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SHORTCHANGEDGrowth area suburbs are among the big losers as the state government wields the axe on vital road funding■ PAGE 5
POKEY PAINOrganisations join forces to warn residents against poker machines as Whittlesea loses $93 million■ PAGE 15
SPORTCatch up on the DVCA Barclay Shield action as winless teams Bundoora United and Mernda resume their battle ■ PAGE 27
Former mayor Mary Lalios takes over the reins again at Whittlesea council, having edged out a challenge from Nicola Davis ■ PAGE 3
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tight vote goes the way of mayoral veteranswhittlesea
A new moon over the lake in front of Whittlesea council o� ces signalled a new broom at town hall, and the ‘broom’ duly made its sweep as anticipated by outgoing mayor Rex Gri� n.
� e north ward representative had expected one of his more junior ward colleagues, Ricky Kirkham or Nicola Davis, would be standing in his place.
Cr Gri� n told the Weekly he had the chance to be voted in as mayor for a second term but had decided one of the younger councillors should “have a go”, and so relinquished an opportunity to continue in a job he had relished for the past 12 months.
In fact, south-east ward councillor Mary Lalios became the new mayor of Whittlesea a� er a one-vote win over the only other nominee, Cr Davis , at a council meeting on Wednesday night.
Cr Lalios was elected to council in 2005 and this is her third term in the top job, having served as mayor in 2008 and 2009.
Her south-east ward colleague Stevan Kozmevski was elected deputy mayor.
Cr Kozmevski was elected to the council in 1997 and served as mayor in 2011.
When the vote at the council meeting hit � ve for Cr Lalios, Cr Gri� n said he was “very disappointed” to see Cr Kirkham raise his hand in support of a third term in the top job for Cr Lalios, tipping the numbers against the bid of Cr Davis at 6/5.
“� at was a shock,” Cr Gri� n conceded, although he said he recognised that Cr Lalios was “a very astute person” with the experience needed to be mayor of such a fast-growing city.
Cr Kirkham told the Weekly his decision to throw his support behind Cr Lalios was done with the intention of presenting a united front and discontinuing simmering divisions that he said had no place in the council chamber.
“It was a very di� cult decision to make and not one that I made lightly,” Cr Kirkham said.
“I understand the disappointment of other
and I am committed to providing strong leadership to help deliver positive outcomes,” Cr Lalios said.
“� ere are a number of critical priorities for Whittlesea, such as a need for family violence services, a primary school in Epping North and Mernda South, and a police station in Mernda .
“We also have a critical backlog of transport needs, including the need for the state government to extend the rail line from South Morang to Mernda and build the O’Herns Road interchange on the Hume Freeway,” she said.
“For the ward I represent, the south-east
people, but I believe it was done in the best interest of the city, given the underlying tensions.” Cr Kirkham described local government as “a very interesting beast” .
� e Weekly understands that both he and Cr Gri� n have made similar submissions to the local government electoral review being undertaken by senior Liberal Party � gure Petro Georgiou, supporting greater stability in local leadership by having popularly elected mayors for four-year � xed terms, as is the case in some other states.
Cr Lalios said she had the passion and enthusiasm needed to do the job.
“� ere are many challenges our city faces
ward, I would also like to see the state government extend the number 86 tram to South Morang.” \
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we’re not moving, say upper house’s finn, elsburySunbury
Western Metropolitan Liberal MPs Bernie Finn and Andrew Elsbury have ruled out contesting the newly formed seat of Sunbury at next year’s state election.
Speaking to the Weekly , both denied rumours they were looking to make the switch to the lower house.
Mr Finn, who lives in Bulla, said people had been asking him for months whether he would stand for the new seat, which is similar to the old seat of Tullamarine that he
represented as MP from 1992-1999. He lost to Labor’s Liz Beattie in 1999 and the seat was later abolished.
“If I’m elected again I will be delighted to represent Sunbury in the upper house,” Mr Finn said.
“I used to live in Sunbury; my children go to school there and I do a lot of things there,” Mr Finn said. “But I will not be contesting the new [lower house] seat of Sunbury.”
Mr Elsbury, who lives in Werribee, said he had heard the rumours that he was
considering contesting the Sunbury seat.“At my electoral conference I announced
I would be running for Western Metropolitan region again.”
� e Weekly believes Mr Finn’s wife Cathy is considering standing for the Liberal Party. She stood as the Liberal candidate for the seat of
Yuroke in 2006. “If she is to run, she would be a � rst-class candidate,” said
Mr Finn about his wife .Sunbury resident Ben Collier, who
withdrew as the Liberal candidate for the
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federal seat of McEwen for family reasons in April, said he was considering all his options.
Sunbury ALP branch president and former Hume young citizen of the year, Jamie Byron has con� rmed he will stand for Labor Party preselection. “� e Labor party is , however, yet to open nominations for state seats and determine a preselection timetable,” he said.
Sunbury councillor Jack Medcra� has said that he would consider contesting the seat. He stood for the seat of Macedon in 2006 and Niddrie in 2010. \
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join the fauna surveyHume council is doing fauna surveys at several conservation reserves from 8-10pm on Wednesday, December 4. Residents can help with the survey by:■ Spotlighting animals active at night■ Listening to frog calls around the wetlands, especially for the growling grass frog ■ Playing bird calls to get owls to call back■ Setting up a harp trap and AnaBat device to detect insect-feeding micro-bats. Wear walking shoes and weather-proof clothes, bring a torch and contact Hume’s urban biodiversity of� cer, Melissa Doherty, on 9205 2200 or email [email protected] RSVP: Friday, November 29 \
ClarificationIn last week’s Weekly, it was stated: “Although no group was speci� cally set up to oppose a Sunbury move out of Hume, a loose coalition of residents, including some organisers of the annual Sunfest event, established an internet-based opinion page for people to post alternative views.” The Weekly wishes to clarify that committee members of Sunfest have nothing to do with the organisation of this opinion page. The Sunfest committee is expressly non-political and has expressed concern that it may be perceived to be taking sides. \
BRIEFSorange, colourof reassurancecraigieburn
For tomorrow’s Wear Orange Wednesday, SES volunteers and their families and friends don the trademark colour to � y the � ag for the organisation once known as “civil defence”.
Wear Orange Day is part of Victoria State Emergency Service’s Week, with the colour highlighting the wide-ranging response capabilities required of volunteers and their community-based units at roadside rescues and during natural disasters.
� ere are 5500 volunteers attached to SES units across Victoria and more than 27,000 Australia-wide.
Craigieburn SES founder Paul Ledwich remembers the early 1980s when the local SES truck was parked in a member’s driveway when not in use and equipment was stored in sheds and garages.
� at was before a railing was put on the median strip to divide tra� c on the Hume Highway. Easter was the nightmare long weekend of the road accident calendar.
“Easter and Christmas ... but that’s all quietened down now,” Mr Ledwich said.
� ese days, any time can be busy. Unit volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Mr Ledwich remembers using his then 13-year-old son Martin as “the patient” for members learning to bandage, test blood pressure and stabilise broken bones.
Now Martin is his unit controller, and � rst aid has become a lot more sophisticated.
So, too, has the SES network, with Hume council supporting units at Sunbury and Broadmeadows as well as Craigieburn.
Sunbury unit controller Anthony White wants as many Hume residents as possible to wear orange tomorrow, and then post pictures of themselves at work, school or play on to facebook.com/sessunbury
Craigieburn SES can be contacted at craigieburnses.com \ HG
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alarm bells as north-west road funding falls by 27%transport
VicRoads funding for roads in Melbourne’s north-west has been cut by more than $40 million, according to � gures released by the state opposition last week.
� e � gures, based on VicRoads documents, show that across the state $160 million less was allocated in VicRoads’ 2012-13 funding than in 2011-12.
In the metro north-west region, which includes Hume and Whittlesea, funding dropped by 27 per cent – from $149 million in 2011-12 to $108 million in 2012-13.
� e region, which covers 14 municipalities, includes four growth area councils : Hume, Whittlesea, Melton and Wyndham.
As reported by the Weekly , growth area councils have been calling for more funding to be spent on roads in outer Melbourne.
In August, Auditor-General John Doyle criticised successive state governments and VicRoads for failing to provide adequate funding for transport and roads in growth areas.
Opposition leader Daniel Andrews said these funding cuts were responsible for roads’ falling into disrepair , creating a safety hazard for motorists.
“It’s pretty simple: if you take money out of road maintenance and don’t build new roads, the quality of roads in Victoria will su� er and so will motorists,” he said.
VicRoads metro north-west regional director Patricia Liew said the utility couldn’t comment on the � gures as it was unclear how
they had been calculated.“In 2013-14, we are spending $466 million on road maintenance ,” she said. “� e targeted road repair and restoration program will ensure the life of these roads is extended for decades .
“In addition to maintenance funding, the Victorian government has
provided $630 million for spending on a number of vital new road projects.
“In Melbourne’s north and west, safety improvements will be carried out at intersections at Pascoe Vale Road (Hume),
while Cooper Street (Epping) will be widened to three lanes in each direction between the Hume Freeway and Edgars Road.
Whittlesea council’s Mary Agostino said VicRoads was currently doing major works on the Metropolitan Ring Road through the municipality and they would not be completed until 2015.
‘‘We are hoping the signalisation of Epping Road/Harvest Home Road intersection will commence this � nancial year, ’’ she said.
� e state opposition has set up a website, FixOurRoads.com.au to allow residents to nominate dangerous roads that need � xing.
Roads Minister Terry Mulder did not respond to requests to comment. \
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Greenvale’s Aitken College is exploring ways to broaden the horizons of its star female students.
High achievers in maths and sciences were invited to take part in a project to address how girls view engineering as a future career option.
Science faculty head Adele Hudson signed up 20 female maths and science students to the project in June a� er being invited by the Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network to work with Metro Trains as a workplace o� ering diverse opportunities for women in engineering.
Dr Hudson said a highlight was a visit by Jennifer Nguyen, a young graduate engineer now working with Metro Trains.
“Jennifer was able to explain the day-to-day tasks of a graduate mechanical engineer,” Dr Hudson said.
Careers counsellor Rae Gibbs said the girls worked in teams designing research projects and action plans. � ey also surveyed year 8
students about their awareness of engineering and used experiments to illustrate to younger students how engineers set about their tasks.
“Our girls discovered that skills they enjoy, such as problem-solving, creativity, design and communication, are a vital part of the
work of engineers but also transferable to a wide range of career options open to
them in the future,” Ms Gibbs said.� e project culminated in a visit
to the University of Melbourne engineering faculty, where they used computers to manipulate
robots, and to the city o� ces of Metro Trains, where the girls
presented their � ndings to senior sta� . School principal Kim Forward said
it was hoped the familiarisation project would be used by other schools to help stimulate interest in and provide a greater understanding of engineering as a rewarding career for women. \ HG
New horizons: Aitken College students Tishya, Ellie (kneeling), Rachelle, Julia and Laura learn new engineering skills. (STEPHEN MCKENZIE)
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your voicefailed to mention that Jack Medcraft was prevented from speaking and failed to mention the calling out from the gallery. I feel the reporting on this issue was appalling.LESLEY OGILVIE \ SUNBURY
■ As a Sunbury resident, I have concerns about the well-being of our community, that is if the [Local Government] minister decides to split Sunbury from Hume. After hearing of the atrocious carry-on that went on at the mayoral election meeting on Thursday night, my concerns have escalated three-fold. We voted these Sunbury councillors in to work for us. If they treat their peers like this in a public meeting, is it any wonder the rest of Hume want us out. These are the same men pushing to leave Hume, and they have the audacity to stand up and say, “Sunbury is capable enough to go it alone’’. Well, I’m very sorry, but if it’s with the likes of these councillors, we are already doomed. Let’s pray the minister can see sense and leave things the way they are.JULIE SMILEY \ VIA ONLINE
■ Congratulations to Casey Nunn on being voted as Hume mayor for the next 12 months. Such a well-deserved appointment. Sad that there are some very immature councillors still on the council that have run their time. Such childish behaviour from Cr Jack Medcraft, but actually the of� cial photo was enhanced without these “kids’’ in it! Shameful behaviour. If you cannot be part of the team, step off .KATHY \ VIA ONLINE
■ I expect the two Jacks to start bitchin’ soon as they were excluded from the team photo. Has anyone thought of getting rid of local government altogether?H THE B \ VIA ONLINE ■ The real truth is that the boys tried to use bully tactics and it didn’t work. Maybe they should be bought a calculator to � gure out numbers. Sunbury is lucky to have one councillor who can work as part of the team. She will have to deliver the goods, as I can’t imagine the others will want to work with them
after this childish display. Good luck to young Casey; she deserves to be given a go!KATE \ VIA ONLINE ■ It took a village to raise the two Jacks. The rest of Hume looks forward to their secession.HILLARY \ VIA ONLINE
■ So disgusted with the behaviour of the two Hume councillors. I hope our new and welcomed mayor deals with them swiftly and � rmly.SUNBURY FED UP \ VIA ONLINE
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BOYCOTT MARS THE MOMENT(Weekly, November 5)
■ As Jack Ogilvie’s wife, I feel very strongly about this article. Since my husband became a councillor in 1990, I have responded to articles in your paper on only one other occasion. I have chosen to respond this time because I believe your reporter has in� amed an issue and defamed my husband. The abuse yelled from the gallery at the mayoral election and the exclusion of two councillors by other councillors in the mayoral discussions created a volatile situation any sensible person would walk away from. All authorities advise you that when a situation can get out of control you should walk away. Yet when my husband did this to defuse the tension, your reporter chose to, in my opinion, victimise him. Your reporter stated that “her [the new mayor’s] big night was marred by the antics” and I � nd it offensive and incorrect to call it “antics”. Your reporter failed to mention Jack Ogilvie had already withdrawn from running for mayor,
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LEASED Parkland TO give way for clinic
A new GP super clinic is planned for parklands next to Banksia Gardens Community Centre at Broadmeadows.
Hume council has resolved to surrender its long-term lease of the parklands, owned by the Department of Human Services and used as a community gardens and activities area abutting the centre, to allow the clinic development to go ahead.
A report to the council anticipates the department would then sell an area of Banksia Gardens fronting Coleraine Street to Dianella Community Health so it is able to build and operate the clinic.
Another part of the gardens, which the council has maintained and developed for more than 20 years, is a protected conservation site in Hume’s natural heritage strategy, containing native grasslands deemed signi� cant.
� e council has noti� ed the Department of Human Services of the site’s protected status.
Redeeming its once peppercorn rental will save the council more than $27,000 a year. \ HG
grow that mo, bro, and help beat cancerNowadays you could be forgiven for confusing the pronunciation of the 11th month of the year.
� e take-up of Movember Foundation, the independent global charity that asks its participants to grow a moustache – or ‘mo’ – for the month of November to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and mental health issues, was staggering last year.
More than 1.1 million ‘Mo Bros’ and ‘Mo Sistas’ joined the movement, raising $141.5 million across the world. � e Australian tally was $29.1 million.
Since its humble beginnings in 2003, Movember has raised more than $450 million towards men’s health research worldwide.
Hume Central Secondary College teacher Michael Mawal has rallied teachers and students at the school to grow a moustache and contribute to tackling men’s health issues for the remainder of the month.
While he has had no direct contact with anyone a� ected by prostate cancer, the Moreland youth worker works closely with young men dealing with mental health issues.
“Seeing the increase in young teenage boys developing depression or anxiety, I wanted to make people aware that these people are struggling,” Mr Mawal said.
It’s the third time he has taken part in the
campaign, and he’s managed to convince seven teachers and nine students to join in his hair-growing and fund-raising e� orts.
“I didn’t want to be embarrassed by myself with a sleazy mo. Now even the campus principal is involved,” Mr Mawal said.
� eir team of students and teachers hopes
to beat last year’s e� orts and raise more than $1200.
“ Together we will grow our mos and make Hume proud,” Mr Mawal said. \
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Mo brigade: Michael Mawal (centre) with Greg Orr (left) and Chris Terzakis. (STEPHEN MCKENZIE)
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Following the death of her four-year-old daughter about 30 years ago, Mill Park resident Carmen Andrews took little notice of a few irritable patches
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she had been through, and that it would go away.“I was a mess and it wasn’t a priority anyway. But as
the years went on it got worse,” Andrews (pictured at home) says.
For four years, she didn’t realise there was a history of psoriasis in the family.
But when her younger brother developed a brain tumour and died shortly after, her father developed the same dry, flaky and irritable skin condition she had complained of since the death of her own daughter.
Little by little, a pattern emerged of hereditary psoriasis. Her grandmother often complained of severe dandruff, which, in hindsight, was probably a sign she, too, suffered from the disease, which is often triggered by stress, Andrews says.
And her family is by no means alone. According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, more than 500,000 Australians have psoriasis.
Each year, World Psoriasis Day – October 29 this year – is used to raise awareness and give sufferers a voice.
This year’s theme was to promote access to treatment, a message echoed by a new Australian campaign that includes two television commercials and a new website, mypsoriasis.com.au.
Asked whether she ever felt stigmatised when her skin flared up, Andrews answers with a resounding
PROfiLE \ After yeArs of suffering, cArmen Andrews feels fine in her skin, writes leXi cottee
“Heavens, yes! I didn’t wear a dress or short sleeves for over 30 years.”
According to Associate Professor Peter Foley, director of research at the Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc, psoriasis is a complex inflammatory condition that can be physically and psychologically devastating and is often associated with other serious chronic health
conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and joint problems.
In search of a remedy, Andrews tried altering her diet and spent a small fortune on creams, salts and UV lights over the years, all to no avail.
Four years ago she was hospitalised at St Vincent’s with severe hypothermia. Hospital
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“I’m just about clear now. I don’t think you’d even notice it any more. When it’s at its worst, it’s itchy, it’s really quite debilitating. But you don’t have to suffer,” she says.
The remarkable improvement in her condition has allowed the former bookkeeper to return to study and set up her own mortgage broking business. She hopes the awareness campaign breaks down the barriers of embarrassment, fear and anxiety associated with the condition and will lead others to seek the right medication.
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Earlier this year, Cr Nunn proposed Hume council investigate becoming an o� cial caravan-friendly tourist town, but the bureaucracy found this was not a simple task as it would require signi� cant and expensive infrastructure and space .
But Cr Nunn pursued the idea and last week joined state Manufacturing Minister David Hodgett at the opening of a new $3.5 million manufacturing space for Nova Caravans at the company’s Campbell� eld base.
� e new 3000-square-metre facility is expected to increase production capacity of Nova caravans by up to 40 per cent.
� e company, established in 2005, is one of the top 10 Victorian caravan manufacturers and employs 66 people .
“� e sector has grown steadily at around 3 per cent annually over the past � ve years and there were 11,300 new caravan and campervan registrations in Australia in the three years to 2012,” Mr Hodgett said. \ HG
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A chance meeting at a Perth restaurant in 1961 has led to a lifetime together for Gladstone Park couple Beth and Lyle Wilson, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last month.
� e couple (pictured, with their wedding photo) met in Scarborough in Western Australia through Mrs Wilson’s eldest sister and her friends whil e visiting from Victoria.
“Lyle worked for Elders and came down from the country to Perth occasionally,” Mrs Wilson said. “� at’s how he met my sister and friends, and then we met a couple of weeks later.
“When my eldest sister and I went for a meal, the [Elders] boys happened to be there . My sister said, ‘Oh, they’re those boys we met the other night. Hello, hello! Come and meet my sister’.”
Mr Wilson popped the question in May 1963 and the pair tied the knot in the Scarborough Baptist Church on October 12 of that year.
� e family o� en had to move depending on where Mr Wilson’s work for Elders took him.
“When we got married we lived in a place called Dumbleyung in Western Australia. We were there until 1965, then we came back to Melbourne ,” Mr Wilson said.
“ We were in Shepparton from 1969 to 1972. Now we are here and have been since 1973.”
� e couple, both 76, have three daughters Leeza, 48, Joanne, 45, and Suzanne, 44, six
grandchildren and one great-grand daughter For the past 20 years, they have treated themselves to annual caravan trips to Queensland, meeting friends in Port Douglas, Rollingstone and Main Beach.
� e couple will celebrate the ir anniversary with family and friends this Saturday. \
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� e universit y’s next-generation approach to science education – Freely-Accessible Remote Laboratories (FAR Labs) – will be o� ered to all Australian secondary schools following its o� cial launch on November 27.
� e program was designed to engage students in years 9 to 12 studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
For some years, La Trobe University academics Drs B rian Abbey and David Hoxley and Professor Paul Pigram have been working on a di� erent approach to teaching physics in secondary schools.
“ Many schools lack specialist physics teachers, and the safety rules are very restrictive, among other things. I thought, we’ve got the experiments, so let’s connect them,” Dr Hoxley said. Schools can sign up to the program for free. Registration grants access to virtual hands-on laboratory experiences for their students, including access to the Australian Synchrotron.
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Whittlesea Interagency Taskforce on Gambling (WITOG) will host a community forum today to highlight the harm caused by poker machines.
More than $93 million was lost in pokies in Whittlesea alone last year, a� er more than $100 million in 2011-12.
A partnership of frontline service organisations dealing with the local impact of problem gambling has organised the forum. It includes Whittlesea Community Connections, Plenty Valley Community Health, Kildonan UnitingCare, Salvation Army Crossroads, Neami National, and Hume Whittlesea Primary Care Partnership.
WITOG was set up in December last year a� er the collapse of the council-run Whittlesea Responsible Gaming Forum, which tried for almost a decade to bring venue operators and social support agencies together to work on problem areas.
But venues were accused of refusing to trial reforms or support the agencies dealing with the impact of problem gambling.
Community Connections chief executive Jemal Ahmet told the Weekly that venues were asked to limit the number of withdrawals through E� pos – a scheme
introduced a� er the state government removed ATMs from gaming venues.
“People can make multiple withdrawals until their money runs out or they reach a daily limit, and we asked this be restricted to one withdrawal,” Mr Ahmet said. “� e venues said it would disadvantage other card-users, like diners, which is nonsense.”
He said the venues also refused to contribute to a local fund for services for problem gamblers.
A spokesman for ALH group, which runs the Bundoora Hotel, the Plough in Mill Park and the Excelsior in � omastown, said demands on local venues to reduce problem gambling exceeded mandatory standards.
Mr Ahmet will mediate today’s forum at which speakers will be Dr Mark Zirnsak, chairman of the Victorian Interchurch Gambling Taskforce ; Whittlesea council chief executive David Turnbull; and the regional adviser on prevention of gambling-related harm, Dr Susan Rennie.
� e forum is from 10am- noon at the Salvation Army Plenty Valley, corner Morang Drive and Fred Hollows Way, in Mill Park. \
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Education \ JO DAVY meets the Victorian Koori student of the year
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and web design at non-profit communications agency Fraynework Multimedia. It was during that time that Atkinson’s cousin committed suicide, and the tragedy prompted him to join forces with another cousin, Gary Saunders, to create a digital platform to tackle some of the issues facing indigenous youth.
The platform, Indigital Centre, helps indigenous people tell their stories through digital media.
With support from Fraynework and the Sidney Myer Fund, Atkinson and Saunders toured Victoria, drawing on their backgrounds in music and multimedia to engage young people.
“One of the things that stood out to me through the workshops was that many of the kids had too much spare time on their hands and not a lot of positive influences around them because they weren’t going to school,” Atkinson says.
After Indigital’s funding ran out (they recently received more and have plans to start running workshops again), Atkinson worked in Aboriginal housing for two years before taking up the position at VACSAL, where he was encouraged to undertake a qualification in addition to full-time work.
“I wasn’t so interested in going back to uni full-time and not working,” he says. “But really learning the specifics of the area I was working in was very important to me.”
The national rate of indigenous students obtaining their year 12 certificate or equivalent exceeded 50 per cent for the first time in 2012, according to Bureau of Statistics data released in March this year.
Victoria’s rate of year 12 attainment for indigenous students rose by 5 per cent between 2006 and 2011, in the latest report on education by the Council of Australian Governments Reform Council.
But Atkinson says we still have a long way to go in closing the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous students. “In some ways it’s improving and in others we’ve got a lot of work to do,” he says.
“A lot has changed in the mindset of kids [since I finished school]. They see a lot of young people on TV and the internet getting famous from partying, and that’s definitely affected their views on the importance of school.”
Atkinson works with up to 12 students from schools in Melbourne’s north-west at any one time.
“The message that we’re really trying to get across is understanding why you’re staying at school … that outside of learning the basics, you’re also setting yourself up for a workplace environment. That 9 to 3 turns into a 9 to 5.”
He says teachers can have a huge effect on a student’s motivation, and so can parents. “Without that support network, it can feel like a lost cause.”
Atkinson connects with students any way he can. “Whatever the kid is interested in, whether it be art, sport, music, public speaking or multimedia, it’s important to utilise that for a potential future goal.”
Racism, he says, continues to be a factor. “Coming from Goulburn Valley Grammar, it was more an elitist view on racism that I experienced – people looking down on Aboriginal people as being shitkickers. But a lot of Aboriginal students I’m working with are in public school so it’s not about money, it’s more just ignorant attitudes towards people they know nothing about.
“Dad always taught me that at the end of the day you gauge a person from the person they are and not their background. A good person is a good person and a dickhead is a dickhead.”
As Victorian Koori student of the year, Atkinson qualifies for the National Training Awards, to be held in Perth on November 22. But accolades are far from the endgame. “The award was a milestone for me, and I feel like I’m getting places I want to be, but I’m also hopeful this will inspire or encourage some of our other young students to push forward and follow through with their own dreams.” \
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC Hawkstowe Music Festival delivers a great line-up of musicians and singers, including the Baker Boys Band performing soul, jazz, rock, swing and funk tunes, and St Monica’s Stage Band consisting of students from years 7 to 12. There will also be a barbecue by Mill Park Garden Club and children’s activities including an animal-petting farm and face-painting . On Sunday, November 17, from 1-5pm, at Hawkstowe Picnic Area, Plenty Gorge Park, 40 Gordons Road, South Morang. Cost: $5/ $2 and children under 5 free.■ Call 9217 2333
SECRET GARDENThe Ziebell Farmhouse gardens remain much as they were in the mid-1850s. The Ziebell family surrounded their bluestone home with a European � ower garden. This weekend, you can experience the garden in full bloom and learn about the history of the homestead and the family that built and has preserved this landmark. On Saturday, November 16, from 10am-4.30pm, at Ziebell Farmhouse, German Lane, Thomastown. Cost: $7 a person.■ [email protected]
THE BAT MANJoin bat expert Rob Gration to learn about microbats in Mernda. He will set up traps and bring monitoring equipment on the night to identify species. Families are welcome. On Friday, November 22, from 7-10.30pm at Mernda Villages Conservation Reserve at the corner of Erskine Road and Brahe Drive, Mernda. Bookings essential. Free.■ Call 9217 2042
On Wednesday, November 20, from 6.30-8pm at Sunbury library, 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury. Free.■ Call 9356 6970
WRITE FROM HOMEIf you’re 18 or older and have penned a tale about your homeland, Hume Libraries is looking for your stories. They are seeking creative, inspiring and memorable stories from your homeland, near or far. Take inspiration from a traditional story or tell a new tale in fewer than 500 words. Entries close on Friday, November 22. Download the entry form online or pick one up from the Hume libraries. Free.■ humelibraries.vic.gov.au
OZGE’S STORYTIMESJoin librarian Ozge Sevendik-Alkan with stories and rhymes aimed at pre-schoolers and junior primary school children, or anyone who enjoys great stories. Ozge’s storytimes run every second Saturday from 11am at Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre, 2 Snugburgh Way, Epping. Free.■ Call 9023 4606 \
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DOCTOR IN THE HOUSEFancy yourself a bit of a Doctor Who buff? If you know all about the Daleks and the TARDIS, celebrate this year’s 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with this trivia night to share some great adventures, brush up on facts and win memorabilia. Th e event is suitable for all ages.
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Don’t let your attempts to add value to your property become an expensive source of regret – or a safety hazard
ask the experts
There’s always someone who tries to do a DIY home renovation only to botch the job and wish they’d left it to an expert.
Members of Archicentre, the building, design, inspection and advice service of the Australian Institute of Architects, say a lack of planning and skills are the major cause of such incidents.
“The proliferation of TV renovation shows, while good for inspiring ideas, has also lifted the expectations of home owners in their own ability to carry out renovations,” Archicentre spokesman David Hallett says.
“Home renovations – which can need to be pulled down or substantially modified – usually stem from a lack of basic planning at the beginning.”
He says many homeowners or investors undertaking a renovation
project, which on average can cost between $100,000 and $200,000, may have no detailed knowledge of what’s required or the risks involved in not
having a plan to design, cost and manage the project. “This can
lead to costly budget blow-outs and expensive litigation if the project stalls or incorporates major building faults, not to
mention the hazards of illegal building,
including safety concerns.”Hallett says it is
important for renovators to focus on the objective: to add value to their property. “A better result could be expected if home owners were prepared to think like a developer and seek professional help when they have knowledge gaps.” \
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The perfect block in the perfect spot.The Stage 22a land release at Aurora is a big opportunity to secure the perfect block for your new home.
You’ll fi nd a mix of land sizes, including blocks specifi cally suited to bigger homes.
Ranging from 301m2 to 606m2, these new blocks can accommodate a variety of home designs. So whether you have your own builder or choose from one of our many house and land packages, there’s a block to fi t your dream home.
While many of the blocks are large, walking distances are short. Stage 22a is close to a neighbourhood park with sheltered barbecue facilities and the future Aurora Town Centre with its planned Coles supermarket.
Also on your doorstep is an established primary school, a childcare centre and a living and learning centre, making this beautiful masterplanned community ideal for families.
To secure your block call 131 852 or visit myaurora.com.au today
New land now selling from $165,000 *
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PREMIER FIRST GRADERound 6, Day 2GREENVALE KANGAROOS v HAWTHORN-MON. UNIAt Greenvale Recreation ReserveHAWTHORN-MONASH UNI 1st InningsJ MARNIE b Marantelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80N WILLOUGHBY c Collins b Reed. . . . . . . . 7W TAVARE lbw b Sandri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9D ALLEYNE b Marantelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54J SAMPSON b Marantelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43G WESTGARTH c Amin b Marantelli . . . . . . 2S JAYASINGHE c Damjanovski b Salpietro 28D O’SHEA lbw b Sandri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26J KHAN not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7D ROGERS not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Extras (16b 2lb 1w 10nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Eight wickets (dec) for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308Fall: 16, 35, 126, 213, 218, 219, 269, 278Bowling: C Marantelli 27-6-64-4, D Reed 9.1-1-33-1, C Sandri 33-5-106-2, D Salpietro 11-1-47-1, J Damjanovski 8-3-13-0, R Dhindsa 7-1-27-0Overs: 95GREENVALE KANGAROOS 1st InningsE GHASPERIDIS c Alleyne b Khan . . . . . . . 5J MARTIN b Khan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0J LIDGETT not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55D SALPIETRO not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Extras (5lb 4nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Two wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Fall: 0, 9Bowling: D Rogers 13-3-46-0, J Khan 15-3-36-2, T McQuinn 10-0-54-0, D O’Shea 12-2-60-0, G Westgarth 6-2-20-0Overs: 56.Result: Match drawnUmpires: S Brne D Ireland
ESSENDON v DANDENONGEssendon 3/296 (A Ayre 82 S Mire 74* B MacRae 63 A Shellie 55) d Dandenong 8/293(dec) (B Forsyth 153 CP Forsyth 70 M Doric 5/81) at Windy Hill
MONASH TIGERS v ST KILDASt Kilda 209 (WA Russell 51 D Rowan 44 A McGuinness 37 AB Wise 3/35 DJ Matarazzo 2/17 SL Kerber 2/47) d Monash Tigers 122 (DJ Sartori 59 D Mueller 4/44 B Baxter 2/19 J Muirhead 2/41) at Central Reserve North
CASEY-SM v CAMBERWELL MAGPIESCasey-South Melbourne 8/182 (JD Holden 64 DJ Watson 37 TV Russ 2/20 JP McNamara 2/23 BG Drew 2/40) d Camberwell Magpies 171 (TB Rickarby 86 SF Hill 44 A Perrin 5/36 N Freitag 3/38) at Casey Fields #4
FITZROY DONCASTER v GEELONGGeelong 7/291(dec) (K Sawas 70 ML Condy 59 LT Muller 37* JJ McPhee 34* MM Harrison 31 J McDonald 30 HW Butterworth 25 J Fagg 2/78 SK Duckworth 2/85) and 0/18 d Fitzroy Doncaster 101 (MA Carson 4/17 LT Muller 4/19) at Schramms Reserve #1
RINGWOOD v NORTHCOTENorthcote 207 (S Taylor 72 B Abbatangelo 37 C Dent 36 JM Freeman 3/31 IG Holland 3/37 PW Ashton 3/45) d Ringwood 196 (DA King 61 JD Loorham 57 C Dent 4/28 C Keogh 3/37) at Russell Lucas Oval
CARLTON v MELBOURNECarlton 4/225 (N Pilon 66* L McKenna 49* JC Hancock 34 T McCormick 27) d Melbourne 221 (AR Keath 74 A Middlin 41 MJ Brown 32 J Paynter 29 TJ Smyth 3/23 R Sidebottom 3/40 C Salm 3/62) at Princes Park # 1 Oval
PRAHRAN v FOOTSCRAY EDGEWATERFootscray Edgewater 308 (A Barton 91 D Russ 70 S Gautam 52 G Walker 26 JF Miller
4/74 BE McGain 3/85 NM McNally 2/43) d Prahran 294 (AG Bull 163 JF Miller 72 SM De Bolfo 32 JA Haber� eld 7/82 T Dean 2/23) at Toorak Park
FRANKSTON PENINSULA v MELBOURNE UNIMelbourne Uni 7/270(dec) (J Leggett 106* DB Hutton 45 TL Polkinghorne 40 JA Benbow 4/67 JM Holland 2/65) d Frankston Peninsula 196 (MD McClean 52 RS Salerni 52 MF Chasemore 31 JR Bett 4/58 GJ Kennedy 3/39 S Reid 2/41) at AH Butler Oval
PREMIER LOWER GRADES2nds: Green Kang 9-190 (Underwood 65 Twentyman 52 Blair 3-47 Gannon 3-34) drew Haw-Mon Uni 265 (Kapoor 105 Ludowyke 54no Twentyman 4-42), Melb 301 d Carl 101 (Halbish 3-12 Elliott 3-22), Frank Pen 7-302 (Voelkl 149no Wheeler 74no Chernishoff 33 N Green 4-53) d Melb Uni 4 (dec)-301, Prah 3-227 (Powell 74 Murphy 61no Wilcox 56no) d Foot Edge 226, Ess 5-153 (Bonney 70no Ford 59no Wilcox 3-44) drew Dand 7 (dec)-264, Casey-SM 4-252 (McVicar 102no Eaton 38 Whittaker 3-62) d Camb Mag 9 (dec)-166, Mon Tigers 9 (dec)-299 d St K 264 (Drummond 63), Fitz Donc 2-259 (Villani 106no Brolic 79no Augustin 32 Blyth 30) d Geel 257 (Hodgson 78 Treble 45 Considine 5-72), Ring 172 & 1-11 d Ncte 129 (Waldron 37 Baker 4-41 Sherriff 4-19).3rds: Green Kang drew Haw-Mon Uni 5-242 (no play), Melb 5-245 (Tomkinson 127no Jackson 58) d Carl 125, Frank Pen 5-152 (Peries 75no Wylie 38) d Melb Uni 150, Prah 212 drew Foot Edge (no play), Dand 7-143 (M Boraston 43 Murphy 35 Adams 3-15 Parbhakar 3-39) d Ess 142, Casey-SM 9-211 (Wilson 63 Prior 6-83) drew Camb Mag 238, St K 7 (dec)-214 d Mon Tigers 192 (Will Agar 96 Parker 35 Buhagiar 4-44), Geel 274 d Fitz Donc 145 (Grace 90 Sheppard 6-26),
Ncte 186 d Ring 131 (O’Brien 40 Lucas 4-47 Rogneda 4-27).4ths: Haw-Mon Uni 157 & 0-52 (Pereira 31no) d Green Kang 78 (Lewis 3-20 Jhala 4-19), Carl 9 (dec)-244 d Melb 195 (Benson 34 Money 4-31), Frank Pen 200 d Melb Uni 148 (Hesham 31 Shepherd 30 Eastburn 4-16), Prah 0-24 v Foot Edge 284 (play Sun), Dand 5 (dec)-376 d Ess 182 (Green 66 Wilkinson 4-36 Tissera 3-28), Camb Mag 7-232 (M Parker 85 R Brown 34) d Casey-SM 227, Mon Tigers drew St K 9-314 (no play), Fitz Donc 7 (dec)-309 d Geel 216 (Welsh 47 Van Den Nouwland 44 J Collins 30 Moore 6-23 Argoon 3-47), Ncte 179 (Miller 57 Wade 4-50) d Ring 167 (Curley 41 D’Souza 3-18).Women Premier 2nds: (T20s): EMP 3-63 d Bruns Pk 7-61, EMP 4-88 d Bruns Pk 4-87.
VDSCANORTH SOUTH 1ST XI: Kingston Saints 228 (Max� eld 116 Capron 5-57) v Coburg, Kew 180 v Moorabbin, Ivanhoe 108 (Barry 7-26) v Preston 3-63, Brunswick 128 v Brighton 2-108, Malvern 175 v Caul� eld, Plenty Valley 3-307 (Ayres 123 Forster 118) v Elsternwick. 2ND XI: Elsternwick 6-155 (Marks 74) v Plenty Valley, Malvern 82 v Caul� eld 7-93, Ivanhoe 169 v Preston.
NORTH WEST 3RD XI: Brunswick 0-82 d Altona 81 (Smith 6-21 incl H-T), Werribee 0-57 d Coburg 56, Kew 8-185 (Alexander 51) d Yarraville 147, Melton 6-177 d Balwyn 4-175, Ivanhoe 7-133 d Preston 8-131. 4TH XI: Kew 8-100 d Yarraville 68 (Crock 6-18),Preston 7-142 (McLaughlin 53 no) d Ivanhoe 101, Roxburgh Park-Broadmeadows 8-70 d Sunshine 69, Brunswick 2-163 (Mead 84 no) d Altona 9-126.
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SATURDAY METROPOLITAN PENNANTPREMIER DIVISION
Round 6
Altona 4-68 lost to Melbourne 14-77B Foley 20 lost to L Schraner 11, B Peck 14 d B Leighton 21, B Coad 19 d D Fisher 15, B Dodd 15 lost to R Green 30.
Bundoora RSL 14-75 d Moonee Ponds 4-71N McIntyre 22 d B Spurr 12, I Ewing 18 lost to A Gallaway 19, D Di� orio 20 d S Fordham 18, L Aiello 15 lost to M Jacobsen 22.
Clayton 3-73 lost to Brighton 15-82G Archer 20 D L Schraner 20, D Benwell 15 lost to A Wilson 21, L Adams 20 d C Twentyman 14, T Wood 17 lost to T Shannon 27.
Yarra/Footscray 4-80 lost to Essendon 14-87W Roberts 19 lost to P Lowe 24, A Dove 25 d A Tompkins 19, J Pierce 20 d A Flapper 15, A Putts 16 lost to D Donaldson 29.
Mentone 18-111 d Burwood Dist 0-48D Jones 28 d W Ogden 11, D Rushton 33 d J Cole 8, B McCullum 21 d B Sackett 17, A Wetzler 29 d M Wilson 12.
STANDINGS W L D Up Dn PtsBRIGHTON 5 1 - 73 - 83BUNDOORA RSL 5 1 - 69 - 80MOONEE PONDS 4 2 - 60 - 68ESSENDON 4 2 - 53 - 68ALTONA 3 3 - 15 - 56MELBOURNE 3 3 - 12 - 55MENTONE 3 3 - 43 - 54CLAYTON 3 3 - - 21 50YARRA/FOOTS 0 6 - - 84 17BURWOOD DIST 0 6 - - 220 9
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Unkind cut: Bundoora United’s Toby Johnston is bowled as Camrea Taipans wicketkeeper Dhushanta Ranatunga takes evasive action. (DARREN HOWE)
SOCCERThere will be no National Premier League in Victoria
(NPLV) next season after talks with Football Federation Victoria failed to reach a resolution last week. The FFV announced on Friday that its existing league structure would continue in 2014 with a view to implementing the NPLV in 2015. It means the Victorian Premier League and state leagues will continue next winter. State League 1 Avondale Heights is the highest Moonee Valley club in the existing football pyramid, one division below the top � ight. Representatives for a co-signatory collective of more than 60 member clubs of the FFV had successfully applied to the Magistrates Court for an injunction to prevent the FFV announcing successful NPLV applicants. The FFV board said it was unable to “reach a sustainable agreement” with the co-signatory clubs. The co-signatory collective had taken issue with the NPLV model proposed, including but not limited to issues with divisional structure, club classi� cation, junior player pathways, and commercial and intellectual property rights.
FOOTBALLMontmorency’s Celia Piesse was
named female coach of the year at the AFL Victoria Coaches Association awards on Friday. Other winners were Daniel Donati (Balwyn, seniors), Phillip McIntyre (Cobram, youth), Darrell Maher (Jackson School, Auskick) and David Foley (Deer Park-Caroline Springs, juniors).The ‘umpires coach of the year’ award was shared by Michael O’Keefe, of the Riddell association, and Allan Grant, from Geelong.
BOWLSBundoora RSL � exed its muscles as a Saturday pennant contender by beating reigning premier Moonee Ponds 14-75 to 4-71.The win keeps Bundoora RSL (80 points) close to ladder leader Brighton (83) while opening a gap to third-placed Moonee Ponds and fourth-placed Essendon (both 68).Rinks were split two each on Saturday, but Nick McIntyre’s 22-12 win against Brett Spurr proved the decisive score.Damon Di Florio beat Shane Fordham 20-18, while Moonee Ponds’ Mark Jacobsen won 22-15 against Luke Aiello, and Adam Galloway won 19-18 against Ian Ewing. In division 2, section 2, Broadmeadows was a narrow loser, 14-79 to 4-74, against Sunbury. The loss failed to dislodge Broadmeadows
from top spot on the ladder, though, as its 81 points lead West Coburg (69) with Sunbury third (65).In division 2, section 3, Craigieburn 16-96 comfortably beat Darebin City 2-63. Craigieburn (49 points) sits � fth, still 11 off the � nals pace of Montmorency-2 (62).
SOCCERThe youth Melbourne derby between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart was held in the National Youth League on Sunday evening after the Northern Weekly went to print.The NYL clash followed Melbourne Victory’s W-League clash against Sydney FC.For a report on both matches, go to theweeklyreviewmooneevalley.com.au
RACINGToday’s meeting at Werribee Racing Club has been postponed until December to give a newly renovated section of the track time to consolidate.It means the TAB Werribee Cup will now be held on Sunday, December 15. The 2000-metre Benchmark 78 race, which was to have been run as the Cup on Wednesday, will retain its $80,000 stake but carry a different name for the new Ballarat meeting. The remainder of the race program is unchanged.
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Roxburgh Park-Broadmeadows was well placed to claim a weekend win a� er dismissing Sunshine for 124 on Sunday in Sub-District cricket east-west � rst XI.
RPB chased the runs on Sunday a� er the Weekly went to print.
One persistent partnership was enough to push Sunshine into triple � gures on Saturday, but wickets were otherwise cheap and regular for RPB, which won the toss and chose to bowl at Dempster Park.
A 55-run stand for the third wicket got Sunshine to 2-66, but Patrick Matautaava trapping Troy Stone lbw for 32 proved to be a key wicket.
Matautaava took 4-27 as best of the RPB bowlers, while Mitchell Strei� (3-16) and Bryce Preston (2-32) were other multiple wicket-takers.
Go to northernweekly.com.au for an updated score.
In north-south � rst XI, Plenty Valley set Elsternwick a monumental chase even a� er being sent in by the home team at Elsternwick Park.
Sean Ayres struck his second consecutive ton with 123, while Dylan Forster made 118.
A 193-run stand for the second wicket by the centurions put Plenty Valley on track for 3-302, with Lorenzo Ingram’s 42no adding the � nishing touches.
Elsternwick chased the runs on Sunday a� er the Weekly went to print.
Go to northernweekly.com.au for an updated score.
In the Victorian Turf Cricket Association, Greenvale (279) comfortably beat Old Mentonians (154) in senior division.
Luke Rosbrook (3-31) led the bowling for Greenvale, while Jeremy Brown (2-38), Chinthaka Jayasinghe (2-35) and Michael Jones (2-8) were other multiple wicket-takers.
In north division, Tullamarine (210) beat Williamstown CYMS (152) with Modera Perera (5-35) and David Zahorodni (3-42) doing the damage.
Westmeadows (147) fell short against PEGS (9-279).\ TP
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bulldogs rush to victoryDIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION
Bundoora United was a team in a hurry on Saturday as the Bulldogs bowled out Camrea Taipans in time to claim an outright win in DVCA Money Shield.
� e eight-wicket victory wasn’t enough to put United into the top four, though, its 16 points good enough only for � � h behind Lalor Stars (18).
United resumed its � rst innings on Saturday within 10 runs of claiming � rst-innings points and passed the Taipans’ 90 with six wickets in hand.
Nicholas Curtin (35) and Scott Barnett (29) then pushed Bundoora United to 146, a lead of 66.
Barnett (3-40) and Grant Fraser (4-26) then worked for quick wickets as the Taipans were bowled out for 87 in just 46.4 overs in their second dig.
Barnett then bashed 22 not out to get United the outright win: 2-34 in just 2.4 overs.
Earlier, Malith Gunathilake took 5-58 for the Taipans.
Lalor Stars (9-229) comfortably defended its total made the previous weekend by bowling out Hurstbridge for 113. Jamie Scott did the damage for the Stars with six wickets.
Elsewhere in the division, South Morang (156) fell short chasing Greensborough (223).
In Barclay Shield, Bundoora gained its � rst win of the season at Mernda’s expense.
Defending 259, Bundoora had Mernda out for 136, thanks to 3-38 for Stuart Adams and wickets for four other bowlers.
Epping’s 170 was enough to beat Plenty (153) with John Green (50) and Andrew Villani (54no) top scorers for the Power.
Robert Tinsley (3-28) and Blake Dobbin (3-31) were best bowlers for Epping.
Old Paradians/St Francis (134) didn’t have enough on the board to beat Rosanna, which made 6-135 in reply. Shaun Barker took 3-13 for Old Paradians-St Francis, but Rosanna reached the target by the 60th over. \
Not this time: Camrea Taipans’ Chamidu Perera shouts for an lbw against Bundoora United on Saturday. For more action shots of the match, go to northernweekly.com.au (DARREN HOWE)
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PREMIER CRICKET
Daniel Salpietro’s summer of runs went to a new level on Saturday as his unbeaten 152 led Greenvale to a draw against Hawthorn-Monash Uni.
Salpietro and James Lidgett (55no) shared a 212-run stand to rescue Greenvale from a wobbly start and ensure a share of the points in the two-dayer at Greenvale Reserve.
HMU posted 8-308 batting � rst the previous weekend, with stumps called a� er 56 overs on Saturday and Greenvale 2-221 in reply.
Salpietro and Victorian under-19 representative Lidgett came to the rescue a� er HMU made early inroads by taking 2-9.
Salpietro now has accumulated 361 runs in six trips to the crease this season and is averaging 90.25.
Batsmen reigned supreme at Windy Hill as Essendon answered Dandenong’s imposing total with a big run chase.
Four half centuries in the top order did the job as Essendon bested Dandenong’s 8-293 by making 3-296 in reply.
Aaron Shellie (55) ignited the chase early
before his departure at 1-67 bought Aaron Ayre (83) to the crease to join Ben MacRae (63) in a 103-run stand for the second wicket.
Ayre and Solomon Mire (74no) kept the runs coming before James Seymour (11no) joined Mire to help steer the Bombers past the victory target.
Such was Essendon’s pace in the chase, the Bombers were home with 12.3 overs to spare.
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