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L2R has received funding towards its free hip hop dance classes as part of VicHealth’s ’JumpStart!’ funding program. (Kimberley Summer)

Braybrook and Footscray-based not-for-profit organisation and charity L2R Dance has received a $50,000 boost to its annual free hip hop dance programs, as part of a VicHealth program. L2R founder and chief executive Jacinda Richards said the funding would contribute to free dance classes held across Braybrook and Wyndham, with participants then given opportunities to perform. “L2R is really putting young people at the front, especially those who are under-represented,” she said. “Our model is to have a professional artist team up with an emerging artist. “Everyone is welcome.” Spaces are available in the general Next Gen dance program for those aged 12 to 25, which is held every Tuesday during school terms at RecWest in Braybrook, from 4.30pm for beginners and from 5.30pm for intermediate dancers. L2R have also started gearing up for its upcoming annual Block Party celebration next April. Details: futurehealthy.vichealth.vic.gov. au and www.l2r.org.au Matthew Sims

School blaze is last straw The final building at an abandoned school site that has been set alight four times since December, including twice in one week last month, will soon be demolished, according to the education department. The Sunshine College Ardeer campus has been vacant since 2020 when the school merged from four campuses to two. In September 2021, the department released details of plans to demolish buildings on the Glengala Road site by June 30 this year due to

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Ravenhall landfill operator fined The operator of the Melbourne Regional Landfill in Ravenhall has been issued with $20,000 fine. In a statement, the Environmental Protection Authority Victoria said the company failed to notify it of non-compliance and breaches of its licence at the site. Landfill Operations, which trading at Melbourne Regional Landfill and is part of the Cleanaway group, recently pleaded guilty in the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court to two charges encompassing a total of five licence

breaches under the Environment Protection Act 1970. Three of the licence breaches were for failing to notify EPA of non-compliance and two for failing to limit the tip face size stipulated within its license conditions. “Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) brought the action after multiple reports from the local community of odour issues from the Landfill Operations site,” the statement said, In May 2021, the EPA said residents living

near the landfill had reported strong odours coming from the site. The environmental watchdog said it has been monitoring odour in the area since 2013, focusing on preventing odour. “We regularly check the landfill’s operations for compliance,” the EPA said in a community update at the time. The court did not record a conviction but ordered Landfill Operations to pay EPA’s court costs of $7344 on top of the fine. It follows the EPA issuing Cleanaway with a

Sunshine’s own in tech award finals A Sunshine agriculture service technician is in the running for a national award. John Deere’s William Lawless has been named as a finalist in the Agriculture Service Technician of the Year awards for his work servicing machinery such as lawn mowers and harvesters. Mr Lawless has worked in the industry for 20 years. “We get nominated from our branches or our dealership group and then I had to get a customer letter explaining how vital we are to their business and how I go from day to day to helping them minimise downtime,” he said. Mr Lawless travels far and wide for work, often working 10 hour days and six days a week. His drive and passion for precision agriculture stems from a firm belief the sector should be well supported in capitalising on evolving technology, given the role farmers play in maintaining the world’s food supply chain and caring for Australia’s land and resources. Growing up on a farm himself, he has always had an interest in heavy machinery, and after completing work experience at a few machinery dealerships he pursued a career with John Deere as it meant he could work with farmers and complete tasks in the field. John Deere Australia and New Zealand managing director Luke Chandler, congratulated the finalists. “Technicians deliver services integral to the agriculture industry by not only providing vital backup support and remote diagnostics, but by empowering operators to get the most out of their machinery and technology,” he said. “Australia is fortunate to have an enormous pool of talented technicians working across the country, so these finalists deserve to be very proud for being named among the best in their field.”

pollution abatement notice for the site in 2020, requiring it to manage potential environmental risks at the site. The notice asked Cleanaway to address leachate levels at the landfill. Leachate is a liquid formed from rainwater and decomposing waste. Cleanaway was also issued an infringement notice in October 2018. The EPA said the infringement notice was for allowing the wind to blow litter off the landfill into the surrounding area.

Watergardens jobs fair gets down to work Job seekers are being encouraged to visit the Watergarden Shopping Centre Jobs Fair this week. Running from Tuesday, August 2 until Saturday, August 6, the fair will showcase job opportunities within the centre. Watergardens centre manager Trish Gardiner said the centre was excited to connect job seekers with prospective employers. “By hosting a Jobs Fair here at Watergardens, we are able to support local retailers and businesses as we know they have a significant number of vacancies to fill,” she said. The event is a collaboration between the Watergardens centre, Brimbank council, WISE Employment and APM Employment Services and will include workshops, training and mentoring. Resume workshops and mock interview sessions will be held on Tuesday, August 2 at 10am, noon and 2pm From Wednesday, August 3 to Friday, August, Brimbank Jobs Advocate Services will host workshops between 10am and 4pm. Retailer job interviews will be held from Wednesday, August 3 to Saturday, August 6, while job seekers can have free professional head shots taken on Saturday, August 6, from 11am to 3pm. All workshops will be held outside Best & Less and bookings are essential. Details: https://watergardens.qicre. com/Campaigns/2022/08/JobsFair22.

William Lawless from Sunshine John Deere is through to the final round of the John Deere, Australian Technician Awards. (Supplied)

New refuge for the homeless in Melton Vulnerable people affected by homelessness in the west will have a new place to take refuge, with the finished construction of a new home for women and children escaping family violence. The new custom-built five bedroom home, at Melton was named the Margot Rottem House in honor of the founding member of The Victorian Homeless Fund and will be managed by The Women’s Property Initiatives. The Victorian Homeless Fund Project home was constructed by Dennis Family Homes on land donated to Women’s Property Initiatives, with additional funding from Lendlease Future Steps program, Industry 2 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY Tuesday, 2 August, 2022

Superannuation Property Trust and The Bourne Foundation. The home will provide accommodation for women and children at risk of homelessness while they access support and advocacy services. Victorian Homeless Fund chair Colleen May said she was delighted by what has been achieved through the generosity of many. “Homelessness is still a significant problem, and we can’t solve it by ourselves but if individually we all give a little, collectively, we can change people’s lives,” Ms May said. “The builders, suppliers and tradespeople who have donated to this project have been

amazingly generous and because of them, a family will have a safe home and hope for the future.” Women’s Property Initiatives chief executive Janette Large it was amazing to witness the generosity of everyone involved. “Creating a home for women and children escaping the housing crisis and who are at risk of homelessness will profoundly change their lives,” Ms Large said. “A secure and affordable home provides the foundation for a happy and healthy life and helps to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.” Olivia Condous

Housing Industry Association executive director Fiona Nield, Victorian Homeless Fund chair Colleen May, Women’s Property Initiatives chair Katie Struthers and Dennis Family Group director Adele Levinge at the opening of the new home. (Supplied)

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Plea for better PFAS response By Holly McGuinness Brimbank council is lobbying for a better response to address the clean up of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a common ingredient in fire fighting foam historically used at Melbourne Airport. Mayor Jasmine Nguyen said council has been advocating on behalf of the community who are affected by the ongoing issue. “We are calling on the Commonwealth [government] to enforce compliance of Airservices Australia with regulatory

obligations to address this issue at their leased sites and ensure they are taking the appropriate action to mitigate risks,” Cr Nguyen said. A spokesperson for AirServices Australia said site investigations, monitoring, management actions and remediation works were under way as part of its National PFAS Management Program. “At Melbourne Airport, we have completed a preliminary site investigation. A detailed site investigation is currently under way and is due to be completed in 2023,” the

spokesperson said. “At Melbourne Airport, we have already taken action to upgrade the wastewater system on our lease area to prevent PFAS-containing surface water from migrating. “Airservices’ lease areas are not the only source of PFAS around Melbourne Airport, with APAM [Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne)] and other current and previous tenants also known to be sources.” Melbourne Airport said it continued to try to work with council and the community. “Melbourne Airport takes the management

of PFAS very seriously, and has worked hard to minimise the risk of downstream contamination,” a spokesperson said. “This includes the construction of our own dedicated PFAS containment facility to manage contaminated soil on the airport, and a water treatment plant on Arundel Creek. “Melbourne Airport has worked constructively with Brimbank council on the issue of PFAS, and appreciates council’s support to ensure other organisations comply with their obligations to the community.”

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Anniversary for ‘hot and hearty’ help A St Albans food van has celebrated one year of feeding some of Brimbank’s most vulnerable residents. The Paradise 4 Kids food van celebrated its first birthday on Tuesday, July 26. Director Jane Pallot said the food van is a project of love and compassion. The group aims to support financially disadvantaged people, migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers, people at risk of homelessness

or who are experiencing homelessness, people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background or anyone in need of a nutritious warm meal. “Food is part of it, that’s where we started as there was a need in the area for hot food but its food you would serve to your family, just today I marinated 25kg of chicken,” Ms Pallot said. “We really care about these people, they can be doing it hard and it’s given me personally total

insight of how complicated homelessness is.” To mark the first birthday, Ms Pallot and her team of volunteers prepared a special feast, with a Greek spin on the day’s meal, serving gyro, baklava with pita bread and lolly bags for each person to celebrate. The food van runs every Tuesday from 6.30pm at the St Albans Market car park.

Sunshine Hospital will be among the first 30 hospitals and health care services to benefit from a new state government program providing nursing and midwifery students with hands-on and practical experience. The $59 million program will create 1125 registered undergraduate student nurse positions per year for two years, while a further $9.8 million will be invested by the government to create 75 registered undergraduate student midwife positions. The positions will be filed by registered second and third year nursing and midwifery students. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas announced Sunshine Hospital as one of the first 30 hospitals and health care services to welcome the students. Working under the supervision of a registered nurse or midwife, students will help with showering, feeding and transferring patients. Over time, they take on more complex tasks, such as monitoring vital signs, testing blood glucose levels and dressing minor wounds. Midwifery students are given additional opportunities to help on maternity wards and under the supervision of experienced midwives, deliver care and support to new mums and their babies. The government said the program would provide support to the existing nursing workforce as it faces record demand due to a challenging flu season, the emergence of new COVID variants causing a rise in hospitalisations and an increasing number of unwell healthcare workers. “Healthcare systems across Australia are under pressure – providing more opportunities for student nurses to enter the workforce and while they get on-the-job training is just one way we’re relieving pressure on the system,” Ms Thomas said.

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Report sought on possible Sydenham Park name change Sydenham Park could be in for a name change. Brimbank council will prepare a report on the processes, costs and timelines involved in changing the name of Sydenham Park to an appropriate Aboriginal name suggested by local Aboriginal groups in consultation with the council and the Brimbank community. Councillor Bruce Lancashire raised the suggestion during the July council meeting. He said discussions with community members and loca; groups had suggested this

was something they would be in favour of. “We just had NAIDOC week and as an observation each year we seem to put more emphasis on this and celebrate this,” he said. “One of the things I heard people talking about how could we do something that gave greater recognition during NAIDOC week [and that] maybe what this council could do to give greater recognition in this area. “In talking to local historical groups, Aboriginal groups, friends of groups, and other people there seems to be quite a wide spread support for the concept of doing

something like.” Cr Lancashire said the idea of changing the name of Sydenham Park was not something new. He said it was only now he was starting to warm to the idea. “This proposal has been around a while coming up from the community to look at changing the name,“ he said. “As chair of council’s heritage advisory committee, I must admit been quick to jump at this proposal. “I’ve been very cautious about name changes, however I have warmed to the idea

of doing this. “We purchased this several decades back and just gave it a name, located near Sydenham. This is our largest park and a park with significant tourism potential for its conservation, golf, future recreation and walks and all the rest.” Traditional owners of the land Wurundjeri Land Council would need to be consulted on the matter as part of any process to change the name. Holly McGuinness Tuesday, 2 August, 2022 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY 3

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A national animal rescue organisation has made a plea to residents in Melbourne’s west, as the number of greyhound dogs in need of a home continues to increase. Gumtree Greys rescue and rehome greyhounds across the country, in order to save many from the hostile racing environment. The organisation has previously seen many residents in the western suburbs foster or adopt greyhounds, but claim this base of helpers has dropped off since COVID-19 restrictions have lifted.

Do nomn’t w ina ait, te! Nominations are now open for the 2022 We Are Brimbank Awards. The Awards acknowledge the hard work and contributions of organisations and groups making a positive diﬀerence to Brimbank. There are ﬁve categories that recognise exceptional contributions in culture, arts, tourism, the environment, employment and enterprise, inclusion, learning, education, and more.

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Gumtree Greys director Fiona Milne said there was a serious shortage in greyhound foster carers and adopters. “We desperately need volunteer foster carers from the western suburbs. While the lock downs saw a huge number of greyhounds adopted, there has now been a slow down,” she said. The organisation has placed particular emphasis on the need for temporary foster carers. “Without foster carers, dogs are often unable to be rescued from their current situation in racing kennels,” Ms Milne said. “This can mean the difference between life and death, particularly if a trainer is not prepared to wait for a home to become available.”

Visit yoursay.brimbank.vic.gov.au to share your ideas and feedback on issues and projects that matter to you. Learn more about projects that are open for comment including: • Draft Disability Action Plan – Give your feedback on the priorities and actions in our Draft Disability Action Plan • Suﬀolk Road Shopping Centre Upgrade – See the draft concept plan, and pick your preferred street furniture and trees • Melbourne Airport Third Runway – Council is calling for a range of actions by Federal and State governments to minimise the harm to human health • Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre – Join our mailing list and stay up-to-date on the new Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre as we get ready to open later in 2022 • Melbourne Airport Rail in Sunshine and Albion – Sign our petition

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Are you a volunteer, a member of a community group or work for a non-profit group? Our Community Governance Training Program may be of interest to you. Training sessions are no charge and run to November 2022. Visit brimbank.vic.gov.au to learn more.

Join a series of gardening workshops with Kaye Roberts-Palmer from Blue Bee Garden Design. You will learn how to prune fruit and citrus trees, grow herbs for your health, and attract beneficial fauna to your garden. The sessions will be run at Sunshine Library on Thursday 4 and 11 August, 7.30–9.30pm. Visit brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au to learn more.

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The closing date for the Brimbank Community Grants is fast approaching. The grants provide one-off financial assistance to not-for-profit organisations, community groups and organisations to deliver projects and activities that align with Council’s strategic objectives and contribute to COVID-19 recovery. Go to brimbank.vic.gov.au/grants by Sunday 14 August to apply.

Our Kororoit Creek Wildflower Garden working bees will be held in Deer Park throughout winter and spring. Please bring your own gardening gloves. The next working bee will be Thursday 11 August, 10am-12noon. Visit brimbank.vic.gov.au/events to learn more and register.

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Cr Trung Luu to run for Liberals By Holly McGuinness Brimbank Councillor Trung Luu has been recommended as the Liberal Party’s second preference in the upcoming upper house state election for the Western Metro Region. Cr Luu was one of three recommendations announced at a Liberal Party convention last weekend, with the party’s first pick Moira Deeming from Melton council, and third pick Golam Haque who was previously a candidate for Melton council. With the addition of Cr Luu, Brimbank will have three councillors running in the upcoming state election. Virginia Tachos is running as an independent candidate in the Western Metropolitan Region while Maria Kerr is

Liberal candidate for St Albans. Cr Luu said his voice would present a different, diverse community perspective “that rarely gets a position”. “What I bring is an opportunity for the next generation from a diverse background to see that it is not out of their reach in such a highly dominated field,” he said. Cr Luu’s advocacy priorities would be for better connectivity in the region and outer west, such as “roads, rail, and public transport”, as well as better infrastructure. “Public transport like bus services [are] outdated and [are] not meeting the demands of the fast-growing population,” Cr Luu said. “The second would be greater infrastructures in various [central business districts] to cater to the population growth

whilst creating jobs and keeping the economy local.” Prior to running for council, Cr Luu worked in the government sector for over 20 years. He is on both the committee for Sunshine Town Centre Partnership Group and the Brimbank Arts Advisory Committee and has been a councillor with Brimbank since 2020. “Being endorsed as the second preselection recommended for the Liberal Western Metropolitan seat means a great deal to me,” Cr Luu said. “Should I be successful it would also be an excellent acknowledgment for the Vietnamese community because it was the Liberal Party policy back in the late 1970s that opened the gate and welcomed Vietnamese refugees to Australia.”

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Historic move for Tech A new Sunshine District Historical Society project will help preserve the history of the Sunshine Technical School. The historical society received $6406 from the state government for the project. President John Pardy said the group would launch a website to digitise the region’s history. He said the school for the working class was a key aspect in the workforce development and training in Sunshine during the 1900s. “Sunshine was quite extraordinary, in the sense that it got this technical school in 1913, and that was because of the efforts of people like H.V. McKay who basically wanted a technical school for his apprentices,” he said. “What else is significant about Sunshine is that girls were admitted here from 1915 and

so even working class girls were able to get a secondary education.” The historical society will be working to preserve the history over time. It has also applied to have two buildings of the Sunshine Technical School heritage protected. Holly McGuinness

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Visitors to the Melton Waves pool will be greeted by more colour, with new mural artwork across the windows, designed to provide privacy from the outside world for those using the facility. The window art was installed by Melton council after feedback from the community said a perceived lack of privacy prevented some people from enjoying the pool. The mural provides window frosting that allows pool users to look outside, while being screened from those passing by. Mayor Goran Kesic said the Melton Waves Inclusion Project aimed to welcome people

from diverse backgrounds while providing a privacy screen between pool users and pedestrians or road traffic. “We wanted to provide opportunities for people from all backgrounds to swim in a safe, inclusive and friendly environment,” he said. “Facilities like this enrich the lives of our residents, improve health and wellbeing, and help make our city a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.” Details: meltonwaves.com.au

Four teenagers were arrested after they allegedly evaded police in a stolen car travelling through Brimbank on Wednesday, July 27. Police attempted to intercept a white Suzuki Swift at the intersection of Derrimut Road and Sayers Road in Tarneit just before 11am. The female driver allegedly sped off and was followed by police on the ground and by helicopter through Werribee, Melton and Sunshine. The car was dumped in Village Avenue in Taylors Lakes, where two boys and two girls were arrested about 11.50am. The driver, a 17-year-old girl, her female passenger aged 14, and two male passengers aged 15 and 12 are all in custody. FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Brimbank & North West Star Weekly @starweeklynews @star_weekly

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Public transport gets uni rethink By Matthew Sims Melbourne University has released a briefing paper which highlights a proposal for a new bus network for Melbourne’s west, with initial modelling showing the number of people able to access buses could increase by fourfold or more. Melbourne School of Design public transport network planning lecturer and the paper’s co-author, Iain Lawrie, said the research had discovered “amazing” improvements to accessibility to bus networks, especially considering that an average of 1.3 per cent of

western region respondents in the 2016 Census indicated buses were their main mode of transportation to and from their workplace. “Buses have an incredibly low mode share,” he said. Using spatial modelling software, the Melbourne Centre for Cities paper has proposed a ‘clean-slate’ bus network comprising of 25 new frequent route corridors. “By adopting established public transport planning principles, the ‘clean-slate’ network achieves a staggering improvement in network accessibility at a viable capital and recurrent cost,” the report read.

Mr Lawrie said the proposed system highlighted a significant improvement with buses travelling quicker across the west by keeping to arterial roads and being prioritised at traffic lights. “We are getting two, three or four the number of people that are able to be reached,” he said. “It’s not a pie in the sky idea. “It’s just a question of political will.” Within the spatial modelling software, in weekday peak periods, the population able to reach their nearest activity centres within 30 minutes on the enhanced network increased by between 18 per cent for Williamstown

and 1155 per cent for Hoppers Crossing, with increases for evenings and Sunday mornings even greater. Mr Lawrie also co-authored a briefing paper on the challenges surrounding the transition to an electric bus fleet. He said that the current contracting arrangements would need to be amended before a full rollout occurred. The report highlighted that fragmented asset ownership and assumptions within the current contract structure was “broadly incompatible” with a smooth transition to zero emission bus technology.

Brimbank bees on watch Beekeepers in Brimbank have ever increasing concerns about the Varroa mite that has been detected in New South Wales and could be detrimental to the industry. When attached to a bee, the mite can spread diseases that will weaken the bees, cause difficulty flying and spread viral diseases between the bees that often results in the death of the bee. North Western Beekeeping Society secretary Roger Mitchell said the mite had only been discovered in NSW, where bee hives are being eradicated. “There’s no evidence of it in Victoria yet, we are being asked as beekeepers to do three different types of tests just to check our hives to see whether there are mites present,” Mr Mitchell said. One of the tests includes a ‘sugar shake’ where bees are dusted in icing sugar and this results in mites falling off the bees body and unable

to reattach itself, meaning the beekeepers can dispose of the deadly mite. “But the main problem is going to be if it spreads into Victoria from New South Wales, which we’re hoping it doesn’t. And also we’re hoping they can contain it and stop it from spreading even into New South Wales because it’s a huge issue,” Mr Mitchell said. The North Western Beekeeping society includes individuals who are hobby beekeepers but also those who make a living from the industry. “It’s really just a really crucial stage we’re at because it could cost millions and millions of dollars but also it could just change the whole beekeeping industry,” Mr Mitchell said. Holly McGuinness North Western Beekeeing Society president David Laskey. (Supplied)

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Cost of living rises take a toll By Holly McGuinness Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown that inflation levels continue rising as the consumer price index (CPI) is up 6.1 per cent from the year to June. According to the ABS, food inflation has risen 4.3 per cent in 12 months, with fruit and vegetables up by 5.3 per cent in three months to June amid an annual increase of 7.3 per cent. Comparatively, bread and cereal products rose by 3.1 per cent in the three months to

June and 5.2 per cent annually, while meat and seafood products increases by 0.8 per cent in the June quarter, with an annual increase of 6.3 per cent. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said the annual rise in the CPI is the largest since the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST). The ABS has advised that a major contributor to these rising food prices is disruptions in the supply chain as a result of recent floods, labour shortages and rising freight costs. Anglicare Victoria provides emergency

relief to families that may be struggling to make ends meet and has observed an increase in those accessing services in Sunshine. Community partnerships and program manager Chris De Paiva said that in one day alone, 30 people attended interviews to access relief at Anglicare’s Sunshine relief centre. “Nearly three times the amount of funds were spent on emergency relief in Sunshine [in the past 12 months] than what we usually have in our budget, we were just able cope, as we had some extra support,” he said. “There’s fuel costs to get the kids to school

as well. It’s ironic as we’re meant to be coming out of COVID but there’s nearly more COVID than ever and we don’t have that same funding. “We’re noticing mental health stress is a regular topic of conversation from the people who come to us, which is compounded by severe financial stress and another common factor is rent arrears and housing stress.” Anglicare urges anyone who is experiencing hardship to reach out as there are a number of support services available across Brimbank.

Shout out to nominate A former We are Brimbank awards winner is encouraging people to apply for this year’s awards. Café Sunshine & SalamaTea manager Hamed Allahyari took out the Employment and Enterprise Award for his Sunshine business in 2021. “We are social enterprises cafe by day and restaurant by night on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights,” he said. “We employ asylum seekers, refugees and new immigrants who are struggling to find their first job in Australia.” When Mr Allahyari first moved to Australia, he struggled to find a job. A chef by trade he says he applied to 50 or 60 restaurants before opening Café Sunshine & Salama Tea. Mr Allahyari has had a busy year since last year’s awards and the next chapter will see his very own recipe book, ‘Salamati’, that celebrates Persian cooking and culture,

released in September. The We are Brimbank awards feature five different categories and celebrate groups and organisations in Brimbank who strive to make a difference across the region. The categories include Culture, Arts & Tourism, Environment & Sustainability, Employment & Enterprise Award, Inclusive Brimbank and Learning Excellence. Nominations are open until 5pm on Friday, September 2. The awards will be judged by a panel of community leaders, with the winners announced Friday, October 28. Details: https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/ waba. Holly McGuinness Hamed Allahyari won the Employment & Enterprise Award. (Holly McGuinness)

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Twins Colby and Sebastian, and Rania and Dania, were among the excited pupils starting school at Furlong Park School for Deaf Children last week. The school reopened for 2021 on Thursday and there was plenty of fun for the two sets of twins and their school friends. Colby and Sebastian, 8, and Rania and Dania, 6, are two of three sets of twins at the school this year. The school has about 65 students. A third set of twins will start on February 11 and will be part of the school’s early years program. Principal Lee Bullock said it was possibly the first time the school had welcomed three sets of twins. Tara Murray

There have been at least eight factory, waste management or tip fires across the west and Hume since October, while the Kealba landfill has had underground fires burning continuously for more than a year. Former LeadWest chief executive Craig Rowley and former state MLC member Colleen Hartland say enough is enough. “It’s a long-running issue,” Mr Rowley said. “It doesn’t matter which party has been in power at the time, they haven’t done enough clean-up of the west.

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“The urgency to clean it [industry] up has never been greater.” Mr Rowley said during his time with LeadWest, from 2010-18, one of the biggest concerns raised by local councils was the need for a cleaner, greener and more liveable western metropolitan area. “We were constantly talking about it with the other tiers of government, about the investment needed in the west to make it cleaner and greener. “It just seems that it is taking a long time to get there.” Mr Rowley said an Environment Protection Act, which changes how the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) regulates pollution, waste and contamination in Victoria, had been

delayed for 12 months. “We’ve been waiting for so long to have confidence to be able to breath fresh air. Confidence that our creeks aren’t going to be polluted.” He suggests forming a steering committee which would include the EPA, WorkSafe, MFB and council representatives to have a co-ordinated approach to industry clean-up. “I don’t think questions are being asked on Spring Street as often as they should.” He also proposed government funding to help bring old industrial estates up to the 21st century and the introduction of better air quality monitoring systems. Ms Hartland is a member of the Facebook group Anti-Toxic Waste Alliance, which was

set up after the West Footscray warehouse fire which spewed toxic fumes across the western suburbs for days in August 2018. She said the group, a non-political alliance of community groups, organisations and individuals, wants action. “There’s been a spate of these fires,” she said. “There’s been three in the last 10 days. “The EPA and the state government don’t seem to be taking it seriously.” Ms Hartland said the group wanted more regulation on industrial sites, clear information about when the EPA is called in and when and for how long air quality equipment is set up. She has also called for the act to be introduced. ■ Fire

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MY PLACE Sunshine District Historical Society John Willaton chats to Holly McGuinness about his love for Brimbank. What is your connection to Brimbank? I was in primary school in Sunshine for the whole of World War II, starting in 1940 and finishing in 1945, and then in 1946 went to the Sunshine Technical School until 1949. My father also desperately wanted me to follow him as a fitter and turner at the Sunshine Harvester works. What did you like about living in Brimbank as a child? We played together on the road because there were no cars, we played in the street until it was dark and we had to go in. We walked to school together. We played at school together, we all knew each other. Every family from Ballarat Road to Forest Street knew each other.

What’s something you didn’t like about the area? We had to be on their best behaviour because we knew everybody, and worse still everybody knew us and they knew our fathers. I was stopped one night in the dark by a policeman and they all rode bikes back then and he said: ‘What’s your name? What’s your address?’

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Where did you spend most of your time? We walked every Saturday afternoon without fail from wherever we live to the Sunshine picture theatre for the children’s matinee and it was always very noisy because when the newsreels were showing, they always showed the allies from the war in a favoured light, to which we would cheer like mad and stomp our feet on the wooden floor. Another favourite pastime was taking a brown paper bag of sandwiches and biscuits down to the Sunshine gardens and spending time and spending time there running around in the gardens.

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How did you become involved with the Sunshine District Historical Society? This year will be our 50th anniversary, I joined it when it was formed in 1972. They called a public meeting in Albion Primary

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Mayor’s message Cr Goran Kesic I’m pleased to tell you that we’ve met some exciting project milestones this month! Firstly, the MacPherson Park Recreation Reserve car park is finished. The car park is part of Stage 2 of the park’s major redevelopment and will service the brand new purpose-built soccer pavilion which we opened in May. Meanwhile, the foundations for our new community and sporting pavilion at Diggers Rest Recreation Reserve are almost complete. I was delighted to present new City of Melton Youth Awards last week to two of our inspiring young locals. They join an esteemed list of young people aged between 12 and 25 who have made significant contributions to our community. Speaking of inspiring local residents, don’t forget to nominate someone you know for our annual Community Achievement Awards. Nominations close 31 August and it’s our opportunity to recognise and celebrate the fantastic people who volunteer and serve our community and make the City of Melton such a great place to live. Our Fix Our Roads campaign is gaining momentum and I want to thank everyone who’s shared their experiences using our roads. Your stories are important to us and help support our campaign which calls on the State and Federal governments to invest in six key roads to improve safety and ease congestion. Tell us your stories at fixourroads.com.au/ yourstory Please feel free to contact me on 0437 241 436 or goran.kesic@melton.vic.gov.au regarding any Council issues.

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Diggers Rest Recreation Reserve works in full swing Digging hasn’t stopped at the new Diggers Rest Recreation Reserve Pavilion. Nearly 400 screw piles have been sunk up to three metres deep to support the north and south section foundations, which will soon be finished in August. Oval 2’s sub-base layer is complete and the contractors are laying the pipe and pits for oval drainage, while the cricket practice site is cleared and ready for nets. For updates visit melton.vic.gov. au/diggersrestpavilion

Watts Ward with Cr Moira Deeming Local roads, sportsgrounds, parks, and trees are set to be maintained to new standards under contracts recently awarded by Council. Following many questions from residents regarding maintenance of community assets, I’m pleased to advise Council entered into four separate contracts this financial year, to provide more tailored and effective service provision across the City. This includes year-round maintenance of sportsgrounds, parks, trees, and roads, while also creating local jobs for local people. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to support Council’s Fix Our Roads community campaign, with over 2,500 people already signing our online petition. We continue to advocate for upgrades to our major arterial roads, including upgrading Western Highway and duplicating Melton Highway, so you can get to and from work safer,

and spend more time with family and not stuck on gridlocked roads. You can find out more and sign the petition at fixourroads.com.au Finally, nominations for the 2022 City of Melton Business Excellence Awards are now open. These prestigious awards are a great opportunity for businesses to showcase their strengths and celebrate what sets them apart from others. Nominations close Wednesday 7 September. Winners will be announced at a special event at Russo Estate Winery, Diggers Rest, on Friday 25 November. To nominate or find out more, visit melton.vic.gov.au/mbea Feel free to contact me about Watts Ward or Council issues on 0499 801 198 or email at: moira.deeming@melton.vic.gov.au or visit my Facebook page at: facebook.com/crmoiradeeming

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Kingswim Derrimut is putting on a ‘Green & Gold’ week starting from Friday, July 29, for its 780 students to celebrate the opening of the Commonwealth Games. Kids will participate in their very own opening flag ceremony, a podium finish and medal ceremony. Centre manager Teresa said the students are all excited to partake as they will be following along with the Commonwealth Games as well. “It’s celebrating the milestones and achievements of all the swimmers, especially since they’ve missed out on that in the last two to three years,” Teresa said. “So we live in Australia with bodies of water all over and swimming isn’t just a recreation, it’s a life skill that these kids can develop over time.”

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O’Neill’s a passionate storyteller Ellie O’Neill recently released her fourth book, ‘Family Matters’. She spoke with Laura Michell about her passion for creating characters and their stories.

riting is not something that comes easy to Ellie O’Neill. While the author recently released her fourth book, and is busy working on her fifth, she freely admits that she finds writing a bit “tricky”. “I thought by now, with my experience, I would be able to just kind of crank it out, but not a chance; this is really tricky!“ Yet, O’Neill can’t imagine doing anything else. “I find writing kind ... of good for me. I feel good when I am writing,” she explains. “I can’t imagine not writing and not worrying over characters and storylines because it is so brilliant to be able to create these worlds and these people and these stories. “It’s fun”. An avid reader as a child, O’Neill didn’t set out to become an author, starting her working life in advertising. But a desire to do something different set her on the path to becoming a published author. “I was in London and I was working in advertising and I was feeling a bit burnt out actually,” O’Neill recalls.

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- Ellie O’Neill “I couldn’t see my career, like I couldn’t see myself working in an office for indefinitely, and I thought, ‘I have to do something different’. “I’ve always wanted to write, so I kind of just pulled the pin – but I could at the time, I was single and I didn’t have any commitments really – and I moved back to Dublin, and moved in with my parents, and pulled up my laptop and just started working on my idea I kind of had. “But I didn’t have any experience writing, not really, not the way some people do. I just wanted to do it. I wanted to try and see if I could do it. “Did I think I would write four books? Not a chance – I can’t believe I’m here and I’m working on a fifth.” O’Neill’s latest book, ’Family Matters’, tells the story of Evie McCarthy, her daughter and granddaughters, who discover that sometimes life is entirely different to what they’d dreamed it would be. O’Neill says the character Evie was inadvertently the catalyst for the story. “I was writing my previous book, which is called ‘The Right Girl’, which is a story around an app. I came across a lot of research around matchmaking because I was looking up stuff about Tinder and all the algorithms for matching people; it is really quite amazing that they have to down to a science because falling in love is so magical,” she says. “I thought that was really interesting and so I was kind of playing around with what I could do with matchmaking in terms of a story. “And then, I’ve had this character in my head for a couple of years who is my matriarch, called Evie McCarthy, and she was following me around – like literally talking to me – and I felt like if I just sit down and write Evie, I can get rid of her and I can park her somewhere else. “So I started writing about Evie, and as I was doing that, she introduced me to her daughter and she introduced me to her granddaughters, and one of the granddaughters was working on a matchmaking app, and then it turned out that Evie was a matchmaker. She’s an old-fashioned matchmaker.

“In Ireland there is a tradition of matchmakers that ended in the 1950s but I brought it back for Evie.” O’Neill says ’Family Matters’ took longer to write than her other books, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the book proved to be a welcome distraction from the reality of Victoria’s 2020 lockdowns. “I finished the first draft just before COVID and lockdown started,” she says. “Then when COVID hit ... I kind of froze and creatively I froze as well. All that load came in where I was working and I was homeschooling, and all of that anxiety and fear and everything else that everybody else was experiencing, and I put the book on hold ... I didn’t go back to it for quite a while. “I started dipping in and out of it again, editing and rewriting, and it was a great escape, I have to say, and I found it really useful to run away from masks and viruses and illness, that felt really nice. “It was probably another year before I even sent it to my agent... this [book] took a lot longer [to write] because our friend COVID came to visit.” While O’Neill hails from Ireland, she has lived in Victoria for the past 10 years, after

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“Most of my books – not all, but most of them – lean on some sort of Irish tradition or Irish folklore and that’s just the way the stories have evolved for me,” she says. “I don’t really know why I set them all in ireland, It’s just happening that way for me.”

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Sunshine Community Brass 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, at 45 Furlong Road, North Sunshine. ■ Andrew, 0419 444 620

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The Melton Bridge Club has recommenced weekly social Bridge sessions at the Melton Library on Fridays from 10am-noon. Come along to play an exciting, social card game and have loads of fun. Bridge offers the suspense of poker, the cerebral qualities of chess and the excitement of athletic sports, all in a relaxed and social setting. If you like playing cards this is for you. ■ Rosemary, 0407 894 817

Bacchus Marsh Market Bacchus Marsh rejoice! There will be a monthly market at the gorgeous location of Maddingley Park. On the second Saturday of every month there will be a lovely variety of stallholders and food trucks. Bring a picnic blanket and invite your friends and family for a lovely market day out. Struggling to lose weight? Struggling to get motivated? Want to try and do it in a friendly and less stressful atmosphere? Come and join TOWN (Take Weight Off Naturally) every Tuesday at 6pm at the Darlingsford Barn, Darlingsford Boulevard, Melton. ■ Catherine, 0416 612 517, or Bob, 0411 824 739

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Suzuki in need of an update By Chris Riley, Marque Motoring The Suzuki Vitara is a car crying out for an update. The design of the five-seat wagon dates way back to 2015, although there has been a minor facelift since then. The little car that could has been overtaken by cheaper and better equipped Chinese offerings from MG and Haval. Significant price increases haven’t helped its quest for the buyer dollar. When we tested this car in 2019, the auto kicked off from $24,490 – it’s now $28,490. The turbo was $29,990 – now $33,490. Suzuki risks pricing itself out of its own market segment.

Styling Although distinctive, the squarish, three-box design hasn’t changed much since 2015. There are three grades: Vitara, Vitara Turbo and Vitara Turbo Allgrip, priced from $26,490 or $30,490 driveaway. Metallic paint is an extra $500 and two-tone with a different coloured roof is another $1250. Vitara Turbo is $33,490 or $34,990 driveaway, while the all-wheel drive AllGrip -- is priced from $37,490 or $39,990 driveaway. The entry grade is powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, while the turbo gets a punchier, 1.4-litre turbocharged unit that produces 20 percent more power and 40 percent more torque. The latter figure is the more significant. Our test vehicle was finished in Savannah Ivory with optional Cosmic Black Roof and comes with cloth trim, a leather-clad steering wheel and single zone climate control air. Standard kit includes keyless entry and start, tilt and reach adjust steering wheel, 17-inch alloys, rear view camera, LED DRLs, halogen headlights, cruise control, manual lights and wipers.

Infotainment The infotainment system is well laid out and easy to use. Features include a 7.0-inch touchscreen, with Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, AM/FM radio and four-speaker audio. Missing is DAB+ digital radio. Satellite navigation is built-in although it could do with speed camera warnings. There’s one USB and one 12-volt socket in the lower centre console, with another 12-volt socket in the luggage area.

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The 1.6-litre naturally aspirated engine produces 86 kW at 6000 revs and 156 Nm of torque from 4400 revs and can be paired with either a five-speed manual or six-speed sequential automatic with paddle shifts – and drive to the front wheels. Outputs from the Turbo are 103 kW at 5500 rpm and 220 Nm at 1500 revs.

Vitara Turbo FWD: $33,490 (automatic) Vitara Turbo AllGrip AWD: $37,490 (automatic) SPECIFICATIONS Suzuki Vitara 1.6-litre petrol five-door wagon

Interior Vitara is starting to show its age. Although it sits in the budget-buy category, the cabin and instrumentation looks and feels dated. The analogue clock between the air vents is a classy touch, but we’d swap it for a digital speedo. You do however get some other totally irrelevant information cycling through the trip computer, including graphs for power and torque. Rear legroom is okay thanks to scooped out seatbacks in front, but that’s not saying much. It’s still pretty tight and lacks air outlets, or really anything for back seat passengers. Cargo capacity with the rear seat in place is 375 litres, with a hidden area under the floor which in turn hides a space saver spare. Vitara is 4175mm long and in automatic form weighs in at 1180kg – 15kg more than the manual.

Safety Vitara has a five-star safety rating, seven airbags and a rear-view camera, but this rating dates back to 2015 which is really another era now.

Note: These prices do not include dealer or government charges. Contact your local Suzuki dealer for drive-away prices. Vitara has been overtaken by its Chinese competitors. (Pictures: Supplied)

It’s missing the latest advances in crash avoidance, such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, blind spot monitor and rear cross-traffic alert. If you want them, you’ll have to shell out an extra $5000 for the turbo model. I don’t know about you, but I have a very low tolerance for car manufactures that reserve any safety features at all for their higher priced models. You can’t put a price on safety. Two Isofix and three tether style child seat anchor points are provided.

Driving Small engines aren’t necessarily bad, or even relatively low power output, depending on what they are being asked to push or pull. But the engine in this car doesn’t produce a helluva lot of torque, which is the stuff that gets you off the line quickly and up hills easily.

Performance isn’t too bad, but you will find yourself wishing you had paid the extra dosh for the turbocharged version the first time you encounter a big hill. Be that as it may, around town, day-to day performance is fine. The six-speed auto, however, sometimes feels like an old four-speed the way it carries on, changing down and roaring dramatically to life if you punch the accelerator. Also, and this has been well documented, reefing the transmission selector back for drive will see manual mode selected and the engine max out before you’ve figured out what is going on. It becomes tiresome. The car sits flat, feels taught and has a firmish ride, and can be driven enthusiastically with confidence. In fact, the suspension is excellent on backroads. Steering is sharp and accurate and the brakes are confident. But the Continental tyres are a

bit of a disappointment as they lack grip. Fuel consumption is excellent. Rated at 6.0 L/100km, we were getting 6.5 L/100km after 555 km. It takes standard 91 RON unleaded.

Summing up What you’re looking at here is no frills Japanese transport, but at $30,490, even if that is driveaway, it is far from competitive. Vitara is a practical, well-engineered little wagon (maybe even over-engineered going on the size of the manual) that uses hardly any fuel. But seven years down the track it needs to be more than that. Suzuki is unique in Australia in that Queensland has a different importer than the rest of the country. While specifications are identical the model names differ, s the base Vitara is called GL+, the Turbo is S-Turbo and the AWD Allgrip is AWD S-Turbo.

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One week at a time for these top-placed Devils Keilor Park continues to only take it week by week in the Essendon District Football League division 2, despite what may lie ahead. The Devils were two games clear on top of the ladder before their game with Burnside Heights, which was after deadline, with one hand on the minor premiership. For the Devils, top of the table is a long way from where they’ve been in recent times and shows the hard work is paying off. Coach Paul Guicas said they weren’t going to get ahead of themselves. “We were looking at the top two and getting the double chance, that’s what I wanted,” he said. “The players understand the job is not done yet. We’re not looking too far ahead. “The atmosphere is great. We had 55 at training yesterday … But things can change pretty quickly.”

Guicas said despite the different scenario of the side to recent times, the players’ heads were all in the right places. He said the group was focused for the match against Burnside Heights. The Bears entered the match in third spot. Guicas said they then had some decisions to make on how they handled the last couple of matches against the bottom two teams, Northern Saints and Jacana. “We still have a lot of hard work to do,” he said. “The next few weeks we have to work out what is best for the players and the club. “We don’t want to go in under par. We’ve got a few niggles, do we look at possibly resting them. It’s all part of the puzzle. “But there’s no easy games.” Guicas said at this stage their injury list was looking pretty good, with no serious concerns

over any players. He said the depth continues to shine through at the club. “We had two debutants last week and they played really well. It will leave a selection headache,” he said. “Everything is great so far, but it’s about looking week by week as things can change.” Guicas said in good signs for the future, the club was set to announce some re-signings in the coming days. He said the club was heading in the right direction. In other matches that were set to be on the Saturday, Northern Saints were to host Oak Park, Jacana was to play Coburg Districts and Taylors Lakes was to play Hadfield. Tara Murray

Keilor Park coach Paul Guicas. (Joe Mastroianni) 279826_08

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Zac Triplett. (Getty Images/Melbourne United)

Melbourne United arrive By Tara Murray Brimbank basketball fans will have the chance to see some of Australia’s best players up close and personal, with Melbourne United bringing their pre-season to Keilor. United will face American college team St Mary’s Gael’s in an exhibition match on August 9 at Keilor Basketball Stadium. While keen to get back on the court ahead of the season, the pre-season match will mean more to one player than the others. United development player Zac Triplett grew up playing basketball at Keilor and is part of the club’s National Basketball League 1 South team. Triplett is looking forward to the opportunity to take to his home court. “It’s pretty special to play in front of my home crowd,” he said. “It’s great for the community as this side of town doesn’t get to experience games like this. “It’s big for the association. Having grown up at Keilor, I’m assuming I’ll see a fair few people I know in the crowd.” Keilor Basketball Association general manager Paul Rovis said hosting this game

was a massive opportunity for the association. “To have the privilege of hosting two internationally recognised teams at Keilor, says a lot about what we believe we’re building,” he said. “We have strong pathways from junior rep to NBL1 that has seen the KBA establish itself as a destination association that has thrived, even coming out of COVID. “We’re excited to be a part of the spectacle we’re certain these two teams will put on and can’t wait to have a full-house at Keilor Basketball Stadium.” The match is set to be one of Triplett’s first after returning from injury. He had surgery on his wrist after injuring it playing for the Keilor Thunder earlier this year. Triplett said he was back training with Melbourne United, and hoped to start contact work next week. He’s hoping to play a couple of games for the Thunder before the season is out. “I got a few bolts in my wrist,” he said. “It’s seven-eight weeks post op now. “I’m just working with United and hopefully I’ll play with Keilor next [this] weekend.” Triplett said it had been disappointing that he hadn’t been able to have more of an impact

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on court for the Thunder in their first season in the NBL1 competition. He said though he’s still been able to take a lot of out it. “Things didn’t go to plan and there’s not much I can do about that,” he said. “I’ve been there most games and training. “I’ve been trying to have my say on things and telling the coaches what I’m seeing out there. “I’m learning a lot from the older guys and the coaches. It’s [the injury] been a good and bad thing.” After playing sparse minutes in his first NBL season, Triplett is keen to step up even further with United. United was the minor premier before being knocked out in the semi finals. Triplett said with a different group, more opportunities could arise for him. “I need to stay ready to go out on the floor,” he said. “I want to showcase my talents and we as a group want to win a championship, that is the goal. “We’ve got different guys coming in and there will be different opportunities. My role is to keep working and earning my spot in the team.”

Westvale Olympic was hoping to come away with at least one point from its match with Point Cook on Saturday, to claim the FV state league 3 north-west title. Westvale headed into the match, which was after deadline, needing just one point from the final three rounds to seal top spot and the championship. They had already secured promotion. Having gone through the first 19 rounds undefeated, Westvale was backing itself in to get the one point needed. Speaking before the game, coach Bill Georgopolous said while the only way they would not earn promotion was to lose their last three games and Altona North win its remaining four, they were focused on the task at hand. “We’re looking forward to it,” he said. “It would be pretty cool. “We have not taken this lightly. All the boys are still coming to training and working hard which is a really important way to finish off the year and going into next year. “We want to be professional to the very end.” A championship would be the club’s first senior title since 2012 when the club won the provincial 1 championship. Georgopolous was part of that team. He said a championship would cap off a remarkable year. “I 100 per cent didn’t expect to be undefeated with three games to go,” he said. “It has far exceeded our expectations. “We set some goals a couple of weeks ago. We wanted to secure a top two spot [and promotion], second we wanted to win the championship. “Third, if we were still undefeated, then go through undefeated.” A championship would also set the side up for a tilt at the overall state league 3 title, with a playoff against the winner of the state league south-east competition. Georgopolous said they were keen for that opportunity if it arose. He said for now it was about finishing off the season well and hopefully having long term success. For the result of the Point Cook match, go to www.starweekly.com.au Tara Murray

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Renegade recruit: Giving reality cricket a chance The opportunity to be involved with the Melbourne Renegades again was behind Arosh Janoda’s decision to apply for the Melbourne Renegades Recruit. The St Albans cricketer is one of 12 local cricketers from across Victoria who are part of the television show that started on Monday. The cricketers will be whittled down to three before a public vote to decide the winner. The winner will be invited to link up with the Renegades Academy squad, which will play matches in the lead up to the BBL season. The winner will also receive prizes for themselves and their cricket club. Janoda, who played first class cricket in Sri Lanka, said it was a good experience. He said his aim had been to make the top three. “It’s one of the best opportunities I’ve had in Australia,” he said. “It was an excellent

Arosh Janoda. (Supplied)

opportunity for me as a cricketer. “The show was hard at times and there were some really good players.” Janoda played in the Melbourne Renegades Champions League earlier this year and was named 12th man in the team of the competition.

The competition aims to increase the number of South Asian cricketers who progress from recreational cricket to professional cricket in Australia and to showcase the talented South Asian players and match officials living in Victoria. He said it was that experience from the champions league that put him on the radar of the Renegades. “I played in the champions league in India in 2011 and that’s the biggest cricket I’ve ever played,” he said. “I was able to play in the Melbourne Renegades Champions League competition and I performed pretty well. “I had a good time with the Renegades and decided to apply for this. I thought this was another chance to be involved with the Renegades.” The show’s first episode screened on Monday

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and will run over three weeks. Janoda’s focus is now on the upcoming Victorian Turf Cricket Association season with the Saints. “I’m excited for the season ahead.” Head coach Simon Helmot said it was a good opportunity to give local cricketers a chance to build on their careers. “It was great spending a day with this group of players and to learn a bit about their cricket and life journeys,“ he said. “There’s no doubt we had some high-quality community cricketers involved, from various metropolitan and regional competitions. “We had to make some really tough selection decisions – going from the starting 12, to the top six and then the final three.” Tara Murray

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By Tara Murray City West Falcons coach Marg Lind has seen a lot of Victorian Netball League championship matches, but the Falcons semi final win against the Geelong Cougars on Wednesday night tops the cake. The Falcons trailed by 14 goals in the first half, before slowly working their way back into the game. They still trailed by eight goals at the last break, but the tide was slowly turning. The Falcons levelled the scores with the two teams going goal for goal in the dying minutes. Julia Woolley had the chance to win the game in the dying seconds, but missed and the game headed to extra time. The Falcons had the better of the extra 15 minutes, to get the 70-65 win and the first spot in the grand final. Falcons coach Marg Lind said it was an unbelievable match. “I’ve been in the VNL since the start and that’s the best game I’ve seen,” she said. “It was electrifying and up and down, then equal at full time. That is what sport is about.” Lind said the difference in the group after half time was that they started to believe that they could do it. She said the coaching group thought they might be headed for a big loss at the break, but the players had other ideas. “They wouldn’t lie down,” she said. “I said to Toddy [Jacinta Todd] that we have to be focused on being positive. There wasn’t a lot of technical talk at the break, it was the girls talking about it themselves and saying ``believe in ourselves and have a go.” A couple of positional changes also worked in the second half and paid off as the Falcons started to make their comeback. Mel Oloamanu came on in goalkeeper, while they made the decision to bench Jane Cook and bring in Uneeq Palvai in goal shooter. Both worked. “Jane was good early, but they weren’t releasing the ball to her,” Lind said. “She hadn’t shot enough goals for a holding shooter. Toddy said how about Uneeq as she’s a different type of player. “She can also shoot from range. We missed one goal in the second half. “They had quick shooters, so Mel was a great match up for them. “She sat off the body a bit and would go hunting for the ball and brought Zoe [Davies] into the game.” Lind was also pleased with the work of Lucia Fauonuku, who played the whole game at wing defence, with Soli Ropati missing through injury. With the game a physical one, players from both sides became tired with the Cougars starting to make changes which the Falcons capitalised on. For the Falcons, Maggie Lind and Montana

Lucia Fauonuku. (Robbab Photography)

Holmes started cramping late in the game. Marg Lind said once the side had hit the front late in the game, she thought they would win it even when Woolley had the shot to win the game. “We thought we weren’t going to lose, she said. “The players just took control.” Lind said the other factor in the game was the big Falcons crowd on the side lines. It was a big night for the Falcons with their under-19 team also winning through to the

grand final. The division 1 team was knocked out. The Falcons will have next week off, before the grand final on August 10. Lind said having got the win, it would free the side up and give them even more confidence. “It was enormous to have all teams in finals, and if we could get a result as in a championship or runners up, that’s a bonus. “If we win, we win. If we lose, we lose. I’m proud of the club.”

Some of the best young talent from across Melbourne’s north-west have been included in Cricket Victoria’s emerging player squads. Cricket Victoria has announced Vic Country and Vic Metro squads for under-19 boys and girls, under-16s and under-17 boys, with more than 200 players part of the squads. They also announced the senior emerging players squad. The under-19 program aims to identify, develop and prepare players for the next level of representative cricket, providing them with the best opportunity to showcase their skills at the upcoming National Championships. Players in the under-19 squad have been selected through strong performances in Victorian pathway programs and in Victorian Premier Cricket. Players from both programs will be aiming to make the Vic Metro and Vic Country squads for their respective national championships to be held in December and January. Two Footscray guns, Mitchell Jamieson and Varad Chaudhari, have been named in the under-19 boys Vic Metro squad. Jamieson played his junior cricket with Keilor. Ikroop Dhanoa, who played his junior cricket at Bundoora United before moving to Plenty Valley, is also in the squad. He now plays with Fitzroy Doncaster in Victorian Premier Cricket. Dhruv Redhu and Kai Turner, who both played with Mernda, have been named in the metro squad. In the under-16 girls Vic Metro squad, many of the stars for the Western Spirit side which took last season’s Youth Premier League title have been selected. Mia Gordon (Caroline Springs), Holly Nagpal (Burnside Springs United) and Ruby Gibson (Keilor) were all part of the Spirit squad and now play for Essendon Maribyrnong Park. Olivia Panaia (Keilor) is also in the squad, along with Plenty Valley pair Navleen Sandhu and Nikita Chaudhary are also part of the squad. The under-17 Vic Metro emerging players squad includes a number of players from Melbourne’s west. Aiman and Aayan Nadeem (both former Williamstown Colts), Joshua Pace (former Keilor) and Muhammad Abdul Rafay (former Truganina) all play with Footscray now in Premier Cricket. Reyaan Farooq (former Grand United) and Aryan Sharma (former Plenty Valley) are also in the squad. Tara Murray

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Cobras fine tuning for finals strike Albanvale will use the final few weeks of the Western Region Football League division 3 season to fine tune things ahead of finals. The Cobras, who were in second spot heading into Saturday’s match with North Sunshine which was after deadline, have already secured a top two spot and double chance. Cobras co-coach Andrew Bryson said it would be an exciting few weeks ahead. “We’re definitely looking forward to the next few weeks and getting into finals and seeing where we are at,” he said. “We play North Sunshine, Braybrook and Sunshine Heights and we need to see how they take each game. “We’ll work on some key areas. We’re not wanting to drop any games or lose momentum over the next three weeks.” The Cobras will face the Suns in the first week of the finals. Both sides have lost one game so far, one to each other.

The Suns won the most recent encounter, with Bryson saying the result gave them some areas to work on. The Suns won that by 64 points, after Albanvale won the first one by one point. The teams only losses in the shortened 2021 season were also to each other. “We will play them in the first week of finals and go in one-one,” Bryson said. “They set up really well and we found a few areas to look at. There were a few things not working as well as we wanted them to. “To beat them, you don’t have much room for error.” Bryson said the Cobras had been working on some of those things since that match, but still had some work to do. He said they had seen some improvement. He said it was the defensive end where they needed to step it up.

“We’re pretty clear where we feel our strengths are,” he said. “We have the ability to score and score heavily. “We have work to do defensively. We know how to attack, but we also have to be prepared to work hard defensively.” Speaking before the game against the Roadrunners, Bryson said he had been expected a tough challenge He said the bottom side had improved and had some height that might challenge them. In other games, Laverton was to play the Suns, while Sunshine Heights was to host Braybrook in the battle of third and fourt. Tarneit had the bye. Tara Murray Albanvale’s Darren Borg. (Joe Mastroianni) 285241_05

Sports shorts WRFL Deer Park further cemented its finals spot after beating Yarraville Seddon in the Western Region Football League division 1. The Lions trailed by seven points at half time before kicking eight goals to two in the second half to seal the 11.18 (84)-7.13 (55) win. Levi Greenwood was the Lions’ best. The Lions sit in fourth spot but are now two games clear of fifth and sixth. In other results, St Albans lost to Hoppers Crossing, Sunshine was competitive against Spotwood, while Caroline Springs beat Werribee Districts.

EDFL There was more heartbreak for Taylors Lakes in the Essendon District Football League division 2 competition. Having lost a number of thrillers this season, the Lions lost to Hadfield on Saturday after the siren, 9.13 (67)-10.5 (65). The Lions had led at every break. Meanwhile in division 2, Burnside Heights lost to Keilor Park, 14.12 (96)-13.8 (86). In premier division, Keilor beat Essendon Doutta Stars, 14.10 (94)-5.4 (34).

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Cavs through to final 16 By Tara Murray Green Gully stepped up on the national stage to win through to the final 16 of the Australia Cup on Wednesda, July 27. Competing in the national part of the competition for the second time, the Cavaliers had to do it the hard way against Wollongong United at Ian McLennan Park. United opened the scoring in the 19th minute, before Alex Salmon equalised for the Cavaliers in the 41st minute. United hit the front again in the 58th minute, but that was quickly cancelled out by Gianluca Iannucci two minutes later. Josh Hope would give the Cavaliers the lead in the 65th minute for the first time. It would be enough to get the 3-2 win. Cavaliers coach Stephen Downes said the opportunity get play on the national stage again was something the club had enjoyed. “It was a great opportunity in Wollongong and it was a good night,” he said. “It was massive for the club and the experience and recognition on the national stage is something we haven’t had for a while.

“It’s been good for the club to get that exposure.” Downes said they had expected a tough match and they got exactly that, especially with United having the crowd behind them. He said not once did they think they were down and out despite trailing twice. “We battled and stuck to the task and found a way to win,” he said. “I felt in the end that we deserved to win it. “There’s a lot of belief in the group. We were behind twice and to come back twice is a testament to the group that they have the belief and the togetherness when challenged.” Downes said it would be an amazing opportunity in the round of 16 to play an A-League side. “It would be a fantastic challenge and hopefully we’d rise to the challenge if we get the chance.” There wasn’t much rest for the Cavaliers, who were back in action on Sunday against Heidelberg United in the National Premier League competition, after deadline. Like the Cavaliers, Heidelberg United played in the Australia Cup on

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Wednesday night. “It’s a six-pointer,” Downes said of the game. “We’ll get back on the training track and hopefully get a good result. We know it’s going to be tough and against an organised opposition. “Both teams have played extra minutes and we won’t be at 100 per cent. We picked up a few injuries.” It will be a busy few weeks for the Cavaliers, as they still have a catch up match with Melbourne Knights to come. Downes said the match could be a blessing in disguise, with it giving them an advantage over the other teams fighting for finals spots. A finals appearance in the NPL would mean the team has made the finals in all three competitions: NPL, Dockerty Cup and Australia Cup. Downes said they hope that’s just the beginning. “We always set out goals and if we are able to achieve that, we tick off that goal,” he said. “We have more goals than reaching finals, we want to win stuff.”

The Keilor Thunder gave up a three quarter time lead to lose to the Sandringham Sabres on Saturday night in the National Basketball League 1 South men’s competition. The Thunder led by eight points heading into the final 10 minutes of the game. The Sabres scored 37-20 in the final quarter to win 89-80. Jacob Lampkin top scored for the Thunder with 18 points. The Thunder women lost 92-82. Maddie Garrick top scored with 23 points.

NPL Calder United continued its good form in the National Premier League Women’s competition on Saturday. Calder beat Heidelberg United 2-1 with Emma Robers and Alana Cerne scoring for Calder in the top of the table clash. The win puts Calder a game clear of Heidelberg United. Calder will be going for glory on Sunday in the final of the Nike F.C Cup against South Melbourne. FOR MORE SPORT, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Brimbank & North West Star Weekly @starweeklynews @star_weekly

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SATURDAY AUGUST 6 Hawthorn V Gold Coast (UTS) GWS V Essendon (GS) Western Bulldogs V Fremantle (MRVL) Geelong V St Kilda (GMHBA) Port Adelaide V Richmond (AO) SUNDAY AUGUST 7 North Melbourne V Sydney (MRVL) Brisbane V Carlton (G) West Coast V Adelaide (OS) *Correct at time of publishing

GROUNDS KEY: (AO) Adelaide Oval, (AS) Accor Stadium, (BA) Blundstone Arena, (G) Gabba, (GS) Giants Stadium, (M) Mars Stadium, (MRVL) Marvel Stadium, (MCG) Melbourne Cricket Ground, (MS) Metricon Stadium, (SCG) Sydney Cricket Ground, (OS) Optus Oval, (T) TIO Staduim, (UTS) University Of Tasmania Stadium.

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Leanne Jones

Director

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e: ben@malagarealestate.com.au m: 0431 318 984

e: leanne@malagarealestate.com.au m: 0407 870 741

e: tom@malagarealestate.com.au m: 0447 711 109

3/23 Suffolk Rd Sunshine North

Luke Vitas

Paige Malaga

Sales

Assistant Property Manager

e: luke@malagarealestate.com.au m: 0435 914 910

e: paige@malagarealestate.com.au m: 0434 412 923

03 9041 5303 12557713-JC31-22

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