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WHO to believe? Either Kingstons crime rates are rising, falling or stay-ing the same.

But an assessment of claims by Lib-eral and Labor candidates contesting this months state election certainly doesnt make the situation any clear-er.

Kingston police declined to com-ment, perhaps mindful of the turmoil

that surrounded former Victoria Po-lice commissioner Simon Overlands release of crime statistics on the eve of the 2010 state election, when law and order was a similar politically sensitive issue.

Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford says crime is down 9.9 per cent since 2009, or 2.9 per cent last year, while her opponents, the ALP candidates for Bentleigh and Mordialloc, Nick Staikos and Tim Richardson, claim crime rates have increased, with some

categories, such as drug crimes, ris-ing 100 per cent.

Ms Wreford visited the upgraded Chelsea police station with police and emergency services minister Kim Wells last week and said great pro-gress was being made against crime.

She said 22 extra police 5.3 per cent - had been recruited to Kingston since 2010, and that there were now protective services officers at all sev-en Kingston railway stations.

But, just last month, the two La-

bor candidates joined shadow police spokesman Wade Noonan on a visit to Moorabbin police complex to discuss the problem of rising crime rates.

A special analysis by the Victo-rian Opposition reveals that the num-ber of drug offences in Kingston has climbed from 266 four years ago to 557 today and increase of more than 100 per cent, they said.

The number of crimes against the person has increased from 906 to 1250 during the same period.

The Labor candidates claim crime has increased every year under the Napthine government because they have not supported our communities and theyve made it harder for police to do their jobs.

Countering this, Ms Wreford said the 22 extra police and PSOs had re-sulted in an increase in the detection of crime which increases the pub-lished crime rate to a more accurate level.

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BENEVOLENT societies, food relief agencies, emergency ser-vices and education groups helping people with disabilities will benefit from the Kingston Charitable Fund.

Ten groups and organisations will share in more than $40,000 in the years annual grants.

Kingston mayor, Cr Paul Peulich, said the grants helped community groups carry out vital work.

As well as the social benefits gained from these groups doing such valuable work, our experience shows that this is an extremely effi-cient use of council funds, he said.

Without the tireless efforts of these groups and the people who run them the job of council would be so much harder and the people of Kingston would be the poorer.

The largest beneficiary is the Holy Trinity Arrowsmith Program, which plans to begin a three-year pilot project - the first of its kind in Vic-toria - aimed at strengthening the cognitive abilities of people with learning disabilities.

A grant of $10,000 will help this project get up in 2015. It involves 30 children.

Bayside Community Information and Support Services will receive $5000 for its Education Support Program to provide funding to stu-dents from low income and vulner-able families.

They will then be able to attend camps, excursions and swimming lessons.

A $3200 grant to Longbeach Food Distribution Centre will help install a 16,000 litre water storage tank and associated plumbing for water collection from the hall roof, which will drought-proof the garden and allow its garden-based programs to run all year round.

Chelsea Benevolent Societys $2000 emergency resourcing pro-vides food and help with household costs for those who are disabled or ill or who have children at home.

Matts Place will receive $3000 for emergency resourcing, provid-ing a free or low cost two-course meal twice a week to community members.

They aim to feed 250-280 people each week.

The Lighthouse Foundation will receive $1500 funding for items needed by Bonbeach House, such as a camera, material and equipment to set up a vegetable garden, and sports/lifestyle equipment.

The SES Chelsea Unit will re-ceive $3000 for a recruitment drive aimed at increasing the number of operational members from 31 to 71 volunteers.

LABOR has pledged to take the poli-tics out of planning if the party wins government this month.

Opposition planning spokesman Brian Tee has accused state Liberal Planning Minister Matthew Guy of forcing intensive high-rise develop-ment in some areas, while locking up leafy Liberal suburbs.

Mr Tee said Labor would order a full review of new residential planning zones imposed on councils and the role of Planning Minister Matthew Guy and his office in that process if it wins government.

Councils across Victoria spent 12 months consulting communities about

proposed new residential zones after the state government announced in June last year that new development rules would be introduced.

Kingston Council had its request, after community consultation, to have more than 75 per cent of the region classed as non-growth areas, effec-tively rejected by the state planning department (Kingston back in the zone, The News 17/9/14).

The governments independent Residential Zones Standing Advisory Committee advised Mr Guy to give Kingston Council another chance to develop its future housing policy.

Some Kingston councillors are con-cerned Kingston may be earmarked for excessive development as Mel-bournes urban sprawl expands, while

other suburbs such as those in the citys east are protected (Kingston zoned out of state planning process, The News 25/6/14).

Mr Tee said a Labor government would review the botched planning zones imposed on councils and force all Victorian councils back to the drawing board to allow communities to have their say.

The Liberals cant say they sup-port growth and development in Mel-bourne if they target suburbs based on their politics, Mr Tee said.

Under the Liberals, local councils are getting trampled over, the com-munity doesnt have a say and some of our oldest and most vibrant neigh-bourhoods are facing the wrecking ball.

Mr Guy hit back at Labors claims and said Melbournes liveability would be put at risk by the Labor Par-ty.

Labors pledge to review the resi-dential zones is the first step toward tearing them up, he said.

Labor wrecked our suburbs when last in government, and by reviewing the residential zones, theyll do it all over again under Daniel Andrews.

He said Labor will bring back their destructive zoning laws that promote high density development in every street of every suburb.

Mr Tee said Labor will take the politics out of planning.

Well meet the housing needs of our future but well take communities and councils with us.

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Game of zones may begin again

A GROUP of young people who may have felt on the outer in mainstream education and unable to tolerate the demands of the normal school regi-men have, nevertheless, achieved success in the classroom.

This week they graduated as Vic-torian Certificate of Applied Learn-ing students at the Local Education and Employment Program (LEEP) at Longbeach Place Community Centre, Chelsea.

LEEP is a campus of Westall Sec-ondary College that caters for young people who do not fit into the normal education groove. A number have faced multiple hurdles in their lives and, for them to choose education and to complete their senior level, is inspirational, manager Cate Baird said.

Asked about the barriers the stu-dents faced in continuing their edu-cation, Ms Baird said: You name it and many of our students have had it. They may have had some form of mental illness, come from unstable family backgrounds, are transient, not living with their families, have some form of disability, are young mums, or are involved in the youth justice system; some have extreme anxiety.

Many could have done brilliantly at school, but they simply couldnt cope or fit in with the no-smoking policies, or not being allowed to have tattoos, or piercings etc. Little things like that set them off, then they get labelled as bad kids and that label follows them from class to class.

Yet they are not bad kids they

just dont fit into the mainstream. Many have had no positive role mod-els.

Not every kid fits in. Some have come from brilliant families but dont fit into the mould the mainstream wants.

LEEP runs certified VCAL classes towards the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning, which teaching lit-eracy, numeracy, work-related skills, personal-development skills and industry-specific skills. The subjects are all integrated into projects in the one big classroom under the charge of secondary school-trained teachers.

This weeks successful students have completed their intermediate level and now their Year 12 under the auspices of the Victorian Assessment Authority.

Many now have their eyes on re-warding futures: in tourism, aged care, nursing and various traineeships leading to apprenticeships.

LEEP had a number of Kingston Applied Learning Awards nomina-tions this year and was thrilled when a senior student, Chelsy Ralston, won the work related skills subject area, as well as the overall professional devel-opment and student of the year award.

LEEP won the community VCAL provider of the year while Ms Baird won The Jenny Marks Memorial Award for Applied Learning Coordi-nation and Support.

This graduation and ALA result is a wonderful recognition of the LEEP program, but, more importantly, rec-ognition and pride for our young peo-ple who require alternative forms of education to achieve success, Ms Baird said.

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High achievers: Year 12 LEEP graduates are, front from left, Sarah, Chrissy, Jade, Tayce and Tearoha; back from left, Brad, James, Zoe and Sheyden with signed graduation bears for each other. Picture: Gary Sissons

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New retail developments bring new jobsCouncil has welcomed the start of works to expand the Safeway supermarket at Dingley Village and the creation of a new Costco store at Moorabbin Airport. Both multi-million dollar developments will bring more construction and retail jobs to the local community, adding to Kingstons 65,000 jobs and $13 billion annual economic output.

Kingston Charitable Fund 2014 GrantsTen community groups have received a share of over $40,000 from the Kingston Charitable Fund. Recipients include Kingston City Church, Bayside Community Centre and Victorian State Emergency Services Chelsea Unit and Make a Difference Dingley Village. These organisations, together with the many contributors to the Fund help Council respond to the needs of our diverse community.

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Bay Trail back-of-kerb best section optionCR Gledhills assertion that environmental zealots have delayedconstruction of Kingstons initial section of the Round the Bay Trail is incorrect and offensive (Letters, The News 29/10/2014).

Since 2006 environment groups have strongly supported a back-of kerb bike track of similar design to the successfully operating City of Bayside cycle track.

Kingstons section of the Bay Trail, Charman Rd to Naples Rd, could have been completed eight years ago had it not been for certain councillors pushing expensive, dangerous and environmentally damaging alternatives.

The back-of-kerb, off road bike track has been approved by two transport ministers, Liberal and Labor. VicRoads gave permission for the gravel verge to be incorporated into the trail design to minimise loss of vegetation on the narrow strip of Crown land on the cliff top.

Bicycle Network Victoria supports the back-of-kerb option as per the Bayside section but expresses concern because it appears that a handful of sporadically parked cars will take precedence over the vegetation...history has seen the off-road gravel verge adopted as a pseudo car (Bicycle Network:Metro Routes, 17/2/2014).

Councils decision to allow 130 metres of the trail to intrude onto the cliff top, and to use the gravel verge as a car park instead of the Bay Trail, is the contentious issue.

Kingstons section of Beach Rd is wider than Australian standards, therefore providing adequate parking kerb side as is the case in the City of Bayside.

Mary Rimington, Mordialloc

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VCAT last resortMAYBE Cr Gledhill (Letters, The News 29/10/2014) should consider the possibility that the reason why the Kingston Residents Association has resorted to taking Kingston Council to VCAT is because they feel the council is not seriously taking notice of the residents concerns about the need to preserve and create open space.

A recent example of this apparent disregard by council for the concerns of residents in relation to open space was the rushing through by councillors Gledhill, Ron Brownlees, Paul Peulich and Tamsin Bearsley of the motion to sell the Mentone Collins St depot site to an aged care provider (Aged care home an open space invader The News 29/10/2014).

According to Cr Rosemary West this denied the community of the opportunity to debate the best use of the Collins Street site.

There are a number of studies that have been made in recent years that indicate that easy access to nearby open space by people living in high density residential areas is of crucial importance to the maintenance of their physical and mental health.

The Collins St site, which was vacant and already owned by the council, was a perfect opportunity to provide such a space. It is situated in a residential part of Mentone that in the near future is expected to experience a notable increase in population density.

That the above councillors appear to have rushed this motion through, and thus stifled any further debate, does not fill one with confidence about their commitment to the preservation and creation of open space in Kingston.

The Collins St site motion coupled with another successful motion by the

same councillors and Cr John Ronke to subdivide a block of land on the Green Wedge at Leslie Rd, Clarinda has created a feeling of helplessness among Kingston residents about stopping these councillors from whittling away open space sites.

It is this feeling of helplessness and not being heard that is driving groups like KRA to take Kingston Council to VCAT.

Bruce Duffy, Chelsea

KRA space oxygenI HAVE noted the increasing space that you are providing to the Kingston Residents Association (KRA) in The News.

I think that this should stop until this organisation becomes more transparent about its activities and its membership.

The KRA doesnt have a website and operates through a Facebook page.

It is very difficult for residents to obtain any information about their leadership or their links to any political organisations.

By all means Maureen Lim, the proclaimed president of the KRA, should be able to express her views about community issues but she should be provided with the same oxygen that all other residents get.

Until the KRA becomes more open about their activities then they should not hold any special status within our community.

Rob Barnett, Parkdale

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CONCERNED Kingston residents are rallying to try to save the iconic Men-tone Hotel from closure and being con-verted into apartments.

The hotels management announced late last week that the pub and live mu-sic venue would close its doors after trading this Sunday.

The shock revelation prompted an outpouring of public angst against any move to shut down the pub, called The Edgy by locals due to its former Edge-water Hotel name.

Thousands took to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to express their opposition to any apartment build-ing proposal, using the #savetheedgy hashtag.

Kingston councillor Tamsin Bearsley was one of many who reminisced about good times at the Mentone Hotel. She and her husband Andrew had their first date at The Edgy nearly 20 years ago.

Im surprised and really sad to hear that the Mentone Hotel is closing, Cr Bearsley said.

Everyone has a story to tell about it and its disrespectful to the staff to give such short notice about closing the busi-ness.

Cr Bearsley said Kingston Council could not force the pubs owners to keep the venue open since it is an in-dependent commercial venture but she hoped the community can be given time to do something.

Council issued a statement on Mon-day about the sudden turn of events.

The Mentone Hotel is privately

owned. To date Kingston Council has not been notified of its reported sale and has not received any requests to consid-er a proposal to develop or change its current use, the statement said.

In the event a planning permit ap-plication is received, council will fol-low the standard process which would include public notification of the appli-cation and a process for public submis-sions.

Liberal Planning Minister Matthew Guy visited The Edgy on Monday and said he would ask Heritage Victoria to consider a heritage listing for the hotel to try to protect it from development.

Only the Coalition government has written to Heritage Victoria to save the Mentone Hotel, Mr Guy said.

And its only the Liberal Party thats effectively campaigned to save this property which is an important landmark and much-loved hotel in this area.

Labor candidate for Mordialloc Tim Richardson said Labor supports the re-ferral of the hotel to the heritage coun-cil, recognising its importance to our local community.

On Sunday the planning Minister said that the Mentone Hotel had noth-ing to do with the state government, Mr Richardson said.

Now he wants to save hotel. This is a desperate flip-flop to get over the election.

Comedic musical entertainer and ac-tor Eddie Perfect, Mentone raised and educated, took to Twitter to show his displeasure at the prospect of the iconic pub being turned into apartments.

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Shock closure: The Mentone Hotel faces an uncertain future. Pic: Gary Sissons


on Sunday: You know what? Enough f**king apartments already. Dont let developers destroy the local.

Another former Mentone old boy, cricketer Shane Warne, who Perfect lampooned in his Shane Warne: The Musical theatre show, had yet to public-ly comment on the Mentone Hotel situ-ation as The News went to press despite some people asking Warne his thoughts on the matter.

The Espys fate also attracted the at-tention of Triple M radio host and co-median Mick Molloy.

This drives me mad. Were not a country buried under thousands of years of historical buildings like when when you go to Europe, Molloy said on the Triple M Hot Breakfast show.

So what we do have we should be trying to retain as some kind of char-

acter around the joint. This relentless march of anonymous apartments is just insane to me.

More than 11,000 people have al-ready joined a Save The Edgy page on Facebook.

Protesters against The Espys closure are organising a rally at the venue at 6.30pm this evening.

The protest on Wednesday 12 No-vember will coincide with the final weekly Edgy Wednesdays party night which features live music.

Open Door Pub Co, owners of the Mentone Hotel who are selling the ven-ue to the landlord, did not returns calls from The News seeking comment.

The company owns several other high-profile pubs including the Haw-thorn Hotel, The Provincial in Brun-swick and The Local in Port Melbourne.

Continued from Page 1Ms Wreford admitted there was

still plenty of work to do, particu-larly on drugs and family violence, which are two areas in which the government is investing heavily.

Today we are investing double the resources Labor did in 2010 to fight family violence and, going forward, we have a $150 million ac-tion plan that includes perpetrators wearing tracking devices and new laws enabling police to issue family violence safety notices at any hour, seven days a week.

She also made the claim: We dont want to go back to the days when the city was a bloodbath every Saturday night, crime figures were fudged, people were getting slap-on-the-wrist penalties and local crime was higher.

But the Labor men retorted: Vic-toria police figures show that, in Kingston between 2009-10 and 2013-14, sex offences were up 80 per cent, rapes up 45 per cent, as-saults up 41 per cent, crimes involv-ing weapons or explosives up 56 per cent and behaviour-in-public crimes up 48 per cent.

Labor has promised to establish an Ice Action taskforce, new drug and booze buses, funding for community action groups and new penalties for Ice-related crimes, including traf-ficking.

They plan to establish a Royal Commission into Family Violence if elected.

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GREENS candidate for Carrum Henry Kelsall has already begun work on his election pledge to have all schools in the electorate have solar panels installed to save on power bills.

Mr Kelsall, a teacher at Patterson River Secondary College, invited United Solar Energy to talk the schools decision makers about the companys Solar Saves Schools package.

United Solar Energy has teamed up with National Australia Bank to offer a no upfront costs way for schools to install solar panels.

It would have been very tough to convince schools that are already on a very tight budget to outlay funds to pay for a solar scheme, no matter what the advantages were, Mr Kelsall said.

United Solar Energy pays all initial installation costs and leases 30 kilowatt panels to schools for ten years. The panels are then bought outright by a school for a nominal $100 fee at the end of the ten-year period.

United Solar Energy business development manager Richard Vargas told The News schools can save between up to 80 to 90 per cent of their electricity costs by switching to solar power.

Schools mainly need electricity in the daytime which is ideal for solar, he said.

NAB provides finance for the school to lease the solar panels by paying a monthly fee. Mr Vargas said the funder for the program assesses

every school that applies and solar panels will only be installed if it can be proven there will be cost savings.

Mr Vargas said schools can monitor real life savings once the panels are installed.

He said United Solar Energy is just one of 13 solar power companies nationwide approved by the Clean Energy Council for its integrity and the company had been working on its Solar Saves Schools program since July this year.

The first solar panels as part of the program would be installed at a school soon, according to Mr Vargas.

United Solar Energy, which has offices in South Melbourne and Hallam, had been in business for six years and installs solar panels in residential and commercial premises.

Solar advocate and renewable

energy lecturer John Flanders, also a representative for United Solar Energy, said schools joining this program become leaders for their community in bringing about environmental reform.

He said that every kilowatt hour produced by solar energy equates to a reduction of 1.37kg of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.

Climate change is a real and frightening prospect for future generations and carbon dioxide emissions are a major part of this. Australia with its droughts, floods and bushfires is particularly vulnerable to climate change, Mr Kelsall said.

Schools with large flat roofs and heavy power usage during daylight hours are in the perfect situation to embrace this sustainable technology.

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Solar scheme: Greens candidate for Carrum Henry Kelsall, left, with renewable energy lecturer John Flanders at Patterson River Secondary College.



A LONG-RUNNING mystery over exactly who should pay for the up-grades and maintenance of Carrum ac-cess pathways at Patterson River has been partially solved.

The state government has finally put its hand up to take on some responsi-bility for eight tracks, including tim-ber and gravel pathways which can be eroded after heavy rains, by promising to make Patterson River accessible to all.

Nearby Patterson Lakes residents have spent more than 20 years trying to find out who is responsible for the upkeep of pathways accessed from Valetta, Tennyson, Westley, Dahmen streets and True and Riversdale Av-enues (Pathways impasse drags on, The News 12/6/13).

The pathways, known locally as goat tracks, are on Melbourne Water land and managed by Parks Victoria. State governments, Kingston Council, Melbourne Water and Parks Victoria have, at various times over the past 20 years, seemingly passed the buck on who should shell out to maintain them.

Planning Minister Matthew Guy and Liberal MP Donna Bauer said on Tuesday that a re-elected Coalition government would spend $500,000 on ensuring the pathways are suitable for disabled and elderly residents visiting the banks of the river near Launching Way.

Mr Guy said the promise is an-other example of how this government works hard to meet the needs of all Victorians so that everyone can enjoy

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Big step forward: Carrum MP Donna Bauer and Planning Minister Matthew Guy at the Riversdale Rd ramp to be upgraded for disabled access.Picture: Gary Sissons

more of the states many natural at-tractions.

Mrs Bauer said residents and visi-tors had complained about the poor condition of the tracks for years. These paths are, at times, difficult for able-bodied people to access the river and its amenities, let alone those with a disability, she said.

I first raised the matter in Parlia-ment on behalf of the Carrum-Patter-son Lakes Village Community as far back as June 2012, then in 2013 and again in May this year. As a result, the government has listened and I am pleased to now have this welcome pledge.

Mr Guy said management of Pat-terson River and its amenities was a shared responsibility.

Melbourne Water owns the land, and Parks Victoria manages many of its assets, including the 10 access tracks to the river seven on the southern side and three [including a vehicle access track] on the northern side, he said.

A disabled persons toilet will also be installed at Launching Way as part of the $500,000 disability package, and a disability fishing platform will be built on the river. Its site is yet to be determined.

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Mordy SurfMordy Surf was established in 1970, being one of the only surf shops on this coast. Mordys gained a unique reputation, with the Mordy Surf Safari, where we would load a bus full of groms and boards and head to the coast in search of waves, and as a Real Surf Store, for stocking the best boards available.

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ShibukiHow time has flown, its been 14 years that Shibuki has had the pleasure of providing Mordialloc with great fashion statements, unusual one-off garments and a wonderful selection of clothing that brighten anyones day.

As summer approaches Shibuki is filling up with amazing and delightful cotton dresses, shoes and colourful jewels, lots to tempt the eye and inspire a fresh feeling of warm summer days and nights.

So pop in for your consultation and delight in finding goodies that will make you smile. I would like to thank all Shibuki clients for their faithful and dedicated support through the years.

Wishing you all a wonderful christmas and a healthy, safe and happy 2015.

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Bakers DelightRYAN Maguire has been a Bakers Delight franchisee for more than a decade, and has owned Bakers Delight Mordialloc Plaza for the last 3 years. Part of Australias most successful bakery franchise, Ryan is proud to be a member of an Australian owned company, and Mordiallocs local baker. Our bakery employs 23 staff from across the area and we love baking fresh bread for our customers, said Ryan. Ryan supports the local community, including local junior football clubs Mordialloc Braeside and Edithvale/

Aspendale and schools such as St Louis de Montfort and St Brigids.

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All Ways AheadEstablished in 1998, we have the reputation of providing locals and visitors alike with a top professional service in a relaxed friendly enviroment.

Situated in Main Street, that special local feel radiates through the team with a fresh approach and strong passion for hair.

We pride ourselves on making our clients feel welcome, consulting with you to provide the best possible outcome and keeping up to date on fashion trends.

We are commited to our brand and have a passion for providing out clientele with responsible and environmentally conscience products. We love looking after our local community and welcome you to come

in and meet our staff that has over 50 years experience collectively.

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Mordialloc OpticalMORDIALLOC Optical is an independent store opened by Michael Archer in 1991. Today Michael and Pia work together to get their customers into the best fitting and best style frame and lenses to suit their needs for the best vision outcomes. Being independent means we can choose frames and lenses from a huge range of suppliers which means more choice for our customers Our optometrist, Haroula Fantoutsakis has been with Mordialloc Optical for 22 years and has an outstanding reputation and uses the most up to date equipment including retinal photos and field testing. We cut and fit our lenses in-store making for shorter

waiting times because we know you want your new glasses sooner than later. Our after care service is for the life of your new glasses, so you can come in for repairs adjustments and cleaning anytime. We are open six days a week, trading Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 9am to 1pm. All health funds can be claimed instantly including Department of Veteran Affairs. Bulk billed eye testing is every day except Thursday, and dont forget that we sell contact lenses, sunglasses, prescription swimming goggles, diving masks and ski goggles.

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Exercise For SeniorsGentle Movement: Mondays 9.30am-10.30amEasy Exercise: Tuesdays 9.30am-10.30amFun and Fitness: Thursdays 9.30am-10.30am $6 per session Tea and coff ee providedPatterson Lakes Community Centre54-70 Thompson Road, Patterson LakesPhone: 9772 8588

Music with MummiesMusic with Mummies (14mths-3yrs)Venue: Chelsea Church (5 Blantyre Ave) ChelseaDay: TuesdayTime: 9.30am & 10.15am

Bookings essential - Term and Casual classes available.

My Music Time (3yrs-5yrs)Venue: Chelsea Church (5 Blantyre Ave) Chelsea Day: Tuesday Time: 11.00amBookings essential - Term and Casual classes available.

Music with Mummies (14mths-3yrs)Venue: Neighbourhood House, 31B Marcus Road, Dingley VillageDay: Friday Time: 9.30am & 10.15amBookings essential - Term and Casual classes available.

My Music Time (3yrs-5yrs)Venue: Neighbourhood House, 31B Marcus Road, Dingley VillageDay: Friday Time: 11.00amBookings essential - Term and Casual

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Weight LossIf you are not happy with your weight join us at T.O.W.N. (Take off Weight Naturally) Group Mondays at 6.30 p.m.Aspendale Senior Citizens Club Rooms,151, Station Street, Aspendale. 3195 Very friendly, supportive group.Contact: Carol 9787 5168 or Sue 9580 0604 or just turn up.

Seaford Girl Guides Car Boot SaleSaturday 15th November 2014 8am -2pmCorner Seaford Road & Prince Crescent. SeafordCake stall, bric a brac stall, food and lots, lots more. If you would like a stall please contact Wendy on 9786.8946

Activities for the over 50sActivities for the over 50s, group meet in Frankston at 10 am on the third Friday of the month with a light lunch provided, visitors welcome.Future outings:Thursday 20 NovemberCoach trip from Frankston to Puffi ng Billy, Belgrave Whilst on the train an assort-ment of savoury and sweet plates will be served, with scones, jam, cream and tea or coff ee on the return trip.Cost $69. Peninsula Activities Group phone 9775 2304.

The Chelsea Unit of Australian Red Cross Annual Fun Auction Friday 21st November 2014.St Andrews Uniting Church Hall, 2 Sherwood Ave, Chelsea. Car parking at rear. 7pm viewing of goods. Auction starts 7.30pm. $5 Donation entry. Great supper and lucky door prize. Bring your friends and snap up a bargain

Frankston East Tennis ClubOpen Day 23rd NovemberOpen Day from 9:30am - 4pm Free court hire, Hot Shots demonstrations for the kids & Cardio Sessions for the adults . All ages & standards are welcome.

30th November Fundraiser at Masters Hardware at Carrum Downs with a sausage sizzle.

North Seaford Tennis Club OPEN DAY Sunday 30 th November 2014 11am 2pm.cnr Hallifax St & Denbigh Rd, Seaford. (Mel Ref M99F1)Join in with the fun activities. (Wear runners) Free sausage sizzle, coaching clinics, ball machine , Hot Shots for kids aged 7- 10, Meet Club

Coach, Dianne Balestrat (nee Fromholtz) and chance to Win FREE membership (non members only). Enquiries Alan 97868508

Car Show For Cancer Family Fun Day Event Sunday November 30th 201410am 2pm Village Green Reserve Pt Nepean Hwy, Rosebud Cost: Public Gold coin Donation Show cars: $20.00 must pre-register email [email protected]

Bare Foot Bowls at FrankstonEach Friday evening at 6pm during daylight savings. $10 for 2 sausages in bread with onion, a raffl e ticket, free bowls use and tuition. Licenced bar at reasonable prices. Frankston Bowling Club, Corner William and Yuille Sts, Frankston. Phone 7822877.

Frankston Probus Club 1st Friday of the month at 10amAt Bowling Pavilion, Frankston RSL Cranbourne Road, Frankston. Come along and join in and hear a speaker of interest and after the meeting dine with us at the RSL for lunch. Contact [email protected] or call Mary on 0418 568 234.

Polio Support Group2nd Saturday of each month at 11amHave you or do you know anyone who had polio or is now experiencing after eff ects of polio?Held at the Information Centre, Main St, Mornington. Enquiries: 59743495

Seaford Farmers Market 3rd Sunday of each month from 8am to 1pmAt Station St, Seaford

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ST LOUIS de Montforts School, Aspendale, has won high praise for its one-of-a-kind educational program and sustainability precinct supporting a whole-of- school approach to developing active environmental citizens while winning the Education Award in the Premiers Sustainability Awards.

It has had great success in the recent ResourceSmart Schools Awards, winning the Water Primary School of the Year and Primary Teacher of the Year (Julie Wynne), and as a finalist in the ResourceSmart School of the Year award, as a finalist in Community Leadership Pri-mary School of the Year and as a finalist in the Biodi-versity Primary School of the Year. It has also achieved ResourceSmart AuSSIVic 5 Star Sustainability.

Phew: thats all taken some doing - but its this ho-listic approach to sustainability around the school and local area, as part of the curriculum, that has generated such rich rewards.

Our school places a strong emphasis on using the school site and local area within the teaching cur-riculum, Ms Wynne said. Students are immersed in

hands-on learning directly related to the curriculum through our garden-to-kitchen program, and in our sus-tainability precinct, local wetlands and the nearby bay.

Our school firmly believes in educating the whole child by providing opportunities to engage in nature and learn about the environment and sustainability in a real-life context, including a strong focus on building leadership skills.

Through its success at the awards night, St Louis is regarded as an exemplary school that practices sus-tainability. In the past three years, we have gained ResourceSmart Schools accreditation in the core and waste modules, won the City of Kingston I Sea, I Care Marine Ambassador awards, and created a kitchen-to-garden program catering for 550 students, Ms Wynne said.

She said a partnership approach had underpinned the results, in particular with the City of Kingston, Mel-bourne Water, South East Water and the Dolphin Re-search Institute.

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Green garden: St Louis de Montforts teacher Julie Wynne, left, pupils Shelby, Ella, Kyla, Matilda and Hannah with the ResourceSmart School Awards certificates. Picture: Gary Sissons

Residents heeding crime message, police sayKINGSTON police report a sig-nificant reduction in the number of thefts from motor vehicles over the past week, with only five incidents compared to the average 22.

This may be attributed to the com-munity finally heeding the crime pre-vention message of lock your vehicle and remove valuables, Sergeant Lisa Prince said. Most thieves are oppor-tunistic and will only break into a car if there is an obvious gain for them.

Visible wallets, coins, laptops, GPSs etc are all very tempting for thieves.

But thefts of copper continue throughout Kingston, with the most re-cent occurring at Aggreko, a generator rental company in Woodlands Drive, Braeside, overnight on 11 November. The offenders cut a chain link fence to enter the premises before cutting cop-per cabling attached to generators.

Kingston residents are asked to beef up their homes security during the summer months. Doors and windows should be locked when residents are out - or in bed.

Thieves gained entry to a house in Tennyson St, Carrum, last week by damaging the flyscreen on a locked security door and reaching in to grab car keys from a bench. The front door behind the screen door - had been left open. The keys were then used to enter the victims vehicle, from which the keys to five rental properties were stolen.

Locks for the house, car and rental premises have all had to be re-keyed at significant expense to the owner, Sergeant Prince said.

Mr Donut gets rocked and rolled, trailers stolenMR DONUT in Lower Dandenong Rd, Mordialloc was broken into overnight on 4 November. A staff member arrived next day to find a rock had been thrown through the door. Finding the till empty, the offender allegedly took a drink from the fridge and left via the door.

Police are investigating the theft of three hot water services from a con-struction site in Station St, Edithvale, over 8-10 November. The units were attached to the building. Residents are warned to boost security on premises under construction, especially those at lock-up stage.

Police are investigating the theft of a trailer from the front of a house in Brix-ton St, Bonbeach, over 7-9 November. The trailer was in the victims front yard and filled with rubbish, but not chained up. Trailers need to be locked or secured - even when loaded, police say.

Another trailer was stolen from outside a business premises in De Havilland Rd, Mordialloc, overnight on 9 November. The unsecured trailer was in sight of passers-by. It is six feet long, four feet wide, and charcoal in colour with a cage. A DPP Hydronics sign is on both sides. Any information should go to Mordialloc police.

Underground storage cages at apart-ment buildings need to be locked, and preferably covered with tarpaulins or similar to hide the contents. Last week a resident of a supposedly secure apart-ment block on Nepean Hwy, Bonbeach, had a $1000 Focus womens bicycle stolen from the car park storage area. Police say it is likely that this cage was unlocked.

Major election pledges duplicated

Family visit: Premier Denis Napthine, second right, and Carrum MP Donna Bauer, right, visited Glenn and Dayle Tasker last week.

PREMIER Denis Napthine visited a Carrum Downs family last week with a media pack on his campaign trail as he announced a commitment to spend up big on an overhaul of Thompsons Rd if his Coalition government is re-elected on 29 November.

The Premier said a re-elected Coalition government will spend $310 million to improve Thompsons Rd, including two grade separations and lane duplications.

The revamped Thompsons Rd will be six lanes wide between the Western Port Highway and South Gippsland Highway and between McCormicks and Dandenong-Frankston roads. It will be four lanes between McCormicks Rd and Western Port Highway.

The oft-congested Thompsons Rd level crossing will be removed and a grade separated interchange will replace the Western Port Highway roundabout.

Once the upgrade is complete, drivers using Thompsons Road will save up to 20 minutes as average speeds during peak hour will increase to 70 km/h from the current 20 km/h, Dr Napthine said.

No matter where you travel or whether you choose to go by train or by car, we will get you there faster and make your journey safer.

Carrum MP Donna Bauer said Thompsons Rd needed to be widened to six lanes in key sections because duplication is simply not enough for our growing region.

Only the Coalition governments upgrade includes an overpass of the


Western Port Highway. The overpass is the most important component of the project in terms of removing congestion, Ms Bauer said.

Earlier this year, Labor opposition leader Daniel Andrews announced a $175m duplication of Thompsons Rd between East Link and Clyde Road in Cranbourne to ease traffic congestion.

The major political parties are scrambling to match promises and one up each other as the marginal bayside sandbelt seats of Frankston, Carrum, Mordialloc and Bentleigh shape up as pivotal to both the Liberal Party and Labors hopes of forming government.

On Friday, Liberal candidate for Frankston Sean Armistead visited McClelland Secondary College in Frankston with Education Minister Martin Dixon to announce a $4.5m commitment to upgrade the schools sports facilities, finish a modern gymnasium and expand amenities for students and staff.

This is a fantastic announcement for students and families in the Frankston community. If elected, I will work hard with the great schools here in Frankston to support our students and families, Mr Armistead said.

In October, McClelland Secondarys assistant principal Tristan Lanarus said he had approached former Liberal, now independent, MP Geoff Shaw to push to have any incoming state government commit about $4m to upgrade the schools facilities.

[Geoff] has a track record of getting things done and delivering on promises, Mr Lanarus said at the time.

The opportunity to provide another school in Frankston with the funding that it deserves is a commitment I couldnt pass up, Mr Shaw said.

McClelland College is such a tremendous asset to our local community, one which produces a fine quality of high school graduate.

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YOU CANT BUY VIEWS...Or can you? You can see water when you step onto the private balcony leading off the master bed-room of this fully renovated penthouse apartment. Located Beachside of the Highway, this unique unit offers large, spacious living with 2nd north facing balcony, 3 bedrooms with built in robes, modern bathroom, brand new carpets, freshly painted walls throughout in neutral tonings and off street carport on title. Buy a lifestyle or rare investment.

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Premium Home, Family LifestyleStep back to the 1950s at this single-level, three-bedroom residence delivering the perfect potential to further update, renovate or redevelop (S.T.C.A.). Highlighting all the classic features from this popular era with a typical floorplan to match for ideal rentability. This homely treasure has an L-shaped lounge-to-dining area, sky-high ceilings, timber-clad walls, built-in robes, modernised kitchen-to-meals space, stylish bathroom and combined toilet/laundry facilities. Outside offers a much-loved mans cave, freestanding four-car lock-up garage, undercover alfresco area and double gates for rear access.


24 French Avenue, EDITHVALE

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The Hidden GemThe neutral tones are delightful, the low maintenance ease attractive and the convenient position enticing. This impeccably presented 3BR home is set at the rear of a block of only two. Investors, retirees and families will be quite surprised at the space ,comfort and style which is on offer. Featuring a spacious lounge and dining room merging with an immaculate kitchen with stainless steel appliances, 3 robed bedrooms, and master with ensuite, a bright second bathroom, separate toilet & laundry. Evaporative cooling, ducted heating, ducted vacuuming, double garage plus additional car space. To finish off it has a low maintenance rear decked yard to relax and enjoy the spoils of life.


184a Seaford Road, SEAFORD

FOR SALE Offers over $399,000

OPEN TO VIEW by appointment Rod Gatt 0450 655 597


Leading the eview team in Chelsea, Peter Gourdouros is back and all fired up for some amazing spring sales

There is not much about the bayside area that Peter does not know, and sharing his knowledge over a cup of coffee is what he loves to do best

Committed to genuine client care, you will be sure to receive exceptional service every step of the way

If you are thinking of selling or would like an up-to-date valuation of your home

call Peter and his dedicated team today

So what is the Eview difference? Eview is made up of a group of ethical, like-minded individuals who work for themselves, but not by themselves a partnership in every

sense. This unique approach to business ensures that the competition commonly seen amongst agents within a traditional agency simply does not exist. Instead you will feel that you are dealing with people

who genuinely care.

Eview agents run a business within a business therefore can save you thousands on commissions unlike the network

franchise agents

A highly supportive environment and combined local knowledge is what gives Eview Real Estate Partners the edge.

Eview - Chelsea

Peter GourdourosAuctioneer

Peter Gourdouros0428 234 155

eview.com.au/petergourdouros

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P: 8773 1888



PATTERSON LAKES 9 Trinity CourtEntertain In Stlye 365 Days A YearPrepared to be dazzled by this impeccably modern residence offering an innovative family floor plan that places living, parents and kids all in separate

wings. Comprising 4 bedrooms, formal and informal living zones, huge kitchen with quality appliances, breakfast bar and walk-in pantry plus and oasis

style solar heated pool surrounded by multiple alfresco living areas great for entertaining friends and friends all year round.

Formal lounge, open plan family and meals area plus rumpus/billiard room Lavish master bedroom with spa en-suite and dual WIRs

Solar heated pool surrounded by manicured, low maintenance garden Formal and informal alfresco areas for all year entertaining

Ducted heating, cooling, ducted vacuum, alarm & security shutters

Genevieve Hill 0423 094 639

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Stephen Hill 0412 313 155

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For Sale $680,000 plus buyers

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WATERWAYS 21 Island Point AvenueLavish & Enviable LifestyleSet in the premier lifestyle estate, this vast and contemporary 42 square residence demonstrates stunning aesthetic appeal complementing the lavish

and enviable lifestyle on offer. Adorned with appointments of the highest quality throughout this beautiful home boasts a multitude of living areas

including a formal lounge and dining, open plan family area incorporating the kitchen with walk-in-pantry and plenty of workspace. A billiard room

opens onto an extensive timber deck entertaining area with sparkling solar & gas heated IG pool & spa. Four huge bedrooms include the downstairs

master suite with WIR & FES with spa, and the childrens quarters upstairs consist of a teenagers retreat, 3 bedrooms one with WIR and dual-entry

bathroom and French doors opening to a balcony with street views. Other features include zoned ducted heating, evaporative cooling, ducted vaccum,

powder room, abundance of storage, low maintenance landscaped gardens, stack stone water feature and so much more. Act fast to secure this

exceptional home in time to enjoy the hot summer days.


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For Sale $900,000 - $970,000View Saturday 12.00-12.30pm


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WATERWAYS 18 Burdekin BoulevardUnimaginable LuxuryOffering a lifestyle of utmost luxury in the exclusive Waterways Estate, this prestigious residence will enchant. Designed over two lavish levels,

captivating open plan interiors encompass an immense family and meals zone and separate media room; each with expansive bi-folding doors

opening out to a central undercover alfresco deck; taking the fusion of in and outdoor entertaining to a whole new level. The overlooking kitchen is

sublime, flaunting waterfall surfaces to the lengthy island bench, plentiful cabinetry and professional stainless-steel appliances.

Accommodation is effusive boasting four deluxe bedrooms, each complemented with walk-in robes and chic ensuites; three residing on the upper floor

alongside the family spa bathroom and a substantial rumpus with balcony. The (lower-level) master is a retreat within itself, both vast in size and opulent

in luxury. Highlights; study, powder room, alarm, high ceilings, central heating, evaporative cooling, ample storage space and remote double garage

with internal access.


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For Sale $850,000 plus buyersView Saturday 11.00-11.30am


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WATERWAYS 9 Portland Place733sqm Of Premier LandThis could be your final chance to secure a one of the last block available in the prestigious Waterways estate. Design and build your mansion to

maximise the view, optimize your living space and capitalize your familys lifestyle. This 733sqm of premier land is located in one of the most desirable

positions in Waterways. This close knit community has something for everyone: walking tracks, bike trials, playgrounds, The Nest Cafe, Braeside

Park, reputable schools, golf courses, Aspendale Gardens shopping centre, Mordialloc shopping strip, Edithvale beach, train stations, a bus service

which goes through the estate and freeways. What more could you ask for? Genevieve Hill 0423 094 639

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For Sale $630,000View By Appointment


A fresh new approach to real estate has arrived in the area with the introduction of Ray White Patterson Lakes.

Directors Geneiveve and Stephen Hill are committed to providing the people of Patterson Lakes, and

surrounding areas, with a refreshing, professional approach to real estate. Geneiveve and Stephen feel the

need to provide those buying or selling their home with the most caring, service focused and informative

real estate experience in the market place. With state of the art marketing tools and a national buyer data

base through the Ray White group, Ray White Patterson Lakes optimises your chances of achieving the

best possible price for your home.

Buying and selling a home can be a highly emotional time. It is our job to make those

emotions as positive as we can. At Ray White Patterson Lakes, nothing is a

problem, everything is a pleasure.


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For Sale By Public TenderThursday 27 November 2014 at 4pm34 46 Baxter-Tooradin Road, Baxter (Frankston District)

Approved plans and permits for 53 unit retirement village May also suit Residential unit site, church, school etc. (STCA) Land area: 1.658HA (16,584m2 approx) Zoned Residential 1 54km South East of Melbourne, just off Peninsula Link Dual access Level site with all services

available 600m to station, Woolworths, Caltex & shops Terms: 10% Balance within 6 months

nicholscrowder.com.au9775 1535 Michael Crowder 0408 358 926

Level 1, 1 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs VIC 3201

A Developers Dream

Baxter-Tooradin Road

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jacobsandlowe.com.au220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900

Shop 11, 210 Dunns Road, Mornington 5976 889981 Arthurs Seat Road, Red Hill 5989 2364

ESTATE AGENTS SINCE 1905

For LeaseMornington Retail / OfficeFor Lease Located on busy Main Street 75m approx Would suit retail or office Affordable rent

For Lease: $1,500 pcm + GST + Outgoings

2/230 Main Street, Mornington

Contact:Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

For Sale

Mornington Secure InvestmentFor Sale Freehold only For Sale Building area 352m approx Dual Street frontage Securely leased 2 + 2 + 2 years commencing 20/12/2014 Rent: $32,400 pa + GST + Outgoings

For Sale: $680,000

1 & 2 / 104 Watt Road, Mornington


Warehouse With Yard For Lease 250 m approx building Small secure yard at the front Available Now Inspections now available


9 Bennetts Road, Mornington For Lease


Mornington Warehouse For Lease Easy access to Tyabb & Watt Roads 290m approx Kitchen & toilet facilities Fully fenced front yard


2 Sophie Court, Mornington For Lease


For Lease

Main Street Retail For Lease

Total of 258 m on 2 levels Excellent foot traffic with established surrounding tenants Rear entry for deliveries Available December 2014

For Lease: $6,100pcm + GST + Outgoings

160B Main Street, Mornington


For LeaseUnique Opportunity For Lease Highly exposed site of approx 28 acres 2 large dams with extensive irrigation system Extensive shedding, extra large hot house and secured office/shop with built in cool room Ideally suited to market gardeners or nursery use

For Lease: $10,000pcm + GST + Outgoings

410 Whitehill Road, Dromana

Contact:Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale or Lease

Main Street Retail or OfficeFor Sale or Lease 80m approx Two offices plus reception Would suit office or retail Kitchen & toilet facilities

For Sale: $420,000For Lease: $1,600 pcm + GST + Outgoings

3&4 / 216 Main Street, Mornington


For Sale or Lease

Main Street Retail or OfficeFor Sale or Lease Now under construction - available early 2015 Ground floor retail store of 134m First floor office space of 152m Expressions of Interest now invited Lease the whole space or just one levelFor Sale: $550,000For Lease: $4,691pcm + GST + Outgoings

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FRANKSTON became the focal point of state politics last Thursday morning when ABC radio presenter Jon Faine broadcast his Mornings show live from the Farmers Market in Wells St.

Faine was in Frankston to interview the major parties candidates about their vision for the citys future as the marginal seat shapes up as a major battleground between the Liberal Party and Labor in the lead up to this months state election.

Frankston is regarded as a bellwether seat since the party which has won the seat at state elections since its formation in 1967 has won government.

Unsurprisingly, as has been so often the case during the Coalitions past four years in govern-ment, it was incumbent independent Frankston MP Geoff Shaw who threatened to steal the show, when he turned up midway through his rival candidates debate to speak to Faine despite having failed to respond to several attempts by ABC producers to confirm his appearance on the show beforehand.

Labor candidate for Frankston Paul Edbrooke and Liberal hopeful Sean Armistead faced a very public interrogation by the high-profile Mel-bourne ABC radio host in front of a street audi-ence of Frankston residents, councillors, minor party candidates and political staffers.

Before Mr Shaws arrival, Mr Edbrooke and Mr Armistead had been trading barbs over their respective parties achievements, or otherwise, for Frankston while they have been in govern-ment with the refurbishment of Frankston train station and a cluster of pharmacies attracting drug dealers and addicts to the area a major concern.

Mr Armistead took exception to Faines description of the train station as a junkie hot spot due to the proliferation of six Frankston pharmacies near the station which dispense opioid replacement therapies such as methadone to drug addicts.

The Liberal candidate said Faine should show more respect for people who struggle with drug addiction since they need help instead of being demonised.

The exchange seemed to galvanise Faine who later accused Labors Mr Edbrooke of play-ing bullshit bingo when answering questions about cleaning up Kananook Creek. Mr Ed-brooke said he would consult with stakeholders in regards to Kananook Creek.

Mr Shaw quickly set about his rivals upon his arrival in an empty chair Faine had set aside in the off-chance the MP would turn up, and claimed he was the only candidate who would provide a strong voice for Frankston since he refused to toe the party line.

Labors Mr Edbrooke, a firefighter based at the Frankston CFA fire station, said he has ap-proached Mr Shaw about firefighters pay and conditions before Mr Edbrooke became Labors state election candidate and claimed Mr Shaw shrugged his shoulders when asked what he would do to help convince the Napthine govern-ment to settle the wages dispute.

Faine noted the former Liberal MPs arrival at the debate seemed to have sucked the oxygen out of Mr Armistead who had shrunk into his chair.

Although unlikely to win the seat in his own right on 29 November, Mr Shaws preferences could determine whether the Liberals or Labor claim victory in Frankston.

Mr Shaw declined to reveal who he would preference, when questioned by Faine. He said running on an open ticket with no preferences is still an option.

Mr Armistead said any preferences flow between Mr Shaw and himself was a matter for Liberal Party state director Damien Mantach and Premier Denis Napthine to negotiate.

Labors Mr Edbrooke said he would like to be involved in any discussion with Mr Shaw regarding preferences.

Premier Napthine and Labor opposition leader Daniel Andrews have both previously said they would no

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