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December 11, 2012 HUME WEEKLY – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE [ 3 ]

‘Chock-a-block’ in the Park

Not here: Brendan Houlihan (front) and his neighbours with a petition against a housing development.Picture: Michael Copp

BY STEPHANIE ZEVENBERGEN

ANGRY Roxburgh Park residents are puttingpen to paper to voice their opposition to a poten-tial housing development that they fear will leadto overcrowding.

In September, Hume Council wrote toPlanning Minister Matthew Guy to have fourhectares (10 acres) at 175 Donald CameronDrive rezoned from a comprehensive develop-ment zone to a residential, mixed use and busi-ness zone.

The council plans to use the site for a 215-lotsubdivision, with a neighbourhood activitycentre and open space.

But residents say they were promised a towncentre at the site rather than another housingestate.

In 1994, the Roxburgh Park local structureplan included plans for a supermarket, 15 speci-ality shops, a tavern and petrol station at the site.

Last year, Prestige Land Properties took overmanagement of the site from VicUrban (nowcalled Places Victoria).

Resident Brendan Houlihan, who created apetition, said he had so far got 320 signaturesand hoped to have more than 500.

Mr Houlihan said residents wanted a towncentre, not more houses.

‘‘There are already too many houses. We werepromised a shopping centre. Many peoplebought houses here 10-12 years ago because ofthe shopping centre that was promised.

‘‘People feel betrayed and very disappointed.’’Mr Houlihan said many residents want a meet-

ing with the ward councillors to discuss theirconcerns.

‘‘We feel high-density housing and multi-storeytownhouses will have a very undesirable out-come in the area because it will cause so manypeople to be crammed in.

‘‘If this development did go ahead, it woulddevalue our houses and start an influx of peoplein the area.’’

The council’s chief executive, Domenic Isola,said Mr Guy had approved the council’s proposalto rezone the land. Public submissions on the

rezoning proposal closed last Monday.‘‘The council will consider all submissions and

decide the next step,’’ he said.‘‘This may involve the establishment of an

independent planning panel that wouldconsider all submissions and make recom-mendations to council on how to proceedwith the proposal.’’

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INBRIEF

Crime on the riseCrime in Hume continues to climb,

according to police statistics. Overall

crime, including assaults, robbery,

residential burglaries,jumped

14.5 per cent in the 12 months to

September. Drug offences

snowballed with a jump of 31.7 per

cent during the same period. More

details: police.vic.gov.au

Sporty grantsBudding sports stars are being

encouraged to apply for the new

round of Hume Council ‘sports aid’

grants. The grants allow athletes

under the age of 21 to develop their

skills and possibly their careers, with

funding going towards competition,

training and equipment expenses.

Applications close Friday. Details:

hume.vic.gov.au.

Reaching out to bereavedPeople grieving after the loss of a

loved one have been invited to attend

a ‘grief and loss Christmas service’ in

Roxburgh Park this Sunday.

Organised by the Roxburgh Park

Community Church, the service is at

Roxburgh Homestead Primary

School hall from 1.30-2.30pm this

Sunday. Open to everybody, the

event aims to provide a safe place to

search for peace in the midst of pain.

Details: 9305 1114.

Keeping track of councilsA new framework to keep track of

council spending was introduced by

Local Government Minister Jeanette

Powell last week. Ms Powell said the

framework would create a better

picture of council performance,

allowing for comparisons between

councils, with the introduction of a

mandatory performance reporting.

She said ratepayers were entitled to

accountability, transparency and

value for money from local

government.

‘Sexist’ tweets trigger complaint

Aggrieved: Cr Jack Medcraft has filed asexism complaint against a fellowcouncillor. Picture: Matthew Furneaux

TROUBLE is already brewing on thenew Hume Council, with twocouncillors at war.

Cr Jack Medcraft last weekconfirmed to the Weekly he had filed acomplaint with the council over anumber of ‘sexist’ Facebook andTwitter comments by fellow JacksonCreek councillor Ann Potter.

He has also lodged a complaint withthe Equal Opportunity Commission.

‘‘She keeps posting about maleshating her in Sunbury and I’ve had anumber of guys call me saying that it’san attack on men to group them all

together,’’ Cr Medcraft said.‘‘I’m sick of this gender businesses

and it’s not doing anyone any good.’’Cr Medcraft was expected to meet

with the council’s chief executiveDomenic Isola yesterday (Monday)morning to discuss the matter.

The Weekly had already gone toprint before the meeting took place.

On Cr Potter’s Twitter account, shestates that she’s ‘‘hated by local males(and) happy to live with that.’’

Cr Potter said she was unaware ofany complaints which had been madeagainst her.

Hume Council said that it wouldnot comment on the matter, whilethe Equal Opportunity Commissionsaid it couldn’t comment onany matter which may be before it.

The two councillors, serving oncouncil together for the first time, havea long history, both contesting thesame seat since 2003.

In 2006, Cr Medcraft took legalaction against Cr Potter overcomments that she made on a website.

Cr Potter did not respond before theWeekly went to print.

— Tara Murray

Six-lane super road plan to break gridlock

Gridlock: It’s hoped that a road link to Melbourne Airport will ease the squeeze.Picture: Ken Irwin/The Age

TULLAMARINE residents hope aplanned six-lane ‘super road’ aimed ateasing congestion around MelbourneAirport could be the answer to years oftraffic gridlock on Melrose Drive.

Last week, Melbourne Airportannounced the proposal for an$80million extension of Airport Drive.

It would mean commuters from thewest would have a direct link to theairport via the Western Ring Road,freeing up the Tullamarine Freeway.

The expansion will include a3.7-kilometre extension of AirportDrive from Sharps Road to MercerDrive. The project is expected to take21 months to complete and alsoinclude a shared pedestrian and cyclingpath.

It is expected to halve the number ofvehicles on Keilor Park Drive andreduce traffic on Melrose Drive by5 per cent. Expected to take 21months, works will include a sharedpedestrian and cycling path.

Yuroke resident Sue Aikas, who alsohas a house in Tullamarine, said the

new link would provide many benefits.But she said, ideally, she would prefer amonorail or rail link from the city tothe airport.

‘‘I can see it as being a good thing ifit’s done sensibly. You don’t want tocongest Westfield [Airport Drive] anymore because it’s such a nightmare,’’she said.

‘‘To ease congestion to the airport

there should be a monorail from thecity. But anything that’s going to relievecongestion on Melrose Drive andMickleham Road is good.’’

Keilor Ratepayers Association presi-dent Susan Jennison said peak-hourtraffic on Keilor Park Drive had been aresidents’ nightmare for more than adecade.

‘‘It’s a huge investment and there are

a lot of planning divisions involved in aproject this great,’’ she said. ‘‘But Ithink it [the road link] needs to comeinto fruition if this third runaway is togo ahead. There will be millions ofextra passengers on planes, and thesepeople have to use our roads to get tothe airport; so major adjustments needto be made.’’

Melbourne Airport spokeswomanAnne Gillett said the project was partof a $1 billion upgrade to improveterminals and the road network to theairport. She said construction couldstart as early as next year.

Melbourne Airport plans to increasepassengers from 28 million to 60 mil-lion over the next decade.

Ms Gillett said submissions on theroad link and the airport’s expansionplans could be made until March 8next year.

Submissions can be made by writingto the Planning Manager, MelbourneAirport, Locked Bag 16, Tullamarine,3043.

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For many, no vacation from home strifeBY STEPHANIE ZEVENBERGEN

FAMILY violence support services are alreadybeing deluged by calls for help from across Humeand the demand is expected to peak over thefestive season.

Support service Berry Street, which provideshelp and advice to women, has been taking up to60 calls a day from women in distress acrossMelbourne’s north.

Acting senior manager Gayle Correnti saysthat each month the service is getting about 480police referrals relating to family violence .

Ms Correnti said the highest demand for helpwas from the Hume and Whittlesea areas.

‘‘I suppose the festive season can be a stressfultime for everyone, but it seems that afterChristmas some situations get to a point wherewomen can’t manage.’’

Police figures revealed a 39 per cent increase in

family violence across Hume in the 12 months toSeptember.

Hume Inspector Paul Allinson said he believedthe increase was largely due to more womenseeking help. ‘‘Increased reporting tells us victimsare increasingly confident to come forward forhelp,’’ he said. ‘‘A new family violence unit ofspecialist police at Broadmeadows will furtherimprove our work with repeat victims and repeatoffenders to break the cycle of abuse.’’

Ms Correnti said although demand was high atthis time of year, it did not mean women wouldbe left stranded over the coming weeks.

‘‘Changes in the past few years means courtsare now open.

‘‘Courts need to be hearing cases within aspecified timeframe.

‘‘While I expect lots of services to be awayon holidays, not everyone takes that timeoff.’’

Bonjour Paris,it’s a dragon tale

Colour my world: Distinctive Options clients Dion and Paul, with Ingred Kay and the dragon — centrepiece of the art show. Picture: Shawn Smits

AN artistic flight of fancy by a Sunbury grouptakes Chinese dragons leaping and dancing downParisian thoroughfares.

Support service Distinctive Options combinesthe contrasting themes for its art show Dragonsin Paris. The show opened last Monday as partof Hume Council’s activities for InternationalDay of People with a Disability, which wasmarked on December 3.

Distinctive Options provides services to peoplewith disabilities in Melbourne’s north-west andsurrounding urban and rural communities.

Executive manager Rick Dunn said that whenthe service’s clients sought a theme for this year’sshow, they considered the activities they under-took over the year.

‘‘We were looking at Chinese cultures anddragons and then we looked at French culture.

‘‘When it came to deciding on the show, theclients thought about using the two.’’

The exhibition features work from 80 clients,and artworks can be bought.

‘‘There are different types of work on display,including oil paintings and sculptures,’’ Mr Dunnsaid. ‘‘We usually sell about 90 per cent of theworks and it’s a big thrill for those who havedone the work because they get the money fromthe sale.’’

Dragons in Paris, at 24 Macedon Street, Sun-bury, is on show until this Monday.

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Action stationson training hub

Work begins: Geoff Porter, Nick Easy,Denis Napthine and Peter Rau turn the firstsod.


WORK has started on a new$109 million emergency servicestraining centre in Craigieburn.

The state-of-the-art complex will bethe Metropolitan Fire Brigade’s largesttraining headquarters and will be usedby 1800 firefighters.

Last week, Hume mayor GeoffPorter, Major Projects Minister DenisNapthine and MFB chief executiveNick Easy turned the first sod at the18-hectare site.

Dr Napthine said work to lay gaspipes for the 12 fire training simula-tion buildings would begin in thecoming weeks.

‘‘After the completion of the in-

ground works the builder will start onthe 5800-square-metre academicbuilding, with the first of the struc-tural steel going up around April nextyear,’’ he said.

Mr Easy said the centre wouldensure the MFB remained one of thebest organisations for emergency-services training in Australia.

‘‘The Craigieburn MFB TrainingCollege will give our current andfuture workforce access tocomprehensive international-standardtraining facilities,’’ he said.

‘‘The Victorian community can restassured that its firefighters will havethe best possible training to respond toincreasingly complex emergencyscenarios.’’

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A hop, skip and jump for touristsBY STEPHANIE ZEVENBERGEN

Hi there: Kangaroos atWoodlands HistoricPark. Picture: Wayne Taylor

TOURISTS flying into MelbourneAirport would get a dose of Australianwildlife immediately after stepping offthe plane if a bridge from the airportto Woodlands Historic Park is built.

In State Parliament last week, West-ern Metropolitan Liberal MP BernieFinn called for a feasibility study intoestablishing a link from the airport tothe park.

‘‘Given that we’ve got huge numbersof kangaroos, we should make it apositive. We shouldn’t wait to hit oneafter dark,’’ he said.

‘‘I think, given that it’s one of themain reasons people come to Australiato see wildlife, it would giveMelbourne Airport an advantage.

‘‘We need some sort of bridge acrossSunbury Road so people visiting,arriving or taking off can wanderacross there.’’

Mr Finn said there had been increas-ing numbers of kangaroos in the parksince the drought broke.

He told Parliament: ‘‘The prospect

of selling Melbourne overseas as theplace where you can fly in and headacross the road and have lunch with akangaroo could be very appealing tomillions of people.’’

Melbourne Airport spokeswomanAnna Gillett said it welcomed theconcept. ‘‘We think it’s a great idea and

a good opportunity to provide ourinternational visitors with a uniqueMelbourne experience,’’ she said.

‘‘We are in discussions with themanagers of Living Legends about theopportunity to promote tours they canoperate from the airport.

‘‘[This] would enable visitors to

see kangaroos in their natural habitatand enjoy a great local visitorattraction.’’

Mr Finn said he expected a favour-able response to the proposal fromTourism Minister Louise Asher.

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Cyclists to help wheel out new plans

Ride on: Kevin Balaam wants a criterium circuit in Hume. Picture: Darren Howe


CYCLING enthusiasts in Hume arebeing urged to have their say on astudy to help shape the future of thecity’s cycling tracks and services.

The development of a new criteriumcircuit is among the off-road optionsbeing considered as part of HumeCouncil’s ‘cycling facility feasibilitystudy’.

Avid Craigieburn cyclist KevinBalaam says a criterium circuit —which could also be used for training,racing and learn-to-ride programs —would be an important addition toHume’s cycling options.

‘‘I read in its budget that the councilwas funding an investigation into acriterium circuit in Craigieburn,[but] I personally think a circuitlocated at or near Melbourne Airportwould be more feasible,’’ Mr Balaamsaid.

‘‘That ease of accessibility from alldirections would no doubt improvethe feasibility of the circuit.

‘‘It could perhaps also be used by

Essendon footballers as well asParalympians who are sharing the newEssendon Football Club communityfacility.’’

While criterium cycling would bethe focus of the study, the council alsowants to determine the region’s othercycling needs.

Hume mayor Geoff Porter sayscommunity feedback is critical.

‘‘Hume is a popular for cycling withmany cyclists using local roads andtrails for recreational and competitionpurposes.

‘‘We are well positioned as a growtharea to consider developing an off-road cycling facility which wouldprovide more opportunitiesfor cyclists from across Melbourne’snorth to come to Hume,’’ Cr Portersaid.

Submissions on the council’s‘cycling feasibility study’ close onDecember 19.

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Census highlightshomeless plightBY STEPHANIE ZEVENBERGEN

MORE than 800 people in Tullamarine andBroadmeadows reported themselves as being‘homeless’ on last year’s census night.

Figures from the Australian Bureau ofStatistics (ABS) reveal 72 per cent of people in thesuburbs were living in overcrowded housing.

The ABS defines homelessness as occurringwhen a person lives in a dwelling which isinadequate, has no tenure, or does not allow theresident to have control of — and access to —space for social relations.

Jenny Smith, chief executive of the Council toHomeless Persons, said rent prices in Hume hadincreased 51 per cent since the 2006 census,leaving households to struggle.

‘‘In Tullamarine and Broadmeadows, astaggering 72 per cent were living in severelyovercrowded dwellings that would need four ormore bedrooms to house them adequately,’’ shesaid. ‘‘For example, this might be a family ofseven living in a two-bedroom flat.’’

Ms Smith said overcrowding like this was a

feature of Victorian-era slums, which impactedon people’s physical and mental health and achild’s ability to study and learn.

‘‘These conditions are not something we wantto see in modern-day Australia.’’

Glenroy Hub manager Tony Clarke said thefigures were a concern but not a surprise.

‘‘Certainly, it’s a very high number and is aconcern; but also the definition of homelessnessis quite wide,’’ he said.

‘‘It includes people who are staying at a friend’shouse on a couch but not stable accommodation.They could [also] be in a motel or refuge.’’

According to Australians for Affordable Hous-ing, Hume has the second-highest rate of housingstress in Victoria, with 19 per cent of householdson a low income and using more than a third oftheir income on rent or mortgage repayments.

Mr Clarke said it was more common for singlepeople without children to struggle to findpermanent accommodation.

He said 1200 people had requested assistancesince July. The demand would only grow leadingup to Christmas and continue into January.

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Fire danger worse than first thought

Be prepared: CFA officers fight a grass fire in Sunbury last year. Picture: Matthew Furneaux

BY TARA MURRAY

AUTHORITIES are predicting a moredangerous fire season than first anti-cipated across Hume, with residentsbeing warned to take the necessarysteps now to reduce their risk.

The call came as the fire dangerperiod came into force across theregion last week, banning the lightingof fires in the open air without apermit in areas controlled by the CFAuntil April 30 next year.

CFA Hume group officer GerryHauke said several areas across theregion were under threat.

‘‘The most dangerous aspect for usis grass fires around Craigieburn,Wildwood, Sunbury and the areaswith surrounding vacant land,’’ hesaid.

‘‘People should cut the grass aroundtheir houses, get rid of any vegetationand clear roofs to be prepared for theseason.

‘‘Grass fires can impact on homes,too, so it’s important to make sure thathomes are prepared for summer.’’

Mr Hauke said people surroundedby vacant land or paddocks shouldcreate fire breaks at the edge of theirproperties.

He urged residents to take notice ofthe restrictions which apply during thefire danger period.

‘‘The idea behind the period is thatthe land is very dry and people have tobe careful about lighting fires.

‘‘You need to get a permit throughthe council if you light a fire and haveto make sure there is equipment to putit out. You don’t leave it unattended.

‘‘You notify the CFA when you areplanning to have the fire.’’

CFA northern and western metro-politan region community safetymanager David Allen said that whileVictoria had experienced a significantamount of wet weather this year, itwas one of the world’s most fire-proneregions. ‘‘It only takes two weeks ofhot, dry and windy weather to createdangerous fire conditions,’’ he said.

Details: cfa.vic.gov.au or1800 240 667


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The Ys and wherefores

Hume young citizen of the year Nadine Kotop has used the award as a springboard to serve the community. Picture: Michael Copp

Aleisha King’s commitment to St John Ambulance has often come at the expense of hersocial life. Picture: Cathy Jackson

Today’s youth might be the leaders of tomorrow, but they’re all so bloodyimpatient. It’s a common assessment of Generation Y, and one that appears spoton to BEN CAMERON, who met a young trio in touch with their community side.

Nadine Kotop, Sam Hasell andAleisha King are all certifiedleaders, and patience doesn’t

appear to be a virtue. They’re notwaiting until tomorrow to start effect-ing change.

Aleisha, 17, admits she’s had tolearn how to cool her jets since she wasfive years old.

With a clear goal of joining St JohnAmbulance, she had to wait until shewas a more mature seven to sign on.

‘‘I was really tiny. I couldn’t domuch,’’ says Aleisha, who also joinedthe Salvation Army about the sametime.

These days she’s passing down herfirst aid know-how to kids.

‘‘It’s really rewarding,’’ she says ofworking with kids. ‘‘You really feelgood that you’re helping somebody.

‘‘Not everything’s about you — eventhough a lot of people think it is.’’

Aleisha prides herself on her dedica-tion, even if it means missing import-ant events such as a close friend’sbirthday.

One of her mates is still a bitannoyed after Aleisha missed her partyto fulfil her ambo duties.

‘‘I’d put my name down. It wassomething I said I would do. I wasn’tgoing to pull out. I’d already commit-ted to it, so I fulfilled my commitment.You have to put your money whereyour mouth is.’’

Aleisha believes there’s a ‘‘massivegeneralisation’’ that Generation Y is aselfish lot, although she admits ‘‘thereare a heap of people in this generationwho don’t give a crap about somebodyelse’’.

‘‘There are a few good ones outthere. None of my friends help withother people, really, but each to theirown, I guess.’’

A little less patient is Nadine Kotop,who says she’s always been in amassive hurry to help.

‘‘We are the future, essentially, so Ithink it’s quite important for us tostart now,’’ says Kotop, Hume’s youngcitizen of the year.

The 20-year-old is the type who’smore impressed by survivors thancelebrities and — while sports starssuch as Chris Judd don’t subscribe tothe theory that public leaders set thestandard for others — she embracesthe expectations that came with win-ning the award.

‘‘I wouldn’t call it pressure. It wasmore of a boost and encouragement to

keep going on,’’ she says of the expect-ations she faces.

‘‘If anything, it was small motiva-tion . . . it was encouraging and mademe want to continue with this pathand make a difference.’’

While a lot of her peers are spendingtheir spare time on social media andparties, Nadine, a final-year universitystudent who also works at RonaldMcDonald House, says the key toeffecting change at such a young age issometimes about being selfless.

‘‘It’s about balance, to be honest. It’sjust about spending less time on Face-book and putting it towards some-thing else. It’s not too difficult.

‘‘You compromise a little bit. Youcan’t attend every social event you’dlike to, or you neglect a little bit ofstudy if you want to organise an event.It’s about prioritising.’’

Like Aleisha, Nadine has had toforgo her share of fun, like a recenttrip to Europe, which put the acid teston her commitment.

‘‘I haven’t been earning money asI’ve been utilising that time for volun-teer work.

‘‘It’s easy to get consumed by otherthings, like my peers, but it’s aboutlooking at the big picture — you’renever too young to make a differenceand make worthy contributions. Justbecause you’re young doesn’t meanyou can’t have a voice in the com-munity and make an effective change.’’

Change is sometimes as simple asaltering perceptions, and you couldargue Sam Hasell is living proof of thatidea.

He’s an opinionated 16-year-oldskater, but also a non-drinking poetwith plenty of community spirit.

Sam’s also about construction anddestruction in equal measure, dedicat-ing his time to pulling apartmisconceptions around local youthsthrough his pet project: repairingKyneton’s skate park.

‘‘I had the idea about breaking thestereotype of young people as drink-ing, violent youth,’’ he says.

‘‘We want to show the people ofKyneton that the kids aren’t that badand that the stereotype that they’vegot of the youth is wrong.’’

While many of his contemporariesdrink to excess, Sam finds expressionthrough the written word. So he usedthe poetic form to make a pitch to thelocal council for $1000 to repair thepark. ‘‘The stereotype is my big thing,’’

he says. ‘‘I’m a 16-year-old kid. Peopledon’t expect me to be involved inpoetry.

‘‘But when I get up and recite some-thing I’ve written, people are trulyblown away. I really like breaking thatperception.’’

Sam has become something of a gunfor hire for the council, helpingdevelop a program to improve themental health of year 8 students in theMacedon Ranges.

As local youth suicides rates havedropped, Sam has reluctantly inher-ited the tag of a role model.

‘‘I identify with being a role model.But I haven’t tried to change myself orbecome something that I’m not.

‘‘I should just be myself.’’It illustrates why helping others is

not a choice for these youngsters: it’sin their DNA.

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There’s a saying in the Spanish town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia that its children are baptised twice – fi rst at the church and

then with a nip of the local sparkling wine, Cava, at the celebration that follows.

Cava is more than a drink in Catalonia – it’s a way of life. It’s everywhere – from a glass of it with a pastry in the Boqueria market before starting the day to the local back-street Cava bars where time stands still and the heaving Can Paixano Cava bar in the beachside Barcelona suburb La Barceloneta.

In Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, a 40-minute train ride east of Barcelona and home to 80 Cava producers, it’s estimated that 70 per cent of the town’s population is involved in theCava industry.

Cava is not just a name, it’s a classifi ed wine region, which sits in a triangle between the towns of Tarragona, Montserrat and Penedes. Law decrees that Cava must be made in the same way as Champagne – with a second fermentation and ageing in the bottle – and that the vines cannot be irrigated. The vines

are grown over limestone soil, which retains moisture and helps the vines survive often-baking conditions.

I visited the cellars of the Cava behemoth Freixenet, which makes 90 million bottles a year, with grapes sourced from 1000 growers. The Freixenet Cordon Negro has been a staple in our house for years, and it was great to see winemaking on such a large scale.

While wine has been made in the region

for centuries, Cava is a relatively new name. Up until the 1980s, Cava was labelled as Champagne, with a note on the label that read “wine from Cave”. When the name Champagne was taken back by the French, the wines were formally named Cava.

It’s said in the region that this identity change gave the wine a rebirth and pushed quality forward to what it is now.

There are three main grape varieties that make cava – macabeu, parellada and xarel.lo – and another six that can be used, which are pinot noir, chardonnay, monastrell, trepat, malvasia and garnacha. Keep an eye out for the delightful rosés made of monastrell and garnacha.

The wine is aged in bottles for a minimum nine months for entry-level wines, 15 months for a reserva and 30 months for a grand reserva, with the wines gaining complexity the longer they spend in the bottle. ■

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Whistling as she worksShannon Colgan has bounced her way into a sports career, writes Rebecca Miller

Watching her brother play AFLfootball, along with a love ofsport generally, led Shannon

Colgan, 18, to become a field umpire.‘‘A teacher from school — who was

part of the Western Region FootballLeague — started an academy andbecause I loved footy I decided to joinand give umpiring a go,’’ Shannonsays.

‘‘I started helping at my brother’sfooty games when they were short onumpires. It gave me a sniff of what itwas like.’’

After a couple of weeks training onbasic umpiring skills, Shannonumpired her first game with a mentorto show her the ropes.

The teenager has now been umpir-ing in the WRFL since 2009, trainingon Monday and Wednesday nights,

and is one of only two field umpires inthe league.

‘‘There are more women working asgoal or boundary umpires, but it’smostly guys in the league. I love beinginvolved in the game. It’s given meskills, confidence and socialopportunities.’’

The young sportswoman got to runonto the ground at Etihad Stadiumduring this year’s NAB Cup competi-tion and went into the rooms to seehow the umpires prepare for theirgames.

‘‘I umpired at five Auskick games atthe MCG and Etihad last year.’’

This year, Shannon had the pleasureof meeting Chelsea Roffey, a goalumpire in the AFL grand final inSeptember. ‘‘It was great to meetChelsea and to see how much you can

achieve if you set your mind to it.’’Shannon umpires division one,seniors’ football games on Saturdays,and juniors on Sundays from April toSeptember. ‘‘I’m pretty sporty. I usedto play basketball and netball and doathletics.’’ She’s also a member of theYouth Girls Academy, one of 13 fieldumpires from the Melbourne metroarea, and says the academy gives herthe chance to hone her skills.

Shannon says she’ll always maketime for umpiring. ‘‘Next year I’mgoing to travel overseas, but I also planon umpiring and I’m hoping to studybusiness and sports management.’’

For other young women interestedin umpiring, she has this advice: ‘‘Takethe risk and get your foot in the door.It’s a great opportunity to get involvedwith footy.’’

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Scott the new EDFL boss as Price retiresBY TEO PELLIZZERI

LONG-serving Essendon District FootballLeague chairman Ian Price has retired from hispost after 12 years in the role.

Price, 61, was asked to stay on in the role aslate as the moments before the start of last Wed-nesday’s annual general meeting but stood downafter serving on the board since 1984.

Former Oak Park player and coach Brett Scotthas stepped up from his position on the board tobecome chairman. He joined the EDFL board in2001 and has held the EDFL juniors portfolio inrecent seasons.

The league is still looking to replace its directorof umpiring, Terry Dowling, who also stooddown at the AGM.

‘‘My time has come,’’ Price said.

‘‘I’d been talking to Brett about him takingover my role for the past 4-5 years. Even as lateas (the night of the AGM) people were asking‘‘are you sure’’ but it was time to give it away.

‘‘The league’s in a great financial position, Ican always boast that the league has never hadmoney issues that have caused AFL Victoria tocome in and administer our competition.’’

Price said he was still eagerly anticipating theexpansion of the league through the north-western corridor of the city.

‘‘Three or four years ago I knew we had tolook at the growth of the league otherwise we’dbe gobbled up,’’ he said.

‘‘The best thing we’ve done is take juniors andsplit them into divisions of eight, eight and eightinstead of having two divisions.

‘‘The competition has come a long way from

when I first started. Clubs coming in like Craigie-burn, Jacana, that was my first year, then TaylorsLakes, Hillside. The league is in a great positionand who is to say that by 2015 it won’t be 10teams in each of the three divisions.

Recent high-profile incidents of violence andmisbehaviour have been some of the more tryingtimes for the league under Price’s watch.

The EDFL has received state or national atten-tion for incidents including one spectator attack-ing another with a mallet at a junior match in2009 and the melee and social media fall-outfrom the division 1 grand final between AirportWest and West Coburg this year.

‘‘The hammer thing was a disgrace but wewent through the process with the investigationand police. These things take their toll on the fullboard, and the clubs as well,’’ Price said.

‘‘One thing that worries me in the competitionis the little bit of racial (abuse) element creepingback in. Social media is very dangerous as far asfootball clubs go.

‘‘People get on there and saying what theywant. We get a lot of calls from clubs aboutbullying on Facebook and Twitter.’’

Price praised the league’s reputation as a homefor ex-AFL talent but also took time to single outthe loyal home-grown stalwarts.

‘‘People who have been around the league suchas Craig Hille from Strathmore or Ange Gentilefrom Airport West, they’ve been committed tothe EDFL and I’ve seen them from when they firststarted.’’

Go to humeweekly.com.au for new chairmanBrett Scott’s thoughts on leading the EDFL

Heights’handy winBY TEO PELLIZZERI

STRATHMORE Heights’ prospects ofavoiding relegation from North WestMetropolitan Cricket Association’sLuscombe Shield received a boost witha 47-run win against Aberfeldie-StJohns at the weekend.

Aberfeldie-St Johns was all out for108 in reply to Strathmore Heights’165 made the previous weekend, leav-ing the former last on the table.

Aberfeldie-St Johns’ six points trailsseventh-placed Roxburgh Park-Broadmeadows (nine) and StrathmoreHeights (12).

Joel Kolep (5-40) and Josh Fielding(5-38) shared the wickets for Strath-more Heights.

At Oak Park Swim Centre, anunthinkable collapse of 8-12 tookRoxburgh Park-Broadmeadows froma winning position to a 69-run defeatagainst Pascoe Vale Central.

Chasing 223 for victory, RPB waswell placed at 2-141 in reply, withKagan Gnanapralgasa making 60 andJohn Kulikowski (52).

But Cameron Hare had other ideas,taking 4-5 in a spell that tore the RPBinnings to shreds.

Nathaniel Biggs ended the inningswith 4-46 for Pascoe Vale Central.

At Tullamarine Reserve, GladstonePark landed a key blow in the battlefor top-four positions as it won by awicket against Buckley Park.

Chasing 211 for victory, GladstonePark made 9-212 in reply, improvingto 33 points in fourth on the tablewhile Buckley Park is fifth on 27.

Eleven times a championNorth-West Aquatic swimmer Emily Nicol couldn’t miss in the recent Metro West District swimming championship

after winning all 11 of her events. Nicol, 18, enjoyed four golden days at the Wyndham Leisure Centre by dominating

the pool as the most successful swimmer from the western suburbs. ‘‘Everything from now until next April is part of

my preparation for the FINA World Championships selection trials,’’ Nicol said. ‘‘So to know I’m swimming well this

far out from my major target meet is a big positive.’’ Nicol’s individual event wins were in the 100m backstroke, 100m

breaststroke, 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 200m breaststroke, 200m freestyle, 200m

individual medley, 400m freestyle and 400m individual medley. Nicol also won the medley relay along with

teammates Emma Hatherley, Rebecca Pane and Ellen McGennisken.

Batsmen letdown RPBA BAD day with the bat has Roxburgh Park-Broadmeadows facing defeat against Brighton inVictorian Sub-District Cricket AssociationSouth-West first XI.

Rolled for 129 on Saturday, RPB conceded 63runs defending its modest total before stumps onday one.

Lincoln Stanley (23) and Tyron Gamage (20)were the only batsmen to reach 20 as RPB’sinnings ended in the 54th over.

Jordan Steele then went for quick runs beforestumps, scoring 45 as Brighton reached the close0-63 in reply. Action continues this Saturday.

In Twenty20 action, RPB lost 5-116 to Sun-shine 2-120 last Tuesday week.

In VTCA Senior Division, Greenvale protectedits runaway lead at the top by making 211 inreply to St Bernards’ 182.

Greenvale’s 47.09 points leads the league fromKeilor in second on 37.57 points.

In North Division, Tullamarine is top of theleague after rolling Royal Park-Brunswick for104 in reply to 221 made the previous weekend.

Westmeadows also had a good day with theball, defending 8-277 by bowling out FootscrayUnited for 139. Toby Bulcock took six wicketsfor Westmeadows.

In North B1, Craigieburn ran out of time as ittried to turn around a first-innings defeat bysnatching an outright result.

Pascoe Vale Sports Club made 142 batting firstbefore bowling out Craigieburn for 121 in reply,but Craigieburn hit back by bowling out PVSCfor 137 in its second dig. Craigieburn was left atarget of 159 for victory, but with just 14 oversbefore stumps, it could make only 5-76.

Jacana is runaway leader of North B1 aftercomfortably defending 8-274 against Maribyr-nong Park-St Marys, bowling the latter out for120. Jacana has 49.10 points on top of the divi-sion from East Coburg on 32.73 points.

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