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City in new dogfightBY DANIEL TRAN

Legal battle: A six-year-old American pit bull, Buster, (left) and a family snap of Kerser, subject of a tribunalhearing to determine his pedigree. Pictures: Mario Borg/The Age and supplied.

MONASH Council is embroiled in a new andpotentially costly row over an unregistered pitbull terrier.

The 12-month-old dog, called Kerser, hasbeen identified by council officers as a pit bull.Under Victorian law the dog must be des-troyed, but the owner has disputed the findingand appealed to the Victorian Civil andAdministrative Tribunal.

Last week the tribunal heard that officersseized the dog when they were called to a GlenWaverley address on December 4 by a mancomplaining that two dogs had broken into hisbackyard from a neighbouring property.

Pit bull terriers, also known as American pitbull terriers, are a restricted breed under theDomestic Animals Act. Since an amnestyended in 2011, any pit bulls found to be unre-gistered must be destroyed.

Just one week before the officers were calledout, the council learned it had lost a similar,$100,000 case when the Supreme Court over-turned a VCAT ruling that a dog fitted the pitbull standard. The dog in that case, Rapta, hasbeen returned to its owner.

The owner of the current dog in question,Jade Applebee, maintains it is an AmericanStaffordshire terrier cross and said outside thetribunal that she was prepared to take the caseto the Supreme Court.

During last week’s hearing, VCAT deputypresident Heather Lambrick heard from three

of Monash’s animal management officers thatthe dog, Kerser, was a restricted breed.

‘‘When I first saw Kerser, I thought he wasan American pit bull terrier,’’ officer RebeccaGraley said. ‘‘In my experience, he looked likeone. He fit the description.’’

Under questioning from John Hoey forMonash Council, Ms Graley was asked aboutassertions made by Ms Applebee’s expert wit-ness, Lynne Harwood.

Ms Harwood argued that the measurementsof Kerser were incorrect and that the shape ofhis head, eyes, cheeks, and neck showed he wasnot a pit bull.

Asked by Mr Hoey whether she agreed withMs Harwood’s statement that the dog’s cheekmuscles were not as prominent as required bythe standard, Ms Graley said: ‘‘I found that tobe untrue.’’

Ms Graley later said: ‘‘The dog can haveflaws and that’s the case in this scenario.

‘‘It doesn’t mean it’s not (a pit bull).’’But Ms Harwood, an international all-

breeds dog judge, said the council’s use of atape measure to assess Kerser would yield thewrong results. She said a tape measure wasprone to curving. ‘‘It wouldn’t be accurate.’’

The hearing was told that there were 18registered pit bull terriers in Monash.

Inspections by the council to ensure the dogsare securely constrained on their owner’s prop-erty are held twice a year. Owners are informedof one inspection and the other is at random.

The case is continuing and will include aphysical inspection of the dog at the RSPCAcentre in Burwood next month.

SEE Page 6: Kerser’s owner speaks out

Restricted breeds

Victoria has restricted the ownership of fivebreeds of dogs because they are considered tobe a higher risk to the community than others.Restricted breeds must be muzzled and leashedin public. Declared restricted breed dogs:

■ American Pit Bull Terrier■ Fila Brasileiro■ Japanese Tosa■ Dogo Argentino■ Perro de Presa Canario


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Owners’ call: There is supportfor Jill Lillingstone-Hall’sopinion (pictured) thatproperty owners should beentitled to decide how theymaintain their trees.

Re: Monash mayor keeps it dinky di,with Sri Lankan twistI am a British citizen of Ceylonese origin and I amvery proud of my British citizenship. No one herehas ever asked me about my name or complexion inmore than 50 years! Perhaps Cr Drieberg should goback to Sri Lanka?

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Re: In thethicket of thedebatePlease let the ownersdecide on how theywant to maintaintheir property. TheMonash vegetationprotection overlayshould be widenedbut only for naturestrips and creeks andreserve areas that donot include privateresidential premises.The cost of the sur-vey is justified as thecouncil needs to hearand record the com-ments of house owners. But maybe they shouldonly write to owners who have big trees in theircompound as it is easy for tree lovers to want theVPO to be maintained but have no large trees intheir compound.

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Why demonise the riders?I was saddened to see that the TAC has decided tore-run an ad from 2009 that was widely con-demned by the riding community at the time. TheTAC has had years of correspondence from thosethat ride and are advocates of safe riding, that thisad ‘The Ride’ misses the mark.

It also flies in the face of the recent parliamentarymotorcycle safety inquiry that reported the figuresused in the ad were inaccurate, and urged future adcampaigns to help vulnerable road users, ratherthan demonising them by reinforcing negative ste-reotypes of riders.

I would hope the Baillieu government addressesthis problem within its road safety agency when itresponds to the parliamentary report’s recommend-ations.

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Have you seen the car that drove off?This is a long shot but about 4.50pm on Febru-ary 18 my car was involved in a crash at theintersection of Highbury and Middleboroughroads on the border of Mt Waverley and Bur-wood East. As I proceeded to turn down a sidestreet to let traffic pass, the other driver droveoff without exchanging insurance details, and Iwas not able to see the registration number. Mycar is a write-off, so I would be very grateful ifanyone saw the incident, knows any details orsees a dark-coloured new series Civic or Corollafront end smashed driving around or coming infor repairs. Thanks.

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A bone to pickwith errant eateriesBY DANIEL TRAN

MONASH restaurants have the highest rate ofoffending against health department standards inthe state, according to official figures.

The Department of Health’s register of convic-tions shows that five Monash eateries have beenfined for failing to comply with food safetystandards over the past 18 months.

In 2012, public health officers conducted 1151inspections. Three businesses were prosecutedfor unsafe food practices.■ In Clayton, Moza Corner proprietor KamalDharmet was slugged with a $35,000 fine forfailing to comply with the food standards code.■ The proprietor of Choi Palace BBQ Restaur-ant, also in Clayton, was fined $20,000■ In Glen Waverley, Spicy Fish manager JimmyWei Wang was fined $15,000, proprietor GlobalOceanic Investments was fined $40,000 and dir-ector Li Qin Ding was fined $40,000.

A further four on-the-spot fines were alsoissued: two in Glen Waverley, one in Mulgraveand another in Oakleigh. The Department of

Health was notified in each case.Monash mayor Micaela Drieberg said the

council inspected every restaurant in the city atleast once a year.

‘‘Our staff do take public health reallyseriously,’’ she said. ‘‘In serious cases, we canprosecute the owners of the business. In caseswhere there are serious risks to public health, thecouncil does have the power to order that abusiness be closed temporarily until the problemsare fixed.’’

Businesses committing non-serious breachesare given orders by public health officers to com-ply with rules. Officers then conduct follow-upinvestigations.

‘‘If the breach doesn’t pose a serious risk tohealth, businesses can be given up to 30 days tofix it,’’ Cr Drieberg said.

Despite the convictions, council staff believe itis safe to eat out in Monash.

‘‘Restaurants can come good after a badperiod,’’ she said.

‘‘For example, Spicy Fish has passed severalinspections by our staff in recent months.’’

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‘I don’t want mydog on death row’

Pet cause: JadeApplebee with apicture ofKerser, whichshe believes isan AmericanStaffordshireterrier, and nota pit bull.

Picture: Rob Carew

BY DANIEL TRAN ‘To commit a dog to death becauseof its physical appearance, it justdoesn’t make sense. I don’t wantmy dog to die for no reason.’

— Jade Applebee

A knock on the door from an angry neighbourlast December led Jade Applebee to a hearingroom at the Victorian Civil and AdministrativeTribunal last week, fighting to save her dog’s life.

The neighbour told her that Kerser, the dog shesays was sold to her as an American Staffordshireterrier, was in the custody of Monash Council.The neighbour had called council’s animal con-trol officers after the dog broke into his back-yard.

So far as the officers were concerned, Kerserlooked clearly to be an American pit bull terrier,and their suspicions were apparently confirmedby a formal inspection at the Burwood RSPCApound the next day.

All this was just 24 hours before Ms Applebeeplanned to register Kerser. She had only movedinto her Mount Waverley home three daysearlier. Her dog, Kerser, had been staying with afriend.

Within the next 24 hours, Ms Applebee calledthe council four times. ‘‘I had no idea what was

going on,’’ she said. ‘‘I was gutted because — andI’m sure a lot of pet owners will sympathise withme — if you do get a pet, you treat it like a child.It’s your baby.’’

Ms Applebee, 27, bought Kerser from a friendof a friend in April last year and she was shockedwhen she learned of the council’s assessment ofhim.

‘‘I understood him to be an American StaffieCross. That’s what he sold to me as. He has nevershowed any signs of aggression.’’

Ms Applebee last week took Monash Councilto the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribu-nal in an effort to save her dog from being putdown.

Under changes to Victoria’s dangerous dog

legislation, councils have the power to seize unre-gistered, restricted breed dogs and destroy themif they are found to match the standard charac-teristics of the breed.

Outside the tribunal last week, Ms Applebeemaintained that Kerser was not a pit bull. But sheconceded that she ‘‘should have registered him’’and been aware of local laws.

She condemned the council for seizing dogsbased on their appearance.

‘‘I’m disappointed that [Monash Council have]put so much time and effort into putting dogs todeath. To commit a dog to death because of its

physical appearance, it just doesn’t make sense. Idon’t want my dog to die for no reason.’’

But it is believed that once officers havedecided that an individual dog is a restrictedbreed they have no powers of discretion.

Ms Applebee said that she has already spent upto $1500 on the legal case and she was preparedto take it to the Supreme Court if she did not winat the tribunal.

She said she would not seek costs from Mon-ash Council if she won.

‘‘Yes, it would be nice to be reimbursed, but if Iget my dog back, I don’t care.’’


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SOUTHERN Health has been granted aneleventh-hour reprieve with the announce-ment of a $13.6 million funding boost fromthe federal government.

Health minister Tanya Plibersek last weekvisited the Monash Medical Centre toannounce the cash injection.

‘‘It’s been a very difficult few months forpatients and for health staff and we want tomake sure that we see those frontline servicesrestored as quickly as possible,’’ she said.

‘‘It’s highly unusual for us to have to goaround the state government in this way.’’

Southern Health will directly get themoney from the federal government insteadof it being provided through the state.

Saying the move was a one-off, Ms Pliber-sek condemned comments by VictorianHealth Minister David Davis that the federalgovernment had shortchanged the state’shospital system.

‘‘We hope that we won’t need to take thissort of action again in the future but wecouldn’t stand by and let patients continue tosuffer and we couldn’t stand by and imposethis insecurity on hospital staff.’’

The announcement follows weeks of ten-sion between the state and federal govern-ments over who would plug a black hole infunding following cuts to hospitals acrossVictoria. The deep cuts followed the releaseof census data that suggested Victoria’s pop-ulation had not grown as much as expected.

Southern Health had been forced to closeat least 20 beds and a medicine and rehabilit-ation ward.

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‘Act on behaviour, not colour’BY CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS

COMPLAINTS of heavy-handed policing ofAfrican youth have ‘‘not completely goneaway’’, says a south-eastern community legalservice boss.

Helen Yandell, director of Springvale-Monash Legal Service, was pleased with the‘‘positive’’ response by Chief CommissionerKen Lay to the issue last week.

‘‘I think the instances have reduced but notenough for my liking. We’re hearing anecdot-ally that it’s still happening.

‘‘Youth workers are still telling me thesestories, and they’re not dissimilar to our 2009report.’’

The report Boys, you wanna give me someaction: Interventions into Policing of Racial-ised Communities in Melbourne, co-authoredby three community legal services includingSpringvale-Monash, found African youngpeople claiming ‘‘racialised’’ treatment bypolice.

The report stated Africans were beingexcessively stopped and searched, questioned,asked for identification and asked to move on— more so than other cultural groups. In somecases they were victims of physical violence.

Last week, after an out-of-court settlementbetween police and a group of African-Australians alleging ‘‘racial profiling’’ andover-policing against them, Victoria Police’schief commissioner Ken Lay acknowledged‘‘some of our people have let us down’’.

Chief Commissioner Lay announced areview into police’s public relations and multi-cultural training.

At the Dandenong-based Safe Suburbs task-force, there is a sense of marked change —especially since moving from a ‘‘zero toler-ance’’ to ‘‘firm but fair’’ approach to publicdisorder last August.

Acting Senior Sergeant Sam Knight, whoheads the enforcement arm of the taskforce,says her members treat everyone equally.

‘‘We have quite a good rapport with theAfrican community. You come across the samesort of people and same sort of issues regard-less of background.’’

The Safe Suburbs taskforce has been cred-ited with reducing public drinking and publicrobberies and assaults in Greater Dandenongsince late 2011. Protective services officershave also becalmed notorious railway stationssuch as Dandenong at night.

Senior Sergeant Knight says out-of-control,unregistered weekend parties — manyinvolving African and Pacific Islander groups— were the most pressing issue. Police arebeing called out to disperse crowds ofhundreds of intoxicated people from about sixparties each weekend.

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A long way from the top

Substitutes: Babba does their thing, like a certain Swedish supergroup. Below, Acca Dacca’s James Mcintyre channels Angus Young.

BY CHAD VAN ESTROP

Swedish pop group Abba last per-formed in Melbourne 36 yearsago — the last of three concerts

at the Sidney Myer music bowl withalmost 15,000 fans per show andalmost as many outside the fence.

But, in more ways than one, theynever went away

Nor did the fans. Take Trish Eng-land for instance, dancing and groov-ing to all the hits — Ring Ring, Mama-Mia, SOS, Fernando, Waterloo — hereat, um, the Grand in Cathies Lane,Wantirna South.

Well maybe it’s not exactly Abba,but for Trish and nine dedicatedfriends who’ve travelled from Won-thaggi, near enough is better thangood enough. As the self-describedAbba Groupies, they’re at their 36thconsecutive performance by the Swed-ish quartet’s tribute band Babba.

No Babba show is complete, itseems, without the Groupies. Not onlydo they pile into a bus and pursue theact to every Victorian gig, theysynchronise their dancing and eventheir dress to what’s happening onstage. When Babba has a costumechange, so do the Groupies — intoidentical outfits.

Plastic musical instruments are alsopart of their routine and it goes with-out saying that there’s an even distri-bution of blondes and brunettes.

Babba, one of the most successful ofa number of Abba tribute groups, hasthe illusion down pat: the trademarkhip-hugging sequined jumpsuits, thebeards, the slick choreography, thesoothing harmonies, even the efferves-cent Scandinavian accents.

‘‘If you close your eyes, you wouldthink they were Abba,’’ enthusesMs England.

The respect is mutual: band memberMichael Ingvarson, who plays BennyAndersson, says they keep a close eyeon the Groupies. ‘‘It’s a sign we do agood job and they enjoy it and keepcoming back. A lot of people over theyears keep coming back.’’

The two pieces of mutual affectionmight illustrate why the phenomenonof tribute bands seems to be growingstronger and stronger, in Australia andoverseas. It might not be the real thingbut it’s close — and familiarity breedscontent.

There have been tribute acts since. . . well, since Elvis was in the build-ing. In fact, Elvis tribute artists, orimpersonators, are still probably thelargest class of such acts. Possibly thefirst tribute bands — as opposed toimpersonators — were those paying

homage to the Beatles, such as the(unimaginatively named) Buggs.

The idea, of course, is to replicate,as closely as possible the look andsound of the originals, although thenames are often appalling puns — theFab Faux, ReGenesis and Fred Zep-pelin. Most of the great names of rockover the past half century now havetribute bands or performers: The Roll-ing Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Doors,Queen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Madon-na, Oasis . . . the list goes on.

But the tributes — and fans — spillinto a range of genres and not all ofthem pop or rock.

At the Cardinia Cultural Centreover the next few months, forinstance, there’s an Englebert Hum-perdink tribute and others to LizaMinelli and Shirley Bassey, Doris Dayand ‘the Queens of Croon’ such asPatti Page. That’s on top of the Ulti-mate Bee Gees and Ultimate Rock andRoll Show with ersatz Roy Orbison,Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash as wellas Time Warp, a tribute to the RockyHorror Show.

And, while imitation is the sincerestform of flattery, some acts add a twistto the tribute: Gabba performs Abbasongs but in the style of the Ramones;there’s Mini Kiss, a band made up oflittle people; and a range of distaffversions, such as the all-female AC/DShe, Aerochix, the Iron Maidens andLez Zeppelin.

Australia has long been an epicentre

of tribute. In 1997 the Sunday Timesin London called Australia "the maincradle of the tribute band’’. JournalistTony Barrell claimed it was because‘‘starved of big names, owing to theirreluctance to put Oz on their touritineraries, Australians were quiteunembarrassed about creating home-grown versions’’.

These days one of the original Abbaknock-offs, Bjorn Again, and acts likeThe Australian Pink Floyd Show nowregularly perform in the UK.

Babba had its start in 1994, partly,band members admit, because of theirphysical resemblance to Agnetha,Frida, Bjorn and Benny — but also tocash in on the wave of nostalgiasparked by the release of Muriel’s

Wedding and, earlier, the greatest hitsrecord Abba Gold.

So before hitting the stage at theGrand, Michael Ingvarson pencils on abeard and straightens his hair tomimic Benny and he and JamesMacdonald, as Bjorn Ulvaeus, slip intothose Evel Knievel-like jumpsuits.Jacqueline Hamilton is a slim, tallbrunette image of Frida Lyngstad andKelly Wild her blond match asAgnetha Faltskog.

But that’s not all. They seamlesslysegue from Oz to Swedish accents.“We just slip into the characters whenwe go on stage,’’ says Ingvarson. ‘‘Itwouldn’t make sense to go out thereand speak in an Australian accent.

‘‘It’s not just a band, it’s reliving theAbba experience. We’re always refin-ing our performance and trying tomake it more like Abba. They weresuch great singers.’’

There’s clearly a hunger for whatthey provide. About 450 fans flockedto Babba’s first show at the CentralHotel, Richmond, in December 1994.

“Our manager advertised the firstshow almost like we were an interna-tional act,” Ingvarson says. “By thethird year we were doing 180 shows ayear.” Now the four have more than2500 shows under their sequined beltsand performed at the closingceremony of the Masters Games in2002 in front of 45,000 people.

It’s probably a 180-degree turn fromAbba to AC/DC, but the latter’s trib-

ute band, Acca Dacca, is another ofAustralia’s most popular substitutegigs. And lead singer Larry Attard wasprobably destined to front it.

In 1975 his band Snake supportedAC/DC at two shows in Sydney andafter the death of Bon Scott in 1980,the band’s Malcolm and Angus Youngwere spotted at a Snake gig, checkinghim out as a replacement. He wascalled in to Albert Studios in Sydney,but the job went to Brian Johnson —so that’s who Attard now plays inAcca Dacca. And loves it.

‘‘No one can play AC/DC songs likethey can, but Acca Dacca come damnclose,’’ he says. ‘‘People actually wantto come and see us and the elation ontheir face afterwards is great. It may bethe AC/DC factor, who knows?

‘‘We don’t really have to do verymuch extra. I am in a black shirt andcloth cap and the rest are in jeans andT-shirts.’’

Attard says keeping Acca Dacca’sperformances simple was vital. ‘‘Wejust play meat and potatoes rock ’n’roll really. We don’t let our crowdsdown. We get out there and play it likeAC/DC would.’’

In 2008 Angus Young paid AccaDacca the ultimate compliment whenhe told German TV: ‘‘If you can’t seeus, see Acca Dacca.’’

Attard is incredibly proud of that.‘‘He was virtually saying that AC/DCcan’t play everywhere, so if you get achance go see Acca Dacca.’’

While AC/DC can’t play every-where, the artists Joe Piastrino paysmusical tribute to, for the most part,can’t play anywhere. He started off asan Elvis impersonator but decidedthere were so many of that originalrock and roll ilk. Piastrino’s repertoireincludes Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly,The Drifters and most notably RoyOrbison.

His first Orbison tribute was in2006 and now includes many of thetrademarks Orbison was known for —the dark glasses, slick, straight hair,tassels and dark jackets.

‘‘If you are going to be impersonat-ing him you have to be as close as youpossibly can. I don’t do Roy withoutthe costume, it just doesn’t work.”

But it’s the music, the singing thattransports the fans. “When you hitthose high notes on the head it’s a realbuzz.”

Piastrino says the emotion he is ableto evoke from his crowds has ‘‘blownme away’’.

‘‘We’ve had ladies crying and mencoming up to me saying that my songbrought back memories. And that’swhat it is all about.’’


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Students want to turn solar theory to fact

Green thumbs: Chris Renwick (left)Jennifer Stepanov and Joshua Sheppardwant to raise $14 million for a communitysolar energy generator. Picture: Wayne Hawkins

BY DANIEL TRAN

A GROUP of university students hasset itself the task of proving that greenenergy can pay its way.

The Monash Renewable EnergyCollective is hoping to raise $14 mil-lion to create a solar power station toharness the sun’s rays.

The power stored by the station willthen be sold and the profits dividedamong investors, which the collectivehopes will comprise local residents.

Although they seem to have setthemselves a mammoth task, collect-ive leader Josh Sheppard says the bigprice tag is an achievable target.

‘‘We’ve got over 150,000 people inthe Monash area and if everyone chip-ped in a small amount of money . . .then collectively we can definitelyinvest in this renewable energyresource,’’ he said.

‘‘It’s what I like to call a communityenterprise where the communitycomes together and we set up a busi-ness, but it’s definitely community-minded and it’s run by the community,

so it’s always got their best interests atheart.’’

Similar projects have proved suc-cessful already. In 2007, about 1900people banded together to build awind farm in Daylesford. Half theinvestors were locals and the farmstarted contributing to the local elec-tricity grid in the middle of 2011.

The Monash Renewable EnergyCollective, which was founded thisyear, is run by four university students:Mr Sheppard, Jennifer Stepanov,Jessica Blake and Chris Renwick — all19 years old.

Mr Sheppard said the project wasboth a venture and a move to lessenthe effects of global warming.‘‘Climate change is obviously causedpredominately by carbon emissionsand one of the of largest sources isfrom our energy sector. So it’s reallyimportant that we move to renewableenergy as soon as possible.

‘‘By running this program in thecommunity, we’re trying to kickstartthe investment in renewables that wereally need.’’

The group will be holding aninformation session next month toexplain their project and prove that itworks.

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Line dancers, makeway for a Scottish jig

Dancing workshop: Sheena McLatchie and her husband, Bill, take part in Scottish country dancing. MrsMcLatchie will be teaching dance in a beginner’s workshop next month. Picture: Rob Carew

BY DANIEL TRAN

IT’S known as the birthplace of karate andKawasaki but Japan will soon be the home of anew cultural phenomenon — Scottish countrydancing.

The island nation is fast becoming the dance’sbiggest growing market.

Mount Waverley’s Sheena McLatchie — shehas the name for it and the background — saysScottish country dancing is becoming increas-ingly popular across the globe.

‘‘You can dance Scottish in almost any countryin the world,’’ Mrs McLatchie says.

The 78-year-old Scot is a life member andteacher at the Waverley Scottish Society, whichhopes to keep the dancing style alive. She cameover to Australia from Scotland in 1962. Theorganisation started in Glen Waverley in 1968when a group of parents decided to start a pipeband for their children. Founder Frank Kennedysuggested that parents learn to dance as theirchildren played their instruments.

‘‘It just kind of snowballed from there. Forty-

five years later, the classes are still continuing andthey are at St John’s church in Virginia street,’’Mrs McLatchie says.

The society meets every Monday and hasabout 40 members. Mrs McLatchie started Scot-tish country dancing about 26 years ago afterhearing about an adult class.

‘‘I wanted something to get me out of the houseand (away from) television because I had a familyand I was working,’’ she says.

She has been teaching the art for 20 years now.‘‘Without it I think I would die, to be honest.

‘‘It’s just so much fun and it gets you out of bedin the morning. It keeps my mind ticking alongnicely.’’

In recent years, Scottish country dancing hasspread across the globe, much like it did in the1970s in Monash due to a pronounced British,Scottish and Irish influence.

‘‘I don’t think it has dwindled. It has justchanged direction or changed shape or some-thing, but the dancing is still the same,’’ MrsMcLatchie says.

The Waverley Scottish Society will be running

an introductory course for beginners from nextmonth.

The course will be held at St John’s Hall, at 37Virginia Street in Mount Waverley from 7.30pm

on March 4, 11 and 18. Beginners will learn thebasic steps over three weeks. No partner or spe-cial clothes are necessary, only soft shoes.Details: 9802 4464.


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Firebug at largeBY DANIEL TRAN

POLICE are hunting for a firebug respons-ible for starting 16 fires between Oakleighand Huntingdale over the past two years,some as recent as last Saturday week.

Eight blazes have been set along the Cran-bourne and Pakenham railway line betweenHuntingdale and Oakleigh this fire season,most during January.

The most recent fires were started aboutdawn on the weekend of February 16-17.

Detectives from the Monash crime invest-igation unit believe the fires are linked to the

same person. Leading Senior Constable JulieRushton said police became involved aftergetting reports from the Metropolitan FireBrigade. ‘‘They’re all quite minor, sometimesthey’re only a patch of grass that’s about ametre square burnt.’’ .

But during one incident a tree caught fire.Leading Senior Constable Rushton called

on residents with any information to comeforward.

‘‘If they see anything suspicious in thatarea, particularly on Saturday or Sundaymornings, which is when they’ve been occur-ring, we’d certainly like to know about it.’’

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Cash and two GPS devices were stolenfrom the cars.

Leading Senior Constable Julie Rushton,of the Monash criminal investigation unit,said the thefts were likely to be connected.

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In defence of a gentleart of non-violence

Fall guy: Instructor Fulori Smith helps an attacker practise his falls.

BY DANIEL TRAN

THERE is an art to falling down andnot hurting yourself, as many aikidopractitioners can testify.

Break falls, or ukemi, are used bystudents to practise throwing tech-niques without hurting each other.

The falls will be one of the first thingstaught to participants in an aikidobeginner’s course in Oakleigh nextmonth.

Fulori Smith, a black belt at AikidoShudokan, where the course is beingheld, says it will teach prospective stu-dents the basic stances, movements andself-defence applications of the martialart.

‘‘It’s basically a taster of aikido,’’Ms Smith says.

The course is designed for studentswho want to try martial arts or are curi-ous about aikido.

‘‘Everyone starts off together, so it’ll

be a whole bunch of people who don’thave necessarily martial arts experi-ence,’’ Ms Smith said. ‘‘We’ll haveenough instructors on the mats that thatwon’t be an issue.’’

Aikido was developed as a non-violent martial art in the early 1940s byMorihei Ueshiba.

‘‘The idea is to be able to do the tech-nique without hurting someone,’’ MsSmith said. ‘‘Everything we do is basedon someone else attacking you.’’

Aikido does not have any sparring orcompetitions but instead focuses onrefining techniques.

‘‘That’s not to say that it’s not effect-ive. The self-defence we do is still quiterigorous but the idea is never to beatsomeone up or learn how to fight,’’ shesaid.

By the end of the beginner’s course,participants will have a better under-standing of the martial art and, if theywant to continue, be ready to train in

normal classes. But for those concernedthey are not strong enough to tryaikido, Ms Smith says size does notmatter.

‘‘Our head instructor is shorter thanme and he’s about 55 kg.

‘‘We’ve got a range of sizes and agesthat train with us and because of theidea of aikido, which is to use someoneelse’s power to lock or throw them, youdon’t need strength. You just need cor-rect technique. It’s just about using yourpartner’s power and the mechanics ofthe body and leverage to do the tech-nique.’’

The beginner’s course in aikido willstart on March 5 at Aikido Shudokan’sOakleigh dojo, 21 Warner Street, Oak-leigh, and run for a month. There willbe two classes per week for an hour.

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Road warrior: MountWaverley’s Jane May, 52,will next month take partin the annual MelbourneAutumn Daytour (MAD)for the fourth time. MAD,the oldest recreationalride in Victoria, is run bythe Melbourne BicycleTouring Club. There arefour routes — the mostdifficult goes over MountMacedon and throughTrentham. Details:madride.org.au.

Picture: Lucy Di Paolo

Faithfully Fidelio: Beethoven’s only opera,

Fidelio, will launch Melbourne Opera’s 2013

season at Alexander Theatre, Monash University’s

Clayton campus, at 8pm on March. Cost: $30-$75.

The production, in English, stars Donna Maree

Dunlop, Jason Wasley, Roger Howell and Steven

Gallop. Details: 99051111 and monash.edu/

mapa.

Clean Australia: Pick up litter on Clean Up

Australia Day, Sunday, March 3, 9am-noon, beside

Scotchmans Creek and in the Mount Waverley

Wetlands. Wear sturdy shoes, bring old gardening

gloves and sunscreen. Registration is at the

playground in Regent Street, Mount Waverley.

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Gentle exercise: Tai chi and chi kung classes held

9am Saturdays at Valley Reserve, Mount Waverley.

Details: 9700 0547.

Membership available: The Combined Probus

Club of Waverley Gardens meets at the Vegas

Club, Waverley Gardens shopping centre, 9.45am

on the last Tuesday each month. Details: Rick,

9801 4049 or Noela 9560 2528.

Hole in one: Oakleigh Veterans Golf Club seeks

new members to join them on the green on

Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Oakleigh

Public Golf Course. Prospective members aged

55 or over are welcome to join. Cost: $10 yearly

membership. Details: John 9579 5362 or Bill

9807 7715.

Public speaking: Waverley Communicators teach

people to speak confidently in public. Classes

every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at

the Mount Waverley Community Centre. Details:

Heather, 9576 8790, or Hazel, 9578 1947.

Indian music: An evening of Indian classical

music with a western twist by esteemed North

Indian slide guitarist Debasis Chakroborty

performing with Sam Evans and Stephen

Magnusson at the Music Auditorium, Monash

University, Clayton, 7.30pm March 22. Cost:

$10-20. Details: 9905 1111 or monash.edu/mapa.

Gay theatre: Glory Box is a funny, sexy and

charged exploration of the challenge of love,

marriage equality for queer folks, and the struggle

for immigration rights for gay people and their

partners, 7.30pm March 22 at Alexander Theatre,

Monash University, Clayton. Cost: $10-$15.

Details: 9905 1111 or monash.edu/mapa.

Volunteers wanted: The Monash/Waverley

Community Information and Support Centre is

looking for volunteers. Applicants are required to

complete an accredited training course. Details:

9807 5996 or 9807 9844.

AA help: Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7.30pm

every Wednesday at Kerrie Road Neighbourhood

House in Glen Waverley. Details: 1300 222 222.

Parents wanted: Wesley Mission is calling for

Monash residents with a spare bedroom to

become volunteer foster carers for children and

young people. Training and support provided.

Details: Rachel 9794 3620.

Send details by noon on the Wednesday beforepublication to eastsee&[email protected] or See & Do, PO Box 318, Dandenong3175.

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Tried tale: Playwright Ray Lawler created an Australian classic with Summer of the Seventeenth Doll now beingrevived by the Encore Theatre. Picture Marco Del Grande/Fairfax

BY DANIEL TRAN

FROM the West End to Tinsel Town,Summer of the Seventeenth Doll has neverfailed to impress.

And after almost 60 years, The Doll as it isknown among its fans, continues to be adistinctive staple of the Australian stage and willplay at Clayton’s Encore theatre next month.

The show is set in Melbourne in 1953. Forthe 17th year in a row, two cane cutters, Rooand Barney, return to Melbourne during theirlay-off.

As always, Roo’s girlfriend Olive is waiting forhim. But Nancy, who used to be with Barney, hastired of the life and married someone else.

Roo, who is in his 40s, is tired and wants tosettle down. But Olive is adamant about thingsnot changing.

‘‘She’s quite happy to continue the way she is,’’director Kevin Trask says. ‘‘She doesn’t see her-self as a bride. She just wants to have fun. Sothere’s conflict between the two.’’

The Doll explores love in its simplest form,Trask says, which is why audiences continue tobe drawn to it after more than half a century.

‘‘People relate to it. It’s just got a universal lovestory in there that everyone enjoys. It’s beauti-fully written.’’

Trask says Encore audiences can also relate tothe era the play is set in.

‘‘ It evokes memories of their courting days andit just seems to work on that level.’’

This is the third time Trask has been involvedwith The Doll.

The 70-year-old played Roo twice in his40-year career but this will be his directorialdebut.

‘‘When you’re an actor you’re focused on yourown role,’’ he said.

‘‘When you’re directing, you’re looking at thebig picture, you’re looking at every character. I’vegot a fabulous cast together for this.’’

Roo is being played by theatre veteran WilliamMullholland. Lee Cairnduff will portray Oliveand Paris Romanis takes on the role of Barney.Gail Bradley is Barney’s love interest, Pearl.

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2 Loxwood Avenue,KeysboroughPrice: Mid-$400,000sAgent: LJ Hooker Noble Park9546 1888, Roy McNerney0409 149 356

Superbly positioned in Keysborough, this family home is idealfor growing families and just minutes from Coomoora primary

and high school. It has four bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes.An en suite enhances the main bedroom. There’s a good-sizedlounge room and dining room and well appointed kitchen thatadjoins a meals area. Features include polished floorboards,ducted heating, alarm system and window roller shutters. Park inthe single carport.

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1 Woodstock Place,Springvale SouthPrice: From $480,000Agent: Century 21 Wilson PrideSpringvale 9547 7222, Tuan Tran0411 511 198

This six-bedroom brick veneer in a popular part of SpringvaleSouth. It has a spacious lounge room with gas heater and

downlights. The bedrooms have double wardrobes; the mainbedroom has an en suite. The modern kitchen adjoins the diningarea. Conveniently, there are three bathrooms and three toilets. Afamily room at the rear is ideal for entertaining. Park in the brickgarage with roller door and relax in beautiful gardens. It’s just ashort walk to Mackay shops and Athol Road primary school.


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Prices start with the base model 2WD six-speed manual VTi at just over $27,000, while thetop 4WD VTi-L five-speed automatic rounds outthe range at $42,000-plus.

Previously we considered the Honda CR-Vwas overpriced for a plain ‘meat and three veg’taste of compact SUV living. Thanks as much asanything to a crowded market, that is a thing ofthe past, with the latest CR-Vs dishing up tastyfeatures at competitive prices.

Over the space of 10 days we experienced abroad span of CR-V models, spending time withthe entry-level 2WD in five-speed automaticguise and the top-dog 4WD VTI-L five-speedauto with steering wheel-mounted paddle shift.

The designers and engineers have worked hardon Honda’s theme of ‘bigger on the inside,smaller on the outside’. At 22mm shorter and

30mm lower than its predecessor, the flat frontmakes a bold statement with its three-slat radi-ator grille and big Honda ‘H’.

A sedan-style profile is augmented by largewheel arches spanning 17- or 18-inch wheels

Inside, the cabin is designed to give a feeling ofopenness. With the two front seats further apartthan before, there is more shoulder room.

Occupants are further spoilt by a new level ofcabin quietness thanks to engine and road noisebeing kept at bay by improved sound insulation.

Noise from neither engine on offer – the2.0-litre or 2.4-litre i-VTEC – is intrusive.

Efficiency is the name of the game here withcombined urban/highway fuel consumption putat 7.7 litres per 100 kilometres and 8.7 litres per100 kilometres respectively.

Ride and handling are up there with the best inclass, both with comfort and stability that arealmost sedan-style.

The new CR-V, even in base model 2WDmanual form, is accessory rich. Satellite naviga-tion and DVD are factory fitted options.

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Central star to lead from frontBY ROY WARD

Flying high: Helen Barclay flies for the ball inthe VNL finals last season. Picture: Shawn Smits

MONASH University Central starHelen Barclay was playing non-stop net-ball last year.

The 27-year-old defender helpedCentral to the preliminary finals of theVictorian Netball League, played withfriends at Mansfield in the GoulburnValley Football Netball League and wasa squad member with Victoria Fury,which plays in the Australian NetballLeague, the feeder competition for theANZ championship.

The year proved exhausting forBarclay with travel and training for allthree sides pushing her to the limit.

But it also helped her playing form asshe was a co-winner of the MargaretCaldow Trophy for the most valuableplayer in the VNL, tying with PeninsulaWaves’ Mwayi Kumwenda and YarraValley Grammar’s Caitlyn Strachan forthe award.

With 2012 Central captain LaurenBennett missing this season due to fam-ily commitments, Barclay has steppedinto the captain’s role and will look tolead from the front when the VNL sea-son begins this Wednesday night.

‘‘It’s definitely a privilege to lead theteam, it feels like a good time to take onthat important responsibility,’’ she said.

‘‘I’m coming off a strong season so ithas given me a lot of confidence.’’

Barclay admits she is enjoying her net-ball with Central so much that the yearshave sprinted by.

‘‘All of a sudden I’m a 27 year old andone of the senior players,’’ she said witha laugh.

‘‘The youngsters keep coming and youlook around and realise how youngother players are.’’

This season Barclay won’t be makingthe trips to Mansfield, instead focusingon her VNL commitments.

She said Central had returned themajority of its senior side from last sea-son with the group determined to push

for the premiership after losing to even-tual champions City West Falcons by agoal in last season’s preliminary final.

‘‘When we lost by one goal in thefinals last year it was heartbreaking,’’Barclay said.

‘‘I think we were all pretty close totears because we put all our effort intoone game and couldn’t quite get there.

‘‘After that game a lot of people in theteam used those emotions as a drivingforce to come back even stronger thisyear.

‘‘Most of this year’s team wentthrough that and will carry that withthem.’’

Barclay has no doubt her side is goodenough to cotend for the title.

‘‘I really feel like we have the ability toget further into the finals and play forthe premiership,’’ she said.

Aside from losing Bennett, who playsgoal shooter or goal attack, Central hasadded one of the rising stars in Victoriannetball in goal attack Sarah Main, whojoins from Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels.

Barclay, who matched up on the Vic-torian under-age player several times inpast seasons, said she was excited to seeMain in Central colours.

‘‘Sarah is a dedicated player with a lotof talent who is really looking to makeher mark,’’ Barclay said.

With Victorian netball adding asecond team to the Australian NetballLeague this coming season, more VNLplayers than ever will get the chance toplay in front of national league selectors.

Barclay is one player who hopes to getanother chance to impress after previ-ously playing with Vic Fury and herhome-town ACT Darters team.

‘‘It’s really a fantastic opportunity andhopefully a few Monash players get thechance to make those teams,’’ Barclaysaid.

Two out of three national titles ain’t bad

Open season: Clayton starlet Lisa Phillips rolls outa shot during the Australian Open singlescompetition last week. Picture: Chris Hopkins

‘It was incredible. I justdropped to my knees.’ - Lisa Phillips

THERE was only millimetres in it but risingAustralian bowls star Lisa Phillips claimed hersecond Australian Open women’s singles trophyon Friday.

The 19-year-old Clayton Bowls Club star saidshe could hardly believe she had won her secondOpen title in three years as her opponent, long-time star Karen Murphy, had one last shot tokeep Phillips from winning the final, only theshot went just wide of Phillips’ bowl. ‘‘It was

amazing,’’ Phillips said. ‘‘Karen is a legend of thesport and with that last bowl I was preparing forthe worst, it must have missed by a millimetre.

‘‘It was incredible. I just dropped to my knees.’’The Gippsland resident, who travels to Clay-

ton each week to play Premier Bowls, said shewas proud to win the competition once more andgive her year the perfect start.

‘‘In 2011 I was just happy to make the final let

alone win it, then last year I was a little disap-pointed not to back it up,’’ she said.

‘‘So this year I wanted to go all out for the titleand I managed to come out on top.’’

Phillips said she hoped to make the next Aus-tralian side while her long-term goal is to makethe Australian Commonwealth Games team.

‘‘It puts my name on the map a bit more,’’ shesaid. ‘‘Hopefully I will be in the Australian squadagain and maybe next year I can sneak my way tobecoming a Commonwealth Games champion.’’

Phillips also won the women’s triples eventwith Samantha Shanahan and Claire Duke.

— Roy Ward

MONASH UNIVERSITYCENTRAL’S FIXTURE

Victorian Netball League 2013Championship DivisionFebruary 27 Monash University Central v

Southern Saints, SNHC Court 3 9.40pm

March 6 Monash University Central v North

East Blaze, SNHC Court 5, 9.40pm

March 20 Monash University Central v Yarra

Valley Grammar Ariels, SNHC Court 5,

8.20pm

March 27 Monash University Central v City

West Falcons, SNHC Court 5, 7pm

April 3 UB Ballarat Pride v Monash

University Central, SNHC Court 1, 7pm

April 20 Peninsula Waves v Monash

University Central, Patterson River SC

6.30pm

April 24 Boroondara Genesis v Monash

University Central, SNHC Court 3, 9.40pm

April 29 Monash University Central v VU

Western Lightning, Monash University

Clayton, 9.10pm

May 8 Geelong Cougars v Monash


May 19 Southern Saints v Monash

University Central, Mentone Grammar,

2.25pm

May 22 Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels v

Monash University Central, SNHC Court 2,

9.40pm

May 29 City West Falcons v Monash


June 5 Monash University Central v UB

Ballarat Pride, SNHC Court 1, 8.20pm

June 12 Monash University Central v

Boroondara Genesis, SNHC Court 3,

8.20pm

June 19 North East Blaze v Monash


June 26 Monash University Central v

Peninsula Waves, SNHC Court 1, 8.20pm

July 3 Monash University Central v Geelong

Cougars, SNHC Court 4, 7pm

July 10 VU Western Lightning v Monash


July 17 Semi-finals

July 24 Preliminary finals

July 31 Grand final

■ SNHC = State Netball and HockeyCentre, Parkville


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Top trioyet to bedecidedALTHOUGH the semi-finalistsin Menzies Shield are all butconfirmed, the top three posi-tions on the ladder are still up inthe air following the first day ofthe final round.

The clash between competi-tion leaders Toorak-Prahran andpremier Cavaliers is very muchweighted in favour of the latterfollowing the Traks’ disappoint-ing first innings batting effort.

Cavaliers bowler Jude Fern-ando (6-61) led the charge as theTraks were bowled out for 151.

In reply Cavaliers are wellplaced at 1-60.

The surprise of the day camein Mt Waverley Uniting’s totaldominance over fifth-placed MtWaverley Catholics.

Dismissing its opponents for103, Uniting has already gaineda sizeable first-innings lead andwill press for outright pointsnext week.

If it is successful in the quest,there is every chance that itcould find itself at the top of theladder, depending on the out-come of the Toorak-Prahran-Cavaliers match.

In most games throughout thecompetition, the batsmen dom-inated play.

Jake Attwood posted anothercentury, making 187 for St Paul’sGlen Waverley against NottingHill Brandon Park.

The top team score for the daycame in the sixth grade.

East Oakleigh amassed amammoth 9-558 againstEmmanuel South Oakleigh.

Menzies ShieldSt. James Malvern Valley 3-99

(J McHugh-Cullen 38no, N

Gray 38) v Salesian Old Boys

127 (N Symes 6-67)

St Paul’s Glen Waverley 9-309

(J Attwood 187, L Pappon 47, P

Gurr 4-46) v Notting Hill

Brandon Park

Glen Waverley 9-275 (D Sheean

94, C Filer 59no, M Hawkins 38,

G Stefanov 3-39) v Chadstone

Harlequin

Mt Waverley Uniting 3-185 v Mt

Waverley Catholics 103

Toorak-Prahran 151 (H Trotter

35, O Jenkins 30, J Fernando

6-61) v Cavaliers 1-60

— Bill Weeden

Massive chase leaves Richmond flounderingRICHMOND couldn’t chase down amammoth total against Footscray-Edgewater and was bowled out at Cent-ral Reserve on Saturday.

The Tigers were set the enormoustask of chasing the Bulldogs’ firstinnings total of 9-342 declared. Thehome side was bowled out later in theday for 226.

After ending the first day on 8-320,the Bulldogs stayed at the crease to taketheir total to 342 before putting theunder-strength Tigers in to bat.

The Bulldogs bowlers got off to a bril-liant start with three early wickets,including the scalp of Tigers captainRyan Carters, to have the home sideprecariously placed on 3-39.

Chris Weeks (31) and Andrew Del-mont (44) built a 63-run stand for thefourth wicket before Weeks was dis-missed by Ben Green with the score on4-102.

Coming in at No. 6, Daniel Sartoriproved the form batsman for the Tigerswith a knock of 84 not out. He man-aged to build promising partnershipswith Steve Garrett and Josh Durrant.But the wicket of Durrant was quicklyfollowed by the final two batsmen tohave the Tigers all out for 226.

Wesley Robinson (3-26) and LucasDredge (3-70) were the leading bowlersfor the Bulldogs.

The Tigers now face a major battle tomake the finals with their final-round

match against Dandenong at ShepleyOval. The winner is likely to make thetop eight and the loser almost certain tomiss out.

Also on Saturday, Hawthorn-Monash University took home a first-innings win over Essendon.

The Hawks resumed on 3-108, chas-ing the Dons’ 117 all out, and soonpassed the total with captain DavidAlleyne (53) leading the way.

The Hawks batted for 80 overs andmade 210 all out before the Dons fin-ished out the overs, compiling 3-108from 42 overs.

Hawks bowlers Jake Wigney, VinayTripathi and Daniel Rogers all took awicket apiece.

This Saturday the Hawks finish theirseason with a two-day fixture againstPrahran at Monash University Oval.

PREMIER CRICKET LADDER: Mel-

bourne 73 points, 1.73 per cent; Prah-

ran 70, 1.28; Ringwood 65, 1.29; St

Kilda 57, 1.32; Frankston Peninsula

54, 1.06; Melbourne Uni 53, 1.09;

Richmond 51, 1.57; Fitzroy Doncaster

50, 1.16; Carlton 49, 1.03; Dandenong

47, 1.25; Geelong 45.4, 0.91; Casey-

South Melbourne 41, 0.80; Footscray

Edgewater 33, 0.98; Camberwell Mag-

pies 33, 0.77; North Melbourne 32,

0.78; Hawthorn-Monash Uni 18, 0.66;

Essendon 12, 0.63; Northcote 9, 0.52.

— Roy Ward

Oaks’ Twenty20 vision comes trueBY ROY WARD

Star turn: Oakleigh’s Brent Warren made 57 in the Twenty20 grand final. Pictures: Wayne Hawkins

Heroes: Winners are grinners.

OAKLEIGH has claimed its second Vic-torian Sub District Cricket AssociationLegends and Heroes Twenty20 titlewith 21-run win over Plenty Valley atCoburg City Oval last week.

The Oaks made it two titles in threeyears with an impressive bowling per-formance as they defended their first-uptotal of 5-124, keeping the Bats to9-103 from their 20 overs.

Indeed, the Bats looked likely to bekept under 100 before hitting a bound-ary off the final delivery of the match.

Oaks captain Jarrod Travagliapraised his side for its performance andprofessionalism throughout the com-petition.

“I’m just rapt for all the boys,”Travaglia said. “It certainly does matterto us. The Twenty20 competition hasbeen going for four years and we’vebeen in the grand final three times nowfor two wins and a loss, so we definitelywanted to be in a positive position onthe ledger and not 1-2.”

After Travaglia took a wicket in thesecond over the Bats looked to be press-ing ahead, getting to 1-41 before spin-ner Joe Roberts (3-9) had a Batsbatsman caught on the fence.

That wicket and the end of the firstpower play had the runs dry up for theBats. The Oaks were able to build pres-sure that soon led to two more quickwickets. Slow-medium bowler RobMcCartney (4-20) and Roberts led theway.

The task slowly got harder for theBats and when star import LorenzoIngram (28) was caught off the bowlingof McCartney, the Oaks knew they hadthe trophy in the bag.

A boundary off the final deliverydidn’t dampen the celebrations either.

Travaglia praised the efforts ofMcCartney and Roberts and com-mended the in-form Brent Warren forhis 57 with the bat. Roberts was namedman of the match.

“We knew having runs on the board

would always be crucial,” he said.“Throughout the year we haven’t

bowled that well in power plays, espe-cially the first power play, so we knewthat when we got the sweepers back wehad bowlers who could really tighten up

at each end and that is what happenedfrom overs six to 15.

“Once we got sweepers back we putthe spinners on and took the pace offthe ball, which worked well for us.

“Roberts and McCarthy were out-standing. Robbie hasn’t played a lot offirst XI cricket, so for him to get fourwickets was outstanding. Joey is asenior player for us and he was import-ant too.”

With the Oaks on the verge of claim-ing the minor premiership and homeground advantage for the coming finals,Travaglia made it clear his side hadgreater success on their mind, in thecoming five weeks.

“It’s another slice of pie along theway but our goal is to win the Saturdaypremiership.

“We are proud to win any silverwareand I know it will give the boys a lot ofconfidence in the finals.”■ Oakleigh scored a first innings winover Ivanhoe in its VSDCA clash on Sat-urday and now looks likely to finish theseason as minor premier.

The Oaks, who took a first inningswin on the first day, kept batting intothe second day before putting theiropponents back into bat at the end.

The Oaks could only get six wicketsbefore play ended.


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