South Gippsland.

Drunk arrest A 23-YEAR-OLD

from Kardella was arrested at 12.50am on Monday out-side McCartins Ho-tel in Leongatha for drunkenness.

Leongatha Police are also investigating the man in relation to an assault.

Hoon bust LEONGATHA Police impounded a car un-der the anti-hoon leg-islation after a man

A MAN died after a collision at Foster North, on the South Gippsland Highway near McK-nights Road, on Friday afternoon.

It is believed the 77-year-old driver from Ferntree Gully was travelling east in his Toyota and collided head on with a Holden Commodore on the South Gippsland Highway near Foster at about 2.15pm.

Although the Commodore (pictured)

was fl ipped on to its roof and crushed heavily on the passenger side, the male and a female occupant from Geelong West received minor injuries.

Leongatha’s Burchell Panels towed the vehicles away.

Eerily, the stretch of road was the scene of a similar accident a week earlier on Friday, February 5, when a Meeniyan woman, who was heading toward Foster, lost control of her vehicle and fl ipped it on to its roof.

Man dies in head-on crash at Foster North

POLICE BRIEFSPOLICE BRIEFSdriving a green station wagon was reported driving dangerously through Leongatha on the evening of Thurs-day, February 11.

“The car was seen driving at excessive speed along Brumley Street. It braked, skidding through the intersection into Turn-

er Street. The driver did a wheelie down Turner Street,” Leading Senior Constable Pete Barry said.

The driver, a 22-year-old from Leongatha, was spoken to by police and had his vehicle impounded for 48 hours.

He is likely to face court charged with driving offences.

CFA fi re investigators are working to de-termine the cause of a fi re that destroyed part of a house yester-day (Monday) at Fish Creek.

The fi re was at a property near the Waratah Bay turn-off.

Leongatha CFA captain Andy Kay, who was sifting through the ashes of the fi re when he spoke to The Star, said two bedrooms were destroyed in the blaze.

“They’ve been fully gutted. The rest of the house is intact. I don’t know whether they’ll have

House fi re to demolish it or not,” he said.

“It’s a bit dangerous to get inside. We might fi nd something straight away that makes us say, ‘ah-ha,’

as to what’s caused it.” The fi re is believed to

have started some time in the morning and was contained by CFA crews at about 1.45pm.


By Jane Ross

IT’S an exacting task.But Miranda Sharp knows a thing

or two about food and is up for the challenge.

“This is the gig of the year!” she grins before carefully slicing into the fi rst of the 22 apple pies she will judge.

The cutting is important because it shows whether the pastry is cooked, if the fi lling holds up, if it looks as appeal-ing with a small wedge out of it as it did whole.

Then comes the best part. Miranda plies a small fork into each pie giving it the ultimate critique: the taste test. She takes notes then diligently cleans the fork on a Chux wipe before plunging it into the

next wedge.Looking on with breathless anticipa-

tion is 15-year-old Daniel O’Flaherty.He’s entered the competition for the

fi rst time and hopes to win the junior sec-tion. He’s dusted the crust of his apple pie with cinnamon sugar. It looks delicious.

And it is! He wins fi rst prize in the ju-nior section. Jane Kennedy is second and Vivienne Carfrae third.

This is the seventh great apple pie competition, sponsored by Kelly’s Bakery as part of the Korumburra Show.

Senior winners: Step O’Rafferty fi rst, Margaret Morrison second and Brenda Eastman third.

Miranda is a chef, caterer, food writer and active participant in farmers’ markets.

She’ll beapples

Right: First timer: Daniel O’Flaherty en-tered the Kelly’s Bakery apple pie competition for the fi rst time.

Below: Best gig: Miran-da Sharp says judging the apple pie contest is “the best gig of the year”.

Bottom right: Pick a winner: one of these delicious looking apple pies will win a blue rosette.


By Matt Dunn

THE State Government and Consumer Affairs Victoria say there is nothing that can be done to help Bass Coast renters who have been priced out of the property market.

But the Tenants Union of Victoria says that Consumer Affairs is not doing enough to protect evicted Bass Coast renters.

The tenants union has received a steady stream of complaints from the renters, many of whom are believed to have been evicted to make way for cashed-up desalination workers.

Desalination plant workers will receive $700 a week in extra income as a living away from home allowance.

“Consumer Affairs Victoria, which is the government body responsible for enforcing the rental tenancies act, really needs to be proactive,” Tenants Union of Victoria policy and liaison worker Toby Archer said.

“It can’t sit back and wait for individual complaints. They really need to be out there working with landlords

No help for renters and estate agents to make sure they’re aware of their obligations. That’s a really key part of the problem.

“We’ve seen no evidence to suggest that that’s happened. We’re only a community legal service, but they’ve got a mandate from the government to do what they do. We haven’t seen that they’ve done any work in that regard.”

But Consumer Affairs said it has no power to control the rental market.

“The Morwell CAV offi ce has received less than fi ve requests for a rental assessment, in one instance, it was only the second rent increase in the past seven years. There have been fi ve enquiries into termination of leases across the entire Bass Coast Shire region since the start of the year,” a CAV spokesperson said. A spokesman from the offi ce of Housing Minister Richard Wynne also said there was nothing that could be done to control “the private rental market”. Mr Archer said that despite its low population base, calls from frustrated Bass Coast renters were continually being made to the union.

“We might get calls from, say Mildura, once in a blue moon. But

we’ve quite often seen is estate agents and landlords not following the process in the rental tenancies act,” he said.

Raising the price of rent without proper notice is a common complaint. Disputes stemming from sudden rent rises had often seen landlords issue “retaliatory” eviction notices.

“For us the key message that really needs to get out is that the law is the law and just as everyone expects tenants to abide by the law, the community expects landlords and estate agents to comply. They shouldn’t take advantage of the fact that the market has become incredibly tight,” Mr Archer said.

Member for Bass Ken Smith, who has been working on the issue, said there had now been about 20 people come to his offi ce with complaints about not being able to fi nd somewhere to live.

He said the rise in the cost of rental properties had happened because Bass Coast Council had allowed it to happen. He blamed council’s housing accord for fuelling the problem.

Council has set aside a pool of holiday houses, which will be rented out to the desalination workers. But Mr

Smith believes the exorbitant rent put on some properties was only serving to heat up the market, not to mention upsetting desalination workers.

“They’ll be looking at those properties and thinking, ‘Oh my God, what’s going on in this place? They’re trying to rip us off,’” he said.

But Thiess Degrémont has backed the housing accord.

“The Housing Accord website hosted by Council is the only accommodation website that Thiess Degrémont will promote to its employees, subcontractors and suppliers,” a Thiess Degrémont spokesperson said.

“Thiess Degrémont will be leasing properties directly as the need arises. These properties will be used for temporary accommodation for short-term workers who elect for shared project accommodation.”

Mr Smith and a community group formed to tackle the housing issue will meet with Minister for Housing Richard Wynne on Wednesday, February 24.

we’re seeing, on a weekly basis, people calling in from that way (Bass Coast). That’s out of the ordinary,” he said.

Most worrying was the “seriousness of the issues being raised and the trend.

“The things that we’re quite commonly seeing is rent increases and notices to vacate. One of the things

Ken Smith

Continued from page 1.“The Minister had no right

to make this adjustment, which he called ‘a minor change’. It is a massive change. It turns Bald Hills into an industrial site. It is the industrialisation of the rural landscape.”

He said the amended per-mit, approved by the Minister, was issued by the Department of Planning and Community Development in Traralgon in mid-December, 2009, and South Gippsland Shire Council was in-formed by January 4, 2010.

“It sat on some offi cer’s desk for nearly six weeks before councillors were told about it (last Friday). Offi cers did not tell the public or councillors,” Mr Fairbrother said.

“This may have put any ap-peal process in jeopardy. We are investigating our legal options. We won’t be walked over by Mitsui or the Government.”

Coastal Promontory Ward Cr Keiran Kennedy said he had not been informed of the change until last Friday and was dis-mayed by it. He said he would be asking questions at tomorrow night’s council meeting (Febru-ary 17, 7pm).

“I want to get to the bottom of this, why councillors weren’t informed,” Cr Kennedy said.

Mayor Jim Fawcett con-fessed to knowing about the height increase. Cr Fawcett said he noticed the letter from Minis-ter Madden to council “early to mid-January”.

“I saw a copy of it, but it didn’t fi gure highly. I didn’t tell anyone and I’m starting to regret it. It should have made coun-cillors’ correspondence, but it didn’t.”

Council’s chief executive Tim Tamlin confi rmed the letter had been received on January 4, but offi cers were “still looking for

further information and answers where to proceed from here”.

Not telling councillors or the public was “an oversight, I sup-pose. An error on our part,” Mr Tamlin said.

He said council would con-tinue to monitor the progress of the construction of the project.

Matthew Croome, general manager of Bald Hills Wind Farm, said technology had led to substantial improvements in design and effi ciency in wind tur-bines which warranted the height increase.

“Currently, the maximum height of wind turbines being considered for new projects is generally around 130 metres,” Mr Croome said.

“The changes to the planning permit will allow us to install the best turbines suitable for the Bald Hills site that are currently on the market.

“Bald Hills Wind Farm Pty Ltd

has undertaken extensive assess-ment into any potential impacts that an increase in turbine height may pose to the environment.

“All of our studies support that potential impacts caused by the change in turbine height to up to 135 metres, including bird-life, visual impact, noise, blade glint and shadow fl icker, would be negligible.

“The Government also un-dertook its own assessment and ultimately the approval was granted via secondary consent because the additional impact is negligible. No formal announce-ment was made given that there is little or no change to the plan-ning permit for the project.

“With respect to lighting for turbines, when required, it is principally installed for the pur-pose of aviation safety. At the moment it is premature to com-ment on whether aviation safety lighting will be required.”

Wind farm height fi ght LOCAL government was in a topsy turvy state when Peter Tatterson came to Leongatha to be CEO of the South Gippsland Shire Council.

Municipal mergers had been mandated by the Kennett Government and Woorayl, the Shire of South Gippsland at Foster, Mirboo North and Korumburra were amalgamated to form a new South Gippsland Shire.

State appointed commissioners took the new body through its early phase, but it was Peter’s job to bed things down and create a strong management team and cohesive force among the staff.

His contribution to the fl edgling shire has been re-called in recent weeks, following his premature death from cancer.

He died on January 3 at the age of 66.One of his colleagues from those early shire days is

Jeannie Hicks.She remembers a man with strong people skills who had

vision and was willing to try new things.“He had an entrepreneurial streak and trusted his staff

to deliver the goods.“He was very loyal.”Peter came to South Gippsland from an economic de-

velopment role with Wellington Shire.He is survived by his wife Merrilyn, three daughters

and fi ve grandchildren.

Steady hand of Peter


By Brad Lester

S O U T H Gippslanders are being urged to step up the campaign to rebuild the ageing Leongatha Memo-rial Hospital, as State Government accountants prepare to fi nalise the loom-ing State Budget.

The Leongatha Prog-ress Association and Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold a public meet-ing as a mass display of support for a new hospital.

Representatives from those groups are now seeking to meet with the board of Gippsland Southern Health Service to hear what Victorian Health Minister Dan-iel Andrews had to say when he met with a local deputation last Decem-ber to discuss the hospi-tal’s future.

Only then will the as-sociation and chamber decide whether the meet-ing will be positive or negative: positive if the government looks likely to fund the rebuild and negative if not.

Progress association president Mick Flynn said a public gathering would defi nitely be held but he was unsure when.

“If the hospital board can allay our fears that the Department of Health does not have a hidden agenda, then the com-munity needs to know,” he said.

“If they can’t, then we need to have a pub-lic meeting to get people motivated to say and do what needs to be done to ensure our hospital stays.

“It’s just a matter of the hospital board con-vincing us the depart-ment is being upfront and honest. I’m a bit cynical but I would like

No date setfor meeting

to believe the department is doing the right thing.

“One way or the other, the public needs to know what is going on.”

The momentum of the “Save the Hospital” cam-paign must not be lost at this vital time, Mr Flynn said.

“If we back off, we will let the government off the hook. We are in an election year and have everything going for us and need to keep the government on its toes,” he said.

“As a community, we need to keep the pres-sure on and let the gov-ernment know we are not going to go away. If we do not jump up and down, the State Budget will be fi nalised and we will be forgotten.”

Chamber president Darryl McGannon, who last December said a meeting would most like-ly be held by February, is hoping the meeting with the hospital board proves productive.

“We will have a meet-ing between some of the board members, the CEO (Gary Templeton) and (South Gippsland Shire Council Mayor) Jim Fawcett and us, and we will make a plan from there,” he said.

“We’re trying to fi nd out if the State Govern-ment has fi nalised its budget.”

According to Health Minister Daniel An-drews’ spokesperson Jason Frenkel, the gov-ernment is yet to put its budget to bed.

Therefore a public meeting held soon would not be too late to infl u-ence the allocation of budget health funding.

By Chris Brown

EDUCATION in Leon-gatha is abuzz with precinct excitement.

Last week parents, educators and community members heard how the precinct will revolutionise education in the town.

The special meeting was held in the Mesley Hall foyer on Tuesday night.

Draft plans of the new secondary college were revealed for the fi rst time there.

The junior centre, senior centre, shared administration area, and art and design centre will cost up to $12 million.

The current technology building will remain largely unchanged.

Law requires that secondary college heritage buildings, near Mesley Hall,

are maintained.Leongatha Secondary College prin-

cipal Brett Windsor said hopefully the new facilities will make the school the envy of the state.

“It’s a really exciting time for the college, primary school and commu-nity,” he said.

“We will have a school that is one of the most modern in the state.”

Construction of the secondary col-lege stage could begin as early as winter if the State Government funds it in the May budget.

However building money could still be several years away.

South Gippsland Specialist School students moved into their new buildings on the precinct site last year.

Already three of the six concrete slabs have been poured for the primary school.

Students will make the move at the

beginning of next year if the project re-mains on schedule.

The combined administration build-ing will be in the existing secondary col-lege staff centre and design building.

Like at Mirboo North the primary school administration will be on one side of the building and the secondary college’s on the other.

Flexible walls in the admin area conference room offer opportunities for relationships to grow between the two schools.

Primary school administration will operate out of the present secondary college West Campus library until the refurbishment is fi nished.

There was some concern from parents at the meeting about whether young children would be mixing with older teenagers.

Mr Windsor said there would be very little mixing of students.

Precinct’s on target

Precinct’s on the way: LSC principal Brett Windsor discusses the future with the parents of Leongatha Primary School students Maree McFar-lane, Tina Allen, Lisa Robinson and Jenny Buckland.


By Danny Buttler

MEENIYAN’S much anticipated new supermarket has moved a step closer to reality with plans submitted to council.

Developer Ken Scott has submitted a building permit application for the Whitelaw St supermarket, which will replace the old one which burnt down in March last year.

The application, which was lodged with South Gippsland Shire Council last week, is the fi rst formal step in the development of the new store.

The building will be leased from Mr Scott by Chris Bettles, who runs IGA supermarkets in Mirboo North and Foster.

Mr Bettles said he was delighted to get the ball rolling on the project.

“It’s getting very exciting,” he said.“We’ve got the sign up on the block as well,

so people going past will be able to see it is a reality.”

A potential sticking point for the development was gaining rear access from a gravel road that runs between the South Gippsland Highway and the Great Southern Rail Trail.

It was presumed to be rail trail land, but turned out to be controlled by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

Despite looking like a road, being called a road and being used as a road, the land was not categorised as such.

But a deal between DSE and South Gippsland Shire Council should see the land sealed and be available for car parking and deliveries by semi trailers.

“It gives us delivery access, we will have semi trailers coming in and we couldn’t unload at the front,” Mr Bettles said.

“It was a key stumbling block but we got over that.”

The next step in the process is to gain approval for the building plans, which include a 480 square metre shop area and 26 car spaces at the rear of the property.

“Once we have the building permit and there are no objections, we have to submit the plans to the shire for their approval,” Mr Bettles said.

Up to 16 full time jobs will be created once the supermarket is opened later this year.

Mr Bettles is hoping that the fi rst sod could be turned on the site by mid-year, with the fi rst customers through the checkout by November.

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Supermarket closer

Big step: the planning application is being adver-tised on the site of the proposed supermarket in-Meeniyan.

Young leadersL E O N G A T H A Primary School announced their school captains for 2010 last week.

Tom McFarlane and Elly Egan are the captains, with Matt Minogue and Josie Ry-cks in the vice captain positions.

They will be the fi -nal captains at the Horn Street primary school site, as the 500-plus students will shift to the secondary college site next year.

School captains, house captains, arts ad-visors and music cap-tains were treated to a special morning tea in the staff room following an assembly.

House captains and vice captains: front: Her-rald: Lauren Adams, Paige Matthews and Sam Forrester (absent Jarrod Hoy); second front: Hy-land: Louise Bentley, Dean Thorson, Tim Sau-varin and Lisa Clarke; third front: Johnston: Mi-kaela Cornelissen, Louis Riseley, Maddi Wright and Hamish Bissett and back: Strzelecki Remi Ryan, Kaj Patterson and Felicity Warren (absent Brodie Chadwick).

New leadership: LPS captains Tom McFarlane and Elly Egan and vice captains Matt Minogue and Josie Rycks.


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BED of Roses returned to our screens on Saturday night for the start of its second season. For those who were only watching to see which Meeniyan lo-cals had made it on screen as “extras”, it was an inter-esting hour. Watching the scene shot outside Nick’s Garage said a lot about the

production standards of the show. A distinctive looking extra was seen walking to-wards Kerry Armstrong as she took photos. The cam-era cut away and returned to Armstrong, along with the same bloke who was walking towards her again. Cut-away and return and he is doing the same thing

for a third time. Ah, well – it’s more fun than trying to swallow the plot.

IT is not very often that the World Premiere for three short fi lms is cost free, but that is what is happening in Meeniyan this coming Friday. The fi lming has been fi nished

THE hills were alive with the gentle noises of snow pea picking on Saturday morn-ing. This paddock between Leongatha and Mirboo North, near the Strzelecki High-way, was a hive of activity, creating a pretty picture for travellers.

ARTIST Tom Tyrrell (San Remo) thought he’d stop for a spot of painting on his way home from the Koru-mburra Art Show on Saturday where he won the best local exhibition. The Star captured Tom on the side of the Bass Highway on the edge of Leongatha with his fi nished work.

“The sky was the thing that got me,” he said.

THE matriarch of the Korumburra Kel-ly clan turned 91 on Friday.

It’s some clan; Jean has 158 descendants!

And where better to celebrate such a milestone than with some of her family at Kelly’s Bakery?

Jean Kelly loves cooking and admits to a sweet tooth.

She was pleased to be at the bakery to watch the judging of the seventh bak-ery-sponsored great apple pie competi-tion that runs in conjunction with the Korumburra Show.

Not that she bakes too many pies herself these days. But she is a keen show entrant in the knitting, jams and sauces sections.

There’s stiff competition on the lat-

ter from her son Graham.“We ignore all the other entries,” he

declared. “It’s her versus me, me versus her!”

Graham uses his mother’s recipes, but swears they came to him by legiti-mate means.

“She gave them to me.”Jean was born a Prosser, in Leon-

gatha. Her parents were share farmers so they moved around the district. She and her husband Ken raised 10 children, seven sons and three daughters. She herself was one of ten, seven girls and three boys.

“She thought she was pretty clever reversing the order,” said her daughter Isabelle Peacock.

Matriarch: birthday girl Jean Kelly presides over a family of 158 descen-dants. Some of them are her daughters Isabelle Peacock (left) and Barbara McMahon, sons Gilbert (left) and Graham Kelly and grandson Jason Kelly (centre). Gilbert and Jason are bakers.

and the editing com-pleted and now it is time for Meeniyan to view its very own movie stars in the Australian Cen-tre for the Moving Im-age [ACMI] short fi lms that were made late last year. The Junior CFA members feature in one fi lm and Bob Bloch and Frank Arndt are the stars of Life is What You Make It. A Day in the Life of a Dairy Farmer features locals Les and Louise Calder.

There will also be some other entertainment and popcorn for the chil-dren and a light supper will be served.

See you at the movies!

LIFELINE is going on-line for the bushfi re an-niversary with online forums, just visit www.lifeline.org.au Follow-ing a natural disaster like Black Saturday and the devastation it caused, it is normal for people to feel a variety of emotions, like trauma, depression, grief and loss. Lifeline wants people to know that help is available, through their 24 hour telephone sup-port service on 13 11 14, and now through their dedicated online discus-sion forums at www.life-line.org.au – just follow the links. For details on various forum topics and times please refer to the advertisement in The Star this issue.

CONGRATULATIONS Ruth Williams of Fish Creek on attaining your Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Ballarat University. Ruth is the daughter of Garry and Sylvia Williams of Ko-rumburra. Ruth was educated at Korumbur-ra High School, then at-tained a BA at Monash University and a BTeach (Hons) at the University of Melbourne. Dr Wil-liams’ PhD thesis in-volved researching the adaptation and identity formation of refugees. She has had several articles published and has been approached to write for another aca-demic publication.

A PAIR of eagles was spotted at the top of a tree on the highway between

Inverloch and Leongatha on Friday morning. By the time an intrepid Star reporter had leapt out of her car with camera in hand, the birds had fl own away across the paddock.

ST Joseph’s Primary School at Korumburra has teamed up with St Vincent De Paul Society to offer a breakfast club at the school. Parents are needed to help run the club by preparing toast and fruit for breakfast on Tuesdays, Wednes-days and Thursdays. If you can spare 45 min-utes, contact the school on 5655 2040.

DO you want to be in-volved in a community service activity with a friendly group? Lyric Theatre is seeking a ticket secretary to oversee the sale of tickets and roster-ing of volunteers for their two major shows per year. Would suit a retired cou-ple or any two persons to share the role. We welcome your enquiries to Sheryl Harris on 5662 2786 or 0438 056 975.

THE Meeniyan tavern night on Saturday was an interesting mix. Some quite slow and origi-nal guitar solos, then three 14-year-olds with heavy duty Green Day, an opera singer and Ni-gel Hutchinson-Brooks’ fi rst night doing bits from his area of inter-est, Victorian and Ed-wardian snippets of po-

etry and verse that was played in between Music Hall acts. The whole fi -nal bracket, including

about six songs, was The

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evening’s highlight.

TARGET Country in Leongatha is getting bigger.

Recently a neighbouring building, previously oc-cupied by The South Gippsland Sentinel-Times, was demolished.

It will allow the popular department store to ex-pand its product range.

Reports tip the work will be completed at the end of June with minimal disruption for shoppers.

Work’s underway: Leongatha’s Target store is expanding.


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VOXVOXPOP!

IT concerns me the South Gippsland Shire Council is deter-mined to take infringement fi nes by stealth from its elderly citizens and parents picking up and drop-ping off their children to the Ko-rumburra Primary School, along Wrenches Lane.

Which other primary and secondary schools does this Council plague and how far will this Council and its management go to increase its revenue base?

This answer can be observed around this school and its local residents.

It was recently reported that an elderly widow, resident Mrs Mavis Wrench re-ceived an infringement fi ne of $117 on December 2 2009 for parking her vehicle along this roadway, her only exit and entry driveway to her home.

The fi ne imposed was defi nitely unjust, unfair and a breach of good governance by this Council by providing no free parking bays for the residents to exit and enter their properties, and deliberately allocating no parking bays for parents to drop off and pick up their school children in the morn-ings and afternoons.

This Council, under the direction of the CEO Mr. Tim Tamlin is desperate to raise as much revenue for this Council as possible at the expense of their community members.

In reference to these infringement fi nes imposed on these parents and local residents, it has been stated by Mrs Marion Harding, a local resident, ratepayer and parent that parents are forced to continual-ly drive along Wrenches Lane and around the block to wait and pick up their children from school.

I have been informed due to the heavy traffi c along the lane after school, parents if stationary waiting for their children are fi ned regularly by this Council and forced to drive around the block until their chil-dren see the cars, enter them and drive off.

Why hasn’t this Council made specifi c parking bays for its residents and parents to stop for specifi c periods of time or al-locate other spaces on the opposite side of this school?

It is time this money grabbing practice by this Council ceased altogether and pro-vided free space for its local community members.

How about it Mr CEO and Council-lors? Why don’t you pay the fi nes from

your own allowances and salaries, given the fact the CEO earns approximately $340,000 per annum, enough to pay all the fi nes with plenty over.

I encourage all parents at this school to contact me on 9708 0875, mobile; 0408 537 874 and email [email protected] who have been fi ned by this Shire Council for picking up and dropping off their children at the Korumburra Primary School and recommend they forward cor-respondence to the CEO Mr Tim Tamlin, the mayor, Cr Jim Fawcett and their ward councillors stating their dissatisfaction over the conduct and actions of this Shire Council.

Paul Richardson JPC48 Community Watchdog.

THERE would have been hand shakes and restrained back slapping in state parliament last week as the government ticked off one more successful policy execution.

They can now boast that wa-ter has fl owed down the pipeline from north of the divide to sup-plement supplies of Melbourne residents who have had to live with 3A water restrictions for … is it one year or two?

This follows their successful deepening of Port Phillip Bay to enable bigger boats to bring more stuff into Melbourne.

Opposition to these massive projects has been swept aside, ignored, belittled in the name of what’s needed for Melbourne residents and the economy.

This government is dismis-sive of arguments about envi-ronmental loss, or they pluck out statements that are hollow in substance, but may sound

THE decision by Frankston City Council to trial Victoria’s fi rst smoke-free outdoor shopping strips represents a fabulous win and a way forward for all local communities.

In recent years we’ve seen local governments look to protect the health of their citizens by enacting more smoke-free environments including entrances to public buildings, beaches and playgrounds.

These actions recognise that it’s dangerous and deadly to subject people - especially children - to second-hand tobacco smoke in areas where people carry out their normal

Shire council wants revenuePaul Richardson and Mavis Wrench.

Smoke-free activities.Smoke-free environments

enjoy very high levels of support in the community - even among smokers. Many surveys show smoke-free laws in restaurants, bars, indoor shopping centres and gambling venues are supported.

The Victorian Health Pro-motion Foundation (VicHealth) has been a major supporter of the fi ght against smoking over the past two decades. In this time, adult smoking preva-lence in Victoria has reduced from 34 per cent to 17 per cent. Although a lot of progress has been made, smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of many cancers, respiratory, car-diovascular and other diseases.

In Victoria, smoking costs ap-proximately 4000 lives and $5 billion each and every year.

It’s good to see Frankston Council working to protect children from tobacco smoke at the same time as encouraging discussion among young people about whether it’s cool to start smoking.

The Frankston shopping strip trial shows a local council putting the health of their citizens fi rst by creating more smoke-free public environments.

It’d be great for the good health of our local communities if all local governments can follow this lead.

Todd HarperChief Executive Offi cer

VicHealth

Spin cycle

convincing to members of the community who do not have time or expertise to keep fully informed about these complex issues.

So let us remind ourselves of the substance and spin sur-rounding environmental loss and the world’s second largest desalination plant.

Whales are just one group which will be impacted.

Minister Garrett gave ap-proval for this project because he was told whales might oc-casionally be in the vicinity. Yet nearly 50 whales (including en-dangered species) were sighted off the coastline here in a three month period in 2009!

In correspondence to both Minister Garrett and the state government, I have claimed that 30 tonnes of waste (marine plants and animals) will be cre-ated each day – because every-thing that gets sucked into the four metre diameter pipe will die. No one in government has disputed this.

I expect there have already been handshakes and restrained backslapping as they believe they have successfully ridden over opponents of this desali-nation plant and their credible, informed arguments.

I ask Premier Brumby, Min-isters Holding and Garrett, who among you is standing up for the billions of creatures that make up our marine environ-ment?

Do you know or care about what is going to be lost? Truth, not spin please.

Aileen VeningInverloch

Good newsTHERE have been two events in South Gippsland this week that underscore the stability and strength of this district and bode well for its future.

One was the announcement of a $2.1million State-funded electricity upgrade to Burra Foods that will take the factory into the export milk powder market, lifting its annual turnover to $163million.

At a time when the dairy industry is still trying to claw its way out of signifi cant downturn, the multi-million dollar milk powder plant is a huge vote of confi dence. Burra Foods CEO Grant Crothers described it as a “Goliath”, adding the growth will continue.

The other happening was the 20th anniversary yesterday of the Leongatha Probus Club.

On the face of it, it’s not in the league of the Burra Foods upgrade. But with 113 of the more senior members of our community attending the celebratory lunch at the Dakers Centre, it’s an indication our folk in their third age are keeping themselves engaged, fulfi lled and mentally stimulated. And that has to be a good thing.

The Stony Creek Football Club ladies did the catering, thus helping a younger group stay active and represent the community on the sporting fi eld.

A positive week all round.Listen here

THE State Government has washed its hands of the rental cri-sis that has started to grip Wonthaggi.

It appears it is desperately hoping that if it ignores the problem it will go away.

The bad news, Mr Brumby, is that the spectre of homeless local families being left in the street in favour of highly paid desalination workers will haunt the government throughout this election year.

The Altona by-election should have been shot across the bows of the Labor Government. But hubris is rarely noticed by those affl icted by it.

Jeff Kennett learnt the price of not listening to Victorians. Mr Brumby had best clean out his ears.

Should the drinking age be raised to 21?

No, I don’t think so. Twenty-one is too late.

Michael WatsonGlen Forbes

What for, they are only going to drink anyway? What’s it going to achieve? It’s like smoking; if they are going to smoke they are going to smoke.

Louise PoyntonPhillip Island

No, at 18 they’re allowed to vote. It’s not good them binge drinking, but how can you stop them when they’re old enough to vote.

John CampbellCairns

As a parent yes; as an 18-year-old no. I think better control of drinking hours will be more effective than raising the drinking age.

Ain UttPortarlington


AS Tony Cuzzupi looks back on 20 years in business in Wonthaggi, he re-fl ects on a number of things:

The support of his wife Teresa.

The backing of his customers, many of them long-standing.

His staff and the work they do.

The 10,000 or so cars that he has sold.

And the fact that when he started, “I still had black hair!”

That sense of humour and ability to laugh at himself equate to a genial personality that has made Tony an integral part of the South Gippsland community.

And that involvement has resulted in an esti-mated $200,000 worth of sponsorship to a wide va-riety of sporting bodies, schools and organisations.

Tony is a past president of the Wonthaggi Busi-ness Association and was a driving force behind the town’s Italian Festa.

When he and Teresa started out in a small show-room opposite Safeway in Murray Street, they began a tradition that remains

today.If a woman buys a car

from the business, she is presented with a bouquet of fl owers. Men receive a bottle of wine.

“That’s just something we do to thank people for their business,” said Tony.

“We appreciate people keeping their business local.”

Tony admits the move to Wonthaggi was a gamble.

He was working in the parts and service section of a Toyota dealership in Ferntree Gully when he and Teresa were thinking of taking on a small deal-ership of their own.

“Toyota said look at the possibilities and we preferred this one.”

The reaction from some was, “What on earth are you doing?”

But Tony and Teresa haven’t looked back.

They opened Wont-haggi Toyota with three staff. Now there are closer to 30.

The Murray Street showroom is long gone and Wonthaggi Toyota and Wonthaggi Holden now straddle a large site on the Melbourne entrance to a rapidly growing town.

Car yard that grew

Long record: Tony Cuzzupi (centre) is celebrating 20 years in business in Wonthaggi. With him are his younger daughter Sarah and son-in-law James Chetcuti. James is married to Tony and Teresa’s other daughter, Victoria. The Chetcutis have fi ve children.

ABOUT a month in the State Government job, the Minister for Com-munity Development Lily D’Ambrosio strolled through her meet-and-greet entrance in relaxed mode and delivered a speech peppered with re-searched background and good will.

There were no complaints from the gathered throng at the Korumburra Indoor Recreation Centre, subject of a major grant and renovations, and there were many.

South Gippsland Shire Councillor Bob Newton, Ki-eran Kennedy and Jeanette Harding were present as well as Mayor Jim Fawcett. Council of-fi cers included the chief execu-

tive Tim Tamlin, sustainability director Andrew McEwen, en-gineering manager Tony Price and building co-ordinator Alis-ter Fixter.

A strong contingent of Ko-rumburra Lions Club members were led by club president Marilyn Newton. Korumburra builder David Enbom presented the building plans for the up-grades to the centre.

The Committee of Manage-ment president Trevor Rickard thanked the Minister for her Government support.

He said although the centre was a sports facility (there’s basketball, volleyball, netball, soccer and indoor cricket), by upgrading the lower court with a dedicated stage it would be-come more than that.

“The centre has also served as a civic hall on many occa-

sions and for many purposes, from Lions Club debutante balls to Battle of the Bands events,” Mr Rickard said.

“It is the only facility that

can accommodate a large crowd as a social and cultural venue.”

Minister D’Ambrosio an-nounced a grant of $98,125 for the centre, saying, “This is the

only large, multi-purpose facil-ity in the region. This will con-tinue to benefi t the community in the years to come.”

She announced $2400 to-wards upgrading the Korum-burra Girl Guide and Scout Hall. Both grants were grate-fully accepted. Mavis McCon-nell, district leader of the Girl Guides in Korumburra said the funds would be used to pay for the disabled toilet and shower facility being installed, among other things.

The Minister was not the only person to donate funds.

The Korumburra Lions Club upped its funding towards the centre from an original $15,000 to $25,000, Mr Rickard said.

Although the Bendigo Bank is regarded as the centre’s ma-jor sponsor, Mr Rickard said the Lions Club was behind the

initiative that led to the major funding round.

“The Lions club came to us and said they’d like to pay for the lining of the lower court. That was 18 months ago, when they came with a donation of $15,000. The board decided to increase that amount to $25,000 at its meeting last night (Febru-ary 8),” Mr Rickard said.

With another $88,125 from the Committee of Manage-ment and $10,000 from South Gippsland council, the Lions Club pledge puts the funding of the $196,250 centre well into the black.

Construction work on the lining, insulation and dedicated stage will take place during the June/July period and is sched-uled to be completed before the sports season start up again.

Warm welcome for Minister

Hall inspection: from left, Minister D’Ambrosio, committee president Trevor Rickard and builder David Enbom inspected the lower court where the major upgrades will take place.

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It’s show timeReady to ride: sisters So-phie and Rebecca Lunn (Leongatha) on the merry- go-round.

Horse experience: Sarah Joyce (Jumbun-na) sponsored by Ba-rastoc and Ellie Miller (Inverloch).

Ford Courier: Chris Wolswinkel (Mirboo North), Travis McAlpine (ute owner from Leon-gatha) and Gavin Crock-ford (Stony Creek).

Animal skill: Thomas Mendes (San Remo) with his charge.

Veteran breeder: David Holden (West Creek) with his bantam that won champion hard feather.

Cuteness everywhere: Scott Mackie (Meeniyan) leads Tassie with his sister Jasmine and Zali Deenen (Leongatha South).

Successful morning: Jade Falcone from Nyora at the show.

Family affair: Miss Korumburra showgirl Tahlia (aged 7) and her sister Cassie (aged 5) who won the Little Miss Korumburra showgirl.

Win: Clayton Bawden (Leongatha) leads grand champion dairy cow, Cor-ibass Skyfame Coconut-ET, owned by Darren Sta-ley and Lou Seuren of Fish Creek.

MORE than 2000 people headed to the Korumburra show for some good old country fun on Saturday.

Handling snakes and watching motorcycle jumping were among the highlights.

Local musicians, animal nursery, Beaut Ute show, showgirls, cattle and side show rides also kept the crowd entertained.

Horse and exhibition pavilion entries increased at the 115th Koru-mburra show.

New residents of the area are taking the opportunity to partici-pate in the event.

A fi reworks display on Saturday night and more horses on Sunday completed the weekend.


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THE Northern Territory is one of Australia’s great destinations for many overseas tourists.

They are fascinated with Aborigi-nal culture and love buying their dis-tinctive art.

In past decades, non-indigenous Australians have mainly come to the Top End for the awe-inspiring land-scape, but recent tours have opened up the scope with travel opportunities to explore and appreciate Aboriginal culture.

“For years tourists have taken general tours to the Northern Territory, Central and Northern Australia that touched on all the sightseeing destinations people came to expect. They watched wildlife and looked at rock art,” Jill Carmody, of Jetset Leongatha said.

“But these days tours venture out a lot further and examine Aboriginal culture close-up. It is interesting that non-indigenous Australians know less about our own Aboriginal people than we know about others. When we travel overseas we want to learn about the cul-ture of the people in those countries, but for a long time we’ve taken the culture of our own Aboriginals for granted.”

Jill said to learn about the culture of the people who live here will “hopeful-ly lead to a greater appreciation of our indigenous culture”.

Having been born in South Austra-lia, Jill said she’d been “fortunate being exposed to Aboriginal communities in my childhood.

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“The six-day tour by Territory Dis-coveries can explain much. It is one thing to see things on television, but it’s another thing to actually experience them and gain a better understanding,” Jill said.

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Every art piece contains a story,

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By Matt Dunn

A COMPANY offering South Gippslanders ‘free’ roof insulation has defended itself against allega-tions of improper practices.

Care Green has been named several times by people relating stories to The Star about dodgy insulation installers.

Korumburra resident Norm Alger recently had work done by the company under the Federal Government’s Energy Effi cient Homes Package. The troubled schemed has been plagued by allegations of rorting and unsafe work practices that have led to the deaths of four workers interstate.

While the company offered a ‘free’ job (with the Federal Government picking up the tab on work valued up to $1200), workers came back demanding more money after they completed the task.

“They put it in and about an hour later I got a phone call. They wanted me to meet them outside and they asked me for $100 for another two workers who were bringing bats to the house,” Mr Alger told The Star.

“They wanted $100 for delivery fees. So I said, ‘Get up in the bloody roof and pull it out. You’ll get nothing out of me.’

“They said, ‘Oh no, you’ve got to pay us.’ I said: ‘I’ll give you bloody nothing. You pull it out.’ So off they went and that’s the last I ever heard of them.”

Another Korumburra couple, who chose to remain anonymous, had a similarly unhappy experience with the company.

“We hadn’t seen them before. They

said that they’d do the job. They walked through the house and then they said we would owe them $700,” the woman said.

“My husband told them we weren’t interested. We didn’t know the full story of what the rebate was or anything. They said, would you do $400? We said, no.

“We were a little bit annoyed then and we told them no. They then asked whether we’d give them $100. We said, ‘No, just go.’ They left, but then came back and said they’d do it for nothing.”

The couple has not seen anyone from the company since.

Care Green operations manager Mohammad Khalid acknowledged that “there are some complaints” about the conduct of the company.

“From the last month I’ve told all my staff, do not go and ask people for the money,” he said.

Leader of The Nationals Peter Ryan said about eight people had come to see him about dodgy insulation installers.

Mr Ryan said some of the insulators had asked for extra money, while others had done poor jobs or not turned up to do the work.

“For those elderly members of the community, it’s been very troubling, because it’s a substantial worry to them, of course,” he said.

“Now we’ve had this announcement from the Federal Government about these 48,000 audits having to be undertaken. I’ve got no doubt I’m going to be getting more calls from people who, understandably, are very worried how that impacts on them and who pays for it, when it’s going to be done and by whom.

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Painting workshops: Renae Littlejohn and local artist Bob Hickman have teamed up to provide new painting workshops on Wednesdays and Thursdays at Art Zillery. Bob said the workshops were designed for beginners to experienced painters, with the emphasis on a relaxed, fun and enjoyable environment. For enquiries call Renae on 0428 686 250.

Horn Street: Motor-Ag of Leongatha is the home for a big range of tractors and farm machinery.


THE RSL is there for everyone.That’s the message the league

wants to give out in the lead-up to its inaugural State-wide open day.

The Leongatha sub branch will carry the banner by joining in the event on Sunday February 28, be-tween 10am and 4pm.

Members of the South Gippsland Historical Automobile Club will have vintage cars on display in the RSL car park and Ulysses Motorcy-cle Club members will be there too.

Young Carly Hays, who starred at the Korumburra Buskers Festival, will provide entertainment in the afternoon.

The sub branch is also offering a sausage sizzle.

“The idea is to let people know what the RSL does,” said sub branch secretary Anne Davies.

“The club is not just for service people, it’s for everyone.

“We will have the venue open and people are invited to come in and have a look.”

The Leongatha RSL has a large bistro, lounge/bar area, extensive displays of war memorabilia and a separate area for its poker machines. A library where patrons can sit qui-etly to read or undertake research, will open soon.

State RSL president Major Gen-eral David McLachlan, who was in Leongatha late last year to offi cially open extensions to the RSL rooms, commended the open day initiative.

“It will give us the opportunity to help the public understand that, of course they are welcome at our sub branches and debunk some of the

perceptions that it is a place only for veterans of war.

“I hope the public takes this op-portunity to come and visit us.”

The RSL was established 90 years ago to serve the interests of returned servicemen and women.

It has since become much more than that.

Mr McLachlan said that every year, the Victorian RSL network undertakes more than a million vol-unteer hours in communities across Victoria, equating to about $24 mil-lion in volunteered time.

On top of that, over $8 million is contributed through welfare, gifts, sponsorships and cash and in-kind donations.

The RSL offers a range of mem-bership options.

It’s your RSL

Here’s cheers: Ricky McNaughton, Louise Christopher (centre) and Margie Thomas look forward to welcoming lots of visitors to the Leongatha RSL’s fi rst open day on February 28.


FORMER Star editor June Alexander is the dinner speaker at a free forum for Gippsland women.

Called New Me New World, the forum will be held at the Regent Theatre Yarram on March 18 and 19.

The aim is to bring together women from Gippsland.

Sponsors include South Gippsland Shire Council, Relationships Australia, the Yar-ram Lions Club and the Gippsland Women’s Health Service.

June will attend the forum after fl ying in from the London launch of her book My Kid is Back, the fi rst of a number she is writing about

eating disorders. One of those is the story of her own life.

June has made a remarkable recovery from anorexia and bulimia and since leaving The Star in 2007, has devoted her energies to try-ing to help sufferers and their families.

She does not want others to tread the same lonely path that she has experienced and is keen to spread the message that families play a vital role in recovery.

June has won a scholarship to attend an eating disorders event in Europe later this year.

Her talk is titled A Gippslander’s journey to the international stage.

The forum’s keynote speaker will be Pau-

la Constant, an international explorer who walked from Trafalgar Square London to Mo-rocco. Her epic adventure covered 12,000kms through eight countries, including a 3000km trek across the Western Sahara Desert with a local guide and four camels. This involved learning Arabic and living among the Saharan nomads.

She crossed the Sahara on foot from west to east to raise funds for breast cancer research.

As well as the two inspiring speakers, there will be workshops about nutrition, legal rights, relaxation techniques, and budgeting.

To register contact Carol Kavanagh at [email protected] or phone 5182 6995.

Registrations close on Monday March 10.

June a dinner speaker

By Chris Brown

DEVELOPMENTS at St Laurence O’Toole Prima-ry School in Leongatha are “going beautifully”.

Principal Robyn Halliwell said the P21 program, incor-porating the upgrade to the hall with the construction of a dance/drama/music facility, conference room, toilets and kitchen, was on schedule.

“The framework is nearly completed, that’s all looking wonderful and we’re very ex-cited about the prospects,” she said early last week.

The hall upgrade should be fi nished in June.

Final decisions on the kitch-en layout and colours are being decided by the St Laurence’s building committee.

The work is not causing any disruptions to the smooth running of the school day at St Laurence’s.

“We’re very fortunate. The work isn’t really where we have classrooms,” Ms Halliwell said.

The Federal Government’s National Schools Pride Program at the school was completed a fortnight ago with the comple-tion of a playground shade sail.

Asphalting, fencing, a play-ground and shade sail were all part of the $125,000 program.

On track: a large crane puts the metal framework in place for the St Laurence’s hall upgrade early last week.

UP IT GOES!

ANGLERS will have to put up with a sub-standard fi sh cleaning table at Inverloch for some time to come.

Bass Coast Shire Council is responsible for the ta-ble on the jetty by the boat ramp but a replacement is not budgeted for this fi nancial year.

The table has rotting timber boards and the metal frame has corroded.

Council spokesperson Rachael Millar said coun-cil may consider replacing the table in the 2010-11 budget.

“If we make a saving on a project, then we may have money to upgrade it earlier,” she said.

Angler Charlie Deering believes the wooden table would be “full of bacteria”.

“People are shocked by the state of it. The council spends money on attracting tourists but they’ve got this falling down,” he said.

“I would not put any fi sh I caught on that table. It’s made of fi ve ply. It should be made from stainless steel.”

A fi shing disgrace

Sad state: the crumbling fi sh cleaning table on the Inverloch jetty.

By Jane Ross

DETAILS of the Won-thaggi desalination community liaison meetings are set to be-come more public.

The group has had a number of gatherings since it was formed late last year.

Bass Coast representa-tive Neville Goodwin told The Star that so far, these had been taken up with members fi nding out about the plant’s construction.

He said he had been criticised in the community for having raised in one of the liaison group meetings, the negative nature of local press publicity about the plant.

Liaison group chairman John Nicol said he was “very keen” to make sure information from the meet-ings went out to the public. He conceded that not all people owned a computer nor had the skills to ac-cess a government website where minutes of liaison meetings are posted.

Mr Nicol told The Star that from the next meeting on, he intended to sched-ule time for each commu-nity representative to make comment.

“It is our duty to under-stand the progress of the work (on construction) and any particular complaints so that we are aware of community concerns.”

The group meets monthly.

Desaldetails


Meals roster

(Leongatha)St Laurence Primary School, Leongatha Red Cross and South Coast Christian Col-lege will be respon-sible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning February 22, 2010.

THE Point on Albert Park Lake was the setting for the evening ceremony and reception to cel-ebrate the marriage of Monique McDonald and Brad Newman on December 19, 2009.

Monique is the only daughter of Graeme and Dorothy McDonald of Mt Waverley, and Brad is the eldest son of Ken and Ruth Newman of Red Hill, formerly of Leongatha.

Guests travelled from Darwin, Hamilton Island, the Gold Coast, Newcastle and Sydney to share their day.

Monique looked stunning in an ivory gown with crystal detail, lace straps, and a low V back lined with lace and a detachable train.

She wore an ivory fl ower hair piece in her hair and car-ried dusty pink roses.

Lifelong friends Kate and Claire were Monique’s at-tendants and looked beautiful in long embossed dusty pink strapless gowns. They too carried dusty pink roses.

Brad was attended by his school friend Matt Calder, who now lives on Hamilton Island, and his brother Scott.

The men wore charcoal grey dinner suits, Brad wearing a silver tie, and the groomsmen wearing dusty pink ties.

Monique and Brad have made their home in Glen Waver-ley and plan to honeymoon in Thailand later this year.

(Photograph compliments of Paul Fitzgerald Photography)

RED Cross is returning to Wonthaggi with a regional lunch at the Wonthaggi Workman’s Club on Monday, March 1.

South Gippsland Region chairman for Red Cross, Les Ridge says it is hoped to re-establish the Red Cross Unit in Wonthaggi and attract more emergency services volunteers in the Wonthaggi area.

Victorian State Manager for Red Cross Emergency Services, Adam Dent will speak at the regional lunch about his experiences from the Black Saturday bushfi res and the importance of being prepared for disasters.

Mr Ridge says “It would be great if we could get a Redi-Support Team in Wonthaggi”.

Anyone wishing to attend the lunch should phone the ticket secretary on 5678 8251 by Monday, February 22. Cheques should be made payable to the Woodleigh Vale Red Cross Unit, P.O. Box 44, Grantville, 3984.

All money raised will be donated to Red Cross Calling in March.

IT was a good start to the New Year on February 9 for Inverloch CWA.

President Joyce Ingle welcomed three new members, Annie McBain, Sheral Parker and Dorothy Gilfi llan.

Craft leader Pat Griggs taught the ladies how to make a mouse out of felt, which will be fi nished at the next meeting.

Joy Pollard, Isabelle Butterfi eld and Dorothy Riddiford celebrated birthdays.

Best bloom was jointly won by Joy Pollard and Phyllis O’Dea, with second place to Joyce Ingle and Isabelle Butterfi eld.

The “hip and knees” girls are doing well.

International reporter Marg White told us more of the history of Tonga.

We fi nished the day with the usual afternoon tea, delicious as ever. The meeting closed with the Motto.

By Brad Lester

GIPPSLAND South MLA Peter Ryan has vowed not to take the electorate for granted at this year’s polls, despite representing the region since 1992.

Mr Ryan, who recently marked 10 years as leader of the Victorian Nationals, has promised constituents he will enter this year’s state elec-tion aware his political career hinges on the outcome.

“I’m not taking Gippsland South for grant-ed, I am absolutely unrelenting on that point with my parliamentary team,” he said.

“We are in Parliament to represent the people who put us there and those people who may not have put us there. We have an absolute commitment to that.”

Mr Ryan also declared the Nationals re-mained a party relevant to rural Victoria.

“I believe the choir (saying the Nationals are irrelevant) will start up in the next few months, but they are singing out of tune, because the National Party has been in Parliament in Victo-ria since 1917,” he said.

The party won the Labor stronghold of Morwell at the last state election and also took

Mildura. In 2002, the Nationals reclaimed Be-nalla, handing Labor its fi rst defeat since as-suming government in 1999.

“We have needed to adapt and I have driven that because unless we are relevant to people, they are not going to support us,” Mr Ryan said.

“The party has a strong future and I’m proud of the fact that we carry as much clout as we do in Parliament. The recent polls show the Coalition is ahead of the government and that is a refl ection of the work that has been done.”

The former lawyer nominated regional de-velopment, health, education and police num-bers as among his priority issues in the lead up to the election on November 27.

Mr Ryan believes the government should focus development in country areas rather than expanding Melbourne’s urban growth zone and concentrating the population there.

“If we encourage people to live with us, there will be strong economical benefi ts. It will be great for communities like Yarram, Foster and Leongatha,” he said.

Pursuing a new hospital for Leongatha heads Mr Ryan’s health agenda.

“That building has gone way beyond its use-by-date. Ongoing discussions are now at

a delicate stage but at the end of the day, we must have a new hospital and I intend to see that through,” he said.

“Dr Iser and the medical group at Foster are expanding facilities there and they would like to see more trainees at the medical centre, maybe through a registrar program.”

Mr Ryan welcomed government invest-ment in the new Leongatha Primary School and hoped to see more improvements across the electorate.

Restoration of the Long Jetty at Port Welsh-pool remains a personal passion for Mr Ryan. He has written to Environment Minister Gavin Jennings requesting he commission a fi nal as-sessment of the cost of restoring the jetty.

As the Opposition spokesman for police and emergency services, Mr Ryan will push for more police on the streets.

“Our police do a wonderful job but we need more of them and we will be making an an-nouncement about numbers before the elec-tion,” he said.

Ryan not complacent

Not resting: Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan wants to continue to serve.

Lakeside nuptials

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SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council chief executive Tim Tamlin has been in the role for about three months, having taken over from the prematurely departed Paul Bawden.

How are you settling in?I suppose it has been an

overwhelming experience settling into a new role. The welcome I received from everyone has been fantastic ... now I am about three months in I am getting out and meeting the community in different places.

What are you hearing out there?

There’s a heap of concerns still on the C48, but that seems to be tracking pretty well.

What is the biggest challenge you are facing in taking over the CEO role?

Just the job itself. It’s really busy, just keeping up with all the things going on.

Did you expect otherwise?No, I didn’t expect otherwise, but

when you get in it, you just think ‘Wow’. Some days you don’t even have time to get a drink of water it is that busy. You just have to stop and say ‘Hold it for fi ve minutes, I’m going to get a drink’. There are so many things going on – it might be a review or an approval of tender, then it might be a matter to do with something specifi c with a councillor or the state government is making an inquiry – who knows? It might be someone with a parking ticket inquiry. It can be anything from the really little things to high-level strategic things.

Is dealing with parking tickets something you should be spending your time on?

Once it has got to a fairly high level within the organisation, they eventually get through to here. And that is my role as well, to provide an independent review level.

Mr Tamlin commutes daily from Pakenham, where he lives with his wife

One year ago, February 17, 2009Established Gippsland invest-

ment company, South Eastern Se-cured Investments, has entered re-ceivership, resulting in $178 million worth of assets being frozen, affect-ing thousands of investors.

* * * * *The Woolamai Cup horse racing

meeting has raised $27,000 for the Victorian Bushfi re Appeal by attract-ing one of the largest crowds on re-cord. The cup was won by Palisander.

Five years ago, February 15, 2005Dollar resident Jennifer Marchin-

ton has transformed her ute into an anti-windfarm slogan machine by painting words declaring her stance. Her messages included “Greed, lies, deception, corruption, bribery” and “No turbines. No wind power sta-tions near homes”.

* * * * *The new indoor aquatic centre in

Leongatha has been offi cially opened by Victorian Sports Minister, Justin Madden. He may have been a for-mer Carlton footballer, but this time Olympian George Jelbart took the sporting kudos by winning the com-memorative relay race in a canoe.

10 years ago, February 15, 2000Leongatha mechanic Mick Sam-

son has won a boot full of trophies with his 1965 Mustang, after enter-ing his fi rst competition. He won numerous awards at the Traralgon Hot Rod Show.

* * * * *The 114th anniversary of the proc-

lamation of the Inverloch township has been celebrated with a re-enact-ment of the moment the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Brougham Loch,

presented a scroll declaring Ander-son Inlet – now Inverloch – to be atownship. More than 70 people gath-ered at the Inverloch CommunityCentre for a chicken and champagnebreakfast to mark the event.

30 years ago, February 19, 1980A bantam entered by a 13-year-

old boy from Wonthaggi has won thetitle of champion bird at this year’sLeongatha Show. Peter Pryde wasdelighted with his fi rst championshipwin and was chuffed to learn his birdalso won best soft feather bantam.

* * * * *Nurse Eileen Wisdom celebrated

her 50th birthday at work but on theother side of the fence. She was apatient at Woorayl District Memo-rial Hospital on the day and enjoyedmany visits, including from col-leagues – regularly, of course.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star

Executive decisions

and three teenage children. He said he is coping well with the demands of council’s top job and almost two hours in the car each day.

If you look at the travel time for me here, it is equivalent or better to going from where I used to live to Springvale. I do not miss driving on the Monash. I moved into local government because of the work/life balance. When I was working in the private sector, there was a three month period when I was only home for 12 nights and at that stage my kids were in the four, fi ve and six range and were asking their mum “who is that?”. So I had to make a change and started working for local government.

Are there elements of the way South Gippsland Shire Council operates that you don’t like?

The beauty of being the CEO is if there is something there that, in quotation marks ‘I don’t like’, I can set out to change it.

Are you doing that?I am doing a systemic review

of all the systems, processes and procedures within council, which is consuming a hell of a lot of time.

Are the systems and processes of the shire up to 2010 Victorian municipal standards?

Not every system, process and procedure is, but I don’t think there is a council in Victoria that would be. So there are great opportunities to information share with other councils, so I have actually pursued activities like that with staff from within council and from staff from where I came from at the City of Greater Dandenong. We’re looking at different systems and procedures about disaster management recovery for our IT recovery systems, where Dandenong is very advanced and we can learn from them in their fi eld.

Do you think South Gippsland Shire Council is held in high esteem

by people in the municipality?It depends on who you talk to.You’ve been out and about –

what’s the feeling?We had an email to a planner the

other day which said what a great job they are doing and another email that wasn’t so happy, so it depends on the issue. Unfortunately people take council staff on in a personal nature instead of an offi cial offi cer capacity. We are here to support the community and as part of that, we have the nasty job of regulation.

A fi ve year contract should see Mr Tamlin in the CEO’s chair until at least 2014. He said one of his hopes is that nobody notices when he leaves.

I want this place to function so that if I walk out the door and disappear for two weeks, it goes on without me even being here. I want everyone to have the freedom, accountability, support and the correct tools and skills to do their job. There’s areas that are not like that now so we are

doing a training needs analysis. People have said they haven’t had suffi cient training in their job and they have learnt all their skills on the job and they are looking to further themselves with more training, and we are looking at providing that opportunity, and provide career paths as best we can.

So training and career paths haven’t been a feature of council operations previously?

Not enough of a feature as they duly deserve.

Is this all about getting the best out of the people you have here.

Yeah, spot on. But not only that, then we will become an employer of choice where people want to come here.

Is that an issue?I don’t believe so, but it could be

improved on.South Gippsland Shire Council

has an unfortunate habit of losing its chief executives in recent years. Many wondered who would apply for a job that seemed to offer the job security of a bomb disposal expert. Mr Tamlin said he was reassured by what he saw before he took the chair.

You hear different things in the industry. It was important for me before I came here, I attended a couple of council meetings so I could see them in operation and see how they work and I was very comfortable with what I saw. I looked at the size of the organisation, the different systems and what was available on the internet, the customer survey responses and what people were saying about South Gippsland and I saw an organisation that I thought, yes, I can go in and make a difference and it would fi t very well with me.

Did you come to a conclusion about why council has been through so many CEOs in such a short space of time?

I was looking at where we are today and I was looking to the future. The past is fi nished.

If we don’t learn from the past we are condemned to repeat it, which might mean we farewell you in about 18 months.

I don’t think so. I’m enjoying it too much.


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THIS SATURDAY

In picturesque Kardella, this very attractive 76 acre (approx) property will suit a variety of farming lifestyles. The 3 bedroom cottage is set well back from the road amidst a stunning Grevillea walk of over 200 species. There is a garden shed and greenhouse, plus a separate steel-clad hobby studio. Predominantly fl at to gently undulating – in fact the local footy team played here in days gone by - the land comprises 10 paddocks (electric-fenced) watered by 6 dams. Productive and pretty!

KARDELLA ~ (76 acres) $600,000 - $650,000

OPEN TO INSPECT Sunday, 12.00-1.00pm Address: 340 One Chain Rd, Kardella

OPEN

THIS SUNDAY

$$$$606060600000 000000000000 - $6$6$6$650505050 000000000000Perfectly positioned with an unimpeded aspect across the mangroves of the Franklin River, “Franklin Cottage” resides on a level 1200sqm just 150m or so from the river. Purchase fi sh fresh from the jetty, or catch your own from the bountiful supply of Corner Inlet. An ideal holiday home or weekender, or permanent residence, with abundant space for parking or to construct garaging for cars and boats. A rare offering in an “undiscovered” seaside location.

PORT FRANKLIN ~ “Franklin Cottage” $195,000 - $215,000

INSPECT By appointment Address: 6 South Street, Port Franklin

LOCATION is the key here.This old world charmer is right near

everything you need in Leongatha. Leave the car at home and walk to

work, the shops, schools and recreation facilities.

If you need to catch the bus to Mel-bourne the station is also a quick stroll away.

The three bedroom weatherboard home, with terracotta tiled roof, is an ex-citing blend of old and modern.

It has been extensively refurbished and has benefi ted from a rewiring and re-stumping.

In the updated kitchen a lovely break-fast bar is the perfect spot for a drink while chatting with the cook who is using an electric stove and oven.

The family room has a reverse cycle air conditioner.

A rear deck is accessed from this room and overlooks the spacious backyard, which is quite private due to established mature trees.

An open fi re place and reverse cycle air conditioner in the formal lounge will keep you comfortable.

The large main bedroom has built-in robes. Next to it is the bathroom with claw foot bath and toilet.

A second toilet is in the laundry.Feature walls are a striking attribute of

this home.Blue and yellow brightens up the fam-

ily room, maroon adds a touch of class to the formal lounge and chocolate brown soothes in the main bedroom.

Where you want to be

At a glanceLocation: 13 Long Street, Leongatha.Price: $299,000.Sole agent: SEJ, Leongatha.Contact: 5662 4033, Lyle Miller 0408 515 665 orBarry Redmond 0418 515 666.


34 Commercial Street, Korumburra – 5658 1500

GB5747

Internet ID: 199400. 10% deposit, balance 60 days

”WRENELLA” A MUDBRICK ON SENSATIONAL 3.88 ACRES• Outstanding mudbrick, 3 double brs two with ensuites• Beautiful timber features throughout• Outstanding living room full of character with big windows and a great garden view• Delightful timber kitchen nicely compliments the home• Practicial verandahs front and rear, outstanding garden with lots of natural tucker for birds and interesting meandering paths• Rustic outbuildings include, woodshed, chook house, workshop• Frontage to the Bass River, lots of tranquil walking paths,3.88 acres opposite Henry’s Creek Sanctuary, wildlife abounds

Saturday, March 20 at 11amon site at 345 Henry’s Road, LOCH

Contact Auctioneer: John O’Connor 0416 193 990

Auction

www.stockdaleleggo.com.au/leongatha

Open this Sat.2pm-3pm

THIS is an immaculately pre-sented brick home, in Le-

ongatha, with a lot of appealing features.

It comprises three bedrooms with built-in robes and an updated bathroom with spa.

The new kitchen includes stainless steel appliances, dishwasher and reverse cycle air conditioner.

There’s also formal living, and the dining area has sliding doors onto a su-

perb deck with rural views. Downstairs boasts a second living area

or games room, reverse cycle air condi-tioner, extra storage and has its own ac-cess for someone wanting to run a home business.

The gardens are landscaped and the big money has already been spent on con-crete and retaining walls.

The backyard is accessible. It includes a Colorbond shed with power, plus a car-port adjoining the house.

It’s all here; just add furniture.

At a glanceLocation: 11 Callaway Crescent, Leongatha.Price: $305,000.Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Leongatha.Contact: 5662 5800.

Move in and enjoy


CHIMNEYS rise impres-sively from a shimmer-

ing roof, stunning against the azure summer sky and reassur-ing that the South Gippsland winter ahead will be warm and cosy indoors.

Grandview Farm is the epitomy of a quality South Gippsland coun-try estate: the built-to-last character farm home with high ceilings and period features, the endless water supply; the rolling green pastures; the ample shedding to cater for all manner of creatures and enterprise, the warm hospitality of a country kitchen and the plentiful produce that the orchard, the animals and the vegie patch bring.

Set atop a 40 acre (approx) land holding abutting the reservoirs of Kardella, the Grandview Farm resi-dence is spacious and welcoming.

From a generous mud room at the back door, to an elegant living room with its wood-fi red heater, the house exudes a relaxed country air.

There are three big bedrooms, and a separate study or fourth bed-room.

The dining room has easterly as-pects and welcomes morning sun, and is easily accessed from the big, centrally positioned kitchen.

A walk-in pantry, double range and oodles of bench space invite sponges, scones and lamb roasts at family get-togethers.

In addition to a variety of good shedding for machinery and equip-ment, animal husbandry and vehi-cles, there is a 7m x 4m home offi ce or studio, fully lined, wired, insulated and plumbed, with beautiful views across the property through full-length glass, and its own veranda.

The farm itself comprises two dams, seven paddocks, stockyards

and loading race, four-bay garage, a lock-up workshop, calf shed, shear-ing shed and pony/calf paddocks.

Easily maintained, well laid out cottage gardens feature a huge vari-ety of both rare and favourite plant species.

There’s an outdoor wood-fi red pizza oven and open fi re pit perfect for outdoor gatherings, a glasshouse, a chook shed and yard.

Like to fi sh? Join the local fi sh-ing club and gain private access to the adjoining reservoir for your own sport and leisure.

Beautifully maintained and pre-sented to perfection, Grandview Farm has most things you would want to fi nd in your country prop-erty, and certainly has something for all the family. To discover the full extent of its features and inclusions, you are invited to contact Prom Country First National in Meeniyan, on 5664 0224.

IMAGINE having the Little Morwell River running through

your property.With the recent listing of “Dell Se-

rene” near Mirboo North with Rodwells, that opportunity has arrived.

The delightful three bedroom home is nestled alongside the Little Morwell River on about 4.2 acres.

The main bedroom has walk-in robes and the other two have built-in robes.

Relax in the generous open plan

lounge, dining and living area.The temperature will be kept warm or

cool, depending on the season, by solid fuel heating and an electric heating/cool-ing system.

Appliances in the kitchen are all elec-tric and there’s ample storage for crock-ery, utensils and food.

Appropriately, the well maintained gardens feature a variety of fruit, native and mature European trees that suit this tranquil setting.

A permanent sprinkler system pro-vides water to the garden.

Abundant shedding includes a three bay shed with lock-up workshop, two car carport, caravan or boat port and various ancillary sheds for storage.

A school bus goes past the front gate.

This property is a short walk to the rail trail and well situated to other local attractions.

Inspection is by appointment.

Quality country estate

With a river running through it

At a glanceLocation: 225 Darlimurla Road, Mirboo North.Price: $389,000.Agent: Rodwells, Leongatha.Contact: Kristin Richardson 5662 4388 or 0427 092 983.

The property is also open for inspection this Sunday from 2-2.30pm.

Come early, there’s a lot to see, including a 4WD tour of the land that will take you down to the reservoir boundary.

At a glanceLocation: 505 One Chain Road, Kardella.Price range: $756,000-$835,000. Agent: Prom Country First National, Meeniyan.Contact: 5664 0224.



INVERLOCH OFFICE 7 a’Beckett Street 5674 1111

Stunning water views are yours forever!

Ideal for large family this spacious 4 br home offers a potential

for bed and breakfast accommodation or entertaining guests.

Features include: 4 large bedrooms and bathrooms, gourmet

kitchen, open plan living and dining, separate lounge and

library, double block with 1805 sqm of land, abundant decking

for entertaining and soaking up the views, high clearance

garage/workshop (35ft x 25ft).

A rural charm and views to be enjoyed.

Open for inspection every Saturday at 11am to 11.30am.

TERMS: 10% deposit, balance 60 days GB

5693

ALEXSCOTT.COM.AU

43-45 Louis Road, VENUS BAYAUCTION: Sunday, March 6 at 12noon onsite unless sold prior

AUCTION

WOODLAND Heath at Inverloch is walk-ing distance to cafes and shops and yet

away from the holiday crowds.It’s what gives residents the best of both worlds. This unique home in the estate offers an unparalleled

opportunity to enjoy a home oozing quality of life both inside and out.

Set on a generous 800sqm block, the property features three bedrooms with two living areas.

It is a great example of energy effi ciency with a six

and a half star energy rating, double glazing, fresh water rain tank and solar hot water system.

This innovative design offers a spacious living dining and kitchen, which spills onto a north facing deck and barbecue area.

The main bedroom has a spacious walk-in robe, en suite and deck to parents’ retreat.

If innovation and eco-friendly design is you, then make this home yours.

This home will be open for inspection on February 20 at 1pm.

Lovely leafy court

At a glanceLocation: 2 Messmate Terrace, Inverloch.Price: $595,000.Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Inverloch.Contact: 5674 1111.

ALLOW yourself a little lux-ury with this massive fam-

ily home packed with an abun-dance of features.

This four bedroom home has had a recent upstairs extension and is perfect for the growing family.

Including a master bedroom with full en suite and walk-in robe, plus built-in robes to other bedrooms, the home also has a study, including a second en suite.

Downstairs features a central kitchen with gleaming stainless splashback, electric hotplates and wall oven, rangehood, dishwasher, microwave shelf and ample cupboard space.

Two lounge room/living areas for the adults, and a separate lounge/rumpus room for the kids upstairs, both have split cycle air conditioners, with ceiling fans throughout.

Outside includes three car parking via a drive-through carport with roller door to access a big double garage, complete with power and a toilet

situated at the rear of the property. Extensive landscaping and

paving abuts the impressive outdoor undercover entertaining area, and a concrete driveway completes the picture.

This home has been extended and renovated throughout and is set up perfectly for entertaining and family living.

Located in the popular Laura Grove, it is within walking distance to schools, the medical centre, and the rail trail.

With a recent reduction in price, you can afford a little luxury for the family.

Affordable luxury

At a glanceLocation: 7 Laura Grove, Leongatha.Price: reduced to $398,000Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha.Contact: Andrew Newton 5662 0922 or 0402 940 320.


"PINAROO"560 Koonwarra-Pound Creek Rd, Inverloch/Koonwarra

AUCTION Saturday March 6 ON SITE at 1pm46.87 HA - 116 Acres in 2 Titles (Offered as a whole)

OUTSTANDING OCEAN AND INLET VIEWSOffering panoramic water views and relaxing rural vistas. This undulating blank canvaspresents the lifestyle enthusiast with unrivalled potential to capture the unique coastalambience of this ultimate country address. Framed by a landscape of shade and shelter trees,with a choice of elevated home sites, complemented by enormous ground water supply and issituated in the heart and soul of the regions gourmet food/wine locale. Short Distance to one ofRegional Victoria’s Premier Golf Courses, 15km to Inverloch and 145km to Melbourne.

PRIOR OFFERS CONSIDERED

3A a'Beckett Street, Inverloch5674 1111

A/H: Dennis Ginn 0412 317 360A/H: Tim Harris 0427 547 939

“I HAVE fi nished the job, it’s okay to go now.”

These are the exact words of a man with an incredible talent, who together with his wife have created their own bit of paradise opposite Henry’s Creek Reserve at Loch.

The 3.88 acres is complete with a beautiful mud brick home; if you love wood, you will love the home.

“Wrenella” has been a tranquil place for the vendors to live, but now it’s time to retire to a smaller property.

The beautiful acreage is a perfect mix of grass and trees with frontage to the beautiful Bass River.

The property has been beautifully set up with walking tracks, lots of seats around the place, and an abundance of bird life with lots of small birds including lots of blue wrens, fi nches, and honey eaters.

This is not diffi cult to understand when you know that they were considered with the plantings on the property, providing plenty of tucker all the year round.

To arrive at “Wrenella” and lay your eyes on the home, you know that it will be full of character, charm and appeal and it doesn’t disappoint.

The home comprises three en suite bedrooms and a magnifi cent living room with huge windows that look out onto a superb garden.

The kitchen is all timber and nicely complements the other magnifi cent wood features of the home.

A large wood heater provides comfort in winter, and there is plenty of wood on the property. Generous verandahs front and rear are great features of this wonder-ful “Muddie”.

The garden at the house is also won-derful and full of birds, winding pathways and beautiful plantings.

There are lots of rustic outbuildings including a chook house, wood shed, avi-ary and a workshop.

There is also a nice dam on the prop-erty and some ducks.

But now the artist is fi nished, it’s time to go and it could be your turn to enjoy “Wrenella”.

Why not call today?Open for inspection on Saturday, Feb-

ruary 20 at 2 to 3pm.

Stunning mud brick home

At a glanceLocation: 345 Henry’s Road, Loch.Auction: March 20 at 11am.Agent: Stockdale & Leggo,Korumburra.Contact: John O’Connor5658 1500 or 0416 193 990.

THIS home is brand new and features three large bedrooms, the master with an en suite, large open plan living and a modern kitchen with all the features.

There are polished fl oorboards throughout and ceiling fans in all rooms.

This large home is about 16 squares of luxury and boasts a huge double garage and generous decking at the front and rear of the home.

An added bonus is the situation of the property, in a quiet street only a three minute walk to the pristine beaches of Venus Bay.

When you demand quality, space to move and proximity to the beach then this is the home for you.

Big, bold and beautiful home at Venus Bay

At a glanceLocation: 8 Hakea Street, Venus Bay.Price: $355,000.Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Venus Bay.Contact: Robb Lawrie5663 7111.





GYPSY Tanaysha Quaife was born on February 3 at the Leongatha Memorial Hos-pital. She is the fi rst girl for Kellie and Rob of Korum-burra and will be well looked after by her two big brothers, Cooper and Clayton.

ROD and Dannielle of Le-ongatha are excited by the safe arrival of their fi rst child Beau Aiden at the West Gippsland Hospital on February 5.


ARIES - March 21 - April 20Whoops! you are accident prone and a little forgetful and possibly you dress inappropriately. Keep your sense of fun and you will remain the life of the party.TAURUS - April 21 - May 22Don’t volunteer for everyone else’s job - you are in too helpful a mood. Your own work may suffer. Your philosophical attitude may turn off an admirer. A key objective is within reach by Friday.GEMINI - May 23 - June 21The creative Gemini can be a little too creative this week. Discipline is the keyword, especially in your work environment. Financially this week you could win some and lose some, but you should come out a winner.CANCER - June 22 - July 22Is no news good news? Not necessarily and the key this week is to make no assumptions. Go after unanswered messages and issue reminders. Weekend entertainment may be much more amusing than anticipated.LEO - July 23 - August 22An observant Leo will fi nd outstanding opportunities hidden in the week’s varied events. Challenge your loved ones to reach his/her poten-tial and challenge yourself to make new resolutions regarding health.VIRGO - August 23 - September 22Don’t be thrifty when paying compliments and don’t be shy in romance. A travel opportunity may open up by the end of the week, perhaps relat-ed to work or education. Financial benefi ts arrive in quick succession.LIBRA - September 23 - October 22If hinting for a project or promotion, be a shade less subtle. Don’t sacrifi ce quality if making a major purchase. You get a lot more advice than you give - some of it wiser than you would believe.SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21There is much inconsistency this week. Friends are cool one moment, cordial the next. Work comes easier earlier in the week but you struggle by the end. One caution, speak out rather than sulk or brood.SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22Handle with care - that’s the warning so far as your love life is con-cerned. You begin to feel more in touch with older family members. Travel detours could make for an amusing and profi table weekend.CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20Your patience may be taxed on Thursday and Friday with people refusing to take your word. The weekend is for partying but don’t exhaust yourself in the process. A new admirer may enter the work environment this week.AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19You spend lots of time making order of chaos all week. Be alert to shifts in fi nancial trends. Be much more generous agout letting a companion share the limelight on the weekend.PISCES - February 20 - March 20Give someone a second chance to prove to himself/herself. You can be a little hard on the world right now. News from far away arrives by Thursday, but take some time for the impact to sink in.BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEnthusiasm is a marvellous trait and it doesn’t take much to fi re up your imagination - or your temper. If you had the choice, you would rather take the lead than pull the strings behind the scenes. You do have a choice.

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8209

ACROSS7. Importance (12)8. Small (6)9. Disquiet (6)

10. Vegetable (7)12. Material (5)15. Tree (5)16. Obstruction (7)18. Run (6)20. Fairy (6)22. Plant (12)

DOWN1. Alleviate (8)2. One (4)3. Coin (7)4. Happen (5)5. Lower (8)6. Sediment (4)

11. Disease (8)13. Effort (8)14. Animal (7)17. Ghost (5)19. Lop-sided (4)21. Boorish (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8209ACROSS

7. Shot in the head (6,6). 8. The car rolled over the womanand the old soldier (6). 9. Gave out about having bars (6).10. Called on Dell to give assistance in return (7). 12. He’llget, say, about two thousand (5). 15. Has upset me andthat’s a pity (5). 16. Incarcerates and says no more (5,2).18. In that case, say nothing about the vehemence (6). 20.Tell you about getting behind schedule (6). 22. He doesbusiness in the stock market (6,6).

DOWN1. Help to carry and don’t get impatient (4,4). 2. Long tohave the one-time church (4). 3. Said without thinking“It’s a smear on the man” (7). 4. If rattled, are coming outblazing (5). 5. The prevailing or main difficulty, don’t con-ceal (8). 6. The pen yesterday started leaking (4). 11. Con-tinues to shield a doctor one criticises (8). 13. Some nut Ifound struggling with the police (8). 14. What might abottled tea drink be called? (That’s a riddle!) (7). 17. Thechild got sick - a cold (5). 19. Cut with a kick (4). 21. Starlight it’s not! (4).

ANGLICAN: Wednesday, Febru-ary 17: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC.Friday, February 19: 7.30pm St Da-vid’s, Meeniyan HC.Sunday, February 21: 8am St Pe-ter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Contem-porary Worship with HC; 10.30am Union Church, Tarwin Lower Unit-ing Service.ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am.ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am.ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Wonthaggi. Sunday, 10.30am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Monday, 7.30pm: Holy Communion; Wednesday, 8.45am: Christian prayer & medi-tation, 10am: Holy Communion.CHURCH OF ASCENSION: Inverloch, Sunday, 9am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Tuesday, 9am: Christian prayer & meditation; 10am: Holy Com-munion; Thursday 7.30pm: Holy Communion. 5th Sunday ser-vices, alternating at Wonthaggi & Inverloch, contact Rev Bruce Charles for details, 5672 3984.ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Sta-tion Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248.A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Rob-ertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466.Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am and 6pm: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Vic Butera 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219.Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha.Sunday services: 11 am and 7pm. All enquiries contact Pastor David Stegmann 5662 2785. Office: 5662 3100.Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984.CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha. Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly; Kids Club Thursdays 4pm Guide Hall. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455.THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES

CREEK: Meeting every Sunday at Archies Creek. Morning Commu-nion Service 11 am: Evening Holy Spirit Revival 6pm: Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5674 3867 or 5672 4660.SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: Sat-urdays, Church service 10am., Leon-gatha Sabbath School - 11.30am. CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leon-gatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday.Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday. Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays.Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays.St. Joseph’s Parish Korumbur-ra: 9.30am Sunday Mass.Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass. Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sun-day 9 am: Mass.KORUMBURRA’S WOMEN’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214.GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FEL-LOWSHIP: Strongly family ori-ented church meets at the Senior Citizens Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday eve-nings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens.SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All wel-come. Please contact Captain Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw, ph. 5662 5122.SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sun-day at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednes-day at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please con-tact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228.PRESBYTERIAN: Weekly Wor-ship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette 0409 236 981 or elder Col Rump 5662-2107.

CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am.(10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School avail-able. Teaching service at 7.30pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2762. Minister: Rev. Ron Nauta.UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, February 21, 9am and 10.45am. “Life to the Max” 7pm. Tarwin Lower: 10.30am. Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am. Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. In-verloch: Sunday 11am: Koru-mburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Geoff Smith and Rev. Jim Foley, 5655 1997. BAPTIST CHURCH KORUM-BURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korum-burra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson. Phone 5658 1366.BAPTIST CHURCH WONT-HAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi. Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www.wonbaptist.org.au, Pas-tor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769.MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FEL-LOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeni-yan Youth Club Hall. COMBINED CHURCHES WONT-HAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sun-day each month at 7pm.SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasion-al ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 9853 6627.FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

Church Times

JANELLE Kerr and Brenainn Simpson were married in Leon-gatha on December 5, 2009.

Bryan, the bride’s oldest brother fl ew from Brisbane for the occasion.

The bride was given away by her father.

Janelle is the only daughter of Rohan and Sue Kerr of Boorool and Brenainn is the youngest son of Robin Simpson of Leongatha and David Simpson of Melbourne.

The bride wore a strapless gown in light ivory with a sweetheart neckline, ruched bodice with silver lace detail and pearl

and crystal beading and had a small train.

She wore a fi ngertip length veil, and her great grandmother’s broach in her hair.

She carried an elongated ball bouquet of red and orange Singapore orchids.

The bride was attended by her friend Alex Mitchem.

She wore a crimson full length gown with shoe string straps, sweetheart neckline with organza overlay. She carried a ball bouquet of red and orange Singapore orchids.

Flowergirl Elsie Steenholdt wore an ivory and crimson ankle length dress and

had a wristlet of orchids. The groom was attended by his best

friend Alex White as best man and the page boy was the bride’s cousin River Thomas.

Janelle and Alex arrived at the church in vintage cars.

The ceremony was at 3.30pm at St Peter’s Anglican church. The ceremony was offi ciated by the Rev Janet Wallis.

The reception was at the Leongatha Golf Club, Leongatha South, with a jazz band for entertainment.

They honeymooned in Cooma and Lakes Entrance and have since relocated to Townsville.

Leongatha wedding

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$5m school takes shapeBy Brad Lester

THE Inverloch community is on track to having a new $5 million primary school by the middle of 2011.

Slabs are now being poured for the new main school building along Bayview Avenue and that complex is expected to be fi nished by as early as September.

Builders’ attention will then turn to erecting a block of four classrooms be-hind the new wing.

The junior playground has been relocated to make way for the new school, and two netball and basketball courts are being constructed to make up for the courts lost to the works.

Principal Stan Jackson said the new school would give students greater op-

portunities and experiences.“When the project is fi nished, there

will be 10 classrooms, a library, an art room, a new administration area and a number of fl exible learning spaces,” he said.

“We will be able to enhance the building with landscaping across the front and one theme that has been dis-cussed has been dinosaurs and also displaying children’s work.”

Partitioned walls between class-rooms will enable classes to mix and offer teachers more ways of instructing students.

“This year we have three Year 6 classes so they will have the oppor-tunity to share their work as one big group,” Mr Jackson said.

“Teachers will also be able to work closer professionally rather than our current confi guration which is frag-

mented and dislocated.”But the new school is unlikely to be

big enough to meet the anticipated in-fl ux of students in years to come.

The school has 287 students this year, a signifi cant increase of 22 compared to 2009. The school’s enrolments are ris-ing; in 2003, 173 students were enrolled there. Prep numbers have remained around 40 for the past few years.

While six new students this year have moved to the area as offspring of desalination plant workers, Mr Jack-son said Inverloch continues to attract young families.

That fact is bolstered by Inverloch Pre-School offering extra four-year-old sessions this year to cope with in-creased enrolments.

Wonthaggi fi rm TS Constructions is overseeing the project. Plans for the new school are on display at the school.

Taking shape: senior students Lochie and Rani inspect construction of the new Inverloch Primary School.


THE Boolarra Folk Festival is a free annual community event held in the beauti-ful country township of Boolarra.

This year the Boolarra Folk Festival will be held on Saturday,

February 27, 2010. Please come along and

enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere, whilst enjoying the music of talented local artists. Our Art, Craft and Food Market will once again provide visitors with the opportunity to discover

the work of many local artisans.There is also a pre-festival

evening at ARC Yinnar.For a taste of the Boolarra Folk

Festival, an evening of music will be held on February 26 at ARC Yinnar, starting at 7.30pm ($7 entry).

The night will feature local musicians, including Colin and Sue, Phill and Gayle, Rick Teychenne, Grant McNeill and Lawrie Havrillay, Taylor, Boothman and Cupples, featuring Chelsea Stewart and Carolyn Boothman.

UNDERGROUND tours at the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine will be reopened on Sun-day March 21.

The mine was closed for several years following changes to legislative safety requirements.

Federal and State government grants and a great deal of voluntary labour have brought the mine up to standard.

Members of the mine working group had hoped the underground tours would begin again last November dur-ing the mine’s centenary year but that didn’t eventuate.

This is the 100th anniversary of the town of Wont-haggi and the offi cial reopening of the mine tours will take place during a weekend of major celebrations.

It’s being called Wonthaggi’s Whopper Weekend.Interstate and local teams will launch the activities

on Friday March 19, when the annual Human Pow-ered Vehicle Grand Prix takes over the main streets. Running in tandem will be the Energy Innovation Fes-tival with its displays of solar energy and innovative building design ideas. To fi nd out more about the HPV ring Ewan on 5672 2570; the festival contact is Susan 5657 3108.

A parade along Graham Street will recreate an event that was long part of Wonthaggi’s history. It starts at noon on Saturday March 20 and will be fol-lowed by a garden party in the grounds of Wonthaggi Hospital.

The facility hosted many garden parties in days gone by and those who attend are invited to wear 50s or 60s clothes and enter the miss and matron of the garden party competition. To fi nd out more ring 1300 226 278.

The State Coal Mine number is 5672 3053.

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Fonterra’s fourth riseFONTERRA has an-nounced a price in-crease of 20 cents per kilogram (c/kg) of milk solids (ie 12c/kg butter-fat and 30c/kg of pro-tein) for dairy farmers who supply its manu-facturing sites in Victo-ria and Tasmania.

“This increase refl ects conditions on global com-modity markets, where de-spite some recent softening in demand, prices continue to be above the US$3000 per tonne mark,” Fonterra Na-tional Milk Services Man-ager Heather Stacy said.

“We have also seen some modest improvement in the currency situation, although the Australian dollar contin-ues to be relatively strong.

“This milk price increase applies across-the-board to all current Victorian and Tas-manian suppliers and will be backdated to July 1, 2009. Our average annual price is now $4.26 per kg of milk solids.”

Ms Stacy said Fon-terra’s farmgate price has increased by around 18 per cent since the start of the season, which equates to an additional $74 million put in the pockets of our 1300 dairy farmer suppliers.

“Fonterra’s four consecu-tive step-ups help deliver on our commitment to re-instil confi dence in the manufac-turing milk price system after the unprecedented volatility of last year,” she said.

“We remain determined to refl ect any further signifi -cant improvement in market conditions in our farmgate prices.”

DEMAND was mixed for a slightly smaller penning of cattle that included a lot of good to very good quality in all classes.

The general trend was for a small improvement in prices, which ranged from fi rm to 5c/kg dearer, with young cattle and bullocks most affected.

The usual processors were represented, and whether it was the hot and very humid weather that inspired higher prices, it did not affect the outcome for poor quality, and lighter weight cows, which were fi rm to 3c/kg cheaper.

Some very good quality vealers were penned, which made up to 182c, but the penning of 165 head included a lot of well fattened heifer vealers. These made from 140c to 165c, with steer vealers making between 147c and 170c/kg. Some purchases were made by feedlots from 135c to 166c/kg.

Of the 270 yearlings penned a number were very heavy steers sold in the bullocks sale. These weighed up to, and over 600kg lwt and made to 164c/kg. Lighter weighted steers made from 142c to 155c/kg. Yearling heifers made between 132c and 156c/kg.

Most of the penning of 510 bullocks were in very good condition, which was partly behind price rises of 2c to 3c/kg. Prime C3 and C4 bullocks made between 150c and 160c, and manufacturing bullocks made from 132c to 150c/kg. These prices included some very heavy crossbred and Friesian bullocks.

A lot of the 550 cows penned were beef breeds, and most were in good to very good condition. Now that most vealers have been sold, a lot of PTIC empty cows are be-ing sold with a number of these being younger cows.

Demand was strong for these, with prices ranging from 118c to 131c/kg. Larger frame lean cows made be-tween 103c and 122c with light weights, and very plain cows making from 82c to 116c/kg for most sales.

Wednesday, February 10 BULLOCKS2 T.R. & I.R. Harrison, Milford 588 164.2 964.685 R. & R. Irving, Bena 591 164.2 970.421 T.J. & J.M. Hayward, Leongatha South 655 164.2 1075.5116 Hengstberger/Lloyd, Fish Creek 597 163.0 973.0014 Littlejohn & Sons, Mirboo 618 162.0 1001.001 G. & A. Baker, Koonwarra 565 162.0 915.30STEERS3 R.J. & J.A. Buchanan, Bena 405 182.0 737.101 G. Mangiafi co, Dumbalk North 405 178.6 723.331 T.J. & J.M. Hayward, Leongatha South 475 171.6 815.102 K.A. & S.I. Gillilard, Won Wron 375 170.0 637.501 C. & P. Calafi ores, Mirboo North 335 165.0 552.751 C.J. & B. Van Doorn, Jeetho 340 165.0 561.00COWS10 R.F. & V.M. Dowel, Leongatha South 558 133.2 743.261 P.A. & S.E. Campbell, Mirboo North 575 132.0 759.003 Ausgrass P/L, Echuca North 595 131.2 780.641 C.N. Rossiter, Welshpool 650 130.6 848.901 P.J. & J. McAninly, Won Wron 665 130.0 864.501 A.J. & B.R. Moyle, Lance Creek 740 130.0 962.00HEIFERS2 S., C. & P. Calafi ores, Mirboo North 358 165.0 589.882 G. Mangiafi co, Dumbalk North 430 165.0 709.501 A. Lamb, Waratah North 345 160.0 552.001 R.J. & J.A. Buchanan, Bena 420 158.0 663.602 K. Trotman, Buffalo 348 157.6 547.666 T.J. & J.M. Hayward, Leongatha South 393 156.0 613.60BULLS1 N.A. & F.F. Laing, Leongatha 940 147.0 1381.801 R.J. & C.M. Pearson, Hedley 800 146.0 1168.001 R.A. & J.F. McGlade, Mirboo 825 144.0 1188.001 A.M. & M.B. Jans, Dumbalk 1005 142.0 1427.101 P.W. & C.A. Crawford, Yanakie 504 140.0 705.831 R. & D.J. Hennig, Bulga 715 138.6 990.99

Demand strong for most cattle


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WITH the wet, hu-mid weather we have been experiencing in the Gippsland area, livestock producers can anticipate unusu-al disease outbreaks, such as those caused by fungi.

One such disease to be on the lookout for is facial eczema.

Department of Primary Industries (DPI) District Veterinary Offi cer Jack Winterbottom said facial eczema is a type of sun-burn (photosensitisation) affecting exposed areas of the pale skin of sheep and cattle.

“In Victoria, the disease occurs mainly in the irriga-tion country of Gippsland,

although cases are seen elsewhere in the state,” Mr Winterbottom said.

“The disease is most common from February to April following warm, moist conditions of 72 hours or more.”

A toxin called ‘sporidesmin’, which is produced on pasture litter by the fungus Pithomyces chartarum, causes facial eczema when it is ingested by stock grazing on the pasture.

“The toxin is absorbed from the intestine and reaches the liver, where it causes severe damage,” Mr Winterbottom said.

“The damaged liver is not capable of metabo-lising the by-products of pasture digestion at the normal rate and these ac-

Eczema’s backcumulate in the blood.

“Some of these chemi-cals react to sunlight where the skin has no pigment, causing photosensitisation. All the outward signs of facial eczema result from the liver damage caused by sporidesmin.”

The disease in stock may be seen between sev-en and 20 days of grazing the toxic spores from the pasture.

Mr Winterbottom said given suitable temperature and moisture conditions, the fungus grows in clus-ters on the paddock and was normally not visible to the naked eye.

“It multiplies by pro-ducing millions of spores, which are coated with the toxin. Freshly produced spores are the most toxic,” he said.

“If fungal growth stops after a change in the weather, the residual spores on the pasture lose their toxicity within one or two weeks.

“It multiplies by pro-ducing millions of spores, which are coated with the

toxin. Freshly produced spores are the most toxic. If fungal growth stops af-ter a change in the weather, the residual spores on the pasture lose their toxicity within one or two weeks.”

The fungus grows on the litter of most pasture plants but it grows best on perennial ryegrass litter.

When the fungus reaches toxic levels, ani-mals grazing short pasture at high stocking rates are at greatest risk.

“Effective control of facial eczema is achieved on at-risk farms by moni-toring spore numbers on the pasture. Spore counts vary dramatically from farm to farm and paddock to paddock, according to aspect, elevation, prevail-ing winds, pasture litter and height,” Mr Winter-bottom said.

“If facial eczema is sus-pected, a veterinary practi-tioner should be called and affected animals should be immediately sheltered from direct sunlight.”

For further information please contact your local veterinarian or DPI Vet-erinary or Animal Health Offi cer, or contact the DPI Customer Service Centre on 136 186.

By Brad Lester

THE Long Jetty will not be pulled down in the wake of a fi re that burnt part of the South Gippsland icon last month.

Gippsland Ports have arranged for part of the burnt section to be demol-ished within a fortnight, but last Tues-day promised Port Welshpool residents the rest of the jetty would stay.

The authority’s chief executive offi -cer, Nick Murray, said the part demoli-tion was necessary to ensure debris did not fall into the water and risk the safety of mariners.

“We want to reassure the community this is not the thin edge of the wedge. It is not the beginning of the demolition of the jetty because no decision has been made on the long term future of the

jetty,” he said.The works will cost $150,000 – a

sum that will be funded by the Victorian Government.

Asked if he would rather have seen those funds go towards restoring the jetty, Mr Murray said there was no al-ternative.

“It would be insuffi cient funds to fund a substantial restoration of the Long Jetty but our preferred position is that we would rather not spend it on remedial work for an act of careless-ness and to that extent, it’s a waste of money,” he said.

The part demolition is expensive as the burnt wood must be removed by barge, transported to another wharf and loaded onto a truck to be taken to landfi ll.

Mr Murray urged mariners to remain vigilant when travelling near the jetty.

MORE than 100 people joined in the 20th anniversary celebrations for Leongatha Probus Club at the Dakers Centre.

Wearing her chain of offi ce, president Val Goller (second left) and foundation member Julia Ferguson cut the cake made by another foundation member Joy Johnson. Mrs Ferguson’s late husband Neil was the foundation president. South Gippsland mayor Cr Jim Fawcett looks on, as does Sandra Grove (left) representing the Probus Association of Victoria.

By Jane Ross

A TOP level CFA meeting in Dan-denong tomorrow night will try to resolve Bass Coast Group mem-bers’ fury at being ignored.

Group Offi cer Damien O’Connor holds out little hope that the meeting will calm the increasing angst in the group’s 10 brigades.

But he’s prepared to try anything.He said letters to the Premier John

Brumby, Minister for Police and Emer-gency Services Bob Cameron, the Emer-gency Services Commissioner, Bushfi re Recovery Authority, CFA chief, chair and CEO have not drawn one reply; not even a courtesy note to say the letters have been received.

“It’s easier for them to ignore us,” said Mr O’Connor.

At issue is a CFA directive for the Bass

Coast Group to change regions, meaning it would be answerable to headquarters in Sale rather than Dandenong.

Members say that’s too far for them to travel for training and meetings.

As volunteers, they’re adamant that they’re not going anywhere.

Mr O’Connor is doing some ignoring of his own.

He has been told by the CFA hierarchy to stop speaking out about the situation, but he’s not doing that.

The group has the backing of Bass Coast Council, Bass MLA Ken Smith and State opposition leader Ted Baillieu, who visited Wonthaggi recently to hear their concerns.

The bureaucrats remain fi rm.But Mr O’Connor said other brigade

groups in Victoria are facing similar di-rectives and he’s hoping they can all band together to have them overturned.

Jetty safefor now

Uncertainty still: the future of the Long Jetty remains unclear.

CFA meets

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I would like to send my warmest greetings to readers of local newspapers throughout Cardinia and Casey Councils, who will be reading this column for the fi rst time.

I write this column to help share news about the Victorian Desalination Project and its progress, to answer questions raised by the community and to provide information that will assist with a fact-based understanding of the project.

One of the questions we’re being asked more and more by communities along the pipeline is “what’s happening on the desalination plant site?”. Extending the reach of this column is one way that we can help you fi nd out.

Our construction contractor, Thiess Degrémont, is progressing well and earthworks are nearing completion.

The major focus is now on pouring concrete pilings and footings, which will be followed by concrete pads and structural steel for the pre-treatment and reverse osmosis buildings.

Our new Community Information Centre opened in Wonthaggi last week and is already welcoming a big increase in visitors. Not to take anything away from the wonderful team that works in the Centre, I suspect it may have something to do with the great coffee and the chocolate eclairs from Connells Bakery next door!

On the pipeline and power alignment, we achieved an important milestone recently with the fi rst pipe laid in Clyde North.

The pipeline will be 84 kilometres long, connecting the desalination plant to Melbourne and regional water networks.

It will comprise around 6200 sections of pipe, each 1.93 metres in diameter, 13.5 metres long and weighing 13 tonnes. Tyco Water in Melbourne won the $150 million contract to manufacture the pipes at its Somerton facility, using Australian steel supplied by Bluescope Steel in Hastings.

During construction, there will be temporary road closures so please keep this in mind if you’re travelling through the area and be aware of changed traffi c conditions.

On the recruitment front, the interest in jobs has been overwhelming. Thiess Degrémont has received around 14,500 applications, with very strong interest from locals.

If you haven’t already applied and you’re interested in any future opportunities, you can still register for job alerts on the AquaSure website.

In my last column, I asked readers for their feedback on the content of this column and I would like to thank those who took the time to contact me.

Today’s column features some of your feedback – more news about what’s happening on the construction front, more pictures, and more detailed questions and answers to overcome the misunderstandings I know are out there.

Regards,

Chris HerbertCEO, AquaSure

QUESTION: One of the readers who replied to my request for feedback was Ms Lyn Whitlam of Glen Forbes, whose letter appeared in a local paper last week.

I hope she will not mind me responding through this column, as she raised a number of questions about the new and complex concept of Renewable Energy Credits that I felt would interest others in the community.

ANSWER:Our contract states that the operating power requirements for the plant and pipeline must be offset by a renewable energy source commissioned after 1 January 2007.

To address this contractual requirement, AquaSure has signed a 30 year contract with AGL to supply Renewable Energy Credits.

We will pay AGL to produce enough renewable energy to match the power consumption of the plant and pipeline, and inject it into the grid.

It’s not unlike the ‘green’ energy options you may have signed up to at home, through your own power company.

The power AGL supplies will come mostly from a new wind farm being built in Western Victoria, but will also come from other renewable AGL resources.

It would be impractical to power the desalination plant directly with wind, solar, tidal or other green energy because they cannot provide a constant, reliable supply.

So, there will be no additional carbon emissions because of the desalination plant and transfer pipeline’s electrical operation. 100 per cent of the electricity used in operating both the desalination plant and the transfer pipeline will be offset by the purchase of renewable energy credits.

This is a really important issue for all of us and I will keep talking about it to ensure that every reader understands the importance of this commitment that the Victorian Government and AquaSure have made.

AQUASURE UPDATE

A piling rig and crane at work installing concrete piles, which provide support for the pre-treatment structures.

Pipeline: Pipe sections are welded together

Pipeline: A crane lifts a pipe into place above the trench

Plant site: The box cut is sprayed with concrete – a process known as ‘shotcreting’


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APPRENTICE BAKERBakers Delight Leongatha is seeking an apprentice baker to join our team and learn the baking trade.

No experience required, however an understanding of maths principles is an advantage.

38 hour week, including weekends, rotating roster.Applicants must be self motivated and reliable,

as early starts involved.

Please phone Lyndall on 5662 2677 to arrange an interview

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WORKSHOP MANAGERA position exists for an experienced

Workshop Manager.You will need to have had experience in managing

or supervising a workshop dealing in the maintenance of fl eet trucks, earthmoving and/or

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South GippslandSouth GippslandShire CouncilShire Council

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Wastewater Officer•Up to $71k package including super and vehicle (Band 6)

South Gippsland is one of Victoria's most beautiful rural and coastal areas yet is only an hour and a half from Melbourne. Vibrant communities and economic opportunity form a strong base for Council's vision of sustainable social, natural and built environments.

If you want to make a difference in our regional community – we are keen to hear from you!

This is a great opportunity to display your talents in a work environment that offers great employment benefits, professional development, flexible working arrangements and job satisfaction.

Be part of the revitalisation of our Council which has a new management team and stronger approach to corporate development.

An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably qualified Wastewater Officer / EHO (Band 6) or a Wastewater Technical Officer (Band 5) to join our Environment and Community Safety team. Ideally you will hold tertiary qualifications in a related field of study along with substantial practical experience however applicants without such qualifications or experience may apply at the Technical Officer level.

As Wastewater Officer you will be responsible to the EHO Coordinator for the implementation of Council's wastewater management strategy across the shire.

You will have an understanding of basic wastewater treatment processes and disposal methods, knowledge of the design and construction of modern domestic wastewater disposal systems and knowledge of soil properties as they relate to wastewater disposal issues.

This position is subject to a satisfactory police check and a current driver's licence is essential.

We welcome direct discussion with Tim Brown regarding this position.

As the skills and qualifications vary according to each of the position descriptions, applications must be submitted by addressing the selection criteria of the position description best suited to your application and is to be submitted by 5pm Friday 26th February 2010 addressed to: Human Resources, South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4, Leongatha 3953 or emailed to [email protected]

Further information and a position description is available from Human Resources or visit: www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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South Gippsland Shire CouncilPrivate Bag 4, Leongatha Vic 3953

e-mail - [email protected] (03) 5662 9200

Apprenticeships Group Australia in conjunction with the South Gippsland Shire Council Parks & Gardens are seeking enthusiastic people to commence apprenticeships in Horticulture.

AGA is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping people gain a qualification and get their career started through apprenticeships with host employers, in this case the South Gippsland Shire Council Parks & Gardens Department.

These positions are a great opportunity to kick start your career offering 4 years of guaranteed employment in an exciting industry whilst earning a Nationally Recognised Qualification (Certificate III Horticulture Parks & Gardens).

We are seeking intelligent, committed and motivated people with a sense of initiative who possesses a genuine interest in Horticulture. No previous experience is necessary.

The positions are located in Leongatha & Foster. Further information may be obtained by calling Steve Missen at South Gippsland Shire Council on (03) 5662 9104.

A position description is available our website. To apply, please visit www.agaustralia.com.au/careers for an application form.

Applications close Friday 19th February 2010.

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HORTICULTURE (PARKS & GARDENS)APPRENTICESHIPS

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South East Services Network GippsCare

LeongathaPOSITION VACANT

The Salvation Army South East Services Network seeks applicants for the following position:

Project Offi cer - SESN Quality Improvement3 days part-time (22.8 hrs)

The Salvation Army South East Services Network provides a wide range of support services for individu-als, families and young people in the Eastern Victoria Division.A new and exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and highly motivated professional to assist with Quality Improvement Systems. A knowledge of and experience with Quality Systems is essential. Experience and know-ledge of homelessness and Placement and Support programs is desirable. The position will assist with the preparation of documents for reviews and the imple-mentation of Quality Work Plans.The position will primarily be based at the SESN-GippsCare offi ce in Leongatha but travel to the SESN head offi ce in Frankston will be an expectation.The following criteria is applicable to this position:• Applicants must be willing to work within the Mission

and Values of The Salvation Army.• A current driver’s licence is essential.• A satisfactory Police Check is essential.• A Working With Children Check is essential.• Proof of eligibility to work in Australia is essential.• All applicants are required to cite the name of three

(3) referees.• Applications are to be received no later than close of

business, Monday, March 8, 2010.

For further information contact:Celia Irwin, SESN Senior Manager

GippsCare, Doveton Community Support Services and Quality Improvement 5662 4502

A Position Description can be obtained by contacting: Debbie Gillin, GippsCare,Administration/Finance or email [email protected]

South East Services Network is a Child Safe Organisation

Bass Coast Shire Council, 76 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi VIC 3995 | DX 34903 Wonthaggi | PO Box 118, Wonthaggi VIC 3995 | 1300 BCOAST (226 278) for standard call cost | [email protected] | www.basscoast.vic.gov.au

Be part of the team shaping our Shire’s future

• Major regional growth area• Lifestyle opportunities• Generous salary

Bass Coast has experienced huge growth resulting in an exciting and diverse range of social planning challenges for an energetic individual who is passionate about making a difference in the local community.

Using your initiative and relationship skills you will challenge the thinking of community members and other areas of Government within a strong evidence based framework.

Developing social policy and strategic plans, researching the demographics of changing communities and identifying current and future community needs will be your key responsibilities.

In addition to relevant tertiary quali� cations, you will have experience in research, social planning, skills in identifying key social issues and strong communication skills.

Call our human resources staff on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or visit the employment section on our website for more information.

Social Planner

Employment Opportunities

PAYROLL CLERKLimited Tenure – Maternity Leave position

32 hours per fortnight

Applications are invited from interested persons for the above position. Applicants must be available to work on any given day between Monday and Friday.

The successful applicant shall have an understanding of duties required to provide payroll services within a rural health service. A knowledge of SAP and Kronos would be advantageous.

Applicants are to be profi cient in the use of Microsoft products and a high level of customer service skills is essential.

The successful applicant must provide a satisfactory current police record check.

Position descriptions can be obtained by downloading from the GSHS website www.gha.net.au/gshs or contacting the Administrative Assistant on 5667 5664.

Applications are required to be sent by 5pm, Friday, February 26, 2010 to:

Janet Arrott-WattGippsland Southern Health Service

Private Bag 13LEONGATHA VIC 3953

INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL MEMBERAUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEESouth Gippsland Water Corporation is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualifi ed people to fi ll an independent external member vacancy on the Corporation’s Audit and Risk Management Committee.Interested applicants should have tertiary qualifi cations and/or be able to demonstrate experience at a senior level in a fi nancial, commercial or governance role. An appreciation of the issues surrounding best practice corporate governance with a particular focus on business risk would be advantageous as also would chartered accounting expertise.

The Committee provides oversight and advice to the Board on matters of accountability, risk and internal control across the Corporation’s activities and consists of 4 members comprising 3 Board Members and an independent external member.

The successful applicant will be appointed for a period of up to 3 years and is expected to attend 4 to 6 meetings each year. An information pack, including the Corporation’s Audit & Risk Management Committee Charter and Internal Audit Charter are available for viewing on the Corporation’s website: www.sgwater.com.au or a copy may be obtained by phoning Joanne Williams on 03 5682 0444.

All other enquiries relating to this role can be directed to Philippe du Plessis, Manager Financial and Corporate Services on 03 5682 0444.

Written expressions of interest; including details of qualifi cations and experience; should be forwarded to:

Confi dential - Audit & Risk Management CommitteeManaging Director South Gippsland WaterP.O. Box 102Foster Vic 3960Closing Date: March 5, 2010


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REGISTERED NURSE DIVISION 1 - MIDWIFEPermanent Full Time - Part Time - Casual

Gippsland Southern Health Service is located just 1½ hours from Melbourne - situated within easy reach of the south eastern suburbs and just a short drive from Wilsons Prom, Phillip Island and the Bunurong Coastal Reserve. Gippsland Southern Health Service is a two-campus health service, located at both Korumburra and Leongatha. Gippsland Southern Health Service seeks applications for the above position. The successful applicants will need to provide all facets of care, while working as part of a team in our midwifery and acute area.GSHS offers a comprehensive orientation program on commencement of employment. All nursing staff have access to excellent staff mentoring, education and support programs. Salary Packaging is available to all permanent staff. All applicants will be required to supply a current satisfactory police check.If you are interested in joining a supportive and progres-sive team please contact the Personnel Manager, Janet Arrott-Watt on 5667 5503 to obtain an application kit. Applicants are also encouraged to contact Neil Langstaff on 5667 5507 to discuss the employment opportunities at GSHS.

Completed application kits can be forwarded by Friday, February 26, 2010 to:

Neil LangstaffDirector of Nursing

Inpatient/Residential CareGippsland Southern Health Service

Private Bag 13LEONGATHA VIC 3953

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SUSTAINABILITY / EMS OFFICER(Remuneration approx. $43K)

South Gippsland Water invites applications for the position of Sustainability / EMS Offi cer. The position is based in Wonthag-gi and will assist with the implementation of Quality Assurance Programs and the Environment Management System.The successful applicant will also be required to assist with Wastewater and Trade Waste related programs.The successful applicant should have good written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a team environment. Commensurate work experience or qualifi ca-tions in a relevant discipline are required together with computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access.South Gippsland Water is an employer committed to staff development and training. A position description and further information is available at our website www.sgwater.com.auEmail applications to [email protected] or address to:Human Resources Coordinator South Gippsland WaterP.O. Box 102Foster Vic 3960Applications close Friday 19 February 2010.

DIRECTOR OF NURSING• Grade 7 role• Dynamic rural health service• Attractive remuneration package

Our client, South Gippsland Hospital (SGH), is seeking an experienced and senior nursing professional to fulfi ll the role of Director of Nursing. The successful candidate will join a dedicated management team committed to the quality of its clinical service delivery and the professional development of its employees.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Offi cer, the Director of Nursing assumes full responsibility and is accountable for the effi cient and effective provision of clinical services in the Acute, Theatre and Urgent Care areas. The position also provides advice and oversight of nursing clinical services in primary care which is managed by the Community Health Team Leader.

Candidates should hold a Division 1 Nursing registration in Victoria, have senior management experience in the health industry and a strong background in relevant industry standards, practices and funding streams. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to lead and manage change, a commitment to quality improvement and a strong sense of ethics and integrity are essential.

An attractive remuneration package is being offered to secure the right candidate seeking to further develop their managerial experience at a senior level. If you have the background and skills for this challenging role then we would like to hear from you.

For full details of the roles see our website at

www.hrsa.com.auor contact Mr John Bowman on: 0407 835 747

Email applications may be lodged at:

[email protected]

situations vacant situations vacant situations vacant

CERTIFICATE IV IN KINESIOLOGY

COMMENCING MARCH 13

INFORMATION NIGHTSFebruary 24 and March 3

7.30pm6 BRANDY CREEK ROAD

WARRAGULContact Rhonda Hall 5623 1685


RETAIL POSITION AVAILABLEWell presented,

reliable person to workFULL TIME - hours

between Monday to Friday & Saturday morning

Apply in person to Tony atNick’s Clothing

Leongatha

MILKER required 5 days per week, Mon-Fri, AM and PM milkings. 5664-7285, 0439-409949.

CHIROPRACTORNORMAN G.

VRADENBURG“NON-FORCE

PRACTITIONER”28 Reilly Street,

INVERLOCHHOURS - Monday, Tuesday,

Friday and Saturday by appointment

Phone and fax 5674 3666 South Gippsland

Chiropratic Services & Adjunctive Therapies P/L

public notices

BOATLICENCE3 HOUR COURSE

MSV approved$85

PWC availableINVERLOCH

Sunday, February 21

12.30pmContact Joan 0427 275 632Marine Training Services

DECLARATION OF SERVICED AREABurrows Way Estate Stage 2(off Gibson Street),LeongathaIn accordance with Section 144 of the Water Act 1989, notice is hereby given that all lots contained within PS543616E have been pro-vided with water and sewer services and are now liable to be rated as a serviced property as from January 27, 2010.Steve EvansManaging DirectorSouth Gippsland Water

public notices

MOBILE HAIR STYLIST & BEAUTY THERAPIST: Phone Deanne Dakers 0418-591744. Website: www.theorganicbeautysalon.com

REGENT CARAVAN

On display at LEONGATHA BOWLS CLUB

Sunday, February 28Sales staff in attendance

public notices

Most photos that appear in The Star

can be purchased by calling 5662 2294.

PHOTO ORDERSA number of photos are

available now to collect from the Star offi ce

Most photos published in the Star are available to order

5 x 7 - $5.5010 x 8 - $11

A4 - $15


Making Victoria FireReady:

Department of Planning & Community Development Call 1300 366 356

The Wildfire Management Overlay (WMO) has been applied to areas in the Shire of South Gippsland where the vegetation and topography could support wildfire with an intensity that may pose a threat to life and property. These areas have been identified by the Country Fire Authority.

Why has the WMO been introduced?The WMO has been introduced to ensure that fire protection measures that will help to protect life and property from the threat of wildfire are included in new development.

The WMO is only applied to those areas where the potential intensity of wildfire means that special protection measures are required to help new development withstand the passage of fire. A planning permit is required for new development, including houses, in these areas.

Does the WMO affect your property?You can see if the WMO affects your property by obtaining a free Planning Property Report online at: www.land.vic.gov.au

If you believe that the application of the WMO to your property is not warranted you can ask for a review by an independent Advisory Committee.

More information is availableTo find out where the WMO has been applied, how the WMO will affect development on your land and how to ask for a review go to: www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/WMO

Planning rules now apply in wildfire risk areas

public notices public notices public notices

An Application for Planning Permit has been made which may affect you.The land affected by the application is: 100-102 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan, VIC 3956 being CA 15 S1 Parish of Nerrena.

The application is for a permit to: Use and develop-ment of land for the purposes of a supermarket and associated signage.

The applicant for the permit is: Newplay Pty Ltd.

The application reference number is: 2009/339.You may look at the application and any documents that support the application at the office of the Responsible Authority. The Responsible Authority is:

South Gippsland Shire CouncilPrivate Bag 49 Smith Street, Leongatha 3953

Viewing of documents can be done during office hours (8.30am to 5pm) and is free of charge.

Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the Responsible Authority. An objection must be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing, including the reasons for the objection and stating how the objector would be affected. If you object, the Responsible Authority will inform you of its decision.

The Responsible Authority will not decide on this application until 14 days after the date of this Notice.

Dated: 16/2/2010.

* Please be aware that copies of submissions received by Council may be made available for inspection to any person for the purpose of consideration as part of the planning process.

FORM BSOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE COUNCILPUBLIC NOTICEAPPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT

KONGWAKMARKETSunday10am

Inside and outCome early if it's hot!

Collectables, vintage, retro, plants, books, produce, trash, curry, coffee, live

music and more...It's fun, come!

Call 0417 142 478for more info

Kongwak Market is a smoke free event

public noticesPiano, Violin,

Cello, Keyboard,

Guitar, Bass and Drums

tuition AT MEENIYAN

John and Diana ReesPhone 0488 186 898

public notices

MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRYBasic skills,

extension & VCE AT MEENIYAN

Diana ReesPhone 0488 186 898

Wooreen Avenue of Honour

PUBLIC MEETINGMarch 3, 2010

2pmLEONGATHA RSL

UPSTAIRS MEETING ROOMPhase 2

Road Side Reserve and Amenities

All interested residents welcome to attend

Nicole 0427 686 277

public notices

for sale

FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980-711, A/H 5662-5175

for saleHAY, small square bales, $8 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. Mardan 5664-1320.

HEN HOUSES, fox proof,good quality, 6-8 chooks. The perfect henhouse. Ph: 5664-2443.

LOUNGE and 2 recliners.Excellent cond, navy blue velour. $2,000 new, sell $800. 0427-878572.

LUCERNE, 3rd and 4th cut, feed test available, $180/ton plus GST and freight. Phone Mark 0427-655194.

OLD PORT Poultry Farm. Delivering 20 w.o. laying hens to your area Saturday, February 27, $17 each. Ph: 0438-832535 (b/h) or 5183-2515 (a/h).

PLASTER SHEETS (new)$4 mtr, up to 6m lengths. 5664-5424.

POOL, above ground,pump and fi lter, $1,500 ONO. Ph: 5662-3195.

PUREBRED Pug puppies, parents papers, fawn, 2 males, 8 weeks, vacc. vet check, $1,000. Ph: 5184-1200 Yarram area.

PURE Lab puppies, 6weeks old, vet checked, vaccinated and wormed. 3 black, 2 chocolate. Ph: 5659-7311.

RAMS - East Friesian X,$60. Ph: 0408-867436.

SILAGE (Millet) 5x4 rolls,$62 inc. GST, Tarwin area. Ph: 5663-6244.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662.

SOUTHDOWN Poll Dorset and Border Leicester rams, 1½ years, fl ock registered, brucellosis accredited. Can deliver. $295 each. 5686-2699, 0428-356376.

TIMBER - kiln driedblackwood, clear pine, silver wattle. Most sizes for furniture and craft. Also builder’s graded structural pine. Phone 5681-2261.Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays


crossword solutionsCRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8209 - SOLUTIONS

Across - 7, Mental effort. 8, Arc-her. 9, Railed. 10, Dia-lleD (rev.). 12, Sa-MM-y. 15, Sha-me. 16, Shuts up. 18,S-heat-h. 20, Re-late. 22, Cattle dealer.Down - 1, Bear with. 2, I-t-Ch. 3, Blur-Ted. 4, A-fi-re. 5,Do-mina-n’t. 6, Stye (anag.). 11, L-a-MB-asts. 13,Mounties (anag.). 14, Char-ade. 17, Ch-ill. 19, Hack. 21,Lead.

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8209 - SOLUTIONSAcross - 7, Significance. 8, Little. 9, Unease. 10, Parsnip.12, Linen. 15, Cedar. 16, Barrier. 18, Gallop. 20, Sprite.22, Rhododendron.Down - 1, Mitigate. 2, Unit. 3, Pfennig. 4, Occur. 5,Inferior. 6, Lees. 11, Smallbox. 13, Exertion. 14, Ham-ster. 17, Spook. 19, Awry. 21, Rude.

HAYNew season’s

Quality small squaresGood colour

SheddedIdeal for horses

$8 per baleDelivery available

Phone 5668 1324, 5664 1303 or 0407 885 074

CLEAN OUT WORKSHOP

SALECheap cupboards and benchtops available,

various colours.Please call Gary

0417 384 868

VACUUMCLEANER

RepairsDUST BAGS

SalesFREE QUOTES

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE167 Graham Street, Wonthaggi

(opp. Ritchies IGA)

5672 3127

for sale

P R O F E S S I O N A L LY employed female requires accommodation in Leongatha (prefer near hospital), one/two bedroom unit, house or share. Ph: 0411-877238.

wanted to rent

FREEPick-up and delivery in

Leongatha/Meeniyan areas

for MOTOR MOWERS,

CHAINSAWS AND

STATIONARY

ENGINES ETC.Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD

5664 0012

free

VENUS BAY - house, short stroll to beach and shops, sleeps 7. Contact: 0408-320001.

for rent

GARAGESALESaturday,

February 2028 BENT STREET

8am onwardsNo early birds

FurnitureQuilting materialChildren’s toys

and plants

garage sales

CHOOKS, Isa Brown pullets for sale. Genuine free range eggs available. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Mirboo North. Ph: 0417-384760.

livestock

1 YEARLING Hereford heifer, AM Saturday, Simons Road area. Ph: 0418-555833.

lost

Korumburra & District Darts Association

ANNUAL GENERALMEETING

To be held at the Korumburra

Golf ClubOn Wednesday,

February 24at 7.30pm

A member from all teams is required to attend

meetings

FULL board including food and internet, $200 per week neg. Leongatha. Suit professional. Glenda 0418-540533.

room to let

SILAGE CART, Gendore, dual wheels, GC. Ph: 0408-051418.

used machinery

FURNITURE: Parker, Noblett, Tessa, Chiswell, Moran, or any quality brand name used furniture. Phone Wendy on 0409-234482.

wanted to buy

FULLY Qualifi ed Painter. No job too small. Good rates. Call Drew on 5662-4238 or 0418-517443.

work wanted

FREE CAR REMOVALWill pay up to $300

for complete carBuyers of scrap metal

All machineryBins provided

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers5672 2946

0417 556 593

used vehicles

HOLDEN VX Commodore, 2002, silver, lowered, 18’ mags, LSD, sports exhaust, RPG755, $7,200. Ph: 0401-194601.

MERCEDES, 1977, 250 petrol, reg. DSG583. VG order, $4,200 ONO. Ph: 5678-0479.

TOYOTA Landcruiser GXL V8, 2004 model, petrol, 57,000km only, black, never off-road, pristine condition, bullbar, side steps, tinted windows, electric brake system. Forced sale, $38,500. Ph: (03)5169-6435.

DOWEL - Stacey. Wishing Stace a very happy birthday. We all hope you have a fantastic day. Missing you heaps.

Love Nan Wilson, the Dowel clan, and the McIndoes.

birthdays

PICKERSGILL - Herbert “Bert”. 15/2/1921. There’s never a day when you’re not in our thoughts. Always loved. Greatly missed. Love Clare, Rod, Jessica, Jacob.

birthday remembrance

ELKIN, Rod and Dannielle are thrilled to announce the arrival of their fi rst baby, Beau Aiden, born February 5 at West Gippsland Hospital, Warragul.

births

MCMAHON (Bateman)

Annette, Greg, Alicia and Luke, along with Sandra,

Michael and Tash, are happy to announce

Casey & Matt’sEngagement

on 3/2/10Love and best wishes to

both of you

engagements

TROTMAN - APPLEYARD

Steve and Emma are happy to announce their engagement to family and friends.

Jenny MilkinsAll areas - 5672 3123

[email protected]

marriage celebrant

CAM ABOODLeongatha5662 4191

MERLENE STRATTONLeongatha5662 2574

C A M P B E L L - H I C K S - Bessie, (formerly Charman). Passed away suddenly at Latrobe Hospital on February 14, 2010. Age 89 years. Dearly loved wife of Wally Charman (dec.) and Bill Campbell-Hicks (dec.). Loving and loved mother of Wendy, Loretta and Geoff, stepmother of Jann and Chris. Treasured nana of Gary, Brett and Vicki, Chynna, Michelle and Darren, Andrew and Simon, Romy Marie and Peter. Extremely proud great grandmother and great great grandmother.

An inspiration to all who knew her.

deaths

KINNISH - William John. To Paul Beck and the Reverend Janet Wallis, and all those people who attended and assisted at my brother’s funeral, I extend my personal thanks. Yours sincerely, Neil Kinnish.

bereavement thanks

BUT if you stay joined to me (Jesus) and my words remain in you, you may make any request you like, and it will be granted. John 15:7.

message of hope

THE annual Rotary District 9820 Ride to Conference is on again, starting on February 21 through to February 26.

This year it begins and ends in Sale and travels through East and South Gipps-land towns of Paynesville, Bairnsdale, Bruthen, Orbost, Lakes Entrance, Maffra, Sale, Longford and Yarram.

About 63 riders, compris-ing Rotarians and partners as well as 18 international ex-change students, will cover the ride of over 600km, sup-ported by a road crew of 12.

One of the riders, Rotarian Stewart Woods said the Bend-igo Bank was one of the major sponsors. Riders were aiming at raising $1000 each, while paying their own expenses at around $410.

A total of around $60,000 is expected to be raised by riders and donors with the support of Rotary Clubs for several charities. The event is now in its ninth year and has

By Jane Ross

THERE’LL be 1000 people working on the Wonthaggi desalination plant by the end of this year.

Greg Miller, project director with con-struction company Thiess Degremont, said this on Friday at the opening of the new de-salination information offi ce in Murray Street Wonthaggi.

“We’ve been blown away by the response to the jobs,” he told The Star. “We’re very con-fi dent we’ll get really good skills.”

There are 200 construction workers on the Williamsons Beach site, plus another 100 or so Thiess Degremont staff and sub contractors. The latter includes Donmix which is providing the early concrete, a contract it will share with a larger company as construction progresses.

“The main thing is to get the concrete done before the winter.”

Mr Miller shared the job of cutting a ribbon at the opening with AquaSure community and

public relations manager John Ridley.Speaking to The Star after the ceremony,

Mr Miller said aggressive targets were being set for the construction because of the tight timeline.

“We’re making good progress.”Eighty per cent of the earth works have

been done.The next critical area is the foundations for

the reverse osmosis structure; 30 per cent of that is complete. Then there’s the piling work for the foundations of the fi ltration system and a third of that is done.

Mr Miller said there have been no problems with undermining, an earlier concern expressed by local people because of the mine shafts in the area.

“The ground is good, stable and work has gone to plan.”

Mr Miller will stay with the construction job until after it has been completed and his colleague Pierre Mazounie will take over as the head of operations and maintenance. Mr Mazounie is already on site.

Rotary riders: Some of the riders are Stewart and Sue Woods, Marilyn Hill, John and Janette Shandley. Sharon Bourke, centre, is customer service offi cer of the Bendigo Bank in Korumburra, one of the main sponsors.

Ride for shelter

raised more than $450,000.Harold the Giraffe from

Life Education will travel with the riders and appear at primary schools along the route that will participate in the Life Education program.

Life Education is aimed at preparing primary aged children for coping with drug exposure and also to promote a healthy lifestyle.

The ride will also support

Rotary Centenary House, which is a community funded hostel to accommodate sick children and adults attending the Latrobe Regional Hospi-tal for long-term outpatient treatment.

Also supported will be ShelterBox Australia. It is a Rotary International project which delivers emergency re-lief at times of disasters.

The boxes contain a fully-

equipped tent, with sleeping bags, light, heat and water and cooking utensils for 10 people. Rotary Shelter boxes are often the fi rst assistance on the ground.

Donations to assist the fundraising efforts will be gladly accepted by your local participating riders who may be contacted through your lo-cal Rotary club.

BUSINESS owners in parts of White Road Wonthaggi, are sick to death of the road works that have been going on seemingly forever.

They’re calling for compensation for loss of trade.

Twenty have signed a petition to Bass Coast Council.

“Are you aware of the extreme diffi cul-ties and fi nancial downturn happening to businesses affected by these works?” asks the petition.

“How much longer will the Bass High-way/White Road works take?

“Why are they not proceeding at full strength?

The project has a l-o-n-g history.

It’s many years since Bass Coast Coun-cil proposed upgrading that entrance to town with a service road, kerb and channelling.

VicRoads offered $200,000 towards the cost. Council lobbied for more. VicRoads stood fi rm.

Then along came the Wonthaggi desali-nation plant and its need for upgrades on the Bass Highway and Lower Powlett Road.

That work went ahead and the White Road scheme became part of the greater whole.

But it’s still going.The petition is due to go before council-

lors at their meeting on Wednesday.Petitioners are unlikely to be thrilled with

the result.Council local law requires that a petition

“lie on the table” for a month.

White not right

Desal moves right along


TIDESAt Port Phillip Heads

FEBRUARYTime height

(metres)

0211 1.430812 0.431421 1.352015 0.39

0240 1.460844 0.361500 1.412047 0.41

0310 1.480915 0.301536 1.452120 0.44

0341 1.480945 0.261613 1.462154 0.48

0412 1.461015 0.231651 1.462229 0.52

0516 1.391122 0.201820 1.382342 0.65

17WED

18THUR

19FRI

20SAT

21SUN

22MON

23TUE

All times shown in24 hour clock

0001 - 1200..................AM1201 - 2400..................PM

Add one hour fordaylight saving

Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.To determine tides for a partic-ular area, add or subtract peri-ods of times as shown below.

Earlier MinutesApollo Bay ...........................25King Island (Grassy) ...........10King Island (Surprise Bay) ....40King Island (Franklin) ...........40Lakes Entrance .................... 170Lorne ...................................... 20Mallacoota Inlet .................... 158Rip Bank ................................ 15Snowy River Entrance ......... 170_______________________ Cape Schanck, Flinders, Morn-ington Ocean Beaches, Seal Rocks, Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Woolamai ....... nil_________________________Later MinutesAltona ................................... 195Barwon Heads Bridge ........... 15Carrum ................................. 195Corinella ................................. 68Cowes Pier ............................. 50Dromana .............................. 195Frankston ............................. 195Geelong ............................... 210Hastings ................................. 66Hovell Pile ............................ 195Inverloch Pier ......................... 15Melbourne ............................ 200Mornington ........................... 195Newhaven Jetty ..................... 30No. 1 West Channel (Annulus) ........................... 50No. 2 South Channel Light .... 70No. 8 South Channel Light .. 150Port Albert Pier ...................... 90Portarlington Pier ................. 190Portsea Pier ........................... 80Port Welshpool (Rabbit Island .................... 10Queenscliffe Pier ................... 30Rhyll ....................................... 60Rosebud ............................... 195Rye Pier ............................... 170St. Leonards Pier ................. 190Sandringham ....................... 195Sorrento Pier ........................ 130Stony Point ............................. 40South Channel Pile Light ..... 190Swan Island Dock ................ 120Tooradin ............................... 105Warneet.................................. 84Williamstown ........................ 200Welshpool Pier ....................... 90

0444 1.431047 0.211733 1.432304 0.58

C GradeWonthaggi Workmens 113

(M Dalton 47; M. Lambe 2/5) lt. Poowong/Loch 4/81 (S. Dinger n.o. 48).

Fish Creek/Tarwin 47 (B. Moore 2/6) lt. Town 7/90 (T. Willcocks 31, I. McCallum n.o. 29; T. Stybosh 2/6).

MDU 162 (M. Cantwell 68; A. Schreck 6/21) d Wonthaggi Miners 4/35 (T. Zukovskis 2/4).

Koonwarra RSL 200 (M. Martin 47, N. Arnup n.o. 45; N. Adams 3/55) v OMK.

D GradeImperials 165 (A. Meyer

34; G. Matthies 3/43, M. Dooney 3/21) v Koonwarra RSL.

Inverloch 6/322 (M. Fo-ley 50, J. Muir 74, W. Holmes n.o. 102) v Glen Alvie 5/35 (J. Wheeler 16, J Tiziani n.o. 10; J. Dalmau 3/12, D. Jones 1/2).

Town 9/172 (G. Goss 54, S. Westaway 44, J. Schelling n.o. 25; B. Standfield 4/52, A. Trotto 3/27) v Nerrena.

Phillip Island 137 (P. Fran-cis r.o. 41; S. McKenzie 3/35,

H. James 5/25) d. Korumburra 1/35 (D. Dutchman n.o. 15).

E GradePoowong/Loch 6/175 (J. Co-

chrane 32, G. Birnie n.o. 25, D. Thomas n.o. 18) v OMK.

MDU v Wonthaggi Miners. No results available.

Foster 8/320 (S. Westaway 140, D. Dower 82, S. Jones n.o. 26; P. Cashman 4/79) v Phillip Island.

Wonthaggi Workmens 124 (D. McGuirk 35, S. Sherrin n.o. 10) v Town.

Under 16 EastMDU 8/196 (M. Olden ret.

n.o. 70, T. Harris 36; J. Richer 3/54, S. Chaseling 3/46) d Foster 106 (S. Chaseling 33, J. With-erow 2/8).

Korumburra 5/215 (J. Raabe ret. n.o. 38, N. Allen ret. n.o. 50, K. Miller n.o. 33, J. Meade ret. n.o. 40) d Koonwarra RSL 9/110 (B. Graham 49; J. Wyhoon 3/9).

Imperials 185 (M. Elliott 89, R. McGavin n.o. 29; M. Borschman 3/30) d Town 7/150

(J .McMillan 44, N. Moore 42, S. Worthy n.o. 21).

Wonthaggi Workmens 4/260 (S. Huitema n.o. 70, J. Lid-dle n.o. 73, M. Kelly 34) d Fish Creek/Tarwin 6/130 (S. Emman-uel 45, R. Musinskas 31).

Under 16 WestPhillip Island 165 (A. Offi-

cer 50, J. Sorarti r.o. 42; J. Reid 3/35) d Poowong/Loch 8/124 (T. Lancaster 59; B. Young 4/29).

Glen Alvie 9/58 (D. Williams n.o. 13; J. Piasente 4/19) and 2nd innings 9/43 (J. Tiziani n.o. 10; A. Schreck 9/17) d Wonthaggi Miners 3/198 (J. Honeysett 60, J. Piasente 65).

Inverloch 9/139 (B. Barron 31, J. Black 30, L. Johnson n.o. 15; A. Harrison 3/15) and 2nd in-nings 6/104 (J. Dalmau r.o. 14, A. Brayley 47) d OMK 50 (A. Brayley 2/8).

Wonthaggi Gold - bye.

ResultsMEENIYAN – Monday evening. North/South:

1st Faye Rowlands, Frank Arndt. 2nd Sally and Brian Hoskins. 3rd Margaret Munro, Ellie McIntyre.

East/West: 1st Susan Ruffi n, Clive Hope. 2nd Kath-ryn Smith, David Baggallay. 3rd Barbara Axten, Pat West, and Winsome and Peter Richards.

Tarwin Lower – Tuesday afternoon. North/South: 1st Jack Kuiper, Alan Johnston. 2nd Wendy and David Saleeba. 3rd Hannah Martin, Leila Bell. 4th Anne Gibson, Althea Drew.

East/West: 1st Frank Arndt, Clive Hope. 2nd Barba-ra Axten, Margaret Munro. 3rd George Geekie, Mavis Parks. 4th Norma Hannay, Ann Dujela.

Inverloch – Friday afternoon. North/South: 1st Jack Kuiper, Dina Drury. 2nd John Farr, Anne Williams. 3rd Bruce and Anne Gibson. 4th Phillip Chapman, Hil-ton Jupp. 5th Ann Dujela, Jean Barbour.

East/West: 1st Colin Cameron, Althea Drew. 2nd Jack Curtis, Enid Adam. 3rd Kaye Douglas, John Sut-ton. 4th George Geekie, Dawn Jolly. 5th Norma Han-nay, Marj Freeman.

Note: Subs are now due. AGM – Friday, February 19 at 11.30am.

South Gippsland Bridge Club

Revved up: Johnston House members show support for their team

Cooler conditions at the poolCOOLER conditions made for a great day of swimming at the Leongatha Primary School house sports on Monday.

House rivalry was strong, with Herrald competing against Hyland, Johnston and Strzelecki for top honours.

Parents were out in force cheering and helping the teachers run the sports. Top performers will go on to rep-resent their school at regional level.

Race ready: Johnston swimmers, from left, Ben Green, Tim Sauvarin, Joel Webb, Louis Riseley, and Thomas McFarlane get ready to compete.

Getting prepared: these swimmers get ready for the changeover.

Go girls: from left, enjoying their racing are, Amy Robertson, Kate Norton, Sarah Bouquet, and Kiera Brown

Thumbs up: Michael McKinnon and Sarin Barn-hard support Herrald.

Go Blue: Clay Alexander supports the Hyland team.

Email your [email protected]


Dumbalk IndoorON Monday, February 8, 17 bowlers competed in two games of 11 ends.

The winners were Kay Cook (skipper), Brian Kil-pin, Jim Atkins, Lindsay Richards and Frank Peile with two wins and plus 15 shots.

The runners-up were Stephen Holmes (skipper), Robert Burden, Pat Thom-as and June Butterworth with two wins and plus six shots.

Korumburra parlor

RESULTS of teams competition played February 11.

Pretenders 20 defeated VRI 19.

The Burra 25 defeated Sicilians 18.

Kookaburras 22 defeated Kardella 21.

Battlers - byeResults of indoor bias

bowls played February 8.First - three wins

and 14 shots up: Rob Armstrong, Val Rudd and Lynn McCord.

Second - two wins and six shots up: Connie Occhipinti, Lee Armstrong and John Meyer.

Third - one win and one draw: Mary Tumino, Arc Gammaldi and Laurie Wyhoon.

Tarwin LowerBAREFOOT bowls had another great night with the Topdogs the Wood-ducks going down and a late charge for a top four spot by the Ramones, Barefeet and Scratched.

Sandy won the meat tray and there were too many whinges to name a weekly whingers award.

On a warm sultry day the Turkey triples saw all the greens full the winning team came from Wonthag-gi consisting of K. Webb, A. Mcfayden and J. Bird.

Runners up were a Meeniyan team of D. Gillet, A. Hanks and D. Kuhne.

Best last game was won by B. Harris, C. Daw-son and D. Birks.

On Wednesday four la-dies travelled to Foster for their 50th anniversary for a most enjoyable day of bowling lunch and after-noon entertainment.

Last reminder for the monthly dinner this Sat-urday with a country and western theme.

Charity day will be held on March 19 with a raffl e currently running in the club being drawn. Please support the Charity Heart Kids.

ResultsA Grade results

unavailable.B Grade

Inverloch 2-10-137 d Mirboo 2-9-116.

Mardan 3-9-111 d Buffalo 1-6-106

Stony 4-12-123 d Korumburra 0-3-68

Leongatha 3-9-110 d Tarwin 1-6-104

Match of the Week

goes to Jordan Bolge and Cheryl Lillis.

Cheryl, a tricky left hander, has returned to squash after a couple of years break and had the upper hand in the fi rst two games.

However, Jordan, an up and coming younger player, persevered and managed to take the next three games and win the match.

Leongatha Squash Club

Buffalo indoorWEDNESDAY, February 10 saw 14 players on a fairly hot night with four teams, two of four and two of three.

In fourth (LLL), skipper Bill Wolswin-kle, Joyce Occhipinti and Jim Atkins. Third (LWL), skipper Sebastian Terra-nova, Peter Heldens and Gemma Poletti. Second (WLW), skipper Toni Heldens,

Peter Tiziani, Graeme Tobias and Ian Benson. First (WWW), skipper Rod Mc-Conchie, Andrew Hanks, Carolyn Benson and Joe Occhipinti.

The best fi rst game Toni 12-2, second Rod 13-1, third Rod 14-3.

We wished Sebastian a happy birthday for last Friday.

We hope to see you all next Wednes-day at 7.30pm.

LeongathaWHAT was that old say-ing, “There’s something in the air”, well how right it was as Saturday saw the start of pennant fi nals fever in the realm of bowls.

Division 1 teams travelled to Meeniyan to do battle with Inverloch White in the fi rst of the fi -nals series and came away winners by 25 shots, so earning them a place in the Division 1 grand fi nal in two weeks’ time, and a shot at the crown of the back-to-back fl ags. Well done, and let’s hope this can be achieved.

Division 2 travelled to Phillip Island to do battle in what was the knockout semi fi nal. Ac-cording to all reports this was a tense battle, with Leongatha winning by just three shots. However they were very fortunate to have the team skip-pered by (master teacher Mr H) whose pupils in his team performed with top marks, so saving as they say ‘the day’ for Le-ongatha.

Well done overall, however this is just the fi rst hurdle, now to get over the next hurdle next Saturday, February 20 to enable them to have a place is in the Division 2 grand fi nal.

Saturday, February 13 also saw at the Leongatha club greens, the club play host to the Division 3 and Division 6 semi fi nals, along with at times a very vocal supporter crowd.

In Division 3, Phil-lip Island played Foster, while Wonthaggi played Fish Creek. Phillip Island won their way into the grand fi nal, while Fish Creek defeated Wont-haggi.

In Division 6, Phillip

Island played Inverloch and Wonthaggi played Lang Lang.

Catering for the day was undertaken by Leon-gatha, and as usual was well done under leader-ship of the club’s head catering lady, Mary J. and team.

Wednesday, Febru-ary 19 saw a fi eld of 16 players take to the greens in the midweek social bowls, with the winners on the day being Russell Trotman and Jeff Pender-gast on two wins plus 16, and the runner-up Neville Sweet and Jack Rayson on two wins plus fi ve shots.

Sponsors for the day were Bridge Dairies, and the club thanks them for their valued support.

Sunday, February 14 was the Regent Caravans’ ladies triples tournament taking centre stage on the greens.

Thirty-two teams took part in the day and one of those teams was a Leon-gatha team with the aim of defending their title from last year’s event. Results on the day were as follows:

Winning team was Marj Pearson, Averil VanWamel and Glenda Trotman; runners-up Ann Green’s Phillip Island team; third Mavis Parks’ Inverloch team; fourth Mary Jepson’s team.

It was a late fi nish due to heavy showers, how-ever overall a very suc-cessful tournament, and the club thanks Regent Caravans for their valu-able suport in staging these events.

MeeniyanFOR week six of our cor-porate bowls, the major sponsors were Mitre 10 and Thomas Tree Trim-mers (TTT).

Tuesday night win-ners were Triple Trouble with runners-up Bombers. Wednesday night winners were Hattams with run-ners- up Mixtures.

Social bowls on Wednesday was won by Ron Gloster and Trevor Bidwell from a fi eld of 21. The lucky draw went to Graeme Tobias.

Saturday February 13 was an extremely busy day for our club as we hosted the Division 1 semi fi nals. In addition, divisions two and fi ve were playing in semi fi nals.

At Phillip Island, Di-vision 2, who fi nished

fourth, again had a very close game against Leon-gatha, ultimately going down by three shots with one winning rink. Now out of contention, they have nevertheless had a very successful season.

At Mirboo North, Divi-sion 5, who fi nished sec-ond, played San Remo. With all rinks winning, the score was 70 shots to 53. Next week they have a rest and then play the win-ner of San Remo and Fish Creek in the grand fi nal at Wonthaggi on Saturday February 27.

On Sunday February 14, local ladies Marj Pear-son and Avril Van Wamel teamed with Glenda Trot-man (Leongatha) to win the prestigious Leongatha Regent Caravan Ladies Triples. A great effort.

CroquetAFTER two weeks of pennant, Leongatha is still not registering a win, but are enjoying the competition.

Week one saw them lose to Korumburra 1, 60 hoops to 43.

We congratulate our oldest member, Elma Thiele who is over 90, for her fi ghting spirit and expertise.

Week two, the loss was to Wonthaggi 2, 62 hoops to Le-ongatha 42.

Five of our association players entered the Phillip Is-land tournament. All enjoyed their games on the upgraded lawns of Santa Anna at Phillip Island.

Pennant team: Elma Thiele, Christine Robertson, Merryn Dyson-Holland and Trevor and Pearl White.

THREE run outs proved cost-ly for Mirboo North in their TRUenergy Yallourn Cup match against Latrobe after they were sent into bat by An-thony Bloomfi eld.

The Tigers lost James Grande (0) when John Kus bowled him with the score at 9 but after a promising second wicket stand of 52 between Andrew Yarnton (54) and Joe O’Loughlin (10) the fi rst of three run outs started.

O’Loughlin went for a risky three but was beaten to the crease by a wonderful throw by John Kus from deep fi ne leg.

When Jarrod Speed (0) was trapped leg before two runs later the Tigers then saw Steve Rogers bowled by Bloomfi eld and the Tigers were in trouble.

Anthony Matthews was the second run out victim when Justin Vajler threw the wicket down at the non strikers end when the Mirboo North captain had backed up too far and could not get back

in time. Damien Turner was the third run out when Sam Mooney’s throw ended the Mirboo North’s innings. Shane Peters was not out 27 in a score of 119.

Latrobe’s bowlers did not give much away and Aaron Mc Donald was most economical conceding 10 runs off 10 with one maiden.

Latrobe was cruising at 2/51 when they lost three quick wickets without adding to the score. Four of Latrobe’s batsmen were trapped in front.

Steven Freshwater (12*) and Aaron Mc Donald (12*) steadied the ship and added another 23 runs to see the Sharks 5/74 at stumps still 45 away from fi rst innings points.

Mirboo North started with 10 fi elders and was down to nine in the fi nal hour with Dale Banks the destroyer taking 3/9 from 10 overs and he will play a big part in his side’s effort to snatch fi rst innings points this Saturday.

Thorpdale kept their slender fi nal four hopes alive in Second Grade with a last over win against third placed Mirboo

North.Chasing 155 for victory the Blues

were still a couple of runs short when the fi nal over started and Pat Spinazzolla saw his team over the line.

Mirboo North father and son combination of Trevor and Lachie Banks just failed to pull off an upset win over Hazelwood North in Third Grade.

Trevor took 4/23 while son Lachie made 41. It was a good day for the Banks family when Dale Banks took 3/9 in First Grade.

Mirboo North won by two runs against Willow Grove on the last ball of the day in the Colts Division to consolidate second spot on the ladder.

Luke Heath was the star for the Tigers taking 5/23 and making 22 valuable runs. In other games St Vincents and Moe had easy wins over Hazelwood North and Latrobe.

• CENTRAL GIPPSLAND CRICKET

Runouts costly for Mirboo North

B. Mabilia 52.10. Discus: B. Mabilia 11.49, K. Yann 9.72, T. Dickie 7.03. Long jump: B. Mabilia 2.16, T. Dickie 1.86, K. Yann 1.79.

Under 7 girls: 60MH: N. Slade 18.34, H. Fallow 20.38, Mikaela Notley 21.43. 70m: N. Slade 14.13, M. Notley and H. Fallow 14.31eq. 400m: N. Slade 1.56.84, H. Fallow 2.00.51, Mikaela Notley 2.05.76. Triple jump: N. Slade 3.13, H. Fallow 2.84, Mikaela Notley 2.67. Shot put: N. Slade 3.84, Mikaela Notley 2.92, H. Fallow 2.51. Boys: 60MH: A. Maxwell 16.05, E. Spaull 16.36, J. Garnham 17.44. 70M: E. Spaull 12.32, A. Maxwell and J. Garnham 13.21eq. 400m: E. Spaull 1.40.06, S. Tessari 1.41.46, A. Maxwell 1.46.62. Triple jump: A. Maxwell 3.85, J. Garnham 3.56, P. Fitzgerald 3.54. Shot put: J. Garnham 5.67, A. Maxwell 5.15, A. Burns 5.08.

Under 8 girls: 60MH: L. Moje-O’Brien 16.75, C. Bramley 17.03. 100m: C. Bramley 20.31, L. Moje-O’Brien 20.49. 400m: C. Bramley 1.40.96, L. Moje-O’Brien 1.43.21. High jump: C. Bramley 0.75. Discus: C. Bramley 11.06. Boys: 60MH: W. Clarkson 16.31, B. Wingfi eld 16.38, R. Slade 16.60. 100m: B. Wingfi eld 18.57, R. Slade 19.05, J. Anderson 19.71. 400m: B. Wingfi eld 1.34.60, R. Slade 1.34.62, W. Clarkson 1.41.20. High jump: R. Slade 0.82cb, W. Clarkson 0.82cb, B. Wingfi eld 0.82. Discus: W. Clarkson 10.86, A. Lacanaria 10.74, B. Wingfi eld 10.46. Under 9 girls: 100m: Melody Notley 17.53, T. Cook 17.73, E. Turton 18.87. 400m: T.

Cook 1.44.83, Melody Notley 1.48.06, C. Fallow 1.48.59. 1100m walk: T. Cook 8.21.27 (record), C. Fallow 8.40.62, Melody Notley 9.00.28. Long jump: T. Cook 2.62, Melody Notley 2.28, E. Turton 2.16. Shot put: Melody Notley 5.07, T. Cook 3.52, T. Dell 3.48. Boys: 100m: R. Sparkes 17.10, B. Yann 18.13, Jackson Timmermans 20.13. 400m: R. Sparkes 1.30.26, B. Yann 1.42.01, Jackson Timmermans 1.53.78. 1100m walk: B. Yann 8.21.04 (record), Ryan Sparkes 8.21.51, Jackson Timmermans 9.12.60. Long jump: Ryan Sparkes 3.16, B. Yann 2.77, Jackson Timmermans 1.95. Shot put: R. Sparkes 5.74, B. Yann 4.95, Jackson Timmermans 3.27.

Under 10 girls: 70m: O. Petersen 12.50, B. Lowe 12.81, E. Wingfi eld 13.11. 400m: B. Lowe 1.36.89, B. Dickie 1.40.35, E Wingfi eld 1.40.43. 1100m walk: O. Petersen 7.46.58, B. Lowe 8.40.32, E. Wingfi eld 8.41.34. Triple jump: E. Wingfi eld 5.04, O. Petersen 4.99, B. Lowe 4.90. Discus: O. Petersen 9.62, E. Wingfi eld 9.36, B. Lowe 7.49. Boys: 70m: M. Fallow 11.88, B. Anderson 11.90, T. Taylor-Eagles 12.09. 400m: M. Fallow 1.22.07, B. Anderson 1.23.14, T. Taylor-Eagles 1.26.84. 1100m walk: E. Lappin 7.46.99 (record), N. Foote 7.50.14, B. Taylor 8.00.57. Triple jump: M. Fallow 7.28, T. Taylor-Eagles 6.66, B. Taylor 6.19. Discus: N. Foote 16.26, M. Fallow 15.50, T. Taylor-Eagles 15.35.

Wonthaggi Little Aths S E V E N T Y- F I V E athletes competed at Little Athletics this week.

Our athletes have certainly hit form at the right time of the year with the Regional championships on at Moe next Sunday. An incredible six records were broken this week, fi ve of them in the walks and 99 PBs obtained. Congratulations to Taylah Cook (U9G), Brodie Yann (U9B), Olivia Petersen (U10G) and Elijah Lappin (U10B) who all broke the 1100 Metre walk records. Liam Arnold (U12B) broke the 1500 Metre walk record and Sadie Plumb (U14G) broke the 800 metres record. Well done to these 6 athletes. Well done to Ariana Blackney (U13G) and Sandra Plumb (U14G) who both had 4 PB’s from their 5 events on Saturday. In last week’s results an error occurred: the Under 7 Boys 70m placings should be 1st: E Spaull 12.07, 2nd: J Garnham 13.21, 3rd: A Maxwell 13.32. We apologise

for the error. This Sunday, February 21 we will have 36 of our athletes competing at the regional championships at Moe. We wish them all well and are confi dent they will all do the club proud. Because the championships are next weekend there will be no Little Athletics this Saturday, February 20. Instead, we will run a twilight meeting on Wednesday, February 17, starting at 5pm. Little Aths will revert back to Saturdays the following week (February 27).

ResultsUnder 6 girls: 60MH:

D. Loughridge 17.50. 100m: D. Loughridge 20.09, M. Luz 21.56, J. Epson 23.40. 200M: D. Loughridge 48.88, M. Luz 49.12, J Epson 23.40. Discus: D. Loughridge 5.35, M. Luz 4.86, J. Epson 2.92. Long Jump: D. Loughridge 2.12, M. Luz 1.51, J. Epson 1.43. Boys: 60MH: T. Dickie 17.56, K. Yann 17.71, Jacob Timmermans 21.74. 100m: T. Dickie 20.00, K. Yann 20.24, B. Mabilia 21.93. 200m: K. Yann 48.65, T. Dickie 48.84,


WITH the pennant qualifying rounds com-pleted, the semi fi nals got underway in all di-visions last Saturday.

All games were played at neutral clubs, and conditions could not have been better.

In Division 1, played at Meeniyan, powerhouse club Leongatha who have had an almost faultless season showed no mercy in their demolition of Inverloch White by 27 shots. In the other Division 1 semi fi nal, Korumburra had little or no trouble in their defeat of Phillip Island by 15 shots.

In Division 2, played at Phillip Island, San Remo moved through to the grand fi nal taking all three rinks from Lang Lang by 10 shots, whilst Leongatha ‘squeaked home by a mere three shots over Meeniyan.

In Division 3, played at Leongatha, Phillip Island Blue showed their strength but didn’t have it all their own way getting home by four shots over Foster. Fish Creek put Wonthaggi out of the fi nals with a 10 shot victory.

In Division 4, played at Toora, Inverloch won only one of the three rinks, but still got home over Korumburra Gold by 14 shots. Korumburra Maroon trounced Mirboo North 28 shots.

Division 5, played at Mirboo North saw Inverloch moved through to the grand fi nal with a 17 shot victory over San Remo. Fish Creek took all three rinks to record the biggest win of the day to defeat Loch by 35 shots.

In Division 6, played at Leongatha, Phillip Island took care of Inverloch winning by 13 shots and move in to the grand fi nal, whilst Wonthaggi put Lang Lang out of the fi nals with an eight shot victory.

ResultsDiv 1: Leongatha 79 d Inverloch White 52; Korumburra 75 d

Phillip Island 60: Div 2: San Remo 78 d Lang Lang 68: Leongatha 73 d

Meeniyan 70. Div 3: Phillip Island Blue 68 d Foster 64: Fish Creek 71 d

Wonthaggi 61. Div 4: Inverloch 73 d Korumburra Gold 59: Korumburra

Maroon 80 d Mirboo North 52: Div 5: Meeniyan 70 d San Remo 53; Fish Creek 85 d Loch

50. Div 6: Phillip Island 55 d Meeniyan 42; Wonthaggi 46 d Lang

Lang 38. Next week will see the preliminary fi nals played and games

will be played as follows: Div 1: at Foster – Inverloch White v Korumburra. Div 2: - at Foster: Lang Lang v Leongatha. Div 3: at Inverloch: – Foster v Fish Creek. Div 4 – at Inverloch: Korumburra Gold v Korumburra Maroon. Div 5 – at Inverloch: San Remo v Fish Creek. DIV 6: at Foster: Inverloch v Wonthaggi.

‘Kiss of death’ tips for semi fi nals in Division 1, Korumburra to put an end to Inverloch White’s season by fi ve shots. Division 2; Leongatha to easily defeat Lang Lang by 22 shots. Division 3: Fish Creek to squeak home by two shots over Foster. Division 4; Korumburra Gold to take out a close one over Korumburra Maroon by eight shots. Division 5; Fish Creek to easily account for San Remo by 19 shots, whilst Division 6, will see Wonthaggi get up by the narrowest of margins over Inverloch by one shot.

Spectators travelling to watch the fi nals should travel a bit early to get a good vantage point.

Weather ideal for pennant fi nals

Friendly rivalry: Ron Hutton from Leongatha has time for a quick chat to Inverloch rivals Norm Hughes and Ron Lawson at Meeniyan on Saturday.

AFTER the completion of the semi fi nals on Satur-day we had two losses and one win.

Division 4 won their game by 14 shots, but Di-vision 1 White and Division 6 suffered losses by 27 and 13 shots respectively. Despite these losses, by virtue of the fact these teams fi nished in the top two on their ladders, we still have three divisions with the chance of winning fl ags.

Division 1, Whites fronted up to fl ag favourites Leongatha for the second week in a row, but this time at Meeniyan. Unfortunately the result was very similar, going down by 27 shots, one less than last week.

However there were some promising signs on Mick Coram’s rink. They had their opponents 16-18 at the 19th end but some great bowling by their opponents, led by skip Peter Kennedy, put an end to that charge, not letting our boys take another end.

Ron Burge and his team showed just how hard they are to beat, staging a great battle with Col Watt’s rink. The lead changed a few times during the game and with six ends to go the scores were tied 16-all. The remaining ends continued to be an epic struggle, and in the end our boys showed their great fi ghting spirit, to take the match by two shots.

The other rink went down by 16 shots, again similar to last week.

Our Division 4 side won their way into the grand fi nal against Korumburra Gold, with a 14 shot margin. Playing at Toora, this win was in no small way due to an excellent display of bowling by Nic Van Grunsven’s rink, who took their match by 24 shots.

It was good to see this rink bounce back after

their defeat last week. Every player contributed to this win, with a special mention to Maurie Car-gill who showed some of his old touch again after struggling to fi nd form, coming back to bowls after a lengthy illness.

John Madden’s rink played what could be said to be the Burra Gold’s best four. They put up a great fi ght and several times during their game it looked like their opponents were going to go right away from them, but they hung on well to improve their position from the tea break to only go down by sev-en shots, which was vitally important in the overall contest of the fi nal result.

Jack Miller’s rink held sway in their game in the fi rst half, but the Burra boys fought back well after the break to take the lead, only to be overtaken to see Inverloch hold a four shot lead going into the last end. Once again our boys put in a bad end, to go down by one shot for the second match in a row.

Division 6 travelled to Leongatha for their match against Phillip Island. They had a great battle on Maurie Griffi n’s rink, taking their match by two shots, however the other rink lost their match by 15 shots. Despite this loss, they still have a chance of winning a fl ag if they win their preliminary fi nal on Saturday.

Twenty players played social bowls last Thurs-day. After one game of 12 ends, and the other game was curtailed by rain, play was called off after seven ends. Winners with 15 shots up were Geoff Brook (sk) and Malcolm Marshall (ld). Runners-up with 10 shots up were B. Rowe (sk), a visitor from Bairnsdale, but his partner’s name is unavailable.

In last week’s paper I mentioned how our club has won the South Gippsland association doubles,

triples and fours championships. In doing so I failed to mention that Ron Burge and Chas Buccilli were members of these three championship teams, a fact that shows their class and something they should be very proud of.

LadiesLast Tuesday, February 9, Inverloch Division 1

played against Phillip Island in the fi rst round of the pennant fi nals at Wonthaggi.

It was a very warm humid day, the bowling was excellent as one expects for the fi nals.

At the end of play Inverloch came home with a win by six shots. Foster played Wonthaggi and had a win against the home side.

Next Tuesday, February 16, Inverloch will play Wonthaggi for a place in the fi nal. Wednesday, Feb-ruary 10 was the ladies social day with 20 bowlers playing two games of three bowl pairs.

Winners were Lois Luby and Yvonne Kee. Run-ners up were Joy Brown and Rhonda Davies.

Saturday, February 13, there were only seven bankers. They played scroungers and at one stage Ian Bulloch was so upset at his bowls being taken out that he was seen to threaten the girls with the rubbish bin. (all in good fun).

Next Wednesday, February 17, is the monthly triples sponsored by Handley Funerals. If you haven’t put your name down then I hope you will be able to do so.

We are still looking for a few more teams for the RACV Mixed Fours for Sunday, February 28. If you can help with a team it would be greatly ap-preciated: two ladies and two men per team.

BOTH our ladies’ pennant teams that played in the semi fi nals in the past week were defeated.

On Tuesday, the ladies fought hard against the Wonthaggi girls but lost by eight shots.

On Saturday, the Division 5 team played the Fish Creek men who adapted better to the fast Mirboo North surface. Well done to both teams for getting into their respective fours. Better luck next season.

On Wednesday evening, twilight bowls’ winners were Sue and Tom Loughridge with Bill Barry.

Thursday saw our ladies with their invited special guests enjoy some fun on the green, even though the day fi nished at lunchtime due to oppressive humidity.

Winners of the ditch to ditch were Francie Heylen and Judy Prowd, with Enid Johnson, Evelyn Thorson and Maree Hodge winning the bowling on the draw of the cards. A happy casual day after the seriousness of pennant play.

The end of pennant meal at Sybil’s has been rescheduled for Thursday evening, February 25. We hope all club members and partners will be able to join us there.

An evening at Poowong will follow on the Saturday, all wel-come.

Club matches are being played, with more ladies 21-up on Wednesday and ladies pairs on Thursday.

Loch & District

BOTH Fish Creek teams had wins on Saturday.Division 3 had a close win against Wonthaggi at Leongatha,

while Division 5 had a 35 shot win over Loch at Mirboo North. Both greens were in good order and the host club did a great job.

This week both teams play at Inverloch, with Division 3 playing Foster and Division 5 playing San Remo.

Division 3 team v Foster, be ready to leave the clubhouse at 11.30am. W. Ferbrache, F. Carter, C. McGannon, D. Christie, R. McKenzie, R. Staley, R. Cozens, D. Livingstone, T. McLean, A. Kerr, A. Atwell, R. Everett. Manager A. Kerr.

Division 5: T. Huybrets, D. Stefani, R. Cooper, J. Lindeman, J. Stefani, R. Grylls, T. Taylor, N. Buckland, R. Flanders, G. Napier, R. Poletti and F. McLaughlin. Manager J. Charlton.

A great night with a casserole tea when the bowlers came back from their wins.

Fish Creek

WITH the start of pen-nant fi nals for both South Gippsland associations this week, Korumburra have had mixed fortunes.

The ladies in Division 2 had a comfortable win against Port Welshpool by 26 shots. Our best card was Margaret Goad’s team of Shirley Martin, Margaret Claney and Margaret Brown, with a 45 shot win against Latna McLaine’s team, closely followed by Jan McLaren’s team of Carolyn Snooks, Beryl Waycott and Joan Blogg.

The Division 3 ladies were not so lucky with the results, going down by 13 shots overall against Corinel-la. Our best card was Esma O’Flaherty’s team of Mary Wrench, Marj Williams and Joanna Lomagno, with an eight shot win against Margo Dillon’s team.

The club wishes the Di-vision 2 ladies good bowling in the fi nals on February 23. Then, Tuesday evening, win or lose, it’s back to the club to celebrate from 6.30pm onwards.

On Wednesday the la-dies held a sponsored day. Our thanks to Grand Pacifi c Tours for their support.

Although many members weren’t available to play, there were 35 bowlers on the greens and a very enjoyable day was had by all.

After two games, the winners with 11 ends were Brian Clough, Mary Wrench and Wilf O’Flaherty. The runners-up, with 10 ends were Les Eastman and his harem of Jenny McVeigh, Nancy Gilbert and Beryl Clay. Both teams had a win and a draw.

The men were back on the greens on Thursday. Af-ter three games, the winners with 20 shots were Ron Hut-ton and J. White, with the drawn card going to Alan Cherrett and Rob Sund.

Saturday had 10 bank-ers on the rinks. After two games, the winners with two wins plus 8 were Bey Seik-man and Wilf O’Flaherty.

Saturday was a mile-stone for the club, with all our men’s pennant sides in the semi fi nals of the SGBA.

Team spirit: Korumburra’s gun bowlers Ken Cecil and Brian Clough ready to take on the mighty Phillip Island outfi t at Meeniyan on Saturday afternoon.Division 1 at Meeniyan, with the Division 4s at Toora. Our Division 1 men had a 15 shot win over Phillip Island with the team play-ing Inverlcoh next week at Foster.

Division 4 men (both sides) were at Toora, with the Maroons having a convincing win against Mirboo North, with the Golds suffering a

loss against Inverloch. Next week will be a re-

match of the two Korumburra teams at Inverloch.

The Division 1 best re-sult was Rob Snooks’ team of Ross Besley, Allan Jordan and Bill Dilg who had a con-vincing win against Kevin Wagnor’s Phillip Island team.

The Division 4 men had a

win and a loss between, with the Maroons having a 28 shot win against Mirboo North, with Bruce McLaren’s team of Jeff Coulston, Chas Blogg and Bill Thomson 18 shot win against Bill McCartin’s team.

No result from the Golds at the time of writing, only that they lost against Inverloch.

Korumburra Bowling Club

Inverloch Bowling Club


THE South Gippsland Golf Classic began on Saturday at Mirboo North Golf Club with a fourball stableford

medley.It was followed by events at Ko-

rumburra on Sunday and Woorayl on Monday.

Today players headed to Meeni-yan. Events are still to be played at Welshpool, Phillip Island, Leon-gatha, Yarram and Foster.

Welshpool ladiesWEDNESDAY, Febru-ary 10 they played for the Fosters Little Bookshop Voucher.

The lucky voucher re-cipient was Di Walker with 44 points.

BDL: Anne Skan 35 points and Verna Quigley (visitor from Wagga) with 32 points. NTP: 6/15th nil, and 8/17th Di Walker.

Wednesday, February 17 we host the South Gippsland Classic Canadian event and the ever popular fi sh dinner on

the Wednesday evening. Coming Events:Next Sunday, February 21

is the Ray Drummond 4BBB men’s and women’s event, so ladies we will need to arrange partners. This is a men’s and women’s event; not a mixed event.

Next Wednesday, Febru-ary 24 is the Red Cross mixed 3BBB event.

Welshpool tournament – March 18-21.

Ladies pennant commenc-es in a little over a month, please see your captain if you are unavailable.

Classic start for tournament

Good times: Helen Porter, Gabi Wilson (both Yarram Golf Club), Fred Debono (Leongatha) and David Shiells (Shepparton).

Golf classic: Ann and Eddie Poole (Woorayl) and Ian and Brenda Powell (Leongatha).

At Mirboo North: Enid Kay, Gloria Haycroff (both Traralgon), Di Williams and Dot Stubbs (both Leongatha).

Special guests: back: Gordon Graeme (classic co-ordinator), Ann Felgate (treasurer Women’s Golf Victoria), Jenny Hoff (president Women’s Golf Victoria), Chris Bracecamp (classic secretary); front: Nancy Parry (tournament secretary) and Tom Traill (Mirboo North captain).

Between hits: Beth Crompton and Anne Grant (Foster Golf Club).

Mirboo NorthA 4BBB stableford (mixed medley)

event was played on Saturday February 13 and was attended by 158 players. CCR 70.

A Grade 0-40 aggregate. B Grade 41+ aggregate.

A Grade winners: Nigel Bracecamp (22) 48 points on countback, Terry Bradshaw (8).

Runners-up: Dot Stubbs (15) 48 points, Di Williams (20).

B Grade winners: Bob Jamieson (25) 49 points on countback, Betty Jamieson (31).

Runners-up: Ken Morris (32) 49 points, Merv Zapelli (22).

A Grade best nine out: Craig Dudek (15) 25 points, Graeme Colbert (21).

Best nine in: Phil Garlick (19) 26 points, Russell Pentland (15).

B Grade best nine out: Brendon Simon

(17) 25 points, Heather Sullivan (24).Best nine in: Bill McKenzie (18) 25

points, Wendy Mannix (28).Nearest the pin: 4thAnne Felgate, Ain

Utt, 6th Tom Traill, Chris Gunn, 13th Bruce Burton, Ian Beuthin, 16th Ros Wiltshire, Betty Jamieson.

Down the line balls to 44 points.THERE were 29 starters for the stabl-

eford event on Thursday, February 11, and the CCR was 69.

The A Grade winner was Mark Cheffers (16) 43 countback.

Down the line: Andy Van Zuylen (17) 43, Liam Visser (9) 41, David Woodall (7) 41, Ray Matthews (8) 40 countback.

Birdies: Dave Woodall (6th), Paul Woodall (6th/13th), Ron Funnell (16th), Tom Traill (6th/16th), Phil Garlick (6th) and John Blunsden (4th).

Wonthaggi clay target

Results - February 1450T DB, 50 pts -

Tom Gannon Memorial Championship.

AA and overall: Wayne

Parks 192/200, Hayden Stafford 188/200.

A and overall winner: Don Rhodes 193/200, Ron Garth 186/200.

B: Damien McLeod 186/200, George Sparey 185/200.

C: Peter Noy 177/200, Bruce Hunter 176/200.

Country Victorian Veterans Championship - 100 T DB (shot in con-junction with event 1): 1st George Sparey 93/100, Ron Garth 92/100.

LeongathaTHE course is in excellent condition leading up to the Classic - a great effort from Dylan and his staff.

Alan Monahan has hit the jackpot with his golf follow-ing on from a good win a cou-ple of weeks ago, with a great +7 to win A Grade. That’s a score of 77 off-the-stick from a 14 handicap.

B Grade winner was Hugh Goodman with a very good +4, while young Jeremy Mc-Carthy took another step for-ward by taking C Grade with +5.

Alan Monahan won pro-pin on the 14th and Bruce Hutton won nearest the pin on the 16th hole.

Ball winners were: T. Lund +5, J. King, R. Williams, J. Feddersen +3; R. Hayes, H. Sedelies +2; D. Bethune, S. Miller, G. Sharrock +1; G. Morrison, T. Walters, M. Burt, T. Rickard sq.

TuesdayThe two-person ambrose

was decided by a quarter of one shot. Geoff McDonald and Ed Poole scraped in ahead of Ian Nunn and Bruce Hutton, 62 to 62¼. Both pairs played great golf.

Richard Nelson and Ken Gardiner were the nearest the pin winners.

Ball winners: R. McCann, R. Burton 64; J. Lowell, C. Manley 64; B. Cathie, D. Vorwerg 64¼; K. Godridge, T. Bruinewoud 65½; M. Ka-vanagh, T. McCarthy 65½; J. Renwick, B. Day 66.

ThursdayThe highlight of the day

was the exceptional round played by Dylan Clark. A

WooraylLAST Saturday, Riseleys Transport sponsored our four man Irish fourball event.

There are obviously many different formats for an Irish fourball.

The winners, with 131 points were B. and T. Hogan, G. Calder and J. Baum.

Balls went to B. Wilson, I. Balfour, N. and J. Lovie, J. Hickey, M. Wallace, P. Wal-lace and H. Mueller.

The nearest the pins went to S. Bromby and B. Hogan. The ladies stableford event was won by Marg Harris with 35 points with a ball going to Sue Wakefi eld.

The ladies nearest the pins went to M. Harris and P. Harvey.

The results of our sum-mer trophies are as follows. Men: Caine Salmon and la-dies: Sue Wakefi eld.

The sponsors for these events are A. W. Smith and Sons for the men’s event and JSL Light Engines for the ladies.

The veterans event at Korumburra decimated the Thursday comp. and the rain did the same for the chicken run.

Two important things coming up are the Forrester Plate on Sunday February 21, so get your team on the sheet and on Thursday night we have our meal and raffl e. There are plenty of prizes to be won and the members draw will be $500, so be there.

Next Saturday is an open fourball event sponsored by Troy Williams Signs.

Ladies ON Wednesday, February 10 a stableford event was

played which was sponsored by Buzz Hairdressing Stu-dio. The AWCR was 72.

The winners were: A Grade M. Higgins 22 /37 pts, B Grade H. Sullivan 26 / 41, C Grade J. Fennell 43 / 41.

Nine holes out P. Harvey 21 pts.

Nearest the pin: 8th M. Martin, 17th S. Wakefi eld, 2nd shot on the 11th B. James.

Down the line balls: L. Young, B. James, M. Tuckett and A. Forsyth.

Handicap break: H. Sullivan 26 to 24, J. Fennell 43 to 39. Well done ladies.

Next week is stroke sponsored by Henrietta’s.

gifted sportsman, Dylan made a mockery of his 27 handicap to amass 50 stableford points, a score that very few golfers have ever attained. Congratu-lations Dylan on a super ef-fort.

Doug Clemann maintains a high standard, winning A Grade with 39 points, or 76 off-the-stick. Kevin Castwood took B Grade with a handicap, reducing 41 points.

Keith Godridge and Ray Burton were nearest the pin winners.

Ball winners: D. Bethune 40, K. Godridge 39, J. Eabry, G. McDonald 38; F. Smedley, I. Watson, R. McCann 36; P. Walsh, T. Steer, M. Thomas 36; B. Gibson 35.

We have the SG Classic on Friday, stableford on Saturday, a full fi eld for the Dandenong club ambrose on Thursday, February 25, and the H.S. Roberts qualifying on Satur-day, February 27.

LadiesBECAUSE of the hot and steamy weather the fi eld was reduced for the Par event

on Wednesday, February 10 sponsored by Ann Gibson.

Julie Howard was the A Grade winner after a count back from Dot Stubbs.

They both scored +2 and a reduced handicap.

Shirley Welsford contin-ued her drop in handicap too, by winning B Grade with a score of +2 also.

Audree Wyhoon was the star of the day.

She won C Grade scoring +4, earning elevation back to B Grade for her efforts.

Balls went to Dot Stubbs +2, Coral Gray, Jill Steer, Marg Danks, Pat Pease and Anna de Bondt, all +1, Di. Williams square, Wendy Sur-man and Marg Griffi ths, -1.

Anna de Bondt was the winner on Saturday 13 with +3, which will ensure a bro-ken handicap for her .

To complete her good day she was also nearest the pin on the 14th.

Noirin McKeon +2, Jean Chaplin +1, Marilyn Williams +1 and Rita de Bondt square won balls down the line.

Great shot: Di Williams, member at Leongatha Golf Club, holds the ball that succeeded in ‘hol-ing in one’ recently.

FosterSATURDAY, February 13 – par club trophy winner - A Grade: Lloyd McKenzie (9) +4 on countback.

B Grade: Don Cripps (19) +4.

Down the line balls: Fred Tyers (13) +4, John Mathers (14) +2, Greg Dean (12) +2, David Knee (22) +1, Rodney Coughran Lane (22) +1.

Nearest the pin: 6th Garry Clavarino, 15th David Knee.

Money hole: $16 Neil Chan-dler.

Ladies Saturday, Febru-ary 13 – par. Winners: Roslyn Yum (35) -2 on countback.

Down the line balls: Bar-bara Warren (9) -2, Val Gow (35) -3 on countback. Money hole: Barbara Warren.

Friday, February 12 - twi-light stableford. Winner: Da-vid Knee (19) 23 pts.

Down the line balls: Alayne McKenzie (32) 20 pts, Maxine Symmons (30) 19 pts, Lloyd McKenzie (-1) 19 pts on countback.

Nearest the pin: 13th Scott Rathjen, 17th David Knee.

Thursday, February 11 – stableford Winner: Robert Fulton (15) 43 pts.

Down the line balls: Elias Haddad (23) 38 pts.

Wednesday, February 10 – Canadian, Mary Ellis trophy. Winners: Sheron Cripps 24 /

Judy Bacon (27) 88, 68⅞ net.Runners-up: Jenny

Mountford (18) / Delphine Alston (32) 93, 74¼ net.

Down the line balls: Max-ine Symmons (30) / Val Wil-liams (26) 100 79. Nearest the pin: 6th Gale Tyers, 17th Bar-bara Warren.

Tuesday, February 9 – stableford winner: Larry Giddy (15) 40 pts. Down the line balls: Fred Tyers (13) 36 pts. Nearest the pin: 13th Fred Tyers.

Coming events:Tuesday, February 16

– stableford. Wednesday, February 17 – stableford. Thursday, February 18 – par. Friday, February 19 – twilight stableford. Saturday, February 20 – stableford. Ladies Saturday, February 20 – stroke. Sunday, February 21 – South Gippsland Classic at Foster – stroke.


In the swimLOCAL schools have begun the swimming sports season.

Mary MacKillop Catholic Re-gional College was at Mirboo North last Wednesday.

Leongatha Secondary College’s carnival last Thursday benefi ted from sensational weather and terrifi c com-petition.

Students dressed up in their house colours in a show of red (Joatoba), green (Kidyerra), yellow (Mundara) and blue (Mittyak).

Competitors broke 26 records. Lachy Wright broke four records and Sophie Bolge broke three.

Mittyak won on 535.5 points and Joatoba came an incredibly close sec-ond on 535.0 points. Kindyerra came third on 435.5 points and Mundara came forth on 384.0 points.

Above: Summer fun: LSC’s Emily Wilson and Bronte Robb enjoying the day at Korumburra pool.

Below: Backstroke boys: U16 Mary Mac students race back-wards for a win.

Mikaela Cornelissen: the Leongatha Sharks swimmer led the under 12 breaststroke relay team to victory at Mirboo North on Sunday.

Winning way: LSC’s Max Rounds on his way to victory in another race.

Below: Record breaker: a happy Sophie Bolge after setting another LSC pool record.

Below: Tube effort: LSC’s Sarah McCahon and Tyler Ralph following the novelty races.

Poolside: MMCRC Year 9 students Luke O’Neill, Alex Sartor, Jayden Hallett and Angelique Dunlevie.

LSC boys age group champions: back: Dyson Heppell (20yr), Max Rounds

(16yr), Tim Ogden (20yr runner-up), Benn Hayes (17yr), Toby Goss (16yr R/U)

and Shane Zuidema (17yr R/U); front: Fraser Kelly (14yr R/U), Lachlan Wright

(13yr), Jordan Bolge (15yr), Matt Borschman (14yr) and Jake McMillan (15yr

R/U). Absent Cade Brown (13 yr R/U).

Year 11 Mary Mac students: back: Jack Blair, Luke Castagna, Sean

Roche and Charlie Batten; front Pat Hanrahan, Scott Cole and John Ryan.

LSC girls age group champions: back: Kelsey Buxton (14 yr runner-up), Erin Baudi-

nette 15yr R/U), Alkira Riley (15yr), Lauren Goldie (16yr), Alyssa Bennett (16yr R/U)

and Courtney McIndoe (equal 20yr); front: Sophie Bolge (17yr R/U), Kelly Barter (equal

20yr) , Dana Irving (20yr R/U), Charlotte Brew (14yr), Abby Bolge (13yr), Sarah McCahon

(13yr) and Hannah West (17yr).


MORE than 125 enthusiastic young athletes descended upon the velodrome oval last Satur-day in another strong turnout for the Leongatha Little Athletics Club, following a record atten-dance of around 150 competitors the weekend before.

Despite conditions turning from cool to humid as the morning progressed, all athletes from Under 6 upwards turned in excellent performances in their allotted fi ve track and fi eld events.

Numerous personal best times were recorded and three centre records were broken.

After breaking a long-held 400m record earlier in the season, Shannon Mellings put in a brilliant performance in the Under 10 girls’ 200m to set a new fastest time for the club.

She shaved 0.82 seconds from Louise Rogers’ 2004/05 record with a time of 33.19 seconds.

In the Under 6 boys’ 60m hurdles, Billy Manicaro fl ew across the hurdles and hit the line in 16.02 seconds, just inside the record set by Shannon Kennedy three years ago.

Meanwhile, Middle Tarwin walking sensation Olivia Cope broke her own record in the Under 14 girls’ 1500m walk for the third time this season, taking another 13 seconds off the mark with a time of 9:02.51.

There will be no competition meet next Saturday, February 20, due to the Gippsland Region Track and Field Championships being held at Newborough the following day. The 14th (and second-last) meeting for the 2009/10 season will be held on Saturday, February 27.

Leongatha Little Athletics

Lauren Goldie: shows fi rst-class style in the Under 15 girls’ discus.

Niamh Martin: (centre) takes a great leap forward in the Under 6/7 girls’ 80m hurdles.

THE weather’s still hot and the cricket season’s not yet over, but many of the footy clubs have already hit the track.

And it’s not just the senior players who are taking it all very seriously.

At Leongatha, the young Parrots are already training hard, with hopes

of premiership glory. The Star was at training last

week, to watch the town’s future stars go through their paces under the guidance of Under 16s coach Rob Davies.

“I’ve got a bit of a reputation. They know if they don’t train they don’t get a game. I can tell you now, I don’t know a kid who doesn’t

respond to a bit of discipline,” he said.

The proof was on the training track, with young players lapping up the running drills and fast skills sessions.

It’s undoubtedly early days, but many of these young Parrots seem ready to soar.

Hot Parrots hit park

Winner: Dave Murphy with a Pin-kie weighing 600g won the Venus Bay Angling Competition on the weekend.

THE club joined with the Warragul and Casey-Cardinia club for racing at Warragul on Friday night.

First event was a one lap time trial to help offi cials gauge where the various riders’ abilities lay.

In the Under 13 section, Thomas McFarlane and Will Lumby became the backmarkers for the handicap.

Even giving away starts of 250m over the 1000m journey they were both successful in the two handicap events.

In the Under 15 section, Leongatha had Matt Dudley, Liam McCall and Mitch Gin in the fi eld, who all put in some good rides but found a Warragul rider up to the task of matching their efforts.

Liam McCall made full use of his handicap to win his fi rst handicap race. Matt and Mitch picked up some places.

Our two Under 17 riders were coupled with Under 19 riders from Warragul club.

Elliott Gin was equal to the task and whilst

Ben Patterson rode strongly he found a couple of riders fl icking past in the run to the line.

The Casey-Cardinia riders have evolved out of the strong involvement in the schools’ human powered vehicle activities.

They brought their road bikes down and raced in their own races as a tryout of track racing.

The last events of the night were scratch race rides.

Thomas and Will went fi rst and second in their race to cap of a successful night.

Matt Dudley found good end of night form to score in his race just ahead of Mitch and Liam.

In the 17/19 group, the Warragul riders were keen to score a win and Elliott found himself on the front of the bunch with 1.5 laps to go.

Elliott accepted the challenge and took a fi ne win.

Tuesday night club members have a monthly meeting at Steve Wilson’s residence.

Members will need to start fi nalising arrangements for the junior experience weekend for the fi rst weekend in May.

Venus Bay Angling ClubA COMPETITION was held February 12, 13 and 14 with 18 senior members fi shing and no ju-niors competing.

Dave Murphy took out fi rst prize, what a great re-sult for him as he had just joined the club and it was his fi rst fi shing comp.

As usual on a compe-tition weekend, we held our regular Friday night barbecue.

Senior ResultsFirst: Dave Murphy,

Pinkie weighing 600 g.Second: Doug Grigg,

Flathead.Heaviest Gummy

shark: Marty McCorris-ton 2320g.

For more information visit www.venusbayan-glingclub.org.au.

The next competition will be held on the Labour Day weekend commenc-ing Saturday, March 6.

This will be a three day competition begin-ning at 6m and fi nal weigh in will be at 3pm on Monday, March 8.

Angling: Marty McCorriston had the heaviest Gummy shark.

Leongatha Cycling

Cooling off: Ahhh, that hits the spot.

Rob Davies: the Parrots Under 16s coach believes you have to put in on the track to see results on the fi eld.

Hard training: this young Parrot was willing to put in the hard yards.


By Chris Brown

LOCAL horse Just Kurrupt won the Woolamai Cup on Saturday.

It’s the fi rst time a Bass Coast trained horse has won the cup in several years.

The victory was a suit-able reward for the horse’s connections.

Trainer Shea Eden said the horse had had a lot of prob-lems.

Just Kurrupt broke down in last year’s Pakenham Cup and benefi ted from beach work at Coronet Bay.

“If I had my way we would have got rid of it a long time ago, but thanks to my old man (the owner) we kept it,” he said.

But going into the week-end race the family was confi -dent after Just Kurrupt won his last start at Woolamai.

“He’s an older horse, so he needs to be kept on his game; he can switch off and get too relaxed,” Mr Eden said.

“The jockey rode him with a lot of vigour.”

It was a successful day for Mr Eden, with several

Woolamai’s local triumph placings.

Almost 3000 people took advantage of perfect weather for a day at the picnic races.

The 1875 Melbourne Cup Gratitude Post was also un-veiled on Saturday.

It was won by a horse owned by Cape Woolamai family, the Cleelands.

The horse started with odds of 16/1 before the big race.

It won prize money of 1335 pounds while the owner, John Cleeland won 22,000 pound by betting on it.

A man looking through the Trading Post saw it and contacted the club, which pur-chased it for $3500 with shire council funding.

A mural by Col McKenzie from Dalyston was launched.

Other winners were: Race 1 (Vixenite), Race 2 (Sir Hus-sonet), Race 3 (Kimondo), Race 4 (Wonderful Colours), Race 5 the Cup (Just Kurrupt) and Race 6 (Trojan of Troy).

Local celebration: owner Kent Eden (Bass), jockey Anthony Boyd, and train-er Shea Eden and his son Riley.

Race fashion: Deb O’Brien and Leesa Moir (San Remo), Kiara McNally and Jamie-Lee Walton (Cape Woolamai), and Kim Gray (Tarwin Lower) and Allison Giofches (Wonthaggi).Woolamai Cup: Just Kurrupt wins the cup.

Club coup: Woolamai club vice president Wayne Churchill and the 1875 Melbourne Cup Gratitude Post.

DOMESTIC season starts on Monday, Feb-ruary 22 with the Under 16 Boys playing at 5.40pm and the Under 18 Boys playing at 6.30pm.

This will be followed by B Women and A Women. Wednesday, February 24 at 5pm Under 12 Girls,

5.50pm Under 14 Girls, 6.40pm Under 16 Girls followed by Masters and A Men.

Friday, February 26 at 5pm Under 10 mixed boys and girls 5.50pm Under 12 Boys, 6.40pm Under 14 Boys.

All senior teams will be notifi ed of their playing times.

All juniors are asked to arrive 15 minutes early to fi nd out their teams and get their singlets.

Any inquiries please contact the Korumburra basketball Association 5655 2112

Korumburra BasketballMeeniyan Senior

BasketballResults

February 9 - MensGoatriders 22 (T.

Manne 9, N. Shaw 6) d Travelling Gilmores 15 (W. Burgess 4, B. Cro-atto 4).

R & R 102 (C. Kuh-nell 28, J. Byrnes 21, C. Thomas 20) d Young Fel-las 45 (D. Gibson 17, J. Stuart 9).February 10 - Womens

Test Tubes 24 ( M. Hughes 8, K. Grylls 5) d Gunners 19 (K. Schelling 10, J. Gordon 4)

Bench Warmers 29 (R. Frassenei 10, J. Frassenei 10).

Hogs- bye.Ladders

MenAmberfluids ................ 122 30R & R .......................... 140 27Goatriders ....................116 21Travelling Gilmoers ...... 95 12Young Fellas .................. 60 11

WomenGunners ...................... 214 29Test Tubes ................... 201 28Hogs ............................ 143 25

Bench Warmers .............55 11Mixtures ......................... 33 11

Meeniyan Junior Basketball

The 2010 Junior Meeniyan basketball kicks off this Friday night.

Draws and tops will be given out prior to playing.

Phone Janine Redpath on 5664 7591 if you’re interested in playing.

The Section 1 group commenced last Friday night with existing play-ers and new players tak-ing to the court.

Section One takes on the Aussie Hoops pro-gram, which gives all the children a chance to learn all aspects of the game.

New entrants are still able to join and start this week.

Section 1 (3.45pm): Elly Jones, William Mc-Donald, Hannah Mc-Ewan, Harry Van Der Zalm, Jye Davey, Aaron Mowat, Stuart Bright, Rory Hanks, Matthew

Moss, Briget Johnson, Beau Davey, Liam Wal-dron, Jessica Wolf and Lachlan Elliott.

Section 2First game on Friday,

February 19.1 v 2 (5pm) 3 v 4

(5.40pm)1. Navy: Hugh Col-

lins, Jesse Salmons, Beth Lawson, Han-nah Potter, Grant Cole (coaches Steve and Sue Collins).

2. Red: Harrison Cum-ming, Elijah Tracanelli, Rebecca Riddiford, Mark Beattie, Jake Waldron (coach Dave Cumming).

3. Blue: Lachie De-Garis, David Cole, Kayla Redpath, Milly James, Michael Mowat (coach Janine Redpath).

4. Silver: Aiden Hol-werda, Matthew Newton, Grace Thorson, Ruby Martin, Jai Bright, Irene Thorson (coach Terry Martin).

Section 3First game on Friday,

February 19.

1 v 2 (6.40pm) 3 v 4 (7pm).

1. Red: Jayden Ho-hmann, Sophie Thomas, Brett Thorson, Ozzy Brennan-Holt, Kian Pratt, (coach Lucas Byrnes).

2. Yellow: Lauren Redpath, Luke Harris, Dean Thorson, Ashlee McDonald, James Kelly, George Batten (coach Ja-nine Redpath).

3. Green: Paige Ey-genraam, Will Collins, Rory Harrington, Tristan Hanks, Breanna Hohm-ann, Kurt Newton (coach Tanya Eygenraam).

4. Blue: Bryce Hol-werda, Hannah Thorson, Matt Darmanan, Sam Hanrahan, Gemma Mar-tin, Zac Scholte (coach Kelly Thomas).

Section 4First game on Mon-

day, February 22.1 v 5 (5.45pm) 2 v 4

(6.30), bye 3.1. Maroon: Bentia

Eygenraam, Jack Stuart, Jack Cole, Jacob Dens-ley, Jesseme Cameron-

Holmes, Jordan Bell (Coaches Di Bell and Lucas Byrnes).

2. Green: Vanessa Redpeth, Brooke New-ton, Cal Pratt, Daniel Britton, Tom Hanrahan, Krystal Humphrey, Tim Harris (coach Janine Redpath).

3. Black: Emily Wil-son, Daniel Potter, Harry Sellings, Thomas Stone, Domonic Enter, Gen Scholte, Jamie Stefani (coach Martin Stone).

4. Red: Georgia Find-lay, Sam Wilson, Cam Harris, Brenton Sav-age, Alastair Straw, Jess Zuidema, James Mabilia (coach Eliza Charlton).

5. Blue: Sam Opray, Jake Opray, Brandon Savage, Kodi Eygen-raam, Eloise Sholte, Liam Harrington (coach Tanya Eygenraam).

Basketball’s back at Meeniyan


TOWN openers Matt Davies (109 not out) and Robert Templeton (55 not out) helped their team surpass Wonthaggi Miners in its fi rst innings.

While the Miners, batting fi rst, put up a credible fi ght – hitting its way to 162 – it did not come close to the superlative batting performance of the dynamic duo of Davies and Templeton.

Davies was at his aggressive best, punishing loose deliveries. He dispatched seven deliveries for six and struck another 12 for boundaries.

For Miners Smith was a standout batsman, hitting 41 runs.

Poowong Loch has a slight lead after day one of a two day match against MDU.

While MDU could only manage 106, Poowong Loch wasn’t much better with a total of 122.

Poowong Loch bowler Tom Gordon undoubtedly was a big reason for MDU’s faltering batting performance, claiming the fi rst four wickets. Arnup was also good,

claiming 3/26. On the other side of the

ledger, MDU’s Jenkins (4/17) and Greaves (4/24) bowled well.

Dower led the batting charge for Poowong Loch, hitting 44 runs.

Fish Creek fi nished its fi rst innings of batting against Inverloch with a solid 310 run total.

Inverloch bowler Adam Ware had the best bowling fi gures, claiming 3/64.

Koonwarra Leongatha RSL has set Phillip Island a target of 183 to win, after a solid batting performance on the weekend.

Shane Moore (38) and Lachlan Sperling (46) were the standout batsmen for Koony.

Matthews (2/34), Price (2/34) and Wilson (2/28) were the Island’s best bowlers.

A GRADEDIVISION 2

POOWONG/LOCH v MDU1st Innings MDU

B. Spokes c. A. Jenkins b. R. Greaves ...........................3J. Sinclair c. P. Dyer

b. R. Greaves ...........................1A. Baillie b. A. Jenkins ..............7C. Hoober lbw. b. A. Jenkins .....0S. Arnup c&b. G. Poynton .......17W. Prosser b. A. Jenkins ...........16C. Le Page b. D. Brain ...............5M. Dower c. D. Brain b. R. Greaves .........................44S. Browne c. S. Jenkins b. A. Jenkins ............................6W. Thorson n.o. ..........................9T. Gordon c. P. Dyer b. R. Greaves ...........................0Extras .........................................7Total ....................................... 122 Bowling: A. Jenkins 4/17, R. Greaves 4/24, G. Poynton 1/27, D. Brain 1/26, S. Jenkins 0/17.

1st Innings Poowong/LochM. Adderley c. J. Sinclair b. T. Gordon ............................8C. McCurdy c. J. Sinclair b. T. Gordon ..........................10P. Dyer b. T. Gordon ..................0C. Knox c. W. Thorson b. T. Gordon ..........................22R. Greaves c. S. Arnup b. M. Dower ............................8P. Duffus c. M. Dower b. S. Arnup ..............................5B. Mitchell c. T. Gordon b. S. Arnup ............................32G. Poynton lbw. b. S. Arnup ......4S. Jenkins b. S. Browne .............4A. Jenkins n.o. ............................0D. Brain n.o. ...............................0Extras .......................................13Total ....................................9/106

Bowling: M. Dower 1/33, T. Gordon 4/27, S. Arnup 3/26, S. Browne 1/0, C. Hoober 0/10.

INVERLOCH v FISH CREEK/TARWIN

1st Innings Fish Creek/TarwinTotal ....................................7/310 Bowling: J. Ogden 1/54, A. Ware 3/64, J. Courtenay 2/46, A. Brayley 0/30, N. Goodall 1/72, L. Cummins 0/25, C. Bulter 0/12.

WONTHAGGI MINERS v TOWN

1st Innings Wonthaggi MinersD. Atherton b. M. Davies .........15L. Jones b. C. Bruce ...................8K. Smith c&b. L .Bowman ......41P. Hammer c. M. Wilson b. L. Bowman ........................23R. Jones c. S. McCallum b. L. Bowman ........................10B. Andrighetto b. S. McCallum .....................26P. Cornelis c. A. Hickey b. M. O’Malley .....................16J. Piasente b. A. Hickey .............9T. Hamilton b. A. Hickey ...........0T. Latham n.o. ............................2T. Walker c&b. b. McCallum .....0Extras .......................................11Total .......................................162 Bowling: C. Bruce 1/24, S. McCallum 2/4, M. Davies 1/21, N. Johnston 0/32, L. Bowman 3/48, M. O’Malley 1/18, A. Hickey 2/6.

1st Innings TownM. Davies n.o. ........................109

R. Templeton n.o. .....................55Extras .........................................3Total ....................................0/167 Bowling: R. Jones 0/47, P. Cornelis 0/39, P. Hammer 0/21, D. Atherton 0/25, T. Walker 0/22, L. Jones 0/13.

PHILLIP ISLAND v KOONWARRA RSL

1st Innings Koonwarra RSLB. Moscript c. S. Kirton b. M. Price .............................21C. Wise c. S. Kirton b. A. Matthews .........................0S. Moore b. O. Santalucia ........38L. Sperling c. O. Santalucia b. M. Price .............................46J. Tomada r.o. M. Price ..............3S. Sperling b. C. Wilson ...........11G. Sperling c. M .Wilson b. A. Matthews ......................16B. Anderson r.o. C. Wilson ......18J. Kennedy c. T. Hornsby b. S. Kirton ..............................1B. Davison n.o..........................10J. Peters b. C. Wilson .................1Extras .......................................17Total .......................................182 Bowling: A. Matthews 2/34, S. Kirton 1/23, T. Hornsby 0/12 M. Price 2/34, O. Santalucia 1/36, C. Wilson 2/28.

GLEN ALVIE had a horror start to its game against Fos-ter with a horror batting per-formance that included the fall of three wickets in a row for ducks.

Another duck came after a run out.

Foster’s Johnston (3/9), Jervies (2/27), Staley (1/17), Prain (2/5) and Clearihan-Jervies (1/0) all did their bit to see off the Glen Alvie batsmen in 48 overs.

But Foster, far from dominating with the bat, also faltered badly, ending the day at 3/41.

Glen Alvie’s Nippers did the most damage with the ball, claiming 2/15.

Imperials were 5/69 at the close of play in their match against Wonthaggi Workmens on Saturday.

Batting fi rst, Workmens hit 163 runs, with middle order batsman Osborne doing well to post 54 runs. It was an innings that included nine boundaries.

Imperials’ Collins

was bowling well and had Workmens on the ropes by claiming the scalps of the fi rst three batsmen.

Collins would fi nish the day’s play with 4/44.

Gray was Imperials’ best batsman and was still standing at the end of play with 26 not out.

Phillip Island looks to be in the box seat against Nerrena.

While the Nerrena boys could manage just 103 runs, Phillip Island was 3/67 at the close of play, with opener Cleeland standing tall on 32 not out.

Though the Phillip Island boys had more than a few bowlers who did well, the most effective was Velardi, who claimed 5/24.

OMK had a dream start to its match against Korumburra with a number of big hitters helping to edge the total to 305 before the last wicket fell.

The openers Harper (58) and Kerr (55) were the

most dangerous with the bat, setting the tone for the other OMK players.

Korumburra’s Cook was handy with the ball, claiming 4/55.

The Burra boys were hoping for a fl ier when they batted, but ended the day one wicket down for eight runs.

B GRADEIMPERIALS v

WONTHAGGI WORKMENS1st Innings

Wonthaggi WorkmensS. Bolding c. R. Mullens b. M. Collins .........................23S. Huitema c. R. Mullens b. M. Collins ...........................2L. Sawyer c. K. Gray b. M. Collins ...........................4J. Liddle c. A. DeGennaro b. J. Fiddelaers .....................13A. McLean c. J. Fiddelaers b. A. DeGennaro ...................16J. Bolding b. A. DeGennaro .......0B. Osborne c. D. Langstaff b. N. Slater ...........................54M. McCall b. J. Fiddelaers .........0S. Williams b. M. Collins .........23A. Sartori b. N. Slater .................7S. Coldabella n.o. .......................4Extras .......................................17Total .......................................163

Bowling: M. Collins 4/44, N. Slater 2/42, D. Connelly 0/19, A. DeGennaro 2/14, J. Fiddelaers 2/7, C. Roughead 0/16, R. Higgins 0/9, D. Langstaff 0/9.

1st Innings ImperialsK. Gray n.o. .............................26N. Slater b. A. Sartori .................5R. Mullens c. B. Osborne b. L. Sawyer ..........................12D. Connelly b. A. McLean .........1D. Langstaff c. S. Coldabella b. S. Williams ........................17B. Davidson c. S. Coldabella b. A. McLean ...........................0R. Higgins n.o. ...........................3Extras .........................................5Total ......................................5/69 Bowling: L. Sawyer 1/13, A. Sartori 1/22, S. Williams 1/18, A. McLean 2/14, S. Huitema 0/1, M. McCall 0/0.

FOSTER v GLEN ALVIE1st Innings Glen Alvie

S. Smith lbw. b. P. Jervies ..........2S. Edwards lbw. b. R. Johnston ..4M. Hull c. D. Clearihan-Jervies b. J. Prain................................18S. Lowe c. T. Garvey b. R. Johnston ..........................0J Hales c. J. Prain b. P. Jervies ..............................0W. Luke b. R. Johnston ..............0M. Huitson c. L. Kyne b. J. Staley .............................19R Bolding r.o. .............................0

M. Rosendale b. P. Jervies .........5S. Nippers c&b. J. Prain .............5S. Poole n.o. ...............................1Extras .......................................30Total .........................................85 Bowling: R. Johnston 3/9, P. Jervies 2/27, J. Staley 1/17, B. Tilley 0/8, J. Prain 2/5, D. Clearihan-Jervies 1/1.

1st Innings FosterR. Johnston c. S. Lowe b. S. Nippers ............................6L. Kyne b. J. Hales .....................0T. Garvey c. S. Lowe b. S. Nippers ............................3W. Davy n.o. ...........................13P. Jervies n.o. ............................15Extras .........................................4Total ......................................3/41 Bowling: J. Hales 1/13, S. Nip-pers 2/15, R. Bolding 0/0, M. Hu-itson 0/7, S. Poole 0/4.PHILLIP ISLAND v NERRENA

1st Innings NerrenaL. Jongebloed lbw. b. C. Viljoen ..........................23T. Trotman c. J. Kleverkamp b. R. Velardi ..........................21D. Trotman b. C. Viljoen ............0W. Telfer b. A. Dimech ..............5C. Baudinette c. J. Kleverkamp b. R. Velardi ............................4A. Harrison b. R. Cleeland .........9B. Castles c. J. Johnston b. R. Cleeland ...........................0Z. Trease hit wicket

b. C. Viljoen ............................5J. Richards lbw. b. C. Viljoen ..........................10L. Brandon n.o. ..........................0B. Croatto b. C. Viljoen..............1Extras .......................................25Total .......................................103 Bowling: A. Dimech 1/36, J. Kleverkamp 0/10, S. Niven 0/3, C. Viljoen 5/24, R. Velardi 2/11, R. Cleeland 2/10.

1st Innings Phillip IslandR. Cleeland n.o. ........................32C. Viljoen c. J. Richards b. Z. Trease ............................19A. Dimech c. J. Richards b. B. Croatto ...........................4J. Johnston b. B. Castles.............1M. Cleary n.o. ............................6Extras .........................................4Total ......................................3/67 Bowling: L. Brandon 0/29, Z. Trease 1/21, B. Croatto 1/8, B. Castles 1/9.

OMK v KORUMBURRA1st Innings OMK

P. Harper b. L. Williams ...........58K. Kerr b. P. Green ...................55M. Walker r.o. N. Allen ............40J. Van Rooye r.o. ......................29D. McMeekin c. C. Bailey b. J. Cook ................................2B. Nation lbw. b. J. Cook ...........4P. Miller c. H. Wyhoon b J. Cook .................................3D. Jeffries c. C. Mileto

b. H. Wyhoon ..........................6

T. Creed stp. C. Bailey

b. H. Wyhoon ........................16

M. Hems c. C. Mileto

b. J. Cook ..............................48

L. Van Rooye n.o........................2

Extras .......................................42

Total .......................................305

Bowling: L. Williams 1/53, M.

Loader 0/45, P. Green 1/52, N. Al-

len 0/27, M. Wight 0/20, J. Cook

4/55, H. Wyhoon 2/37.

1st Innings Korumburra

J. Loader c. ................................0

J. Cook n.o. ................................5

A. McKinnon n.o. ......................0

Extras .........................................3

Total ........................................1/8

Bowling: T. Creed 0/7, L. Van

Rooye 1/0, D. McMeekin 0/0.

THIS week the Victorian Coun-try Cricket League is con-ducting its annual Melbourne Country Week competition for cricket Associations from all over Victoria.

This year the LDCA is playing in Division 2 of the Carnival and has selected a squad of 20 players to play over the week. Selectors Kelvin Simpson, Clive Salmon and Kristian Gray believe they have a well balanced squad that will be aiming to qualify and play off in the fi nal on Friday. Ten players have committed for the week with other players travelling down to play during the week.

Jason Wilson from OMK will captain the team with Tim Wightman from Nerrena the vice captain. Nine clubs have players represented in the squad. Kristian Gray will continue his long service to the LDCA as Country Week manager again and will be assisted by Scot Boyack.

Jason Wilson (OMK) captain. An all rounder being a middle order batsman and medium paced bowler. Is having a good year with 442 runs and 16 wickets. Is the captain coach of OMK and is very keen to

see the LDCA win Division 2 and return to the top grade of Provincial.

Tim Wightman (Nerrena) vice captain. An all rounder who is a top order batsman and leg spin bowler. A consistent performer with 395 runs and 24 wickets this year, his bowling will be a key weapon for the LDCA.

Gary Sauvarin (Imperials). An experienced opening batsman with 370 runs this year he will aim to ensure the LDCA get off to a good start in each game as he values his wicket.

Udara Weerasinghe (Korumburra). Last year’s LDCA Cricketer of the Year he is an all rounder who bats in the top order and bowls off spin. Is again having another good year with 404 runs and 28 wickets. Will bat in the vital fi rst wicket position.

Damien Symmons (Nerrena) Recognised as the leading batsman in the LDCA his hard hitting and aggressive style can devastate an opposition. The leading run scorer in the LDCA with 748 runs this season.

Clint Wilson (Phillip Island). New to the LDCA is an all rounder who is a middle order batsman and orthodox accurate spin bowler, has been taking stacks of wickets, with 45 this season along with 457 runs.

Could be a surprise key player for the LDCA.

Troy Williams (Imperials). A handy middle order batsman and will also be the wicketkeeper, a vital position. This year has 341 runs and can be relied upon to contribute runs when needed.

Luke Rogers (Imperials). A hard hitting batsman who can play as a top order or middle order batsman. If needed can also bowl tight medium pace. Has 192 runs and 11 wickets this year.

Peter Dell (OMK). Been the leading LDCA opening bowler for many seasons. Combines pace and also great control so can be relied upon to take wickets and also bowl very tightly. Having another good year with 30 wickets so far.

Alan Jenkins (Poowong Loch). Another quick opening bowler who bowls with great heart who with 30 wickets this season is an up and coming young bowler .

Ryan B. Thomas (Miners). Is the third fast bowler of the squad who always has batsmen on the back foot. Along with the other opening bowlers gives a fast well balanced attack. Has 21 wickets this season.

Alex Simpson (Glen Alvie). A young developing all rounder who is a middle

order batsman and medium pace bowler. With 283 runs and 20 wickets can be used in a variety of roles.

Mark Lafferty (Imperials). Will play a key role as a down the list batsman who can come in and quickly advance the score rate. A big hitter, he has 151 runs this season.

Dylan Clark (Inverloch). A young all rounder whose cricket is really improving. Having a great year with 438 runs and 12 wickets. Will be used as a middle order batsman and back up off spin bowler.

Kyle Dorman (Korumburra). Another young all rounder starting to make his mark in the LDCA. Bowls accurate medium pace and is a capable lower order batsman. His best season so far with 25 runs and 13 wickets.

Josh Trease (Nerrena). A medium paced bowler who combines accuracy with swing who has 16 wickets this season.

Paul Dyer (Poowong Loch). Will assist with wicketkeeping and provide valuable middle order batting as proven with his 356 runs this season.

Matt Donohue (Miners). A very correct opening batsman who has 451 runs this season. Can be relied on to get the batting innings going.

Matt Johnson (Miners). An all rounder

who bats solidly in the middle order and bowls accurate leg spin. Has 193 runs and 26 wickets this season.

Barry Wyatt (OMK). One of the young all rounders of the LDCA whose cricket is becoming reliable. As a lower order batsman and very accurate medium pace bowler gives good options. This season has 221 runs and 14 wickets.

The draw for the week is:Monday February 15: LDCA v

Bairnsdale at Casey Fields Cranbourne.Tuesday February 16: LDCA v

Traralgon at Noble Park.Wednesday February 17: LDCA v

Ferntree Gully at Frankston.Thursday February 18: LDCA v

Warragul at Monash University.Friday February 19: fi nal - is played

at St Kilda.To keep up-to-date with daily scores

interested people can view progressive scorecards at: www.leongathadist.cricketvictoria.com.au and click on theresults link and Representative teams.

• A GRADE DIVISION 2

Big-hitting Town duo smashes Miners

• B GRADE

Glen Alvie batsmen fall in bowling assault

• LEONGATHA & DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION COUNTRY WEEK SQUAD

Country week cricket is on this week!

Wonthaggi Workmens: Gavin Bolding comes on the ground in A1


FAMILIES, couples and individuals of all ages are encouraged to come down to the Leongatha Tennis Club for a fun-fi lled day of tennis, games, prizes, and a barbecue.

The event has been sanctioned by Tennis Victoria and nu-merous representatives will be there to assist players getting started and control the ball machine.

This Sunday, February 21 is the day it all happens, begin-ning at 10am. However activities will be going on throughout the day, so people can turn up when they feel, and the whole event is free. So bring the whole family and fi nd out what a great game tennis can be.

For further enquiries please contact the club secretary, Michelle Krohn on 5662 2127. We anticipate a great day for all who attend.

• LEONGATHA TENNIS CLUB

Come play tennis

TENNIS players from all over the state converged on the Swan Hill Tennis Club for the annual Coun-try Week tournament.

The facilities presented to the 195 teams were outstanding, as was the overall organisation of the event.

The South Gippsland region was well represented with many teams from the Leongatha and Allambee districts, along with teams from Inverloch, Korumburra and Wonthaggi areas.

The Leongatha teams travelled and stayed together, and formed a close knit unit. Of these teams, one premiership was gained, two runners-up were produced and quite a few semi fi nal appearances.

It was hot, very, very hot during the week, which caused the sets to be reduced from eight game sets to six game sets to assist players’ comfort.

The team of Max Beard, Mick Hemming, Steve Paragreen, John Stone and a fi ll-in from Wodonga came home with the pen-nant. A great result after 12 years of coming so close, well done fellas.

The team of Warren Littlejohn, Frank Dekker, Neil Lang-staff, Greg Marshman and Adrian Littlejohn played a great grand fi nal, but their opponent Buninyong were too strong, win-ning by fi ve games in the B3 section.

Our gallant girls, Wendy Gervasi, Shelley Walker, Lisa Al-corn and Cindy Nicholas went very close in their grand fi nal,

Country Week successnarrowly going down to a classy Sale team. A top effort, since they went up a section this year.

A brilliant week had by all involved, but boy was it hot.

Inverloch team winsHard hitters: the Inverloch team of Lyn McAninly, Denise Burke, Janene Kent, Rhonda Evans and Leanne du Plessis.

COUNTRY Week Tennis at Swan Hill has had a distinctly local fl a-vour, with the Inverloch women’s team playing a hard-fought semi fi -nal to beat Foster.

The tough encounter saw Inverloch go through to the grand fi nal by one game. Unfortunately, the girls did not manage to claim the main prize.

All in all though, it was a great week.

IN A Grade, Hallston won the match against Koony, keeping second spot a chance for them.

Hallston’s men won well. Koony la-dies kept the team in the chase, the last set was the decider, and Hallston won by three.

Baromi took second position with the win over Leongatha, fi ve tie-breakers. The last two rounds will be interesting as second spot is open to three teams.

In A Reserve, Leongatha, after a slow start to the season, have had some good matches.

Berrys Creek won by 15 games, a tie-breaker and a 7-5 gave them extra sets. Leongatha North won the extra game to win the match against Korrine. The Roche combination won the last set to give the team the points. Leongatha won well over Foster. Second place seems to be theirs.

In B Grade, Gold men found the men from Blue have improved. Well done James, Jack and Dan. Gold won by a number of games.

Koony won well against Maroon, Da-vid won Maroon’s two sets. Leongatha and Hallston had a close game, level on games, but Leongatha had the extra set. Baromi won over Korumburra. Red and Gold have fi rst and second spots safe.

ResultsA Grade: Baromi 5.66, Leongatha

4.60; Hallston 5.57, Koonwarra 4.54, Leongatha North - bye.

A Reserve: Leongatha North 4.40, Korrine 5.39; Leongatha 9.54, Foster 0.15; Berrys Creek 7.49, Koonwarra 2.34; Baromi - bye.

B Grade: Leongatha 5.39, Hallston 4.39; Outtrim Gold 5.45, Mardan Blue 4.29; Koonwarra 7.48, Outtrim Maroon 2.28; Baromi 8.50, Korumburra 1.28; Mardan Red - bye.

Allambee Mirboo and District tennisSOME fantastic matches have to be acknowledged from both rounds.

Round 12 - February 6 A Grade: Fish Creek 3/27 d

Baromi Superstars 3/22. Baromi Legends 28/3 d Leongatha Adidas 23/3.

B Grade: Mardan Lions 2/21 d Fish Creek White 2/20.

C Grade: Mardan Rebels 2/21 d Hallston 2/17, Baromi Nike lost 0/15 to Fish Creek 4/24.

Round 13 - February 13 A Grade: Fish Creek 3/27 d

Leongatha Adidas 3/23.B Grade: These results are ex-

citing because the four teams will play off in the semi fi nals, should be some great tennis. Dumbalk Aces 2/21 d Fish Creek Red 2/18, Fish Creek White d Leongatha Converse 2/14.

C Grade: Mardan Rebels 2/15 d Baromi Reebok 2/14, Mardan was hungry to get the one game win over Baromi. The win ensured their third place by .5 in the four.

The semi fi nal will be played at Leongatha with a 9am start time for all grades.

The late start rule will be en-forced. If a team is not ready to play at 9.15 they will forfeit the fi rst set.

A Grade will play their matches following the rotation, so an even round for the semi fi nal and an odd round for the grand fi nal.

Any team making the fi nals that wishes to play fi ve players please let Tarnya Wilson (5664 7473) know and ensure they are all qualifi ed.

Again, the committee would appreciate volunteers to score the grand fi nal matches. This takes the pressure off the children.

Mirboo North and District junior tennis Ladders

A GradeKoonwarra .........................107.5Baromi ..................................90.5Leongatha North .................90.0Hallston ................................87.5Leongatha ..............................61.5

A ReserveBerrys Creek ......................130.0Leongatha .......................... 116.5Korrine .................................91.5Koonwarra ...........................84.5Leongatha North ...................81.0Baromi ...................................63.5Foster.....................................47.0

B GradeOuttrim Gold .....................130.0Mardan Red .......................123.0Baromi ................................ 111.0Koonwarra .........................108.5Leongatha ..............................80.0Outtrim Maroon ....................78.0Hallston .................................66.0Korumburra ...........................47.0 Mardan Blue ..........................45.5

LaddersA Grade

Mardan Bombers ...401.92 81.5M’yan Racqueteers 141.00 63.0Fish Creek .................95.85 42.5L’Gatha Adidas ........65.89 32.0Baromi Legends .........70.81 29.0Baromi Superstars ......57.47 24.0

B GradeDumbalk Aces .........174.48 49.0L’Gatha Converse ..135.67 45.0Fish Creek White ...133.68 39.0Fish Creek Red .......107.95 35.5L’Gatha Asics ...........114.35 34.0Mardan Lions ...........108.94 34.0Meeniyan B ................71.23 20.5Baromi ..........................27.86 5.0

C GradeLeongatha Pumas ...291.58 60.0Fish Creek ...............179.31 46.5Mardan Rebels ....... 114.45 37.5L’Gatha Reeboks ....124.85 37.0L’Gatha Dunlops ......112.43 37.0L’Gatha North ............91.96 31.0Baromi Reebok ..........76.78 24.0Baromi Nike ...............53.23 13.0Hallston ......................39.20 10.0

On game: Daniel Betts concentrates hard at Leongatha on Saturday morning.

B Grade: Hannah Flanders and Bethany Pratt were playing for Fish Creek White.

Fish Creek White: Lachie Cope was serving for his team.

Big contingent: Leongatha Country Week Team 2010 - Swan Hill, Back Row: Jeff Brusamarello, Warren Littlejohn, Wayne Roberts, Matt Row, Sam Gervasi, Greg Marshman, Neil Langstaff, Mick Hemming, Bronwyn Williams, Jude Langstaff. Middle Row: Sue Hemming, Wendy Gervasi, Al McEacheran, Wendy Wyhoon, Grant McColl, Max Beard, Ange Williams, Noela Stone, Steve Paragreen, Adrian Littlejohn, Shelley Walker, Kerry Rayson,Front Row: Michelle Krohn, Kellie Simpson, Cindy Nicholas, Rhonda Beard, Leesa Allcorn, Marg Barter, Rhonda Newton, Frank Dekker, Deanna Donchi. On Ground: Karsten Krohn, John Stone, Taylor Beard.

Men’s C2: winners, from left, Steve Paragreen, Mick Hemming, Taylor Beard, John Stone, Max Beard. Absent: Danny Maloney (Echuca).


L E O N G AT H A’ S chances of winning country week cricket took a serious nosedive on Monday when the LDCA was bundled out for just 53 in the opening game against Bairnsdale.

After taking a fairly powerful team along to compete in Division Two, Leongatha’s start was less than ideal with three play-ers scoring golden ducks, Damien Symmons, Dylan Clark and Troy Williams.

Bairnsdale’s Andrew Perrin bowled superbly, claiming a hat-trick. In reply Bairnsdale made 171 after being 7/79 at one stage.

Late in the day LDCA was batting again in an attempt to pick up some points.

Today the LDCA take on Traralgon, Wednesday they meet Ferntree Gully while on Thursday they play Warragul.

Ryan Thomas smashes 151

On the domestic scene Wonthaggi Workmens bat, Ryan Thomas, smashed his way to 151 in A Grade Divi-sion One.

His innings included 16 fours and 9 sixes in a pow-erful display.

Thomas and Gavin Bolding, who also made a century (129), shared in a 223 run partnership as Workers made a mammoth score of 8/408 after day one of round 13 against

Imperials.Korumburra v OMK

Korumburra 151, with Udara Weerasinghe scoring top score of 58, will struggle against OMK 3/41.

Kyle Dorman also batted well for 52 as he and Udara shared in a 90 run partner-ship for the third wicket.

The fall of Weerasinghe sparked a Korumburra col-lapse as they went from 2/132 to 9/144, a loss of 7/12.

Causing the collapse was OMK bowler Barry Wyatt, who took 5/29 with Kit Rotthier 3/19. OMK should gain the win this Saturday.

Glen Alvie v InverlochGlen Alvie was bundled

out for just 61, handing In-verloch what could be a sea-son defi ning win this Satur-day as they battle to hold on to fourth spot on the ladder.

After openers Andrew Donohue 19 and Clay Tait 11 were dismissed, no other Glen Alvie bat could reach double fi gures as Craig Mollison took 3/3 and Adam Hall 2/3 to lead the carnage.

Inverloch is already 4/145 with Stephen Brayley making 59 and could go on to score an innings win and plenty of points.

Nerrena v MinersNerrena are right in with

a chance to win this one after getting Miners out for 175.

Josh Helman made top score of 44 with Cameron Thomas 35, but Nerrena is in the box seat; Josh Trease

took 3/31 and Chris Rump 3/45 to lead the bowlers to a good performance.

A GRADEDIVISION 1

WONTHAGGI WORKMENS v IMPERIALS

1st Innings Wonthaggi Workmens

D. Brann c. T. Williams b. M. Malloy .........................44S. Brann c. X. Davis b. N. Eddy ...............................9R. Thomas b. M. Lafferty ......151C. Harvey c. G. Sauvarin b. M. Malloy ...........................3G. Bolding c. G. Sauvarin b. N. Eddy ...........................129D. Britt c. T. Williams b. M. Malloy .........................11C. Harvey c. T. Williams b. M. Lafferty ........................31R. Geyer c. B. Pedlow b. M. Malloy .........................15J .Sherrin n.o. .............................0L. McGuirk n.o. .........................8Extras .........................................7Total ....................................8/408 Bowling: Not available.GLEN ALVIE v INVERLOCH

1st Innings ImperialsC. Tait c. D. Ruffin b. N. Cant ..............................11A. Donohue c. W. Taberner b. J. Smith .............................19G. Grant c. D. Clark b. C. Mollison .........................3A. Simpson c. B. Debono b. C. Mollison .........................6P. Roberts c. J. Smith b. C. Mollison .........................0D. Tiziani lbw. b. A. Hall ...........5L. Gennicarro r.o. L. Rankin ......0J. Beasley c. D. Clark b. J. Smith ...............................0D. Hynes stp. W. Taberner b. D. Clark ...............................7B. Tiley lbw. b. A. Hall ..............5K. Simpson n.o. ..........................2Extras .........................................3Total .........................................61 Bowling: N. Cant 1/18, L. Rankin 0.9, J. Smith 2/15, C. Mol-lison 3/3, D. Clark 1/11, A. Hall 2/3.

1st Innings InverlochW. Taberner lbw. b. A. Simpson .0S. Brayley c&b. L. Gennicarro ........................59D. Ruffin lbw. b. A. Donohue ..20B. Debono n.o. .........................28

D. Clark b. A. Donohue ...........34Extras .........................................4Total ....................................4/145A. Simpson 1/15, D. Hynes 0/9, A. Donohue 2/41, K. Simpson 0/38, C. Tait 0/24, L. Gennicarro 1/17.

NERRENA v WONTHAGGI MINERS

1st Innings Wonthaggi MinersM. Johnson c. T. Wightman b. C. Rump ..............................0J. Andrighetto c. T. West b. R. Clark ...............................2J. O’Reilly lbw. b. J. Trease .....18J. Helman c. R. Clark b. T. Wightman ......................44L. Earl c&b. T. Wightman ........28D. Beesey c. C. Friebe b. C. Rump ..............................4C. Thomas c. C. Friebe b. J. Trease.............................35J. Trevisi c. S. Checkley b. J. Trease...............................6B. Zanella c. M. Clark b. G. Murphy ...........................0R. Thoms c. S. Checkley b. C. Rump ............................18R. Birkett n.o. .............................1Extras .......................................19Total .......................................175 Bowling: C. Rump 3/45, R. Clark 1/22, T. Wightman 2/49, J. Trease 3/31, G. Murphy 1/11.

KORUMBURRA v OMK1st Innings Korumburra

D. Salmon c. A. Miller b. M. Adams ..........................11I. Osman c. A. Miller b. J. Wilson ..............................6U. Weerasinghe c A. Miller b. B. Wyatt ............................58K. Dorman c. A. Rose b. B. Wyatt ............................52P. Edwards c. T. Miller b. K. Rothier ............................3B. Hayes c. A. Rose b. B. Wyatt ..............................0T. Allen c. B. Wyatt b. K. Rothier ............................1K. Ribgy b. B. Wyatt ..................1D. Scott c. A. Miller b. K. Rothier ..........................10M. Patching c. P. Dell b. B. Wyatt ..............................4A. Meade n.o. .............................0Extras .........................................5Total .......................................151 Bowling: P. Dell 0/27, J. Wilson 1/36, M. Adams 1/35, B. Wyatt 5/29, K. Rothier 3/19.

1st Innings OMKT. Miller n.o. ..............................7N. Creed b. K. Dorman ..............7

Cricket crashIT’S swimming season in South Gippsland with schools and clubs holding carnivals across the region.

Pictured is Leongatha Secondary College student Ben Hayes,who was among those in the water competing in the butterfl y event.

Top score: a score of 58 by Udara Weerasinghe for Korumburra gave his side some hope in their match against OMK on Saturday while on Monday Udara wasn’t so lucky, being dismissed for eight in the LDCA’s dismal showing in Country Week cricket against Bairnsdale.

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