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Planned burning operations to reduce bush�re risk are under way in Whittlesea. The council’s bushland works of�cer, Martin Roberts, said controlled burns had been done on about 38 hectares in just six days, doubling last year’s efforts in the same timeframe. “We’ve been lucky with the weather, but procedural improvements have made the biggest difference,” Mr Roberts said. A council team of about 20 had ideal conditions for the burns with temperatures under 30 degrees and a little wind with an average speed of less than 15km/h. Autumn typically brings favourable conditions for planned burning and crews will take advantage over the next two months to prepare for next summer. Lexi Cottee

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By Lexi Cottee

A Mill Park school that o�ers an alternative form of education for students who are disengaged from traditional schooling is desperately seeking a bigger site.

�e Pavilion School, which operates at a Whittlesea council-owned space in Plenty Valley shopping centre, has about 20 teenagers on its waiting list.

But the school has just one makeshi� classroom and some shared o�ce space that the council allows it to use for a peppercorn fee.

School pleads for spacePrincipal Josie Howie said the school could

not accommodate the students’ needs.“Most years we have about 30 kids on our

waiting list,” she said. “Mainstream schools just aren’t working for

them.”�e school opened in 2010 with 30 students.

It now has 80, who study an alternative form of education tailored to individual needs.

Ms Howie said they planned to move to a disused school site, but little progress had been made in �ve years.

A bid for Department of Education land in

Kingsway Drive fell through in 2012 and was used instead to house the new Lalor Gardens Primary School, derived from a merger between Lalor West and Lalor Park primary schools.

Ms Howie said there were not many suitable school sites with adequate access to public transport le� in the area.

“We could move into a community space, but we can’t a�ord too many overheads or big rents,” she said.

“�at’s what’s so great about partnering with Whittlesea council but it’s just not adequate for educational purposes.”

She said high levels of youth unemployment added to the school’s problems.

“If all of these kids were getting jobs we wouldn’t have this demand,” she said.

�e northern suburbs have some of the state’s highest youth unemployment levels, and Victorian Council of Social Service chief executive o�cer Emma King says this emphasises the area’s concentrated disadvantage. “�ere aren’t enough jobs, or the right jobs, near where people live,” she said. “Or there’s really signi�cant competition for them because unemployment is so high.”

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When Merryn Lording bought her house in Whittlesea �ve years ago, the front garden was an overgrown mess of weeds and grass.

But bit by bit, the 57-year-old remodelled the space into something quite enchanting.

With the help of her partner, Brian Cole, she transformed a toolshed into a miniature cottage.

“She wanted it to be a bit magical,” said Brian, who goes by the nickname BC.

Last Sunday, BC received a call from Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham, saying Ms Lording had won the council’s annual competition for “best front garden”.

It was the day a�er Ms Lording lost her mother to cancer, so the call was “a bit of light

on a very rainy, dark weekend,” according to BC.

�e honour was a surprise to Ms Lording. who didn’t even know BC had entered her into the council competition.

“What makes this special is she did it for herself. She wasn’t out to win a competition,” he said.

�e Whittlesea Secondary College teacher’s aide was joined by Liam and Sarah Fish, who took out the “best edible garden” category for their array of vegetables and fruit plants.

�e winners were o�cially announced at the Whittlesea Community Festival on March 15.

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A baby alpaca has been le� to die in a Mernda paddock where more than 40 of the animals are allegedly being kept with insu�cient shelter, food or water.

Animal rights activists reported the situation to the RSPCA last Wednesday.

RSPCA Victoria con�rmed on Friday that a complaint had been received and “actioned upon immediately”.

RSPCA media spokeswoman Sharon MacKenzie said because the issue related to more than 10 animals, it fell under the jurisdiction of the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR)’s animal health o�cers, who were formerly part of the Department of Primary Industries.

A Whittlesea council spokeswoman said she understood there had been previous concerns for the alpacas but livestock matters are handled by the RSPCA and Department of Environment and Primary Industries who will be following up.

But she said a DEDJTR inspector was due to assess the situation on Friday a�ernoon.

Graphic photos of several alpacas were sent to Star Weekly.

�e same photos were posted by numerous Facebook groups and have garnered signi�cant attention from animal rights activists.

�e images show the animals with dirty, matted coats standing in a dirt-covered paddock without trees, food or water.

In one photo a mother stands next to the corpse of its cria (baby).

Dawn Dempsey, of Newstead, put a call out on social media last �ursday for �nancial assistance to help with the animals’ rescue costs.

She also asked whether anyone would be willing to adopt any of the animals or help transport them to a new home.

People were quick to o�er assistance, some donating to pay for petrol costs, others o�ering to take as many as 10 alpacas or to donate feed.

Barrie Tapp, a senior investigator from the Animal Cruelty Hotline, and former chief inspector at the RSPCA said the animals were su�ering. “�is is an urgent matter, these animals are starving.”

He said nothing has been done by the DEDJTR, which told him the property was attended to in January and had been dealt with then.

Star Weekly discussed the matter with a DEDJTR spokesman who was unable to provide any o�cial comment before going to press.

None of the relevant authorities were willing to reveal who owned the property.

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Police have found cannabis crops in more than 30 houses in Whittlesea in the past nine months.

Police have raided a number of properties and found sophisticated hydroponic set-ups.

Detective Senior Constable Daniel Chrystie said some of the tell-tale signs that identi�ed illegal crop houses included unfamiliar people coming and going and drawn curtains in daylight hours.

But he hesitated to expand on what other clues alerted police to illegal activity.

“�ey’re catching on to our methods,” he said. “If the public has any inkling all is not okay, call Crime Stoppers, even if it’s something small.”

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Cops raid pot housescannabis plants were uncovered in a raid on a Doreen house last Tuesday.

Despite a well-kept front garden and a freshly mown lawn, the house in Bernard Street was a hydroponic hothouse with cannabis growing in every available space.

Mill Park sergeant Danny Taylor said 340 plants were found in the house’s seven rooms. �ere was no furniture or food inside.

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Pro-split supporters believe the state government will have broken a promise if Sunbury is still part of Hume a�er July 1.

Sunbury Ratepayers Association president Bernie O’Farrell said Sunbury City Council was supposed to come into existence on that date and the community would feel let down if it didn’t.

Labor, which promised not to wind back the order gazetted by the formerstate government last October, launcheda review of the secession process latelast year.

As reported by Star Weekly online, Hume council last week raised signi�cant concerns about the July 1 deadline.

Mr O’Farrell said people had been promised an independent Sunbury.

‘‘If it doesn’t happen, then as faras I’m concerned that is a broken promise,’’ he said.

With less than 110 days remaining until July 1, Hume chief executive Domenic Isola last week wrote to Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins, again outlining the council’s fears about potentialdisruption to sta� and implications for ratepayers.

�e council did not request an extension of the proposed start date as has been reported by other media outlets.

In the letter, Mr Isola said a range of operational and legal matters had to be resolved.

‘‘I do not believe this provides su�cient time to undertake this signi�cant process in a respectful, open, transparent manner for ratepayers and council sta�,’’ the letter said of the impending deadline.

Mr Isola told Star Weekly that Hume council had pressed the urgency of a decision at all meetings with Ms Hutchins in the past few months.

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A spokeswoman for Ms Hutchins said the minister was considering the letter.

‘‘Signi�cant issues with transferring of sta� and assets are still to be resolved,’’ the spokeswoman said. ‘We are not walking away from our commitment, but these issues do need to be properly resolved. We don’t want to see local residents disadvantaged or denied the services they need.’’

Sunbury-based councillor Jack Ogilvie said council, sta� and the community deserved a de�nitive answer.

‘‘I think it’s [the letter] out of frustration at all this hold up,’’ Cr Ogilvie said.

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�e full e�ects of an indexation freeze on federal grants for councils will not be felt until later this year.

Figures obtained by the federal Labor Party show Hume and Whittlesea councils will each lose more than $5 million in the next four years.

�e State and Territory Local Government Grants Commission �gures paint a bleak picture for councils across the nation that rely on Federal Assistance Grants to spend on projects.

Last year’s federal budget contained an

Whittlesea �nance and organisation improvement director Rod Wilkinson said the council was unable to verify the �gures that would apply, but any cuts would be dealt with internally.

“Any shortfall in money that is incurred by the City of Whittlesea will be absorbed internally by reducing operational costs,” he said.

Daryl Whitfort, Hume director of city, governance and information, said the council’s projected loss of $5.2 million, as revealed in the �gures obtained by Labor, looked reasonable despite not knowing the level of indexation

indexation pause on the grants scheme to save $950 million in projected expenditure through to 2017-18. �e move has forced councils to rein in spending on roads and big projects.

Federal McEwen MP Rob Mitchell said the indexation freeze meant less money for roads, libraries, parks and services. “�e �ow-on from these cuts will hamper the ability of our local councils to service our communities and develop and maintain pivotal critical infrastructure. Hume and Whittlesea councils are now faced with the unenviable choice of either making rates and charges una�ordable for families or cutting essential services.”

and growth rate assumed to reach the �gure. He said additional Roads to Recovery funding of $980,000 for the 2015-16 year would compensate in the short term for the loss of funds.

Any other implications would be considered as part of the 2015-16 budget.

Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said that while the government had temporarily paused indexation of the Federal Assistance Grants program for three years, it would still provide $9.3 billion to local government to deliver services and build community infrastructure.

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�ere aren’t many waterways in Epping teeming with �sh. But behind the brick walls of Building D at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Epping campus, thousands of Murray cod and silver perch �ll tanks in a facility unknown to many local residents.

�e college is home to one of Australia’s only commercial-size �sh farms.

Primary Industries lecturer Andrew Christie is teaching 16 students the ins and outs of the commercial seafood farming industry which, he says, is still in relative infancy in Australia, and particularly in Victoria.

Amid rising concerns over country-of-origin labelling and foreign imports, Mr Christie is trying to educate his students about food security and safety when producing seafood products.

“Poor handling of farmed seafood products creates the potential for serious health impacts,”

he said. “Australia’s Atlantic salmon industry, our most lucrative aquaculture industry, has comprehensively demonstrated that people are prepared to pay more for what they perceive to be a clean, green Aussie product.”

Mr Christie said the industry would grow as consumers became more conscious of the genealogy of their food.

Melbourne Polytechnic has been running a bachelor of agriculture and technology (aquaculture) degree program at the Epping campus in various forms since 1997.

Some of the course’s graduates have gone on to work at �sh farms around the nation, while others have been employed by biofuel manufacturers or to research sea cucumbers.

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Cops mysti�ed by armed menTwo men with a shotgun were on the run in Doreen on Friday morning. Epping police were called to Garden Road about 1.30am after a motorist saw the men running, one of them carrying the weapon. They were described as “young”, but little else is known about their appearance. Sergeant Ray Camilleri said a 90-minute search by the dog squad and eight police units failed to �nd the pair. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Tip row goes to VCATA �ve-day hearing before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) was held last week on four matters involving the Bulla tip and quarry. Two residents of Bulla’s Batey Court, on the tip’s north-eastern side, spoke about what they said was the tip operator’s “complete disregard for community and amenity”. Issues debated included the tip operator’s handling of a �re that has allegedly burned for 20 years and dust, smoke and litter in nearby streets. Hume council’s issuing of a two-year permit extension in April last year was also discussed. Decisions are expected this week.

Fawkner �reMFB �re�ghters worked to contain a unit �re from spreading to neighbouring properties in Fawkner on Saturday night. It took 40 minites to control the �re, which destroyed the single storey brick unit just before midnight. The damage bill is expected to exceed $120,000.

Thousands of Victorians took to the streets on two wheels on March 13 to recognise the annual Ride2School Day, aimed at teaching students to opt for healthier lifestyle choices. Now in its ninth year, the program has encouraged tens of thousands of children to walk or ride to school. About 20 St Monica’s College students, including Ross Alexopoulos(pictured), jumped onto their bikes to get to school in Epping. The program is run by Bicycle Network, a self-funded, pro-bike community group, which hopes the day will remind parents that riding or walking to school is a great way for their children to meet their recommended daily dose of 60 minutes of physical activity. Lexi Cottee

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Australia’s biggest paint manufacturer will build a new $165 million paint factory in Mickleham.

Dulux announced last Tuesday the company would scale back its operations in Brisbane and relocate a large portion of its manufacturing to a 17-hectare site in the Merri�elds Estate.

Managing director of DuluxGroup Patrick Houlihan said the new factory would produce nearly all the company’s water-based decorative

But good news for Victorians will come at a cost. �e company will axe about 60 jobs from its paint factory in Rocklea, in Brisbane’s south.

Mr Houlihan said Victoria was always the company’s strategic preference for a new factory.

He said it made sense to have the factory not far from Dulux’s head o�ce and research and development arm in Clayton.

According to the federal government’s recently released 2015 Intergenerational Report, there are eight million existing dwellings in

paints. �e state government declined to reveal how much it had cost to lure Dulux to invest in Melbourne’s north.

�e new paint factory will be the largest of its kind in Australia and New Zealand.

Construction is due to start later this year and scheduled for completion in 2017.

Employment Minister Jacinta Allan said the new facility would create 200 indirect jobs during the construction stage and 64 ongoing full-time-equivalent jobs involving 53 operational and 11 management roles.

Australia and another nine million are needed over the next 40 years. “So this is exactly the right time for companies like ours to be investing in our future,” Mr Houlihan said.

�e announcement comes a�er weeks of planning and discussion with the state government, which secured Dulux’s investment through �nancial support from the Department of Economic Development.

�e annual production capacity of the new factory will be 100 million litres, double the company’s present capacity.

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A program that helps disadvantaged teens get their driver’s licence has been thrown a lifeline.

Funding for the L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program was due to lapse in June.

But earlier this month, state Road Safety Minister Luke Donnellan announced the state government would restore $16 million of funding for the program for another four years. �at would be $500,000 more each year than was previously committed.

�e L2P program helps learner drivers under 21 who lack access to a supervising driver or a car to gain the driving experience required to apply for a probationary licence.

�e free program matches teens with licensed volunteer mentors and a sponsored vehicle.

�ere are 55 programs across the state, including one run from Broadmeadows by the Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network (HWLLEN).

Program co-ordinator Rachael Baker said the state government’s commitment to the program came as a relief. “Driving is the main gateway to employment, especially for teens in the backblocks of Craigieburn and Mickleham where public transport is a bit of a nightmare,” Ms Baker said.

She said the HWLLEN had licensed more than 70 kids since the program started in August 2009. “We’ve worked with more than 200 kids in that time. �ey might not necessarily have been licensed with us, but we’ve supported them on the way.”

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�e City of Whittlesea o�cially unveiled the Jobs in the North website at an employment forum for job hunters last weekend in South Morang.

�e site, which took about three months to build, has been tailored for a local audience and will o�er free advertising for businesses in the City of Whittlesea wanting to recruit locally.

People wanting to work closer to home can sign up to receive free alerts when jobs are registered. �e site has a community noticeboard and advice for businesses and recent school graduates.

Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham said about 60,000 people commuted outside the municipality for work. “We know many of our residents commute long hours into the city each day, particularly from our growth areas, and that this has negative impacts on their health and family life,” Cr Kirkham said.

Jobseekers can search for jobs by suburb, key words or industry.

School leavers can search for part-time work.

Employers can print job posters to put up in shop windows featuring a smart-phone code that can be used to take job seekers directly to online job ads.

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A Craigieburn forum will help Indian and South-East Asian migrants pinpoint family violence triggers.

�e Oorja Foundation, a newly formed support group for migrants living in Craigieburn and surrounding suburbs, has organised the event to foster discussion about the causes of family violence and intergenerational con�ict.

Foundation secretary Nayana Bhandari said the forum was needed to address increasing rates of family violence among migrant and refugee families who were unfamiliar with cultural norms in Australia.

“We need to teach people how to �nd a balance between being born in Australia but with parents and grandparents born in India,” Ms Bhandari said.

“Females haven’t been provided much privilege in India, so when women come to Australia many want to study or want more independence and this is not always considered a good thing [by their parents or husband],” she said.

�e forum will bring together leaders from the Indian community, Fawkner police station community liaison o�cer Ash Dixit, Hume police’s Inspector Lisa Hardeman and solicitors from community legal centres.

Cultural values and customs will be up for discussion, as will the progress of Oorja programs such as an intergenerational Punjabi group that meets fortnightly.

A short movie Ms Bhandari produced with victims of family violence, Brides of Broken Dreams, will be screened to remind women to speak up about family violence.

Senior Constable Dixit said he was keen to be involved in the event because family violence

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was an issue “we’re confronting on a regular basis”.

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and I think that’s why they’re hesitant to approach the police,” he said.

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Good Friday appeal at TRACStuck for an idea to entertain the kids this Easter? Why not head to Thomastown Recreation and Aquatic Centre on Friday, April 3, from 9am–1pm. The centre will be raising money for the Good Friday Appeal on a day it would usually be closed. Staff are volunteering their time to offer residents discounted $5 access to the pools and gym, or $10 for pool entry plus a �tness class.■ www.ilovetrac.com.au

Pop-up playgroupJoin Whittlesea council’s pop-up free playgroup, join in activities such as storytime, and �nd out what playgroups have to offer. At West�eld Plenty Valley, 415 McDonalds Road, Mill Park, on Thursday, March 26, 10am-noon.■ 9404 8863

COMMUNITY CALENDARWANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-pro�t organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities.Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042, or email to [email protected] for copy and announcements is noon Tuesday.

Twilight marketStallholders are wanted for the next Totally Thomastown Twilight market on March 27.■ Justine, 8376 6939

Saturday immunisation sessionsIf you missed school-based or maternal child health immunisation sessions, Whittlesea council will have such a session on Saturday at the Civic Centre, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang. Immunisation sessions will then be held from 10am-noon on the second Saturday of every month. The next one is on April 11.■ 9217 2133

Diggers Rest Country FairThe Diggers Rest Country Fair has pony rides, cow-milking, entertainment from local performers and a contest for the biggest homegrown pumpkins, zucchinis and silverbeet. At Animal Land Children’s Farm, 190 Duncans Lane, Diggers Rest, on March 29, 10am-4pm. ■ 9205 2200

For green thumbsJoin sustainable gardening expert Mariette Tuohey on March 28 from 10am as she explains how to build a wicking bed and demonstrates the best way to grow a herb garden. ■ Outside Vic’s Food and Wine, 69 O’Shannassy Street, Sunbury.

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Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows did the damage with the ball, and Plenty Valley with the bat, as the pair set up a Sub District cricket grand �nal match-up.

�ey won their semi-�nals in di�erent circumstances at the weekend, although both set up victory on the �rst day.

A stunning all-round performance by 42-year-old Sean Ayres (149 and 6-67) inspired Plenty Valley, while Roxburgh Park showed again that its bowling line-up is the best in the business by bowling out Altona for 99 at Lakeside Drive.

“We bowled exceptionally and all the bowlers played their role,” Falcons captain-coach Mitch

Brilliant opener inspires Bats

Johnstone said. “A di�erent guy stands up every week. �is time it was Patrick Matautaava [who took 7-22], which is even more remarkable in light of what is happening in [his home country] Vanuatu.”

�en the Falcons, not for the �rst time this season, su�ered a few nervous moments with the bat.

“We were 3-20, then Mitch [Strei�] and Kurt [Brant] struck up a partnership to steady us,” Johnstone said. “We lost two quick wickets

before tea and Mitch straight a�er tea, which again made us nervous.”

But the Falcons eventually got over the line, �nishing 6-103, to reach only its second grand �nal in 43 years.

“To play at Lakeside in front of our fans will be special and will give us an extra one per cent,” Johnstone said.

Plenty Valley reached the grand �nal with a devastating batting display against Melton at A.K. Line Reserve.

�ey made 7-324 from their 80 overs on the back of an opening partnership of 148 between Ayres and Kamalesh Murugsan (75).

Captain-coach Michael Sheedy said having runs on the board was like gold in �nals.

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scoring 300 in �nals is worth heaps,” he said. “Ayresy and Kamalesh were fantastic. I didn’t think someone could mature as a cricketer at 42.”

Two early Melton wickets, including that of star batsman Mick Allen, helped the Bats bowl out Melton for 210.

“We put the pressure on with the ball and they were in the game while [David] Kirk and Butch [Anthony Gale] were batting, but 320 was always going to be a big score,” Sheedy said.

Sheedy said he would back his side’s experience in the grand �nal.

“We’ve had �ve players who have played grade cricket over a long time,” he said. “We’re con�dent the 11 that played this week and got us to the grand �nal will do the job.”

‘‘ I didn’t think someone could mature as a cricketer at 42 ’’ – Michael Sheedy

Last pair makes Jacana sweat on titleWhen Jacana took the ninth wicket in the �rst over a�er tea in Turf Cricket’s north B1 grand �nal on Saturday, it seemed a formality that the club would break its 42-year senior premiership drought.

But East Coburg’s last two batsmen had di�erent ideas and for a while it looked likely the match would go into a fourth day and East Coburg may steal the win.

A�er almost two hours and a last-wicket stand of 53, the �nal wicket fell and the Lions could celebrate a 55-run victory.

“I hoped [it would not go into a fourth day], I wouldn’t have slept,”Jacana captain Shannon Bennett said a�er the game.

“We probably thought it was going to happen [the last wicket] and it didn’t.

“Credit to East Coburg. �e last two boys hung around but we actually got there.”

Jacana wicketkeeper Casey Whelan watches the stumps shatter. (Damian Visentini)

Jacana started day three of the match 165 runs in front on its second innings, needing nine wickets for victory against the team which had been the best all year.

�ey got o� to the perfect start with two wickets in the �rst half hour.

Wickets continued to �ow and East Coburg was 6-36 at drinks and 7-42 shortly a�er.

Runs were hard to come by, as Jacana’s bowlers continued to attack with men all around the bat to put the pressure on.

�e eighth wicket fell right on tea.“We had runs on the board and two quick

wickets at the start of the day saw the game was set up,” Bennett said.

“Towards the end, the last 15-20 overs, East Coburg really fought and it took us that long to get the last wicket. To be the best you have to beat the best and we are the best now.”

East Coburg was eventually bowled out for 120, with Wayne Cooper taking four wickets.

East Coburg’s Muddassar Hassan was named man of the match – he took 11 wickets and made 41 not out in his side’s second innings.

Hassan’s partner in the stubborn last-wicket stand, Kevin Dowsey, made just one of the runs.

It was obvious how much the premiership meant to Bennett and the club. Among the crowd watching the game were two members of the club’s 1972 senior premiership side.

“It’s unbelievable a�er 42 years. It means everything and caps o� the hard work,” Bennett said. “It’s been 10-20 years of cricket for me, it’s just great.”

For more photos from the match go to www.northern.starweekly.com.au

Tara Murray

Mernda is back in the top grade of Diamond Valley cricket a�er a thumping win against Banyule in the Money Shield grand �nal on Saturday.

A�er a delayed start to the second day because of a ruptured water pipe at Lower Eltham Park, Banyule began at 2-13 chasing 207 for victory. Jarrod Carlson had made 99 in Mernda’s 206 on day one.

Demons bowler Paul Baker, who had already taken one wicket, grabbed three more as Banyule slumped to 8-43.

A partnership of 38 slowed Mernda’s run towards victory before Baker took the last two wickets and Banyule was bowled out for 85.

Baker �nished with 6-11 from 17.3 overs, with 10 maidens. Cameron Hatcher took two wickets.

In the B-grade competition, Whittlesea overcame the loss of early wickets before defeating Macleod to take out the premiership.

A�er losing two wickets late on day one and still needing 113 for the win, Whittlesea lost Nathan Gardiner, Harry Hicks and �arindu �usan early on day two to be 5-49.

Andrew Nicholls and Andrew Bolt steadied the innings to take the score to 77, before Nicholls lost his wicket.

Bolt, who top-scored with 31, got his side to within three of victory before being caught.

Whittlesea made the runs and �nished its innings on 7-139.

Tara Murray

Baker cooks up Merndatitle

�e Hume City Bronco men’s side opened its account in Big V state championship basketball at the weekend by picking up two wins. �ey started with a 104-77 win over Sheroke. Import Jamal Brown top scored with 22 points.

�e Broncos backed it up on Sunday with a 87-86 win over Whittlesea Pacers.

On Saturday night, the Pacers lost to Ringwood 89-83.

�e Bronco women won their state championship match against Warrandyte 65-46.

Broncos begin with twin wins

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SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL

TAC CUPTAC CUPTOAKLEIGH 1.2 4.3 7.7 12.11 (83)NORTHERN 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.6 (24)Goals: Oakleigh: Silvagni 2 Cuningham 2 Thompson 2 Larkey 2 Phillips Walker Giles Pirrie. Northern: PerryGresham Reinbold.Best: Oakleigh: McLarty Pearce Hooper AnswerthThompson Beddison. Northern: Mattingly PerryGresham Booth Fiorini Murphy. At IKON Park.

EASTERN 4.4 10.7 18.12 26.16 (172)WESTERN 3.1 4.1 5.2 8.2 (50)Goals: Eastern: Hardwick 8 Cotte 3 Clarke 3 Parsons2 Maibaum 2 Weideman 2 Jeffs 2 Lynch Lynch L Sheridan-Ferrie Brolic Fenton. Western: Lester 3 Venables 2 Knight Galley Vujanic.Best: Eastern: Hardwick Clarke Parsons FentonSheridan-Ferrie Cotte. Western: Carter VolpatoVenables Lester Dundon Norton. At IKON Park.

CRICKETPREMIER FIRST GRADERINGWOOD V MONASH TIGERSAt St KildaRINGWOOD 1st InningsD KING lbw b Sheridan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20J FREEMAN b Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12T STRAY c Harper b J TT STRAY c Harper b J TT STRA aylorY c Harper b J TaylorY c Harper b J T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29I HOLLAND lbw b Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109B WALSH c Shimell b J Taylor ALSH c Shimell b J Taylor ALSH c Shimell b J T . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34J RUSHTON lbw b Wise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0J LOORHAM b Shimell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2P ASHTON c Kerber b J Taylor P ASHTON c Kerber b J Taylor P ASHTON c Kerber b J T . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55N WALSH c Sheridan b Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8M CAMPBELL c Sheridan b Kerber. . . . . . . . . . 52M FOTIA not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Extras (8b 13lb 2w 2nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351Fall: 18, 39, 126, 201, 202, 213, 225, 247, 335,351Bowling: M Shimell 29-10-53-1, A Wise 40-18-52-4, D Matarazzo 30-13-60-0, W Sheridan 6-2-9-1,J Taylor Taylor T 12-2-53-3, S Kerber 26.2-7-58-1, S TaylorTaylorT19-6-33-0, A Chalkley 4-0-12-0. Overs: 166.2

MONASH TIGERS 1st InningsT BOXELL c Loorham b Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0D SARTORI lbw b Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1J HARPER c Stray b Fotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9S TAYLOR lbw b Holland TAYLOR lbw b Holland TA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0W SHERIDAN c B Walsh b Holland. . . . . . . . . . 11A CHALKLEY st Loorham b B Walsh . . . . . . . . . 18S KERBER c Stray b Fotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D MATD MATD MA ARAZZO not outTARAZZO not outT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17J TAYLOR not out TAYLOR not out TA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Extras (1lb 2nb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Seven wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Fall: 0, 2, 2, 22, 22, 25, 59Bowling: I Holland 10-5-20-4, M Fotia 8-2-21-2, D King 3-0-10-0, B Walsh 2-1-11-1. Overs: 23.Umpires: A Barrow & S Craig

MEN’S 2ND XI FINALMONASH TIGERS V FITZROY DONCASTERAt the Albert GroundMONASH TIGERS 1st InningsS KOOP c JR Blyth b J Blyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17C WEEKS b JR Blyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91C ANDERSON c Fletcher b Nayager . . . . . . . . . 60M BERRYMAN c Martin b J Blyth . . . . . . . . . . . 62J WATERS c White b RuddWATERS c White b RuddWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34S EDWARDS not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22M MULCAHY lbw b J Blyth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S GRIFFIN c Nayager b J Blyth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2W AGAR run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22B DURRANT not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Extras (1b 9lb 3nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Eight wickets for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331Fall: 60, 139, 207, 260, 279, 281, 285, 322Bowling: J White 16-4-57-0, JR Blyth 14-2-42-1, D Motschall 9-2-19-0, J Blyth 23-5-71-4, K Nayager23-8-56-1, M Grace 11-1-50-0, J Rudd 7-1-26-1Overs: 103.Umpires: G Bawa & N Schlittler

3RD XI FINALST KILDA V MELBOURNE UNIAt Princes Park #1, CarltonST KILDA 1st InningsA BYCHKOV c & b McLaughlan . . . . . . . . . . . . 66D MEDDINGS lbw b Butt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0M POWELL not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100J DRUMMOND lbw b Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29J O’TOOLE run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0J MAXWELL not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Extras (2b 3lb 3nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Four wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246Fall: 14, 90, 159, 162Bowling: L Richards 13-2-34-0, U Butt 10-5-22-1,M Clements 9-1-26-0, C Grant 15-1-48-1, A Chawla13-3-26-0, J McLaughlan 19-5-64-1, N Sharma6-0-21-0. Overs: 85.Umpires: N Ferns & J Whalley

PREMIER 4THS GRAND FINALRINGWOOD V ST KILDAAt Camberwell Sports GroundRINGWOOD 1st InningsR HAYES-ROSARIO b Davies R HAYES-ROSARIO b Davies R HA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21R CURLEY c Garschagen b J Bailey . . . . . . . . . . 0B TYZZER b Cowie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1T MACROKANIS b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7H COWLING b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8J TOOHEY b Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14J PETERS lbw b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0S BOLTON c & b MuirheadS BOLTON c & b MuirheadS BOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18M BREARLEY b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45M NEWMAN c Thompson b Chamberlain. . . . . . . 7L GRAY not out L GRAY not out L GRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Extras (3lb 2nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Fall: 9, 21, 29, 36, 56, 56, 56, 96, 120, 128Bowling: J Bailey 7-0-22-1, J Cowie 12-4-19-1, B Davies 16-5-32-5, N Bailey 6-2-14-0, C Kelly 3-1-10-1, B Muirhead 11-3-23-1, S Chamberlain 2.3-1-5-1. Overs: 57.3

ST KILDA 1st InningsS CHAMBERLAIN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14B EDMUNDS c Peters b Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . 5B DAVIES c Peters b BoltonB DAVIES c Peters b BoltonB DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A MCSWEYN lbw b Brearley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0J TYQUIN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Extras (2lb 1w) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Three wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Fall: 11, 30, 30Bowling: M Brearley 6-2-10-1, M Newman 7-2-12-1,J Toohey 4-0-8-0, S Bolton 2-1-2-1, L Gray 1-1-0-0J Toohey 4-0-8-0, S Bolton 2-1-2-1, L Gray 1-1-0-0J TOvers: 20.Umpires: T Medina & M Robertson

BOX HILL REPORTER: Ray McIntosh Shield: Grand f:Blackburn 8-162 bt Bulleen Templestowe Templestowe T 158. RonHennessey Shield: Grand f: Heatherdale 3-101 btBlackburn 100.MERCANTILE: A Grand f: Burley 6-314 v Youlden. Youlden. Y A Res Grand f: Parkville 283 v Youlden Youlden Y 4-59. B Grandf: Eastern Flow 209 v Bentleigh 0-11. C Grand f:South Yarra 7-163 v Indigos 146. D Prelim-f: SacredSouth Yarra 7-163 v Indigos 146. D Prelim-f: SacredSouth YHeart 203 bt Carneggie 68.RINGWOOD DISTRICT: Grand f: Trollope Trollope T Shield: SouthCroydon 2-135 bt Warranwood 133. Wilkins Cup:Warrandyte v Kilsyth 179. Newey Plate: WantirnaSouth 3-68 bt North Ringwood 67. Pascoe Shield:Scoresby Ferndale v Norwood 7-192. A Grade: NorthRingwood 6-75 v South Warrandyte 66.

VSDCANORTH WEST: Firsts: Altona 99 (Matautaava 7-22)v Roxburgh Park/Broadmeadows 0-3, Plenty Valley7-324 (Ayres 149 Murugsen 75) v Melton. Seconds:Plenty Valley 266 (McCormack 88 Hulm 63) v Balwyn 0-3, Werribee 169 (Stewart 5-56) v Kew0-12. Thirds: Brunswick 212 (Torr (Torr (T 5-40) v Yarraville,Yarraville,YPreston 195 v Melton. Fourths: Brunswick 5-231(Allan 82no) v Ivanhoe, Kew 148 (Vandekolk 6-28)v Plenty Valley 2-38. SOUTH EAST: Firsts: Caul�eld193 (Baldry 95 Pinwell 7-59) v Oakleigh, Malvern8-232 (Streker 66) v Ormond. Seconds: Oakleigh 250v Brighton, Malvern 188 v Box Hill. Thirds: Bayswater165 (Evans 60no Godinho 5-33) v Caul�eld 0-26,Malvern 8-251 (Thukral 64 Davies 57) v Oakleigh.Fourths: Caul�eld 9-248 (Rose 66 Singleton 5-33) v Mt Waverley, Box Hill 61 v Oakleigh 5-52.

GOLFMIDLANDS PGA PRO-AM (par 72): 67: L Hickman.68: M Jager A Martin. 69: A Kelly E Walters. 70: R Bourke M Buff S Laycock D Valente. 71: A McCraeD Fox. 72: W Lowrie M Burley K Conlong J Wade D McKenzie. 73: B Ford. 74: T Collier D Wallis B LambT Wilcox B Wharton K Mueck. 75: N Drane. 76: A Gilligan J Wilson J YoungerYoungerY . 77: C Scott M Choi M Cooke D Hando. 78: C Thorn B Roberts J Cusdin.79: A Cartledge N Condon D Jordan. 80: J Coco R Backwell M Perry. 81: B Wilson R Alsop. 83: A Tatt.Tatt.T84: H Williams M Isherwood. 86: L Tinkler S Aloizos.87: B Patten.

WOMEN’S PENNANT: Rd 2: Div 1: Yarra Yarra Y Yarra Yarra Y 4 btCranbourne 3, Victoria 7 bt Comonwealth 0, RoyalMelbourne 4 bt Kew 3, Huntingdale 4 bt Metropolitan3. Div 2: Rosanna 5 bt Southern 2, Eastwood 5 bt TheNational 2, Peninsula Kingswood 7 bt Woodlands 0,Kingston Heath 7 bt Heidelberg 0. Div 3: Riversdale6 bt The Heritage 1, Sandhurst 5 bt Patterson River2, Latrobe 4 bt Green Acres 3, Keysborough 5 btSpring Valley 2. Div 4: Centenary Park 5 bt Rossdale2, Northern 4 bt Yering Yering Y Meadows 3. Div 5: Amstel 6 bt Eastern 1, Gisborne 5 bt Medway 2.

SCHOOL SPORTSAPS: CRICKET: Brighton 209 (Pucovski 62 Murray58 Giles 3-22 McMaster 3-62) bt Haileybury 156(Tan (Tan (T 47no Battle 35 McCorquodale 30 Simmons 37Murray 4-29 Noske 3-18) and 141 (Bigaignon 82Noske 6-27), Geelong Coll 5-(dec) 217 (Bingham108no Boyd 55) bt Caul�eld 129 (Emrose 31)and 154 (Diggle 35 Rose 32), Carey 9 (dec) 269(Divine 116no Valentine 50 Boyce 3-38) bt Westley116 (Larkey 4-19) and 3-112 (Manuel 52no), StKevins 206 (Boehm 57 Parsons 30 Faulker 3-62) btMelbourne 202 (Gatsford 74 Nichols 41 Norris 3-37Parsons 4-41), Scotch 192 (Sparks 52 Dawborn 50Steele 36 Sutherland 35 Williamson 3-19 Johnson3-29) bt Xavier 57 (Sparks 3-7) and 4-339 (Merlo112no Hicks 103no Gilbert 61 Lane 36). FUTSAL:Xavier Red 6 bt Scotch 5, Xavier Black 8 bt Carey2, St Kevins 7 drew Caul�eld - Caul�eld 7. ROWING:Final A: Scotch 5m56s.07 (rec) Melbourne, Brighton,Geelong Gram, St Kevins, Geelong Coll. B: Xavier, Wesley, Carey, Haileybury, Caul�eld. TABLE TABLE T TENNIS:Haileybury 12 bt St Kevins 3, Melbourne 8 bt Carey7, Scotch 9 bt Geelong Gram 6, Westley 12 bt Xavier7, Scotch 9 bt Geelong Gram 6, Westley 12 bt Xavier7, Scotch 9 bt Geelong Gram 6, W3. TENNIS: Melbourne 9-110 bt St Kevins 7-114,Wesley 11-132 bt Carey 5-100, Xavier 10-112 btScotch 6-95, Haileybury 16-144 bt Brighton 0-59,Caul�eld 15-141 bt Geelong Coll 1-60. VOLLEYBALL:Scotch 3 bt Xavier 0 (25-13 25-20 25-22) St Kevins3 bt Melbourne 1 (12-25 25-15 25-14 25-17)Haileybury 3 bt Caul�eld 0 (25-22 25-18 25-11)Wesley 3 bt Carey 0 (25-14 25-14 25-23).AGSV: SWIMMING C’ships at MSAC: Boys: Mentone280 Ivanhoe 242 Penleigh & Essendon 223 TrinityTrinityT217 Camberwell 214 Peninsula 177 Marcellin 150

Yarra Yarra Y Valley 146 Assumption 101. Girls: Mentone163.5 Ivanhoe 120 Yarra Yarra Y Valley 118 Peninsula112.5 Penleigh & Essendon 85 Assumption 48.AGSV/APS GIRLS: BADMINTON: Haileybury 7-15-325bt Wesley 2-4-201, Caul�eld 9-18-355 bt PEGS0-1-170, Geelong Coll 8-17-382 bt Geelong Gram1-4-248. ROWING: Geelong Gram 6m46s.71 (rec)Caul�eld, Geelong Coll, Carey, Haileybury, Wesley. SOFTBALL: Yarra Yarra Y Valley 12 bt Carey 4, PEGS 18 btGeelong Gram 13, Wesley 16 bt ACK 6, Caul�eld16 bt Ivanhoe 6. TENNIS: Geelong Coll 13-112 btACK 3-53, Wesley 16-128 bt Peninsula 0-19, PEGS9-104 bt Ivanhoe 7-95, Carey 9-88 bt Yarra Yarra Y Valley7-81, Haileybury 14-124 bt Geelong Gram 2-40.VOLLEYBALL: Yarra Yarra Y Valley 3 bt Carey 0 (25-8 25-1425-13) Wesley 3 bt Peninsula 1 (22-25 25-15 26-24 25-22) Caul�eld 3 bt Ivanhoe 0 (25-15 25-1525-16) PEGS 3 bt Mentone 1 (14-25 25-17 25-1425-22).

APS: CRICKET: St Kevins 7-153 (Boehm 57 Parsons30) v Melbourne, Caul�eld 129 (Emrose 31) v Geelong Coll 1-16, Scotch 192 (Dawborn 50 Sparks52 Steele 36 Sutherland 35 Williamson 3-19Johnson 3-29) v Xavier 0-10, Wesley 116 (Larkey4-19) v Carey 1-33, Haileybury 156 (Tan (Tan (T 47no Battle35 MacCorquodale 30 Simmons 37 Murray 4-29Noske 3-18) v Brighton 1-28.GSV: Softball: Snr A: Rd 5: Sion 11 bt Lauriston5, Shelford 18 bt Korowa 17, Sacre Coeur 12 btCamberwell 10, Lowther Hall 11 bt Siena 10,Fintona 23 bt Ruyton 4, PLC 9 bt Ivanhoe 7, Star ofthe Sea 15 bt OLMC 14, MLC 26 bt St Catherine’s 6, St Margaret’s 21 bt Loreto 7. Inter A: Semi-f:Strathcona 12 bt Ruyton 10, Star of the Sea 14 btPLC 9. Jnr A: Qtr-f: MLC 14 bt Loreto1 4, OLMC 20bt Camberwell 2, Siena1 8 bt St Margaret’s 5, Starof the Sea 28 bt Fintona 4. Semi-f: MLC 8 bt Star ofthe Sea 1, Siena (1) 11 bt OLMC 1. B: Semi-f: Siena(1) 10 bt Siena (2) 5, Mentone 9 bt Star of the Sea7. Indoor Cricket: Snr A: Rd 5: Sacre Coeur 166 btMelbourne 96, Strathcona 153 bt Sion 146, Siena98 bt PLC 73, Lowther Hall 166 bt Camberwell172, MLC 70 bt Camberwell(2) 0, Toorak Toorak T 162 btMentone 123, Lauriston(1) 211 bt Shelford 96.Inter A: Semi-f: Sacre Coeur (1) 151 bt Sion (1) 141,Siena (1) 111 bt MLC 81. Jnr A: Semi-f: Siena 161 btLauriston 90, Sacre Coeur 169 bt MLC 115. Tennis:Inter A: Qtr-f: Ivanhoe 4-32 bt Toorak Toorak T 0-10, Star ofthe Sea 3-25 bt Sion 1-22. Semi-f: Ivanhoe 3-28 btPLC 1-22, Sacre Coeur 3-28 bt Star of the Sea 1-22.Qtr-f: PLC 2-28 bt Camberwell 2-18, Sacre Coeur2-28 bt Strathcona 2-22. B: Semi-f: OLMC 3-27 btSacre Coeur 1-16, Camberwell 4-32 bt Ivanhoe 0-8.Jnr A: Qtr-f: MLC1 3-27 bt OLMC 1-15, Lowther Hall4-32 bt Sacre Coeur 0-12, Star of the Sea 4-32 btSion 0-6, Strathcona 3-26 bt Korowa 1-23. Semi-f:Star of the Sea 3-27 bt Lowther Hall 1-23, MLC (1)3-30 bt Strathcona 1-19. B: Qtr-f: Star of the Sea3-28 bt St Catherine’s (1) 1-15, OLMC 2-25 bt SacreCoeur 2-22, Lowther Hall 4-32 bt Strathcona 0-10,MLC (1) 3-29 bt Genazzano(2) 1-18. Semi-f: Star ofthe Sea 4-32 bt MLC (1) 0-14, Lowther Hall 3-31bt OLMC 1-19. C: Semi-f: Star of the Sea 3-21 btLowther Hall 1-19, MLC (1) 4-24 bt OLMC 0-5.C’SHIP: SWIMMING: Div 1: MLC, Ruyton, Melbourne:Firbank, Korowa, PLC, Loreto, St Catherine’s.Div 2: Star of the Sea, Strathcona, Sacre Coeur, Mentone, Ivanhoe, OLMC, Lauriston, Camberwell.Div 3: Genazzano, Shelford, Toorak, Toorak, T Sion, Siena,Lowther Hall, St Margaret’s, Fintona. DIVING: Div 1: Firbank, MLC, Star of the Sea, PLC, Sacre Coeur, Genazzano, Loreto, Shelford. Div 2: Strathcona,Lauriston, St Catherine’s, Toorak, Toorak, T Mentone, Ruyton,Ivanhoe, Lowther Hall. Div 3: Camberwell, OLMC, StMargaret’s, Siena, Korowa, Fintona, Sion, Melbourne.

APS BOYS COMBINED SWIMMING & DIVING CARNIVALSCARNIVALSCARNIVat MSAC: APS: Legend: BGS (Brighton Gram) CY(Carey Gram) Caul (Caul�eld Gram) GEEL (GeelongCombined) GC (Geelong Coll) GGS (Geelong Gram)

HY (Haileybury) MGS (Melbourne Gram) SC (ScotchColl) SKC (St Kevin’s Coll) WC (Wesley Coll) XC(Xavier Coll).Open: Diving A: J Kehagias (WC) 249.15 S Mullin(SKC) N Biggins (SC). B: P Dempsey (SKC) 109.50N Rogers (HY) A Tsaconas Tsaconas T (SC). 200m freestyle: M Davenport-Wright (Caul) 1:54.31 T Wood (CY) B Hewitt (HY). 100m freestyle: M Davenport-Wright(Caul) 53.26 D Forster (HY) C Howard (SKC). 100mbackstroke: L May (WC) 59.62 B Hewitt (HY) M Caithness (Caul). 100m breaststroke: D Schlicht(SKC) 1:06.03 (NR) L Humphreys (Caul) C McMullin(WC). 200m IM: M Davenport-Wright (Caul) 2:09.47S Durrant (CY) W Ta (SC). 50m butter�y: D Forster(HY) 26.01 P O’Sullivan (XC) J Couturier (Caul).4x50 medley relay: Carey Gram 1:52.19 Caul�eldGram Haileybury. 4x50 freestyle relay: Caul�eld Gram1:38.74 Haileybury Carey Gram. 4x50 backstrokerelay: Caul�eld Gram 1:52.67 Wesley Coll Scotch Coll.4x50 breaststroke relay: Caul�eld Gram 2:11.50 StKevin’s Coll Haileybury. 4x50 butter�y relay: Caul�eldGram 1:46.74 Haileybury St Kevin’s Coll.U-17: Diving A: O Goodman (SKC) 114.45 T Spaargaren T (Caul) C Dickson (HY). B: T Andriske(SKC) 105.00 O Biggins (SC) T Vichitrananda (GGS).200m freestyle: B Negri (SC) 1:58.22 C Horton (Caul)N Hallam (SKC). 100m freestyle: B Negri (SC) 52.73C Horton (Caul) S Durrant (Caul). 100m backstroke: L Wong (CY) 1:02.00 R Gowty (Caul) W Ta (SC). 100mbreaststroke: S Durrant (CY) 1:06.15 (NR) S Banzon(HY) D Perry (WC). 50m butter�y: B Negri (SC) 27.14M Hester (SKC) S Banzon (HY). 4x50 freestyle relay:Scotch Coll 1:40.93 Caul�eld Gram St Kevin’s Coll.4x50m backstroke relay: St Kevin’s Coll 1:59.87Scotch Coll Caul�eld Gram. 4x50m breaststroke relay:St Kevin’s Coll 2:16.02 Scotch Coll Melbourne Gram.4x50 medley relay: Scotch Coll 1:55.52 Caul�eldGram St Kevin’s Coll.

CROQUETMELBOURNE METRO: Golf Croquet Shield: Rd 5: Brunswick Kookas 8-79 bt Ivanhoe Park White 4-70,Brunswick Burros 8-67 bt Ivanhoe Park Burgundy4-65, Essendon White 9-80 bt Essendon Red 3-50,Monash Blue 9-74 bt Village Glen 3-51, Sandringham7-69 bt Monash White 5-65, Williamstown 7-65 btKew 5-65.

MELBOURNE METRO: Association Pennant: Div 4:Elsternwick 3-48 bt Ringwood 0-22, MCC (1) 3-39bt MCC (3) 0-30, Essendon 3-23 bt MCC (2) 0-10.

RUGBY RUGBY RUGB UNIONVRU: Dewar Shield: Rd 1: Melb 24 drew Foots 24, EndHills 29 drew Pwr House 29, Box Hill 54 bt Moor 13,Melb Uni 27 bt Quins 13.

TENPINSWESTERN SUBURBS LEAGUE at Watergardens: Rd 7:HSM: R Harford 741 D Browne 714 P Williams 711.HSF: R Browne 685 E Oravec 545 K Coward 459.HGM: T Fielder 279 R Harford 259 P Williams 257.HGF: R Browne 249 E Oravec 194 J Rule 163.

TENNISVICTORIAN PREMIER LEAGUE: MEN Rd 1: Country AllStars 3-7-57 bt MCC 3-6-54, Royal Sth Yarra Yarra Y 3-7-52bt Bundoora 3-6-48, Grace Park Hawthorn 4-9-71bt Kooyong 2-7-73. Rd 2: Royal Sth Yarra Yarra Y 5-10-62bt MCC 1-3-36, Kooyong 5-11-70 bt Bundoora 1-2-30, Grace Park Hawthorn 6-12-73 bt Country AllStars 0-0-28. WOMEN Rd 1: Beaumaris 4-10-80 btMornington 2-7-75, Kooyong 6-12-73 bt MCC 0-0-23, Dendy Park 5-10-63 bt Royal Sth Yarra Yarra Y 1-2-37.Rd 2: Mornington 4-8-60 bt MCC 2-4-42, Beaumaris6-10-74 bt Dendy Park 0-0-25, Kooyong 5-10-75 btRoyal Sth Yarra 1-3-32.Royal Sth Yarra 1-3-32.Royal Sth Y

TAC CupCalder Cannons and Northern Knights had contrasting starts to the TAC Cup season on Saturday. The Cannons got off to a �ying start with a 13.4 (82) to 8.7 (55) win over Sandringham Dragons. But the Knights were soundly beaten by reining premier Oakleigh Chargers, 12.11 (83) to 3.6 (24). For a full wrap of the Cannons match go to www.northern.starweekly.com.au.

NPLHume City won a high-scoring clash in the dying seconds against North Geelong Warriors in the National Premier League on Saturday night. Hume City twice came from behind to level the scores before going 3-2 ahead in the 79 minute through Jai Ingham’s second goal. The Warriors levelled the scores in the fourth minute of injury time but Petar Franjic scored for Hume a minute later to clinch a 4-3 win. In NPL 1 west, Whittlesea Ranges beat Bulleen Lions 2-0, Daniel Peluso and Giosue Tolomeo scoring the goals.

FFVSporting Whittlesea started its FFV state league 2 north-west season with a 3-2 win against Hume United on Saturday. North City Wolves were among the winners in round one in FFV 3 north-west, smashing newly promoted Up�eld 5-1, while Whittlesea United and Lalor United drew 1-1. In FFV state league 4 north, Greenvale United and Plenty Valley Lions both won, Epping City and Fawkner drew 4-4.

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By Tara Murray

Grand �nal victory is just as sweet the second time around for Rivergum in North Metro cricket’s Jika Shield.

A�er winning its �rst shield last season, Rivergum entered the weekend match as hot favourites a�er only one loss for the season.

Rivergum coach Gary Bell said almost everything went to plan, as they bowled out North Brunswick/Rosebank for 126.

“To have the day we had a�er losing the toss was great,” Bell said.

“Ninety per cent of �nals are won by the team that bats �rst and we were up against it, especially against a quality unit like North Brunswick/Rosebank, who bat out their overs and put the pressure on.”

Daniel Bramich took 5-15 to claim man-of-the-match honours.

Rivergum faced �ve overs at the end of day one, �nishing the day at 0-17.

“When there were about seven overs le� the umpire asked if we wanted to get them out and have a bat and I said: ‘Absolutely’,” Bell said.

“In previous years I’d have been hesitant, but we have so much belief in ourselves.”

But day two didn’t start well when Rivergum lost three quick wickets, including Bell himself for seven, to be 3-33.

“�ere was a bit of mix up with a run-out and a couple of loose shots but we knew we could bat to 11,” he said. “�ey only had 126 to defend so they threw everything at us.

“We knew one partnership of 50-60 would get the job done and in the end it was one of close to 100.”

Rivergum made the winning runs with the loss of only three wickets, thanks to Steve Kirby (50no) and Matthew Perri (47no).

Bell said the win was just as good as last

How sweet it is . . . again

Rivergum celebrates one of Daniel Bramich’s �ve wickets. (Damian Visentini)

season’s, as everyone was out to beat them this season. “I’m just as happy as last year,” he said.

Nine members of the side played in both �ags.

“Steve Kirby came across from Donath and

has batted well for us and Kasey May has just turned 21 and is always the �rst to training.

“He bats in a terrible position at number eight and doesn’t get a lot of chances, so I’m thrilled for him,” Bell said.

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