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Call for Overland to return A Whittlesea councillor has called for former chief executive Simon Overland to be reinstated, saying the decision to terminate his contract had exposed the council to significant damage. Cr Lawrie Cox said he had no doubt Mr Overland would take legal action against the council after it voted in secret on December 10 to terminate his contract. Cr Cox said Mr Overland’s contract had been terminated without reason – as was the case when former chief executive Michael Wootten was axed by the council in March 2017. Star Weekly understands Mr Overland will receive three months pay, with his dismissal set to cost ratepayers close to $100,000. Mr Overland had been on indefinite leave from the council since November 20, citing concerns about his health and wellbeing. “The council needs to rethink its position and reverse its decision to reinstate Simon Overland prior to any proceedings commencing,” Cr Cox said. “It is my understanding that except in exceptional circumstances, you cannot terminate someone who has a WorkCover claim and that WorkCover claim is in process.” Mr Overland is the third chief executive to be shown the door at Whittlesea council since April 2016. The state government last week announced it would appoint a monitor to oversee the council in light of the instability in senior management over the past three years. The monitor was appointed at the request of Chief Municipal Inspector

David Wolf as part of a Local Government Inspectorate investigation into the council. The monitor will assess a number of issues including councillor behaviour and the appointment of acting chief executive Kelvin Spiller on November 23. Mr Spiller said the council would work with the monitor to ensure the best interests of the community are met.

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- Lawrie Cox He referred all questions about Mr Overland to mayor Emilia Lisa Sterjova. Star Weekly can reveal that councillors have hired external communications consultants to assist with media inquiries relating to Mr Overland. In a statement, Cr Sterjova said councillors had sought external legal assistance and communications consultants to “assist with any communications of this issue of public interest”. Star Weekly understands ratepayers will be footing the bill for the legal and communications consultants. Cr Sterjova did not answer questions about why an external communications agency had been hired when council has a communications team or the cost to ratepayers. Cr Cox said the decision showed Cr Sterjova and other councillors did not trust council staff. “We have a full communications team which they are ignoring and lawyers we retain,” he said.

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Heartbreak for volcano victims By Laura Michell The Craigieburn community is rallying around the Browitt family after daughter Krystal was named as one of the Australians missing following the volcano explosion on New Zealand’s White Island. Her father Paul and sister Stephanie were also on the island at the time of the explosion. They were taken to hospitals in Auckland and Christchurch, where they were placed into comas due to their injuries.

The family had been on a cruise on board the Ovation of the Seas. Mum Marie opted not to go on the day trip to White Island to explore the volcano, opting to stay on the ship. A statement shared to Facebook by a family representative said Paul was flown back to Melbourne on December 12 and is being treated at The Alfred Hospital. It is expected that Stephanie will also be flown to Melbourne for treatment. “As you can imagine, Marie is absolutely

devastated,” the statement said. Neighbours took to Facebook to urge the community to support the family, with one neighbour describing them as “beautiful people”. “They are very loving, caring, supportive and very good humans … [they are] like family to me,” the neighbour wrote. Krystal worked at one of Craigieburn’s Woolworths stores. The company released a statement saying its thoughts were with the Browitt family.

The statement said support was being offered to Krystal’s colleagues. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family. Organiser Steven Galea said the family was on the trip of a lifetime. “Help support Marie and the family. They need all our thoughts and prayers and most importantly, financial help to cope with this ordeal,” he said. The GoFundMe account raised more than $23,000 in its first 18 hours. Details: https://www.gofundme.com/f/nzvolcano-support-the-browitt-family

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Cheese team is the top choice A Thomastown cheese company has been named as the northern suburbs’ top business. That’s Amore Cheese won the Business of the Year award at the annual North Link Northern Business Achievement Awards. The awards recognised businesses from six municipalities in Melbourne’s north, including Whittlesea and Hume. That’s Amore Cheese spokeswoman Serena Zen said the award was recognition of the company’s hard work to establish its brand in the northern suburbs.

“We are extremely happy to have received this award as it also recognises the community that has supported us throughout our journey which has led us to Thomastown,” she said. “The north is part of our fabric and we make sure to represent it as best as possible, as well as offer it something a little more special than the norm. “It has been a real goal of ours from the beginning to create something special here in Thomastown, that the north could be proud of, and that would attract people from around

Melbourne to visit and experience.” North Link executive director Chris James said the Northern Business Achievement Awards celebrated the growth and innovation occurring in the northern suburbs. Other winners included Chancez Cafe by Araluen which won the Workplace Diversity Award, Naturally Good Products which won the export award and Hot Coals Catering which won the Sustainability and Environment award. Laura Michell

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Whittlesea council will hold a ‘mourning service’ on Australia Day as part of a plan to make the day more culturally appropriate. Councillors voted at last week’s council meeting to continue holding Australia Day celebrations on January 26, while noting that the day is distressing for Indigenous residents. The council also voted to create a community awareness program to educate the community about the cultural sensitivities of the day, as well as ensuring traditional owners play a role in Australia Day and including a minute’s silence at the start of all events. The decision was in response to a joint letter from the Whittlesea Reconciliation Group in February calling for the date of Australia Day to be changed. The group also wanted the council to hold citizenship ceremonies on a different date, acknowledge January 26 as survival day and include a welcome to country at future citizenship ceremonies. Cr Sam Alessi said it was important to continue taking steps towards greater reconciliation with the Indigenous community. “This council has been at the forefront of taking positive steps in reconciliation for many, many years. This council needs to continue that type of work,” he said. “It is an emotive issue and not everyone will like or agree to everything this council does in relation to this issue. I believe that in time, this will be solved.” Cr Alahna Desiato said she believed the council’s decision was a “respectful” way to appease all cohorts of the community. Laura Michell

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Refugee stories shared A series of exhibitions and performances highlighting the stories of refugees will be held in Whittlesea, thanks to a state government grant. Whittlesea council has received $60,000 from the government’s VicArts Grants, which aims to showcase local artists. The grant will go toward the development and presentation of Bukjeh, a multi-artform exhibition and theatre work by Aseel Tayah. The project will be developed in collaboration with the community and will culminate in seven performances at various venues.

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The area proposed to be discontinued forms part of the ‘Broadmeadows Activities Area Structure Plan’ and is proposed to be transferred to Hume City Council for the expansion of government services in the ‘Town Centre Precinct’. The proposed road closure will divert traffic left from Pascoe Vale Road onto Dimboola Road, left onto Pearcedale Parade and left on to Camp Road. To see a diagram showing the proposed discontinuance or for more information, please visit hume.vic.gov.au/humecentral

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Mill Park MP Lily D’Ambrosio said the creative industries helped make communities great places to live. “The Andrews Labor government is proud to back our creative sector, to support creative career development and to enable our artists to bring their creative ideas to life,” she said. “Congratulations to the City of Whittlesea and Aseel Tayah and her team for being recognised among some of our state’s most exciting artists and creative companies.”

A Roxburgh Park man has been charged following an alleged affray at a Somerton function centre. Police were called to the Hume Highway venue on December 7 following reports of a fight and stabbing. They arrived at the function centre about 1.50am to find several men with varying injuries. The 40-year-old Roxburgh Park man was charged by police on December 9 and remanded to face Melbourne Magistrates Court.

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Celebrating a young hero By Goya Dmytryshchak South Morang boy Julian Ketteridge was recently named Victoria’s youngest community hero after saving his grandmother during a trip to Scienceworks in May. Julian, who was four at the time, had been spending the day with his grandmother, Jenelle, and baby sister Zoe. As they were leaving Scienceworks and Jenelle was putting the kids in the car, she suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the ground, hitting her head. Julian jumped from the car and tried to wake her before calling out for help. His cries alerted Sunshine couple Lachlann Carter and Jenna Williams, who were bundling their own two children into their car. Earlier in the day, Lachlann’s son had been playing with Julian, virtually racing against Cathy Freeman. Lachlann sprinted over to perform CPR as Jenna called triple-0 and shielded Julian from what was unfolding. “I bolted across the carpark about 50 metres and just started CPR,” Lachlann said. “It was a deserted windswept carpark. I was screaming out for help and I was also singing at the top of my lungs, Stayin’ Alive, because I remembered from the first aid training.” Scienceworks staff arrived with a defibrillator and administered a shock before firefighters and paramedics arrived. Jenelle regained a pulse and started breathing. She was rushed to hospital where she remained for five days. “I feel very privileged and very lucky someone was there that day and someone nearby could do CPR and there was a defibrillator,” Jenelle said last week. Julian’s recollection from the day starts with

Left: Julian Ketteridge is Victoria’s youngest community hero. (Mark Wilson) 202083_09

Above: Jenna Williams and Lachlann Carter are reunited with Julian. (Ambulance Victoria)

enjoying the virtual reality race against Cathy Freeman. “When I got in the car, ’Nelle fell over, then I got out of my seatbelt and called out for help,” he said. “Lachlann came and they said, ‘wake up, wake up’. Julian said he felt “happy” to be called a community hero. Mum Amy said she didn’t have words to describe how proud she was.

“As a parent, I don’t think it could get any better than that,” she said. “We’re just so thankful that the chain of events happened the way they did.” The trio was among 11 Victorians last week honoured in the Ambulance Victoria Community Heroes Awards for brave and selfless intervention to save the life of a stranger, neighbour, family member or friend.

Ambulance Victoria chief executive Tony Walker said he hoped the awards would inspire others in the community. “Knowing first aid, downloading the GoodSAM app if you are first aid qualified, learning CPR and teaching children how and when to call triple-0 are simple things that everyone can do, but can make the world of difference in an emergency,” he said.

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Top cop comes full circle By Laura Michell When Inspector Geri Porter was told she had been appointed as Whittlesea’s top cop, she couldn’t have been happier. Almost 25 years earlier, Inspector Porter began her policing career at Epping and Mill Park stations under the guidance of some of the sergeants who are still working at both stations. “Here I am coming back full circle almost 25 years later and not much has changed,” Inspector Porter said.

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“I am comforted that the people who trained me – and I know trained me well – are still training the young constables.” Inspector Porter started as Whittlesea’s local area commander in September, before taking some time off in October to climb Mount Everest. She replaced Inspector Andrew Falconer. Inspector Porter said the past couple of months had been busy as she tried to reacquaint herself with the area. “Mill Park went to McDonalds [when I first started]. The Commercial Hotel didn’t have much passed it and now we have a massive growth corridor,” she said. Inspector Porter, who migrated to Australia with her family from Northern Ireland when she was 15, joined the police force after making a bet with her sister. “One of my sisters was applying and at the time, there was a six foot wall you had to get over as part of the fitness test. I made a bet with her that I could do it

Geri Porter is the new Whittlesea Police Inspector. (Mark Wilson) 202131_06

and I ended up getting over the wall. I’ve never looked back,” she said. “Being an Irish Catholic, I never thought policing was for me. It’s a career I would never have chosen in Northern Ireland. But, there has not been a day that I have said that I hate my job. It’s the best job in the world.” Inspector Porter spent the past three years at the police academy training the next generation

of police officers, and has previously worked as a general duties officer, detective, undercover operative and in the sex offences and child abuse unit. “Having been involved in the stage of trying to shape a police person’s career, I get to carry on that development in the field. I can continue to play my part in their development and training,” she said.

Extra hours for water fun Thrillseekers will be able to explore Funfields a little longer after Whittlesea council agreed to extend the water park’s opening hours. The Plenty Road water park applied to the council to amend its permit to enable it to stay open until 8pm on seven days of the year. Currently, the park closes at 6pm. Funfields did not state which days it would stay open until 8pm, opting instead to advertise the days in advance on social media and its website. A report to last week’s council meeting said it was likely the extended operating hours would be during January. The application received six objections, with residents concerned about the noise impact of the extended hours. Council officers recommended the application be refused, saying the additional hours would have an “unreasonable impact on the amenity of the surrounding residential area”. The report also stated the intention of providing five days notice of the extended hours was not adequate. But councillors decided to approve the application, with Cr Ricky Kirkham saying it was important the council supported Funfields. “It is a great local tourist attraction and we should be supporting this business as much as possible,” he said. “Seven days, I don’t think is too much to ask, especially given the economic benefits Funfields brings to our city.” Laura Michell

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Anger over council’s stadium flip By Laura Michell Epping’s Casa D’Abruzzo Club is warning the community will “lose out” after Whittlesea council overturned its decision to partner with the club to build an indoor basketball and netball stadium. The council voted in October to partner with Casa D’Abruzzo Club to build the four-court indoor stadium, with the council to contribute $5 million to the project. The club was planning to build the stadium by the end of 2021, with the community guaranteed access to the courts for at least 20

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years. At the time, council officers said it would cost the council at least $15 million to build a similar stadium, noting there was no funding allocated to a stadium in the council’s budget for the next 10 years. The partnership was criticised by Whittlesea Community Connections and the Hume

Whittlesea Primary Care Partnership because the club houses 75 gaming machines. At a council meeting on November 19, councillors voted to not hold any further discussions with Casa D’Abruzzo Club about the project. A statement issued by mayor Emilia Lisa Sterjova said the council decided it could not pursue the partnership to build the courts. “Councillors raised several factors influencing the decision including that despite being offered a lease, council would not own the land the courts were built on,” she said. “We understand that there is a need for

more sports courts in our community and we will work strongly with the state government through Growing Suburbs Fund to develop more sporting facilities across the City of Whittlesea.” Casa D’Abruzzo Club president Fernando Cardinale said the council’s decision had surprised the club. “It’s disappointing when council passes a resolution and two months down the track someone decides to change it. They are hurting the community,” he said. “The community will lose out. This would have been a facility for the community of Whittlesea.”

Doreen ditches driving Doreen residents are ditching their cars and walking to local shops and cafes, according to a new report. The Walking and Transport in Melbourne Suburbs report by Victoria Walks found that 43 per cent of people living in Melbourne’s outer suburbs will walk up to two kilometres to reach a retail shopping strip, compared to just 17 per cent of people who walk the same distance to a major shopping centre. Victoria Walks executive officer Ben Rossiter said the Laurimar town centre was a great example of a shopping strip which people would rather walk to than reach by car. “Laurimar has been designed more around people than cars,” he said. “It has compact walking-friendly design that looks and feels like a traditional town centre, which enables people to walk and interact with others.”

Mr Rossiter said all new shopping centres in outer suburbs should be built in the same way. “Many business owners drive to work so they assume their customers travel the same way they do, which is often not the case,” he said. “Business owners or planners who work on the assumption most people want to drive are actually doing everyone, including themselves a huge disservice.” Donna Gratton, who owns Appret Cafe in the Laurimar town centre rides her bike to work and has noticed an increasing number of people are choosing to walk to the shops, especially families. “I think people want to walk, especially when the weather is brilliant,” she said. Laura Michell Donna Gratton, owner of Appret Café, Doreen. (Damjan Janevski) 202132_07

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Toby Balazs, chief executive of realestateview. com.au, said nearly every home buyer used a price estimator in their search, and combining with CoreLogic gave searchers the trust they needed. “We believe that we will have the most accurate property data that can be accessed by home buyers,” Mr Balazs said. “The breadth and depth of property data that CoreLogic brings to us right across the country is amazing, and they’ve got a very strong name in the property industry. We believe by us partnering with them we can provide our

property-seeking audience with more data, accurate data, and give them confidence when they’re performing a property search.” Launching last week, the price estimator will provide home buyers and sellers with an Automated Valuation Model on any property they search through the portal. Mr Balazs said it would be particularly useful as the market goes through a period of fluctuation, with prices in general rising after a previous downturn in the market. “I think it’s an important tool in any market,” he said.

“Australians, as we know, are property obsessed, so there’s no shortage of interest in property. “Whether it be an up-swing or a down-swing in the market, it’s always important to know where the value sits, but in what has been a tough market in 2019 it’s always important to understand what those property price indicators are at an individual level, and then get it verified by one of our agent partners. “For buyers, sellers and vendors, to know what to expect if you take a property to market is very important.”

Small house, big passion It’s a small world after all at Terry Dunstan’s home. The Gisborne resident has been hand-making model garages and houses for more than four decades. The passion for constructing miniature buildings came from a love of model trains. “In 1975 I started playing with model trains … and I started collecting plastic kits and I made a big town with millions of matchbox cars and plastic cars,” he said. “I made an awful lot of small houses so I can buy my big ones. I was selling them to mainly the people in model railway clubs which paid for some of my bigger trains.” Mr Dunstan soon turned his attention to building larger scale model garages and houses made from “recycled whatever”. He now has a mini town filled with model trains, a post office, garages and a fire station. “The roofs are made from drink cans, walls

are from old floorboards,” he said. “I use millions of icy pole sticks [and] Venetian blinds for the walls. “I use anything that I can lay my hands on. One of the buildings I have made is made out of chrome bars from a clothes airer.” Mr Dunstan sells his creations for between $50 and $225 at Gisborne markets. He also makes houses to match a customer’s design. “I built one for a lady, she wanted a Christmas shop. It was a bit out of my comfort zone but I built it for her,” he said. “I let word of mouth go. It’s not a business it’s a hobby. I don’t have to make them I just do it because I love it.” Jessica Micallef Terry Dunstan with one of the miniature houses. (Shawn Smits) 201762_01

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Meet Santa Visit Lalor library on Friday, December 20 for Christmas stories, crafts and to meet Santa. At 2a May Road, 10.30am-12.30pm. ■ 9465 2353

Hush Treasure Book exhibition Discover the stories, poems, and pictures of the Hush Treasure Book Exhibition at Thomastown library until January 20. At 52 Main Street. ■ 9464 1864

Merrifield market Summer reading challenge

Browse the stalls at the Merrifield market on Saturday, December 21, corner Balmain Road and St Georges Boulevard, Mickleham, 9am-1.30pm. Catboy, Gekko and Owlette from PJ Masks will take to the stage at Town Hall Broadmeadows on Thursday, January 30. There will be three 30-minute performances throughout the day and entry is free. Bookings essential. ■ townhallbroadmeadows.com.au/kidsshows

Probus Club The Probus Club of Craigieburn meets on the second Monday of each month at Craigieburn Bowling Club, 233 Craigieburn Road. ■ 8339 7340

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Take part in the summer reading challenge at Hume libraries throughout December and January. Complete four challenges to enter the draw to win book vouchers. ■ humelibraries.vic.gov.au offering free carousel rides until Tuesday, December 24. At 340 Craigieburn Road. ■ craigieburncentral.com.au

24 at Mernda Village Green, Galloway Drive, from 5.30pm. ■ plentylife.org.au

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Buy local produce and handmade items at the South Morang Farmers and Makers Market on Saturday, December 21, 25 Ferres Boulevard, 9am-1pm. ■ facebook.com/southmorangmarket

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Share the joy of gardening with the whole family at Tullamarine library’s beginners

vegie growing workshop for children on Thursday, January 23, from 3pm. At 58 Spring Street. Registration essential. ■ https://bit.ly/2LrrSf8

Invisible Frontiers The Invisible Frontiers exhibition by Ahmad Sabra will be on display at Town Hall Broadmeadows until Saturday, February 9. The exhibition uses photography and film to examine perceptions of Australian Muslim culture in contemporary Australian society. At 10 Dimboola Road. ■ townhallbroadmeadows.com.au/

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Bingham, who spent five years at the Central Coast Mariners, returns to Australia after spending last season in England. Brennan joins Hume from fellow NPL side Green Gully. He played five games for the Newcastle Jets between 2015-17. Hegarty said he expected both to give them some more options in the attacking third. “The two new guys we’ve attracted have added quality to the attacking third,” he said. “We’re looking for them to create and score. “It will create some more competition for spots. We’re lucky to bring in two guys who will fit in with the footy side of things. “Personally, they are two great people, which is important. “They’ve been a good fit so far and we’re looking forward to seeing them in Hume colours.” Hume will also be boosted by the return of Will Hendon and Gideon Sweet, who missed most of this year with injury. Hume has been back at training the past few weeks, with a pre-season game already under their belt. They will play two more games before Christmas, with a number of other games lined up for the new year. “The game at the weekend blew out the cobwebs,” Hegarty said. “Everyone is looking in good condition. I like to play some games early on to get fitness through games.” Meanwhile the NPL fixture has been released. Hume starts its season on February 15 against Altona Magic at home under lights.

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SPORT Pacers ready for action with new imports Whittlesea Pacers coach Damon Lowery is excited by the potential of the side’s new imports for next year’s Big V women’s state championship season. After a tough first season back in the top division, the Pacers have added new imports Saule Kontautaite and I’mani Davis. Lowery said he is excited by what both of them can bring to the squad. Kontautaite, who is from Lithuania, has spent the past two years playing in the Big V division 2 competition with the Coburg Giants. Lowery said Kontautaite wanted to challenge herself in the higher level. “She can really shoot and has a strong shot. “She plays really tough and will bring a lot to the table. She’s had two years already out here,

so she’s seen a fair bit. She has the talent to jump up to state champs. She can play basketball.” Kontautaite has already started doing work with some of the Pacers junior players. Davis will arrive in Australia in February. Lowery said while Davis fills the small forward role they have been looking for, she provides a lot more than that. “We’ve got a two guard, a small forward and power forward. We’ve got that in a six foot athlete. “She shoots the three, handles the ball, rebounds and blocks shots. I’mani can play every position on the floor.” The two have big shoes to fill, replacing Dani Reinwald and Rachel Bell who both starred last season. Bell was the state championship

division leading scorer, while Reinwald was the leading rebounder. Bell has joined state championship rival Hume City Broncos. Lowery said overall they were looking to have a better squad for next season. “Last year, Dani and Rachel were fantastic,” he said. “This year, the Australian girls behind the imports, we will be better. “Hayley Wynd is stepping up. She’s done everything that she can in youth league. “We’ve got another couple of recruits. We have a lot more depth than last year.” Lowery said they were seeing more people wanting to get involved with the club, as they enter state championship for a second straight season.

O’Connor back at Cannons By Tara Murray New Calder Cannons girl’s coach Matthew O’Connor was always keen to take on a main coaching role in the NAB League, but wasn’t expecting it to happen so soon. O’Connor, who has been involved with both the boys and girls programs previously at the Cannons, takes over the coaching role from Paul Tilley. He said he was humbled to be be considered the right person for the role. “It was always on the cards, as something I wanted to do one day,” he said. “It wasn’t the plan this year. “I was actually looking at a role with SSV [School Sport Victoria]. “I messaged the boys at the Cannons saying I needed a reference. There was a conversation about whether I had a bit of time and if I could help out there and I thought for maybe one night a week. “Russell Humphrey [female talent co-ordinator] rang me and asked me ‘would you like to be the head coach’. “I said I would have to speak to the wife and kids first and it went from there.” Last time O’Connor was at the Cannons he was a development and line coach for the girl’s side, having been involved with the boys’ Madden program before that. O’Connor has been involved with Greenvale’s junior girls program the past couple of years, including coaching. He said the growth of female football at the local level was massive. “It’s an exciting time for women’s football,” he said. “It’s really positive, all things to do with girls football. “The growth has been incredible and it brings families into local football clubs. In my area in the EDFL, there’s now under-11s, under-13s, under-15s and under-18s. Some clubs have two teams in age groups.” O’Connor returns to the Cannons program on the back of the side’s surprise grand final appearance this season. “They did an outstanding job making the grand final, after not really being in the top two teams at the end of the season, but they found a way to keep winning. “To make a grand final is pretty special. That’s two out of the three years, they’ve been in the last two.” O’Connor said only five or six players from this year weren’t in contention to be part of next year’s squad. Georgia Patrikios and Krstel Petrevski, were drafted, while others will look to play in the VFLW. O’Connor said those coming up from the under-16 girls Conti squad were showing some really good signs. He said while a repeat of this season would be good results-wise, that wasn’t the main focus. 14 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY Tuesday, 17 December, 2019

New Calder Cannons girls coach Matthew O’Connor. (Shawn Smits) 202020_01

“We want the girls to love footy and when their time is finished at the Cannons they go onto their next club as better players and better people.

“It’s not just about winning games, but being better than last time. It’s fun winning games but it’s not everything. If we have the right things in place, the wins will come.”

The Pacers came into the state championship division with a number of teams leaving to go to the NBL1 competition. “We were lucky not to get relegated last year and we’re still a state champ team,” he said. “There’s a lot more depth than last year. “We struggled with numbers at times last year, but this year it won’t be an issue.” Lowery, who is also co-coaching director at the Pacers, said they were hopeful of appointing a men’s coach shortly. Brian Vaughns had to step down from the role. Lowery said they had a number of really good applicants. Tara Murray

Stars step up to higher league Broadmeadows Stars will move into the FV state league system in a bid to keep junior players at the club. The Stars, who fielded two men’s teams in the Sunday metropolitan competition last season, successfully applied to move to the higher competition. They will play in the state league 5 level. Which division is still to be decided. Stars men’s senior president Eren Samat said they needed to keep building their men’s program if they were to keep their juniors at the club. “We’ve had junior boys teams and they’ve had nowhere to go … we couldn’t keep them at the club,” he said. “We’ve got a decent junior set-up with 10s, 12s, 13s and 16 boys following the under-18s. It was time to set up a men’s program and now enter a state team.” Müjdat Bozkurt was appointed coach two weeks ago. Mehmet Öztürk will coach the reserves side. Samat said they would look to have three open age sides. The top side will play in state league 5 and the second side in state 5 reserves. The reserves team will be a youth team, with all players under the age of 20. They will have a men’s side in the metropolitan competition, which will be for those who can’t train and want to have a bit more fun. They will again have an over-35 team. Samat said since the announcement that they would field state league sides, there had been a lot of interest from players wanting to join the club. He said the Coolaroo location of the club was attractive to those in Roxburgh Park, Dallas and Meadow Heights area, with no club in those towns. The club is one of only a couple in Hume to have good lightning. Samat said the focus for their men’s side next season was to ensure they are competitive and not get relegated. He said the overall focus was on the whole club. “We are a new club, a young club. Our focus will always be on junior development for boys and girls. “Next year we’re looking to have 15 junior sides.” Tara Murray

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