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Life’s road trip recorded Australia’s outback has been brought to Deer Park in a new exhibition launched last week. Self-taught artist Xiang Li made a 5000 kilometre solo road trip to outback Australia last year and used that as inspiration for her first solo exhibition. The trip was anything but smooth – Li stayed in a vineyard that burned down not long ago and was locked outside her car in a sandstorm. She said the trip was about female empowerment and building self-confidence. “Life is just like a road trip, and it is never about the destination,” she said. “It is about the people we met and the experience we had.” On the trip, she collected the red dust from her car for which the exhibition is named. The exhibition, which is being run in conjunction with Brimbank council, will be at the Hunt Club Community Arts Centre in Deer Park until March 11. Details: https://creativebrimbank.com. au/red-dust-exhibition-by-xiangTara Murray

Xiang Li. (George Russell OAM) Inset: Xiang Li’s artwork. (Supplied)

Crackdown on hoons Brimbank Highway patrol officers are cracking down on hoon drivers amid a recent rise in hoon meets. Senior Constable Aymon Dalrymple said police were attending hoon meets, with up to 60 to 80 vehicles in attendance, multiple times a week. “It’s unfortunate, it is expected now,” he said. Last Monday, two serious crashes occurred not far from a hoon meet in Derrimut. Leading Senior Constable Rod Hudson and Senior Constable Dalrymple, who were both

on duty last Monday night, said they were surprised that either incident didn’t end in fatalities. A female was left with significant injuries after being ejected from a car that ended up wrapped around a pole in Kings Park, Delahey. In a second accident, investigators were told four vehicles were observed racing near the Furlong Road on ramp about 11pm. The cars split up on the Western Ring Road and a short time later one of the cars, a black Holden Commodore sedan, collided into the back of a vehicle travelling on the same road.

The four occupants of the Commodore, a female and three males, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two of the occupants were ejected from the car. Senior Constable Dalrymple said they believed both accidents were hoon-related. “Both were high speed crashes, with drivers who we call inexperienced drivers as they have less than 10 years experience,” he said. “Seatbelts seem to be an issue too.” Leading Senior Constable Hudson said that 15 minutes before the first car crashed into the pole, there was a gathering in the Derrimut-Laverton area. “There were 150-plus cars, with about three

people per car, you’re looking at 450-500 people who turned up. “Highway patrol was out in force. The car in the second accident was on the freeway and appeared to be heading towards Derrimut as well.” Leading Senior Constable Hudson and Senior Constable Dalrymple said police were cracking down on hoon driving across the state and had a significant database on the cars that attended hoon events. Senior Constable Dalrymple said those who attend hoon meets in Brimbank can be fined $800 under council laws, on top of police offences.

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Inquiry praises Cedar Meats By Tara Murray An inquiry into the state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has praised Cedar Meats for its handling of an outbreak at its Brooklyn processing facility last year. Cedar Meats was the site of the state’s largest COVID-19 outbreak during the first wave of the virus, resulting in 111 cases during April and May. The public accounts and estimates committee report, which was tabled in state Parliament last week, praised Cedar Meats for co-operating with the Department of Health

and Human Services (DHHS) during the outbreak, noting the company was “responsive to all requests for information”. The report revealed it took DHHS officers 13 days to request all the information needed to conduct full contact tracing. Former health minister Jenny Mikakos had earlier advised the committee that the necessary information to allow comprehensive contract tracing of all staff and visitors to Cedar Meats was not provided to DHHS until May 4, the report stated. The inquiry found that DHHS did not have access to data on the total number of people

who may have been exposed to COVID-19 at Cedar Meats until nine days after the site’s first case was identified on April 24, however it said this was because the information wasn’t requested for a number of days. The report stated that emails provided by Cedar Meats to the inquiry showed that the details of all truck drivers who had been at the facility for more than 30 minutes since April 1 was not requested until May 3, while the contact details of four commonwealth meat inspectors who visited Cedar Meats in April 2020 was not requested until May 5. DHHS did

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Sydenham-Hillside Cricket Club members were left unimpressed after vandals damaged their wicket at Hillside Recreation Reserve last week. Members were alerted to the damage on Wednesday night and spent much of the rest of the week trying to make the wicket playable for matches at the weekend. Storm president Warren Hackney said they believed the damage was caused by dirt bikes. “They turned their attention to the centre wicket,” he said on Thursday. “It’s pretty frustrating with all the work that goes into improving wickets and making them ready for the weekend. “It puts a lot more strain on the volunteer workforce, hopefully it’s not a regular occurrence.”

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Mr Hackney said the damage wouldn’t affect training, but he was unsure whether two matches scheduled for the weekend would go ahead at the ground. He said there was still a fair bit of work needed to repair the wicket. Mr Hackney said there had been issues with people riding dirt bikes around the area illegally. “We have been concerned for quite a while that this could happen,” he said. “There’s a lot of grounds in the area surrounded by fence lines that provide a lot of security, but ours isn’t one of them. “Hopefully we can work with the council to improve the ground security.” The ground didn’t have CCTV footage. Melton council operations manager Brendan Sell said ensuring local safety and amenities is the council’s priority and any illegal activity that occurs at community recreation reserves is reported to Victoria Police.

The wicket at Hillside Recreation Reserve was damaged last Wednesday night. (Pictures: Supplied)

“Dirt bike riding at our local recreation reserves has not been highlighted as a major issue for some time,” he said. “While it’s a priority to maintain a high level of playable space within the playing field, these areas are also required to be accessible

not request the site’s visitor log for March and April until May 7, according to the report. On each occasion, Cedar Meats provided the information requested either on the day asked or the following day, the inquiry found. In a submission to the inquiry, Cedar Meats stated that “at no time did DHHS complain to Cedar Meats about a lack of co-operation, or for any other reason. Rather, to the contrary, DHHS was highly complimentary of Cedar Meats’ responsible and co-operative approach to what was (and remains) a very serious public health issue”.

for all, including wheelchair users and in some circumstances prams, making it a challenge to secure this sort of public open space.” The damage has been reported to police.

Western Health will be among the first health services to roll out the federal government’s coronavirus vaccination program. It was announced last week that nine suburban and regional health services across Victoria would roll out the program for high-risk, priority people as soon as the vaccine is available. Vaccinations are expected to start in mid-to-late February. Western Health chief executive Russell Harrison said the ground floor of the multi-deck carpark at Sunshine Hospital would house the vaccine hub. “In preparation for this, an expert team of Western Health staff have spent a number of weeks overseeing planning, medical guidance, staff recruitment, safety, logistics and infrastructure, under the direction of executive director nursing and midwifery, Shane Crowe,” he said. Western Health will also be managing vaccination clinics across the west, including at Werribee Mercy and Djerriwarrh Health. Eligible residents will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. They will receive two doses which are provided at least three weeks apart. People eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine as part of phase one of the roll-out include border workers, all staff working in the hotel quarantine program, frontline at-risk health workers, emergency department and ICU staff, staff at respiratory clinics and COVID-19 testing facilities, and aged care and disability care staff and residents. Tara Murray

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Share your water saving �ps and go in the running for a prize Did you know that Brimbank residents currently use an average of 159 litres of water per person, per day? That’s four litres more than the encouraged Target155 daily water consumption goal for Melburnians (155 litres, per person, per day). Council is proud to be supporting City West Water’s latest water conservation campaign, Make Every Drop Count and their ‘Water Winners’ competition which will run throughout the month of February.

All you have to do is submit your favourite water saving tip from around your home or garden and you could win one of four weekly prizes. Your first name, suburb and water saving tip will appear on the City West Water website as well as on one social media post during the competition period, announcing you as the winner and sharing your water saving tip. The expert water judges will review every tip and award a weekly winner with a $200 Bunnings gift card.

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Save the date and register for the upcoming Pop-Up Drive Through Recycling Day on Saturday 20 March 2021 from 8am-1pm. Brimbank residents can safely and conveniently drop-off their good-quality unwanted household items, for reuse or recycle at the drive through event which will be held at the Victoria University, St Albans Campus. And best of all – it’s all at no charge! This will be a COVID safe event and there will be restrictions around the amount, quality and type of items that each household can drop-off. Residents can drop-off TVs, computers, electronic appliances, whitegoods, furniture (in good condition), mattresses, bicycles (in good condition), homewares, clothes and linen. Residents cannot bring asbestos, construction waste, chemicals, biological waste, sharps, broken monitors, fluorescent tubes and smoke detectors.

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In2Tennis kicks off In2Tennis will return from Monday 8 February to Sunday 20 February, offering tennis activities for all ages at no charge. There’s also tennis court hire offered at no charge at participating Brimbank tennis clubs throughout the festival. Bookings essential. To reserve your spot, visit brimbank.vic.gov.au/ in2tennis or call Council on 9249 4000

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Sunshine Film Red Dust Festival Exhibition With a record number of entries, this year Sunshine Short Film Festival will be showcasing 50 short films from around the world. Join in celebrating compelling storytelling through a visual medium at the gala screening at Village Cinema Sunshine at 7pm on Thursday 11 February, where 19 of the final films will be aired for the first time. This is a COVIDSafe event. An online screening will then run from 11–20 February on Spondo Streaming Services. For more information visit brimbank.vic.gov.au/ events/sunshine-shortfilm-festival-1

Artist Xian Li travelled through Central Australia by car to capture the beautiful vistas of this unique landscape for her latest exhibition. She titled her exhibition Red Dust because this is what her car was covered with during this gruelling 5000 kilometre road trip to Central Australia. The exhibition runs at the Hunt Club Community and Arts Centre until Thursday 11 March. Learn more at creativebrimbank. com.au When: 5 February – 11 March Where: Hunt Club and Community Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park Cost: No charge

• 2021 Communications and Engagement Survey - Council is seeking community feedback on our communication and engagement activities. We want to better understand the news and information you want from Council, and how you’d like to receive it. Answer the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/bcccomms2021 • Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival – Expressions of Interest – open Monday 15 February and close Sunday 28 February. For more information visit brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au/writersfestival • Melbourne Airport Rail – The route of the new link was confirmed late last year after Council advocated heavily for Brimbank residents. Brimbank residents are being encouraged to share their views. Visit airportrail.vic.gov.au to learn more.

Next Council meeting: Tuesday 16 February 2021 Brimbank Community and Civic Centre Level 1, Council Chamber 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine Due to the current COVID-19 emergency, the council meeting will be closed to the public. The council meeting will be publicly broadcast via live stream and the recording published on Council’s website brimbank.vic.gov.au after the meeting.

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Bridge delay too far By Tara Murray Confusion remains over who will foot the bill for managing a proposed footbridge connecting Brimbank and Moonee Valley. Brimbank council has called on the state government to help sort out the impasse over the bridge at River Valley estate in Sunshine North. The bridge, planned as part of the estate in 2001, will allow residents to cross the Maribyrnong River into Avondale Heights. But red tape continues to stop work from starting and residents are left wondering ‘when’. In an email to community advocate John Giraldi, estate developer YourLand, states the bridge build has stalled because Brimbank council, Moonee Valley council and Parks Victoria are not “willing to assume ownership”. Mr Giraldi said Brimbank residents had been calling out for the bridge. “We need a lot more bridges to give access to Moonee Valley, Essendon and Moonee Ponds, which can’t be easily accessed by bikes now,” he said. “They’ve used the bridge to entice people to live in the estate for more than 10 years. We don’t know how long it will be until it’s built.” The bridge sits across two municipalities, so will require two separate planning permits. Brimbank city development director Kelvin Walsh said an agreement between the developer and the council in 2001, stated that the developer, at their cost, would construct a pedestrian bridge across the Maribyrnong River before the completion of stage 7 of the (estate) development. “Stage 7 is currently under construction,” Mr Walsh said. “A planning application was lodged with council in August 2019 for half of the bridge.

Trevor Gielnik is among the frustrated residents calling for the bridge. (Damjan Janevski) 227173_01

“Whilst the planning application that council is currently assessing is close to being finalised, there are still a number of issues that need to be addressed such as who will be responsible for the ongoing ownership and maintenance of the bridge.” He said the council had written to the state government requesting assistance on the issue. A Moonee Valley council spokesperson said the “developers will be required to address

matters raised by Parks Victoria relating to ownership and ongoing maintenance of the bridge in the event a permit is issued.” Trevor Gielnik, who until recently lived in the estate, said the bridge should have been built years ago. “No one is prepared to meet and do something about it,” he said. “The location of the proposed bridge has also been moved multiple times.

“The closest bridge is the Medway Golf Club and it’s not the best bridge. This bridge would also allow residents to go to Brimbank Park.” In a statement to Star Weekly, a YourLand spokesperson said the company “remains committed to delivering this valuable piece of community infrastructure and will continue to work with the responsible authorities to ensure that it is delivered expeditiously.” Parks Victoria was contacted for comment.

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Brimbank residents could be eligible to join the Energy Savvy Upgrades program, which offers heavily subsidised energy assessments and upgrades to houses and fixed appliances. The program is available for homeowners, renters and landlords and offers upgrades to insulation, heating and cooling, hot water, window shading, lighting and draught proofing. People who are on a low or recently reduced income, who are unemployed, or who have a long-term medical condition or disability are eligible. Those caring for someone in similar

circumstances are also eligible. Householders and landlords can pay $100 for an assessment that is typically valued at $495, and are expected to pay a minimum of $800 towards the cost of upgrades. The Victorian government will contribute $800. The Energy Savvy Upgrades program is funded by the state government and will be delivered by Draught Busters. Details www.draughtbusters.com.au

A family of seven escaped a fire in the garage of their Sydenham home last Wednesday by climbing a fence into a neighbour’s yard. Fire Rescue Victoria crews were called to a Contursi Drive property just before 5pm. Firefighters brought the fire under control within 20 minutes. The cause of the fire is being investigated. FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Brimbank & North West Star Weekly @starweeklynews @star_weekly

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Mr Reynolds said the Salvation Army was continuing to help families and residents in need. He said demand increased by 50 per cent last year, with many people seeking help for the first time. “We’ve put our energy into food relief for the last nine to 12 months,” he said. “We’re still doing those things as we branch back out into the community. “Over January we normally have a bit of downtime. We’re anticipating an increase in demand when JobKeeper gets drawn back down.” Details: http://ow.ly/JpQ750DpG6H. Tara Murray

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EPA finds source of odour, noise By Tara Murray A Sunshine North business has been ordered to install an air motioning program after complaints from nearby residents about odours and noise. The Environment Protection Authority Victoria said it had received an increased number of complaints from residents in the Sunshine North community throughout 2020. Investigations found the odour and noise was from the resin manufacturing plant of Akzo Nobel, in McIntyre Road.

Under its EPA licence, Akzo Nobel is prohibited from emitting or releasing offensive odours beyond its site boundaries. The EPA website last week had a page dedicated to the Akzo Nobel investigations to keep residents up to date. “The main odour comes from the site’s resin manufacturing activity,” the page stated. “Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) used in this activity can cause offensive odour. VOCs may contain oxygen, nitrogen, and other carbon chain compounds.” Low levels of VOCs odour can cause low

mood, anxiety and stress and eye, nose, throat or lung irritation. The EPA said it was working closely with Akzo Nobel and the community to protect resident’s health and the environment. “We’re seeking a long-term solution to community concerns about odour from Akzo Nobel’s site,” the page stated. “In response to recent odour reports, we’ve been on-site at Akzo Nobel and nearby residential areas regularly to assess the odour issue and its impacts.” In December, the EPA issued Akzo Nobel with a remedial notice to provide plans for an air monitoring program for the plant. Part of

the notice requires the company to give results of the air monitoring to the EPA by March 14. The plan is currently being assessed by the EPA for approval. The page states that Akzo Nobel is planning to build an air treatment system to control odour. The EPA will issue a new remedial notice to ensure the treatment system goes ahead but it is unlikely the system will be working before the middle of this year. Also in December, the EPA served Akzo Nobel with a remedial notice that requires it to control noise from its site.

Back to school help Children across the west will be starting the school year with new stationery and backpacks following a donation to West Welcome Wagon. Stationery retailer Smiggle recently donated school packs to West Welcome Wagon to distribute to families doing it tough across Melbourne’s west, as part of a back to school appeal by national online charity GIVIT. West Welcome Wagon chairman Chris Scerri said the children would love the packs. “It’s really good as we’re trying to help out as many kids as we can with stationery, backpacks and lunchboxes,” he said. “There’s about 15 boxes of stuff, so that will get us through the first half of the year.” Mr Scerri said West Welcome Wagon had 815 families on its database with about 500 of them having school children. He said the organisation usually helped 200 to 300 children each school year, but had already reached out to 450 children this year as a result

of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve given them backpacks, stationery and reached out and offered to help with one piece of uniform,” he said. Mr Scerri said it had been a busy 12 months for West Welcome Wagon, with the organisation experiencing increased demand for its food deliveries. He said 35 tonnes of food was delivered last year. GIVIT chief executive Sarah Tennant said the back to school appeal helped children and teenagers to return to classrooms with the tools to learn and enjoy school. A Smiggle spokesperson said after such a difficult year for so many families it was nice to be able to give back. In another bonus for West Welcome Wagon, the organisation recently received a $67,000 grant to help buy a delivery van. Tara Murray

West Welcome Wagon chief executive Chris Scerri and GIVIT Victorian manager Solange. (Supplied)

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Fires a concern for council By Tara Murray Brimbank council says it shares residents’ concerns about the number of industrial and tip fires occurring in Melbourne’s west. Since October there have been at least eight factory, waste management or tip fires across the west, with the most recent at Cleanaway in Brooklyn late last month. Former LeadWest chief executive Craig Rowley and former state MLC member Colleen Hartland last week called for action to stop these fires from occurring. Brimbank city development director Kelvin

Walsh said the council had been calling for action for some time. “Brimbank council shares the community’s concern about industrial or tip fires in Melbourne’s west, including the ongoing Kealba Landfill hot spots, and the need for better air quality monitoring at the landfill site,” he said. “These issues are impacting on the wellbeing of the local community and the environment, and a solution needs to be found by the landfill operator at the earliest.” Mr Walsh said the council has called on Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio to initiate an

independent investigation into the EPA’s management of the ongoing spot fires at Kealba Landfill. “We want the investigation to look into the effectiveness of the remediation response, the health impacts of the fires on the surrounding communities, and provide an independent analysis of air quality.” Mr Walsh said the council is also concerned about the air quality in Brimbank and actively seeks to employ measures to reduce dust emissions where possible. “Planning permits issued over recent years for sites where activities are not all

contained within a building generally include requirements for construction management plans and environmental management plans, with a particular focus on reducing dust emissions from the site. “Unfortunately some of the older ‘legacy sites’ are not subject to these conditions which makes enforcement more difficult. “Council also has a close working relationship with the EPA through the OPLE program [Officer for the Protection of the Local Environment] and has had good success in achieving improvements on several sites by using a multi-pronged approach.”

School journey begins

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It was triple trouble for Kings Park Primary School teachers with three sets of twins starting school last week. While there were plenty of tears from parents, the new school students were keen to get in and start learning. Elijah, Divinity, Ilaisipa and Salome, and Laura and Lena were among the students taking the big step. Staff believe that it’s the first time three sets of twins have all started prep together at Kings Park. Tara Murray

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Renewed call for Calder upgrade By Jessica Micallef The Calder Action Group president wants “more action and less talk” when it comes to a safer Calder Freeway. President Russell Mowatt is renewing the group’s call for Calder Freeway upgrades, including building an overpass at Calder Park Drive. Mr Mowatt said the changing speed limits from 80km/h to 100km/h and the “dangerous” Calder Park Drive entry and exit was of major concern.

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“People want the 80km/h zone lifted,” he said. “Then there is the Calder Park Drive overpass. The way people have to exit the freeway now, they all just sit off the shoulder. It’s very dangerous.” In February 2019, the federal government committed $50 million to upgrade the Calder

Freeway, including adding extra lanes between Gap Road, Sunbury and the M80 Ring Road. Mr Mowatt said it was disappointing the freeway was in the same state as it was two years ago when the funding announcement was made. “The state government has to work in partnership with the federal government,” he said. “The federal government has come on board and we are getting no response. “We need some action, less talk and financial commitment.

“We pay our taxes and we want investments back into the roads. All we see is suburbs as far as the eye can see but not infrastructure.” Mr Mowatt said car accidents on the freeway were “only going to get worse” if the state government continued to ignore the issue. “Accidents are still occurring and it’s only a matter of time before something serious happens,” he said. “We started this group back in 2007 and we’ve had some good outcomes with the Kings Road overpass, but ever since then, we have gotten nowhere.”

Entrepreneur shines Liam Foldi’s aim to change the world has been recognised by the Deer Park Circle Alliance Bank. Mr Foldi, now 18, started social enterprise Kenshi Candles when he was just 14, with the aim of helping people from the Chin-Myanmar community. He was recently recognised at the Alliance Bank’s Do Good Awards, winning the Outstanding Achievement Award. The Do Good Awards acknowledge community members and Alliance Bank members and staff who have made an outstanding contribution to the community and have positively impacted the lives of others. Mr Foldi said winning the award would enable his business to provide more candles and raise more funds to support the Chin community. More than 50 per cent of the profits from candle sales goes directly to charities helping those less fortunate. Mr Foldi collaborates with the Chin refugee

community in Melbourne, who now help produce the candles in St Albans. “So many of them didn’t speak English when they came to Australia,” he said. “They were struggling to get jobs and earn some money. Most people in the community are sending money back home. “It’s great to be able to help them.” Last year alone, the sale of candles raised $22,000. Kenshi Candles was awarded $1000 as part of the Do Good Awards. “The $1000 can actually purchase 500kg of rice in Myanmar. That’s enough to supply a small village of 40 people for six months,” Mr Foldi said. Details: https://kenshicandles.com.au/ Tara Murray Liam receives his winner’s cheque. (Supplied)

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Locality. I’ve been back in the western suburbs of Melbourne for 10 years and working in the east. Coming back home is certainly one reason. I think there was always a romance about coming back to my old school. I had very fond memories as a student and the fact that it was close to home was a dual bonus. How does it feel to be back at a school you attended? It’s wonderful. It’s very, very different. Now it is multicultural and I loved that in my previous school and it’s something I’m really looking forward to here. The western suburbs have always had a stigma and I’m a product of the western suburbs, so I want to be part of making sure our kids get every opportunity every other kid in Victoria gets.

principal and then five years in Bairnsdale, The last nine years I was at Salesian in Chadstone.

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I taught at the CRC complex in St Albans for my first six years and then CRC in Sydenham and had nine wonderful years there. Then in senior management went to St Patrick’s College in Ballarat for five years as a deputy

I think getting to know the kids again. One of the beautiful things about teaching at the CRC complex was bumping into the kids in a social context, like in the supermarket or their work. I’ve always enjoyed getting to know them

The down-to-earthness of people, that down-to-earth working class and wanting to work hard to make good for something. The western suburbs are built on multiculturalism. It’s created this wonderful community that we have. It can have an ugly side and beautiful

The school has the potential to be equal to any school in Victoria. I want my kids to know they are the equal of any other student in Victoria. I get the sense … they don’t have the belief they are as good as others, and they are.

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Call to prioritise cancer screening By Tara Murray Nearly 1000 Brimbank residents are diagnosed with cancer each year, new Victorian Cancer Registry figures have revealed. The figures, released by the Cancer Council last week, show that 951 people are diagnosed with cancer in Brimbank each year, with 321 locals losing their lives to the disease. Of the new cancer cases in Brimbank each year, on average 102 people are diagnosed with lung cancer, 37 with melanoma, 115 with bowel cancer, 122 with breast cancer and 120

with prostate cancer. The new data was released to coincide with World Cancer Day, which was last Thursday. Cancer Council Victoria chief executive Todd Harper said the organisation is encouraging every Victorian to act this World Cancer Day. One third of cancers can be prevented, with simple lifestyle changes, he said. “Whether it’s going to get your cancer screening done that you’ve been putting off, making a call to the Quitline, or remembering your hat and being SunSmart, there’s so many actions – big and small – that we can all take to

reduce our cancer risk,” Mr Harper said. “In 2020 many Victorians delayed general health check-ups and screening because they were nervous about visiting doctors due to COVID-19. “I urge all Brimbank locals that now is the time to put you and your health back at the top of your ‘to do’ list.” Mr Harper said that cancer screening saves lives and is one of the most effective ways to detect the early signs of cancer, when successful treatment is more likely. He said the council was concerned to see a

drop in screening rates across the board last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. “If you have received an invitation to participate in a cancer screening program, please do not delay.” In 2019, 35,924 Victorians were diagnosed with cancer and 11,329 lost their lives to the disease. The five most common cancers in Victoria are prostate, breast, bowel, lung and melanoma, collectively accounting for 57 per cent of new cancers and 46 per cent of cancer deaths in 2019.

Community focus for market Melbourne’s newest Slow Food Melbourne Farmers’ Market has been dubbed the SloFo WeFo Farmers’ Market, to connect to the West Footscray community on its doorstep. Recently opened at Happy Receptions at 199 Sunshine Road, the market is only the second in the western suburbs linked to the slow food movement. Slow Food was started by Carlo Petrini and a group of activists in the 1980s, who protested against a McDonald’s restaurant opening in the heart of Rome. Slow Food Melbourne president Alison Peake said the movement’s slogan was, “good, clean and fair”. “Food should be the best quality, grown well and grown locally,” she said. “No chemical additives, no GMO modification – just crops that are grown with traditional methods and, fair, so that’s there’s a fair return for everybody in the food chain.” After Melbourne’s COVID-19 restrictions eased, the SloFo WeFo Farmers’ Market slowed down a bit too much. “When we first opened, which was after lockdown, we were really busy,” Ms Peake said. “But as soon as lockdown was over and people were allowed to get out of Melbourne, everybody went down the coast or wherever and the last three markets we’ve had have been really quiet at West Footscray, which is the newer market. “I think the problem has just been that people have been out of town.” Ms Peake said the market was a way to support regional communities and farmers. “We’re a genuine farmers’ market so the people you’re buying from are the producers,” she said. “To support our farmers and producers and keep them in business and keep them coming to markets, they need people to come and support them at markets. “We have beef, pork, good vegetable, honey, eggs, pasta, some takeaway foods. “We also have a philosophy of supporting small local businesses, like our blueberry grower – even though their farm is in Kinglake, the family lives in Yarraville. “We actively try to keep it as close as possible and as local as possible.” SloFo WeFo operates on the second Saturday of the month from 8am-1pm. Goya Dmytryshchak

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School ready for new start An upgrade at Furlong Park School for Deaf Children is a step closer with an architect appointed for the project. The school was allocated $9.43 million for the upgrade in last year’s state budget, and late last month announced the appointment of architect’s 3iD Studios. The upgrade will improve facilities and buildings at the school. Principal Lee Bullock said she burst into tears when she first found out about the upgrades. “It’s really exciting and a great opportunity

for us. It’s a 30-year-old building and some of the classrooms are quite small,” Ms Bullock said. She said the upgrade would create a “unique” main building, built to cater for the students’ specific needs and new furniture. “We will look to have the classrooms expanded and there will be new learning spaces.” She said the old building was built for deaf children and had specific attributes, including a sound system which connects student listening devices through Bluetooth, which needed to be

maintained. Ms Bullock said the school community would have a say in the design of the upgrade. The school has about 65 students and 25 teachers – half of whom are also deaf. St Albans MP Natalie Suleyman welcomed the appointment of an architect. “We’re making sure that our schools have the best facilities, our classrooms have the best teachers and that every child is given every chance to succeed,” she said.

Kororoit MP Marlene Kairouz has been charged by the Victorian Labor Party as part of a probe into branch staking in the ALP. Ms Kairouz posted a statement on social media on Monday confirming that she is one of two people charged by interim administrators Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin. The charges follow a months-long internal audit of Labor members, after The Age and 60 Minutes in June last year revealed Victorian cabinet ministers Adem Somyurek, Robin Scott and Ms Kairouz were allegedly involved in the largest branch-stacking scandal to engulf the ALP. “It is very disappointing that the administrators have chosen to take this course of action,” Ms Kairouz said in the statement. “The tenuous nature of the charges against me is another indication of the predetermined outcome. “The charges do not allege that I was engaged in branch stacking activity but rather I was somehow promoting it or that I knew it was going on and didn’t report it.” Ms Kairouz has indicated the charges are related to the alleged transfer of memberships, her attendance at branch meetings where members were recruited, and comments about memberships. She will be referred to the party’s internal disputes tribunal and, if found guilty, will be kicked out of the ALP. Ms Kairouz restated her previous comments that she had “never stacked branches in my life”. “History shows that people tend to stack branches as a vehicle to get into Parliament. Once they are elected, they tend to lose interest, not the other way around. I only knew three members on the ALP Kororoit voters roll when I ran for my preselection.” Mr Bracks and Ms Macklin, whose six-month term ended on Sunday, did not identify who they had charged, or the specific charges, but said they had referred “two of what we believe to be most serious cases to the party’s internal disputes tribunal for alleged breach of branch-stacking rules”. Tara Murray and The Age

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and then Boris Johnson put the lockdown issue out, so we’re now sort of up here for series two of lockdown, because we were up here most of last year as well.” When not in lockdown, Frecheville lives in London, having moved there from Los Angeles for a change in scene. “I spent a lot of time in Los Angeles and ultimately wanted to try out a different setting. I didn’t really want to spend all of my twenties there. And Europe’s great and I’ve got a lot of friends in London. And I have a very soft spot for Ireland.” Asked whether he thinks the deep friendships that anchor The Dry are still possible in the age of Zoom, Frecheville replies: “I think it’s too early to say. I think sustaining deep friendships is easy. In a way, not much has changed for the way that I sustain my friendships, because I’ve got friends in all these different places.” “But I’m just optimistic that things will get better. I can’t really see us holding into a sort of new lockdown paradigm for the next 10 years. And thinking that a whole new generation of kids never go to school. I’m more optimistic than that. But maybe not, maybe this virus just keeps mutating forever and ever.”

Every actor dreams of appearing in a major film or theatre production. With it comes the possibility of fame and a pathway to secure employment. But more than that, to appear in a great film, one that takes a hold of the public’s imagination and enters the cinematic canon to be watched and re-watched for decades to come, is surely the mountain-top for any creative artist dedicated to the craft of film. James Frecheville, a 29-year-old actor from Melbourne, can claim to have struck magic twice already in his short career with his small but crucial performance in this year’s remarkable Eric Bana-headlined film The Dry, which comes some 10 years after his breakout performance in the now-canonical Australian crime film Animal Kingdom. Duncan Evans spoke at length with Frecheville in a wide-ranging conversation about his latest role in The Dry, why the film has been so well received by the public and critics alike and how he successfully navigates the tough and precarious world of acting.

The Dry The Dry is based on the debut novel by Jane Harper and Frecheville credits the popularity of the book, in part, for the film’s astonishing success. “I think it’s a combination of the success of Jane’s book, and it having a sort of pre-established place in people’s heads. But also, last year was pretty terrible, on many fronts. And I think people just are eternally optimistic. I think people are really excited to get out of the house and do something that they were nostalgic about. Which sounds insane, to say that you’re nostalgic about going to the cinema, but nobody had any of it, for such a long time,” he said. With critical acclaim and domestic box office receipts breaching $10 million, The Dry was the hit film for the month of January and suggests that there remains in people an entrenched desire to retain the full cinema experience, even in an age characterised by isolated online streaming. “It’s all about a shared, disruption-free experience,” Frecheville said. “Being a part of a community, whether you know anybody or not, just in that kind of setting, it’s pretty important.” Locked in a darkened space before a massive screen, cinema-goers are treated to an entrancing mystery film that unfurls carefully around two shocking events separated by decades. The film has about it the smack of greatness. Though ostensibly a police procedural, it builds to become a haunting meditation on the power of memory and the majesty of friendship, precisely acted, written and photographed across the desolate beauty of regional Victoria. “It looks great and the film’s great, and it’s as simple as that,” Frecheville says. Frecheville plays the role of Jamie Sullivan, a gruff young farmer struggling to keep his farm afloat while also looking after his grandmother. Like the film itself, there is a degree of manipulation involved in how the audience perceives Sullivan, a product of Frecheville’s acting abilities and the careful planning of director Robert Connolly. Sullivan appears to us in a certain light at the beginning of the film, and then our perception of him shifts and changes as the film progresses. “The trick wasn’t really up to me,” Frecheville said. “That’s in the coverage, that’s in the editing and the sound, and most of that falls on to Rob. What I tried to focus on was taking as much from the script and from the book as I could to find something to anchor the idea of Jamie Sullivan around. There was a part in the book where it said that he had his fists stuffed under his armpits. And I kind of thought that was interesting, just because, like many people within the film, they’ve all got secrets. “He just had a pretty high guard. It’s not really a nice place to live. But, you know, he’s not one to complain.”

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James Frecheville in The Dry, Black 47 and Animal Kingdom. (Pictures: Daniel Archer and supplied)

Initially, Frecheville auditioned for the role of Sergeant Greg Raco, played by Keir O’Donnell. “I wasn’t right for that part, but my name got thrown into the hat for Jamie Sullivan, and that was it.” Asked whether he can sense a film’s potential for greatness from the script alone, he responds by saying that while a script may be redolent of something, it is always difficult to know how a film will turn out given the medium’s tendency to morph and shift across the multiple stages of the creative process. “You do get a sense. A good script should convey imagery and thought. And then, you’re on set, and things change constantly. It’s just blueprints layered on blueprints until the edit, at which it could even change quite violently again. Sometimes I’ve seen that with films that I’ve done where the tone of what you thought you were being involved in just becomes completely different.”

Breakout Ten years before he would take on the role of Jamie Sullivan, Frecheville auditioned as a high schooler for the seminal role of Joshua Cody in David Michod’s operatic Animal Kingdom. Listed by Quentin Tarantino as one of his favourite films of the decade, it has since become the source material for a popular television show set in Southern California and is regularly listed by critics as one of Australia’s greatest films. Frecheville’s stunning performance as an impressionable young man thrown suddenly into a dangerous world and then trying, in his limited way, to extricate himself from an escalating hurricane of violence anchors the film and imbues it with a complex moral code. The film isn’t nihilistic, but it’s brutally jaundiced about human nature and the reach of justice in this world. The Dry, by contrast, offers a somewhat more hopeful view about the possibility of securing

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justice, despite the shocking acts of violence that open and close the film and the shadow of abuse that permeates the story. A degree of clarity, at least, is granted to the audience by the end of the film, whereas Animal Kingdom leaves us in a more troubled state. We are as unsure of Frecheville’s Cody at the end of the film as we are at the beginning. His method of closing out the story is as much a recognition of terrible failure as it is an act of brute righteousness.

Australian Cinema Frecheville lists Wake in Fright, Bad Boy Bubby, Chopper, Two Hands, Babe, Happy Feet and Mad Max as some of his favourite Australian films. “Australia makes great films. I just hope that the frequency of telling Australian stories can kind of speed up the more the borders open up.” He is optimistic about the future of the Australian film industry. “People need stories. I’m interested with what sort of emerging technologies can start making different sorts of stories possible. It seems to me that the Australian industry is just absolutely booming. In the sense that a lot of international productions are coming there because they know that people work well and that it’s suitable to make big movies on a sort of world-class level.” What’s more, alongside Australia’s world-class human capital and technological sophistication, our relative success in containing the virus also makes us an increasingly attractive destination for film production. This year will see a number of major Hollywood productions shoot in Australia, including the Liam Neeson-helmed action blockbuster Blacklight.

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Though The Dry and Animal Kingdom are perhaps his most widely-known contributions, Frecheville has appeared in an impressive roster of well-received films in a career that now spans more than 10 years. In 2018, he took on the lead role of Feeney in Black 47, an historical drama set in a famine-ravaged 19th century Ireland and in 2015, he appeared alongside Billy Crudup in the critically acclaimed Stanford Prison Experiment. In regards to his own creative future, he hopes at some point to pursue writing and directing in addition to acting. “But when I was writing when I was younger, it wasn’t ready or suitable enough to sort of get it to a point where it was fleshed out and out there,” he said. “And tonally it’s quite different from my acting work. I’m kind of into a bit surreal, mad-cap comedy, sort of insane stuff. But yeah I’d totally want to explore that. But it’s just slowly slowly catchy monkey, is my idea the older I get, because I’m still learning. I’m still learning a lot. “I came into it having done youth theatre. Animal Kingdom was a baptism by fire. And ever since then I’ve just sort of been a journeyman. I haven’t gone to a school. I didn’t go to university. I’ve sort of gone all in on this trade, and I’m just learning as much as I can. Seems to be working, somewhat.” The acting trade has a well-established patina of glamour, full of red carpets and flashing cameras. For many though, it’s a tough and precarious way to make a living, and Frecheville knows both sides of the coin; the struggle involved in simply making one’s way in the trade, and also its possibility for grandeur and genuine achievement. “I’ve been living by the skin of my teeth for years, it feels like. There’s nothing stable about it, but there’s also much victory and revelries as well,” he said. For other young Australians who love cinema and hope one day to be involved in something permanent, Frecheville has some advice. “Be bold. Find like-minded people. Team up and make things. No one is going to sort of hand it to you. It’s always a great tip to be active. If you want to be an actor, start finding some friends that want to be actors and write silly movies and make them. And keep it fun, I’d say, because you don’t want a learning experience to be too serious or hard-core. I think consume as much media as you can. If you want to learn how to do things technically, you could watch a film and then watch it right back immediately after you’ve finished watching it the first time and pick it apart. Just be bold and be active, that’s what I’d say.”

Frecheville spoke from Wales via Zoom, ‘trapped’ in Britain’s extended lockdown The Dry is playing now in cinemas and restrictions. Animal Kingdom is streaming on Stan. “My partner and I came up here for Christmas

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Orienteering series The Macedon Ranges Summer Orienteering Street Series is back for 2021. The next events are on Wednesday, February 10 at the information centre, High Street, Woodend, and Wednesday, February 17 at Lions Park, Aitken Street, Gisborne. Both events start at 7am. Cost: $5 per adult and $2 per child.

head to the Melton South Community Centre. A new course starting on Thursday, February 18 will provide assistance with career planning, resume writing, interview skills, and will help you to identify your existing skills and develop new ones. $50 or $30 concession (six sessions). Bookings required. ■ 9747 8576

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Wanting to learn how to make coffee? Ready Set Work Barista is running a course at the Brimbank Bicycle Education Centre, Keilor Downs on February 23 (online) and 24 (face-to-face work). During the course, you will learn about the origins of coffee, how to operate commercial espresso machines and how to make a range of coffees. ■ Jesuit Community College, 9415 8700

Tennis challenge The Let’s Challenge tennis tournament will be played at four venues across Whittlesea between Friday, February 12 and Sunday, February 21, 4-7pm. Bookings required. ■ https://bit.ly/2Y7Exd4

Through the lens This picture was taken at Newport’s lakes recently on a very bright and sunny day. Star Weekly photographer Joe Mastroianni said the white-faced heron and water looked so saturated and golden from the sun that the scene reminded him of an Impressionists painting. He exaggerated the colours even more during the editing process to arrive at the finished image.

Sketch and walk Join local artist Lena Sheridan and learn the fundamentals of shading, proportion and perspective during an observational stroll on Saturday, February 13, 10am-noon. Meet on the grass in the park at Station Place, Werribee. All materials provided, comfortable walking shoes and sun protection recommended. ■ www.lenasheridan.net

Beach patrol Join Beach Patrol 3030 as it cleans up along the K Road Cliffs in Werribee South on Sunday, February 14, 11.30am-12.30pm. Bring your own rubbish bags, pick up sticks, gloves and drink bottle. Coffee and snack at Wyndham Harbour to follow.

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Compost like a pro Hume residents can tune in to a free online workshop presented by Compost Community to learn how to use food scraps and other organics waste around the home. On Tuesday, February 16 at 12.30pm, you can learn the basics of recyclable organics, different systems, and how to harvest and use compost to grow your own food. Bookings required. ■ https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/humecity-council-16445167964

Connecting community Williamstown Community and Education Centre is hosting a ‘Neighbourhood Connect’ initiative to build community connectedness. Free workshops and mentoring provided. Attend the first workshops on Wednesday, February 17 at 6.30pm or Friday, February 19, at 12.30pm, at Joan Kirner House, 14 Thompson Street, Williamstown. ■ Irene, 0413 706 233

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Farmers market Browse the stalls at the Malmsbury Village Farmers Market on Sunday, February 21, 9am-1pm at the Malmsbury Village Green, Mollison Street. ■ Megs, 0407 860 320

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Supported by $275,000 from our government’s Local Parks Program, I was pleased to announce that Cairnlea will be getting an off-leash dog park at Kevin Flint Memorial Reserve, with completion due by August this year. Now more than ever, we realise the importance of having open green space close to homes for families to enjoy recreation time in their communities.

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So, how’s that New Year’s resolution going? Was it to ‘lose weight’? ‘Get fit’? ‘Drink less’? Yes, it’s February already, and reality is starting to bite. Lifestyle changes are easier said than done. But they’re also vital to managing a range of health conditions, from diabetes to depression. Eat better. Exercise more. It’s as simple and as complicated as that. Staying connected, with family, friends and your community, is another one that doctors now know helps your mental and physical health. The big problem for GPs is: How do you support patients to connect? How do you ‘treat’ loneliness? (A condition researchers say could be as damaging to our overall health as smoking and obesity.) How do you make sure a woman who cares full-time for her disabled husband makes time to leave the house to get some exercise or just a break? How do you make sure an elderly man with diabetes takes basic medication he can’t afford? These are real problems GPs in Melbourne’s west and north have tackled using a new approach that could dramatically improve our health care. It works like this. A patient sees their GP as normal (diagnosis, testing and monitoring by a doctor remain vital). Then, as well as any other treatment, the GP can also refer the patient to a ‘social prescribing’ program, funded by North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network and run by IPC Health, a large community health organisation

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in Melbourne’s west. The social prescribing program funds a ‘wellbeing co-ordinator’ who spends time with the patient to understand in greater detail their situation — including any financial, social or language factors that can so often get in the way of good health. The co-ordinator then works with the patient to find solutions. They can even be there beside the patient when they take their ‘first steps’ – for example, into the church hall where the local Italian knitting group is meeting.

In the case of the diabetic man who couldn’t afford his medication, the wellbeing co-ordinator ultimately contacted the man’s local MP, who helped process his application for the Disability Support Pension. Now able to afford his medication, the man’s blood-sugar levels are better managed, and he is visibly happier. Life has also improved for the woman who cared for her husband full-time. The program connected her husband with a supported community group, allowing his

wife a ‘day off’, which meant she was able to reconnect with her swimming group. Doctors and other health professionals have long known that what ails their patient might not be something that a drug or procedure can fix alone. Social prescribing is a practical way that GPs can support their patients keep their new year resolutions. Even if you don’t get or need a formal social prescription, good social or community connections improve everyone’s lives – and health.

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Lawless crowd (3) Large winged insects (11) Shortens (9) Empty; use up (5) Heavenly bodies (5) Thief (9) Creatures (7) Playground items (7) Gnawers (7) Boils (7) Display (9) Inexpensive (5) Makes level (5) At puberty (9) Carrier (11) Dairy alternative (3)

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Landlords and property managers usually do background checks on potential new tenants, so applicants should ensure they have appropriate references who can give them an honest review. Not every applicant will have rental history but this doesn’t mean they can’t nominate other referees, including managers, colleagues or even personal referees such as friends and family members.

It pays to be a strong communicator when it comes to applying for a rental property as property managers cannot afford to waste time on unreliable applicants. Applicants need to be responsive and answer phone calls and emails. If the property manager needs more information or background checks, the prospective tenant must be willing to meet these requests quickly. It’s also important the

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Dualis and Qashqai 2008 - 2019 By Ewan Kennedy, Marque Motoring The ‘dual’ in Nissan Dualis signifies its dual-purpose nature, a crossover between a family hatchback and a compact 4WD. It has Nissan’s All-mode transmission so has decent traction on bush tracks, as well as on slippery sealed surfaces. It has higher than average ground clearance for a hatchback, but it isn’t as high as a ‘real’ 4WD. Nissan gave the Dualis a major makeover in April 2010. Every visible body component forward of the windscreen was new, with the revised bonnet giving it a bolder look and improved aerodynamics. Inside, the visual changes are minor, but the instruments and trip computer are easier to see. Late in 2010 an extended wheelbase seven-seat version, called Dualis +2 was introduced. Children will be more comfortable than adults in the rearmost seats, seven full-size folks can be carted in emergencies. The second-row seats can be moved forward to make access to the back reasonably easy. This sliding function also lets you juggle legroom in all three rows. Comfort of the Dualis is good and even poor-quality Aussie backroads don’t knock it about much. Handling is nothing out of the ordinary. It will look after you unless you do something really silly. Just don’t expect a sporty Euro SUV at a Japanese price. With the introduction of the second generation in Australia in 2014 the Dualis was given the name of Qashqai which had been used in other countries for many years. Qashqai got a mild facelift late in 2018, an increased range of driver-assistance technologies, and autonomous emergency braking in all model. Lane-departure warning assisted drivers who aren’t paying attention.

The 2008 Nissan Dualis, 2012 Nissan Dualis +2, and 2017 Nissan Qashqai. (Pictures: Supplied)

Nissan Dualis was originally powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine by way of a six-speed manual gearbox, or a CVT auto with pre-selected ratios that can be operated manually if you’re not happy with the computer’s decisions. Try for yourself during your private test drive as some will find performance is marginal. Qashqai also has a 2.0-litre naturally-aspirated engine, but with added power and torque than the Dualis. A 1.6-litre turbo-diesel was introduced in April 2013, but only has a six-speed manual gearbox. It wasn’t a sales success but is an honest unit and it may be worth hunting one down if you’re planning long trips in remote areas where the extra range of a diesel can be important. Nissan (nee Datsun) has been operating in Australia since the mid-1960s. It built cars here for many years and is well and truly an established part of the Down Under scene. There are plenty of Nissan dealers Australia-wide, with stronger than average representation in the country areas due to the long-time importation of tough 4WDs in the

Patrols and Navaras. Getting unusual parts for the Dualis may take a few days if you have trouble in the outback, but shouldn’t normally take more than two or three business days. Prices for Dualis parts are about average for this class. Dualis has a reasonably simple makeup and amateur gals and guys with a mechanical bent can do a fair bit of their own work. Don’t touch the safety bits, though. Having originally shunned the name Qashqai that was used on other markets, Nissan Australia surprised us by choosing to use the Qashqai tag when the new generation ‘Dualis’ was introduced here in July 2014. Or perhaps the company’s head office was still smarting over the failed Pulsar / Tiida / Pulsar experiment…

What to look for Signs of off-road use are generally considered a no-no in a light-duty SUV. Scratches on the guards or doors; scuffs on the bumper corners; dings under the bumpers; and in particular damage to the sump may mean you should back off the purchase. Then again, if the price is

right and you’re a mechanic it might be worth going for one. Feel for any roughness in a CVT, if it’s not smooth as silk have an experienced transmission specialist check it out. Manuals should be smooth and easy in their gear changes. Any hanging up or noise during changes may mean problems, either in the gearbox or the clutch. Check the interior and the boot for signs of hard usage. Kids can wreak havoc on the backs of the seats in front of them if they get crabby.

How much? Expect to pay from $4000 to $7000 for a 2008 Nissan Dualis ST; $6000 to $10,000 for a 2009 Dualis Ti or a 2011 ST; $10,000 to $15,000 for a 2013 Dualis +2 Ti-L; $11,000 to $16,000 for a 2015 Dualis +2 Ti-L or a 2015 Qashqai TS; $13,000 to $19,000 for a 2015 Qashqai TL; $15,000 to $22,000 for a 2017 ST-L; and $18,000 to $26,000 for a 2018 Qashqai N-TEC.

Car buying tip Drive several examples of the type of car you’re considering to get a feel of how they handle.

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SPORT Lions look for momentum Bacchus Marsh Lions are hoping to hit their straps in the back end of the Country Basketball League men’s north-west season. After losing their first three matches, the Lions opened their account last weekend against the Kyneton Tigers. Lions coach Grant McMillian said the win was just what they needed in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We only play seven games and we may have already played the top three teams in the first three weeks,” he said. “We thought we had a chance of getting the win against Kyneton and shot really well and finished things off. “It was also a lot better defensive effort.” McMillan, who has stepped up from being assistant coach the past two seasons, said the first few games they were hurt by poor execution. He said the last quarter against Echuca,

when they went two from 16 from the field, was a clear example of that. “We’re playing well in the system and getting shots, but we’re not being rewarded with the execution.” As well as adjusting to a new coach, there has been a number of changes to the playing squad. Star guard Billy Feben and young star Max Beaumont have left. The loss of Sam Byron, Patrick Craig and Jake Rayner also hurts the Lions in the height department. McMillian said despite the departures he is happy with how the squad has shaped up. “Not having Billy means that 25 to 30 points a night we have to find,” McMillian said. “So we’ve had to come up with other scoring avenues. We’ve recruited a few guys. And with [Jordan Kirk] Kirky, Jason Christian and Daniel Jackson back, we’ve got some experience. “It’s a good mix of youth and experience.” McMillian said Cooper McIntosh and Justin

Runge were among the youngsters who are getting more opportunity this season. They’ve also got two players from their under-21 side as development players. “My assistant coach is the under-21 coach, so it’s good to get some uniformity,” he said. “The guys are learning and there is good information being exchanged.” The Lions faced Mildura Heat on Sunday after Star Weekly went to press. “Hopefully we can get a bit of momentum going,” McMillian said last week. “If we win the last four games, anything can happen and we might even make finals.” The fifth-placed Kyneton side, which won two of its first five matches, faced the Bendigo Braves on Saturday night, as did the Tigers women’s side which sits second on ladder. The women’s side was 3-1 after four rounds. Jordan Kirk is back for the Kyneton Tigers.

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Cannons raring to go By Tara Murray After 11 months off the football field, the Calder Cannons were back in action on Saturday in the NAB League girls’ competition. The side played just three games last year before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19, so there are plenty of players eager to get back out on the field. Speaking before the game, coach Ross Smith said everyone was excited to play again. “I’m sure it’s exciting for the whole competition,” he said. “Everyone had gone through a whole lot. We had the jumper presentation and got their families down, which was pretty special.” For Smith, who has coached the club’s boys’ side since 2018, coaching the girls’ side is a new challenge. Under changes to the NAB League system, there is one senior coach across both programs. “It’s my first time coaching girls,” Smith said. “I’m enjoying it immensely … they’re just a great bunch of girls. They’re very grateful and it’s a lot different to the boys in many ways. “It’s a very exciting group, especially the 18-year-old group.” Smith said when the boys started training in the next couple of weeks, the coaching panel would be quite busy. He said the girls team was a young squad, with the competition age expanded to under-19s. There’s three top age players in the squad, with a core group of 18-year-olds and several bottom-age players. He said there were eight bottom-age players set to play in the opening round. Newly-appointed captain Georgie Prespakis will be one player who to get plenty of attention. The younger sister of Carlton star Maddy Prespakis, Georgie won the NAB League’s best and fairest award in 2019 as a 16-year-old. She is eligible to be drafted to the AFLW later this year. “She has been training really well,” Smith said. “There’s a little bit of expectation on her. She’s a different player from Maddy and she’ll have her own career going forward. “The players voted her in as captain.” Smith said they were excited about the rest of the group of 18-year-olds. Peppa Poultney will play in the ruck and Tahlia Gillard, who is in the AFL academy with Prespakis and is another tall, are both players to watch. Olivia Manfre, state cricketer Neve Crowley, exciting midfielder-forward Emeila Yassir, Mali McLeod and Kasey Lennox are others in that age group. Smith said the focus of the group remained

Werribee and Williamstown are part of the new competition. (Luke Hemer) 227546_01

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Georgie Prespakis has been named the Cannons captain. (Shawn Smits) 204987_30

development. He said many of the older girls would get an opportunity to play at VFLW level with Essendon during the year. “The focus is always development,” he said. “We’ve got a reasonably good 18-year-old group and the expectations are reasonably strong.”

The Cannons’ first match against Sandringham Dragons was after Star Weekly went to press. The Northern Knights and Western Jets also kicked off their seasons at the weekend against Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges respectively.

The new second-tier eastern seaboard state league football competition will have a familiar name. With 17 of the 22 clubs in the competition from Victoria, it will be known as the Victorian Football League [VFL]. The competition will be the largest second tier competition in Australia and will consist of stand-alone VFL clubs, stand-alone AFL clubs and aligned clubs. It will be the first time VFL matches will be played in Queensland and New South Wales. The inaugural season will involve teams playing 16 games across 19 rounds, and will get under way on April 17. A fixture is set to be released later this month. Each club will have three byes to allow for flexibility when needed. It will be a top eight finals structure, which will begin on August 28. The grand final is to be held on the weekend of September 18. The VFL competition, the 2021 NAB League Boys and 2021 Toyota AFL premiership seasons will all run concurrently. Williamstown and Werribee are among the stand-alone VFL clubs, while the Western Bulldogs will also field a stand-alone side, Footscray. Both Williamstown and Werribee have returned to training under new coaches, Justin Plapp and Michael Barlow respectively. The involvement of AFL-listed players from 14 AFL clubs is central to the VFL competition’s season fixture. Tara Murray

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