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HAVING fast internet speeds at home is not good news for everyone, espe-cially if you are a sugar glider in Mt Eliza.

Inspections made before the rollout of NBN cabling at Mt Eliza have re-vealed families of sugar gliders living in Telstra’s underground pits.

Wildlife experts believe the small nocturnal marsupials have been forced to seek emergency accommodation because of a lack of suitable hollows in trees.

The sociable sugar gliders generally sleep in family groups and have found direct access into the plastic-lined pits through white conduit running down power poles.

The problem facing the sugar glid-ers is that their adopted underground homes are being extensively modifi ed to accommodate NBN cabling, which could also be sensitive to being chewed by half-slumbering marsupials.

Wildlife carers are already looking after some of the soon-to-be relocated sugar glider families and are urging property owners to install nesting box-es in trees as a more natural alternative to the pits needed for cabling.

“We were told about some sugar gliders using a Telstra pit in Two Bays Rd about two years ago, but always thought it was a one-off, a freak,” Edwina Muir of AWARE (Australian Wildlife Assistance Rescue and Edu-cation) said.

But that notion quickly changed in December when an employee of NBN subcontractor Cogar called to report fi nding more “underground” sugar glider families in Fulton Rd, Allambi Court and Sunset Crescent.

Mt Eliza’s sugar glider population is more numerous and widespread than previously thought.

A check by members of AWARE found one of the pits was empty, but the discovery of underground glider

Gliders moved out as broadband rolls inKeith [email protected]

families has sparked a concerted effort to fi nd alternative homes for the oppor-tunistic animals.

Peninsula wildlife expert Malcolm Legg told The News he had “never come across anything like this before”.

“These guys need nesting boxes and urgent relocation as the broadband ca-bles are being rolled out and taking up the sugar glider homes,” Mr Legg said.

Ms Muir said two sugar gliders had been rescued after being trapped in conduit that ran down a power pole to the ground but did not connect to a Telstra pit.

“A passing dog walker spotted a sugar glider’s head poking out from the one-inch [2.5cm] gap between the conduit and the ground. He scraped away the earth to get it out and found

another one behind it,” Ms Muir said. “Unfortunately, one died but the other is still in our care.”

She said the underground gliders presented “an interesting situation of adaptation and I feel this is just the start [of what will be found]”.

“Our initial investigation leads us to believe a multitude of other such fam-ily units exist underground throughout Mt Eliza and that as the NBN is rolled out, they will also require re-homing.”

Ms Muir said Mornington Peninsula Shire and the NBN Co would be asked to help provide property owners with nesting boxes.

Meanwhile, a seven-member sugar glider family is being cared for at an AWARE shelter near Balnarring be-fore being released back into the rela-

tive wilds of suburban Mt Eliza.“The old growth tree hollows they re-

quire for nesting sites are in very short supply and competition for them by various bird, bat and possum species is fi erce,” Ms Muir said. “Simply placing nesting boxes in trees will not work as the sugar gliders take a week or so to fi nd and move into a new home.

“Also, glider young spend about 70 days in the pouch before being left in the nest, so these creched young would not be transported by the adult glider to the new tree nesting box.”

She said sugar glider families could die “without a carefully considered and timely re-homing plan”.

The urgency to fi nd and then re-house sugar glider families in Mt Eliza is underlined by NBN wanting to roll

out its cables to 80 per cent of the sub-urb in the next three months.

“Just driving around Mt Eliza I have seen that many telegraph poles in each street have white conduit leading into a Telstra pit, so potentially there could be very large numbers of affected glid-er families,” Ms Muir said.

“The gliders need to be caught, brought into care for up to a week, then re-homed back in [the same] loca-tion.” Ms Muir said permission would be sought from property owners near Telstra pits housing sugar glider fami-lies for nesting boxes to be placed in their trees.

“We have proved we can catch the sugar gliders at one pit and we will commence catching gliders at the other identifi ed pits.”

Under cover: Wildlife carers, above, remove a telecommunications pit cover while looking for families of sugar gliders which have moved in because of a lack of available tree hollows in Mt Eliza. Top, a sugar glider heads for the conduit exit when the pit top is removed.Picture: Yanni

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NATUROPATH and herbal medicine practitioner Tory Breheny has written a book to bring home the message to the younger generation that gardens can be more than fl owers and trees.

“Gardens are the perfect learning environment for our children,” she says. “They really are nature’s phar-macy. Not only do gardens sustain us with delicious and healthy food, they are a source of tried and tested natural remedies for everyday ailments.

“Our parents, grandparents and elderly neighbours can be a library of practical and traditional knowledge about plants and herbs for a healthy life. Let’s not lose that vital source of information before it’s too late.”

Breheny, of Mt Eliza, describes her book, The Incredible Edible Garden, as a “magical tale” about Annie, a young girl who lives in an inner city apartment surrounded by grey buildings.

“When Annie comes across a walled garden fi lled with lush grass, fruits, vegetables and chickens she meets Rosemary, who teaches her about the healing powers of nature. Soon Annie’s whole family is involved in creating their own rooftop garden – and learning to relax.”

Inspired by her own children and a belief that life should be enjoyed with health, vitality, enthusiasm and hope, Breheny says she wants to give young readers a taste of a future “where everyone knows that the natural world around them is where they can fi nd healing and health”.

“Imagine a time when, instead of reaching for the paracetamol for a headache, we grab our scissors and head out to the garden to create a

natural remedy. Mother Nature has just about every recipe for health we need.”

Breheny says she was determined to get the book fi nished despite running her Mt Eliza naturopathy practice.

“I would even be writing while parked in the car during school pick up time,” she says.

The illustrations in her book are by Jemma Phillips, a Somerville-based artist and children’s nanny. When Breheny came across Jemma’s water colour paintings at Mt Eliza Primary School’s Christmas Fair she knew “instantly” they would bring her story to life.

“I am originally from England so I pictured the garden as a typical cottage garden, colourful and overgrown. For the cityscape I wanted to capture just how grey a city can be. Tory loved these ideas as they fi tted her words so well,” Phillips said.

Breheny said several Mornington Peninsula kindergartens were plan-ning “incredible edible garden picnics as a fun learning activity” while she explores other ways of sharing the book’s health and healing messages with schools.

She also urges people to plant their own edible gardens.

“It doesn’t need to be huge or cost lots of money. All you need is sunlight, water and good quality soil. Start with a vegetable plot or just a few herb pots on the windowsill.

“Summer is the ideal time to plan your garden so you’re ready to plant in autumn.”

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Taste tempters: Author Victoria Breheny, left, and Illustrator Jemma Phillips have created a book designed to inspire children to get involved in growing their own fresh foods. Picture: Yanni

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Mornington Peninsula mayor Cr Graham Pittock said the ParkMobile introduced last summer was being used by a “signifi cant number of boat ramp users”. The old coin-op-erated machines will be phased out this month.

Those using the system can set up an account at parkmo-bile.com.au or call 1300 564 564. They can download the free smart device application at iTunes, Google Play or Win-dows markets.

The voice asks for a car reg-istration number and credit card details. An introductory rate for the Parkmobile daily fee is $11.

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A COUNCIL decision to close Rye tip appears to have been misconstrued by Mornington Peninsula Shire staff, demonstrated by the wording of a newspaper advertisement seeking ex-pressions of interest for disposing of shire waste from mid-2018.

Councillors resolved on 14 Sep-tember that the controversial landfi ll would stop taking waste after 30 June 2018. The advertisement, published on 28 October, stated that the shire was “strongly considering” closing the site.

The News has sought clarifi cation from shire offi cers but has yet to re-ceive a response.

To compound the confusion, coun-cillors overturned the September deci-sion at their last meeting for the year on 14 December, when dealing with seven expressions of interest from companies responding to the adver-tisement.

Councillors resolved to continue re-ceiving waste at Rye tip until a viable “alternative waste technology facil-ity” was available. Such a solution has been shire policy for a decade or so.

Any facility, probably a high tem-perature incinerator as used widely overseas, is not likely to be available

for decades and, at a possible cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, would almost certainly be a state government matter.

The December resolution also over-turned the intent of the earlier deci-sion, which was to take waste off the peninsula primarily to cut the shire’s carbon footprint by nearly 50 per cent.

The meeting resolved instead to in-vestigate dumping waste at Tyabb.

The December resolution thus eerily anticipated what councillors decided nearly 50 days after the shire advert was published.

The reversal occurred because of voting numbers in the chamber. Cr Tim Wood was ill and absent from the meeting and Cr Lynn Bowden de-clared a confl ict of interest and could not vote, meaning the previous deci-sion was overturned fi ve votes to four.

The motion, an alternative to the staff recommendation – that the mat-ter proceed to tender – was proposed by Cr David Gibb, veteran advocate for keeping peninsula rubbish on the peninsula, and seconded by Cr An-tonella Celi.

They were supported by Anne Shaw, Andrew Dixon and David Gar-nock. Opposed were Graham Pittock, Bev Colomb, Tim Rodgers and Hugh Fraser.

The decision will come back to

council on 27 January by way of a re-scission motion drafted by Cr Fraser.

Failure to reverse the Gibb-Celi mo-tion would be a massive setback for the shire policy of becoming carbon-neutral, with Rye tip responsible for such a signifi cant proportion of shire carbon emissions.

The reversal vote was not unprec-edented and is perfectly legal, even though it has affected a key shire en-vironment and climate change policy.

A similar vote occurred when sup-porters of the proposed Southern Pen-insula Aquatic Centre unexpectedly found themselves outnumbered by op-ponents of the foreshore site.

It marked the beginning of the end for the dreams of Cr Gibb and his supporters, with the death blow being struck when the environment minister of the day withdrew consent for the beachfront location. The SPA project, ironically, is dormant: its location may depend on hot water from an aquifer.

Cr Gibb was a strong advocate for dumping local waste into the pictur-esque disused Pioneer quarry site on Boundary Rd, Dromana.

This proposal was ultimately re-jected by the Environment Protection Authority after vigorous community opposition.

Council confusion over rubbish planDavid [email protected]

AT 100, Reg Craig is still a force to be reckoned with.

While celebrating his 100th birthday friends recalled his advocacy work within the community and saw proof of his power when Flinders MP Greg Hunt sang along to the Collingwood Football Club’s theme song.

Mr Hunt had popped in to the lunch on 27 December at Rosebud Country Club to congratulate Mr Craig and pre-sent him with his certifi cate. Mr Craig also received a letter from the Queen and the Prime Minister.

At the lunch Mr Hunt thanked Mr Craig for his service to the Rosebud community over the past 40 years, especially for his work at Regis The Grange aged care centre, where he

now lives.Mr Craig has been an advocate for

residents at the West Rosebud centre for many years and in 2013, at 97, was instrumental in having the community bus stop relocated and ensuring a bus shelter was erected by Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Mr Hunt said he was “amazed” at Mr Craig’s fi tness and “impressed” by his “ongoing dedication to helping others in the community, even in his twilight years”.

Mr Hunt also admitted to the occa-sion being the fi rst time he had sung along to the Collingwood theme song, a favourite of Mr Craig’s, long-time Magpie supporter.

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Birthday greetings: Reg Craig, left, with Greg Hunt during a lunch to mark Mr Craig’s 100th birthday.


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THE Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers’ Association is holding the fi rst of this year’s two surfi ng events at Point Leo on Satur-day (16 January).

Volunteers should be at the Point Leo lifesaving club well before the 11am start.

The event runs until 3pm and

includes a barbecue and awards ceremony.

Helpers and participants can call the Mornington Peninsula associa-tion’s president, Ash Gardner on 0417 362 983 or Stewart Lockie 0418 101 645. Details disabledsurfers.org/vic/morning-peninsula-branch

The branch is working towards

building a wheelchair accessible boardwalk overlooking Point Leo beach and trying to organise public access to its sand-friendly wheelchairs when they are not required for surfi ng events.

A second surf day will be held Saturday 5 March.

Disabled, but ready for the surf

Team effort: Many hands are involved during surfi ng for the disabled events at Point Leo, but non wave more than the delighted board riders. Picture: Keith Platt


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Parks future open for ‘discussion’PARKS Victoria has called for “feedback” on a "discussion paper” about development at Point Nepean National Park.

The discussion paper, based on a 2010 master plan, “allows people the opportu-nity to put forward key issues and ideas in advance of the renewed plan”, Parks chief executive Bradley Fauteux said.

“Point Nepean has a long and rich history, including Aboriginal occupation, its role as an important Australian military and defence facility and most recently as a national park. Protecting this signifi cant heritage to ensure this rich history is conserved for future gen-erations is of primary importance,” Mr Fau-teux stated in a letter to Nepean Ratepayers’ Association president Colin Watson.

“Many people have contributed valuable ideas about possibilities for the future of this iconic site, and I look forward to your partic-ipation in the development of a master plan for Point Nepean National Park.”

Submissions on the discussion, paper end in March with Parks Victoria aiming to ex-hibit a fi nal master plan for further comment in June and its adoption late this year.

Mr Watson has criticised the state govern-ment for rejecting plans for Point Nepean by the Point Leisure Group (PLG).

He said the amount of public land required by the group for its upmarket development (including spa, boutique hotel and a univer-sity campus) was “tiny compared with the overall size of land in Victoria with its na-tional parks”.

Mr Watson says the Nepean Ratepayers’ Association is “very concerned that an-other proposal may be put forward that has nowhere near the fi nancial benefi ts that the PLG proposal had, and the government may try and sneak it through to appease the Vic-torian National Parks Association”.

Keith Platt

THERE is a 98 per cent chance that at least one person will drown this year while swimming at Mornington Peninsula beaches.

Life Saving Victoria’s latest drowning report shows fi ve people lost their lives to drowning here in the 2014/2015 fi nancial year.

This represents 13 per cent of the 39 drownings across Victoria.

The report found males were seven times more

likely to drown than females, while almost 40 per cent of those who died 2004-14 were aged 25-44.

During that time, 41 people drowned on the pen-insula and 115 were taken to hospital after almost drowning.

Bayside beaches, the ocean, home swimming pools and bathtubs are the main drowning loca-tions.

Life Saving Victoria principal research associate

Dr Bernadette Matthews said swimming, boating and diving were common activities being under-taken by drowning victims.

“It is important to understand the conditions you will be swimming in, or enjoying during recreation activities,” she said.

Swimmers should stay between the red and yel-low fl ags at patrolled beaches and make weather checks.

Drowning almost a certainty on peninsula

THREE men battled for nearly two hours to rescue a drowning swimmer in rough seas off Blairgowrie surf beach shortly after Christmas.

Police were told the Hampton Park man entered the water near the Hughes Rd entrance to the surf beach while his wife set up on the beach just after 4pm, 31 December.

When the woman realised she couldn’t see her

husband in the water she raised the alarm. Leading Senior Constable Julie-Anne Newman

said the 56-year-old was spotted about 500 metres offshore in rough conditions and being swept fur-ther out to sea.

The three men in their 20s – from Rosebud West, Kew and Armadale – rushed into the water on two surfboards and carrying a fl otation device.

They reached him about 600 metres out and dragged him onto a board, being buffeted by the rough seas for nearly two hours while bringing him to shore.

Local police were on scene together with ambu-lance paramedics who attended to the exhausted man before he was taken to hospital.

Trio hailed as heroes after surf rescue

Danger area: The fate of a clutch of hooded plover eggs at Koonya beach was set aside for a while on 31 December by wildlife photographer Glenn Ehmke when surfers came to the rescue of a man who had been swept out to sea.


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UNITED Energy is increasing inspections to fi nd faulty power lines in a bid to reduce the risk of fi res.

Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio announced the increased when re-sponding to calls to “urgently replace” faulty aerial bundled cabling (ABC) at Main Ridge and Red Hill.

The cabling has already been blamed for a number of fi res in the area.

Nepean MP Martin Dixon in state parliament in December urged the minister and cable supplier United Energy to install new cables “before this fi re season”.

On Friday Ms D’Ambrosio said the govern-ment “takes the risk of power lines causing fi re very seriously”.

“In the short term, I am making sure Energy Safe Victoria works closely with

United Energy to ensure steps are in place to reduce the risk of vegetationfi res this summer,” she said.“This includes activating more sensitive pro-

tection settings on local lines,developing and implementing a system to ac-

curately locate line faultsfaster, and more frequent inspections and pa-

trols of the HV ABC.”Mr Dixon said United Energy had committed

to replace wiring to the most at risk locations by September this year.

“This is a vast improvement on the fi ve-year timeframe initially being quoted,” he said.

Under normal circumstances the cabling is bun-dled together and coated in insulation to mitigate the fi re risk. However, it appears a faulty batch was installed in heavily wooded areas of Main Ridge and Red Hill, causing at least six fi res be-fore summer.

Mr Dixon told The News the Main Ridge CFA

Brigade and a number of home owners in the area “have come to me because the insulation around this cabling is melting away, falling to the ground and starting fi res”.

“This has happened in winter and spring, so you can imagine in the summer season with high winds … those fi res could very quickly get away,” he said.

He said identifying priority locations for cable replacement would be based on CFA assessments.

United Energy – which owns the peninsula’s poles and wires – had earlier agreed the risk of fi res was unacceptable and said it would take 10 years to replace them.

“I really think that with the fi re season ap-proaching, the lack of rainfall, and the fact that the fi res have already been starting as a result of what is a recognised issue, this needs to be ad-dressed urgently,” Mr Dixon said.

Mr Dixon’s pleas were prompted by concerned residents who wrote to United Energy stating there “was evidence that the ABC power lines are faulty and explode periodically causing fi res”. (The News, 15/12/2015).

They said a bushfi re on 9 November was “a consequence of a failure of your power lines in Main Creek Rd”.

United Energy last week confi rmed that the Main Ridge and Red Hill ABC cables were in-stalled in 2006 using cable introduced into Victo-ria in the 1990s.

Described as a heavy duty insulated cable, it was designed to reduce the risk of bushfi res being caused by vegetation coming into contact with bare wires in heavily vegetated areas.

Samantha Porter, of United Energy, said that although the cabling “has had an extremely low failure rate, UE has noticed an increase in faults in certain areas so has accelerated a program to replace the ABC with a cable of different design”.

“The new cable we are using in the replacement program has been designed to eliminate the mode of failure of the existing cable.”

Checks ‘ease risk’Stephen [email protected]

Old friends meet: Cr Tim Rodgers and Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Graham Pittock had talks with former East Timor president and prime minister José Ramos-Horta during their current trip – self-funded – to the nation with which has strong trade and aid links. Mr Ramos-Horta, now a United Nations special representative in Guinea-Bissau, was awarded the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Father Carols Bela for their work in helping East Timor gain its independence from Indonesia.

Portsea pub salePRESS reports, Friday, have confi rmed that the Portsea hotel freehold has sold for $17.1 million. The proposed sale was tipped in The News (“Overseas investor eyes on us”, 25/8/15) with owner Colonia Leisure Group national operations manager Grady Patching saying the hotel building and land was for sale – but not the business.

Computershare founder and multi-millionaire Chris Morris reportedly paid $9.3 million for the 140-year-old hotel in 1999 and his Colonial Leisure Group took full control in 2012. It will continue to run the hotel with Mr Patching stating the venue “has just had its most profi table year since Chris has owned [it]”.

A Herald Sun report says hotel baron Mazen Tabet paid $17.1 million for the peninsula icon.


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FIREFIGHTERS in the Main Ridge-Red Hill area are alarmed that the succession of fi res starting under pow-erlines will continue through the next several months, into the drier high-risk fi re period.

The big fear of some is that the next fi re in the sequence of the eight or so blazes in the area so far – blamed on faulty bundled cabling currently now being replaced – will occur in dense bush and not be noticed until it has be-come a serious menace.

“I can’t sleep on these windy nights, when conditions are right to set off the fi res,” one veteran said. “So far they have been brought under control quickly. But it’s just been a matter of luck.

“How long will our luck last? When will a fi re start at night in a remote area and really get going before it’s spotted?”

Faulty insulation has been blamed for the fi res, which appear to occur when heat from the cables causes the aerial bundled cable (ABC) lines liter-ally to explode, dumping hot material on the ground and starting the fi res.

The fi re-fi ghting volunteer, who did not want to be named, said United Energy, responsible for Victoria’s electricity poles and wires, had not re-

sponded to fi reys’ questions about the outbreaks. Volunteers are now keeping records of these fi res in case evidence is required for any subsequent inquiry.

The volunteer said no fi res had oc-curred under the old style single strand wiring. “It’s only the bundled stuff, it seems,” he said. “Lots of blokes in the crews replacing it are pretty browned off – we believe the insulation changes colour from black to grey when it’s ex-posed to sunlight.”

United Energy contractors have been seen using what they have told fi reys is a heat-detecting device to examine possibly faulty lines, he said. “But this is a 10-year program and it’s barely under way.”

Main Creek residents wrote to Unit-ed Energy last November about the fi res, demanding that the company “maintain and preserve all records in relation to the acquisition and pur-chase of [the apparently faulty power lines], and in respect of any fi res that might occur as a result of the failure of such power lines”.

As previously reported (“No quick fi x for power grid”, The News 15/12/15) many of the cables are es-timated to be up to 30 years old. It is believed only a fraction of the work will be done by the end of this bushfi re season with the remainder being done on a priority basis by 2020.

Faulty power lines fuelingfear of fireDavid [email protected]

AT an early age Melissa Jane found solace in poetry. I more recent years she found herself penning songs.

But it was not until she experienced a personal tragedy that the words and music fused into a completed, record-ed song.

Jane’s Happy Birthday Heaven was written to help people deal with grief after the death of a loved one.

Specifi cally, it is designed to bring solace and comfort on the birth date of that loved one, although Jane’s friends have suggested it could also be played and sung at funerals.

Sadly, the words and music came to the Frankston South mother of two after she and her husband Peter King lost a much-wanted baby due to mis-carriage.

That loss fi ve years ago saw her start to write Happy Birthday in Heaven to ease her own heartache and “to help people deal with their grief”.

“I hope this song will help people get through the day, when they are re-membering their loved one,” she says. “I’ve written a lot of songs but this is the fi rst one I’ve recorded.”

The fi nished version of Happy Birthday in Heaven was put down in one take, with Jane on piano and Rob Amato playing keyboards at Dream-scape Recording studios, Frankston.

“It’s an emotional song of hope and refl ection,” Jane says, adding that “it’s in the style of Adele, although I’d nev-er compare myself to her”.

She lists her musical infl uences as being Tori Amos, Alicia Keys and Missy Higgins.

“Happy Birthday in Heaven is a song of healing – I feel comfort in hearing it. It brings back memories.

Song of hope born from grief

Sometimes it’s hard to talk on an an-niversary and this provides an outlet to think about that person.”

Jane, who has trained in psychol-ogy and counselling, has two diverse part time jobs: “cooking healthy food for cafes” and devising ways to lessen crime and increase community safety for a municipality.

She says a percentage of all profi ts

from the sale of Happy Birthday in Heaven will be donated to Too Beauti-ful For Earth, a Victorian not for profi t organisation that helps those who have lost a baby through miscarriage.

Happy Birthday in Heaven will be available through online stores on Thursday (14 January), see melissa-jane.com.au

Keith Platt

Fond memories: Melissa Jane has written snd recorded a birthday song to ease the pain and appreciate memories of a lost loved one. Picture: Peter King


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PENINSULA Community Legal Centre is celebrating the contribu-tions of its volunteers who enable it to offer free legal advice four nights a week.

The not-for-profi t organisation has been providing ongoing assistance to clients on low incomes since 1977.

Its volunteers were celebrated around the world on 5 December: International Volunteer Day, by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985.

“Last year our volunteer lawyers provided more than 2000 free legal advices,” Volunteers and Education general manager Andrea Staunton said.

“Seventy-six per cent of clients assisted by volunteers had no or low incomes (less than $500 gross per week).”

Lawyer volunteers run evening

advice clinics at the head offi ce in Frankston and branches at Rosebud, Bentleigh and Cranbourne, with support from a team of paralegal volunteers.

The centre also benefi ts from the governance of a volunteer-based management committee, and from the contributions of trainee lawyers and special project volunteers.

Lawyer volunteer, Amanda Gra-ham, from White Cleland Lawyers and Consultants, which has a branch at Frankston, has received the cen-tre’s highest honour, the 2015 Kath Neilson Memorial Award. It created in 2002 in honour of the late Kath Neilsen, a founder and strong sup-porter of the centre.

Ms Graham began as a lawyer-vol-unteer in 2005, providing free legal advice to clients on a variety of is-sues. She has since used her expertise

as an accredited family law specialist to present family law professional development sessions to volunteers and staff.

“Peninsula Community Legal Cen-tre has been a hub of legal support in the community for many years,” Ms Graham said.

“It provides a means for volunteers to get involved in the community. Opportunities for volunteers are var-ied and volunteer contributions are appreciated and recognised.

“I would like to thank the centre for the opportunities it provides for all members of the community.”

Ms Staunton says: “Our volunteers have great impact on the centre’s ability to respond to local legal needs and advance justice for our commu-nity.”

Call 9783 3600 or visit pclc.org.au for details.

Free legal advice goes a long wayFree legal advice goes a long way

Thanks, volunteers: Kath Neilsen Memorial Award winner Amanda Graham, second from left, with Maurice Blackburn lawyer Travis Fewster, CEO Jackie Galloway and Volunteers & Education general manager Andrea Staunton.

POLICE have asked parents to be responsible for their children in a bid to stop violence on the streets of Frankston.

Frankston Senior Sergeant Steve Burt addressed an anti-violence rally in Wells St last Thursday (7 January) and urged parents to be proactive in ensuring their kids do not cause trou-ble in the city centre.

“Victoria Police doesn’t spell-ing ‘parenting’. Victoria Police will hold people accountable for their ac-tions,” he said.

“It’s not up to us to bring your chil-dren up. It’s up to you to do the right thing and expose them to … an ap-propriate environment.”

The anti-violence rally was organ-ised by community group Victors Over Violence, a new community group aiming to help victims of vio-lence, and ambassador Lee Will said the fl edgling organisation wants to take as positive an approach as possi-ble to win the fi ght against violence.

“Using the term ‘victim’ wasn’t something I wanted to do because I feel that’s quite a negative way of ap-proaching it,” she said.

“It’s about tackling the lifestyle that is conducive to violence … and talking to people who are going through it.”

Victors Over Violence is working

towards offering legal help, counsel-ling and a safe house for people deal-ing with the aftermath of violence.

“I know all too well what’s hap-pening out there on the streets,” Ms Will, a Frankston resident, said.

Councillors Sandra Mayer and Glenn Aitken and mayor Cr James Dooley attended last week’s V.O.V. event.

Cr Mayer and Cr Aitken spoke publicly at the event.

Cr Mayer said Frankston Council has “zero tolerance” for violence on the streets of the city.

“Being at the end of a train line this is what happens but we don’t accept it,” she said.

“The sheer statistics surrounding violence are astounding. It affects way too many people simply going about their own business under at-tack in their own safe space or what should be the safety of their own homes.”

Senior Sergeant Steve Burt said police are working in partnership with Frankston Council to tackle street violence and CCTV cameras help identify offenders.

“If you come in to Frankston and do the right thing we embrace you and want you here,” he said.

“Don’t come here unless you are wanting to be part of this community which is a great, evolving commu-nity with a great reputation that can continue to grow if we stand up and be counted.”

Neil [email protected]

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Membership of the Mornington Peninsula Arts and Culture Advisory Panel

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sought from the Mornington Peninsula Shire for two new members of the Shire’s Arts and Culture Advisory Panel (ACAP). This group represents the local arts and culture sector and is integral to implementation of the Arts & Culture Strategy. Applicants will:

1. Have high level expertise/professional standing in the arts, culture or heritage sectors 2. Be conversant with the Shire’s Arts & Culture Strategy, its Objectives and Action Plan 3. Engage with at least one of the following - arts and cultural organisations, creative

practitioners and cultural industries, local history organisations and residents to understand relevant challenges and issues

4. Facilitate the development, implementation, review and reporting of Shire Arts & Cultural Policy and Strategies

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7. Attend bi-monthly meetings 8. Currently reside or be employed on the Mornington Peninsula

EOI applicants must provide a brief response to the above, providing examples of professional and/or vocational experience. The term of office for external Panel members is for one year with an option to continue for a second year. For further information on the role of ACAP, a copy of the ACAP Terms of Reference or any queries regarding the EOI, please contact Jane Alexander, Arts & Culture Coordinator, Mornington Peninsula Shire, on 5975 4395 or via email: [email protected]. For a copy of the 2012 MPS Arts & Culture Strategy, please visit the Mornington Peninsula Shire website: http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Whats_On/Arts_Culture/Arts_Culture_Strategy. Please address Expressions of Interest by Close of Business Friday 29th January to: Ms Jane Alexander Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery PO BOX 650, Mornington 3931 Or via email: [email protected]

Donate dignityTHE charity Share the Dignity which provides homeless and at-risk women with donations of unopened sanitary products is ap-pealing for help from Mornington Peninsula residents.

Melly Shute, owner of pre-loved designer boutique Bella on Main, Mornington, is part of this call to action which asks that women pop another packet of pads in their shopping baskets.

“These donations allow the women a sense of dignity at a time when they need it most,” she said.

“No woman should suffer the indignity of having to choose be-tween eating and buying sanitary items.”

Ms Shute said Share the Dignity had had “an amazing response” from peninsula women happy to provide the pads and tampons to those at domestic violence refuges and homeless shelters.

“Usually these are the last items to be donated yet the fi rst to be taken,” she said.

Ms Shute said unopened sanitary products can be put in the pink bin at her store, Bella On Main, at 96 Main St, Mornington, call 0438 020 660, sharethedignity.com.au

Book fairA BOOK fair featuring books, CDs and DVDs will be held 10am-4pm, Wednesday to Satur-day this week, at Bellamy Hall, St Peter’s and St Martin’s Communi-ty Centre, Albert St, Mornington.

It will feature thousands of sec-ond-hand books on fi ction, biogra-phies, travel, cooking, sports, hob-bies and crafts.

BEACHES and foreshores along Port Phillip Bay will be monitored for signs of erosion and renourished as part of a $4.8 million state government project.

The Protection of Port Phillip Beaches and Fore-shore Program will include works at bay beaches at Frankston, Carrum, Sorrento West, Hampton, San-dringham, Geelong’s Eastern Beach, St Helens and Moorpanyl.

Environment, Climate Change and Water Minister Lisa Neville announced the project late last month.

“Whether it’s renourishments that widen and lengthen beaches or the work we do with local com-

munities to ensure erosion is properly monitored over the long term, this funding is important for the health of the bay’s coastline,” Ms Neville said in a state-ment.

“These renourishment projects have been priori-tised and we will work with local land managers to deliver the projects over the next two years.”

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) consulted with land managers including councils to fi nalise the program with fur-ther consultations due to take place over the next two years.

Millions of dollars have been spent trying to repair erosion at Portsea beach without success in the past few years.

The state government denies any link between the widespread erosion at Portsea beach and the con-troversial channel deepening project to allow larger ships in to the Port of Melbourne.

Independent studies by the CSIRO and consultancy fi rm Water Technologies found channel deepening had contributed towards seabed changes and larger waves at many peninsula beaches.

Neil Walker

Eroding beaches to be tracked, renewedEroding beaches to be tracked, renewedRenourishment required: It’s denied by the state government, but environmentalists believe channel deepening is causing continual erosion at Portsea . Picture: Keith Platt


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PROTECTORS of the endangered hooded plover are documenting senseless acts by beachgoers that are threatening breeding birds.

The plovers each year struggle to breed on Mornington Peninsula beach-es with an ever decreasing number ever of their chicks ever taking fl ight.

Dr Grainne Maguire of BirdLife Australia’s beach-nesting birds’ team said data shows that without preven-tative action hooded plovers will be extinct in the region “in the next 25 years”.

“There are a suite of threats these birds face. A number of these threats are natural, but it is the human modi-fi cations of habitat - weeds and access points - and predator systems such as introduced foxes, super abundant ra-vens, gulls and magpies and the im-pacts of disturbance, direct crushing and predation by domestic pets, that are tipping the balance,” she said.

Members of the Friends of the Hooded Plover group have this season erected fences around nests and placed notices asking that the birds be left alone.

Other groups such as the Hastings-based Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association have built shelters under which the plovers and their chicks can seek refuge.

But as soon as the latest breeding season was underway it soon became obvious that thoughtless humans were one of the main dangers threatening

the survival of hooded plovers and other small ground nesting seabirds.

Diane Lewis said a woman ap-proached about “allowing her dog to run all over the beach and into the dunes” claimed not to have seen Parks Victoria’s dog restriction signs.

Ms Lewis, president of the Friends of the Hooded Plover group, had been at Rye surf beach watching 12-day-old plover chicks.

“These chicks still have a long way to go, they can’t fl y until they are 35 days old, but they can now regulate their own temperature and have the strength to run up to the dry sand to avoid beach goers and their dogs - if they are on a lead,” she said.

Ms Lewis said hot weather created more pressure for plover chicks, with their parents “trying to get them down to the water’s edge to keep them cool”.

Hooded plovers incubating eggs “will be swapping constantly, fl ying down to the water’s edge to wet their breast feathers and returning to the nest in an effort to keep the eggs at a normal temperature”.

Ms Lewis described the three chicks as “cute balls of fl uff standing on legs thinner than a matchstick”.

“Against the odds they have survived through the 28 days of incubation by both parents. They have survived tides, storms, hungry gulls, kestrels and ra-vens and very sly foxes,” she said.

“They have also survived the few ir-responsible dog owners who let their dogs loose in the national park ocean beaches.

“Despite all these threats they are here on the beach, their parents watch-

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Beach protection: Wooden shelters help protect three vulnerable hooded plover chicks at Rye back beach while their parents stand guard outside. One of the chicks has since disappeared. Picture: Glenn Ehmke. Right: A sand castle built around a nesting red-capped plover at Shoreham Pictures: Mark Lethlean

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Mr Lewis said the fi rst 10 days “are especially critical as those same threats are ever present. The chicks forage for food from day one and keep cool and safe under their parents brooding. When they can, they scurry across the sand to the water’s edge to feel the cool sand and feed under seaweed.

“If they are disturbed, the parents may leave the chicks and lead the threat away. The chicks can starve if they have to hide too long.”

Mr Lewis pleaded for beachgoers to “give the plovers a chance” by staying away from the fenced areas.

“With luck and great care these three chicks may very well be some of the few endangered plovers to fl edge and survive this season,” she said.

“When they can fl y they have made it, but that's fi ve weeks after they hatch. Will they be okay? Will they beat the odds and fl y?”

Mark Lethlean, a volunteer for Parks Victoria and BirdLife Australia, said the two organisations had extended their work of protecting nesting shore-birds to Western Port, including both hooded plovers and red-capped plov-ers.

“Unfortunately, the peak period for breeding also coincides with the sum-mer increase in beach usage,” Mr Leth-lean said. “We recognise the inconven-ience to beachgoers when we cordon off an area of beach for a nesting bird or newly hatched chicks.”

He said fences would be removed as soon as possible, but research had

shown there would be few chicks sur-viving “without this intervention”.

Three red-capped plover chicks had successfully fl edged at Point Leo al-though he had seen an increase in the number of people ignoring dog regula-tions.

“Breaches carry heavy penalties and ignorance is no excuse,” Mr Lethlean said.

“My second experience involved a couple who read the signs about hood-ed plover chicks on the beach but in-stead of abiding by its directions and walking along the water’s edge, have entered the area looking for the chicks.

“This action dramatically increased the chance of injuring chicks or forcing then into more dangerous, unprotected areas of the beach. There is no logic to this action.”

Mr Lethlean said the “worst example of all” was following a request by the Shoreham ranger to fence the nest of a red-capped plover found by a camper.

“When I arrived, someone had thought it amusing to build a sandcastle around the nest. I consider this an act of vandalism and for certain protected species such as the hooded plover, is likely a criminal offence.”

Red-capped plover are among the most common and widespread of Aus-tralia’s beach-nesting shorebirds.

They forage by using a characteristic “stop-run-peck” method, taking small invertebrates from the surface. Their speckled eggs are laid in a shallow de-pression in the ground, often beneath a low shrub, or out in the open if near water.

The threatened hooded plover is list-

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The peninsula has the second highest concentration of this species in south eastern Australia but the lowest chick survival rate. It is believed about 70 of the state’s 550 hooded plovers frequent beaches within Mornington Peninsula National Park.

The plovers breed September to March, usually laying a clutch of three eggs in a simple “scrape” in the sand.

Neil Shelley, also a volunteer with the hooded plover friends group, said that in the past fi ve years just three hooded plover chicks at Gunnamatta have fl edged, or grown enough feath-ers to fl y.

In September one chick survived its fi rst day after hatching but its fate since then remains unknown. In October four clutches were laid, but non produce a chick due to tides, death of an adult and predation.

“In November three of fi ve clutches failed to produce a chick, one clutch produced two chicks which survived four days - fate unknown - and another clutch of three eggs was due to hatch mid-December,” Mr Shelley said on 12 December.

“So here we are again, about halfway through the breeding season, and noth-ing has improved. The birds are do-ing their bit and have laid 10 clutches totalling 26 eggs - 20 failed to hatch, three are still being incubated and three chicks have hatched.

“Of the three chicks hatched, none have survived more than a couple of days.”

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Necessary activismPersistent criticism of local community activ-ism by Michael G Free is becoming tiresome (“Protest dismissed”, Letters 17/11/15, “Wasted words” Letters 15/12/15).

In the fractured political system we now have, public advocacy is all that’s left for ordinary peo-ple. It doesn’t always win, but sometimes it does, or makes fl awed projects better and has saved many Australian treasures. The Franklin River, Fraser Island and Kakadu remain iconic because a community fought to save them. Locally, commu-nity action stopped a tip on Arthurs Seat. Could anyone seriously argue we would be better off if these places had been lost?

MPs are under no obligation to act in accord-ance with anything promised in their election spiel, so our support is ignored. We then have to wait three or four years to vote them out, only to be disappointed again. A very blunt instrument.

Meanwhile, political donations from vested in-terests means entities with no accountability to the electorate are the puppet masters, enjoying armchair rides into minister’s offi ces. Affected communities – the vast majority who select MPs and provide their statutory benefi ts - are left out-side. Meanwhile, the tally of environmentally, fi nancially and socially dubious projects grow lo-cally and Australia wide.

As for the completed projects Mr Free refers to, surely most would now agree removing Morning-ton’s train line and station was a bad idea? The Martha Cove marina has been fi nancially toxic for a string of developers.

Contrary to the promised 24/7 access through the Heads, severe restrictions on larger ships are in force; Portsea beach has disappeared as ocean swell pounds the shore daily; the pier’s low land-ing had to be raised; and taxpayers have spent millions of dollars in vain attempts to save the beach - now armoured with rocks and sandbags with the amenity of a war zone.

I applaud anyone prepared to act to protect the places they love rather than meekly accepting some faceless person’s vision, or hoping some-body else will do something.

If William Wilberforce, widely criticised in his

time, had accepted the status quo, we would still be engaging in slavery. Jenny Warfe, Dromana

Back to workMarvellous to see the return of our globetrotting and well connected councillors Hugh Fraser and (the mayor) Graham Pittock from COP 21. Per-haps we will see more French cooperation with twinning of towns (Paris with Rosebud?) and maybe some Tour de Eiffel bollards along Main St, Mornington.

The mayor appears enamoured with the Eu-ropean love of wind turbines and solar energy. However, he ought to check his own backyard. Why should we take his word as gospel and a justifi cation for the French connection? Prove to us ratepayers that you can manage a small local project, maintain it and make us proud of being future focused.

Rust has appeared down Crib Point way where the [submarine] HMAS Otama is rotting away at sea anchorage awaiting her fate, which is prob-ably to be sold for scrap or sunk for a fi sh reef.

With the return of Western Port to the people and not to absentee industrialists and shipping magnates, surely common sense dictates that the state government with shire co-operation, devel-ops a tourist attraction based at Hastings.

Mr Mayor, this is an item of environmental importance for you to suggest action plans and lobby for state and federal funding.

By all means adopt some of the patently obvi-ous European renewable energy initiatives like wind and solar farms (maybe better located se-curely out at sea off our shire coastline) but for goodness sake, fi x up fi rst the Crib Point subma-rine shamozzle.

Sadly, it appears to be the case of let sleeping dogs lie and don't fi x it until it's totally stuffed or sunk.

Ian Morrison, convenor Mt ElizaCommunity Alliance

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went to East Timor to "monitor the elections" of all things; now, two councillors have had a lovely little trip to Paris, and they even took a female staffer with them, we now fi nd, at a cost of some $18,000.

I always thought that our council was suffering from some sort of irrelevance syndrome causing them to venture onto the world stage. I now know that it is simply milking the cow.

Climate change? I have the wit to understand far more about climate change than any two coun-cillors, without leaving Mornington.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Money well spentI fi nd it quite educational that so many are up in arms about a couple of councillors spending their legitimate allowance for seminars and training to go to the climate summit in Paris. After talking one-on-one with Graham Pittock, I fi nd it to have been well spent money.

These funds are referenced in the Local Govern-ment Act 1989 and also specifi cally identifi ed in shire policies: Councillor Resource and Expense Entitlements Policy - Professional Development and Conferences and Seminars. The funds were also approved by the council.

This is a drop in the bucket relative to the mil-lion dollar losses at Pelican Park, Hastings, that we suffer each year which no one seems to be too concerned about.

And as for the whinging councillors, just more politics as usual.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Trading the answerNow that our minister for coal (Flinders MP and Environment Minister Greg Hunt) has been told what Australia's carbon reduction target will be for the foreseeable future by the Minister for For-eign Affairs [Julie Bishop] and the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, is it possible that he will start doing something more enlightened than planting trees and getting his picture in the papers?

For Australia to achieve the minimalist target it set itself, we need a proper carbon trading sys-tem that is connected to the world markets, not

the wishy-washy proposal of buying carbon cred-its from developing nations if we cannot achieve those targets. This will not improve the real per capita emissions of Australia.

The belated opening up of fi nancing offshore wind farms by the renewable energy fund an-nounced by Turnbull is just a trick by a govern-ment stuck in the dark ages of coal and oil. We have enough room for wind farms on the Austral-ian mainland to end our addiction to coal.

Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach

Changing sidesRupert Steiner claimed he wasn't a defender of the Labor Party and then proceeded to do just that ("Labor's jobs lost”, Letters 1/12/15). He also referred to a breathtaking hypocrisy, but should look in the mirror fi rst.

After conducting a disingenuous campaign against the previous state Liberal government claiming it had plans to use Western Port for coal, knowing full well the plan was for containers only. He then turned around at the pre-poll and on polling day and handed out How to Vote cards for Clive Palmer, one of Australia's biggest coal miners.

Yes, the hypocrisy is breathtaking, but it's com-ing from Mr Steiner's campaigning.

Barrie Macmillan, Somerville

Misdirected actionThe Direct Action attributed greenhouse gas emission fi gures have come in and are going the wrong way.

Emissions have increased by 1.3 per cent over the past year in a government report quietly re-leased at Christmas.

Recently at the Paris COP21 conference Flin-ders MP Greg Hunt was ranked third worst in the world on tackling climate change.

So what his response?To sign-off on one of the largest polluting coal

mines in the world and say it’s not our problem as India will burn the coal and not us.

The member for Flinders has failed his elector-ate and embarrassed us on the world stage.

Kelvin Stingel, Mornington Peninsula Greens

Tax plastic bagsIt is crazy, just crazy, how much litter there is around. I think that there should be a 10 cent bag tax on plastic bags. It will help the environment a lot.

If plastic bags had a 10 cent bag tax on them it would cut down the number of plastic bags in the ocean. A United Nations environment program said that in every square mile of water there are 46,000 plastic bags. In 2000 a whale found on a Queensland beach had six metres of plastic in-side it. Imagine dropping a plastic bag and a few months later being on a cruise with your family and you see a baby dolphin swimming up to your ship. Then you see it has a plastic bag on its head - the exact plastic bag that you had dropped and you realise the baby dolphin is dead. You would feel like you have murdered it.

Fewer plastic bags will also mean more space for landfi ll, less methane gas polluting the air and the ozone layer would be in better condition.

Have you ever killed an animal? Yes you have, you just have not been there. When your litter goes to landfi ll, it can fl y away and go into the ocean and kill many animals.

People hate being around places that have a lot of rubbish. It makes people feel sad. Imagine if you were at a lovely beach and a couple years later you went back there and it was so messy with rubbish.

In Africa they jokingly call plastic bags their national fl ower. But, even in Africa they have a tax on plastic bags and all their people only use about four plastic bags a year.

So please, let’s spread the news about this tragic problem. Jack Davidson, Mt Eliza

Bank backs outThe last day of trading for the ANZ bank in Hast-ings is 3 February, closing at 2pm.

This is the last straw for Hastings, where many shops have closed and the town is dying.

There were some challenges, but we were do-ing much better just before the November state election.

It's always been a low socio-economic area, with problems in education and other things, but

the shopping district and community services were good and for the entire time I've lived here, we've rarely had to go any further than Hastings. Not so any more.

I believe the problem is that $80 million [budg-eted by the previous Liberal government for the Port of Hastings Development Authority] was re-moved from the community. It seems to me that prior to that we were struggling, just like every-one else in these economic times, but we were enduring, surviving.

I'm going to do a transaction at the bank on 3 February before the bank closes. Any transaction that requires the branch stamp will do. I'll put the receipt in my safe. I want a chance to thank the staff for their dedicated service and to say good-bye.

When the government changes, I'm sure the port will go ahead and Hastings will stabilise. I just hope we don't lose too many jobs and ser-vices before then. Brad Lemon, Tyabb

Letters to the editor can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: [email protected] should be kept to a maximum 300 words and include name, address and contact phone number for verifi cation purposes.

Park opensMORE than 200 people have been invited to the opening of the new community park at Red Hill on Sunday 24 January.

Red Hill Community Association has been working on creating the park with Mornington Peninsula Shire since 2009.

The invitation list includes councillors and poli-ticians and traders have been asked to donate sup-plies for the free barbecue which will follow the 12.30pm offi cial opening.

Landscaping is being delayed until after sum-mer although the park has barbecues, children’s playground, a shelter with picnic tables and benches and parking.

An information shelter will be fi nished in the next few months.


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Art for judgingARTISTS have again been behind their easels creating works for the Sorrento Rotary Club’s annual art show.

Now in its 30th year, the show last year raised more than $65,000 for community projects on the peninsula.

Walter Magilton, pictured, will be judging the more than 800 entries in the show, including oils, watercolours, acrylics and ink on paper.

The show includes works by Ron Farnill, Jayne Henderson, Craig Davy, John Whitelaw and Fiona Bilborough.

Magilton’s childhood was spent on a dairy farm in Victoria surrounded by forest and its wild creatures.

He says his desire to commune with nature in both a physical and spiritual way drives the way he paints

An art critic in London once wrote: “Walter Magilton’s landscapes fi ll the gallery with space, light and air. The farmlands and the countryside … whilst losing nothing of their Austral-ian ruggedness is revealed with sensi-tive nuances one associates with the best in English landscape painting.”

Sorrento Art Show opens 6.30pm Friday 8 January and then daily at Sorrento Community Centre, McFar-lan Reserve Sorrento. Proceeds go to rotary projects. Call 0432 420 336.

Stamps, card fairPENINSULA Stamp Club is hosting a free stamps, coins and card fair, 9am-3pm, Saturday 16 January at Dromana Uniting Church Hall, corner Pt Nepean Rd and McCulloch St, Dromana (Melway 159 G6).

Refreshments available and children welcome. Nearby car parking.

Some of the proceeds will go to the Mornington Peninsula Food for All project. Details: 0418 322 315.

BUDDING and accomplished pia-nists are welcome to tinkle the ivo-ries at The People’s Piano, a piano located on the forecourt of Frankston Library.

The People’s Piano is the latest addition to the library forecourt featuring a huge Alice in Wonderland themed mural and a coffee shop with outdoor seating.

“This all contributes to creating a welcoming and safe space in one of our city’s most important community

hubs,” Frankston mayor Cr James Dooley said.

The piano was bought for less than $100 by council and has been painted by Melbourne Murals duo Brigitte Dawson and Melissa Turner to match the Alice in Wonderland mural at the Frankston Library they designed and painted in late 2014.

Frankston Library is at 60 Playne St, Frankston. Call 9784 1020 or see library.frankston.vic.gov.au for open-ing times and activities.

Piano in tune for the peoplePiano in tune for the people

A CHRISTMAS lunch run by volunteers at the Mornington Senior Citizens clubrooms is a welcome treat for those without family, or who have nowhere to go.

It has been run for the past 16 years by a dedicated band of volunteers, with many giving up their own family lunches to bring a bit of cheer to those less fortunate.

Organiser Paula Creek makes sure

that as many people as possible enjoy companionship on a day that would otherwise be a lonely experience.

She receives help from the Mt Mar-tha Community Bank, which is one of many organisations providing grants ensuring guests also receive a small gift. Mornington Senior Citizens, at Mornington Park, are also great sup-porters of the event.

Carols, good cheer: Volunteers lead guests in the festive fun.

Lunch adds to the festive spirit

ARE your kids getting restless over the summer break? Do you want to get them off the technol-ogy and get them doing something creative and fun? Then bring them along to the Shires Eco Living Display Centre for great activities over summer.

Kids will enjoy creating a mural of Balcombe Creek as they learn about the resident plants and animals. The activity leader Mel Smith, a local teacher, said “It’s all about kids having a good time and learning about the natural environment through getting creative”.

Kids can also get involved in gardening with Get Potting. Using the unique heirloom seed-

lings from The Briars Seed Garden, kids will learn about growing and caring for vegies – as well as making their very own pot to take home.

For kids from 3 – 12 years. Kids under 5 need an adult to come along.

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Get Potting is on Mon 18th and Wed 20th Jan from 10 – 11 am.

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IVY• Lavish five-bedroom hillside residence with panoramic

views of Port Phillip Bay from both levels

• 1105sqm (approx.) block surrounded by Indian sandstonepaving, rolling lawn and self-chlorinating/cleaning, solar-heated in-ground swimming pool

• High ceilings, Queensland spotted-gum timber floors andfull length sliding stacker doors

• Spacious living areas adjoin north-facing, alfresco timberdecks and open-plan Blanco appliance kitchen, plusensuited master with dressing room and balcony

A 5 B 2 C 2FOR SALEINSPECT By Private AppointmentPRICE $1.3M PLUSDEAN PHILLIPS 0402 833 865AMY DAY 0408 559 086

MORNINGTON 2A BALCOMBE STREET

MANDALAY• Timeless weatherboard home positioned on a prime

900sqm (approx.) allotment

• Dual-storey, Cape Cod inspired design featuring upstairsmaster suite with stunning harbour views

• Open-plan living zone enjoys French door exits to shelteredentertaining decks, renovated home office retreat, plusfront sunroom with open fire-place

• Modern kitchen with stone benchtops and quality Mieleappliances, plus split-system cooling, pitched ceilings andpolished timber floorboards throughout

A 4 B 3 C 2FOR SALEINSPECT By Private AppointmentPRICE $1.575M PLUSMORNINGTON OFFICE 5975 4555CHELSEY GIBSON 0409 277 997




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MOUNT ELIZA 21 COLSTAN COURT

WALK TO THE VILLAGE• Showcasing stunning contemporary design and low

maintenance benefits in the heart of Mount Eliza

• Single-level, three-bedroom townhouse with mainbathroom and twin-vanity ensuite facilities

• Open-plan living with practical design, where bedrooms areseparated from the spacious living areas to the rear

• A northerly orientation bathes the decked courtyard insunshine

• Easy-care, parkside position within walking distance tovillage shops, public transport, cafes and restaurants

A 3 B 2 C 1FOR SALEINSPECT By Private AppointmentPRICE $740,000 - $810,000MOUNT ELIZA OFFICE 9787 2422ROB FERGUSON 0412 789 696

MOUNT ELIZA 85 WOORALLA DRIVE

ORCHARD HOUSE• Five-bedroom-plus-study charming residence surpassing

every homeowner’s dream

• Character-filled and bathed in natural light with a beautifulopen-plan interior

• West Australian limestone walls and 13ft-coved ceilingsenhance the unique features

• Entertain in the central courtyard and on the sunny alfrescodeck

• Within minutes to The Peninsula School and Mount ElizaVillage

A 5 B 3 C 2FOR SALEINSPECT By Private AppointmentPRICE $990,000 PLUSMOUNT ELIZA OFFICE 9787 2422ROB FERGUSON 0412 789 696


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Prestige Commercial & Office Suites

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATIONDEAN PHILLIPS - 0402 833 865

784 - 786 ESPLANADE, MORNINGTON

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST ATparkvuemornington.com.au


CENTURY 21 AGENTS SMARTER BOLDER FASTER

BITTERN 26 Symonds Street

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

FOR SALE EXPRESS SALE

VIEW Saturday 1:00-1:30pm

AGENT Andrew Watt 0419 524 560

PEACE AND TRANQUILLITYThis three bedroom brick home on almost 1/4 acre block offers: impressive entry, full length verandas, lounge with gas heating, main bedroom with full en suite, bright white kitchen with granite bench tops, gas cooking and dishwasher, an absolutely unique, private and peaceful home with two living areas, and an abundance of storage space, concealed behind this intriguing low maintenance façade.

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Close to the scenic Hastings foreshore, this top storey unit is the perfect opportunity for an entry level investor. Boasting 2 large bedrooms both with BIR, updated bathroom with laundry, central open living and kitchen area with new carpets and fresh paint.

HASTINGS 4/1 Mullett Street1 12

PRICE $195,000 Offers Over


AGENT Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980


For those looking for a quality unit within a well built and thoughtfully designed complex this needs your immediate attention. Some of the many benefits include three bedrooms, master with walk in robe and ensuite, separate study or fourth bedroom, gas ducted heating, plus split system A/C and double lock up garage.

Set on approx 700sqm this neat as a pin home features new floorbaords, plush carpet and open plan living. Comprising 3BR’s with BIR’s, new kitchen & bathroom. Step outside to the fully fenced yard with undercover entertaining area as well as an extra room perfect for an office, plus double carport & solar panels.

Snuggled in a serene court and surrounded by established greenery, this cute cottage, with its charming verandah, awaits a first home owner or investor. An opportunity to stay and renovate, keep the home as it is, or relocate the home and apply a potential dual occupancy site (subject to STCA).

BITTERN 8/75 Hendersons RoadHASTINGS 4 Penshurst Avenue

HASTINGS 3 Auburn Court

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PRICE Offers Over $300,000



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CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555


Perfect for the investor, a neat, low maintenance three bedroom home set on a great sized block, (approx. 500+sqm) within walking distance to local schools and public transport. Recently fitted with evaporative cooling, ducted gas heating throughout, stands on convenient corner location, this home is the perfect entry level investment.

Situated opposite the foreshore reserve looking across to the Marina, this exquisite Town House is sure to please those seeking a coastal position. Designed with two separate living zones to provide privacy for the family or guests the main open plan zone living is enhanced by the direct access to your own private out door entertainment area.

HASTINGS 1 Curlew Court

HASTINGS 2,3,4 / 28 Skinner Street


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THE PERFECT STARTER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY


HASTINGS 16 Victor DriveRELAX AND ENTERTAIN An exciting opportunity to acquire this magnificent 4 bedroom plus study, family home, situated in one of the most sought after areas of Hastings. This wonderful abode beams plenty of natural light, with spacious living areas providing plenty of room for all to enjoy their own private space. Comprises 4 spacious bedrooms plus study, a central generous and well-designed kitchen for the astute cook, 3 family living areas, outdoor entertaining area plus double remote control garage, with internal access. Close to all local amenities including, schools, cafes, shops and all the beautiful Mornington Peninsula has to offer.


PRICE Offers Over $470,000



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AS A brand new property, you know you’re getting the best of what’s on the market right now. This set of properties has sold fast, and unit 8 might be your last chance to buy new in Bittern. Just a stone’s throw from Hastings’ commercial centre, you’ll have the advantages of being close to the action while maintaining the genuine rural feel. It has everything you’ll need - three bedrooms including a master with walk-in robe and en suite, separate study that doubles as a fourth bedroom, modern heating and cooling systems, Caesar stone bench tops with stainless steel appliances, LED down lights installed throughout the entire house and all with the workmanship and attention to detail you’ll only fi nd with a local builder. It’s even got a double garage, so you can rest easy knowing your car’s safe and secure on-site. Whether you’re an existing owner looking to downsize, a fi rst-time owner occupier or savvy investor looking to downsize, this property will meet your needs in style.

Address: 8/75 Hendersons Road, BITTERNFor Sale: $380,000Agency: Century 21, 349 Point Nepean Road, 5981 9155Agent: Andrew Watt, 0419 524 560

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EVER dreamed of living on Main Street? Now you can. The Doc site, right at the western tip of Main Street, has some of the best views of the bay that money can buy, and being right in the middle of town puts you at the centre of the action. You’ll be living in the hottest spot in town! There’s a private entertaining balcony with views from the beach to the city skyline, and a frameless glass shower and separate toilet complete the elegance of this apartment. Drenched in natural light, the spacious living area adjoins a chic kitchen fully fi tted with Smeg appliances including an integrated dishwasher and microwave, purpose-built wine rack and stone-effect counters that create the ultimate workspace to perfect your culinary mastery and sommelier skills. You’ve got video intercom security, an elevator, secure entry and combined heating and cooling to keep you safe and comfortable through the harshest of seasons, and everthing else just around a corner. What could you want?

Address: 3/28 Main Street, MORNINGTONFor Sale: $580,000+Agency: McEwing Partners, 160 Main Street, 5975 4555Agent: Dean Phillips, 0402 833 865

Finally, a Main Street address

PICTURE it. The best views in Mount Eliza, a wander down a sandy path to the beach, a 2-minute drive into town, where you’ll fi nd two supermarkets and the big four banks. Whether you’re a big time investor or a sophisticated home buyer, this property is sure to please on inspection. Any modern convenience you can imagine, this place has. With exquisite use of exposed timbers, brick features and large windows, the home boasts 4 large living zones including 2 with fi replaces and 2 with drinks bars, while the rumpus room opens out to a large octagonal entertaining pergola-lined with clear bistro blinds for those endless evenings of entertaining. There’s even three phase power and room for the boat! A large timber kitchen looks superb with stone benchtops, a full suite of quality stainless steel appliances and a sizable pantry, while the upper level master ensuite has a fully mirrored dressing room, a spa ensuite and a door to the viewing balcony. If you’re looking to buy in Mount Eliza, this place will seduce you.

Address: 2 Earimil Drive, MOUNT ELIZAFor Sale: $2.15m+Agency: James Crowder Community Real estate, 7/20-22Agent: James Crowder, 0407 813 377

Mount Eliza’s best

Price: Expression of InterestExpressions of Interest offers (unless sold prior) must be received by 5pm on Monday February 8, 2016.

Land size: 833sqm

Licenced Estate Agent—Jo KidderEstate Agent Licence no. 078082L

Reg. Address—23 Roehampton Crescent, Mt Eliza 3930

Peter Wainwright Property Executive


Jo KidderLicensed EstateAgent0404 088 [email protected]

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111 Dunns Road, Mt MarthaPosition Perfect!Close to one of the best primary schools in the Mornington/Mt Martha area, as well as secondary and grammar schools, very close to public transport, Bentons Square shopping centre and 1.5km to the beach, this home is situated at the “quiet” end of Dunns Road that still has the country feel of days gone by.Situated on 833sqm, and with an impressive 4 car garage, this home really is second to none; immaculately presented and maintained…. an inspection is a must!!Featuring—2 living areas, master with en suite, ducted gas heating, split system a/c, large 4 car secure garage, 2 garden sheds, private gardens, irrigated garden beds, water tanks and solar panels.


Perfectly positioned in the Martha Cove community, right on the water’s edge of the canal, this easy living 2nd storey apartment is close to popular Tassells Cove Beach. - Central kitchen with Miele appliances & integrated fridge- Flowing open living - 3 bedrooms with built in robes - 2 large open shower bathrooms - Outdoor deck/entertainment area- Enclosed terrace tted with bi folding windows- Secure underground parking for 2 cars plus storage cage

Auction Saturday 30th January at 12pmContact Matthew Mitchell 0402 444 555 / Angus Groves 0431 248 715View Wednesday & Saturday 11:30-12pm

MORTGAGEE AUCTIONRelaxed Elegance on Water’s Edge

SAFETY BEACH8/11 SHARPLEY AVENUE

Auction Saturday 30th January at 12.30pmContact Matthew Mitchell 0402 444 555 / Angus Groves 0431 248 715View By Appointment

Your chance to secure an 11 meter berth in a remarkable location. Located only a few hundred meters from the marina entrance. Berth includes power, water, secure boardwalk access and 24 hour security.

MARTHA COVE MARINABERTH 39BMORTGAGEE AUCTION11 metre berth

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HOCKINGSTUART.COM.AUMORNINGTON 204 MAIN STREETHOCKINGSTUART.COM.AUMOUNT ELIZA 5/87 MOUNT ELIZA WAY T 9787 9895

T 5973 5444

Closing Date Sale 9/2/16 @ 6:00pm (unless sold prior)

PICTURE PERFECT FAMILY ENTERTAINER

You will fall in love the instant you step through the gates into this one of a kind hidden gem most house hunters only dream about.Recently renovated and extended this home offers more than meets the eye with three good size bedrooms all with BIR, updated family bathroom, spacious

extended formal entry. A garage conversion living space is currently set up as the ultimate Bathurst man cave but could be a kids rumpus room, teenage retreat

round a property like this is highly sought after yet rarely available.

Three separate outdoor entertaining spaces and professionally landscaped gardens surround the home creating your own private oasis from the outside world to enjoy with family and friends. This property is perfect for that young family or down sizer looking for not just a home but a lifestyle!

Only minutes to schools, shops and beautiful Mornington peninsula beaches this property has it all and is sure to impress on inspection!

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Price Guide $340,000+

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Trevor Timmers 0477 005 700 / [email protected]

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Harcourts Hastings10/14 High Street 03 5970 7333 www.hastings.harcourts.com.au

HarcourtsSINCE 1888

Designed with luxury in mind, this entire complex is a luxurious blend of sophistication, elegance & location. This exclusive townhouse is perfect for those looking for a coastal position at an affordable price. The residence includes 2 spacious living areas, catering for the entire family, and a fine choice of interiors incorporates double glazed windows and hardwood flooring. Designed for today’s needs, the finishes of this exceptional build are top class with Smeg cooking appliances including dishwasher, glass splashbacks and ceramic bathroom ware. Other features include gas ducted heating, as well as all LED lighting, with this 6-star energy-efficient complex complete with solar hot water system as well. Another money saver is the reticulated grey water system designed to significantly reduce water usage. For those with a taste of indulgence, this property should already be on your enquiry list. Only 4 on the block, and two gone already this will sell fast!

Auction Saturday 30th January at 11:00am Price Guide Negotiable over $550,000View www.jasondowler.com.auOpen Contact agent

Opposite the Marina! New Quality Townhouse

Hastings 3 / 30 Skinner Street

Jason Dowler 0403 598 754 E [email protected]

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2327 Point Nepean Road, RYE

5985 8800www.jkre.com.au

107 Guest Street TOOTGAROOK

For Lease $350 per weekBE MY GUEST Neat as a pin, this 3 bedroom 1 bathroom (with a spa bath) home sits on a large corner block with allows plenty of space for the caravan, boat, jet skis and cars. This property also includes a well appointed open plan kitchen. Split system heating and cooling as well as gas heating. All bedrooms have robes. Outside your low maintenance block is a single garage, carport and garden shed.Call today for an inspection.

ContactLauren Brett 0488 326 010

4 Pearl Court TOOTGAROOK

For Lease $290 per weekCUTE & COSY COTTAGEThis cute and cosy 3 bedroom property is tucked away in a quiet court. Offering gas heating and cooking, airconditioning, double carport and fully fenced front and rear yards.Call today for an inspection.


21 Highbury Road RYE

For Lease $300 per weekNEAT & TIDY HOME AVAILABLE FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHEDThis 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home comprises, ducted heating, fully fenced rear yard, well appointed kitchen with stainless steel appliances, large rear deck and open plan living. Available furnished or unfurnished.Call today for an inspection.


49A Brights Drive TOOTGAROOK

For Lease $310 per weekGREAT FAMILY HOMEThis neat and tidy 3 bedroom home has a large living space with open plan kitchen with dishwasher. Sit and relax on the back deck or cozy up in front of

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ONE OF the best rental properties on the market in the suburb of Tootgarook. Full of top quality wooden furnishings, an open plan kitchen to die for and even garage and carport, this property will suit the renting couple or family with a refi ned palate. The backyard is wide open - the quintessential suburban block. It comes equipped with split system heating and cooling, as well as gas heating if the modern setup isn’t your thing, so all three bedrooms will be as comfortable as you can possibly imagine. Situated right in the centre of the Tootgarook suburban area, it’s just a brief stroll from the beach and is close to the urban centres of both Rosebud and Rye, so you’ve got the supermarkets and all four major banks at your doorstep. With such amazing value on offer it’s a wonder this property’s still on the market. Will suit the longer-term resident just as well as the short-term holidaymaker... all it needs now is some decent occupants!

Address: 107 Guest Street, TOOTGAROOKFor Lease: $350 per weekAgency: John Kennedy Real Estate, 2327 Point Nepean Road, Rye, 5985 8800Agent: Lauren Brett, 0488 326 010

Guest house or your house?

ANOTHER well-priced rental in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula, this address on Brights Drive comes equipped with wood-fi red heating system and an amazing back garden worthy of its own attraction. Wonderful back deck for summertime chill, and with such huge living spaces it’s a given that you’ll be entertaining over summer. Winter too, probably - whenever you choose to entertain, this cozy house will be able to provide. Marketed as a family home because of its size, but could easily cater for one, two or three occupants at this price. Situated in the quieter part of Brights Drive, this house will keep you comfortable for many years to come. It’s still just a short walk up Marshall or Leonard Streets to the foreshore and beaches at Tootgarook, where you’ll fi nd access to the Bay Trail, which will take you up and down the bayside of the Mornington Peninsula. Invest in the future of your family by planting strong roots in a growing suburb like Tootgarook, and you’ll be on a fi rst-name basis with much of your neighbourhood before long! Whatever you plan to achieve over the coming months, make sure you have a quality place to live and a comfortable roof over your head.

Address: 49A Brights Drive, TOOTGAROOKFor Lease: $310 per weekAgency: John Kennedy Real Estate, 2327 Point Nepean Road, Rye, 5985 8800Agent: Lauren Brett, 0488 326 010

Another great family home


HarcourtsSINCE 1888

Harcourts MorningtonSuite 2 / 1a Main Street 03 5970 8000www.mornington.harcourts.com.au

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Mornington 838 Nepean Highway

Why not start the New Year off with adding this exceptional property to your investment portfolio? Or perhaps you are just looking to break into the Mornington market and need an opportunity to kick start you! Here, we have a well-designed split level home located close to Dava Drive & Bentons Square shops, cafes, schools & public transport. Privately secured this property is very easy to maintain with already landscaped gardens, shed, concreted driveway and paved entertaining area out the back. Enjoy the weather all year round with sun light bursting through every room. Spacious grounds make for the perfect growing family to fit and nestle in right away. Adding polished timber floors, great sized bedrooms, split system cooling & gas log coonara. Enquire now to snap this off the market!

Invest, Retire, First Home Buyer!

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For Sale Negotiable over $499,000View www.harcourts.com.au Open Saturday 12:30-1:00pm or anytime by appointment

Malcolm Parkinson 0421 704 246 E [email protected]

Mornington Beach Box 31 Shire Hall Beach

Sick of dragging the kid´s beach toys back and forth to the beach this year? Don´t want sand in the car? Then jump on down to Shire Hall Beach, located within a stone´s throw of Mornington´s Main Street, where you can grab an ice cream, or fish & chips and relax on your exclusive deck, looking out to the Harbour and towards the city skyline. Public amenities (including showers) are nearby, so if you are caught short, you don´t have to walk for miles & miles!! Easy car parking facilities are an added bonus. Measuring approx. 10m x 2.1m this box is one of the largest in Mornington.

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For Sale $159,000View www.harcourts.com.au/VMG25424 Open anytime by private appointment

Janet McNeill 0419 503 327 E [email protected]

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03 5976 1188Shop 37a Bentons Square

Shopping Centre, Mornington‘we make it happen’

MORNINGTON NEWS realestate 12 January 2016> 220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 Shop 11, Bentons Square, Mornington 5976 8899 Shop 14, Balnarring Village 5983 5509

Karin Mander 0409 597 508

Inspect: January 14th 6 - 6:30pm January 18th 6 - 6:30pm

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Vivienne Spencer 0409 558 330

1 KOOPALANDA CLOSE, RED HILL SOUTH 24 1

THE BEST LOCATION IN RED HILLWith the best location in Red Hill, this property offers: 4 bedrooms each with built in robes, the generous main bedroom with ensuite & additional sitting room; open plan living with an open fire place, kitchen with tiled floor and stainless steel appliances, fully fenced back yard with 2 sheds, a small chook run & kids cubby house. Situated on approx ½ an acre at the end of a quiet country street next door to kids play park.

For Sale: $800,000 Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

Jodie Makepeace 5983 5509

719 ESPLANADE, MORNINGTON

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THE ULTIMATE IN LIVING ENJOYMENT!Overlooking the sandy shore of Fishermans beach with expansive sea views from both levels. Currently used as a Bed & Breakfast that produces a substantial yearly income. This superb home has so much to offer including 70 squares over 3 levels with lift, 4 double bedrooms all with ensuites plus 2 powders rooms, 2 living areas, quality kitchen with S/S appliances including built in coffee machine and steam oven, study, large gym, climate controlled wine cellar, 10 seater outdoor spa, 3.5 car garage plus storage and electronic gate, intercom and CCTV camera.

AUCTION: 6th of February 2016 at 2pm

Inspect: By Appointment

Cameron McDonald 0418 330 916

JUST LISTED

485 MORNINGTON-TYABB RD, MOOROODUC“KINGS PARK” - 27.5 AC (APPROX)Close to nearby racecourse and training precincts, ‘Kings Park’ combines quality thoroughbred agistment facilities with an enviable lifestyle that includes a 4BR plus study residence in a lush garden and pool-side setting, and a separate cottage. This multi-faceted property offers new owners a viable income stream if they wish or the platform to use property for other equestrian pursuits. It features up to 31 post & rail fenced paddocks with shelters in an easily managed layout, a range of shedding and an excellent bore water supply.

For Sale: Offers above $2,200,000

MORNINGTON NEWS realestate 12 January 2016 Page 19> 220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 Shop 11, Bentons Square, Mornington 5976 8899 Shop 14, Balnarring Village 5983 5509

7 FEDRA STREET, MOUNT MARTHA 23 2

PRIVACY AT ITS BESTDesigned by its current owner, this home offers a generously proportioned main bedroom with a large WIR and ensuite that opens out to a separate patio. Two more bedrooms have BIR’s and share the main bathroom. There is a formal lounge, and the sunny, open plan kitchen has a wealth of bench space and features stainless steel appliances. From the famiily meals area you step out to a large alfresco area, shaded and protected by a quality, folding-arm awning.

For Sale: $530,000 - $570,000Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

JUST LISTED


51 BELEURA HILL ROAD, MORNINGTON RARE BELEURA BEACHSIDE LANDA rare opportunity to secure a 552m2 vacant allotment with an exclusive Beleura Hill address. With access via a private driveway, this level block offers total privacy from the street. Become part of millionaire’s row as the other surrounding prestigious homes are nearing completion. Walk to beautiful Mills beach, the local Beleura Hill shops, or become a member of Mornington’s stunning Golf club.

Chris Garrett 0419 397 835

For Sale: $550,000 Inspect: Contact Agent

For Sale: From $390,000 - $410,000

370 BALLARTO ROAD, SKYE

Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

FIRST HOME BUYERS – INVESTORSAstute buyers only need to consider this opportunity – construction is soon to commence with 16 townhouses available and only 10 being offered to purchase now (of which 1 has been SOLD), this amazing development of 2 bedroom townhouses comes complete with views across to Port Phillip Bay. Live in or invest and with a late 2016 – early 2017 completion this could be your entry opportunity for investment or your own home. Plans and Inclusions are available in our office.

JUST LISTED

Chris Garrett 0419 397 835 Chris Garrett 0419 397 835

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MORNINGTON NEWS realestate 12 January 2016> 220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 Shop 11, Bentons Square, Mornington 5976 8899 Shop 14, Balnarring Village 5983 5509

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5 SOMME AVENUE, FRANKSTON 34 4

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY - OLIVERS HILLArchitecturally designed with privacy in mind this magnificent home is set maximising the view over Port Phillip Bay to Melbourne and surrounds. UPSTAIRS - The kitchen and living area sprawl across the front of the home taking in the glorious view. The main bedroom with ensuite and WIR has its own private balcony with bay view; the other 2 bedrooms also have their own private balconies. DOWNSTAIRS - a 2nd living space plus the added bonus of a 4th bedroom that could easily be divided into two to create a 5th bedroom or home office. The oversized 4 car remote garage with internal access is perfect for the Jet Ski’s or hobby car.

Chris Garrett 0419 397 835

For Sale: Expressions Of Interest (Closing 15th January 2016) Inspect: Strictly By Appointment Only

For Sale: $470,000 -$510,000

3/60 MITCHELL STREET, MORNINGTON


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GET IN EARLYLocated beach side Mornington this near new, rear of 3 units is perfect as a first home or investment. Featuring 3 fantastic sized bedrooms with a two way bathroom off the main bedroom. A central kitchen with stainless steel appliances is the hub of the home overlooking the meals and lounge and then out to the low maintenance courtyard, perfect for sitting in the sun. Ducted heating and split system cooling add to the comforts of this home along with a double remote garage with internal access. Your inspection is a must.

JUST LISTED

4 DECK TERRACE, SAFETY BEACH 35 3

THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF SPACE HERE!Five bedroom family home of grand proportions, designed to accommodate the largest of families. Spread out over 3 levels, 3 bathrooms plus separate powder room, a study or home office and the perfect teenage retreat or rumpus room complete with wet bar. The gourmet kitchen on the upper level features stone bench tops, stainless steel Bosch appliances and a walk in pantry. Sit back and relax on one of the extensive balconies and soak up the views of Port Phillip Bay, Arthurs Seat and beyond.

For Sale: $875,000 Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

Stuart Cox 0417 124 707Chris Garrett 0419 397 835

MORNINGTON NEWS realestate 12 January 2016 Page 21> 220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 Shop 11, Bentons Square, Mornington 5976 8899 Shop 14, Balnarring Village 5983 5509

For Sale: $760,000 - $820,000

80 VICTORIA STREET, SAFETY BEACH


23 2ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL HOME IN PRIVATE GARDEN SETTING.Modern, elegant and impressive, this lovely property is positioned in the desirable seaside locale of Safety Beach and offers an enviable coastal and convenient lifestyle. With stylish interiors and immaculate presentation, the home features: three double bedrooms (master with en-suite and walk in robe), formal lounge room, modern and well equipped kitchen, large dining alcove with vaulted ceiling, fabulous family room, double remote garage with internal access, gas ducted heating, & cooling, polished timber floors, outdoor entertaining area and established, private and manicured gardens. Located at the end of a cul-de-sac and just minutes from beaches, shops, golf course and Dromana’s cafe strip this property will well suit those who demand the best!

Susan Clavin 0417 141 007

JUST LISTED

For Sale: $380,000 -$420,000

168/150 TYABB ROAD, MORNINGTON


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RETIRING? BEAUTIFUL MODERN STRATA UNIT WITH LARGE COURYARDA wonderful lifestyle choice for enjoyment, privacy, security and support. Located in The Mornington Retirement Village, this spacious and beautifully presented 2BR Strata titled independent living unit features an open plan lounge and dining room accessing a paved alfresco entertaining area, well equipped modern kitchen with extra cupboards, built-in robes to both bedrooms separate bathroom & laundry, single garage with internal access, air conditioning and gas wall furnace, plus new carpet throughout.

Susan Clavin 0417 141 007

JUST LISTED

7 YUILLES ROAD, MORNINGTON 23 3

ONE WITH THE LOT (PLUS PINEAPPLE)This 3 bedroom residence combines a seamless blend of modern fittings and fixtures with ample space that will more than satisfy every family’s needs, whilst the spacious and separate office/business area is fully equipped with built-in cabinetry and includes kitchenette and powder room. Located close to vibrant Main Street, this property has been realistically priced and will ideally suit a professional couple looking to re-locate their family and business to a fantastic lifestyle.

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Sad farewell to Somerville teacherSad farewell to Somerville teacherCompiled by Melissa Walsh

AN extraordinary meeting of the Somerville Fruitgrowers Horticultur-al and Agricultural Association will be held on Monday next, at 8 p.m, in the Somerville Hall, to consider the advisability of holding the annual show and other business. Ladies are cordially invited to attend.

***MR James St George Sproule, young-est son of Mrs Sproule, Flinders, and the late Mr James Sproule has obtained a commission in the Royal Field artillery. He was wounded four times in Gallipoli and went to Eng-land after diphtheria, where he now is to train.

***ANNIVERSARY services in connec-tion with the Frankston Methodist Church will be held on Tuesday next, when the Rev. R. Bradbury, of Bala-clava, will preach at 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. On Monday evening a public meeting will be held in the church, for which a good programme is being arranged. Collections will be taken up at each service in aid of the Trust Funds.

***OWING to legal technicalities, the proposed poll of ratepayers with re-gard to the granting of powers to the Frankston Gas Company to supply electricity to the Shire of Frankston and Hastings for lighting and power purposes, has been postponed to a date to be fi xed. In a future issue a fresh advertisement will appear and

we reserve further comment upon the subject until its appearance.

***AT the commencement of the year the Presbyterian body determined to inaugurate regular Sunday services at Frankston, and the Rev. Neil Mc-Donald, who has been stationed at Somerville for some time, was de-puted the task. Considerable success has attended the rev. gentleman’s efforts, and for the last two Sundays good congre-gations have assembled in the Me-chanics’ Hall. For the present these services will be held every Sunday morning, commencing at 11 o’clock.

***SINCE the heavy engagements in which the Australians took part in Gallipoli on August 8, Private Noel Edgeworth Somers has been reported missing. He is the eldest son of Dr Edgworth Somers, of Mornington, and was attached to the 14th Battal-ion. He is 22 years of age, and was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, and at Stony-hurst, England.

***A good house attended at the Frankston Mechanics’ Hall on Tues-day evening, when a good Bioscope Show was screened by Rankin’s Pic-ture Co. The pictures were good and very plain and distinct. During the evening several young girls did a profi table trade by selling baskets of home-made lollies. The entertainment was promoted by

the Local Branch of the Red Cross Society, and the funds wll be benefi t-ed to the extent of £10 or over Dr Maxwell spoke on the good work done by the Society, and the neces-sity of not growing cold and lax in continuing the same, as long as the war lasted.

***ON Saturday evening next the mem-bers of the Mornington Amateur Dra-matic Club will give an entertainment in the Somerville Mechanics’ Hall in aid of the Red Cross Society. The programme will consist of 3 one act Comediettas, “ Snowed up with a Duchess,” “The Kleptomaniac,” and “Their New Paying Guest.” The members of the Club playing in this entertainment are all young la-dies of Mornington. The plays are spoken of as being most amusing and apart from the pa-triotic purpose that the funds are to be devoted to, should ensure a full house.

***THE bazaar held during the Xmas holidays in the Mechanics’ Hall, Frankston, in aid of the local Catholic Church was highly successful. The ladies of the congregation had got together a large number of arti-cles, both useful and ornamental, and the stall-holders and their assistants were kept busy disposing of these to their patrons, and by the time of clos-ing on New Year’s night, the stalls were pretty well empty. As secretary, Miss J. Hogan did a large amount of work, and the suc-

cess of the function, in a great mea-sure, was due to this young lady’s efforts. After all expenses are met there will be a considerable balance left to go towards the church funds.

***OLD patrons of the Frankston Sports were pleased to see that Captain Sherlock was so far recovered from his serious accident as to be present at the sports for a while and renew acquaintances. He was the recipient of many hand shakes and congratula-tions. Mr R. T. Pickieg, who has left the district, was also welcomed back and gladly given a place on the commit-tee, where he worked as energetically as ever. Mr W. Pettit, a former sec-retary of the club, again paid the old spot a visit, and was welcomed by many old friends. Mr F. Jolly, though not a competitor this year, travelled from Queensland, and spent the Xmas holiday quietly with his parents in Frankston. He mentioned to us previous to his leav-ing on his return, that he would in all probability be with us again in time for the 1917 sports, and if all went well, would take a part in some of the athletic events, at which he is no mean expert.

***MR G. W. Reed, who has been State School teacher at Somerville for the last 8 or 9 years, has been transferred to a school in the Ballarat district. His going will be very severely felt by the residents, as both Mrs Reed and himself have made themselves very

popular during their stay in the dis-trict. In musical circles Mr Reed took a prominent part, and the concerts of his pupils, organised by himself, will long be remembered as special treats. Mr Reed also took a lively interest in the various organizations of the town, being president of the Fruitgrowers’ Association for the current year and also chairman of the Mechanics’ In-stitute committee, and was very en-ergetic in all movements connected with the recruiting campaign. It is much to he regretted that a few days before leaving he met with the great misfortune of having his house and furniture destroyed by fi re. The family were away from home on the evening of the occurrence and before anything could be done towards ex-tinguishing the fl ames, the fi re had gained such a hold that every thing was destroyed, nothing being saved but what they were then wearing. The cause of the fi re is unknown.

***WE again call attention to an adver-tisement in another column stating that steps are being taken in the Shire in response to the Federal Recruiting Appeal. A local committee has been formed consisting of all the Shire Councillors, with the president, Cr Griffeth, as chairman, and the Shire Secretary, Mr J. E. Jones, as hon. sec. All communications should be ad-dressed to the Shire Recruiting Com-mittee, Somerville.

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OUR feet and legs are two of our bodies most complex and relied upon structures, yet they’re often the most neglect-ed. So we asked the experts at Foot & Leg Pain Clinics for some tips to help keep you on your feet throughout 2016!

1. Always get foot and leg pain or soreness checked by an experienced Sports or Mus-culoskeletal Podiatrist. Simple soreness can be a symptom of more serious underlying issues and a podiatrist with expertise in Musculoskeletal issues has the most appropriate and specifi c skills to deal with such issues.

2. Evaluate your footwear. Summer footwear such as thongs and slips-ons can be stressful to the feet. Choose shoes with straps or laces that hold to the feet, and have decent cushioning and support, especially for prolonged activity.

3. Choose activity/sport appropriate shoes for sport & recreational activities.

4. Don’t rely on technological advances in footwear to treat pain & discomfort or decrease risk of injury. Proper advice and treatment from an appropriate podiatrist is the best way to pre-vent and treat problems.

5. Women can choose better high heel options. If you have to wear high heels try a wedge heel for more support/stability, also look for shoe straps with a bit of substance for extra support.

6. Don’t buy shoes that require a “break-in period”. Shoes should be comfortable immedi-ately.

7. Shop for footwear at the end of the day to accommo-date for normal swelling. Feet can swell by up to 10% during the course of a day.

8. Be careful of off-the-shelf foot products including mass produced orthotics, innersoles and arch supports. Only devices prescribed by an experienced musculoskeletal or sports podiatrist should be used to ensure they are correct, effective and safe.

9. If you’ve been advised you require surgery or medica-tions for any foot, knee or

leg concerns, get a second opinion. Thanks to the latest medical research and treatments most surgery can be avoided. Regenerative therapies such as Prolotherapy and PRP, as well as a prov-en holistic approach can assist most foot & leg pain and injuries without the need for surgery, anti-infl ammatory medications and cortisone injections, which have recently been proven to delay healing and/or cause further tissue damage in many cases. Better, safer alternatives are now available to assist pain, injury and degenerative concerns.

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COMING to Mornington in February, “Living to a ripe young age” is the title of a popular 6 week course fi rst developed for U3A Mornington, presented by tutor and retired medical practi-tioner, Dr John Beaney.

“While the focus of the course is on intermittent fasting, it is not just about losing weight. It deals with some very signifi cant health issues and challenges a number of entrenched views about the role of fat and sugar in the western diet,” said Dr Beaney. “It assesses the impact of these not only on obesity but, more importantly, on diabetes, early onset Alzheimer’s and even cancer.”

U3A course coordinator Eileen Wilson explained “The views John puts forward are supported by a growing body of evidence and he has done extensive research. The bonus is that people are also losing weight, which is probably what attracted them to the course in the fi rst place.”

Following the fi nal session, class members said it not only provided extensive background knowledge on the topic but also on the ‘how to’ of maintaining a diet that promoted overall health.

“I was impressed with so much information that was evidence-based and John’s practical examples reinforced key messages and, importantly, the how to, such as buying the right foods,” said class member, Helen Gordon. “The whole course had a positive approach with no excess pressure to comply. It made dieting feasible and reachable.”

Another class member, Bill Simms said “I have been using this diet over the past two years

without achieving its full potential. This course has given me a better understanding and, being with lots of other people, has been reassuring and motivating. I have now lost four kilograms.”

“Living to a ripe young age” commences Feb-ruary 1 at St Marks Uniting Church Hall. Book-ing is essential. For more information phone Dr Beaney on 0438 752 146.

Heart disease & hearingHeart disease & hearingI HOPE everyone has thoroughly enjoyed the festive season with their family and friends, and are now ready to embrace a fresh year with new goals and challenges in 2016.

Unfortunately, weight gain over the Christmas period is very common, with the average Australian expected to gain between 0.8 – 1.5kg during this time, according to Nutrition Australia. Although this may not sound like much weight, researchers have shown that this weight gain over Christmas is often not lost. Nearly two-thirds of Australians are currently classifi ed as overweight or obese. Along with unin-tentional weight gain, this can further increase an individual’s risk of heart disease, which is the single biggest killer of Australians.

Luckily, we have a heart disease detection device in our body – the cochlear (the organ for hearing).

Recent research indicates that hear-ing loss at the lower pitches of sound can be used as an ‘early marker’ for heart diseases because it is thought that our hearing is highly sensitive, and any abnormalities to the blood fl ow can affect its function. Therefore, it is important to take advantage of the body’s early indicators of hearing loss to assist with early detection, treatment and rehabilitation.

This highlights the importance of regular hearing checks, especially if you are already at risk of heart disease due to other risk factors such as: smoking, high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, diabetes, being inactive, being overweight, and having an unhealthy diet. Fur-thermore, the Australian Heart Foundation have highlighted that depression, social isolation and

a lack of good quality support can also increase your risk of heart disease.

So, if you feel that this may apply to you, please contact our offi ce for a comprehensive hearing assessment and discuss on how we can help you improve your hearing and overall qual-ity of life.

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LUMPS & Bumps Skin Clinic is Melbourne’s newest skin clinic and has set up in Mornington and boasts an impressive history for treating a wide range of problematic skin condi-tions.

Lumps & Bumps is a family owned and operated skin clinic and director, Sarah England is a pioneer of advanced laser skin treatments, including for acne, dermatitis, hyper-pigmentation, sun spots and a many other skin conditions.

An example of Sarah’s expertise and pioneering work is found in her treatment of acne. Acne is a serious concern for many teenagers and their parents as this skin disorder can have negative impacts on an individual’s physical, emotional and social well-being. Through her research and clinical trials, Sarah has developed specifi c skills in the use of the Erbium Class IV laser technology that has

delivered acne patients amazing results. In addition to laser treatment, acne patients are provided a com-prehensive after-care program using medical grade skin care products (not available via normal retail outlets).

Sarah notes that traditionally acne has been treated with antibiotics, both topical and oral, and while short-term results can be achieved, long-term results are often elusive. According to Sarah, antibiotics can work by reducing infl ammation and destroying bacteria in the skin, however, the anti-biotics used do not specifi cally target the acne bacteria.

“Sometimes acne sufferers are prescribed the drug Roaccutane,” said Sarah. “However, there is well documented evidence of the potential side effects of Roaccutane which include persistent migraines, muscle pain, liver damage and birth defects. Further, it can make life diffi cult by

causing patients to develop dry, itchy eyes that have to be constantly treated with lubricating eye drops.”

Sarah’s revolutionary treatment of acne includes photodynamic therapy to destroy the acne bacteria and also shrink the sebaceous gland which in turn reduces the production of sebum. (Sebum is an oily or waxy substance that is secreted by the microscopic sebaceous glands in the skin).

“Using this unique approach, acne treatments can be provided all year round, even in summer, as the medi-cal grade lasers do not cause damage to the surrounding tissue and there-fore the skin is not sensitive to light,” said Sarah.

The medical grade after-care skin care products used to assist in the treatment of acne following laser treatment are not available in normal retail outlets.

“Cosmetics that are sold ‘over-the-counter’ do not penetrate the skin and only remain on the surface,” said Sarah. “Some of the retail products may contain harmful ingredients such as bleaches, and although they may destroy bacteria during early application, longer term they may cause the skin to become very dry and irritated - which potentially might lead to further development of acne pustules and a worsening of the acne skin condition.”

Lumps & Bumps specialises in treating “diffi cult” skin disorders including dermatitis, hyperpigmenta-tion, sun spots, benign moles and a host of other skin conditions.

In addition to its clinical and cos-metic services, Lumps & Bumps is also a strong supporter of community education and conducts school semi-nars and workshops designed to edu-cate children and parents on healthy

skin care and treatment options for a broad range of skin conditions.

“At Lumps & Bumps we want to actively educate the community so that they can make the right decisions for themselves and their children. One of the programs we run involves free education seminars for parents and their school-age children. At these seminars parents and children can freely discuss their concerns and ask relevant questions,” said Sarah.

Lumps & Bumps is also planning a series of free workshops to be held at their clinic where community mem-bers may attend to discuss a variety of skin-related topics.

To contact Lumps & Bumps Skin Clinic call 1300 66 18 19 – or go to lumpsandbumpsskinclinic.com.au

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St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital’s Pain Rehabilitation Program teaches patients simple self-treatment and self-management techniques to reduce pain, improve function and ultimately improve one’s quality of lifethrough:

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Chronic pain is any pain suffered consistently for more

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Dr Bruce Shirazi, our Medical Director, is one of our Pain and Rehabilitation Physicians practicing acute and chronic

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By Stuart McCulloughIT was inevitable, I suppose. At some point I was always going to raise the white fl ag and succumb. After all, you can only resist for so long. Besides, our fourth anniversary loomed and, according to Wikipedia, such occa-sions are celebrated with gifts of linen, silk or appliances. If you can fi nd an appliance made of linen and silk, I suppose that would be ideal, but they are few and far between. Next year it’s ‘wood’, which doesn’t sound especial-ly promising, but this year is gizmos and gadgets. These were the height-ened circumstances under which I fi nally relented and bought a robot vacuum cleaner.

The thing about robot vacuum cleaners is that, in every way imagi-nable, they suck. Indeed, that’s their job. With our anniversary looming, I dutifully trotted off to the appliance store and waited around in the vain hope of some service. I wasn’t sure of its offi cial title but fi gured it was prob-ably something along the lines of the ‘Sucktastic 2000’, ‘Megatronic Swal-low Machine’ or the ‘Dirtinator’ and explained all this to the shop assistant using fl amboyant hand gestures to get my point across. She seemed to under-stand what I was asking for. Having been freed from its box and unleashed in our home, it now lurks like a digital turtle in one corner of the room, feed-ing on electricity until the moment it decides to spring into action.

The fi rst time it happened, both and I the dog were somewhat startled. It’s often said that animals can sense evil and, in the case of our dog Fozzie,

anything that involves food, but it’s rare that she and I both react to things the same way. For example, the dog often goes completely berserk when a bird lands in the backyard, whereas I have thus far been able to maintain my composure. Similarly, I have been known to abandon my serenity when accidentally coming across ‘The Bolt Report’ when, to her credit, our dog remains relatively un-phased.

There was a gentle hum emanating from the living room. It sounded as though the evaporative cooling system had climbed out of the roof and was going for a walk. I took a peak around a doorframe only to see it buzzing back and forth like nobody’s business, sucking up unsuspecting dust and any-

thing I might have left lying around. I’m not sure why I found the sight of it so unsettling. It’s the fi rst time I’ve owned an appliance that does whatev-er it wants, whenever it likes. I’ve seen 2001: A Space Odyssey and although I can’t pretend that I understood it, I know that computers who think for themselves are nothing but trouble.

If I was suspicious, the dog was even worse; slinking off to the bath-room to lie on the tiles and wait it out. As the mysterious creature rolled around the fl oor, it did so in a pattern detectable only to itself. Then, after a time, it decided it’d had enough and began the journey back to the charging station where it promptly fell asleep. There are two ways you can look at

this. Either it’s a great technological advance that frees us from the tyranny of regular vacuuming or it’s an arte-fact of a dystopian future made real. I strongly suspect the latter may be the case. Truth is, I don’t trust the Suck-tastic 2000. Not one little bit.

It’s an uneasy feeling. I return home from work each day and I wonder what on earth it’s been up to. You can’t tell me that a life form so evolved, so technologically advanced is just lying around on a charger all day. I know it’s up to something. Sometimes I get the sense that things have moved or been re-arranged ever so slightly. Just the other day, I couldn’t fi nd the little iPod I take when I go for a jog and, inevita-bly, my suspicions turned to the robot

vacuum. It is, I feel, beginning to mess with my mind.

I’m overwhelmed by disquiet. As though I am constantly under surveil-lance, being judged by the Sucktastic 2000 who never so much as says a word. Not even ‘hello’. The dog and I are united on this. We must band to-gether to resist the rising despotism of the appliances as they attempt their mechanical insurrection in which they endeavour to crush the human spirit like a pre-loved can of Solo aban-doned on the roadside beneath the giant gumboot of destiny. Secretly, I think I can get the regular vacuum on side who is now at serious risk of be-ing out of a job.

For now, I’m biding my time. In-deed, I will bide my time until it lodges a complaint and I am forced to release back into the wild. I am, of course, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Sadly, it has yet to arise. That’s because robots may power down, but they never really sleep. Meanwhile, the Sucktastic remains mute whilst moving my things whenever I’m not looking. On the one hand, if I take off my shoes I might be able to sneak up behind it and catch it unawares. Then again, maybe it has a fully function-ing weapons system and will blow my sorry self to smithereens if I do. It’s a risk. Perhaps it’s better to do nothing. Even if, like the appliance itself, that truly sucks. Sleep with one eye open, robot vacuum. You’ve made yourself a powerful enemy.

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Mornington hosts Silvers Circus in 2016Mornington hosts Silvers Circus in 2016ESTABLISHED in 1976, Silvers Circus provides world class fam-ily entertainment and fun. With extraordinary artists continually arriving from all parts of the world, Silvers are proud of the ever-changing program they are able to present.

After nearly three decades on the road, Silvers is a household name in Australia. They still maintain the sparkle, glamour and death-defying acts expected of Australia’s premier circus.

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PROVINCIALBy IT Gully

THE fi ght for a place in the 2015/16 MPCA Provincial fi nals is well and truly on following the fi rst game of the New Year on Saturday.

Whilst Peninsula Old Boys locked away top spot and a home fi nal after smashing Rye, there are a further eight teams that have genuine claims of fi nishing in the top four.

Just one match separates second-placed Long Island (56 points) from ninth-placed Langwarrin (44).

The team to beat this season, Sorrento, lost again on Saturday at the hands of the Islanders. The Sorras are just eight points outside of the top four, however.

Langwarrin gave itself every opportunity to come to the party with a late charge after beating Moorooduc.

Batting fi rst, Moorooduc was 3/8 and 7/24 at one stage, before Sam Adams (42) and Adam Bayly (21) gave their bowlers something to defend (96).

Adam Campbell was superb for the home side, snaring 4/14 from 10 overs, whilst brother and coach Trav Campbell picked up 2/17.

Matt Prosser fi nished off the innings with a 2.5 over spell, to fi nish with fi gures of 2/2.

Prosser fi nished unbeaten on 40, while a returning Al Davie hit eight fours in his innings of 36. Langwarrin got the runs (1/99) in 27 overs.

Adrian Mack also returned for the Kangas and fi nished with fi gures of 1/20 from seven overs.

Somerville moved back inside the top four at the expense of opponent Crib Point.

The Magpies lost the toss and were

sent in to bat and were bowled out in the second last over of their innings for 100. Neil Clark hit 41.

Blake Terlaak and Brenton Alp fi nished with 3/11 and 3/27 respectively for the Eagles while Russell Wilkes and Nick Marshall claimed 2/21 and 2/18 respectively.

The Eagles got the runs six wickets down, with Jack Barbour scoring 25.

Luke Herrington and Brad Davidson each picked up a couple of wickets for the Magpies.

Mt Eliza started-off the New Year in fi ne fashion, winning its second game of the season against Pines.

The Mounties batted fi rst and limped to 8/117. Keith Biggs top scored for the home team with 39 while Justin Grant hit 31.

Pat Jackson was the pick of the Piners’ bowlers with 3/14 and Craig Entwhistle picked up 3/21.

In reply, Pines was bowled out for

93 with Rob Maskiell snaring 4/27 and Nick Baron and Grant getting a couple of wickets each.

Entwhisle top scored against his old side with 42 for Pines.

Baxter picked up an important win against Mornington, leaving the Doggies 20 points outside the top four in 10th place on the ladder.

It was a must-win game for the Dogs and it now looks like their season is just about fi nished.

The Dogs batted fi rst on their home deck and set a more than reasonable target of 7/147. Luke Popov top scored with 49 and Brad McDonald hit 28 batting at three.

Dale Irving and Chamika Sattambi claimed 3/38 and 3/29 respectively for Baxter.

Chris Brittain opened the Baxter innings with 90 runs, getting his side over the line with the help of brother Ben, who was unbeaten on 25.

At one stage, Baxter was in real trouble at 6/40 before fi nishing the Dogs off in the 37th over eight wickets down (8/152).

Michael Heib and Glenn Wood took two wickets each for the Dogs.

Wade Pelzer smacked 103 and Dylan O’Malley scored 80 as Peninsula Old Boys set Rye a massive target of 6/243.

In reply, Rye were bowled-out in the 26th over for 78, before losing another four wickets in their second innings.

Adam Jones picked up 4/32 in the fi rst innings and 2/10 in the second. Eivion Bowen took 3/7 from four overs in the fi rst innings.

In the fi nal game, Sorrento was bowled out for 116 in the 37th overs against Long Island.

The visitors then replied with 2/119 in 22.4 overs.

Fight is on in ProvincialFight is on in Provincial

DISTRICTBy IT GullyFLINDERS has joined Pearcedale in the MPCA District top four after serving-up a very solid performance in the one day clash on Saturday.

Playing on their home deck, the Sharks batted fi rst after Dwayne Field won the toss and scored a competitive 8/144 in their 40 overs.

Andrew Power opened the innings with 40 runs while Mitch Stansborough contributed 33 to the total.

Chris Dew was the pick of the Pearcedale bowlers with 3/29 from 10 overs.

In reply, the Panthers lost wickets consistently and were eventually dismissed in the 35th over for 98.

Will Kennedy top scored with 21 before being run-out. Matt Burns made it 14 wickets for the season after picking-up 3/16 from 10 overs.

Baden Powell again fl exed its collective muscle to make light work of Boneo.

The Braves batted fi rst and made a very hard to reach 8/199.

Travis Kellerman, who has played just two First IX games this season, top scored for the home side with 62, while Tom Wood scored 41 at the top of the innings.

Cam Williams was the best of the Boneo bowlers, with four wickets.

In reply, the visitors were bowled out in the 36th over for 102. Josh Gana top scored with 23.

Ryan Barnett claimed 4/26 from 10 overs for the Braves.

Red Hill and Main Ridge scored more than 400 runs between them on the small deck at Ditterich Reserve.

The Hillmen batted fi rst with Callum Rowe (53), Simon Dart (50) and Matt Merifi eld (50) all getting half centuries to score 5/216.

In reply, Gareth Wyatt scored 69 and Ed Aarons 50. However, after 40 overs, the home side was left 15 runs short (9/201).

Rowe bowled fi ve overs for a return of 4/32 and was the catalyst in the win after Main Ridge appeared to be in control at 6/180.

Seaford is one game outside the top four after picking up the win against Delacombe Park. The Parkers were bowled out in the 28th over. Shane Deal was explosive, netting 71 after the visitors were 7/78.

Paul Hartle wound back the clock for Seaford and snared 4/31 from 8.5 overs. Seaford got the runs (4/153) in the 28th over, with Faisal Payenda scoring 63.

Heatherhill too is just a game outside the top bracket after beating Carrum. They made 8/163 with Kristian Miller top scoring with 34 and Christian Heath getting 29.

The Lions were rolled for 148 in the 38th over.

Ben Davies picked up 3/25 in his fi rst senior match while Jake Theobold claimed 3/29.

Seaford Tigers picked up the 12 points after beating Mt Martha.

The Reds batted fi rst and were restricted to 99 in 38.3 overs. Jake Smart top scored with 25.

Matt Meagher, Corey Hand, Ash Mills and Darren James all picked up two wickets each.

The Tigers were in some early trouble at 5/37 before Meagher (30) and David James (20*) got them home (8/102).

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Moorooduc to water: Despite some stel-lar efforts, Moorooduc only managed to score 96 runs and were quickly overrun by Langwarrin.Picture: Andrew Hurst


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SUB-DISTRICTBy IT GullyA REAL race for a place in the fi nals has developed in MPCA Sub District cricket following the opening match of the New Year.

While Dromana and Hastings are nestled nicely in the top two spots on the ladder, there are now six clubs who have claims on the fi nal two positions.

Balnarring is back in the race af-ter knocking over Rosebud in a high scoring clash.

The Buds won the toss and elect-ed to bat at Balnarring Reserve and looked to do everything right on their way to 7/192.

Billy Quigley was superb with 72 batting at three, Matt Maher contrib-uted 28 and Kane Donald scored 23.

The best of the Balnarring bowlers were Mitch Kleinig (2/46) and Mi-chael Griese (2/35).

However, despite the strong total, the Saints were able to hunt it down. The home side fi nished with 7/193 off 37 overs.

Andrew Shannon top scored for the Saints with an unbeaten 54 while Mark Walles hit 49.

Jason Nagel was the pick of the Rosebud bowlers with 3/43 from 10 overs, while Quigley and Geoff Glaum each picked up two wickets.

Ballam Park is just half a game outside the top bracket after beating Frankston YCW.

It was a must-win game for the Knights, and they did it after batting fi rst and scoring 7/193.

That was largely due to the sensa-tional innings of David Roach, who opened with a superb knock of 107.

Andrew Kitson claimed 3/39 for the Stonecats.

In reply, the visitors were rolled for 153 after 37 overs.

Lai Leaunoa opened with 58 for the Stonecats to be their highest run getter.

Dean Lefebvre was the star with the ball for the Knights, taking 5/24 from eight overs.

Sean Osborne was also back for the Knights, getting 1/27 from fi ve overs and scoring 16 runs. Nathan Bradbury was also back for his fi rst game.

Dromana’s Aaron Kaddatz almost single-handedly beat Tootgarook.

Kaddatz claimed 5/20 from 10 overs in Tootgarook’s total of 141 in 38 overs. Kaddatz also caused a run-out.

He then scored an unbeaten 33 as the Hoppers scored 6/146 in 40 overs. Jack Fowler was the top scorer for Dromana with 38.

The match between Carrum Downs and second placed Hastings was aban-doned due to an unplayable pitch.

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The fi nal hurdle: Langwarrin appeal in their pre-fi nals win over Moorooduc. Saturday’s victory locks them in as fi nals contenders. Picture: Andrew Hurst


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Picture perfect: Noddy Angelakos celebrates his victory in the Gift in fi ve-star weather with his family.Picture: Barry Irving

A Gift to be treasured: (Clockwise from top) Representatives of the Rye Football Club display their victory plaque with sponsors Gary Sanford and Gary Gillies, Celia Cosgriff took out the Women’s Diamond with gusto, winners of the Junior Gift give a hearty thumbs-up and Allegria has her face painted at one of the many activity stalls on the day. Picture: Barry Irving

By Barry IrvingRYE Sports & Social Club hosted the 42nd running of Rye’s premier sporting event, the Rye Gift, on Saturday. In perfect weather for an athletics carnival, the Victorian Athletic League conducted this multi-event program that draws Victoria’s top athletes to Rye each January.

Now billed as a day out for families, there was a host of children’s activities that included face painting, a jumping castle and a visit from Mickey Mouse, Dora the Explorer and Peter Rabbit.

For the adults, an on-course bookmaker, beverage tent and food stalls added to the full program of sprint and distance events by athletes of all ages.

The 120m Rye Gift featured one of the closest fi nishes for many years, with the win going to Noddy Angelakos in 12.435 seconds. Liam

Procaccino came in 2nd at 12.450 seconds, with Paul Tancredi 3rd in 12.486 seconds.

The 120m Women’s Diamond resulted in a convincing win for Celia Cosgriff (14.161 seconds) over Nadeen Brown (14.315 seconds) with Caitlin Hawks 3rd (14.361 seconds).

A crowd favourite, the “Footballers relay” was won this year by the team from Rye Football Club, with the Dromana team winning the junior football relay.

The Rye Gift is organised by the Rye Sports & Social Club with profi ts from the day being shared by the seven participating Rye Sports clubs, whose members man the gates and stalls on the day. Held on the second Saturday in January, this event grows more popular each year, attracting more entries and larger crowds.

Photo finish at closest Rye Gift yetPhoto finish at closest Rye Gift yet


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