Wyndham Star Weekly - 17th September 2014

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Pt Cook retail revamp

By Laura Michell

Shoppers at Point Cook Town Centre will have more stores to explore, with the centre soon to receive a $20 million revamp.

e redevelopment will add specialty stores – and Point Cook’s rst Woolworths supermarket – to the centre.

Developer Stockland, which owns the centre, says the redevelopment will begin next February and be nished by mid-year.

e 25,000-square-metre centre opened in late 2007, with construction costing $100 million.

e redevelopment will focus on the centre’s south-west corner, along Dunnings Road and Boardwalk Boulevard, which is now occupied by Harris Scarfe and Best & Less.

e work will not increase the centre’s oor space, with Woolworths to be built where Harris Scarfe and Best & Less are located.

Both stores will cease trading on January 12 next year to allow the redevelopment to begin. It’s expected it will create about 100 jobs.

Stockland commercial property design and development manager Jane Lloyd said the redevelopment would cement the centre’s position as Point Cook’s premier shopping destination.

“Point Cook Town Centre is in one of Melbourne’s fastest-growing population corridors, so we are pleased to undertake this development and deliver a centre that will serve the needs of this growing community,” she said.

“We know the importance of a strong fresh food o ering and

are pleased to include a new Woolworths for our customers at Point Cook.

“ e redeveloped centre will further enhance the current retail mix, which includes Coles, Target, Aldi and Dan Murphy’s, as well as 199 specialty stores.”

Centre manager Frank Pizi said the redevelopment would cause little to no disruption to shoppers.

“We are very excited about this redevelopment and the opportunities ahead,” he said.

‘‘

We know the importance of a strong fresh food offering ’’

- Jane Lloydi

“We are continuing to work with council, the local community and our other partners to build a great retail o ering that meets the needs of residents, now and into the future.”

Point Cook Town Centre is the second shopping centre in Wyndham to receive a major redevelopment, with work starting on a $370 million expansion to Werribee Plaza earlier this year.

e Derrimut Road shopping centre upgrade is expected to be nished in late 2016 and will be renamed Paci c Werribee.

Its redevelopment is expected to create 750 construction jobs and 1200 permanent jobs when nished.

From class to catwalk

Future fashion stars across the north-west were thrust into the spotlight at the nals of Fashion Awards Australia at Taylors Lakes last Friday. Students from MacKillop Catholic College, Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Werribee Secondary College and Wyndham Central College were among the budding designers who showcased their creative air, designing chic day wear, glamorous evening gowns and quirky wearable art. Among the winners was Stefani Shabo, of Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows, whose black and white cardboard dress (pictured) won the year 11-12 ‘recycled wearable art’ category. ■ Full story page 16

‘Fewer reys, slower responses’

By Laura Michell

A Wyndham re ghter believes Point Cook’s re service is being “compromised” with the station having been forced to rely solely on volunteers three times in the past ve weeks.

Point Cook CFA station was closed between 6pm and 8am last Wednesday/ ursday because there was no station o cer available.

Sta called 30 CFA stations stretching from Warrnambool to Mildura but were unable to nd a replacement, meaning the station was placed on volunteer response.

e station was also placed on volunteer responseonAugust8andSeptember2because of a sta shortage.

e CFA maintains that the sta shortages did not mean the station was closed, saying volunteers turned out to incidents and emergencies as they always have.

But the re ghter, who asked not to be named,saidrelyingonvolunteerstorespondto incidents was compromising the service being provided in Point Cook.

e re ghter said volunteers worked hard but were not always able to respond to res.

‘‘ People are doing extra shifts and longer shifts ’’ - CFAreghter

e re ghtersaidtherewasalsoadi erence in response times, with career re ghters required to respond within 90 seconds, while volunteers took longer.

“We need more cover. At the moment, people are doing extra shi s and longer shi s,” he said.

e United Fire ghters Union has backed the Wyndham re ghter’s call for more sta , saying more re ghters were needed to service Victoria’s growing population.

A CFA spokesman said Point Cook’s re service was not being compromised, with a minimum of two brigades, including MFB brigades, turning out to almost all incidents.

“Where necessary, the re services support each other with trucks and sta , sharing resourcesoneithersideofthemetropolitan re service boundary,” the spokesman said.

Enrolment link to councillors

Wyndham residents will be represented by 12 councillors, increasing to 15 as the city’s population grows, if a recommendation made by a state government- appointed panel is adopted.

e local government election review panel was set up a er the 2012 council elections.

Earlier this month, the panel released its review, making 55 recommendations on how the system could be changed.

One of its recommendations was that councillor numbers should be determined by the number of voters in each municipality, with voters being represented by either six, nine, 12 or 15 councillors.

Itsaidthemunicipalitieswithbetween 40,001 and 130,000 voters should be represented by 12 councillors, while those with more than 130,000 voters should have 15-member councils.

At the last election, Wyndham had more than 114,000 registered voters, meaning the number of councillors elected would increase from 11 to 12 at the next election if the recommendation is adopted.

e panel suggested changes be made to the countback process that is used to elect a new councillor if another councillor resigns. Currently, the votes of the resigning councillor are recounted and distributed among the other candidates according to preferences.

e panel recommended that all votes cast in the ward where the vacancy exists should be recounted.

Submissions can be made at www. dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment until Monday, November 3.

Laura Michell

‘Feral pupil’ victim wins $1.2m

By Laura Michell

ASupremeCourtjudgehasawardedmorethan $1.27 million in damages to a former Werribee Secondary College teacher who su ered a nervous breakdown a er being forced to teach unruly students.

Peter Doulis, 48, sued the state government, saying he was allocated an unduly heavy workload of “feral” classes at the college between 1998 and 2004.

e Supreme Court heard that in 2000, the

college divided its years 8, 9 and 10 classes into ve streams – accelerated, high achievers, medium achievers, low achievers and foundation.

Mr Doulis, who now su ers chronic severe depression, argued his classes were made up almost exclusively of the school’s most challenging students, including those who su ered from disabilities such as autism, dyslexia and Asperger’s syndrome, and others who were very badly behaved.

e court heard that even before class,

Wild about conservation

More than 100 pupils across Wyndham have joined forces at Werribee Open Range Zoo to share ideas to help wildlife conservation.

e eastern barred bandicoot, now considered to be extinct in the wild, was the focus of last week’s program.

Eleven schools took part in Love Your Locals Day, now in its third year.

In preparing their campaigns about sustainability and conservation of the bandicoot, pupils took part in online sessions where they met keepers, took a virtual tour of the zoo’s breeding facility and interacted with each other.

ey then gathered at the zoo to unveil their campaigns, exchange ideas on raising awareness of threatened species, attend sustainability workshops and explore the zoo’s grassland ecosystem.

Love Your Locals is part of the Western Region Schools Sustainability Festival.

Zoo education o cer Genevieve Johnson

said children were critical in the ght to save native endangered animals.

“Whenthey’regivenanopportunity,someof theideastheycomeupwithareextraordinary,” she said.

“As well as saving wildlife, they had visions for a greener Wyndham with cleaner air, solar energy, more recycling and better public transport. ey designed posters, wrote stories and poetry and even acted out plays – we were blown away by their creativity.”

Ms Johnson said the zoo would use a mix of zoo resources and online tools to create a ‘ ghting extinction hub’ to connect schools with each other and conservation groups.

“ e eastern barred bandicoot once existed in Wyndham, but it doesn’t any more,” she said. “We talked to students about the threats to our native wildlife and what they can do. Now we want them to spread the message.”

Mr Doulis’s students were “virtually crawling up the walls outside the classroom”.

Earlier this month, Supreme Court Justice Timothy Ginnane ruled the school had breached its duty of care because it did not reduce the number of di cult classes Mr Doulis had to teach.

On Tuesday, Justice Ginnane made formal orders con rming Mr Doulis’s compensation payout, ordering that the Victorian Education Department pay him a total of $1,279,751. e payout will include $300,000 in general

damages, $337,090 for past loss of earnings, $550,000 for future economic loss, and $70,000 in interest on past loss of wages.

Solicitor Michael Magazanik, from Slater & Gordon, said Mr Doulis was focused on regaining his health.

“Peter was severely damaged by his experience at Werribee Secondary College and there’s no quick xes here,” Mr Magazanik said. “ is win doesn’t immediately repair his mental health.”

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Noise works for top horses

Wyndham council will build a wall between the quarantine centre at Werribee Racecourse and the Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre to minimise noise stress on foreign horses here for this year’s spring carnival arising from the centre’s redevelopment works. e rst batch of horses from Japan is due to arrive in Werribee on Saturday, with a further 19 European runners to enter the Vintage Crop stables, adjoining the construction site on Ballan Road, on September 27.

Wyndham acting chief executive Nerina Di Lorenzo said the city had worked closely with Racing Victoria to reach a compromise.

“ e costs and time delays that would result from the Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre site being fully shut down for the period [were] not practical,” she said.

“While the operations on the site meet construction guidelines, a sound barrier will be created by placing a row of shipping containers on the boundary of the work site, with any costs to be shared equally between Wyndham City and Racing Victoria.”

Students from Manor Lakes P-12 College have rolled up their sleeves to help a Wyndham Vale family in need.

An initiative of Wyndham Rotary’s Interact club,thevolunteerbrigadeblitzedthebackyard of a chronically ill mother and her ve children last week as part of its commitment to make adi erence. estudentteamworkedtirelessly to transform the backyard, mowing long grass

Narelle Bean said the students took to the challenge with gusto.

“It was a great opportunity for them to get into the community, helping local citizens, and they’re looking forward to organising another day soon,” she said.

Wyndham Rotary community director John Campbell said students also made over the backyard of Wyndham Vale’s Glenda Dyson,

Ms Dyson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 13 years ago, aged 34, but since then her condition has become progressively worse.

HersonLuke,15,isnowhercarer,balancing school with tending to his mother’s needs.

“She’s over the moon. She now says she has the best garden in the street,” Mr Campbell said.

For more details about Wyndham Rotary, visit www.wyndhamrotary.org.

Racing Victoria spokesman Shaun Kelly said they had been assured the sound barrier would be e ective.

“Based on council advice, the noise from the site will be no greater than the passing tra c on Ballan Road,” he said.

Cameron Tait

Kevin Hillier tells why Super September is his favourite month

It’s an election year so I urge you to Vote 1 September, for the best month of the year.

As kids we loved it for the school holidays, the Royal Melbourne Show and footy nals.

As adults, we still love all those. Now I can throw in the Spring Racing Carnival, which started at Flemington last weekend. e run of weather we’ve had since the start of the month also brings a smile to the faces of most.

You can see it in little things like when you’re shopping ... sta seem happier and instead of complaining about the weather they’re positive: ‘Lovely day, isn’t it?’ You see more people walking and you feel more like being outside, not stuck indoors.

I love the Royal Melbourne Show, it takes me back to my childhood, with the showbags, the rides, the carny attractions and even the food.

Memories of the dodgem cars, dagwood dogs, balls in the clown’s mouth and – my personal favourite as a kid – the racing

monkeys (complete with Bert Bryant-type commentary from the attendant who always sounded like he’d just smoked 30 cigarettes) are triggered every time I walk into Sideshow Alley. I was a showbag pig as a kid, spending all my pocket money on bags of stu I didn’t really want but felt I had to have. I can’t wait to experience it again in the next few weeks through the eyes of my nine-year-old son.

The footy nals bring an excitement that can’t be measured by crowd gures and television ratings. Let’s be honest, you must be from another planet if you don’t know who’s playing at this time of the season. Everyone has an opinion on who’ll win and I nd it hard to believe that anyone wouldn’t want to be part of the exciting events that happen in September.

e naysayers will bring up hayfever, lawn mowing and spring cleaning, but, for me, September has my vote as the best month of

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

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Hoons lose cars

Two Werribee workmates lost their vehicles for a month after being caught travelling at more than double the speed limit in Hoppers Crossing on September 10. The pair, both 29, were clocked at 109km/h in a 50km/h zone on Industrial Drive. They had their vehicles impounded on the spot and were charged on summons to face court on speed-related offences. Two days earlier on the Princes Freeway at Werribee, Wyndham highway patrol of cers clocked an 18-year-old P-plater from Queensland at 154km/h in a 100km/h zone. His car was impounded for 30 days and he will also face court charged with speeding-related offences.

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Werribee South egg farmer Brian Ahmed was honoured at the Farmer of the Year awards in Melbourne last week. Mr Ahmed, who owns and operates LT’s Egg Farm, the adjoining Wyndham Cache deli cafe and a packaging business, won the ‘diversi cation farmer of the year’ award and was a nalist in the ‘egg farmer of the year’ category.

Church at a crossroads

By Cameron Tait

Facing a repair bill of more than $620,000, Werribee’s 130-year-old Crossroads Uniting Church may nd some divine intervention handy if it’s to return to its former glory.

Originally known as St omas the Apostle, the bluestone church and an adjoining manse were built and funded by Werribee pioneer omas Chirnside at a cost of £3500 and opened as a Presbyterian church in 1884.

But the heritage-listed church, at the corner of Duncans Road and Synnot Street, requires urgent attention, with its sandstone detailing starting to crumble.

Paul Cochran, chairman of the church’s council, said the condition of the sandstone had signi cantly deteriorated since it was last repaired in 1974.

“An initial inspection found 17 blocks needed replacing at a cost of $46,000,” he said. “We were told some of the original slate was becoming porous and had caused water damage inside the church, which was going to cost a further $120,000.”

A subsequent inspection revealed the true extent of the problem, with 90 new sandstone blocks needed at a cost of more than $500,000.

Adding to the cost, the original sandstone was sourced from Barabool Quarries, near Geelong, which is now closed – so the church has had to source new sandstone from Germany.

Mr Cochran said while the Uniting Church wasresponsibleforthebuilding,hewashoping the congregation and wider community could assist.

e church will hold its annual fete on October 18 between 9am and 2pm.

Donations to: PO Box 2156, Werribee 3030, or phone 9741 1084.

Cheap housing comes at price

Public transport and community services shortages are driving up the cost of living in Wyndham, making the city an una ordable place for many families to live, a Senate inquiry into housing a ordability has heard.

Wyndham council last week told a hearing into housing a ordability that while the city had a high percentage of less expensive housing, many residents were experiencing nancial stress.

e council’s submission said high eviction rates showed much of Wyndham’s “a ordable housing” was evidently una ordable.

In 2012-13, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal received almost 3000 requests for warrants of possession for houses in Wyndham, more than any other municipality in Melbourne.

e council said this was because people living in Wyndham were experiencing above average living costs.

“ e lower cost of housing comes at the expense of a lack of basic living needs in a local area, including health services, education, a ordable transport, healthy food and employment,’’ the council’s submission said. ‘‘Families are forced into car dependency and are vulnerable to rising costs of petrol. ere is clear evidence that community and social infrastructure are not keeping pace with the needs arising from the strong rate of growth and development.” e inquiry will release its ndings in late November.

Laura Michell

Season’s rst snakes slither by

By Cameron Tait

Summer may still be a few months away, but snakes are already slithering out from their hiding places across Wyndham.

Snake catcher Adam Sapiano, of Victorian Reptiles in Hoppers Crossing, said he had been busy since the nal weeks of winter, with Point Cook among the hotspots.

“I’ve been called out to catch six or seven snakes so far this season, mainly in PointCookandthey’veallbeentigersnakes,”

Mr Sapiano said. “Most of my time is spent in newer housing estates in Point

Cook or in Wyndham Vale and the Manor Lakes area.

“With houses being built further and further out and on former swamps and wetlands, it’s no surprise people will come across snakes.”

Mr Sapiano advised residents to keep yards neat and tidy and to remove rubbish, eliminating places where snakes can hide.

“One of the biggest problems we face as snake catchers is when people call us, they don’t watch where the snake goes,” he said.

“When you go outside remember to take your phone so if you see a snake, you can

Our lucky lotto suburbs

e secret to securing a winning lotto ticket could be as simple as buying your ticket in Hoppers Crossing or Werribee.

e suburbs are high on a list of Victoria’s luckiest lotto suburbs, based on the sale of rst division winners between January 1 and June 30 this year.

ree rst division-winning tickets have been sold already this year at Target Lotto on Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing, netting more than $1.2 million in prizes.

Two winning tickets, totalling $1.5 million, have been sold in Werribee.

South Preston has been Victoria’s luckiest suburb so far this year.

While only two rst division winners were sold in the Preston area between January and June, it has netted more than $2.8 million in division one prizes.

Target Lotto’s most recent rst division win

came last Wednesday. A syndicate of 10 won about$2million,earningthemabout$200,000 each.

It was the store’s 28th rst division win.

Owner Carlo Addamo said most of the store’s rst division winners were members of syndicates.

“We’ve been so lucky with our syndicates,” he said.

“We’re probably one of the biggest-selling syndicate outlets in Australia. We sell about 60 each week.

“Being part of a syndicate increases your chance of winning by 10.”

Laura Michell

Carlo Addamo’s lottery outlet is one of the luckiest in Victoria. (Damjan Janevski)

‘‘ With houses being built further out ... it’s no surprise ’’ - Adam Sapiano

quickly call a licensed catcher and keep track of where the snake is.”

Point Cook’s Animal Accident and Emergency Centre has already treated an animal for a snake bite and warned pet owners to remain on the lookout for snakes and avoid walking dogs in long grass.

Dr Karen Davies, of Point Cook’s Direct

Vet Services, urged people to act quickly if they suspect a snake bite.

“One of my dogs was bitten by a snake and died within eight minutes,” she said.

Common signs of snake bite include sudden vomiting, salivating, laboured breathing, di culty walking, urinating blood, and collapsing.

e Department of Environment and Primary Industries recommends people be vigilant when walking near all waterways and parks. Anyone who sees a snake should remain calm, move themselves and any pets well clear, and call a licensed catcher.

Opera passions drive a ‘novice’

By Cameron Tait

From primary school choir to international opera singer, Michael Lampard’s musical journey is the stu of dreams.

Growing up in Hobart, his talent was spotted at the age of seven by a music teacher who quickly took him under her wing.

“She ignited my passion for opera and inspired my love of music and kept pushing me to discover my interests,” Lampard said.

“I fell in love with opera at a young age; I knew it was what I wanted to do.

“Boys in their late teens are still limited about what they can do as an opera singer, because they don’t have the power or technical capabilities of more mature singers, so I did musicaltheatretobuildmyvocalrangewithout the demands of opera.”

At 19, he was selected to star in the Rome OperaFestivalseasonof Cosi Fan Tutte andtwo years later was a nalist in Placido Domingo’s (of ree Tenors fame) Operalia competition in Paris.

e 28-year-old Point Cook resident will star in Melbourne Opera’s new production of e Pearl Fishers, whichwillrunat eAthenaeum eatre until September 30. He admits that as an opera performer, he is still a novice. “Opera places huge demands on your voice. ere are roles I won’t be able to touch for decades simply due to the demands on my voice. If you look a er your voice, opera singers can continue well into their 70s and Placido Domingo is a great example, because

he’s still singing in the best opera houses in the world when most other singers his age are long retired.”

Lampard said it was a privilege to perform in e Pearl Fishers, which is set in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and tells the story of how two men’s vow of friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman. For more details visit www. melbourneopera.com.

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Drivers make cars easy targets

By Cameron Tait

Wyndham is one of Melbourne’s hotspots for malicious vehicle damage, with new data showing 33 claims totalling $91,000 were made last year.

RACV insurance data released last week showed there were 125 malicious damage incidents across the western suburbs, with Brimbank recording the highest bill of $146,610 followed by Wyndham and Melton ($79,833).

e insurer received more than 1300 claims for malicious vehicle damage in 2013 at a cost of $3.5 million – an average of $2690 per claim

Step up for better health

With the weather starting to warm up, now is the perfect time to join a walking group. Anyone who feels like getting more active, having fun and meeting new friends is invited to join the newly formed VU Strutters. Walking groups are free and are a great way to explore Wyndham while improving health and tness. The VU Strutters meet at Victoria University Health and Fitness Centre in Hoppers Lane, Werribee at 2pm on Wednesdays. For more details, phone 9919 8173. To nd other walking groups in the city, visit www.experiencewyndham .com.au.

– with most incidents taking place between 6am and midday.

Malicious damage included vehicles being broken into, keyed and scratched, windows smashed and panels dented by vandals jumping on roofs and bonnets.

Last month, a vandal slashed the tyres of more than 60 cars across 10 streets in Wyndham Vale, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage.

Werribee police crime prevention o cer

Leading Senior Constable Craig McDonald said he was shocked by the number of drivers who continued to leave valuables inside their vehicles, making them easy targets for

‘‘ If you have to park on the street, do so in a well-lit, busy location ’’ - Paul Northey

thieves. “People still leave phones, laptops and handbags on the front seat or cash in the centre console,” he said. “ ieves will only break into vehicles when they see the potential for reward, so don’t make it tempting. Blankets are o en used to cover up items on the back seat, but that’s not a good idea because thieves will assume there’s something valuable underneath.”

RACV general manager of insurance Paul Northey said drivers could take simple steps to deter vandals and thieves.

“Oneofthebestpreventativestepstoprotect your vehicle is to park o the street in a secure garage,butifyouhavetoparkonthestreet,do so in a well-lit, busy location,” he said.

“Leaving your GPS holder xed to the windscreen or iPod charger plugged in is like leaving your wallet on the dashboard.

“Always remove the GPS from display, as well as the support bracket and suction pads if possible.”

Reported the s from motor vehicles fell 5.6 per cent in Wyndham in 2013-14.

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Clear-cut choice on traf c woes

By Benjamin Millar and Cameron Tait

When it comes to tra c congestion, Wyndham voters face a clear choice at November’s state election – the Coalition’s East West Link or Labor’s plan to divert trucks from the West Gate Bridge and remove Victoria’s 50 most dangerous level crossings, including at Cherry and Werribee streets.

‘‘ This is a purely political decision ’’ -AndrewElsbury

A er earlier declaring it would honour any East West Link contract signed before the November 27 election, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews says the party has changed its position in light of fresh legal advice.

e reversal comes ahead of a court challenge to the East West Link to be heard in December, a er the election.

Labor’s decision turns the election into a referendum on the controversial road project, the second stage of which would provide an additional major east-west river crossing.

“ is election is a choice – Labor’s plan for better public transport and local roads or Denis Napthine’s $8 billion dud tunnel,” Mr Andrews said.

Labor’s bombshell came as Premier Denis Napthine visited Sunshine last week to

examine geo-technical drilling under way for the western section of the project, an $8-10 billion connection between CityLink and the Western Ring Road.

Western Metropolitan Region Liberal MP Andrew Elsbury accused western suburbs Labor MPs of reversing their earlier support for this western stage of the project.

Mr Elsbury said the west urgently needed a new cross-city link to take the pressure o the West Gate Bridge, and Labor was running a “scare campaign” despite having backed the project when it was in government.

“ is is a purely political decision,” he said.

“ e members of western suburbs Labor less than 18 months ago were collecting signatures on a petition for the western section to be built.”

But Tarneit MP Tim Pallas said Labor had never supported both sections of the East West Link.

Labor’s alternative proposal, the Western Distributor, involves new truck-speci c ramps onto and o the West Gate Freeway.

Labor has vowed to begin work on the ramps within a rst term in government.

Mr Andrews said Labor would use the savings from scrapping the East West Link on the Melbourne Metro rail project and on removing level crossings.

Mr Pallas said the Western Distributor would remove 5000 trucks from the bridge and come at a twentieth of the cost, allowing for greater investment in public transport and outer suburban arterial roads.

GET TARNEIT MOVING

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BETTER ROADS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT

As part of the Get Wyndham Moving Campaign, Wyndham City Council is holding a free public meeting for residents to nd out more information about the campaign for better roads and public transport for Tarneit residents.

MEETING DETAILS

When: Tuesday, 23rd September 2014

Where: Penrose Promenade Community Centre, 83 Penrose Promenade, Tarneit

Time: 7:00pm – 8.30pm

RSVP: by 21 September to 9742 0945 or by emailing us at info@getwyndhammoving.com.au

TOPICS THAT WILL BE EXPLORED AT THE MEETING:

• When will Tarneit Train Station open?

• What’s happening with Derrimut and Heath’s Road?

• The growth of Tarneit - Where will new houses go? Where will jobs be?

• Traffic congestion around schools - What are Baden Powell College P-9 doing?

• Question and Answer | Have your say

A student of Anzac lore

Ti any Wasnig can’t think of a better way to mark Anzac Day than by standing on the Turkish shores where Australian and New Zealand troops fought in 1915.

e Heathdale Christian College year 10 student is one of 80 Victorian high school students chosen to attend the 2015 Anzac Day dawn service at Gallipoli to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Anzac Cove. More than 630 students applied to be part of the occasion.

Ti any says she nominated for the six-day tour to Turkey because Anzac Day has always had a special place in her heart.

Since the age of six, Ti any has been a regular attendee at dawn services and Melbourne’s Anzac Day march.

“Anzac Day has always been special to me,” she said. “I go to the dawn service to mark past family members’ involvement in war. [Going to Anzac Cove] will be amazing.” To nominate for the trip, Ti any needed a letter of recommendation from her school principal, Reynald Tibben, and was required to demonstrate a connection to her community and understanding of the spirit of Anzac Day.

Mr Tibben says Ti any, who volunteers with the Salvation Army, Friends of Rotary and Brainwaves – a support group for childrenandfamiliesa ectedbyneurological conditions – will be a great ambassador for the school.

Laura Michell

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Why don’t you call them and see if we can make an appointment to see them.

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The words on our birds

Birdwatchers can use a new online guide to learn more about the 117 types of birds that call Sanctuary Lakes home. e Sanctuary Lakes Residents Bird WatchingHandbook, by resident Bob Winters andpublicistRonSmith,includesphotographs and information about birds and tips on how to watch them. Mr Smith says migratory birds – including Japan’s Latham’s snipe, the red-necked stint from Siberia and Alaska and the whiskered tern from Indonesia and the Northern Territory – y thousands of kilometreseveryyeartovisitSanctuaryLakes. Apart from teaching birdwatchers about the birds, the handbook’s author aims to make people aware of the importance of protecting the environment. It can be downloaded at sanctuarylakesbirds.com.au

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The Back to Earth Initiative recycles your green waste, creating valuable compost to help farms, gardens and community green spaces bloom.

Now we’re giving you the opportunity to help your local school, kindergarten, community space or environmental project do the same, with a $5000 garden makeover.

Support your favourite project and vote by Sunday 5 October at backtoearth.vic.gov.au

High school on design

Creative, glamorous and daring designs by high school students and emerging fashion stars have dazzled a large crowd at the annual Fashion Awards Australia gala.

while Ballarat Grammar took home the John Claringbold Memorial School Cup.

Awards director Heather Marcus said the gala had established itself as a major event in secondary and TAFE programs.

Retirement villages are now easier to compare.

New forms put essential information in your hands.

Last Friday’s event brought together the best young designers from around Victoria and interstate to compete in 17 categories including racewear, long gowns and wearable art. eindustryhopefulsamazedfashion-lovers at Lakeside Banquet and Convention Centre in Taylors Lakes with their ability to turn anything into stylish clothes, including old umbrellas and even cardboard boxes. is year’s event featured almost 300 entries from years 9-12 and TAFE students and new and emerging designers. omastown’s Errik Kim won the designer of the year award,

“Our vision is to reach out to all Victorian secondaryandTAFEcollegesandtoencourage, give recognition and ultimately help in the development of the students in the textile departments so these students will continue to study and receive a diploma in fashion design,” she said.

“ e amount of dedication and sheer hard work that goes into the beautiful designs and gowns is nothing short of amazing.”

Laura Michell

New laws mean there are standard forms and factsheets, so retirement villages can give you similar information. Ask for them when you next visit a retirement village.

Always seek independent advice so you can proceed with confidence.

For more information, visit our website consumer.vic.gov.au/retire 1300 55 81 81

Housing boost for Tarneit

Laura Michell

Wyndham’s northern fringe will be expanded, with more than 800 houses to be built in a new Tarneit estate.

e 65-hectare Habitat on Davis Creek development, on the corner of Sayers and Davis roads, will include 820 houses.

More than 150 lots will front Davis Creek, which passes through the centre of the site.

e estate is being built by Satterley Property Group, which is also developing the New York-themed Upper Point Cook.

Satterley state general manager Jack Ho man said Habitat on Davis Creek would bring more a ordable housing to Tarneit, attracting young couples and families to the area. He said house and land packages, starting at less than $300,000 and reaching about $450,000, would go on sale next month.

According to the latest gures from the valuer-general’s o ce, Tarneit’s average house price in March this year was $387,500, up from $355,000 in March 2013.

e gures revealed that Tarneit is Wyndham’s third-most-expensive suburb to buy a house.

enewdevelopmentispartoftheRiverdale precinct structure plan, which was approved by the Metropolitan Planning Authority in June last year.

e plan includes a proposed town centre and schools to be serviced by the Tarneit Regional Rail Link station, which is scheduled to open next year.

“With Tarneit’s population expected to grow by more than 25,000 residents by 2013, there is a strong need for quality residential communities in the area,” Mr Ho man said.

“With so many lots facing Davis Creek, our objective has been to design a community that capitalises on the area’s natural surrounds.

‘‘Residents will be able to enjoy walking trails, wetlands and expansive open spaces.’’

No rest for this warrior

By Charlene Macaulay

It’s time to get physical. Olivia Newton-John is calling on residents across the west to throw on the lycra and join her in a Wellness Walk on Sunday, September 28.

e walk through the streets of Ivanhoe, nishing with a street party and concert, will raise money for the wellness and supportive care programs provided at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre at the Austin Hospital.

e centre is dedicated to providing the very best in medical care, treatment and research to help stop cancer destroying the lives of so many people. It’s a disease Ms Newton-John is all too familiar with. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992; that same weekend, her father died from liver cancer. Her sister died last year from brain cancer.

“It’s touched my whole life in many ways,” Ms Newton-John said. “When I went through cancer I was able to participate in wellness programs such as yoga and meditation, and I did herbs and massage – all the things I’ve been able to implement in the wellness centre.”

Ms Newton-John said it had been amazing to see the centre come to fruition. She now has big plans for a new Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at the Austin.

“I believe that we’re going to be the team that sees an end to cancer. at’s my dream and we have some wonderful young researchers there with some wonderful ideas.”

e Wellness Walk caps o a big month for Ms Newton-John, who hosted the ONJ Gala at Flemington Racecourse and will sing the national anthem at this year’s AFL grand nal. Go to http://fundraisingoliviaappeal.com/ event/thewellnesswalk to register for the Wellness Walk.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Laura Michell looks back through the pages of our predecessor, the Werribee Banner

40 years ago September 18, 1974

“ e Board of Works, Melton Sewage Authority and the Environment ProtectionAuthoritybetweenthemwould turn Werribee River into a main sewer,” is the claim of Frank Purcell, president of Werribee Conservation League. Added to the threat from Melton was the prospect of e uent from two new residential areas westofWerribeebeingdischargedintothe river.

30 years ago September 19, 1984

Roads and land in Werribee were ooded onWednesdaynightwhenvandalsopened the oodgates at the o -take structure for the main irrigation channel. A ood of 30 million litres of water surged down the irrigation channel before the ood gates were closed by State Rivers and Water Supply Commission sta .

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20 years ago September 14, 1994

Comben’s Supermarket in Station Street will be sold to Morgans Tuckerbag next month. e supermarket has been managed by the Comben family since it was founded 97 years ago.

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Get Comfortable

MY WYNDHAM

Anyone who’s tried to turn their life around knows how hard it is, but Wyndham resident and senior pastor Justin Gardner has done just that, writes Rebecca Miller

What’s your connection to the local community?

I’m the senior pastor at Destiny Centre Christian church in Hoppers Crossing. I have lived in Wyndham for 18 years and now live in Point Cook with my wife and two sons. I moved here from Sunshine to start a new life.

I was homeless at the age of 14 and involved with some of the people portrayed in the Underbelly series doing and selling drugs.

At 22, I found myself going to murder someone and was extremely suicidal … that’s when I asked Christ into my life.

I wasn’t in church when I did it – it was just personal between me and the one who raised me.

My rst job was stirring co ees at Destiny Centre, where I later became youth pastor. e church cafe now sells co ees and so on for whatever price people want to pay. Any pro t made goes to paying for operations for blind children or medication to prevent blindness.

At Destiny Centre, we have been pioneering children’s homes in Kenya over the past ve years and have just nished building a school. Ourvisionfornextyearisto toutourchurch to help local people with addictions through the Destiny Transformations program, which

will involve professionals coming to the church to help those in need. is year, we started PJ Sunday. I wore a onesie to the Sunday service and many members also wore PJs to help raise awareness of children with cancer.

My job is to bring inspiration and comfort to people wherever they are at in life.

What do you like about your neighbourhood?

I’m always moving and thinking bigger, and so is Wyndham. It is constantly growing and becoming more multicultural. It’s a family-friendly area with great parks.

What would you like to change? e tra c.

Werribee Mercy Hospital upgrade. $34.7 million. Completion mid-2016.

e area has exploded and the roads can’t keep up with the population growth.

What’s your favourite eatery or place to get co ee?

ere’sgoodco eeatPointCookTownCentre. My family and I o en go there because we like lots of activity and being around people.

To

makeahealthsystemhealthier, youneedtolookaftereverypart.

The Victorian Government is investing in a world-class health system with high quality, modern hospitals and a highly skilled workforce.

The $34.7 million Werribee Mercy Hospital upgrade will increase mental health services in Melbourne’s west.

This new 54 bed acute mental health facility will provide 25 additional beds and replace 29 existing acute mental health beds.

This expansion will improve local access to mental health services and is one of many mental health projects being delivered across Victoria.

This is part of $4.5 billion of health infrastructure currently underway, delivering modern, high-quality health services for Victorians.

The Victorian Government has also invested $238.3 million over four years to employ an extra 1,000 doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals and to train 35,000 health students each year. By investing in hospitals and people, we are building a world-class health system and a healthier Victoria. To find out more visit health.vic.gov.au

Building a healthier Werribee

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-pro t organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, 12 Howes Street, Airport West, or email to communitycalendar@starweekly.com.au. Deadline for copy and announcements is noon Tuesday.

Community lunch

Enjoy a two-course meal and learn about the programs, events and activities on offer at Iramoo Community Centre. Lunch is available for a small donation from midday on Wednesday, September 17 at 84 Honour Avenue, Wyndham Vale.

■ 8742 3688

Horsing around

See Australia’s best riders and their horses compete in the Australian Showjumping Championships at Werribee Park from this Thursday to Sunday. Riders will compete in senior, junior and young rider championships, the Australian speed championship and the national teams titles.

■ www.asjc.com.au

Green team

Grab your gardening gloves, a hat and sunscreen and head to Skeleton Creek on Sunday, September 28 for a community planting day and afternoon tea. Meet at Carshalton Court, Hoppers Crossing at 1pm.

■ 9315 8072

Sigley concert

Radio and TV personality Ernie Sigley will perform at Wyndham Cultural Centre at 3pm on September 28. Tickets: $14.

■ 8734 6000 or www.wyncc.com.au

Enjoy a day on the green

Why not give lawn bowls a go? Social games are held at Werribee Bowls Club on

Wednesdays and Saturdays. The club offers social or full memberships, with activities including bingo at 7pm Thursdays.

■ www.werribeebowlsclub.com

Celebrate Wyndham

Head to the civic centre on Sunday, October 12 to celebrate Wyndham’s 150th anniversary. Activities will include horse and carriage rides, old-fashioned games, live entertainment and a heritage walking tour. From 10am to 3pm.

■ Email dianna.tiatto@wyndham.vic.gov.au

Charity fun day

Help raise money for Breast Cancer

GOOD NEWS LUTHERAN COLLEGE GOOD NEWS LUTHERAN COLLEGE

Garage sale trail Bargain hunters can hit the streets of Wyndham on Saturday, October 25 for a day of simultaneous garage sales. The city is taking part in a national event to give households and community groups a chance to declutter and raise money.

■ www.garagesaletrail.com.au

Network Australia during a fun day at Wyndham Civic Centre on Sunday, October26 from 11am. The event is part of a Point Cook Motorcycle Club charity ride involving more than 500 motorcyclists.

■ www.pinkribbonride.com.au

WIN THIS

Sesame Street Presents Elmo’s World Tour, at the Alexander Theatre, Clayton, on October 2; the Regent Theatre on October 4; and the Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds, on October 6 – visit sesamestreetpresents.com.au. We have two family passes for the October 6 show (each valued at $200) up for grabs!

To enter, visit winthisnow.com.au and follow the prompts. Entries close on Sunday, September 21, at 11.59pm and will be drawn at 10am next day at the of ces of MMP Group, 214 Park Street, South Melbourne, VIC 3205. Winners will be noti ed in writing and their names published at winthisnow.com.au. Terms and conditions are available at winthisnow.com.au.

Good News Lutheran College is a Christ-centred learning environment in which teachers, students and families are nurtured to grow in their gifts and abilities.

Currently the College is Prep to Year 10. Our vision is to establish a strong, Christ-centred Prep to Year 12 education by 2016. Already on site, we have specialist rooms such as Food Technology and an indoor Gymnasium, together with newly built facilities for Science, Art, Design and Manual Construction (including Woodwork and Metalwork).

Good News invites you to become a part of this family community and to visit the College. Tours of the College are currently being conducted at 10.00am each Friday. For further information, a prospectus or enrolment pack, please contact the College.

On Monday 1 September, students at Good News Lutheran College took time out to plant a tree celebrating 175 years of Lutheran schools in Australia. A national event, the College joined with 85 other Lutheran schools and 59 Early Learning Centres in planting a tree signifying our desire to remember, to celebrate and to give thanks for the blessings that have been part of Lutheran Education in this time.

Lutheran heritage has always held education in high regard. Back in 1839 when the first school began operating on the banks of the River Torrens in South Australia, well before the advent of public schooling in Australia, the desire was to give students an education that was high quality and deeply founded in the core values and beliefs of the church. The continuing

growth of Good News demonstrates that the desire to provide a ‘Christ-centred, quality education for all’ is still very much the desire of many families today.

A selected group of students ranging from the College Captains through to representatives from Prep and Year 1 classes took part in the ceremony, also attended by a number of staff, Pastor Mark Winter from the St Philip’s Lutheran Congregation and College Council member John Belani who has been a member of the College Council since its inception in 1996. During this time, the College has grown from 24 students back when it first opened its doors in 1997, through to an expected student population of 750 in 2016, the year the first class of Year 12s will be graduated from the College.

JANELLE ALLAN, CHIRNSIDES BY THE RIVER MANAGER

FB: How would you rate your cooking skills?

JA: I would say eight out of 10. But you should ask my husband, Charles.

FB: What is your signature dish?

JA: Slow-cooked braised lamb shanks cooked with red wine on a bed of creamy garlic mash.

FB: If you could only have one more meal, what would it be?

JA: My mum’s roast lamb and homemade gravy – her gravy is practically a food group!

FB: Who is your favourite food television personality?

JA: Gordon Ramsay – I love that he is so mean!

FB: What is your favourite food?

JA: A nice big, fat cheese platter.

FB: What is your favourite drink?

JA: Pepperjack shiraz.

FB: Which ve people would you most like to invite to dinner?

JA: Charles (of course), my best friend Jodie Roberts, Bon Scott, John Lennon and Michael Hutchence.

FB: Do you have a kitchen tip for us?

JA: Remember to unplug your beaters before you lick them!

IT’S A MUG’S GAME

Whether it be a single giant choc-chip cookie or a microwaved mug cake, dessert recipes designed for one person are always well received when I share them in this column. Maybe it’s because sometimes – late at night in front of the tv – we just want a sweet treat to savour without polishing off an entire package. For those who love citrus-based desserts, this mug cake is a fresh alternative to the traditional chocolate variety. The recipe is by Sneh Roy, creator of the award-winning Aussie blog Cook Republic. www.cookrepublic.com

ONE MINUTE COCONUT MUG CAKE

One third of a cup self-raising our 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut

1 tablespoon raw sugar

¼ cup coconut milk

1 tablespoon light olive oil

1 egg

2 tablespoons lemon curd

Place our, coconut and sugar into a 375ml mug and mix well. Add the coconut milk, olive oil and egg. Mix well with a spoon until combined. Gently stir through lemon curd. Don’t mix it in completely. Microwave on high for 50 to 60 seconds or until it puffs and rises to the top, watching to make sure it doesn’t spill over. Serve immediately with extra lemon curd and cream.

EDIBLE ART

When you’ve got a child who is a fussy eater, it helps to make their food look interesting.

Brazilian mum Nivea Salgado has taken this concept to a whole new level. Frustrated by her daughter’s insistence that she’d only eat apples, Nivea decided to tempt her daughter with breathtaking plates of edible art. When Nivea shared her gorgeous creations on Instagram, she became an internet sensation. Thanks for raising the bar, Nivea!

If you have any recipes, tips or other info you’d like to share, email me at sarah@ howdypartnersmedia.com.au

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TARNEIT 59 Inverell Parkway, 3029

JK Estate Agents: 8742 9888 Price: $399,000 – $419,000 Private sale

Sitting opposite Tarneit’s wetland park in Re ections estate, this well-presented residence is within a short walk of schools, parks, Tarneit train station and shopping centres. The large lounge room has lovely lake views and the sparkling white kitchen has stainless-steel appliances, including dishwasher, and a breakfast bar. It adjoins the meals-family zone with tiled oors. The three bedrooms include the main with en suite and walk-in wardrobe. The remaining bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and share a lovely bathroom. Sliding doors lead to a paved alfresco area framed by established gardens, which makes a great spot for entertaining friends at the weekend or for a relaxing drink after a long day at work. Further features include high ceilings, downlights, ducted heating and cooling, alarm and water tank.

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WERRIBEE 19 Westminster Drive, 3030

YPA Real Estate: 9741 7777 Price: $285,000 – $295,000 Private sale

On about 630 square metres with a huge 21-metre frontage, this well-located house has options aplenty for a rst-home buyer or smart investor. Three bedrooms each have built-in wardrobes and share a bathroom. The kitchen has a freestanding gas cooker under a rangehood, timber-trimmed cabinetry, a louvre-doored pantry and timber blinds. It’s next to a carpeted dining-living area with wall gas heater and a split-system, and there’s also evaporative cooling. The large backyard has lots of lawn dotted with shrubs, and the back verandah is the spot to sit and relax. This is a great starter property with plenty of scope to add personal touches.

A classic brick veneer of its era, this is a house that bene ts from updates, especially with the inclusion of bulkheads in most rooms, downlights and clever placement of wall recesses that streamline interiors and provide a contemporary edge. It’s beautifully set up for a family, especially one who enjoys entertaining and appreciates lovely gardens.

Beyond a brick-paved driveway which, along with the double garage, provides heaps of parking space, the front door opens to a small foyer with oating oorboards underfoot and a recessed feature wall. To the left is a lounge-dining room ( oorboards) with a bank of roman blind-clad windows capturing views of

gardens and the outdoor entertainment spot; two recessed feature walls, one for a television, add architectural interest.

A sliding door then opens to the large kitchen/family-meals hub with lots of windows dressed in roller blinds. Timber-trimmed cabinetry, a wall oven, integrated microwave, dishwasher, a 900mm gas cooktop and a wide fridge space are kitchen keynotes.

Double doors from the lounge room open to the main bedroom which has two sets of mirrored robes and an en suite with a big shower. Three more bedrooms with robes are down a boarded hallway from the living hub, as is the laundry with loads of storage, and the main bathroom with a large shower.

The living hub accesses a massive Laserlite-topped pergola above brick paving; banks of camellias and a subtle water feature add greenery and ambience to downtime gatherings.

A brick walkway heads from here to a Colorbond shed and a densely planted backyard where a combination of silver birches and low shrubs strike an attractive note. Boxed vegie gardens are ready for summer planting and subsequent harvest. On about 950 square metres, the house also has ducted heating and a split-system – and sparkling presentation ready for a hassle-free move-in day.

Stunning Low Maintenance Derrimut Heath Residence

Meticulously crafted from a fine arrangement of quality materials, this gorgeous residence is also located in one of Wyndham’s superior locations.

Comprising three great sized bedrooms, the master bedroom entails a chic ensuite and a fitted walk-in robe, while the open plan design comprises formal lounge, tiled second living and meals overlooked by the laminate hostess kitchen complete with stainless appliances including dishwasher. Ducted heating and reverse cycle split system cooling keep things cosy all year around while the home also features down lighting and high ceilings for that extra touch.

A modern rendered façade is also highlighted by the established manicured gardens whilst in the rear courtyard there is access to the garage, low maintenance paving and even a water feature!

Set close to many amenities this would make the perfect first home or one to downsize to or even investment to add to your portfolio.

29 Lyall Drive

Expect The Unexpected, Family Friendly And 6 Bedrooms!

Located in one of Werribee’s most prestigious estates this home is guaranteed to suit any large or growing family. With loads of space and character this residence has been updated and extended along the way. Entailing six bedrooms plus the extra study, four separately zoned living areas and stunning outdoor grounds, this home definitely represents the WOW factor! Upon entry walk into the formal lounge and dining that will take you through to the added theatre room. The kitchen boasts stainless steel appliances including dishwasher and overlooks the informal family area with a beautiful open fireplace to keep you comfortable and cosy. Outdoors includes a large double shed also connected to the security alarm system and is accessible through the unrestricted side access for the tradesman or those with boats and caravans. Luxury appointments include ducted heating, gas wall furnace, split system air conditioning, security alarm system and an abundance of storage space inside and out.

Set on approximately 1,000m2 and located nearby to local schools, public transport and Werribee CBD this home is perfect for the family.

A Pot Of Gold In Nantilla! Opportunities like this don’t come too often with a whopping 1059m2 approximately allotment with amazing subdivision potential (Subject to Council Approval). Build multiple units/townhouses or renovate and extend the existing solid 3 bedroom home positioned beautifully in a stunning established street with matured surroundings and right in the heart of Werribee’s south side. Presenting an ensuite and walk-in robe to the master bedroom, separate lounge, good sized kitchen meals area, lovely timber kitchen with stone bench tops, gas heating, pergola area and a double oversized garage/workshop. These properties are rare to come up for sale in such an exceptional location on this size land, Watton Street cafés, restaurants, Werribee CBD all within minutes, easy freeway access and Werribee Mansion, Werribee South beach, Wyndham Harbour only a short 10 minute drive away. Inspections are a must, let your imagination run wild!

Hoppers Crossing 49 Breton Drive 2 2 2 1 3

Family Splendour Centrally Positioned!

This is the perfect family home for a first or 2nd home buyer, astute investor, situated in central Hoppers Crossing within walking distance to schools, public transport, shops & Tarneit West SC & Werribee Plaza just a few minutes drive down the road. Spacious fitted BRs, master with ensuite & WIR, study, formal & informal living zones & hostess kitchen. Incudes ducted heating, 3 split system A/Cs, dishwasher, sec system, shed, double remote garage with rear access & a lovely stencilled concreted area for entertaining.

Private Sale $380,000 - $395,000 Inspect Sat 11.20-11.40am

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Contact Bassam Tofaili 0411 449 821 James Antonio 0401 889 248

yard space for the kids to run free & unrestricted side access. Close to the Hoppers Crossing train station, nearby primary school, shops & a bus stop, plus simple freeway access. Private Sale $290,000 - $315,000

Tranquility, Location & Lifestyle!

Here’s your chance to grab your own slice of country living blended with the convenience of a Melbourne & Bellarine Peninsula proximity. Comprising 5 BRs, formal lounge adj meals, central kitchen, a massive rumpus/games room, ensuite to the master as well as a separate bathroom. Handy zoned slab heating, and both ducted evap & split cooling systems. Entertain from the feature decking covered with a pitched steel roof & direct yard views, while for the toys there is a super-sized 6+ powered garage or workshop.

Family Sized Tarneit Treasure

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41 Market Road, Werribee

September 13th 2014

Dear Bassam and Team,

We wish to thank-you for your combined efforts in the recent sale of our much loved family home at 41 Market Road Werribee. Thank-you Bassam for your generosity in arranging meetings that suited both Luke and myself (no doubt at the expense of your family time), for your advice and suggestions on how to best present and market our home and for your exceptionally prompt responses to telephone calls, texts and emails. When we requested additional signage to advertise our open for inspection times, this was arranged quickly and reliably for each of the subsequent open times – thank-you. We are also grateful toTony and Margot, both of whom brought interested parties to our home for private inspections. It was great to talk withTony and receive his feedback about the inspections – we appreciated his positive outlook and helpful advice. When Margot phoned to arrange the private inspection that resulted in the sale of our home, she too was most obliging and lovely to speak with. We are very happy with the sale that Margot and Bassam negotiated for us – a reflection of the excellent team work amongst the staff atYPA. We would recommend Bassam and his team atYPA to anyone looking for a professional and energetic sales team.

Kind regards Chris & Luke Brown

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Agent:DarrenDodd0419365947

WebId 6902582

Werribee

2/9GeorgiaCrescent For Sale Inspect ByAppointment

CArEFrEE& CONVENIENt

Townhouselifestylewitheasyaccesstothe trainstation&freeway.Compaspaciouswhite kitchen&openplanlivingwithagenerous courtyardspacetoexpandtheentertaining area.Masterbedroomisdownstairsequipped withafullensuite&wir,theother2bdrmsare upstairsoffaquaint&brightlivingareawhich providesaccesstothebalcony.Includesducted heating,2xsplitsystemcoolers&thesecurity ofinternalaccessfromthedoublegarage.

Agent:DarrenDodd0419365947 WebId 6569111

$335,000

Wyndham Vale

13 CharlotteCrescent For Sale

Inspect ByAppointment

GrEAt LIVING

Comfortable4bedroomhomesetona biggishallotmentallowingplentyof roomfor extensions,2ndgarageorjusttheboy’stoys. iecaravanorboat.Comprisesopenlivingof lounge&mealsareawithaspaciouskitchen fromwhichtofeedthefamily.Includesensuite tomaster,ductedheating,air-con,bir’s, pergolaareaforoutdoorliving&adouble garagewithelectronicdoor.

Agent:DarrenDodd0419365947

WebId 6824424

tarneit 1&2/54O’reilly road For Sale Inspect Saturday@2:00pm INVEStMENtOppOrtUNItY

Duetobecompletedwithinthemonththese unitsprovide youwiththeopportunityto expand yourinvestmentportfolio.Comprising2 bedrooms,bathroom,kitchenwithstonebench tops,dishwasherandgashotplates,living area,laundryarea,singlegarage, refrigerated coolingandcentralheating. Alsoincludes2.7 ceilings,tiles,carpet,blinds,drivewayand landscapingtofrontandback.Bequick.

Agent:BobBoland0421077195

WebId 6409166

HoppersCrossing 2StagecoachClose For Sale

$285,000Each

Inspect Saturday@3:00pm SpACES FOrtHE FAMILY

Largeopenlivingareasallowthefamily tocometogetherasone,whileproviding individualliving zones.Compalrgelounge dining room,kitchen/mealsarea&open family/rumpusplusa2nddbleggeintheyard whichcouldbe yourmancave.Incl4bdrms, bir’s,ensuite,duct/heat,s/scool&abig pergolaforoutdoorentertaining.Thishome presentsinfantasticcondition,crtlocated& walkingdisttoplaza&Cambridgeschool.

Agent:DarrenDodd0419365947 WebId 6727802

$400,000

Werribee 5/3DoolanStreet For Sale Inspect ByAppointment 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

$216,000

HoppersCrossing 60 powellDrive For Sale

Inspect ByAppointment

WALK tO tHEtrAIN StAtION

Thisdblestoryhomeisideallylocatedclose totheH/xing Station,Shops,School& W’bee MercyHospital.Features:•4BR’s•Sepbthrm &toilet•Twolivingareas–Openplanlounge &ahugerumpusroomupstrs•Fullyappointed kitchen•Singlecarportplussideaccessperfect forCaravan/boat/etc•Estgardensonapprox 575m2•Duct/heat/coolontheground oor& walla/conthe1st oor,freshpaint,newside fence&gate•Leasedperiodically@$1,257pcm.

Agent:BobBoland0421077195

WebId 6620199

$400,000

HoppersCrossing

2/41 OldGeelong Road For Sale Inspect Saturday@1:00-1:20pm WHEN LOCATIONISEVERYTHING!

Thisunitsurpassesanyotherpropertyforits location,onlyafewstepsfromH/xing Train station&Busdepot,closefreewayaccess totheMelbCBD&anextensive varietyof shoppingcomplexes. Withopenplanmeals& livingarea,floorboards,2bdrms, BIRs,bthrm, GWFheating&A/C,&alowmaintenance backyardcreatingasmallentertainmentarea. Perfectforinvestors&1sthomebuyers.

Agent:Nicole Webb0403229806 WebId 6268477 $280,000

HoppersCrossing

2BullerCourt For Sale Inspect Saturday@2:00pm MOVEINORINVEST–EITHER WAY YOU CAN’T LOSE

Beitfor yourfamilyhomeoraddingtothe investmentportfoliothispropertyisneat, tidy&intheeverpopularBellbridgeEstate, locatedclosetoshops,parks,schools,public transport,station,gyms&more. Featheating &coolingthru’out,largecarport&pergola, kitchenwith DW,3bdrms,bir’s,twosepliving areas,highwoodceilings,diningarea&a 4x6mgarage. Seton570m2.

Agent:Nicole Webb0403229806 WebId 6637683

Wyndham Vale

39Honour Avenue

For Sale

Inspect Saturday@3:00pm

BIGBLOCKAPPROX 597M2,GREAT SIZE

HOME!!

Stepintothemarket&stoppaying rent!!

Offeringfloorboardsthru’out,aspacious& lightfilledfloorplan,3generoussizebdrms withbir’s,centralbthrm,septoilet&akit/ dining/mealsareaflowingontothelrgelounge room.Inclduct/heat,air-con,dblegarage& lrgepergola. Allthiswith WyndhamShopping Centre,IGA,Iramooprimary&community centre,parklands&publictransport.

Agent:Nicole Webb0403229806 WebId 6964330

$285,000

HoppersCrossing

12 VernonCourt For Sale Inspect Saturday@1:30pm

BIGHOUSE LOWPRICE!! Here’sanexcellentopportunitytoenter themarketplaceoraddto yourinvestment portfolio. Settoimpressthishomeincludes hugemainfamily roomsinclsepdining room &living room,3bdrms&2.5bthrms. Featincl: s/sair-con,duct/heat,antiquetilesinthe bthrm,biglaundry, pergola,gardenshed,fixed outdoorbrick BBQ,septoiletwithpowder room &allclosetotheBellbridge Primary. Blocksize 528m2approx &tenanted@$285pw.

Agent:Nicole Webb0403229806 WebId 5613097 $349,000

Tarneit 160RiversdaleDrive For Sale Inspect Saturday@2:00pm FANTASTICVIEWSCREEKANDBEYOND Youdon’thavetobeonthebalconytoenjoy theviewofDavisCreekalongwithwalking& bicyclepathsforthefamilytoenjoy. Approx 3yrs young&built by Dennis Familyhomes boastingqualityfixtures&fittingsthru’out offering4bdrms,study,enstomainwithdble vanity&dbleshower. Compkitchenwithstone benches,s/sappli& DW &thefamily/meals areaflowingtothelrgealfrescoarea.Inclduct/ heat/cool&dbleggewithinternalaccess.

Agent:DarrenDodd0419365947 WebId 6800492 O ers Above$530,000

HoppersCrossing

183Morris Road For Sale Inspect ByAppointment

HOME PLEASESEYE&PRICE PLEASES BUDGET

Here’swhat you’re lookingforwithanexcellent opportunitytoenterthemarketplace. Setto impresswithanaffordablepricetagthishome compof3bdrms,ens&wirtomain,seplounge withheating&cooling, renovatedkitchenwith modernappli&anoutdoorentertainingarea. Setonacnrblock,closetoschools,transport& shops. Perfectforinvestors&1sthomebuyers. Leasedat$1257pcm.

Agent:Nicole Webb0403229806 WebId 6636339

Pleasenote-durationofopenhomesare 30minutesunlessspecifiedotherwise, photoid required

Welcometoyournewhome

TARNEIT141ThamesBoulevard

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

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85bynnotbtreet97427557 nrdnationwide.com.au/werribee RohanSmith0412864525 rohans@prdwerribee.com.au

Contemporarydesign

WERRIBEE31GeorgiaCrescent

Thissleekdesignedhomeofferssophisticated livingwithlowmaintenanceupkeep.The spaciousmasterbedroomfeaturesen-suite& WIR.Thelargeopenplandining&kitchenarea opensouttothedeckedalfrescoarea&other extrasinclqualitytiles,stonebenchtops,duct heating,s/systemcooling,dbl remotegarage& alarm.Calltodaytoinspect!

Twohomesinone!

HOPPERSCROSSING9StaughtonPlace

Thiswillmaintainedhomefeatures3good sizedbedroomswithacentralfamilybathroom, L-shapedliving&diningarea&openkitchen& familydining.Outsideisalargepavedpergola thatadjoinstheselfcontainedunitatthe rearof thehousewithonebedroomwithen-suite,as wellasagreatopenkitchen&livingarea.Call todaytoinspect! Selling

$435,000-$465,000

baturday20thbentember 10.00am

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85bynnotbtreet97427557 nrdnationwide.com.au/werribee Leoni Toso0418351708 leoniet@prdwerribee.com.au

Selling Price $379,000 View Saturday20thSeptember 11.00am

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85SynnotStreet97427557 prdnationwide.com.au/werribee GrantFitzpatrick0407510838 grantf@prdwerribee.com.au 3 A 2 B 2 C

Quiet&humble

WERRIBEE2/6PittaClose

Thispropertyisgreatforaninvestororsomeone lookingtodownsize.Comprisingtwospacious bedroomswithacentralbathroom,wallheating, gasstovetop,singlecargarageandacovered pergolaarea.Itisinimmaculateconditionand hasahugebackyardwithgardenshed.Call todaytoinspect!

Selling Price $259,000

View Saturday20thSeptember 10.45am

PRDnationwide Werribee 2/85SynnotStreet97427557 prdnationwide.com.au/werribee Leonie Toso0418351708 leoniet@prdwerribee.com.au 2

Open: Saturday11.30am - 12.00pm

Address: 20EagleNestWay

Online: triwest.com.au

WebID: #746115

l 4yohomeinideallocationwithparklandviews

l Multipleformalandinformallivingareas

l ModernkitchenwithCaesarstonebenchtops

l Walkinbutlerspantryands/steelappliances

l Upstairsstudy & livingareawithlargebalcony

l Ductedheatingandevaporativecooling

l Solidtimberfloorsandalarmsystem

l Pavedalfrescoarea & landscapedgardens

l StonesthrowfromPointCookTownCentre & closetoschools,childcare & medicalcentre

Werribee Unit1,90BallanRoad

LowMaintenance.StylishLiving

Sittingon a 215m2(approx.)blockishome

to a greatsized 2 bedroomunit.

Offeringanopenplankitchenwithstainless steelappliancesincludingdishwasher meals areaand a spaciousfamily room

Featuresincludeductedheatingandsplit systemcooling,highceilings,tiledwalkway& downlights. A lockupgaragewith remote andinternalaccess,lowmaintenancefront

ForSale $275,000-$285,000

View Saturday12-12.30pm

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza) 21 1

HoppersCrossing 2/4ParunaPlace

Downsizetothisone

Comprisingof 2 spaciousbedrooms,and a largebathroom.Separateloungewithgas heatingand a greatsizekitchenwithnew appliances.

Thediningarealeadsoutto a greatsize outdoorarea,perfectforthoseanimallovers. There is a singlegarageandmassivefront driveway, withample roomforthecars.All ofthisin a peacefulcourtlocation,walking ForSale $260,000-$289,000

View Saturday2-2.30pm

BrandonChangtime 0411683438

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

42 2

56FongeoDr Modern FamilyLiving

SituatedinthefantasticAlamandaestate, closetoschools,transportlinks & parks.

Offering 4 largebedrooms, 2 massivelight filledlivingareas,generousmealsarea. Internalaccesstodouble remotegarage. Thehomealsobenefitsfromductedheating & cooling,securitysystem,landscaped yardsand a greatalfrescoentertainingarea openingtothespacious rearyard.

ForSale $460,000+

View Saturday1.00-1.30pm

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Wyndham Vale

49FeathertopDr

3greatsizebedroomswith robes,central bathroom,sunfilledlounge room,adjoining dining&splitcycleair-con. Greatsizekitchenwithgasappliancesand plentyofcupboardspace.

ForSale $289,000-$299,000

View Saturday11.00-11.30am

BrandonChangtime 0411683438

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

3

HoppersCrossing 56BaggottDr

Paradiseinyourownbackyard. Thehomeitselfhasbeen renovatedwith 3 bedrooms,stylishbathroom, a spacious lounge, a modern kitchen & dishwasher & stonewaterfallbench,ductedheatingand totopitalloff,wehave a grandioseupstairs rumpusorstudio.

Caraccommodationplus roomfortrucks, trailersetccompletethisparadiseandthe locationwithinwalkingdistancetothePlaza.

ForSale $399,000-$430,000

View Saturday1-1.30pm

TonyCannatelli 0412456293

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

What a greatfeelingtojustmovein andsettledownwithout a worryabout renovating.Thehomeconsistingof 3 bedroomshasfeaturessuchasducted heating,alarmsystem,dishwasher, 900mm oven(stainlesssteel)andanoutdoorspa under a greatpergola,idealforentertaining. Seton a cornerlocationandwith 2 car accommodation,itisidealas a firsthome

ForSale $285,000

View Saturday11-11.30am

TonyCannatelli 0412456293

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

HoppersCrossing

17Herbert

LocatedwithinawalktoHoppersStationorthe Plaza.Offering4bedrooms,centralbathroom, spaciousfamilylounge room.Ductedheating &cooling.Ahugeentertainingpergolawith decking&aspaoverlookingthegrassed rear

ForSale $319,000-$339,000

View Saturday1.45-2.15pm TonyCannatelli 0412456293

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

Werribee 11PurchasStreet

BigRear Yard &AffordableLiving

This 3 bedroomhomeiswellpresented andsuitablysitedin a primelocation betweenthe WerribeePlazaandtrain station,yetclosetoparksandschools. Features a greatopenplanwithformal lounge,adjoiningmealsand a bright spaciouskitchenallsharingtheambience ofitsdistinctattractivestyle.

ForSale $290,000-$315,000

View Saturday11-11.30am

Reversecyclesplitsystemcatersforthe heatingandcooling.Outdoorentertaining pergolaispavedandoverlooksthe spacious rearyard. Plentyofoff streetparkingwithgates openingtothe rearyard& largelockup garageorworkshed. Perfectforinvestors & tolivein.

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034 ChrisMartin 0425566543

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

GreatLocation

Situatedin a toplocationcloseto WerribeePlaza,schools,parksand transportthisunitisperfectforboth investorsandthoselookingtolivein. Offering 3 doublebedrooms &a walk throughbathroomfromthemaster Separatelivingareas,modern kitchen withgascooktop & dishwasher Ducted

ForSale $299,000-$309,000 View Saturday11-11.30am

heatingandsplitsystemcooling. Lowmaintenance rearyard withgrassed areaandplentyofparkingincluding a lock upgarage. Thisunitisworthinspectingtoday

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034 ChrisMartin 0425566543

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

Werribee

3LexingtonCourt

BigBlockWithGrannyFlat

Thehomeincludesformallounge & formal dining,separateenclosedrumpus room & builtinbararea.

Outsideisperfectforentertaining,oversized pergolaarea & Jacuzzi.Massive rearyard withgardensheds,3000ltwatertank & separategrannyflat/retreat.

Allofthiswith a double remotegaragewith drivethruaccessis a mustsee!

ForSale $499,000-$539,000 View Saturday12-12.30pm

BrandonChangtime 0411683438

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza) 42 2

Tarneit

32 Talliver Terrace

Investinthisone!

Situatedcloseto WestbourneGrammar schoolandonly25minfromtheCBD. 2 separatelivingareasincluding a formal lounge & openplanfamily room,with a largesplitcoolingsystem.Thekitchenhas stainlesssteelappliancesincludinggastop & rangehood,overlooks a greatsize rear yard with2000Lwatertank.There iscentral heatinganddoublegaragewith remoteand

ForSale $349,000 View Saturday3-3.30pm

BrandonChangtime 0411683438

Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888

2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

Listentothebirds–CheapCheapCheap

Situatedinanestablishedareaof Wyndham Valethis 3 bedroombeautyhas beenwellkeptandmaintained. ThishomewillsuitanInvestororthose lookingtolivein.Offering a lotoflight andgoodsized rooms.Thelounge room isspaciousandleadsontothekitchen/ mealsarea.Thekitchenincludesplenty

ForSale $275,000-$285,000 View Saturday12.45-1.15pm

ofcupboard space,wallovenandgas hotplates.Heatingandsplitsystemair conditionerissuppliedtogetherwithall 3 bedroomshavingbuiltin robes. Seton548m2offering a huge rearyard withdrivethroughaccessfromthedouble carport.Undercoverentertainingpergola area &2 gardensheds.

AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034 ChrisMartin 0425566543 Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

BigHomeWithLowEnergyCost!!

LJHookerAreproudtopresentthisbeautifulqualitybuilt homebyPorterDavissetonover600m2.Comprisingof4 greatsizedbedrooms,massivemasterbedroomwithwalkin robeandensuitewithoversizeshower&doublevanity.The extraordinaryfloorplanallowsyoutozoneoffdifferentparts ofthehouse.3separatelivingareasincludingformallounge room,openplanfamily roomwithgaslogfire&aseparate theatre/rumpus room.Thekitchenhasplentyofcupboards, 40stonebenchtops,900mmBlancoovenandrangehood, dishwasher,glasssplashbackandwalkinpantry.There

islotsofnaturalsunlightinthehomeanda5starenergy ratingwith10solarpanels,2feedingthegasboosthot waterand8with1.5kwinverterona66c/kwfeedtarrifuntil 2024,WOW!!Largealfrescoarealeadingtoagoodsizeyard with3000Lwatertank,gardenshed&asprinklersystem tomaintainthegardenarea.Zoned refrigerationcooling &ductedheating.Oversizedoublegarageon remotewith internalaccess,plussideaccesswithextraparkingfor yourtrailer,boatorcaravanmorethanaccommodatesthe vehicles.

BigHome!GreatLocation!

Stunning35squares(approx)yearold homesituatedinSanctuaryLakesoffering •4

• Openplankitchenwithstainlesssteel appliances

• Ductedheating & splitsystemcooling

• Doublegarageon remote. Thishomeis a musttoinspectforboth investors & thoselookingtolivein.

Auction OnsiteOctober4that2.30pm PriceGuide Biddingfrom$480,000 View Saturday2-2.30pm AdrianMcEvoy 0404499034 ChrisMartin 0425566543 Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

ForSale $499,000-$525,000 View Saturday1-1.30pm ljhooker.com

BrandonChangtime 0411683438 Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

SizeandSpace-GreatLocation This 4 bedroomplusstudymansionwill suitthegrowingfamilythatneedsspace. 3 separatelargelivingareas, a very serviceablekitchenmealsareacomplete withdishwasher Familybathroom,ensuitetohugemaster bedroom & downstairspowder room. Qualitydrapes & curtains,ductedheating & coolingplus a massiveupstairsrumpus room. Outsideoffersanextralargepergola & entertainingarea.Double remotegarage withinternalaccess & rearaccess. Doyouenjoywalksalongtheriver? Well a fewstepsoutsideyourfrontdoorandyou willbeaccommodated.

ForSale $600,000-$639,000 View Saturday12-12.30pm TonyCannatelli 0412456293 Werribee/HoppersCrossing 97485888 2/229HeathsRoad(opp.Plaza)

ImmaculateandImpressiveInsideandOut

Thisimmaculatelypresentedfamilyhomeboastsstyle,qualityandcomfort.Comprisingof4large bedrooms,eachwithBIR’s(masterwithWIR&en-suite),openplanmodernkitchenandmeals area,large15x3m(approx.)fullyenclosedentertainingareawithBBQ,twoseparatedoublelockup garages,679m2(approx.)allotment,gasheating,evaporativecooling&fullylandscapedgardens. Inspectionswillcertainlyimpress.

View Sat12:00-12:30pmPhotoIDReq PrivateSale

EPR $399,000-$439,000 ScottPerry0439595461Office: Werribee97317022

Werribeetrainstation/town centre.Comprisingofthreegeneroussizedbedroomswithbuiltin robes(masterwithensuiteand walkin robe),largecentralbathroomandconvenientlylocateddownstairspowder roomalongside kitchenoverlookingmeals/familyareawith rearaccess.Bequicktoinspectthisproperty!

StunningQualityLikeNoOther

Situateddirectlyoppositewetlandsandparklands,thisimmaculatelypresentedMetriconfamilyhome willsurelyimpress. Young, renovated,spaciousandvibrantaremerelyafewwordsthatdescribethis stunninghome.Comprisingofthreelargebedrooms,masterwith recently renovatedensuiteand walkin robe,threeseparatelivingareas,includinglargeformallounge,openlivinganddiningarea andahugerumpus.Beautifulfloorboardsthroughout,brandnewkitchenincludingstonebenchtops, stainlesssteelappliances,walkinpantryandlargediningareathatopensuptoa renderedalfresco.

SpringistheSeason! Oneofakindopportunityisnowavailabletosecureasafeinvestmentinthebestestateof Tarneit beingtheSeasonsEstate.Comprisingoffourbedrooms,largemeals/familyarealeadingouttoa largeopenlivingareaperfectforentertaining.Allsituatedonagreatsizedallotmentof450m2,this lowmaintenanceyardisperfectforanyinvestor,lookingtospendminimalmoney.Currentlytenanted until6thofJune2015,thisportfoliostarteris returningawhopping$1390PCM.Purchasenow,to reap thebenefits!

View Sat3:00-3:30pm PrivateSale

EPR $439,000-$459,000 StevenSpiteri0423428079Office: Werribee97317022

Trawool Estate The Ultimate Retreat

CENTURY 21 GUNN & CO

PH: 9395 8666

Shop 426, 2 Main Street, Point Cook century21.com.au/pointcook

POINTCOOK 11WattleGrove

Thishomewillsuitthepeoplewiththeextendedfamily membersthat residewithyou,ortradesman/handyman lookingfortheUltimateManCave,duetothelarge (83m2)commercialconstructedshed/workshopwhich isseparatetothemain residence.Largemodernstyled kitchenwith40mmstonebenchtops,3bdrms,2bthrms upstairswitha4thbdrm&3rdbthrmdownstairs,rumpus roomdownstairs&oneupstairswithpartialkitchen,large laundry,upstairsstorage/linen room,solidtimberfloors, 2.9mceilingsdownstairsand2.7mceilingsupstairs, largecoveredoutdooralfrescowithbuiltinBBQ,etc., reversecycleaircon,andgasspaceheater.

SMARTER. BOLDER FASTER

AltonaMeadows

11GaskellCourt

Sweepingviewsofthewetlands,bay andcity

•Formaldining&loungewithwetlandviews.

•Spaciouskitchenwithamovablebench.

•Master&retreatwithpanoramicviews.

•Largeensuite&WIR.Centralbathroom.

•Alfrescowithviews&courtyardgarden.

•Accesstowalking/cyclingtracks.

A 3 B 2 C 2 D

Auction Saturday11thOctoberat12noon

PriceGuide

$595,000-$650,000

Inspect Thurs6-6:30pm Sat2-2:30pm

Office 54PierStreet,Altona. 93983799

Contact PaulLindemann0418336025

NaumanHameed0425850603

AltonaMeadows

86AMyersParade

IdealFirstHomeorInvestmentUnit

•Sidebysideunitswithownstreetaccess.

•Twobedrooms(BIR’S).Centralbathroom.

•Separateloungewithfurnaceheating

•MealsareaopenstoNWfacingcourtyard.

•Singlegaragewithextracar-parking.

•ClosetoCentralSquareShoppingCentre.

A 2 B 1 C 1

PrivateSale

PriceGuide

$300,000-$325,000

Inspect Sat1-1:30pm

Office 54PierStreet,Altona. 93983799

Contact KetNguyen0418336024

JulieBurt0410553517

AltonaNorth 221MillersRoad

OutstandingDevelopment/CommercialOpportunity(STCA)

•Impressivecornerallotment675m2(approx)

•IdealDevelopment/Commercialopportunity(STCA)

•Tenroomsplusstoreareas

•ClosetoBorrackSquareshoppingprecinct

•Walktoschools,parks,publictransport

•ShortdrivetoAltonaGateShoppingCentre,Altonaforeshore

•CloseproximitytoCBDaccess

Auction Saturday4thOctober12noon

PriceGuide $550,000plus

Inspect Sat11-11:30am

Office 54PierStreet,Altona. 93983799

Contact BarrySeignior0425850607;PaulLindemann0418336025

The‘cando’agents.....

Arguablythebestcourtlocationinthispocket!Thishomeiswortha peekat!

•3bedroomhomeatthebottomofthecourt

•Masterwithensuiteandcentralbathroomservingfurther2bedrooms

•Largelivingwithsplitsystemheatingandcooling

•Brightkitchenoverlookingdeckandsecondliving/dining

•Deckedpergola,watertank,hugeyard,veggiepatch,drivethroughaccess

•Sensationallocation,walkingtracks&parklandscloseby

•Zonedforgreatschools,closetotransportandawonderfulopportunityformany buyers

ForSale

PriceGuide $330,000-$350,000

Inspect Saturday1:30-2:00pm

Office Shop38WyndhamVillageSC,Tarneit. 97490010

Contact TraceyDean0433279103;PeteCooney0421041479

Twohomesinone!

•Spaciousfamily4bedroomhome

•2masterbedroomswithbothwithW.I.Randfullensuites

•2separatelivingareas

•Heating&Coolingcomfort

•Coveredoutdoorentertainingarea

•Garage,carportwithenoughroomforallyourtoys

•Quitecourtlocationwhichisclosetolocalshoppingcentre,primary&secondary schools,localparksandsportinggrounds HoppersCrossing

PrivateSale

PriceGuide $390,000-$420,000

Callingallbuilders,DIYdreamers,orthefussiestofbuyersthatwishtofit outahometotheirtaste!

•Stunningentryandfacadeleadtothiswonderfulopportunity

•Ex-salesbuildingresultinginabaselyusedhome

•Drawingsinplacefora4thbedroomandstudybeauty

•Orstartfreshanddesigntheinternalasyoudesire

•Mastersuiteandbutler’spantry/laundryinplace,therestisuptoyou

•LocatedinthisfastdevelopingpocketofTarneit

•ProvidingaccesstogreatBodyCorporatefacilitiesincludingpool,gym,tenniscourts, etc.

ForSale

PriceGuide $370,000

Beginhere,nestorinvest!

•Thisfourbedroomfamilyhomewith2bathrooms,masterbedroomwithensuiteand walkinrobe,alltheremainingbedroomshavebuiltinrobes.

•Spaciousopenplannedlivingwithlounge,diningareassituatedoffthewell appointedkitchen.

•Featuresincludeheating&cooling,doubleremotegaragewithinternalaccess,big backyardandalsolocatedclosetoprimary&secondaryschools.

PropertyoftheWeek

HOPPERSCROSSING

1ALLORACLOSE

Wellpresented,stepdownlounge, separatekitchen & dining,spacious bedrooms,ductedheating,garden shed & doublecarport.

Centrallylocated,L-shapedlounge & dining,kitchenwithgascooking, doublecarportbehindgates & enormousbackyard.

Quietlocation,fittedbedrooms, ensuite,largelounge,kitchen,meals, heatingmcooling,verylargepergola area & gardenshed.

WERRIBEE 1/12-13BUNYAPLACE

Beautifullymaintained,spacious lounge,openplantiledfamily, meals, kitchenwithdishwasher, ducted heating & landscapedgardens.

Sitback, relax,large & spacious,open plankitchen,livingarea,workshop/ garage,coveredpergola,directly oppositebeach!

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Harcourts Wyndham City

175A Watton Street Werribee 03 9741 9000 www.wyndhamcity.harcourts.com.au

Tarneit 46 Thomas Carr Drive

A gourmet kitchen with ample of bench space, a spacious living and dining room opening to a pergola area- great size for entertaining. The beautiful bedroom or sitting room with decorative fireplace and bir with study area, stylish bathroom are matched by two further bedrooms with BIRs. The large master bedroom which includes a walk-inrobe, en-suite and french doors onto the gardens and decking area is where you can sit back.

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Nicole Occhibove M 0438 578 275 E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

Hoppers Crossing 28 Storrington Avenue

Immaculately presented comprising of 3 generous bedrooms, master with ensuite and mirrored built in robes, large family bathroom with bath and shower enclosure, separate WC, spacious laundry and vast living area with cathedral ceilings, open plan modern kitchen, meals and second living area.In addition, the extensive driveway leads to a double garage with gated side access through to the light filled entertaining area with raised decking.

For Sale $379,000

View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC5347 Open Saturday 11-11:30am

James Matina P 03 9741 9000 M 0422 860 545 E james.matina@harcourts.com.au

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

Crossing 28 Abbotswood Drive

Family Charm And Character With A Bungalow!!

Comprising 4 bedrooms and a study. 1st floor.The master with ensuite, 3 bedrooms, a central bathroom, toilet and study/gym area.Wooden floating floors throughout with living, dining and another study space, wc & storage.Features include- Fireplace, spilt system, feature walls and more.. large formal dining to kitchen with stainless steel appliances.Out the doors to a smaller outdoor area through to a self contained 2 bed bungalow.

For Sale By Negotiation View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC5292

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949

Affordable Contemporary Living

Catering for every occasion,the open plan layout incorporates:A well equipped kitchen overlooking dining and living areas,Kitchen features s/s appliances, island bench and abundant of storage

Master bedroom has WIR,two further great sized bedrooms are complete with BIRs.This home has ducted heating, split system cooling and internal access to garage,home theatre,& study

For Sale Price by Negotiation $579,000 - $609,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC5277

Open Saturday 10-10:30am 3 2 2

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949

E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

This beautifully presented 3 bedrooms plus study home situated in the Cambridge estate has everything that you could want.This home has a 2 car garage with backyard access,2 bathrooms including ensuite for main bedroom with walk in robe.

Great sized alfresco area and a short walk to Werribee plaza, schools and public transport.

For Sale $379,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC5284

Open Saturday 12-12:30pm 3 2 2 Beyond Expectations! Hoppers Crossing 75 Wilmington Ave

Bedim Taip & Jay Radbourne P 03 9741 9000 M 0432 639 041 P 03 9741 9000 M 0422 280 465 E bedim.taip@harcourts.com.au E jay.radbourne@harcourts.com.au

Hoppers Crossing 61 Wildflower Cres

This generous family home is positioned on 938m2 block (approx) in a central location in the heart of Hoppers Crossing.just a few minutes from the shops, train station plus walking distance to Bellbridge primary school

Offering 3 large bedrooms, master with ensuite and walk in robes , a dedicated study, formal living room, a large open plan family meals and timber kitchen, and entertaining area.

For Sale Price by negotiation $430,000-$460,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4986

Open Saturday 11:30-12:00pm 4 2 22 2 Big Block, Big Home, Big On Entertainment.

Jay Radbourne P 03 9741 9000 M 0422 280 465

E jay.radbourne@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

massive rear yard.

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949

E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City For Sale Price by Negotiation $439,000 - $469,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC5336

Wyndham Vale 10 Alkira Close

Family Friendly 4 Bedroom Design Quiet court location opposite reserve comprising of 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, one ensuite.Oversized double garage with BIR’s, hallway cupboard and spacious laundry.Open plan kitchen with dishwasher, dining area complete with loads of room for stools to be doubled as a funky breakfast bar and adjacent lounge area.Ducted heating/split system.Close to the new train station.

For Sale Price by Negotiation

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

Truganina 2/47 West Meadows Lane

Within a short drive to the freeway, this 3 bedroom property comprises of: Spacious family/meals and kitchen area WIR to ensuite/bathroom to master bedroom,Split system cooling, central ducted heating, garage with roller door and internal entry to house.

For Sale $285,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC5254 Open Saturday 12-12:30pm

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Nicole Occhibove M 0438 578 275 E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

Hoppers Crossing

For Sale Price by negotiation $349,000$369,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4993

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

Harcourts Wyndham City 175A Watton Street Werribee 03 9741 9000 www.wyndhamcity.harcourts.com.au

For Sale Offers Over $350,000 Open Saturday10-10:30am View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4699

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Nicole Occhibove M 0438 578 275 E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Harcourts Wyndham City

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

Bedim Taip M 0432 639 041 E bedim.taip@harcourts.com.au

From the second you step through the front, you will be blown away by the space and quality this property has to offer. Situated on the ever popular and highly desired South side of Werribee. Werribee 15 Little John Court For Sale Price by Negotiation

For Sale $630,000 - $648,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4489

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949 E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Nicole Occhibove

$950,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VWC4588

Michelle Chick M 0416 007 949

E michelle.chick@harcourts.com.au

Nicole Occhibove M 0438 578 275

E nicole.o@harcourts.com.au

Wyndham City

NewListing

NewListing

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-$359,000

VinceChircopP: 97486333

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

HoppersCrossing

48BellbridgeDve

Thisiscertainlyoneofthefinestinthe area

3brm’s,masterwithWIR&ensuite, Solidtimberkitchen,spaciousfamily mealsarea,separatesunkenlounge, cathedralceilings,brick featured walls, cedarlining,Alarm,Centralheating& cooling,sunblindsspa,openfireplace, 5.5x8mgarage,doublecarport.

3 A 2 B 2 D

ForSale: $339,000-$349,000

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

HoppersCrossing

10StrathmoreCres

TwoStorey Splendour

3Bedrooms,plusstudy, formallounge/ dining room,newvinylwrap kitchen, renovatedbathroomwithclaw bath, hugerumpus/entertainmentarea, doublegarage,other featuresinclude slatefloors,timberlinedceilings,new evaporativecooling,gas& woodfire heater,dishwasher,newcarpets, fencing,

3 A 1 B 2 D

ForSale: $349,000-$369,000

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

HoppersCrossing

14Wilmington Ave

DelightfulHome,Not To BeMissed

4brmswithBIR’s,mainwith retreat, spa,ensuite/WIR. Formallounge builtinbarleadingthrutoopenplan kitchenmealareawithS/S appliance dishwasherblinds,ductedheating, evap cooling,alarm,ductedvacuumdouble garage& remotesideaccess forboat/ caravan,largepergolaarea.

4 A 2 B 2 D

ForSale: $379,000

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

NewListing

Wyndham Vale

26Ambleside Ave

GreatInvestmentorFirstHome

3bedrooms(mainwithensuitewalk in robe)BIR’s,openplanlivingkitchen withS/S appliances,mealsarea,separate lounge,ductedheating,internal accesstogaragewith remote,low maintenancegarden. Walkingdistance tonewshoppingcentre, train station, buses,schoolsand muchmore.

3 A 2 B 2 D

ForSale: $319,000

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

Tarneit

44ClarafieldCres

Space,Comfort&Location!

4brmswithBIR,masterwithhisand herWIRandensuite,twobathrooms, modernkitchen,spaciousfamilymeals/ diningareaideal forthelargefamily andalightfilledrumpus room,ducted heating, evaporativecooling,double garage.landscapedfrontandbackyards, wellmaintained.

4 A 2 B 2 D

ForSale: $449,000

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

HoppersCrossingVic3029

1/12 YandinaRoad

AbsolutelyStunning

3fittedbedrooms,mainwithensuite WIR,spaciouslounge room,mealsarea. Qualitytwopackkitchenwithlotsof cupboards,centralbathroomquality fittings,separatetoiletlargelaundry, featureductedheating,cooling,low maintenancegarden,sideaccess for caravan,garage.

3 A 2 B 2 D

ForSale: $329,900

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

WyndhamGreen

3ElmCourt

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

3 A 1 B 2 D

ForSale: $349,000-$359,000

RickMasseseP: 97486333

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

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BELLS

THECLAREMONT

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288 TRUGANINA 24EverholmeDrive4

Features4spaciousbedroomswithWIRs,3 bathrooms,openplanlivingarea,kitchenand mealsareacomplimentedbythe relaxingindooroutdooralfresco,additionalrumpus,luxurious masterbdrmwithWIR,doublevanityensuite& balcony.

FORSALE

PRICE $640,000 - $680,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

DESIGNEDFORSTYLE

Situatedinalovelypocket,boasting4spacious bedroomswithBIRs,masterwithfullensuiteand WIR,study,kitchenwithbutler’spantry,family mealsarea&alfresco.Features:Ductedheating, glasssplashback,Caesarbenchtop,gascooktop, rangehood,dishwasher&securitysystem.

FORSALE

PRICE $465,000 - $495,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDriveSydenham 94494288

BRANDNEW&READYFORYOU

Thisbeautifullypresentedhomeboasts4spacious bedroomswithBIRs,masterfullensuitewith WIR,openplanchefskitchen,glasssplashback, mealsfamilylivingareas,brightmoderncentral bathroom,largelaundryandadouble remote garagewithinternalandexternalaccess.

THEORLANDO

12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288 TRUGANINA

TheOrlandoisinspiredbythefinerdetailsthat facilitatetasteandpracticality.Largealfresco,three bdrmsandrumpus,&masterbedroomcomes completewithsubstantialhisandherswalk-in robesaswellasatwinensuiteallowingyouto movefreelyinyourownprivatesanctuary.

$470,000 - $500,000

TonyParissis0418325610

THEHAMPTON

ThisEx-Displayisinspiredbythefinerdetails thatfacilitatetasteandpracticality,witha14.85m frontageonapprox500sqmallotment.Thealfresco is reachedfromthelight-filledfamily/mealsarea. Threebedroomsandlivingareaprovideversatility andflexibilityforgrowingfamilies.

FORSALE

PRICE $440,000 - $470,000

CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610

OFFICE 12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288

PRICE $465,000 - $495,000 CONTACT TonyParissis0418325610 OFFICE 12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288

LOCATEDFORLIFESTYLE

Simplyoutstandingisonewaytodescribethis delightfulhome.4bdrmswithBIRs,masterwith fullensuite&WIR,study,kitchenwithbutler’s pantry,openplanfamilymealsarea,brightcentral bathroomandalfrescowithalowmaintenance landscapedbackyard.

TonyParissis0418325610

12/28aHumeDrive,Sydenham 94494288

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We haveonofferthismodern3bedroombrickveneervillaunitina blockoftwowithbuilt-in-robestoall3bedrooms,openplanlivingto thekitchen/mealsareaadjoiningthelounge room,ductedheating, air-conditioning, rearyardandlockupgarage.Arrangeforyour inspectiontoday!

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Whatcanonlybedescribedasa“onceina lifetimeopportunity”-hereisyourchanceto securethisbluechipproperty.3separatelytitled blocksthatcanbepurchasedindividuallyorasa package.Superblypositionedinthecentreofthe bustlingLaratownship,ideallylocatedcloseto themajestic“You YangRanges”andaquickstroll totheupgradedshoppingcomplex-currently

underconstruction,medical&sportingfacilities, restaurants,trainstation,schools&popular walkingtrailsextendingfromLimeburner’sPoint throughtothecentreofLara&beyond.

•Lot29offers1,710sqm(approx.)

•Lot31offers1,829sqm(approx.)

•Lot33offers1,941sqm(approx.)

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Ray White Werribee

SurinderSarainfrom Werribeehas theknowledge,skillsand experiencetohelpmaximisethe valueofyourproperty.It’sthe reasonthatRayWhite Werribeeis partofa realestategroupthathas soldmoreresidentialproperties thananyother realestateagency overthepastfiveyears.

Ifyouwantanhonestappraisaland genuineservice,callapassionate residentandcommunitymember, callSurinderSarainatRayWhite Werribeeon0430160313

15b, 167-179 ShawsRoad WerribeeVIC3030 www.raywhitewerribee.com.au P 039974 0033

P. DiNATALE

Situatedonlya few shortkm’stothe watersedge isthismajesticfamilyhome.Onceinsidethefront gate youaregreetedwithlushgreengardens& the wonderfulold world charm.Uponentering you willbetakenbackintimewiththisimmaculate homestillinperfectoriginalcondition.Nestled onanallotmentof 1356m2(approx)&farenough away toenjoythecountry feel, yetonly5minutes frommajorshoppingprecincts,cafes, restaurants inboth Werribee& PointCook.Thisopportunity providesalifestyle change forthebetter.

JohnDiNatale0418584336

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for sale or lease

15 Glenville Drive, Melton

FOR LEASE

OUTSTANDING NEW OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FACILITY

PERFECT NEW HEADQUARTERS!!!

WAREHOUSE: 980m2 (approx)

MEZZANINE OFFICE: 178m2

TOTAL BULIDING: 1158m2 (approx)

3 Glenville Drive, Melton

FOR SALE

2 ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED OFFICE / WAREHOUSES!!!

ONLY 1 LEFT

Stamp duty savings

13 Glenville Drive, Melton FOR

LEASE

MODERN DESIGNED OFFICE/WAREHOUSE

Main Road Office/Factory/Yard

Suit Owner/Occupiers

11Km From CBD

Total Building: 1105m2 (approx)

Total Land: 3472m2 (approx)

Dual Roller Doors

Heating/Cooling

High Clearance/ Clear Span

Plus Rear Yard – Scope For Further Development Ample On Site Parking

Vacant Possesion

Being Offered For Sale At Below Replacement Value

$1,450,000

Fully functional premium offices including data cabling with ample storage area

Large amenities including kitchenette/bathrooms/showers

Dual access container height roller door

Ample on site parking Industrial 1 zone

Total Building area : 550m2 Office Space: 80m2

Warehouse Space:470m2

Building Height: 7m

Mezzanine offices

5 meter height RSD

Secure parking on site

Industrial 1 Zone

CONSTRUCTION COMMENCING SOON

STAMP DUTY SAVINGS AVAILABLE

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AMPLE PARKING

•฀WAREHOUSE฀1฀฀-฀247m2 plus 114m2 first floor Mezzanine offices

•฀WAREHOUSE฀2฀฀-฀263m2

Ground floor Office

•฀WAREHOUSE฀3฀–฀269m2 Ground floor Office

•฀WAREHOUSE฀4฀–฀194m2 plus 128m2 first floor Mezzanine offices Industrial 1 Zone

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TarneitRoad,Tarneit3BR LET ClearwaterRiseParade,Truganina4BR$360pw

TARNEIT

Property Manager

Werribee’s rising stars bear watching

Werribee Bears coach Aaron Tiananga is con dent his club’s run to the Victorian Rugby League’s rst grade nals can open doors for its most talented young players.

e Bears played in the top tier nals for the rst time but had no state representatives or players a liated with the Melbourne Storm at under-age level.

Tiananga said the time was right for the Storm and the state selectors to start looking at his players for representative duties.

“Hopefully selectors will start looking at our club,” Tiananga said.

“I can pinpoint quite a few players who should be in representative sides.”

“With us not having any representatives this year, it shows the strong base of players that we have in our team.”

Phillip Pese is at the top of the list of players Tiananga will be urging for a look in.

e 22-year-old full-back, who has played representative football in his native New Zealand, excited with his line-breaking runs this season.

“He’s been devastating,” Tiananga said.

“I’d say he’s up there as one of the best full-backs in the VRL.

“He’s still at that ripe age, but he’s got the rugby league smarts, he knows what to do and at that age, that’s really good.”

John Figota is another player Tiananga would be proud to spruik.

At just 19, he has taken on an immense role in the Bears forward pack with his fearless o ence and solid defence.

“He’s built like a brick and has the speed and power combined in one,” Tiananga said.

If you want a proven try-scorer, look no further than Lealo sa Malasia. Malasia is a potent nisher out wide because of his ability

to think ahead of the play and use his sidestep to good e ect.

“He’s a try-scoring machine that boy,” Tiananga said. “He can step inside anyone because he’s got the speed and the execution.”

Tiananga said there was a hunger within the squad to get better and start making a play for representative teams.

What strikes him most is their passion for rugby league and their ambition to make it to a higher level.

“ ey breathe and live rugby league,” Tiananga said.

“ ey really want to make it into representative sides and even as far as the NRL.

“I’ll de nitely try and push these boys if I can somehow help them because they deserve a look in.”

Lance Jenkinson

Hornets all set for jump

By Lance Jenkinson

Initsthirdyearofexistence,Truganinaisready to be promoted from the Football Federation Victoria men’s state league 5 west.

But 90 minutes of tough football against bogey side Lara on Saturday may dictate otherwise.

In an identical scenario to the one that faced the Hornets in last weekend’s penultimate round,theycanstillbepromotedaschampions, nish second to be promoted or miss out on promotion altogether.

ey will need to break new ground against Lara in the nal game of the season if they are to win the title.

“ ey’reprobablytheonlyteamintheleague, even from last year, that we haven’t beaten,” Hornets president Sergio Lunedai said.

“ is year we drew the rst game and the secondgamewelost3-1againstthem. ey’rea tough side and they’ve always given us trouble.”

e Hornets go into the game on the back of a 0-0 draw with third-placed Spring Hills at Springside Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

eywerecontenttocomehomewithapoint as it ensured the Hornets retained second spot, their destiny remaining in their own hands for the nal round.

e Hornets were safe and sound for the best partof75minutes,givingasgoodastheygotin an attacking sense.

e last 15 minutes were a di erent story, making for nervous moments for Hornets coach Achille Mellini and his players.

“ ey [Spring Hills] went really close to winning the game, they hit the post and our keeper [James Fenech] had to make a couple of good saves,” Lunedai said.

“We could’ve even lost that game in the last few minutes. e important thing was not to lose, so one point is good.”

Fenech produced one of his best games in goal in the seniors. He rose to every challenge thrown his way in the nal 15 minutes to keep a clean sheet.

Best-on-ground was Carlo Mellini in the heart of the Hornets’ defence. Mellini took the honours in a head-to-head battle with Spring Hills’ danger man Nathan Speakman.

“He had another outstanding game at the back,” Lunedai said of Mellini. “He stopped a lot of their counter attacks.”

Lunedai believes the time is right for the Hornets to jump up a division.

Unfortunately, there are three deserving sides, but only two spots available.

If the Hornets beat Lara, they will be promoted, no questions asked.

If they lose or draw, the waters are a whole lot murkier with so many outcomes possible.

In the NPL, Werribee City and Port Melbourne staved o relegation with a 1-1 draw at SS Anderson Oval on Sunday.

e Bees got the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute through Matthew Cundari and kept the Sharks out until the dying seconds when Connor Redden red in an equaliser for the Sharks.

e draw has kept both clubs in the top- ight for next season.

ey both nished on 28 points, one point ahead of second-last Ballarat Red Devils, who lost 2-0 to Oakleigh on a drama- lled nal day of the season.

■ The WRFL grand nal day had just about everything. Tim Watson’s arrival at Avalon Airport Oval in the Channel 7 helicopter to present the premiership cup to WRFL president Bruce Mildenhall was a highlight, as was the performance of Deer Park in the main game. They were awesome and deserve their place in history as the rst division 1 side to go through a season unbeaten. Congratulations to coach Marc Bullen, his players and everyone involved at the club. Bullen, captain Chris Stewart and Ryan Hargrave told me post-match they were keen to go for the ‘threepeat’ in 2015. Deer Park has been the talk of suburban footy all year, but that was expected after the high-pro le recruiting and constant conjecture about player payments. I’ve given my opinions on money in suburban football through this column and I’ve spoken publicly and privately with many of the club’s administrators, sponsors and players. Some of my opinions have not been well received by people who support Deer Park. That’s ne. After all, it’s my opinion and I think open debate is a healthy and appropriate way to discuss any issue. But when you make it personal, as a few did on Saturday, you do yourself and your club a disservice.

■ Sometimes you just know a footballer is going to be a good coach and I can think of no better examples than former Werribee captains Dom Gleeson and Robbie Castello. Dom has just been named coach of Torquay Tigers in the BLF and Robbie has the job at Maribyrnong Park in the Essendon District League. They’ll both be brilliant and I hope they pursue roles at a higher level in future. Their commitment as players was as good as I’ve seen and I know they’ll be more meticulous as coaches. There are only a few coaches jobs going in local ranks, with Sunshine, Port Melbourne Colts and Wyndhamvale Falcons the pick of them.

■ Can Footscray win its rst ag in 16 years when the Bulldogs meet reigning premier Box Hill Hawks in the VFL grand nal at Etihad stadium on Sunday? The excitement the side has given the club this year has been enormous and nobody is more excited than president Peter Gordon. The last ag the Bulldogs won was the reserves premiership in 1998. It will be a massive achievement if Chris Maple can bring a ag back to Whitten Oval.

Kevin Hillier

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Young Saints in ag heaven

By Liam Twomey

St Albans has secured its rst piece of senior silverware for nearly a decade by winning the WRFL division 1 reserves premiership on Saturday.

e Saints proved too good for local rival Sunshine and led at every change on their way to a 19-point win at Chirnside Park in Werribee.

However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for St Albans which was challenged a number of times by the red up Kangaroos.

A er trailing by 27 points at half-time, Sunshine got right back into the contest during the third term.

e Kangaroos controlled the ball for long passages of play and made the most of their chances to cut the margin to just two goals going into the nal break.

But, as they have done all year, the young Saints found another gear when the moment called for it. St Albans kicked three last term goals to secure the 11.14 (80) to 8.13 (61) win.

Saints coach Aidan Stott was delighted with the ght shown by his side.

“It has been building and building,” he said.

“We were challenged today and to ght it out and get the job done, we are absolutely rapt.

“We knew we had to dig deep and we weren’t going to ease up until that nal siren.

‘‘Wejustbroughtsomuche orttothecontest and I couldn’t be prouder of the players.”

Saturday’s premiership was St Albans’ rst at senior level for nine years.

Stott believes the win could kick o a strong era for the club. He said he expected several players to progress to senior football next season. “Weseealotoftheseguysbeingableto push up and play senior footy,” he said.

“We basically had a bunch of boys out there against the men at Sunshine. A few of them grew into men today.

“Ithinkit’sjustthestartofareallystrongrun for our club.”

N Ryan K Jaksic. Werribee Districts: K Bol J Pettitt M Knezevic A Limina J Shell D Montalto.

7.7 12.14 20.22 (142) OLDCAREY 3.1 5.5 8.6 10.7 (67)

Goals: University Blues: T MacKenzie 6 R Eade 2 P Summers 2 P Gardiner 2 D Heinz S Carr M Rippon J Mugavin M James W Cuningham J Caldow R McMahon. Old Carey: B Smithwick 3 M Laidlaw 2 C Howat 2 N Richardson L Macleod J Reid. Best: University Blues: J Mugavin T MacKenzie J Townley P Summers A Nice C Williams. Old Carey: L McQueen-Miscamble A Stewart-Holmes J Rice B Smithwick T Roach C Howat.

PremierBReserve

UNIVERSITYBLUES5.3 8.3 12.6 13.7 (85)

STKEVINS 1.0 3.2 5.8 7.8 (50)

Goals: Uni Blues: G Chisholm 4 J Mugavin 3 H Evans 2 H

Weddell A Wettenhall J Wood M Steinbach. St Kevins: NA.

Best: University Blues: T Foott D Barton J Brown A Wettenhall E Long B Merriman. St Kevins: NA.

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OLDXAVERIANS 2.1 4.3 5.6 7.7 (49)

STKEVINS 1.2 2.2 4.3 6.11 (47)

Goals: Old Xaverians: N Sharkey J Samartzis W Ralph D Cotchett M Owen B Lyon M Sitch. St Kevins: T Soultanakis 2 J Liston 2 N Marchesani J Anthony

Best: Old Xaverians: . St Kevins: T Johnston L McDonell J Anthony S Constantinou T Soultanakis A Fenech.

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WILLIAMSTOWN 6.1 7.7 13.13 16.14 (110)

THERRYPENOLA 1.1 2.4 4.5 8.6 (54)

Goals: Williamstown Cyms: M John 6 S Puhar 3 J Gray 2 L Molan R Joy C Richards R Chan A Heaver

Therry Penola: C Bannister 3 J Bannister 3 M Pell M Costello. Best: Williamstown Cyms: M John B Gray R Danaher T Johnstone T Murphy D Calman-Orr. Therry Penola: J Egglestone P Edwards M Marangon B Egglestone B Harding M Lyons.

Div1Reserve PRAHRANASSUM 1.1 4.5 7.7 9.10 (64)

THERRYPENOLA 1.1 1.1 2.3 4.5 (29)

Goals: Prahran Assumption: J Williams 2 R Ellis 2 D Cupples B Kenny J Rice T Candy J Hogarth. Therry Penola: Unavailabe. Best: Prahran Assumption: B Field A O’Hare T Webb B Kenny J Hogarth J Williams. Therry Penola: NA .

U-19Premier

STBERNARDS 12.10 (82) STKEVINS 4.12 (36)

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U-19North IVANHOE 7.14 (56) STBERNARDS 2.9 (21) Goals: Ivanhoe: J Scardamaglia 3 M Rees L Jacob J Schaffert W Emerson. St Bernards: Unavailable. Best: Ivanhoe: F Orsag D Ioannou L Kennedy D Treloar J Scardamaglia D Jones. St Bernards: Unavailable.

U-19South HAMPTONROVERS3.2 5.3 12.8 16.12 (108) ORMOND 0.3 3.7 4.7 6.12 (48) Goals:

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Goals:

e Saints were brilliantly led by Konrad Sosnowski who was joined by Reece Panetas, eodore

e win goes some way to making up for the Saints’ senior side, which was eliminated in a shock loss to Hoppers Crossing last month. For more pictures from Saturday’s match, visit www.wyndham.starweekly.com.au.

University Blues: D Cumming D Batarilo W Blakey W Langley M Roche L Cameron. VAFACOLTS GRANDFINAL

T Sullivan M Angel A Singleton.

C Forder B Peart P MacDonough.

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4.4 10.10 15.14 21.18 (144) STBERNARDS 0.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 (22) Goals: Mazenod: J Welsford 4 K McKeogh 3 J Swainston 3 J Winn 2 M Sier 2 S Mier 2.M Consolmagno F D’Alfonso J Webster E Van Rensburg G Lok. St Bernards: M Zammit 2 C Vague. Best: Mazenod: Details unavailable. St Bernards: D Kennedy J Comito M Jaggard T Howard C Vague.

NORTHERN PRELIM F DIV 1

GREENSBOROUGH 5.3 9.8 16.12 19.14 (128)

MACLEOD 4.4 7.4 10.7 16.13 (109)

Goals: Greensborough: R Boyden 5 J Grubb 2 T Stead 2 J Callaway 2 J Johnston 2 L McQuilken M Fowler S Conte L Stanton J Rogers M Hooper. Macleod: N Lynch 4 C Corr 3 L Considine 2 J White 2 R Brandt K

Shepard-Mueller J Langford M Pow P Martin.

Best: Greensborough: J Rogers J Callaway J Johnston M Hooper C Clark M Hyde. Macleod: M Sayers C Corr N Lynch J Kidd J Walker L Considine. DIV 2

NORTHHEIDELBERG4.5 8.7 12.13 16.18 (114)

FITZROYSTARS 0.5 1.7 8.11 11.12 (78)

Goals: North Heidelberg: S Harvey 7 L Dowling 3 D Taylor 2 J Kruger M Lonergan B Holmes J Green. Fitzroy Stars: D Whyman 3 J Hayes 2 R Bamblett L Proctor D Welsh A Norris A Murray M Dow Best: North Heidelberg:

Lions’ roar is too loud for Spotty

By Lance Jenkinson

Deer Park is the rst club in the history of Western Region Football League division 1 to land the premiership in an undefeated season.

e Lions are the kings of the jungle for the second year running a er their star-studded line-up obliterated Spotswood by 77 points in a desperately lopsided grand nal at Chirnside Park in Werribee on Saturday.

e Lions blitzed from the outset, recording an incredible 48 scoring shots to 21.

Lions veteran Luke Summers said he was rapt to be part of “history in the making”.

“ is is the ultimate – an unbelievable feeling,” he said.

e last time Deer Park achieved a premiership repeat was way back in 1939-41, when it won three in a row under the club’s former club, ICI.

is was a much easier grand nal for the Lions to win than last year’s one-point cli anger win over Spotswood, which has lost the past three season deciders.

e Lions have claimed four premierships fromeightconsecutivegrand nalappearances.

e tipping point on Saturday came at the 19-minute mark of the third quarter when Shylo Smith booted the goal of the game from tightupontheboundaryattheswimmingpool end with barely a icker of daylight between the goal posts.

at put the Lions 47 points up and broke the spirit of the Woodsmen, who until then had been staging a mini- ghtback early in the third term.

e Lions might have had the game under lock and key before half-time had they not missed a bevy of scoring opportunities.

“If we had’ve kicked straight, I don’t know what the record was for a grand nal win, but we probably would’ve broken the record,” Summers said.

Spotswood booted the rst goal of the game, ttingly through onballer David Iaccarino.

Iaccarino would have ve goals by game’s end to be the clear stand-out player on his side. While the Woodsmen had early success at the stoppages through ruckman Murray Boyd and onballers Iaccarino, Shaun Ross and Tom Langlands, they were getting beaten in all other areas of the ground.

e Woodsmen’s defensive unit was jittery from the rst bounce, turning the ball over with dinky short passes and seeing the ball returned with interest.

e Lions did not nd their range in the rst quarter but ran riot in the second with nine goals to two.

e Lion machine was ring on all cylinders from the second term onwards, with winners in blue and gold guernseys all over the park. As it so o en has, it started in the middle with ruckman Chris Stewart, one of the great players in his position in the modern era of the western suburbs competition.

Stewart fed the ball on a platter to runners Smith, Jack Purton-Smith and Rhett King. Smith nished with ve goals from the centre – an incredible performance that on another day might have won him the player-of-the-game medal.

Ben Foley and Jackson Barling were steady in the key defensive posts, while Shaun Harrison was superb with his intercept marking and rebound out of the back half. Daniel Cooper and James Condos were a constant headache for the Woodsmen defenders.

But the Herb Pascarl Medal honours for best-on-ground went to Kwame McHarg. He nished with seven goals and had barely a scratch on him because his dancing feet made it nigh on impossible for the Woodsmen to lay a nger on him.

Summers,soo entheonetaggedinprevious years, is a luxury for Deer Park player-coach Marc Bullen.

While the opposition has been putting work into the Lions’ former AFL crew of Bullen, Ryan Houlihan, Ryan Hargrave, Bret ornton and Brent Guerra, along with the host of

2014 WRFL division 1 grand nal

Deer Park 22.26 (158) d Spotswood 12.9 (81)

Deer Park – Goals: K. McHarg 7, S. Smith 5, J. Condos 2, C. Stewart, J. Purton-Smith, M. Bullen, R.King, J. Wong, B. Guerra, H. Ayres, B. Thornton. Best: S. Smith, K. McHarg, C. Stewart, S. Harrison, J. Purton-Smith, D. Cooper.

Spotswood – Goals: D. Iaccarino 5, J. Orchard 2, J. Cloke 2, C. Elliott, M. Lewis, J. Dorward. Best: D.Iaccarino, M. Lynch, T. Langlands, M. Boyd, S. Ross, M. Lewis

top-notch mid elders on their books, Summers has lapped up the chance to enjoy a bit more freedom.

“When you see the team that comes out on to the eld … I’m probably the 10th in line with blokes like Shylo Smith, Kwame McHarg, who won the medal, Heath Ayres and these blokes, it makes my job a bit easier,” Summers said.

It was an extra special day for Summers, who missed last year’s grand nal through suspension. e 33-year-old was the captain of the Lions’ side that went undefeated in 2009 to win the division 2 ag.

A former junior at the club, Summers returned to achieve what he described as “the ultimate” of winning a division 1 premiership.

“I knew [club president] Mark McGoldrick pretty well – he coached me when I was 16 years old,” Summers said. “He asked me to come back to the club when it was in a bad way in division 2.

“And here I am today, the club is back where it should be and I’m stoked.

“I’m just rapt to get an A-grade premiership, that’s what I came to the club for and it nally paid o . e turnaround is unbelievable.”

Perfect Park completes its western region blitz

For two successive years, Deer Park has had Spotswood’s measure on the Western Region Football League’s biggest stage.

And while Saturday’s 77-point grand nal win didn’t match the drama of a one-point victory 12 months earlier, Deer Park playing coach Marc Bullen said the feeling was just as special.

“Twelve months ago the heart was probably still racing when I was talking to you guys,” he said a er Saturday’s match.

“ e feeling never changes. To be a leader of a terri c bunch of people, not only at the club but also the people associated with it … it’s a

true re ection of where the club has been. We came down to second division about seven years ago and now we’re sitting on top. While we’re up, we’ll continue to work hard and strive for success.”

A erahard-fought rstquarteratWerribee’s AvalonAirportOval,DeerParkshowedwhyit’s regarded as one of the strongest metropolitan football teams in Melbourne.

In a blistering second term, the Lions exed their muscle with Kwame McHarg, Chris Stewart, Heath Ayres, Shylo Smith and Bullen all hitting the scoreboard. e 30 minutes of dominance gave Deer Park a lead of 54 points

and put the result all but out of Spotswood’s reach by half-time.

Bullensaidhefelthissidegainedmomentum midway through the rst term.

“[David] Iaccarino got forward and kicked two goals on us [in the rst quarter] and I was thinkingthisisn’thowit’ssupposedtopanout,” he said. “We fought back midway through that rst quarter and peppered the goals.

“We probably had too many blokes hunting their own footy forward of centre. We came out in that second quarter and put the game behind us.”

Deer Park won all 18 matches in the

McHarg seizes moment

Kwame McHarg has long been considered the best player in the Western Region Football League – and on Saturday he showed why. When the game was still up for grabs early in the second term, McHarg owned the big moment, streaming down the wing and taking multiple bounces before handing o a goal to teammate Shylo Smith. at passage of play seemed to kickstart the Lions, who never looked like losing from that point on. McHarg went on to kick seven goals and was named the best player on the ground. “It is a great feeling,” he said a er the nal siren. “I had never actually won a ag until

last year with Deer Park so to win two – I am just ecstatic. It is always good to play well. I’m pretty happy with everything at the moment. Someonehadtoli andIjustwantedtobethat person.”

McHarg dominated the Western Region Football League division 1 competition all season, booting 56 goals as a mid elder.

He has been named in his side’s best players in 11 of their 20 wins.

Deer Park coach Marc Bullen was full of praise for his star.

“He is an outstanding player,” Bullen said. “We recruited him last year and he has gone

to another level this year. Whether he is in the air on the ground or in the mid eld, he is a rst-class player.”

Having previously played VFL for Williamstown, McHarg said he was weighing up whether to play at a higher level next year.

While VFL clubs would be lining up to secure his signature, Deer Park captain Chris Stewart believes McHarg can play even higher.

“He is just a ridiculously good footballer,” Stewart said. “If the AFL isn’t on to him yet, I don’t know what they are looking at.”

Liam Twomey

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home-and-away season and then blitzed Spotswood by 77 points in the qualifying nal. e Lions could have been excused for taking their foot o the throttle in the latter stages of the season.

But Bullen praised his players for their commitment to getting the job done. e Lions engaged in an eight-week high-intensity training program to ensure they were at their best for nals.

To view all the photos from Deer Park’s win, go to www.wyndham.starweekly.com.au.

Liam Twomey

Spotty

feels the pain again

Spotswood is hurting a er losing for a third successive season on the Western Region Football League’s biggest stage. is grand nal defeat was more cut anddriedthantheone-point heartbreaks of the previous two seasons, but it was no less painful.

e Woodsmen were in their eighth consecutive grand nal but were on the receiving end of a 77-point mauling from DeerPark,whichsentoutoneofthemost accomplished sides the league has seen.

Veteran Woodsmen defender Mick Lewis told Star Weekly his side wasn’t allowedtoproduceitsusualfree- owing, hard-running football.

“[Deer Park] have the skills and maturity to move it around and run the ball, but at times they hold up the pace and work it back and forth across their half back line to nd a target,” he said. “ at hurt us, they picked us apart a bit. When we started to get a bit of run, they just held up the pace.”

If you think the Woodsmen are on the way down, it might be a tad premature. ey elded a large number of young players with bright futures against the battle-hardenedLions. eyalsowonthe under-18 division 1 premiership.

“ e future is very bright,” Lewis said. “Probably half [of the grand nal] side would’ve been under 23, but there’s that gap in the middle,” he said. e Woodsmen elded 15 homegrown players in the grand nal, including Tom Langlands, who took the reins as player-coach this season.

David Iaccarino starred on the losing side in the grand nal. e starting onballer nished with ve goals.

Lance Jenkinson

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Centurions a team for the ages

By Lance Jenkinson

Werribee Centrals have ruled the Geelong District A-grade netball competition with an iron st.

e Centurions are back-to-back premiers and have done it mercilessly, with consecutive undefeated seasons.

Teams have tried and failed to bring them down, but the Centurions’ insatiable quest for perfection was too strong, churning out 40 wins from 40 matches under the watchful eyes of second-year coach Lina Iuta, who is yet to taste defeat in her role.

e Centurions overcame Bell Post Hill on Saturday with a hard-fought 39-33 win in the grand nal at St Albans Reserve.

Centurions goaler Ellie Tubbs, the competition’s leading shooter and recipient of best-on-court honours in the season decider, spoke of an unbreakable sisterhood and the team’s unwavering belief.

“We’re all just so happy, so proud of each other,’’ she said. ‘‘We have such trust in each other, we’re such a strong team unit.”

e Centurions led from start to nish and didn’thavetoendurethesameworriestheyhad whencomingfrombehindtobeatBellPostHill in the semi- nal two weeks earlier.

at’s not to say the Centurions had it all their own way; the game wasn’t in the bag until the nal minute.

“We had the lead the whole game, so I think we felt a little bit more in control than the game before when they jumped us in the rst quarter and we were down by six or eight and we had to kind of come back,” Tubbs said.

“ ere were times when you’d feel like you were comfortable … but their goaler Jess Crow was putting them in from long distances and kept bringing it back to three or four.

Werribee Centrals celebrate back-to-back A-grade premierships. (Supplied)

“I was just so relieved when the nal siren went.”

A modest Tubbs underlined the strength of thesidebysayingshefeltitwasnotrightforher tobesingledoutforspecialrecognition,despite scoring 25 goals.

“In the team that I play in, I don’t know how they can pick out one person,” she said. “Anything I do is in total relation to everything my teammates do.”

e other standouts were Noni McClure in the defensive circle and Melissa Jeka at wing

defence.ItwasaweektorememberforMcClure, who took out the Margaret Webb Medal for best-and-fairest in the A-grade competition, despite missing a handful of games late in the season through illness.

e A-grade team of the year was dominated by Centurions players with Tubbs and McClure joined by Amanda Wilson, Nicole Stewart and Amy Giaini.

e Centurions also went through the D-grade season undefeated, topped o by a 43-20 grand nal trouncing of East Geelong.

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Invicta: quite a bit of Bentley

By Alistair Kennedy

e Invicta had a relatively short production life. Introduced in the 1920s, the cars were hand-built in Surrey, England, until 1933.

It would appear that Noel Macklin, who conceived the design, was very impressed with Bentley cars as the Invicta had a Bentley-like appearance in more ways than one. If you compared the front-end styling and even the useofrivetedbonnetpanels,therewasastrong similarity between the two makes.

By 1930 there were two versions of the 4.5 Invicta available. ese were the high-chassis A-type and the much-lowered, charismatic S-type sports car. Both models carried price tags similar to that of the similarly-styled Bentleys.

In the original models, a Coventry-Climax engine was used, but shortly a er its introduction, a more rugged six-cylinder, overhead valve engine tted with two horizontal SU carburettors and developing 86kW was purchased from Henry Meadows of Wolverhampton.

is power unit, which came in a variety of sizes, including the 4.5-litre, was also supplied toLagondaandothervehiclemanufactures.An engine of this type was a good choice as it had loads of torque, as did similar engines of this era, giving the car lots of appeal to those who could a ord it. With a top speed approaching 150km/h, the Invicta met most enthusiasts’ needs.

Still,ithadafewdrawbacks:thehalf-elliptical front and rear suspension gave a rock-hard ride, while the drum brakes, operated by a rod system, o en failed to perform adequately.

Invicta died through lack of custom. Of the 500-or-so 4.5-litre Invictas made, only 77 were the smart-looking S-type sports car.

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