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Breakthrough from the mean streets of Afghanistan
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Morteza Sami has enjoyed swimming triumph since his brother Latif had to save him from drowning at Dandenong Oasis.
■ From almost drowning in a pool a year ago to state competition…
Swim to success Morteza Sami had never even seen a swimming pool when he arrived in Australia 12 months ago. Today the Afghan-born 13-year-old is swimming at state level on the Dandenong Oasis Otters squad. “I couldn’t swim at all. I’d never seen a pool in my life,” he told the Journal. “I didn’t think I’d be able to swim.” His brother Latif, 23, arrived in Australia in 2009 and worked for seven years to sponsor his family’s migration to join him.
Latif started lifeguarding at Oasis in about 2011. “I’d seen a pool and a beach,” he said about his arrival in Australia. “I didn’t know how to swim, but I knew how to do the doggy paddle a little. “I did lessons here in 2009. That was through YMCA.” He introduced his siblings to his workplace soon after their arrival. Morteza jumped in the deep end - literally. “He went straight down,” Latif said. “I jumped in, I had to save him. “After that they were scared of the water, they didn’t want to go in the water.
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“Then they started doing lessons after a month.” The lessons were through the Open Doors program, a partnership between YMCA and Lifesaving Victoria. Morteza thrived and has been with the Otters for the past six months. The Dandenong High School student swims for two hours a day, every day. “I do all the strokes. Butterfly is my specialty,” he said. “I love competing and finishing. “It’s a good sport, a healthy sport. “I want to work hard to be a legend.”
Latif is proud of his brother’s progress. “It’s something special,” he said. “I didn’t expect that. “I always encourage him to keep it up, and do his school work.” The Open Doors aims to deliver 10 free swimming lessons to 120 people at Dandenong Oasis each year. “We know how integral and how important it is for every child to learn how to swim,” centre manager Trudy Micallef said. “In this area it’s identified that we really need to be doing more for those newly-arrived people.”
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Springvale parking meters ‘fine’ By Casey Neill
We’re too scared to go shopping Jan Lay has run the Rainbow Coffee shop in Springvale Shopping Centre for 20 years and said parking meters were scaring away her customers. She said they would rush out of the store to avoid receiving a parking fine, costing her sales. “There is a reduction of people coming into my store,” she said. “Customers I haven’t seen for a while, I ask them where they’ve been and they say they don’t come anymore because they can’t park. “The customer cannot be late for 30 seconds, they get a ticket. “The machines are there just to collect the fine, to give out fines. “They are issuing tickets more frequently than they used to. Ms Lay said she shopped in Springvale to save money and would now rather do her business elsewhere. “If it made our business better we would supfound central Springvale to be “buzzing like it had been before - but without the parking and traffic management issues” during his regular visits over the past year. He said the officers’ report showed that economic output was up by 7 per cent since the meters had been installed and that parking occupancy and turnover rates had both increased.
port it totally,” she said. “It’s sending our customers away. “Our livelihoods depend on them.” Ms Lay challenged Cr Kirwan to talk to the local business owners “and see who supports his idea” rather than look at statistics. “They don’t know the business operators, how much they struggle,” she said. “If they paid the bills like we do, they’d understand. “They say that Springvale is prospering. “They are not supporting us, they are trying to ruin us by having these parking meters. “As a customer, why would you even bother coming if you are going to get a fine? “Go to Springvale South, go to Clayton, go to Glen Waverley.” Cr Kirwan said that revenue from the meters was a secondary consideration. “Having a fund of almost $1 million per year to continue to improve central Springvale means an ongoing series of improvements to the Springvale activity centre will be more easily possible,” he said. After the meeting, Cr Kirwan said the report
Glass wool workers strike to insulate permanent jobs
In Brief
By Casey Neill
Workers at the vigil outside Fletcher Insulation.
Striking workers are holding an around-the-clock picket outside their Dandenong factory over a proposed new workplace agreement. Fletcher Insulation said the new agreement aimed to protect manufacturing jobs at the glass wool plant. But the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) Victorian secretary Ben Davis said the FrankstonDandenong Road company’s enterprise agreement offer was an insult to a loyal and long-serving workforce. He said Fletcher offered no wage increase, longer hours and “slashing of conditions”. “It defies logic that workers who have proved they are committed to the company and just months ago set new productivity records, could be treated so shabbily,” he said. Mr Davis said the company proposed the unlimited use of casuals for work which was usually done on overtime. “Of 90 operators at Fletcher, between 80 per cent and 90 per cent have been there for more than 13 years and there are well over 30 who have worked there for more than 30 years,” he said. “These are people who have built their lives around the place and certainly deserve a lot better than they have been offered.” He said the employees stopped working at 7am on Friday 17 February and the AWU was trying to negotiate with the company. A Fletcher Insulation statement said the company started formal employment negotiations through the AWU on 15 August last year. “Fletcher Insulation looks forward to con-
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Mum is left out on a limb A Hallam woman has reasons to be thankful after fire tucks arrived on Coral Drive in Hallam to retrieve her from a tree. The woman climbed the tree to fetch a drone for her sons and became stuck in the tree’s branches. Her sons called emergency services to help her shortly before 3pm on Tuesday 28 February. A truck from Dandenong, a truck from Hallam and a truck from Hampton Park were dispatched to help the women out of the tree. It took CFA crews about 15 minutes to get the woman down from the tree, who after an assessment by Ambulance Victoria, was found to have no injuries.
Man punched, phone stolen Banners outside the Fletcher Insulation site. structive discussions and is committed to developing a new employment agreement in good faith,” the statement said. “Fletcher Insulation is 18 months into a market-building, productivity and efficiency improvement programme to strengthen the business that will enable a long and sustainable future for the plant.” General manager Justin Hollis said finalising the employment agreement was important to customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders and the wider Australian community. “We want to protect Australian manufacturing jobs by ensuring we are reliable, flexible and fair so we promote a sustainable Dandenong plant,” he said.
Thieves punched a Noble Park man and stole his mobile phone just metres away from his home. Greater Dandenong CIU Senior Constable Riley Wesley said the 30-year-old was talking on his phone as he walked along Buckley Street about 10.30pm on Tuesday 21 February. Two men, one African and one Caucasian in appearance, walked towards him from the railway station. Sen Const Wesley said they struck the victim to the back of the head and he fell to the ground. The attackers punched him two or three more times while he was on the ground, picked up his phone and walked away towards the train station. The victim suffered minor injuries. Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 with any information.
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A council decision to remove Springvale’s parking meters could be short-lived. Greater Dandenong councillor Sean O’Reilly has filed a motion to rescind the decision made at the Monday 27 February meeting. A council officers’ report recommended keeping the meters and citing figures that showed increased economic output and improved parking space occupation and turnover. But Cr Youhorn Chea successfully moved, seven votes to four, to unconditionally abolish the pay and display parking fee system following complaints from residents and businesses since they were installed in November 2015. The 40-plus people in the gallery applauded as he spoke to the motion. Cr Heang Tak said the council introduced the meters to manage parking demand but feedback had convinced him that they hadn’t done the job. Cr Roz Blades attacked arguments that the parking fee was just over $1 an hour. “There are a lot of people in the area who can’t spare an extra dollar,” she said. She said shoppers were shifting to nearby precincts because they were scared of parking fines. “We brought Springvale back from the brink,” she said. “We brought it back from Heroin City to Sensational Springvale. “It’s not going to stay Sensational Springvale if people aren’t going there to shop.” But Cr Matthew Kirwan said that he had
also found no evidence to suggest that parking meters had any detrimental impact on retail activity, community uses or parking in residential streets. He said the report also found that fines dished out to drivers who overstayed parking limits had dropped, and that “there will be fines whether there are parking meters or not as there will still be time limits”. Cr Sean O’Reilly said the centre would lose people who said they wouldn’t pay a single cent for parking. “But we gain people that are not content to drive around in circles to find a parking spot,” he said, to which a woman in the gallery shouted: “You gain no one!” After the meeting, Cr O’Reilly filed a rescission motion that voids the decision and brings the matter back to the Tuesday 14 March meeting. He said that vocal traders had won out over “the comparatively silent majority of shoppers and many traders” who acknowledged improved traffic and parking. “They should make their views known to councillors so that all aspects are fully considered before the issue is finally decided,” he said. “New apartment buildings will be built in central Springvale. Without strong parking management, traffic and parking will become more chaotic than ever before.” Cr O’Reilly also told the Journal that it would cost $300,000 to remove the meters and that the council would need to employ more enforcement officers.
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Looking Back
Compiled by Dandenong and District Historical Society
100 years ago 1 March 1917 The returned soldier If there is any person in Australia who is entitled to the consideration and respect of the public, it is the returned soldier. His position is one that is far from realised or understood. The fact that returned men are walking about, apparently none the worse for their terrible experiences, seems to be accepted by the majority as evidence that the men are fully recovered but this, alas is far from the case. In some instances it is true that the men have been invalided home for reasons other than that they are wounded, and many of this class are undoubtedly none the worse physically for their experiences, although it would be worse than useless for them to again be
sent to the firing line. It is the wounded men, those suffering from shell shock, and those who have absolutely broken down under the severe mental and physical strain they have endured for many months that we must look to, and make definitely sure that they are fully and properly cared for.
50 years ago 2 March 1967 New dialling system for Dandenong soon A new dialling system for telephone calls to and from Dandenong; a new automatic exchange at Carrum Downs; and a new dialling system for Frankston subscribers will come into operation at 1am on Sunday 12 March. After this time, all Dandenong telephone numbers will include the prefix “79” as part of a seven digit number which must be used for calls from everywhere.
Dandenong subscribers will no longer dial four to ring numbers.
20 years ago 3 March 1997 Keep wedge green: councils It’s unanimous! Four councils have agreed the South-Eastern green wedge should be protected from urbanisation. They are particularly concerned about preserving the wetlands in the Keysborough-Mordialloc area, and lucrative agricultural land in Western Port. But they say some of Keysborough’s “wedge” can be developed for housing. The report, South East Nonurban Study, commissioned by the cities of Greater Dandenong, Casey, Kingston and Frankston and the Department of Infrastructure, calls for a universal strategic plan for the entire 45,000 hectare green wedge, a non-urban zone
dubbed “the lungs of Melbourne”. It calls for strict policies about what development should be allowed and for a permanent “edge to the wedge” to prevent developers from “nibbling away at it”. The report states there is already enough residential land in the South-Eastern growth corridor in Berwick and Cranbourne to absorb Melbourne’s growth over the next 20 years.
5 years ago 1 March 2012 Get set for our Fed Square First pictures of Greater Dandenong’s planned civic centre, council offices, library and plaza have revealed the council’s desire for a Federation Square of the South-East. It includes an event stage and yet-to-be funded giant video screen. Site demolition is set to start in July, with project completion expected in March 2014.
Chefs move on curry in a hurry By Cam Lucadou-Wells It’s a tough ask to stand out from the sheer convoy of food trucks that seem to be parked at every event and festival. With food trucks all the rage, the Berwickbased Taj MaTruck has a few stunning points of difference. First, there’s a customised clay tandoor oven that heats up to 300C - inside the truck’s swanky, fully-kitted kitchen. Within its confines, the truck’s two chefs have all they need to create a long menu of authentic Indian and Malaysian food - including thick, fresh cubes of tandoori chicken, spicy paneers, kormas and tikkas as well as butter chicken, nasi goreng, beef rendang and biryani rice dishes. Its festival menu is more focused on easy-tohold takeaways such as chicken sliders, spring rolls, samosas, naan and masala-laced fries - while the catering menu offers a vast range of dishes.
EAT LOCAL, DINE GLOBAL After running a successful child-care centre, Taj MaTruck’s co-founder Sophie Stephens has just gained her truck licence. She said she wanted to start a business a “step above everyone else” in the crowded food truck market. The food truck is cheap to hire for catering, epitomises “free enterprise”, riding on a wave of popularity that started in New York and is convenient. “All you need is yourself. You can cook for it
Sophie Stephens prides herself on her truck’s mobile, authentic Indian food. 165308 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS and run it all on your own,” Ms Stephens said. Once the food truck passes health checks with the local council, it is free to roam and do business
throughout Australia. Ms Stephens also wanted a vehicle to raise money to help the charity Indian Rescue Mission (IRM) - which she encountered on a holiday in India. It has saved, and then housed and educated hundreds of children snatched by human traffickers in India and Thailand. Ms Stephens’ commitment grew from visiting an IRM orphanage and finding out more about the daring men who rescue children from brothels and child-labour. In some cases, parents are persuaded by local priests to give over their children as a “sacrifice”, and in turn they are exploited. Taj MaTruck has pledged 30 per cent of its profits to IRM. “We really want to partner and support this, and help provide resources they need,” Ms Stephens said.
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He said there were more than 10,000 delayed cases, which were deemed complex, and only 12 people processing them. On her Facebook page, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams said she recently spoke to a 21-yearold biomedical science student and part-time worker who came to Australia five years ago. He passed his citizenship test almost a year ago but hasn’t been allowed to take his oath of citizenship. “I know others who’ve waited up to three years,” she said. A Department of Immigration and Border Protection spokesperson said there’d been a recent significant increase in citizenship applications. At 31 December last year there were 66,652
Commercial and residential building company Watersun Homes went into voluntary administration on Tuesday 28 February citing a lack of funding. Neil Mclean and Mathew Gollant of insolvency firm Rodgers Reidy Melbourne have been appointed as joint administrators of Watersun Homes, which had display homes in Cranbourne and Pakenham with many active projects in Melbourne’s south-east. Ninety full-time jobs will be lost as a result of the administration process and staff from across the company were informed on Tuesday. Property owners who have done businesses with Watersun can expect to be contacted by the administrators in the coming weeks and are advised to check their building insurance details. at there is domestic building insurance in place with the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) where a policy has been issued. Owners can check whether a policy has been issued via the property search function at www.dbi. vmia.vic.gov.au. Former employees were advised to lodge any claim with the Commonwealth Government FEGS scheme at www.extranet.employment.gov.au/feg or ring the hotline on 1300 135 040.
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Hundreds of migrants are in limbo and battling depression over years-long delays on Australian Citizenship applications, a Dandenong South forum has heard. The Omid Cultural Association hosted the event at the Russian Community Centre on Saturday 25 February, which was attended by almost 350 people. The group’s president, Hayat Rahimi, spoke about the positive and constructive contribution of refugees to the Australian community and said delays in the citizenship application process were unjust and unfair. Refugee Council of Australia policy officer Asher Hirsch, Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus and Bruce MP Julian Hill also addressed the crowd. “We were overwhelmed by the number of people who recounted their stories and the human impact of these unconscionable delays in processing citizenship,” Mr Hill said. “People were very courageous talking about their depression from living their life in limbo for two years, three years.” He said they had called the Department of Immigration and Border Protection for explanations and received no response. Many spoke about being unable to travel because they could not get a passport, he said, and how they couldn’t visit family members in times of need. Mr Hill said a civil engineering student couldn’t complete his course because he needed to travel to Malaysia to finish his international studies unit and couldn’t get a passport. “It really brought it home to us that this really wasn’t about boat people or refugees in camps,” he said. “It’s about people working for five, seven, 10 years in some cases in Australia.” Mr Hill said that many were members of the persecuted Hazara minority from Afghanistan. “The Federal Court of Australia in December found ‘unreasonable delays’ in the case of two men ... and the court now could not rule out the possibility that a certain class of people were being picked on in mysterious ways,” he said.
A vehicle seized by police was torched in a Dandenong South storage yard. Greater Dandenong CIU Senior Constable Riley Wesley said the vandals entered the Kirkham Road site about 4.30am on Tuesday 21 February. They forced open the back door to the main storage shed and targeted a silver Jeep. Police brought the vehicle into the tow yard earlier that night. Sen Const Wesley said the fire destroyed the Jeep despite the best efforts of CFA crews.
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Husband held in remand By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Sydney man allegedly tracked down his estranged wife who was wounded after he produced a knife outside her Springvale home late at night, a court has heard. The 23-year-old accounting student, assisted by a Punjabi interpreter, denied he was intending to harm his wounded wife, a bail hearing at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 27 February heard. The Parramatta man had told police that he’d intended to self-harm with the knife in front of his wife if she didn’t agree to resume their relationship. In refusing bail, magistrate Jack Vandersteen said the situation raised “significant cultural issues” behind the man’s arranged marriage. He questioned what the accused was doing in the street with a kitchen knife after “surreptitiously” following his wife to the address. “This is an arranged marriage and he says she betrayed him,” Mr Vandersteen said. “There’s some significant cultural issues sitting behind this.
“Why didn’t he (self-harm) in Parramatta? He’s gone to a lot of effort (to find her).” Police informant Senior Constable Gordon Exeter of Dandenong police told the court the man had allegedly tracked his wife down partly through her email account after she moved out of their Sydney home three months ago. The man allegedly told police his wife had “betrayed” him by walking out, that he’d “spent a lot of money on her,” Sen Const Exeter said. After finding out her address, the man allegedly grabbed her arm aggressively and tried to drag her away as she walked out onto the street about 11.45pm on 25 January. “Come away or I’ll kill you,” the man allegedly said. During a struggle, the man allegedly pulled a kitchen knife and lunged at her stomach, the victim told police. During the incident, the victim grabbed the blade and received “defensive wounds” to her hand, Sen Const Exeter said. Her forearm was also deeply lacerated.
She escaped into her home and contacted police. His lawyer Emanuele Nicolosi said the accused denied the complainant’s claims that he grabbed her from behind, threatened to kill her, lunged at her stomach with the knife or stabbed her. The accused, with no prior criminal history, had moved to Melbourne to live with his only family support in Australia - an older relative in Deer Park. Sen Const Exeter said the Deer Park relative couldn’t guarantee that he could supervise and keep track of the accused. Mr Vandersteen said the risk to the victim was too high to release the man despite him spending the past 33 days in custody. “You’re a long time dead if somebody kills you,” he said. The accused’s bail was refused and he agreed to a five-year full intervention order. He faces likely deportation if convicted. The man was remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 7 March.
Funds to make hospitals safe By Casey Neill Hospital safety and help for drug users featured in two health boost announcements for Dandenong. On Thursday 23 February, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams announced that Monash Health had secured funding from the $20 million Health Service Violence Prevention Fund. At Dandenong Hospital, the cash will install additional CCTV cameras and create the ability to lockdown the facility from a centralised location. The Casey and Dandenong hospitals will also receive CCTV cameras and electronic access controls and doors at entrance points in key areas including the emergency department, maternity birth unit and diagnostic imaging. The Victorian Auditor-General’s Report into Occupational Health Violence Against Healthcare Workers found nurses, doctors, paramedics and other healthcare workers face particular risks because “they are at the frontline when it comes to dealing with people in stressful, unpredictable and potentially volatile situations”. “Monash Health workers and their patients will now be safer and more secure, thanks to this funding,” Ms Williams said. “Dandenong has an incredibly dedicated health and mental health workforce who deserve to feel safe and protected in the important work that they do.” The State Government is also funding a public awareness campaign to reduce violence in Victorian hospitals. Later that day, the State Government announced Dandenong as one of six locations for a new outreach service to personally follow up drug users who survived an overdose. Mental Health Minister Martin Foley said that research showed overdose survivors were especially vulnerable to further overdose. The service will operate in the same areas as a peer based workers program, which includes Dandenong.
Letters Graduates Lailoma Lailoma, Fatima Jamali and Zahra Mossawi are thrilled after gaining their driving licences with lessons in their own language through the Catholic Care driver education program.
Refugees pass the first test in new drive for freedom By Casey Neill Aziza Razia is enjoying newfound freedom behind the wheel. The refugee was among 50 women to celebrate obtaining her driver’s licence through CatholicCare’s driver education program on Tuesday 14 February. The not-for-profit also offers the learner drivers social support and encouragement through the project, thanks to a RACV Good Citizen Program grant. Each participant is eligible for up to 10 driving lessons with driving instructors proficient in their first language.
Aziza and her husband feared for their lives in Pakistan, where being part of the persecuted Hazara ethnic community made them the subject of targeted killings and daily bomb blasts. They fled to Indonesia, then in December 2012 travelled by boat with their six-year-old daughter to Christmas Island. “When I look at the sea now, I can’t believe I’m the same person who crossed such a large and dangerous sea,” she said. Aziza is “very fond of learning,” and obtaining her licence has given her a practical skill she plans to use to work and support her husband, when her children are older.
For now she is driving her children to medical appointments and after-school activities. “From the depth of my heart, I am thankful to all Australians that let us get ahead and give us support to stand up,” she said. Jane Whiter from RACV said the club was pleased to be involved with the project. “CatholicCare demonstrated how well-placed the organisation is to implement the program specifically aimed at this group, assistance with their integration into the broader community and strengthening already-established links with refugee women in the area,” she said.
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Alleged ‘cool’ con artist By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has been accused of conning thousands of dollars from customers buying air-conditioners and commercial fridges in Cranbourne, Hampton Park and Dandenong. Neil Turner, 66, of Dandenong, faced charges of dishonestly receiving more than $14,000 from various customers in 2014-’16, according to court documents filed at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. He was also charged with stealing a $4000 Hiace van in Dandenong, stealing a $1000 commercial dishwasher in Blackburn and assault with a metal bar in Cranbourne.
Among the allegations was deceptively taking $4500 from a Dandenong customer after offering to build, draw up plans and quote for a steam room on a rural property in 2015. He also allegedly deceptively received $2500 from another customer after advertising a reconditioned cool room on the Gumtree trading website in 2014. Turner also allegedly took $2240 for purporting to sell two display fridges in Frankston in 2014, and a $2700 deposit for a commercial freezer, three open display cases and a produce fridge in Patterson Lakes in 2015. He also deceptively received a $1600 deposit for two compressors in Dandenong in 2016, $700 for a re-conditioned commercial refrigerator in
Dandenong in 2015 and $600 deposit for selling and installing an air- conditioner in Cranbourne. Turner also faced three charges of producing false documents to would-be customers in 2016. The case had been adjourned several times since September, without even going through the first stage of a summary case conference, the court was told on 27 February. The latest adjournment was sought by Turner due to his wife’s cancer treatments, the court was told. Magistrate Barry Schultz told Turner, who was representing himself, that the matter had to be “progressed in some way”. Turner was bailed for a mention hearing at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 6 April.
Not finished yet, founder Joe proves his staying power By Casey Neill
Joe Peluso with his cake, committee members and friends. 164885 couldn’t speak English. He made a go of it, and worked as a crane driver for 28 years. “When I retired from work, I said ’I’ve got to
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do something for the older people’,” he said. “I opened up the club here to help the people, to help the older people to have enjoyment. “I started it with 50 people.
Trail bike riders across Casey and Greater Dandenong are being asked to contribute to a plan for a safer network of bike trails in Neerim East State Forest. One quarter of all motorcycle deaths and serious injuries occur off-road in the Gippsland region, prompting the State Government to take action to improve rider safety. VicRoads and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) have received $109,000 from the State Government to investigate options to design the safer track network. VicRoads Planning manager Pas Monacella said it was important to have insight from the people who use the The move plans to current tracks when reduce the number of planning the improve- off-road fatalities. ments. “There have been 33 serious injury crashes in the Neerim East State Forest between 2010 and 2015,” she said. “We need to know about riders’ experiences, issues and preferences so that we can develop the right safety solution that will reduce the crash risk while continuing to offer the challenging elements they seek.” Safety improvement options include repairing or redesigning current tracks, creating new dedicated trail bike tracks, installing signposts and markers, and creating emergency service access points. Riders, forest users and the wider community can provide feedback on the plans and route design options through online surveys and an interactive map of the forest with consultation closing on 2 April. For more information and to provide your feedback, visit www.engage.vicroads.vic.gov.au/ Neerimtrailbikes or email easternengagement@ roads.vic.gov.au.
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This was supposed to be a story about Joe Peluso retiring from the seniors club he set up 17 years ago. But apparently the Noble Park North Multicultural Elderly Citizens Club couldn’t bear to let him go. They threw him a retirement celebration at Jan Wilson Community Centre on Friday 17 February, complete with a giant cake, and convinced him to stay on past the June departure date he’d set. “The people they don’t want me to go,” he said. “If I go, the club will close down. It will close down for sure.” Mr Peluso, 83, said he wanted to give it away because he was fed up with last-minute cancellations for the group’s functions. It meets from noon to 4pm each Wednesday for cards and bingo and Friday for lunch. He’s staying on one condition: “One week before, I will not receive any more phone calls to cancel.” “I don’t want to lose money all the time,” he said. Mr Peluso arrived in Australia aged 30 in March 1964. He’d never been to school and
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Valentine’s ‘gift’ breached order By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has breached a days-old community corrections order by placing a gift of “memories” on his ex-partner’s Dandenong doorstep on Valentine’s Day, a court has heard. The man had been placed on the court-imposed order on 11 February, and was banned under an intervention order from approaching his ex-partner’s home, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court was told. He had been placed on the orders after being found guilty of threatening to kill, unlawful assault and two breaches of an intervention order. Endeavour Hills police investigated the complaint that on Valentine’s Day the man texted and voice-mailed his ex-partner several times; he was permitted to make text or email messages for making child-sharing arrangements
but not voice-mail or phone calls. He told the complainant he was distressed that he’d been unable to see his children in recent days and about having a criminal record for “wanting to kill someone”. In a voicemail that afternoon, he told the victim that he’d left $1000 under her doormat. In a later message, he told her that “the best thing is to send me to jail before I see my daughters one more time”. He repeated he’d left her a present, one that he’d made the night before. The victim discovered the present was not $1000 but a box filled with “memories” shared by the family. Police told the court on 27 February that the incident had caused the complainant fear and concern for the man’s mental state. Defence lawyer Michael Kuzilny said the man had become emotional on Valentine’s Day
because he wanted to “get my family back together”. He usually had custody of his daughters on Tuesdays, and had texted his partner days beforehand with his request to see them, Mr Kuzilny said. The man was described by his parents as a kind-hearted, non-drinking, church-going person, and his supportive ex-partner was keen for the man to get help, Mr Kuzilny said. A Forensicare representative told the court that the man needed to see a psychiatrist as soon as possible and resume medication. Magistrate Jack Vandersteen noted the man, with a history of bipolar disorder, had become overwhelmed by his marriage breakdown and work stresses. “But you’re not helping your family with your present conduct,” Mr Vandersteen told the man.
“Any attendance at a (complainant’s) residence is serious because it increases the chances of something happening to the victim.” He said the man’s chances of staying out of trouble were very high, if he complied with mental health treatment. But his threats to kill, “out-of-character” conduct and attending the home on 14 February put him at a high risk of re-offending. “You’ve got far too much on your plate, you’re not coping and your mental health is deteriorating.” Mr Vandersteen varied the treatment-based community corrections order, adding judicial monitoring and supervision and dropping the community work requirement - in lieu of spending 13 days in remand custody. The intervention order was also altered, barring the man from making child-custody arrangements by email or text message.
Spark blamed for blaze that destroyed recycling shed Fire destroyed a Dandenong South car recycling site and threatened neighbouring businesses and grassland. Dandenong Fire Station officer in charge Paul Carrigg said the blaze started at the Elliott Road business just before 4pm on Tuesday 28 February. “I’m tipping some sort of spark was caused by dismantling the cars,” he said. “The crews quickly entered the building and extinguished the fire. “Out the back there was grassland and the fire spread into the grassland as well. “That caused complications.” Mr Carrigg said the building was loaded with cars, forklifts, vehicle engines and more. “It did take a fair bit to get it extinguished,” he said. “It was right against another factory. “It took the crews about 30 minutes to get under control.” At the height of the firefight there were 13 trucks at the scene. Crews remained on-site until about 8pm that night to monitor the smouldering ruins.
Cracking crime Two guest speakers will share crime and safety advice at the next Greater Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch public forum. New Greater Dandenong Inspector Mark Langhorn and Greater Dandenong Council’s senior community development co-ordinator Sharon Sykes will present information and answer questions. The forum will take place from 7.30pm to 9pm on Wednesday 15 March. Greater Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch president Dawn Vernon said there’ would also be a 3pm session held prior to each forum this year, subject to strong attendance. The March forums and events on 17 May, 20 September and 15 November will be held in room three at the Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, 18-34 Buckley Street, Noble Park. Call Ms Vernon on 0407 325 030 for more information.
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Greater Dandenong police congratulated Justice of the Peace Joseph de Souza for 40 years of commitment in the voluntary role. On Wednesday 1 March, Local Area Commander Inspector Mark Langhorn gave Mr de Souza a certificate and thanked him on behalf of the community for his service at Springvale Police Station. “All the police working in Greater Dandenong appreciate the commitment by all voluntary JPs at Springvale and Dandenong police stations, and particularly Joe should be extremely proud of his 40 years’ service to the community,” Insp Langhorn said. Angela Long couldn’t hold back tears for the late Albert Blashki at the Monday 27 February Greater Dandenong Council meeting. The councillor said Mr Blashki, who died on 19 February and was a Greater Dandenong Living Treasure, drove the bridesmaids’ car at her wedding to husband Barry.
“He was a mentor to me and always encouraged me,” she said. Cr Long went to school with Mr Blashki’s children and Barry knew the Blashkis through the Masonic Lodge. “Barry’s dad introduced him to the car clubs and helped him restore the hot mobile that was used in our wedding,” she said.
ruary meeting, the WNBL side had just won the first match of its best-of-three semi-final series against Perth Lynx. Another win in Perth on Friday 3 March would put them through to the grand final, the meeting heard. “They’re a fantastic role model for women in this city,” councillor Roz Blades said.
A former Apex service club member is tired of the name being attached to criminal activity. Eddy ‘Neil’ Matthews participated in working bees and fund-raisers with the group’s Dandenong chapter. “It was like a junior Rotary Club,” he said.
Dandenong Market traders and shoppers are complaining about fellow customers bringing over shopping trolleys from neighbouring Aldi. Councillor Heang Tak raised the issue at the Monday 27 February Greater Dandenong Council meeting. Corporate services director Mick Jaensch said the practice was hard to prevent, that the bulky trolleys did “collect a few ankles” but that shoppers with a trolley were inclined to buy more produce.
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Ma fry magic at Doveton Seafoods By Casey Neill Chef Larry Ma has stepped out of the Grand Hyatt kitchen and into Doveton Seafoods. “I’ve been in the kitchen for 15 years,” he said. “I started from a small kitchen and then I moved my way up. “I was in the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne for four years. “After that I decided to go for my own shop. “I wanted to have more freedom.” Partner Larissa Zhao had bought her first fish and chip shop six years earlier, in Kilsyth. Larry followed her into the field. “This is our fifth shop,” he said. “We used to have fish and chips in Chadstone, Kilsyth and Hawthorn. “We just took over this shop about July last year. “This shop has been here for so many years. We didn’t realise how long. “We asked a lot of locals.” Most said its first year was 1967. “We decided to celebrate the shop,” he said. A 50th anniversary sign hangs on the cash register, and customers who spend over $50 will score a free drink. Larry said burgers and souvlakis were among the shop’s specialties. “We learnt it from one of the previous landlords,” he said. “He’s Greek and he has 40 years of experience as well. “The hamburger and souvlaki are from the Greek man’s recipe - I call it the grandfather’s recipe. “While keeping it authentic, we try to adjust it to suit the modern trend as well. “There are so many new, modern fish and chip shops nowadays. “We try to accommodate the younger people
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Loki, Seth, Larissa, Larry, Calvin and Josh at Doveton Seafoods. 165418 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS that are more into the burger trend.” Larissa said that providing fresh products at reasonable prices was their goal. “We have homemade calamari, homemade prawns ... ” she said. Larry said: “A lot of shops try to charge as much as they can because they expect the people to be able to afford it. “In this area there’s a lot more competition. “We try our best to not put the prices up too much, but not sacrifice the quality as well.” He is bringing his hotel experience into the shop. “We always addressed the guests by name in the hotel,” he said. “If you go to a normal takeaway shop, they always address you by the numbers. “They put the order on the counter.
“There is no connection there. “Whenever we see the customers, we always greet them with a smile and we always call them by name whenever we can. “It makes the whole experience better for them.” Happy customers have flooded their Facebook page with positive feedback. Some have travelled from their most recent shop, in Chadstone, to stick with them. Larry and Larissa have already updated the shop’s menu board and seating, and will turn to the window art, counter and floor next. Larry said one customer aged in her forties pointed out a crack in the tiles that she’d caused with a golf ball during her childhood. Menu-wise, he hopes to add salads in response to customer requests and is looking into gyros.
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Back for very last class By Casey Neill Former Dandenong Girls High School students will reunite in their old classrooms for what is likely to be the final time. Colleen Bailey said an event on Saturday 25 March would mark the school’s 60th anniversary. The school had gone through a series of names, she said, including Dandenong Girls Secondary School, Dandenong Girls High School, Dandenong North High School, Cleeland High School and Cleeland Secondary College. “Now it’s part of Dandenong High School’s Ann Street campus,” she said. “We held a reunion in 2014 and it was sup-
posed to be the last reunion as the school is being demolished. “The hall and gym have been removed but classrooms are still standing, so we took advantage of that and asked if we could hold the anniversary reunion at the school.” Ms Bailey said that more than 800 people attended the last reunion and organisers were hoping to repeat the achievement. “People are coming from interstate and are madly booking flights and accommodation,” she said. “We all have good memories from the school years and the committee is made up from students ranging from the 1960s to 1980s, and we
have great support from Greta Jungworth who is an ex-teacher.” Ms Bailey said organisers were planning to compile the school’s yearly magazine called The Torch on a USB and sell them for about $15. “As our reunion committee have no funding we will have to take orders on the day and post them out to interested ex-students unless, of course, if we can get some sponsorship from local businesses,” she said. The reunion will run from 1pm to 4pm at the Ann Street site. Entry is a $10 donation. Contact Colleen at dandenonggirls@hotmail. com or on 0439 636 508 for more information.
Firstly I would like to thank councillor Sean O’Reilly for bringing up the topic of extra toilet facilities on Springvale Road as I have approached him several times regarding the issue and I also note the suggestion was greeted with laughs. Well, I am glad someone finds it funny but it won’t be when you are in dire circumstances someday as anyone can be! I am also interested if the laughs were by our councillors as I would like to know who they are so we know not to vote for them in the next elections. As far as the cost of approximately $10,000 for it and losing several parking spaces, I thought it was said the revenue from the parking meters is to better Springvale and what better way to improve the city other than offering hygienic services for the public. We feel a good spot would be where the hospital was and now has the decorative balls, they don’t take much room and you wouldn’t lose your parking. I have witnessed adults putting children on the gutter to do their job or against a tree as there is nowhere for them to go. This is the Third World answer, do we want that? We now have the Arches on the other end of town, what function do they serve other than to look at and collect dust and they costed a far sight more than $10,000. Toilets are a necessity for health and cleanliness. As far as charging for them, that is ridiculous. As I pointed out to Cr O’Reilly previously, Clarinda Shopping Centre has two, Clayton Shopping has at least four, Rosebank Avenue shopping strip has one and these are all free. Safeway in Springvale used to have toilets for the public to use and closed them due to vandalism, St. Joseph’s Church has but they are only open when the office is open, for the same reason, and it is not up to the businesses to open their facilities to the public for free and then have to foot the bill for expenses. This is a council responsibility. How about putting our tax dollars to good use and improve Springvale where it is really needed - what better way to beautify our streets. We have brought this matter up so many times with different councillors and to the paper but apparently no one thinks it is important. Meanwhile Springvale gets left behind on important issues such as cleanliness in our streets and health matters. Joan Cutajar, Springvale.
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There is a long driveway with easy access to the garage and rear yard which is ideal for an extension or redevelopment (STCA) or just a place for the kids and dog to play.
Features stainless steel appliances to kitchen, split system air conditioning, walk out balcony for those warm summer nights, secure underground car parking and so much more!
Located close to Wooranna Park Primary and Lyndale Secondary Schools, it’s an ideal family home or rental property.
Located in Central Dandenong with easy access to the iconic Dandenong Market, Plaza, schools, Tafe, transport and more!
A SECURE INVESTMENT FOR YOUR FUTURE!
100% FINANCE AVAILABLE (T.A.P.)
auCtion: saturday, 25th March, 2017 @ 12:30pm oPen: Wed 5:00pm to 5:30pm & sat 12:00pm to 12:30pm
For sale: Priced from 1 B/r $280000, 2 B/r $295000 oPen: Wed 3:40pm to 4:00pm & sat 10:30am to 11:00am
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Dandenong
3/4 high street
CENTRAL TOWNHOUSE!
This near new home is located only minutes walk to the market and city centre in a small block of four quality built homes. A glossy emprite kitchen featuring European appliances adjoins a massive living area which opens to a rear courtyard. Two double bedrooms and upstairs family room opens to a large, sunny balcony. Includes ducted heating, evaporative cooling and 2.7m ceiling heights. Large single garage with internal access. Currently let for $390.00 per week to excellent Tenants. TOUCH OF CLASS!
4/4 high street
BIG & BEAUTIFUL!
This outstanding, craftsman built townhouse has all the appointment you desire PLUS a central location that is hard to beat! The home features three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, powder room, three toilets, huge white emprite kitchen with European appliances and an enormous living room which opens to a rear courtyard. There are 2.7m ceilings, central heating and cooling, quality fittings and a large garage with internal access. Still under Builder’s Warranty! QUALITY LIVING!
For sale: offers over $490,000 oPen: Wed 5:20pm to 5:40pm & sat 11:20am to 11:40am
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Hallam
Dandenong
2/57 Kays avenue
SPACIOUS TWO BEDROOM UNIT!
This well located two bedroom unit is one of four on the block. It consists of a formal entry, comfortable lounge and a huge kitchen/meals area with room for a large table where all the family can gather. The main bedroom is large enough to accommodate a full king size bedroom suite. There is a courtyard outside and a lock up garage. Located close to Schools, transport and shops. Currently rented to great tenants who would love to stay on. Vacant possession is also available. INSPECTION IS A MUST!
For sale: offers over $295,000 oPen: Wed 3:00pm to 3:20pm & sat 1:00pm to 1:30pm
4/1370 heatherton road
FANTASTIC TWO BEDROOM UNIT!
This well presented unit is currently rented until June, 2017 and would make an ideal investment or move in next year. Features floating timber floors, ducted heating, large gas cooktop to kitchen, built in robes, courtyard, lock up garage and more! There are loads of windows for a bright, airy feel and French doors to close the lounge room off from the kitchen area. Make this the next property on your inspection list. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS!
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Mick Whelan Sales Manager 0416 003 505
John Ratnam Sales Consultant 0414 556 517
Stephen Lamb Sales Consultant 0421 045 460
Frank Holohan Senior Consultant
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8 Marna Crt, Noble Park PALATIAL HOME ON 1064m²
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4A 2B 2+2C
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Huge block, Great family home / Development potential. (STCA) This Big welcoming, well maintained, Elegant home is Boasting two living areas, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms / Toilets, Laundry, Swimming pool and Double garage with 2 carports.
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Positioned at the rear of the quiet and stylish complex, this two-yearold unit is perfect for people who are looking for a relaxed lifestyle that is close to the beach. It would also be suitable for first and second home buyers as well as downsizers. Highlights include three bedrooms, a master with full en suite, large light filled open plan living and dining area, functional kitchen with stone benchtops and stainless steel appliances, gas ducted heating and two air conditioners, a private low maintenance rear courtyard and a double lock-up garage with remote controlled door. It is positioned only moments away from Carrum and Seaford train stations, cafes and speciality shops, and is a short drive to Frankston CBD and freeway access.
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Raine&Horne Keysborough
9769 1888
Shop L01, PO1A Parkmore Shopping Centre, 317 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough
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28 Beau Vorno Avenue, Keysborough Your Corner of Potential! 3A 1B 1C A true gem awaits the discerning buyer. With endless potential, this BV home on a corner allotment of 552m2 approx comprises 3 bdrms bthrm, lounge, dining, kitchen & it’s close to buses, schools & Parkmore Shopping Centre. Call now to inspect & to invest in your future! Terms: 10% Deposit.
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Parkmore Shopping Centre
Sat 11th Mar, 2017 11:00am - 11:30am
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Situated next to Commonwealth Bank
Phone 9769 1888 Raine&Horne Keysborough 9548 4011 | rh.com.au/keysborough
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Family Haven Officially on the market after 19 Years of Great Ownership! Immaculately presented from head to toe, this outstanding home has been perfectly crafted for any family and still screams out entertainers delight! With hardwood polished floor boards, good sized BDRs, a formal living plus the centrepiece of the home is the stunning kitchen which overlooks the rear undercover pergola area and pool! This is quite simply an amazing home!
Prime Central Development Opportunity! Boasting the perfect location in arguably one of Noble Park’s finest pockets, enjoy the spoils of being footsteps from everything. This surprisingly spacious home situated on a substantial allotment of a perfect rectangular block - 780sq approximately in a brilliant position. The options are plenty and the choice is yours!
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Saturday 18th March at 1:30pm Contact Agent 10% Deposit. Balance 30/60 Days. Thurs 5:30 - 6pm & Sat 12 - 12:30pm Photo ID required Kush Chetri 0425 199 192 Fab Bignoux 0401 344 806 NOBLE PARK CENTRAL 8549 9700
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Saturday 25th March at 11am Contact Agent 10% Deposit. Balance 60-90 Days. Thurs 5:30 - 6pm & Sat 11 - 11:30am Photo ID required Jenny Sudra 0422 991 593 Tim Stickley 0409 215 540 NOBLE PARK 8710 0000
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PRIME LAND IN DANDENONG NORTH!
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BIGGIN & SCOTT GREATER DANDENONG, as exclusive selling agent, is pleased to present a potential development site at 205 Gladstone Road, 2 & 4 Carlton Road in Dandenong North
elevated Family home in a prime location.
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combining an excellent design with quality ittings, this double storey home comes with a self contained unit offer a genuinely modern yet luxurious living environment. • Family bathroom with separate toilet • Timber-top kitchen with SS appliances • Zoned & light illed living spaces • Formal lounge w separate dining room • Hardwood loorboards throughout • Ducted heating and split system AC’s
Contact Agent VACANT LAND Photo ID Required Roger Nissanka 0406 271 004 Corey (Khoi) Lw 0417 311 491 363 Springvale Road, Springvale Tel: 03 8581 0999
The property presents a unique opportunity to build approx. 8-9 townhouses/ Villas (STCA) positioned with 3 street frontages Located in one of the fastest growing suburbs in Melbourne just opposite Lyndale Secondary College,
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rare gem in a Quite court! located in one of noble parks sought after location, this four bedrooms family home is full of character and is just waiting for its new owner. • 4 bedrooms, 3 with Bir’s • large family bathroom w separate toilet • Formal lounge/living zones w separate dining • Hardwood loorboards throughout • Kitchen equipped with electrical appliances • A lock-up carport, a double garage/a shed
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private Sale contact agent Wed 5:00 - 5:30pm Sat 11:00 - 11:30am Photo id required contact Tommy nguyen 0431 644 889 corey (khoi) Le 0417 311 491 OFFice 363 Springvale road, Springvale Tel: 03 8581 0999
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72sq approx. Fully insulated internal and external walls Soaring 9’ high ceilings with ornate cornices Three huge living areas A billiard room with OFP and a wet bar A lounge/dinning with 2nd OFP Jarrah timber kitchen with s/s appliances A family room with hardwood timber loors An informal meals area, directly off the kitchen Verandas across the front of the home 250 metre brick lined ashphalt circular driveway
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contact agent By appointment Photo id required contact Tommy nguyen 0431 644 889 corey (khoi) Le 0417 311 491 oFFice 363 Springvale road, Springvale Tel: 03 8581 0999
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2 Barnsley Drive Endeavour Hills
GREAT 1ST HOME OR PRIME INVESTMENT Close to shops, station & CBD, this spacious rendered brick home has lots of potential. Set on approx 640m2 lot there is lots of room for later extension or potential development (STP). Featuring large rooms & high ceilings, the plan offers 3 bedrooms, spacious lounge with gas heating, separate kitchen & tiled bathroom with separate shower. Stunning polished hardwood loors are another bonus. Don’t miss out on this!!
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FEATURE PACKED 4BR IN PRIME LOCATION Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent
Sat 25th March at 12pm 10% dep-bal 30/60 days $550,000+ Wednesday 6-6.30pm Saturday 11-11.30am Jerome Mulholland 0401 060 804
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30 Lee Avenue Springvale North Sound vinyl clad 3 bedroom home with lots of potential. Offers spacious lounge with RC air conditioner. BIR’s in 1st & 2nd bedrooms. Gas heating & gas cooktop in kitchen. Updated bathroom with large shower for disabled. Hardwood loors under carpet. Carport & large garage with remote to door. On 620.3m2 block with potential for dual occupancy (STP). Close to schools, shops & major arterials. Hurry to inspect.
Mortgagee Auction Sat 25th March at 1pm Terms 10% dep - bal 60 days Price $620,000+ Inspect Wednesday 6-6.30pm Saturday 10-10.30am Agent Neil Butler 0411 637 088 Ben Luu 0414 288 763
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5/69 Clow Street Dandenong
ATTRACTIVE HOME IN POPULAR AREA
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Set on elevated 679m lot this modern contemporary home offers a terriic living area comprising lounge with cathedral ceiling, formal dining, quality kitchen itted with WO, gas HP & dishwasher, family area leads to spacious rumpus room. Lots of family space with 3 double bedrooms plus study or 4th bedroom downstairs. Other features include full ensuite to master, double garage with internal access & covered alfresco area. Neutral decor and ducted heating throughout. MUST BE SOLD!
Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent
Sat 8th April at 11am 10% dep - bal 30/60 days $550,000+ Saturday 12-12.30pm Ben Luu 0414 288 763
EXTRA LARGE 3 BR APARTMENT IN PRIME LOCATION Approx 100m2 living area plus private 33m2 courtyard are features of this large as new unit. Carpet to bedrooms & loating loors to living area. Quality kitchen with gas cooking & dishwasher. At rear of building in quiet & private position. Building includes basement carpark, intercom & security entrance. Presently let but vacant possession available.
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$435,000 Wednesday 5-5.30pm Jerome Mulholland 0401 060 804
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36/1165 Stud Road Rowville
5 Easterleigh Court Dandenong Central
LAST AVAILABLE APARTMENT
PRIME DEVELOPMENT SITE
Extra spacious new 2 bed apartment on the top level featuring lots of natural light & views from the balcony. Offers open plan living with quality laminated kitchen including WO, HP & DW. Floating loorboards to living area which opens to large balcony. Double bedrooms with BIR’s & full ensuite to master. Other features include intercom, quality tiling, stone benchtops, basement carpark & storage. Great investment or irst home. Hurry to avoid disappointment.
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$420,000+ By appointment Tom Dallas 0403 036 601
Rectangular lot of approx. 1200m2 in quiet court close to all facilities. Well kept 2 bed home plus bungalow onsite. Easily let prior to development. No overlays or covenants. Fantastic potential for multi-unit development or suit 2 or 3 large homes (subject to permit). Don’t miss this!
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$800,000+ By appointment Jerome Mulholland 0401 060 804
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TONIMBUK
“Koonalda Park” 400 ACRES - 162 ha
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Prime location: 175 Bridal Road, Tonimbuk Approx 6.5km from Princes Highway in the Tonimbuk Valley and 75 minutes Melbourne.
Long ownership property of high reputation offering picturesque balance of improved pasture country varying from heavy carrying flats to undulating pastures O Excellent subdivision into 15 paddocks - laneway system - excellent fencing - Watered by 20 dams O 3 bedroom brick veneer home in private setting O Timber cattleyards, hay and machinery sheds O
Expressions of Interest Closing Friday 24th March at 2.00pm Melbourne (03) 9866 5588 Peter: 0418 317 440 Matt: 0418 512 494
One of Melbourne’s largest display home villages offering people the chance to explore 53 different homes from 22 builders is set to open at Berwick Waters in a joint development by Frasers Property Australia and Mondous Property Australia. Around two-thirds of the display homes are already open for inspection and an official launch of the impressive village is planned for Sunday 2 April with a special family event. Sarah Bloom, General Manager Residential Victoria, Frasers Property Australia said the Berwick Waters display village is a perfect way for home buyers to experience a wide range of options in one spot. “The new display village is a one-stop shop for the latest innovations in-house design. “With 22 builders represented, buyers have a great chance to find something that’s perfect for their family’s lifestyle,” Ms Bloom said. “The size and scale of the new village underline Frasers Property’s confidence in the Victorian housing market and the confidence we have in the builders which contribute to our communities. “It’s a great opportunity for builders to showcase their home designs and for people to get a sense of what their future home might look and feel like.” Henley will have a major presence in the Berwick Waters village with nine display homes. Henley General Manager Justin McDean said Berwick Waters’ location within a major growth corridor is attractive to a diverse range of buyers. “Berwick Waters has excellent access to the Monash Freeway and Clyde Road so it’s very easy to visit and its outstanding amenities and a beautiful natural
landscape make it a perfect location for our new World of Homes display village,” he said. Launched in 2011, Berwick Waters is already well established with more than 500 homes built around a picturesque meandering water course that is teeming with birdlife. Large blocks, lots of nearby educational and employment opportunities and extensive open space, bike paths, walking trails and playgrounds are just some of the reasons buyers choose Berwick Waters. Lots in Berwick Waters vary in size from 400 to 661 square metres and are priced from $295,000 to $460,000. The new display village is on Springbrook Drive, located off Honour Avenue, opposite Arbourlea Boulevard. The Berwick Waters sales office is next to the display village and is open daily from 11am to 5pm. Call 13 38 38 or visit www.berwickwaters. com.au for more information. The display home village features creations from Arden Homes, Bevnol Homes, Burbank, Carlisle Homes, Cheviot Homes, Dennis Family, Fairhaven Homes, GJ Gardner Homes, Henley, Hotondo Homes, Inspired Homes, Leneeva Homes, Mega Homes, Metricon, Porter Davis, Premier Builders Group, Rawdon Hill, Romeo Homes, Roseleigh Homes, Simonds Homes, Snowdon Homes and Watersun Homes.
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4+ A 3 B 3 C 3 D 2 E 531 F Keysborough 35 Daylily Drive Auction 7:00pm 29 March
Open plan design, four bedrooms all with walk in robes, the Master bedroom with an ensuite and walk through robe.
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The kitchen is finished with stainless steel appliances and breakfast bar. The expansive floorplan consists of a study, home theatre, living, dining and meals domain. Interior with heating and cooling and exterior with open entertaining.
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Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157
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OVER 50S COMMUNITY TAKING SHAPE The south-east’s newest over-50s community is rapidly taking shape at Berwick Waters. With almost half of the development already sold out, Lifestyle Berwick Waters is proving popular with working, semi-retired and retired people aged over 50 who are looking for new, affordable and low-maintenance homes set in fully-maintained landscaped gardens. Stage one homes are now under construction and on schedule for new homeowners to move in by June. Spacious and stylish display homes, complete with stone benchtops, stainless steel appliances and quality furnishings, will be open to the public by August. All the groundwork has been successfully laid for the resort-style homeowner’s Clubhouse, featuring a heated indoor pool and spa, fully-equipped gymnasium, big screen private cinema with Foxtel, library, computer centre with free Wi-Fi, billiards and darts room, plus a covered barbecue and entertaining terrace with an outdoor fireplace. Work on the community bowling green and tennis court will start in July. Narre Warren South resident Pat can’t wait to move into her new home at Lifestyle Berwick Waters. With a close family member currently living in an already-established community run by Lifestyle Communities, Pat knows full well she’ll soon be enjoying resort-style living within a friendly and active community. “I chose Lifestyle Communities to other retirement options because they look so cheerful, they’re much younger and the social side is fantastic,” she said. “You’re called ‘Lifestyle’, and moving to my
new home will be the start of a whole new lifestyle for me.” Lifestyle Berwick Waters is located at 490
Soldiers Road, Clyde North. For more information, call Lifestyle Communities on 1300 50 55 60, visit
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Support for car industry ahead of Toyota closure By Casey Neill Assistance for auto industry suppliers in Greater Dandenong is revving up ahead of Toyota’s October closure. South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) executive officer Adrian Boden said positive measures were being implemented from the South East Local Auto Transition Taskforce. “The meetings are happening and those ideas are being integrated,” he said. “It’s a difficult situation to manage when you think you may have several thousand people all out of a job at the same time. “Emphasis needs to shift from preparing for unemployment to getting the employers and the potential employees in front of each other. “The big thing that we need to use is the councils because they have access to the manufacturers in terms of their databases.” Greater Dandenong Mayor Jim Memeti said the council had introduced a new two-year program to identify at-risk businesses. “The council plans to engage with between 10 to 15 companies who may be adversely impacted by changes to the automotive sector,” he said. “We will look at everything from strategic planning, cultural change and financial analysis and will work with these companies on a one-onone basis, as well as in a group environment.
“The key focus will be to implement important and necessary change to enable businesses to remain competitive and sustainable.” Cr Memeti said the region had the highest concentration of automotive supply chain companies in the state. “We will continue to work with automotive supply chain workers, businesses and communities to ensure they have access to support and assistance during this time of uncertainty,” he said. “We will also continue to advocate for additional funding support from all tiers of government.” Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams - also the South East Local Auto Transition Taskforce chairwoman - said the State Government had established a dedicated automotive-focused skills and job centre in the heart of Dandenong to provide workers with access to training and job support services. On 8 February she announced TI Automotive Australia in Dandenong South and GTS Industries in Doveton were among 23 automotive supply chain companies to receive funding under the Automotive Supply Chain Transition Program (ASCTP). TI Automotive Australia will use the funding to develop a business transition plan, using financial and strategic data to support discussions around growth and transition. The plan will define the businesses current
state and identify issues and challenges impacting strategic direction. GTS Industries will use its funding to undertake actions outlined in its business transition plan, specifically detailed market survey work and interviews with selected major builders. The latest round of ASCTP funding, announced on 8 February, built on $618,000 already provided to 29 Victorian automotive supply chain companies. The program was established to help businesses identify future opportunities in new markets. Eligible supply chain companies can receive up to $71,000 to engage industry specialists and help develop a plan for transition. Funding is also available for business capability development including assistance with management skills, sales and marketing, financial management, new product development, business development and marketing. It’s part of the $46.5 million Automotive Transition Plan. “We know that many parts of the state have been hit hard by the closure of car manufacturing plants, and it’s great to see supply chains taking advantage of new business opportunities,” Ms Williams said. Automotive sector workers can call 134 189 to find out more about the government support available.
Chemicals are what’s cooking in the latest sticky mix By Casey Neill Need a glue or coating? Check the giant cake mixer at Fortis Adhesives and Coatings. The Dandenong South company mixes and cooks chemicals to change their structure. A four-metre high mixer is among the tools of the trade, managing director Phillip Arena explained. “It is a way of just cooking,” he said. “I love chemicals. “You can just manipulate them. “It’s about bending molecules.” Fortis makes more than 120 products, from industrial adhesives and industrial coatings to protective coatings for floors and metals, and curing compounds for concrete. “We do marine coating,” Mr Arena said. A large boat sits in the factory ready to coat, test, strip and coat again. It’s helped Fortis to develop four products in recent years - only one for nautical use. Fortis is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) which means it makes products that carry another company’s label, and Bunnings is among its clients. Mr Arena has a PhD in organic chemistry and industry experience and training. “I’ve been in the industry for over 20 years,” he said. “Eight years ago decided to do more work in Australia. “The only way to truly do that was to set up my own business. “No one was manufacturing these products in Australia. “They went for large volume, large-use products. “I decided to specialise in niche requirements - the large companies don’t want to look at those niche requirements, it’s too small a volume.” He set up in Seaford and operated for about six months before moving to Dandenong South. “We’ve moved twice,” he said. “Then we’ve purchased this premise to scale up.” Fortis moved in on 1 December and aimed to be 90 per cent set up by the end of March. On 6 December it received a Greater Dandenong Business Grant at Dandenong Civic Centre alongside four other businesses. The grant included up to $8000 plus business mentoring and marketing valued at about $2000. “We wanted new-style technology for our
Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce president Paul Broom at last year's award ceremony with Cabrini Linen Service's Ralf Pelz and Paul Wood from award sponsor NAB.
Vote for business standard bearers Nominations are open for this year’s Greater Dandenong Chamber Business Awards. The chamber aims to recognise and honour outstanding business achievement in the municipality and is seeking a cross-section of businesses from the area to vie for its annual honours. Each must demonstrate a level of success and industry leadership. The awards on offer are small business, large business, retail, corporate social responsibility, innovation and employment. Each category winner will be eligible for the overall Greater Dandenong Chamber Business Award. Cabrini Linen Service won last year’s top award as well as the employment award. Greencare Developments won the corporate social responsibility/innovation award and TanGold Pastry was named the small business of the year. Beletti Restaurant Cafe Bar received the retail award and the large business award went to RJ Sanderson. Visit www.greaterdandenongchamber.com.au for a nomination form. Contact Amanda Checken on 9794 3283 or amanda@greaterdandenongchamber.com.au for more information.
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Fortis Adhesives and Coatings managing director Phillip Arena says he loves his chemicals. 164195 phones,” Mr Arena said when asked what the cash went towards. The system sends a voicemail audio file from the landline phones to employees’ mobiles and emails. “We could be on the road or out the back manufacturing,” Mr Arena said. “That way you don’t need to get to the phone all the time. “We stay flexible. “Everyone in our business is hands on. “No one escapes anything.” The old building also needed a disabled bathroom and other upgrades. “These are things we’d planned to do in the future but because we got the grant, we’re doing them straight away,” he said. Fortis employs six people and uses some parttime and casual workers.
Mr Arena said the business was growing. “We do a lot of research and development (RND),” he said. “We also have an innovation grant with Monash University. “A couple of guys work here and at Monash. “We develop products that we bring into production and commercialise.” When a client approaches Fortis for a product, “we try to work out whether it’s something that we already have”. “We work on the chemistry and the equipment they already have and what they’re trying to produce,” he said. They link up with engineering firms that can build new machinery to handle the glues. Fortis can also help people who are looking for a local or cheaper alternative to an existing product by analysing a sample in its laboratory.
A trip to China could open new doors for businesses in Greater Dandenong. Springvale Asian Business Association (SABA) is linking up with Wenzhou Chamber of International Commerce in China and has invited Greater Dandenong Council to get involved. The council’s business group manager Paul Kearsley will accept an invitation from the chamber to visit with a SABA representative in coming weeks. SABA recently hosted a Wenzhou representative. “I was invited to attend a meeting with the representative from Wenzhou and SABA,” Mr Kearsley told the Monday 13 February council meeting. “They spoke eagerly and clearly about wanting to create an economic relationship.” He said that on his trip he would see what the city was about and look for opportunities for businesses to visit in the future. Mr Kearsley intends to lead a business delegation to Greater Dandenong’s sister city Xuzhou and nearby Nanjing in September, and hopes to add Wenzhou to the agenda. “It is vital to obtain further information and an understanding of the opportunities available in Wenzhou, so as to determine its suitability for a further visit,” a council report on the trip read. The council adopted an International Relations policy last July to help build overseas relationships around economic co-operation and expand economic opportunities for local businesses. It established a formal sister city relationship with Xuzhou in 1996 and over the past few years has developed a link with the Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce in Nanjing. It’s hoped the relationships will drive capital and private investment in Greater Dandenong. 25 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 6 March, 2017
Open heart help for Chriselda By Casey Neill Chriselda looks like any other two-year-old as she runs through Elizabeth and Tim Jones’ home. The toddler from Timor Leste is now exactly that, thanks to the Joneses. Chriselda had a hole in her heart when she arrived at their home on Wednesday 1 February with her mum, Belina. The Jones’ late son Benjamin inspired them to open their doors to help Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) to perform surgery to repair the defect. The Joneses donated $15,000 to the project at the Rotary Club of Dandenong South East meeting on Tuesday 14 February. Benjamin was four years old when he passed away from a heart condition in 2015. “We spent a lot of time in hospital and the last four months we were given a lot of money by our family and friends and work colleagues,” Elizabeth explained. “We were trying to decide what to do with the money. “We wanted to donate it to somewhere that could benefit another little person with a heart condition.” ROMAC was the perfect fit. The Beaconsfield family wanted to be part of the process and share the knowledge they picked up during their trips to the Royal Children’s Hospital, so offered to host Belina and Chriselda. “It’s been really good and so rewarding,” Elizabeth said. “It was like we were blessing them but at the same time they were giving us a blessing back. “Obviously, the day of the surgery was very difficult for Belina and for us. “Our son’s heart condition was very complex. “The surgery that Chriselda had was something that was routinely done every day in Australia.” Surgeons operated on Chriselda on Monday 6 February. A week and a half later they gave her the OK to fly home. “Without this surgery, she would have got worse and worse over time,” Elizabeth said. “This surgery has prevented that all from hap-
Elizabeth Jones with a photograph of her late son, Benjamin, Belina Lopes and two-year-old Chriselda.
Chriselda recuperates in Beaconsfield following her operation. pening and she can go on to live a normal life.” The Joneses donated $15,000 to the project at the Rotary Club of Dandenong South East meeting on Tuesday 14 February. The club’s Colin Byron said ROMAC provided life-saving or dignity-restoring surgery for children from developing countries. “Over 30 years we have brought around 500 children to Australia and New Zealand which is approximately 40 children a year,” he said. “This is a complete Rotary volunteer program where we raise the money for the children and have surgeons and hospital staff volunteer their time.”
Belina said a doctor discovered Chriselda’s condition during a check-up for a cold. “He heard a murmur, but he didn’t know exactly what was the problem,” she said. “He suggested us to check with a cardiologist, but we only have one in our country and he just finished his study. “I felt so sad because the doctor told me ‘your daughter has this, but it can’t be fixed in our country’.” Belina met an American doctor who recommended ROMAC, and submitted an application last July.
“That time worried me a lot,” she said. “Knowing your kid has this problem and there’s no medication... “ROMAC has given back the hope that every mother wants. “In our country, there’s a lot of children like Chriselda that need this help. “Sometimes in our country, the doctor says ‘we cannot fix this’ and some mothers accept the reality and go home and just wait and can’t do anything. “You don’t have to go back home and feel like ‘that’s it’.”
What’s on Sky rail in focus The next Noble Park Community Action Group forum will welcome a Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) representative to provide information and answer questions about sky rail. ■ Rooms three and four, Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, 18-32 Buckley Street, Noble Park. Wednesday 8 March, 6pm.
Friendship Place This free, weekly friendship group will meet for board games, card games, jigsaw puzzles, pool, coffee and more. ■ Dandenong Church of Christ, 139 David Street, Dandenong. Tuesdays from 14 March, 1pm to 4pm. Call Sharon Edwards on 0410 623 056 for more information.
Cinema under the stars Bring a blanket, seats and a picnic and watch Red Dog: True Blue at this free event. There’ll be an animal farm and jumping castle, and food and drinks for sale. The Twilight Fun Run runs alongside the movie night. Courses range from 3km to 8km. ■ Tirhatuan Park (enter via Kriegel Way off Outlook Drive), Dandenong North. Saturday 11 March, 5.30pm to 10pm. Moving screening from 8pm. Call 9701 5900 or visit www. twilightfunrunymca.eventbrite.com.au for fun run details.
Sandown Probus Club This not-for-profit club for retired people aged over 55 meets on the second Monday of the month. Members participate in outings, coffee mornings, cinema trips and more. New members are welcome. ■ Club Noble, Moodemere Street, Noble Park. Monday 13 March, 10am. Call 9791 6807 for more info.
She, 2017 Four artists in this exhibition were selected from art school graduate exhibitions late last year. Each has a distinctly different approach. Wendy Grace’s artwork was selected from proposals received from a call out to artists who had previously entered the She competition. One of the artists will be at the gallery from 11am to 3pm on Saturdays during the exhibition. ■ Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong. Tuesday 14 March to Saturday 22 April. Open 11am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 11am to 3pm Saturdays.
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Sharon Edwards, Foong Soo and Paul Briscoe from The Friendship Group. ries, artist Grace Fraraccio will teach participants how to make images and words work creatively together. The workshop is suitable for children and adults. ■ Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Tuesday 14 March, 6.30pm. Springvale Library, 411 Springvale Road, Springvale. Tuesday 21 March, 6.30pm. Free event but bookings preferred. Call 9706 8441.
Neighbourhood Watch Greater Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch is a community-based volunteer crime prevention and community safety group. Senior Sergeant Scott Brennan will speak at a 3pm session and Inspector Mark Langhorn and the council’s Sharon Sykes will speak at a 7.30pm meeting. ■ Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, 18-34 Buckley Street, Noble Park. Wednesday 15 March. Call Dawn Vernon on 0407 325 030 for more information.
Dandenong West school festival The school celebrates Cultural Diversity Week and Harmony Day with cultural performances and free family-friendly activities. ■ Dandenong West Primary School, 32 Birdwood Avenue, Dandenong. Friday 17 March, 2pm to 6pm.
Sunset Cinema Grab friends and family, a picnic, blankets and chairs for these free screenings. Oddball and Eddie the Eagle will screen in
a double-header on Friday 17 March. Catch When Marnie Was There on Friday 10 March. ■ Harmony Square, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. From 7pm. Call 8571 1000 for more information.
Springvale Garden Open Day There’ll be information on composting and worm farming, a bee keeper, a kids’ planting activity, sausage sizzle, raffle and more. ■ Springvale Community Gardens, 1-7 Morwell Parade, Springvale. Saturday 18 March, 10am to noon. Call 8571 1702 for more information.
AIII Holi Fair The free Festival of Colours returns for the ninth year with children’s rides, food and variety stalls, powder colour, cultural dances, music and more. ■ Tatterson Park, 100 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough. Sunday 12 March, 11.30am to 6pm. Visit www.aiii.org.au for more information.
Little Edison This Me and My Dad event will help kids aged seven to 11 years and an accompanying carer to discover robotics. ■ Dandenong Library, Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Saturday 11 March, 3pm. Call 1300 630 920 for bookings or more information.
Robotics workshop Robogals and Greater Dandenong Libraries will host this free session for kids aged seven
to 11 years. ■ Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Sundays 12 and 26 March, 12.15pm to 1.15pm. Call 1300 630 920 for more information or to register.
Silverton turning 40 Silverton Primary School is welcoming the community and past students and teachers to celebrate its 40th birthday. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. ■ Silverton Primary School, 77-123 Jacksons Road, Noble Park North. Wednesday 15 March, from 5pm.
Maternal love and lament This free exhibition uses images of the mother to reflect on ideas of love and lament. The work seeks new ways of conceiving the maternal body. ■ Heritage Hill Museum and Historical Gardens, 66 McCrae Street, Dandenong. Until Friday 31 March, Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. Call 9793 4511.
Craft and friendship Join this group to share skills in sewing, craft or quilting, friendship and a joke or two. All skill levels are welcome. ■ The Open Door, 110 Ann Street, Dandenong. Tuesdays, 10am to noon. A $4 donation is suggested. Call Trish or Jo on 9791 8664.
Seniors meet Hallam Senior Citizens Centre hosts carpet bowls, bingo, games, club room events and day tours. New members are welcome. ■ Hallam Seniors Citizens Centre, 4 Princes Domain Place, Hallam. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Call Dorothy Mickelson on 9796 7580 for more information.
Friday playgroup Children can socialise with other kids of a similar age through play with toys, paints, craft equipment and play dough. A playgroup facilitator leads the sessions. Adults can meet other parents, grandparents and carers. ■ Jan Wilson Community Centre, Halton Road, Noble Park North. Fridays during school terms, 10.30am to noon. $4.50 per session per family.
‘Luck’ is in for a spot of comfort By Cam Lucadou-Wells Meredith Gourlay and her family were due some sort of stroke of fortune. The Dandenong family, who have endured unspeakable grief, were recently given a new outdoor deck from woodcare-product company Cabot’s. They also received complimentary eight-seat table, plants and fittings professionally styled by TV personality Dani Wales. Cystic Fibrosis Victoria had nominated the family for Cabot’s Dream Decks for a Cause program. Ms Gourlay and her family were rocked by an awful 2014 in which her son Peter died of cancer and then her husband Trevor was struck by a fatal heart attack. Since then, she’s continued raising her five children, each with steep personal needs. The eldest are Michael, 10, with ADHD and cystic fibrosis, and Daniel, 7, who is Peter’s twin and has high-functioning autism. Her other children are Luke, 5, with a heart murmur and chronic anxiety, Andrew, 3, with cystic fibrosis and the youngest Steven, with autism and a hearing and developmental genetic disorder. Through all this, she learnt to treat each day as a blessing, not a curse, she said. Her mother told her on the first anniversary of Peter’s death that she had to learn how to live. “I’d be otherwise dishonouring Peter because he loved life,” Ms Gourlay said. “He loved everything about everyone, even loved going to school. “I look at my children and think we have to keep going forward.” In the meantime, her ex-husband Ramon stepped in for support and now is a live-in partner. “He held this family together while we grieved and bought normallity and fun and laugher to our lives,” Ms Gourlay said. “Our relationship has blossomed through the grief.” It might not surprise that the family had an eventful Christmas - Ramon broke his leg and
Meredith Gourlay, Dani Wales and Ramon with children Luke, Michael, Daniel, Steven and Andrew. Daniel was hospitalised with a burst appendix. But for a grateful Ms Gourlay, the deck has given the family new life. It allows her to do daily physiotherapy in a spacious, outdoors space with Michael and Andrew. And it also gives her a space to unwind with a
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wine each night, looking out at the adjoining paddock and bushland. She chose a blue colour for the deck’s fittings, in a nod to Peter’s favourite colour. Dani Wales said Ms Gourlay was a “trooper” who deserved everything good that came her way.
“I couldn’t grasp how one person could be affected by so much emotional hardship and still be functioning in everyday life, let alone caring for five young children. “I hope Meredith and her family enjoy spending time together on the new deck.”
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SPORT Time has arrived for Redbacks By David Nagel The opportunity to have a huge impact on the famous colours of the Hampton Park Football Club has arrived with the club desperate to sign players ahead of the 2017 South East Football Netball League season. The Redbacks have a new executive committee, they have money, and a new coaching panel ready to pass on a wealth of knowledge and experience to a hard-working list of players. They have loyal sponsors and supporters, and an atmosphere to be enhanced by past-player reunions to commemorate 20, 50 and 60-year premiership celebrations. Now - to complete the picture - they just need bums on seats in the change rooms! The Redbacks have a positive outlook for the future, with their governing body - AFL South East - set to deliver divisional football in 2018. This implementation will allow clubs like Hampton Park to find their watermark, and in allow Hampton to be competitive for the first time since its last finals appearance in 2011 and bring some much-needed vibrancy back to Robert Booth Reserve. But first, they need to get there. Make no mistake, this is a pivotal moment in the history of this great club that has built rivalries with foes like Beaconsfield, Berwick, Cranbourne and Narre Warren since the mid-1950s. Off-field the club is well managed, but winning just four of 84 games since a mass exodus of players crippled the club at the end of that 2011 season - well, it’s finally taken its toll. The club appeased its players in 2016 with a rumoured move to the divisional structure of the neighbouring Southern Football League.
Club presidents Mick O Brien, second from left, and Tim Ziegler, right, with coaching staff from left, reserves coach Haydn Reynolds, senior coach Dean Warren, midfield coach Nick Johnstone, Under-19 coach Vincent Miceli and forward coach Chris Rodney and players from the Hampton Park Football Club. 165150 Picture: DAVID NAGEL It’s a move that never eventuated with some club insiders and SEFNL keen to continue a longlasting relationship. Co-club president Mick O’Brien, a man who spilt blood, sweat and tears for the red and black, is one who is desperate to see it continue. “All the hard work that we’ve done off-field
over the last few years has put us in a really financial position, left us with a war-chest, but attracting the right player to the club has always been the hardest part,” O’Brien said. “What’s happening on-field is not a true reflection of what’s happening off-field right now. “We thought if we put the club in a financial
Stingrays beefed up after boost from elite training By Nick Creely A revamped and rejuvenated Dandenong Stingrays group seems primed to bounce into the 2017 TAC Cup season with vigour after training the house down in their makeshift home at Frankston Park. With Shepley Oval unavailable over the summer due to Victorian Premier Cricket commitments, the Stingrays made Frankston’s former VFL ground its training base due to the VFL club being booted out of the competition for at least the next two years. And Stingrays coach Craig Black believes the use of the elite training facility is likely to see his young chargers rewarded from the experience. “We’ve had a really good pre-season to date - it’s great to have an elite facility in Frankston where we have access to weights and a full-length footy ground - we hope we can see the reward for being able to use it,” he said. On Monday 20 February, the Stingrays reduced their list from roughly 90 youngsters to 59, a tough process not lost on the coach. “We’ve played an intra-club, a game against Sandringham and we played Murray Bushrangers - we finalised our squad with cuts on Monday, which is exciting for some and disappointing for others - you never want to be the bearer of bad news but that’s how it is,” he said. The squad: Beaconsfield - Jamie Plumridge, Mitchell Smith, Bailey Morrish, Mitchell Riordan, Alex Young, Riley Boland; Beleura - Bailey Angwin; Berwick - Reece Piper, Oscar Clavarino; Bonbeach - Lachlan Stenning; Crib Point - Riley Bowman, Aaron Darling, Bailey Williams; Doveton - Jarrod Smith, Mitch Cotter; Edi-Asp - Zak Barrett, Will Barron; Langwarrin - Josh Bateman; Mornington - Angus Paterson, Tom De Koning, Oliver Walsh; Mt Eliza - Lachlan Young, Finlay Bayne, Will Antonie, Tom Freeman; Narre Warren - Jesse Davies; Pearcedale - Jake Frawley; Red Hill - Sam Fletcher, Hunter Clark, Jai Taylor, Daniel Frampton; Rosebud - Toby Bedford, Campbell Hustwaite, Stephen Cumming, Jai Nanscawen; Rowville - Dylan Morris; Rye - Luke Davies-Uniacke, Jackson Allen; Seaford - Aiden Bonar, Bailey Schmidt; Somerville - Tom Murphy; Waverley Park - Lachlan McDonnell. 32 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 6 March, 2017
position things would build from there but we probably underestimated just how hard it is to attract players when you’re not winning games of footy.” O’Brien and the club’s executive have changed their focus, looking to rebuild the club from the ground up, starting with the coaching department. New head-coach Dean Warren is perfectly suited for the task, with a level three coaching accreditation and previous success with VFL development squads. O’Brien is confident that if the players commit, Warren and his staff can have a huge impact on their individual and team development. “We just need players, guys who want to put their hearts on their sleeve and have a crack at senior football,” he said. “We’re in a unique situation to provide that opportunity. We want to build with a group, put a younger side on the park and watch that group grow towards success.” Co-president and football manager Tim Ziegler said the club was still waiting on a commitment from several of the 45 players that have hit the track in the pre-season. “There are probably 10 to 12 that we are still in negotiations with, those that have been to training and are still deciding their futures,” Ziegler said. “Obviously we’re trying to do everything we can to reassure the players. “Yes we know it will be tough, that this is the place to be going forward. We’re having talks with a few new blokes as well.” Players wishing to discuss a possible future with the club can call O’Brien on 0411 420 155, Ziegler on 0412 814 842 or Warren on 0415 378 211.
Hampton Park given all-clear By David Nagel
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The AFL South East Commission has confirmed that Hampton Park FNC will participate in the football and netball divisions of the SEFNL in season 2017. The resolution of the Commission followed a meeting of SEFNL Football and Netball Presidents with members of the AFL South East Commission on Wednesday 22 February. Co-Presidents of Hampton Park Mick O’Brien and Tim Ziegler addressed the meeting on Hampton Park’s current registration and training numbers. The meeting acknowledged the enthusiasm with which Mick and Tim were engaging with coaches and players and demonstrated a level of confidence of being able to field two teams in 2017. All clubs supported Hampton Park’s intention to compete in both the senior and reserve divisions. The club will now be keen to hear from players who wish to support the club and represent Hampton Park in season 2017. “We just need to get one, then two, three, four players, and start building a group that will fight through 2017 and then reap the benefits going forward,” said O’Brien. “We want a nucleus that might go through some tough times now but will enjoy some success down the track.” AFL South East Chairman Roger Hampson also addressed the meeting on the Commission’s approval of a review process about to commence to determine the structure of the competition in 2018. It is expected that a divisional structure - promotion and relegation - will be implemented into the region in 2018. Clubs will receive the terms of reference for the review shortly, which is planned to be complete by July.
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Finals have a fresh new look as favourites tumble By Russell Bennett DDCA TURF 1 REVIEW ROUND 11 (ONE DAY) THREE of last season’s top four sides have officially been bundled out of the DDCA Turf 1 finals race in an astonishing close to the 2016/17 homeand-away season. Powerhouse clubs Springvale South, Cranbourne, and Berwick have all found themselves on the outside looking in after Round 11 action on Saturday. Cranbourne, in particular, has some genuine soul searching to do and some home truths to realise - closing out its season with no points from its final three rounds and just one victory since Round 5. The 2015/16 premier could only muster 160 from its 40 overs after being sent in by Mordialloc at Casey Fields. Eagles openers Lucas Ligt (0) and Brandon Tyzzer (9) both fell cheaply to Mordialloc young gun opener Jakob Woinarski (3/45), bringing about yet another rescue mission from superstar all-rounders Steve Spoljaric and Matt Chasemore. The two have been relied upon particularly heavily all season - perhaps too much so - and this time their mission proved a bridge too far as they were both removed after strong starts - Spoljaric for a near run-a-ball 41 and Chasemore, finally, for 61 after holding the innings together. Disappointingly for Cranbourne, Jake Harrington (22) was the side’s only other batsman to reach double figures as Chathura Athukorala and Ian Daniel claimed 4/39 and 2/16 respectively. Daniel’s brilliant all-around season continued in the Mordialloc innings, top-scoring with 84 after leading a fight-back when the side also lost two early scalps. Ultimately, the visitors passed the Eagles a ball into the 37th over. Despite knocking off Buckley Ridges at Arch Brown Reserve, Berwick has also missed the finals - finishing the season in sixth spot, three points and percentage adrift of Heinz Southern Districts. The in-form Buckley, which hadn’t lost since Round 4, was rolled for just 139 in the 35th over thanks to a brilliant performance with the ball from Cory Bevan, who finished with 5/29. In reply, the Bears (7/141) chased the runs down with more than 10 overs to spare - led by opener Darren de Souza (55 not out) and Wookey Medal fancy Jarrod Armitage (37). Top-of-the-table Hallam Kalora Park predictably proved far too strong in its matchup of Turf 1’s polar opposites against the relegation-bound Parkfield - despite being restricted to just 145 after being sent in to bat. Ben Hillard (43) continued his run of strong form with the willow over recent rounds while Jagveer Hayer top-scored with 44. Parkfield endured an epic collapse in its reply after openers Shane Bell (20) and Tanil Dehigaspitiya (34) put on 54 for the opening wicket. From there, the side lost all 10 of its wickets for just 36 runs to be all out for 90 in just the 26th
Berwick’s Jarrod Armitage continued to shine with both bat and ball on Saturday in the DDCA, Picture: ROB CAREW capping off his 2/34 with 37 with the willow against Buckley Ridges. 165558 over as Jake Cutting (4/24) ran riot. Heinz Southern Districts, meanwhile, proved a class above Dingley at Souter Oval. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat and piled on 208 from their 40 overs for the loss of just five wickets following a string of contributions with the bat. Adam Semmens (68 not out) and Kaushalya Weeraratne (47) led the way with the willow before Ashan Bandaranayake (2/38), Michael Davies (2/22), Lee Brown (2/37), and Brad Downe (2/9) all followed suit with the ball with two wickets apiece as Dingley was dismissed for 176 in the 37th over. Christo Otto (64) and Calvin Barlow (57) scored the bulk of the runs. Springvale South fell just a single point shy of a
finals berth despite a comfortable win over Narre Warren at Sweeney Reserve. After being sent in, the visitors amassed 8/178 from their innings with DDCA legend Craig Slocombe top-scoring with his season-high 82. He also took 2/6 in reply as Narre could only muster 9/113. Rajith Priyan (2/15) and Dylan Quirk (2/7) were the other multiple wicket-takers. Finally, in the North versus West Dandenong derby, West easily came out on top - winning 6/213 to 128. Teenager Riley Siwes was the star with 4/7 from his six overs.
Hawks relish a return to the top By David Nagel Hallam-Kalora Park will look to rubber stamp an amazing climb up the ranks of the DDCA Turf 1 competition when it takes on Mordialloc in this weekend’s major semifinal at Hallam. The top-of-the-table Hawks will take part in their first finals series since 2010, an adventure that fell one step short of glory in the season-decider against Buckley Ridges. A string of mid-to-lower finishes since then has given no indication of the Hawks rapid rise to prominence this season. Two remaining members of that run through to the 2010 grand final, Corey and Leigh Booth, have been joined by a string of all-rounders all keen to make their mark. Corey has been hard to dismiss this season, making 256 runs at an average of 85, while Leigh has averaged close to 30 at the top of the order. Leigh’s opening battles with sidekick Ben Hillard (338 at 33.8) have been crucial for the Hawks, giving them a solid foundation to build on. The Hawks have been well served by the all-round talents of Jagveer Hayer, Jordan Hammond and skipper Steve Gilmour, who have all played key roles in a four-game winning streak heading into this week’s grand final qualifier. Those wins came against Narre Warren, Springvale South, Dingley and Parkfield -teams outside the top-four. The Hawks last mission against a fellow finals contender saw them go down in a round seven one-dayer at Mordialloc, this weekend’s opponent. In semi-final two, Buckley Ridges will begin its quest for a third title in the last eight years when it takes on perennial finalist Heinz Southern Districts in a cut-throat eliminator at Park Oval. The Bucks return to the big stage for the first time since 2012/13, when they had the ultimate success story against Mordialloc. Daniel Watson showed his true class back then, scoring 188 not out in the grand final, and will be keen to turn back the clock despite a mediocre year with the willow. Watson has been more of a threat with the ball this season, leaving the consistent run-scoring duties to the likes of Susantha Pradeep and Jayson Hobbs. The Cobras have finished fourth for the fourth consecutive season and are looking to make their second grand final through that journey. THE LAST 10 DDCA PREMIERS 2008 Berwick 2009 Parkfield 2010 Buckley Ridges 2011 Springvale South 2012 Berwick 2013 Buckley Ridges 2014 Parkfield 2015 Mordialloc 2016 Cranbourne
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Panthers and Swans go through By Russell Bennett VICTORIAN PREMIER REVIEW - ROUND 17 (DAY TWO) THE Dandenong Panthers will still enter the Victorian Premier Cricket finals as the second seed despite a heavy defeat on the weekend to the struggling St Kilda. After the home side piled on a commanding 6/335 on day one of their two-dayer at Harry Trott Oval in Albert Park, the Panthers stumbled badly - falling to 2/25 and then 6/89 before ultimately falling more than 100 runs short. St Kilda was led brilliantly in its innings by twin century-makers Lachlan Holmes (140) and Damon Egan (115), who laid the platform for their side’s impressive total with a 240-plus run stand for the second wicket, while James Nanopoulos (3/71) and Peter Cassidy (3/62) between them took all six wickets to fall. The Panthers got off to a nightmare start to their reply with skipper Tom Donnell falling to the spin of Michael Beer (2/33) for just six and Ryan Quick following him back to the sheds almost immediately without troubling the scorers. From 2/25, the middle order set about its fightback but after Lincoln Edwards fell to Blade Baxter (2/62) for 21, another clump of wickets fell including the key wickets of James Pattinson for six, opener Brett Forsyth for 43, and Nanopoulos also for six. Frustratingly for the Panthers, of their last four wickets to fall, each batsman had made at least a 20-run start - including Tanner Stanton, in just his third first XI game of the season, bowled by Beer just a run short of a well deserved half-century. Ultimately, the visitors were dismissed for 226 with Baxter, Beer, Josh Bartlett (2/20), and Rob Quiney (2/27) the multiple wicket-takers. In other local Premier action, Casey-South Melbourne is also finals bound - clinching the sixth seed despite a comprehensive loss to Prahran at Toorak Park. The home side set the result up on the open-
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ing day’s play, dismissing the Swans for just 126 before declaring at 8/210 after 47 overs following Adam Bull’s 103 from the top of the order. But the Swans made a much better fist of their second dig - eventually dismissed in the 81st over for 217 with Dylan Hadfield (64), Ryan Eaton (34), and Leigh Diston (30) top-scoring. Nathan
McNally was the star with the ball for Prahran, finishing with 5/65 from his 19 overs. Needing 134 from its second innings for an unlikely outright win that would have seen the side clinch a finals spot of its own, Prahran batted out an entertaining final eight overs of the clash to finish on 4/60 with Swans skipper Lachlan Sper-
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ling claiming 2/3 in just one over. This season’s finals sides, in ladder position, are: the Camberwell Magpies, Dandenong, Fitzroy Doncaster, Northcote, the Monash Tigers, Casey-South Melbourne, Melbourne, and Footscray Edgewater.
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Brett Forsyth was one of the Dandenong batsmen to make a strong start against St Kilda without capitalizing on his good work.
While it may have been an upset result for punters, Mick’s Angel provided her owner and trainer a moment of unbridled joy at Sandown Park on Thursday night. For ecstatic trainer Allan Meyer, the win was one of the most satisfying moments in a training career that’s spanned the best part of two decades. “I’ve had three seconds but I’ve never won one here on a Thursday night. It’s an honour, I’ll give you the tip,” he said after the race. “You know how you like to tick things off in your life? Winning at Sandown is one of those boxes ticked. My wife Kaye and I only have two dogs, but they’re our life. I’m retired, I get up in the morning and look after the dogs. We’re just really happy.” While Mick’s Angel’s breakthrough win was a career highlight for the successful trainer, it was an emotional victory for her owner, Faye Craig. “Faye is one of the best owners a trainer could ask for,” Meyer continued. “I met her husband Brian - ‘Mick’ as he was known to his mates - at the Hoppers Club and we
Mick’s Angel finally cracked it for a win at Sandown Park on Thursday night. raced a greyhound named Mick’s Lady. She won six races and we had a lot of fun with her. “Brian went to buy a half-brother to Mick’s Lady and when he went to go see him, a littersister was in the trailer. Faye wanted to see her and despite Brian saying they were only interested in the dog, Faye took one look at her and insisted
they buy her too. As it turns out, the boy wasn’t much good but the girl (Mick’s Angel) has been pretty good.” Faye has always had a close bond with Mick’s Angel, a bond that only strengthened since Brian’s passing and one that no amount of money could break. “She took over ownership when her husband Brian passed away. She’s really into the horses, but she loves this dog. It’s her pet; she’s knocked back some big offers. She even has a pool in the backyard just for her - the kids aren’t even allowed in it!“ The win was Mick’s Angels eighth from 48 career starts, his first in 10 starts at Sandown Park, and picked up $6120 in prizemoney. Sent to the boxes a 20/1 chance, Meyer said he had a small go at Mick’s Angel but his good mate Darren Beazley wasn’t so confident. “He took the favourite one out in the quaddie and left her out,” Meyer said.
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