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‘Tis the time for Santa It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Taylors Lakes. Watergardens is bringing festive cheer to the community by installing a Christmas tree and filling Town Square with snow, adding a taste of the North Pole to the shopping centre. From Sunday, November 13 to Christmas Eve, Santa will take up his official residence outside Best & Less, so families can take a beloved snapshot. There are also photo sessions available to cater for babies celebrating their first Christmas, early morning sessions for children who may be sensitive to lots of sounds, as well as pet Santa photos. In support of Ronald McDonald House, Watergardens is providing a Christmas gift wrapping station. A child-minding centre, Stay n Play, is open to all shoppers on selected dates and times leading into Christmas. “We have made the centre a one-stop shop for all things Christmas. We can’t wait to start welcoming everyone in, making their experience as relaxing as possible, while continuing to spread the Christmas spirit throughout Watergardens,“ centre manager Trish Gardiner said.

Aleah, 7, Arianna,4, and dog Jazzi were excited to meet Santa last week. (Damjan Janevski) 306811_02

United ‘super excited’ By Tara Murray History will be made on Saturday as Western United runs out onto the field for its first A-League Women’s match. After years of preparation, United faces Melbourne Victory in their heartland in the west at City Vista Reserve in Caroline Springs on November 19, from 3pm. United chief executive Chris Pehlivanis said this was a massive moment in the history of the club. “It’s something we have been working towards for a couple of years,” he said. “To come to fruition, we’re super proud and super excited

after all the hard work that has been done. “This is one of the most significant milestones in the club’s history. The club is now a complete club, represented by both men and women. “Boys and girls in the west have the opportunity to aspire to play for Western United.” Pehlivanis said a lot of hard work had gone on behind the scenes to put this team on the park. A partnership with Calder United was a key part in that, as they looked to get the foundations right. “Everyone in the club believed in this project,” he said. “It’s been really good to see

the girls come in and buy into the culture and brand already.” Making the women’s first match even more special, the match will be played at Caroline Springs. It’s the first time the club has hosted an A-League match of any sort in the west. Pehlivanis said you can’t take the smile off his face. “There is no infrastructure for A-League men’s games at the moment,” he said. “Any opportunity to play in the west, we can’t wait to take the field. “We want people to come and see these girls make a statement and be the pride of the

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Liberal’s cultural centre pledge By Laura Michell Brimbank’s Vietnamese Cultural and Heritage Centre will receive a $2 million upgrade if the Liberals and Nationals win the November 26 state election. Liberal candidate for Western Metropolitan Region Trung Luu announced the funding pledge last week. Mr Luu, who is currently on leave from his position as a Brimbank councillor to enable him to contest the state election, said the funding promise was a win for the

Brimbank community. Mr Luu said the centre, on Knight Avenue in Sunshine North, was used by a variety of community groups including the Vietnamese Women’s Committee, the Vietnamese Community Bonsai Club in Victoria, Vietnamese Women’s Dancing Class, Dual Identity Leadership Program, Vietnamese Students Association in Victoria, Bach Viet Martial Arts School, the Vietnamese Veterans Association and an elderly activities group. The funding is great for the community and will add to the centre’s work,” Mr Luu said.

“Over the years the centre has grown quite a bit.” Mr Luu said most of the money the committee currently raises going towards the centre’s programs, and that it had fallen behind in paying its council rates as a result. In September, Brimbank council voted to waive the penalty interest owed to council by the Vietnamese Community in Australia associated under the North Sunshine Industrial Area Scheme between 2009-2019. The committee owed council $32,336. “This funding [promise] will give [the

committee] the opportunity to not worry too much about the building and instead focus on the programs,” Mr Luu said. “They can’t fundraise for everything.” Mr Luu said the Vietnamese Community in Australia was always quick to lend a hand to groups in need, putting together food parcels during COVID which were distributed to the wider Brimbank community and starting a fundraising drive for people in Gippsland following the 2020 bushfires. “They do so much for the community,” he said.

Sixty years of learning Albion North Primary School will be showcasing the new and remembering the old as part of the school’s 60th anniversary celebrations. School principal Jean Bentley said the celebration on Friday, November 18 would bring the community together. “And post-lockdown it is great to be able to have people on site to reconnect with the school and celebrate our achievements,” she said. Ms Bentley, who has taught all her career in schools in St Albans and Sunshine, including five years as Albion North principal, said the day also offered a chance for past pupils and staff to meet. “I know that there is a lot of discussion on social media from ex-community members who want to reconnect,” she said. Albion North Primary School, with 208 pupils has been at its present site, 67-73 Furlong Road, Sunshine North, for 60 years. Ms Bentley encouraged past pupils to bring

their memorabilia and imagination on the day. “For those who went to school here before 2009, please bring your imagination as the school has been completely rebuilt so the classroom that you learned in might no longer be there other than in your mind’s eye,” she said. Ms Bentley said the school’s improvements included a student-created ceramic installation and garden opened this year. The birthday celebration which will also include children’s activities, food, a photo booth and commemorative paving stones for sale will be held at the school, from 4-8pm. Details: Albion.north.ps@education.vic.gov.au or 9312 5900. Albion North Primary School teacher of 22 years Leanne Dumares (left), school captains Hoai and Kaitlyn, and past pupil and current staff member Mickey Furniss. (Damjan Janevski) 306943_01

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Four locals in World Cup squad By Tara Murray Three former Green Gully players and a former Brimbank Stallions star have been named in Australia’s World Cup squad. Last week, Socceroos coach Graham Arnold announced a 26-man squad for the event that starts on November 22 in Qatar. Goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, who has been selected for his third World Cup, will lead the squad after being named captain. Melbourne City striker Jamie Maclaren will again pull on the green and gold. Maclaren grew up in Sunbury and started his career there, before playing with Green Gully. It’s his second World Cup.

He has been dangerous up forward for City this season, scoring seven goals in the first five games of the A-League season. Aziz Behich is also playing in his second World Cup, having played 53 games for the Socceroos. He started his career at Meadow Park in Gladstone Park, before moving to Green Gully, while also playing a season at Hume City. He is currently playing for Dundee United in Scotland. Thomas Deng will make his World Cup debut. Deng, who spent time at the Western Eagles and Green Gully, has played two games for Australia since his debut in 2018. He is currently playing with Albirex Niigata.

Mathew Leckie, who grew up in Melton and played his junior soccer with the Brimbank Stallions, has also been named in his third World Cup team. He has played 73 games for the Socceroos since making his debut in 2012. He currently plays with Melbourne City. Arnold said the Socceroos go to Qatar full of pride and belief after a challenging four years. “It’s been a unique and difficult qualification campaign and we now arrive in Qatar with an exciting squad which will do everything to make Australia proud on the world stage,” he said. Australia’s World Cup campaign starts on November 23 against France.

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Exploring the toll of COVID lockdown Derrimut Primary School’s performance on the effects of lockdown and the need for hope has helped seven pupils take out a major school dance award, beating more than 180 other schools across the country. Assistant principal Danielle Stasinowsky said it was the first time the school had entered the annual National Wakakirri Story-Dance Festival for schools and it staged its performance on a low budget. “The kids worked so hard and it’s great national recognition for their hard work,” she stress Our aim is to take the icle veh of out ion fus and con

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Summer said. Year 4 pupil Nikita said the story was the brainchild of a former teacher at the school and reflected on how teachers coped with the lockdowns. “As a teacher, he also struggled at home,” she said. Three of the 10 pupils are performance art captains at the Lennon Parkway school and seven hoped to become performers. Dora Houpis

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said. Ten year 3 to 6 pupils performed their dance, A Journey in my mind, which looked inside pupil Chloe’s mind as she battled lockdowns. Pupils Codie, Nikita, Zara, Chloe, Summer, Jordan, Mia, RJ, Alexia and Driti performed the school’s dance. Year 6 pupil Summer said the story on how lockdowns affected the pupils was inspirational. “I think it inspires you to have hope. Whatever you go through to have hope,”

Brimbank students will have the chance to produce and present their own radio show thanks to a council-run Radio Education Week project. The project will involve students from nine primary and secondary schools broadcasting globally on BRIMBANK LIVE FM from Monday, November 21 to Sunday, November 27. BRIMBANK LIVE is a digital radio platform supporting young people to connect through media production The students will showcase their own content and receive training in writing, hosting, communication skills as well as the production of radio shows and podcasts. The featured schools will be rotated on the broadcast schedule throughout the week, giving the audience a range of fresh and exciting content across the airwaves. They will also promote their shows in their schools and communities. Participating schools include: Catholic Regional College, in North Keilor, Movelle Primary School, St Albans East Primary School, Sunshine College, Sunshine Heights Primary School, Hester Hornbrook Academy, Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Victoria University Secondary College and St Peter’s Primary School South West Sunshine. To tune in, visit: livefm.online/ brimbank-live-radio-ed-week

The Keilor Sports Club will be able to add another $700,000 to its upgrade and expansion fund, if Labor is re-elected at the state election on November 26. Niddrie MP Ben Carroll said Labor would commit to providing $700,000 for the upgrade to the club’s outdated and inadequate facilities. As reported by Star Weekly, the club received $50,000 in the 2022-23 Brimbank council budget to design and cost the redevelopment of the Joe Brown Reserve facility. Mr Carroll said the clubrooms were originally built in 1986 and were in need of a “big upgrade”. “Local sporting clubs are the heart of Keilor – they bring communities and families together, with KSC organising cricket, football, athletics and life activities,” he said. “KSC has created a welcoming and supportive environment that ensure people

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from childhood to 100 can be social and active. “Labor will deliver funding to ensure KSC can continue thriving within the community, with a new kitchen and club bathrooms in the plans.” Keilor Sports Club president Hayden Kelly said the funding pledge would kick-start the project. “We will continue to work with Brimbank council and federal government to provide the additional funding needed to bring the project to fruition,” Mr Kelly said. Laura Michell

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Council calls for full bus review By Liam McNally Both Labor and the Liberals have talked about the need for new bus services but Melton council is calling for a full network review to provide accessible, frequent, connected bus network. Only five of the 47 bus routes in the City of Melton meet the minimum service level criteria, and only one per cent of Melton City residents use the bus as their regular commute. Mayor Lara Carli said the west is in “desperate need” for a comprehensive review of our bus networks to boost use and reliability. “The buses in our city aren’t meeting our growing community’s needs. Whole suburbs

and many other areas in our community have no access to bus services. Frequency is low and unreliable, services are indirect, and travel times are close to twice that of travelling by car,” she said. Council said it has drafted a plan for a reconfigured bus network that updates some existing routes to build a more integrated,

responsive, and accessible local transport system for no additional operating cost. The network would be more expansive and have with 20-minute frequencies at peak times. Nearly 20,000 City of Melton residents who are not currently serviced by a bus route would have one within a five minutes’ walk. The Victorian government is currently undertaking a review of bus networks in Melbourne’s north-east as part of Victoria’s Bus Reform Plan. Melton council is asking for a similar comprehensive approach. Labor has made a pre-election commitment to add a new bus service between Eynesbury and Melton, and announced a new service

between Sunbury and Diggers Rest stations. Victorian Liberals have made a broad commitment to new and expanded bus services state-wide but have not yet made any specific announcements for the City of Melton or the western suburbs. Modelling of possible bus network reconfigurations is available on council’s new interactive transport prospectus, Moving Melton. Cr Carli said council has done the work already. “All we need is a commitment to deliver a network review for the north-west like has been promised for the rest of the north,” she said.

African group awarded A prominent African group which mentors young artistic talent within its community was among those to be recognised at this year’s Brimbank council awards for excellence. Africa Day Australia Inc youth program director Kevin Kapke said the group won the We Are Brimbank Awards Youth Impact category because it helped African youth find their way including through the arts. “You have young people that are having issues with their identity,” he said. “They can tell their own story through performance.” Africa Day Australia Inc, which was established 10 years ago to celebrate Africa Day on May 25 and to showcase African culture, was honoured at the 2022 Celebrate Brimbank: We Are Brimbank Awards, on October 28. Brimbank mayor Jasmine Nguyen said this

year’s winners included organisations that helped the unemployed and environment. “We congratulate all the award winners and nominees, and thank them for their efforts in making Brimbank a better place to live, work and play,” she said. Other winners were: Utsav Melbourne Association (Culture, Arts and Tourism Award); Brotherhood of St Laurence Jobs Victoria Program Sunshine Office and VET Resources (Employment and Enterprise Award); St Albans Saints Soccer Club and Cynthia Frain Horseshoe Bend Community Group (Environment and Sustainability Award); IPC Health (Inclusive Brimbank Award); and Hester Hornbrook Academy (Learning Excellence Award). Dora Houpis

Africa Day Australia Inc members express their joy at winning Brimbank council’s accolade as the group’s youth program director Kevin Kapke (centre) holds the award. (Supplied).

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Dynon Road between Dryburgh St and the CityLink inbound exit ramp will be closed in both directions from 10pm Saturday 26 November to 7am Thursday 22 December so we can continue building the elevated road between Maribyrnong River and the CBD. Detours via Footscray Road will be in place. Drivers should plan ahead and allow for extra travel time.

Thanks for your patience We understand that these closures may be disruptive to you. Thank you for your ongoing patience as we work as quickly and safely as possible to get the job done. Visit bigbuild.vic.gov.au for more information, including detour routes and closure times. Please note that dates and times are subject to change.

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Battle of the robotic whiz-kids Students from across Victoria and NSW gathered at Sydenham’s Copperfield College on Saturday, November 12, for the Victorian State VEX Robotics Championships. About 50 teams, comprising secondary and primary pupils, took part in the event. Students designed and built robots that then competed against each other. The event aimed to highlight the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) skills of students. Star Weekly photographer Joe Mastroianni captured these pictures.

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Ex-cops call for more support By Fatima Halloum After devoting 13 years of her life serving the public, Claire Walker’s career as a police officer was snapped short when the Wyndham resident retired due to ill-health in 2009. Ms Walker’s real name cannot be pubished, as many of the criminals she helped clear from the streets remain a threat to her and her children, even after being out of the job for more than a decade. The lack of support following the devastating loss of a job she had sacrificed her mental wellbeing and physical safety for made Ms Walker feel like she was just another number.

“It’s like I didn’t exist, I had absolutely nothing [when I left],” she said. Ms Walker was able to find solace in Police Veteran’s Victoria (PVV), an organisation with a focus on improving mental health amongst veterans, claiming to be the sole support group for Victoria Police Veterans and their families. “They give you support, they give you advice, they let you know what the process is, they’re there as a representative, and help with financial issues, addiction issues, domestic abuse, mental health issues,” she said. Ms Walker said she couldn’t stress “the importance of the work they do” and she truly believes “so many veterans wouldn’t be here”

without the support of the PVV. PVV says it received almost 300 referrals during the 2021-22 financial year, an increase of 500 per cent year over year. But chief executive David McGowan said the group, which relies mostly on donations from the public and corporations, doesn’t have the funding or resources for significant growth. “Police officers get stabbed, they get shot, they get run over, they are exposed to the worst of humanity,” he said. “They’re very private, they’ll just withdraw, that results in suicide, self harm, we have veterans living in the street, in their cars.” In a letter seen by Star Weekly, Police

Minister Anthony Carbines recognised the “vital work” undertaken by the PVV, but did not commit to funding the organisation. “The prevalence of mental health issues among our police force is highly concerning,” Mr Carbines wrote. “The Victorian government recognises it is critical that our police officers receive the support and resources they need, and this is something we are working to address.” Mr McGowan said without necessary investment, the lack of support could be detrimental. “We’re trying to pick them up … [but without funding] this will just continue to impact [them].”

Nature based education Parents with kindergarten-aged children who want them to learn about nature are being encouraged to enrol them in Maribyrnong’s second bush kinder set to start early next year. Braybrook Early Learning Centre teacher Annie Wormald said the Churchill Avenue centre is starting bush kindergarten in 2023 due to its benefits in instilling understanding in STEM topics. She said the program is invaluable for young children. “It’s learning in nature with nature,” Ms Wormald said. “It builds resilience.” Ms Wormald said bush kinder allows children to play at a slow pace at a local nature park, while they explore and engage with nature, so that nature can become its own teacher. “Nature can teach us about a tree and

provide information on a season or habitat for animals,” she said. Ms Wormald said the program originated in Nordic countries in the early 2000s and, as well as teaching about science, it teaches children a number of hands-on skills like making things with sticks and drawing in the sand. She said the program also encouraged children to tackle challenges like balancing on logs. “We help them go through that process and be brave,” Ms Wormald said. The Braybrook Early Learning Centre at 107-139 Churchill Avenue in Braybrook is currently taking enrolments. Details: Yena on 9188 5880 or braybrookelc@ onetree.org.au Dora Houpis

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Braybrook will soon host the best of Australia’s freestyle BMX talent as part of the inaugural Braybrook BMX Fest. Held across the weekend of Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, the festival will host the AusCycling Freestyle BMX National Championships and a Down Underground Flatland BMX Competition at the RampFest Indoor Skate Park. RampFest owner Chris Bierton said he was looking forward to hosting some of the best BMX freestyle riders, with the competitors using a variety of tricks to wow the judges, being scored on their height and style. “It’s a combination of extreme creativity and athleticism,” he said. “Australia has some of the best BMX riders in the world. “There won’t be any shortage of cool tricks for people to see.” Mr Bierton said he can not wait to see local BMX talents show off their skills and compete for the top prize, including Jake Wallwork, Alec Danelutti and Liam Quinlivan in the pro competition and Cooper Wilson and Xavier

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Contribution recognised By Dora Houpis When retired Taylors Lakes chemistry and biology teacher Santhana Selvendra came to Australia from Sri Lanka in the 1970s, there was nothing for her Hindu community. So she started prayer meetings in her Maidstone home. When members of her community didn’t fit in her house anymore she drove to the other side of town and started offering services at the Prahran Migrant Centre. When her father told her she wouldn’t be able to drive to Prahran when she got older, she built he Melbourne Murugan Temple and community centre, in Knight Avenue, North Sunshine. “I’m very well minded,” she said. “Maybe, it’s in my nature.” Ms Selvandra’s inclination to help others in her new homeland for nearly 50 years was recognised recently when she received a Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria Senior Achiever Award at this year’s Victorian Senior of the Year Awards. The awards recognise seniors for their significant contributions to local communities and Victoria. “God has created you for something to leave behind,” she said. “Not just to be born and die.” Ms Selvandra, 83, grew up in the central Sri Lankan town of Nawalapitiya renown for its multiculturalism. Nuns taught her at a Catholic convent until year 10 before she graduated as a teacher with honours in chemistry and biology from the prestigious Jaffna College, in the country’s north. She migrated to Australia with her doctor husband Selvanayagam Selvendra, a well-known local general surgeon, and their

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first child. Ms Selvandra taught at North Sunshine, Sunshine and Hoppers Crossing secondary colleges and Footscracy Girls High School. Ms Selvandra was also instrumental in

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Friends group marks 50 years of volunteering The Friends of the Organ Pipes National Park celebrated 50 years of caring for the Keilor park on Saturday, November 12. The volunteer group marked the occasion with walking tours, native animal encounters, a Welcome to Country and face painting for the kids. Star Weekly photographer Joe Mastroianni stopped by the celebrations to capture these pictures.

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Kelly’s chance to play at home By Tara Murray The opportunity to play tennis in his own backyard doesn’t come often for Sunbury’s Dayne Kelly. Having travelled the world playing tennis, he got to play in front of friends and family at the Hume Tennis and Community Centre in Craigieburn in the first round of the Tennis Victoria Premier League competition. Kelly is part of the centre’s team, with the club hosting the first round of competition. He said it had been years since he had been able to compete so close to home. “It’s a lot more enjoyable as you travel so much throughout the year,” he said. “It’s been a long year for everyone to come back home and play some tennis around the corner. “It’s very much so special to play here and spend time with the family. It’s nice for them to be able to watch me as well.” Speaking ahead of the opening round,, Kelly said his focus had been on competing in doubles at a Sydney Challenger. He was then joining Hume to get down to business for the event that is being held across two weeks. “I’ll get back with the guys and see where it all looks like,” he said. “It’s been a bit of a struggle this year and it’s nice to come out the other end feeling refreshed and looking forward to next year.” Kelly, who started playing tennis to keep him occupied while his older brother played in tournaments, said life as a tennis player was mixed at times. “It’s a very humbling experience,” he said. “It’s difficult at times to make a living as a tennis player and can be really isolating and lonely on the road if you’re not playing in the main draw and in the top 100.

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“I kind of stopped-started for a few years, but I’ve come back to loving the game. For me it’s getting to the end, so I’m enjoying what is left before I move on with the next part of my life.” Kelly said he could have never imagined having the tennis career he did as he grew up in Sydenham and later Sunbury. The 32-year-old is currently ranked 506th in

the world, having been ranked as high as 252 in 2017. In doubles he was ranked as high as 338. “It’s taken me around the world and I’ve met so many people,” Kelly said. “It’s been an amazing experience.” Kelly said he knows that his career is coming to an end. He’s planning on enjoying what he

has left of it. “My priorities have changed and how I go about things has too,” he said. “I’m still aspiring to reach goals professionally other than ranking wise. I’ll work as hard as I can until July next year when it’s my birthday and then make a decision about what is next from there.”

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Combined Churches Caring Melton chief executive Denise Morris has seen a large rise in demand for foodbank services in the past year.

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Seniors get ‘raw end of the deal’ Seniors living in Melbourne’s north-west are increasingly struggling to cope with rising living costs, as Liam McNally finds out.

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not an isolated case. Ms Morris said demand for their food bank service has increased by 58 per cent over the past 12 months, and the largest increase has been in people over 65. She said they used to supply food for eight to 10 over 65’s a month, but in August it was more than 50. “We’ve had a lot of people that have coped well throughout the years that are absolutely distraught that they have to reach out for help,” she said. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Consumer Price Index measures household inflation and includes statistics about price change for categories of household expenditure. The consumer price index rose 1.8 per cent in the September quarter, and its annual increase of 7.3 per cent is the highest since 1990. Food and non-alcoholic beverages alone

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or thirty years, a normal weekend for Wendy Cavanagh involved going to the footy, and out to lunch with her husband and their friends. They’d worked their entire lives and had no issues providing for their four children. These days though, Ms Cavanagh said a pub lunch would chew through about half of her weekly living allowance. Ms Cavanagh is 82 and her husband, Graham, 76. They are now retired, but rising living costs are stretching their pension paper-thin. They moved into an independent living retirement village in Melton after their old rental became too expensive, but rent still takes up over half their income, and essentials like electricity and groceries are taking up more of what’s left over. Ms Cavanagh said she has to be “very methodical” about how she shops. “One week I’ll do cleaning products and the other I’ll do food. I can’t afford to buy big cuts of meat, I barely eat meat because we really can’t afford it,” she said. In September this year a social worker recommended the Combined Churches Caring Melton’s food bank service to Ms Cavanagh. Ms Cavanagh said she didn’t want to do it, that it felt embarrassing. “It is an embarrassment because when you’ve worked all your life and you’ve been able to provide for a family and look after them and then all of a sudden now there’s just not the money there,” she said. “It was embarrassing, but then on the other hand I’m glad that there was something there that we were able to access that made it possible for us to get through. “We wouldn’t have gotten through that time without them, they were fabulous.” Ms Cavanagh said she feels older people are getting the “raw end of the deal” during the current economic downturn, and Combined Caring Churches Melton chief executive Denise Morris said the Cavanagh’s story is

have risen 9 per cent in 12 months. These rises push more and more people into insecure financial situations. Foodbank Australia’s Hunger Report 2022 stated that two million, or 21 per cent, of households in Australia have experienced severe food insecurity in the last year. Food insecurity levels are increasing, with 55 per cent of food insecure households reporting that they can’t afford food more often this year than last year. Foodbank Australia defines severe food insecurity as households that sometimes skip meals, or entire days of eating because there’s no money for food. The Foodbank Hunger Report said that increasing cost of living is the most common reason for food insecurity, with 64 per cent of people citing it as a cause. Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places executive director Susie Maloney said that older people can often be more at risk for certain indicators of disadvantage, especially chronic illness. Chronic illness is also compounded by other factors such as public health wait times, access to quality housing, and access to quality food. Ms Maloney said disadvantage is complex and has a lot of interconnections, her organisation, Jesuit Social Services released its Dropping Off The Edge report in 2021, which measured 37 aspect disadvantage in different postcodes across Australia. The report indexes Statistical Area Level 2’s and gives them a rating of one to five. Melton, Melton South, and Melton West all received the reports highest rating of one, as did many other suburbs in Melbourne’s west including Werribee East, Sunshine, Altona and Delahey. Ms Maloney said the drivers of disadvantage in these areas exacerbate the effects of rising living costs. “The way in which outer areas have been developed and the lack of services and the provision of services is certainly a feature of what we are seeing,” she said.

“In talking about the cost of living, clearly housing affordability, transport costs, fuel costs, are ongoing and challenging, and particularly for communities living in outer areas. “Growth in outer areas is narrowly framed around ideas of affordability being just affordability of a home, all the other living costs are now becoming much more significant, and so we have to really change the way we think about what affordability means.” Ms Maloney said that the recent federal budget contained some positive signs around the increase in supply of social and affordable housing, but there’s more that needs to be done. She said it’s especially disappointing that there’s no commitment to increase the Jobseeker payment and other income support. Hawke MP Sam Ray said he’s been fighting for the best outcomes for communities in his constituency. “The cost-of-living package will ease the cost of living pressure on households in Melton, Bacchus Marsh and Ballan by providing almost 7000 local families with access to cheaper childcare, increasing paid parental leave to six months and slashing the cost of medicines at the pharmacy by $12.50 per script,” he said. For Ms Cavanagh, the only option at the moment is to grit her teeth and keep going. “I’d like to be able to just walk into the supermarket and be able to buy a decent piece of steak, but all we can buy is a packet of sausages and then I’ve got to divide them in two, so it lasts for two meals. It’s very frustrating. It’s very depressing,” she said. “You don’t know what’s going on in other people’s lives, you can’t just look at someone and judge them. “It’s brought about by the economy really. We haven’t told many people, we haven’t even told the family, but we wouldn’t have got through without [the food bank]. It is what it is.”

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Help keep the community safe By Christopher Carter, chief executive, North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network Recent changes to COVID-19 isolation rules and the scrapping of mask mandates in most places makes it feel that, at long last, the pandemic is over and we can all get back to normal. But “normal” is different now. Some things have changed forever. That means we need to think and act a little differently to keep ourselves, our families and our community healthy. Coronavirus case numbers are comparatively low at the moment, and most of us have received at least two COVID-19 vaccinations. However, it’s important to remember that many among us risk very poor outcomes if they fall sick from this virus. These might be people you know, but mostly they will be people you’ve never met: friends or family members of your workmates, the guy who runs the corner shop, maybe the woman who drives you home in an Uber. I imagine that, like me, you’d feel terrible if you discovered that you’d inadvertently passed the virus to someone and they ended up in hospital – or perhaps just couldn’t work for a week or two, making life really challenging for their family. The good news is, though, if we just exercise a few little precautions in a few little settings, we can do a lot to keep our whole community safe. Pretty much all of us over the past two years spent quite a bit of time wearing a mask and, to be honest, it wasn’t really that irritating. If you’re going into a hospital or a doctor’s surgery or an aged care home, you still have to mask up. But it’s also really helpful to pop one on when you go to the shops, or inside a school, or a bus or a train. No one will tell you off if you don’t; it’s just a nice, considerate thing to do. The same goes for social distancing.

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now on the shops will get busier and busier as people set out to buy gifts and food for family feasts. If we mask up, vax up and stand back a bit, we’ll be doing our best to make sure everyone – family and strangers alike – have a properly happy new year.

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Ol’ Bill spends his days huddled under a makeshift shanty on the banks of the Kororoit Creek. At dusk, he drags a pair of hard leather boots without laces onto his ageing feet and wanders through local tips collecting tin cans.

Plans to build a $2.2 million club for the Western Bulldogs in Keilor Downs have attracted howls of protest.

Plans for the Sunshine Swim and Leisure Centre have been revealed by Brimbank council.

Leading the way: The African community isn’t short of inspiration.

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Perfect pollinators Join Katrina Forstner from Buzz & Dig in an online session celebrating Pollinator week on Thursday, November 17, from 6-7.30pm, to learn about the benefits of flowering plants and their pollinators, such as bees. ■ https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/perfectpollinators-tickets-399875587647

Skate park opening Celebrate the opening of the Errington Reserve Urban Plaza on Saturday, November 19, from 10.30am. There will be an official opening at 11am, skate workshops from 11.30am-1pm and a skate jam from 1-2pm. A free barbecue will be available. At the corner of Main Road East and Percy Street, St Albans.

Live music Enjoy live music with local band, In the Mood, on Saturday, November 19, from 11am, at Suffolk Road, Sunshine North. The performance is part of Brimbank council’s Think. Shop. Buy. Dine – and Enjoy Local campaign.

Arts networking evening Artists from across the west are being encouraged to join the Brimbank visual arts team for an evening of networking, food and great conversation on Wednesday, November 30, from 6.30-8.30pm, at St Albans Community Centre, 33 St Albans Road, St Albans. Bookings essential. ■ https://www.trybooking.com/events/ landing?eid=981163&

Historical Society jubilee The Sunshine & District Historical Society is holding its annual Pioneers lunch and the society’s 50th anniversary golden jubilee at the Sunshine RSL, 99 Dickson Street, Sunshine, on Sunday, November 20, at 12.30pm. Cost: $25 per person for a two-course meal. ■ Kerry Hewson, 0467 680 780, or hewsonkerry@gmail.com.

This week’s photographer’s choice picture is of Joshua Burgess, who has been collecting artefacts with his metal detector for about 10 years. (Damjan Janevski) 306739_01

takes place at the Eynesbury Heritage Trail, 479 Eynesbury Road, Eynesbury (next to the Discovery Centre), every Sunday, at 8am. Registration: free. ■ www.parkrun.com.au/register/

Deer Park Lions Club Deer Park Lions Club is looking for new members. It holds dinner meetings on the first Wednesday of every month at the Deer Park Senior Citizens Club, 119 Station Road, Deer Park. ■ Michael, 0417 307 572

Sunshine Community Brass Sunshine Community Brass is looking for trumpet and percussion players to join its vibrant band of musicians. With more than 90 years of history, the band rehearses at 45 Furlong Road, North Sunshine, on Tuesdays from 7.30pm. ■ Andrew, 0419 444 620

St Albans senior citizens St Albans Senior Citizens group meet at the centre at the corner of Alfrieda and William streets, St Albans, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9am-1.30pm. Annual membership: $10. Cost: $1 entry on attendance day. ■ Mary, 0408 396 691

Melton Performing Arts Melton Performing Arts [MPA] is a newly established community organisation with a mission to boost the arts in Melton. With musicals, classes, youth programs and even a podcast in the works, MPA is hoping to involve people of all abilities and backgrounds. The first event is a cabaret at Rockbank Hall from 7pm on Friday, December 2. ■ meltonpa.org.au

Eynesbury Heritage Trail Eynesbury Heritage Trail junior parkrun

The Gap on Graham The Gap provides a place for Melton youth to hang out, socialise, play games and learn new skills. The centre holds a night for girls aged 10 to 18 years, at the centre, 5 Graham Street, Melton, on Wednesday evenings. There is also a drop-in night for anyone aged 12 to 25 years old. ■ Val, 0414 769 605

Melton Men’s Group Melton Men’s Group meets every Thursday from 5-8pm at The Gap on Graham, 5 Graham Street, Melton. Focusing on Senior Men’s mental and physical wellbeing. The group invites new members to come for a cuppa and a chat, listen to guest speakers and participate in our activities including; carpet bowls, pool or table tennis. ■ https://meltonmensgroup.home.blog/

Melton Over 50s Social Group A friendly group of people aged over 50, who enjoy each other’s company while attending events and outings such as dinners, shows, dancing, cinemas and more. If you live in the Melton area and would like to meet new friends, in a welcoming group environment, this is for you. ■ Marlene, 0498 329 290

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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.

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

Take weight off naturally 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

Parkinson’s support group The Melton Parkinson’s Support Group meets on the second Thursday of the month 10.30am–12.30pm at Kurunjang Community Centre, 33-35 Mowbray Crescent, Kurunjang. New members and carers welcome. ■ Helen, 0409 186 576

Eynesbury Market A community market next to the iconic Eynesbury Homestead. The market is on the fourth Sunday of the month. It features a great range of food trucks, artisans, makers and more.

Melton Friendship Group. Join the Melton Friendship Group for singles 55 and older. Meet fortnightly for coffee and chat nights and organised affordable outings and events. ■ 0406 493 734

Melton Valley Ladies Probus Club The Melton Valley Ladies Probus Club meets at 10am on the second Tuesday of each month at the Melton Country Club. The group is open to everyone, new and old members, to get together and discover the social aspects of the group. ■ Ann, 0425 705 150

Melton South Knit & Natter All are welcome to join this social crafting group, running at the Melton South Community Centre each Monday from 10am-noon. Bring along any knitting or crochet projects and work on them while sharing tips, learning skills and catching up over a cuppa. ■ 9747 8576

Boomerang Bags Bacchus Marsh Zonta club meets Zonta is an international organisation bringing women together to support other women. The Zonta Club of Melton meets on the first Monday of each month at Melton Country Club, Reserve Road, Melton. ■ Suzanne, 0417 512 420

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Boomerang Bags Bacchus Marsh makes reusable shopping bags from rescued fabric. They’re looking for people to cut, sew, iron and market our bags. Meets on the first Sunday each month at the Darley Neighbourhood House 2-4pm. Find the Facebook group for more details.

U3A Melton U3A Melton offers among its activities a Book Group, Australian History and a gentle exercise class for those 55 and over who are retired or semi-retired who wish to stay mentally and physically active. ■ 0419 563 016

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By Alistair Kennedy, Marque Motoring How this as a recipe for cooking up a successful motor vehicle? Start with the base of Australia’s top-selling brand for the past 25 years, add a badge that’s been around since 1967 and accumulated more than 1.5-million sales here. Then bulk it up to get into the booming compact SUV market, and top it off with the latest in fuel-saving hybrid technology. What you get is the brand-new Toyota Corolla Cross, a compact SUV that is likely to scare the pants of every other competitor in its highly-ompetitive market segment. After a long period when Toyota’s smallest SUV, the RAV4, grew into a mid-sized model leaving the compact field open to numerous competitors from other brands, it now has three vehicles in contention, Yaris Cross, C-HR and now the Corolla Cross. There are three Corolla Cross three variants, GX, GXL and a new name, Atmos. As is the norm with Toyota each comes with a hybrid option which adds between $2500 and $3000 to the price while GXL and Atmos are also available with all-wheel drive. Prices, prior to on-road costs, range from $33,000 for the entry level 2WD GX petrol through to $49,050 for our test vehicle, the Atmos AWD hybrid.

Styling Although it sits on the same platform as the Corolla hatch, the Cross has a totally different body as befitting an SUV. The styling is quite conservative but that’s unlikely to deter the typical Toyota buyer who prefers function over fashion. While it shares much with the Corolla its outer appearance is more mini-RAV4 than maxi-Corolla with a snub-nosed grille featuring the Toyota logo, with blue highlights in the centre. GXL and Atmos add front foglights, enhanced LED headlights and roof rails. The Atmos gets a two-piece panoramic moonroof.

Safety In addition to the usual mandatory safety features all Corolla Cross variants come with eight airbags, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert; and ISOFIX child seat anchors. Also standard in all models is the latest

The all-new Corolla Cross is Toyota’s latest compact SUV.

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Corolla Cross is the first Toyota in Australia to get the brand’s new multimedia system. The entry-level GX uses an 8.0-inch touchscreen, GXL and Atmos get a 10.5-inch screen. The resolution is sharp and fast to respond with the option of using voice activation. Satellite navigation is standard in the GXL and Atmos. There’s wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto along with a single Type-C USB port in the front console of the GX and two in the centre console of the GXL and Atmos. Behind the steering wheel there’s a 7.0-inch digital instrument cluster in the GX and GXL, with a much larger (12.3 inch) one in the Atmos. Corolla Cross also gets the latest version of the Toyota Connected Services communications system that uses the myToyota Connect smartphone app to allow owners to do

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MODEL RANGE GX Petrol 2WD: $33,000 GX Hybrid 2WD: $35,500 GXL Petrol 2WD: $36,750 GXL Hybrid 2WD: $39,250 GXL Hybrid AWD: $42,250 Atmos Petrol 2WD: $43,550 Atmos Hybrid 2WD: $46,050 Atmos Hybrid AWD: $49,050 SPECIFICATIONS

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such things as remotely check the status of the doors and lights, access information such as the vehicle’s last known location and recent trips, or start the engine or climate control.

Driving The taller body of the Corolla Cross assist with access while the higher driving position, large windscreen, side windows and mirrors together with a relatively narrow A-pillar combine to provide excellent visibility to the front and side, only let down a bit by a fairly skinny rear window. There’s a reassuringly solid feel to the Cross

and it’s easy to drive and park around the urban environment which is most likely to be its home with steering which is relatively light but direct and intuitive. Apart from the battery-only start and silent running the Atmos hybrid that we tested had that sharp acceleration that we enjoy in all vehicles with an electric component. Suspension is well-balanced although we did get knocked around when maneuvering through a badly-cratered section of our drive courtesy of some recent flooding. Toyota is playing a waiting game in adopting pure electric and plug-in hybrid technology relying – very successfully – on the hybrid variants that feature across the range with sub- 5.0 L/100 km fuel consumption relatively easily achieved.

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Young batter headed for nationals Hours of batting practice has paid off for Caroline Springs’ Farzan Chowna who has been named in the Victorian metro team for the under-19 national championships. Having not made a state team since under-12s, the young batter has been putting hours of work in behind the scenes. It has paid off, with Chowna to travel to Adelaide in December to play at the nationals. Chowna said it was pretty good to get that recognition. “It’s a good achievement and I get a lot of support wherever I go which is nice,” he said. “It’s taken a lot of hard work and sacrifice. I bat for a couple of hours a day and I have good support with my family, they support me a lot.” Chowna started his cricket at Caroline Springs and played with the club through to under-17s, before moving to Essendon to play

Victorian Premier Cricket. Despite having moved on from the Falcons, the club remains close to his heart. “It’s hard to leave the local club that helped you in the early stages,” he said. “I’m still in contact with Caroline Springs and they have given me a lot of support. I can call on them for anything.” The move to Essendon proved to be the right one as he looked to take his cricket to the next level. After making his premier debut in the 2018-19 season, Chowna made his first XI debut last season playing in 10 games. He said they had really backed him in with the bat and gave him opportunities to get plenty of time at the crease. “The last two to three years they’ve given me a lot of opportunities, I’m grateful for everything they’ve done for me.

“They’ve looked after me and batted me in the top three or four most of the time there. “James Seymour has given me a lot of support too.” As well as Seymour, Harshad Dixit is another that has allowed Chowna to develop his skills. He admits to batting for three to four hours a day and had a really strong pre-season heading into the premier cricket season. “If you want to get to a higher level, you have to train at the level the players higher do.” Chowna said he was looking forward to the national championships and said it would be a good learning experience. He said he doesn’t take any expectations into the event. “I want to bat well and help them win.” Tara Murray

Farzan Chowna.

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Point Cook, Moonee Valley two from two

St Albans football. (Supplied)

New era for St Albans By Tara Murray It’s the beginning of a new era for St Albans as it joins the Essendon District Football League. The club, which has called the Western Region Football League home, is one of two clubs making the move to the EDFL. St Albans and Deer Park were accepted into the EDFL by the league’s board, before the WRFL launched an objection. AFL Victoria dismissed the objection and said both clubs will be permitted to affiliate with the EDFL. Saints vice-president Bekim Muhtari said they were happy to finally get the result they were after following a long process. He said this was the best move forward for the club, from juniors all the way through to seniors. “Everyone is excited about the new chapter,” he said. “There’s been a lot of good feedback and support from the members and the playing group, from juniors to seniors. “The decision to leave the Western Region

Football League [WRFL] was not an easy one and we wish for their competition to continue to grow, but our future sits elsewhere. “The club has a three-year plan where it wants to be and we can start to put that into place.” Muhtari said the junior side of things was one of the biggest reasons for making the move. He said many juniors didn’t want to play in the WRFL, while it presented travel concerns especially for families with children in multiple age groups. “The geographical nature of the club means we are better suited to the EDFL than the WRFL,” he said. “We want to be able to bring more juniors in through the club and the EDFL is more suitable for that.” Muhtari also highlighted that being in the EDFL means that all their teams can play in the one competition. The club’s third senior side played in the Riddell District Football League’s Club 18’s competition this year, as the WRFL doesn’t have a competition.

It was the first time the club had a third senior side in 26 years. “We finally had some good retention of players and the third side played on Friday nights and won the grand final,” Muhtari said. “The WRFL doesn’t have a thirds competition for us and with the Riddell league we were travelling to Bacchus Marsh, Wallan and Eynesbury. “We had 42 players in our Friday night squad and the EDFL offers that competition for our players.” Muhtari confirmed that the senior team would play in the division 1 competition, the EDFL’s second flight. The side finished seventh in the WRFL’s top grade this year. He said part of the club’s three-year plan was to get into the premier division. The Saints have already announced a number of re-signings already for next season, along with some recruits. Victor Micallef, Ade Akintola and Andre Srour have all been announced as signing with the club, while Muhtari said there were more new signings to come.

Rain again played havoc with cricket in Melbourne’s north-west with several matches of the second round of the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association T20 postponed. Round two was held on Tuesday night, but half the matches didn’t go ahead due to heavy rain falling on earlier that day. Point Cook and Moonee Valley made it two from two with victories against Melbourne District and Ascot Vale respectively. Melbourne District made 7-148 from its overs, with opener Moin Zaman making 56 before retiring hurt. Point Cook shared the wickets around, with five of the six bowlers taking at least one wicket. After losing an early wicket, Point Cook got going and hit the winning runs with an over remaining. Point Cook finished 6-149, with opener Joshua van Zyl top scored with 66. Moonee Valley proved way too strong for Ascot Vale in a shortened game. Moonee Valley made 5-179 off 14 overs, before restricting Ascot Vale to 2-69. Sunshine Heights opened its account with a win against Oak Park. Oak Park made 6-106 from its overs, with Harsh Parmar taking three wickets for Sunshine Heights. The Heights quickly set about the run chase, making the runs in 10 overs. They finished 5-107. Neil Hariman finished 28 not out. Aintree had a big win against Altona Sports. Aintree piled on the runs, making 6-180 in 15 overs with Gurinder Grewal and Gurwinder Singh both getting half centuries. Kealba-Green Gully’s match got underway against East Coburg, but ended in a draw. East Coburg made 1-137 when the match was called off. Maribyrnong Park St Marys and Genesis were the other winners. The Greenvale Kangaroos, Jacana, Tullamarine, Donnybrook, Roxburgh Park, Sydenham-Hillside, Westmeadows and the Merrifield Panthers were among the teams not to get on the pitch. Jacana is yet to play a match with both matches washed out so far. Rain three of the competition is scheduled for December 13, with catch up matches still to be scheduled.

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Saints confident in team’s depth St Albans believes it has the depth to cover three key losses from its Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division side. The Saints, who just missed out on finals last season, lost star bat Simon Lambert, former coach Rob Nikolic and wicketkeeper Andrew Hili in the off season. Despite those losses, new coach Michael Else said they were confident in their side and what they could do this season with the rest of the side back for another tilt. “We got in four new guys, a couple who have played for us before,” he said. “We’re going to be okay. Simon is a fairly good player and has gone to a good cricket program. But we think we’ve replaced him with a few guys that we’ll still be competitive and aiming for a finals spot.” Englishman Billy Whitford, who was at the club for the 2018-19 season, and Lilhan Dulshan, who was at the club the following

season, are back for the Saints. Else said Whitford had brought a couple of mates with him, with one of them playing in the first XI. The Saints started the season with thrilling win against Deer Park, but as of Thursday, the result was under protest after a controversial run out to end the match. For Else, who has been about the Saints for a number of years in a number of different roles, it has been a frustrating start to his time as senior coach. “I started playing cricket when I was 12 and I’m now 56 and I’ve never seen anything like this before with the number of matches being called off,” he said of the start to the season. “It’s been getting a bit frustrating. I play in our second XI and I haven’t played so far. Neither our seconds or thirds have gotten on this year due to ground shortages. “It’s very problematic at the moment.”

The Saints were set to face the Druids in round two on Saturday after deadline. Else said before the match he wasn’t sure whether the game would go ahead with the weather again not looking great and many grounds already struggling following rain. The Druids will play at St Albans ground for a second straight week, having played their round one match with Keilor at the ground due to ground issues. The second XI match was set to be played on Sunday, due to ground availability. Tara Murray

Billy Whitford is back for St Albans. (Shawn Smits)

Scotland ready to lead

NPL The Melbourne Knights have signed Queenslander Steve Whyte for next year’s National Premier League season. Whyte joins the club from Olympic FC, having made 142 appearances and scored 21 goals as one the premier players in the Queensland NPL. He follows new Knights coach Ben Cahn to the Knights, having been coached by him at Olympic FC and the Central Coast Mariners youth side. The Knights had previously announced the signings of Ivan and Joseph Franjic.

By Tara Murray New Deer Park coach Heath Scotland is excited to lead the club into a new era in the Essendon District Football League. Scotland takes the reins at the club as it makes the move from the Western Region Football League to the EDFL. AFL Victoria recently rejected the WRFL’s objection to Deer Park and St Albans leaving the competition, clearing way for them to join the EDFL. Scotland said the whole club was excited by the opportunities going forward. “It’s very exciting the whole club is overjoyed to get accepted into the EDFL,” he said. “The club can challenge themselves in a larder competition and it was felt that the EDFL was the best place for growing the club’s juniors.”

WRFL Sunshine continue to announce new signings for next year’s Western Region Football League division 2 season. The Kangaroos have recently announced that Michael Murphy, Matty Curran, Brodie Coots-Majer, Kyle Wilson, Murray Purves and Giuliano Guirleo have all signed on for next season. Several of those players have previously played for the club.

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We want to earn some respect in the EDFL and we think we can have an - Heath Scotland impact

Soccer Westgate has announced the signing of Julio Beltran for next season’s FV state league 1 north-west season. After finishing second and earning promotion, Westgate is aiming to strengthen its squad for next season. Beltran joins the club having most recently played at Upfield where he was the club’s top goal scorer as the side claimed the title. He previously played with the Moreland Zebras and Richmond. Beltran is expected to bring a heap of experience and adds significant fire power to the side’s attack.

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Scotland said he knew about the proposed move when he accepted the role and said it was one of the things that attracted him to it. He’s no stranger to the EDFL, living in Keilor East with his children playing their junior football in that competition. The former AFL player turned to coaching after his playing career finished. Scotland had been involved at Port Melbourne in the back part of last season, having stepped down from his role as senior coach at Sunshine, which he said wasn’t the right fit. Scotland had previous experience at a number of clubs, including coaching his junior club Darley to a premiership It was former coach Mark McGoldrick that first suggested Scotland look at the Deer Park coaching role. “I knew Mark from when he was an assistant when I was at the Western Jets,” he said. “The opportunity to get to coach at local footy at the right club, a professional club is something I’m looking forward to. “Deer Park is a great fit, in a new competition and a new era for the club.” Scotland met the playing group for the first time at meet the coach day earlier this month. He said he had been in touch with the majority of the group before that. “It was good to meet the playing group and so I can give them a bit of background and what to expect with training. “We start pre-season training on the 22nd and we will do eight sessions pre-Christmas.” Scotland said a big chunk of this season’s

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New Deer Park coach Heath Scotland.

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group had committed for next season. He said there were some along with some new recruits waiting to find out where they were playing before committing. Scotland said he will be busy working the phones in the next few weeks as they look to add players to the squad. The Lions finished fourth this year in the

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Keilor Park continues to add pieces to its list for next year’s Essendon District Football League division 1 season. The Devils, who won the division 2 premiership this year, have added former Westmeadows player Louis Alexopoulos, former Tullamarine player Michael Gatt, Airport West’s Angelor Sidhorn and Fabian Brancatisano to its squad for next season. Co-captains Daylan Kempster and Robbie Castello have re-signed for the club along with Daniel Galea as the club looks to have success in the higher grade. WRFL division 1 competition. They are expected to play in the division 1, the second flight of the EDFL. “We’re the new kids on the block,” Scotland said. “In the EDFL we’re starting from scratch. “We want to earn some respect in the EDFL and we think we can have an impact.”

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Keilor falls just short against Westmeadows It was a case of close, but not close enough for Keilor in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association season division on Saturday. Facing Westmeadows, Keilor struggled to do any damage with the ball as the Warriors openers batted through the whole innings. The Warriors made 0-194 with captain Donovan Pell finishing 112 not out. The Blues started well and at 2-148 had a good launch pad for the back end of the innings. The wickets started to fall and the Blues finished 7-185. Nathan Beever top scored with 69 before being run out. Deer Park got its first win in the senior division, beating Craigieburn. Craigieburn was restricted to 126 with Ricky Suvada taking 4-26 for the Lions. The Lions got the runs with nearly nine

Nathan Beever top scored for Keilor on Saturday. (Joe Mastroianni). 307771_04

overs remaining, making 5-129. Hashan Wanasekara top scored with 62. St Albans won a thriller against the Druids, hitting the winning runs on the final ball. The Druids made 8-130 from their overs. Shanaka Silva took three wickets for the Saints. St Albans needed the whole 40 overs to get the runs, finishing 5-131. Geeth Alwis was the stand

out with the bat, finishing with 60 not out. Sunshine United was no match for last season’s premiers Haig Fawkner. The Tigers made 6-146 with Nalin Amarathunga scoring 50. Haig Fawkner made 5-147 in reply. It was a Trent Lawford masterclass for the Yarraville Club against Aberfeldie. Lawford was at his destructive best against Aberfeldie, helping guide the Clubbers to their first win of the season. Lawford made a massive 151 off 86 balls which included 15 sixes and seven fours, as the Clubbers made 7-278 from their 40 overs. The Clubbers bowlers then backed it up, bowling Aberfeldie out for 142 in the 33 over. Heath Beveridge took 5-43 off eight overs. In division 1, Sydenham-Hillside made it two from two, beating Seddon. The Storm made 7-176 before bowling Seddon out for 148.

Sunshine is also undefeated after beating PEGS. PEGS made 8-201 from its overs, before the Crows made 4-204 on the back of 97 from Kaushal Lokuarachchi. In division 2, Royal Park-Brunswick made 7-148 before bowling Keilor Park out for 117. Meanwhile in division 3, Caroline Springs beat Williamstown Imperials. The Falcons made 6-180 before bowling the Imperials out for 114. Sunshine Heights lost to Pascoe Vale Hadfield. Sunshine Heights was bowled out chasing 6-182. Grand United’s match with Sunbury didn’t go ahead, with the two teams sharing the points. In division 5, Burnside Springs lost to Melton South Royals and Sunshine YCW lost to East Coburg.

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Hannah Keane in action for Western United in the pre-season. (Supplied)

Keane scratches an itch By Tara Murray Western United striker Hannah Keane had always wanted a second opportunity to come out to Australia to play in the A-League Women’s competition. After not playing in her first stint while at Melbourne City, Keane went away and worked on her game playing at home in America and in Europe. But the itch to play in Australia still remained in the background. “Last time I was with Melbourne City I thought I had a spot up until the last week,” she said. “They brought in another international, a seasoned pro. I would have picked her over me too. I think I would have been able to do well in this league. “I’ve got a better outlook on soccer and football and come back with all these experiences I have now.” Keane said getting her second chance was the perfect result of the disappointment of last time. She said her signing with United seemed to be the perfect match.

“I reached out to my old NPL [National Premier League] coach at Alamein from the last time I was here,” he said. “I asked if he knew any A-League coaches and whether he could give me some contact details so I could scope out interest. “He goes, ‘in five minutes Mark [Western United coach [Mark Torcaso] is going to call you’. He coached Calder United and he remembered me. “He gave me these spiel and it looked good and I thought I should give it a chance.” Keane would quickly sign on as the club’s first female international player, which she said was really special with the small number of internationals allowed to play in the competition. Keane has already had an impact in the club’s two practice matches, both against Melbourne Victory. She scored the winner in their first match, while she also scored in the side’s win on Thursday against Victory. “I’m really proud of everyone,” she said. “I’m a striker so the aim is to score a lot of goals, but looking more at a non-personal want,

I want Western to show what it can be. “They’re training the players really well and there’s a good culture for the girls and the back room staff. “Everyone is putting time and effort and hopefully only good results can come from that.” Keane said that while coach Mark Torcaso isn’t putting much pressure on the group, heading into the season, she said the girls were keen to show they mean business. “Mark says no pressure, it is fine whatever happens,” she said. “We want to show them… We know we can beat them “We’re in our first season at the club. We’re really motivated, and really fired up to go well.” United will play their first match this Saturday against Victory at their home ground in Caroline Springs. Keane said they can’t wait to take to the field. “We’re so ready, but I’m also a little bit nervous,” she said. “We play Victory and they know what we are about as we beat them. It’ll be really fun at home in the west showing the community pathway to the A-League can be successful.”

Consistency with the bat is the key going forward for the Sunshine Eagles in the Baseball Victoria summer league division 1. The Eagles have won two of their first five matches, but have been in every game but until to find the winning runs. On Tuesday night, the Eagles lost to Moorabbin 4-1 in the first of their mid week games. Coach Cam Deeble said they continue to show good signs, including a 13-3 win in their game against the Melbourne Demons, but they aren’t converting their opportunities on a regular basis. “It was a good game [against Moorabbin], but we didn’t capitalise when we had base runners,” he said. “There were some promising signs though and on the weekend we showed good form with a big win there.” Deeble said the pitching trio of Justin Revels, Jeremey Young and Griffin Weir had been pitching really strongly throughout the season. He said it was their hitting where they could take it up another level. “We’ve struggled at times with our hitting,” he said. “We’re hitting well, but it’s now about hitting at the right time. “Hopefully the bats can start doing that and can hit a bit of form and get a couple more wins on the board which would be good.” Deeble said there were a couple of younger players who were playing key roles in their senior line up this season. He highlighted the performances of Josh Byrne and Connor Hughes saying both were keys in the main line up. Both have already hit home runs this season. The Eagles were back in action on Sunday against Blackburn, after deadline. It’s the second time the teams have played this season. “We played them a couple of weeks ago,” Deeble said before the match. “Last time we lost 6-4 so it will be a good challenge for us to face them again.” Tara Murray

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