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By Mike HastTHE start of work on the Aldi store in Somerville brings to an end a long-running saga that revealed the loss of historical memory in the town, says historian Leila Shaw.Ms Shaw’s father Thomas Brunning,

a First World War veteran, in 1946 donated land for an infant welfare centre at 1097 Frankston-Flinders Rd as a practical memorial for those who served in the Second World War.

Residents worked hard during post-

war austere times to raise money to build the centre, which was opened in July 1954 along with wrought iron memorial gates at the entrance bearing the word “Lest We Forget”, opened by Somerville-born Annie Sage.Colonel Sage had a distinguished

nursing career in the Second World War including introducing the Austra-lian Army Medical Women’s Service training scheme and helping start the army’s nursing corps.The building later became a pre-

school. When completed, the prop-erty was signed over to the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, then the new Shire of Hastings in the 1960s and again to the new Mornington Peninsula Shire in 1994.In 2010, the shire council supported

the relocation of the preschool to a new building behind Somerville Primary School and in March 2012 sold the land to Aldi for $750,000.approached the shire in July 2007. Aldi

had bought the two blocks next door, 1089 and 1093 Frankston-Flinders Rd.

The preschool was demolished ear-lier this month and earthmoving equip-ment is preparing the land for the new supermarket, the fourth in the town.

The issue created controversy with the descendants of Somerville’s pio-neers appalled at the proposal and newer residents keen for Aldi to open and provide competition.Leila Shaw and fellow members of

the Somerville, Tyabb and District

Heritage Society ran a campaign to educate residents and the shire about the history of the preschool centre, but all to no avail.On Saturday, Ms Shaw, 85, and the

author of three history books on the district, told The News “my Somerville friends and their families tread their last years with heavy hearts”.“I can’t even bear to look at the land

where the preschool stood a couple of weeks ago. It breaks my heart.”

Continued Page 6

History ‘lost’ as Aldi starts

Memories bulldozed: Objectors to the sale of Somerville Preschool to Aldi for a

new supermarket at the site on Monday

were, clockwise from front, Leila Shaw,

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Yanni

PAGE 2 Western Port News 26 March 2013

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THE Balnarring Picnic Racing Club has chosen March 30th (Easter Saturday) as centerpiece for its commemoration of 150 years of racing, dating back to 1863. Set in the scenic rural environment of the Emu Plains Reserve on Coolart Road, picnic racing at Balnarring provides an opportunity for all to experience “the fun of the races.”

It’s a really affordable day out, with general admission $10 and all kids 18 years and under getting in free when accompanied by an adult. Gates open at 10.30am, with ample parking, so make your plans now. If you haven’t experi-enced racing at Balnarring before, it’s a must, and only one hour’s drive from Melbourne!

For the very fi rst time the racing club will host a Fashions on the Field com-petition. The competition will be open to women aged 18 and over, with prizes worth over $2,000 on offer, including a millinery prize.

As well as Fashions on the Field, you can expect to cheer on the HMAS Cer-berus Band, wander through a contingent of vintage cars, sample local wines, listen to live music, and enjoy interactive entertainment for the kids (Animals of Oz). Want more? How about raffl es and a Punters Club, as well as a playground, jumping castle and face-painting for the kids, also a selection of tasty food stalls.

And that’s not all. As a lead-up to the fi nal race day, an event “Celebrating 150

Years of Picnic Racing at Balnarring” will be held at the Heritage Tavern in Balnarring on Thursday, March 28th. For $40, you will receive a selection of food and be entertained by a band, with drinks at bar prices. Dress is smart casual, although prizes will be offered for “best racewear covering the past 150 years.” Whether your preference is Victorian costume or a 1960s miniskirt (think Jean Shrimpton), you may fi nd your effort rewarded; just make sure that your outfi t is appropriate for the races!

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By Mike HastTHE start of work on the Aldi store in Somerville brings to an end a long-running saga that revealed the loss of historical memory in the town, says historian Leila Shaw.

Ms Shaw’s father Thomas Brunning, a First World War veteran, in 1946 donated land for an infant welfare centre at 1097 Frankston-Flinders Rd as a practical memorial for those who served in the Second World War.

Residents worked hard during post-

war austere times to raise money to build the centre, which was opened in July 1954 along with wrought iron memorial gates at the entrance bearing the word “Lest We Forget”, opened by Somerville-born Annie Sage.

Colonel Sage had a distinguished nursing career in the Second World War including introducing the Austra-lian Army Medical Women’s Service training scheme and helping start the army’s nursing corps.

The building later became a pre-

school. When completed, the prop-erty was signed over to the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, then the new Shire of Hastings in the 1960s and again to the new Mornington Peninsula Shire in 1994.

In 2010, the shire council supported the relocation of the preschool to a new building behind Somerville Primary School and in March 2012 sold the land to Aldi for $750,000.

The German supermarket chain fi rst approached the shire in July 2007. Aldi

had bought the two blocks next door, 1089 and 1093 Frankston-Flinders Rd.

The preschool was demolished ear-lier this month and earthmoving equip-ment is preparing the land for the new supermarket, the fourth in the town.

The issue created controversy with the descendants of Somerville’s pio-neers appalled at the proposal and newer residents keen for Aldi to open and provide competition.

Leila Shaw and fellow members of the Somerville, Tyabb and District

Heritage Society ran a campaign to educate residents and the shire about the history of the preschool centre, but all to no avail.

On Saturday, Ms Shaw, 85, and the author of three history books on the district, told The News “my Somerville friends and their families tread their last years with heavy hearts”.

“I can’t even bear to look at the land where the preschool stood a couple of weeks ago. It breaks my heart.”

Continued Page 6

History ‘lost’ as Aldi startsHistory ‘lost’ as Aldi starts

Memories bulldozed: Objectors to the sale of Somerville Preschool to Aldi for a new supermarket at the site on Monday were, clockwise from front, Leila Shaw, Maisie Lewis, Joan Wagner, Eve Ives, Kevin Thornell and Evelyn Sage. Picture: Yanni

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By Keith PlattDRIVERS of electric scooters and people with walking frames are be-ing forced onto the road by building works at the corner of Marine Parade and Church St in Hastings.

The footpath is blocked by safety fences erected around the $6 million “affordable” homes project.

Work stopped on the 20 homes last year after builders unearthed a dis-used fuel tank, forcing project owners Community Housing Ltd to have soil tested to gauge the extent of contami-nation from the tank left over from an old service station.

However, the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better, with the state manager for Community Hous-ing Ltd, Brett Wake, saying more dis-ruption is likely.

A second fuel tank has been found on the property and the footpath may have to be dug up to remove contami-nated soil.

“Finding the second tank has re-ally brought the project to a halt,” Mr Wake said on Monday.

He said a fi nal report was being prepared for EPA Victoria that would then direct how much soil should be removed.

Mr Wake said it was hoped the EPA would “clear” six of the units at the corner of Church and King streets for occupation.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to fi nish them and move people in after we hear from the EPA in late April or early May,” he said.

“We don’t know what to do about the blockage of the footpath and there

Footpath hazard from building delayFootpath hazard from building delay

Danger path: A scooter driver has to climb a driveway to get to the footpath after negotiating a section of Marine Parade.

may be even more disruption to the path to come.

“We’ll be working with the EPA and council on that one.”

Mr Wake said the offi ce of housing within the state Human Services De-partment had helped fi nance the soil checks.

Mr Wake said it would take about 12 weeks to fi nish the 20 units if given the all-clear.

Late last year Mr Wake remained “very confi dent” the project could be fi nished with Community Housing de-laying seeking tenants for the homes.

“We were about 16 weeks off com-pletion when the tank was found and it won’t take much to fi nish the project,” he told The News in October.

“It seems a complex situation, but I believe we will get to the end of it.”

Mr Wake said pipes protruding from

the ground in front of the homes fac-ing Marine Parade extended under the road “and that’s where the problem seems to be”.

Remediation will include removing and replacing soil on the site and then capping it with concrete.

When completed, the “affordable” homes will offer secure long-term rental accommodation to senior citi-zens, families on low incomes, and

people with intellectual and physical disabilities who can live independently with support.

Dubbed the “Hastings model”, the project is being built with money from state and federal governments as well as Frankston Peninsula Carers.

The 20 homes were originally slated for completion this month.

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Continued from Page 3“I thank God most of our war vet-

erans have died for they would never have believed that shire councillors would sell our war memorial to a com-mercial enterprise and, rather than re-turn the money to the community, use it to build a government asset at the primary school.”

Ms Shaw said the district heritage society as well as the Hastings-West-ern Port Historical Society, Hastings-Somerville RSL and individuals who had been affected by both wars had asked the shire not to sell the land.

At a special meeting last February to hear objectors and supporters of the land sale plan, Ms Shaw said: “De-stroy our memorial and you dishonour the servicemen and their families who

built Australia’s fi rst fruit-growing re-gion.

“Over the years, various shire coun-cils have desecrated memorials to our servicemen and women until we have but one left.

“The Shire of Hastings cut down our Avenue of Honour [in Eramosa Rd East] and lost the plaques at the base of each tree.

“They sold off our memorial cannon for scrap metal and moved our First World War memorial to an insignifi -cant side street.

“They lost our Second World War memorial plaques from the preschool site as well as the wrought iron gates.

“Pioneering families worked hard in diffi cult times of shortages and ration-ing to build our Second World War me-

morial, the baby centre, and now it’s gone.”

A condition on the land sale is that Aldi must install a war memorial plaque.

As a tradeoff for the Aldi land sale, the shire has planted an avenue of hon-our of Manchurian pears in Station St and will relocate the soldiers’ memo-rial at the corner of Jones Rd and Clar-inda St to the more prominent Fruit Growers’ Reserve.

Last year, councillors who voted for the land sale to Aldi were David Gibb, Reade Smith, Frank Martin, Antonella Celi, Anne Shaw, Leigh Eustace and Tim Rodgers.

Voting against were Lynn Bowden, Bev Colomb and Graham Pittock.

Start made to Somerville AldiStart made to Somerville Aldi

HASTINGS Fire Brigade has warned motorists to be careful when driving on wet roads after being called to a two-car crash on Saturday 16 February. One driver trapped in his car at the corner of Marine Pde and Lyall St was cut free by emergency services volunteers from Langwarrin before being taken by ambulance to hospital. Hastings CFA sent a pumper and tanker to the scene.

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INSURERS seem likely to make a claim against Mornington Peninsula Shire after a tree growing on council land fell onto a passing car.

The woman driver was uninjured physically, although she remains in shock and is having trouble sleeping.

“I was quite traumatised and have gone to the doctor. The TAC [Trans-port Accident Commission] people have been fantastic,” Linda Wilde said on Wednesday.

Ms Wilde said her insurers would be submitting a claim to council.

Her problems began as she was go-ing for a swim to escape the heat on

Monday 11 March, Labour Day.The tree, a mature banksia, fell while

she was driving alone in her 2005 Ni-ssan Pulsar in Balnarring Beach Rd, Balnarring.

“I was trying to stop but all I could see were leaves; it made a terrible banging and scraping noise on the roof of my car,” Ms Wilde said.

“I couldn’t wait to get out. Some-thing needs to be done. I could have been killed if the tree or its branches had come through the windscreen.”

The shire’s risk and insurance offi cer says that for council to consider com-pensation it “must fi rst have a legal li-

ability to do so and that liability must arise out of negligence on the part of council”.

“It follows therefore that if council has not been negligent, then liability to compensate a person suffering injury or loss does not arise.”

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The claim will then be sent to Ech-elon (an independent claims manage-ment agency) for investigation and a determination.

Keith Platt

Compo claim likely over fallen treeCompo claim likely over fallen treeStumped: A broken stump is all that remains of the banksia growing on council land that fell onto Linda Wilde’s car. Picture: Yanni

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has awarded expanded infrastructure main tenance contracts to Transfi eld Ser vices.

Transfi eld announced the contract last Tuesday, although the shire has not yet made a public statement.

The decision is likely to see smaller contractors lose work from the shire.

Graeme Hunt, Transfi eld’s managing director and chief executive, said the company would “continue its 15-year relationship with the …shire in three expanded 10-year contracts providing sustainable infrastructure maintenance services for $190 million”.

“We are thrilled to be able to con-tinue to apply our expertise in long-term asset management principles to the Mornington Peninsula Shire, in one of the company’s longest running relationships,” he said.

Transfi eld would provide asset ma-nage ment and maintenance services for the shire’s $1.4 billion of assets in cluding building, furniture, signs, parks and roadsides services, Mr Hunt said.

“Customer service and community

en gagement services will also be pro-vided.

“We look forward to building on the hard work already collaboratively achieved by the shire and our team, in order to protect the unique landscape of the area for many generations to come.”

Transfi eld recently won a silver award from the Asset Management Council for its appli ca tion of asset ma-nagement principles with the shire.

Transfi eld employs about 24,000 peo ple across 20 industries and 11 countries.

The shire fi rst awarded its infra-structure maintenance services to Trans fi eld in early 1997 when it dis-banded its maintenance department.

At a council meeting in April 1997, the shire’s contracts manager Peter Gore (now manager of recreation and leisure) said the Transfi eld contract was the biggest of its type to be award-ed in Victoria and was valued at $9.7 million in the fi rst year (1997-98).

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Children’s teeth need to be looked after gently and carefully.

Baby teeth or primary teeth help children to speak clearly and chew, they also pave the way for secondary teeth. By following a simple dental routine, you can help give your children healthy teeth and gums.

It is very important not to wait until your child experiences a toothache to visit the dentist. By having routine check-ups from an early age, it can help to eliminate the fear of the dental setting and establish a good dental routine they can follow throughout their lives.

The first visit is usually a short one. Our aim is to give your child a chance to get to know our fantastic dental team and experience our modern clinic in a friendly and non-threatening manner.

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Evaluate the way your child’s teeth fit together, “the bite”.

Identify any potential problems or deleterious habits.

Show you and your child how to properly clean his or her teeth at home.

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SCIENTISTS have identifi ed prob-lems impacting on the Western Port environment, although there are no guarantees action will be taken to fi x them.

The fi ndings have been released by Melbourne Water, which three years ago commissioned a panel of leading environmental scientists to consolidate all of the existing research on Western Port.

Melbourne Water’s manager of wa-terways and wetlands research Rhys

Coleman said the project had been critical to improving knowledge of the Western Port marine and coastal envi-ronment.

“Continuing to build this know-ledge base will help us protect Western Port’s health into the future in the face of signifi cant pressures such as urban growth,” he said.

“As the manager of waterways that fl ow into Western Port, it is of particu-lar interest to Melbourne Water to con-tinue to build our knowledge.”

Key fi ndings of the project that Mr Coleman says “will help protect the in-ternationally signifi cant Western Port environment” include: Importance of tidal fl ats in reducing nitrogen, which instead forms a vital part of the food chain. Ghost shrimp are a key species that enhance nitrogen removal. Light limitation is the key factor in limiting seagrass distribution, with the most likely cause being sediment in waves and currents.

Wave movement is the main cause of erosion; little impact from other causes.

Mr Coleman said the research pro-gram was expected to help Melbourne Water make more informed investment decisions for the greatest environmen-tal and social outcomes.

“In the same way the Port Phillip study has helped drive water qual-ity targets and investment, we would expect to replicate this approach for Western Port,” he said.

“The Western Port research has al-ready started to pay dividends, with the research team making some valuable fi ndings on the health of the environ-ment, the plants and animals that live there, and the pressures they face.

“It has been encouraging to see the comprehensive level of feedback and interest from a diverse range of stake-holders and we will continue to update the community on our progress as the project continues.”

Studies show threats to bay environmentStudies show threats to bay environment

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STAGE announcements and anecdotes about the 50 years of organised surfi ng in Victorian culminated in fi ne tradition on Sunday with about 30 surfers enjoying an “expression session” in the waves of Bells Beach near Torquay.

Surfers from the Mornington Peninsula who had been involved in, fi rst, the Victorian branch of the Australian Surfriders’ Association and then Surfi ng Victoria were at Bells to celebrate the organisation’s 50th anniversary.

Making the trip to the west coast were surf shop owner Ted Bainbridge, surfboard maker Mick Pierce, former ASA judge Peter Wilkinson, Ian Cochrane, Richard Porter, Gary Burns and surf shop owners Paul and Phil Trigger. Joining them and other surfi ng “pioneers” in the water after presentations were Terry Wall, Adam Robertson, Rod Brooks, Tony Ray, Nikki Van Dijk and Greg Brown.

The celebration coincided with the Wingman Pre-trials, part of the selection process that will see a

Victorian surfer gain entry into the main event of the Easter Rip Curl Pro.

“We have been running Pioneers Day for the past few years and the reception has been incredible,” Surfi ng Victoria CEO Max Wells said.

“Many of our pioneers and former members don’t get the chance to catch up during the year, so this is a great opportunity for them to meet and also watch some of the best Victorian surfers battle it out for a spot in the Rip Curl Pro main draw.”

Keith Platt

‘Pioneers’ take centre stage at Bells‘Pioneers’ take centre stage at BellsSurf line-up: Peter Wilkinson, left, Paul Trigger and Mick Pierce were among the Mornington Peninsula contingent at Bells Beach to celebrate with Surfi ng Victoria.

A MT Martha property owner has been fi ned $30,000 over a non-compliant swimming pool safety fence.

It is the highest of three fi nes im-posed by courts in Victoria this year in relation to swimming pool and spa safety fences.

Two companies and their directors were fi ned $20,600 and $14,700 for failing to ensure the spas at their Hep-burn Springs and Daylesford proper-ties had approved safety barriers.

In the latest case, the Building Com-mission prosecuted Anthony Knight in

Fine over pool Fine over pool safety fencesafety fence

Frankston Magistrates’ Court for fail-ing to comply with a building order to make the safety barrier of a swimming pool at his Mt Martha property com-pliant with the Building Act 1993.

Building Commissioner Greg Hy-ams said Mr Knight had failed to com-ply with a building order “despite be-ing given adequate opportunity to do so”.

“In mid-June 2012 the building sur-veyor issued Mr Knight with a build-ing order that required him to make the safety barrier compliant within 30 days,” Mr Hyams said.

“When the property was inspected again, during October last year, our inspector found that the building order had not been obeyed and the safety barrier remained non-compliant. As a result, the commission launched a prosecution against Mr Knight.

“I hope this penalty highlights the importance of everyone ensuring their pool or spa safety barrier is compliant, as it could be the difference between life and death,” Mr Hyams said.

Magistrate F J Holzer acknowl-edged that some effort had been made to fence the pool, although in a non-compliant manner.

He said public policy and safety concerns meant it was important to send a strong message about the dan-gers of non-compliant swimming pool safety barriers.

There was a risk to young children, particularly as the property was some-times rented as a holiday house.

Pottery showPottery showDROMANA Potters Group’s annual exhibition will be held over the Easter long weekend in the Old Shire of Flinders Hall, Point Nepean Rd, Dromana. It is open 10am-4pm on Saturday 30 March and Sunday 31 March as well as 10am-1pm on Monday 1 April.

Details: Kathy Coffey,0418 128 267.

Tea for manyTea for manyTHE ninth Melbourne Teapot Exhibition was opened on Saturday by ceramicist Kevin Boyd at The Studio @ Flinders Gallery, 65 Cook St, Flinders. The exhibition features functional and sculptural teapots from the sublime to the frivolous and opens 10am-5pm until 14 April. Details: 5989 0077.

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IT was standing room only when the photos were taken during the week-end’s gathering of the Meyer family of Hastings.

Family members came from as far away as New Zealand to celebrate Alice Meyer’s 95th birthday (she is pictured second from left).

Mrs Meyer came to Australia from England as a war bride in 1946 with her husband, Captain Leo Meyer.

The two had met in Liverpool where

Leo, an Australian master mariner, was serving on British merchant ships during the Second World War.

They made their fi rst home in Sur-rey Hills, raising four children.

Their family has grown to include 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grand-children, with two more expected soon. Most were at her birthday party.

In 1957, Alice and Leo bought a small farm on the outskirts of Hast-ings as a future retirement occupation

for Leo, moving there permanently in 1963. The couple soon became active in the Hastings community, with Alice raising money for Hastings Bush Nursing Hospital and Holy Trinity Church.

“She remains keenly interested in all her family and likes to keep informed of the younger ones with their career successes, and progress of the little ones of the family,” daughter Janet Edwards said.

“Although no longer as physically active as she would like, Alice main-tains an interest in local affairs, reads and enjoys doing crossword puzzles.

“One of her principal goals at present is to, in her words, be around to receive a letter from the Queen in honour of her 100th birthday.

“As you can imagine, everyone in the family is hoping to see their inspi-rational mum, grandma and great-grandma achieve her goal.”

Birthday becomes a family reunionBirthday becomes a family reunion

RESEARCHERS are excited and con-fused by early sightings of whales in Port Phillip and Western Port.

Dolphin Research Institute execu-tive director Jeff Weir said whales usu-ally showed up in June “so this is quite extraordinary – but then again so is 25 degrees in Mornington harbour”.

Mr Weir said the fi rst report of whale off Seaford “sounded more like a false killer whale”.

Since then reports of a humpback whale have come from sailors at Som-ers and Balnarring.

“One of the people from Somers Yacht Club seems very knowledge-able about humpbacks. We also had a reliable sighting of a humpback some days ago off Cowes,” Mr Weir said.

“So I’m inclined to conclude that it was a humpback. Very unusual.

“We don’t normally see humpbacks here until the fi rst week of June. So this is quite extraordinary.

“Very unusual reports of an animal that sounds like a false killer whale off Seaford were also received.

“This is both exciting and confusing, especially about the humpback, which we normally don’t see until June.

“Eighteen months ago DRI re-searchers made the fi rst observations this far south of a competitive pod of humpback whales off Mt Martha.

“If could be that we are beginning to see a number of fi rsts – just like the record weather patterns and tempera-tures in Port Phillip.”

Keith Platt

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By Mike HastMORNINGTON Peninsula Nepean Football League has changed its name to PCN Sports Alliance.

PCN stands for Peninsula, Casey-Cardinia and Nepean.

CEO Jeff Jones says the change came after “a league review that fo-cused on the relevance of the league’s branding in today’s sporting environ-ment”.

The change better refl ects that the league has three divisions including Casey-Cardinia and that netball is now an integral part of the organisation.

The change was created by the league and a Melbourne advertising

agency in a process that started last August.

“All three leagues will now fall un-der the PCN banner but will have their own individual league names and lo-gos, all similar in appearance but with a different colour scheme and encom-passing both football and netball,” Mr Jones said.

Netball came to the league in 2002 when Casey-Cardinia had six teams.

“This year there will be 128 netball teams,” Mr Jones said.

The women have topped the men, who play in 96 footy teams from 32 clubs.

“The change will give communities a greater sense of attachment to the

Brand new world for footy, netballBrand new world for footy, netball

Footy time: With a new name for the league, peninsula football starts on Good Friday with Rye versus Rosebud in Nepean League and the grand fi nal rematch the next day when premiers Sorrento take on Dromana. Peninsula League starts the following weekend. On Saturday, Langwarrin and Pearcedale (above) played for the Bushmans Cup, won by Langy by a handsome margin. Picture: Doug Farr

Who’s who in the allianceWho’s who in the alliancePCN Sports Alliance is the controlling body of three football and netball leagues – Peninsula Football and Netball League (10 clubs), Casey Car-dinia Football and Netball League (10 clubs) and Nepean Football and Netball League (12 clubs).

There will be more than 6000 registered football and netballers compet-ing each season with ages ranging from 13 to 40.

The competitions and clubs are in six municipalities – Casey, Frankston, Kingston, Greater Dandenong, Mornington Peninsula and Cardinia.

The six have a combined population of more than 850,000 people, 16 per cent of Victoria’s population.

The websites are:www.peninsulafnl.com.auwww.caseycardiniafnl.com.auwww.nepeanfnl.com.auEach league will have its own social media platform with Facebook,

Google and Twitter.

It’s footy time at lastIt’s footy time at lastTHE long wait for local footy is nearly over with traditional rivals Rye and Rosebud opening the Nepean League season on Good Friday at Row-ley Reserve in Rye.

The senior game starts at 2.15pm with the Under-18s kicking off the dew at 10.15am and the Reserves at midday.

Next day, Easter Saturday, sees the much-anticipated grand fi nal re-match between Sorrento and Dromana at MacFarlan Reserve in Sorrento.

On Saturday 6 April, Peninsula League starts and the balance of Nepean League teams run onto the ground for their fi rst games.

Radio Port Phillip’s Footy Show with Andrew Kelly and Michael Voss starts the year this Saturday at 9am with the call of the game at 2pm.

RPP broadcasts on 98.7 and 98.3 FM as well as streaming online at: www.rppfm.com.au

league in their area.“It was clearly identifi ed that we go-

vern football and netball in three very different geographic and demo graphic areas,” Mr Jones said.

“The current MPNFL branding is not relevant at local community level. We established the marketing and pro-motion of the leagues needed to be in-creased and the community was look-ing for a sense of belonging, not only to their local club, but also to their lo-cal league.

“Despite netball participation grow-ing at fi ve per cent each year, the net-ball name was missing. New logos will assist with the promotion of the leagues within their geographic areas.

“The new brand allows us to ac ti ve-ly look for an acquisition or joint part-nership with other sporting organisa-tions to provide them with a range of different services.”

Mr Jones said new websites would enable people to access live scores and news.

In the pipeline was having the foot-ball record available on smartphones each week and a live scores app.

The websites are expected to go live later this week, he said.

The alliance will fi lm one game each week alternating between Peninsula and Nepean. It will be available on the internet each Wednesday.

Mr Jones said every club could ex-pect to be fi lmed. “We won’t just be fi lming fi rst versus second.”

Audio would come from Radio Port Phillip’s live call.

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By Mike HastHUGO Weaving might not have visit-ed Mornington but a painting of the ac-tor two metres tall and almost as wide will be the centrepiece of the travelling exhibition of fi nalists in the Archibald Prize at Mornington Peninsula Region-al Gallery from 8 June to 7 July.

The Archibald Prize was announced at the Art Gallery of NSW last Friday and Del Kathryn Barton’s waterco-lour, gouache and acrylic on canvas of Weaving took out the $75,000 fi rst prize.

Barton won in 2008 with a self-portrait that also featured her two chil-dren. Her win last week was only the ninth by a woman in the 92-year his-tory of the prize.

There were 868 entries in this year’s Archibald, 29 more than last year, and 41 paintings by fi nalists will come to Mornington.

Barton’s hugo took fi ve months to complete. She used thousands of dots to create a portrait of Weaving in a white shirt holding a wild cat with leaves of a weeping lilly-pilly and root systems spiralling around him.

The artist reportedly said: “More than anything I hoped to portray a sin cere, deep, generous and creative soul.’’

Other shortlisted paintings coming to Mornington include runner-up Fio-

na Lowry’s work of video artist Shaun Gladwell; Wendy Sharpe’s Anything goes, an arresting painting of burles-que performer Venus Vamp; Julie Dowling’s painting of Wilfred Hicks; and David Griggs’s image of Austra-lian artist TV Moore.

News of the travelling Archibald Prize paintings coming to the gallery in Mornington was revealed exclusive-ly in The News last August.

The 2012 exhibition was at Tarra-Warra Museum of Art in Healesville and brought an estimated $4 million and 50,000 people to the town in the Yarra Valley.

The Mornington show will attract art lovers from around the state and Mel-bourne, and bring millions of dollars to the peninsula’s economy.

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gal-lery will be the only Victorian gallery to host the Archibald exhibition.

The gallery was established in 1969 by the Shire of Mornington as Morn-ington Peninsula Arts Centre. Its fi rst home was a house in Vancouver St, Mornington, later demolished and now a car park behind the library and shire offi ce.

It moved to the council-owned, Vic-torian-era house Oak Hill on Morning-ton-Tyabb Rd in 1971. The gallery in Civic Reserve was built in 1991 and opened by then premier John Cain.

Oak Hill is now a community art gal-lery.

One of the driving forces behind the gallery in 1969 was artist, art critic and author Alan McCulloch of Shoreham, who was its director 1979-1992.

As has occurred at TarraWarra, the exhibition in Mornington will present major logistical challenges.

Mornington Peninsula Shire and the gallery will likely use shuttle buses from distant parking areas to cope with the thousands of visitors, and mar-quees will be erected in the grounds to service patrons.

Last year’s exhibition in Healesville saw long queues of people waiting to enter the gallery. Also announced on Friday was the Wynn Prize for landscape, won by Imants Tillers for Namatjira, and the Sulman Prize, won by Victoria Reichelt for After (Books).

Cat’s whisker: Del Kathryn Barton’s painting of actor Hugo Weaving won the

$75,000 Archibald Prize last Friday. It will be one of 41 works at Mornington

Peninsula Regional Gallery for a month starting in early June. Picture: Art Gallery

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Weaving a bit of Weaving a bit of Archibald magicArchibald magic

Western Port News 26 March 2013 PAGE 15

By Mike HastWORK to replace the condemned, outer 75 metres of Mornington pier is expected to start before the end of June.

Before this occurs, a Parks Victoria contractor will install concrete wave screens on the middle section, which was completed in September 2011.

Screens of the same design will be installed on the outer section, provid-ing some protection for the harbour.

Parks Victoria has awarded the ten-der for screens on the middle section to Carrum Downs-based K V Johnson Constructions, the company that re-placed the middle part between Au-gust 2010 and September 2011.

This $3.5 million project was de-layed due to bad weather and no work being done during the summer of 2010-11 to enable walkers and anglers to use the pier.

Last May the state government an-nounced it would spend up to $15 mil-lion to replace the outer section with its 125 pylons, which had been closed since August 2010.

The news was welcomed by boaties, environmentalists and traders, with Mornington MP David Morris singled out for praise for getting the money during tight economic times.

When completed, the government will have spent about $18.5 million on the pier since August 2010.

The News understands work on the outer section must start before the end of June as the money promised last year by the government has been placed in a special fund.

Attempts by some members of the

June start for pier restorationJune start for pier restorationPier pressure: Wave screens are to be installed on the middle section of Mornington pier and the condemned section will be replaced. The pier survived last week’s blow, although one boat was beached. Picture: Yanni

Mornington Harbour Precinct Plan Work-ing Group to get the government to recon-sider the confi guration of the pier to better protect the harbour have been rebuffed by Mr Morris and Parks Victoria.

The group – representatives of state and local government, Mornington Yacht Club, Mornington Environment Association, foreshore committees, and businesses that use the harbour – has been told if the work did not start before June, the money would be re-turned to general revenue.

Anything other than a “straight” re-placement of the pier’s outer section would have required a new environ-ment effects statement including new water movement modelling.

On Monday, Mr Morris told The News any attempt to realign and re-con fi gure the pier would have seen re-placement of the outer section de layed “for a number of years”.

“We didn’t announce the funding last May and just sit on our hands; lots of work has been done and a signifi -cant amount of public money has been spent on design of the project” includ-ing keeping heritage aspects of the pier, he said.

He confi rmed a new environment effects statement would have been re-quired if the pier had been realigned.

“We were keen to get the wave screen on the middle section before winter.”

The town’s iconic, 123-metre long pier is used by two million visitors a year and is the second-most visited pier on Port Phillip, says Mr Morris.

It was closed in April 2010 after a storm damaged pylons and dislodged about 100 top deck planks.

Two more storms in August and Sep-tember 2010 – with winds of more than 60 knots – further weakened the pier, a form of which has served the town for 155 years.

The middle, 53-metre long section replaced in 2010-11 saw old wooden pylons replaced by concrete ones with a three-piece reinforced concrete deck and timber planks on top.

In June 2011, The News reported the

outer section was in danger of collaps-ing after engineers found 20 per cent of wooden pylons had failed or were about to fail and were not supporting the top deck.

About half of the remaining 80 per cent were in “average condition” and the outer section was one big storm away from becoming irreparable da-ma g ed. Luckily that storm has not yet arrived.

Last May, the then Ports Minister Denis Nap thine, who was elected Pre-mier earlier this month, said part of the $15 million project included “the installation of new wave screens along the pier’s full length”, which would provide further protection for boaters.

Mornington Yacht Club says the screens will make 70 per cent of the harbour safe. The club and other har-bour users have been lobbying gov-ernment for 30 years to protect Morn-ington from big northerly storms.

Two notable events in April 1983 and April 2008 sunk or washed onto beaches and rocks more than 30 boats each time.

In February 2012, Mornington Pen-insula Shire rejected the yacht club’s plan to build a 197-boat marina in the harbour, which would have included a 210-metre wave screen running off at an angle from the pier’s end. The club still wants a wave wall at least 50 to 80 metres long.

Divers would be hoping the work includes stairs and a platform near the water, items omitted when the middle section was rebuilt due to higher than expected costs.

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By Mike HastTHE Arthurs Seat chairlift was re-moved on Wednesday last week and now lies in a Dromana storage yard awaiting transport to Adelaide.

Its removal brings to an end a long and sometimes bitter battle between Richard Hudson, who has owned the chairlift for more than 30 years, and the state government’s WorkSafe Au-thority and Parks Victoria.

The chairlift troubles started on 3 January 2003 when one of eight py-lons collapsed, sending about a dozen people to hospital and stranding many of the 50 people aboard, some for up to six hours.

A WorkSafe investigation found the collapse was caused by corrosion and fatigue in two anchor bolts at the py-lon base. Mr Hudson was ordered to make repairs so he designed and built eight new pylons as well as replac-ing running gear and installing a new cable.

The incident made international news and led WorkSafe to inspect all chairlifts in Victoria, most of which are in the snowfi elds.

The chairlift reopened on 7 January 2004 but in March an elderly woman’s legs were crushed when her chair slid down the cable and collided with one in front. WorkSafe again closed the ride.

Mr Hudson said during a subsequent court case that the chairlift had been sabotaged. He was fi ned $110,000 in the County Court.

The chairlift was allowed to reopen

Chairlift removedChairlift removed

in October 2004 and operated without incident until 16 May 2006 when a cable malfunction stranded people. No one was injured but WorkSafe closed it again and it has never reopened.

Mr Hudson has been battling Work-Safe imposing Canadian chairlift tech-nical regulations, which he and experts say do not suit the design of the Ar-

thurs Seat chairlift, as well as Parks Victoria over the lease.

Last Wednesday, the winding road up Arthurs Seat was closed between 9.30am and 3.30pm to enable Mr Hudson and his team to remove the 6.5-tonne cable as well as eight pylons, several of which are close to the wind-ing road.

The cable was fi tted with attach-ments that allowed it to be dragged along the ground once it had been lifted off pulleys. It was cut at pylon No 4 about halfway up the 950-metre chairlift and rolled onto giant spools.

Pylons closest to the road were re-moved fi rst as VicRoads wanted mini-mum road closure.

Mr Hudson said the 11-metre tall pylons weighed just over a tonne each.

“Most pylons will be lifted with a conventional crane but pylon No 2 near the top will be removed using a crawler crane that will be dragged up the 25-degree slope by a one-tonne ute attached to a winching truck,” Mr Hudson told The News on Tuesday.

He was hoping Thursday would not be needed as rain had been predicted.

Mr Hudson said the chairlift would be set up in the Adelaide Hills.

The chairlift was built in 1960 by Czech-born engineer Dr Vladimir Hajek, who also built Victoria’s fi rst chairlift at Falls Creek.

His design was used in Launces-ton Gorge, Hobart, Brisbane Show-grounds, Adelaide Showgrounds, Perth, Adelaide, Thredbo, Sydney and Orange in NSW. Most of these lifts are still operating.

The Arthurs Seat lift was the oldest, longest and most famous in Victoria. At 950 metres long, it had 74 chairs and carried 222 passengers an hour on open, two-seat chairs.

Going, going, gone: Workers remove one of eight pylons of the Arthurs Seat chairlift on Wednesday last week following the day closure of Arthurs Seat Rd. The chairlift will be taken to South Australia and set up in the Adelaide Hills. Picture: Yanni

COMMENTBy David HarrisonTHIS artist’s impression of the proposed chairlift station on the Arthurs Seat summit is splendidly and cleverly done. It plays with perspective, colours and object sizes to create a confusing impression of the scale and bulk.

Close inspection reveals the following: The drawing’s layout pushes the most contentious object, the chairlift station, into the background, well back from the strong, grey road, with a light pole (left) of impressive height beside an impressively low chairlift tower, pushed half out of the drawing to minimise it. The drawing contains no people. The only familiar object from which other objects could be scaled is the car, which is driving out of the picture, inviting you to discard it as irrelevant. The second gondola, close to the building, is

almost as big as the one in the foreground but, confusingly, seems to be of a different design. The trees are not scaled – almost all appear to be the same height, whether they are in the foreground or background. They are placed to mask the height of the viewing tower (right) and the chairlift station’s bulk. Light colours are used on all the contentious structures to minimise their visual impact. The skeletal style of the station minimises any impression of bulk. Some questions need to be asked: What will power the chairlift? Will it be electric or diesel – a whine or a roar? How much public land will the lift station and its associated buildings occupy? As much or more than it appears to occupy in the drawing? Will the project require any of the state park for parking or other tourist attractions?

Artful piece yields few Artful piece yields few clues to gondola projectclues to gondola project

Top of the peninsula: One of the images released by Arthurs Seat Tourism Group in May 2011 when the project was fi rst announced shows the top station on the high side of Arthurs Seat Rd.

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COMMENTBy David HarrisonCOUNCILLOR Hugh Fraser brings to the council chamber the quiet courtesy and precise language that mark the courts in which he practised law over a long career.

Council chambers can be far noisier, less subtle and less precise.

The council meeting of Tuesday 12 March was a boisterous and signifi cant night, a turning point in the shire’s his-tory, a victory for precision and subtle-ty over noisy personal remarks.

Cr Fraser was performing the role assigned to him by the Local Govern-ment Act and indeed by shire CEO Mi-chael Kennedy, who has stated: “We provide advice as requested by coun-cil, and implement whatever council decides.”

Elected last October to represent the people of Nepean Ward on the southern peninsula, Mr Fraser, barrister-at-law, had gathered, analysed and presented the facts and was now telling shire bureaucrats what he thought should be done to get shire fi nances in order – and calling on his fellow councillors to support him. For some councillors this was a novel notion, to be resisted almost instinctively.

In the restive chamber with not a spare seat, the nearest Cr Fraser came to a display of emotion was when Cr Antonella Celi made a remark – which she had to withdraw – refl ecting on him. He propelled his chair away from the desk and fl ung his arms wide in a gesture of frustration, almost sup pli-cation, as the offending words left her mouth.

There is danger for his opponents

in the Fraser modus operandi. I once watched, transfi xed, as famed criminal barrister “Black” Jack Cullity reduced a beefy police sergeant to such a state of mental collapse that the policeman could not with confi dence have told you his own name.

Shades of this appeared early as council debated Cr Fraser’s propo si-tions. He sat unmoved when Cr Celi described it as “a nerve” for a “newly elected councillor to try to shut down the pool”, asking rhetorically: “I won-der what is really going on?”

Only when she made the slighting personal remark did he seek a with-drawal, which was requested by meet-ing chair, mayor Cr Lynn Bow den.

So when the numbers went against Cr Fraser on his fi rst motion, to stop further action on the Southern Penin-sula Aquatic Centre until 2017, a cheer went up from the pro-poolers among the 63 in the gallery and others sitting in an overfl ow area in the lobby. There was more applause when the next mo-tion, advocating restoration of Rose-bud foreshore, was passed.

One councillor who voted in favour of SPA was another “new boy”, An-drew Dixon. It was a Julia (“no carbon tax”) moment that may haunt him. His election manifesto contained the pledge of “... no costly Rosebud pool”. Not a core promise, apparently.

Motion three was also popular with the gallery. It read: “On or before 29 April 2013 there be brought by man-agement to council a plan for the ac-celerated reduction of debt to no more than $20 million on or before 30 June, 2017.” Note the precise legal phraseol-ogy: all loopholes closed.

There followed a brisk debate, dur-ing which Cr Anne Shaw described as “rubbery” the fi gures Cr Fraser had used. It was an odd claim as his calcu-lations were based on council fi gures and Cr Fraser’s specialty was commer-cial law.

He asked – politely, of course – for withdrawal of the word “rubbery”. Cr Shaw was reluctant, suggesting she would have to substitute “question-able”. Cr Fraser, irate in a polite way, suggested Cr Shaw had not produced any evidence to support her claim.

Then Cr Shaw did an odd thing. In a short reply, she used the words: “... are we actually chairing the meeting?” – a refl ection on chairwoman Cr Bowden. It brought an instant, angry rebuke from Cr Bowden, already sorely tested by the tension among councillors as well as the sometimes rowdy public gallery.

Motion three passed, to the acclaim of many in the gallery. At $48 million, debt was intractable and, according to some councillors, still heading north.

Cr David Gibb argued debt was not to be feared and the shire could eas-ily afford more of it. Debt enabled the building of infrastructure, which would be enjoyed immediately by those who raised the debt and by those who would pay it off, he claimed.

The brutal truth is: higher rates pay off debt and they are sure to rise sharp-ly this year with or without SPA. Cr Gibb has form when it comes to sup-porting hefty rates hikes.

While the Gibb–Shaw group got what it wanted in motion one – to con-tinue the planning of SPA – what ef-fect does motion three (to rein in debt

In hurly-burly of council, did anyone notice ambush? In hurly-burly of council, did anyone notice ambush?

Art and nature Peninsula artist David Minton puts the fi nishing touches to his painting Jack’s Beach, part of his exhibition at Whitehill Gallery in the hills above Dromana on the way to Red Hill that will be opened at 2pm on Saturday 13 April by Dr Brian Cuming, long-time Western Port region environmentalist. Minton, who says he is a passionate worker for environmental causes, is known for his life drawings and sculptures in clay polymer and bronze. The exhibition includes two more large paintings following his Western Port environment passion, Wallaby Fading and Oh Hapless Argus. Details: Whitehill Gallery, 5931 0146.

by some $7 million annually for four years) have on the shire’s ability to fi -nance the pool?

This occurred to your correspondent halfway to the bottom of a second glass of good quaffi ng red on a deck brushed by a warm autumn breeze, gazing at the fi ne bay view, at 1.30 the next morning.

Had Hugh Fraser, experienced barrister-at-law, by careful and subtle

subterfuge sacrifi ced a rook to ambush the king? Was planned borrowing to build SPA now not possible until debt came down? Had his opponents been bested in the tactical battle? If so, had they noticed?

Listen to the recording of the meet-ing and read the minutes at www.mornpen.vic .gov.au/Page/page.asp?page_Id=76

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NOT too hot, not too windy and not too wet. On Monday conditions were just right for planned burns around Melbourne, including one at French Island.

The fuel reduction work conducted by the Department of Sustainability and Environment and Parks Victoria could be the fi rst of many over coming weeks if stable conditions prevail dur-ing autumn, as they usually do.

DSE’s regional fi re manager for Port Phillip Nick Ryan said the burns were part of a three-year plan to reduce fuel loads and the risk of bushfi re.

“It’s vital that we carry out these planned burns whenever the weather is right to reduce fuel loads, and the best opportunities tend to be in autumn

when conditions are most stable,” Mr Ryan said.

“There are processes in place to make sure every burn is conducted as safely as possible, and burns are pa-trolled until they are considered safe.”

He warned smoke haze could linger throughout the week and advised mo-torists to take extra care if visibility was reduced due to smoke.

Information about planned burns can be found on the DSE website at dse.vic.gov.au/burns or on the Victo-rian Bushfi res information line, phone 1800 240 667.

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TWO fi shermen have been killed in the past two years while using mains-operated 240-volt probes to collect worms as bait.

The probes are used to shock worms into coming to the surface from their underground travels.

“A few dollars worth of bait is not worth your life. No fi sherman should ever use probes to collect bait,” Ener-gy Safe Victoria director Paul Fearon said.

“Anyone with the apparatus should throw it away immediately.”

Earlier this year a team of bait collec-

tors using electric probes were warned off council reserves in Balnarring.

Mr Fearon’s warning follows the death of a 53-year-old man at Walwa, a town close to the Murray River in northeastern Victoria.

He was the second person to be killed using electricity to gather bait in the past three years.

“Electricity should never be used to extract worms from the ground,” Mr Fearon said.

For more information, go to www.esv.vic.gov.au

Braced for artBraced for artPOLIO can bring painful memories, including the physical pain of wear-ing such devices as callipers and body casts.

Twenty-four artists affected in some way by polio – survivors, family, friends – have contributed to the “Touched by Polio: from casts to catharsis” exhibition to create 14 leg and 21 torso plaster cast-based artworks.

The exhibition is being launched tomorrow, Wednesday 27 March, by Opposition spokesman Senator Mitch Fifi eld at Kew Courthouse in Kew. All the works will be up for auction and can be viewed online at www.polio.org.au

Shock deaths for bait collectorsShock deaths for bait collectors

By Mike HastTHE proponent of the proposed rub-bish tip, or landfi ll, in an old Arthurs Seat quarry has appointed a commu-nity reference group of 12 members.

Peninsula Waste Management chief executive Vince Latham said the group would help guide the project and provide community and business input.

PWM is a division of Hillview Quarries, which is owned by the philanthro pic R E Ross Trust.

The company plans to spend $20

Arthurs Seat quarry Arthurs Seat quarry tip group appointedtip group appointed

million to set up the old quarry to take 3.8 million cubic metres of household and other rubbish. The Mornington Peninsula’s only tip, on Truemans Rd, Rye, will be full in about fi ve years.

Objectors are worried about con-taminated water leaking from the site, noise, smell, fi re, leaking methane gas, extra truck traffi c and loss of property values.

Four members of the reference group come from a loose alliance of objec-tors going under the name of Save Ar-thurs Seat, which recently changed its name to Peninsula Preservation Group – Bill Bygott, Colin King, John Cam-eron and Jacinta Banks.

The group has held several meetings since the quarry tip plan became public knowledge in January.

Mr Latham is joined on the group by Peninsula Waste Management’s devel-opment manager David Maltby, for-merly executive offi cer of the shire’s Mornington Peninsula Regional Waste Management Group.

Other members are: Sean Kerr of the CFA. Ray Barnard-Brown of Association for Building Community in Dromana. David McPherson of Mornington Peninsula Shire, which has known about the plan since at least 2009 when it released its fi ve-year waste manage-ment strategy.

Greg Fitzgerald, a Boundary Rd res-ident, managing director of Hastings-based Steg Engineering, and vice-president of Peninsula Mountain Park, a group developing Hillview Commu-nity Reserve off Boundary Rd. PMP is supported by Hillview Quarries. Kerren Clark of Clifton Group, which describes itself as a “communi-cations strategist” and has been hired by Peninsula Waste Management. Clifton Group was founded by former Liberal Party state president John Rid-ley and boasts former Canberra press gallery veteran Ken Davis among its staff. Roger Skipsey, described by Mr Latham as a former construction work-er. Mr Skipsey was formerly aggregate transport manager with trucking com-pany Hanson Construction Materials.

Mr Latham said the group would meet monthly or more often if re-quired. Members had not been asked to sign a non-disclosure document.

He said Peninsula Waste Manage-ment’s application for the project was expected to go to the shire council in the second or third week of April.

It was due in February or early March but had been delayed while a fi re management report was prepared.

Mr Latham said consultation with objectors had led to PWM bringing forward the fi re plan.

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OPEN FOR INSPECTIONSATURDAY 16th MarchBAXTER7 Geza Court 10.15-10.45amL.Cooper Real Estate 5977 77662/7 Railway Road 3.30-4.00pmHarcourts 5970 7333

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NESTLED well away from main roads, with hardly a sound to be heard but the rustles of gum trees and the chirp of the birds, this striking and handsome ranch-style home is set on a level one-hectare block. The home is double brick and is beautifully presented. A paved driveway leads up to a double tandem-length carport under the roof line of the home which, along with the wide verandahs, measures about 354-square metres (38 square). From this end of the home you enter into a large laundry, with other wet areas including a separate powder room and a main bathroom that would cater for two bedrooms further down the hall. A third bedroom is off the main open-plan living area, that also has tiled fl oors and features handy hideaway storage in one corner. There is air-conditioning and ducted heating throughout, with a pot-belly stove for cosy winter nights and with the double brick as an insulator, the home would be comfortable all year round. In addition to the casual living zone there is a splendid formal lounge and dining room - with open fi re place - that can be closed off from the rest of the house. In between these two areas is the kitchen that has a dishwasher, walk-in pantry and an upright stove with gas hotplates connected to a gas cylinder outside. The kitchen looks out to a paved entertaining area that is surrounded by ferns. At the far end of the home is the main bedroom that has access to the verandah and also features a walk-through robe to a large ensuite that also has air-conditioning. The property has a host of external features that would please the tradesman or home business operator. There are several outbuildings, the largest of which is a two-room bungalow and a large steel shed with a concrete fl oor and power. There is dual access off Wellington Road and two paddocks could accommodate a few head of livestock. There are four water tanks with a total capacity of 45,000 litres. As clean as a whistle and perfectly presented, this tranquil and inviting homestead is a delight.

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INSPECT SAT1.00-1.30pm

HASTINGS From $330,000 Great Investment or Move Right In

SITUATED in a quiet and sought-after pocket of town, with views to the water, this stunning double-storey home has everything you could imagine in a quality family home. The ground fl oor has a grand entry foyer with a formal sitting room to the left. The gleaming, tiled walkways continue into a large living area with air-conditioning, and the adjoining kitchen includes a dishwasher, polished granite benchtops and plenty of overhead cupboard space. From the casual meals area you can step out to an alfresco entertaining deck. Also on the ground fl oor is one of three bathrooms. Upstairs, all four bedrooms have a great aspect over the Warrangine Creek Reserve. The large master bedroom suite has parents retreat and ensuite, with access out to the balcony. Three more bedrooms all have built-in robes and share the upstairs bathroom that has a spa bath. There is a double garage with internal access to the home and through access to a separate double garage and workshop at the rear of the block. On a landscaped block of 884-square metres, this property shines as a great example of family living.

Address: 36 Warranqite Crescent, HASTINGSPrice: $690,000Agency: Satchwells Real Estate, 1/97 High Street, Hastings, 5979 1888Agent: Don McKenzie, 0419 955 177

A polished gem

LOVE THIS HOME>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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MARKET PLACE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

SatchwellsHASTINGS - 16/2 Skinner Street

AUCTION: Saturday 20th april at 1.00pm

Comprising of two levels - Ground level with two bedrooms, bathroom with separate bath and shower, large laundry plus storage room. Single garage has roller door, there are front and rear courtyards,

EASILY THE BEST POSITION IN HASTINGS

MORTGAGEE AUCTION

Contact: Sid Ferguson 0418 321 963

realestate@satchwells.com.au

LUXURY THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH 180-DEGREE VIEWS OF THE BAY AND FORESHORE AREA

INSPECT SATURDAY 1.00-1.30pm

THIS family-oriented estate is close to schools and parklands and features a range of smart homes known for their energy effi ciency. Set on a large 844-square metre block, this neat brick-veneer home has four bedrooms, including the master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe. Three bedrooms have fl oating timber fl oors and built-in robes. There are timber fl oors throughout the open-plan living area. There is a separate family area and the kitchen has plenty of bench and cupboard space. The block is well-fenced for pets and there is a paved area to the side for entertaining.

Address: 7 Shakti Place, HASTINGSPrice: $399,000 plusAgency: Baywest Real Estate, 2104 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 4412Agent: Sean Crimmins, 0411 734 814

First home special

Address: 2 Villawood Drive, HASTINGSPrice: $335,000Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000Agent: Nigel Evans, 0439 540 055

THIS impressive, low-maintenance home is sure to impress the budget-conscious buyer looking for great value. The block is a manageable 514-square metres, which includes a neat section outside the back door laid with Astro turf. Other external features include a garden shed and a garage that has been converted into sleeping and living quarters. The neat interior has a variety of styles and rooms are of a good size. There is a separate dining and lounge room plus a combined kitchen and casual meals area. Making the home even better value are the four bedrooms, including the main which has an ensuite, walk-in robe and a rumpus room.

Thriller in villawood

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Local Agents with Local Knowledge For Over 50 Years

www.satchwells.com.au1/97 High Street

14 Balnarring VillageHASTINGSBALNARRING

03 5979 188803 5983 5509

SatchwellsHASTINGS

REDUCED

Solid as a rock and oozing with potential this brick home is located a stone’s throw from Main Street Hastings. Basic and neat this home offers 3BRs all with robes,

gas wall furnace with duct to main bedroom, 1 bathroom and spacious living area.

HOP SKIP AND A JUMP TO TOWNInspect by Appointment

BALNARRINGAsking offers over $300,000

This neat & basic home offers 3 bedrooms all with built in robes, polished timber

landscaped gardens and double garage.

PRIME INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITYInspect by Appointment

NEW

LISTIN

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HASTINGSAsking $440,000

built in robes, the master bedroom offers a spacious walk in robe and ensuite. A

4 BEDROOMS, A STUDY AND 2 GARAGES. WOW!!!5 Lady Nada Way - Inspect Sat 12.00-12.30pm

HASTINGSAsking $440,000

4 BRS BRAND NEW & READY TO MOVE INTO IN APRILInspect by Appointment

BITTERNAsking $895,000 - $950,000

WHERE FAMILY LIVING AND LIFESTYLE COME TOGETHER

Inspect by Appointment

PRICE

REDUCED

BITTERNAsking offer over $410,000

to living & bedrooms, dble garages with remote door, coastal landscaping.

“QUALITY AND STYLE”Inspect by Appointment

VENDOR

MUST S

ELL

HASTINGSAsking offers over $233,000

VALUE FOR MONEY - CLOSE TO TOWNInspect by Appointment

HASTINGSAsking $390,000

Looking for a house and land package? Three blocks have now become available

to create relaxation and feature good size living zones. Including 3BRs, main with

HOME & LAND PACKAGES - HASTINGSInspect by Appointment

HOUSE &

LAND PACKAGES

BITTERNAsking $625,000

IT’S BIG & IT’S GOT TO GO!53 The Bittern Boulevard - Inspect Sat 12.30-1.00pm

PLENTY O

F

SPACE HERE

TYABBAsking offers over $315,000

all with built in robes and semi ensuite. A hostess kitchen with dishwasher, large

CENTRAL TYABB LOCATIONInspect by Appointment

BITTERN$1.1 Million

landscaped gardens, 3dble garages, zoned heating & cooling, hardwood timber

COUNTRY LIVING AND SUBURBAN CONVENIENCEInspect by Appointment

NEW

LISTIN

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BY $13

,000

TO SELL

NEW

LISTIN

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HASTINGSAsking $350,000 - $370,000

GREAT STARTER OR INVESTMENTInspect by Appointment

HASTINGS Asking $690,000

LUXURIOUS LIVING ON LARGE ALLOTMENT36 Warranqite Crescent - Inspect Sat 1.30-2.00pm

NEW

LISTIN

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HASTINGSAsking $362,000

kitchen including dishwasher leading to meals and spacious open living areas.

LOW MAINTENANCE LIVING IN QUIET LOCATION!!34 Cedar Drive - Inspect Sat 11.30am-12.00pm

NEW

LISTIN

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HASTINGSAsking $580,000 - $610,000

AN AFFORDABLE DREAM – CHEAPEST ACREAGE ON THE MARKET

Inspect by Appointment

BITTERN

VACANT LAND IN A VERY SOUGHT AFTER LOCATIONInspect by Appointment

Asking $249,000

COMPLE

TION

AUGUST 201

3

HASTINGSAsking $249,900

Location, Location, Location that’s what makes this unit so appealing WHEN LOCATION AND PRICE MATTERS

3/12 Spring Street - Inspect Sat 3.00-3.30pm

NEW

LISTIN

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CRIB POINTAsking Offers Over $795,000

hall; upstairs is 3 bedrooms with BIRs, 1 bathroom plus ensuite.

POSITION PRIVATE5 Milne Street - Inspect Sat 3.00-3.30pm

SEPARATE

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HASTINGSAsking $595,000

WATERSIDE LOCATION WITH VIEWS1 Sandstone Court - Inspect Sat 1.00-1.30pm

NEW

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CRIB POINTAsking $385,000 - $420,000

CLASSIC HOUSE SPACIOUS LANDInspect by Appointment

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249 High Street Hastings, Victoria 3915

www.peninsula parklands.com.au

A lifestyle village for the over 50s - Safe- Affordable- Secure, long term lease

A.H. Brad Wilcox 0419 583 634

The lifestyle you want The freedom you deserve

email us at info@penpark.com.au 5979 2700

Low maintenance 24 hour security access A carefree lifestyle Freedom to travel Economical Full-time on site managers Social club Community centre

$145,000 $169,000 $170,000 $190,000Sample only Sample only

$209,000

Bay West Real Estate (VIC) Pty. Ltd.2104 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, VIC 3915Ph: 03 5979 4412Fax: 03 5979 3097Email: enquiries@baywestrealestate.com.auWeb: www.baywestrealestate.com.au

COVERING THE WESTERN PORT REGIONHastings, Somerville, Tyabb,

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like we own it ourselves!

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Thinking of growing your investment portfolio? Talk To The Best...Talk To BAYWEST! PROPERTIES FOR LEASE

HASTINGS BITTERN70 JAMES STREET 39 FLINDERS STREET $290 PER WEEK $310 PER WEEK

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THINKING OF SELLING?We can help you every step of the way. Take advantage of

the most enthusiastic and dynamic real estate agency in the Western Port area today. Call and ask us about our low cost

Sean Crimmins 0411 734 814

HASTINGS $370,000 plus

THE ULTIMATE ENTERTAINER - ROOM FOR THE BOAT OR CARAVAN•Four bedroom family home, master with WIR & ensuite•Separate living and dining areas•Premium quality kitchen with plenty of bench and cupboard space•Huge outdoor entertaining area complete with Coonara heater•Double remote lock up garage

CRIB POINT AUCTION: Sat 13th April at 1pm

PRIME PROPERTY - REALISATION AUCTION. MUST BE SOLD• Large three bedroom property with two bathrooms,• Master bedroom with ensuite and a separate parents retreat or study• Separate living and dining areas with room to move.• Updated gourmet kitchen with plenty of cupboard and bench space.• Huge four car carport with extensive paving.• Double garage with extended workshop plus bathroom and kitchen

68 Lorimer Street - Inspect Saturday 11.30-12.00 noon

BALNARRING BEACH AUCTION: Sat 6th April at 2pm

PRIME PROPERTY - REALISATION AUCTION. MUST BE SOLD• 4BR log cabin style home situated approx 700 metres from beach• Open plan living and dining• Situated on a lightly treed 948sqm (approx) block• Improve on current home or start again

2 Ferguson Drive - Inspect Saturday 1.30-2.00pm

BAXTER $350,000 plus

WHOLESOME FAMILY HOME WITH A RIPPER MAN CAVE!• 4 bedrooms, all with built-in robes• Separate living and dining areas• Renovated kitchen with plenty of cupboard and bench space• Outdoor patio area• bathroom facilities

PERFECT FOR INVESTORS, OCCUPIERS OR DEVELOPERS•Sunny 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home•Open plan living and dining area•Expansive decking at rear•Single Carport•Situated on 647sqm (approx)•Close to schools shops and transport

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MARKET PLACE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

THIS fantastic home is located in a quiet pocket of Somerville with shopping and schools a short drive away. A functional fl oor-plan has all the modern comforts with a separate living area overlooking parklands and a modern kitchen opening into an adjoining dining area and trendy sunken lounge. Gas ducted heating and air-conditioning are throughout the living areas and the four bedrooms with fl oating fl oorboards a nice touch. The main bedroom features a stylish ensuite and walk-in robe while the remaining bedrooms share the main bathroom. With plenty of natural light, the home has a great feel and from most windows you get a view of the landscaped gardens. There is a paved undercover entertaining area towards the rear and the backyard is securely fenced.

Address: 30 Deanswood Drive, SOMERVILLEAuction: Saturday 20th April at 11amAgency: Harcourts, 10/14 High Street, Hastings, 5970 7333Agent: Tim Ripper, 0434 513 640

Fit for a family

Address: 19 Stephen Street, HASTINGSPrice: $395,000Agency: MC Real Estate, 4/83 High Street, Hastings, 5979 8833Agent: Wayne Bourke, 0448 131 616

GENUINE fi ve-bedroom homes are hard to fi nd, so the big family that requires plenty of space must check out this excellent home. Freshly painted throughout, the home is in good condition and new carpets and fl oating timber fl oors have been installed. There is a gas wall furnace in the lounge, and a dining area adjoins the neat kitchen with upright stove and pantry. The main bedroom has two sets of built-in robes and an ensuite. The home is centrally located on the large block with a landscaped front yard. A concrete driveway along one side leads to a double carport and there is access through to the backyard.

Fabulous fi ve

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HOME PORT

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT PHONE: 5979 35552100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastingswww.century21hastings.com.au

HASTINGS 10 Merlebah Court

PRICE: $395,000VIEW: By AppointmentAGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

Huge 992sqm allotment with access to the large secure backyard. The formal lounge with vaulted ceilings is situated atthe front of the home, the vaulted ceiling continues through to the informal family meals area which is situated at the rear of the home. There is an alfresco underroofline that can be accessed from the informal area. Outside boasts a sealed driveway, double carport and ample shedding at rear. Potential to sub divide (S.T.C.A.)Contact Exclusive Agent.

3

2

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HUGE ALLOTMENT!

FRANKSTON 3/25 Wave Street

VIEW By AppointmentAUCTION To Be AdvisedAGENT Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

Renovated 2 bedroom unit in unusually quiet block. Features include floating floors, refurbished kitchen including the white goods, extra large bedrooms, outdoor deck with generous courtyard. Walking distance to train & buses, beach,Chisholm Tafe, Beach Street shopping strip, Frankston C.B.D. and all the wonderful amenities Frankston has to offer! Genuine vendor who needs to sell &is willing to meet the market.Contact Exclusive Agent.

2

1

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RENOVATED UNIT!HASTINGS 61 Lyall Street

VIEW By AppointmentAUCTION Saturday, May 11th 2013 12:30pm On-Site.AGENT Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

Situated in the exclusive Old Tyabb area and updated throughout, this family home contains polished floors along with a newly renovated kitchen with granite benches and stainless steel appliances. Both the family bathroom & ensuite havealso been renovated. An undercover pergola overlooking the spacious back yard (approx 830sqm) provides the perfect place for entertaining. Double carport + shed for ample storage space.Contact Exclusive Agent.

4

2

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OLD TYABB

BITTERN 17 Wellington Road

PRICE: $730,000 NegotiableVIEW: By AppointmentAGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

Well presented ranch style home on 2 ½ acres will tick all the boxes. The home is well appointed with timber kitchen with large pantry and ample overhead cupboards, plus gas ducted heating and r/v cycle heating and cooling units throughout the home. Outside boasts a 2 B/R bungalow, D/B carport under roofline; 4 car garage, wood shed, storage shed, 4 water tanks and large rear paddock. Contact Exclusive Agent.

4

2

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BELLBIRD PARK

STOP. LOOK & LISTEN! This is a fabulous property & it needs to be sold. Affordable & immaculately presented, 5 year old, quality built home in popular Tyabb location. Featuring three larger than usualbedrooms, master with walk in robe & ensuite, 3 living area’s, stunning kitchen with stainless steel appliances quality fixtures & fittings and attractive mature landscaped gardens. Still under buildersguarantee. Genuine vendor says SELL! Contact Exclusive Agent.

TYABB 9 Banksia Crescent

PRICE Buyers Over $350,000VIEW By AppointmentAGENT Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

3

2

3

MUST BE SOLD!

HASTINGS 30 Spruce Drive

PRICE: Over $250,000VIEW: Go See!AGENT: Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

DREAM AS BIG AS YOU WANT, NICE LARGE, WIDE VACANT BLOCK WITH 23 METRE FRONTAGE!! One of the lastremaining blocks in Hastings!! Build your dream home on 752sqm, kick up your heels, and enjoy Mornington Peninsulalifestyle at its best. Ideal location with potential sea views from a second storey. Also walking distance to parkland, schools, public transport and the HighStreet shopping centre.Contact Exclusive Agent.

RARE LAND!! HASTINGS 35 Sudholz Street

PRICE: $285,000VIEW: Go See!AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

Surrounded by new homes this perfectly positioned vacant block of land is one of the last available in the Bittern Fields Estate and will not last long on today’s market. Located only a stone’s throwto the new Bittern Fields Village a short walk to transport and local schools the location and position is taken care of the only decision you need to make is what home to build. Contact Exclusive Agent.

VACANT BLOCK!

PRICE: EXPRESS SALEVIEW: By AppointmentAGENT: Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

Privately located in an exclusivewaterside pocket, this beautiful 2.5 year old home features 4 separate living zones including an open plan kitchen/meals/family zone, formal lounge, Theatre room + informal living area. Boasting a fabulous outdoor undercover alfrescoarea that overlooks the solar heated salt-chlorinated pool. Other features include ducted heating & vacuum, Caesar stone benchtops & 5 year builder’s warranty.Contact Exclusive Agent.

HASTINGS 6 Windrest Place

4

2

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1

DREAM HOME!

WESTERN PORT real estate 26 March 2013 Page 11>

HOME PORT

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT PHONE: 5979 35552100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastingswww.century21hastings.com.au

HASTINGSWednesday 17th April at 12 noonAt 7/145 Salmon Street, Hastings3 leased and vacant commercial premises

8 High StreetPrime office premises of 79sqm with internal toilet

and 2 underground car spaces on separate titles.

Securely leased to Mornington Peninsula News Group for 3 years

commencing on 1st March 2012 showing a net return of

$18,486.00 per annum to be sold as a going concern.

TERMS: 10% Deposit, Balance 60 Days.

CONTACT: Chris Watt on 0417 588 321

for details and inspection.

Shop 7, No. 145 Salmon StreetOffice, retail or medical premises of 82sqm in high

traffic flow location right at the entrance to town, opposite

Western Port Hotel. Wide footpath to front, grease trap for food

installed plus internal toilet and floating plaster ceiling with

concealed lighting. Includes title to 2 unencumbered underground

car spaces. Potential return $16,800.00 net per annum when

leased. To be sold with vacant possession on a + GST basis.

MORTGAGEE’S

AUCTION

4 High StreetProminent retail or office premises of 87-square metres situated

at the very top of High Street close to foreshore, opposite Library

and Town Hall with floating plaster ceilings, concealed lighting

and internal toilet. Includes title to 3 underground car spaces and

prominent side wall for advertising. Potential return $19,500.00

net per annum when leased. To be sold with vacant possession on

a + GST basis.

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35 High Street,Hastings tallon.com.au 5979 3000

Tallon

CYNTHIADOBBINPhone:0438 773 627

NIGEL EVANSPhone:0439 540 055

BITTERN

Location, Location - MAKE AN OFFER

For Sale: $295,000

As-new, 5-star energy rating 3BR, 2 bathroom unit. Main bedroom with WIR & FES, 2 with BIR’s. Lounge, with

HASTINGS

Value Packed

For Sale: $335,000

CRIB POINT

Investors Take Note

For Sale:

INVESTORS

5.3%+ RETURN

Make An Offer

For Sale: $335,000

HASTINGS

HASTINGS

Cute Cottage Close To Shops

For Sale: $310,000

BITTERN

Unlimited Potential

For Sale: $385,000

HASTINGS

Seaside Villas

For Sale:

area.

BITTERN

Stately Presence

room, main bedroom with spa ensuite & WIR.

For Sale:

HASTINGS

Excellent First Home Or Investment

For Sale:

HASTINGS

Seaside Villa

For Sale: $355,000

CRIB POINT

The Rolls-Royce of Units

For Sale: $325,000

Step inside this as-new, 5 star energy rated home and be -

Great Potential

For Sale: $330,000

HASTINGSNEW

LISTING

Family Values

For Sale:

BITTERNPRICE

REDUCED

BITTERN

A Touch Of Class

For Sale:

HASTINGS

Little Gem

For Sale: $295,000

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-

HASTINGS

Federation Corner

For Sale:

PRICE REDUCED

WESTERN PORT real estate 26 March 2013 Page 13>

INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL<<

tallon.com.au

35 High Street, Hastings

5979 3000DOMINIC TALLONPhone:0408 528 857

ALF TALLONPhone:5979 3000

TallonHASTINGS - FOR LEASE

As-New Factory With 2 Roller Doors

For Lease: $18,000pa + GST

As new factory on a block of 6 in Bray Street, Hastings. Measuring Approx 369m2., the well-built factory has two

Landlord willing to negotiate depending on terms.

RENT REDUCED

BAXTER - FOR SALE

Excellent Exposure

For Sale: $1,250,000

Dual access corner block measuring 1474m2 situated on Frankston-Flinders Road and Sages Road. Zoned Business 1, the site is let to a hand car wash + kebab shop with permits. 10 year lease with a 10 year option.

reviews in lease. Zoning allows for 2-3 storey develop-ment + underground carpark (STCA). Brick workshop (9mx7m) with toilet & dual roller doors. Site has three-phase power. Long settlement available.

6.4%RETURN

ATTENTION COMMERCIAL LANDLORDS

LEASED Window shoppingNESTLED among the boutique stores of the Balnarring Village, That Little Shop has traded for three years with an eclectic taste in gifts and homewares that has built a strong clientele. The owner is prepared to assist new buyers through an initial training period if required. Excellent lease terms are in place and the rent is reasonable.

Home wares, gifts and fashion, BALNARRINGPrice: $135,000Agency: Kevin Wright Commercial, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255Agent: Leigh Donovan 0418 106 309

NICHOLSCROWDER.COM.AU

9775 15351 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs

REIV COMMERCIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR 2011

Michael Crowder 0408 358 926Geoff Crowder 0418 531 611

Richard Wraith 0419 564 528Trish Panoff 0408 886 979

Nichols Crowder would like to welcome Trish Panoff to our Property Management team.

Trish brings to our office over 30 years of experience in all facets of Property Management.

For all enquires please contact us on 9775 1535

NICHOLS CROWDER WELCOMES TRISH PANOFF

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Priced To Sell

For Sale – Mount Martha

Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Sale – Mornington

Juicy Opportunity

Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale– Mornington

Bay Hotel & Social - A Unique Opportunity Not To Be Missed

Sale Price: $2.7 million ( Business Only) Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 or Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale – Mornington

Perfect Two Person Business

For Sale – Carrum DownsFor Sale or Lease - Mornington

Main Street

Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Sale – Rye

Bargain Buying

Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

SOLD

For Sale – Rosebud

Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Lease – Mornington

Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale – Mornington Peninsula

Be Your Own Boss

Contact: Leigh Donovan 0418 106 309

LEASED

SOLD

Contact: Leigh Donovan 0418 106 309

Calling All Tradies & Handymen

For Sale – Mornington Peninsula

Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Retail Chicken Franchise

Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Sale – Mornington

Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale – Rosebud West

REDUCED

For Sale – Balnarring

Balnarring Restaurant

Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

NEWNEW

NEW

NEW

REDUCEDPRICE

SLASHED

LEASED

If you’re happy, we’re happy

WESTERN PORT real estate 26 March 2013 Page 15>

NEWNEW

NEW

Business Sales Specialistswww.latessabusiness.com.au

50 Playne Street Frankston

Tel: (03) 9781 1588Great little café in main street

location, sells breakfast, lunch, French patisseries etc. Easily

operated by two staff, new lease offered. Seating inside for 16

& outside for 8. Trades Tues to Sunday.

CAFE

$57,000

HAIR & BEAUTYLarge premises with no direct competition, fully renovated.

Conveyor oven. Est 30 years, trading 5pm until late, this will suit

pcm inc GST.

PIZZA

$72,500 + sav

HAIR STYLIST & GIFTS

All manner of photography requirements, custom framing,

restoration. Prime Main St location, well known, good equipment.

Training will be given, vendor wishes

PHOTOS & FRAMES

NOW $145,000 + sav

UK, Germany, Italy, China, in-demand product range &

opportunity for future growth. Aust distribution rights. Silicon sealant,

ceramic/tiling products. Large

Est. 28 years, has regular account customers inc Defence Housing and

commercial. Covers Westernport side of M’ton Peninsula, two vendors work

approx. 15-20 hours per week. Stock included.

CLEANING

NOW $75,000

Trading 5 days 6am to 3pm. Large premises has under cover courtyard and seating inside for 15. Well presented inside and frontage. Long lease options in

place.

INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAY

$70,000 + sav

Opens Monday – Friday, 7am to 3pm in the heart of Frankston’s retail and commercial district. Close to train station, medical centre, library & Arts Centre.

CAFE & TAKEAWAY

$110,000 + sav

Only one in the area, selling

deliveries in the area. Member of Petals. Lovely shop can be run by single operator, trades Mon, Wed,

Thu, Fri, Sat. Website.

FLORIST & GIFTS

NOW $50,000 + sav

MANUFACTURING

$165,000 + sav

BUY YOURSELF A JOB

$129,500

Concrete mini-mix truck sub-contracts to Vic Mix. 2011 Hino

Turbo diesel still under warranty. Vendor will assist with training,

he now wishes to retire. Excellent opportunity for right person.

MANUFACTURING

$280,000 + sav

CLEANINGLong established in Frankston area with loyal customer base, some for 12-15 years. Easy to

run with 3 sub-contractors. Strong

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Peninsula’s leading lingerie specialist with minimal competition.

Quality sleepwear & bodywear

air-con. Stock ordered twice a year.

VENDING MACHINES

$250,000 + sav

spacious, has consultancy room, juice bar (can be sub-let). Own

labels, Internet site, promote organic products at competitive prices.

$300,000

Peninsula based, catering to locals, farms, holidaymakers with supplies & feed. Has aquariums,

hydrobath, located in large showroom/factory. All stock delivered. Website including

mailbox accounts.

Ducted vacuums, intercoms & security systems. 3 vehicles inc. Est 25 yrs, have all systems in place with established clients &

supplier database.

PET SHOP

$259,000 + savLAUNDRETTE

$120,000 inc. stock

ROOFING INSTALLATION

$315,000

NOW $650,000 + sav

Primary products inc all types of trailers, repairs also done.

quality products. Many repeat customers. Operates from vendor’s

acreage, needs to be relocated. Est. 17 yrs.

TRAILER MANUFACTURE

Up to date software and equipment, art & design, logos, neoprene

products etc. Printing, applications, stickers, signs etc. In house kiln,

digital laser. Sells to gift and souvenir shops nationwide. Forward orders in

NOW $369,000 + sav

Long established & well known within the industry, well-equipped,

largest in area, handles large industrial & construction blasting

& painting needs. 10 acre industrial/residential block.

ABRASIVE BLASTING HOLIDAY RESORT1

reception, 8 holiday units, bbq areas, pool, tennis, playground etc.

$29,000 + sav

Unisex salon in Hastings, has 6 cutting stations, 2 basins,

opportunity, cheap rent, loyal clients. Vendor will assist with

changeover.

$40,000 + sav

Unique, well presented with quality

storage area at rear. Well-appointed

cash customers.

Tony Latessa: 0412 525 151 No. 1 REIV Accredited Business Agent in Victoria

32 years selling experience based on honesty and reliabilityREIV Business Brokers Committee Member

IMPORTER & WHOLESALER

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION CAFE / TAKEAWAY

New business set to increase, already a popular choice for fresh, healthy food. Fully renovated, new equipment, prime Main St location. Seating inside plus outside seating

undercover, concertina doors. 5 kgs coffee pw.

$180,000 + sav

INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAYEst 30 yrs in busy Mornington, has loyal customers. Compact shop,

easy to run, good equipment, extensive menu. Cheap rent only

$182,000 + sav

price. Large shop in great location, vendor selling due to ill health and

urgent sale.

SECONDHAND DEALER

$185,000

Some pick ups & deliveries, shopping strip location. Full compliance

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PAGE 38 Western Port News 26 March 2013

By Peter McCulloughTHIS is the title of one of a number of books written about the unsolved mur-ders which occurred at Wonnangatta Station in Victoria’s high country in January, 1918. The mystery has close links to the Mornington Peninsula, and Hastings in particular.

***Part one:

Who was Jim Barclay?James Barclay (or “Jim” as he was better known) was born in Hastings on 18 February 1869. He was the fourth child of James and Mary Barclay who had come to Hastings in 1860: he had an older brother (John) and sisters (Jean and “Tossie”), and a younger sister (Molly).

James Barclay senior, an immigrant from Scotland, had owned a fi shing vessel named Hero and when he pur-chased land in Barclay Crescent, Hast-ings, in 1880 he built the family home and named it Heroville. The house was only demolished in 1996.

Jim Barclay attended school in Hast-ings and had regular encounters with authority for fi ghting and a minor case of arson in which the police were in-volved. Religion played a large part in the family life of the Barclays and was apparently a cause of friction between the devout James senior and his son.

In 1883 Jim left school with a “cer-tifi cate of a child being suffi ciently educated” and worked at Heroville until 1886 when he departed to seek his fortune on the goldfi elds. Most of the next decade was spent around Mansfi eld although by 1897 Jim had moved from gold-prospecting to ru-ral tasks such as sheep shearing and contract work such as post splitting. Ten years later he had leased land in the Howqua valley and trading in cat-tle had become an important part of his life. Jim was highly regarded in

the area for his skills as a bushman.In 1910 life changed for Jim Barclay

when he married 19-year-old Lizzie Cantieni who had been living with Jim’s neighbours in Howqua, the Fry family. The civil ceremony held on 23 December was not attended by any member of the Barclay family, pos-

sibly due to the fact that Lizzie was seven months pregnant at the time; in fact his family did not fi nd out about the marriage for some years.

Lizzie gave birth to a son on 22 February 1911 in Mansfi eld; chris-tened James he was always known as “young Jim.” The joys of marriage and parenthood were to be short-lived for the couple as Lizzie died of a form of tuberculosis on 18 September, 1911.

Jim Barclay was a tall man, with a strong physique and a reputation for his skill with horses and cattle. Bur-dened with a baby and no family with-in hundreds of miles, he turned to the friends he had made in Mansfi eld and

they, in turn, gave him support and as-sistance. But by 1914 young Jim had been sent to live with his aunt Molly and her husband (Jack Campbell) at Vermont.

In 1912 Jim Barclay fi rst visited the Wonnangatta valley when he called on the Bryce family in his capacity as a cattle trader. Meanwhile, Jim did con-tract work for Arthur Phillips, the own-er of Glenroy Station near Mansfi eld. When Phillips became the joint owner of Wonnangatta Station he sought out a capable manager: Jim Barclay was considered the ideal choice for the job because of his industry knowledge, his association with the area, and Arthur

Phillips’ trust in his skills and judge-ment.

So in April, 1915 Jim Barclay be-came manager of Wonnangatta station.

Where is Wonnangatta Station?Once described as “the most isolated

homestead in Victoria”, the Wonnan-gatta Station was a cattle property located in the remote Wonnangatta River valley. Access was by horse or foot only.

The nearest population centres were the goldfi elds towns of Talbotville, about 20 miles (32km.) away, Grant and Dargo to the south-east, and the larger town of Mansfi eld, about 80

Who killed Jim Barclay?

Above: Jim Barclay in his younger days.Right: Jim Barclay’s mother, Mary.

Left: Jim Barclay’s father, James Barclay.Below: “Heroville” in Barclay Crescent Hastings, just prior to its demolition in 1996.

HISTORY

Western Port News 26 March 2013 PAGE 39

miles (130km.) distant over the Great Dividing Range.

The station had been established in the 1860s by Oliver Smith, an Ameri-can who came across the valley when prospecting for gold. Smith’s com-mon-law wife Ellen and her son Harry joined him and a homestead was built near the junction of the Wonnangatta River and Conglomerate Creek. El-len subsequently died in childbirth and Smith sold out to William Bryce, eventually returning to the United States.

The Bryce family, which eventually included 10 children, then occupied the Station and built a new homestead; Ellen’s son, Harry, moved down the valley and established himself at Ea-glevale. The Bryce family remained at Wonnangatta for over 40 years un-til Mrs. Bryce died at the age of 78 in 1914. The Mansfi eld owners then bought the property and installed Jim Barclay as manager.

What was the background to the murders?

Jim Barclay led a solitary existence at Wonnangatta and his only close friend was Harry Smith at Eaglevale. By late 1917 he had convinced the owners (Phillips and Ritchie) that he needed a hired hand who could do general work around the property and also cook for the extra station hands needed during busier times such as cattle musters.

Labour was in short supply because of the war and Barclay would have had little to choose from; on 14 December, 1917 61-year-old John Bamford from Black Snake Creek (near Talbotville) started work.

Bamford was not well regarded in the area where he had lived for 20 years: he was variously described

as “surly”, having “a quick temper”, and even being suspected of having murdered his wife. The storekeeper at Talbotville (Albert Stout) is known to have warned Barclay “not to be drawn into any arguments with Bamford.” Be this as it may, a stockman who vis-ited Wonnangatta in December 1917 recalled that the two seemed to be on good terms.

Barclay and Bamford were last seen

alive in late December 1917. They had been to Talbotville to cast their votes in the Reinforcement Referendum, the second of the two conscription referenda in Australia during the First World War. They stayed the night at Talbotville, before leaving for Won-nangatta early in the morning of 21st December.

To be continued...

Above: Jim’s wife Lizzie (nee Cantieni). She died aged 20.Top Right: Jim Barclay prior to taking up his appointment at Wonnangatta Station.Below: Young Jim Barclay with his uncle Jack Campbell.

Above: Wonnangatta Homestead circa 1900.Below Left: Wonnangatta valley showing the homestead.Below Right: The family cemetery, Wonnangatta Station, circa 1918.

PAGE 40 Western Port News 26 March 2013

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Compiled by Cameron McCulloughFrom the pages of the Mornington Standard, 29 March 1913.THE Dromana and Red Hill Agri-cultural & Horticultural Society will hold their 17th annual show at the new show grounds at Dromana on Thursday April 3, 1913. Entries close Monday March 31. Late entries 2pm Wednesday 2 April.

The show will be opened by the ho-nary A. Howard, Esq MLA at 2pm. Hot water provided. Amusements for children. Come and have a picnic on the grounds. Admission, 1s. Children 6d.

***ON Saturday night the opening con-cert in connection with the new hall in Hastings proved a great success, although the weather was as bad as it could possibly be with a bitterly cold driving rain.

The Hastings Brass Band rendered selections before the concert and dur-ing the interval under the baton of Mr Spence, their turnout and performance being splendid.

Cr Hodgins occupied the chair, a good programme was run through, the fancy dancing acts, conjuring. vocal and instrumental items being judiciously interspersed. Mrs M Car-michael acted as pianist in her usual capable manner.

The secretary, Mr A. T. Denham, deserves great credit for his efforts to make it a success.

***A SOCIAL and dance will be held on Wednesday April 16, 1913 at 8.30pm to celebrate the opening of the Crib Point Hall.

***AT the Sorrento court on Monday, the

24th March 1913, before Mssrs Mac-farlane, Morgan and Cole, JP, a man named William Ryan was charged by Constable R. Brennan with behaving in an insulting manner, making use of obscene language, and resisting arrest, on the 22nd March. Accused pleaded guilty.

Constable Brennan gave evidence that from a complaint made to him about 3.30 p.m., on the 22nd just he proceeded to the Mornington Hotel to make enquiries, and there saw accused in a fi ghting attitude apparently mad

from drink. He proceeded to arrest the accused.

When on the roadway the accused used very bad language and continued to fi ght, kick and bite.

A large crowd gathered and the de-fendant continued to behave like a madman.

He was placed in a passing cart and taken to the watch house. He contnued to fi ght and use bad language on the way.

The defendant said he had taken too much drink and did not remember an-

ything about the matter.Accuse I was fi ned 10s or 48 hours imprisonment for insulting behaviour, 20s or 7 days imprisonment for bad language, and 10s or 3 days’ imprisonment for resist-ing arrest.

***ONE of the oldest residents of the Peninsula, Mr James Bayne, died at Dr Weld’s private hospital, Dromana, on March 16th. Deceased was greatly respected.

***MR. A Aitkin well and favorably known in this district, is now recov-ering from the serious illness which has incapacitated him for the last fort-night. His host of friends will be glad to see him about again.

***THE postponed Emu Plains and Bit-tern races are to be held on Thurs-day April 24th, this date having been granted by the VRC.

The Flinders horses Minrup and Tired Tim have been matched to run for £5 a side at the Emu Plains races on April 24th.

The horses have met one another 7 times. Tired Tim has 4 wins and Min-rup 3.

At Flinders races and a previous match, Tired Tim has beaten Minrup twice and Minrup beaten Tired Tim once. At Emu Plains races in January, Minrup defeated Tired Tim twice, and at Droama on St Patricks Day, lively Tim was ahead of Minrup in both races.

Registered racing is starting to fi nd its feet on the Peninsula again. The Mornington club with £167 in hand is pretty ‘solid’, while Emu Plains races at the end of April should come out on the right side, as they are not flying too

high for a start with the prize money.***

THE second annual carnival of the Mornington swimming club was held at the Royal baths on Wednesday af-ternoon last, and although the weather was not very inticing for an afternoon in the water, a good number started in each of the 14 events, in which great interest was taken by the large number of spectators that were present.

The offl icials carried out their work admirably and kept things moving the whole time. During the afternoon Miss Olga Bieri and Miss Clarie Kirk-patrick gave a very clever exhibition of fancy diving and swimming. At the conclusion of the programme the president, Mr E Ferber, presented the prizes to the winnners.

***Toot your own hornA HEN is not supposed to have much common sense or tact, yet every time she lays an egg she cackles forth the fact.

A rooster hasn’t got a lot of intellect to show, but none the less most roost-ers have enough good sense to crow.

The mule the most despised of beasts, has a persistent way of letting people know he’s around by his per-sistend bray.

The busy little bees they buzz, bulls bellow and cows moo, and watch dogs bark and ganders quack and doves and pigeons coo.

The peacock spreads his tail and squawks, pigs squeal and robins sing, and even serpents know enough to his before they sting.

But man, the greatest masterpiece that nature could devise, will often stop and hesitate before he’ll adver-tise!

100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Dromana & Red Hill Show on the way, Mornington holds swim carnivalDromana & Red Hill Show on the way, Mornington holds swim carnival

Western Port News 26 March 2013 PAGE 41

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By Stuart McCulloughSOME strive for glory, others for riches. There are those who, from the moment they hit the cradle, have an unquenchable thirst for greatness. Each hour of every day that follows is devoted to being the best at whatever it is they have elected to dedicate their lives to.

Not me, though. I have long realised that I am destined not to be best at any-thing. Or, if I am, it will be in an area so hopelessly specialised that no one else will be interested.

Say what you will but being the world champion of cutlery sorting (dishwasher division) is not all it’s cracked up to be. But if I can’t be the best at anything, or at least anything important, I’m a good chance of being the worst.

There are many fi elds in which I ex-cel at being useless. In his masterpiece The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde states that “All art is quite use-less”.

I, on the other hand, was quite use-less at art. It’s not really the same thing, I realise, but by referring to someone who was unarguably a ge-nius (he even said so himself), I’m hoping a little of that refl ected glory might bounce my way.

At our school, art class was com-pulsory until year 10. Even so, my attempts were so execrable that I was excused and allowed to spend double period on Wednesday afternoons do-ing music theory. By myself. In an unlit room.

Not that I was much good at music theory, either. More that there was

a fear my presence in the classroom might drag others down to my level of ineptitude; should that even be pos-sible.

It was a strange situation for me. I was used to being lauded for my schoolwork. But this was an area where, despite my best endeavours, I was hopeless. In primary school, I didn’t feel so far behind. But as I grew older and my classmates started producing better and better work, my art skills remained forever stuck at a grade 2 level. Just as Dorian Grey never got any older, the same was true of my art skills.

Not that it was a complete debacle. Certainly, my efforts at life drawing were not such much “life” as “un-dead”.

Perhaps I was just before my time. Back then people took an excep-

tion to being drawn in a manner that made them look like a member of the zombie army. Even worse than my drawings were my lithographs. As for painting, I wasn’t even allowed to use the brushes. Instead, my moment of shining artistic glory came in the form of an egg.

As I remember, it was Easter. Or, at least, I hope it was Easter, otherwise the whole idea of decorating an egg would have been weird, even by art class standards.

Apparently we were supposed to make a hole in the top and bottom of the shell and blow out the contents. This was beyond my skill level and, so I reasoned, would leave the shell vulnerable to breakages. So I skipped that part. I fi gured that an empty egg and one in its natural state look pretty much the same and that no one would

be any the wiser. I began by dyeing the whole thing bright red. Suddenly, the object collected by my father on a routine trip to the chook house had been transformed into a thing of great beauty. Then I got to work. There were lines, circles and different colours. By the end of the double period, it looked like the roof of the Sistine Chapel. Only edible.

My teacher lavished praise on my work, describing it as “pretty aver-age”. It was the fi rst time such plaudits had been directed at anything I’d done during art class and I got a little giddy from the acclaim.

Sadly, it was only weeks later, after something I’ll refer to as “attempted pottery” that was I invited to spend my time doing something less distract-ing to others. But in spite of my exile from the artistic mainstream, I kept

that egg. In fact, I kept that egg in the top drawer of my bedroom dresser at my father’s house. Which would have been fi ne had I not moved out at the age of 18, leaving the furniture and, crucially, the egg behind.

Life, as it so often does, moved on and I moved along with it. Years passed and I forgot all about my pre-cious egg, having all but given up the life of an artist.

Although praise like “average” may well last forever, the same could not be said of the egg. After about 15 years or so, its contents withered and festered to such a degree that the egg fi nally broke. It unleashed what can only be described as “a cloud of stink”, as its fetid spirit was loosed upon the back end of the house.

Some time later, when visiting my father, he informed me of what he de-scribed as “the incident”. I asked, of course, whether he had been able to salvage any of my work, in response to which he simply raised an eyebrow and answered “no”. Thus, all evidence that I was ever average at art was lost.

Maybe the putrid fury of the egg was something of a metaphor for my life as an artist. Ultimately, both the egg and I kind of stank.

I have long since retired from deco-rating eggs.

Easter, naturally enough, is the most diffi cult time of year but I get by. Worst of all, I’m not sure I did much better at music theory. At least I wasn’t harming any else.

All art is, indeed, quite useless. As was I.www.stuartmccullough.com

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NIA Robertson grew up on a dairy farm at St Marys in Tasmania. Her father Malcolm played guitar and taught Robertson at an early age.

“Dad was a big country music country fan and took me to my fi rst show when I was six at St Mary’s Community Hall where we saw Slim Dusty, Reg Lindsay and McKean Sisters; it was from that point I wanted to sing like Anne McKean,” she said.

“The fi rst song I sang in public was Teddy Bears Picnic at a St Mary’s school concert. Mum loved pop like T. Rex, Led Zeppelin, etc. In my early teens I sang in a rock band as I always wanted to be like Pat Benatar.”

These days Robertson listens to the likes of Paul Kelly, Jimmy Little, Melody Pool, Cath-erine Britt and Lucinda Williams. “At the mo-ment l have Martina McBride’s album Timeless in my car CD stacker.”

She moved to Hobart at age 10 and it was a big move. “When you go to the city things change; you meet different people, the radio stations play different music and it’s a whole new lifestyle.”

Robertson attended an all-girls school that focused on the arts and music, and started sing-ing in a school rock band.

“While everybody was listening to rock I was home secretly listening to Olivia Newton-John in my bedroom as well as Slim Dusty but in public I was listening to Joan Jett and Blondie.”

Robertson married, had a baby, divorced and decided to move to Melbourne to start a new life. She again picked up a guitar and started doing what she liked – playing country/folk.

“I went to a concert in 2005 and met Wil liam McMartin who was playing in the band Beyond Therapy. We became friends and both had simi-lar interests in music. We started per forming to-gether and became great soul mates.

“Bill was my driving force so when I wrote my fi rst song and played it to Billy, he took me seriously and encouraged me to write more. Personally and musically Billy is now a big part of my life.”

The Woman I Am is the second album from Robertson and her best work so far. It is the result of an intense 12 months of songwriting.

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with English words by Gene Raskin. It tells the story of Robertson’s relationship with her fi rst band in Hobart, Mistral Wind.

“Paul Barber the drummer picked me as singer and when I decided to record this new album, I contacted Paul, fi rst time in more than 20 years. I was devastated to hear that he was suffering from cancer. He died on Boxing Day.This song is dedicated to him.”

“Road to Gundagai was recorded after dad pointed out I had not recorded any Slim Dusty songs. I decided to record my own version of this classic song and dedicate it to my father Malcolm and my Uncle Sid.”

The album was produced by William Mc-Martin.

Robertson has a rich sense of the magic of stories and of their ability to connect us to one another, leading us gently to a clearer sense of ourselves and our place in the world.

Robertson will perform the Basin Music Festival on 23 and 24 March, the Good Friday Appeal concert at Hallam Hotel on 29 March,

and Riding of the Bounce at Hillcrest College in Berwick on 5 May.

www.nairobertsonmusic.comwww.freewebs.com/beyondtherapystudio

***ONE of popular music’s most recognisable and celebrated names of the past 40 years, Agnetha Fältskog signals her return to the spotlight.

The songstress from ABBA is back with a new album, due for release in May. The single from the album When You Really Loved Some-one (Universal) is out now.

Agnetha has been working with renowned Grammy-nominated songwriter-producer Jor-gen Elofsson, who has been responsible for hits by Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion and Westlife, among others. www.ag-netha.co.uk

***LAST year was the 40th anniversary of the release of Deep Purple’s landmark album Ma-chine Head. In recognition of Deep Purple’s and the album’s infl uence, some of rock mu-sic’s biggest names have contributed a version of their favourite track to create the album Re-Machined – A Tribute to deep Purple’s Ma-chine Head (Shock).

There are two wildly differing versions of the album’s most famous track Smoke On The Wa-ter, one from guitar hero Carlos Santana with vocals by Jacoby Shaddix and one from alter-native rockers Flaming Lips.

Metallica has contributed a special take on When A Blind Man Cries, a track recorded at the Machine Head sessions but originally re-leased by Deep Purple as the B side to Never Before. This is a unique release that will appeal to rock fans everywhere.

It features tracks from former Deep Purple Mk III member Glenn Hughes with Chad Smith of Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Chickenfoot, Black Label Society, Carlos Santana and Jacoby Shaddix, Jimmy Barnes and Joe Bonamassa and the “super-group” Kings Of Chaos featuring Joe Elliott, Steve Stevens, Duff Mckagan and Matt Sorum.

Shock Entertainment has given The News some copies to give away. Send your entry to Machine Head CD Contest, PO Box 588, Hast-ings 3915.

Poppy’s Problem-solvingPerformance

By Gary Turner

SEPTIMUS walked up my gravel drive. Well actually it was more of a stumble, and as he got closer I could see his ashen grey face with beads of sweat on his forehead. He did not look very well at all, and I hoped he was not going to expire on my property.

I could see he was very upset. Sep has a daughter in her early 20s and she’s been looking for a husband.

I sat patiently waiting for Sep to tell me about his problem. He went through a series of stutters as he tried to get words out. I even got him a stubby to settle him (he had not brought any). Then it all came in a rush, like an overfl owing dam in Queensland fl oods.

“Poppy, what am I to do? She wants to get married.”His daughter Adeline has expensive tastes. She had

met the man of her dreams in Australia, but he came from another country. She wanted a big wedding with all the trimmings and told Sep her betrothed had a large family and they were all coming to the wedding.

There would be about 200 from his side and as she totalled her friends and family, the fi nal number was 350. Worse still, her betrothed’s father also had daugh-ters and had no intention of assisting in the funding of the wedding as he had big troubles of his own.

Those with daughters will understand Sep’s dilem-ma (Poppy has only sons). “I was just starting to get ahead and now I’ll have to speak to my bank manager again. By the way, how much does a wedding cost?”

I told him that he should budget for $140 a head for the soiree and extra for cars, fl owers, dresses, photog-raphy and sundry items. That’s when he fainted.

Poppy’s solutionWhen Sep fi nally came to and asked for another

stubby, I said there were only two options. Option one was to sell his boat, his four-wheel drive, work 80-hour weeks and save every cent. Or borrow the money from his kind and understanding bank manager. If he was to take this path I suggested he get his daughter to sign a contract that if he funded her wedding, no mat-ter what, when he got even more decrepit and needed full-time care, she would take him in and look after him. This might make her want to elope and avoid having to look after him as he slipped into dementia.

He said eloping was starting to look pretty good. The huge cost would be avoided and not many mar-riages seem to last very long.

I told Septimus he could buy a new Haines boat with all the gear with what it would cost him for the wed-ding and have heaps left.

I don’t really think I was able to help Septimus that much, but I was very glad I had only sons. At least one of us was happy!

PS: Before the two feminists who read this column get angry at me and abuse the editor, I did fi nancially assist at my sons’ weddings.

THEY really should be named and shamed, you know: BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Xstrata. Good for shareholders but nothing for we 98 per cent.

Hey, what about the Minerals Re-source Rent Tax of a cool $126 million to revenue? The sad thing is that most of those among our 98 per cent see this as “business” blinded to the massive levels of mining profi ts.

I wonder how many of Tony’s mob have shares? Julia’s too? With an-other election looming in September I re call Naomi Wolf’s words in The Guardian on how to close down a de-mocracy: “Invoke a terrifying in ternal and external enemy, create a gulag, employ security contractors, set up a surveillance system, harass citizen groups, introduce arbitrary de tention, control the media and believe that dis-sent equals treason”.

There’s more. Banksia Securities and the trusting people of Kyabram including the local church. “Investing back into the community?” Audi tors approved the accounts a month before the collapse. Also L M First Mortgage Income Fund; but no income? The Hastie Group collapsing owing a bil-lion dollars, including $47 million to employees. Name and shame some small-time no-hoper for whatever but corporate leaders walk away scot free. They’re talking of law reform. Yes, 2020? Financial bandits.

***I QUITE liked Ted Baillieu despite my

political leanings. He seemed honest enough, but is honesty misplaced in cronyland, particularly with the likes of anti-gay, anti-abortion man Geoff Shaw, described as a Christian but more the erratic crony type for mine.

There was never any point having a go at Frankston’s Geoff Shaw on the grounds that he was doing his own digging without my help. I had to smile at the way Ted’s resignation and changeover to Denis Napthine was handled by the Herald Sun, so soft, so fatherly, almost genteel; from a news-paper at the forefront of daily Julia aggression since the beginning of this year. And a beautiful follow-up story of Denis and family. Sweet.

So Teddy steps down and is replaced by Denis the Menace with the words “strengthen the economy and boost services”; possibly around Frankston to Mordialloc.

***I COULD remind you that I warned you about global warming four years ago but being a gentleman I’ll hold my tongue. I also said they would never stop the boats, but Tony will. Yeah?

***QUEENSLANDERS are moving strongly toward banning fl uoride in their tap water, questioning the health experts. Good for them. With smok-ing causing mouth cancer, blindness, emphysema, lung cancer, vascular disease and harming unborn babies, perhaps we have another furphy in our

midst. It cannot be diffi cult to arrive at statistics supporting non-fl uoride drinkers having less cancer concerns than we here in Victoria. My personal belief, unproven, is that cancer is pri-marily caused by gravity.

***WHY do I forget? Sorry to repeat my-self but where else can I let off steam? Middle Sunday of Labour Day week-end, hot, so steer well clear of the cof-fee shop at 8am. “Too late” she cried. Coffee ordered and ensconced. Sure enough, right in front of me three ta-bles; one with four yappers, the next with two and a lonely single next door. As if this is not enough we have a reg-ular stream of healthy looking females walking their yappers, all receiving loud noisy hellos from the temporar-ily resident yappers, frightening the daylights out of my fragile nervous system. And they dare to give me the “dirty smoking look”?

***THE Lord Mayor of Melbourne, the illustrious Robert Doyle, is under re-view by Victoria’s local government watchdog in connection with cam-paign donations and links with a de-veloper, suggesting a possible confl ict of interest. Robert is our darling! Yes, he made a grab for the courts’ poor boxes and has no time for street beg-gars but always in our interests. Go easy on the pasta, mate. Kisses.

***FROM former Gaming Minister Mi-

chael O’Brien (now treasurer) on ban-ning pokies with earphones “To have people literally plugged in to pokies means they are shut off from the out-side world, shut out from reality and their sense of time” continuing on about the mental capacity to act re-sponsibly. Not dissimilar to his life as a politician?

***EDDIE McGuire and Jeff Kennett, jokers in the pack. Both suffering from the incurable disease of self-righteous-ness. Yes I barrack for Col ling wood, but every time anything comes up, Eddie has the “good bloke clear think-ing” answers and it becomes tiresome. Please Eddie, give us a month’s break. Go to the Sunshine Coast. Take dar-ling Caroline Wilson with you. And his sanctimonious cousin Jeff? There’s nothing outside his supposed exper-tise. Like Eddie he wrongly assumes he knows the answers to all the world’s ills. The real bugbear with both is that much of what they say is sensible until the incurable disease sets in. I won’t live long enough to hear it, but one day at least one of them will admit they were wrong. And a fi nal word on Mike Sheahan’s top 10 footballers; Dayne Beams ahead of Swanny? At $675 for Supercoach? They know better.

***RANDOM thoughts: I preferred the time when the weather bureau got it wrong. The Cronulla Sardines. Did our shire council eventually appoint

a “climate change community educa-tion offi cer” as promised? Julia ig-nores West Melbourne and Tony ig-nores the Mornington Peninsula; safe seats? The infrastructure at Port of Hastings is “essential to our future” says Denis Napthine. We won’t hold our breath.

National Party leader and former Police Minister Peter Ryan telling fi bs? Never, but I believe in the Easter bunny. If Russell Crowe is really dat-ing again who’s the unlucky girl?

Highly recommended: Radio Port Phillip (98.7FM), particularly Sun-days 10am till midday. Who is Seth MacFarlane? If smoking while driving is dangerous, how dangerous is unrav-elling a Butter Menthol? Gamblers lie, an unwritten law. I love the bit where they say “I’m playing with their mon-ey.” It’s your money!

“The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the fi nancier” (G B Shaw).Hooroo...cliffi e9@bigpond.com

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CARRICON, 16’ poptop, single beds, new tyres, electric brakes, annexe, microwave, easy tow, VGC interior, gas, electric fridge, $4,800 reg. 5977-4449. 0419 222 984. Tyabb.

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HYUNDAI, Excel GX, 1996, 2 door hatch, auto, AC, reg until 07/13, 94,400 kms, VGC, NXL-653. $4,200 with RWC. 0401 625 812.

PUBLIC NOTICESELECTRIC BIKE, VGC, saddle bags, charger, no licence or registration re-quired. $650. 0435 345 414.

FORD, Falcon, FG, 2010, low kms, reg and RWC, dedicated to LPG, CURRY 5. $18,500. Mark: 0434 528 293.

TENT, Kimberley 70033, sleeps up to 4 people, heavy duty floor, easy set up, GC. $250. 0466 388 388. Tyabb.

NARRE WARREN, 10 Corker Close, Saturday 30th March, 8am-5pm. Owner relocating, all items almost new.

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SCENIC, 21ft van, Space-lands 2003, extra height, separate shower/toilet, washing machine, hand basin, AC, full annexe, new 17ft awning, many extras, Queen pillowtop mattress, can sleep 4, convention microwave, 4 burner stove/grill, TV stereo, 2x4 seasons hatch, 120hr battery, tunnel boot, external fold down table, new tyres (2 spare), 2x 9kg gas bottles, 2x jerry can holders, EC, $39,500. 0421 323 588.

JAYCO, Conquest, 23ft, Fiat Ducato, late 2007, 3ltr turbo diesel, 6 speed manual, 38,000kms, cruise control, electric windows, front passenger swivel seat, reverse camera, double bed, licensed to carry 4 people, dinette converts to bed, shower/toilet, gas/electric HWS and cooktop, 3 way fridge, CD/DVD digital TV, fitted solar screens, A/C front and back, diesel heater, heaps of storage, new tyres and house batteries, average 12ltrs per 100kms, EC, reg UYN-160. $80,000. 5942-9129.

OUTDOOR FURNITURE, large glass table, 6 chairs, gree/white cushions and green trim, EC. $150. 5973-5626, 0419 534 365.

HYUNDAI, Elantra, sedan, 2002, silver, manual, AC, spoiler, one lady owner, only 84,000kms, reg until 11/13, 1.8L, RWC, regu-larly serviced. RMN-830. $4,700. 9702-2708.

CRANBOURNE SOUTH, 19 Scott Road, Sunday 21st April, 9.30am. Auction sale, house clearance, farming equipment. 0405 508 712.

CONCRETE PAVING SLABS, 85 whole slabs, 400x 390x 55. $170 the lot. Buyer collects. 9787-3851.

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HONDA, Civic GLI, 1994, 2 door, hatchback, maual, EC, 160,000kms, RWC, REH-055. $2,700. 9017-0208.

IMPERIAL, 2004, tandem, 18’6”, double bed, 2 x 3 way fridges, A/C, micro-wave, roll out awning, full annexe, towing equip-ment, VGC. Frankston. $27,500. 9783-5518. SCENIC, 17’9”, 2002, full

annexe, AC, VGC. $19,900. 9704-0670.

A’VAN, Eurostar 1, 2004, 18.5’, full ensuite, hot water system, island DB, A/C, oven/4 burner cook top, 150ltr fridge, microwave, full annexe, all manuals for fittings, many other features. $31,000ono. 0488 191 444.

FORD, XR6, Ute, 2009, 104,000km, nitro colour, auto, dedicated gas, immaculate condition, new tyres and rims, ZMU-248. $20,900. Phone: 0425 870 660.

HOLDEN, Cruze, 2010, CD, JG, automatic, sedan, YGE-746, 12 months reg, 7,000kms. $17,850ono. Tina 0423 775 449, 9700-1423.

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CARPET CLEANER, and shampooing machine, Power Jet, EC. $700ono. 9546-4599. Ring after 6pm.

MOTORISED BIKE, electric, brand new, front and rear disc brakes, good quality suspension forks, Shimano components, high quality canadian lith-ium battery, very light. Normally $1,499, Will sell for only $950 call: 0425 371 604.

WALL UNIT, deluxe dresser, golden oak, 3 bottom cupboard drawers plus 3 top doors with lead-light tulips for displaying items. Great for lounge, bedroom, hall or kitchen. Perfect condition. Paid $600. Sell $400. 0413 457 625, Pakenham.

SCENIC POPTOP, 1994, 15’6”, rear entry, twin beds, microwave, full annexe, front boot, easy tow, EC, $11,750. 5983-8095. Crib Point.

MOBILITY SCOOTER, as new, 50% off, $1,500ono. Phone Peter: 9548-4508.

RUNABOUT, Apollo, 17 foot, new Mercury Opti-Max 90HP, new trailer, depth sounder /fish finder, marine radio, $13,500. 0422 114 221, 5979-3181.

GOLDSTREAM, Storm, off roader, EC, always stored in shed, full size oven and grill and four burner stove, microwave and two burner stove out-side, wardrobe, QS bed plus dbl, drop down table bed, sleeps six, full annexe, bed flys. $18,000. 0410 034 305.

TV, Panasonic, rear pro-jection, 130cm screen and Technics stereo surround sound sytem, EC. $1,500 ono. 0434 057 590. Cranbourne North.

HOLDEN, Captiva 7, 2010 turbo diesel, auto, as new, mint condition, elderly owner, all safety gear, lots of extras, 26,000kms, under new warranty, XQT-985, $25,000. 0407 057 181, 5979-7357. Hastings.

DREAM SEEKER, Haven, brand new, 19’6”, tandem, tunnel boot, 150L fridge, mini grill, TV, DVD/CD/MP3, cafe seating, LED, full checker plating, ibis, insulated, en-suite, QS bed, washing machine, $52,730. 5977-8194. Somerville.

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PROVINCIALBy IT GullyMORNINGTON Peninsula cricket fans rolled into Mornington’s Alexan-dra Park on Saturday to see if former Victorian Bushranger Nick Jewell could win Sorrento a Provincial pre-miership.

With his side in all sorts of trouble at 4/38 overnight against Peninsula Old Boys, Sorrento hoped Jewell could win the game off his own bat. His side was chasing POB’s total of 197, which it scored in a rain-affected fi rst week of the grand fi nal.

Trevor Johnson top-scored for the Old Boys with 59, Dylan O’Malley con tributed 31 and Jon Forrest 26.

At one stage, the Old Boys team was 8/123.

With the likes of Chris King, Leigh Poholke, Nick Davern and even A J King still to bat, many believed the game was far from over. Rob Dunball was also at the crease.

This was, of course, while Jewell was still at the crease.

With a packed house expecting big things, the Sharks got away to a modest start against the Old Boys.

However, after just 20 minutes of play and with seven runs added to the overnight score, all from Jewell, the unthinkable happened – Jewell copped an absolute jaffer from POB tearaway quick Zac Fillipone, which saw his off stump cartwheel out of the ground. He was out for 20.

It sent the POB players and sup port-ers into a frenzy.

At that point, POB knew they had

one hand on the premiership cup.Jewell took the lonely walk from the

fi eld, unfortunately to heckling from POB supporters.

It was an amazing scene, especially when you consider that POB snuck into the fi nals and wasn’t expected to get through the semi-fi nal.

The bowling of POB was superb.Fillipone (4/27 off 21 overs) and

Adam Jones (2/51 from 24 overs) tied up both ends for the fi rst hour and a half before drinks.

Dylan O’Malley was also having a major infl uence on the clash with his medium pacers and the fi eldsman re-fused to let Sorrento pierce the fi eld. He cleaned up Chris King for three to put the match beyond doubt.

The keeper was up and about too, Wade Pelzer providing an abundance

of advice to the Sorrento batsmen, es-pecially to Poholke.

Poholke dug deep for the Sharks and ended up top-scoring with 36. Dunball made 22.

However, at 5/45 and 6/54, Sorrento was never going to win the game.

Eventually, with Jones, Jon Forrest (1/20) and Eivion Bowen (1/10) taking wickets, the Sharks were put out of their misery for a total of 133.

It was a long way from the 198 need-ed for victory, but it was a lot more than many predicted when Jewell left the arena.

This was the second fl ag in three sea-sons for the Old Boys.

Had the team missed the fi nals, it would have under-performed. With the squad it had, it was capable of winning the title.

It did so with spirit, grit and deter-mination.

Only great sides win Provincial pre-mierships and POB deserved the win.

It wasn’t the best side in the home and away but it beat the best two sides in season 2012-13 to bring glory to the club.

One wonders where to for Sorrento.Word on the street is that gun all-

rounder Anthony Blackwell played his last game for the Sharks in the grand fi nal. He is hanging up his whites, we are told.

Will there be bigger and better op-por tunities for Jewell?

It matters little now. Peninsula Old Boys are the new MPCA Provincial cham pions.

Jewell fails to sparkle, Sharks loseJewell fails to sparkle, Sharks lose

SUB-DISTRICTBy IT GullyEVERY now and then, sport throws up a fairytale – a story of the underdog who came from nowhere to taste the ultimate success.

The stories are usually saved for na-tional sports but on Saturday at Dro-mana’s Pier St Oval, Seaford Tigers created a fairytale of its own.

It smashed Red Hill to win the MPCA Sub-district grand fi nal.

With one round to play in the subbies’ season, Seaford was an outside chance of playing fi nals.

The cards had to fall the right way and if it could get its end of the bargain right, it would take part in the fi nals action.

History shows that cards did fall its way and Seaford rolled into the semis. It then comprehensively won its semi-fi nal and advanced to the big one.

I don’t like saying a team has “no-thing to lose”, because in a grand fi nal you don’t get many opportunities to win one, so there is a premiership to lose.

However, in Seaford Tigers’ case, it would have been pinching itself at the opportunity presented.

Taking the game on was how it made the last match of the year and things weren’t going to change in this encounter.

On the fi rst week of the clash, the Tigers bowled out Red Hill for 197. Simon Dart top-scored for the Hill-men with 50. Corey Hand and Tom Burgdorf snared four wickets each for the Tigers.

It was a reasonable score that Red Hill set but probably 60 runs shy of making things diffi cult for the op po-sition.

Seaford’s performance with the bat last week really set-up the win.

It resumed at 4/163 and was in the box seat. Ash Mills and league medal-winner Corey Hand were at the crease, both unbeaten on 18 and there was plenty of batting to come.

As it turned out, on Saturday the bats men to come weren’t needed.

As predicted, Mills and Hand batted through the early afternoon to get the score to 4/194, just four runs from victory, before Hand lost his wicket.

It didn’t matter, he did the job, scor-ing 41 and helping his side advance to District grade next season. Considering the wealth of junior talent, this is where the Tigers should be.

Mills hung around a little longer, scoring 47, adding to the fi ne con-tributions a week earlier from Gavin Whyte (49), Mark Carroll (30) and Dave James (29).

Seaford Tigers fi nished the day at 7/296.

Gavin Gardener-Smith (20), Burg-dorf (25no) and teenager Matt Pola (25no) all helped themselves to some runs when the game was won.

Ross Corfi eld was the pick of the Hillmen bowlers with 3/54 off 32 overs, while Glenn Collett and Dart each took two wickets.

Seaford makes it a fairytale end to seasonSeaford makes it a fairytale end to season

AS most of Australia’s 23 million people realise, Black Caviar has put together an exceptional curriculum vitae.

She has won at each of her 24 starts over four seasons to attain world championship status and two Horse of the Year titles.

Along the way she has equalled Kingston Town’s record of 14 Group 1 wins and earned nearly $6.8 million in prize money.

But one feature of her career has been rankling with her connections. Although she managed to scramble home by a head in the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot last June, her effort at the meeting was well below her normal standard.

The reasoning behind Black Caviar’s display was that she had not recovered from the arduous journey to England and had a mild virus in the days before the race.

This has led to her senior part-owner, Neil Werrett, beginning to think about sending Black Caviar back to Royal Ascot.

Going into Friday night’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley, it was a given that the champion’s next outing would be in the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes at Randwick on 13 April.

While having another outing in Brisbane was a possibility, there were indications that the T J Smith might

Two dozen for Black Caviar: what a dishTwo dozen for Black Caviar: what a dish

Better than Phar Lap?: Black Caviar, with Luke Nolan in the saddle, extending her unbeaten record to 24 in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley last Friday night. Picture: Slickpix

be her last race.However, Black Caviar’s

performance at Moonee Valley was so convincing that Werrett is considering showing the world just how good Black Caviar can be by tackling the Golden Jubilee again.

It is a prospect that is being warmly received by Royal Ascot administrators, who have been in continual contact with Werrett about a second appearance by Black Caviar.

At this stage everyone is keeping their cards close to their chest but, with the experience gained last year, there now seems a distinct chance Black Caviar’s farewell from racing will be in the United Kingdom.

Less than 24 hours after Black Caviar’s triumph at Moonee Valley, another outstanding mare, More Joyous, had her colours lowered in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.

A winner of eight Group 1 races, More Joyous was unable to cope with the brilliance of Lonhro three-year-old Pierro.

Surprisingly sent forward early on by veteran jockey Jim Cassidy, Pierro was always in command of

the race but More Joyous fought on gamely in the straight to be beaten by three quarters of a length. It was Pierro’s 10th consecutive victory in Sydney with his only defeats being

in Melbourne where he ran second to Black Caviar’s half-brother All Too Hard in the Caulfi eld Guineas and third in the Cox Plate. The performance was so convincing

Cassidy was prompted to rate Pierro as a superior horse to dual Australian champion Might And Power on whom he won races such as the Caulfi eld and Melbourne cups and Cox Plate.

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PENINSULA LEAGUEBy Toe PuntON the eve of the 2013 Peninsula Foot ball League season, much of the talk surrounds Frankston YCW and the tall task of knocking the team over.

The club may have lost a couple of players in the off-season, including star forward Lew Roberts, but gener-ally speaking it has the best depth in the competition (the Reserves won the fl ag). The key to this side has always been the tall timber in Ash Eames and Brad Ulms.

Mt Eliza was the side that had YCW’s measure in 2012, despite go-ing down in the big one.

There were plenty of rumours sur-rounding Mt Eliza going into fi nals

last season that there was going to be a shift in the off-season. This has come to fruition.

Mt Eliza has lost a host of players, including big names Scott Simpson, Michael Lowry, Dave Barton, Dan Gormley, Ben Landry and Sam Lloyd. They can’t be replaced overnight. The Under-18s won the fl ag last season and there is some good talent that will take the next step.

Karingal rounded out the top three and together with YCW and Mt Eliza, these three were head and shoulders above any other team in the competi-tion.

On paper, Karingal has lost some good players. Duncan Proud is the big-gest loss, leaving to coach Frankston Bombers in the Nepean League. Given

Proud looked after the monster for-wards of the opposition, he’ll be hard to replace. Allan Williams has gone with him. Williams helped with Karin-gal’s structures and played as a tall or small in defence. The third one to go with them was Jason Bedford, who has plenty of grunt at the contests.

Who will challenge YCW, however, remains the elephant in the room.

I believe that Mt Eliza and Karingal are not going to be as strong this sea-son.

So who from the remaining seven sides in the competition are going to challenge?

Seaford has lost Chris and Jarrod Ir-ving, Stephen Jones, Michael Kraska and Luke Smith, all are massive outs.

Bonbeach has lost Danny Ades, Matt

Clifford and Les Watterson. However, many believe the Sharks can improve.

Mornington has lost Matt and Tim Johnston and Byron Murphy. It has added a few good ones though.

Chelsea said goodbye to Steve Har-rison, Nigel Carmody, Luke Damon, Sam Carpenter, Anthony Lewis, Dean Gentle, Scott McLeod, James Nanopo-lous and Chris Worner – ouch!

Edithvale-Aspendale was in the mix last season but needed a top-up of tal-ent.

From all reports, the club has been working hard in the off-season, some old heads are back helping with re-cruiting and they’ve landed a few rip-pers.

Langwarrin obviously added Luke Damon, while Scott Sinkaweiz is an-

other handy get. Jayden Grose returns from injury and Beau Muston plays for the season.

The big news is that former Sydney Swan Jarrod Moore will line-up with the Kangas when he doesn’t have coaching duties at North Melbourne or is playing with Werribee. He was drafted from Langy.

Pines has recruited quantity but it’s questionable how much quality there is amongst the recruits.

While all clubs have seemed to have added some depth, they all needed to be added to existing lists to be compet-itive against YCW, rather than replac-ing players that they have lost.

So, heading into a new football year, YCW is again going to be the bench-mark.

Frankston YCW has best depthFrankston YCW has best depth

NEPEAN LEAGUEBy Toe PuntIT’S hard not to get a shiver up your spine when pondering the coming Ne-pean League football season.

There has been plenty of talk in the off-season and there are a number of clubs who have been active in the re-cruiting stakes during this period.

Dromana went within a kick of win-ning the title last season against Sor-rento and the two sides once again loom as the pacesetters in 2013.

They kick off the action this Satur-day (Easter Saturday) at Sorrento’s home ground after strong pre-seasons.

The Tigers have had a big pre-season under coach Greg Artico and their new crop of players are really adding to the exuberance around the club.

Mt Eliza welcomes Ben Loury, Dan Gormley and Matt Neratzoglou, who will add plenty to the team. Nerat-zoglou can play at either end of the ground and in the ruck, which will be handy considering the loss of Ste-ven Gaertner who left recently to take a playing role and apprenticeship in Queensland.

Gormley is that livewire forward-midfi elder that ensures danger in both positions when Paul Minchington is not there. Loury has not played in a couple of seasons but expect him to dominate up forward.

The Tigers have also picked up Mi-

chael Falconer, who did a pre-season with Noble Park and brings some tal-ent to the table. Daniel Waddell from YCW is an excellent recruit and Chris-tian Ongarello (Dolphins) is fi t and al-lows Rikki Johnson or Adam Hunter to play further up the ground

Sorrento’s big recruit was former St Kilda hard nut Steven Baker. How-ever, he is under league investigation after a Red Hill player was left with a broken jaw in a practice match a cou-ple of weeks ago. Any suspension will see Baker’s career ended. He is due to front the tribunal tonight (Tuesday).

The Sharks have lost Dalton Sander-son and Doug Scott but have gained a couple of talented players from further up the line including Todd Hounsell and Ryan Jeffrey (EFL).

Troy Schwarze is also available all season after parting with St Kilda as a specialist coach.

The obvious question is: who will challenge the Sharks and the Tigers?

Improvement is expected to come from Rosebud, which has picked up a number of good players. The massive recruit is Matthew Payne. We know how good his brother Brenton is. Add a couple of QAFL league medals and that’s Matty – a gun who fi ts the bill.

Nick Jewell takes over as coach and he pulled a couple of players with him from Heatherton, where he coached last season. James Ross and Tommy Barrand are notable losses, but the

Buds are expected to improve on their fi nish last season. On Good Friday, Rosebud tackles Rye.

Rye has lost Justin Van Unen. A club can’t lose 130 goals for the season and a matchwinner and expect to chal-lenge. But it has picked up good play-ers in Cory Conyers and Troy Wright from the Eastern Football League. An EFL chairman of selectors said “they’ll be guns in your competition”.

They can both play anywhere on the ground, key position or through the middle. Unfortunately Wright broke his foot in a practice match last week-end and will miss eight weeks.

Coach Ben Holmes only played a handful of games last season and he is like a recruit. He competed in the triathlon on the weekend, which high-lights his fi tness level.

Frankston Bombers has recruited a handful of quality players. The big question is how fi rst-time coach Dun-can Proud will handle the pressures of leading a team.

Old heads in Ryan and Nathan Lo-nie, Brian O’Carroll and Haydn Moore are still at the club and their support will be paramount should the Bombers want to go deep into the fi nals.

Allan Williams is a very versatile player who can play as a tall or small in defence as well as being a more than handy midfi elder. Aaron Jack is a ter-rier and Jason Bedford is a wonderful shut-down player. He loves the contest

and loves the hardball. Proud is a for-mer Peninsula League team of the year full back. It will be interesting to see where he plays himself given Jeremy Waixel is also a full-back.

Former Collingwood and West Coast Eagles forward Damien Atkins isn’t a bad get either for the Bombers.

On paper, Pearcedale has recruited well. However, judging by its per-formance on Saturday in a practice match, the Panthers don’t appear to have worked overly hard during the pre-season.

Former Mornington coach Josh Beard is a huge recruit to help Ben Cadd with the magnets. There aren’t many better local footy brains. While I wasn’t overly impressed with the Hoops last weekend, I expect them to challenge for the fi nals. Watch out for the two blokes they picked up from Tasmania as well as Dylan Hoare (YCW).

Somerville needs to get the very best it can out of its kids this season. In saying that though, it has lost a few of them to other clubs.

It has also lost a host of experience, including Marcus Bate (Bombers), Emilio Bitters (Mornington), Glenn Boyd (Central Murray), Ben Crowe (EFL), Jack Day and Jason Baxter (Elinbank), Jono Edwards (Pines), Lachy Edwards (Northern FL), Luke Forsyth (EFL), Will Jolley (Hastings), Chris King (SA), Lee Koerner (Crib

Point), Brad McDonald (Rosebud)Hastings has been ripped apart by

players leaving. The Blues didn’t per-form overly well last season and when you consider it has lost the likes of Mark Deveraux, Matt Robbins and Kyle Pinto to name a few, it’s hard to see it making the fi ve.

Crib Point has snared a couple of handy types in the Ross brothers from Hastings and Lee Koerner from Somerville and we must not forget it fi nished with a rush last season.

There is enough talent in the Pies line-up to think that it will be pushing for a place in the fi nals yet again.

Red Hill has picked up James Mc-Call after he returned once again from South Australia. Defensively he is an important player for Red Hill. Another year, another Gary “Cat” Colling will hold the Hillmen in good stead.

Expect some big improvement from Devon Meadows. After a shocking start to last season, it did get better.

You can guarantee the club would have worked hard on its fi tness in the off-season. Its players weren’t overly fi t in 2012 and needed to get better in this area. The club has also added a host of players to its squad.

Tyabb has had a couple of late call-ups, players applying for clearances to the club.

It had been a very quiet off-season for the Yabbies until the past couple of weeks but it just might be OK.

Sorrento Sharks and Dromana Tigers are Sorrento Sharks and Dromana Tigers are the teams to beat in Nepean Leaguethe teams to beat in Nepean League

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Bowlers make history Balnar-ring Bowls Club has made history with two of its Division 3 teams winning the grand fi nal and one the runner-up in the

Flinders Division women’s midweek com-petition. The grand fi nal was unique in that the club’s 3.2 and 3.3 teams had to play each other, something that no one

can recall happening before. Women’s section president Noeleen Thornell said a big crowd of Balnarring supporters attended the fi nals and the game was

played with great spirit. “While it is well done to all the women, we also thank the men who stood in, not only in the grand fi nal but also throughout the year sup-

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ON THE LINEBy Paul “Tracker” PingiaroEASTER is a great time for family fi shing action. The long weekend heralds the changing of the seasons and is when the water is still warm enough for offshore species like mako sharks and kingfi sh, and cool enough for elephant fi sh and gummy sharks.

Piers, dams, beaches and boating hotspots all fi re up as this is one time of the year that all popular fi sh species are available to the angler.

For pier-based anglers on the penin-

sula, squid, fl athead, whiting, salmon and garfi sh are popular targets. Best piers to try are Flinders, Mornington, Portsea and Sorrento.

Best baits to take on your pier fi shing trip are pippies, blue bait and silverfi sh.

From back beaches, anglers catch fl athead, salmon and mullet during the day and gummy shark by night.

Easter is the time to fi sh off the beach for sharks as it coincides with a full moon. They venture into shallows for crabs, giving anglers a better chance of catching one.

Beaches worth a try are Point Leo,

Gunnamatta and Sorrento back beach. Best baits include fresh or USA squid, pilchards and eel.

Rivers are also an option with Bal-combe Creek at Mt Martha and Pat-terson River at Carrum holding black bream and mullet. Best baits: shrimp, prawns, pippies and sand worms.

Port Phillip is great this time of year with plenty of fl athead and squid about. Anglers also do quite well on King George whiting.

People fi shing out wide and in the channels also land some great snapper and gummy sharks. Best baits in close:

pippies, mussels and squid. Try squid, garfi sh and pilchards in the deep.

In Western Port, snapper, elephant fi sh, squid, whiting, gummy shark are just a few species to chase. Best baits for deeper water include squid, mullet, salmon and pilchards. In the shallows, pippies and mussels are the best bet.

For blue water action, kingfi sh can be found on ocean rocky outcrops. Best methods include slow trawled live baits, jigs and trawling.

For the chance of hooking a mako, head to 50-70 metres of water, burley heavily and see what happens.

Further afi eld, southern bluefi n tuna can be targeted by those on larger trailer boats out of Portland.

Play it safe on the water, tight lines and calm seas. Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro has been fi shing since he could hold a rod and stay in the boat. He has boat hire businesses in Mornington and Yaringa Boat Harbour in Somerville. He has been a fi shing writer for magazines. Details: www.fi shingmornington.com or www.western portboathire.com.au Email spbh@bigpond.com or call 5975 5479.

Easter fishing a time for family fun and a fab feedEaster fishing a time for family fun and a fab feed

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By Cameron McCulloughTHERE was great fanfare recently when Italian supercar maker Automobili Lamborghini unveiled its latest model at the Geneva Motor Show.

Built to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary, the Lamborghini Veneno is “design is consistently focused on optimum aerodynamics and cornering stability, giving the Veneno the real dynamic experience of a racing prototype, yet it is fully homologated for the road”.

This is what Lamborghini’s website says, anyway. As for homologated, I looked it up and it means “to approve or conform”.

I guess this means it goes fast but not so fast as to fl y off due to centrifugal forces and the irrefutable laws of physics at the fi rst bend.

And fast it does go. With a maximum output of 552kW (750 horsepower), the Veneno accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in just 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 355km/h.

At this point, no doubt your blood is pumping as you envisage dropping the kids off to footy training and/or ballet lessons in this beast and being the envy of all. At 355km/h, the near impossible schedule of the average Saturday morning seems achievable.

But there are some problems.First is the price. It’s three million

euros plus tax ($A3.8m). That’s over there. Take into account all the extra expenses and taxes that cars seem to accumulate on coming to our distant shores and the price is sure to be higher here. Lamborghini’s claim to have built a car with “extreme downforce” obviously does not apply to the price.

If the price isn’t an issue for you, there is another problem. Lamborghini is only making three Venenos. Still feeling confi dent? All three have been sold already.

This news must have brought an audible sigh of disappointment from the eager crowd at Geneva. Not only

to be told the Veneno was sold out but also, unlike the latest iPhone you’d queued all night to get, you can’t even put your name down on a waiting list for the next shipment.

At this point I was about to abandon my Lamborghini Veneno dream when I spotted a glimmer of hope. In true Italian style, when they say they’ve made three, they actually mean four. “Model number 0” was the one on show at Geneva. It’s the test car.

I’d be happy with that. No doubt it will be on carsales.com.au soon with a blurb stating “Demo model. Balance of new car warranty” boldly written, with a handsomely discounted price

and the assurance it has only been driven around the block a few times by tyre-kickers.

Lamborghini insists model number 0 will remain the company’s property, but I think I am in with a chance.

The Veneno features a 12-cylinder engine with a displacement of 6.5 litres. It has a seven-speed transmission, is permanent all-wheel drive and has been made with enough carbon fi bre to produce more than 1000 tennis rackets (I made up that last bit).

Lamborghini boasts that “the exclusive alloy wheels ... are equipped with centre mountings”.

I would have thought mounting wheels any other way than in the centre would make for a bumpy ride. But who am I to tell Lamborghini anything?

The company says the car is “... a thrilling combination of absolute high-revving frenzy and phenomenal pulling power”. Ideal for towing the caravan to Lake Eildon or the trailer to the tip on Saturday.

Don’t be too disheartened if you are not one of the lucky three owners of the Veneno. It doesn’t have everything. Not a single mention of cup-holders in the brief. No heated seats. No reverse sensor. No DVD player. No iPod connectivity. No Bluetooth.

No room for the kids either, as it is only a two-seater. If you could fi t the kids in, say, one on each lap, there is little room for the twin-stroller.

Not only does the tiny back window make the Veneno a bugger to reverse park but also there is no room for the “Baby on board” sign. Certainly seems the designers in Bologna have missed a few important details.

Well, the dream is over. Back into the Captiva, kids. I must admit, though, I will probably plant my foot a little harder at the next set of lights, push back into the seat a little and spend exactly 2.8 seconds thinking of what it would have been like.

Lamborghini Veneno – here today, gone todayLamborghini Veneno – here today, gone today

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Holden has added features across the model line-up while reducing the recommended retail pricing for the entire range.

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Holden MyLink in Cruze also uses embedded applications to allow drivers to safely access in-ternet music station, Pandora and podcast radio station Stitcher through 3G streaming on their compatible mobile device.

The new 1.6 litre turbo engine, now standard in both SRi and SRi-V sport models, replaces the 1.4 litre turbo engine which remains an option on the Equipe.

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3059 Frankston Flinders Rd Balnarring (opposite the Balnarring shopping complex)

Phone: 5983 2597heritageTavern & Restaurant

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Horses, racing, families, great days, friends, food,

excitement, grooms in tutus, tears and cheers:

Extends a hearty congratulations to Balnarring Picnic Racing Club on

their 150th Anniversary – Thanks for the memories, thanks for the good times

Proudly hosting the Cocktail party Thursday 28th April

Gail Loveridge Former trainer - licencee Heritage TavernBACK in the 1980’s I applied for a Trainers Licence. One of the conditions of being granted a licence was that you trained and competed at Picnic level for at least 1 year and gained 1 win before you applied to be upgraded.

Looking back, that 12 months around the Picnic racing circuit was an excellent apprenticeship and many long termed friendships were formed during that time.

As the end of my fi rst season approached I had 5 seconds on the board but that necessary win eluded me. I maybe had to face that I would be delayed the right to upgrade my licence.

It was the autumn meeting at Balnarring that my tough little horse Baron Rothbart found his stride, fl attened out and won his Maiden by 5 lengths.

This little horse went on to win other races, go hurdling , eventing and show jumping, but that fi rst win was the best. Close to home and surrounded by mates, I couldn’t decide whether to cheer or cry as he pulled away from the rest of the fi eld. It was a very special time for us.

Balnarring Picnic Racing Club was a great learning ground for trainers, horses , jockeys and offi cials.

I regularly seasoned horses by competing at Balnarring and always tried to use the grass track for gallop work. This was the making of a hot blooded little horse named Reditude who came to me from Caulfi eld. He would sweat up and become agitated at the busy tracks, so we spent a lot of time at Balnar-ring and the neighbouring trails trying to work him up in a calm manner.

It was a great day for us when he won the 2000 Balnarring Cup .It was on Australia Day in January and it poured rain that day, would you believe! That little horse went on to win the Grand National Steeple in Tasmania. I can still see jockey and horse covered in mud.

They say that racing gets into your blood. It does because the thrills and excitement that can be experienced is matched by very few other experiences.

Whether you are a punter, an occasional visitor, trainer or avid horse person, everyone loves the picnic races. Congratu-lations to the Committee and organisers on achieving an anni-versary in line with icons like Melbourne Zoo and Melbourne Cup.

We appreciate the effort and growth of this Club and wish you a successful future.

Tears and cheersTears and cheers

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