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Danielle Richardson and her daughter Olivia, 10, wearing the Western Bulldogs dress which has been handed down through their family.

A special Western Bulldogs dress has been passed down through four generations of a family. Wyndham’s Danielle Richardson said her grandparents – including her Nana Dorothy, aka Dot - lived in West Footscray all their lives. They instilled a fondness for the Bulldogs in their seven children and grandchildren. “I spent my childhood growing up at the Whitten Oval and now my daughter shares the same love,” Mrs Richardson said. Mrs Richardson said that a friend of her grandmother’s found some Bulldogs-themed material and sewed a dress for Dot during 1976. Dot hoped to wear the dress to the MCG if the Doggies made the grand final. Sadly, Dot passed away nine years ago. However, Mrs Richardson promised her Nana that she would one day wear the dress to a Bulldogs grand final – which she did in 2016. “It was a very emotional day but I’m so glad I was able to keep my promise.” Five years on, and her own daughter, Olivia, 10, will wear the dress while watching 2021’s grand final. Turn to page 6 for more Doggie tales.

Big social housing boost A $49.03 million plan to build 111 new social and affordable residential properties in Wyndham has been announced by the state government. Minister for Housing Richard Wynne said last week that the government would invest almost $740 million in community housing across Victoria under its Big Housing Build, in partnership with private and philanthropic organisations. The plan includes a proposal to construct 42 new homes in Truganina with agency Women’s Housing Limited, in a project worth

$17.77 million. There are two separate projects planned for Werribee, a $14.48 million site consisting of 34 homes and a $9.46 million site consisting of 18 homes. Tarneit will get 17 homes under a $7.32 million initiative. The exact addresses of the homes will not be revealed as some of the tenants will be family violence escapees. Haven Home Safe (HHS), which owns and manages more than 3000 social affordable homes across Victoria, has partnered with the state government to deliver the Tarneit project and 34 homes in Werribee. HHS will contribute $12 million towards

the construction of these properties. The non-profit’s chief executive Andrew Cairns said that the Tarneit site was already being constructed with an expected finish date of 2022. Construction is expected to begin on the Werribee abodes before the end of the year. Mr Cairns said both the developments would include a mix of “high-quality” two and three-bedroom townhomes. He said the projects were expected to create up to 350 jobs, both directly and indirectly. Mr Cairns said that in terms of demand for community housing, there were presently more than 1000 single people needing a one-bedroom home in Wyndham, plus more

than 200 couples and 380 single parents needing a two-bedroom home across Tarneit and Werribee. “As Melbourne moves west, there is a growing housing affordability crisis in the city of Wyndham with the median price of a two-bedroom home now at $420K and median rent at $320per week for a two-bedroom unit,” he said. “Singles on JobSeeker earn $620 per fortnight. “Even if two singles shared a two-bedroom unit, they would be spending about half their income on housing, leaving very little for cost of living expenses.”

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Mother’s plea after son punched By Alesha Capone A mother has appealed for information after her a video of her 15-year-old son being punched in the face at a Truganina park was uploaded to social media. The mother, who asked to remain anonymous, said her son was at Mahbeers Talliver Park - which is located near Talliver Terrace and University Road - when the random attack occurred between 3-4pm on Sunday, September 11. The boy, who was with his 14-year-old

girlfriend, was approached by a pair of youths unknown to him. The mother said one of the offenders said something to her son about being in a gang and also racially vilified him, before punching him in the face. Her son fell to the ground unconscious, before his girlfriend started screaming. The other youth was filming the attack up until he and his companion ran away. The video has since been uploaded to Instagram and “gone viral”, the boy’s mother said.

She said many people have contacted her son after seeing the video. “My son had his hand in his pocket, you could see he was not fighting back,” his mother said. After the attack, her son’s girlfriend called his father, who took the 15-year-old to hospital. The mother said her son is now experiencing difficulty eating, due to his facial injuries, and was having headaches too. “He is receiving lots of support from his friends and school,” the mother said. The mother said she hoped anyone with information about the offenders’ identities

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would contact police. She also said she wanted other parents to talk to their children about being safe at local parks. The offenders were perceived to be of Indian appearance and aged in their late teens. One was wearing a red, white and blue jacket, a blue beanie and had glasses. The other was wearing black clothing. Investigations into the incident remain ongoing, anyone with information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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A family has completed 120 laps of their backyard to raise funds for the Cancer Council Victoria, following the cancellation of this year’s Wyndham Relay for Life. The Relay’s committee made the tough decision to cancel the event, which was due to be held earlier this month, amid concerns about COVID-19 still being prevalent in the community. Mother Lauren said she and her family had been planning to take part in the Relay, in a team of community members from the Crossroads Uniting Church in Werribee. However, after the event’s cancellation, Lauren said her family, including children Harry, aged four, and Mayer, aged one, decided to spend the weekend running laps of their back garden raise funds instead. The family documented their efforts on social media and took suggestions for “novelty” laps including an egg and spoons round, raising a total of $1420 for the Cancer Council Victoria. Lauren said that she wanted to teach Harry “a little bit about the good things we can do for other people even though we are in lockdown”. “Harry started the relay thinking it was good fun playing in the backyard and doing silly laps,” she said. “By the end of it, he started to understand about why people were donating money through all the encouraging phone calls and messages.” Harry said he was “very surprised” by the amount his family raised for the Cancer Council Victoria. “But that’s good because we can help more people and make the world nice,” he said. Another member of the Crossroads Uniting Church, Roland Geilen, has raised $3849 by shaving off his beard. The Wyndham Relay for Life is hoping to next event in March 2022.

More than 500 Wyndham residents have COVID-19, according to figures from the Department of Health. Data released by the department on Monday shows that 327 residents of the 3029 postcode (Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit and Truganina) have the coronavirus. An additional 125 residents of the 3030 postcode (Werribee, Werribee South and Point Cook) have the virus. In the 3024 postcode (Wyndham Vale, Manor Lakes, Mambourin and Mount Cottrell), 36 people have COVID-19. Nineteen residents of the 3027 postcode (Williams Landing) have the illness. Sadly, last Wednesday, a Wyndham man aged in his seventies died from COVID-19. At the moment, there are more than 5260 active cases of the coronavirus across Victoria, including 204 patients cases in hospital, with 55 people in intensive care and with 38 people on a ventilator. More than 3.11 million COVID vaccinations have been administered through state-run services. Over 71 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and over have now had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Werribee MP Tim Pallas told Parliament last week that to help boost employment in the wake of the pandemic, the state government has committed to creating 400,000 new jobs by 2025. “Thanks to our jobs plan, the most recent data shows that since September 2020, the Victorian economy has added almost 260,000 jobs,” Mr Pallas said. “It shows that the Victorian economy is resilient and that this government has made the investments to create good jobs and to ensure that we kickstart our recovery when we hit our vaccination targets and we can open up again.” Alesha Capone

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Praise for medical centre plan By Alesha Capone A plan to build a medical centre in Werribee, which will create 100 jobs during construction, has been praised by Wyndham council. The council last week approved an application to build the two-storey medical hub at 2 Hindson Street – near Ison Road and Shipwright Parade - within the Harpley Town Centre. The future centre will have 18 health service providers and 56 car parks. Jason Black, from Inside Planning Consultants, spoke at the council meeting on behalf of the medical project’s construction

partner. Mr Black said Lendlease was developing the medical centre, as well as the Harpley Town Centre. Mr Black said the expressions of interest process for future service providers at the centre has already attracted inquiries from GPs, dentists, a physiotherapist, a chiropractor, mental health specialists, imaging and pharmacy services and a gym and wellbeing provider. He said that Lendlease has sold 2216 residential lots out of the 4345 lots expected to be created within Harpley. “This is a suburb – the end result will be a

population of about 12,000 people, within Harpley itself,” Mr Black said. He said that building the medical centre would benefit not only Harpley’s existing 4400 residents, but the entire Wyndham west area. Wyndham council’s manager of planning and building, Peter Van Til, said the plan for the medical centre was welcome because it would provide services while a new estate was being developed, rather than waiting until all the houses were built. “That is not lagging for five years, or 10 years or whatever it might be, it’s actually an application for the here and now,” Mr Van Til said.

Mental health fundraising campaign Werribee Hospital Foundation’s 5KOK challenge is back this year, bigger and better than ever. Foundation chief executive Leanne Down said the fundraising campaign would be held in October for Mental Health Month. After registering online, participants are encouraged to get moving across five days of the month, by running, walking, riding, swimming – or completing any other form of exercise – for a total distance of five kilometres. Those involved can share their personalised online page and photos - using the hashtag #whf5kok - with family and friends. Participants are being asked to seek donations, with 100 per cent of the funds raised to go towards Werribee Mercy Hospital’s community mental health services. Ms Down said it was important for everyone to take care of their mental health, just like physical health. “Just because it (mental health) is invisible to the eye doesn’t mean it’s not important,” she said. “Exercise can really help when it comes to taking care of your mental health. “It increases blood flow to the brain and stimulates chemicals like endorphins and serotonin. “It can also help with our moods, anxiety, mental clarity, improve productivity and memory and you can even get a better night’s sleep.” Werribee Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on the generosity of supporters. The 2021 5KOK challenge is being sponsored by Villawood Properties and Alamora Estate. Register for the 5KOK challenge at www. whf.org.au or https://bit.ly/3sLMd3f

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“From a planning perspective, it ticks all the boxes but it does provide a valuable health service, sooner rather than later, in a growing area.” Cr Peter Maynard described the future medical centre as “outstanding”, while Cr Jennie Barrera said it was a “terrific proposal”. Cr Heather Marcus said there was a shortage of doctors and specialists in Wyndham, so it would be good to have more based in the municipality. She also said the design of the medical centre looked like a boat, which fits well with the name of the nearby Shipwright Parade.

High tech shopping In what is believed to be an Australian first, two Wyndham shopping centres have launched a community engagement platform named HQ. Manor Lakes Central and Tarneit Central have introduced the platform, a dedicated community engagement hub and instant loyalty programme, which can be accessed via QR codes and URLs. HQ features interactive digital campaigns such as exclusive retailer specials and giveaways, live trivia games, Spotify playlists, videos and games, competitions, instant rewards via digital coupons and local community and sporting group competitions and club-based activity. HQ is an initiative of Digital engagement platform, Komo Digital, and the platform has been introduced at Manor Lakes and Tarneit by the shopping centres’ developer and operator Ranfurlie Asset Management. Ranfurlie Asset Management general manager of marketing, Lisa Charter, said that in a post-COVID environment, centre marketing wanted to find new ways to drive traffic, support retailers and build strong direct relationships with customers. “We believe HQ is the first of its kind in Australia in same size centres as Tarneit Central and Manor Lakes Central,” Ms Charter said. HQ can be downloaded in centre simply by scanning the QR codes on display or connecting through the dedicated URLs for each centre. Seethe Tarneit Central Facebook page and Manor Lakes Central Facebook page to keep up to date with HQ activities.

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Station carpark plans slammed By Alesha Capone Wyndham council has slammed the design of new carparks proposed for two of the municipality’s train stations, describing the plans as “a dog’s breakfast” and “absolute shambles”. The council has submitted a report on the draft carpark designs for Tarneit and Wyndham Vale stations to a community consultation process, which closed on Monday. The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is planning to build 500 new and upgraded

parking spaces at Tarneit to the north-east of the station, and an extension of the car park parallel to Leakes Road on the station’s south side. A total of 380 new and upgraded parking spaces are proposed for Wyndham Vale, including a new car park along Hobbs Road to the north of Ballan Road. The council report said some of the new carparks would be such a long walk from the stations that measures such as CCTV would be needed to ensure commuters felt safe. Cr Josh Gilligan the plans for Tarneit station included only one vehicle entry and exit point

to Derrimut Road. He said that it could already take commuters up to 20 minutes to leave the “overflow” carpark at the station. Cr Gilligan said increasing the number of car parks, but forcing all vehicles to leave via a single exit, could push the waiting time up to 40 minutes. “I have no doubt it will take you longer to get out of the car park than it will to get to and from the train station in and out of the CBD,” he said. “I just see this being a total disaster.” In relation to the new car park proposed

for Wyndham Vale, Cr Peter Maynard said it would be a long walk for commuters to the station. “To put it up to where rail siding is, any able-bodied person would need a cut lunch and an Esky to get to the station, and that’s in nice weather,” he said. Cr Sarah McIntyre and Cr Jasmine Hill said more secure bike parking was also needed at both stations, as opposed to adding new bicycle hoops. The LXRP was contacted for comment.

Top academic honour Westbourne Grammar School graduate Luke Tarola has received a prestigious academic award. Mr Tarola, 19, is among 23 recipients of the Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Award, in the annual Premier’s VCE Awards for 2020, which were recently announced. The All-Round award recognises students who achieve study scores of 46 or higher (out of 50) in at least five subjects. Mr Tarola’s friend and fellow Westbourne student Divine Emezie also received a Top All-Round VCE High Achiever Award. Another student at the school, Yonglian Cai, received a Top Three International Student Award. Mr Tarola said that his teachers, family and Mr Emezie were all “very supportive” last year. For his Year 12 studies, Mr Tarola achieved the highest-possible ATAR score of 99.95, including perfect scores of 50 for Maths

Methods, English and Chemistry. “On the day the ATARs came out, that was a big shock, I wasn’t expecting that at all,” he said. “The quality of teaching at Westbourne was great, the teachers were really great on Zoom, and if I had any questions they would set aside some one-on-one time for me.” Mr Tarola is now studying a Bachelor of Biomedicine at Melbourne University. He hopes to study medicine and become a doctor. Mr Tarola, Mr Emezie and their friends have also started a tutoring business called Process Education. As the pandemic continues, Mr Tarola’s advice for students studying VCE is simple. “My biggest piece of advice is for everyone to try their best, ”he said. “Lockdown gave me plenty of time to study. “It means missing out on other things and being socially deprived too, so why not make the most of it?”

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Footy facades show Doggie loyalty Passionate Western Bulldogs supporter Rocco Maluccio is spreading the red, white and blue message in the lead-up to the grand final. Mr Maluccio, who is managing director of Roc Construction in Werribee, has erected hoarding that features his team’s colours at multiple building sites. Apart from some local construction sites – including this one in Church Street, Werribee – the hoarding features at a Brunswick location, which just happens to be across the road from where some Demons supporters live. Mr Maluccio said he went for Collngwood until around the age of two or three.

However, upon asking his uncle - a Bulldogs supporter – if he could attend a football game, his uncle said he had to barrack for the Doggies. A young Mr Maluccio converted teams on the spot and he has not looked back since. Nowadays, along with his father, brother and nephew, Mr Maluccio is a Bulldogs member and attends most games. His two children, aged three and one, are also Bulldogs supporters. “Just to be honest, what I like about the club is the tough story, what they’ve had to live through and the history of the Western Bulldogs from 1954 through to the 2016

premiership,” Mr Maluccio said. “My brother has met people in the club and they all seem like nice, genuine people.” Mr Maluccio said that he has received plenty of positive reactions to the Bulldogs-themed hoarding. “I’ve got quite a few text messages to be honest, quite a few Instagram likes and a blogger has posted a photo,” he said. His three year-old also likes walking past the Werribee sites and pointing out “Daddy’s work”. Alesha Capone

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Libba’s little footy fan By Alesha Capone Hoppers Crossing four-year-old Charlotte is a passionate Western Bulldogs supporter, although she particularly adores her favourite player Tom ‘Libba’ Liberatore. Charlotte’s mother Emma Clayton said their entire family, including her older daughter Madilyn, 13, are all Doggies fans. However, Ms Clayton said it remains a mystery as to how Charlotte developed her “Libba obsession”. Charlotte likes telling her father Nathan to grow “a Libba” – a moustache like the one

sported by Liberatore. “She knows Libba’s number is 21 and she just loves him,” Ms Clayton said. “If she met him, I reckon she would be starstuck and not know what to say.” Ms Clayton said that last week, Charlotte lined up her toys and was teaching them all about how to organise the grand-final, complete with a whiteboard. She also proudly wears her Bulldogs scarf to kindergarten and daycare. Ms Clayton was actually pregnant with Charlotte at the time of the 2016 grand final. Their family also attended some Bulldogs

cames earlier this year, while not in lockdown. They have decorated their lounge room with Bulldogs merchandise ahead of this year’s grand final. Ms Clayton said that when she was growing up, her grandfather, whom she calls Papa, supported the Bulldogs. She and her father barrack for the Bulldogs, while her mother and sister are Collingwood devotees. “Dad took us to Whitten Oval, he used to take us to the footy when we were little,” Ms Clayton said.

Family pins its colours to the Western Bulldogs mast The Smith family can’t wait for Saturday’s clash and are backing their beloved Doggies all the way. Will, Julie, Emily, Jack and Cam Smith have decorated their Altona North home in red, white and blue leaving no one in doubt as to their loyalties. “We are a die hard (is there any other kind) Bulldogs family and are lifelong, passionate, Bulldogs supporters and members,” the family told Star Weekly. “We cannot wait for Saturday, 25 September! “If the game was in Melbourne, we would definitely be there, so this is our way of showing support to the boys from afar. “We are confident they can get the job done! “#yieldtonone“ 6 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

Hoppers Crossing resident Carla says that her love of the Demons helped her get through treatment for breast cancer. Carla said the while she was undergoing chemotherapy in 2000, she simply felt she could not keep going on a physical and emotional level. However, Carla’s oncologist gave her some advice: to take everything on a week-by-week basis, much like a football team does. The oncologist told Carla that if Melbourne won their next game, she had to attend her next chemotherapy appointment. “They won the game, then they continued winning all bloody season and they made the grand final,” Carla said. Carla said that she was inspired by Melbourne players who underwent multiple knee reconstructions but returned to the game, and others such as Jesse Hogan who played a week after losing his father to cancer. “They give people like me hope and that’s why I love them,” Carla said. In the lead-up to this year’s grand final, Carla has decorated her family’s lounge room with Demons scarves from the past 20 years. “The first thing I did when my husband walked out was buy a Melbourne membership and I have never looked back since,” she said. She also purchased Melbourne memberships for all her nieces and nephews when they were born. Carla said she had hoped lockdown would be over in time for her to travel interstate to see the 2021 grand final, and that she had been saving money to pay for her time in quarantine. “I would have given anything to have gone,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll do a back-to-back and next year’s grand final will be in Melbourne.” Alesha Capone

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Boost to mental health support The state government has announced an additional $22 million to deliver fast-tracked care for people struggling with mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was announced last week on top of the $225 million the state government has already provided to support Victorians’ mental health throughout the pandemic. Minister for Mental Health James Merlino said that from the latest round of funding, $13.3 million would be spent on 20 pop-up community mental health services, with around 90 clinicians to provide 93,000 additional hours of wellbeing checks and

counselling to the thousands of Victorians needing support. The pop-up centres, to be delivered by community health providers such as cohealth and EACH, will open progressively from the end of September across Melbourne and regional Victoria, with a dedicated triage and referral hotline and website to be established so that people can start booking appointments. Mercy Health will partner with community health provider Breakthru to deliver the new mental health services in the municipalities Wyndham, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong. Breakthru, a national not-for-profit

organisation committed to empowering people to create their own futures, has bases in Melton and St Albans. It helps people with mental health, employment, disability, homelessness and training needs, including specialist programs for those facing the challenge of an intensive mental health illness, a disability or physical health issue. Mr Merlino said that the sate government was also delivering the reforms recommended by the 2019 Royal Commission for the state’s mental health services. “But we know the pandemic has increased

immediate demand, so we’re investing to make sure more Victorians have access to the support they need right now,” Mr Merlino said. “Our local communities have been so vital in supporting us over the past 18 months – and these innovative local pop-up mental health services will deliver the support people need, close to home.” For assistance contact the Mental Health Foundation Australia helpline on 1300 643 287 (1300 MHF AUS), Lifeline on 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.au or Headspace on 1800 650 890 or www.headspace.org.au.

Short film is a winner A short film about students’ experiences during the COVID pandemic last year has won a Wyndham competition. The video, from Al-Taqwa College in Truganina, was recently announced as the winner of the Young Minds of Wyndham competition, which was open to local students. The Al-Taqwa project was titled Surviving 2020: Stories of Self Discovery and Overcoming Adversity. Pongky Nataatmaja, a video and multimedia specialist within Al-Taqwa’s Media Department, said he would like to thank the competition’s organiser Vijisha Venkatram. “The video showed that during e-learning, the students are able to not only cope with their studies and life at home, but also thrive and grow in ways they didn’t expect,” Mr Nataatmaja said. “This message is quite relevant to many of us who are going through the same situation

here in Victoria and Australia as a whole. “ The film features several students who reflect on what they learned during lockdown and what challenges they faced. “We are proud of how the students were able to be so expressive and genuine when talking about their individual stories and hope they will be able to look back at this experience and this win as a highlight of their Media memories from school,” Mr Nataatmaja said. Year 7 student Maryam Zahraman, who was featured in that video, said: “I truly didn’t care that this was a competition, all I wanted to do was get my opinion and my honest experience out like everyone else.” Other winning entries in the competition were created by Warringa Park School year 7 student Flynn, Vinay from Melbourne High School and Samantha from Wyndham Vale Primary School. Wyndham secondary students entered the film-making competition.

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Werribee restaurant Truck Stop Deluxe fed hundreds of people when they offered free meals to residents doing it tough in the COVID-19 pandemic, at a recent event. Venue manager Mark ‘Bubby’ Luxford said around eight staff members donated their time to help at the Tuesday event, even though many of them have lost work hours themselves due to pandemic restrictions. Mr Luxford said that during the two-hour session, Truck Stop Deluxe served around 256 meals, consisting of a burger and chips. “People were really, really thankful, they were saying it was a great night, had a really made their day and given them something to look forward to, for a couple of days beforehand,” he said. “One person messaged us and said they did not have enough petrol to drive down with their three children, so we delivered to them.”

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Some market gardeners from Werribee South also visited to mention they would be happy to donate some produce if Truck Stop Deluxe hosts a similar event in the future. Mr Luxford that Truck Stop Deluxe felt fortunate for the customers who have continued to order takeaway meals during lockdown. He said the business was also grateful for the support of Wyndham council during the pandemic. “I would like to encourage people to shop locally and support local businesses and cafes,” he said. Mr Luxford said that if anyone was struggling after losing a job due to COVID-19, they could message Truck Stop Deluxe on social media, as the restaurant tries to help people out with meals when it can. Details: https://www.facebook.com/ truckstopdeluxe/

Hoppers Crossing Secondary College will receive $40,000 from the state government to carry essential maintenance projects. Tarneit MP Sarah Connolly said last week that the funding would come from the Planned Maintenance Program for Victorian schools. “Investing in these vital maintenance works gives our state schools the support they need to make sure every student and teacher in the state has access to safe and modern learning environments,” Ms Connolly said.

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Maths honour for Jerod By Alesha Capone Teenager Jerod Teh is the only student from a school in the west to have received an Outstanding Award in the state junior division of a prestigious mathematics competition. Jerod, 13, is a year 8 student at Good News Lutheran College in Tarneit. Along with thousands of other students across the nation, Jerod sat the University of Melbourne’s annual School Mathematics Competition in May. The university last week announced the Victorian junior division prize winners in the competition, including first, second and third place, along with around 20 Outstanding Award winners from years 7 and 8. “Although I prepared for the competition, I was shocked as first to receive such an outstanding honour,” Jerod said.

“I enjoyed the competition although it was very difficult, there was a great sense of achievement when I answered each question.” He said that Maths was his “absolute favourite” subject at school. “I enjoy Maths because the knowledge you gain can be used in the future to help better society,” Jerod said. He said he was proud to represent the west in the maths competition and also Good News Lutheran College. “I would like to thank the college for giving me the opportunity to join the competitions and the teachers for their support,” he said. Jerod said he hoped to study architecture, bio-medicine or engineering at university. Another Good News Lutheran College year 8 student, Pearl, has been selected to represent Victoria in the National Maths Talent Quest, out of 370 entries from 50 schools.

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By Alesha Capone Demand for birthing suites at Werribee Mercy Hospital has reached capacity. The hospital welcomed 3833 babies in 2020, slightly lower than the 3888 babies delivered there in 2019. Health services chief executive Jason Payne said Werribee Mercy Hospital’s birthing numbers had remained steady over the past two years because the birthing suites were unable to accommodate any more expectant mums. He said some pregnant women within the Werribee Mercy Hospital catchment are

being forced to use services at public hospitals outside the area. “The demand exists for Werribee Mercy Hospital to deliver more babies locally but this cannot occur without expanded facilities,” Mr Payne said. “It would be preferable that local families had access to more of the best high quality and safe public birthing services at Werribee Mercy Hospital, so they don’t have to travel.” Mr Payne said planning was under way to boost the capacity of the birthing suites. “A third stage of Werribee Mercy Hospital, which is currently in the final stages of planning, will involve the creation of more

birthing suites, additional post-natal beds, and other ante and post-natal facilities, accompanied by additional midwifery and nursing staff. “Based on demand for existing maternity services, it is projected that Werribee Mercy Hospital would be well placed to meet an anticipated increase in demand of up to 30 per cent more babies in the western metro area.” Mr Payne said Mercy Health has been working with the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority and the Department of Health and Human Services since 2016 to prepare for the future needs of Werribee Mercy.

In November’s state budget, $4.8 million was allocated to finalise planning for the third stage of the hospital’s development. “We have acknowledged publicly the funding was a clear sign the voices of the people of the west of Melbourne are being heard and government is committed to meeting a major upgrade,” Mr Payne said. Mercy Health Group chief executive, Adjunct Professor Stephen Cornelissen, said the next stage of Werribee Mercy Hospital’s construction required $300 million in funding “to ensure the people of Wyndham receive the level and quality of health services they deserve and need”.

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New Aussies welcomed in online ceremonies Wyndham council welcomed almost 190 new Australian citizens in a series of online citizenship ceremonies last week. On Friday, September 17, the council officially marked Australian Citizenship Day. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the day, which the federal government established in 2001 in response to a recommendation by the Australian Citizenship Council’s report titled Australian Citizenship for a New Century. The date of September 17 was chosen as Australian Citizenship Day as it is the

anniversary of the 1973 renaming of the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 to the Australian Citizenship Act 1948. Wyndham council conducted 19 online citizenship ceremonies on Friday, September 17 and Saturday, September 18. A total of 187 residents from 27 different countries were represented across the two days, highlighting Wyndham’s cultural diversity. Wyndham mayor Cr Adele Hegedich said Australian citizenship was “the common bond which unites us all”.

“Every year on this day, Australia welcomes thousands of new citizens in local communities across the nation,” Cr Hegedich said. “Australian Citizenship Day is the perfect time to host an online citizenship ceremony and our commitment for our community’s multicultural diversity.” The council’s welcoming city portfolio holder, Cr Jennie Barrera, said: “Citizenship ceremonies help bond our community together and help strengthen our social cohesion.

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Students seek change A group of Year 11 students from Hoppers Crossing Secondary College are advocating for the establishment of a neurodiversity educational body, which they hope will create a safer and more inclusive learning environment for neuro-diverse students. Ayra Dayao, Evelyn Garcia, Yvette Campitelli-Slee, Tracey Duong and Haley Reginio, all 17, want primary and secondary schools across Victoria to meet a higher standard when it comes to supporting neuro-diverse education. The team will table their bill at YMCA’s Victorian Youth Parliament later this month, and are aiming to institute a curriculum promoting greater understanding and acceptance of neuro-divergences. Neurodiverse people experience, interact with, and interpret the world in unique ways. “...There’s a lot of stigma that is pushed onto people who are part of the neuro-diverse community,” Haley said.

The team is proposing the establishment of an independent body with the power to implement educational criteria relating to neuro-diversities. It will also have auditory responsibilities, to ensure schools are meeting these benchmarks. Their bill also aims to make professional development relating to neuro-divergences more accessible for teachers. They highlight how, whilst such programs are available, they are optional and few in number, resulting in education providers feeling no sense of urgency or commitment to strengthening understanding of neuro-diversity. By advocating for more in-person professional development, which will focus on fostering respectful and supportive relationships between neuro-diverse students and their neuro-typical peers and teachers, the team hope to emphasise the positive impact teachers, with the adequate

training and understanding, can have upon their students. “I honestly don’t think that government really talks about it enough,” Evelyn said. Whilst legislation such as the 2005 Disability Standards for Education and 2010 Equal Opportunity Act have been in effect for many years, she argued that these “aren’t efficient at all.” Regardless of whether the Bill is passed or not, they hope their audience will nonetheless come away from the debate thinking, “this is something that needs to change”, and be able to recognise the need to improve their own school’s neurodiversity programs. The Hoppers Crossing Secondary College team introduced their bill during Youth Parliament’s Sitting Week, which began on September 19. Selina Zhang is a member of the YMCA Youth Press Gallery.

Roads will be closed in part of Werribee for the construction of a new intersection and other works from mid-September onwards. Contractor BMD is planning to accelerate the building of a signalised intersection at Princes Highway and Farm Road. Approximately 0.8 kilometres of road will also be reconstructed across four stages including stormwater infrastructure, indented parking bays, street lights and water mains. For stage one, BMD is planning to close Farm Rd, from just south of Geelong Road to Pengelly Street, from mid-September until mid-December. During stage two, they will close Farm Road from Pengelly Street to Sanctuary Close from mid-December until mid-March next year, In stage three, Farm Road from Sanctuary Close to Watkins Close will be shut from mid-March through to the end of May 2022. Finally, 35-51 Farm Road to Watkins Close will be inaccessible from the end of May until mid-August 2022. Signs will be installed in advance to advise residents and motorists regarding the works. The contractors will also notify nearby residents in advance. Residents wanting to inquiries about the matter can contact Matthew Cini on matthew.cini@bmd.com.au. In a separate project, the state government last week announced it has completed a new four-way signalised intersection on the corner of Alfred Road, Princes Highway and Coldstream Avenue, Werribee. “The Werribee community will benefit from the new Alfred Road intersection, through enhanced connectivity and safety outcomes, as well as increased access to Riverwalk Primary School and the popular Village Park within the Riverwalk estate,” Werribee MP Tim Pallas said

Campaign launched for better bus services in the west A new campaign has been launched to improve bus services in the west, while also focusing on the environment. Better Buses for the West is calling for frequent, reliable and electric buses in Melbourne’s west, and a better bus network statewide. Friends of the Earth Melbourne, through their sustainable cities collective, ran an online forum last week, called Better Buses for the West, with more than 100 people tuning in. The group’s Laura Sykes said the improving bus services in the west was important on 10 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

a number of fronts, including reducing emissions from cars. “The west is heavily reliant on cars,” she said. “But there’s a lot of people unable to drive and public transport is their only option. Many don’t have that access to basic services, with the lack of accessible public transport.” Ms Sykes said the group had three key focuses in their campaign. The group want bus services every 10 minutes and for the services connect to other public transport like trains and trams. The group is also keen to see the introduction

of electric buses in Victoria. “You have to have a car to get somewhere in a timely manner,” Ms Sykes said. “It’s a really important area to improve transport while also linking it with emissions. It is a social justice issue. “We don’t want to see people limited due to not being able to access public transport.” Brimbank, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham are the three council areas the group is focusing on most. The campaign will build a network of local climate, transport, union, community and social sector groups to demonstrate support

for bus reform that reduces emissions, creates local jobs and connects to existing and future transport infrastructure. Ms Sykes said that conversations with the three councils have been fruitful. “They are some of the biggest areas of growth,” she said. “We’ve had a lot of support from the council’s community groups in those areas.” Tara Murray

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Films feature in Goran’s future Inspired by his late wife, Point Cook’s Goran Margeta has swapped a career in sales to pursue his dream to become a screenwriter. Mr Margeta, 47, said that he worked in sales roles in the banking and energy industries for two decades. But after his wife of 24 years passed away five years ago, he decided it was time to try something different. “My wife always inspired me to follow my dreams, as she said I was a great writer,” he said.

“She said if I wanted to get into film and be a screenwriter, I shouldn’t waste any more time, and should just go for it. “Some people said I was crazy to change careers, having had a comfortable salary. “At this stage of my life it’s not enough, I want to be fulfilled every day in everything I do.” Mr Margeta is now studying a Bachelor of Film at the SAE Creative Institute in Melbourne. “Studying film at SAE and dissecting feature films and the meaning behind them

is my escape from a really tough world we’re living in,” he said. “I’m so satisfied with the knowledge and experience that all my film lecturers have shared. “I now have a lot of confidence in everything that they’ve taught, and I’ve built up a strong rapport with each of them.” Mr Margeta said that before he started at SAE, he saw himself as a screenwriter. “I’ve learnt during my journey to not pigeonhole myself too much, because I’ve

been interested in directing and producing - I want to absorb as much of the film process as I can,” he said. Outside of his studies, Mr Margeta hosts a food channel on YouTube called Dalmalika Delights, a management group for aspiring artists and two Carlton Football Club podcasts. He said that his four children are also “very supportive” of his ambition to work in movies. “Without them I wouldn’t be where I am today,” he said.

MY PLACE Werribee South resident Phil McDonald is the founder of the non-profit organisation Feeding Families, which helps people doing it tough with food, clothes and other items. He travels across the state to help homeless people and those on low incomes. He chats with Alesha Capone. four special needs kids, I filled up her car with food, gave her cash and money for fuel. In the day, I’ll do a clothes and blanket swap for some people, so I can take their old ones home and wash and dry them. I do have volunteers that help me out now and again. People will give me donations, and organisations and big companies, because I keep asking them and I am very persistent.

How long have you lived in Werribee South? I’ve been here going on 10 years. Is there anything you like, or don’t like, about the area? The lack of help from the government and council, the lack of help for the homeless and how they are treated by the community. I go out and feed and clothe them every night. I see how they get spat on, punched and kicked. Guys and girls get bashed, and they are chased by Sudanese gangs who steal their mobile phones or what little they have. Some people think that if they give homeless people money, they will use it to buy drugs. But 98 per cent will buy food first. If they don’t they would just go hungry. What are the circumstances like of some of the people you help out? Not everyone is homeless, but even if they have somewhere to live they can’t afford food. I go out into the bush and the country. People are surprised by how many people in the country and regional areas are struggling. If anyone reaches out to me, I will help them. Why do you do this? Because I am sick of seeing people struggling with no help, Or if they do seek help, there is so much to go through – red tape, paperwork, proving they fulfill certain requirements.

You also used to hold monthly barbecues in Werribee South, for anyone wanting something to eat? As soon as I am allowed, I will be doing them. People don’t have to prove they are on Centrelink benefits or anything, just come with your family and a blanket, sit down and enjoy yourselves.

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People may have jobs but they struggle by the time they pay rent, bills and for medication. I’m originally from the bush myself, originally NSW. When I first came to Victoria I lived on the streets because I had to give 98 per cent of my money to my ex-wife for my kids, I had nothing to live on. Just a little bit of compassion can go a long way. That’s worth more than any wage for me.

What do you enjoy about assisting those in need? Helping people, giving them food and warm clothes. Seeing the smile on their face when they leave and the tears in their eyes – every single person does this, they can’t believe how much you give them or that one person would go so far for them or drive so far to help them. I had a mum the other day with

Would you like to add anything else? I’ve been doing this for 13 years. Now since COVID, it has gotten a lot bigger, we have helped out people in 10 countries including Asia, America, Afghanistan, Israel, Turkey and Papua New Guinea with sending over food, medical supplies and clothing, but doing that is very expensive because of shipping costs. For more details about Feeding Families, see www.facebook.com/groups/feeding.families. australia Wednesday, 22 September, 2021 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY 15

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Phil Golotta was lead singer of The Blue Echoes band from the sixties to the eighties. Left: Golotta with copies of his book. (Pictures: Supplied).

Singer’s legendary life in music Phil Golotta is no stranger to the stage. The Truganina resident spent decades performing as the lead singer of The Blue Echoes. He speaks with Alesha Capone about his life in music and his new autobiography.

hil Golotta says that writing an in-demand book “is like having a hit record”. And he would know – from 1962 to 1983, Golotta was lead singer of The Blue Echoes, whose albums Dancing In The Streets and Clap Your Hands achieved Gold and Platinum status. The Truganina resident says he penned his autobiography, My Life in Music, to chronicle his career in showbusiness for his seven children and family. However, the book has proved popular with Blue Echoes fans who watched the band perform at Melbourne’s hotels across the sixties, seventies and eighties. Golotta, 82, who previously lived in Altona North and moved to Hoppers Crossing in 1981, recalls The Blue Echoes appearing at Tottenham Hotel’s opening night. He remembers playing to crowds of 600 people at venues such as The Tarmac (now The Westside Hotel) in Laverton and Altona Sports 16 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

Club. “The queue to get in would be right around the entire hotel,” Golotta says. Golotta may also be familiar to television viewers, after auditioning for The X Factor and appearing as a judge on Channel 7’s All Together Now. A song written by Golotta won the Australian Popular Song Festival, run by Yamaha, in 1973. “I wrote the song in 10 minutes after an Essendon-Carlton game, which Essendon won,” he recalls. Sung by Jamie Redfern, it went on to become a number one hit. Golotta and Redfern also travelled to Japan to represent Australia in The World Popular Song Festival. While at the event, Golotta says he met a “big guy with a beard and flowing robes”, not realising at first that it was Greek singer Demis Roussos who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.

Golotta says that Roussos was a “lovely guy” who took him and Redfern out for dinner. My Life in Music includes recollections of Golotta’s involvement with other celebrities, including John Farnham, Johnny O’Keefe and Jimmy Barnes. In 2018, Golotta experienced heart failure while on a cruise to Puerto Rico. He was brought back to life with a defibrillator and spent 21 days in intensive care. But Golotta has not let this stop him, adopting a regime of cycling, running and lifting weights every day. Unfortunately, despite being in top shape, the pandemic forced Golotta to cancel 130 gigs last year. COVID-19 also means Golotta has been unable to do his regular volunteer work at the Penrose Promenade Community Centre in Tarneit, at Wyndham’s two Visitor Information Centres, and driving a bus to take elderly residents shopping and to medical

appointments. However, he has just released a solo album titled This is the Moment. In July, Golotta went on a cruise from Canada to Alaska, where he decided to enter karaoke competitions along the way. “I was pretty bored, I thought: ‘I’ll go in every contest’,” he says. Golotta said that he was worried younger members of the audience would not like his singing. Instead, he achieved standing ovations for songs like My Way and New York, New York, winning every contest and being inundated with offers to join people for a drink. “That tour of Canada was unbelievable, I didn’t have to buy a drink for 21 days,” Golotta says. To buy a copy of My Life in Music go to www. philgolotta.com Cost: $25 including postage.

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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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Orator (8) Limit (7) Copy (9) Infuriating (9) Kingdom (5) Closed (5) Baltic country; capital Tallinn (7) Story in instalments (6) Promise (9) Signs of welcome (9) Blue (8) Appoints (7) Travel business (7) Actor, — Schwarzenegger (6) Scottish child (5) Ism (5)

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Austrian logician Kurt Gödel is best known for which logic theorems?

How many gold medals did Australia win at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Arguably the first sci-fi film, when was A Trip to the Moon released?

Roman author Pliny the Elder was killed in the aftermath of which volcanic eruption?

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David Bowie's (pictured) song Magic Dance appears in which 1986 fantasy film?

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The Hindu god Ganesha has the head of what animal?

Which comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan contains the song I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General?

True or false: Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a cantata about coffee addiction?

What was surrealist artist M. C. Escher's full name?

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Styling

Length: 4205 mm

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Wheelbase: 2600 mm Width: 1800 mm Height: 1550 mm Turning Circle: 10.6 metres Kerb Mass: 1280 kg Fuel Tank Capacity: 50 litres BRAKES: Front: Ventilated disc Hyundai Kona Elite has fascinating frontal styling with the unusual arrangement of the lights.

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Driving Let’s get to the CVT automatic straight away as

that’s what friends have been asking me about due to my previous complaints about CVTs in other cars. There’s good news as Hyundai’s engineers have got it pretty well sorted out and have given it a feeling of having preset ratios, it did jar a little but we soon ceased to notice what was happening under the bonnet. You can sort of use it as a manual by changing ‘gears’ if you feel that way inclined. After trying this we simply left if to do its own thing. There’s less room in rear seat of the Kona than we had expected, meaning I had to move my driving seat forward a couple of notches to provide knee room for anyone behind me.

The Koreans have a long history of tuning their cars to suit Australian roads and what we Aussie drivers like in the way of handling and comfort. Kona is obviously not a sports car but does hold on nicely during cornering and gives good feedback through the steering while and your backside. It’s a bit noisy on gravel road and there’s some bump-thump on concrete road joins such as those on our road test section on the M1 motorway between Gold Coast and Brisbane. Fuel consumption during our test period was

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Lachie Hunter is one of the born and bred western suburbs players in the Western Bulldogs team.

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Jason Johannisen said the team wants to win for the fans.

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Johannisen ready for final clash Tara Murray Western Bulldogs star Jason Johannisen is soaking in the moments leading up this year’s AFL grand final. With a week off between the preliminary final and the grand final, along with the grand final being in Perth, it’s a very different lead up to 2016 when the Bulldogs ended their premiership drought. For Johannisen, who won the Norm Smith Medal in 2016, it still doesn’t get much better than this. He said his number one advice to the players who hadn’t been through a grand final is to soak it all up. “I think when you start the year off in pre-season, this is the goal and to finally get here it’s pretty surreal, so exciting,” he said. “There’s a lot of similarities and we’re just drawing on from that past experience and also enjoying this one, because they’re not easy to make and just soaking it all up again. “It doesn’t feel as rushed as it did in 2016. Pretty much we played a prelim and you were so flat out during the week. “This time we’re soaking it all in and sort of taking a breath and enjoying the process a bit more. You can just feel the energy around the group and the excitement that is pretty special.” The Bulldogs have had to win through to the decider with Melbourne the hard way, after a final round loss resulted in the side finishing fifth. The Dogs easily accounted for Essendon in an elimination final, before winning a thriller against the Brisbane Lions. In possibly their best performance of the season, the Bulldogs destroyed Port Adelaide in the preliminary final to win through to the grand final. Johannisen said the side was starting to play some really good football. “Obviously we didn’t finish the year off we wanted to and probably put ourselves under a bit of pressure,“ he said. “We just had to draw on all the good things we had done through the year. Finals is a different type of footy, the pressure and the intensity goes up and we just had to understand all the hard work that we put in was for this moment. “We’ve created such great momentum throughout these finals.” The back part of the season hasn’t been smooth sailing for Johannisen, who found himself out of the starting 22 and as the medical sub in the Bulldogs first two finals. He was in the starting 22 for the preliminary 22 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

Jason Johannisen at training.

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final win against Port Adelaide. He said it was a strange feeling being the substitute. “You’re so emotionally invested in the game,” he said. “I had to train after that one [the Essendon match]. I was so drained just sitting there watching the game as I was emotionally invested. “If someone got injured I had to be ready to jump on and against Brisbane unfortunately Cody [Weightman] got knocked out in the second half. “I was able to come on and all I wanted to do was make an impact and contribute to the team win which was nice. It was one of the greatest victories I have been a part of.” With Weightman and defender Alex Keath both set to return from injury, there will be some selection changes for the Bulldogs. Johannisen said he would be lying if he wasn’t nervous about whether he would keep his spot. “I definitely feel for the selection committee, there’s going to be a few tough calls,” he said. “All I can do is put my best foot forward and whatever role I’m playing on the weekend I’m going to try my best for the team.

“What will be, will be.” If Johannisen does make the team, he will be one of the few players to have friends and family in the crowd. Johannisen moved to Western Australia when he was eight from South Africa. He said he could have never imagined playing a final in his home state. “I’ve had to sort some tickets out,” he said. “I don’t think there will be another grand final in Perth so we have to make the most of the opportunity. “My family flew over in 20216, but to do it in your home state, you never thought it would happen. It’s going to be extra special. Hopefully we can get it done.” The playing group will keep its preparation as normal as possible this week ahead of the game. Johannisen said the key was sticking to what they know works. While the Bulldogs have been based interstate for the last month and the grand final is in Perth, they have been getting a lot of support from back home. Johannisen said the players had been feeling the support from supporters. “It sucks, our supporters have done it so tough in Melbourne,” he said.

Roarke Smith, who grew up in Sunbury, is hoping to play in his first grand final. Picture Shawn Smits 205491

“It has been unfortunate that we can’t play in front of our fans. We’ve run out every week, just trying to make them proud. “Over this whole finals series we’ve definitely felt all the love and support. We get messages and video sent in. “Us playing footy has brought a lot of enjoyment to our fans and we just want to make them proud. “We’ve got one more to go. Hopefully we can win the premiership for them and they can celebrate.”

WRFL makes call on promotion, premierships The Western Region Football League will recognise its minor premiers, but there will be no promotion and relegation. The league last week announced the outcome of the season, after it was cut short by the latest lockdown. No finals series were played in any of the football or netball competitions. In a statement on its website, the league said the board was determined to acknowledge and recognise the team on top of the ladder when the season was cancelled. “While consideration was given to the awarding of premierships as opposed to minor premierships, the decision to award minor premierships only again acknowledged the reality that despite its best efforts, the league was unable to play a finals series across any one competition, with the completion of a finals series again considered critical in order to recognise and award fully fledged

The WRFL has decided the outcome of its season. (Damjan Janevski) 234498

premierships.” Altona, Wyndhamvale, Wyndham Suns are the minor premiers in the three men’s divisions, while Manor Lakes and West Footscray will be

recognised in the two women’s competitions. Players of junior teams that finished on top of the ladder, will be presented with minor premier medallions. The league also announced that there wouldn’t be promotion and relegation for its senior men’s competition. The statement said clubs were surveyed on their views of promotion and relegation, with the majority clubs against promotion and relegation. “In making this determination, the board identified that fundamental to the promotion/ relegation process was the completion of a finals series. “As desperately as the entire WRFL community wanted to complete a finals series this season, the board acknowledged the reality that this had not been able to occur. “The WRFL board also took into consideration the minimal number of senior

Coach’s hard work pays By Alesha Capone Shafraz Mohamed says that hard work is the key to becoming successful in cricket. Mohamed has been appointed junior head coach for the United Tarneit Sports Club’s upcoming season. He will also continue as coach of Footscray United Cricket Club’s senior side, after serving as captain-coach last year when the team made the grand finals. Mohamed fell in love with the sport as a child, playing junior cricket in Sri Lanka at the highest level from Under-13s through until he was aged around 18 to 19 years-old. After moving to England, he played for the Hoddesdon Cricket Club in the home county’s Herts Premier, along with Bloomfield Cricket Club and Saracens Cricket Club in first class. Mohamed also coached the Hoddesdon and Herts Colts Cricket sides. “In that period I was involved in lots of summer camps and junior academies,” he said. He is qualified as both an England Cricket Board level two coach and Cricket Australia level two (high performance) coach. Since coming to Australia, Mohamed has played A-grade cricket for Keilor Cricket Club since 2010, with the team winning two premierships and making numerous finals. In addition, Mohamed said he has been involved with Keilor’s junior program. Mohamed said he was looking forward to working with the young players at United Tarneit Sports Club.

“I’m really passionate about coaching juniors, I’ve heard there are lots of great up-and-coming talents down there,” he said. “I am very passionate about cricket and love to build a winning team while creating a fun and inclusive culture.” With his coaching commitments at Tarneit and Footscray United, Mohamed said he was preparing for a “pretty full-on summer”. He said that there were plenty of sports available to young people in the western suburbs, so cricket was competing with others such as AFL, basketball and soccer for players. “What I’ve noticed in Australia, similar to England – making them want to play cricket and making it a fun and enjoyable environment is important,” Mohamed said. Mohamed said his advice for young cricketers was not to get disheartened if they do not immediately become proficient in all aspects of the game. “Definitely, cricket is the sort of sport where there is a fair amount of skill involved and also hard work, any batsman or bowler can have a bad patch,” he said. “If you’re a bowler, keep bowling and get it into your muscle memory keep working on it and your talent takes over.” United Tarneit is seeking players of all ages and abilities for senior cricket in season 2021-22, details: http://www.unitedtarneitsc. com/ Shafraz Mohamed playing for Keilor. (Damjan Janevski).

“We’re looking to bring a look of structure and a process to perform at our best on game day. “We’ve got a really good developing side and we want to keep developing.” Moon said the club was aspiring to be a location where players wanted to come to play their senior football and anyone looking for an opportunity at senior level is encouraged to get in touch. He said that most of the playing group had indicated they would look to continue at the club and they were now just waiting to be able to get together. “We’ve got a couple of past premiership players who have expressed interest in coming good. “We’re in a good position.”

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Catch a Wave rolls in for win The first bricks may have been laid on the path to a super season of two and three-year-old success for Catch A Wave and Ladies In Red, who both impressed with front-running Ballarat wins on Saturday night. In only his second start, Catch A Wave validated trainer Andy Gath’s huge opinion of the two-year-old, who was in a class of his own when clearing out to record a 12-metre win in the APG Vic 2YO Gold Sovereign Final. He crashed the line in a 26.5s last 400 metres for reinswoman Kate Gath, which Ladies In Red would top by a 10th the following race to win the Nutrien Agent 3YO Classic by eight metres from stablemate and rival Tough Tilly. Kate Gath told Trots Vision the win exceeded expectations on how good they thought he was. “He felt really good and I didn’t have to turn the stick or pull the plugs, but hopefully when we have to do that there will be something there.” Catch A Wave is paid up for November’s Breeders Crown and December’s Vicbred Super Series, as well as Australian Pacing Gold, all great earning opportunities for his owners Richard and Pauline Matthews as well as breeders Benstud and Peter and Zilla O’Shea. The big stage is also clearly in the paths of Ladies In Red and Tough Tilly, who look bound for great battles beginning with the October 9 Pryde’s EasiFeed Victoria Oaks after clearing out to run one-two at Ballarat. In David Moran’s hands, Ladies In Red soon briskly made her draw advantage count over her Emma Stewart-trained stablemate, cruising to the front while Tough Tilly settled in the running until emerging with a tick over a lap to go. Trainer Andy Gath also walked away with a double after Jordan Leedham steered Diamonds N Cash to a second win in three outings, while reinsman Josh Aiken and trainer David Aiken also produced a pair. Enchanted Stride will also likely have some big races ahead, with David Miles’ mare winning the Group 3 Allied Express Tailamade Lombo after Rod Petroff emerged from the fray to win with a late dash.

Over the Moon at new role Glen Orden has its man with Nathan Moon appointed as the club’s senior coach for next year’s Western Region Football League division 2 season. Moon comes to the club with an extensive coaching background, most recently as an assistant coach with the Uni Blacks in the Victorian Ametura Football League. He is no stranger to the WRFL, having played more than 150 games for Yarraville Seddon and North Footscray. Moon said it was good to get back to the western suburbs. He said after a number of years as an assistant coach, he was ready to step up into a senior role. “I’m very excited to take on the role at a great footy club,” he said. “I want to take the club to the next level.

matches completed over the past two seasons, recognising the significantly reduced sample size of completed matches to adequately inform any promotion/relegation process. “The board also recognised the inequities between different club fixtures as a result of intermittent lockdowns throughout the season, acknowledging the varied implications these lockdowns had on respective club fixtures and in turn the make-up of competition ladders at the time the season came to an abrupt end in early August.” Those who were looking at relegation were Point Cook, which was sitting bottom in division 1, and West Footscray, which was sitting bottom in division 2. The league will present individual awards including best and fairest awards in online ceremonies in coming weeks.

New Glen Orden coach Nathan Moon.

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