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THE Labor state government and Ar-thurs Seat Skylift have signed a 50-year lease for the gondola chairlift, Environment Minister Lisa Neville announced on Monday last week.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Coun-cil approved the gondola in June 2014 by one vote and in December the state planning tribunal VCAT rejected a challenge to the council’s decision by citizen lobby group Save Our Seat (SOS).

There are just two more hurdles to vault before construction can start – shire council approval of a second batch of conditions in the planning permit, expected to be dealt with next month, and a new VCAT challenge by SOS over the council’s recent approval of the gondola colour called “Pantone Process Blue”.

Agreement on lease terms comes nearly fi ve years after the Brumby Labor government selected Skylift to replace the original chairlift, built in 1960 by an Arthurs Seat resident, en-gineer Dr Vladimir Hayek, who sold it in 1979 to a Dromana company.

It was closed by WorkSafe on 16 May 2006 after the last of a series of incidents, the worst of which hap-pened on 3 January 2003 when one of eight pylons collapsed due to corro-sion and fatigue in two anchor bolts, putting about a dozen people in hospi-tal and stranding many of the 50 peo-ple aboard the two-person open seats.

On Tuesday last week, Skylift CEO Hans Brugman told Jon Faine on ABC Radio the gondola would be “up and running before Christmas” 2016 after a “12-month build”.

The lease includes land for top and bottom gondola stations and car park-ing, the corridor up the mountain, and “airspace” where the gondola will pass over Arthurs Seat Rd.

The government had to amended the National Parks Act for the lease. Coalition Environment Minister Ryan Smith introduced the amendment to Parliament in October 2011. This shows Skylift has the support of both major political parties.

Labor government minister Lisa Neville said Skylift would “construct a $16 million, all-weather, all-abilities access gondola with new top and bot-tom stations and associated facilities”.

She said Parks Victoria would spend $1.5 million on “public space upgrades to complement the Skylift project”. This would “improve vehicle and pe-destrian safety, car parking and visitor facilities across the whole precinct”.

On radio last week, Kylie Greer of SOS corrected mainstream media re-ports, including the ABC, that Skylift had just been granted its permit. “It’s the lease that’s just been signed,” she told Mr Faine. Ms Greer conceded there was now little chance of stopping Skylift but SOS would continue to fi ght to protect Arthurs Seat. More than 100 signifi cant trees would be sacrifi ced, she said. Gondolas would be “sign-writer’s blue”. “The old chairlift was a demur little thing. It’s a bit like taking Puffi ng Billy out of service and replac-ing it with a monorail,” she said.

Mr Faine asked if there was a touch of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) in SOS’s opposition. “I work in town [Melbourne] and speak to a lot of peo-ple. I feel like we’re acting on behalf of Victorians,” she said.

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Gondola plan to get going insummer 2016Mike Hastmike@mpnews.com.au

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THE organisational shake-up of Morn-ington Peninsula Shire continues with nine staff being made redundant just days before CEO Carl Cowie unveiled more “new arrangements”.

Mr Cowie says the changes to staff-ing levels and the organisational struc-ture will “deliver enhanced service to the community”.

In a statement issued on Thursday Mr Cowie said he had identifi ed a number of changes “to better align shire operations and deliver effi cien-cies and savings”.

The mayor, Cr Bev Colomb, said councillors were “supportive of Mr Cowie’s work on identifying effi cien-cies, streamlining processes and most

importantly, all aspects of customer service”.

Mr Cowie took over the shire’s top job in December last year, succeeding Michael Kennedy who had been CEO for nearly 15 years.

Under the Local Government Act Mr Cowie has one year within which he can make interim appointments.

New senior appointments made by Mr Cowie are interim chief fi nancial offi cer Matthew Hubbard, interim fi -nancial controller Bulent Oz and in-terim buildings and facilities manager Craig Humphries.

Positions to be “removed from the organisation” include director of envi-ronment, manager of environment pro-tection and community safety.

When Mr Cowie took over the shire had a full time equivalent staff of 663

and he says there is “no target for staff reductions or fi nal staff numbers”.

“Since my appointment I have spent a lot of time meeting with members of the community and others in the local government sector looking at how we can be the best, most effi cient organi-sation possible,” he said.

“As a result, I have identifi ed a num-ber of opportunities to better align op-erational activities which will deliver signifi cant effi ciency gains and tangi-ble cost reductions.”

With 19 positions already made re-dundant and new people hired, Mr Cowie has warned his proposed “new arrangements” will “impact on a num-ber of existing positions”.

The latest round of redundancies has seen the shire’s recreation and leisure department cut from 12 to three.

Mr Cowie said he will consult with the shire’s employee consultative com-mittee and unions.

“Impacted staff will be supported through career transition programs,” Mr Cowie said.

“As a result of the new arrange-ments, a number of existing positions will be impacted and we are following all the appropriate steps to consult and engage with those affected staff,” Mr Cowie said.

“There will be some opportunities for redeployment, but ultimately a number of existing positions will no longer be required under the proposed new, streamlined arrangements.”

Changes foreshadowed by Mr Cowie include: A closer alignment between the shire’s planning and infrastructure ac-

tivities; A stronger focus on planning and building compliance activities, sepa-rating it from overseeing environment health and domestic animals legisla-tion; and Forming a buildings and facilities unit to streamline the management of community buildings and facilities.

The community events team will join the economic development unit, while recreation planning will be added to the infrastructure strategy and project delivery teams.

The new buildings and facilities unit will run Pelican Park and Crib Point aquatic centres, Civic Reserve and Somerville recreation centres, Mt Martha Golf Course and Hastings Hub; foreshore camping and commu-nity halls.

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AUSTRALIAN of the Year Rosie Batty was guest speaker at the open-ing of the Clothes4U boutique in Nepean Highway, Rosebud, Tuesday 21 July.

The campaigner against domestic violence towards women and children described the service as a perfect add-on between those needing help and

welfare agencies. She said she wished it had been around when she was struggling with a young family and limited resources. Now she planned to bring in her own unused clothes to donate to the needy.

The not-for profi t boutique is run by women volunteers who provide clothing to those in need to give them confi dence and to boost self-esteem.

The venture came about a year ago when a group of women got together to decide how they could

best contribute to their communities. More specifi cally, they wanted to help underprivileged women and girls.

“Many agencies help women in need, but we decided to create a unique service that would help women gain self-esteem and confi dence,” president Veronica Whittaker said.

“We provide good quality clothing and accessories to clients, taking into account their body shape, likes and dislikes, and the reasons they need clothing.

“Our services are free and clients get to keep all clothing and acces-sories.”

The Mornington Peninsula faces many challenges, they believe: Hous-ing is largely unaffordable creating homelessness, the work force is less educated and less skilled that in other parts of Victoria, unemployment is 7.6 per cent whereas the national rate is 5.9 per cent and, over the years, this has created inter-generational welfare dependency.

Clients include abused women, single mothers, refugees, parolees, the mentally ill, homeless and students.

Clients need clothing for vari-ous reasons. They may be attending court, interviewing for jobs or work experience, rental interviews, DHS meetings, funerals, Centre Link or school meetings, or are unable to af-ford clothing.

Other programs focus on dressing VCAL and VET students for work ex-perience. Continued Page 12

Clothes don’t make the person, but they can helpStephen Taylorsteve@mpnews.com.au

Gathered for a cause: Volunteers and supporters at the opening of the new Clothes4U shop at Rosebud.Picture: Margaret Harrison, BusinessTimes

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MORE than two years after the brutal murder of Hastings jeweller Dermot O’Toole, the appeal has been heard against the leniency of the 20-year murder sentence handed down to kill-er Gavin Perry.

The hearing, on Monday 20 July, was heard in front of three justices at the Court of Appeal.

The majority of the hearing involved often complex legal arguments revolv-ing around the categorisation of the murder as a statutory one rather than a common law murder.

Gavin Perry’s legal counsel also ar-gued over the fi ve year sentences for the two other armed robberies he had committed prior to the murder.

Early in the hearing, counsel for the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) told the presiding justices that the family wanted them to watch the CCTV footage of the incident to get an understanding as to the ferocity of the attack.

One of the justices replied: “This ap-peal is not run by the family”.

In fact, there was very little dis-cussion at all of the specifi cs of the crimes or their lasting impact on the O’Tooles.

During the proceedings, the justices asked counsel for the DPP why they had appealed the leniency of the sen-tence, after downgrading the charge in the initial trial from common law murder to the less serious statutory murder.

“Pragmatism,” replied the counsel.“To avoid a trial and to end up with a

charge that carried the same maximum penalty.”

The maximum penalty for both statutory and common law murder is life, and it appeared that the DPP had hoped the downgrade would not affect the sentence.

It is an unwritten assumption in the legal fraternity that statutory murder is

considered a lesser charge than com-mon law murder as intent to kill does not have to be proven.

The justices argued that by allowing a statutory murder charge Justice Hol-lingsworth had, in the original trial, been given a set or parameters to sen-tence within.

They also noted that it was not the

role of the appeal court to move be-yond those parameters.

“Sentencing decisions are for sen-tencing judges,” the justices said.

“Our role is to see if the judge went beyond the parameters.”

The justices asked why the pros-ecution believed the murder sentence should have been more than 20 years

considering it did not appear premedi-tated.

It was argued that Perry was on pa-role at the time, that he was high on ice, and that the murder was commit-ted during an armed robbery. All these factors, the DPP believed, should be taken into account.

The justices also noted that a 20-year sentence was the highest statuto-ry murder sentence ever handed down in the state of Victoria.

In adjourning to consider their deci-sion, the justices addressed the family of Dermot O’Toole in the courtroom.

“We understand that the family have an intense interest in the outcome of this appeal.

“We want to point out that sentenc-ing parameters were fi xed due to a plea of guilty to statutory murder i.e. unintentional killing.

“There has always been different sentencing for unintentional as op-posed to intentional killing”.

Finally, before adjourning, the jus-tices agreed to view the CCTV footage as the family had wished.

The O’Toole family may now have a considerable wait until the Court of Appeal’s verdict is handed down.

They remain hopeful that they will get justice for Dermot. The only bar-rier in their way appears to be the orig-inal decision to downgrade the charge from common law murder to statutory murder in exchange for a guilty plea.

In an attempt to expedite justice for the O’Tooles and avoid the stress and turmoil of a trial on the family, the DPP may end up inadvertently depriv-ing them of the justice they deserve.

Justices adjourn to consider O’Toole appealCameron McCulloughcameron@mpnews.com.au

Waiting game: The O’Toole family address the media outside the Court of Appeal. Picture: Cameron McCullough

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MORNINGTON Peninsula Greens have donated money to Flinders MP Greg Hunt’s Walk for Autism.

The $100 donation was handed to Mr Hunt, the federal environment minister, during his lunch break at Rye last Thursday along with a letter ask-ing him to “fi ght harder for additional support for people with autism”.

“We know you will receive this let-ter in the friendly spirit of community engagement and cross party support for which it was meant. We look for-ward to fi nd more common ground in the future.”

The MP is again walking 500km around his electorate for charity, this time to raise funds for peninsula-based Abacus Learning Centre, which pro-vides therapy for children with autism, and Amaze (Autism Victoria).

Previous walks in 2004, 2007 and 2011 raised money for diabetes re-search and autism.

He started at Arthurs Seat on 20 July and fi nishes at Cowes on Phillip Island on 7 August.

Mr Hunt is running his environment portfolio on the run, so to speak. Last Wednesday he was shown striding into the tourism information centre in Dromana to change from fl uoro walk-ing gear into a suit before fronting the media to criticise Labor’s clean energy target of 50 per cent by 2030.

Last Thursday, Greens peninsula convener Malcolm Brown congratu-lated Mr Hunt on his “commitment to and leadership of raising awareness of children dealing with Autism Spec-trum Disorder”.

“This group of people in our society deserve support to be the most produc-

tive citizens that they can become as well as lead fulfi lling lives,” he said.

“We believe that you could do more by: Reversing the cuts made to Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia. Guaranteeing future funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Ensuring more funding for early in-tervention for children on the autism spectrum. Ensuring a needs-based school fund-ing system. Ensuring that students with high needs are specifi cally funded as a part of this system. Delivering on the fi fth and sixth years of ‘Gonski’ funding.”

Mr Hunt, speaking by phone while walking between Rye and Blairgowrie, and heading toward the 100km mark, told The News he and Senator Mitch Fifi eld had fought to get autism includ-ed in the NDIS, “a huge step forward from the previous government”.

“Lots of parents [of children with au-tism] said this was the most important thing to happen in Australia,” he said.

Thirty per cent of people taking part at NDIS trial sites have autism and 70 per cent of those were children aged between two and fi ve, he said.

Mr Hunt hopes to raise $25,000 for the two causes. Mike Hast

Respect: Australian Greens convener on the peninsula Malcolm Brown with

federal Flinders MP Greg Hunt and Derek Fagan, of Statewide Autistic Services

at Rye last Thursday, where the Greens donated to Mr Hunt’s Walk for Autism

fund. Picture: Yanni

Greens give to MP’s autism walk, call for more support

FUNDING cuts to emergency relief services have hit the Mornington Pen-insula region hard.

Managers of community support and information centres say they are struggling to provide for the increasing food, clothing and welfare demands across the peninsula.

Rosebud, Hastings and Mornington support and information centres are usually the fi rst point of contact for those in dire need in the local commu-nity.

They provide food vouchers, food parcels, assist with payments, provide advocacy and budgeting assistance and, generally, work in the best inter-

ests of those struggling. But the welfare services are reeling

from Department of Social Services funding cuts which stripped the region of more than $85,000 in emergency re-lief funding this fi nancial year.

“These cuts are unacceptable given that many residents accessing the sup-port and information centres are living on, or below, the poverty line,” South-ern Peninsula Community Support and Information Centre manager Jackie Currie said.

“Many residents who are on fi xed and low incomes have also experi-enced a reduction to their Centrelink payments recently through pension reforms.

“They are paying high rental and utility costs together with the ever

increasing costs of day to day living expenses, such as food and fresh pro-duce, education expenditure, essential medications and fuel.”

She said the department had also re-moved funding for intensive case man-agement services to residents in crisis. The three support and information cen-tres have vowed to continue these vital case management services despite the funding cuts.

“The emergency relief program is fantastic in helping those in crisis man-age their immediate needs,” said Ms Currie, who is based at Rosebud.

“However, the case management program enables people to achieve real sustainable change, getting them out of the ‘crisis cycle’ all together.

“While we are doing everything we

can to be innovative, these funding cuts simply mean we will have to de-liver less and the most vulnerable in our community will suffer.”

Mornington Community Informa-tion and Support Centre manager Lisa Elliott said: “We have been incredibly hard hit and now have to look to our community to help fund these pro-grams.”

Westernport Community Support manager John Fraser – based at Hast-ings – said: “The reduction in emer-gency relief funding is extremely dis-appointing.

“The information and support cen-tres provide one of the few safety nets available to the marginalised, vulner-able and fi nancially challenged mem-bers of the community.

“One of their main roles is to assist those who are most at risk and who are experiencing a short-term crisis.”

For more information or to make a donation to the community support and information centres contact:

Southern Peninsula Community Support and Information Centre, 878 Pt Nepean Rd, PO Box 91, Rosebud, 3939, call 5986 1285 or email: ad-min@spcsic.org

Westernport Community Support, 185 High St, PO Box 93, Hastings, 3915, call 5979 2762 or email: info@wportcomsupport.org.au

Mornington Community Informa-tion and Support Centre, 320 Main St, Mornington, 3931, call 5975 1644 or email: manager@mcisc.org.au

Cuts unacceptable – welfare servicesStephen Taylorsteve@mpnews.com.au

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placed by something that fi tted with the environment, blended with it, she said. “It’s an overdevelopment, like putting Luna Park or Chadstone on the hill [Arthurs Seat].”

Later, Ms Greer said that the govern-ment by signing the lease had “accept-ed bright, commercial blue gondolas scarring the Arthurs Seat escarpment” and “accepted the unresolved bushfi re risks to patrons and residents, who will be unable to escape from the ridge in a bushfi re emergency”.

“It is shameful Parks Victoria and the state government have not gone with a more environmentally sensi-tive approach to revitalising such an important part of Victoria’s heritage. Eco-tourism is the way of the future, not electricity-driven, high infrastruc-ture-based developments.”

“CFA management has supported the development, but local fi re bri-gades, which know the bushfi re risks intimately, have been excluded from the emergency fi re planning relating to this development.”

Hans Brunner told Jon Faine that Skylift took bushfi re risk “very seri-ously”.

“We’ve been working very closely with senior offi cers of CFA, Vic Po-lice, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Parks Victoria and the De-partment of Environment, Land, Wa-ter & Planning to develop a thorough and robust plan around all that,” he said.

Asked about the contentious blue colour, Mr Brugman said: “Our pre-ferred colour was originally red, based

on the colour of the original chairlift built in 1960. The council didn’t par-ticularly like that colour and gave us three colour palettes to choose from – blue, green and grey – and we chose blue.”

Faine: Why?Brugman: We felt it had an environ-

mental attachment with the colour of

the ocean, the bay and the sky.Faine: As opposed to green for the

trees?Brugman: We’re not trying to cam-

oufl age the lift. I certainly don’t want people to turn up and say “Where is it?”. It’s also about trying to fi nd a colour that we thought worked. So we chose blue.

‘Cabinet will look at gondola delay’SKYLIFT chairman Simon McKeon was in a remote part of the Cook Islands when the government announced the gondola chairlift lease.

He told The News by email he was pleased the lease had been signed but “the Victorian Cabinet want to look at our whole process to see how something that is so popular and was put out to public tender so many years ago has taken so long”.

However, the long delay had enabled Skylift to “keep thinking of good ways to improve” the gondola ride, he said.

Mr McKeon said “both SOS and ourselves are now unhappy about the colour” of the gondolas.

“We had previously and unsuccessfully proposed a shade of red in keeping with the original chairlift colour and used by other nature-based activities such as Puffi ng Billy and the Mornington heritage railway. Red is also reminiscent of banksias, parakeets and, as the ‘Red’ Hill councillor [Tim Wood] remarked on the night, sunsets.

“We haven’t pushed our preference for red as we would like to just get going and we can revisit the issue of colour later; after all, we have 50 years!”

He said Skylift had not chosen the gondola maker, a choice between Poma of France and Doppelmayr of Austria. “We haven’t signed anyone because we’re still waiting for the fi nal green light.”

The same answer applied to builders of the two stations, he said.Mr McKeon said delays obtaining planning permission as well as drawn-out

legal action had cost “us a fair bit of time”. In late 2013 he told The News the gondola could be ready by Christmas 2015.

He said the Parks Victoria work and constructing the gondola and other infrastructure would “occur concurrently”. On the net: www.saveourseat.org and www.facebook.com/Saveourseat

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A PENINSULA-based email “clearing house” that distributed environmental and planning in-formation to about 200 members is set to fold.

Peninsula Exchange Inc – Pen-X for short – was started in 2006 by residents concerned about proposals for fi ve new helicopter landing pads on the peninsula, the Chateau Elan conference centre next to Greens Bush in Mornington Penin-sula National Park, and a big tourism complex at McLears Hill in Dromana.

(The chopper pads and Chateau Elan did not go ahead, although McLears Hill remains a live planning permit.)

There was also disillusionment with Morning-ton Peninsula Shire Council with claims made at the group’s fi rst meeting in May 2006 that the council was a secret society, shire executives made decisions without input from councillors, and planning decisions were made with “limited opportunity for discussion between council and the public”.

The original idea was to form a “super” envi-ronment group but this morphed into the email service only. It cost nothing to join and was sup-ported by donations.

Individuals or groups could send their informa-tion to Pen-X’s secretary and it was checked and forwarded to a list of people that included envi-ronmentalists, several shire councillors, shire of-fi cers, MPs, developers, journalists and others, with everyone keeping an eye on everyone else.

The group was originally to be named Protect Our Peninsula but this had been registered so Peninsula Exchange was chosen.

Pen-X avoided party politics although groups were able to send out political information that related to environmental and planning issues.

The group did not provide advice on planning issues and did not get involved in council elec-

Helicopters sparked ‘green’ email groupSave our peninsulaPLANNING and environmental activists as well as “ordinary” citizens gathered at a home in Cape Schanck for the fi rst meeting in May 2006 of what became Peninsula Exchange.

A second meeting was held the following month at the Red Hill home of Colin Youren, a Hawthorn Football Club legend who was a member of the fi rst premiership team of 1961. His beef was the Chateau Elan proposal.

All attendees were concerned about threats to the natural environment.

Groups represented included some now disbanded and some still active – Westernport and Peninsula Protection Council, Defenders of the Green Wedge, Devilbend Foundation, Safety Beach Foreshore Alliance, Tyabb Ratepayers Association, Mornington Peninsula Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association, Friends of Harrop Creek, Blue Wedge Coalition, and Mornington Environment Association.

Long-time environmentalists at the meeting included Brian Cuming, Rosemary West, Jim Kerin, Max Anderson, Jan Oliver, Tom McCullough, Gary Howard, Alison Coates, Norm McKinlay, Jenny Warfe, Christine Haydon and Louis Delacretaz.

Groups represented at Pen-X annual meetings in recent years included Peninsula Speaks, Kangerong Action Group, McCrae Action Group, Red Hill Community Action, and Mt Eliza Woodland Residents Association.

Leaders of Pen-X for years were Ted Crawford (president), Leonie Anderson (secretary) and Jan Oliver (treasurer).

At the end of 2012, Mr Crawford stood down and was replaced by Peter Avery, and Leonie Anderson was replaced by Brigette Cameron.Mike Hast

Mike Hastmike@mpnews.com.au

tions although there was an incident last year during the lead-up to the byelection for Red Hill Ward when an email supporting some candidates was sent to the list, and later criticised.

The email service was an early version of what is now achieved by social media sites like Face-book and Twitter, and it is social media that has caused the demise of Pen-X, according to presi-dent Peter Avery.

In an email to members last week, Mr Avery, also a member of community lobby group Penin-sula Speaks, stated “at the AGM held on 12 June, a unanimous decision was made to wind up Pen-insula Exchange Inc”.

He stated this was due to fewer emails being received, “ongoing decline in membership, and recognition that social media has taken over ... information dissemination”.

Mr Avery said the decision had “the blessing of founder Ted Crawford who understands [that] Pen-X is no longer as relevant as when fi rst established”.

Members will vote electronically next month. They will be given the option of joining the Pen-insula Speaks email list.

A co-convenor of the fi rst meeting, Jim Kerin, told The News the need for a peak environment body on the peninsula was greater than ever be-fore. “As was said at that 2006 meeting, it is vi-tal to have community action groups to interact with government and gain experience that can be passed to other groups and individuals facing new planning and conservation challenges,” he said.

“Developmental and tourism pressures on the peninsula will continue to increase, and residents must stand up and push authorities to strike the right balance.”

Pad protest: Pen X was originally formed to fi ght proposals for fi ve helicopter landing pads across the Mornington Peninsula but quickly morphed into a more wide-ranging activist group. The group was against the increased use of private and commercial helicopters, not those used by emergency services or the police, as pictured.

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A SURVEY of peninsula horse own-ers has found that 100, picked at ran-dom, own 320 horses between them.

They told the Mornington Peninsula Horse Owners Association that they collectively spent about $12,800 a week on their horses – or a staggering $665,000 a year.

“Multiply that number of owners by 10 – which would probably well understate the correct number of pen-insula horse owners – and suddenly there are 3200 horses and expenditure becomes a very meaningful $6.65 million going into the local economy annually,” peninsula horse enthusiast Geraldine Chapman said.

She thinks the real fi gure may be higher.

Ms Chapman manages Mornington Peninsula Horse Owners on Face-book, which has more than 1800 members with two or three new members joining daily.

She said horse owners costs includ-ed vet and instructor’s bills, riding equipment, physiotherapy, transport, food, medicines, club memberships and registrations.

With a background working with the Australian Horse Industry Council and Victorian Horse Council, Ms Chapman said she was interested in fi nding out more about the local horse industry and, last year, conducted a 10-question survey of horse owners.

“The data gave us a window into the possible economic benefi ts of horse activities to the [Mornington Equine economics: Tyabb horse lover Geraldine Chapman on Cub, a Clydesdale/standard bred.

Survey shows peninsula’s horse-led economyStephen Taylorsteve@mpnews.com.au

Peninsula] shire,” she said.“Further work needs to be done now to get a more accurate

picture of the numbers of horses, people involved and activi-ties they take part in.”

The snapshot information from the survey can be found at the Horses on the Mornington Peninsula Facebook page.

“After the disastrous equine infl uenza outbreak of 2007 I realised there was no way to communicate with local horse owners as a group in the event of an emergency,” she told The News.

“In 2010 I saw that Facebook Groups had exactly what was needed to facilitate communication with local communities and I set up two other local horse owner groups.”

Later, realising the need for a centralised resource for horse riders and owners on the peninsula, she created peninsula-horse.com.au

The aim is to provide a foundation for horse owners, giving them information on welfare and care, as well as horse man-agement, activities and laws relating to the keeping of horses.

“Many of the problems facing horse owners are self-made,” she said. “Owners may have a lack of knowledge about caring for their animals.

“Others complain about their interaction with trail riders or cars or the lack of signs on riding trails.”

The recently built Riding Trails on the Mornington Penin-sula section of the peninsulahorse.com.au site, compiled by veteran peninsula All Trail Horse Riding Association member Anne-Marie Alderson, has been popular, she said.

It features pages and maps detailing dedicated horse riding trails and details about what can be seen on the trail and the location of accessible fl oat parking sites.

Another feature of the site is a reporting system for horse accidents. “In 2014 a survey undertaken by the AHIC showed that 38 per cent of horse owners said they had experienced serious accidents involving their horses in the past year,” Ms Chapman said.

“That made me curious about what was happening in my own neck of the woods so I created a short survey that people can fi ll in if they have an accident.

“Over time I hope it will give us a picture of what is happen-ing and help identify any trends or specifi c black spots that we can work towards making safer for everyone.”

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Prized racehorse shot deadTHE callous early morning shooting death of a prized retired racehorse in Myers Rd, Balnarring, has “devas-tated” its owners and sent shockwaves through Mornington Peninsula’s rac-ing community.

Police and the mare’s owner are puzzled by the killing, but have not ruled out it being “industry based” or a case of mistaken identity.

Stud farm owner Tony Biddle said the 14-year-old brood mare Arriere was “shot between the eyes” by a high powered rifl e from about six metres away early on Saturday 18 July.

Mr Biddle said on Monday he heard the shot at about 1.30am but did not realise its signifi cance.

He checked the area around the homestead but assumed it was a car backfi ring near his farm, which was established in 1996.

The farm is believed to be home for bloodstock valued at $2 million or more.

“Someone’s got a grudge against her or us. To kill a racehorse is just not on,” Mr Biddle said Monday.

The $100,000 horse – by Kashani (USA) from Hidden Depths (NZ) – was with other brood mares in a front paddock being readied for breeding.

“I don’t think anyone hates us, but I’ve got a few ideas and the police have a few ideas,” Mr Biddle said.

Mr Biddle said he had “not dis-counted the idea that the killing may

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Caring mother: Left, stud brood mare Arriere, pictured with her most recent foal, was found shot dead in a paddock by owner Tony Biddle. Image supplied.Above, horses are being kept out of harm’s way at the balnarring stud where Arriere was killed. Picture: Gary Sissons

be industry-based, or perhaps they just got the wrong property”.

“The industry is interesting. Some people know everything about every-one, while we are very private people and prefer to keep to ourselves.

“Some people are very serious about some things. Maybe it was an unhappy punter.”

Purana Taskforce detectives are un-derstood to be inquiring into the betting habits of a number of punters.

Mr Biddle said he had told neigh-bours of the shooting and had moved other mares to nearby paddocks for

safety. Cows are being relocated to roadside paddocks.

He said he had been with the horses late on Friday, feeding them hay to keep them warm in the predicted freez-ing temperatures.

He said the killer would have had to cross several electric and barbed wire fences to get to the horse which was shot with a hollow point bullet and pos-sibly “dead before it hit the ground”.

“She was a lovely mare and would have come to the fence to meet her kill-ers,” he said. “She did not deserve to be killed in this manner. These are cowards

who knew what they were doing.“If you hear someone claiming that

they killed a horse recently, let the po-lice know so that we can prevent this happening again.”

A search using a metal detector later on Saturday failed to fi nd the spent cartridge, suggesting the killer had re-moved it to cover his tracks.

“These types of people get what they give in the end,” Mr Biddle said. “Cowards that creep around in the dark of night to kill a beautiful mare need to be taken off the streets.

“To kill a horse is not good, but to

kill such a lovely mare is appalling.”The thoroughbred won several races

in Victoria before being retired fi ve years ago. She had since had three foals, two being multiple winners, and a weanling fi lly on the ground.

Mr Biddle said Hastings police had “assumed the person or persons involved went to some lengths to kill the mare”.

“The kill shot was professionally ex-ecuted by someone that clearly knew how to kill a horse,” he said.

Anyone with information should call Hasting police on 5970 7800.

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MP talks the walkCongratulations to [Flinders MP and Environ-ment Minister] Greg Hunt for his innovative 500km walk around the Flinders electorate to raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, at the same time, giving us the op-portunity to walk and talk with him.

It is a pleasure and somewhat of a surprise to be able to use the word "innovative" in reference to a member of the federal government, but there you go. Indeed, given other government minis-ters' performances recently, it's wonderful to see one who can walk and talk at the same time.

Unfortunately, Mr Hunt's genuine concern and positive actions in relation to ASD are in stark contrast to his government's record and con-tinuing efforts to de-fund health and education programs that are vital to address the real and ongoing challenges that people with disabilities face every day.

The government's support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is at best half-hearted, and by any reasonable accounting the government has stripped about $80 billion from health and education budgets. This is unconscionable.

Mr Hunt invites us to walk and talk with him over the course of his two-week trek and we should take him up on the generous offer with enthusiasm. After all, although out of the offi ce, Mr Hunt is on duty; we are paying his wages and we won't even need to make an appoint-ment.

Who knows, just as he has raised our aware-ness of ASD, we may be able to raise his aware-ness of our deep concerns about the broad sweep of his government's policies, which seem almost on a daily basis to attack concepts of fairness, inclusion and support for the most vulnerable of our fellow citizens. And this is before we even engage with Mr Hunt on refugees, marriage equality, his ministerial responsibilities for en-vironmental matters, his almost laughable direct action program to address carbon emissions, hobbling the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Mr Hunt, what is the problem with wind and solar energy?).

Unfortunately, the list goes on and on. I look for-ward to meeting up with Mr Hunt and I hope many others do, too. As we walk and talk with him it could seem a whole lot longer than 500km.

But keep walking, Greg. A helicopter would be out of the question. Greg Gilbert, Mt Eliza

Political ploy?Having a granddaughter with autism I applaud Flin-ders MP Greg Hunt on his little march, even though he spent a wad of taxpayer money on a four-colour postage size notifi cation of the event.

Having said that, I think that this is just another ex-ample of political hypocrisy. While marching for this good cause, Mr Hunt is also a kingpin policy maker in this governments’ policies that are reducing funding to those with disabilities and those most in need of a safety net.

Add to that his “positive” views on local environ-mental issues and fast tracking open pit coal mines at the expense of our food supply and you pretty much have the moral fi bre of his political policies.

At a local level, where he has little infl uence on what happens, he goes all out for our environment

but, at a national level where he can infl uence national policy, it seems he is at complete odds with his local political persona.

We might wonder if the march for autism is a political ploy to get votes rather than a commitment to a just cause. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Hopefully no stuntAlthough I think Greg Hunt’s 500km walk around the Flinders electorate in order to raise $25,000 for autism is a terrifi c cause but, as a businessman and taxpayer, I have a few questions.

Are taxpayers paying him for the 19-day duration (not bad if he’s get-ting paid to burn calories and gain publicity) and for the marketing and promotional material?

If so, what is the total cost to taxpayers?

Does the total cost exceed the expected raised benefi t and has this been, or should it have been, sanc-tioned by anyone other himself?

I sincerely hope that this genuine cause is close to Mr Hunt’s heart and not just an elaborate publicity stunt at taxpayers’ expense.

Darren Hercus, Safety Beach

Road questionsI see - and one could not escape it if one lives in the electorate of Flinders and is bombarded with Liberal party propaganda - that Flinders MP Greg Hunt is again endeavouring to raise money for the very deserving cause of caring for people with autism. One has to commend him for his initiative and effort.

But it would be of very much greater help for people with dis-abilities if the Abbott government and the states would fully fund the NDIS (National disability insurance

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Of course when it comes to the environment portfolio our member for Flinders is responsible for, many questions need to be answered. For instance why is it OK to approve a coal mine in and near some of our nation’s best farmland? Or, why is it OK for the government to constantly try and block the development of renewable energy production? Is it really OK to burn our native forests for “clean energy” production?

Here the Labor party is just as culpable be-cause they are both voting for the reduction in our renewable energy target (RET).

There are a few more issues that our minister “for” the environment needs to improve. But, of course, under the spell of the great Tony Abbott the fi ghter of windmills and same sex marriage, we may have to wait a few more months, until after the next federal election, to hopefully see some progress on these issues.

Meanwhile, it seems Mornington Peninsula and Frankston councils have learned nothing from the disastrous development of Peninsula Link freeway. In its initial blind support for the most destructive proposal for this road, the shire got lumbered with two service centres on the watershed of the Moorooduc plain, even after it decided belatedly, they were not such a great idea.

I would say the same goes for the "green" expansion of the Port of Hastings the mayor Cr Bev Colomb is spruiking. The inevitable huge amount of dredging required to accommodate such a port would surely not make this a "green" port development.

I wonder if the mayor is going to guarantee peninsula people that the natural beauty and world heritage listing of our beautiful Western Port will be left unspoilt? Or that it would not affect the many tourist and recreational jobs in our region?

Of course it is of major concern if the Labor government would think it would be a great coal port. Especially now that we should leave this stuff in the ground.

Would it not be a much better idea to promote new technological industries in alternative en-ergy production like wind solar or wave power?

Rupert Steiner, Balnarring

Danish exampleA recent news item announced that Denmark had, on one day, reached over 100 per cent of its electricity needs by wind generated power enabling the surplus to be sold to other countries. If Denmark can do this so can Australia.

How embarrassing it is for us to realise that the rest of the world leaders know that our prime minister does not like the look of wind turbines or the noises they make so is openly discourag-ing their construction.

Dr Richard Denniss commenting in his excel-lent article in the July 2015 Monthly states that unless Australians “start calling out crap” and state that we should not worry about “what the markets think” but realise that the choices are political, not economic. “Indeed we might con-tinue to believe that we need to double our coal exports in order to fund the fi ght against climate change”.

A large pile of discarded [Flinders Mp Greg] Hunt literature left by the mailbox users in the Balnarring post offi ce indicates that residents have no time for what the minister dishes out in his mail outs to justify his actions that I believe is destroying our environment and support his economics.

Peter Strickland, Balnarring

Lost Liberal voteIn the article about shire councillors approving the resort expansion at Cape Schanck ("Green light for RACV resort", The News, 21/7/15), Nepean MP Martin Dixon (Liberal) was quoted saying "While I am sympathetic to residents' concerns that were raised with my offi ce over recent months, the reality is that the proposal has been deemed by councillors, independent archi-tects and council offi cers to satisfy the conditions and requirements of the planning scheme".

I was astounded by his comments. As our rep-resentative, it is incumbent on him to support his constituents. I for one do not feel that he did this. In my opinion, he did not listen to our concerns but just gave lip service to our cause.

Remember, Mr Dixon, it was your political party that passed the amendment to the original incorporated document that allowed such a large development without consulting any of the other stakeholders. Disgraceful.

Most of the resort opponents were not against the proposed expansion but were opposed to its scale – a 30-metre high, seven-level building in the middle of the green wedge zone.

As a lifelong Liberal Party supporter, Mr Dixon has now convinced me to cast a donkey vote as I cannot see any reason why I would vote for him and his party.

Also, it was disappointing that our ward coun-cillor, Tim Wood, did not even attend the council meeting and vote. Paul A'Bell, Cape Schanck

Somers changeA wide concrete pathway the length and breadth of Somers will destroy our coastal village atmos-phere.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has not given residents a proper opportunity to con-sider this scheme with its unfair payments from landowners.

Why did the shire not ask for our opinion fi rst instead of relying on a small survey carried out by the Somers Residents Association.- known to be pushing for the development?

Peter Moore, Somers

Pine protestCan anybody tell me what was achieved by a team of tree fellers with a very large excavator, a travel tower and a big chipper/mulcher who spent four weeks on Forest Drive, Mt Martha, during May and June removing pine trees only and hindering traffi c. The saw logs from them are still beside the road and it is plain to see that none of these pines were diseased or dying.

No eucalypts or Australian natives were removed and there are many dead or dying trees left leaning dangerously towards the very busy road. The area has a bleak untidy look these now that trees are gone, particularly at the corner of Hearn Rd.

If this was a council-sanctioned operation I consider it to be a complete waste of ratepayers’ money.

Trevor Page, Mt Martha

Citizenship bidRecent surveys have shown that there are increasing numbers of expats living in Australia returning to their home countries, in particular the UK. But for one group, including a number of Mornington Peninsula residents, Australia still retains a great appeal. BERIA (British Expats Retired In Australia), represents holders of the 410 retirement visa withdrawn in 2005, but hitherto available to over 55s seeking a fully self-funded retirement in Australia.

Now, having secured the support of Western Australian MP Ian Goodenough, the group is pe-titioning both houses of the Australian parliament to grant 410 visa holders permanent residence and a pathway to Australian citizenship once they have resided in Australia for 10 years. Mr Good-enough has announced his intention to introduce a private members bill in support of this.

The determined group of some 2000 people believe that having invested in Australia over the years through home ownership; payment of goods and services tax; purchase of private health insurance and contributing to and engag-ing with their local communities in a variety of ways, Australian friends and neighbours overwhelmingly agree that permanent residence should be made available.

In addition to this, 410 visa holders are subject to periodic police and character checks in order to maintain their status.

Another anomaly for them is that their cat-egorisation does not allow them to claim any reciprocal health care benefi ts from Australia, something which is accessible to Australian visi-tors to the UK as well as UK visitors to Australia.

The overall quality of life which I have enjoyed since coming here means that I have no regrets whatsoever. Yes Australia has changed but, as I know from visits to the UK, so has life over there.

I have contacted the MP for Dunkley Bruce Billson for support but his response was non-committal.

For more information and to sign the online petition to Senate, go to www.retirementvisa410.com and click "petitions".

David Muggleton, Mornington

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Continued from Page 3This includes dressing girls who are leav-

ing school but who lack not only appropriate clothing but the knowledge of how to dress for interviews.

Clothes4U also helps prepare candidates for job interviews. “We help them with all aspects of the interview process,” Ms Whittaker said.

“We make up 'essential packages' containing shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and brush, deodorant, soap, and hair brushes. Often our clients lack some of the basics required for good hygiene.

Recently, the group joined forces with the Rosebud Community Information Centre to dis-tribute food through Second Bite on Mondays. They give away warm winter clothes to anyone in need – free of charge.

“These people are severely disadvantaged and

marginalised,” Ms Whittaker said. “All these clothes are donated by our volunteers and their friends. Occasionally, we receive clothing from retailers, however, we never have enough of what we need and are forced to purchase more.

“Our clients come in all shapes and sizes and their need for clothes also varies: from more formal for job interviews to casual everyday clothing. They also vary in age groups from 16-over 60.

“We do not have a steady income which means we are constantly trying to raise money at a grass roots level.”

Clothes4U recently moved to larger premises at 1355 Pt Nepean Rd, Rosebud. “This gives our clients a better experience, however the shop re-quires a complete renovation/makeover and our rent is $18,000 a year,” Ms Whittaker said.

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ROSEBUD West has again fi gured prominently in the Dropping off the Edge 2015 report on dis-advantaged suburbs around Melbourne.

The report – by Catholic Social Services Aus-tralia and Jesuit Social Services released last week – showed it held a “most disadvantaged” ranking – again.

It was among the 27 state postcodes – or 4 per cent of the total – which account for 28.2 per cent of the highest ranking positions across 22 indi-cators of disadvantage. It is said to experience a “complex web of persistent and hard-to-shift dis-advantage”.

The disadvantaged suburbs – nicknamed “struggle towns” – have high rates of unemploy-ment, criminal convictions, disability, low edu-cation, child maltreatment, family violence and psychiatric admissions.

Rosebud West, Frankston North and Hastings again fi gured prominently.

Frankston North ranked in the Top 10 per cent of ‘most disadvantaged’ in Band 1 – the highest rank – while Rosebud West was in the top 5 per cent in Band 2, Hastings in the top 5 per cent in Band 5 and Rosebud in the top 5 per cent in Band 6. The bands illustrate the severity of disadvan-tage, with Band 1 the most severe.

Report organisers said the concept of ‘social disadvantage’ in their study referred to a range of diffi culties “that reduce a person’s opportunities in life and prevent them from participating fully in society”.

They said indicators – or ‘signposts’ – taken in combination, helped to identify areas of concen-trated disadvantage.

The report found that a limited number of post-codes accounted for a disproportionately high level of disadvantage. Residents in these suburbs are three times more likely to experience long-

term unemployment or have been exposed to child maltreatment; 2.6 times more likely to have experienced domestic violence; 2.4 times more likely to be on disability support and twice as likely to have criminal convictions.

It found a second way to gain an overall picture of disadvantage was to count the number of times each location fi lled one of the highest ranking spots on each of the 22 indicators. Generally, a ranking in the top 5 per cent of results was con-sidered “high”.

The two methods produced similar results, but with some variations refl ecting diverse political, demographic, economic and social landscapes across the different jurisdictions. Nevertheless, the data permits some signifi cant messages to be read on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis, the report said.

Nepean MP Martin Dixon said the Rosebud West community was “very diverse” and agreed there was “a signifi cant portion who may consid-er themselves disadvantaged”.

“One of the key issues facing families on the Mornington Peninsula is the lack of long-term job prospects for our young people,” he said.

“This is an issue for all our communities and I am hopeful that future planning decisions from council will ensure that there are great opportuni-ties and future job security on the peninsula.

“I would like to see all our young people able to be trained and employed all year round on the peninsula without the need to travel or move to Melbourne. The expansion and consolidation of our training, tourism, boating and visitor indus-tries will see these opportunities delivered over the next decade.”

Flinders MP Greg Hunt said there was “no doubt” certain parts of the Mornington Peninsula had signifi cant disadvantage and high unemploy-ment.

“We are working hard to combat this with a number of programs, including the Green Army, which provides certifi ed, skills-based training to

Suburbs remain close to the edgeStephen Taylorsteve@mpnews.com.au

17-24 year olds and fosters relationships within the sector to assist these young people in gaining ongoing employment,” he said.

“The government is also providing assistance to young people through the Growing Jobs and Small Business Package, which includes meas-ures to help job seekers. These include an $18 million National Work Experience Program to provide job seekers with work experience in busi-nesses for up to 25 hours a week for four weeks to improve their chances of fi nding a job.

Other measures include: A $1.2 billion wage subsidy pool so that more

job seekers are eligible for fl exible wage subsidy arrangements sooner, so employers are able to access wage subsidies earlier to help with the up-front costs of hiring and training;

A $212 million Transition to Work service to help young job seekers most at risk of long-term

unemployment improve their chances of fi nding and keeping a job;

$106 million for pilot programs to test innova-tive approaches to helping young job seekers, such as those with a mental illness, parents, and young people from a refugee or migrant back-grounds, move from welfare to work.

“We are working hard to break the cycle of dis-advantage and encourage people, especially our younger job-seekers, to gain meaningful, ongo-ing employment,” Mr Hunt said.

A major theme of Dropping off the Edge 2015 was the consistency with which localities iden-tifi ed as “extremely disadvantaged” this year resembled those similarly ranked in earlier stud-ies. This is especially true of those in the two top ‘bands’ (12 most disadvantaged places) and was derived by a statistical tool that captures the indi-cators they share in common.

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DESPITE the appointment of receiv-ers, police investigations into alleged sexual assaults and back room nego-tiations to avoid action under civil law, devotees are again attending Saturday night assemblies at the former head-quarters of the Shiva School of Medi-tation and Yoga at Mt Eliza.

The Tower Rd property was not list-ed as being part of the organisation’s assets when liquidators Worrells Sol-vency & Forensic Accountants were appointed in April.

As well as facing the possible sale of three residential properties in streets near to the Tower Rd ashram, Shiva Yoga Inc is also the subject of possible action by lawyer Angela Sdrinis.

Another blow to the organisation may also come in the form of a reas-sessment of the tax free status it has enjoyed since being given the all clear by Australian Charities and Not-for-profi ts Commission (ACNC).

“Where there is evidence of serious mismanagement or misappropriation, a persistent or deliberate breach of the ACNC Act, or where vulnerable people or signifi cant charitable assets are at risk, the ACNC will act fi rmly and quickly,” a spokesperson for the ACNC said last week.

“Where appropriate the ACNC will revoke a charity’s status – taking away access to Commonwealth charity tax concessions, which are administered by the Australian Taxation Offi ce.”

Although unable to comment on specifi c cases, the spokesperson said

the revocation of tax-free status could be backdated to 3 December 2012.

Financial statements for the year ended June 2014 of the tax-exempt Shiva Yoga Inc show $1.38m has been spent improving the ashram building and lists Swami Shankarananda as hav-ing loaned the organisation $373,508.

The statements show “retained earn-ings” of $2.9m.

The ATO has granted Shiva Yoga Inc a tax concession, GST concession, FBT rebate and income tax exemption.

A former member of the ashram has previously told The News that when fi lling out an application form seek-

ing tax exemption “we all looked at each other when it came to fi lling out the marked religion, and then someone said Hindu, so that’s what we put”.

St Kilda lawyer Ms Sdrinis told The News last week that she had spoken with about 20 men and women for-mally associated with the ashram over “a variety of issues”, including alleged sexual impropriety by the school’s spiritual leader Russell Kruckman; un-paid wages; taxation issues; whether “people were volunteers or employ-ees”; donations; and donated works.

Ms Sdrinis said she was specifi cally dealing with allegations by several

women of sexual misconduct by Mr Kruckman, who is also known as Swa-mi Shankarananda and Swamiji.

“We are trying to settle out of court.”Allegations of sexual assault by Mr

Kruckman also continue to be inves-tigated by the Seaford-based SOCIT (Sexual Offences and Child Abuse In-vestigation Teams).

Ms Sdrinis said while she had not spoken with police “the liquidators have been good to deal with”.

In December 2014, Mr Kruckman and the school stunned ashram devo-tees by issuing statements which in effect admitted he had engaged in “se-

cret sexual relations with a number of women from the ashram community”.

The ensuing shockwaves led to a plummeting of the numbers attend-ing the Saturday night assemblies, or Satsangs, and Mr Kruckman standing down as the school’s spiritual leader.

The assemblies were moved private homes earlier this year, but are now being held at the Tower Rd ashram which is owned by Mr Kruckman and not Shiva Yoga Inc.

While up to 350 people would attend these weekly assemblies before the scandal broke in late 2014, it appears numbers are now down to about 70.

As previously reported by The News, liquidator Paul Burness said Shiva Yoga owned three properties near the ashram, two in Petrel Ave and one in Clarendon Close.

They are collectively valued at just under $3 million; one has a mortgage.

The most valuable property con-nected to the yoga school, the ashram in Tower Rd, is owned by Mr Kruck-man (Swami Shankarananda) and is not subject to the liquidation.

Mr Burness said Swami Shankarananda had placed caveats dated 22 April 2015 on the titles on one of Shiva Yoga’ Petrel Ave proper-ties and the one in Clarendon Close.

A further caveat had been lodged on the title of the Tower Rd property by Shiva Meditation Inc in 2005.

The News has been unable to contact the ashram for comment. An email sent to spokesman Stephen Stanford was answered by a Vani Hudson who said: “All enquiries regarding Shiva Yoga should be directed to [the liqui-dator] Paul Burness of Worrells”.

Temple sounds: Members of the Mt Eliza ashram, including leaders Russell Kruckman (also known as Swami Shankarananda and Swamiji) and Devi Ma were at the Shiva Vishnu temple in Carrum Downs in June for chanting and a performance by Melbourne-based “spiritual/world” band Sky of the Heart. Source: Facebook

Devotees heading back to ashram

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PENINSULA Skin Cancer Centre’s Dr Sally Shaw is worked up about what she calls “the misrepresentation of melanoma in the news”, especially regarding the recent return to football of Hawthorn forward Jarryd Roughead.

“Melanoma is not a cancer scare, it’s a cancer reality, and Roughead continues to be at high risk of advanced melanoma,” she said. “The term cancer scare should be reserved for when a mole is thought to be melanoma but comes back benign.

“Having prominent sportsmen as Roughead, Jack Riewoldt, Tom Hafey and Jim Stynes all diagnosed with melanoma, yet having their conditions reported in the media as a brush with skin cancer, a skin cancer scare, cancer health scare or a cancer shock, is down playing the sig-nifi cance of having a melanoma diagnosis and the continued risk of advanced disease.”

Dr Shaw has clinics in Frankston and Morn-ington, is a founding member of the Australa-sian College of Skin Cancer Medicine and has been instrumental in establishing standards for skin cancer practitioners throughout Australia.

“The diagnosis of melanoma, especially ad-vanced melanomas, is watered down to a cancer scare or shock to make the news more palatable for the public,” she said.

She believes that because melanoma is associ-ated with sun exposure, beaches and outdoor living, there is a fear that reporting it will tarnish the iconic Australian way of life.

“We are missing the opportunity to bring up the seriousness of a melanoma diagnosis, especially in young Australians and about the importance of protecting our skin from the sun.”

Melanoma is the most common cancer for 14-44 year olds, with one person dying from melanoma every six hours.

“A diagnosis of melanoma is a very serious result,” Dr Shaw said. “More than 1500 Austral-ians die from melanoma each year. While most melanoma patients, around 80 per cent, will never have metastases, melanoma patients need

Missed message: Dr Sally Shaw says the media missed the chance to highlight melanoma dangers.

Melanoma ‘a reality, not a scare’

to be vigilant for any signs of advanced mela-noma for the rest of their lives.

“They will need to have regular mole mapping or skin checks every few months for the fi rst cou-ple of years and then every 12 months after that.”

Dr Shaw bemoaned “the reluctance of the media to report Hafey’s and Stynes’ advanced melanomas as non-specifi c cancers, which meant we missed a great opportunity to pass on the very important message of how dangerous melanoma can be to a large Australian sporting audience”.

“We should all have full body skin checks every year and protect our skin from UV all year round.” Stephen Taylor

WHILE the mining boom subsides, Victoria’s answer is the Dining Boom. Victorian agribusi-nesses and producers will gather at Lindenderry at Red Hill on July 30 to 31 for the 11th Victo-rian Agribusiness Summit to discuss how they can take advantage of the potential that both domestic and export markets offer producers.

The Summit dinner will welcome special guest, His Excellency Dr Hassan El Laithy, Ambassador for Egypt. Dr Laithy will speak about the future food requirements from Egypt and suggest how Australia and Egypt can work to achieve this. Regional produce, prepared by Lindenderry’s award winning Executive Chef, Michael Greenlaw will be central to The Dining Boom theme of the evening.

The summit program features Campbell Jef-frey, The Burchett Group, a 30 year veteran of doing agribusiness in China. Producers from the Mornington region feature throughout the day. Topics such as the potential to grow and impedi-ments to growth will be considered throughout

the day.The Chair of the Victorian Agribusiness

Council, Clive Larkman, well known Victorian nurseryman said “The Victorian Agribusiness Summit has gained a reputation as the “must attend” networking event for regions throughout Victoria in the 11 years it has been held. This year we already have registrations from all over Victoria”.

Generous partnership support from the Mornington Peninsula Shire, regional and local agribusinesses and the ANZ will deliver a not to miss programme.

The Victorian Agribusiness Council Inc., a not for profi t organisation, has the role of support-ing growing agribusinesses in regional areas through projects such as the Victorian Agribusi-ness Summit and the “South East Asian Chefs on Tour” project and the Victorian Agribusiness Summit.

The summit program can be found at: www.vicagsummit.com.au

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Position, Position, PositionIdeally located only metres from the foreshore and McCrae Plaza, this neatly presented unit has newly laid carpet and recently painted internal walls. This fresh residence provides open plan living, two bedrooms, new kitchen appliances and private courtyard. The home is serviced by gas heating, r/cycle air-conditioning and a lock up garage. Live with peace of mind, with great access to everything whether it be full time or part time.

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$299,000INSPECT As advertisedCONTACT Craig Leo 0412 502 938

For SALE

$430,000 - $460,000INSPECT As Advertised CONTACT Craig Leo 0412 502 938

4 2 2ROSEBUD 26 Harridge StreetPerfect Family Home, Perfect LocationSet on approx. 650m2 this refurbished 4BR plus study home provides open plan living, galley kitchen, FES & WIR to main bedroom plus attractive plantation shutters. The resi-dence allows for future dual occupancy, perfect for extended families with an extension at the rear and separate access. Also featuring GDH, gas space heating, air conditioning, ceiling fans, double carport, single garage and landscaped grounds.

For SALE

ROSEBUD 14 McLaren Court

Tranquillity Amongst The Tree-TopsThis architecturally designed family home offers expansive living zones which can be opened as one for the large social occasion, or closed separately for more intimate settings. Main bedroom with WIR & FES, formal lounge room, kitchen and family room and a sprawling deck with room for entertaining. Double garage and rumpus room with kitchenette, two more bedrooms and a bathroom are all downstairs. Set on just under 2400sqm of land.

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$890,000 Offers OverINSPECT As advertisedCONTACT Paul Cunnington 0457 047 962

For SALE

2 1 1ROSEBUD 2a Madura Street

Prime Location But Needs Some Love - Buyers in excess of $180,000What a spot! This 2 bedroom unit has street frontage and needs a bit of work but the

heater, 2 bedrooms with BIR and an updated bathroom. Single car space at the rear and importantly, one of two on the block with no body corporate! This really is the land of opportunity!

AUCTION Saturday 15th August at 12.30pmTERMS 10% deposit, balance 30/60/90 days CONTACT Paul Cunnington 0457 047 962

TOOTGAROOK 24 Fleur AvenueVacant Land With Valley ViewsNestled in a sought after pocket of the booming suburb of Tootgarook is this gently rising block of prime 664sqm. approx. residential land. Offering potential sweeping views across the valley and set amongst quality homes, here is your opportunity to secure your slice of paradise and build you holiday or permanent home.

$240,000 - $260,000TERMS As AdvertisedCONTACT Paul Cunnington 0457 047 962

For SALE

3 1 1ROSEBUD 125 Seventh AvenueBreak The Status Quo - Buyers in excess of $290,000This BV holiday home has vaulted ceilings in the open plan living area that also features wood paneled walls and a country style kitchen with island bench and sky light. There are 3BR’s, an updated bathroom and separate toilet and fabulous rear entertaining decks for the perfect place to entertain in the coming summer months.

AUCTION Saturday 15th August at 2.00pmTERMS 10% deposit, balance 30/60/90 days CONTACT Paul Cunnington 0457 047 962

2 1 2ROSEBUD 205 Eighth Avenue

Urgent sale, Vendor Must Sell -Buyers In Excess of $250,000This neat and clean BV home is waiting for you to put your own touches to it! Comprising of a freshly painted open plan living area with kitchen, two bedrooms with BIR’s, bathroom and separate laundry. At the rear is a sunny yard with views of Arthurs Seat and tandem garage. With sun shades and security shutters, near new carpets to the bedrooms and gas

AUCTION Saturday 15th August at 11.00amTERMS 10% deposit, balance 30/60 days CONTACT Paul Cunnington 0457 047 962

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Rosebud 1/28 McCombe Street 5986 8880

ROSEBUD WEST 21 Ruyton Drive

Dual Living Zone Family Home - Buyers In Excess of $345,000This modern family home, on a 663sqm approx. lot, is a wonderful opportunity to enter the booming peninsula property market. Spacious living with formal dining area, kitchen with gas cooking and an plenty of bench and and storage space, second living area opening to a covered patio, and main bedroom with FES & WIR. Two more bedrooms have BIR’s and share the main bathroom. Double garage, sunny rear barden and room to park a boat or caravan.

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Saturday 8th August at 2.00pmTERMS 10% deposit, Balance 30/60 days CONTACT Paul Cunnington 0457 047 962

AUCTION

ROSEBUD 31 Sixth Avenue

Rare Land! - 2 minutes walk to the beachSTOP! ACT NOW! VENDOR MUST LIQUIDATE! This 400m2 unencumbered vacant allotment is only minutes to the Rosebud foreshore and entertainment precinct. This land is close to all amenities and is being offered by genuine sellers. Make the most of low interest rates, free gas connection & builders incentives to build your next holiday residence or permanent home

$290,000 offers overINSPECT As advertisedCONTACT Craig Leo 0412 502 938

For SALE

Offers over $200,000INSPECT As advertised CONTACT Craig Leo 0412 502 938

AUCTION

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FINGAL 36/50 Peter Thompson Drive

Fantastic Lifestyle Property

furnished with art work, cutlery, soft furnishings and electrical goods, and can be used for personal use or investment. The modern decor open plan living opens

well as access to the pool, club house and members facility and car space. Lock-up, leave and fully secure holiday getaway. Act now, vendor motivated.

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Saturday 22nd August at 12.30pmTERMS 10% deposit, balance 30/60/90 days CONTACT Craig Leo 0412 502 938

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ROSEBUD 3 Keogh Street

Clear instructions - Property must sell!

Situated on approx. 700m2 and located beachside of the freeway, this renovated 3BR home is set behind high secure fencing. All bedrooms have BIR’s, there is a renovated kitchen and bathroom, polished boards, porcelain tiles and contemporary decor. Also including gas heating, air-conditioning, under cover parking and ample off street parking for boat or caravan. Within walking distance to the beach, this property will suit

Offered by genuinely motivated sellers, this property must be at the top of your list.

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$330,000 INSPECT As advertised CONTACT Craig Leo 0412 502 938

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ROSEBUD WEST 8/21 Howqua Drive

Impeccable and Low Maintenance

Set in a quiet pocket, this attractive and well-presented 2 bedroom unit has been recently repainted and recarpeted and offers open plan living, a large kitchen with separate dining, outdoor under cover entertaining area and a fully fenced private courtyard. Single garage has internal access, there is

by genuine sellers this property is ideal for retirees,

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2327 Point Nepean Road, RYE

5985 8800www.jkre.com.au

98 Foam StreetROSEBUD

$350,000+SOLID INVESTMENT

ContactLeah Pancic 0421 700 749

54 Collins ParadeSORRENTO

$980,000 - $1,050,000CONTEMPORARY ELEGANCE

ContactJohn Kennedy 0401 984 842

20 Shipman StreetBLAIRGOWRIE

$495,000A CLASSIC!

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$520,000 - $550,000HIDDEN GEM

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2. Take advantage of the winter chill to make your home stand out as warm & cosy. There’s nothing like stepping in from the cold into a warm, comfortable home. 3. There are plenty of buyers out there. The things that lead people to buying a new home - a growing family, a new job, upsizing or downsizing- happen all year round.

4. If you wait until spring, there will be a lot more properties on the market, which means more choice for buyers & they may take more time putting in an offer. 5. Buyers in winter are real serious buyers! They’re not ‘just looking’. If you’re out with a buyer in the winter chill, you know that they are motivated to buy. 6. Buying a new home in winter is a mindset- they want a place to call ‘home’ for the Spring and Summer season.

If you are considering selling your home or investment property, call FLYNN & CO. on 5986 3000 to arrange a time to discuss a campaign

tailor made to best suit you & your property.

THIS brand-new townhouse has a striking contemporary design and awaits the individual touches from a new owner to complete what is a fabulous low-maintenance property for the young professional. Set at the back in a block of two, the property has a formal lounge to the left, and continuing along the tiled hallway is a vast open-plan living zone with generous dining space adjoining a modern kitchen with stone benchtops and a free-standing stove. There is ducted heating and evaporative cooling throughout. The main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe with two more bedrooms sharing a main bathroom. Externally, neat garden beds have been created around the boundary fence and front of the home with a single garage under the roof line.

Address: 2/57 St Mitchells Circuit, MORNINGTONPrice: $575,000 - $595,000Agency: Bowman & Company, 168 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 6888Agent: Robert Bowman, 0417 173 103

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5981 8181

ESTATE AGENTS - AUCTIONEERS

www.rogermcmillan.com.au211B Point Nepean Road, Dromana. Phone 5981 8181 info@rogermcmillan.com.au

CONTACT: Helen Short 0417 558 226 helen.short@rogermcmillan.com.au

Local identity Helen Short, Fully Licensed Estate Agent (REIV) from Safety Beach, has now joined the team at McMillan’s.

Helen has lived in Safety Beach for the past twenty years and worked in real estate for many, many years. She is a people person and loves her work. We are sure that you will have no

hesitation in contacting Helen regarding any property needs or requirements.

WELCOME HELEN

CONTACT: Peter Bennett 0418 366 310 peter@rogermcmillan.com.au

BRAND NEW, ONE OF FIVE - ONLY TWO LEFT! Situated in the Dromana Industrial Estate, this 330sqm factory has high

virtually nothing left in this estate, and once they are gone, thats it.

DROMANA 1/5 Trewhitt Court $480,000

CONTACT: Simon Offor 0447 698 341 simon@rogermcmillan.com.au

DROMANA 67/131 Nepean HighwayCOSY BAYSIDE CABIN

facilities include indoor & outdoor heated pools, games room, tennis court

$83,000

CONTACT: Peter Bennett 0418 366 310 peter@rogermcmillan.com.au

DROMANA 66 Charles StreetCLOSE TO SHOPS AND BEACH - CRAFTSMAN BUILT

CONTACT: Simon Offor 0447 698 341 simon@rogermcmillan.com.au

McCRAE 15 Morris RoadSIMPLY STUNNING

SOLD EXCELLENT RESULT

VERY HAPPY VENDORS!

SOLD IN 7 DAYS FOR FULL ASKING PRICE

WE GET RESULTS!

9708 8667 Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZAwww.communityrealestate.com.au

14 TAROONA CLOSE, MOUNT ELIZA

A contemporary design with incredible impact, this unique 3 bedroom residence on 2/3rds of an acre (2595 sqm approx.) offers a touch of luxury and distinctive features with soaring ceilings and enormous windows that let you take in a green outlook over undulating sweeping lawns. Among a prestigious neighbourhood just moments to Mt Eliza village shops and schools, the home features 2 large living areas, spa ensuite, enormous kitchen, study, alfresco deck & rear 4-car garage.

CONTEMPORARY LUXURY & SCOPE TO ADD VALUE

AUCTION: Saturday 8th August at 1pmTERMS: 10% deposit, balance 30/60/90 days PRICE GUIDE: $700,000+INSPECT: Saturday 1-1.30pmCONTACT: James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 554 955

AUCTION

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MOUNT MARTHA 1/19 Messmate Court Ideal Location, Great Investment Located within walking distance to Benton’s Square Shopping Centre, gym, Osborne Primary School, child care centre and transport, this clean and tidy home has its own street frontage, own title, no body corporate and is located at the end of a no through road. Features include 3 bedrooms, WIR & FES to main, good sized kitchen with electric oven and gas cook top, separate toilet & laundry, gas heating, polished floating floorboards, courtyard with plenty of space and undercover decked area for entertaining all year round, plus a single lock-up garage & parking space. Keith Burns 0416 079 401

keith.burns@raywhite.com

Ph: 5973 2808

3 2 1Auction Saturday 22nd August at 12.00pm View As advertised or by appointment

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168 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931T. 03 5975 6888

For Lease

An Idyllic Family Entertainer At the top of a quiet court, this three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence with excellent off-street parking delivers relaxed family living with a heated spa, sheltered deck, media room with integrated speakers, study/4th bedroom and a contemporary kitchen overlooking separate living and dining rooms.

4 Hutson Way, Mount Martha23-4 2

Auction This Saturday at 11.00amInspect Saturday from 10.30am Contact Alex Campbell 0432 344 394

Rachel Crook 0419 300 515bowmanandcompany.com.au

AuctionMornington

For Lease

Mornington

Comfortable living with ducted heating and cooling. Pet friendly property features 2 living spaces, 3BR’s with BIR’s, ceiling fans, main bathroom with separate toilet, s/steel appliances in kitchen and a covered entertaining area. Great back yard with powered double garage, plenty of additional parking. Ideal for a tradesman with a trailer. Easy access to the Highway. Available 28th August

For LeaseRent $355 per weekContact Kym Colliver 0408 666 763bowmanandcompany.com.au

36 Taranna Street, Mornington

For Lease

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Mornington

Lovingly renovated, spacious 2 bedroom home walking distance to the beach and main street. Stay cosy with ducted heating throughout, cool with a new split cycle A/C unit and enjoy the ambiance of a Coonara. Sit in the covered alfresco surrounded by stunning landscaped gardens. The automatic garage with roller door at the rear allows parking for a small boat, trailer or jetski. Available 29th July

For LeaseRent $470 per weekContact Caitlin Brown 0408 546 132bowmanandcompany.com.au

64 Queen Street, Mornington

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For Lease

Beachside home close to shops and transport. Features include 3BR’s with BIR’s – main with ensuite, two living areas, separate dining room, kitchen with s/steel appliances, undercover entertaining area and a rear shed. Additional features include polished boards, gas heating, evaporative cooling and air-conditioning. Available 7th September

For LeaseRent $500 per weekContact Kym Colliver 0408 666 763bowmanandcompany.com.au

9 Kooyonga Grove

23 -

Mornington For LeaseMornington

Modern two bedroom unit featuring a great kitchen with all new appliances, two generous sized bedrooms with built in robes, a modern bathroom, a low maintenance backyard and large decked area. Also featuring Reverse Cycle Air, single carport and a garden shed for storage. All this located just a short stroll to the Main Street shops and Mornington Beach. Available 3rd August

For LeaseRent $350 per weekContact Kym Colliver 0408 666 763bowmanandcompany.com.au

2/324 Main Street, Mornington

For Lease

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MORE STOCK

URGENTLY NEEDED

1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, Victoria 3915a

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Just across from the beach, this relaxing café serves

stainless steel kitchen. The lease includes an 250sqm 3BR apartment upstairs.

Auto electrical and mechanical workshop located in the Colchester Road industrial area. With low rent, a healthy turnover and a loyal customer base this is a growing

business comes with all P&E, including specialist tools.

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Take the opportunity to lease this brand new front factory/ showroom of approx. 250sqm in total with 50sqm

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This well established business servicing the Bayside/Peninsula area is well run with all your sub-contractors on call. You can either work in the business or on the business. Need to be quick. This won’t last.

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a fully state-of-the-art secure online ordering system. It supplies hundreds of products including all types of

customer list and website www.artmaterials.com.au

takeaway shop with a renovated 3BR residence included.

placed to service residents, tradies and truckies alike.

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Nepean Highway to Yuilles Road and is Zoned Commercial 2, Industrial

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10 car parks at rear, house two quality tenants on long term leases. This property would make an ideal superfund investment. Be quick as

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Southern Peninsula News 28 July 2015 PAGE 27

NEWS DESK

Peer talk: On the almost-completed Mornington pier last week are, from left, acting Parks Victoria CEO Chris Rose, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Bev Colomb, Parks Victoria board chairman Andrew Fairley and Ports Minister Luke Donnellan. Labor and Liberal governments have put almost $19 million into rebuilding the structure over fi ve years. Picture: Yanni

Work moves to forecourtRENOVATION of the pier forecourt will start soon after the pier is completed.

Work will include re-laying the cobblestone area, improving the layout of the parking area, upgrading services such as water and power, and new seats, lights and historical information signs. This will not restrict public access to the pier.

It will cost more than $800,000, $365,000 from the state government, $250,000 from Mornington Peninsula Shire, and the balance from Parks Victoria.

It is designed to improve traffi c fl ow, car parking, and pedestrian and boat ramp access but it will not solve the long-term problem of busy days – lack of parking.

Contractors will level the area between the pier and the yacht club, and there will be a roundabout at the harbour end of Schnapper Point Drive to enable cars and buses to turn more easily. Other items will include bollards, trees and shrubs. Mike Hast

MORNINGTON pier’s new outer sec-tion will open on Saturday week, Ports Minister Luke Donnellan announced last Thursday when he visited the town’s iconic structure with members of the Parks Victoria board.

Parks Victoria will hold a “commu-nity celebration” at 10am on Saturday 8 August that will include a free sau-sage sizzle and other activities.

The opening will end a multi-stage construction project that started in 2010 under the Brumby Labor gov-ernment, continued under the Liberal-Nationals Coalition government and is being opened by the Andrews Labor government.

The outer section has cost $15.3 mil-lion and the middle part $3.6 million for a total of almost $19 million.

Between 2010 and 2011, Parks Vic-toria contractors replaced the middle, 53-metre long part of the pier, a ver-sion of which has existed since 1857 when the town was still called Schnap-per Point.

Labor did not have the cash for the outer section, which was closed in Au-gust 2010 after a series of storms dam-aged pylons and dislodged top deck planks.

In May 2012 the Baillieu Coalition government announced it would spend up to $15 million to replace the outer section.

Work to replace the section started in early 2014. On Thursday, workmen in dinghies under the pier were putting the fi nishes touches to concrete pylons, wrapping them in high-density plastic.

Mr Donnellan said the project included demolition of the outer section and more than 100 piles driven into the seabed to

Snags will sizzle for new pierMike Hastmike@mpnews.com.au

support a new 75-metre reinforced con-crete platform and timber deck.

The outer section has new timber decking, handrails with LED lights, seats and overhead lights.

Other elements include wave screens to protect the harbour and a harbour-side lower landing that was completed earlier this year to enable people on the cruise ship Pacifi c Pearl to disembark from launches.

Mr Donnellan said more than two million people visited the pier each year. “This project is good for locals,

good for visitors, good for the tourism industry and it’s fantastic to mark its completion,” he said.

The project was also praised by Parks Victoria acting CEO Chris Rowe, PV’s board chairman Andrew Fairley, and Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Bev Colomb.

During an inspection of the pier, Victor Teoh, Parks Victoria’s senior manager of local ports and waterways, said bad weather and a six-week delay getting steel piles from China because of Chinese New Year had meant the

project would fi nish in August rather than June.

He said the pier was half-concrete and half-steel with the outside concrete part designed to withstand storms. It pier was 131 metres long but had been extended and was now 137 metres.

The concrete came from Hastings, the wavescreens and handrails from Geelong, and the timber deck is plan-tation spotted gum from Queensland. For more information about the opening or the pier, call 13 1963 or visit www.parks.vic.gov.au

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

A call to all recruits for enlistmentA call to all recruits for enlistmentCompiled by Melissa Walsh

MESSRS Alex Scott and Co will hold their usual monthly sale at Tanti on Monday next,

***AS a donation to the Red Cross Fund (Lord Mayor’s List) we notice that Messrs Jas Paterson and Coy (of which Mr Hy Masterton of Frankston is Principal) has donated £100.

***FOR the month of June, the proceeds of the sale of Belgian Buttons, in the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, amounted to £38 16s. This amount in-cludes £6 8s for buttons sold by Miss Broomhead.

***MADAME Melba’s concert, in the Melbourne Town Hall, on Thursday evening, in aid of Lady Stanley’s Red Cross Fund for sick and wounded Australians soldiers was a magnifi cent success and realised £3000, making a total of £30,000 raised by Madame Melba in aid of patriotic funds.

***ON Wednesday next, being the fi rst anniversary of the declaration of war by Great Britain, there will be a cel-ebration of Holy Communion at St Paul’s Church, Frankston at 7 45 am. and a special service of Intercession from 7.30 to 7.55 in the evening, be-fore the meeting in the Mechanics’.

***A cheque for £7 18s 6d was remit- ted from Langwarrin, this week, to the ‘Lady Stanley’ Fund for wounded, or sick, returned Australian soldiers.

This is a very satisfactory start, and with such a good working Committee and energetic secretary, it is expected that each month’s work will show equally satisfactory results.

***MRS Moloney notifi es in our adver- tising columns that she has purchased the hotel business lately carried on by Mr W. Schultz, at the Pier Hotel, Frankston. Mrs Maloney has had long experience in the hotel keeping busi-ness in West Australia, and she intends to fully keep up the good reputation gained by the former proprietor in ca-tering for the comfort of her patrons. She is having the premises thoroughly renovated and refurnished,and will have everything in applepie order by the time that the usual infl ux of sum-mer visitors arrive.

***A pleasant surprise was afforded S. M. Durham, Garrison Sergeant Major Prisoners of War Depot, Langwar-rin, when the members of the Guard force gathered to give him a social evening and present him with a new riding equipment, in the form of a new saddle, bridle, whip, and spurs. It was a tribute of the warm appreciation and respect which the guard bear for their instructor. Sergeant Major Durham is some-thing more than a popular man. He is a strong man in every way. An early riser, lover of classics, keen observer and vigorous thinker. He has given the guard the wealth of his experience of 21 years service for the Empire, in Britain, Asia and Africa, with a good

conduct medal and a pension. He recently retired from the Imperial Army and at the urgent request of the Defence Department he entered the Victorian service. He was specially selected by Lieut Algie for the onerous position of Instructor to the Langwar-rin Guard.

***OVER thirty parcels of old linen for use as bandages and other Red Cross purposes were handed in at the Frankston Depot on Tuesday last. Var-ious other donations were received, to be used as the committee thought best. Linen sheet Miss Elliot, portable deck chair Mrs Clements, fi eld glasses Mr W. Gregory, cushion (Irish crochet) Mrs Membrey, cosy and cushion, Mrs Wilcox, 1 doz jug covers Mrs Gumme, cloth for slippers Mrs Ward, 12 yds military fl annel Mrs H. Garrood, pair. gold earrings Miss Gregory, packet knitting cotton Mrs Hartland. During the afternoon music was ren-dered by Mrs Mc’Cormack and Miss Gray. The Frankston Depot will in future be open on Wednesday after- noons from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Me-chanics’ Hall,

***MR Oscar Bailey announces that he will address the electors of the North Riding at the Mechanics’ Hall, Frankston, on Saturday evening 14th August when he will give “his lucid exposition of a national and progres-sive policy.” Cr T. Ritchie after six years of mu-nicipal life, notifi es that he intends to retire from the council table when his

time expires next month. As a coun-cillor of the North Riding of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, Cr Ritchie has devoted a deal of his time to the service of the ratepayers, and during his term as President of the Shire he fi lled the offi ce with credit to himself and the Shire. The rate- payers are los-ing a good servant, and his presence will be missed at the deliberations of the Council. In response to a requisition from a number of rate payers, Mr W. P. Ma-son has consented to allow himself to be nominated for the seat rendered vacant in the North Riding of the Frankston and Hastings Shire by the retirement of Cr Ritchie. Mr Mason takes an active interest in the welfare of the district, in which he has resided for many years, and, if elected, should make a useful member. For the Centre Riding the retiring member is Cr Griffeth, and for the East Riding Cr Watt. The following gentle-men retire in the Flinders Shire:—East Riding, Cr J. Davis, Central Riding, Cr A V Shaw ; West Riding, Cr D M’Farlan; In the Mornington Shire the retiring members are:—Crs J. Male, G. Flood, and J. D. Grover.

***ONCE more, in “Life” for August, Dr Fitchett gives us a wonderful review of the fi ghting of the month in Eu-rope, and on the Sea. In the course of one section of this review Dr Fitchett frankly admits that the month has been one of disappointments. In his usual vigorous and picturesque style Dr Fitchett then outlines the fi ghting of

the month on both fronts and in Gal-lipoli. Having done so, he proceeds to point out the bright spots in the land-scape and to analyse the disappoint-ments. The result is that he shows us very clearly that in reality the balance during the month has tipped in the Al-lies’ favour. It is a practical and heartening pro-nouncement that gives the reader a wonderful clear-eyed view of the war. Readers of the August issue of “Life” will notice that the Editor is by no means devoting his entire space on the war; on the contrary, we fi nd such il-lustrated articles as “Morrissey of the Snakes” illustrated with some remark-able photographs, and telling some of the adventures of that widely known character, who says of himself: “I reckon I’m the chap that they wrote the proverb about that ‘a rollin’ stone gathers no moss.’”

***RECRUITS WANTEDEvery man physically fi t is wanted. Conditions of enlistment- Age—18 to 45 years. Minimum height—5 feet 2 inches. Chest measurement— 33 inch-es. Persons desiring to enlist should apply at the nearest Town Hall, Shire Hall, Drill Hall, or Recruiting Depot, where arrangements will be made for medical examination. Persons who are considered suitable will be granted free railway tickets to the Metropolis for fi nal medical ex-amination and enlistment.

From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 31 July, 1915

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that they like him, but they like winning even better, and Malcolm will surely get the vote in prefer-ence to Billy Boy Shorten. Is Mal-colm still best mates with Godwin Grech?

***Collingwood’s season 2015 has bit-ten the proverbial so I now concen-trate on barracking for the teams playing the teams I hate, and if I hate both of them I win either way; unless it’s Hawthorn.

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of nonsense...The shipping industry (Greece’s biggest) is tax exempt?...Have WE won the ashes yet?...Not that I miss him, but where is Rove McManus?...Leigh Sales; tough on Labor, soft on Malcolm Turnbull?...“Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular, all his life long. Hatred hath an end, envy never ceaseth. Ambitious men may not cease, but as a dog in a wheel, a bird in a cage, or a squirrel in a chain they climb and climb still, with much labour, but never make an end, never at the top” [Robert Burton]...hooroo...cliffi e9@bigpond.com

The “them and us” predicament, re-gurgitated courtesy of Madam Bron-wyn’s fl ight to Geelong, surely over-charged at $5,227, never forgetting honest Joe’s living away from home allowance. Being a Collingwood supporter I’ve lived with it close to a lifetime. Why the Coalition gets the votes; concluding half of them are brainwashed Herald Sun readers? Surely they realise Tony’s mob are for big business and high income earn-ers? Treasurer Joe Hockey, Minister for Orchestrated Misinformation, is talking tax reform yet Godfather Tony has ruled out changing arrangements for superannuation and negative gear-ing? Along comes a 15 per cent GST proposition, seemingly from the states but likely orchestrated from Canberra together with softeners “compensa-tion for low income households and pensioners”? “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

***Deeply remorseful; the criminals’ code. I’m a lifetime veteran of feeling deeply remorseful. We live in a brave new world where even footballers (Sam Mitchell, kneeing and Joel Selwood, chicken wing tackle) take up the cause, and apologise? “Sorry”? The question is do they mean it? The second question is “who cares?”. Generally we all know when we have done wrong. We can soften it to some extent by promising inwardly to mend our ways, and (if it’s a bad one; there’s always bad ones) we live the life hoping to never being found out. Due to my age I can probably tell one or two bad ones (a minor benefi t of old age), but I shall refrain; ASIO might be tuning in. “Them” will surely soften their guilt in old age but it will never fade away completely.

***

Gambling is an acquired disease and should be treated with caution, ever wary of the trap, that next step; the addicted gambler who bets to lose, playing on till zero. I’ve witnessed it more times than I can count. If you’re not one of those be aware of it, in control, to offset the danger. You can’t win obviously when the various forms take a percentage out of each dollar. You conveniently ignore this; your form of enter-tainment, pleasure; no argument. Winning can give the player a sense of superiority, a euphoric feeling multiplied ten times the other way if you lose your shirt, which I did more than once in my 20s. More importantly (for limit gamblers) if you’re winning $400 do you play on and risk losing the lot on the chance of a winning streak? That’s the mistake. The pleasure gambler has the strength to walk away. The limit gambler should then apply his/her limit the other way; reset your limit thus leaving with a profi t. If it’s $100, walk away with $300. My advice, which will be ignored: set a limit, if not each time, at least weekly. Pleasure, like sex, requires a form of control, more in gambling than most of life’s other pleasures. And cut out salt (this column ex-cepted). With apologies to my RSL. [Dare I say it? You cannot lose if you do not play].

***COTA, the council on the aging, is having a “Let’s talk about sex con-ference” on the 8th and 9th Septem-ber. The subject of older people and sexual intimacy with speakers Ita Buttrose, Kaz Cooke, Adele Horan and Catherine Barrett. No male speakers? Apparently their right to a satisfying and fulfi lling sex life with

no provision in aged care planning. I quite like the idea of talking about it; from memory.

***Tony’s mob is up in arms over work-ers being short-changed? Gleaned from the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and/or the inquisition of Billy Boy Shorten. This from the WorkChoices crowd and the 2014 budget? I liked the piece from Herald Sun noting “the vision of Shorten guzzling water seemed damaging”. (A strange set of values from News Limited; the evils of drinking a glass of water, but reasonable for Tony Abbott to stand in front of signs describing Julia Gillard as a “witch” and “Bob Brown’s bitch” together with his two darlings, Bronwyn Bishop and Sophie Mirabella?). The premise of this Royal Commission makes a mockery of fairness and the political process, costing almost as much as they spend on the total arts alloca-tion. More importantly the attack on Q&A, and by extension our ABC. Give it to News Limited and we are seriously threatened by brainwash-ing par excellence. [For the record I haven’t voted Labor in 30 years; equally, I haven’t voted Liberal].

***The Jolson Story (1946). Jolson (Larry Parkes) in the cinema watch-ing his fi rst Hollywood fi lm, hum-ming the song on the screen. The fellow behind taps him on the shoul-der saying “Jolson’s doing alright, mister”. To the Reclaim Australia crowd...“Tony’s doing alright, boys and girls”.

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By Stuart McCulloughI TAKE it all back; every last word. For years I have poured scorn on any-thing that looked like a boy band. I have derided their musical output and questioned their artistic integrity. I have dished out piping hot spoonfuls of opprobrium. I ridiculed the way they dressed, danced and the dreadful songs they sang. Not anymore. I have offi cially seen the light. For I am now convinced that these confected groups are the repositories of the true rock and roll spirit. This change of heart is not the result of a song or even a par-ticularly challenging dance manoeu-vre but is all thanks to one man, or boy, if you prefer. Namely, one James McElvar.

I’ll be the fi rst to admit that I’d nev-er heard of the boy band ‘Rewind’. I don’t own any of their albums, have never visited them at ‘Soundcloud’ and, if I’m being completely hon-est, wouldn’t recognize the group if I tripped over them down at the local fruit and veggie shop. But ‘Rewind’ is a real group and James McElvar is a member. More than a mere boy band, they are carriers of the torch that has been passed from one generation of rock and roll outlaws to the next.

The group was catching a fl ight from London to Glasgow. Young James was informed he had one more carry-on bag than he was allowed. His options were limited: he could either pay a forty-fi ve pound fee for the execrable crime of having excess baggage, or he could dispose of his bag altogether. James, however, saw a third option. Young McElvar was not about to be pushed around by the powers that be –

that’s not what rock and roll is about. Instead, like generations of musicians before him, he decided to stick it to the man.

Rather than abandon his surplus suitcase, James decided to wear the

entire contents. This meant donning six t-shirts, four jumpers, two jackets, one pair of shorts, three pairs of jeans, two pairs of jogging pants and two hats. It was the ultimate fashion state-ment, a statement that also said, ‘you

can try and charge me forty fi ve quid, but you can never tame the music.’ But as stylish as it was, it signifi cantly im-peded young James’s attempts to walk to the aircraft. Things only got worse once he was on board.

In the event that you decided to dress up like the Michelin Man, fair warning: you may experience diffi -culties putting your seatbelt on. Not only was James unable to comply with even the most straightforward requirements of the in-fl ight safety demonstration, he started to overheat. By ‘overheat’, we’re not talking about the occasional droplet of sweat but the kind of meltdown you normally ex-pect to see when the Wicked Witch of the West gets drenched. The boy was positively melting.

Airline cabin crew are prepared for almost anything, including overheat-ing boy band members. Responding to the urgent situation, the crew took off the extraneous clothing – a process which must have felt like peeling an onion or a gigantic boy band version of ‘pass the parcel’ - and laid the stricken passenger down on a row of seats. But it was to no avail. James was violently ill and then fainted. Now that’s what I call rock and roll. The only thing he didn’t do was kick over an amplifi er and toss a pair of drum sticks into the audience.

There’s not nearly enough of this kind of thing these days. It used to be that acts of rock and roll defi ance were reported on a daily basis. I can still re-call the furor surrounding the refusal of Jimi Hendrix to touch off the number 67 tram to Carnegie. And the time Pig Pen from the Grateful Dead failed to

cast his vote in the Stonnington Coun-cil Elections, to say nothing of the day that Jim Morrison ‘forgot’ to say thank you after a particularly tricky merge onto the Monash from the Warrigal Road on-ramp. I had thought we were never going to see such brazen acts of rock and roll debauchery again. I am happy to be proved wrong.

In a way, James has reminded us all of time when rock music meant some-thing. His actions in trying to dodge an excess baggage fee recall an era when the music of youth was about non-conformity and rebellion. My hope is that it doesn’t end here. Perhaps other musicians will be inspired by this sim-ple but lonely act of insurrection and will fi nd their own way to stick it to the man. I look forward to the day when Taylor Swift refuses to offer her bags for inspection and Harry from One Direction takes the ticket he got for overstaying his welcome in a two hour parking spot and sets it on fi re, Hendrix style, before kicking over a postbox to make his point.

Clothes maketh the man. In this case, clothes maketh the man feel very, very ill. Luckily for all, James McElvar has recovered but I hope he’s learned something. No doubt he’s received plenty of criticism for his actions. This misses the point. Before news of this event, I’d never even heard of James or his band, Rewind. In fact, I am yet to hear a lick of their music. In that sense, I think James may well have achieved more than he set out to. For me, I can only say that I am looking forward to the next exciting rock and roll adventure from James. Rock on.

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Storm in a Teacup is one of Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s major exhibi-tions for 2015. The exhibition refl ects upon tea drinking in Australia. Beginning with well-known paintings of the afternoon tea table from E. Phillips Fox and Arthur Stree-ton, the exhibition goes on to explore the darker side of tea drinking and the social and environmental impacts of the humble cup of tea. Michael Cook’s Object (table), 2015, provides an alternative history to the narrative of colonialism while Sharon West and Adam Hill both use humour to subvert colonial understandings of the afternoon tea party as an occasion of refi ned gentility.

Storm in a Teacup features paintings, works on paper, photographs, ceramics, sculp-ture and installation by 34 artists, includ-ing Charles Blackman, Julia deVille, Julie Dowling, E. Phillips Fox, Rosalie Gascoigne, Adam Hill, Danie Mellor, Darren Siwes and Anne Zahalka.

A range of special events accompany the exhibition, including After Noon, Sunday 26 July, 2pm-5pm, adults $4, concession $2, discover how artists Samantha Everton, Penny Byrne and Clare Humphries have ex-plored the afternoon tea party, and the Fly-ing Bookworm Theatre Company presents a pantomime for 5-10 year olds on Saturday 26 September, 10.30am-12.30pm, children $15, adults $5.

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Rob Papp wooed diners at eighteen 78 @ Brooklands in Tanti Ave, Mornington recently when he was their featured artist in Come Dine with Me A La Carte dinner during the Mornington Winter Jazz Festival. All guests were greeted with a complimentary glass of Champagne on arrival, which set the mood for the quality jazz being played.

His ensemble aptly named Rob Papp and The Manhattan Trio comprised of Dale fi nch on double bass, Peter Cottier on drums and Papp on Gibson L5 guitar. Their intelligent rendition of modern jazz-fusion with overtones of funk was smooth, dry and simply…cool.

Papp’s versatility and innovative musical prowess sets standards and it’s no wonder he is well loved and respected by fellow musicians and fans alike. He started playing at age 15 in his father’s jazz band then cut his teeth on rock and roll and continued to play just about everything else afterwards.

A singer-songwriter in his own right, Papp has gigged in numerous bands, duos, gone solo, as well as been a recording artist.

To quote from his bio: “Rob’s career was infl uenced from a very young age by College of the Arts founder Bruce Clarke who tutored Rob in a comprehensive education of reading, writing and playing music, and took him on as a protégé, teaching him all he knew about playing jazz”.

Papp left for America in his earlier years to study at Guitar Institute of Technology in LA where he met and learnt from musical greats like Joe Pass, Tommy Tedesco, Howard Roberts, Jo Pass, Ike Izzacs, Bruce Clarke, Pat Martino, Steve Vi, and Robben Ford, geniuses in their own right and gained invaluable musical and technical experiences whilst living there amongst it all.

So impressive is Papp’s unassuming biography and personality that not many realize he established Blue Note College of Music in Well St, Frankston way back in 1988. This college helps so many musical hopefuls gain knowledge, confi dence and invaluable experience to go out and passionately perform. Brendan Meyers now runs the college and has done so for the past six years, who incidentally with Ross Clark, affectionately known as Rossco started the Peninsula Blues Club held on the second Sunday of each month at the Frankston Bowling Club. Peninsula Blues Club attracts big name artists and is a must see each month.

Papp’s repertoire is vast. He’s played at Crown Casino, The Melbourne and Sydney Art Centres, Melbourne Club and The Entertainment Centre, just to name a few.

Currently Papp’s main band is Blueshead,

which sees him gigging all over Melbourne and NSW. However, the night I caught up with him in his Manhattan Trio outfi t saw his broad jazz, blues, and rock spectrum shine through in the style of jazz he was playing.

There’s no doubt Papp loses himself while playing. With eyes closed he’s riding his muse and you get the feeling this guy knows what’s going on, and knows it’s happening around him.

Cottier’s use of brushes instead of sticks in most of the songs and Finch’s intuitive bass, which incidentally is the distinguishing sound of a guitar trio in fusion jazz works in concert with Papp’s lead. The guys ebb and fl ow, as each knows instinctively when to allow the other to lead or go solo within the structure of the songs.

Jazz is often played to an arrangement but with allowances of improvisation within the framework of the song.

Cottier is no stranger to jazz either. He’s been the resident drummer in the Cerberus Navy Big Band for years and played in Top 40 cover bands and an Irish band.

The same is said for Finch whose expertise on the double bass initiates that popular modern jazz-fusion sound we all recognize when heard. The guys incorporated their jazz bent with funk overtones on some cool tunes from George Benson, Eddy Harris, Miles Davis and Leon Russell.

Putting one’s own experiences into the framework of a jazz song is a noticeable thing amongst jazz players and the boys were no exception to this.

As Papp explained: “Knowing the framework of a song and understanding western harmonies and mathematics enables one to play rhythmically off ideas developed in

each tune as its being played. So you can either stay close to the melody or can go right out there. The span of what we want to do, and as a guitar trio sets our parameters rhythmically as we are not stuck to it like a blues or covers band for example, where you have to just play the tune.”

Of late Papp’s been writing his own instrumentals in jazz fusion style as well as writing roots and blues based tunes with tendencies towards western harmonies.

“My reference points are everyone from Louis Armstrong, McCoy Tyner to John McLaughlin, and in the styles of improv, I emulate them within my playing of that tune. So I might take on the voice of one of them but be more out there, play the melody, put in the chords, and think ‘what would the likes of say, McCoy Tyner do with this tune as he plays his keyboard’, so I think like that. Then I don’t care what these guys do,” he says cheekily while nodding his head towards Cottier and Finch, who chorus “We just fi t in”.

Papp isn’t into planning his shows as everything is different and depends on the venue. With his preferred genre of blues and his open admittance of being addicted to it, it’s no wonder his originals are laced with strong tones of blues jazz and modern rock overtones.

Papp gigs everywhere on the peninsula, up town and all over. He is well sought after by most musicians due to his vast knowledge and experience and is a real pleasure to watch.

For more info on Rob Papp, see robpapp.com

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NEPEAN LEAGUEBy Toe Punt GUY Stringer celebrated his 400th game against on Saturday with fi ve goals and a best on ground perfor-mance against Tyabb.

Stringer, suffering from a torn bicep which he carried into the milestone game, booted his fi rst of fi ve goals at the nine minute mark of the fi rst quar-ter.

He dominated at centre half forward while fellow forwards Myles Pitt and Leigh Poholke booted 10 and seven goals respectively.

Tyrren Head continued his sensa-tional season while Leigh Treeby ab-solutely ensured that he was at his best for Stringer’s big game.

Stringer will now miss the rest of the season after getting his bicep operated on this week.

As expected, Sorrento completely dominated the game, booting 12 goals in the fi rst half and 21 in the second hour. They beat Tyabb 33.18 (216) to 3.3 (21).

Trent Urquart in his fi rst game was the best of the Yabbies, while the ev-ergreen Scott Pickerskill, who would have played a lot of footy against Guy Stringer, was also vintage in his per-formance.

A top three fi nish is again a very realistic target for Hastings after it caused an upset and knocked over Somerville.

In the match of the round, the Blues jumped out of the blocks and led by 20 points at the fi rst change.

Despite an Eagles revival in the second quarter, the visitors booted 10 goals to fi ve in the second half to run out comfortable winners, 17.14 (116) to 11.10 (76).

The Eagles’ defensive side was chal-lenged by a four quarter effort on Sat-urday and it failed to respond.

The Blues however, were almost perfect. They were super impressive defensively fi rst and foremost and then were able to make the opposition pay on the attack.

Dale Alanis has been in super form this season and he was again with four goals, while Luke Clark and the elu-sive Steve Robb booted fi ve between them.

Matt Clifford was at his best, Paul Rogasch was unstoppable with two

goals and Josh Mulheron was the win-ner of the ruck battle.

Timmy McGenniss was Somer-ville’s best and together with Adrian Ridout booted three goals, while Todd Farrelly and Kane McKenzie worked hard in the back half.

Rosebud maintained its position on top of the ladder with a hard fought, low scoring game against Dromana.

The Buds had 14 scoring shots to six in the fi rst half but managed only an 18 point lead.

In the second half, the Buds booted 9.9 to 6.3 to fi nish the game 12.20 (92) to 7.9 (51). Thirty-two scoring shots to 16 didn’t tell the story of the day on the scoreboard.

Tom Baker booted another four for the Buds while Jack Jarman and Rhys

Bancroft were outstanding.Kieran Voekl, Matt Jones and Chris-

tian Ongarello were the best of the Tigers.

Rye, along with Rosebud, have moved a game clear of Somerville and Hastings on the ladder.

The Demons were too strong for Crib Point on Saturday, opening up a 21 point buffer in the fi rst quarter and going on to win by more than 10 goals, 16.18 (114) to 6.9 (45).

Andrew Dean and Adrian Gileno again worked well together up for-ward with four goals each while Ben Winters-Kerr was outstanding in his small, pressure forward role, booting three.

Kris Bardon was outstanding for the second week in a row and Daniel

Schwind was superb again in the ruck. ‘Schwindy’ has become a valuable tool for Rye coach Josh Moore and has made life tough for Rhett Sutton to get back into the team.

Daniel White, Kyle Arnott and Shayne Ainsworth were the best of the Magpies.

Devon Meadows were on show in the RPP Match of the Round on Sat-urday against Frankston Bombers and their response was a 14.16 (100) to 5.12 (42) demolition.

Troy Aust booted fi ve and Dylan Hand four goals for the Meadows while Jayden Sullivan and Billy Hayes were superb.

James Degenhardt and Matty Wind-sor were the best of the Bombers, along with Sam Drake and the ever-

consistent Jason Kingsbury.In the fi nal game, Red Hill stayed

in the fi nals hunt with a hard fought, come from behind 6.16 (52) to 6.5 (41) victory over Pearcedale.

Young gun defenders Luke Chan-dler and Jonah Siverson were out-standing once again for the Hillmen, while Daniel McNamara steered the ship in the back half.

The Panthers led by 11 points at quarter time and led by one and four points at half and three-quarter time.

Daniel Heijden worked hard for the visitors while Dylan Hoare and Ben Mitchell were also on top of their game.

Stringer ‘best on’ in milestoneStringer ‘best on’ in milestone

Milestone match: Guy Stringer gets one away during his 400th game. Picture: Andrew Hurst

PENINSULA LEAGUEBy Toe Punt PINES has dropped to fi fth place on the ladder after losing a high quality game against Mornington at Eric Bell Reserve on Saturday.

In a thrilling contest, the match was played in two halves. Pines booted 16 of its 18 goals in the fi rst and third quarters while Mornington booted 18 of its 20 goals in the second and fi nal terms.

Suffi ce to say that it was the wind that won on the day.

In the end though, despite playing away from home, the Doggies proved too strong, winning 20.11 (131) to 18.8 (116).

Mornington were 43 points down at quarter time and 35 points down at three quarter time.

Despite the strong wind advantage, to come back from these defi cits is not an easy task.

However the Dogs; through the likes of Jackson Calder with seven goals, Michael Gay’s dominance in the ruck and Joel Miller playing a best on ground game, were able to be an exception to the rule.

Pines were far from disgraced against a team that played in a grand fi nal last season. The Pythons had 11 goal kickers, Shaun White being the best of them with four majors. Adam Maling and Corey Ash were also out-standing performers for Pines.

Edithvale-Aspendale jumped Pines on the ladder and moved to fourth with a 18.17 (125) to 7.6 (48) victory over Karingal.

Mark Meehan booted six goals and Matt Kremmer and Brett O’Hanlon three each while Timmy Mannix was back and at his best.

Michael Burke was outstanding for the Bulls with three goals while Aaron Paxton was also outstanding.

Frankston YCW were hell bent on reversing the shock loss against Langwarrin earlier in the season and they did it with ease, winning 17.8 (120) to 6.10 (46).

David Bodley, Anthony Bruhn and Kyle Hutchison each booted three goals while Ben Credlin and Ash

Eames dominated.The Stonecats opened up the Kan-

gas with a six goal to three behind second quarter.

Gerard Brown booted three goals for the Kangas while Blake Harkness shone yet again. Liam Hogan and Rikki Johnston were also at their best of the home team.

Mt Eliza had 34 scoring shots to Seaford’s 12 on the weekend and won 14.20 (104) to 6.6 (42).

Sam Wettenhall booted four and Justin Van Unen three goals while Jimmy Clayton and Sam Gill contin-ued their splendid seasons.

Levi Hughes kicked three goals in his fi rst game for the Tigers while Matt Finn and Luke Smith carried the

can for much of the afternoon.Bonbeach had to wait for a last

quarter onslaught to break Chelsea in the battle of the neighbours.

In a see-sawing battle that saw Bonbeach in front by just one point at quarter time and two points at the main break and three quarter time, the home side booted 2.4 to two behinds in the last quarter to win 11.12 (78) to 9.7 (61).

Owen Hulett was on fi re again for the Sharks with four goals while Dy-lan Jones was infl uential in the ruck.

Chelsea coach Brent Guerra booted four for his side while Brad Clark was silky around the ground and Daine Taylor played arguably his best game.

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By Toe Punt THE terms champion, superstar and legend are thrown around way too fl ippantly in footy circles.

A player does a couple of special things and he is a ‘superstar’. Kicks a bag of goals a couple of weeks in a row and he’s a ‘champion’.

Champion, superstar and legend are powerful terms in our great game – to be fair, there’s not a hell of a lot of them.

However, there’s at least one MP-NFL player who sits very comfort-ably across all three categories – Guy Stringer.

On the weekend against Tyabb, Guy Stringer became the fi rst player to reach the 400 game milestone.

In strange circumstances, it was his last game of the season too after he tore his bicep against Rosebud the week before.

He heads in for surgery this week and won’t be seen on the fi eld again in 2015.

However, he made it clear last week that he has no intention of his 400th being his last game.

“I’ll go on again next year,” Guy said.

“With the Nepean League draw the way it is, I feel like I’m playing Super Rules – one week on and one week off. My body feels fantastic and fresh and whilst it feels like this, I’ll con-tinue to play.”

Stringer said reaching milestones was never a consideration when he saddled-up each season.

“I play because I love the game. I love competing. I love winning. I love the people I meet and the friendships I make,” Stringer said.

“I have always said that I want to play as long as I possibly can. Whilst I’m healthy and can make a contribu-tion, I’ll keep playing. That’s the at-titude I have always had and I guess the by-product of that is playing a lot of games.”

As well as playing 400 clubs games, Stringer has also played Under 19s at St Kilda, spent three seasons at Frankston Dolphins, played in Dar-win, represented Victoria and has played 21 representative games for the MPNFL.

Together, he has played 459 senior games and 503 games all up at Under 19, Reserves and Senior level.

Those who have ever played with or against Stringer or had the privilege of watching him since he began in 1989, he uses his body as a battering ram. He never takes a sidewards step, fl ies for

Stringer sits comfortably as a legendStringer sits comfortably as a legendThe Guy Stringer Legend1989 – 1994:Sorrento FC: 73 games and 99 goals1990-91:St Kilda Under 19s: 19 games1994 – 1997:Pines FC: 66 games and 64 goals1997 – 1999:Frankston Dolphins: 28 games and 13 goals2000 – 2002:Hastings FC: 55 games and 36 goals2003:Edithvale-Aspendale FC: 17 games and 6 goals2004:Sorrento FC: 16 games2005 – 2006:Edithvale-Aspendale FC: 29 games and 16 goals2007 – Current:Sorrento FC: 144 games and 146 goals

Four time Best & Fairest (Sorrento x 2, Hast-ings and Edi-Asp) VCFL Medal (Best on Ground) Three-time Victorian Country representative MPNFL Games Record Holder (346) MPNFL Representative: 21 games Total Senior Games: 459 U19s, Reserves, Thirds games: 44 games Total Games: 503

every ball to mark or spoil, runs and carries like few others can and he al-ways has a team fi rst attitude.

However, regardless of the rigours of footy and the way he thrashes him-self around, Stringer’s longest stint on the sidelines was a three-week ham-string injury.

His worst injury was a fractured jaw, care of former St Kilda and Sandring-ham defender David Grant when he was playing for Frankston. Stringer missed just two weeks with that injury.

For those who know Guy, breaking the 400 game barrier and being the talk of the Peninsula for the past three weeks isn’t something that sits com-fortably with him.

“It’s a little uncomfortable for me to be honest. I play the game because I love the team aspect. It’s never been

about me and should never be about me.

“Don’t get me wrong, I really ap-preciated the accolades and the phone calls and the efforts people at the club have gone to but it is a little embar-rassing.”

I asked Guy all the customary ques-tions, which went something like this.

What’s been the highlight of your career?

“Defi nitely the premierships (six with Sorrento and one with Pines). You tend to appreciate the ones when you are older a hell of a lot more. I lost fi ve grand fi nals too so it certainly makes you appreciate the ones you win.

Your biggest infl uences?“Defi nitely my Mum Chloe and Dad

Keith. They were huge infl uences on

my career, Mum (who passed three years ago) especially. She would never miss a game. She saw all my representative games, all my junior games, the lot. Dad was there too all the way. In more recent times my wife Sally and kids Rushton, Archie, Olivia and Emmison. Sally has never had a problem with me training and playing footy. Sally has been sensational. Sor-rento Football Club is a family club, not a boys club. So it allows your en-tire family to be involved and share the experience.”

The best players you’ve played with?

“I’ve been blessed playing with the likes of Tim Allen, Paul Williams, Pat Foy, Brendan Long, Simon Goosey, Claude Samperi, Matty McKay, Paul Theobald, Joey Lane, Mark Berenger,

Damien Clark, Troy Shannon, Greg Doyle, Jack Marshall, Chris Garrett, Grant Johnson, Scott Cameron, Troy Scwarze – all outstanding players. Leigh Treeby and Anthony Agius I have a lot of respect for because they were consistent performers week-in-week-out and always perform well in important games.

Your hardest opponent?Simon Goosey. ‘Goose’ always kept

you on your toes and could do the im-possible. You could never get ‘Goose’ where you wanted him. He was a great player.

Unfortunately, with his bicep injury, we won’t get to see Stringer in another fi nals campaign.

Rest assured though at the age of ‘40 something’, he’ll be back out there again in 2016.

Family man: Guy Stringer comes onto the ground for his 400th game with son Archie and daughter Olivia by his side. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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