Wyndham Star Weekly - 9th July 2014

Hands up who got busted in their PJs

West best for renters

By Laura Michell

Werribee has been ranked one of Melbourne’s most affordable suburbs for renters, with a median house rental price of $280 per week.

Data compiled by Domain and released last week revealed that Werribee was the fourthcheapest suburb in which to rent a house. Melton and Melton South offer Melbourne’s most affordable house rentals at $260 a week, followed by Frankston North ($270) and Kurunjang ($275).

Werribee was also the metropolitan area’s

fi h-most-affordable suburb for unit rentals, with median prices averaging $260 a week.

Melbourne’s least affordable suburb for renters was Toorak, where median weekly house rental prices are $900.

Domain senior economist Dr Andrew Wilson said Melbourne’s most affordable house rents were predominantly located in growth areas in the outer western suburbs, where there was little difference between house and unit rents.

He said the shrinking gap between house and unit rents was a worrying trend. “It’s a

sign people are being forced to change their choices about where they live and what they live in,” he said.

In May, welfare agency Anglicare released a rental affordability snapshot that found families were being forced to live in Melbourne’s outer suburbs. e report found that couples on the minimum wage with two dependant children were priced out of the rental market in the inner suburbs.

Anglicare principal researcher Dr Tatiana Corrales said families were being forced to choose between living in outer suburbs or

staying close to the city in inadequate housing they couldn’t afford.

Domain’s data also shows Point Cook is Wyndham’s least affordable suburb. Median rental prices for houses were $370 a week, $90 more than in Werribee. Unit rents were $325 per week.

RentsinHoppersCrossingwere$300aweek for houses and $270 for units, while renters in Tarneit pay $320 a week for a house and $300 foraunit.InTruganina,medianweeklyhouse rents were also $320, but unit prices were $10 a week higher.

Pair’s budget change of heart

By Laura Michell

Wyndham council’s 2014-15 budget has been unanimously supported by councillors, despite two of them voting against the dra document only eight weeks ago.

At the time, former mayor Heather Marcus and Cr Intaj Khan objected to the budget’s 5.5 per cent average rate rise and to plans to increase council borrowings by $15 million, to $55 million.

Cr Marcus warned that li ing the council’s debt to record levels could leave residents facing future rate rises of 10 per cent.

‘‘ I will not support significant rate rises … in the future ’’ - Heather Marcus

But at a special council meeting on Monday, councillors Marcus and Khan gave the budget their support, saying that voting against it would be detrimental to the community.

“Had it not been for the detrimental impact of the removal of services to this community, I would not be supporting a rate rise of 5.5 [per

cent] this year,” Cr Marcus said. “I am putting this council on notice … I will not support significant rate rises nor high loan borrowings in the future.”

Cr Khan said he accepted the rate rise was in the best interests of the community.

e final budget includes a $104.29 million capital works program, revised down from $108.79 million because of a reduction in the council’s projected operating income.

Included in the works program is $16 million for a Wyndham Leisure and Events Centre redevelopment and $18 million for a Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre project.

Police investigating fatal smash

A woman died in an early-morning crash in Laverton North on Friday.

Police are investigating the smash that happened about 4.40am.

Almost $30 million will be spent on roads. Other projects include installation of energy-efficient globes in the city’s street lamps ($2.5 million), a bridge over Skeleton Creek in Truganina ($2.27 million), and a library in Tarneit ($4.5 million).

Werribee Football Club was unsuccessful in its bid to secure $5.5 million to redevelop Chirnside Park, despite a warning that the ground is not VFL-compliant.

e council will spend $122,000 this year to complete designs for the project. Cr Gautam Gupta said external funding commitments were needed before the project could begin.

Rehab centre’s future in doubt

e future of a $28 million building at Werribee Mercy Hospital remains in limbo five months a er it opened.

Last month, Star Weekly revealed that the Catherine McAuley Centre – a 60-bed, fully occupied rehabilitation and geriatric medicine complex for patients recovering from surgery or serious injury – was in danger of closing due to federal and state budget pressures.

Mercy Health executive director Dr Linda Mellors confirmed federal funding for services in the new building would end on June 30.

Last week, Mercy Health chief executive Stephen Cornelissen said hospital management was working through the funding crisis. He said there were no plans to increase revenue by raising parking fees or other costs for patients.

“We’re awaiting advice on our 2014-15 budget,butweareconfidentbothlevelsof government will resolve the issue soon,” he said. “At this point we are not aware of any viable alternative to government funding.”

State Health Minister David Davis said he was confident a solution could be found.

“[ ere are] a number of items we have pointed to that are difficulties in the federal budget, but the final calculations are not yet done,’’ he said.

‘‘What I can say is that early estimates understated the amount of funding available from the federal government.”

“A female passenger, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene,” Senior Constable West said.

e car’s driver, a man believed to be in his

Senior Constable Adam West said police believed the driver of a Ford Falcon travelling north along Fitzgerald Road lost control of his car, which le the road before hitting a tree.

20s,wastakentotheRoyalMelbourneHospital with serious back injuries.

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Mr Davis said the hospital may be able to take advantage of growth funding provided in the federal budget.

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Cuts put youth programs at risk

By Laura Michell

About 16,000 Wyndham and Hobsons Bay students could lose access to education, training and employment programs unless the state government plugs a multi-milliondollar hole in the WynBay Local Learning and Employment Network’s budget.

e advocacy group will cease to exist by the end of the year unless it receives more state government funding, a er the federal budget bailed on ongoing funding.

If the network closes, it will hamper

students’ ability to access learning and employment programs such as the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program and the Alternative Pathways Program, which help young people access alternative education services.

Network executive director Dallian D’Cruz said one in five young people in the region le school early, with Wyndham and Hobsons Bay schools reporting that up to 17 per cent of their students were at risk of disengaging from education.

Mr D’Cruz said that about 16,000 young

Trailer crims go the tow

PolicearewarningWyndhamresidentstokeep an eye on their trailers a er a spate of the s in the past two months.

Sergeant Shannon ompson, of the Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit, said that during May and June about 40 trailers and a boat had been stolen.

He said it was unknown why trailers had been targeted, but the the s were pushing up overall crime figures in the area.

“We’re finding that a lot of them are trailers that have been le on nature strips, either attached or unattached to a tree or a pole,”

Sergeant ompson said.

“ ere is obviously a value or market for trailers at the moment, or it’s possible that they are being used for greater crimes.”

An average trailer can fetch a price of about $2000.

Sergeant ompson said Wyndham residents should take greater care when leaving trailers

unattended. He said the “where and when” of thethe sappearedtoberandom,buttherewas nevertheless a strong element of calculation involved.

“ ey tend to be more of a calculated crime, rather than just by chance,” he said.

“We’re encouraging owners to park their trailers in their garage or rear yard if possible.”

Sergeant ompson said reversing a car into a driveway so the trailer was blocked in was another way of hindering potential thieves.

Anyone who sees suspicious behaviour or has information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police, including First Constable Kendall Nibbs, are urging owners to secure their trailers.

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peopleinWyndhamandHobsonsBayaccessed programs that the network facilitated.

He said ‘WynBay’ had lost $2.3 million in funding.

“ e group that has been hardest hit by this federal budget is people aged 14 to 24,” he said. “ e government’s policy is earn or learn, but they have cut funding for these programs that helped young people find jobs.”

Mr D’Cruz and Victoria’s 30 other Local Learning and Employment Networks are calling on the state government to provide the missing funding.

He has asked shadow Treasurer and Tarneit MP Tim Pallas and Western Metropolitan Liberal MP Andrew Elsbury to make preelectioncommitmentstomakeuptheshortfall. Mr Pallas did not answer questions about whether Labor would provide the funding, instead calling on the state government to act.

“Is Denis Napthine going to let this vital support program, which helps young people get into jobs, just wither and die?” he asked.

Mr Elsbury did not respond to requests for comment before StarWeekly went to print.

War hero’s items stolen

e daughter of an Australian war hero has been le devastated by a the . Jenny, of Hoppers Crossing, who did not want her surname revealed, arrived home last ursday to discover her house had been broken into and a large amount of valuable jewellery and electronics was stolen.

It wasn’t until later that she discovered items her father, Clarence Forsythe, brought back from World War II were missing.

Mr Forsythe served in Papua New Guinea and received serious shrapnel wounds before being discharged when he contracted malaria.

He brought only two things back with him to Australia – his dog tags and a small bamboo case containing a Japanese name stamp.

Mr Forsythe died 44 years ago. His daughter said she was worried she would never get back some of her few reminders of

him.

“ ey aren’t worth anything to them [the thieves], but they are priceless to us,” Jenny said. “My mum passed these on to me when she passed away and that’s why I’m so upset.”

Jenny said she could face not seeing her jewellery and electronics again, but she was hoping someone would return her father’s belongings.

“I’m not worried about the other stuff –it’s the name stamp and his dog tags I want back,” she said.

“ is is a part of history and a reminder of what he did.”

e thief entered Jenny’s house through a small open window at the back of the property at an unknown time of day.

Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Rates cap a $64m blow to city

By Xavier Smerdon

Wyndham council would lose more than $64 million in the next three financial years if state Labor was elected to government in November and followed through on its plan to cap council rates.

Victorian Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews has vowed to cap council rates in line with the Consumer Price Index if his party wins the state election in November.

Mr Andrews said the measure would help cut wasteful spending at councils and ensure

that ratepayers got value for their money.

But figures released last week by the state government show that if the plan went ahead, Wyndham would be the hardest-hit outer suburban municipality, missing out on $64,650,340 in the 2015-16 to 2017-18

financial years.

efigures,providedbyLocalGovernment Victoria, are based on forecast rates and changes in revenue.

Wyndham acting chief executive Kelly Grigsby said capping rates would cut funding while creating extra work.

“Wyndham City would be concerned about any changes to the current system of each councildeterminingitsownratesandcharges, as it may jeopardise our ability to provide adequate local services and infrastructure,” Ms Grigsby said.

“Under the Labor Party proposal, councils are able to raise rates and charges above the level of CPI by applying to the Essential Services Commission. is would require an increase in workload and paperwork for a potentially similar outcome to the current system.”

But Tarneit Labor MP Tim Pallas said the council needed to show what it was spending ratepayers’ money on to justify a rates increase above CPI.

“Council rates have increased over CPI for every ratepayer in Wyndham, and council forward estimates show rates will increase at 5.5 per cent a year – more than double CPI,”

Mr Pallas said.

“No tier of government … should be able to place such an increased burden on Wyndham residents’ cost of living without justification.”

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New suburb’s name was a poor choice, writes Kevin Hillier

Ihave to agree with the thoughts in some of the letters to the editor and comments on the StarWeekly website about the naming of our new suburb. If East Werribee is the best we can come up with, it’s a very sad indictment on our imagination and knowledge of local history.

Planning Minister Matthew Guy said there were a number of suggestions from the public, but none were better than East Werribee. What were they? I would love to see the list and make my own mind up on that. Surely the name Chirnside, which has such historical significance to the area, could have been considered.

Social media can be a wonderful source of information and a terrific means of communication given its global reach. But it can also be a public laundromat where people air their dirty washing. Some of the local Facebook sites are little more than a forum for a small group of people to endlessly push their own agendas, o en with a level of personal vitriol. Others seem to delight in having public slanging matches in order to draw attention to

themselves. One involving a recent sporting club reunion was petty, childish, crude and pointless.

I still believe people don’t understand the legal ramifications of many of their posts. It’s the same as putting it on the front page of this newspaper. It’s in the public domain and with that goes all the litigious responsibilities.

I also don’t like those who use social media to circumvent going through the right channels to get things done. I have seen this with rubbish removal, tree lopping, potholes and the like. I find it pretty poor when a Facebook photo of a pothole is what’s required to get someone off their bums to get it fixed.

Do we have a major drug problem in Wyndham? I am keen to hear what you know. I ask because of something I witnessed recently that showed how close the drug problem is to our front doors.

My good mate Les Twentyman tells me it’s worse than ever. I would love to hear of your experiences. I will share my recent experience

If you have any news or events, let me know at kevin@howdypartnersmedia. com

Briefs

Aboriginal artist nominated A Wyndham Vale artist has been shortlisted for the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. Hayley Millar was nominated for an artwork rendered in acrylic paint, charcoal, pastel, lines and acrylic gesso. Millar is one of 35 artists in the running for more than $50,000 in prizes. Winners will be announced on August 23.

Learning’s fun at Wyndham Vale Wyndham youngsters have helped launch a new education program, with Wyndham Vale Community Learning Centre’s bronze feline mascot being the main attraction. Learny the Learning Cat’s Word of the Month initiative will give children the chance to undertake creative activities themed on different words. They can take part in activities including poetry, photography, storywriting and illustrating. For more details, phone 8734 8934.

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PM drinks to new jobs

By Xavier Smerdon

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has officially opened a new $80 million milk processing factory in Wyndham.

Mr Abbott joined Victorian Premier Denis Napthine last week to open the Devondale Murray Goulburn milk processing and bottling plant on a site in Laverton North that was previously a paddock.

e PM said the plant would create 50 long-term jobs in the area and was capable of processing50,000litresofmilkperhourand150

millionlitreseveryyear.Itwillplayacriticalrole in a new 10-year agreement between Devondale and Coles where the milk company will supply more than 400 supermarkets with products.

“ is is a great antidote to any pessimism we might be tempted to feel about dairy or the manufacturing industry and about the ability of Australian companies to work together to give Australians the best possible deal,” Mr Abbott said.

“Coles cops a bit of flak … but it was [to their] great credit that they were prepared to offer Murray Goulburn this 10-year contract.”

Dr Napthine said the $80 million investment from Devondale in building the plant showed that Melbourne’s west was important to Victoria’s future.

Both Mr Abbott and Dr Napthine used the chance to spruik the East West Link which they said would serve trucks to and from the Devondale plant.

Devondale Murray Goulburn managing directorGaryHelousaidthefacilitywasthefirst of its kind in Australia. He said it would be the most technologically advanced and the fastest processing and bottling plant in the country.

Jobs boost for Truganina

A national distribution centre will open its doors in Truganina, boosting jobs in Wyndham.

Inenco, which imports and distributes engineered products and related services for almost all industrial and trade sectors, has announced plans to consolidate its distribution centres and open a national centre in Truganina.

e company was established in the 1950s and now has more than 160 branches across Australia.

It will invest $12 million in the Truganina centre, which is expected to create 28 jobs.

State Development Minister Peter Ryan said a distribution centre would open in 2015 and employ more than 300 people.

“ ese jobs will be a boost to western Melbourne,” he said. “In state development, we’re luring major companies and more jobs to our state.”

Inenco chairman Kevin Clarke said the transport and logistics advantages of Melbourne’s west had sealed the company’s decision to open its national base in Truganina.

“Inenco is rapidly expanding into Asia and the Pacific region, so the logicalplaceforthecompanytoconnect with our markets is near to Australia’s largest container port and the largest 24-hour international freight airport, both of them in Melbourne.”

Laura Michell

WINTER CHILL

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Short-changed on public transport I would have been surprised if the government had actually announced more services to Werribee (“No extra trains for busiest lines”, Star Weekly, July 2). We’re so used to being overlooked in transport infrastructure that to actually get any new services would be out of the ordinary.

Kurt Stanley, via Facebook

Great. Nine services are going to have extended hours and two will now run on Sundays. What about a bus that comes into some estates in Tarneit?

If you live in Moorookyle estate you have

to walk up Sayers Road to Tarneit Road. Where are the services for these areas? Lisa Henrichs, via web

Typical neglect of public transport in Wyndham from this government, I’m afraid.

The Werribee line had the greatest increase in peak-hour traffic numbers in the latest lot of passenger counts that had to be dragged out of a reluctant government under FOI.

But we got no extra services for the Werribee line, while four other lines on the other side of town that happen to pass through marginal electorates get extra services.

Bro Sheffield-Brotherton,

via web

A name with baggage

I live in Werribee. I like it here and I’m proud of this town. But the name Werribee does indeed have a stigma attached to it (“Suburb name settled”, Star Weekly, July 2). People from all around Melbourne think of Werribee as just a poo farm; they think of bogans and a country town with nothing but a zoo.

With this in mind, I think it’s going to be difficult for the government to effectively market East Werribee to potential big businesses and companies, especially if they plan on bringing some of them from the city all the way down here.

To be honest, nobody (outside of the south-western suburbs) wants to set up a company and work in Werribee. But they would if it was called something completely different. I still prefer the name Chirnside, or even something like Hovell (after William Hovell, one of the first European explorers of the area).

Name Change, via web

I think they should call the new suburb Eastpoint, as it’s between Werribee East and Point Cook. It’s a name that would have meaning to locals who know the area but also mentions nothing about the name Werribee. Perhaps it would make the location more desirable for businesses looking for a place to establish themselves.

Vote 1 Eastpoint!

Sarah, via web

Eastpoint would be confusing and misrepresent the area. Eastpoint gives the impression that the suburb is located in Melbourne’s east.

A bit like Eastland shopping centre. Also, given its importance as a major business district for Melbourne’s west, it needs to have a name that most people will associate with the west of Melbourne.

East Werribee does this as most Melburnians already associate Werribee with Melbourne’s west.

Jason Ward, via web

Wow! So creative! Did they pay a consultant gazillions of dollars to come up with that?

Ype Zee, via Facebook

Never heard politicians sound so unconvinced of anything.

East Werribee is a very uninspiring name – just another suburb, not a place you would want to move your business operations to from the Melbourne CBD or live in, for that matter. It’s so unimaginative and shows such a lack of care for the project overall. What about Wyndham CBD? That says exactly what it is all about – not some vague reference to it being on the east side of Werribee.

Michael Young, via web

Away with the ferry Regarding “Ferry link for Wyndham” (Star Weekly, July 2): Within 12 months? Presumably the ferry will actually need a harbour. Given the snail pace with which the remaining breakwaters and other harbour facilities are proceeding, it will be more like 12 years.

David, via web

A few questions: If weather prevents the catamaran running, will people have free transport back to their cars? Will free car parking be available at the terminals? Will there be family tickets available at a much reduced rate at off-peak tines?

Joe Garra, via web

Keep shouting

We have to keep shouting until we are heard. (“Growth area funding ‘inequitable’”, Star Weekly, July 2).

We have to shout as a united community if we really want to be heard. Our united voter voices are the only thing that will make governments listen.

Residents need to step up and attend meetings, such as the one on Wednesday, July 16, at the Wyndham Civic Centre.

Michael Young, via web

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Residents wary of ‘pricey’ ferry

By Laura Michell

Wyndham residents have rejected suggestions a planned ferry service from Werribee South to Docklands will ease the municipality’s transport woes, saying it will be too expensive for commuters to use daily.

Planning Minister Matthew Guy last week announced the service would be running within 12 months, with stops possible at Point Cook and Altona. e trip is expected to take about 50 minutes and cost $25 return.

Mr Guy said the ferry would ease congestion on the West Gate Bridge.

But residents fear the trip will be too expensive to attract commuters; $25 is more than double the cost of a train fare.

Point Cook’s Alice Osborne said the ferry service would most likely be only a tourist attraction for Wyndham.

“It’s not going to work as a solution to public transport for Wyndham,” she said. “It’s not something my family would use unless it was a tourist thing.”

Grandmother’s quirks inspire childrens’ book

Truganina’s Michelle Monaghan has always been entertained by her grandmother’s customs and traditions.

Visits to grandma’s house meant squeezed cheeks and being greeted with the word skortha – Greek for garlic. Tradition holds that saying the word will ward off evil.

So when the Westbourne Grammar School teacher decided to write a children’s book, she drew on those memories.

“My grandmother is a very entertaining lady. e book is a tribute to her and her quirky customs,” Monaghan says.

“I have a four-year-old son and I wanted him to be informed about his family history. I’m keen to celebrate family traditions and celebrate them rather than try to hide them.”

Monaghan said writing and publishing Garlic, Hankies And Hugs wasalengthyprocess, but she was keen to share her experiences with her pupils and hopefully inspire them to one day write their own book.

Shehasalreadywrittenasecondmanuscript, which she hopes will be published soon.

Monaghan said writing children’s books came naturally to her.

“Most primary school teachers, when they sit down, would probably find that they have a few books in them,” she said.

Laura Michell

Werribee South Ratepayers vice-president Joe Garra fears the service would not only be too expensive for commuters but also too difficult for people to access.

He said many of Werribee South’s roads weresingle-lanetracksthatwereregularlyused by tractors and other farm machinery.

Dr Garra is calling for the state government to upgrade the suburb’s roads before the first ferry departs.

“We don’t want all the traffic going to the terminal along Duncans Road,” he said. “ is

is still a farming area and people will have to be tolerant of tractors.”

Dr Garra is also concerned that the government has no contingency plan for days when conditions are too rough for the ferry to sail.

A spokeswoman for Mr Guy did not answer questions about contingency plans or whether Werribee South’s roads would be upgraded. She said the Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure Department was negotiating with a private operator about the ferry service.

Thieves disable service

By Xavier Smerdon

ieves have stolen more than $10,000 worth of items from a Werribee disability support group.

e Mambourin Sensory Gardens in Werribee are used by not-for-pro t organisationMambourintoprovidejob-ready training for people with disabilities.

e gardens also act as a scenic setting for weddings and other events.

e site has been repeatedly targeted in the past few months, with thieves taking anything that is not nailed down.

Mambourin chief operating o cer Michael Homann said the s and vandalism was a constant headache.

“It’s pretty devastating for the people we support,” Mr Homann said.

“I’ve been here for ve years and it happened sporadically over that time, but recently it’s been happening constantly.

“We even installed security cameras and over the next two days they stole them.”

Garden workers now arrive every day to assess damage and see what has been taken during the night.

e most serious damage was caused to a vehicle used to make deliveries and transport clients. Its windows were smashed and its battery stolen.

Garden caretaker Julie Beggs said those responsible were causing more damage than they realised.

“When you look at it, they are stealing from the disabled,’’ Mrs Beggs said.

‘‘It’s a low act. ey don’t seem to have a conscience or seem to care about who they’re stealing from.”

Anyone with information should phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Nose broken in road attack

Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly broke a Williams Landing man’s nose during a road rage incident last ursday.

Werribee’s Sergeant Shannon ompson said police were investigating the attack that took place near the Westside Hotel in Laverton at 5.45am.

Police believe a man of Paci c Islander appearance swerved his concreting truck, swiping the driver-side mirror of the other man’s car.

He allegedly pulled up next to the car and, driving on the wrong side of the road, attempted to run it o the road.

Analtercationthentookplaceinwhich the alleged o ender broke the Williams Landing man’s nose.

e 31-year-old victim, who was on his way home from work, drove himself to Werribee Mercy Hospital, where he received three stitches.

e man police want to talk to is believed to be aged between 35 and 45. In February this year, police warned drivers to use common sense following an increase in the number of road rage incidents in Melbourne’s west.

DetectiveSeniorSergeantJennyWilson said higher levels of tra c congestion and the presence of roadworks could be leading to more incidents.

She said a large number of cases involved vehicles travelling too close to the car in front of them and drivers cutting each other o .

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MPs to vote on $1 pokies limit

By Benjamin Millar

Laws to protect problem gamblers from heavy losses would benefit Melbourne’s west, according to experts and Greens MP Colleen Hartland.

eGreenslastweekintroducedlegislationto theVictorianParliamentfor$1betlimitsonthe state’s poker machines, a move recommended by the Productivity Commission.

Ms Hartland said if the bill was passed, it wouldparticularlybenefitpeopleinthewestern suburbs, home to an estimated 40 per cent of

the state’s problem gamblers. “In the western region of Melbourne we have the highest spending per person on poker machines of any region in Victoria. We’re home to 39 per cent of all people calling the Gamblers Helpline.”

A 2012 report by the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission showed that Melbourne’s north-west metro region, at $707, had the highest average annual expenditure on pokies per person across all regions of Victoria.

And at $137.6 million, Brimbank had the highest pokies losses in 2012-13 of all local government areas.

Warriors take on world

Nothing is going to stop a group of determined Wyndham athletes from achieving success on the world stage.

Five members of the Wyndham Warriors BMX Club won’t let their age, gender or even broken bones stand in their way when they compete in the BMX world championships in the Netherlands later this month.

Six-year-old Tyler Young and Spencer McKee, 7, are the youngest riders to represent the club at world level.

Matt Young, Tyler’s father, will also suit up as he aims for his first world championship win.

Mandie Morgan and her brother Jordan round out the largest team the Warriors have sent to the competition.

Jordan is no stranger to the world stage. He is ranked fi h in the world in the 17-24-year age group and has claimed second, third, fourth and fi h places at the past four world championships.

Last year he made the finals and competed despite having a broken foot.

In 2012, Mandie was Wyndham’s first female state champion and she will be the first female from the Wyndham club to compete at international level.

Mandie will leave her 10-month-old baby Amelia at home to chase her dream of becoming the best in the world.

“I’ll miss her a lot,” Mandie says. “If I can win it would mean the hard work has paid off. Just because you have children shouldn’t stop you from achieving your own dreams.”

e world championships will be in Rotterdam from July 23 to 27.

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Tyler Young and Spencer McKee are the youngest members of the Warriors team taking on the world championships. (Supplied)

Ms Hartland said that at $2.4 billion, Brimbank also had the second-highest cumulative losses per adult population of any local government area since records began in 1992-3.

She said a $1 limit on bets would be the most straightforward and effective option for limiting the losses of problem gamblers.

“Eighty-eight per cent of recreational gamblers don’t bet more than one dollar per spin, so most punters won’t even notice the change,” Ms Hartland said.

She said financial stress, job loss, family

breakdown, crime, depression, and suicide were some of the worst impacts of problem gambling.

A $1 bet limit would limit losses to $120 per hour on average, down from the thousands of dollars an hour currently being lost.

Deakin University Associate Professor of Psychology Nicki Dowling said evidence showed the $1 limit would be likely to stem the losses of problem gamblers without having a negative impact on casual pokies users who tend to bet lower amounts at a time.

CWA still making a point

By Adeshola Ore

e Country Women’s Association is keen to prove to Point Cook women that the organisation is no longer just about tea and scones, with plans under way to open a branch in the suburb this month.

Membership chairman Janette O’Keefe says she’s “con dent” a new branch will form a er an information session which will be held on ursday, July 17.

e association, now in its 86th year, runs social and personal development events and activities for women.

Ms O’Keefe says the biggest bene t was friendship.

“We’ve got some women who have been members for so long and are still making new friends. It says a lot about an organisation that can engage and provide friendship.”

Long-time CWA member Marie Vassallo says the organisation has many bene ts for women, even in the suburbs.

“You get three times more than you put in. ere’s the professional development, the ‘me time’ which is so important and the amazingfriendsyoumakeacrossthestate,”she says.

e Victorian association has 315 branches in both rural and city areas.

Ms O’Keefe says the group has opened 42 new branches in the past 17 months and evolved from its early days.

“We’ve seen a resurgence in interest from the age group of 25 to 45 or younger,” she says.

“It’s amazing the number of younger women who want to learn to knit or bake scones or sponge cakes.”

e information session will be held from 7.30pm on ursday, July 17, at Point Cook Secondary College.

Nude ban slammed

Wyndham council has been accused of ignoring the rights of nudists by a long-term user of the clothing-optional beach at Campbells Cove.

Warren, who did not want his surname published, said people from all walks of life enjoyed using the Werribee South beach and should have the freedom to bathe nude.

He said he could see no legitimate reason for the council’s plan to revoke the beach’s clothing-optional status.

As reported by Star Weekly, the council announced it was reviewing the beach’s status in May, believing the area was not as secluded as it used to be.

e council invited public feedback, with 10 people calling for nudists to be permitted to bathe at Werribee South.

A total of 31 submissions were received.

Campbells Cove is one of four o cial clothing-optional beaches in Victoria.

e others are Point Impossible and Southside at Torquay and Sunnyside North at Mount Eliza.

It’s the second time the council has tried to revoke the beach’s status. In 2007, an attempt to make beachgoers cover up failed to gain the support of the state government.

Submissions will form part of a report to a future council meeting.

Any decision to change Campbells Cove’s status will have to be approved by Planning Minister Matthew Guy.

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Help break the cycle

By Laura Michell

A Wyndham cyclist is hoping a state government survey will make motorists more aware of other road users.

It is hoped the road rules and safety issues survey, which was recently unveiled by Roads Minister Terry Mulder, will gauge the public’s knowledge of the road rules that apply to cycling.

Mr Mulder said the government wanted to know where there were gaps in people’s knowledge of road rules and the issues drivers, cyclists and pedestrians wanted addressed.

He said the information gathered would help with a VicRoads review of cycling-related road rules.

“We know cyclists and drivers o en don’t see eye-to-eye,” Mr Mulder said.

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“ ere have been a number of incidents wherecarsandbikescomeintocon ictbecause people are not sure who is in the right.

“We believe this is partly caused by a lack of understanding and knowledge by both groups of the rules that apply.”

Hoppers Crossing cyclist Christine Morris is urging people to complete the survey, saying that some of the questions surprised her.

Ms Morris hopes the survey will encourage motorists to be on the look-out for cyclists and take their safety in to consideration.

“Mostdriversdorespecttherulesandcyclists but it only takes a few ignoring the rules to give you a scare,” she said.

Ms Morris said roundabouts and intersections were among the most dangerous places for cyclists, with some drivers unaware of cyclists’ rights while others did not always look for oncoming bicycles.

e survey can be lled out at www. roadsafety.vic.gov.au until July 27.

Santa making trial run

By Laura Michell

Wyndham Vale Community Centre will be decked out with Christmas decorations and bursting with festive cheer a little earlier than usual this year.

e NewStart Church of Christ, which holds its services at the centre, is holding a Christmas in July celebration on July 25 to boost community spirits and raise money

for local groups. Pastor Neil Taylor said the celebration would include a three-course meal, carolers, raffles, door prizes and maybe even a visit from Santa.

Money raised will be donated to Foodbank, Manor Lakes College and Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School.

Mr Taylor said Foodbank, which was run by the church, provided non-perishable food and other items to people in need.

“We strive to assist in ways that enhance the dignity, respect and self-care of everyone involved,” he said.

He’shopingtheeventwillhelpgeneratemore community activities and encourage people to have some fun during the chilly winter months.

Tickets cost $15 and are available from the community centre, on the corner of Howqua Way and Manor Lakes Boulevard.

Infrastructure funding urged

Wyndham council is demanding greater state and federal government infrastructure funding in the city’s north before it approves a development plan for the area.

e council says the city’s biggest developer contribution plan, which outlines the infrastructure and financial requirements for developers who build houses in parts of Tarneit, Truganina and Hoppers Crossing, is close to being finalised, but it needs more funding.

Cr Glenn Goodfellow said developer contributions for the area would cover less than 80 per cent of infrastructure costs. “Wyndham still needs the state and federal governments to assist in bridging the gap of over $200 million in local infrastructure requirements,” he said.

Hearings were recently held to address council and landowner concerns about the plan. A hearings panel, which was appointed by the Metropolitan Planning Authority, supported some of the submissions made by the council, including those relating to developer funding requirements for Dohertys and Leakes roads.

Cr Goodfellow said the panel supported increasing housing densities andcreatingmoreopenspaceinthearea.

Hesaidthepanelwelcomedrecognition by the Metropolitan Planning Authority of the need to work with council on improving development scheduling to ensure infrastructure was in place.

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Wanted: skilled prison workers

By Xavier Smerdon Westernsuburbanitesarebeinginvitedtowork in Victoria’s prison system.

Corrections Victoria recently launched a recruitment campaign aimed at filling 110 positions.

CommissionerJanShuardsaidtheexpansion of Victoria’s prison system meant more people were needed to fill vacant positions.

She said people with sound communication skills and life experiences, as well as people

with experience in trades and services, would be at the top of the list when it came to hiring.

“ esearegreatpositionswithgoodworking conditions, a positive culture and a supportive environment,” Ms Shuard said.

“When it comes to prisons, people have preconceived ideas about the work and the environment, which are o en based on stereotypes you might see in movies or on TV.

“ ey don’t match the reality of Victoria’s modern prison system, so we want people to look beyond the stereotypes and see the

‘‘ These [criminal justice system] roles offer a change of pace ’’ - Len Norman

benefits of this rewarding career.” As part of the major expansion of the state’s correctional system now under way, 200 prison beds will open up at the Metropolitan Remand Centre over the next 12 months.

“We are looking for people who want to support a safer community and who can have a positive impact on people in our criminal justice system,” general manager at the Metropolitan Remand Centre Len Norman said.

“You might be a teacher who needs a change of direction or an office worker who’s tired of spending their days behind a desk. ese roles offer a change of pace, tapping into each person’s existing skills and experience.”

For details, visit correctionsjobs.vic.gov.au.

Students in the box seat

Students from Tarneit’s Al Taqwa College have shown off their creative side, helping design a bench inspired by the mythical bunyip. The bench has been installed at a park in Tarneit’s Heartlands estate, giving visitors somewhere to rest. It was created by sculptor Angie Polglaze (pictured) with the help of the school’s year 7 and 8 students. Ms Polglaze said she was thrilled to see the creative ideas students came up with, using only native Australian animals. Asset1-developed community sales director Mark Adams said the bench would become a permanent feature in the park.

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Soccer on centre stage

By Xavier Smerdon

e Wyndham council chambers are known as thesettingforsomeheatedcontests,butnotthe kind that will be played out next week.

Hardcore soccer fans will wake up before the sun rises to watch the nal of the World Cup at an event hosted by the council.

e event will feature giveaways, prizes, a healthy breakfast and the opportunity to provide feedback on the council’s Cultural Diversity Policy and Action Plan.

e plan will guide the council’s approach in working with multicultural communities and ensure the diversity of people in Wyndham City is recognised, respected and supported to contribute as active citizens.

Councillor Gautam Gupta said even though theSoccerooswerenolongerintheWorldCup, therewereplentyofreasonsforresidentstojoin in the fun.

“Not only will you be able to cheer for the teams who make the nal, but residents can catch up with their neighbours, meet new

friends, enjoy a free breakfast and have their say on Council’s Cultural Diversity Policy and Action Plan,” he said

“Soccer is not called ‘the world game’ for nothing and residents are encouraged to wave their countries’ ags and wear their colours to the event and get to know people from across the world who now call Wyndham home.”

e World Cup nal event is on at the Wyndham Civic Centre Functions Area, 45 PrincesHighway,WerribeeonMonday,July14, from 4.45am. For details call 9742 0777.

Hospital backs attack reports

By Laura Michell

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e state opposition says that if it wins the November state election it will introduce a reporting system requiring health services to make violent incidents public.

Health spokesman Gavin Jennings said Labor would also undertake an audit of security staff in public hospitals because doctors, nurses, paramedics and mental health

Enjoy fruits of your labour

Green thumbs can learn how to grow old-variety fruit during a gra ing day at the Werribee Park Heritage Orchard later this month.

Orchardvolunteers,includingScottHitchins and Domenico Stefanile (pictured), have been gathering scion wood – mostly apple and pear – from orchards and gardens across Victoria to bring to the event.

ere will also be a range of rootstock available to suit each gardener’s soil and size requirements.

Heritage fruit society volunteers will lead fruit-tasting sessions, while there will also be tours of the orchard by experts in bush tucker, edible weeds and orchard maintenance.

e gra ing day is on Sunday, July 20 from 10am-2pm. For details visit www. werribeeparkheritageorchard.org.au.

workers had risked their health and safety at work for too long.

e opposition’s plan follows a 2013 report from the state’s auditor-general, which found that Victoria’s 100,000 public hospital staff were being put at unnecessary risk.

“No one should ever have to face violence and aggression at their place of work, and those who do deserve a real reporting system that has real consequences,” Mr Jennings said.

“To fix our health system, we need to look a er those who look a er us.

“Occupational violence in our health system

is a serious problem and it needs to be brought to light.”

Mercy Health’s executive director of health services, Dr Linda Mellors, said Werribee Mercyalreadyreportedallincidentsofviolence but welcomed any plan to make hospitals safer.

“Wearecontinuallylookingforopportunities to reduce the number and severity of such incidents,” she said.

Dr Mellors said violent incidents usually involved people under the influence of drugs and alcohol or who suffered from a mental health condition. But in some cases, incidents

were also caused by people distressed at seeing loved ones unwell.

Lastmonth,thestategovernmentintroduced toughersentencesforpeoplewhoattack police, emergency services workers and hospital staff. People who intentionally inflict serious injury on emergency workers could spend at least three years in jail, while recklessly inflicting serious injury could mean two years. If gross violence is involved, attackers will face at least five years, while the murder of a police officer of emergency worker will carry a sentence of at least 30 years.

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Brothers go ape

As Werribee Open Range Zoo works hard to save wild gorillas, two young brothers have heard its call to arms and joined the fight. Eight-year-old Joshua Del Papa and his six-year-old brother, Anthony, are trying to recycle 1000 old mobile phones to support Zoos Victoria’s conservation campaign, They’re Calling On You. The campaign raises awareness about the impact of coltan mining on gorilla habitats and diverts mobile phones from landfill. So far the boys have almost 50 phones. Last week they visited Werribee Zoo to help celebrate the collection of the 100,000th phone as part of the campaign. Details: www.zoo.org.au/calling_on_you Xavier Smerdon

Hail, pastor in pyjamas

By Xavier Smerdon

At age 12, Justin Gardner was using and selling drugs. By 14 he was homeless and roaming the streets of Sunshine.

“ e only thing keeping me alive was the lust to kill one person in particular,” Mr Gardner says of this dark period in his life.

It wasn’t until he was 23 that Mr Gardner decided to make something of himself. He decided to devote his life to Christianity. Eighteenyearslaterhe’sasuccessfulauthorand senior pastor of his own church, the Destiny Centre, in Hoppers Crossing.

“I’m alive because I had a fear of needles, so I never started taking the drugs that killed a lot of my friends,” he says. “Something changed in me; I started connecting with people.

“When the senior pastor here gave me the keys to the church it was the rst time I’d ever been trusted by someone.”

While about 200 people attend services held by Mr Gardner every week – they’re known for the use of smoke machines and lasers to put the “wow factor back into God” – he’s hoping to reach an even wider audience with his next event. He will host the rst-ever Pyjama Sunday, a church service where everyone in attendance, including himself, will be required to wear pyjamas.

“ is came about because I had a most productive Sunday a couple of weeks ago and I went to bed feeling really thankful,” he said.

“Suddenly I couldn’t get the image of children in pyjamas in a cancer ward out of my head, and I couldn’t sleep because of it.”

Mr Gardner decided to turn his vision into a charityeventandishopingPyjamaSundaywill raise thousands of dollars for the Childhood Cancer Association. For more details, visit www.destinycentre.org.au.

Man, 24, on plaza robbery charges

A 24-year-old man from Hoppers Crossing has been charged in relation to two armed robberies at Werribee Plaza last week.

He was charged by detectives from the Altona North Embona Taskforce with two counts of armed robbery and one count of robbery.

Police allege a man entered the Myer store at Werribee Plaza about 4.30pm on Wednesday, July 2, pulled abandanaoverhisfaceandproduced a small handgun from his pocket. ey said he approached a female shop attendant at the cosmetics counter and told her he would shoot her if she didn’t give him money from the till.

As the woman was opening the till, the man stepped behind her and held a pair of scissors at her back. He again threatened her and demanded she open the till. He ran from the store empty-handed when he saw a co-worker of the woman attempting to call triple-0.

Police allege the robber later met another man in a small park area in Barber Drive, Hoppers Crossing. e two men are alleged to have assaulted a 19-year-old Hoppers Crossing man and demanded he hand over money.

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Laura Michell looks back through the pages of Star Weekly’s predecessor, the Werribee Banner

40 years ago

July 10, 1974

Decisions to be made in the next few months will determine whether the Werribee central commercial area will be expanded to become the main shopping centre or be “dumped” in favour of a new centre in another location. Werribee Shire’s planning consultants told a public meeting that there was every potential for a rival shopping centre to spring up and dominate the local shopping scene.

30 years ago July 11, 1984

e west is distinguished from the rest of Melbourne by much higher proportions of families with children, says a new study called the Western Regional Social Pro le It shows there are more complete families – head, spouse, and children – in the west than elsewhere in Melbourne or the country regions of Victoria.

20 years ago July 6, 1994

‘‘Freakish’’ and ‘‘tragic’’ are the words police used to describe a horror road accident on the Westgate Freeway that killed a Werribee man, 27. e man, was on his way to work about 3am on June 28 whenhecollidedwithastolen,early-model Holden being driven on the wrong side of the road by a Lower Templestowe man, 37. Police said both men were killed instantly.

10 years ago July 7, 2004

e Supreme Court has ruled the Wyndham council appeal process, which condemned a showdog to die, denied its owner natural justice. Hoppers Crossing’s Matthew Gubbins has been ghting for the life of his champion American pitbull terrier Jock since January, when the council seized the animal following a New Year’s Day attack on three horses being ridden by young girls.

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Wild nights in Werribee Werribee Open Range Zoo will come alive after dark during the school holidays as part of its Wild Nights program. Until July 12, visitors to the zoo can toast marshmallows, watch a shadow puppet show or get close to the zoo’s nocturnal residents.

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World Cup at fever pitch

Farewell the World Cup at the civic centre, 45 Princes Highway, Werribee, on July 14 from 4.45-7am. Wear your country’s colours and wave your flag while watching the cup final from Brazil on the big screen. There will be giveaways and a free, healthy breakfast.

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Concert band

Show your support for the Werribee Concert Band at Stage to Screen, a fund-raising gala from 7pm on Saturday, July 26, at the Wyndham Cultural Centre. The band will play hits and be joined by guest artists.

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Plant a tree

Get into nature by taking part in a tree planting day on Saturday, July 27, at Riverbend Historical Park, along the

Werribee River. The event, part of National Tree Day, will be held from 10.30am-noon.

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Learn to play the harmonica Show off your soulful side at Penrose Community Hub’s Harmonica Blues for Beginners class on Sunday, August3. Participants can expect to get to know a C-key harp and how to control their breath for a sweet-sad sound. It will be held from 3-5.30pm.

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Anger management classes

The Laverton Community Centre and Neighbourhood House is running women’s anger management, self-esteem and assertion courses, starting on August 12. Courses are also provided in meditation and for those struggling with mental health. The centre is in the Laverton Community Hub on the corner of Railway Avenue and Crown Street.

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Antiques fair

Visit the civic centre, 45 Princes Highway, Werribee, between Friday, July 18 and Sunday, July 20 to experience the Hoppers Crossing Rotary Club’s antique and collectables fair. The annual event will be held from 6-9pm on July 18, 10am-5pm on July 19 and 10am-4pm on July 20.

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Cricket, rain an all-ages combo

By John Gascoigne

A gentle rain was falling at Digman Reserve, Newport, when a 194-centimetre behemoth batsman scored 90 off 30 balls then bowled gentle off-spin to a 12-year-old schoolboy.

Welcome to the open-age, enthusiastically multicultural Mid-Year CricketAssociation’s fi h annual competition.

Played from noon to 4.45pm on Saturdays on reliably green synthetic wickets usually surrounded by mud, the nine-week competition is for a growing army for which too much cricket isn’t enough.

About half the 1400 players enlisted in 70 teams occupying four divisions across mainly the north and western suburbs are from the subcontinent where, famously, the game is played and watched with a quasi-religious fervour.

e growth has been startling since MYCA’s initialyear,2010,whennineteamsfilledasingle division in the carefully named “mid-year” association, “winter” having being eschewed for its negative connotations.

Winter players of 2014 are sensible dressers; hoodiesareallowed,evenencouraged.Butthey must be uniformly coloured, so “if one player’s in orange, they’re all in orange”, a motley crew of a dozen umpires (ofwhich this writer was one) was instructed amid the oak panelling andhistoric photos of Cricket Victoria’s boardroom in Jolimont.

is writer prepared to duck or fling himself to the turf as the aforementioned behemoth batsman, South AustraliacontractedallrounderTrentLawford,laidwaste to some rather ordinary, even damp-squid, bowling.

e straight sixes of Lawford were of a frightening velocity. Never in the hunt for

its288 target, Gellibrand sent in Ryan Caiger, aged 12, at No.11 to fight arearguard action.

With the Wyndhamvale bowlers halving their pace, Ryan, not much tallerthan his bat, took a single to mid-off and retired not out as Gellibrand succumbed for 128.

e conquering Wyndhamvale side had hit 25 sixes.

While sodden outfields require boundaries to be cleared on the full or first bounce, winter cricket can also cause players to be painfully grounded. Last year, a pace bowler “did the splits” as his front foot skidded on a slippery synthetic surface. While his teammates

celebrated a win, he lay on a hospital bed nursing torn adductor muscle fibres.

An unwritten rule governing the mid-year comp is to come off the ground if it’s dangerous or anyone drowns. e matches are played for fun.Whyelsewouldyouplayintherain?When stumps approached at Newport, a catch-cry was, “C’mon on, guys, it’s beer o’clock”.

Mid-year cricket was started by sports innovator and former motel owner-operator John Hammer of Brighton. In 1980, Hammer devised asuper-rules football competition for retired players in four age groupings,from over-35s to over-50s.

In 2003, Hammer, now 78, launched an over-60s Victorian competition for fellow cricket “tragics”.

Although most of the competition’s players also bat and bowl in summer,a few are neophytes.

Strathmore Heights Cricket Clubsecretary Stephen Fielding never much liked cricket as a young man, but when histwo sons took up the game at school he joined summer cricket at the ageof 42.

Now,at58,he’sawicketkeeperandischuffed that he holds his club’s(summer and winter comp) record for most stumpings – 64.

MY WYNDHAM

Film producer Tony Hooper believes Wyndham has a rich environment for film-making. He also has a passion for helping locals through Point Cook Action Group, writes Rebecca Miller.

What’s your connection to the local community?

I’ve been living in Point Cook for six years. is year, I became president of Point Cook Action Group. We are keenly supporting the Get Wyndham Moving campaign for better transport and more local jobs and infrastructure. We support the East Werribee Employment Precinct but believe it needs a more inspiring name – it could be the Manhattan of the West.

Part of the Point Cook Action Group’s work, and a passion of mine, is working with VicRoads to address tagging along Palmers Road. We’d like murals painted by local school kids to build a sense of community ownership. Personally, I’ve been advocating expansion of the film sector within Wyndham, which sadly has no major facilities for pre- and post-production. I’d like to see a tailored TAFE course. We should attract low-budget filmmaking to Wyndham (and Geelong) to create ongoing employment opportunities.

I maintain the Superheroes of Point Cook, a Relay for Life fund-raising group working towards gathering the most people dressed as super heroes to give Point Cook (and Wyndham) a Guinness World Record.

How do you spend your downtime?

I edit, write and shoot films in Wyndham. Almost anywhere around the world can be replicated here in Wyndham. For example, Werribee Park could be used as a backdrop for Africa. Spending time with my family at Werribee Manor, having a picnic or visiting the You Yangs are other favourites.

a good place for a coffee or bite to eat? eobroma at Point Cook Town Centre. I love the dark hot chocolate there. Sanctuary Lakes Hotel do a great parma.

What would you change in your neighbourhood?

Point Cook and Wyndham generally need more jobs for white-collar workers, as a lot of people travel into the city for work. ere

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also needs to be more opportunities here for film-makers. We need a larger precinct for the artsandacentralisedeventforpeopletoattend. eculturalcentreandgalleryinWattonStreet aren’t large enough.

What would you not change? e neighbourly community. It’s more country than the country and an enjoyable place to live.

Big tick for location

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LJ Hooker Werribee: 9748 5888 Price: $499,000 – $535,000 Private sale

In Brimbank Gardens estate, within metres of Derrimut Primary School, this young house is a cracker for presentation. There are four bedrooms, the main zoned away from living areas. Other bedrooms (with robes) are down a carpeted hallway, near the main bathroom and laundry with closet. An open study is near entry and a lounge-dining room is bisected by the tiled entry hall which leads to a hug living hub. The kitchen has a servery bench with storage beneath, a pantry, dishwasher, underbench oven and 900mm gas cooktop. An integrated outdoor entertainment area looks out to a compact, landscaped backyard with vegie patch. Ducted heating, split-system, alarm, solar hot water service and remote-controlled double garage are other notable features.

7 Sutherland Court, 3029

Sweeney Estate Agents: 9974 0922 Price: Contact agent Private sale

In a quiet court close to Werribee River precinct, this striking residence has a flexible and extensive floor plan of 54 squares, including three separate living areas over two levels: theatre/rumpus room, meals-family zone and separate lounge room. The kitchen has stone benchtops, stainless-steel appliances, dishwasher, and a butler’s kitchen/ pantry with appliances. A bathroom, laundry, study and fifth bedroom complete the entry level. A two-room studio with plumbing and separate entry would be perfect as a home office. Upstairs, the main bedroom has a retreat, private terrace access and en suite with dressing room. The remaining four bedrooms have built-in wardrobes; two have en suites. In the low-maintenance backyard, there are a solar-heated pool with water feature, large garden shed and outdoor entertainment area. Further features are a laundry chute, ducted heating and cooling, 16-panel solar power unit and side access for boat, trailer or caravan.

Pared-back Georgian best describes the style of this double-storey residence in a close where similarly large properties make their home. Although tucked away from main roads, it’s nevertheless in the thick of things, with Werribee Plaza, schools and parks all within an easy trip by foot. So a big tick for handy location, but how does the house stack up?

It has huge bene ts for a large family, serving up no less than six bedrooms, three discrete living spaces and a party-ready outdoor room. One bedroom with robes is downstairs near the front door, making it a well-placed option as an of ce. Five other bedrooms upstairs wrap around a carpeted landing where a dramatic fanlight window at one end draws in natural light. Through double doors, the main bedroom has

built-in seats/storage within a bay window, a big walk-in robe, and an in-wall slider to a large en suite with pink-and-white colour palette and dual vanity basins. The main bathroom decked out in charcoal and white is also on this level.

Back downstairs, off the tiled entry hall, an open carpeted lounge room and an open carpeted dining room (with cabinetry) each has dusky-rose carpet and vertical blinds. Past these rooms, a pair of columns de ne entry to the tiled living hub of kitchen and family-meals zone, before which is a powder room. The kitchen has an angled servery bench, timber cabinets, corner pantry, dishwasher, wall oven and 900mm gas cooktop; the adjoining meals area sits in a bay window dressed in vertical blinds. The laundry, off the family room, has

storage closets. Jutting into the backyard, a pitched-roof pergola above coloured concrete is a rustic, down-home space that invites major relaxation. Exposed timber rafters, a barn-style door and servery shutters, along with a potbelly stove, deliver a unique fully enclosed space ready to take the dings of family life well lived.

An expansive tri-level deck, interspersed with linear pebbled gardens planted with palms and agaves, couples with a covered pergola and a corrugated-iron water feature cascading into a pond; not only low-maintenance, but designed for different moods and seasons. The property has ducted heating and cooling and a double garage with panel-lift door.

Suburban&Rural

LITTLERIVER37FlindersStreet

Withanacreoflandintheheartoftown,itwould besoeasytomakethisyournewfamilyhome &stillrunabusinessfromherewithout renting anotherpremises.Thehomeis reallyacreditto theowners.Bothfunctionalandinspiringand reallyworksonsomanylevels. You’vegotto comeandhavealookatthisonetoappreciate whatisonoffer!

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85SynnotStreet97427557 prdnationwide.com.au/werribee Ash Taylor0407808233 asht@prdwerribee.com.au

Motivatedsellersays “makemeanoffer”

WERRIBEE19ParkerStreet

Lovingly renovated&extendedthisoneof kindhomesitsnestledincentral Werribee& comprises3largebedroomsplusa4th room idealasanotherbedroom.Thetimberkitchen hastopqualityappliances,whiletheopenfamily &mealsareaoverlooksthespaciousbackyard withcovereddeckedentertainingarea.

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85SynnotStreet97427557 prdnationwide.com.au/werribee JamesFerris0419323179 jamesf@prdwerribee.com.au

Welcometoyournewhome

TARNEIT141ThamesBoulevard

Offeringexecutivestylelivingwith3fitted bedrooms,openstudythatcouldbeconverted toa4thbedroom,sepformalliving,open kitchen&diningareathatopensouttoalarge fullyenclosedalfrescoarea.Extrasinclduct heat&vacuum,evapcool,dbl remotegarage alllocatedwithinwalkingdistanceto Werribee River,schools,shops&publictransport.

Selling Price $465,000-$485,000

View Saturday12thJuly 11.15am

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85SynnotStreet97427557 prdnationwide.com.au/werribee RohanSmith0412864525 rohans@prdwerribee.com.au 3

Yesthat’sright!Bigbedrooms,en-suite, separatelivingareas,awesomekitchen,heating, cooling,masterbedroomatthe rear,outdoor entertainmentarea,bigshedandeventhe heatedswimmingalltuckedawayinaquiet courtlocation,closetoschools,shopsand publictransport.Don’twait,calltoday.

$360,000-$380,000

Saturday12thJuly 11.30am

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85SynnotStreet97427557 prdnationwide.com.au/werribee Ash Taylor0407808233 asht@prdwerribee.com.au

7GENUINEBEDROOMS!

Takethetimetoappreciatethismassivefamilyhome,comprisingof7genuinebedroomsintheheart of Werribee.Situatedwithinimmediateproximityofbusstopsandparksmakingthisanidealchoice forthegrowingfamily.Immaculatelypresentedfromtoptobottom,thisspacioushomehasalot tooffer.Includedintheextrasare,heating,cooling,offstreetparkingfor4cars,twomassivefamily areas,twobathroomsincludingensuite,powder roomandmuchmore!Don’tDelay,Enquiretoday!

View Sat2:00-2:30pmPhotoIDReq PrivateSale

EPR $429,000-$459,000 StevenSpiteri0423428079Office: Werribee97317022

LargeAffordableFamilyHomeinManorLakes!

Thispropertyisperfectforthegrowingfamilywithfourgenerouslysizedbedrooms,incl.master bedroom(WIR&ensuite)plusstudy/optional5thbedroom. Withmultiplelivingspacesincluding formallounge,rumpus/theatre roomandopenplanmeals/familyzoneoverlookedbythehostess stylekitchen.Alsotwobackyardspaces,includinganentertainingspace,plusagrassedbackyard withcubbyhouse&gardensheds.Otherfantasticfeaturesinclude;3kwsolarpanelsystem,ducted heating,evap.cooling, remotecontrolDLUGwithinternal&drivethroughaccess,plusloadsmore.

View Sat10-10:30amPhotoIDReq PrivateSale

EPR $390,000-$425,000

SamanthaMcCarthy0431712899Office: Werribee97317022

LowMaintenanceSouthSideLocale!

LocatedinthesoughtafterSouthSideof Werribee,withincloseproximitytofreewayaccess,primary &highschools&the WerribeeCBD.Nearnew&moderninside,thisneathomeistuckedawayin aquietpocket&boastingalowmaintenancelifestyle.Downstairsprovidesanopenplandesign, withthekitchenoverlookingthemeals&familyarea,upstairsyou’llfindatwo-waybathroomwhich leadsintothemasterbedroom,allthreebedroomshaveBIR’s&s/sunits.Outsideisacourtyardwith gardenshed,watertank&singlelockupgarageaccess.

View Sat12-12:30pmPhotoIDReq PrivateSale

EPR $295,000-$325,000 SamanthaMcCarthy0431712899Office: Werribee97317022

Perfectfirsthomeorinvestment

SituatedintheheartofHoppersCrossingandwithinashortstrolltoparklands,shopsandpublic transportthishomemakestheidealfirsthomeorinvestment.Comprisingofthreegeneroussized bedroomswithbuiltin robes,masterwithensuiteandwalkin robe,largelivingareaandatidy mealsareaoverlookedbyaneatkitchenwithamplecupboardspace.Outsideyouwillenjoythe surroundingsofalarge rearyard(604m2approx)equippedwithlargepergolaandspaarea.Property alsooffergasductedheating,splitsystemcoolingandadoublegaragewithdrivethroughaccess.

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EPR $345,000-$365,000

George Yacoubian0402658335Office: Werribee97317022

PointCook 12MapleLeafCres

LandAhoy!

LocatedinPointCookthis576m2 (approx)blockoflandissituatedin a quietcrescentyetonly a shortdriveto PointCooktowncentre,freewayaccess, schools & parks.

Withan18mfrontageit’sa great opportunitytopurchase a fantasticblock fullytitledand readytobuildyourdream homeorinvestmentproperty

Calltodayto registeryourinteresttobid atauction.

Auctiontermsinclude10%deposit, unconditionalcontractsand a 30day settlement.

Auction Saturday19thJulyOnsiteat2.30pm

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ChrisMartin 0425566543 AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Truganina

1BushfieldRoad

“UnderInstructionsfromtheMortgagee”

Setin Truganinawithinonlyminutesto freewayaccessthissinglestoryhome offersmodern livingwithconvenience. Offering 4 bedroomsplusstudy,2 bathrooms(masterwithensuite & walkin robe).

Openplankitchenwithgascooktop & rangehood,andCaesarstonebenchtops withbreakfastbench.

Auction onsite12thJulyat2pm

View Saturday1.15-2pm

Separatelivingareasincluding a spacious familyliving room,familymealsarea &a rumpus roomopeningtothe rearyard. Ductedheating,downlights,tiled walkwaysand a doublegarageon remote withinternalaccessisalsoprovidedon thiscornerblockof506m2approx.

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034 ChrisMartin 0425566543

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Tarneit 40FinchleyParkCrescent

Paint,Plant&Profit

Familyhomecomprisedof 3 bedrooms + study, masterwithwalkin robesand ensuite,thishomeisnestledcloseto WerribeePlaza,shops,schoolsand publicbus route.

Withworkinsideanyinvestororastute buyercaneasilyawakenthebeautyinthis familyhome.

Auction Saturday2ndAugustonSiteat1pm View Saturday12.30-1pm

There are twoseparatelivingareas, including a formalloungeandfamily room,plusseparateformaldiningand mealsarea.Thekitchenhasstainless steelapplianceswithplentyofcupboard space. Outsidethere issideaccessfortheboats, carsorcaravanwithdrivethroughaccess.

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034 ChrisMartin 0425566543

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

BANKSAYS“SELLSELLSELL”

Bepleasantlysurprisedwiththis 3 bedroomhomewhichoffersyouplentyof roominsideandout.

Thelounge room & kitchenmealsarea easilyaccommodateforlargefamilies, thebackyard willdoubleas a sports arena.Kicktokick & backyard cricketwill entertainyoungBradmansforhours.

Heating,cooling,dishwasherandceiling fanscomplimentthehouseandthe locationnearschools,transportand shopsofferyouconvenience. Investorswillfindthisanattractive propositionastheinterestrateshave neverbeenlower Offersare invitedpriortoauction. 312

Auction onsite26thJulyat12noon View Saturday10.45am-11.15am TonyCannatelli 0412456293 Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

SanctuaryLakes

20MaritimeCircuit

•35squares(approx)Metriconhome

•4bedrooms,2.5bathroom,4livingareas

•Ductedheating&cooling

•Double remotegaragewithinternalaccess

PriceGuide $539,000 View Saturday11-11.30am

Nick Yu 0432243027

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Derrimut 22StirlingDrive

FamilyHomeClosetoEverything

LJHookerare proudtopresentthis immaculatelypresentedhome(approx30sq)

Comprisingof 3 bedrooms,masterwithhis & herswalkin robesandensuite,plusan

oversizedstudy

Two largelivingareasincluding a separate lounge room,formaldiningarea & family roomwithopenplanmealsarea.

ForSale

PriceGuiWe $499,000-$535,000

View Saturday2pm-2.30pm

BranWonChangtime 0411683438

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

GreatFamilyHomeon630m2 (approx)

Thisqualitypropertylocatedintheheart of Werribee.Consistingof 3 goodsize bedrooms, 2 bathroomswithmasterensuite, spaciousseparatelivingareasandan entertainingpergolaoverlookingthebig backyard.

ForSale

PriceGuide $290,000-$310,000 View Saturday11-11.30am

JohnHalliday 0434021017

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Wyndham Vale

39Ambleside Ave

•3spaciousbedrooms,masterWIR&ensuite

•KitchenwithSSappliancesanddishwasher

•Ductedheating,dble remotegarage

•GrassedBackyard-neatandtidygardens

PriceGuide $310,000

View Saturday12-12.30pm

Nick Yu 0432243027

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Werribee 74 WallsRoad

ResortStyleLivingon1000m2Block(approx)

Offeringyouthreebedrooms,plus a study,a hugefamily, loungeandrumpus roomcateringforfunctionswillnever againbe a problem. Two bathrooms (masterwithensuite)plus a separate powder room,highceilings,ducted heating & cooling. Perfectforentertainingfeaturingan

Auction OnSite2ndAugust@12noon View Saturday11.30am-12noon TonyCannatelli 0412456293

ingroundpool, a deckedpergola & rear grassedyard perfectforthekidstoplay A doublegaragewith a semicircular drivewayhelpgivethishomeplentyof character Allthisseton1000m2block approx.Auctiontermsare 10%deposit, unconditionalcontracts &a 30day settlement.

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

HoppersCrossing

43BaggottDrive

•3Bedrooms,2bathrooms

•Ingroundpool&workshop

•Lounge&Diningwithbuiltinbar

• WalktoPlaza&HoppersStation

ForSale

PriceGuiWe $315,000-$335,000 View Saturday12.45pm-1.15pm

BranWonChangtime 0411683438

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

HoppersCrossing

9EverardPlace

•3bedrooms+study,masterwithensuite

•2separatelivingareas

•Drivethruaccess

•Closetoschools,shops&walktostation

PriceGuide $320,000-$340,000

View Saturday12-12.30pm

BrandonChangtime 0411683438

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

HoppersCrossing

12DerrimutRoad

•LargeLshapedformallounge&dining room

•Undercoverpergola&workshopatthe rear

•Gasheating&aircon,polishedfloorboards

•Nearhospital,trainstation&shoppingcentre

PriceGuide $309,000-$335,000

View Saturday1.15-1.45pm

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza) 42 2

ForSale PriceGuiWe $349,000-$365,000 View Saturday11-11.30am BranWonChangtime 0411683438 Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Wyndham Vale

125CambridgeCres

•3bedroomswithbuiltins,garage&carport

•Spaciouslounge,greatkitchen&mealsarea

•Ductedheating&splitsystemcooling

•6igbackyard,setona546m2(approx)block

PriceGuide $259,000-$269,000

View Saturday11-11.30pm

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Allinformationcontainedhereinisgatheredfromsourcesweconsidertobe reliable.However wecannotguaranteeorgiveanywarrantyabouttheinformationprovided.Interestedpartiesmustsolely relyontheirownenquiries.

Likenothingyou’veseenbefore!

Acommandingpresence,thismagnificentcustombuilt residenceissetonaoneacre(approx.)allotmentin exclusiveprivatesurroundsthatofferenviableserenityand tranquillity.Justtwoyears’young,thisestateistheone discerningbuyersfromallwalksoflifecanappreciate.

Likenothingyou’veseenbefore! Acommandingpresence,thismagnificentcustombuilt residenceissetonaoneacre(approx.)allotmentin exclusiveprivatesurroundsthatofferenviableserenityand tranquillity.Justtwoyears’young,thisestateistheone discerningbuyersfromallwalksoflifecanappreciate.

•60squaresunderthe roofline(approx.)generouslyseton aoneacreallotment(approx).

•60squaresunderthe roofline(approx.)generouslyseton aoneacreallotment(approx).

•courbedrooms,includingthemainappointedwith expansivedressing roomandlavishensuite.

•courbedrooms,includingthemainappointedwith expansivedressing roomandlavishensuite.

• Twoseparatestudiesarebothfittedwithbuiltindesksand cabinetry.

• Twoseparatestudiesarebothfittedwithbuiltindesksand cabinetry.

•Kitchenwithstainlesssteelappliances,stonebenchtops, glosscabinetryandlargebutler’spantry.

•Kitchenwithstainlesssteelappliances,stonebenchtops, glosscabinetryandlargebutler’spantry.

•Meals/familyareaadjacentkitchen withfireplace,billiard/rumpus room, children’s retreat,hometheatre room andMerbaudeckedalfresco.

•Meals/familyareaadjacentkitchen withfireplace,billiard/rumpus room, children’s retreat,hometheatre room andMerbaudeckedalfresco.

38LERDERDERGSTREET, BACCHUSMARSH

AUCTION

BLUERIBBONEDWARDIANHOMEWITHOUTCOMPROMISE

Largeopenplankitchenwithpremiumappliancesandfittings,meals/livingareaissituatedtotherearoftheproperty allowingallthebeautifulnorthernsunlighttostreamintotheseroomsandontothe blackbuttpolishedfloorboards.The formalloungeanddiningwithcombustionheatingand featuretimberperiodfireplacecanaccommodatethelargestof familieswiththeadditionoftheupstairsatticthatcouldbeusedasastudio,office, musicroomorgym.Masterbedroom withlargeclassicVictoriantiledensuiteandspaciouswalkinrobeandfurtherthreebedroomshave allthetraditional period featuresthatmakethisthebesthouseinthebeststreetofBacchusMarsh.Thefamilysizebathroomhasa solidcastironclaw footbath, federationtimbervanityandtraditionalclassictilingthroughout.Doubleremotecontrol lockupgaragewhichisallunderthesamerooflinehasrollerdooraccesstotherear yard.Allthegardenshave been professionallylandscapedwith2x7000Ltwatertanksthatareconnectedtothefullyirrigatedundergroundwater system.Priorofferswillbeconsidered.

74CLIFTONDRIVE,BACCHUSMARSH

EXPANSIVEHOMEWITH ROOMFORALLTHE FAMILY

LocatedontheBacchusMarshsideofthefreeway, thisbrick veneerhomeisonaquiettreelinedstreet. Comprisingfrontloungeroom,largeopenkitchen/mealsareawithamplecupboardandbenchspace.Three bedroomsinthemainhomeincludingmasterwithen-suiteandBIRplusafullyself-containedunitcompletewith bathroom,bedroom,kitchenetteandlivingareaallunderthesamerooflinewithbrandnewcarpetthroughout. 9mx6m(approx.)3bayparkingandseton891m2(approx.) blockwithroom forashedorpool. Inspectiona must.

AUCTION: Saturday 19thJuly 1.00pm

Inspect: Saturday 12thJuly 11.00am - 11.30am

Contact: MarcusRayner0418556699

Email: marcus@raynerrealestate.com.au

AUCTION: Saturday 19thJuly 11.00am

Inspect: Saturday 12thJuly 2.00pm - 2.30pm

Contact: MarcusRayner0418556699

Email: marcus@raynerrealestate.com.au

OPENFORINSPECTION

POPONABITOFLIPPY

Characterfilled3bedroom weatherboardhomeonlymomentstothecentreoftown. Polishedboards throughouttheopenplanliving/diningareathatleadontotheoriginaltimberkitchen.Thesunroomand rumpusroomaretotherearofthepropertywiththeopportunitytoextendinthefuture.Largefamily laundrywithanextrashowerandtoilet.Singlecarportandroom foroffstreetparkingbehindthefront gates.Spaciousrearterraced yardwiththeopportunitytomakethisoldgirlshine.Blocksizeof783m2.

PrivateSale: $297,000

Inspect: Saturday 12thJuly 11.45am - 12.15pm

Contact: MarcusRayner0417378392

Email: marcus@raynerrealestate.com.au

AUCTION THISSATURDAY

GREAT LOCATION AND LUSH GARDEN SETTING

Situated very close to Werribee Plaza shopping centre, as well as schools, parklands and neighbourhood shops The spacious home has4 bedrooms (3 BIRs), ensuite, lounge, entry hall, kitchen/meals area, familyroom, pergola and ducted gas heating. Set on a wide fronted block with a front yard burstingwith colourful vegetation and the rear yardboastinglarge paved areas, garden shed plus established trees and shrubs

EXECUTOR'S AUCTION SATURDAY 12TH JULY 11:30AM

60 Baggott Drive, Hoppers Crossing

OPEN Saturday from 11:00am

AUCTION THISSATURDAY

STRIKING APPEARANCE AND AMAZING POTENTIAL

Built in the ‘Cape Cod’ style, this large two-storey homeislocated in a quiet street within easy reach of a wide array of shoppingtransport sporting and cultural amenities.It includes 5 bedrooms, ensuite, entry hall, large lounge with bar, formal dining room, modernkitchenwith meals area, familyroom and upstairs rumpus Outside you’llfind the front verandah,rear covered patio,brick two-car garage and attached tool shed While presented mostly initsoriginal decoration, thesize and location of this property gives rise to some exciting possibilities for the long term

EXECUTOR'S AUCTION THISSATURDAY 1:00PM

15 Oppy Crescent, Hoppers Crossing

OPEN Saturday from 12:30pm

The‘cando’agents.....

Tarneit 7SutherlandCourt

Whenonlythe‘VeryBest’willdo

•QuietcourtlocationofftheWerribeeRiver

•Oversizedmasterwithitsownalfresco balconyandensuite

•Officeplusaseparate2roomedstudiowith plumbing&separateentry

•Flexiblefloorplanof54sqsboasting4living areasincludingtheatreroom

•Fantastickitchenwithstonebenchtops,DW, separatebutlerskitchen&pantry

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•Premierlocsurroundedbyexclusivehomes& enclosedbyLollypopCreekReserve

•Ampleandflexiblefloorplanofferingmultiple livingandentertainingoptions

•Massivetimberkitc,genbenchspace&DW

•Showpiecefamilyroomwithvaultedceilings, featurearchedwindowlooksontospa

•Ductheat,ductcool,alarm,intercom

•997sqm,doublegarage,extensivepergola

Werribee 4ElizabethAvenue

Classictriplefrontinsoughtafter neighbourhood

•Setinaquiettranquillocation,thishome offers3bedroomswithBIRs

•Formallounge,centralkitchenanddining

•Stunningfloorboards,ductedheating,air conditioning,alarmsystem

•538sqmallotment,rearaccesstoyard

Truganina 456MorrisRoad

Popularcentrallocationoppositenatural wetlandsandparks

•Openplanlivingwithlounge,diningand familyareasforflexiblelivingoptions

•Centralkitchenwithamplebench& cupboardspaceandlargecornerpantry

•Ductheat,doublegaragewithrearaccess

•CloseproximitytoWyndhamVillage ShoppingCentre,upcomingTarneitTrain Station,transport,childcare,freewayaccess

•Closetoschools,shops,parks,WerribeeTrain Station,CBD+more A 3 B 1

Tarneit 48StarlingAvenue

Nearnew4bedroomhomesetinRose GrangeEstate •Lovelyhomewith2livingareas,formaland informal

•Kitchenoverlooksthelivingareas,witha 900mmcooktop

•Evaporativecooling&ductedheating, ensurescomfortallyearround

•Doublegaragewithinternalaccess

ForSale

PriceGuide ContactAgent

Inspect Saturday12.30-1pm

Office 23PrincesHighway,Werribee. 0399740922

Contact StevenRichardson0407445567

PeterRichardson0412327835

ForSale

•WalkingdistancetotheTrainStation A 4 B 2 C 2 D

PriceGuide $399,000 Inspect Saturday2.30-3.00pm Office 23PrincesHighway,Werribee. 0399740922

Contact StevenRichardson0407445567 PeterRichardson0412327835

HoppersCrossing 50KingstonBlvd

•SituatedintheeverpopularKingston Gardensestate

•Aterrificopportunitytobuyintothemost prestigiouspocketofHoppersCrossing

•Enormouslandareaof4802sqm

•Centrallylocatedcloseto2trainstations,bus routes,prestigiousschoolsbothprimaryand secondaryandshoppingcentres

Werribee 20ParramattaRoad

Beautifullypresented

•Beautifullypresented&perfectlypositioned familyhome

•Comprising3generousbedrooms

•Spaciouslightfilledformalloungeand kitchen/mealsarea

•Polishedfloorboardsthroughoutallrooms

•Welllandscapedgardensandsidegate access

•Pergolaleadstoagreatsized534sqmblock

PriceGuide Contactagent

Byappointment

23PrincesHighway,Werribee. 0399740922

Contact PeterRichardson0412327835

StevenRichardson0407445567

23PrincesHighway,Werribee. 0399740922

Contact StevenRichardson0407445567 PeterRichardson0412327835

ForSale

PriceGuide ContactAgent Office 23PrincesHighway,Werribee. 0399740922

Contact SusieHaber0403650750

StevenRichardson0407445567

A 3 B 1 C 1 D

ForSale

PriceGuide $310,000 Inspect Saturday12.30-1.00pm Office 23PrincesHighway,Werribee. 0399740922

Contact SusieHaber0403650750

StevenRichardson0407445567

The‘cando’agents.....

Brooklyn 1/11RichardsCourt

InnovativeUrbanDesign

•Generousopenplanwithbeautifultimberfloors.

•Kitchenwithstonebench&butlerspantry.

•Formalloungepluslargefamilyarea.

•Spaciousmasterbedroomwithensuite&WIR.

•Largeundercoveralfresco

•Closetoshops,schools,transport&freeway.

Seabrook 150ShaneAvenue

Spacioushomewithcharacter&potential

•Hugeloungewithtimberblinds&gasheating

•Openplantimberkitchenwithspaciousdining

•2ndlivingareawithfireplace&parquetryfloors

•Spaciousdblecarportwithaccesstorearyard

•Loadsofoffstreetparkingforcars/boats/trailers

•EasywalktoSeabrookPrimarySchool

PointCook 89MiddleParkDrive

Lookingforlowmaintenanceliving

•Exceptionallydesignedwithspaciousopenliving

•3generousbedrooms+study

•Stunningkitchenwithamplestorage

•Masterbedroom(WIR),ensuite&dualvanity

•Centralheating,evapcoolingthroughout

•LocatedinprestigiousSanctuaryLakesEstate

PrivateSale

$495,000-$530,000 Inspect Sat11-11:30pm Office 54PierStreet,Altona. 93983799

Contact

JulieBurt0410533517

BarrySeignior0425850607

PrivateSale $390,000-$430,000 Inspect Sat11:00-11:30am Office

Shop5,73PointCookRd,Seabrook. 93609399

Contact JodieLindemann0425850606

AnthonyKent0425850610

PrivateSale

$445,000-$460,000 Inspect Sat1-1:30pm Office

Shop5,73PointCookRd,Seabrook. 93609355 Contact

JodieLindemann0425850603

AnthonyKent0425850610

Altona 1/6RailwayStreetSouth Impressivetowhnouse

•Twolivingareasforformalandcasualliving. •Fantasticmodernkitchenwithamplecupboards. •Largetimberdeckentertainingareawithtwosails.

•Masterwithensuite,sittingarea&balcony.

•Ductheat,evapcool&polishedfloorboards.

•WalkingtoAltonaBeachandSeaholmeStation.

PointCook 14BribieWay

Stunning,ModernFamilyResidence

•Impressivefourbedroomfamilyhomewithstudy

•Gourmetkitchenwithbutler’spantry

•Spaciousfamily/mealswithviewstorearyard

•Hometheatreroomtoenjoyfamilymovienights •Oversizeddoublegaragewithrearrollerdoor •Ductedheating,evaporativecooling,solarpanels •Minuteswalktobusstop,AlamandaCollege

PointCook 5DalkeithDrive Idealfirsthomeorinvestment. •InoneofPointCook’smostsoughtafterestates. •ClosetoSanctuaryLakesShops&schools. •Modernkitchenwithplentyofstorage&benches. •3generousbedrooms,semiensuite,ductheating. •Doublegaragewithrearaccess&largerearyard. •Auctionterms:10%deposit,30dayssettlement.

PrivateSale

$570,000-$620,000 Inspect Sat12-12:30pm Office

54PierStreet,Altona. 93983799

Contact

JulieBurt0410553517

BarrySeignior0425850607

PrivateSale ContactAgent Inspect Sat2-2:30pm Office

Shop5,73PointCookRd,Seabrook. 93609399

Contact BarrySeignior0425850607

AnthonyKent0425850610

Auction Saturday26thJulyat11am

$358,000-$420,000 Inspect Sat12-12:30PM Office

Shop5,73PointCookRoad,Seabrook. 93609399

Contact AnthonyKent0425850610

BarrySeignior0425850607

The‘cando’agents.....

Tarneit 16FairviewParade

36square(approx.)PorterDavishome

•Beautifuleastfacinghomeneatlytuckedin

•4largebedrooms,multiplelivingareas,study

•Extensiveoutdoorlivingunderagenerous

Office Shop38,WyndhamVillageSC, SayersRd,Tarneit. 97490010

Contact TraceyDean0433279103

HoppersCrossing 881SayersRoad

Largefamilyfavouritenorthfacinghome

•Large25square,4bedroom(or3pluslarge study),generousfrontformalloungearea withnortherlysunlight,separaterumpusarea atthefarrear

•Tiledfamilyroomoffthekitchenwith dishwasher

•Ductedheatingandcooling,pitchedroof pergolawithfans/lights

Werribee 10ThamesBoulevard

Theidealdownsizerorinvestment!

•Convenientkitchenboastingbreakfastbar, storageandgascooking

•Masteroffersrobing&semi-ensuite,separate laundry,furtherbedroomswithBIR’s

•Pavedoutdoorareaoverlookingmanicured yard,doublegaragebehindgatesatthe entrance

WERRIBEE2LittleJohnCourt

LuxuriousSouthSideSetting!

Featuring 4 largebedrooms,includingmastercompletewithspaensuite, downstairsstudy luxuriousformallounge & dining,upstairsrumpus room,magnificentkitchen,sunlitmealsfamily roomsetupoverlooking thealluringin-groundsolarheatedswimmingpool.Extrasincludesolar power, ductedheating & cooling,deckedoutdoorentertainingarea, ductedvacuuming,floorboards,9ftceilings & doubleautomatedgarage.

PRICEGUIDE $665,000-$700,000

INSPECT Sat12thJuly-12:45pm-1:15pm PhotoIDrequired

MELWAYS 206D9 CONTACT DonaldMcKillop0418389906

WYNDHAM VALE19GreengablesDrive

LUXURY AT IT’SFINEST

Enjoy a homeofconvenience & style,withlightfilledinteriors & uncompressedquality Situatedwithinwalkingdistanceto Werribee’s CBD & publictransportistheairy 3 bedroomunit.Boastinganopenplan living/diningarrangement,stylishkitchenwithqualityappliances & extras suchasductedheating & double remotegarage.Idealforthosestarting out,downsizingoranastuteinvestor, wellpresented & inprimelocation.

PRICEGUIDE $340,000-$360,000

INSPECT Sat12thJuly-2:15pm-2:45pm PhotoIDrequired

MELWAYS 205A3

CONTACT MatthewHowden0406805990

WERRIBEE2GardenCourt

EnhanceyourLifestyle A flowingfloorplanoffersnolessthan 5 oversizedbedroomsincluding a largemasterwithwalk-in robe & spabathensuite. 3 livingzonesacross 2 levelspresentsecludedareas.Featuring a colorbondpergola & remote doublegarage. A hostofqualityfittingsincludeductedheatingand cooling,ductedvacuum,stonebenchtops,abundantstorage, a shed/ workshop,highceilingsacrossbothlevelsandmuchmore.

PRICEGUIDE $500,000-$540,000

INSPECT Sat12thJuly-1:30pm-2:00pm PhotoIDrequired

MELWAYS 235H12

WERRIBEE8Beldale Avenue

PeriodCharmmeetsEntertainingBliss! Featuring 4 largefittedbedrooms,masterwithensuite & walkin robe & mainbathroomincludes6ftbathwithseparatepowder room.The heartofthehomebeingthesolidtimberkitchenadjoinsthemealsarea overlookingthepitchedpergolagreatforentertainingfamily & friends. Otherappointmentsincludeheating & cooling,vacuumsystem & double garagewithinternalaccess & anotherstandalonegarage/workshop.

PRICEGUIDE $565,000-$595,000 INSPECT Sat12thJuly-2:30pm-3:00pm PhotoIDrequired MELWAYS 205D11 CONTACT Justin Tong0431179619

BEAUTIFULLYPRESENTED&CENTRALLYLOCATED

Presentingthreespaciousbedroomsincludingmasterwithwalkin robeandlavishensuite.Comprisingofopenplanlivinguponentrywith beautifulcathedralceilings,builtinbarandformaldining,stepthroughthe entrancehallandbewelcomedbythegorgeousfamily/mealsareathat convenientlyadjoinstherumpus/theatre room.Outdoorsoffers a large undercoverpergolaanddeckingidealforthosewholovetoentertain.

PRICEGUIDE

HOPPERSCROSSING125KingstonBoulevard

BRINGTHE FAMILYTOGETHER

Comprisingthreefittedbedroomsand a study, masterwithensuite andWIR, remainingwithBIR’s.Excellentsizedformallivingand a large openfamily/mealsareaadjoining a qualitycraftedkitchenwithexquisite cabinetryandprivatebackyard views.Stepoutdoorsandbesurprised with 2 hugepergolaareasleadinginto a greatsizeyard perfectforallyear around,complementingitfurtheristhedrivethroughaccess!

PRICEGUIDE $389,000-$409,000

INSPECT Saturday12thJuly10:45am-11:15am PhotoIDrequired MELWAYS 202K8

ThisPorterDavisPrestigehomecomprisesoffourspaciousfitted bedroomsincludingmasterwithparent’s retreat,beautifulFrenchdoors allowingfor a privatecourtyard,largewalkin robeand a lavishensuite completewithspabathanddoublebasin.Featuringelegantformal livinguponentryallowingforzonedlivingidealforlargefamilies.Quality continues,presentinganextremelyfunctionalcontemporarykitchenwith

PRICEGUIDE $479,000-$509,000

INSPECT Saturday12thJuly2:15pm-2:45pm PhotoIDrequired

MELWAYS 234H10

HOPPERSCROSSING2/6ReserveRoad BRANDSPANKINGNEWINSIDEAND WALKINGDISTANCETOTHE HOPPERSCROSSINGTRAINSTATION

Presentingtwofittedbedrooms,openplanlivingonlovelytimberflooring andsupermodcondesignerkitchenwithplentyofflare!Appointments includegasheating,newblinds,flawlessbrandnewpresentation,lock upgaragewithinternalaccessand a goodsizedcourtyard rearareawith clotheslineandlawnarea.

PRICEGUIDE $285,000-$295,000 INSPECT Saturday12thJuly12:30pm-1:00pm PhotoIDrequired MELWAYS 202J11 CONTACT VedikaBabbar0401153555

BARRY PLANT TARNEIT RENTALDEPARTMENT

Afterjust a year

BarryPlant Tarneit RentalDepartmentis alreadymanagingover 100properties.

It’s obviousthatthesuperior serviceweprovideand qualitytoolsatourdisposal are workingwondersforour Landlords.

Ifyou’rea Landlord lookingforqualitymanagementofyour investment,contactKrystle TrembearthatBarryPlant Tarneit – forthe rightdirectioninPropertyManagement.

HOPPERSCROSSING3ChurchillCourt

PUREELEGANCE

Situatedin a quietcourtlocationincentralHoppersCrossingtheelegantfamilyhomehasbeen designedwithmeticulousdetailexemplifyingthetruecharacteristicsof a Federationmasterpiece. A beautifulfloorplanpresents 4 fittedbedrooms,formalloungeanddining,centralbathroom,hostess timberkitchenleadingouttoaninvitingoutdoorentertainingareawithlowmaintenancegardens keepingthoseweekendsfree.Extrasincludeductedheatingandcooling,alarm,traditionalRosettesand cornicing,hardwoodfloorboardsthroughoutandloadsmore.Thisisonethatneedstobeseen.

$350,000-$365,000

HOPPERSCROSSING6O’Neill Avenue

LOVEDHOMEINTHEHEARTOFHOPPERSCROSSING

Presentingthreegoodsizebedrooms,largeloungeandcentralkitchenoverlookingthemeals arrangement.Appointmentsincludeheating/cooling,900uprightstove,twodrawdishwasher, beautiful hardwoodtimberfloorsthroughout,tessellatedtilesinthebathroomareawith TassieOakceilingand 14CaratGoldshowerhead.Itdoesn’t stopthere alsoincludedis a decorativepineDadowallfeature, pergola,gorgeousAngloFrenchEdwardiangasfire placewithtimbermantelpieceandhugetriplecar garagemeasuring 9x6 metres(approx.)and4.1metreshigh(approx.).Locatedwithinclosevicinityto PrimaryandHighschools,shops,publictransportand a short10minwalk(approx.)totheHoppers Crossingtrainstation.

TARNEIT 87448888

Shop9,Wyndham VillageShoppingCentre,380SayersRoad

$325,000-$345,000 INSPECT Saturday12thJuly12:45pm-1:15pm

After 2 yearsawayfromBarryPlantrealestateLesliehascomebacktohisgrassroots wherehiscareercommencedandflourishedbackin2004!

Providing a wealthofrealestateexperienceandexcellentlocalknowledge,Lesliewasborn andbreadinthecityof Wyndhambackinthemid1970’sandisverywellknownidentityto thelocalcommunity!

Tryingotherformsofemploymentand a fewotherrealestatecompaniesinrecenttimes, Lesliehaslearnedtheultimatesuccessliesrightwhereheoriginallybegan – BARRYPLANT! Ifyouarethinkingofselling?... Think

Harcourts Wyndham City

175A Watton Street Werribee

Portarlington 4 Golden Grove

Stunning Family Home.

Maintenance Townhouse Living

Presenting this stunning family home on a generous block, with more than enough room to grow.

Comprising of 3 generous bedrooms, master has an en-suite and walk in robe, a dedicated study that could easily be converted to a 4th bedroom, a formal living, family and rumpus room, open plan modern kitchen with wall oven, and ample bench space, internal access to the double garage and rear roller door to the massive entertainment area.

For Sale $840,000 - $880,000

View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4765 3 2 1 2

Jay Radbourne & Bedim Taip

P 03 9741 9000 M 0422 280 465 M 0432 639041

E jay.radbourne@harcourts.com.au E bedim.taip@harcourts.com.au

There are two bedrooms, both with built in robes and a large bathroom complete with shower, bath and vanity.

This property is low maintenance inside and out, including ducted heating, split system, ceiling fans, single remote lock-up garage and has its own title no body corporate.Located at a brilliant address with easy access to public transport, shops, and Werribee Plaza.

Michelle Chick & Nicole Occhibove

M 0416 007 949 M 0438 578 275 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Wyndham City For Sale Price by Negotiation $299,000 - $319,000

In the kitchen (dishwasher) create meals for the family or entertain guests with confidence using ample preparation space and stainless steel appliances. Enjoy meals with your loved ones in the dining; then curl up on the couch with a good movie or a game for family fun.

All 3 bedrooms are located upstairs, the master with WIR and private ensuite. A central bathroom upstairs & powder room for convenience is set downstairs.

For Sale Price by Negotiation $319,000 - $339,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4759

Open Saturday 10-10.30am

Michelle Chick & Nicole Occhibove

M 0416 007 949 M 0438 578 275 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

Harcourts Wyndham City 175A Watton Street Werribee

Triple Garage Walking Distance To The Plaza!

This family home comprises of 3 generous bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (en - suite to master) 2 separate living areas, and modern kitchen.The entertaining area is a real gem and must be seen, this leads to a double carport and the star of the home a triple garage, and yet there is still a lawned area for the kids to enjoy.

For Sale Price on Application View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4725

Open Saturday 12.45pm-1.15pm

James Matina & Jay Radbourne

2 4 Room For The Big Boy’s Toys- Vendor Needs To Sell!!

Outside you will appreciate having side access to the oversize 6.0x6.5 garage/workshop substantial enough to accommodate cars, boats, caravans and trailers. Modern stainless steel appliances in the kitchen with plenty of preparation space to create meals and a great size entertaining living room.

Comprising of 4 bedrooms, the master complete with walk n robe and en-suite.

For Sale Price on Application View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4699

Open Saturday 10-10.30am

Michelle Chick & Nicole Occhibove M 0416 007 949 M 0438 578 275 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

In brief this home comprises of 4 large bedrooms, master has wir and en-suite, the remaining 3 benefit from bir, a large family bathroom and separate toilet, a formal living area, family and rumpus, meals and modern kitchen, a dedicated study room, and pergola, internal access to the double garage.The home also benefits from ducted heating, access to a communal pool and facilities, this home really does need to be seen to fully appreciate.

For Sale Price by Negotiation over $390,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4724

Jay Radbourne & James Matina

2 2 Truganina Stunner.

Comprising of 4 generous bedrooms, master has ensuite and walk in robe, the remaing three all have built in robes, a family bathroom, 2 separate living ares, open plan modern kitchen and meals.

A double garage, and generous yard with the potential for side gated access (stca).Inspection is essential to appreciate call today to book your private appointment.

For Sale $379,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4693

Open Saturday 11-11.30am

Jay Radbourne P 03 9741 9000 M 0422 280 465 E jay.radbourne@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

Harcourts Wyndham City

175A Watton Street Werribee

Entertainer’s Retreat At Sasha Court

This home has 4 bedrooms, the master bedroom enjoys a private en-suite, walk in robe and is situated remotely from the remaining 3 bedrooms. Step outside and entertain your family and friends to the under cover pergola where you will become enchanted by the Balinese inspired heated pool and manicure landscape garden. Offering a private and resort style feel that will dissolve any stress.

For Sale Price by Negotiation $405,000 - $430,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4738

Open Saturday 12-12.30pm

Michelle Chick & Nicole Occhibove

M 0416 007 949 M 0438 578 275

E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

The residence comprises of 4 bedrooms plus a study or 5th bedroom, main bedroom with ensuite and a central bathroom with separate toilet. The great benefit of both formal and informal living zones ensures entertaining is effortless especially once the French doors open up into the relaxing back yard complete with an amazing low maintenance and heated in-ground swimming pool.

For Sale Price by Negotiation $570,000 - $620,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4744

Open Saturday 11-11.30am

Michelle Chick & Nicole Occhibove M 0416 007 949 M 0438 578 275 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

Harcourts Wyndham City

175A Watton Street Werribee

Grand Design On Wattle Avenue

Immerse yourself in the prestige of the Wattle Grove Estate in a luxurious 50+ sq. Victorian styled, custom built and designed home. Set amongst some of the best Victoria has to offer. This home is minutes from the freeway, Werribee CBD, 1.2klm from the train station and within walking distance to schools, playgrounds and childcare facilities. As you wander to the front entrance your senses stir as you catch the fragrance of the established rose lined, paved path.

For Sale By Negotiation

View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4588

Michelle Chick & Nicole Occhibove

M 0416 007 949 M 0438 578 275 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

Maryann Way

4 Bedroom Family Home.

What a find this family home is, such a neat and clean home that the fussiest of buyers will appreciate. just off Tarneit Road and close to transport, shops and schools, with the new train station under construction just a short drive.In brief the home comprises of 4 generous bedrooms, 2 separate living areas, 2 bathrooms, modern open plan kitchen with stone benchtops, high ceilings, double garage, ducted heating and split system for cooling.

For Sale $389,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4579

Open Saturday 10-10.30am

Jay Radbourne P 03 9741 9000 M 0422 280 465 E jay.radbourne@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

NewListing

WyndhamGreen

3ElmCourt

Atreasurein WyndhamGreen!

3bedroomsallwithBIR,masterwith WIR,large2waybathroom,openmeals andkitchenarea,fullydeckedoutdoor entertainingarea.Doublegaragew/ internalaccess,heating&coolingand qualityfixtureandfittings roundoffthis greathome.

3 A 2 B 2 D

ForSale: $359,000-$379,000

RickMasseseP: 97486333 M: 0405243641 E: rick@benlor.com.au

Werribee 1/7CaperCourt

IdealFirstHomeorSuperbInvestment Opportunity!

Offering3Bedrooms,accompanying ahugeliving/dining roomofgenerous proportionsserved by separatemodern kitchenwithlotsofstorage,separate laundry, centralbathroomandseparate toilet.

3 A 1 B 1 D

ForSale: $250,000

RajShahP: 97486333 M: 0403685999 E: raj@benlor.com.au

Tarneit

Unit1&2/1LucyClose

Owner’sLoss,YourGain!

Ownerlooking foraquicksale.Unit 1with3bedrooms,unit2with2 bedrooms.Bothunitswithlarge kitchen, meals,family roomandsinglegarage.It’s ideal for your retirementsuperfund! $1217PCM foreachunit.

3 A 1 B 1 D

ForSale: $275,000-$285,000

Robert FabrettoP: 97486333 M: 0418377535 E: robert@benlor.com.au

Wyndham Vale

274BlackforestRoad Opportunity Awaits

Familyhomewhichcomprisesof4 spaciousbedrooms+study-main withWIR&ensuite. Formallounge withopenplankitchen,stainlesssteel appliances.Alsoincludesalfrescoarea, heating&cooling,sideaccess,double garage.

4 A 2 B 2 D

ForSale: $349,000-$369,000

VinceChircopP: 97486333 M: 0418360998 E: vince@benlor.com.au

NewListing

NewListing

Werribee 2ColaradoClose

ALittlebeautyinaripperlocation

Positionedclosetoschools,shopsand witheasyaccesstopublictransport make’sthishomeso appealing.Ithas 3bedroomsallwithBuiltin robes, separatemealsandloungeareas,large carportwithgreatsizebackyardin quitelocation,includesfloorboards, heatingandcooling.

3 A 1 B 3 D

ForSale: $275,000-$289,000

RickMasseseP: 97486333 M: 0405243641 E: rick@benlor.com.au

Werribee 1/15ThelmaCourt

SecureInvestmentontheSouthSide Agreatopportunitytoenterthesouth sidemarketwithanideallylocated unit. Consistingof3bedroomallwith BIR, meals,kitchenandopenloungewitha spaciouscourtyard. Transport,schools and WerribeeCBDallclose.

3 A 1 B 1 D

ForSale: $265,000

RickMasseseP: 97486333

M: 0405243641 E: rick@benlor.com.au

Wyndham Vale

98CambridgeCrescent HomewithDevelopmentOpportunity! Featuring3 goodsizedBedroommaster withBIR’s, formalloungewithcentral wallheater,adjoiningdiningand kitchen, centralbathroomandseparatelaundry. Hugepergola foroutdoor entertainment,biggardenanda shed. Locatedwithincloseproximityto shoppingcentre, transport,schools.

3 A 1 B 0 D

ForSale: $270,000-$289,000

RajShahP: 97486333

M: 0403685999 E: raj@benlor.com.au

Werribee 2/9OfficerCourt

StunningHomewithExcellent Tenant! Youngmodernlowmaintenancelife stylequietcourtlocationsetamongst schools,publictransport,sporting facilities.IncludesmasterwithWIRand en-suite,and2fittedbedrooms, formal lounge,spaciouskitchen overlooking mealsareaandfamily room

3 A 2 B 1 D

ForSale: $319,000-$329,000

VinceChircopP: 97486333 M: 0418360998 E: vince@benlor.com.au

Open: Saturday3.00pm - 3.30pm Address: 27YarramanRoad Online: triwest.com.au WebID: #735355

WyndhamVale PaslNsske

m: 0414717458

o: 97415900

e: paul@triwest.com.au

Open: Saturday11.30am - 12.00pm Address: 130WerribeeStreetNorth

triwest.com.au

#732553

m: 0435878255

o: 97415900

e: craig@triwest.com.au

Countrystylehome,leadlight & artdecoceilingroses

Whiteplantationshutters,installedsurroundsound

Spabath,ductedheating,airconditioning & fans

Expansivespanlinepergolawithcafeblinds

GasmainsconnectedBBQ & heaters,watertanks

Closetoriver,towncentre,station,schools & bus

- 1.30pm

l Formalloungeplusfamilyandrumpusrooms l Modernkitchenwithqualityappliances l Ductedheating & cooling,3kw16panelsolarsystem l Alfrescoareawithopenfireplaceandbar l Ingroundsolarheatedpoolwithglassfencing

2x rainwatertanks,beautifullylandscapedgardens

m: 0438883598 o: 97415900

Open: Saturday12.00pm - 12.30pm

Address: 16EucumbeneRoad

Hostesskitchenwithstainlesssteelappliances

Minuteswalktonewstationunderconstruction

Closetoschools,library,sportingovals & shopping

Twoseparatelivingzones l Gascentralheatingandevaporativecooling

LynneSteinhaser

m: 0438883598

o: 97415900 e: sales@triwest.com.au

Stunningtimberfloorswithneutralinterior

m: 0414717458 o: 97415900 e: paul@triwest.com.au

1, 2 & 4/13 Riverbend Crescent

Your Choice Of Three Keogh Homes Federation Splendours

Presenting a chance in a

have the choice here of

to combine the

of

Stunning River Sanctuary Keogh Homes Federation Splendour

Presenting this stunning Federation testament built to exact standard thanks to renowned local builder, Keogh Homes. Sumptuous appointments feature throughout from the feature leadlight at the entrance and include 10 foot ceilings, ornate detailed fittings and even a reproduction cast fireplace with Mahogany mantle. The master bedroom entails ensuite, while both bathrooms offer tessellated tiling and period correct vanities with main featuring a claw-foot bath. While there is also a large formal lounge, an open plan living room is lavished with gorgeous battened Tasmanian Oak solid timber flooring. The central matt finished vinyl wrap kitchen offers upgraded appliances including dishwasher and adjoins a meals room, with a separate built-in wet bar. Ducted heating and refrigerated cooling take care of the elements all year around, while there is also a ducted vacuum. Entertain in complete comfort from the enclosed pergola complete with mains gas BBQ, wood fire heater and weather blinds. An oversized double garage offers remote access and outdoor WC, while there is also private rear access ideal for that boat or caravan, yet there is still an abundance of space for the kids to roam thanks to the 900m2 plus allotment. Finished with select colorbond roofing there is also a 1.5 Kilowatt solar energy system to keep your power bills down. The attention to detail throughout is stunning and a gorgeous example of what fine homes used to be. Set in the illustrious River Sanctuary Estate the location is just as stunning.

Central Tarneit Splendour, Stunning Court Location!

Set in a lovely quiet court location amongst house-proud owners is this great family home or investment opportunity. Tarneit West shopping village, Werribee Plaza, public transport and schools are all within minutes from this lovely 4 bedroom home set on approximately 674m2 of land. Presenting a formal lounge, master bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite, spacious meals area leading through to a family/rumpus room, central bathroom and a lovely semi enclosed entertainment area. Appointments include ducted heating, ducted evaporative cooling, double lock-up garage, unrestricted side access for a caravan/boat or trailer and a massive backyard for the kids to run wild or whatever your heart desires. Inspections are sure to impress! Private

Hoppers Crossing 6 Lyndhurst Court 2 2 2 5

Luxurious Splendour On A 1257m2 Block

This sumptuous example of fine family living in the Derrimut Heath Estate features solid Jarrah parquetry flooring t/out, formal lounge, solid Jarrah kitchen with state of the art appliances adjoins the open plan meals & family rooms. The master comprises FES, while all BRs offer robes, plus a separate study with external access. Heating & cooling, roller shutters, solar system, and gas & electric HWSs. The large double garage offers internal & rear access to the huge yard. Close to all amenities inc freeway access.

Private Sale $585,000 - $610,000 Inspect Sat 10-10.20am

Photo ID required

Contact John Camilleri 0414 778 940 Kirsty Cunningham 0414 344 475

Werribee 16 Railway Avenue

Exceptional Location, Unlimited Potential!

An outstanding opportunity awaits with this solidly built home positioned perfectly within minutes walk to Werribee train station & CBD, and easy freeway access. Move in & enjoy or develop the potential STCA, with no covenants & a whopping land of 697m2 approx. Terracotta tiles, extra high ceilings, 2 BRs, formal lounge, neat kitchen with gas cooking & a meals area, central bathroom & small sun room/study area. Includes original Tas Oak polished timber floors, gas heating, split system A/C, 2 toilets & single LUG. Private Sale $340,000 - $365,000 Inspect By appointment Photo ID

10 Laurina Avenue 1 2 2 4

Reflections Estate - 4 Bedroom Beauty!

This is a great opportunity for first home buyers, young couple or investor looking to secure a property in a sought after location with all amenities within minutes. Presenting formal & informal living zones comprising a formal lounge, tiled meals area leading through to a family room/rumpus, master with FES & WIR, 3 other fitted BRs & central bathroom. Ducted heating, cooling, SS appls, 2100L water tank with pump, single remote garage with rear access, shed, outdoor setting/BBQ & low maint backyard.

Private Sale $370,000 - $390,000

Inspect Sat 12-12.20pm Photo ID required

Contact Bassam Tofaili 0411 449 821 James Antonio 0401 889 248

Hoppers Crossing 3 Spring Drive 1 1 3

Brilliant Location With Renovations To Boot!

With a heap of the hard work already done for you here, you’ll be ready to reap all the rewards from a great home in this superb location. Comprising 3 BRs with BIRs, renovated bathroom, formal lounge adjoining formal dining & renovated kitchen adjoining the meals room. Features new select laminate flooring & updated carpets, GDH & A/C.With a heap of backyard for the kids to run free, the side access is perfect for boat or caravan. Close to easy freeway & train access, schools & shopping facilities.

Private Sale $275,000 - $295,000 Inspect Sat 1.20-1.40pm

Photo ID required

Contact John Camilleri 0414 778 940 Kirsty Cunningham 0414 344 475

Exquisite Family Home On Over 1000m2

This outstanding family home presents 4 fitted BRs, master with ensuite & WIR, study/5th BR, massive formal lounge with access to a large alfresco, meals area leading to a rumpus/entertainment area & central bathroom. Includes 9ft ceilings, porcelain tiles, 2-pak kitchen with stone benches, heating, cooling, alarm, camera surveillance & so much more. Outdoors, an entertainment area overlooking the solar heated IG pool with matured landscape surrounding, and LUG with rear access to a carport.

Resort Style Living In A Prestigious Location

A sensational property with picturesque front gardens, fit for the growing family with absolutely no stone left unturned! A soaring entrance with elevated ceilings to the front lounge, wood fire Coonara, magnificent tiles & timber floating floors t/out, open plan family/meals area that overlooks the massive solar heated IG pool. Appointments inc renovated kitchen, heating, cooling, all-weather entertainment area, double garage, unrestricted side access to the rear yard ideal for boat/caravan, all on 1035m2 approx.

Private Sale $545,000 - $575,000 Inspect Sat 10.40-11am Photo ID

HoppersCrossing 12 VernonCourt For Sale

Inspect ByAppointment

BIGHOUSE LOWPRICE!!

Here’sanexcellentopportunitytoenterthemarketplaceoraddto yourinvestmentportfolio. Settoimpressthishomeincludeshugemainfamily roomsinclsepdining room&living room, 3bdrms&2.5bthrms. Featincl:s/sair-con,duct/heat,antiquetilesinthebthrm,biglaundry, pergola,gardenshed,fixedoutdoorbrick BBQ,septoiletwithpowder room&allclosetothe Bellbridge PrimarySchool.Blocksize528m2approx &currentlytenantedat$285pw.

agent:Nicole Webb0403229806

WebId 5613097 $349,000

HoppersCrossing 2StagecoachClose For Sale

Inspect Saturday@2:00pm

SPaCES FORtHE FaMILY

Largeopenlivingareasallowthefamilytocometogetherasone,whileprovidingindividual living zones.Compalrgeloungedining room,kitchen/mealsarea&openfamily/rumpusplus a2nddbleggeintheyardwhichcouldbe yourmancave.Incl4bdrms,bir’s,ensuite,ducted heating,s/scooling&abigpergolaforoutdoorentertaining.Thishomepresentsinfantastic condition,iscrtlocated&within1kmwalkingdistof W’beeplaza&Cambridgeschool.

agent:DarrenDodd0419365947

WebId 6727802

tarneit 43Moorookyle avenue For Sale

Inspect ByAppointment

KISStHE LaNDLORDGOODBYE!

Walkinunpack& relaxinthiswonderfullypresented5yr youngSimmondsbuilthomein theeverpopularMoorookyleEstate.Boasting2greatsizedlivingareas,kitchwithglass splashbacks,floatingfloorsanabundanceofstoragespace,ductedheating&cooling&estlow maintenancegardens.There’sastudy roomatthefrontofthehomewhichhasbeenusedasa homesalon,4bdrms,masterwithens&wir’s&adble remotegarage.Landsizeapprox 555m2.

Werribee 5/3DoolanStreet For Sale

CENtRaLLY LOCatEDSOUtHSIDE Investorstakenote.ThisfrontUnitoffersa greatlocationwhichisclosetothe Werribee Riverandwithinwalkingdistancetothemain shoppingcentrein Werribee.Comprising2 bedrooms,loungeandmealsarea,kitchen, bathroom,laundryandtoilet.Other appointmentsincludesplitsystem reverse cycleair-conditioner,agoodsizedcourtyard areaandsinglecarport.TheUnitiscurrently tenantedat$220per weekuntilMarch2015.

agent:BobBoland0421077195

WebId 6026824

Werribee 23 RetfordClose For Sale

$229,000

$430,000

Inspect ByAppointment GREat FIRStHOMEORINVEStMENt Looknofurtherthanthis wellmaintained propertyfor your1sthomeorinvestment property.Comp3bdrms,masterwithensuite& WIR,separatelounge,kitchenwhich overlooks aspaciousfamily room&diningarea,main bathroom,2ndtoilet&laundry. Alsoinclcentral gasheating,s/sair-con,newcarpet, rear pergolaarea&lrgesinglegaragewith remote control&internalaccess.Closetoschools,bus route&ashortdriveto W’beePlaza.

agent:BobBoland0421077195

WebId 6684054

$335,000

HoppersCrossing

17 StrathmoreCrescent

For Sale

Inspect Saturday10:30am

WALK TO THE STATIONAND WERRIBEE PLAZA

Thisbrick veneerhomeisideallylocatedinthe WoodvilleEstate&withinwalkingdisttoH/ xing Station, W’beePlaza,Shops,Schools& Bus Service. Features:•2Livingareas(formal living&familylounge)•3bdrms•2bthrms•Ingroundswimmingpool•Newkitchenwiths/s appliances•Goodsizedbackyardwithgarden shed•Singlecarport•Blocksize:540m2approx •Orientation:North/East•LeasedtillJan,2015 @$1,387pcm.

Agent:HarryJoura0411775 327 WebId 6715698

HoppersCrossing

10AlbionCourt For Sale Inspect Saturday@12:00pm

SPECTACULAR FAMILYHOMEINASUPERB

LOCATIONWITHUNRESTRICTEDSIDE ACCESS

Offeredforthe1sttime by itsoriginal ownersis thisbeautifullymaintainedspaciousproperty! Boasting5lrgebdrms,mainwithens& WIR, outdoorlivingareas&loadsof BIG TOYs space for yourboat/caravan/traileretc. Featduct/ heat,evap/cool,dblegarage,sep6mx9m garagewithtwoway remoteaccess,alarm,2x watertankswithmotor&estgardens. Seton 837m2(approx).

Agent: WasimHafda0408055507 WebId 6693457 Contact Agent

Werribee

6-9&14PiovesanLane For Sale

Inspect Saturday@2.00pm PARVIEW TERRACES

WithNthfacingbalconyviews overlooking parkland&stretchingtothe W’beeRiver, these20Sqplushomesmakeforanideallow maintenancelifestyle.Comp3&4bdrms+ studynook,2living zones&ensuite. Featopen planliving,highceilings,porcelaintiles,stone benchtops,ductedheating& refrigerated cooling,alarm,dishwasher, LEDlighting, doublegarageplusavideointercomsystem& automatedwateringsystemforthegarden.

Agent:BobBoland0421077195 WebId 6407227 $425,000-$475,000

Wyndham Vale 3BassCourt For Sale Inspect Saturday@11:15am

ADDOR START YOURPROPERTY PORTFOLIO Setonamassiveallotmentofapprox 800m2 thishomemakesanidealinvestmentor1st homewithendlesspossibilitiesaslrgeblocks arehardtofindintheCityof Wyndham.Close toManorLakesShoppingCentre&theunder constructionnew railline.Complounge,sep kit/mealsarea,3bdrms,bir’s&enstomain. Incl rollershutters,pergolaentertainmentarea &singlegarage.AlittleTLC required.

Agent:DarrenDodd0419365947 WebId 6612609

$250,000

Tarneit

8IndigoCourt For Sale Inspect Saturday@12:30pm THE WOW FACTOR

Walkin&feelrightathomeinthisexceptional quality34sq PorterDavis“Memphis”built home.Boasting4 BRs,masterbdrmwithhis &herswir&ens,seplounge,dining,main livingareaoffthelrgekitchen&rumpus. Feat centralheating,cooling&agaslogfireplace. Outsideislandscapedwithdecking,pergola &alowmaintenanceyard. Setona 744m2 block,withinwalkingdisttoschools,shops& transport.

Agent:Nicole Webb0403229806 WebId 6693750 $535,000

4 A 2 B 2 C

Werribee 4BurkeStreet For Sale

Inspect ByAppointment CBD LOCATION

Centrallylocated,Southsidepositionwithin easy reachofshops,schools(mckillop), thefreewayandmoreimportantlythetrain station.Comprisesbigopenlivingspacesof lounge,dining roomandkitchen/mealsarea allfeaturinghighornateceilings.Includes4 largishbedrooms,2bathrooms,ductedheating andan oversizedgenerousdoublegarage. Currentlyonamonthtomonthleasewithlong termtenants returning$320pw.

Agent:DarrenDodd0419365947 WebId 6716399

$450,000

Pleasenote-durationofopenhomesare

“FamilyHomewithpotentials”

Agreatfamilyhomeverywellmaintainedidealhomeforthatfirsthomebuyerorinvestors.Thisverywell presentedfamilyhomeisinaperfectlocationwithashortwalkto Werribeeplazashoppingcentre,public transport,schoolsandparkssitsongreatsizeoflandapproximately568Sqm.

•Massive3bedroomsallwithBIRs.

•Formalloungewithair-con&baywindows.

•Greatsizekitchenwithgasappliancesandbreakfastbaradjoiningtothemealsandfamilyareas.

•Centralbathroom,separatetoiletandseparatelaundry.

•Hugeoutdoorsunroomsuitableforoutdoorsitting roomandgreatsizepergolaareaforallfamilyentertaining.

•Huge4carlockupgarage,orhugeworkshopwithpowerpointspotentialforhomebusiness.

•Featurefeaturesinclude:Ductedheating, rollershutters,landscapefrontandback,watertanksandmuch more.

PriceRange PriceonApplication

Inspection ThisSaturday11:00-11:30 Contact AmmarAlazawy0411404979

AffordableFamilyHome!

Young,modern&stylishfamilyhomeingreatlocationwithshortwalktoschools,shops&publictransport -Features3hugebedrooms,masterwithfullensuite&WIR, restofbedroomswithBIR -Formallounge roomwithmainstreetviews

-Massivefamilyareaadjoiningmodernkitchenwith900mmstainlesssteelappliancesandbreakfastbar -Greatsizerumpusareaordiningareawithslidingdoorstothebackyard -Centralfamilybathroomandtoilet -Doublelockupgaragewith remotecontrol&internalaccess -Fullyfenced&landscapedfrontyard.

PriceRange PriceonApplication Inspection ByAppointment Contact AmmarAlazawy0411404979

RenovatedFamilyDream!

Verywell renovatedfamilyhomefreshlypainted,newcarpetandwithnewkitchen,incentrallocationwithshort walkstoschools,shops,parksandthetrainstation.IdealforfirsthomebuyersorInvestors -Comprising3bedrooms,2ofthebedroomsconsistingofBIR.

-Hugestepdownlounge roomopentomealsareaor2ndliving roomwithairconditioning&gaswallheater

-Greatsizemodernkitchenwithgasappliances&breakfastbenchbaradjoiningmealsarea -Centralbathroomwithseparatebath,shower&toilet -Separatelaundrywithhugestoragespace -Hugeoutdoorpergolaforthefamilyentertainment -Singlelockupsteelgaragewithhugeworkshop -Fullylandscapedwithfruittree.

PriceRange $285,000-$300,000

Inspection ThisSaturday12:00-12:30pm Contact AmmarAlazawy0411404979

GreatSize, TopLocation!

Aspaciousfamilyhomewithmore roomstomove.Locatedingreatpartof Tarneit,(ClaremontPark)Estatewith shortwalktothepark,EstateClub,Public Transport,schoolsandshops. -Huge4bedrooms,masterbedroomwithWIR&fullensuiteincludingDoublesizeshower&doublevanity; rest ofthebedroomswithBIR.

-Featuresagreatsizeformallounge room -Massiveopenplankitchenwithstainlesssteelappliancesadjoininghugefamilykitchenareaandgreatsize mealsarea

-Greatsizefamilyrumpus roomortheatre room -Centralbathroom,separatelaundry&toilet -Hugeoutdooralfrescoareaforallfamilyentertainment -Doublelock-upgaragewith remotecontrolandinternalaccess

PriceRange $420,000-$440,000 Inspection ThisSaturday1:00-1:30pm Contact AmmarAlazawy0411404979

PropertyoftheWeek

•Beautifullypresentedhomereadytomovestraightin

•Comprising3bedrooms,Masterwithensuite&remainingbedroomswithBIRs

Options:

1. ECONOMY MANAGEMENT

We will beat you best management offer[in writing].

2. PREMIER MANAGEMENT

We will include a landlord insurance cover for your property.*

3. PROPERTY TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT

Our office will rectify your current issues and develop a sound ongoing business relationship with you.

In choosing our office to manage your property you will be choosing a highly trained฀and฀fully฀licenced฀Estate฀Property฀ Agent who is committed to providing you with a personalised management service and relationship.

Call us now for a no obligation quote! Allow us to show you our difference in property management!

*Qualification: Your property to be managed by our office฀for฀at฀least฀12฀months.

•฀Approximately฀900m฀East฀of฀Hume฀Freeway

•฀Within฀35฀minutes฀of฀Melbourne฀Airport

•฀Within฀50฀minutes฀of฀Melbourne฀CBD

The future is bountiful with prospects of growth

Featuring:

•฀Approx฀7฀Acres

•฀4฀br฀BV฀home

•฀Machinery฀shed

•฀Water฀Bore

Setontenacresofgreenpastureland,isthis substantial Wookeybuilthomeboastingan abundanceoflivingspacewithoutdoorareas thataresuretoplease.Suitedtoavarietyofuses orjust relaxandenjoythetranquilsurroundsof thisruralenvironment.Countryliving-yetclose tourbannecessitiestobeconvenientbutnot intrusive.

BELLS

TRUGANINA

THECLAREMONT

• Willgiveyouallthatlifecanoffer&more

•FourBedroomswithWIRs

•Openplanlivingarea

•Generousfamily,kitchen&mealsarea

•Relaxingindoor-outdooralfresco

•Additionalrumpusprovidingsecondlivingspace

FORSALE

PRICE $640,000 - $680,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

AnthonyChristakakis0433353402

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288

DESIGNEDFORSTYLE

•Simplyoutstanding

•4spaciousbedroomswithBIRs

•Study/homeof ce

•Familymealsarea&alfresco

•D/heating,caesarbenchtop,gascooktop

FORSALE

INSPECT Saturday11.00-11.30am

PRICE $465,000-$495,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

THEPRIMROSE

•Aplaceyouwouldbehappytocallhome

•4bedrooms,masterwithWIR&ensuite

•Cozyloungeareawithalfresco

•Stonebenchtops,d/heating,cooling

•Glassmounted replace

•Doubleremotegaragewithinternalaccess

FORSALE

INSPECT Saturday1.30-2.00pm

PRICE

$580,000-$620,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288

BRANDNEW&READYFORYOU

•Beautifullypresentedbrandnewfamilyhome

•4spaciousbdrmswithWIRs

•Mealsfamilylivingareas

•Brightmoderncentralbathroom

•Securitysystem,doubleremotegarage

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDriveSydenham 94494288 WILLIAMSLANDING

AnthonyChristakakis0433353402

THEMADISON

•Spacious&cogfortable

•Resortstyleopenplanliving

•FourbedroogswithBIRs

•MastersuitehasWIR&doublevanityensuite

•Meals/fagilylivingareaw/extendedalfresco

•Kitchenwithdoublesink&walkinpantry

FORSALE

PRICE $430,000 - $460,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

AnthonyChristakakis0433353402

OFFICE 12/28aHugeDrive,Sydenhag 94494288

•Openplanchefskitchen

•Doubleremotegaragewithinternalaccess

FORSALE

INSPECT Saturday12.45-1.15pm

PRICE $450,000-$480,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288

FORSALE

•Inspiredbythe nerdetailsthatfacilitatetaste

•Openplanlivingarea

•A14.85mfrontageonapprox500sqmallotment

•Fourbedrooms

• TwoBathrooms

•Family/mealsarea&alfresco

INSPECT Saturday11.45-12.15pm

PRICE $465,000-$495,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288

AGREATINVESTMENT

Modern2bedroomvillaunitonablockoftwo. Triple robestomaster bedroomanddouble robestosecondbedroom.Kitchenwithample cupboardspace,gashotplates&underbenchoven.Openplan loungeroomadjoiningmealsarea, remotecontrolled rollerdoorto garage. Walkingdistancetoschoolsandpublictransport.Forfurther informationandforyourprivateviewingcontactPaton0417206206.

NEW HOMES AND LAND – Cedar Woods

Home buyers looking to live near the city for work, but somewhere affordable and close to services, may nd Williams Landing is for them.

Williams Landing, developed by Cedar Woods, is 19 kilometres from the CBD and home to the recently-built $110 million train station and Palmers Road freeway interchange, making the commute to and from the area easier.

Parks and gardens are dotted throughout

the four residential neighbourhoods and residents have direct access to Federation Trail and an upcoming nine-hectare reserve.

A town centre is also on the cards which will have shops, entertainment, commercial of ces and high-density living. Already established is a home-improvement warehouse and work has started on a $40 million shopping development due to open next year, which will have a supermarket, medical centre and 24 specialty stores.

Victorian state manager of Cedar Woods, Nathan Blackburne, believes Williams Landing’s easy access from the city makes it a prime location for families looking for somewhere that will be surrounded by services and provide recreation space.

“The vision for Williams Landing is coming to life in the town centre and in the residential neighbourhoods. Strong interest continues from families wanting to build premium homes in the suburb

WILLIAMS LANDING

Address: 3 Opsum Way, Williams Landing

Opening hours: 11am-5pm daily

Phone: 1300 112 202

and from business people looking to be involved in the town centre. Both elements are anchored by superb transport infrastructure,” Mr Blackburne said. Plans are to accommodate about 2400 dwellings (excluding those in town centre).

That Tree Feller

Tree

Notification under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

The following notice is published pursuant to Section 95B (4) of the EPBC Act.

The proposed action is identified as the expansion of the Coogee Methanol Plant, 171 Fitzgerald Road, Laverton North (EPBC 2013/6837) to be developed by Coogee Energy Pty Ltd

The proposed action is a controlled action under the EPBC Act.The controlling provisions are listed threatened species and communities (Sections 18 and 18A). The proposed action involves the removal of native vegetation from the development site to facilitate the development of a powder titanium manufacturing facility.

Preliminary Documentation was on display between 28th May 2014 and 26th June 2014. No comments were received.

The Preliminary Documentation will remain available on display for the information of the public until 6th August 2014 at the following locations.

Wyndham City Council Civic Centre & Functions Centre

45 Princess Highway

WERRIBEE VIC 3030 (Melway 206 B7)

Department of Environment and Primary Industries

8 Nicholson Street East Melbourne VIC 3002

Department of the Environment, Canberra: email the Department at epbc.referrals@environment.gov.au to arrange a copy for viewing at the Department.

The preliminary documentation will also be available on-line at: http://www.ecologicalresearch.com.au/ Notifications

Persons with special needs (i.e. for whom English is a second language or who have a vision impairment) may contact Brett Lane on 03 9815 2111 or blane@ ecologicalresearch.com.au

Wyndham Netwsrk Gsvernment Primary Schssls Werribee , Wyndham Vale, Hsppers Crsssing, Tarneit, Truganina. ENROLMENT WEEK FOR PREP/ FOUNDATION STUDENTS 2015

July 21 ts 25, 2014 Csntact ysur lscal primary schssl sffice fsr details.

collection at local community centres or viewed on Council’s website at www.wyndham.vic.gov.au Kerry Thompson CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

MORTON (Nee Mark) Iris May

Passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 3, 2014 in Daylesford, aged 94. Beloved wife of Syd (dec). Loving mother of Fay and Lesley, mother in law of John and Ted (dec). Loving Nana to David and Michelle, David, Annie, Peter, Mark, Garry, Lynn and Kathy. Great Grandma to Karley, Nicole, Damien, Hayden, Amanda, Shane, Darren, Jack, Dylan, Charmaine, Abbey, Dean, Cassidy, Tayla and Zoe.

A funeral service was held for Iris in Werribee on Tuesday July 8.

VEREY FUNERALS Daylesford 5348 2762

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VirgiliaDrive,HoppersCrossing 2BR$285pw

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HOUSES

TigrisClose,Werribee3BR$270pw

RosellaAvenue,Werribee 3BR$290pw

SilvereyeCrescent,Werribee 3BR$290pw

MoorillahStreet,HoppersCrossing 3BR LET

ElthamParade,WyndhamVale 4BR$320pw

AbbingtonDrive,Truganina4BR$350pw

CottesloeBoulevard,Tarneit4BR LET

EllandCircuit,Tarneit 4BR+study$370pw

More Rental properties wanted. List your rental property with us and receive FREE Landlord insurance for 12 months. TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY.

kitchen/mealsopenplanlivingareaatrearofproperty(including stainlesssteelapplianceswithdishwasherandlotsofcupboard space) overlooking entertainment area, separate large laundry separatetoilet.Featuring:Doubleremotecontrolgarage,beautiful well maintained low maintenance gardens, Central Heating, Evaporative Cooling throughout, Security Camera, large back yard, close to beautiful parklands and walking tracks, shops, publictransport,schools.

2 BEDROOM UNITS / HOUSES

1/8ParkerSt,Werribee$220pw 2/136MossfielDr,H’Crossing $250pw 2/22JulierCr,H’Crossing$255pw 1/15HighSt,Werribee $270pw 6CottrellSt,Werribee $270pw

3 BEDROOM HOUSES

6CaperCrt,W’bee $250pw 1BriardaleDr,W’bee $260pw 14BroadwayBlvd,W’Vale $270pw 61BartlettCres,H’Xing $290pw 14MerribahWay,T’nina $310pw 62DuncansRd.W’Bee $290pw

4 BEDROOM HOUSES

7GreensRd,W’bee $260pw 16ChapmanDr,W’Vale $315pw

1BriardaleDr,Werribee $260pw 29MoffattCr,H’Crossing $260pw 6QuailCrt,Werribee $260pw 1WyndhamSt,Werribee $270pw 4BembokaCrt,Werribee$290pw 1LeuraCrt,Werribee $290pw 31NighthawkRd,Truganina$300pw 89WestmillDr,H’Crossing $320pw

More Properties Urgently Wanted!

Medium sized landscape business requires a skilled landscape gardener familiar with all aspects of landscape construction who can operate earthmoving equipment and drive trucks. Ability to work with and direct labourers and apprentices, problem solving skills and an ability to complete work in an efficient time and at a high standard are essential. Minimum of 6 years experience and a level 3 horticulture certificate are preferable. Salary range $55 to $65k depending on experience. LANDSCAPE APPRENTICE

An enthusiastic, hardworking individual with an ability to learn on the job is required for an apprentice position. Ability to follow instructions and think for themselves is also important as is a capability to carry out manual labour in an efficient manner. The successful applicant will undertake a diverse range tasks and develop a wide skill set. Resume's should be emailed to: luke@luketheodorelandscaping.com.au and must contain a relevant cover letter

change, something to see you out to retirement or are you semi retired and looking for a few days of regular work? Do you enjoy driving and working with others? Then this is the position for you!

G4S will provide all the essential training and qualifications for you to build an ongoing career in the Correctional industry! Being a Prisoner Transport Officer provides variety and responsibility, with the duty of care for the secure movement and management of prisoners between courts, police custody and correctional institutions.

If you have a mature and professional approach, a strong focus on obtaining goals, a commitment to a safe work environment and can work autonomously or as a team, then we’d like to hear from you. Ideally you’ll have a medium or heavy rigid driver’s licence, but for the right applicant, and if you’ve held a current full Victorian driver’s licence for 12 months, we can accommodate.

Successful applicants must have a valid current Working with Children’s Check and will be required to undergo a police and customer security check. Before applying, you must register online through our Career Centre and read the linked Position Description and application requirements.

To apply for this role, please visit the G4S Career Centre at http://jobs.g4s.com.au to register your interest and upload your application. Enquiries may be directed to Stephanie Kerr on 0417 739 310. Applications close at 5pm on Friday 11 July 2014. Previous applicants need not apply.

By Chris Tolhurst

French writer Victor Hugo once pointed out that 50 is the youth of old age. It’s a thought worth keeping top-of-mind if you’re intending to live comfortably throughout your retirement because, for most middle-agedAustralians,theirgreatestfinancialasset isn’t a house or superannuation savings – it is their ability to earn an income.

Incomedeclineswithageformanypeople,especially a er the age of 55, so planning for retirement and plotting your financial future are make-or-break issues.

But where do you find an ethical and street-smart financial planner who’ll help you save money, protect you against risk and help to increase your assets?

We’veallheardabouttheuglycollapsesandinvestor losses from such companies as Storm Financial, Westpoint and the Fincorp Group. Some victims lost theirlifesavingsa erfollowingtherecommendations of licensed financial advisers.

e former Labor government proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms to improve the quality of financial advice and to legally require advisers to act in clients’ best interests. e Abbott government is reviewing the FOFA legislation but, whatever the outcome, you shouldn’t rely on a government department to protect you.

It’s your responsibility to do your due diligence and review the qualifications of any financial planner you are considering dealing with.

ConsumerlawexpertFrankZumbosayseducational andprofessionalqualificationsofprospectiveadvisers should be examined closely.

“You are entrusting these people with your life savings,” he says. “You need to find someone who is reputable, so always check how long they have

been giving investment and financial advice.” e Australian Securities and Investment Commission is the consumer protection regulator of the financial services industry. It’s vital the person or company you deal with holds an ASIC-issued Australian Financial Services Licence, or is an authorised representative of a business licensed by ASIC (about 80 per cent of financial planners fall under the licence of a bank or insurance company).

You’ll find a register of AFS licensees and AFS-authorised representatives, as well as a register of banned and disqualified persons, at asic.gov.au/ However, as recent collapses attest, official licensing doesn’t provide an iron-clad guarantee of protection. It’s important to talk with different types of advisers, such as a bank planner and an industry fund financial planner. ere are “holistic” lifestyle advisers, investment advisers and financial product advisers. All have different skills.

e Financial Ombudsman Service’s investments ombudsman, Alison Maynard, says many advisers have recurring charges. is makes it vital to decide early on whether you want to buy limited, specific advice or to receive holistic advice, or comprehensive financial planning, over the long term.

writes for Fairfax publications including e Australian Financial Review.

SPORT

Tigers take down Roos in fast finish

Werribee Districts wore down Sunshine Kangaroos in the nick of time to win by eight points at Soldiers Reserve and keep hold of second spot on the Western Region Football League division 1 ladder.

e Tigers needed a five-goal final quarter burst to brush aside the plucky Kangaroos a er breaking from the three-quarter-time huddle a goal in arrears.

Chris Molivas proved the difference between the teams, drilling five goals in his best performance of the season.

Hoppers Crossing built its 20-point win over Port Melbourne Colts on the back of a five-goal opening term at Hogans Road Reserve.

e ever-reliable Ryan Kitchen kept up his touch around the big sticks – having booted at least a goal in every game this season – with a team-best three goals, while Daniel Riosa was best on ground.

e Warriors remain fourth on the ladder.

In division 2, there were mammoth wins for Wyndhamvale, Manor Lakes and ladder leader Glenorden, with all three clubs farewelling soon-to-be division 3 outfits in a merciless fashion.

Paul O’Shea was unstoppable with 14 goals for Wyndhamvale in a 159-point smashing of Braybrook;MatthewSparksbootedsevengoals in Glenorden’s 132-point romp over Laverton Magpies, while Manor Lakes spread the load

with 16 individual goalkickers in a 182-point trouncing of North Sunshine.

In Victorian Amateur Football Association division 4, Westbourne Grammarians came back from the dead to beat Box Hill North by 26 points and keep its finals flame flickering.

e Warriors vaulted into fi h, two games and percentage out of the four, when they overturned a massive 33-point three-quarter-time deficit by scoring 9.5 to 0.0 in the last quarter.

Tim Rogers was named best on ground for the Warriors, while Arnel Davis and Justin Johns kicked four goals apiece.

Centrals come back fighting

Still reeling from a shock loss to Corio a week earlier, Werribee Centrals could ill afford to drop points to Geelong West in the Geelong and District Football League.

Star forward Tyren Montebruno did everything in his powers to ensure the seventh-placed Centurions did not slide further down the standings by wowing the home fans at Galvin Park in a 39-point win on Saturday. Five goals to Daniel Boyd meant it was far from a one-man show.

e Centurions this week play Anakie.

Sharks enter unfamiliar territory

By Lance Jenkinson

Sanctuary Lakes coach Nick Waddell will not pre-empt whether the Western Region Football League’s decision to split its senior section into three tiers will prove a positive move for his club or the league.

e Sharks and five other clubs will be used as guinea pigs in the formative stages of a new division 3 competition.

A er this week’s round of matches, the Sharks will join Albanvale, Braybrook, Laverton Magpies, Tarneit and North Sunshine in the six-team third division, while the top eight clubs will fight it out for the division 2 flag and promotion to the top flight.

Waddell said it was hard to form an opinion until he saw how the drop to a third division impacted the club this offseason.

“It’s going to be a matter of whether we can

recruit guys to come to a division 3 club,’’ he said. “Some of our kids may get poached to play at a higher level.”

All clubs entered the season with the understanding that the WRFL would split into three divisions. A distinct line would be drawn between the top eight and the bottom six in division 2.

It’s funny how it panned out, with the top eight sides proving far superior to the bottom six after each side played once.

“There’s no grey area with the bottom six and the top eight,” Waddell said.

“The best eight are definitely there; they’re recruited the best and have easily spent the most money. They’re clearly ahead of the bottom six.”

The Sharks, an expansion club in their second season of senior footy, took a conservative path. Instead of spending up to keep hold of their division 2 position, they

let the natural evolution process take place. Waddell and the committee refused to “liquidate” the club’s future on silly short-term contracts in the search for instant gratification.

“ ey’ve [the top eight] spent money on the wanting to stay up, but it’s not the way we wanted to do it,” Waddell said. “We want to build the club the right way.

‘‘ They’re there to play with their mates ’’

- Nick Waddell

“We’re starting from the bottom and building up.”

e Sharks have a solid foundation, both on andofffield. eyareproudoftheirfacilitiesat

Featherbrook Reserve with quality lightning and a good surface. eir squad is full of youngsters keen to improve who approach the game with the right attitude.

“I’ve had most of these kids for a long time through the junior ranks, whether that be Altona, Point Cook or even coaching against them,” Waddell said.

“Most of them are 19 to 20 and they’re not there for the money, they’re there to play with their mates.

“ ey love training, they love keeping fit and doing work outside of footy.

“ ey saw an opportunity to build a footy club from scratch.”

e Sharks will face Manor Lakes in their last division 2 outing at home on Saturday.

ey will begin life in the third division a week later in the unfamiliar position of premiership favourites.

Disappointing Falcons fail biggest test

City West Falcons had soared into rarefied air in the Victorian Netball League this season, but it all means nothing now.

An undefeated regular season and direct passage to the grand final just made the fall harder to accept when the Falcons were rocked 48-42 by Southern Saints at the State Netball and Hockey Centre last Wednesday.

Falcons coach Marg Lind and her players were stunned a er their quest for perfection this year and a premiership three-peat was scuppered in an hour of netball.

“ ey have been the standout team all year,” Lind said.

“To lose the last one, which is always the most important, is pretty devastating.”

e Falcons le their worst performance of the season to last.

eir inability to force turnovers on defence was costly, with the Saints attackers doing as they pleased.

e Falcons’ staple – scoring and lots of it –was sadly absent. eir average goals per game heading into the grand final was 58, but they fell well short of that mark at the big dance.

e Saints’ defensive tactics were brutal, with a number of indiscretions not whistled.

eir defensive unit played their roles to perfection,gettingintotheheadsoftheFalcons attackers and forcing them to retaliate.

Lindwasnonetoopleasedwiththeprotection offered to her players by the umpires.

“We had four offensive penalties against us in that second quarter which were extremely costly and that got them their break,” she said.

“We’ve been allowed to compete a little bit more this year and tonight we weren’t allowed to compete. at was very disappointing.”

e Falcons had three teams reach grand finals – 19-and-under, division 1 and championship – and all three lost. e players seemed shell-shocked by the horror end to an otherwise brilliant season.

“ eir faces said it all,” Lind said.

“To lose all three grand finals [on one night] is pretty devastating as a group.”

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Tout looks to add polish

By Lance Jenkinson

When Ryan Tout le Werribee three years ago to take up an assistant coaching position in the Hockey Victoria men’s premier league under former Olympian Travis Brooks, it was always planned as a boomerang move.

Tout had long envisioned a future as coach of the Werribee men’s team, but needed to be equipped with the tools to get the most out of his coaching.

“Ten years ago, when I was running around coaching some junior teams, one of the senior coaches and founding members Alan Baillie said that one day I’d either be the president of the club or the senior coach,” Tout said.

“I thought president was a dumb gig, you’ve got to work too hard and there’s no glory in it, so I thought I better work hard at becoming a senior coach.

‘‘It’s a dream that I’ve had for quite a

while, so I went to Footscray to gain more experience.”

Tout has found that coaching can be a tough gig too at times, particularly when his team is losing.

eTigersareinaformslumpanddesperate not to sink deeper into the quicksand.

ey lost a heartbreaker to Brunswick at Presidents Park on Saturday – conceding two goals in the last five minutes a er fluffing a number of chances of their own – and tumbled into the bottom two.

Tout knew that implementing a new game plan, instilling a premier league approach and utilising a full squad of players would not lead to glory in year one.

But he never considered relegation an option in his first season in charge.

at’s why this Saturday’s home clash withOld Xaverians, sitting two spots above the Tigers on the ladder, is seen as a must-win

Ԃ One of the perks of my media career has been the opportunity to meet celebrities, interview them, dine with them and generally hang out with them. I will never forget meeting the likes of Dennis Lillee, Ted Whitten, John Schultz and Viv Richards. Last weekend I got to meet Ricky Ponting when he was the pre-game Werribee Football Club lunch guest. I love my cricket and have enjoyed watching him play the game, as millions have around the world. Being a champion sportsman doesn’t always mean you are a champion bloke. I am delighted to say Ricky was absolutely top shelf. He could not have been more obliging to everyone in the room, ranging from myself as MC to those who asked for photos, autographs and a quick chat. He accommodated them all with a smile. On stage he was honest, witty and entertaining, an absolute pleasure to work with – as was Kangaroos coach Brad Scott. It was a great day for the Werribee Football Club.

Ԃ Spotswood Football Club is holding a reunion for all involved in the 1984 seniors premiership season. The club will also “roast” the great Geoff Bebend, who coached the club to that premiership and in three decades –the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s. The reunion celebration is on Saturday, July 19, after the clash with Deer Park at McLean Reserve. Megan Smith is the contact for bookings at mbs.agg@ gmail.com. I am told the World Famous Spotty Disco has unearthed some ’80s classics to get the night going after the roast for “Beebs”. Bookings and inquiries: mbs.agg@gmail.com

Ԃ I am sad to report of the recent passing of George Thom. George was 88 and was well known for his cricketing achievements, particularly with the Deer Park Cricket Club. George was a kind, gentle man, who loved his family, his cricket, the Bulldogs, a beer and a bet. He was old school, and often told me about getting the daily double, rather than the quaddie or the big six. His son, Steve, has been my partner in crime in the Western Region Football League media for more than a decade. George will be missed by my family and many others, particularly in the western suburbs. I know Steve has been touched by the support he has received and really appreciates it. On his behalf, thanks.

Ԃ This is the last weekend before the split of WRFL division 2 into two divisions. I am looking forward to seeing how this pans out. I think all clubs have embraced it and will make the most of it in the next five weeks.

game for Tout and his players. “It’s a crunch game,” he said.

“ e boys came off the pitch [a er the Brunswick game] and were probably the most disappointed I’ve seen them all season in terms of not getting the win.

“I think they’ll be massively up for the game at the weekend.”

Tout is confident the game plan is starting to click but admits his team has lacked the finish in recent weeks.

He needs more goals out of the front line, led by Andrew Purcell, Sam Huxtable and Josh Pace.

Huxtable is one of the most lethal goal scorers in the competition, with 11 for the season, but has been quiet of late.

“He needs to return to his goal hitting form,” Tout said.

“He hasn’t hit many goals in the past two or three weeks.”

Any news, let me know on email kevin@howdypartnersmedia.com.au. Follow me on Twitter @KevinHillier, plus check out the Howdy Partners Media website.

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Ask the Coach

What effect does it have on your coaching when North Melbourne has loses?

It varies from individual to individual.We have basically had seven Kangaroos all year. I would like to think that even if North Melbourne have a good win that those boys playing for us understand that they need to keep the pressure on the Match Committee so they might be picked (by North). Some blokes are playing for their footy lives where they might be coming out of contract or be on the rookie list. Short answer is there is not a lot of fluctuation from the group but what is going on in the minds of some of the individuals might vary a bit, but I am sure it is pretty even whether North wins or loses.

How far ahead do you plan?

I like to look ahead a couple of weeks but that is not part of the communication to the playing group, for them it really is about one week at a time. Actually probably even less than that,it’s the next training sessions and getting the best out of yourself. Certainly the coaching staff looks ahead to match ups, what to do with the 23rd player things like that. Chris Gilham our opposition analyst and I will chat about possible changes and match ups. One week at a time is a cliché but it is pretty real. I plan week to week but with an eye on the month ahead particularly how we might want to structure our training and dealing with players coming back from injury, that sort of thing.

How do you stop it from being a grind and keeping the enthusiasm up in the dead of winter?

Winning is the first thing, the buoyancy that provides is immeasurable, no doubt.This month we have gone back to training two nights a week, just trying to freshen things up, make sure we have good variety.We did pancakes for dinner for the first time this year last week. We just try and throw a few different things in but not try and lose the focus of the hard work element. If it stays wet and damp we will explore other venues and will go indoors. Just a few little things and one less night a week I think will make a difference.

You can “Ask the Coach.” Send your questions via email askthecoach@werribeefc.com.au or post on our facebook or twitter pages #askthecoach

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Jet shines, lands All-Australia selection

Western Jet Jayden Laverde has capped off a brilliant under-18 national football carnival for Vic Metro by being named in the competition’s All-Australian team.

e 189-centimetre forward impressed with his agility and smarts around goal.

He averaged 16.8 disposals at 74 per cent efficiency and five marks a game to be the only Western Jet to make the All-Australian team.

AFL talent manager Kevin Sheehan said the championships were played at a high standard and many players had put themselves forward for selection.

“Many of the players selected will be named

by clubs at the NAB AFL dra in November,” Sheehan said. “Both Victorian teams played very well throughout the carnival and they have been rewarded with 12 All-Australian players.

“South Australia were outstanding, winning division 1 back-to-back. eirs was a very even team performance and they were rewarded with four players selected.”

At the weekend, the Calder Cannons edged the Western Jets by four points in a thrilling TAC Cup contest.

e Jets trailed at every break before charging home in the last quarter, outscoring

Calder 3.5 to 2.1. But that wasn’t enough to reel in the deficit, with the Cannons able to hold on for the 10.9 (69) to 9.11 (65) win. Mark Orr, Liam McMahon and Connor Menadue were among the best players for the Jets, and were well supported by three goals from Pele Manivong. e Jets slipped to 6-6 for the season and are sixth on the ladder.

ey will look to bounce back when they take on the ninth-placed Murray Bushrangers in Wangaratta on Sunday.

Tiger wobbles a worry

By Lance Jenkinson

Werribee Tigers coach John Lamont will not use his side’s 22-point VFL win over North Ballarat as a smokescreen to cover up its deficiencies.

e Tigers came roaring back from 16 points down at three-quarter time to steal victory a er a stunning fourth quarter from troubled forward Majak Daw.

Daw booted two late goals to clinch four premiership points and put a personally tumultuous week behind him for at least a few hours.

While the comeback catapulted the Tigers into the top four, Lamont was not thrilled at having to rely on the “get out of jail” card again.

e coach is tiring of the all-too-familiar mental lapses that allow opposition clubs to get a run on.

“I’m always happy to win, but I came away scratching my head and thinking there’s still a long way to go,” he said.

“We’re still not at the level of consistency across the 120 minutes that we’re looking for.

“If we don’t get that consistency right, some of the better teams we’re playing over the next few weeks – Collingwood, Port Melbourne and Footscray – will beat us. We’ve got to get our act together.”

Daw proved the X-factor for the Tigers, particularly late in the game.

Be it kicking his three goals, taking contested marks, bursting open a pack or attracting two defenders in the air to create crumbs, the target man was a nuisance for the Roosters’ defence.

“ e opposition would’ve been terribly nervous,’” Lamont said.

“He forces them to spoil; you can’t try and out-mark him.

“And if it’s the second bloke coming in, instead of trying to mark it they’re trying to spoil and that brings our other blokes into the game.”

Dylan Jones and Josh Porter were commended for assuming ruck duties and freeing Daw to play forward at crunch time.

Jarred Moore also received a glowing appraisal in the form of best-on-ground honours.

In typical fashion, the veteran onballer thrived on the contested ball situation.

“When there’s a bit of chaos around, he’s able to get it and put a teammate into space and give that player a bit of time to deliver the ball properly, or he’ll kick the ball well himself,” Lamont said.

Kieran Harper, Jackson Davis and Brayden Norris were prolific across the midfield for the Tigers.

Ben Warren snared four goals to lead the competition goalkicking with 28.

Addam Maric booted three, including a contender for goal of the day that gave the Tigers a last-term lead.

e Tigers could be without Sam Wormald for the road clash with Collingwood at Victoria Park on Saturday a er the defender injured his shoulder just minutes into the win over the Roosters.

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Valiant leader of Chrysler charge

By Ewan Kennedy

e introduction of the AP5 Valiant in May 1963 was timed perfectly with Chrysler’s strengthening presence in the Australian market.

A few months before, the car maker decided to take the plunge and started stamping panels and dies at a new plant in South Australia. By the time the AP5 arrived, it was no longer a case of local assembly.

Chrysler was building the cars and the level ofAmericancontenthaddroppeddramatically.

Although most of the mechanical features of the new Valiant were carried over from the S Series, just six body panels were shared with the car’s American version. estylingoftheAP5borelittleresemblance to the R and S Series and, in fact, moved more towards the conservative look of its rival from Ford and Holden.

Tomanyobserversthiswasadisappointment, as the looks of the previous two Valiants were believed to have been Chrysler’s biggest advantage over the competition.

A er the release of the AP5 sedan in May, the Valiant Safari station wagon followed in November. Up to the rear doors, the wagon used the same panels as the sedan.

One of the main features of the Safari wagon was the rear window, controlled by an exterior handle. e window could be wound down to any position, but it had to be wound down fully before the tailgate could be opened.

While standard equipment was similar to the previous models, the AP5 was sold for a lower price than the R and S Series.

For the first time since the Valiant was introduced, Chrysler marketed a separate, more luxurious model to bring the car-maker in line with Holden and Ford, which sold the Premier and Futura as their up-scale variants.

eValiantRegalwasimmediatelyidentified by its exterior badging, including a raised emblem on the bonnet and a Regal badge on

the boot of the sedan as well as whitewall tyres, chrome body mouldings, window trims and different wheel covers.

Inside the Regal the seats were padded and trimmed in a so vinyl, while the interior body side panels were also in vinyl and colour matched to the seats to give it more of an upmarket feel. It also had folding centre arm

rests for both the front and rear bench seats, carpeted floors, two-tone steering wheel and a heater and demister.

In total 49,440 AP5 Valiants were produced before the AP6 was introduced in 1965. Late in 1962 Chrysler announced a $36 million expansion plan that would eventually li production to 50,000 cars a year by 1967.

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Holden breaks midsize hoodoo

By David Bonnici

Since the Torana, Holden has had a stream of unremarkable medium cars such as the Camira (remembered for all the wrong reasons), Apollo and Epica (Google it), which never enjoyed the popularity of the big and small cars that bookended the range.

Holding up the middle these days is the Malibu,whichisn’tahouseholdnamebuto ers Holden a decent bridge between the Cruze and Commodore, and is a unique addition to its class. at said, it’s not much smaller than the Commodore and accommodates the average family quite well.

with the Commodore. But while the Australian car has more owing lines, the Chevrolet-built Malibu looks a little more ’70s classic, with a blingy front and square tail lights.

einteriorseemswellputtogetherandwhen you turn the key, it comes alive with neon-like blue highlights that match the predominantly azure lighting on the dashboard.

e Malibu has plenty of features that make it a standout in its price range. ey include a MyLink system with Bluetooth connectivity, trip computer, rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, six airbags and electric handbrake.

e top-of-the-range CDX model I drove also has rain-sensing windscreen wipers, leather interior with heated and electric front seats and excellent lumbar adjustment.

ere’s plenty of storage options inside the cabin and the boot space is huge – bigger than the VF Commodore.

e front-wheel-drive Malibu is an elegant car to drive. It feels smooth in normal conditions. And while there’s not a heap of power under the bonnet, the 2.4-litre engine is more than adequate.

e six-speed automatic gearbox does the job smoothly. It has a semi-automatic action which uses a couple of buttons on top of the gear knob. It isn’t as intuitive as other cars that let you move the gear stick like a manual lever. I couldn’t quite work out how to use it.

eMalibuisn’ttheleaderofthemedium-car pack, but it certainly represents excellent value for its class.

Outside, there’s no mistaking its relationship

And unlike the Commodore, this is one Holden you can justify sticking a Chevy badge on.

Jag roadster a nod to the past F-Type Project 7, the latest model in Jaguar’s acclaimed F-Type sports car range, made its debut at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 26. The performance vehicle from Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Operations team will be produced in a limited-edition run of up to 250 units. Its distinctive roadster body pays tribute to one of the most famous and iconic racing Jaguars – the three-time Le Mans winning D-type. This year is the D-type’s 60th anniversary year. The fully road-legal two-seater roadster (pictured) has a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine that will make it reach 100km/h in 3.9 seconds.

the range. Customers will also get several new features across the Focus Ambiente, Trend, Sport and Titanium ranges, with the prices remaining the same across all models, starting at $20,290. In the Focus Ambiente, rear parking sensors will become standard while the Trend gains dual zone climate control and the convenience pack as standard. The convenience pack previously included rain-sensing windscreen wipers, automatic headlights, auto-dimming rear-view mirror and “follow-me-home” lighting. In the Sport, the Ford key-free system and Ford power start button will be standard and the range-topping Titanium bene ts from a standard power sunroof.

Mirage goes sedan

Cheap Jeeps if you can nd them Ten Australians with an adventurous spirit and Jeep’s “Don’t Hold Back” attitude could get their hands on a brand new Jeep Cherokee for $10,000 “driveaway”. But nding your Jeep at “The World’s Most Remote Dealership” is the tricky part. Jeep Cherokee’s “World’s Most Remote Dealership” campaign is recruiting adventurers keen on securing one of the 10 all-new Cherokee’s for $10,000 – via television, on-line or the Jeep app, where the exact location and details of the dealership will be revealed. For more details, visit www.jeep.com.au/ remotedealership

Cerato at a premium

Kia’s popular Cerato small car has a new addition to its range, the S Premium. Sitting between the S and the Si grades, the S Premium will add satellite navigation, rear-view camera, seven-inch touch screen, 16-inch alloys, auto headlamp control, DVD player and more for a $24,590 – a step up of only $2300 over the entry-level automatic.

Focus on new equipment

Ford has upgraded equipment levels in its Focus line-up, including the addition of emergency assistance as standard across

Mitsubishi Motors Australia has boosted its popular Mirage small-car range with the addition of a sedan model. The compact four-door sedan has generous interior proportions and spacious 450-litre boot, which makes it not far off the Holden Commodore’s capacity. It’s available in ES and LS spec with a lengthy standard features list and ve star ANCAP safety rating. The base model Mirage Sedan ES with ve-speed manual is priced at $14,490.

Holdens selling well

Holden de ed the doom and gloom about the local car industry with stellar sales in June, recording its best result in three years with 12,332 sales and claiming 10.4 per cent market share. June also marked the 10th consecutive month that Holden out-performed the market, recording 10.1 per cent growth compared with the rst six months of 2013.

Commodore sales continue to be strong, with more than 3000 sales in June. The Cruze Z-Series and SRi Z-Series led the Cruze range to 2146 sales, up nearly 60 per cent on May. The Malibu sedan, Trax SUV and Colorado Truck range also experienced record sales. The Captiva 5 recorded its best ever June result.