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Jazzing up Newport The Newport Jazz Festival is back on in 2022, promising to be bigger and better than ever. The Melbourne Jazz Jammers present three epic days of jazz music from April 29 - May 1 with over 60 bands playing across seven venues in the Hobsons Bay suburb of Newport. The festival is in its second year, having run for the fist time in 2021 in between lockdowns. Festival organiser Ted Woollan said the initial idea to start the festival was the result of a desire to set up a ’country town style’ festival in the city. “We thought there was a need for a festival for bands that are based principally in Melbourne,” he said. “The feedback that we got from the festival [last year] was two things, one was everything was within walking distance, was actually within sight … quite unlike any other Jazz Festivals in Victoria … and the other thing that kept coming up [was] people [saying] it’s so great … we’re meeting other musicians and we’re meeting audience fans … it was very open and friendly. “So we’ve actually used that as a tag this year, Newport Jazz Festival, a friendly festival. That’s really what we’re aiming for it to be.” Jazz singer Sarah Maclaine will be performing at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival.

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Hobsons Bay video row By Molly Magennis A state MP has raised concerns over a Hobsons Bay council rule which requires councillors to ask for permission before posting videos online of themselves from council meetings. Western Metropolitan Liberal MP Bernie Finn raised the issue in parliament on March 23, saying it was something he felt very strongly about. “I find it a little bit bemusing when unelected officers seem to have more power than elected councillors,” he said. “It seems to me to defeat

the purpose of having a council if you are going to allow these officers to run roughshod over elected councillors.” Mr Finn then made reference to Hobsons Bay council, where councillors must first ask officers for permission before they can post their council meeting contribution on social media. “I find it absolutely astonishing that an elected councillor who has made a speech at the council meeting has to then go and ask some unelected officer for his or her permission to use the video of their speech on their Facebook

page,” he said. He then proceeded to ask Local Government Minister Shaun Leane to “step in” and speak to Hobsons Bay council to make sure councillors have control of what they post on social media. Mr Finn posted a video of his speech to his own Facebook page, which was then shared by Hobsons Bay councillor Daria Kellanders to her page. She thanked him for raising the issue in parliament and said it was her “understanding that a number of councils already have various overreaching restrictions on elected councillors

limiting their ability to share their views.” In response to Mr Finn’s concerns, Hobsons Bay council said the rules were in place to protect staff and councillors. “When the livestream is posted on a councillor’s private social media pages or websites, council is unable to monitor social media comments, including comments which may be defamatory,” a council spokesperson said. “Council has a duty of care to employees and to councillors and this includes protecting them from defamatory comments.”

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A new dawn for Anzac services By Molly Magennis With COVID restrictions all but gone, Anzac commemoration services across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay will return to pre pandemic normalcy this year, with many residents across the municipalities expected to pay their respects on April 25. Glen Best is the former SpotswoodKingsville RSL president and has been serving in the Royal Australian Air Force since 1989. Having been deployed in the Middle East during Anzac Day in 2004, he said the day is an opportunity to actually stop and reflect on the past experiences of the many courageous Australians who have served their country.

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“[You can reflect on] what that means for the future as well when you look at what’s happening in the world, its current state,” he said. “I mean,

we’ve been on long term operations, we’ve only sort of really just stopped the Middle East after almost 15 years. “It’s a little bit different, you know, standing in the relative safety of your local neighbourhood, sort of reflecting, you know, on people’s past experiences. It’s an opportunity to reflect on people that you’ve lost in the past that you’ve served with.” This year, the Spotswood-Kingsville RSL is running two services, a dawn service at 5.45am and a morning service at 11am. A GunFire breakfast, consisting of Anzac biscuits and coffee, will be available at 5.20am and when the dawn service has finished bacon and egg rolls and refreshments will be served.

“Members of the public will be given the opportunity to lay tributes if they wish as part of that service,” Mr Best said. “Then a second service is going to be held … which is a bit longer and more formal. On conclusion of that the bar will be open, we’ll be having a barbecue, there’ll be two-up during the afternoon played at the RSL, and obviously footy on the big screen.” Gold coin donations for the dawn service breakfast are welcomed, with any money raised going towards the Anzac appeal which supports veteran welfare. For more information on the RSL and its Anzac Day services visit https://www.skrsl. com.au/index.php or its Facebook page.

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Preparing to remember the fallen The Newport RSL Sub-branch will be holding Anzac Day commemoration services in both Newport and Williamstown this year. The RSL sub-branch has had it tough the last few years, closing down for a period of time in 2018 because of financial mismanagement. RSL treasurer and past secretary Ian Nicholls was finally given the keys back to the venue in March, 2019, and alongside other dedicated volunteers, has been working hard to get the place up and running again. On April 25, the RSL will be running two services, beginning with a dawn service

in Williamstown starting at 5.30am at the Williamstown Cenotaph, followed by a Gunfire Breakfast held inside the Hobson Bay Yacht Club. Later, an afternoon Anzac Day commemoration service will be held at Newport at 1pm at Paine Reserve. Mr Nicholls said April 25 gives people who may never usually ‘rub shoulders’ with those who have gone to war, the chance to actually say thank you for everything they have done for the country. “And it gives them positive reinforcement

that the public are behind them, because they wouldn’t turn up otherwise. “For me personally, and I suppose most people would say the same thing, it’s just a time to reflect on what’s happened over our history, and it’s certainly united a nation because of it.” For more information on Newport RSL Sub-branch’s Anzac Day services, visit: https:// www.facebook.com/NewportRslSubBranch/.

A new and exciting expansion is coming to Hobsons Bay’s libraries. Council+ is coming to Williamstown, Altona North, and Altona Meadows libraries and will mean that customer service staff at these libraries will be able to help residents with questions related to a range of topics including rates, parking, waste and planning. These three libraries will be the first libraries to become Council+ service centres, with more sites added by the end of the year. Mayor Peter Hemphill said the initiative was an important expansion of council services and would not change the current offerings available from the municipality’s five libraries. “Council’s services are keeping pace with community expectations,” he said. “This exciting change is part of our commitment to providing value for money for ratepayers.“Our library team will continue to provide their skill and expertise and are looking forward to supporting the community on general council services, such as rates and infrastructure requests. “Once launched, you can go into any Council+ service centre to borrow a book, use video conferencing, pay your rates, upsize your bin, apply for a parking permit, check a planning application and so much more.” A community event will be held to celebrate on Thursday, May 26 at Williamstown Library and Friday. May 27 at Altona North Community Library and Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre. Details: visit www. hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/CouncilPlus

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Have a say on festival policy Maribyrnong Council is seeking community feedback on the adoption of an updated Festival City Policy that would allow for more ‘dynamic and contemporary’ festivals across the municipality now that pandemic restrictions have all but ceased. Marirbynong’s vibrant festivals’ program has been guided by the Festival City Policy which was established in 2010. In a statement on the council’s website, they stated that while the policy has served the municipality well ‘the landscape around festivals and events has changed significantly, particularly over the past two years during the pandemic.’ Council is now contemplating broadening the policy framework to allow for more single or multi-day events in main streets, civic spaces and parks. Mayor Anthony

Tran said this shift would mean more support for smaller events that are driven by local communities, and would also allow these events to be brought to fruition on shorter time frames and more often. “This proposed new approach would reflect the passion of our communities for lively, animated local neighbourhoods and the need for them to be actively supported,” he said “By sharing available funding across many more smaller and regular place-making activities and events, while still supporting local favourites, we can help foster a vibrant, cosmopolitan and resilient city for residents to enjoy and be proud of.” Council is seeking community feedback on the matter, with the survey open until 5pm Friday May 6.

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Council satisfaction rating dips By Molly Magennis Residents in Maribyrnong are slightly less satisfied with the council’s overall performance in 2021 than they were the previous year, a new survey has revealed. The annual Maribyrnong council community survey has recently been released, which measures community satisfaction across a range of categories such as services and facilities, governance and leadership and customer service. The research was conducted over the

phone during October and November 2021, with 800 residents being interviewed for the survey. While the decrease was small, overall satisfaction with council’s performance was down from 6.99 to 6.93. This rating however still remains categorised as ‘good’. Respondents who lived in Maribyrnong were slightly less satisfied than the municipal average (6.53), however those in Braybrook were more satisfied (7.33). Of the 39 services and facilities council is responsible for, weekly garbage collection

and fortnightly recycling were recorded as more important than average, although average satisfaction with the 39 services decreased in 2021 (from 7.40 to 7.30). More than half of those who responded said that council should acknowledge the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on Australia day, 6.5 per cent disagreed and 41 per cent couldn’t say. When asked how council should acknowledge First Nations experiences, 3.6 per cent said the date of Australia Day should be changed.

Maribyrnong mayor Anthony Tran said the results are better than what council had expected given all the challenges they had faced during the pandemic. “We know many of our residents prefer face-to-face conversations over telephone or email contact, as do we, but this was simply not possible when the priority for Council was, out of necessity, keeping its community and staff safe,” he said. “It’s now on us to look at what we can do to improve that experience for when we may find ourselves in that situation again.”

Design for Footscray Town Hall upgrade released The final designs for the upgrade to Footscray Town Hall have been released, with a more welcoming and inviting space a key detail. The upgrade to the historic town hall is a part of the multi-million dollar Civic and Community Precinct Project. The final concept designs incorporate much of the feedback residents gave to Maribyrnong council about what they would like to see most. These include a second entry through the original grand front doors off Napier Street, an open forum area inside the main entry with mezzanine access to the first-floor meeting rooms and the incorporation of sustainable design elements. The meeting space on the ground floor of the heritage building will also be refurbished and opened up to allow for more community activities such as talks, formal lessons, workshops and celebrations. A new community park at the Hyde Street entrance is also included in the design.

Concept designs for the Footscray Town Hall upgrade.

A few elements are still yet to be finalised, such as the interior fit-out of the meeting rooms and the landscaping for the new outdoor park. There is still opportunity for the community

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to continue to provide feedback on how it might look and be used. Maribyrnong mayor Anthony Tran said council has heard, and taken into

consideration, the community calls for an attractive, accessible and inviting outdoor space. “We’ve heard in particular your preference for a space for relaxing with friends and family with soft surfaces where you can picnic and children can play that is readily accessible especially for those who wish to walk or cycle there,” he said. “You also want good canopy cover that will provide shade in summer, potentially using deciduous trees that will also let the sun shine through in winter, and plenty of places to sit. “Be sure to let us know which of these ideas you particularly like and share any new ones with us, so we can be sure the final design reflects your needs.” To view the design and give feedback visit: https://w w w.yourcity your voice.com.au/ civic-precinct Molly Magennis

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Student mental health support By Molly Magennis More students in the west will have access to mental health support thanks to grants from VicHealth. On April 12, VicHealth announced 27 project partners who will receive a share of $5 million through their The Big Connect program. This funding will help these partners to deliver programs aimed at supporting the social and mental wellbeing of young people across the state. One of these project partners was Equal Ed, a not-for-profit founded in 2016, which is aimed at making quality education and support accessible for every student. Their Higher Education and Student Advancement Program (HESA) works with students in the west to educate them

Equal Ed facilitators working with VCE students to discuss their experience of stress and mental health during one of the HESA programs. (Supplied)

about mental health, and to try and instill preventative measures and techniques the students can use throughout high school and

beyond. Equal Ed founder and managing director Jeffrey Lai said this funding is crucial in helping them expand the scope of the program. “The opportunity with Vichealth allows us to be able to [go] to schools free of charge, expand the number of schools we can go to, really solidify our content, which is what we’re trying to do,” he said. “Right now we work with around two to three schools a year and usually we work with other staff and a few workshops scattered throughout the year. We want to maintain this model and expand it to 10 different schools in the western region.” Mr Lai said as well as instilling preventative measures, the program works to destigmatize mental health, and really hone in on the fact that it’s an extremely common issue

among students of all ages. “We usually run a mental health awareness type workshop…. we have scenarios and they have small group discussions about what they would do if their friend was in this scenario, and it…. primes their minds to think about some of the stressors that might be coming up and how to be empathetic towards other people.” According to a Vichealth survey, 84 per cent of young people agree that being socially connected is important for their mental wellbeing. VicHealth’s executive manager of Future Healthy Sarah Loh said those figures are why they’ve launched The Big Connect, “to deliver what young people have told us they want and need to connect with each other and their communities.”

Surf lifesaving success Athletes from Altona Life Saving Club and Williamstown Swimming and Lifesaving Club have returned home with pride after successfully representing Hobsons Bay at the 2022 Australian Lifesaving Championships. The athletes were among 7000 competitors who competed in the championships held on the Gold Coast, which concluded on April 10. Nicholas Frisby from Williamstown S&LC was Hobsons Bay’s only medallist, scoring the silver medal in the under-19 men’s two kilometre beach run. The Altona Tomahawks, which consisted of Saxon Davidson, Jack O’Dea, Jesse Patterson and Jack Wolff were the only Victorian representatives to qualify for the open men’s beach relay final, where they placed seventh.

The Williamstown Wannabes 160 years female surf boat crew featuring Vonnie Grosso, Lizzie McFarlane, Sam Sonego, Stacy Szalay and Tim McFarlane managed to nab sixth place in the masters championships. Life Saving Victoria’s Kate Simpson said it was an impressive effort. “As the biggest event on the lifesaving sport calendar, and comparable in size to the Commonwealth Games, it takes an incredible amount of work from our volunteers to get to The Aussies. To see our Hobsons Bay athletes performing so well across water, beach, lifesaving and surf boat disciplines, balancing their chosen sport with volunteering to keep Victorians safe at our beaches, is incredibly impressive,” she said.

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Giving movies a sporting chance By Councillor Cuc Lam Here in Maribyrnong we have a diverse and welcoming community and, as your councillors, we want to ensure we play our part in facilitating opportunities for them to come together and connect – especially as we begin the journey to recovery. This is why I proposed a Notice of Motion (NOM) at this month’s council meeting for us to look at ways ‘Free Movie Nights’ could be hosted at some of our reserves using the LED scoreboards that are already in place for sporting events. We’ve funded these new scoreboards at Henry Turner North Reserve, Hansen Reserve, and Yarraville Oval and one is also currently being installed at Skinner Reserve in Braybrook, as part of the upgrade to the Oval there. These locations represent a broad geographic spread across our municipality and, given the space and technology at these reserves, I have asked council, as part of its community events program, to look at how we can, in consultation with tenant sporting clubs, make more use of these scoreboards outside of game time. My idea was to see these LED scoreboards double as an outdoor cinema screen to not only encourage our community to connect, but also enjoy our open spaces while watching a film under the stars. My fellow councillors are on board with this and have supported my notice of motion. Council intends rolling out an ‘outdoor movie program’ in collaboration with local sporting clubs in the 2022/23 financial year. This will be

Briefs Recycling warning Residents in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay might think loading bags and boxes of clothes and toys and leaving them outside their local donation bin a harmless and charitable act, but Keep Australia Beautiful Vic (KABV), an environmental group combating littering and illegal dumping, would probably disagree. Of all donations left outside charitable shops or recycling bins, KABV said 90 per cent end up in landfill. The group recommends donating items during working hours and only passing on pieces that are clean, stain free and in good condition. If a charity shop is closed, or recycling bins are brimming, hold on to your donations until the stores are open or the bins emptied.

Come and try disc golf The Melbourne Disc Golf Club in collaboration with Hobsons Bay council is launching a community come and try event on Sunday, May 1. The event is free, with equipment and instructions provided on the day by accredited Disc golf coaches. It will take place at JK Grant reserve, Bluegum Drive, Altona from noon - 4pm.

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a great way we can activate our open spaces – especially those that have facilities that have more than one use – and provide free activities for our community that are safe and accessible. It was great to see the new turf that has now been laid on the Skinner Reserve Oval has had its first mow. I am looking forward to seeing the redeveloped space – including the new athletics track (and of course the new LED scoreboard) – returned to the community within a matter of weeks, weather permitting. We just need to give the new couch grass time to establish first.

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New augmented reality art trail By Molly Magennis A new self-guided augmented reality public art project has been launched in Footscray. 64 Ways of Being, developed in partnership with RMIT University, will allow residents and visitors to the Footscray CBD to view a series of artworks scattered across the area via an app on their smartphone. RMIT worked with community members on the project, who shared their personal stories of Footscray.

Each artwork links to each other and provides an interactive journey, activating public spaces with the touch of a button. The artworks are accessed through physical markers, like graphic signs on a wall or posts near a footpath, that trigger artworks created specifically for the area. The art will also feature soundtracks from local Melbourne musicians such as Ajak Kwai and Allara Briggs, and narration from Elders and local figures including N’arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM, Uncle Larry Walsh and

Samuel Gebreselassie who share stories and memories about the area. Madden Square, Nicholson Street and next to the Grand Theatre are just some of the locations where the artworks will be featured. Mayor Anthony Tran said Footscray is full of rich culture and history that bring vibrancy to the municipality. “This exciting new initiative demonstrates how by merging art with community spaces and technology residents and visitors can connect with this diverse cultural hub in a

new way,” he said. “This new interactive art experience is sure to extend and enhance the visitor experience and I hope locals and visitors alike will enjoy this experience and installation while it is here.” To view the art, residents should download the free 64 Ways of Being app on their phone and follow the on-screen instructions. They should also be sure to have a pair of headphones on hand to access the audio aspect of the experience. Details: www.64waysofbeing.com

House opens its doors West Footscray Neighbourhood House (WFNH) is opening it’s doors to all locals next week, with a range of activities and events organised as a part of its community open day. The Neighbourhood House’s open day will take place on Friday, April 22, from 11am to 3pm. The day is one of four open days they are planning on holding this year. There will be a whole range of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy, such as an art workshop, badge making, a hip-hop performance by L2R, a sausage sizzle and delicious tea and scones. WFNH community programs coordinator Tania Jorquera said funding from a Hobson Bay community grant has allowed the Neighbourhood House to host the four open days. “Project reconnect is what it’s called. It’s basically, obviously because of COVID, a lot of disconnection has occurred. So it’s really about reconnecting with the Neighbourhood House, reconnecting with each other and reconnecting

with local services, which is why we have a local hip hop group that’s coming,” she said. “We’ll also be providing 100 showbags on the day, which will just have information about lots of different local services like community centres, things that are on, it’s just as a way for people to start reconnecting everything around them.” WFNH originally opened in 1990, and offers a variety of services such as Chatty Cafe, community childcare, Maribyrnong Toy Library, Soul House social support group and a single mothers playgroup. Subsequent open days will be held in July, which will mostly focus on adults, and twice in September, one aimed at primary school aged kids and one for students in secondary school. WFNH is located alongside the library at the West Footscray Community Learning Centre at Level1/539 Barkly Street, West Footscray. For more information visit https://wfnh. com.au/content/community-open-day/. Jodie Barrett, Community Program Officer and Tania Jorquera, Community Programs Co-ordinator.

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Furnishing a museum exhibition By Molly Magennis A Braybrook College student has been selected to have his work featured in a Melbourne Museum exhibition. VCE VET furnishing student Andre Siakagiannis was selected from 900 VCE and VCE VET design students by a panel of expert educators to have his table design featured in the ‘Top Designs’ exhibition. Andre was the only VET furnishing student selected for his piece ‘Bedroom Table’. He said he felt very honoured and grateful to have been given the opportunity for his work to be showcased.

“My family were very excited for me and my achievement of being selected for Top Designs 2022, as well as my friends being very supportive when they found out I was selected,” he said. Andre’s design features a series of sun rays on the top of the table, which he said acts as a symbol of hope, something that was particularly important for him during lockdown. “I chose to do the sunray design for my table because I love the sun coming up each day,” he said. “Particularly in remote learning and lockdown where I felt isolated from not being able to see my friends, family and teachers.

“Although the pandemic has had all its negatives, a lot of positives have come with it due to the fact that when I was under pressure to finish my table at the end I really had to put my head down and get to work.” While Andre is now studying communication design at university, he said furnishings is something he will always be passionate about. “I find it extremely cool that you can turn some timber into amazing pieces of furniture of course with the right skills and equipment,” he said. “I don’t see myself working in the furnishing industry but it can definitely be a hobby for later on in life.”

Andre Siakagiannis with his work ‘Bedroom Table’. (Nicole Cleary)

Art creates harmony Primary school pupils at Laverton P-12 College will have an art piece they created during Harmony Week displayed at the Altona North Community Library. The canvased art piece was created to celebrate the diversity and inclusivity that exists within the broad college community. The artwork was unveiled on Thursday, April 7, by the college captains and principal team. Alongside the canvas piece which will be displayed at the library, background music will be played of the college’s secondary students singing ‘I am Australian’. Staff members Alyce Barret (Performing Arts) and Naw Tardif (Arts) worked with the students to create the piece. Ms Tardif said most of her term one planning and curriculum is based around culture and identity, to align with Harmony Day which is held on March 21. “[The curriculum is] to do with students

and where they come from, their cultural background, celebrating their culture, being proud of who they are and where they come from because there’s so many kids who are from different backgrounds and so we learned about different languages that they speak at home,” she said. There are three parts to the artwork: the background that represents the water, pictures of maps from all over the world to represent the diversity of the students and then hands that act for each of the students. An Aboriginal flag is also placed in the centre of the painting to represent the foundation of Australia and to act as a reminder that First Nations people will always be the traditional owners of the land. The artwork will be on display at the library until the mid year.

Teacher Alyce Barrett, with pupils Abdulrahman, Uri and Jack, Hobsons Bay Libraries customer team leader Laura Lethlean and art teacher Naw Tardif with the artwork. (Supplied)

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A plight to safety Barat Ali Batoor works in Footscray for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. With lived experience as a refugee, he is well-placed to observe the hardships faced by the many refugees and asylum seekers that call Melbourne’s west their home. He spoke to Danielle Kutchel.

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orn in Pakistan as a refugee, Batoor moved to Afghanistan in 2005 where he worked as a photojournalist for many major publications. One of his highest profile pieces was a photo essay exposing the prostitution of ‘dancing boys’ by Afghan warlords, published in the Washington Post. But the piece was not well received by authorities within Afghanistan, and Batoor soon began receiving death threats. He and his family shifted back to Pakistan, but things there weren’t much better; as Hazaras, they were targeted for persecution by state-backed militants in the street. That was when Batoor’s family told him to leave and seek asylum elsewhere. He left behind his disabled mother and his sisters, who he said would have been too vulnerable to make the difficult journey under the guidance of people smugglers. The journey to Australia was terrifying. At one point, Batoor said he and his fellow refugees – close to 100 people, crammed into a boat floating on the open ocean – thought they had reached “the end of life’s journey” when their boat began leaking. He survived and made it to a detention centre in Indonesia – from which he promptly escaped the follow morning. He was among a group of eight men who removed the glass panes in the window that separated them from the outside world, slipping into the dead of night as the guards passed on their rounds. The refugees had no shoes, as these had been taken during a strip search when they were captured. The tall wall surrounding the camp was topped with shards of glass, so they wrapped their arms in bed sheets and used pillows to soften the climb, before leaping to freedom on the other side. From there, Batoor called a media friend and asked him to cover the taxi fare to take the group to Jakarta. True to his photojournalism roots, Batoor documented the whole journey, which was eventually turned into a SBS Dateline documentary called Batoor’s Journey. The photos also won him several prestigious awards, including two Walkleys.

AMES asylum-seeker assistance team leader Lesley Eksteen and community guide Barat Ali Batoor. (Cam Lucadou-Wells)

He said he experienced a profound sense of relief when he arrived in Australia in 2013. “I knew that this is going to be my home, my permanent home. I would be safe and not discriminated against and I wouldn’t have any safety issues,” he recalled. But it was tempered by sadness for the family still left behind in Pakistan, and his fellow refugees in limbo in Indonesia. He still hopes to be able to sponsor his mother and sisters to come to Australia. “It’s still very difficult, we have been apart now for almost 10 years. They are there and I am here. “What can we do?” Batoor said. “My mother was worried about my safety, she didn’t want me to get killed in front of her eyes. They said I had to go.” Refugees are often demonised by politicians and the press with the only help available to them in the form of people smugglers. Batoor said this was his only option for leaving Pakistan. “It is very difficult to get a visa for the neighbouring countries let alone to go somewhere safer, like countries that are signatories to the (United Nations) refugee convention. When they have genuine threats or reasons to leave their homes, it is almost impossible to get to those countries through proper channels. “When the threats came, I didn’t have an option to go and apply for a visa. I had a

passport. Even if I had gone through official processes, I wouldn’t have got a visa to come to Australia.” Then of course, there is Australia’s unforgiving refugee policy, which bans resettlement of refugees from Indonesia. “They said ‘we are stopping the boats and the smuggling business because people’s lives are at risk at sea’. But what Scott Morrison failed to do was propose an alternative for refugees who are there with hope of resettlement,” Batoor explained. “The right of a refugee is to seek safety.” The policy has led to a spate of self-harm and suicide among refugees stuck in limbo, he said. Australia’s border policy was thrust into the international limelight thanks to the Novak Djokovic visa saga in January. The saga also highlighted the plight of the asylum seekers locked up in The Park Hotel with the tennis star. In the lead up to the federal election being called, the last eight refugees at the hotel were released earlier this month. Batoor said the media and politicians had been complicit in the dehumanisation of refugees over the years by deflecting attention from their experience. He said the common political narrative of refugees as a threatening presence was utterly false. Across Australia, refugees are some of the nation’s best sports stars, or are working in law, or education, he said. But he added that a human’s worth should not be assessed economically. “That phenomenon of being a burden is a false narration by the government and some media outlets. “I have never been a burden; I have been working since the day I arrived.” With a federal election called for 21 May, Batoor said he hoped people would recognise the power in their vote. He is advocating for an increase in the humanitarian visas being offered to those fleeing Afghanistan, fleeing daily torture and persecution. He wants to see those refugees already in Australia, languishing on temporary

Photos from Batoor’s voyage to Australia.

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Car thefts rise across the west By Max Hatzoglou The number of cars stolen in Melbourne’s west rose five per cent between 2020 and 2021, new Crime Statistics Agency data reveals. The data shows that Maribyrnong was the west’s hotspot for car thefts, reporting more than 482 car thefts per 100,000 people, a 7.7 per cent increase from 2020. In comparison Brimbank reported 351.5

thefts per 100,000 people, making it the fifth worst local government area for car thefts in the state. Melbourne City was the state’s worst, reporting 539.8 thefts per 100,000 people. Brimbank Inspector Trevor King said the police force was working hard to reduce the number of car thefts in the city. “This is done by actively targeting car thieves with uniform, transit police and PSOs regularly patrolling known hot spots to detect

and deter offending,” Inspector King said, “Our local detectives are also working hard to investigate offences while monitoring recidivist offenders. “Car thieves are opportunistic and will generally look for an open window or car door. “Thieves have also had to adapt their methods with many now entering homes specifically to steal car keys. “These offenders want to get in and out of

the property as quickly as possible to avoid being caught or confronted.” Inspector King said people could reduce the risk of their vehicle being stolen by locking their car at all times – even when parking at home in the driveway or garage- and by securing the keys . Other suggestions included parking in well-lit and secure areas if possible and not leaving valuable items, including tools, in your vehicle.

Leadership recognised A Victoria University student has been named the Victorian Premier’s Volunteer of the Year for her work supporting Indian and South Asian communities. Jaya Manchikanti, a Victoria University PhD candidate, is the founder of IndianCare, a St. Albans based not-for-profit organisation that aims to address the welfare needs of the South Asian community in Victoria. As Volunteer of the Year, Ms Manchikanti received the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award and a $10,000 donation to charity, which will go to IndianCare. Alongside this, she was also presented with the Volunteering Leadership Award for her work IndianCare has supported more than 5000 Victorians since it began in 2018, with its small team of staff and volunteers working to tackle issues such as family violence, alcohol harm and providing referrals. The team are a mix of first – and second-generation Indian migrants, which allows them to provide culturally sensitive responses for referrals to support services.

Ms Manchikanti said the next big goal for her is to complete some volunteer work in India, a country which continues to need ongoing support due to the impacts of the pandemic. “I came to Australia as a young girl, but I have always had a strong affinity with my birth country,” she said. She is currently undertaking a PhD, with her chosen topic ‘Examining Australian third-sector community development praxis in relation to progressing the Sustainable Development Goals’, particularly focusing on women, the disadvantaged and responses to the pandemic. Those who would like to get in touch with IndianCare should visit https://indiancare.org. au/ or call 1300 005 040. Molly Magennis

Victorian MP Anthony Carbines, Jaya Manchikanti, Governor of Victoria, Linda Dessau and Penny Fowler, granddaughter of Elisabeth Murdoch. (Supplied)

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Living with Parkinson’s disease By Molly Magennis and Tima Halloum

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then through the help of a great psychologist and friends, particularly my kids have been amazing, I realised yes life was over as i knew it but there was nothing to stop me building a new life.” Mimi Morgan is also the current co-secretary of ParKanDo. She was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s in 2020, the same year her brother passed away from the same disease. Mimi joined parkando not long after her diagnosis, and said she would recommend support groups like ParKanDo to anyone suffering from a chronic disease.

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The number of Victorians living with Parkinson’s disease, estimated to currently be 57,000, is rapidly increasing and neurological disorders are now the leading cause of disabilities worldwide. April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and many organisations and health centres across the nation launched campaigns to increase the public’s understanding of symptoms and treatments available. ParKanDo is a support group in Melbourne’s west run solely by volunteers with a personal understanding of living with Parkinson’s. Their mission is to increase the number and diversity of support options for people living with the disease, connect members with people who understand the impacts of parkinsons and whilst allowing them to form valuable connections with each other. Pam West, ParKanDo co-leader and co-secretary, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2009. She officially launched ParKanDo just before COVID alongside current members Peter Wall and his wife Carmel. With a background in project management and community development, Pam knew she wanted to do something that would help others going through the same thing she was. While her journey with parkinsons has certainly been tough, she said the gratification she gets from helping others is invaluable. “It’s given me a reason to get out and do something and the best high for me has been helping people, it’s a big part of my life,” she said. “Selfishly, as much as you give, you get back more and I’ve loved it. “I’ve gone through the lows … I was mourning what I thought my life would be at this age and I really struggled with that, and

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She does acknowledge however that it can be a bit confronting seeing others with the same condition who are further along in their journey. “It’s great but it’s a bit confronting because you see people, when you’re in early stages, and you see people in later stages and you wonder if that’s gonna happen to you,” she said. “So I try not to think about that. I try to just concentrate on every day I get up [and] do what I can to fight Parkinson’s basically.” For Parkinson’s awareness month, Mimi said that she wants people to know that

Parkinson’s is not just a movement disorder, and just because someone looks fine on the outside doesn’t mean they’re not struggling. “I think there should be more awareness that it’s quite a debilitating disease, but also I want people to have hope you know, like they’ll find a cure or find some better medication that lasts longer.” ParKanDo welcomes all new members, and the organisation constantly holds events and activities for those with Parkinson’s, chronic diseases and seniors. For more information visit https:// parkando.org.au.

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Film maker dials up the horror For any independent filmmaker, getting a film off the ground is hard work, and an immense amount of passion for the craft is needed to continue on the long road ahead. But for David Willing, that possibility became a reality when his horror film ‘Surrogate’ premiered at the Sun Theatre earlier this month. Molly Magennis spoke to the writer/director about his passion for film and making his feature directorial debut.

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eddon resident David Willing fell in love with cinema when he was five years old. When he was 12, he picked up a video camera and started making films around his house. He eventually headed off to film school, where he learned the intricacies of how to write scripts and piece together a film. “[My] love of cinema grew and grew and I started to learn how to write and direct films,” David said. “Then, over the years, my adult life has just been making, well since film school, short films and documentaries. I’ve written I think about 11 feature films, but this was the first one that actually we managed to find the finance for to make happen.” While horror was a genre that David particularly enjoyed growing up, his work prior to Surrogate mainly consisted of writing crime/thriller scripts, documentaries and a comedy short.

Director/writer David Willing behind the camera. (Supplied)

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“It sort of came full circle that my first feature was a horror film because I had loved that genre so much growing up,” he said. George A. Romero, a pioneer of the horror genre who is often referred to as the ‘godfather of zombies’, is cited by David as having a significant influence on him from a horror standpoint. He was lucky enough to meet the acclaimed director six years ago at the Melbourne International Film Festival. “Dawn of the Dead I saw when I was 12, it just blew me away,” he said. “I gave [George] a copy of one of my short films I’d made at the time and just had a brief chat with him in the cinema and he signed one of his books for me.” In terms of particularly impactful films, Silence of the Lambs (1991) and David Fincher’s masterpiece Seven (1995) were ‘pivotal’ for the young filmmaker, with the latter having a special influence on Surrogate. “It’s one of the films that I watch, you know, once a year I revisit it, it just gets better each time and the influence of that shows a little bit in Surrogate, not a lot, but there’s a few moments that are clearly inspired by the design of the film.” David describes Surrogate as an ‘intense, paranormal horror’ centred around a single mother named Natalie Paxton who falls mysteriously ill and struggles to save her family from being destroyed. “When she returns home [from hospital], just all these really, you know, crazy, intense and full-on things start happening to her and her daughter, and then she needs to solve that problem,” he said. The film is the result of a brainstorming session he had with his co-writer Beth King back in 2016, where the pair came up with eight story ideas, with one immediately standing out. They spent two years writing and rewriting the story, coming up with five different endings in the process, before officially shooting the film in 2020. Kestie Morassi, best known for her role in the iconic Australian horror Wolf Creek (2005) and as Maggie in Home and Away, was cast to play Natalie, alongside Jane Badler (Mission

Behind the scenes on the filming of Surrogate. Kestie Morassi (top left) plays mother Natalie Paxton, and Ellie Stewart (right) plays Ava Akard. (Pictures: Supplied)

Impossible) and Louise Siverson (Prisoner). David said Morassi was looking to star in another horror film around the time she finished up on Home and Away. She had been offered a lot of horror scripts following Wolf Creek, but none had grabbed her attention, that was until she read Surrogate. “What’s interesting with her role is that she’s in almost every scene of the film…so [we] just kind of needed to see that she’d be right for the character,” he said. “But then she sent me a tape of one thing in particular, and just was like, oh wow, she’s going to be perfect for the role, and yeah, it’s quite an incredible performance.” While the rest of the cast and crew is made up of over one hundred talented creatives, Surrogate does have a particularly local flavour, with many of those involved based in the west. Renee Schulz, David’s housemate, was behind the film’s gruesome makeup, the chilling soundtrack was composed by Footscray resident Mark Buys, cinematographer Ben

Luck resides in Sydenham and Producer Haris Fazlic’s studio is based in Sunshine. “The other [person who] was just incredible was our production designer Bianca because art departments feel the lower budget more than anyone because, you know, they have to dress certain sets and do certain things, and her work is extraordinary on [the film], it looks beautiful,” David said. Surrogate had its world premiere at the Sun Theatre in Yarraville on Wednesday April 6, followed by a Q&A with Jane Badler and Kestie Morassi. David said the response to the film has been really positive so far, with some audience members getting more than they bargained for. “Everyone’s just found it quite intense and [they’re] gripped as they’re watching it,” he said. “We actually had at our premiere, honest to goodness, someone actually did pass out….. there’s a particularly notorious scene that they got up to leave and she passed out.

“I said to the makeup artist who did the special effects, that’s the best compliment you’re ever gonna get for your work.” The film’s swift success was equally as clear when David was told it was the Sun Theatre’s number one film for two weeks, and that it outsold new releases The Batman and Morbius just last week. “I would say a lot of indie filmmakers would kill to get what we’ve got, you know, part of that has just come through that real hard work and tenacity,” David said. There are still plenty of opportunities for horror fans and movie lovers to see Surrogate on the big screen, with the Thornbury Picture house holding screenings on April 20, and the Sun Theatre hosting three more sessions over the school holidays with dates yet to be announced. For sessions times and more information visit https://suntheatre.com.au/wp-cinema/ movie/S21SURROGATE/SURROGATE/ or https://www.surrogatefilm.com/

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Building regulator issues more than $180,000 in fines The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has given more than $180,000 in penalties over the last three months to building practitioners breaching industry legislation. A total of 29 building practitioners have been fined a total of $180,750 between December last year and February this year for a variety of breaches of the Building Act and building regulations. With breaches ranging from using false certificates of insurance, issuing building permits inconsistent with applicable planning permit requirements, failure to comply with directions to fix non-compliant work and failure to call for mandatory inspections, VBA executive director David Brockman says that it is a practitioner’s responsibility to comply with rules and regulations to keep everyone safe. “The VBA takes its role as regulator seriously, promoting safe and resilient buildings, and ensuring communities and industry reach their potential,” Mr Brockman says “We do this by supporting a thriving and trusted industry that acts with integrity, and by taking action against those who do not follow the rules.” Mr Brockman says the VBA works to ensure consumers have trust in the industry and that practitioners that do the right thing aren’t hindered by those who break rules and put lives at risk. “Regulating Victoria’s built environment does more than ensure safety – it helps industry and community reach economic and social potential,” says Mr Brockman. “We maximise the industry’s contribution toward social and economic recovery and growth, by creating

The Victorian Building Authority encourages consumers to ensure their tradespeople are properly registered.

confidence to build with and invest in an accountable, compliant industry that is active and well-regulated.” 2021 was a record year in terms of Victorian building permit approvals. Data shows that 127,792 permits, worth $44.6 billion were issued - an increase of 12.66 percent from 2020. In December 2021, the VBA suspended

a building practitioner for using fraudulent building insurance certificates. The practitioner was subsequently disqualified from working for three years. For practitioners who have had an action brought against them, they can apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) for a review of the decision.

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Victorians are encouraged to ensure that tradespeople are registered with the relevant authority, which can be found at www.vba.vic.gov.au/find. There is also an online portal for consumers to use should they experience difficulty with plumbers or builders, which can be found at www.vba.vic.gov.au/ consumers/complaints.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042, or email to westeditorial@starweekly.com.au by 9am Wednesday the week prior to publication

Wednesday Walking Group The Williamstown Community Centre offers a regular Wednesday walking group that walks the local area, starting at 10.15-11am. New members are warmly welcome. This activity is free and includes morning tea. Walkers start back on 27/4/22. ■ Williamstown Community and Education Centre, 9397 6168

Musicians wanted Sunshine Community Brass is looking for new members to join its vibrant band of musicians. With over 90 years of history, the band is looking to grow for the future. Sunshine Community Brass is currently looking for trumpet and percussion players. It rehearses Tuesdays from 7:30pm, 45 Furlong Road, North Sunshine. ■ Andrew Wilson, 0419 444 620

Lumen Christi Catholic Primary School, students doing Stations of the cross. Sebastian as Jesus with Bianca and Joshua. (Damjan Janevski) 276332_01

Confident Living for Seniors Join Victoria Police in this presentation for seniors, presented by Leading Senior Constable Derek Jenkins. Topics will include the media, home safety, driver safety, scams and mental health. Light morning tea will be provided. The talk will be held on April 28 at 10.15am at the Maribyrnong Community Centre. RSVP by April 22. ■ https://www.trybooking.com/BYFWR, 9032 4305, or maricomm@maribyrnong. vic.gov.au

All Aboard Club The All Aboard Club has been going for 85 years. It is a social club which works for charities, with speakers, theatre and trips. It meets in the chambers at Williamstown Town Hall at 1.30pm on the first and third Tuesday of the month. New members welcome. ■ Wendy, 0421 747 040

AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club Would you like to develop confidence in communicating, competence with language and clarity in writing? AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club would like to invite any and all residents to join them on the first and third Thursday of every month to help develop public speaking, communication and leadership skills. The group meets at the Laverton Community Hub, 95-105 Railway Avenue, Laverton from 7.00-9.30pm. ■ Vince Camilleri, 0413 734 707

Community Lunch and morning tea The Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Williamstown will be holding a free community morning tea and lunch every Friday at the Parish Centre on Nelson Place. The morning tea starts from 10am. Tea and coffee will be served, alongside a variety of fun activities like knitting, board games and puzzles. The lunch will run from noon-1pm, with takeaway options available. Check-in and vaccination status are required.

Altona book sale Friends of Altona Library hold a monthly book sale on the first Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of each month at the rear of Altona Library 123 Queen Street Altona, access via Coles carpark, 10am-1pm. ■ https://libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ community/friends-of-the-libraries

Hobsons Bay Garden Club The Hobsons Bay Garden Club is looking for new members. All new members who are keen gardeners and looking to make new friendships are welcome to join. Meeting’s consist of listening to a guest speaker, taking part in trading table and most importantly enjoying afternoon tea

while doing so. The group meet on the third Monday of the month at Youth Hall, corner of Civic Parade and Sugar Gum Drive, at 1pm. ■ Kay, 0411 793 534

Williamstown book sale Friends of Williamstown Library holds a book sale every second Saturday of each month from 10-12.30 pm. The book sale is held at Williamstown library in the Friends room, which can be accessed through the front desk.The event is cash only. For more info please see Hobson Bay library website.

everything from handmade craft, homegrown produce and food vendors. There will also be live music. From 10am-4pm. ■ https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ Community/Whats-On/Williamstown-CraftMarket

Diabetes support group The Westgate diabetes support group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the Altona Bowling Club at 10am. ■ Elaine, 0415 030 996

Musicians welcome Women’s Choir Willin Wimmin choir welcomes new members. They meet every Wednesday in term time from 7.30-9.30 pm at the Church of Christ Hall in Douglas Parade, Williamstown. There are no auditions and members don’t need to be able to read music. Come along for a free try out. ■ willin.wimmin@gmail.com

Do you play trumpet, flute or lower brass instruments? The Hobsons Bay City Band is seeking musicians to join its community band. Rehearsals are held Mondays from 7.30pm at the Newport Lakes Primary School, Elizabeth Street, Newport. ■ Roger Lewis, hbcityband@gmail.com, or www.hbcb.org.au

Altona North combined probus Computers for beginners Williamstown Community and Education Centre is now taking enrolments for classes to help those with limited computer skills. Classes are run daily at both Joan Kirner House, Williamstown, and North Altona Library. ■ Lynne or Tahlia, 9397 6168

Walking group Altona Meadows and Newport residents are invited to take part in a Heart Foundation walking group that meets on Wednesdays and Fridays. The group walks for 60 minutes, and is a great way to socialise and get active at the same time. Members are required to register with the Heart Foundation to join. ■ Ian Watson, 0411 566 862, or https:// www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/ Whats-On/Altona-Meadows-and-NewportHeart-Foundation-Walking-Groups

The Altona North combined probus club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Altona Sports Club. Includes a speaker, organised trips and outings, and a friendly atmosphere. ■ Lesley, 0414 481 442

Rotary club Rotary Club of Point Gellibrand meets at Customs House Hotel, 161 Nelson Place, Williamstown, on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 6pm for a 6.30pm dinner meeting. Visitors welcome. ■ Pam, 0418 347 691 or rotarypointgellibrand@gmail.com

Mouth organ band The Yarraville Mouth Organ Band meets Friday evenings at 203 Williamstown Road, Yarraville. Great music, friendly atmosphere. Everyone is welcome. ■ Heather, 9399 2190

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Altona Day View (Voice Interest and Education of Women) Club meets at 11am on the third Wednesday of the month at Altona RSL. The club is always open to

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new members, and anyone interested is encouraged to get in touch today and see what it’s all about. ■ Janet, 9394 6522 or 0412 010 176

Re-engage, Re-activate, Resilience! Hume council invites the community to take part in this interactive workshop to support organisations to build resilience and re-activate programs. On Thursday, May 5, 10am-noon at the Goonawarra Community Centre, 20 Dornoch Drive, Sunbury, the workshop will provide insights to take with you to your group, with opportunities to learn what support is available. ■ https://bit.ly/3vcvSpK

Lancefield Swap Meet If you’re a lover of cars, bikes, bric a brac and collectables, the Lancefield Swap Meet & Car Show, run by the Lancefield Football Netball Club, will be heaven for you. It’s happening on Sunday, April 24 from 7am at Lancefield Park. ■ Pam, 0414 491 749

Let’s Get Neighbourly Sunbury Celebrate the beauty of community with Let’s Get Neighbourly Sunbury, a free training and event program bringing neighbours together. The initiative is open to all in Hume, with the first session on Saturday, April 30. ■ https://bit.ly/3LRAoRk

Gisborne Bluey walk Take the kids on a Bluey-themed adventure through the Gisborne Botanic Gardens. Pick up a Bedtime Bluey StoryWalk map from the Gisborne Library and enjoy the static display of glow in the dark Bluey stories. The installation is free and runs until April 25. ■ https://bit.ly/3JYWlgM

Let’s Get Neighbourly Sunbury This free training and mentoring program is open to everyone in Hume, guiding neighbours in how to support each other and build community. Workshops will be held the Sunbury Neighbourhood House, 531 Elizabeth Dr, Sunbury, with the first on Saturday, April 30, 2pm-4pm. ■ https://bit.ly/3jcan2D

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Supporting sporting stars of the future By Tara Murray Behind the walls at Maribyrnong Sports Academy there is a hive of activity as students start their sporting careers. On this particular night, the school’s female football players were being put through their paces. Many of them still new to the sport were learning kicking techniques and how to kick on their opposite foot. In other locations around the school, coaches and their students were doing activities to help grow their games. Head of the school’s AFL program Robbie Chancellor said the programs run within the academy are about giving students the best opportunity to succeed in their sporting dreams. Having been part of the AFL system before, he has seen what works at the top level. “It’s a massive head start for these guys,” said Chancellor as he was keeping his eye on his charges. “Professionalism is nearly the biggest thing you get from this. It’s a holistic program, you’ve got sport psychs, dietitians and a fantastic high performance program to teach them how to prepare their bodies physically and how to recover. “Combined as a program there isn’t much out there like this.” The academy has come a long way since it started in 2007. With enrolments struggling at Maribyrnong College it was decided to turn the school into a specialist school of some sort. It would become a sports academy. Director Mark McAllion, sitting in his office which is filled with sports memorabilia from past students, said it had taken time for interest in the academy to grow. “At the time the school was dying for a better term,” he said. “School enrolments for the following year were really really low, so it was decided to be a specialist school of some description, then set it on sport. “The first intake was 2007, but trying to attract kids into a specialist sports school with no facilities was actually quite hard. “My predecessors would visit presentation nights, do club visits and all things trying to promote the place and build it up from there. “There’s now 575 student athletes in the academy out of 1300 kids in the whole school.” 20 MARIBYRNONG & HOBSONS BAY STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 20 April, 2022

The program is funded by the state government and is the only school in Victoria that gets that funding. There are 100 spots in each year level, with spots only opening up when students leave the school. As many as 400 students apply each year. Students travel from as far as Craigieburn, Bundoora, Woodend, Werribee, while others relocate to live nearby. McAllion said students are put through tests before they select who will come to the school. “The kids go through some physical testing, some trials with the coaches,” he said. “Then basically a list gets put together of the 100 kids with the most potential to become serious athletes down the track. “It might mean we pick the little kids that haven’t developed yet, but the coaches and staff say they might have attributes that will be really good.” Supporting the students are about 70 staff members ranging from coaches, teachers, rehabilitation, sports psychologists, physiotherapists. Most of the coaches have backgrounds in coaching or playing at high levels themselves, with seven Olympians on staff. “We have footy, athletics, cricket, badminton, basketball, golf hockey, netball, soccer, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, baseball, judo that we actually provide coaching in that coaching happens before,” he said. “If you’re in a sport we don’t offer coaching… They are what we call associate athletes, they still get the benefits of the program with coaching externally. While the coaching happens outside hours, the sport component is a major part of the students daily study with the High Performance Preparation [HPP] program. It’s timetabled into the students’ school calendar, with a varying number of classes depending on what year they are in. The HPP isn’t just about performance, it’s about teaching them how to handle the whole sporting career. Head of strength and conditioning Calvin Pane said while every student will complete similar programs, they individualise the programs as much as they can to best suit the students needs. On this particular Wednesday, some of the older students are going through their paces. Some are squatting, some are doing strength work and others rehab.

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“In year seven and eight and middle school it’s a bit more curriculum based and movement competency,” Pane said. “If they’re squatting they’re learning how to squat, they’re learning how to set up. The safety features of it. “It gets built out to a different movement over time and we load the exercise accordingly, as they get older. “There’s literally a heap of exercises we work through all the year levels, we progress them out. “Students who are in year 11 or such, have a little bit more structured stuff. “They have some more personal development stuff. Taping techniques for an ankle or shoulder or they might do a first aid course, different things help them in the sport and potentially on the way out.” The students also have education sessions regularly, while they have access to all the professionals they need. There’s strength and conditioning coaches, athlete wellbeing coordinators, performance psychologists, dietitians, physios and rehab coordinators. Pane said they wanted to set up the students for success if they make it to the higher level. “We have tertiary trained staff with experience in elite environments or environments like here,” he said. “We are prepping them for when they walk out to the Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Demons or whoever it is.. “So when they go into that environment, there not being held back by their staff as they can’t do a,b, c.” The strength and conditioning staff work closely with the coaches like Chancellor whether it’s setting up plans or working with particular athletes. Chancellor, who is also the head coach at the Western Jets, said the football program was tailored to the development of the students involved. “For young girls, training is focused much more on the fundamentals and the skill

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development,” he said. “As the kids get older and progress to different pathway systems, it becomes how do we apply those skills to the different situations we find ourselves in during the game. “There’s a broad scope of what we teach from kicking techniques, ground ball techniques, to running patterns and body positions. “It encompasses all the different aspects of the game depending on where they are in their development.” There’s four different coaching sessions a week, a mixture of after and before school. During the NAB League season, many of the older students aren’t involved in the academy as they would be in the off season. Chancellor said his dual role meant that he understands much of what is happening outside the academy and how to manage loads. “Ultimately it’s whatever is best for them,” he said. “Fortunately with my position at the Jets, and most of them are Jets girls and same with the boys, it makes it easier for me to have an understanding of how much they are doing and what is too much. “I’ve got really good relationships with the Calder Cannons and Northern Knights coaches as well their kids that they have in the program here. We make sure we communicate with them so we’re teaching them the right stuff, and they’re not doing too much. “It allows us to make sessions and education here a bit more specific as we know them much better as players.” Monqiue Conti, Luke Plapp, Peter Wright, Libby Birch and Nathan Pellissier are some of

the success stories of the academy. For every success story there’s many who weren’t able to reach their sporting dreams. McAllion said they made a big focus of that and setting up other pathways if they don’t reach the level they wanted. While there is a massive high performance focus, students can continue their scholarship as long as they are meeting the demands. “We try and work through with kids, but it’s a really tough and interesting conversation when, if the student still has the dream alive in their mind and we don’t think they’re going to make it,” McAllion said. “What point do you have that discussion with a teeanger. We certainly have things in place in a variety of our programs, for example all the kids in the hockey program did coaching qualifications… they might get umpires or coaching qualifications. “We have worked with Victoria University and tertiary pathways and career pathways and all that stuff, we know they are very sport minded. “There are other pathways, within sport, we work with kids in that, We don’t want to limit their dreams if they still want to have a crack. “We could be producing the next club president of the local cricket and footy club. It’s still a major contribution to sport and I think that is still great. While the school is a successful one, there still plenty more to do. This year they’ve got their first wheelchair athlete in Sunbury tennis player Jin Woodman and the academy is growing a partnership with the Paralympics Australia. The school has started data analyzing more in depth to help better understand their students. McAllion said the motto is continuous improvement which they are focused on. Back on the football field, the girls continue to work through their drills. With the game growing, it’s quite possible that one of the next AFLW stars is among them. It shows exactly what the school is all about.

For Damien Bozinovski and Charlotte Morey, Maribyrnong Sports Academy was where they wanted to do their schooling. Like many others they applied to the academy, as they wanted to focus not only on their education, but their schooling dreams. Damien, who is part of Melbourne Victory’s youth set up, is following in the footsteps of his brothers. “Both my brothers went here,” he said during one of his gym sessions. “They were both older than me and got into the sports academy and I thought I may as well come here and have a go and I got in. “It’s a really good program that is aimed to help you individually, but there’s a team environment as well. “It includes all the strength training, plyometrics training and even outside technical training. “It’s a good school as well.” Charlotte is a budding netballer who is part of the Victorian state under-17 team for the upcoming national championships. Ever since hearing about the academy as a junior, the Point Cook resident decided this was where she wanted to study. “The old coach here at the school was my under-11s rep coach, she kind of told us about it and then I trialled,” she said. “I was pretty excited when I found out about it. It was the only school I was looking at.” Charlotte said while she had benefited on the court from the academy, it was a lot of the other stuff which had been most important. “I’ve definitely benefited from the gym as well, the injury prevention and things like that. With my sport, knees and ankles are pretty common to injure so it has helped me with that. “It’s really cool to get a different coach and a different perspective of how you play and you get to link up with other people.” Both admit at times it can be pretty full on with training, study and travelling to the school, but it’s worth it in the long run. Charlotte said the car is often her desk as she goes from one commitment to the next. While both are focused on their home work, it’s clear that sport is where their interests lay. “At the moment I’m playing for the Geelong Cougars in the VNL [Victorian Netball League], I’m in the 17 and under state team and I play locally at South Barwon,” Charlotte said. “I’d love to play for the Melbourne Vixens, but right now focused on performing well at nationals, hopefully in the VNL and getting up a couple of age groups. For Damien, who lives in Taylors Lakes, “right now by the end of the year the 23s, the senior team and I want to keep pushing with the help of the program.” Tara Murray

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Young golfer Louise Baliton swinging for glory Who would’ve known that a little seven-year-old girl, following her father around a golf practice area would lead to a blossoming golf career? For Louise Baliton those moments on the practice area would see her fall in love with the sport. “I would follow dad around the practice area at Mt Derrimut Golf Community Club and have a shot or two every now and then,” she recalls. “Dad asked if I would like to learn and so when I was seven, I attended some golf clinics and I fell in love with the game.” Baliton began playing in tournaments when she was nine-years-old, winning the first she one she entered. The win encouraged her to continue playing and she was soon rising up the golf rankings. In 2019 she was the recipient of a Victorian School Sports award “Sporting Blue” for golf and last year she won the girls Victorian Junior Masters. She also won back-to-back ladies championships at her home golf club. In 2021, Baliton was awarded the Golf Victoria Future Champions Trophy and placed

second in the girls Victorian Junior Open. Baliton is a member of The Heritage Golf and Country Club women’s team that competes at the best sandbelt courses in Victoria. “My current Golf Australia handicap is 1.4,” she says quietly, with pride. “My training schedule with Maribyrnong Sports Academy involves technical training every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon between 3.30-7pm at Medway Golf Club. “Following our warmup, we follow an individual program developed in consultation with our coaches. “It may be as simple as playing nine holes with a focus on course management. “At school I have a gym program to complete on Monday and Thursday. It involves resistance training to strengthen my golf swing and core.” Baliton sees her strengths in her short game with chipping and putting making the difference in her game. Her favourite player is Lydia Ko, who she modelled her swing on, until Ko changed her game.

Baliton is currently in Adelaide playing back-to-back tournaments. It means golf during the day and hitting the books during the evenings. Baliton is looking at what is required to enter the American College system on a golf scholarship. “It would be an amazing experience. It is my dream to play on those courses. I will need to achieve a very high ATAR to gain college entry.” Baliton is the April nominee for the Don Deeble Sports Star Award. The Don Deeble Sports Star Award is sponsored by the Yarraville Club Cricket Club, Strathmore Community Bank, the Deer Park Club, Ascot Vale Sports and Trophies and The Star Weekly Newspapers. If you would like to nominate a monthly winner or attend a dinner, contact swrsportsclub@gmail.com or 0408 556 631. Peter Howe

Falcons back on track

Louise Baliton is this month’s Don Deeble nominee. (Supplied)

Briefs WRFL

It wasn’t pretty but the City West Falcons did enough to come away with the points against Peninsula Waves in the Victorian Netball League championship division on Wednesday night. Coming off a disappointing loss the week before, the Falcons were able to build the lead throughout, winning 58-49. Falcons coach Marg Lind said it wasn’t the prettiest game, but they were happy to get the points. It was the side’s second win of the season. “With the group at the moment, that’s the main thing,” she said. “We’re still working on the communication with the group at the moment and getting that going. “We were able to build the lead in increments, but we did plateau a bit in the second half.” Lind said there was a little bit of unknown for both sides with Netball Victoria either holding our players or putting them on restrictions ahead of the state championships. It meant that defender Mel Oloamanu missed a third straight game, while other players through their program could only play a half. “They [the Waves] had a couple of players who could only play a half,” Lind said. “We had to work out who they would have on the court, it was pretty difficult and challenging across all the games.” Lind said there were definitely some signs of improvement within the team. She said it was always going to take some time for them to develop. “The lack of communication on court is really important to work on,” she said. “The team is pretty young and they have to work out how to fix things during the quarters instead of waiting until the breaks. “They are young kids who need to work together. There were some signs of improvement.” Jane Cook played her first full game back after COVID-19, allowing Maddi Gray and Uneeq Palavi to settle in goal attack out the front. Lind said they both showed some improvement. One move Lind did make was bring up Toni Lind from division 1. She said it was something they might look at doing, depending on whether they had access to some of the Super Netball players. “We brought her up to bring some experience and communication in the mid-court,” she

St Albans opened its account with a win against Hoppers Crossing on Good Friday in the Western Region Football League division 1. The Saints took the lead in the first quarter and were able to maintain it throughout, winning 9.11 (65)7.11 (53). Cooper Pepi was named best on for the Saints, while Braden Ferrari was named the Warriors best. The rest of round three across all three grades will continue this weekend.

NPL Altona Magic had a tough day out on Saturday against Avondale in the National Premier League competition. Hoping for a good showing against one of the top sides in the competition, the Magic were outplayed in the 3-0 loss, after trailing 2-0 at half time. The Magic sit 10th after nine rounds with three wins. Their next match is on Anzac Day against South Melbourne.

Soccer Two second half goals were enough for Yarraville Glory to get victory against Strathmore on Saturday in FV state league 1 north-west. Neither team scored in the first half, before a penalty was converted by Lewis Shannon to put the Glory in front. Chris Duncan doubled the lead with the Glory winning 2-0. The win moves the Glory up to seventh. Altona City had a 2-0 loss to Caroline Springs George Cross.

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Jane Cook was again strong for the Falcons.

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The Western Jets returned to the winners list on Saturday against old rival, the Calder Cannons. The Jets blew the game open in the second quarter with four goals to none. While they lost the third quarter, the Jets finished it off strong, winning, 12.13 (85)-6.12 (48). Jovan Petric kicked 4.3 to be the key man up forward. Co-captain Massimo D’Ambrossio had 31 possessions in the win. FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly @starweeklynews @star_weekly

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