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The western suburbs reached a positive milestone last week but hopes for significant easing of restrictions on businesses are fading as new COVID-19 infections persist. Retail, hairdressers, beauty therapists and outdoor dining were flagged to reopen with strict hygiene protocols under the third step in easing restrictions from October 19, if Victoria hit a rolling 14-day case average of five or lower, and fewer than five mystery cases in a fortnight. But the average lingered around 9.5 on Sunday – well above the metropolitan Melbourne target. Premier Daniel Andrews said restrictions could be eased from next Monday, saying the five-kilometre travel limit was among measures the government would consider lifting for metropolitan Melbourne. Bucking the trend last Thursday, covid-hotpots in the north and western suburbs reported zero new cases for the first time since March. An outcome that community health service Cohealth put down to a community-led response, a joint response from multiple community health services, and culturally specific health efforts. There was not a single new covid case in Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Maribyrnong, Melton and Wyndham. Cohealth chief executive Nicole Bartholomeusz said the success was due to community health providers’ approach of using community expertise and knowledge, developing tailored health information and providing support to make it possible to comply. “To have gone from 10 hotspot postcodes in lockdown across the north and west to now having zero new cases in all eight LGAs in that region is remarkable,” Ms Bartholomeusz said. Brimbank had 21 active cases on Sunday while there were still 17 active cases linked to an outbreak at Estia Aged Care Keilor East. “Community health quickly engaged a range of community members to be part of spreading health messages in language, distributing masks, helping people recognise symptoms, encouraging tests, and breaking down the stigma attached to the virus,” Ms Bartholomeusz said. “There are important lessons to be learnt from the progress in the north and west.
Kavita Andropoulos had mixed feelings about returning with her peers to the classroom this week as Brimbank’s VCAL and VCE students headed back to on-site learning. With the exception of a few weeks, students have been distance learning for most of the year as a result of the pandemic. Kavita, a school captain at Taylors Lakes Secondary College, is sitting her year 12 VCAL assessments in a week and says she is feeling quietly confident. “For me, all my classes were on Google teams and the only downfall was, with the science subjects, you couldn’t do any of the practical assessments so the school had to modify those for us. “I think my grades could be better but considering the circumstances, I think I’m on track.” She said that, unlike some of her peers, she did not struggle being separated from her classmates this year. “I know for a lot of my cohort, they relied a lot on social support, but for me, I developed personal growth and independence. “I got to spend a lot more family time and got to know myself a lot better.” Kavita is studying towards a future in criminology or forensics. She said she was trying to remain calm about her upcoming exams. Year 7 students joined their VCAL and VCE peers in metropolitan Melbourne for face-to-face learning from Monday this week, while years 8 –10 students will return from Monday, October 26. Esther Lauaki
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Clearing the stench from Kealba By Zach Hope, The Age A unique trial to cool reeking underground waste at Kealba landfill has showed promising results and may offer hope to residents, including some who say the smell has become so intolerable that they are considering selling their home. Four hotspots were identified at the Kealba landfill earlier this year, but efforts by operator Barro Group to fix the problem had been so slow that the Environment Protection Authority granted permission for a new kind
of remediation. Standard procedure is to dig out the burning waste each day and allow it to cool as much as possible before filling it back in overnight. Under the trial, which ran through September, Barro Group has been allowed to effectively leave the smouldering and reacting waste piles uncovered. “The trial has demonstrated that more hotspot material can be cooled each day, and that continuing the trial methods would save weeks, and possibly months, in bringing the hotspots and the resulting odour impacts
on the community to an end,” EPA regional manager Stephen Lansdell said. Mr Lansdell said the EPA would now weigh up the increased smell caused by the trial and the time savings before making a decision about continuing the method. Despite the positive results, Barro Group acknowledged there were still tens of thousands of cubic metres of waste to cool and could not provide residents with a firm date as to when the smell, which can be detected kilometres away on some days, would begin to fade.
SES ready for extreme weather Severe weather thrashed Victoria with warnings for Keilor and Tullamarine issued last week. Heavy rain and winds – reaching up to 100km/h in some areas – have pelted the suburbs for two weekends in a row, but Brimbank State Emergency Service (SES) expect that this might be the calm before the storm. Deputy controller William Burrows told Star Weekly that the service had been generally quiet and the team has been preparing for some months for the extreme weather. “We’re expecting that it might get a lot worse as we move further into October but for now we have been quite quiet,” Mr Burrows said. The Bureau of Meteorology outlook includes potential for La Niña weather, bringing heavy spring rains to south eastern Australia, a higher risk of floods in the already wet areas and increased rainfall falling in water catchments. Brimbank SES members recently trained in sandbagging skills maintenance in preparation for the predicted extremely wet spring. “As we can’t have more than 10 members at the unit for face-to-face training and we can’t cross teams, training was performed over the past two weeks,” Mr Burrows said. “Members practiced passing sandbags, sandbagging doors, both access doors and limited access.” Victoria SES urges every community member to take notice and get flood ready. For local flood information and how to get ready, visit: ses.vic.gov.au/get-ready.
“There’s so many ‘ifs’,“ said resident Anna Jez, who lives about 200 metres from the landfill with her husband and three small children. “Our quality of life over the last year has been terrible. We can’t go into our backyard to play. With this five-kilometre radius there’s not much we can do. Depending on where the wind’s blowing, it’s pretty much half of Kealba that’s covered”. Barro Group spokesman Steve Murphy said the new cooling method was not straightforward …vevertheless, he said the trial was faster than the standard procedure.
Quick decision a winning one A Taylors Lakes maintenance worker is keen to hang up the work boots for good after becoming one of Brimbank’s newest millionaires. The happy winner held one of two division one-winning entries nationally in Lotto draw 4012, drawn on September 28, to take homea prize of $1 million. The winning ticket, purchased at Taylors Lakes Lucky Lotto News and Gifts, was unregistered and officials had an eager wait for the winner to claim his prize. Sharing his excitement with an official from The Lott, the winner recounted buying the winning ticket. “I play every week, and I usually just grab a QuickPick entry … due to the restrictions, the stores I usually go to have been closed, which means I’ve had to grab my entry when I do my groceries. “When I bought this ticket I looked at the newsagency, and the line was quite long, so I thought ‘I’ll come back after the groceries and grab my entry then. “It’s crazy to think that if I had waited in line … I might not have bought the QuickPick that got me those numbers.” Esther Lauaki
Esther Lauaki Brimbank SES members brush up their sandbagging skills. (Pictures: Supplied)
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Cr Hedditch steps down By Esther Lauaki Brimbank councillor John Hedditch is stepping back from local government after what he describes as a tumultuous term. Cr Hedditch, who was elected to represent the Harvester ward four years ago, will not contest the upcoming council election due to health concerns. He said his choice to stand down from the council was bittersweet. “My health has been affected by the goings-on in council,” Cr Hedditch said. “It is serious and I need to step away from council and work in the community where
there is not that level of toxicity. “I’ve really enjoyed working alongside the community and residents in achieving good outcomes while also developing policy positions and asking lots of questions.” A prominent community advocate, Cr Hedditch was voted in as mayor in 2016. He went on to serve on numerous committees and held the prosperous Brimbank portfolio. “I saw an opportunity with the first democratically elected council in seven years to try and make Brimbank a better place by working to create a proud community-first culture,” he told Star Weekly.
But Cr Hedditch’s time on council was fraught with controversy, allegations of bullying and infighting. “The Brimbank council has done a lot of very good things and I have been proud to represent my community and achieve a lot of good outcomes,” he said. “But under the carpet there has been an ongoing toxic culture that has been hidden and not ventilated in the community.” His advice to candidates standing in the upcoming election is to understand the importance of integrity, respect, openness and accountability while on council.
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Vision to find a cure A Caroline Springs family is on a mission to raise awareness of bone marrow failure and its related conditions, by partnering with charity Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision. The Savage family has joined the charity in raising money during ‘Maddie’s Month’, which was launched last week. The charity was founded by the Riewoldt family, including AFL players Nick and Jack, and is named after Nick’s sister who lost her battle with a rare bone marrow condition in 2015. Carter and Skye Savage both have conditions linked to bone marrow failure, and mum Karen said it has taken its toll on their family over the years. “When Carter was born he was a perfectly normal baby, but it wasn’t long before he was unwell all the time,” she said. “He would get colds, but it would take him two months until he was better. We were battling for answers
for two-and-a-half years, and when Skye came along we just knew that whatever was wrong with Carter, Skye had the same thing.” The children were eventually diagnosed with Shwachman–Diamond syndrome, which meant they were not producing enough white blood cells to fight infection. It meant they would both later require a bone marrow transfer. Ms Savage said working with Maddie’s Vision had helped their family immensely, and she encouraged those who could to donate to the worthy cause. “I was so excited when Maddie’s Vision came about because here was an amazing opportunity for researchers to get funded to find cures or other treatments.” Details: www.mrv.org.au Ewen McRae
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Swim schools ‘essential’ By Esther Lauaki Brimbank children are at risk of drowning the longer indoor swimming pools remain closed for lessons, according to a local swim school. Aqua Schools Keilor Park, which also has a school in Sunbury, is throwing its support behind a national campaign to make swimming lessons an essential service. The campaign is pushing to resume swimming lessons and reopen indoor swimming facilities which have been closed for seven months across Victoria.
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The school, owned by Murat Binyazar and Emre Gul, offers beginners lessons and a raft of swim safe education programs in its 15-metre pool for about 400 children between three months and 12 years old. Aqua Schools Keilor Park manager Estela Micallef said children were behind on their lessons which would leave them vulnerable when they return to the water. “The government is not really considering swim lessons as essential,” Ms Micallef said. “Since COVID restrictions started in June, drownings have increased 300 per cent according to Life Saving Victoria. “There are a lot of unsupervised swimming environments that people will have access to when COVID opens up. “We don’t simply teach kids how to swim, we teach them about how to get themselves out of a situation. “Kids are going through a whole swimming
Pool managers Chelsea King and Estela Micallef and, inset, lessons with Matt and Shauna. (Supplied)
and water safety program where we teach them about swimming at the beach, by themselves, with clothes on, swimming between the flags. “For seven months, kids haven’t had this. They talk about kids getting educated in the school but what about educating them in the water? Once those restrictions start to ease, we hope that we can be able to be considered
important enough to be able to get out there.” Ms Micallef said, just as with outdoor pools, a stringent COVID safe plan is in place with strict hygiene measures, contact tracing and declaration forms. “We want people to be confident in us that they can bring their kids back into swimming lessons safely,” she said.
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Sunnies dull UV risk Thousands of Brimbank residents could be at risk of permanent sun damage to their eyes, a Taylors Lakes optometrist says. New research commissioned by Specsavers found a serious lack of awareness of the sun exposure implications on eyes such as cataracts, cancer or macular degeneration. Two in five survey respondents also admitted to not wearing sunglasses when out in the sun. Taylors Lakes optometrist Andrew Arnell said it was important that Brimbank residents were educated on both the potential long-term damage and what they can do to prevent it. “While our eyelids are designed to protect our eyes, the skin around our eyes is very thin and contains fragile tissues that can easily be damaged by UV light,” Dr Arndell said. “UV damage to the eye and eyelid increases risk of serious conditions such as eyelid skin cancers, intraocular melanoma, conjunctival cancers, cataracts, macular degeneration and more. People may not realise that symptoms such as redness, blurry vision, swelling, light sensitivity, seeing halos and experiencing watery eyes can all be possible symptoms of sun damage to the eyes.” Dr Arnell stressed that everyone should wear sunglasses when it’s sunny as well as in the afternoon, in the morning, in winter or when it is cloudy or overcast. Esther Lauaki
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Residents push for odour action By Olivia Condous Frustrated Sunshine residents have formed an online action group to push the Environmental Protection Authority to stop the odour pollution from a McIntyre Road coatings factory. Longtime resident Carly Hammond, who founded Action to end AkzoNobel pollution which has more than 80 members, said she created the group after connecting with other residents through social media who were disappointed with the inaction of the EPA towards the “pervasive” pollution she had reported countless times since she moved to the area. “I find the smell really invasive and toxic and it upsets me knowing that this can’t be a healthy odour,” Ms Hammond said. A Brimbank council spokesperson said the council was aware there had been some odour complaints related to the factory and that the EPA was currently investigating the matter. Councillor John Hedditch said he was not aware of the issue but the council was working “extensively” with the EPA to resolve various other odour problems in the area. Action group member and resident Sarah Haar, who is expecting a baby in December, said she had experienced symptoms such as headaches and burning in her nose and throat when she breathed the fumes. “The EPA doesn’t care enough to do something about it just on principle, they need a group with a bunch of pitchforks saying they’re not happy about it,” Ms Haar said.
In May 2019 the EPA began its most recent investigation of the odour pollution and issued a pollution abatement notice to the AkzoNobel factory, which detailed a breach of the license condition that stated the factory must ensure “odours offensive to the senses of human beings are not discharged, emitted or released beyond the boundaries of the premises”.
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EPA western metropolitan region compliance and enforcement team leader Viranga Abeywickrema said there was an ongoing investigation into the regulation of the odour pollution from the Sunshine North factory but declined to comment further. Sunshine North resident and action group member Ami Luu said the lack of progress towards pollution reduction meant many locals had “given up” on the EPA. AkzoNobel Sunshine health, safety and environment officer Raymond Jreige said he was aware of the complaints from the community but declined to comment on whether the factory was on track to meet the remediation requirements due in October. “We are working closely with the EPA and there have been some improvements,” he said. - Olivia Condous is a journalism student from RMIT
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Praise for home help Home help has meant that Albion resident Olwen Ford can feel independent without feeling lonely. Ms Ford received affordable assistance from carers through Brimbank council’s in-home support service when she became a full-time carer for her husband. “I wanted to express my thanks to Brimbank City Council for the home help service provided to local residents over 60 years,” she said. “I’ve had someone come in and help with housework, cleaning, vacuuming and sometimes hanging out the washing. “I’m in my early 80s and my husband passed
four years ago … the carers that help me have been wonderful and I have enjoyed having the company at home as well. “I’m sad that [federal] government policy changes means that Brimbank council will no longer be providing this service. “A statewide body will provide the service instead. “Council’s home help staff have been competent and caring and the service has been a great boon.” Details: bit.ly/2SxWyyh Esther Lauaki
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Brimbank mourns a favourite son By Esther Lauaki Tributes continue to flow for well-known property mogul and longtime Brimbank resident John Kontek. Mr Kontek, 92, was laid to rest last Monday in an intimate ceremony with immediate family. He is remembered as a father, grandfather and great-grandfather who was a “kind, warm and generous friend to many”. Daughter-in-law Debbie Kontek told Star Weekly that Mr Kontek was an “iconic” Brimbank personality. “He was a family man and he did a lot for
the community, especially in the Ukrainian community because he was very patriotic.” Ms Kontek said. The Keilor Village resident of more than 40 years could often be seen walking his dog at the local oval, she said. “He was the most welcoming and hospitable person we ever knew,” a family friend wrote in an online tribute. Ukraine-born, Mr Kontek was enlisted in the insurgent army at just 12 years old and fought throughout the Hungarian invasion in 1939. Mr Kontek later married wife Helena before the couple emigrated with their daughter
Neonila to New South Wales in 1950 where he worked as a kitchen hand, drove trucks and buses and was a chauffeur. They settled in Sunshine when the family welcomed son Eric and later Taras. At 37, Mr Kontek opened a small real estate agency and within 10 years he had bought Kontek house and had 27 agencies over rural and metropolitan Melbourne. As a patron to both the Australian and Ukrainian community, he contributed to the establishment of Ukrainian churches, halls, the Kalyna Aged Care facility and Ukrainian youth programs.
Hospital issues burns warning On a cold August night Andrea Pfeffermann-Hegmann went to light her wood fire heater the same way she had each winter night for the past 20 years. She added methylated spirits to the wood as an accelerant and that’s when things went horribly wrong. “There must’ve been a small flame or something still simmering in there because when I added the accelerant it just exploded,” Andrea said. “It exploded into my face, my chest, my jumper, my jeans … one thing just spread to another.” Andrea was airlifted to the Alfred where she spent more than two weeks in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). She was eventually allowed to return home, but contracted an infection and had to return to hospital. “It was really hard on my psyche; the whole experience took a really big emotional toll. “I was on lots of medication during my stay, but it was incredibly painful too, it’s amazing how quickly fire can destroy our skin.” Now well on her way to recovery, Andrea hopes her story can serve as a warning to others to be vigilant around fire. “I’ve lived on this property for over 20 years and I’ve always lit that heater the same Andrea Pfefferman-Hegmann. (Supplied) way.” “It blew up and did the damage so quickly, spike in incidents involving accelerants. there’s nothing that anyone could have done.” During the recent lockdown period Andrea’s story is one of many that burns (June-September), there has been a 15 per cent specialists at the Alfred have seen amid a recent increase in burns-related presentations.
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High acuity presentations and ICU/theatre admissions from Emergency Department (ED) are also up, almost double the number from the same period last year.
More assistance payments are on the way for Brimbank residents experiencing significant financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The state government has commissioned the Red Cross to provide financial assistance, information and referrals to those doing it tough during the pandemic who are not eligible for Commonwealth support or the International Student Emergency Relief Fund. Those with limited income or savings who are on temporary or provisional visas and undocumented migrants are now able to apply for a payment of up to $800 per person – helping them out with living expenses while things are tough. Anyone who has already received a payment under the program will be eligible for a $400 top-up on their original payment. The Brotherhood of St Laurence is working with community organisations to identify people who may be eligible and support them to apply. Esther Lauaki
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MY BRIMBANK Football means family time for Janine Hilton. The Sunshine Football Club life member talked to Esther Lauaki about her love and commitment to the organisation. What’s your connection to Brimbank? Born and bred in Brimbank and I live in Sunshine. How long have you lived in the area? Since I was 14. I moved to Sunshine from Braybrook. How did you become involved in Sunshine Football Club? My involvement with the club began when I followed my brothers down to the club during their playing days. That involvement eventually ended up in meeting, and later marrying, my husband Jeff who was a senior player at the club. In the early days, I was very big on the social side of things, organising player functions and fundraisers for the club.
Why do you feel it’s important to be involved in Brimbank’s sports clubs and community organisations? I believe that everyone should be connected to sport or a community organisation, it’s so important to be social and make those connections with others. Our club is wonderful to be a part of, everyone knows each other and our kids have all played together. It’s a very family-oriented footy club. What other hats do you wear in the community? I’m a bit of a squeaky wheel around our neighbourhood in reporting unsightly properties. I take a lot of pride in where I live and I don’t like seeing other properties unkept. What is your favourite thing about living in Brimbank?
What roles did you hold at the club? Sunshine is a wonderful place to live. My family all live in the same area and we are all very community-minded. It’s a very warm and welcoming place to live. A full profile of Janine Hilton is in The Team We Love: A history of the Sunshine YCW/ Sunshine Football Club. Details: ?info@ sunshinekangaroos.com.au?
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Meet the candidates A tight race is to be expected in Brimbank which has attracted a field of 51 candidates for the upcoming council elections. Star Weekly this week profiled candidates from the Grasslands and Harvester wards. This year, Grasslands ward has 17 nominations while there are 11 nominations for Harvester ward. Incumbent Brimbank councillors Victoria Borg, Duyen Anh Pham, Janev Aziz, Kim Thien Truong and Sam David are running again. For full candidate profiles: bit.ly/3nvu9Hg
Thomas O’Reilly
Ian Douglas
Michael Husky Nguyen
Cecilia Gomez Benitez
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
I am asking for your vote as your independent, non-politically affiliated candidate for Harvester ward. I am standing for council because I want to play a part in creating a future that people will enjoy living in. I believe in putting our community first and being an inclusive voice for all residents; including our youth, families and the elderly.
In these uncertain times, we need strong leadership. Our community needs local representatives on their side helping working people and our community come first in our pandemic recovery and joining together with our federal MPs and the Andrews Labor government to bring all of us through these challenging times.
Growing up in Sunshine North, attending Caroline Chisholm Catholic College and then taking the unconventional career path of tech-startup innovations has allowed me the global education and experience to bring home and establish locally in our communities.
I have been living, working and volunteering in Brimbank with culturally and linguistically diverse communities since I arrived in Australia in 2001. My involvement, my passion and determination in supporting the community has given me extensive experience and knowledge on different levels of government. I will work tirelessly to get your voices heard and represent the community.
Sam David
Kim Thien Truong
Steven Tabban
Trung Luu
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
As a lifelong Labor member standing as an independent community candidate, I have lived and served the Brimbank community for over 60 years. I am a Harvester ward councillor and former mayor, proudly supporting the continued progress and future of Brimbank.
I am nominating for re-election as a candidate for Harvester ward in the upcoming election. It has been an honour and privilege to have served the residents of the Harvester ward and the wider Brimbank community since being elected in 2016.
I know Brimbank. I have lived and worked in Brimbank for my entire life. I have witnessed its recent history, and both its successes and failings. I firmly believe this gives me a clear understanding of what our region needs to improve our quality of life and support a better future.
I am a father of five young children, an Australian Defence Force Reservist, and a current serving police officer of 25 years. I have lived in Harvester ward for over 17 years and I am very committed to make Brimbank municipality a safe and sustainable city.
Andrew Chang
Jasmine Nguyen
Katharine Nikolic
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
Harvester ward
As a university educator and Brimbank local since 2013, I’m proud to be standing in Harvester ward for the Brimbank City Council election. My vision is for Brimbank to continue to grow from strength to strength, celebrate the diversity of the people in our area, and to show how people from various communities can live in harmony.
I am an independent voice who will always put community before politics. I pledge to waive rates for those hit hardest by COVID. As we recover from the pandemic, I will be your fresh, honest, and dedicated voice for council.
I am a lifelong resident of Brimbank and committed to represent our community. Growing up in Sunshine to immigrant parents, I am grateful to have experienced our neighbourhood’s diversity and resilience.
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Janev Aziz
Syed Tanveer Hussain
Sarah Branton
Vesna Mijatovic
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward
I have lived and worked in Brimbank my entire life. Brimbank is my home, and I care about helping our community flourish. I was elected as a councillor for the Grasslands ward this year and during this time, I have helped support the projects that matter most to the local community. I know there is so much more to do, that’s why I will be asking you to vote for me at the upcoming elections.
As a resident of Brimbank for over a decade. I have established a robust connection with the community. Being a small business owner, I am well aware of the hardships the small business owners are currently facing. If elected, I will be working closely with small businesses to help them recover from the recent COVID-19 crisis.
I’m running for Grasslands ward because I am passionate about the environment, health, and employment. I’m a proud local who works in environmental conservation. I want a council that prioritises the wellbeing of its residents; supporting people’s employment, health services, and green open spaces.
I have lived in Brimbank for most of my life and I have decided to raise my family in Brimbank too. Brimbank needs so much more and with your support I will fight to cap our rates at CPI, extra support for our elderly, improve local facilities, beautification and proper maintenance of our existing parklands and most importantly building a safer and stronger community.
Christopher O’Reilly
Chris Luu
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward
Thang Phan Pat Aumua
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward I come from a diverse, working-class family and am a proud, third generation resident of Brimbank. I am also a studying primary school teacher and local volunteer. I really love our community and I’m big on supporting locals; standing up for our families, our children and youth along with our access to local amenities, sporting facilities and infrastructure.
Being Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War, our family was very lucky to call Australia home. We were able to live in a peaceful and organised society without the fear of war and bloodshed. I am privileged to be the local pharmacist in Deer Park for over 20 years and able to service my community during that time.
Alexis Nguyen
Natalie Eddy
Thuy Dang
Bill Kartalis
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward
Grasslands ward
I live in Deer Park with my husband and my dog, King. I love living in such a culturally rich area with the amazing food options at Uncle Sam’s, Brimbank, Ballarat Road Foodworks and Cairnlea. I’m running for election to council because we deserve local representatives who act with integrity.
I am an accountant with a bachelor of business degree and in my professional career, I was employed with Brimbank City Council for 18 years as a public servant. As a dedicated volunteer, I was recently awarded a certificate from Brimbank City Council for 10 consecutive years of volunteering.
I am an active Brimbank community member with an ambition to serve the needs and interest of our local community. I need your support at the Brimbank City Council election so I can represent your voice in local government. Together we can make our Brimbank community even stronger.
Time for change: do it once and do it right! I have lived within this municipality since I was six months old (over four decades). I have seen the west drastically change and expand during this time. The west welcomes the prosperity that diverse cultures bring.
I’m a father of nine children and nearly eight grandchildren. I migrated from Samoa in 1984 and have lived in the western suburbs for the last 30 years. I’ve seen some of the great and not so good works done by our council. Our council has suffered so much from the hands of some of the councillors in the past – one of my reasons for running.
I’m a local resident, a current serving police officer of 26 years. I have been living in the Brimbank area for the last 19 years. I’m a Vietnamese/Australian and proud to be part of the Vietnamese community in Brimbank City. I’m committed to addressing the increasing volume of traffic in the area, traffic hazards and community safety.
Victoria Borg Grasslands ward My long academic experiences at Victoria University and my past term as a councillor with Brimbank council provide me with lots of skills that help me work with members of the community at grassroots level. People need to feel safe, as well as listened to, understood, engaged, empowered, inclusive and appreciated.
Duyen Anh Pham Grasslands ward
Frank Gabriel
Troy Atanasovski
Grasslands ward
Grassland ward
“Buongiorno!” I’m a humble loving husband, family man, migrant from Philippines, active resident of Deer Park after St Albans for 18 years. I was a servant by choice to our elderly and intellectually challenged segment of our community as RN1 nurse for 15 years.
As a resident of Brimbank for almost 40 years, I am an active community member, small business owner and former Brimbank City Council mayor and councillor. I understand and appreciate our diverse community and how we have grown over the years.
I wish to continue to be your strong independent community-first councillor for Grasslands ward, always acting in your interests. Local government is all about community and we are living in one of Melbourne’s great multicultural communities. One of my values is caring for our community, for its people, neighbourhoods and special places, the small businesses, and our natural environment.
Ring Mayar Grasslands ward I am passionate about our Brimbank community and I want to serve you. With your support, you will make history by electing your first Victorian South Sudanese councillor. I am running for the upcoming Brimbank City Council election to represent the Grassland ward. 17 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
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Styling The new shape is a collaborative design between all three studios in Kia’s worldwide design network – in Korea, Europe and North America. It is more sculpted than before with the front having the latest interpretation of Kia’s hallmark ‘tiger nose’ grille. There are rectangular lower air intakes, wing-shaped air curtains channel air around the car. The sharp bumper lip is capped with a skid plate. The trailing edge of the bonnet wraps around the front wings and turns into a single, strong character line which extends along the side of the Sorento and into the rear lights. The wide D-pillars that have defined all three Sorento previous generations have been retained but this time with a fair bit more style than previously. New Sorento has a choice of seven paint finishes; one standard colour in Clear White, and six Premium Paints ($695 option); Mineral Blue (New Colour), Snow White Pearl, Steel Grey, Silky Silver, Aurora Black and Gravity Blue.
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Infotainment A powerful 12-speaker BOSE surround-sound audio system is standard in the GT-Line. The S, Sport and Sport+ come with what Kia simply calls, “a quality six-speaker sound system”. The new Sorento incorporates Kia’s latest 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system offering audio-visual navigation. Entry-level S features an eight-inch colour LCD touch screen, and along with Sport and Sport+, a 4.2-inch colour TFT supervision instrument cluster. The infotainment system also allows Bluetooth smartphone pairing for two phones concurrently, enabling separate phones to be used for, for instance, phone calls and music, while front passengers can also plug in their mobile devices via three USB chargers. For second-row passengers, two USB charging sockets are integrated into the backs of the front seats (Sport+ & GT-Line only), with a third at the back of the front-row centre console. Both third-row passengers also have their own 12V Power Outlet charging points (whilst Sport+ and GT-Line offers two additional USB chargers), meaning all seven passengers can keep their mobile device charged – the perfect measure to maintain harmony in a full car during longer journeys. The 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment and navigation system has many functions and can also be controlled with new buttons on either side of the screen.
Engines / transmissions Kia’s new four-cylinder 2.2-litre ‘Smartstream’ diesel engine debuts in Australia in the Sorento. Producing 148kW and 440Nm torque
it is paired with Kia’s new eight-speed wet double-clutch transmission and drives all four wheels. An updated Lambda III 3.5 litre V6 petrol engine producing 200kW and 332Nm will drive the front wheels through Kia’s eight-speed torque converter automatic. It won’t be here till late November, perhaps early December. A plugin hybrid Sorento is due to be launched in 2021, it’s likely to come to Australia but Kia won’t comment at this stage.
AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE S 3.5-litre petrol 2WD: $46,990 Sport 3.5-litre petrol 2WD: $49,990 Sport+ 3.5-litre petrol 2WD: $54,390 GT-Line 3.5-litre petrol 2WD: $61,990 S 2.2-litre diesel AWD: $49,990 Sport 2.2-litre diesel AWD: $52,990 Sport+ 2.2-litre diesel AWD: $57,390
Safety The Sorento is fitted with seven airbags (dual front airbags, dual front seat-mounted side airbags, side curtain airbags with rollover sensor, and front centre airbag). The front centre airbag is a first for Australia and provides head protection for front-seat occupants by preventing their heads coming into contact during a crash. Kia’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) includes Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) technology with pedestrian, cyclist and vehicle detection. This also detects oncoming traffic when making a turn at a junction. The Sorento is available with Blind-spot View Monitor (GT-Line only), Surround View Monitor (GT-Line) and Blind-spot Collision-avoid Assist, Advanced Smart Cruise Control, Lane Following Assist and Driver Attention Warning. Kia’s ‘level two’ autonomous driving technology, Lane Following Assist (LFA), controls acceleration, braking and steering depending on the vehicles in front. It operates between speeds of 0 and 180 km/h, using
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camera and radar sensors to maintain a safe distance from the car in front, while monitoring road markings to keep the Sorento in the centre of its lane.
Driving Like all Kia models, the Sorento’s on-road capability and comfort has been optimised to best suit the tastes of Australian drivers through the local tuning program. On road the designers have come close to providing the sedan-like comfort they were aiming for. Noise levels are low in general driving, bump-thump on joining strips on bridges is minimal, sound does increase on concrete motorways but is lower than average for a vehicle of this type. Cornering is positive, with good feedback
through the steering wheel and positive changes in direction when the driver wants it. Obviously it’s no sports car, nor a sports sedan, but those who enjoy diving won’t feel as frustrated as they would in others in this vehicle class. The engine is quiet even when accelerated hard. The automatic transmission changes imperceptibly and responds quickly to the conditions. Manual control through steering wheel paddles is there but unless you’re pedalling hard on your favourite driving road – which seems unlikely in an SUV – you’re probably not going to need the transmission overrides. Off road the Sorento has enhanced all-terrain ability thanks to having Terrain Mode (only in the diesels, keep in mind the petrols only have 2WD). TM assists the driver in mud, snow and sand. It controls the car’s standard electronic stability control, as well as the distribution of torque to all four wheels. The TM adapts transmission shift times to help maintain traction in hard off-road driving. However we didn’t do any off-road testing as many tracks are closed at the moment as locals are keen to keep strangers out. As with all Kia models Sorento is covered by the seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, seven-year capped price service and seven-year roadside assist.
Summing up Kia has made a large leap forward in the affordable SUV’s with its new Sorento. It’s pleasant to drive, provides very good interior space and comfort and it seems likely it will carve out a large slice of the SUV market.
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Vasiljevic returns home By Tara Murray Dejan Vasiljevic hadn’t planned on returning home to Australia to play basketball after finishing college. Having had a successful four years at University of Miami, he was keen to test himself in the NBA summer league and try and earn a spot on an NBA squad. But COVID-19 changed all of that. With so much uncertainty in the world and basketball, Vasiljevic decided to head home to Australia. Despite growing up in Tarneit in Melbourne’s western suburbs, Vasiljevic signed with the Sydney Kings for the National Basketball League season which is scheduled to start in the new year. Vasiljevic said knowing that the NBL would go ahead was the major reason behind his change of plans. “They said the Australian league would go forward and there’s been very little cases in Australia,” he said. “I think the certainty of being able to play and having a job was a key. “If the whole corona thing didn’t happen, I wouldn’t have come back to the NBL. “I think I would have had a good shot making a summer league team, there was a high level of interest. “Nine to 12 NBA teams wanted me to come in for a workout and do an interview. “The NBA is still questionable when it starts. I think we’ll be a couple of months in before the NBA season starts.” The 23-year-old looked at other NBL clubs, including the two Melbourne teams, but said he thought a move to the Kings would be best for his career. The Kings were runners-up last season. He signed a three-year deal. “I’m really close with assistant coach Adam Forde,” he said. “He’s done a lot for me in the past at the university games and I’ve been speaking a lot to him. “Will Weaver [Kings coach] is a great coach and coached in the NBA and G-League and I
Dejan Vasiljevic playing for Miami. (Pictures: Josh White / Miami Athletics) Right: Vasiljevic back in his junior days. (Damjan Janevski)
just felt comfortable there and they do a great job of player development. “I wanted to do what was best for me and I needed development and needed to play and I think going to the Sydney Kings was the right choice.” Vasiljevic arrived back in Australia from America six weeks ago. He spent the first two weeks in quarantine, which he said wasn’t too bad. Due to restrictions, he’s yet to see his family. “It’s good to be back,” he said. “Not being able to see my mum and dad and my sister, it kind of sucks, and my girlfriend is still over in America so I’m kind of missing everyone. “The last four years I’ve only come home for one month of the year.” Vasiljevic returns to Australia having had a successful university career. The renowned three-point shooter averaged nearly 10 points and three rebounds a game. He captained the side for three years.
“To be honest it was an up and down learning experience,” he said. “To be able to learn from the veteran guys that were there and then take a major role in season two and improve dramatically and become captain in second year. “I met a lot of people and connected with a lot of people around the world. I created a lot of friendships that will last a really long time and I met my girlfriend, who I’ve been with for just over two and half years.” Vasiljevic said while it surprised some people over there that he was named captain so young, it was something that he was comfortable with having had experience with state and junior Australian teams. While he’s home in Australia for the next step of his basketball career, Vasiljevic still has dreams of playing overseas. Playing in the NBA is at the top of that list. “That’s the number one goal and Adam and Will know that,” he said.
“I’m currently in Canberra as it’s our week off. The Kings have brought me down here and putting me through a one-week training camp. “I want to try and stay on the top of my game even when I have time off. “I want to become a better version of myself that kids look up to. “I want to keep on developing my game and help the Kings win a championship first.” Vasiljevic said he would love the opportunity to represent the Australian Boomers. He has represented Australia at under-17, under-19 and the university games. “I would like to represent them at an Olympics or a world cup and help them get a medal finally,” he said. “I think I have proven over the years that I can be part of a team, with my scoring ability and my experience. “I’ve won a silver medal at a [junior] world championships and won a bronze medal at university games and I think I deserve a shot with these guys and just play my role.”
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Ellard hoping to inspire Roadrunner women A post on Facebook was enough to grab Tom Ellard’s interest in the North Sunshine women’s football senior coaching role. Ellard, who spent six years playing in the VFL, applied for the role and was earlier this month appointed. Having achieved what he wanted on the footy field, Ellard said he wanted to give back and help some others learn at the Western Region Football League club. “It’s a bit of a challenge and a bit of change up,” he said. “I have a bit of time on my hand and I decided I wanted to use my knowledge and try and help. “I had a bit of a chat with Prokick and my dad. As long as it didn’t interfere with my footy
and the club was happy knowing that I might have to fly out to America at some stage, I was keen. And here we are.” Having come from a footballing family, which includes Richmond premiership defender Alex Rance, Ellard has always been at home on the footy field. He spent six years in the VFL, including a number of years at Werribee, and won an NEAFL premiership recently with the Southport Sharks. Ellard wants to bring some of that experience to the Roadrunners. The Roadrunners have had a women’s side since 2018. They won two games that year and three games in 2019. The 2020 season didn’t go ahead due to COVID-19.
He has already joined the side’s Facebook group and is starting to plan for the pre-season. “The vision that I have for my coaching role is to teach the women all about AFL and the different areas in AFL,” he said. “I’m wanting to create a family environment where the girls enjoy every second playing football, I can’t wait to crack in and get started. “There hasn’t been a lot of success around the club in recent years and hopefully I can help bring some. AFLW is a big thing at the moment and it’s an awesome thing to try and bring out the best in the girls. “Hopefully they’ll enjoy it and I can take their football a bit further.” For Ellard, the move into coaching comes as
he steps away from football with his eyes on a new career, punting in America Football. Ellard has joined Prokick Australia, which was developed in 2007 to help guide and transition Australian athletes to perform at the College/ NFL level. He said it was a challenge he was enjoying. “I’m trying to land a scholarship in America through Prokick,” he said. “It’s taken a couple of months to get the gist of it. “It’s a bit of a change up coming out of a professional system where I’d achieved everything I wanted to achieve. “This is about focusing on schooling as well.” Tara Murray
Waiting game for bowls By Tara Murray Werribee bowlers are playing a waiting game ahead of the Bowls Victoria pennant season. Bowls Victoria has scheduled the season to kick off on November 7, but that is dependent on COVID-19 restrictions being lifted to allow games to go ahead. Werribee Bowls’ Steve Weston said it had been tough for the bowlers not being able to hit the green. “As soon as all this is over, the first thing we will do is to get back together doing what we do best and that is – playing bowls and celebrating the fact that once again we can put real meaning into the current topical words ‘we are all in this together’. “The club and its members are so keen to get back out there and enjoy this camaraderie we have at the club, that is why we are one of the successful bowls clubs in the west. “The game involves social interaction, relative closeness during games and provides an important opportunity for those, among our senior members who live alone, to enjoy the sense of community it and the club provides.
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- Steve Weston “Only through the volunteer spirit that has got the club to the stage of being within two years of its centenary will its future be secure.” Weston said they had about 100 bowlers wanting to play in the upcoming Saturday pennant competition. The Bees will have six sides, with their top side playing in division 1. Weston said most of the playing group from past season had returned. This season there will only be eight teams in each section, with less travel than previously. In the draft fixture, Werribee’s opposition is Sunbury, Moonee Valley, Bacchus Marsh, Werribee, Aberfeldie CBC, FlemingtonKensington, Glenroy and Altona Sports. Weston said they were expecting a really competitive section. “There’s not as much travel as last season,” he said. “All the sides in our division, with the exception of Bacchus Marsh, are pretty much a lot of the teams we’ve played in the past few years. “Last year was fairly close and finals spot came down to the last round. Three or four teams could have got in. “Everyone was competitive and around the one standard.” While the season is scheduled to kick off next month, Weston said they were aware it could just as easily not be the case due to COVID-19 restrictions. “Restrictions could mean we don’t get a start before Christmas,” he said. “Places like Altona Sports and Altona have pokie machines, so they even might not be allowed to open.
Werribee Bowls’ Peter Yasar. (Mark Wilson) 217743_01
“We’re hoping the season will go ahead if restrictions are lifted soon.” Weston said game day could also be a bit different, with the possibility of rinks being staggered to reduce the number of people around at the one time.
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“Everything is up in the air,” he said. “We just want something to do.” Weston said despite the difficulties they had still been able to keep the club in a sound position due to donated funds, membership fees and government grants.
There’s a new beginning for female football in the Ballarat region. The Ballarat Football League has announced it will have a women’s competition for the first time next season, which will be called BFLWomens, or BFLW. Previously clubs in the region had played in the AFL Goldfields women’s competition which was run by the region’s governing body. Both the BFL and neighbouring Riddell District Football League have made the decision to step away from AFL Goldfields from next season. BFL general manager Shane Anwyl said it made sense to align the women’s competition with the existing men’s, junior and netball competitions. “It will be one of the leading competitions in regional Victoria,” he said. “It will have its own identity and structure and it will help clubs be able to recruit players. “It’ll be a very strong competition.” Anwyl said two clubs had already expressed interest in joining the competition. The new competition is open to all women’s teams that were involved in the AFL Goldfields competition. Melton, Melton Centrals, Gisborne, Bacchus Marsh and Darley were all part of that competition and have been invited to the new competition. In consultation with existing clubs, the competition structure, bylaws and rules will be developed to ensure a long-term and sustainable BFLWomens. The league will also have junior girls’ competitions. Tara Murray
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Velardo stunned with football rise New Collingwood AFLW draftee Amelia Velardo is still in disbelief that she is on an AFLW list, having played just three games of football. Velardo entered the draft as a relative unknown after the NAB League season came to an abrupt end. But Collingwood had seen enough of the Western Jet star and selected her at pick 25. Velardo said she was struggling to put into words how she’s feeling. “I’m trying to come to terms and wrap my head around the last 24 hours,” she said. “I’m rapt to be going to such a great club. I always had the goal of playing AFLW since I started playing football. “After the season was cancelled this year and with only three games under my belt, I didn’t think [I would be picked] this quickly or that early in the draft.” Velardo said she had fallen in love with the sport the minute she picked up the football
after searching for a change from basketball. “I think playing basketball for so long, that I had lost the love for it,” she said. “Footy was more prominent in my environment. I played a few school games and started the pre-season with the Jets and there was the fire in the gut and real passion. “Before that, I had only kicked the footy in the backyard with my dad and brother. “I have a real love for the game.” Velardo joined her local club, Essendon District Football League side Keilor, with many of her friends already playing there. Ambitious with her football dreams, she made a phone call to the Western Jets. “I made contact with the Jets to see whether they had any spots open to train,” she said. “They were full at first but there was an opportunity to join the girls in January. “I did quite well at the training sessions and they selected me for the squad. It was a pretty short pre-season with the Jets and I was starting
to find my feet and the game plan.” The three games were enough to get Velardo selected for the state combine and she had several interviews in the lead-up to the draft. She said she was shocked, but over the moon to be selected. It was a whirlwind few hours after the draft. “We had a Zoom meeting with the whole team and they got to know me,” she said. “Steph Chiocci gave me a call and I’m so excited to play and learn off her in an elite environment.” Many people have described Velardo as an undersized ruck, while she sees herself as a midfielder but admits she’s still to lock down a position. Velardo was one of two Jets selected. Isabelle Pritchard was taken by the Western Bulldogs at pick 16. Pritchard, a Spotswood junior, has spent most of her time in defence before moving into the midfield this year. Tara Murray
Amelia Velardo. (Supplied)
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New Kyneton coach Paul Chapman. (Damjan Janevski)
Chappy becomes a Tiger By Tara Murray New Kyneton coach Paul Chapman this year realised that he wanted to stay involved in football. Chapman started playing football when he was six, before launching an AFL career. He has been coaching ever since he retired. He started the year as Greenvale’s coach in the Essendon District Football League premier division, but stood down in June due to work, family and travel commitments. The three-time AFL premiership player said he soon realised that he wanted to stay involved with football. “I missed footy this year. I was hoping that I would miss footy. I loved coaching and loved the boys at Greenvale, but with travel and work it was too much. “I had started up my business and it was a bad time to start a business. I just wanted to make sure I got it off the ground and things are now looking good with the business. “I have moved up to the Macedon Ranges,” he said. “Being relatively close to Kyneton, I’m
looking forward to it. “I’m now excited to meet the boys and get to work.” Chapman comes to the Tigers having coached at Greenvale and previously Werribee Districts, after finishing his 280 game AFL career with Geelong and Essendon. He took Greenvale to the 2018 grand final. Chapman said the closeness of Kyneton to home and the quality of the Bendigo Football League were two of the main reasons for him signing with the club. “Nathan Thompson has a lot to do with the club, being his local club, and I caught up with him and the committee. “It sounded like an exciting time and a good time to be a part of it.” Chapman said that like Greenvale, Kyneton was focusing on bringing through young and local talent. It was something that excites Chapman. “What I loved about Greenvale was the number of local boys and most weeks we played with 25 points. “Being young and local guys at Kyneton,
hopefully I can help them improve individually and collectively. “I’m looking forward to going down to meet the boys.” Chapman said he was yet to get into the details about recruiting and training, but he said he would look to be guided by Thompson on any gaps they have. “I can’t wait to get into it.” New football manager Thompson said they were all pretty excited to have Chapman on board. Thompson was going to coach the senior and under-18 sides this year, before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. “It’s very exciting and everyone around the club is ecstatic,” Thompson said. “He’s a good fellow. He moved up here and we’ve had conversations the last couple of years about him coming to the club. “He’s a great person to have around the club.” Meanwhile the club is advertising for a netball director and A-grade coach for next season. To register interest in the roles, email kfnc.secretary@gmail.com. Applications close October 21.
New St Anthony’s coach Wayne Turner is looking to continue to bring youth through the Gisborne and District Cricket Association club. Turner, who has been involved in the club as a player since the 2015-16 season, has stepped up to take on the coaching role this season after the departure of former captain-coach Cam Clayton. Turner coached outdoor cricket teams a number of years ago, before turning his attention to coaching indoor sides. He has been coach of the Victorian Women’s indoor cricket team for a number years and played for both Victoria and Australia in indoor cricket. He said there were some slight differences between the two. The departure of Clayton is a big loss for the club, with him scoring 428 runs last season and taking seven wickets. They’ve also lost Alex Kerr and Conrad Farrugia, who have gone to test themselves on turf cricket. As a result, the Saints requested to drop down from the top grade McIntyre Cup and play in the Johnstone Shield. The Saints finished second bottom last season in the McIntyre Cup with just one win, coming against bottom side Riddell. Turner said they needed to keep focusing on rebuilding and bringing through younger players. “We just didn’t have the cattle,” Turner said of this season’s side. “From initial thoughts, the departures aren’t as bad as we thought they would be. “The team will be a mixture of older players and young players coming through. We’ve got a few juniors going to play at Melton. I will always encourage players to live the dream and play on turf to further their careers.” Turner said they expected to be competitive in the Johnstone Shield. He said they were still looking for players and anyone interested in playing can come down to the club once training starts. With St Anthony’s dropping down a division, the McIntyre Cup will have just seven teams this season. GDCA president Rob McIntyre said they had spoken to some teams in the Johnstone Shield about stepping up a grade, but they all felt they did not have the players to compete at that level. It means the McIntyre Cup will have a bye this season. Tara Murray
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