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HAMPTON businesses are being urged to support the official traders group - Hamp-ton Retail and Professional Business Incorporated.

The group’s president Kel Costello has sent a letter to businesses to “reintroduce our local traders’ group”.

“Our role in conjunction with Bayside Council is to be responsible for manag-ing and marketing Hampton street’s shopping and busi-ness precinct.”

Mr Costello said the group is “a conduit through which relevant information and/or training, education and other benefits can be funnelled”.

“Our aim is to stimulate more yield for participating businesses/services.”

Mr Costello has also asked for details of businesses so the group can compile a da-tabase.

He said the traders’ group was liaising with council on Hampton St streetscape master plan about parking, signs, street and feature lighting, street furniture, bollards, protection of street

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trees from reversing vehicles and what colours should to be used.

A customer service cam-paign for all business and retail operators was planned along with “a distinctive sense of marketing identity for the area”.

“The support and commit-ment of the precinct’s retail and professional business community is vital if we are to be successful in formulat-ing effective policy plans and then implement these initia-tives,” Mr Costello said.

IT might not look it, but life on reef at Ricketts Point Ma-rine Sanctuary is colourful and varied.

Members of Marine Care-Ricketts Point donned un-derwater gear on Saturday 3 December to conduct their annual census of fish living on the reef which extends from Table Rock Point in Beaumaris to Quiet corner in Black Rock and about 500 metres out to sea.

Recorded in this section of the Great Victorian Fish Count ere large schools of zebra fish and dusky mor-wongs, sea sweep, scalyfin, two Port Jackson sharks, a fiddler ray, southern hulaf-ish, toadfish, globefish, little weed whiting, mullet and flounder.

The annual survey of 28 sites by about 400 divers and snorkelers is a project of the Victorian National Parks As-sociation conducted by Reef Watch Victoria.

It is believed that 90 per cent of the marine life around Australia is not found any-where else on the planet.

The fish count is intended to be a snapshot of a sample of fish species living in the temperate coastal waters of Victoria.

Divers from Marine Care-Ricketts Point have not

Free to swim: Zebra fish at the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary. Picture: John Gaskell.

missed a fish count since it began in 2005.

The volunteer group has been work with the sanctu-ary manager Parks Victoria and other interested groups since being formed in 2003.

Members map the sanctu-ary, monitor and photograph its marine life which also in-spires art, literature, poetry, music.

The Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary was proclaimed on 16 November 2003.

Its sanctuary status means that the entire habitat is ful-ly protected. It is a ‘no-take’ zone where fishing, shellfish harvesting and spearfishing are prohibited.

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THE festive season can be fun, but it can also be a health hazard with calorie-laden goodies, a hectic social schedule (including an increased alcohol intake), stress and pressure.

The Jean Hailes for Wom-en’s Health organisation is tweeting 12 Days of Christ-mas Health Tips:

Stress Make a list (and check it twice) for things like present and food shop-ping, Christmas cards, and other to-do items. Decide what’s really important and what is contributing un-necessarily to your stress. Delegate wherever possible – you don’t have to do it all on your own.What to eat Canapés or fin-ger food at parties are often high in kilojoules and fat, and while drinking, chatting and socialising, we tend to forget how many we’ve had! Try to choose healthier op-tions where possible such as chicken skewers, sushi, prawns, smoked salmon, vegetable crudités and fresh fruit. Avoid fried foods, cakes and pastries.What to drink A standard drink is 10g of alcohol, which equates to 100ml wine, 30ml spirits, 60ml

fortified wine ( port, sherry), 425ml light beer or 285ml full strength beer. The alco-hol content of cocktails may be much higher than you realise.When to eat Try to enjoy the festive food in moderation and eat what you enjoy. Wait until Christmas Eve to eat a mince pie or have a small piece of shortbread with your cup of tea but pass on the chocolates (which we eat all year round) and you won’t feel like you’re miss-ing out.Financial strain Blow-ing your budget during the festive season can lead to a painful credit card hang-over in the New Year. Budget throughout the year and do not spend more than you can afford. Agreeing on a price limit with friends or family or arrange a Kris Kringle where each member of the group buys a present for one other member only.Avoiding alcohol Try substi-tuting a really good mineral water for wine and drink it out of your favourite wine glass. If you do decide to drink alcohol, be sure to alternate with non-alcohol drinks to keep yourself hy-drated.

Prevent weight gain Ac-cording to Nutrition Aus-tralia, Australians gain on average 0.8-1.5kg over Christmas. Try to prevent weight gain by enjoying festive food in moderation at celebrations and eating mostly healthy foods when you’re at home. Try to main-tain your regular exercise routine or swap it for other activities such as playing games and sports or going for a walk after dinner.Family conflict If you have a strained relationship during the year with some family members, try not to expect miracles; chances are you’re not going to get along at Christmas either. Alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs will not alleviate stress. Try to identify triggers for con-flict and avoid these topics or behaviours.Sleep Regular routines go out the window in the silly season and we may also adopt habits that interfere with sleep such as drinking alcohol late at night. Stress can make it difficult to relax and unwind. Try to go to bed and get up at a reasonable hour; resist the long sleep-in or you may find it difficult to get to sleep the following

night.Physical activity Adapta-tion is key – beat the heat by exercising first thing in the morning or in the evening when it’s cooler. If your regular workout is cancelled over the holidays, plan for a bike ride or a swim at the beach.Bereavement If you have lost a loved one, your feel-ings of grief and loss may be worse at Christmas. Family members may want to ac-knowledge the loss in differ-ent ways. Some find sticking to traditions comforting, while others find a change in the routine helps them cope. Some family members may want to reminisce, while oth-ers prefer to remember the lost family member privately in their own way.Loneliness To help cope with feelings of depression and loneliness, find out if anyone else in your social circle is spending Christmas alone and organise to spend the day together or consider volunteering at a charity, homeless shelter or nurs-ing home on Christmas Day. Participating in local com-munity events like Carols by Candlelight can also offer a sense of belonging.

Here’s to your festive health

IN an embarrassing about face, the Department of Sus-tainability and Environment has been forced to remove sand from Half Moon Bay.A halt was called by the state government to the $500,000 program to “renourish” the “eroded” beach after com-plaints from beach users.In a well-publicised cam-paign, the beachgoers claimed the sand was not necessary and, anyway, it was the wrong colour.The DSE retreated after the government intervened, cart-

ing away the 12,300 tonnes of red sand imported from a Gippsland quarry.The DSE said the sand would be used to widen the beach by 15 metres. A report earlier in the year said the beach would be 25m wide.In August the then mayor Alex del Porto said Half Moon Bay “is a very special place … we are very pleased that the beach in this area will be up-graded and therefore afford-ed greater protection for the long term from erosion and a rising sea level”.

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All clear: Lifesavers stroll along the beach at Half Moon bay now cleared of the 12,300 tonnes of sand imported by the Department of Sustainabilty and Environment to fix erosion.

Park carolsINSTRUMENTS are being tuned and voices trained in readiness for Bayside Carols in the Park on Tuesday, 13 December.Every year thousands of lo-cals turn up with their rugs and picnics to enjoy Christ-mas music, fun and fire-works.The Southern Area Concert Band, Vocally Wild choir, Joyful Strains (the Kingston choir) and other local talent, including Sarah Rzek, Justin Clausen, Hannah Kostros, Gaby LeFevre, Olivia De Sou-sa, Erin Hasan, Cole Rintoul, Raphael Wong, Kate Amos, Adrian Glaubert and the chil-dren from Black Rock Prima-ry School, will be providing the sounds.Santa makes an appearance and the climax for the eve-ning will be Bayside Coun-cil’s fireworks display.

Bayside Carols in the Park which, 7.30pm-9.30pm Tues-day, 13 December at Dendy Park, Brighton.

Safety warningBUSINESS are being warned by “WorkSafe Victoria to be wary of cold callers offering health and safety services.

The warning followed ac-tion by the Australian Com-petition and Consumer Com-mission against a company selling safety products was alleged to have made false or misleading representa-tions concerning the need for workplace safety materi-als and/or harassment or co-ercion.

WorkSafe’s advisory ser-vice said it often receives inquiries about cold callers saying businesses selling safety signs, publications and first aid courses.

“In many cases, business-es develop the idea that the business is in some way con-nected to WorkSafe and, in some situations, the busi-ness owner is threatened with some form of retribu-tion if they don’t take up the offer,“ WorkSafe’s operations general manager Lisa Stur-zenegger said.

“WorkSafe Victoria has no commercial operations and we don’t endorse commer-cial products, directly test equipment or conduct train-ing.”

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Take care: Entry onto HMVS Cerberus or being in the water nearby is prohibited and can lead to a $10,000 fine. People clambering aboard have been injured by jagged metal. Visitors to Cerberus must have a permit from Heritage Victoria.

THE friends of Cerberus has been commended for its Vic-torian Naval Forces Muster in the Best Community Re-search, Register, Records section of the 2011 Victorian Community History Awards.

The awards are presented by the Public Record Office Victoria and the Royal

Historical Society of Vic-toria and aim to raise aware-ness of community history throughout the state and promote “excellence in his-torical method”.

The “muster” produced by the Cerberus group in-cludes any person referred to as having served on board one of the permanent ships of the Victorian Navy, one of the converted ships during manoeuvres or in either divi-sion of the Naval Brigades is listed as having served in the Victorian Naval Forces.

Members of the Royal (Brit-ish) Navy on temporary at-

tachment to the Victorian Navy are also included.

The Victorian Navy was the permanent naval force while the Victorian Naval Brigade was part time.

Although technically the Victorian Navy transformed into the Australian Navy (Commonwealth Naval Forc-es) on 1 March 1901 the men and ships did not radi-cally change until the arrival of the new ships and higher manning levels in 1910.

Although hundreds of women had surreptitiously served in the Royal Navy dur-ing the Napoleonic wars and earlier, this was not the case with the Victorian Naval Forc-es. By the time the Victorian Colonial Navy was formed in 1855 tighter fitting uniforms had been introduced which made it harder for women to disguise themselves.

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COUNCILLOR Louise Coo-per-Shaw is the new mayor of Bayside.

Elected at the council’s Thursday 1 December annu-al meeting, Cr Cooper-Shaw says she will be a full time.

She is the city’s second fe-male mayor.

Cr Cooper-Shaw will have the use of a car and will re-ceive a yearly allowance of $67,634. Her fellow council-lors receive $21,859.

The allowances are paid in quarterly installments and in advance.

Elected as a Central Ward councillor in 2008 and dep-uty mayor for the past year, Cr Cooper-Shaw will hold the position for the next 12 months and takes over the role from Cr Alex del Porto.

She and husband Chris, have two teenage daughters – Elizabeth and Katherine, and lives in Beaumaris.

Cr Cooper-Shaw has post-graduate qualifications in psychology, criminology, business and commerce and consults to business on lead-ership and cultural change and lectures in degree and MBA programs at Monash University and elsewhere.

The mayor says she is “en-thusiastic about embracing this vital community leader-ship role and is committed to community consultation and responsible planning”.

In her mayoral acceptance speech, Cr Cooper-Shaw said she was looking forward to the challenges and opportu-nities presented by the role.

A year to consolidate and deliver – mayorShe said Cr Del Porto had

shown passion, enthusiasm, wit and determination while mayor, “providing strong di-rection and leadership to council on a range of sensi-tive and often challenging matters”.

Cr Cooper-Shaw said 2012 would be a year of consolida-tion for council “and the de-livery of key commitments”.

Cr Cooper-Shaw was ap-pointed chair of the Plan-ning Committee in December 2010 and over the past year was a member of several ad-visory committees and work-ing groups.

Cr Clifford Hayes was elect-ed deputy mayor and Cr del Porto now chairs the Plan-ning Committee.

“My role as mayor over the past 12 months has given me the opportunity to meet thousands of Bayside resi-dents and visitors to our city at hundreds of council and community events,” Cr del Porto said.

“Meeting so many wonder-ful people and having the op-portunity to appreciate, first-hand, how many of them give their time behind the scenes as volunteers has been an enriching experience.”

CEO’s new contractBAYSIDE Council CEO Adri-an Robb will be reappointed to his $280,00 a year job for another year.

Council believes Mr Robb, right, is the man for the top job and decided against ad-vertising his position.

Mr Robb took over the posi-tion in mid-2008 and his new contract comes into force in June 2012.

Council announced its in-tention to reappoint Mr Robb in The Age on Monday 28 No-vember.

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Full time job: Bayside mayor Cr Louise Cooper-Shaw.

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POLICE and safety experts have issued warnings follow-ing the deaths of two kay-akers who paddled left San-dringham to go fishing early on Tuesday 29 November.

The bodies of the two men were found the following day washed ashore at Seaford and Carrum.

The men left Sandringham at about 6.30am but were not reported missing until 11pm.

Police said they were wear-ing lifejackets but were in-experienced and using their kayaks for the first time.

Inspector Tim Hansen was reported as saying the deaths were a reminder to take into account weather conditions

on the bay in the lead-up to the holiday season.

Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) said other kayakers should treat the drownings “as a sobering reminder of the importance of boating safety”.

Director of maritime safety Peter Corcoran said increas-ing numbers of kayakers will head out on the water as the weather warmed.

“Kayakers need to refresh their knowledge of important safety procedures and be aware of the risks they face.

“Kayaks are more suscepti-ble to the impact of wave and weather conditions and can easily capsize.”

Deaths spark calls for bay safetyTSV issued a safety check-

list for all boaters:l Always wear an approved life jacket.l Check the weather before going out.l Let someone know where you are going, point of depar-ture and when you plan to return.l Make sure safety equip-ment is in good working con-dition.l Carry a marine radio or mo-bile phone in a water proof pouch.l Carry a registered EPIRB, a personal locator beacon or flares to raise the alarm in an emergency.l Wear suitable clothing for the conditions.l Remember that conditions change suddenly.l Display some identification on your vessel such as a car registration or a telephone number.l Attach reflective tape to your vessel and paddles to increase visibility.

To obtain a free recreation-al boating safety handbook call Transport Safety Victo-ria on 1800 223 022 or visit www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/maritime-safety.

Solo effort: A lone kayaker heads north towards Hampton.

Overboard: A jetski driver turns back to pick up twopassengers who fell off when their craft hit a wave.

TENNIS is no trial for the Over 55s at Sandringham who are out to prove that tennis has no age barrier.

Members play (mainly mixed doubles) from 12.30pm to about 3.15pm Mondays and Thursdays at the Royal Av tennis courts.

The Over 55s have social events, lunches and dinners dur-ing the year. Members have free use of the courts all days of the week.

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Racquet ready: Pauline Whitechurch and Daryl Mahon are two of the regulars at the Sandringham courts.

A HAMPTON for the past 21 years, Bob Murray spent his schooldays in Sandringham.

He left Hampton High School in form four in 1946 when his family left the dis-trict for two years.

A journalist for most of his working life, Murray began as a copy boy for the Argus newspaper in 1949.

The author of several books, he has now, in retire-ment, written a memoir of growing up in “middle Aus-tralia” in the 1930s-50s.

“The book is mostly mem-ories of life in this district since first being brought here as a toddler in late 1934 through to the postwar years, though some chapters are more about life elsewhere.”

Baysiders: Memories of Middle Australia includes memories of the 1200-stu-dent Hampton High in the mid-1940s.

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decided weaknesses, I must have got it badly wrong in the initial assessment tests, as I went into 1E, the second bot-tom form after 1 F, but later gradually moved up the scho-lastic ladder to 4A. At either end I felt uncomfortably ex-posed to the charge of either “dummy” or “swot”.

The head teacher in 1E was a ruddy, dumpy man called “Buck” Buchanan, who was supposed to be fierce, quick with anger and the strap, and known to have been at the school since at as far back as 1915.

At the main school, though less so at the primary school in first year, the playground was strictly segregated. A pal-ing fence separated the boys’ and girls’ playgrounds, but naughty boys usually found holes through which to peer, or as they would say, “perve” (or “uncle Merv”) upon the opposite sex.

Many parents were fright-ened that the joblessness of the ‘30s would return when the war ended and pushed their children into work at 14 or 15, often before they had finished Form 111 or 1V.

A very few doggedly worked their way into university along this gruelling route. The preferred State school for matriculation was Mel-bourne High and a few went on there. The George Taylor & Staff coaching college was another favoured and often successful source of further education, which offered evening as well as day time

classes. Many also moved onto fancier schools for the later years.

As with boys, the select and prestigious girls schools of the eastern suburbs barely entered local consciousness. I was grown up before I had even heard of some of them and realised their supposed cachet.

There was, as ever, much heartburn and sensitivity about the differing prestige of the various schools, but there was as much rivalry beween Hampton High and Brighton Technical School as between the State and inde-pendent secondaries.

Catholics rarely went to the state schools at all. The favoured secondary institu-tions for boys were the De La Salle Brothers’ St. Benedict’s at Mentone and the Chris-tian Brothers College at St. Kilda. The Xavier preparatory school at Brighton, Kostka Hall, encouraged a few to go onto the senior school at Kew…

Hampton High imparted the impression that its main role was that of a production line preparing boys and girls for white collar jobs. There seemed little thought of uni-versity in those days.

The occasional playground scuffle would attract a crowd, drawn by the excited shout “fight! fight!”, but otherwise violence was rare. I would not have liked to have been from a foreign home – a tiny minority in those days – and there was some cruel teasing and pointing out of differ-ence. A Jewish boy was said to have been bashed on the train for this reason alone, but juvenile opinion on bal-ance was that that was going too far.

Baysiders: Memories of Middle Australia, $35.95 is published by Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne as an Arcadia book.

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