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COVER: Rosebud resident Terry Cox,76, with some of his family who will runbeside him in the Mornington PeninsulaAustralia Day fun run. See page 19.Picture: Daryl Gordon

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Drivers give new Link the tick

New dawn: The first traffic on Peninsula Link early on Friday. Picture: Gary Sissons

BY ALECIA PINNER

PENINSULA Link was opened to traffic at5.15 on Friday morning and by 9am the Morn-ington Peninsula was buzzing with motorists’stories of time saved in the morning peak.

The long-awaited 27-kilometre freeway con-nects Carrum Downs to Mt Martha.

A Lysterfield resident, who travelled to thepeninsula on Friday morning, said she slashed11 minutes from her trip but would use theNepean Highway if roads into Morningtonwere busy when students returned to school.

‘‘I added four kilometres to my trip becausethe freeway is not direct. I can imagine whenschool starts there will be a lot of traffic onBungower Road, Mornington-Tyabb Road andBentons Road because they all have single lanesinto Mornington,’’ she said.

A Carrum Downs man, who got on atFrankston-Dandenong Road, said he saved 10minutes from his usual trip on the Moorooducor Nepean highways to Mornington.

‘‘Both are a nightmare, so I love PeninsulaLink,’’ he said.

A Mornington resident travelling to Dande-nong shaved 15 minutes from his trip.

At a surprise news conference last Wednes-day, Premier Ted Baillieu announced the open-ing of the freeway.

He said 50,000-60,000 motorists wereexpected to use the road each day, removing 30per cent of traffic from major arterials such asthe Moorooduc and Nepean highways.

The Weekly understands that as a result ofthis prediction, VicRoads is exploring the viab-ility of narrowing or closing lanes and loweringspeeds on the Nepean Highway.

Mornington Peninsula Shire has implemen-ted a traffic management plan for the Morning-ton Peninsula Freeway following the openingof Peninsula Link.

The shire-commissioned Peninsula LinkImpacts Study conducted last year found thatwhile no significant traffic change patternswere expected to emerge, queuing at Jetty Roadonce Peninsula Link opened could be expectedas previous bottlenecks on the MoorooducHighway through Frankston and Moorooducwere bypassed.

Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor LynnBowden said Peninsula Link was expected tobring improved access to the peninsula for vis-itors, and improved cross-peninsula travel andtravel to the city for residents.

“The shire will have in place additional traf-fic measures on local roads on the southernpeninsula to be utilised in anticipation ofincreased traffic flow on Australia Day,” CrBowden said. Over the Australia Day weekend,the shire recommended McCrae and Rosebudresidents exited the freeway at either of the twoDromana exits to avoid potential congestion atJetty Road.

Peninsula Link is expected to cost $2.8 bil-lion over 25 years and will be maintained byLend Lease.

By Monday, the new freeway had alreadyexperienced its first road accident andfreeway walls and signage had been extensivelygraffitied.■ See pages 5, 7.

For more Peninsula Link pictures, go topeninsulaweekly.com.au.

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PICTURE: GARY SISSONSTree of life?How can Peninsula Link’s wind-activated sculpture[pictured] be titled The Tree of Life when it standsin an area of thoughtless devastation where livingtrees were cut down, many of which were homes toprecious wildlife. The ‘tree of death’, more like it.

The construction of Peninsula Link has causeddeath and destruction to beautiful flora and fauna,all to save humans a little time. I think of the sculp-ture as a tombstone reminding me of the loss. Whoelse is mourning with me?

LR Cater, Langwarrin

The so-called artwork on the new Peninsula Linkfreeway at the junction by the Peninsula PrivateHospital at Cranbourne Road on the border ofLangwarrin and Frankston East is a driver-distracting danger. I can see many rear-endersoccurring as drivers look at the moving head of thesculpture and are distracted among the trafficlights. I’ve already witnessed near-collisions due tothis sculpture.

Jeremy Rodseth (via web)

Re: BlueScope job lossesThe plan will be to walk away from the disaster

in 2014, which has been their plan for years, andthen the Victorian government, which of coursemeans the taxpayers, will have to foot the billfor the Hasting plant’s decommissioning anddemolition.

Rivers1969 (via web)

Re: Single parents protestIt’s a bloody joke. I have three teenagers to raise onmy own. I am losing around $250 a fortnight. Iwork part-time, would love to work full-time butno work is available. The cost of raising childrengoes up as they get older, not down.

I don’t know what I am going to do. I can’t affordmuch of anything these days. Well done to JuliaGillard! I voted for her because one of her pledgeswas to increase all these payments. Yeah right, andthey wonder why there are so many homelessand suicides.

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Re: Regional cities and familiesA smaller, stable population — among many otherpositive things — helps with housing affordability,health and a sense of community.

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SES and CFA teams from Frankston, Hastings and the Mornington Peninsula

travelled the length of Peninsula Link last Wednesday night. Frankston SES

controller Brian McMannis said it gave the emergency services teams the

opportunity ‘‘to have a look over the road before it opened’’. ‘‘That way if fires,

accidents or storm damage happens along the road we will know where we can

turn the emergency vehicles around. It was definitely worthwhile and it was

really interesting driving on a major freeway like that before it opened,’’ Mr

McMannis said.

Along with new freeway,a roadmap for tourismBY SAMANTHA ROBIN

MORE valuable tourism dollars areexpected to head down the newlyopened Peninsula Link freeway.

Mornington Peninsula RegionalTourism Board executive chairwomanTracey Cooper said Peninsula Linkwould make the peninsula moreaccessible for day trippers.

‘‘I think it is going to make it muchmore accessible for people who wantto come down for the day to explorethe wineries and beaches and ourmarketing campaigns will certainly betrying to attract that market.’

‘‘It will make the peninsula moreattractive for conferences, whichwould improve profitability mid-week.’’

Mrs Cooper said the tourism boardwould be monitoring visitor numbersover the next 12 months.

‘‘We will be assessing visitor num-

bers and talking with local businessesand event operators, but it will take ayear before we have those figures,’’ shesaid.

‘‘Accessibility is one of the keythings that makes a destinationattractive and it will also make it bet-ter for locals, including tourism oper-ators and business owners.

The tourism board would use exitnumbers for Peninsula Link on bro-chures and in other media as a way ofenticing visitors to different areas.

Mornington Peninsula Shire eco-nomic development manager ShaneMurphy said Peninsula Link wouldhelp attract more short-term visitors.

‘‘We are predominantly a short-stayholiday destination, so this will makeit easier for people to get here fromMelbourne, not just during summerbut all year round.

‘‘Our marketing will focus onattracting people during the winter

months and spreading the tourism dol-lar over the whole year.

‘‘We will endeavour to spread thebenefits across the whole peninsulaand will be working with the localtourism bodies and chambers toensure this happens.’’

Mr Murphy said the shire hadalready conducted extensive studieson the impact of the freeway, espe-cially relating to traffic congestion.

‘‘We think everything will be fine,but on popular beach days PeninsulaLink and other roads will struggle.

‘‘Our research has shown you canhave a one-off perfect beach daywhere everyone wants to come atonce, but the weather is variable sothis won’t be the case every weekend.

‘‘Our traffic teams will be monitor-ing this and economically we will bechecking with our local chambers andother businesses to find out whatimpact it has had.’’

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Steel workers brace for tough road ahead

Uncertain future: BlueScope Steel worker Shane Burd weighs up his options after therecent announcement of job cuts. Picture: Wayne Hawkins

BY SAMANTHA ROBIN

‘If there aren’t enoughpeople willing to takevoluntary redundancies,there will be forcedredundancies.’ —Shane Burd

AS the Hastings community dealswith the impact of more job losses,BlueScope Steel workers are weighingup their options.

Last week, the company announced170 jobs would be shed over the nextfew months, leaving many workerswith uncertain futures.

Shane Burd, who has been with thecompany 20 years, said it was a ‘‘prettygrim’’ atmosphere at the plant.

‘‘We all watch the television andread the newspapers, we know whatthe job market is like out there forpeople in the manufacturing industry,’’he said.

‘‘The last job cuts were hard, but Ithink these ones are even harder.’’

He said there were still workersfrom the last round of redundancieslooking for work.

‘‘People think they can just go andget a job on the mines, but the miningindustry can afford to be picky.’’

Mr Burd said more people wereleaving the peninsula to find work.

‘‘I moved here for work and built alife for myself and my family here, ashave a lot of the workers. My wife isconcerned about me but she is alsoconcerned about the other families. Alot of the people have become close

friends and socialise outside of work sowe are all feeling it at the moment.’’

Workers had been offered voluntaryredundancies, with expressions ofinterest due by Friday this week.

‘‘It’s not an easy process, people haveto discuss it with the family and speakto the banks as well as looking at theiremployment prospects. If there aren’tenough people willing to take volun-tary redundancies, there will be forcedredundancies.’’ Mr Burd said he had

seen the workforce at BlueScope dropfrom 2500 people when he started atthe plant, to less than 500, which hashad a flow-on effect for Hastings.

‘‘There is a lot of concern aroundemployment opportunities, some ofthese people have been out of the jobmarket for 20 or 30 years. Even thoughthey are highly skilled, their skillsaren’t transferable so they can’t just goand get another job easily.’’

Hastings MP Neale Burgess said hehad written to Premier Ted Baillieu toseek urgent assistance for affectedworkers.

‘‘While BlueScope has confirmedthat it has taken this course of actiondue to a reduction in worldwidedemand for steel, the announcement isbitterly disappointing for the workersthemselves and our local community.’’

Mr Burgess said the Port of Hastingsdevelopment was now even more vital.

‘‘It has never been more importantthat the development of the Port ofHastings be fast-tracked, and that isexactly what the Coalition governmentis doing.’’

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Main Street, Mornington Rolling Road Closure following Australia Day Parade 4.45pm to 6.30pm

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ROAD CLOSURES

Hampden Street, MorningtonRoad closure in preparation for the Australia Day Parade 3.00pm to 5.15pm

Esplanade, Mornington Closed from Vancouver Street to Main Street 4.45pm to 6.30pm

Esplanade, Mornington Closed from Vancouver Street to Main Street concluding rewor s for crowd dispersion

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Flinders Drive, Mornington Closed for activities in Mornington Par 6.00am to 6.00pm

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Link paves the wayfor home buyersBY MELISSA WALSH

MORNINGTON Peninsula real estateagents say Peninsula Link is already attract-ing potential buyers into the local market.

They say prices have remained stable in thepeninsula and there was increased interestfrom non-locals.

Honor Baxter, director of Honor BaxterMornington, said the newly opened freewaywould continue to make the area, particu-larly the coastline, more desirable.

‘‘We already have a lot of people that com-mute and it will make it a lot easier for peopleto work in the city and live down here,’’ MsBaxter said.

‘‘I think we have seen an effect alreadybecause prices haven’t dropped along thiscoastline as much as they have in other areasof Melbourne. It has remained fairly consist-ent. A lot of the agents in Melbourne are say-ing prices have come down by 20 per cent buthere our prices have dropped only by about5 per cent. I think it will have a strong effect,

particularly in the Safety Beach and sur-rounding area, as it’s easy to jump on thefreeway from there.’’

Blue Water Bay Mornington directorKathy Netherclift said she had alreadynoticed a change of demographic.

‘‘It used to be locals but now about 30 percent more inspections are by of out-of-towners. We have noticed this increase in thepast two months. More non-locals are buy-ing into the area with the easier access backto town. Our activity level has picked up somuch in the past three months and we arehoping that with the new confidence, pricesare on the rise again,’’ Ms Netherclift said.

Kayn Luff, director of Conley Luff Morn-ington, agreed there had been a markedincrease in activity in the past few months.

‘‘We have noticed increased activity of citybuyers to the area. It [Peninsula Link] hasstabilised the prices here. The full extent ofthe effect it will have is hard to tell but thereare more buyers here and a bit more confid-ence in the market,’’ Mr Luff said.

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Rising starMt Eliza youngster Marlon Harrison’s skills impressed onlookers and earned him second

place in the under-10s section of last Saturday week’s Piping Hot Micro Groms surfing

event in Jan Juc. The developmental program was designed to introduce young

Victorian surfers to competition and give coaches the opportunity to discover and foster

new talent.

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Police on the prowl inpeninsula crackdownBY SANDRA BULL ‘Remember that driving

takes 100 per centconcentration, 100 percent of the time.’

—Robert Hill

A SIX-week police blitz has kickedoff on the Mornington Peninsula intime for the busy Australia Dayweekend.

Operation Limit — launched onFriday — is aimed at reducing roadtrauma, which accounted for 75Victorian road deaths in the firstthree months of last year.

The operation runs across 16high-risk police service areas thathave had increased road trauma dur-ing this period over the past fiveyears.

The areas include MorningtonPeninsula, Dandenong, Casey, YarraRanges, Melbourne and Geelong.

Assistant Commissioner for RoadPolicing Robert Hill said thefirst three months of the yearwere high-risk periods for roadtrauma in the state and it was

important not to become compla-cent.

“While we’ve just recorded thefifth consecutive record low roadtoll and we’re currently 11 below thetoll compared with the same timelast year, we know how quicklythings can change,” Mr Hill said.

During the operation, police fromthe highway patrol, road policingdrug and alcohol section, heavyvehicle unit and solo unit will runbooze/drug buses and satellitepatrols, BlueNet police cars withautomatic number plate recognition,

on- and off-road motorcycle patrolsand speed checks.

The focus will be high-riskoffences that are known to contrib-ute to road trauma — speeding,impairment (drink and drug drivingand fatigue management), driverdistraction and seatbelts.

“We know when people headhome from holidays they start think-ing about returning to work andschool and sadly these distractionsoften manifest in tragedy on ourroads,’’ Mr Hill said.

“Remember that driving takes100 per cent concentration, 100 percent of the time.’’

He advised drivers planning to usethe newly opened Peninsula Linkfreeway to take their time.

“Familiarise yourself with theroad and be prepared for otherdrivers to be adapting to the newconditions too.”

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It’s carnival time in Rosebud and Rye

Clint had a great time dodging other cars with dad Koby at Rosebud, above, while Noahand Cleo, right, enjoyed the old favourite, the teacups. Pictures: Daryl Gordon

THE Rosebud and Rye carnivals areonce again operating on the foreshore,bringing pleasure to many children —and adults — this summer.

Icons of the seaside MorningtonPeninsula towns, the carnivals havebeen entertaining locals and visitorsfor generations.

They are once again in full swingand will run every day from 6-11pmuntil January 27.

Thrill seekers can get their kicksfrom the roller-coasters and otherdeath-defying rides, while the youngerones are able to enjoy the more sedateattractions.

The carnivals, run by WittinglowAmusements, prove to be popularevery year.

The Rosebud carnival caters forchildren aged 12 and under, while theRye carnival is aimed at teenagers andolder children.

For more pictures of Frankstonand the peninsula, go to Picturesof the Month at peninsulaweekly.com.au.

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Sport inspires diabetic youthMELBOURNE Rebels players Ged Robinson andScott Fuglistaller helped at a sports clinic at a campfor teenage diabetics at Somers last week.

About 50 teens living with type 1 diabetesattended the week-long camp with the sports clinicaimed at inspiring them to incorporate exercise intodaily life.

Robinson said: ‘‘I have two brothers who havediabetes, so I know how important these camps arefor teenagers.

‘‘I want to inspire these young people and makethem feel that the world is at their feet.”

Diabetes camps give people the opportunity tomeet and form friendships with others who face thesimilar challenges associated with living withdiabetes.

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Hot and cold: Frank Chitty enjoys the forecasting challenge. Picture: Gary Sissons

Weather forecastera man for all seasonsBY LEE OPITZ

IT’S a tough job being a weather forecaster. Notonly are your predictions treated with a healthyscepticism, it’s likely there’ll be plenty of baggingif you get it wrong, and no recognition if you getit right.

Nevertheless, the Mornington Peninsula’s ownlong-range weather forecaster Frank Chitty sayshe enjoys the challenge.

A self-taught meteorologist, astrologist, physi-cist and cosmologist, Mr Chitty says he hasalways been fascinated by the sky and planets.

‘‘I remember when I was about three my fathergrabbing hold of me as I was going down theback steps of our house to stop me from fallingbecause I was too busy looking up at the moonand the stars,’’ the 78 year old recalled.

‘‘It goes way back. We’ve got scientists andastronomers in the family, and we found out thatwe were related to Charles Darwin.’’

Family circumstances prevented him from pur-suing formal studies, but as a boy he was fortu-nate to get some lessons through corresponding

two of Australia’s best — Inigo Jones, and Len-nox Walker and his son Hayden.

With an insatiable thirst for knowledge theyoung Frank studied and learned, fuelling hispassion for all things to do with the cosmos.

Like Jones and Walker, Mr Chitty believes theplanets, their magnetic fields and sun spots play amajor part in determining our weather weatheron earth. While others dispute the hypothesis,arguing only the relationship between the sunand the earth determines patterns, an 80 per centaccuracy for long-range predictions isn’t a badhit rate.

‘‘The more sun spots there are, the more parti-cles there are, more moisture forms, causing wet-ter weather. Right now, there aren’t a lot of sunspots,’ Mr Chitty said.

In 1963, he published his first prediction inThe Age, and later appeared in The Sun. Fam-ously, two years before the 2000 Sydney Olym-pics Mr Chitty predicted rain would fall on thethree days before to the opening ceremony, andthe exact temperature on the day (19 degrees).

In 2001, he predicted Australia’s 10-year

drought, saying it would peak in 2008. He saysthere will be another in 2016 that will last threeor four years and by 2035, the planet will begin acooling period. For the rest of this year, it will bea drier winter and a wetter than normal spring.

Nowadays he’s a favourite with brides hopingto pick a perfect day for their wedding and farm-ers planning the best time to plant their crops.

‘‘I don’t do it for money. I just enjoy the chal-lenge,’’ Mr Chitty said.

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Hospital forced toextend bed closureBY SAMANTHA ROBIN

FEDERAL government funding cutbackshave prompted Frankston Hospital totemporarily close some of its short-stay bedsto save cash.

Peninsula Health spokesman John Jukessaid the hospital was being prudent aboutsaving funds.

‘‘This is an extension of our regular Christ-mas closure and is a direct result of thesavings program,’’ he said.

Mr Jukes said the hospital closed its short-stay beds every year over the Christmasperiod and usually reopened them in January.This year they will remain closed until Easter.

‘‘We are putting a number of smaller sav-ing measures in place in order to meet thenew targets,’’ he said.

‘‘These beds are only used for people whohave to spend a very short time in hospital.’’

He said the bed closure would not sacrificepatient care.

‘‘In order to get people through the emer-

gency department more quickly, we will usethe adjacent Frankston Medicentre, whichbulk-bills.

‘‘We will also be ramping up our Hospitalin the Home program.’’

Mr Jukes hoped the short-stay bed closurewould save enough money for the hospital tomeet its new costing requirements.

‘‘If we can’t save enough money with thesemeasures we will have to look at otheroptions,’’ he said.

While exact figures are yet to be con-firmed, Peninsula Health may lose up to$4.86 million in funding this year.

Mr Jukes has said there would be no staffreductions as a result of the budget cuts.

State Health Minister David Davis saidlast week that the changes to the fundingallocation would put additional pressure onhospitals. “Anyone who has seen new sub-urbs growing virtually overnight in our outermetropolitan growth areas will acknowledgethe absurdity of the claim that our popula-tion has dropped.’’

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DEDICATED dad Troy Westley’s concern for hisfamily resulted in him creating an innovative freeapp to help people protect their loved ones —and themselves.

‘‘CareMonkey is like the Facebook of familyhealth and safety, but more secure,’’ the Mt Elizaresident said.

‘‘Our mission is to make people safer by shar-ing health information.’’

Mr Westley was running the Victorian regionof Google ‘‘when I realised I wasn’t doing a goodjob of looking after my family’’.

‘‘I was going through the filing cabinet at homeand pulled out my stepson Taylor’s asthma plan.I thought, what’s the use of it being there — itshould be given to people who may need it.’’

Mr Westley and wife Lorna have seven chil-dren between them, aged from 19 years to 12months. One of them, Bailey, 13, has four allergytriggers, including penicillin.

By storing Bailey’s health details in CareMon-key’s secure database, they can choose to share it

with people who may need to know about hisallergies.

While it’s not a full health history, key inform-ation such as allergies, medication, safety alertsand instructions, emergency contacts andimmunisation records can be stored and sharedwith people who may need these details in anemergency. These include sports coaches, col-leagues, parents holding sleepovers and schools.

People without health conditions can stillbenefit from the web-based technology.

A keen cyclist, Mr Westley, rides weekly with agroup of fellow enthusiasts. ‘‘I realised if therewas an accident, none of them would know whoto call.’’

Many families with elderly parents also usedthe free service to keep track of often-changingmedication and medical conditions.

Mr Westley said the Australian Lung Founda-tion, Cystic Fibrosis NSW, Asthma Australia,The Epilepsy Centre and Crohn’s & Colitis Aus-tralia strongly supported the benefits offered bysecure, easily shared information to trustedcarers and had signed up as partners.

People with asthma, for example, can scanand upload their personal asthma actionplan as well as an asthma first aid poster from

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Swamp activisthails tribunal winBY SAMANTHA ROBIN

A DEDICATED activist for the TootgarookSwamp has had a win over the MorningtonPeninsula Shire at a Victorian Civil andAdministrative Tribunal hearing.

Rosebud resident Cameron Brownclaimed that a 41-dwelling development inRosebud West on the site of the swamp hadan invalid planning permit assigned by theshire.

The council originally applied to have theapplication struck out, which was rejected bythe tribunal.

Following the hearing on November 28last year, the VCAT ruled that by the end of2012 all works on the land should cease andthere should be no discharge of ground orsurface water from the subject land into Chi-naman’s Creek or the Tootgarook Wetlands.

It also ordered that works associated withthe subdivision and development of the landmust not recommence until a relevant plan-ning permit was obtained by the developer.

If a planning permit for the subdivision isnot issued by June 30, the owner will berequired to remove any existing services andinfrastructure and the land returned to itsoriginal state prior to start of development.

Later this month a hearing will decidewhat costs are to be awarded to Mr Brown,unless a satisfactory amount can be negoti-ated between both parties.

Mr Brown said it was a tremendous mile-stone for the community. ‘‘It goes some wayto returning the community’s rights to have asay on the development and exposes some ofthe many questionable planning practicesthat have been applied to the TootgarookSwamp precinct,’’ he said.

‘‘We will not allow this to continue, as ourlegal action has demonstrated and will bepressing for appropriate consequences.’’

The decision is expected to have implica-tions for the shire, which recently approvedthe wetlands to be nominated for Ramsarrecognition as an internationally importantwetland.

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Ovo’s sound mancomes full cirque

World traveller: Former peninsula resident Sebastian Hammond with Cirque du Soleil at the Docklands.Picture: Angela Wylie/The Age

AT the age of 25, Sebastian Hammond has a jobthat most of his contemporaries can only dreamof. For the past year, he’s been head of sound forCirque du Soleil’s latest production, Ovo, whichdelves into the world of insects.

Hammond, who grew up on the MorningtonPeninsula and is a former Mt Eliza SecondaryCollege student, manages the sound for each per-formance, making adjustments where requiredaccording to variables such as temperature andcrowd size.

‘‘The atmosphere is always changing, and thetemperature and humidity, which always changedramatically, can affect sound,’’ says Hammond.The audience size makes a big difference to theacoustics too, he says. ‘‘The more full the big topis, it’s a lot drier and less reverberant. They’re allthings that we have to take into consideration.’’

Ovo is Portuguese for egg, and the produc-tion’s narrative is centred on an unhatched eggthat mysteriously appears in the insects’ midst,representing life cycles and reminding them oftheir own birth and development.

Hammond, whose uncle had a sound company

when he was growing up, was working as a free-lancer after finishing school when he heard thatCirque du Soleil was recruiting a new technicalteam for a resident show in Macau. After a‘‘stilted telephone conversation’’ and interviewwith a panel of five in Sydney, Hammond joinedthe Cirque du Soleil team as an entry-level soundengineer six years ago.

He credits his employers with helping him fast-track to his current position. ‘‘They’ve been verysupportive of young talent and people’s object-ives and where they’d like to go, and they’vegiven us the tools to reach those goals,’’ he says.

Performing an average of 10 shows a weekmeans the cast and crew have formed a kind offamily, according to artistic director Marjon vanGrunsven. ‘‘It’s really a community of 126 peoplein total that travel together,’’ she says.

For Hammond, a stint in Melbourne is a nicebonus. ‘‘To have the opportunity to join a showlike Ovo and to bring the show through myhome town is a real dream.’’

Ovo is on at the Docklands until March 24.— Annabel Ross/The Age

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Trail of blood: The blood-stained bus stopshelter after an apparent glassing attack.

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A MAN has been charged following analleged glassing attack at Hastings in whichthe victim required microsurgery to repairwounds to his face.

Detective Leading Senior ConstableDarren Sherre, of Hastings police,said aHastings man, 21, was charged on January16 with intentionally causing serious injury,assault and assault with a weapon.

The incident happened about 12.30am onJanuary 12 at the King Street bus stop inHastings.

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FEATURESTORY

A day that unites us allIt’s beer and barbies, mates andfamilies, new citizens, parades,

honours and flag waving. But arewe becoming more patriotic, or isAustralia Day just a day off work?The Weekly team asks residents

what it means to them.

Family fun: Terry Cox (centre), 76, will be running with nine family members in the Mornington Peninsula Australia Day fun run. Picture: Daryl Gordon

‘We’re not that different toeveryone else. Regardless ofthis image of the rugged Aussiebushman, 90 per cent of thepopulation live in the suburbs.’

— Les Littlejohn

Records show that the earliest celebrationto mark the arrival of the First Fleet inAustralia in 1788 was held about 30 years

later in Sydney.But it wasn’t until the country’s bicentenary

that the rest of us joined up for a national publicholiday on January 26 to commemorate ‘our’special day.

But just what does the day mean in a countrywhere flag waving and chants of ‘‘Aussie, Aussie,Aussie, oi, oi, oi’’ at sporting events areconsidered by many as the only acceptabledisplays of national pride? Or are we no longerembarrassed to say how great we are, and what afantastic place we live in?

A poll of passersby in Mornington andFrankston showed it is mostly the latter.

Morgan Sando of Bittern said that as a studentof history he had always loved this nation, ourfreedom and way of life. ‘‘To me, Australia Day ismore important than my birthday. My parentscame here as immigrants from India and Spainand when you see what is going on in the world,you know how lucky we are to be in a safeplace,’’ Mr Sando said.

‘‘I joined the army the day I turned 17 andtransferred to the navy when I was 19 because Ialways believed that it’s better to serve than beserved, and it was my way of giving back to anation for what it had done for me.’’

Asked to describe an Aussie, Mr Sandopromptly replied ‘‘purple’’. ‘‘One word. We aremulticultural,’’ he said.

Illustrating the point, new Australian citizensand friends English-born Niamh Pillinger andYazmine Lomax from Ireland say the day is achance to celebrate our national identity andembrace what makes us Australian.

The girls, who now live in Mt Martha andMornington, describe an Aussie as someone whois ‘‘nice, approachable and with a friendlyattitude’’.

‘‘It’s a Steve Irwin cliche. Everyone here is amate, very easy going and outdoorsy. I don’t han-dle the heat very well though,’’ Ms Pillinger said.

But Dromana resident Les Littlejohn said hedidn’t like the jingoistic tub thumping that goeson about being Australian.

‘‘We’re not that different to everyone else.Regardless of this image of the rugged Aussiebushman, 90 per cent of the population live inthe suburbs,’’ he said.

‘‘People go on about Holden cars, kangaroosand meat pies. John Howard used to go on aboutAussie mateship, does that mean Germans don’thave friends? Australians are just like everyoneelse; they raise families and work for a living. Iusually take it [Australia Day] as any other day.’’

But there are plenty of Australians who love tomark Australia Day, with communities aroundthe country organising activities, with neigh-bourhood barbecues, parades and fireworkdisplays among the favourites.

Flag-raising ceremonies, citizenship awardsand rousing renditions of Advance Australia Fair(hummed if not sung) round out the official partof the day.

City of Frankston Bowling Club embraces theday with gusto, with a flag-raising ceremony,lunch and concert. Member John Crook saidthere were 21 nationalities represented in theclub’s 250-strong membership, and it was keento attract more ethnic groups to get involved.

‘‘I think this shows that we are a microcosm ofAustralian society.’’

Perhaps a rare exception, Frankston Councildoes not organise events for Australia Day,instead holding the Waterfront Festival on theweekend prior. Many residents from Frankston,however, travel to the peninsula for AustraliaDay celebrations, including the popular streetparade in Mornington.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Australia Daycommittee chairwoman Anne Shaw said the shirehad increased its funding for activities in recent

years, in line with increased popularity in theday’s events. ‘‘More people are attending eventseach year and more and more sponsors andvolunteers are getting involved. The number ofpeople who come out on the day as a family withtheir kids is fantastic because we should all bevery proud to be in this great country,’’ Cr Shawsaid. ‘‘For me, one of the highlights is the citizen-ship ceremony. I am a sixth generation Austra-lian and I think it is a good time for us toremember that other than our indigenous people,we all came here. It is a great day to celebrate ourmulticulturalism and diversity and how lucky weare to live in a place that is peaceful and has somany opportunities.’’

Others, like 76-year-old Terry Cox of Rose-bud, look for a more novel way to celebrate.

Mr Cox will take part in a fun run from SafetyBeach to the Rosebud soundshell. And makingthis year’s effort particularly special, the formerOlympian and marathon runner will be joined byfamily members on the course.

‘‘I am absolutely a proud Australian, it is a veryspecial day for me,’’ he said. ‘‘Running is a teameffort in our family and this year there will be 10of us running together.’’

Social analyst David Chalke, however, believeswe still have a way to go and that while theAustralian flag can be found flying around theplace, our patriotism has plateaued.

‘‘There is less faith in politicians at the momentand that is contributing to the decreased interestin patriotism,’’ he said.

Mr Chalke of Tyabb said while we had neverbeen as patriotic as Americans, patriotism hadchanged over time.

‘‘It has increased since the self-loathing thatthere was in the Vietnam years and post-GoughWhitlam years. We’ve been top dog at the cricket

and we’ve had economic success over the yearsthat has built the sense of belief that we are thelucky country.’’

Mr Chalke said increased patronage at AnzacDay and Remembrance Day services was proofthat Australians were clinging to the past morethan ever.

Weekly reporter Brad McGrath says AustraliaDay becomes more significant when you areoverseas.

“It is honestly my favourite day of the year.There is nothing I enjoy more than having a bar-becue with a few mates and downing a few beers.With the hot summer sun shining down, youcan’t go wrong in a pair of shorts and thongs. It isa stark contrast to an Australia Day I celebratedoverseas. Staring out of the window while thesnow fell in London on January 26, 2009 mademe pine for home,” the Mornington residentsaid.

“A famous Australian pub in the United King-dom, The Walkabout, was just around the cornerso my friend and I ventured down. We immedi-ately felt at home, surrounded by intoxicatedmen in green and gold, girls shivering in theirskimpy outfits and VB flowing freely.

“Australia Day is the day of the year whenthere are no social barriers, no different classes.

‘‘We unite under the one banner. We standtogether under the Australian flag and celebratehow lucky we are to be living in such a fantasticcountry.’’

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Australia Day: Mornington Peninsula residents and visitors are

spoilt for choice on Saturday for events and activities, ranging from

Mornington’s Main Street parade (5-6.15pm) to the Weekly-

sponsored fireworks at Mornington and Rye (9-9.30pm, subject to

weather). For details on all events, call the shire’s community and

special events team on 1300 850 600 or go to mornpen.vic.gov.au.

Bingo fun: Bingo at Rosebud Memorial Hall is cheap entertainment

at just $4 per book for 30 games with the linked game of Big Bucks

Bingo at $2 per ticket a game. Bingo and big bucks bingo are played

at 1pm every Wednesday, presented by Our Lady of Fatima Catholic

Church in Rosebud. Details: Ron Cooper, 5986 5049.

Open day: Rosebud CFA, at 99 Boneo Road, is holding an open day

from 10am-2pm on Sunday, March 3 to show off its new pumper

bought with donations from sponsors and the public. Fire trucks and

equipment will be displayed and visitors can enjoy a sausage sizzle.

Park next door on the grassy area.

Cupcake class: Frankston branch of the Cake Decorators

Association of Victoria has cupcake workshop demonstration fron

noon-3pm on Saturday, February 2 at Uniting Church Hall, 86

Karingal Drive, Karingal, when Pam Archibald will pass on lots of

handy hints. Newcomers welcome. Cost: $7.70 for members and

$10 for non-members. Details: Lorraine, 9783 8013.

Breakfast date: St Mark’s Anglican Church, Dromana, is holding a

cooked breakfast and a talk by Rod Binns, a crop and sheep farmer

and, more recently, sheep breeder for Fiji. It’s at Dromana Life Saving

Club (near the pier), from 7.45-9.30am on Saturday, February 9.

Cost: $6. Details: Ian, 5986 1119.

Lupus walk: Join a walk in the Melbourne CBD on Saturday to raise

awareness of the auto-immune illness lupus . Participants will be

required to wear a Lupus awareness T-shirt and optional butterfly

wings. Both are provided. Those interested in taking part can register

on 8555 9295 or email info@lupus-sle.org.

Classical concert: Join the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne at St

John’s Anglican Church, Sorrento, at 3pm on Sunday. Hear a diverse

program ranging from Vivaldi to Bach, Mozart and Paganini by the

German ensemble. Tickets: $35 per person. Bookings are preferred

to the parish office at Rye (5985 1399) or Jackn’Andy’s, Melbourne

Road, Sorrento (5984 4577).

Tootgarook Probus: Tootgarook Combined Probus Club meets at

the Tootgarook Community Hall, corner of Barry and Darvall streets,

at 9.30am on the second Tuesday of each month. There are

speakers and activities. New members welcome. Details: Jane,

5985 6542.

Tall tiles: Mt Eliza Mah Jong Club meets twice weekly, at 9.30am

and 7pm each Monday, in the Village Neighbourhood Centre,

Canadian Bay Road. Experienced and novice players welcome.

Details: 9787 4002.

Read up: A new book club will meet at 10.30am on Thursday,

February 7 at The Open Door, 13 Grange Road, Mornington. Details:

Lucy, 5973 5138.

Gardener wanted: Southern Peninsula Community Care seeks a

volunteer gardener at its Rosebud sites. Details: Mary, 5986 5255.

BERG bees: Balcombe Estuary Rehabilitation Group holds regular

working bees for Balcombe Estuary reserves. Details: 0447 160 288.

Breastfeeding: The peninsula group of the Australian Breastfeeding

Association meets at 10am on Tuesday, February 5 in Mornington.

New members welcome. Bring a plate. Details: 9787 7106.

Barefoot bowls: Rosebud Bowls Club on the foreshore, Point

Nepean Road, has barefoot bowls from 5pm each Friday. Details:

Peter, 5982 2463.

Step up: Line-dancing is at St Peter’s Church hall, Albert Street,

Mornington, at 10am each Tuesday. Details: June, 5975 0118.

High notes: Mezzo soprano Lucy Nicolson performs gypsy-themed

folk songs, comedy and stage-musical hits at Poffs restaurant, 164

Arthurs Seat Road, Red Hill, from noon on Sunday, February 10.

Proceeds aid Kindilan. Details: 5987 0988.

Get InvolvedActivity: Visiting frail or isolated older people at their homes.

Details: Christmas is not the only time of the year when people

feel the need for human contact. The Wesley Mission is seeking

volunteers in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula who

can spend an hour or two each week having coffee and a chat

with older people as part of the Wesley Do Care program.

Contact: Wesley Mission Do Care and Homeshare aged care

and support services’ southern region team leader Blanche

Quilliam on 9794 3062.

Day at the races: Pick a winner while enjoying a picnic under thetrees in a relaxed family atmosphere at the Balnarring PicnicRacing Club, Coolart Road, Bittern, on Saturday. The club has aproud history dating back to 1863 and its Australia Day racingevents are always popular. Gates open at 10am and the first raceis at 1pm. Admission: Adults, $10, concession, $8, under-18s,admitted free. For more information, go to balnarringraces.com.

Send details by noon on the Wednesday beforepublication to peninsulasee&do@ yourweekly.com.au or See & Do, Suite 2, 10 Blamey Place,Mornington 3931.

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City style: Rose Mimmo on the mezzanine at Manhattan in Mornington.

Manhattan has added a dash ofcity style to Mornington andraised the gourmet profile of

the Barkly Street region.A substantial investment in time,

effort and quality has converted theformer haberdashery, betweenBeaches and The Cheesecake Shop,into a trendy, tempting, tasty Italian-inclined eatery.

The months of work leading to theopening was a labour of love forco-owner Rose Mimmo.

“I wanted this place to be some-thing I’m proud of. Whether it’s staffor diners, I want everyone to feel partof Manhattan. That is what I haveaimed to create,” Mimmo said.

“Relax, enjoy good food, have alaugh. We’re here to build a goodrelationship for years to come.

‘‘There’s no crammed tables, whenyou’re here, you’re special.’’

Beyond the full-length deck, thesimply furnished eatery displays adozen circular marble-top tables con-trasting with black bentwood chairs,cabinets and cupboards. The hard-wood floor is polished to deep-gloss.

The filigree-walled mezzaninelooks down on freshly painted beigewalls and a few carefully placedprints. The ceiling is a somewhatspectacular surprise.

In the kitchen, Mimmo’s youngerbrother Angelo Branca co-chefs withHailey Garrat to present an Italian-influenced menu with main courseshovering around $35.

The meatballs are made to Mim-mo’s grandmother’s recipe, breadand bagels are made in-house whileregional produce, such as cheeses, areselectively chosen.

“All our ingredients are top line.Our olive oil comes from Sheppar-

ton. The olives are top Sicilian,”Branca said.

Mains include eye fillet, rib eyeand a vegetarian parmagiana.

The crispy-skinned duck breast isserved on a pan-juice infused bloodorange and pine-nut risotto thenfinished with a delicate blood orangeand brandy reduction.

Six specialty pasta dishes contendfor the peninsula’s finest aldente dur-ham. The fettuccine mare montecombines fresh prawns, Moreton Baybugs and calamari, pan-seared withspinach, herbs and cherry tomatoesspiked with chilli-infused olive oil.

Manhattan offers an exciting newdine-out option and a fresh spot for aclassy cake and coffee at 2/55 BarklyStreet, Mornington.

Plans are in the pipeline to intro-duce some small-scale live music.Details: 5976 4867.

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45-47 Alexander Avenue, RyePrivate salePrice: $620,000Agent: David Short Rosebud, 5986 8188

On a good-sized block of about 1443 squaremetres, this property is in a lovely treed,

tranquil setting.The delightful, elevated home would ideally

suit holiday makers or those looking for aspacious property.

It has wrap-around timber decking and anopen-plan lounge, dining area with polishedtimber floors and ducted heating.

The kitchen has a built-in fridge and freezer,dishwasher, gas cooking and clothes dryer.

Three bedrooms provide ample room for thefamily, the main bedroom with a full en suite.

Downstairs has a self-contained apartment

with a bed-sitting room, kitchen and fullbathroom suite. Two families could share thecost of buying this property, a rare find in thissought after location.

It offers plenty of possibilities for the investoror those looking for dual accommodation.

[ 24 ] WEEKLY – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE January 23, 2013

www.stockdaleleggo.com.au/dromana

5987 3233 193 Point Nepean RoadDromana

Lot S2 /26-28 Walter St Safety BeachNever Again At This Price!

Never again will land this close to the beach probably be

this affordable. Great opportunity here to make money on

what, potentially, is a small development site. A battle-axe

subdivision leads to a private setting that has had plans

& permits to build two very desirable and easy to sell 2

storey townhouses with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living

areas & a double garage. All this and approx 600 metres

to a great beach! Alternatively build one large home, land

bank, whatever. Just do not miss this! Approx 615sqm.

Available land in this area is fast disappearing - affordable

land has basically disappeared! Don’t miss the last of the

opportunities.

Auction 2nd of February 2013 2.00pm

Inspect Sat 2.00 - 2.30pm

Agent Anthony McDermott 0403 161 125

Map Ref 160 B4

3 & 4/166 Marine Drv Safety BeachSo Close To The Waters Edge

Both mirror images of each other & approx 70m to the

foreshore. From the top balconies get views to the ocean & Mt

Martha. Consisting of 3 bedrooms, master w/ en-suite & WIR

& main bathroom w/ separate shower & bath. As you walk in

the entrance you are greeted by bamboo flooring & American

oak staircase & unique pendant hall lights. Great OPL,

kitchen & dining area. The kitchen boasts Ceaser stone bench

tops, Blanco appliances, plumbing for your fridge, DW, tons of

storage, double sinks & more. Upstairs is a second living area

opening to a large balcony. Add to this a remote DLUG, ducted

vac, 5 split systems, alarm, intercom, under stair storage,

2.7m ceilings, rear yard w/ deck & water tank.

Sale By Fixed Date

Price EPR $700,000 - $770,000 each

Inspect Wed 5.00-5.30pm & Sat 2.00-2.30pm

Agent Office 5987 3233

Map Ref 150 E11

A 3 B 2 C 2

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www.stockdaleleggo.com.au/dromana

5987 3233 193 Point Nepean RoadDromana

Land For Sale

Safety Beach ‘Never Again At This Price’ 615m2 Approx AUCTION 02/02/13

Dromana ‘Build The Dream’ 599m2 Approx $310,000-$330,000

Safety Beach ‘Enjoy The Lifestyle’ 646m2 Approx $350,000 Plus

Dromana ‘As Rare As Hens Teeth’ 420m2 Approx $390,000-$410,000

Safety Beach ‘Location, Location, Location’ 880m2 Approx $470,000

Dromana ‘HOT Small Acreage’ 2.48 Acres Approx $495,000

Dromana ‘Dream Home / Developers’ 1100m2 Approx $925,000

DromanaOpportunity Knocks!Approx 1015m of almost level land w/ 20m frontage. There are good views from ground level & the possibility exists, stca, of subdividing & building upwards; just imagine the views! Currently a 3 bedroom cottage w/ large shed. Terms: 10% deposit, 30/60 day settlement.

Auction Saturday 2nd March at 2.00pm Inspect By Appointment Agent Office 5987 3233 Map Ref 159 J8

6 Twilight Place Safety BeachThe Great Entertainer3 bedrms, master w/ ensuite & WIR, other bedrms BIRs, & study or 4th bedrm. OPL leading out to a private covered entertaining area w/ 8 seater spa, & landscaped gardens. Also featuring DLUG w/ roof cavity for storage, GDH, OFP, fully fenced rear yard & garden sheds.

For Sale Price $595,000 Plus BuyersInspect Sun 3.00 - 3.30pm Agent Office 5987 3233

amazing

Safety BeachLarge Family Home, Great Location5 bedrms + study, master featuring WIR & ensuite w/ spa. Open plan modern kitchen w/ meals & living area leading out to undercover decking, also boasting separate lounge & formal dining. S/S throughout, solar hot water, shed, DLUG & fully fenced.

For Sale Price $655,000Inspect By Appointment Agent Office 5987 3233

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Safety BeachFantastic Family HomeThis 35sq home is located approx 700m’s from the sands of Safety Beach & only 300m’s approx to the Marina. 4 large bedrms, master w/ WIR & ensuite. Open plan kitchen w/ granite bench tops, living, meals, dining. Also featuring a large family room, 2 car garage.

Fro Sale Price $640,000 - $660,000Inspect By Appointment Agent Office 5987 3233

Arthurs SeatHome Among the Gum Trees!A wonderful home for a family w/ lots of natural light, open plans areas & north facing. 4 bedrooms w/ BIRs, 3 bathrooms, 3 family/living areas, DLUG w/ additional parking space (boat, etc), a wrap around deck & on a block of over 1200sqm together w/ a cubby house!

For Sale Price $750,000Inspect By Appointment Agent Office 5987 3233

DromanaPrivate Internal Elevator3 large bedrms, master w/ ensuite & WIR, other bedrms w/ BIR’s. Open plan kitchen /dining/lounge leading out to a private deck w/ views of the bay. This home has high ceilings, floor to ceiling tiled bathrms, gas log fire, s/s air con, internal access from the garage & elevator.

For Sale Price $775,000Inspect By Appointment Agent Office 5987 3233

location

277-281 Point Nepean Rd DromanaPrestige Personified!

Over 50% of these apartments have already pre-sold; the

opportunity to purchase is genuinely diminishing! On offer, is

a home in what will be Dromana’s finest development, across

the road from the beach. Work is under way on this site which

has been designed by an award winning architect. Designed to

be both iconic & yet sustainable. Uncompromising, serene &

sympathetic to the locality. With 2 bdrms, luxuriously appointed

& elegantly decorated, large balconies, secure entrance,

undercover parking & roof top terrace w/ pool & bbq area.

For Sale

Price Between $449,950 - $685,000

Inspect By Appointment

Agent Office 5987 3233

Map Ref 159 H6

A 2 B 2 C 1

4 Dyson Street DromanaIt All Adds Up!Brand new, well appointed 3 bedroom house at an affordable price! Spacious OPL area, ensuite, GDH, S/S, ducted vac, D/W, lock up carport & private courtyard. Just 15 minutes approx stroll to the beach & shops over the bridge walkway.

For Sale Price $460,000Inspect Sun 2.00 - 2.30pm Agent Office 5987 3233

8 Tassel Road Safety BeachFantastic OpportunityLooking for a weekender, investment, permanent home, or something to develop (STCA)? If so look no further. Approx. 600m’s to the beach this neat and tidy 2 BR home will not last long. Set on approx. 679m2 of land, with side access to a fully fenced rear yard. CALL NOW!

For Sale Price $375,000 PlusInspect Sat 12.00 - 12.30pm Agent Office 5987 3233

2/37 Seaview Parade Safety BeachBrand New & Walk To The Waters EdgeAn easy walk to Safety Beach walking track & boat ramp. 3 beds, 2 baths, ensuite from master, open plan living, internal entry from garage. Spacious, naturally light throughout & close to public transport.

For Sale Price $560,000Inspect Wed 3.00 - 3.30pm & Sat 2.00 - 2.30pm Agent Office 5987 3233

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4 Ocean Street DromanaBrilliant Bay Views!This hillside holiday retreat captures every degree of it’s north facing bay views. 2 big bedrooms, renovated bathroom and kitchen, trendy polished floors and open plan living which opens out onto the balcony. Land size is 788sqm’s (Approx).

For Sale Price $470,000 Plus BuyersInspect Sun 1.00 - 1.30pm Agent Office 5987 3233

bayviews

[ 26 ] WEEKLY – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE January 23, 2013

Shop 2, 188-194 Main St Mornington

www.conleyluff.com.au5975 7733

MOUNT ELIZA AUCTION 23RD FEBRUARY @ 2:30PM

THE PERFECT FUSION OF PRIVACY AND CONVENIENCEThis truly stunning family home is perfectly positioned in one of Mount Eliza’s most sought after locations giving easy access to Peninsula Link and set in leafy surrounds on approx 1477m2. Comprising 4 spacious bedrooms, master with ensuite and walk in robe, welcoming entrance foyer leading to open living area, generous family kitchen overlooking second living area leading to large entertainer’s deck and landscaped gardens, third living area / children’s retreat.

60 Claremont Street Inspect Sat 11-11:30am

MOUNT ELIZA $690,000 - $750,000

NATURES WONDERLAND ON 2700M2A secluded court lot leading down to the treed surrounds of Kakeraboite creek provides a delightful setting for this charming and spacious rendered BV home. Featuring sundrenched living rooms, a huge timber deck, beautiful polished timber floors and most welcoming in ground pool. With 3 Bedrooms plus study (full ensuite/walk in robe to master) raked ceilings and wood fired heater to the lounge, superb granite kitchen and bathroom, family and sitting rooms, double carport and extensive storage beneath house.

8 Mackeith Court Inspect by appointment

MOUNT MARTHA NEG OVER $525,000

A DELIGHTFUL PROPERTY - INSIDE & OUT!Set on a level 783m2 lot in a quiet court , this most charming WB home has a sense of space & warmth, high ceilings & lovely polished timber flooring. With 3 bedrooms plus study ( Master with FENS & WIR), a huge central timber kitchen with S/S appliances & adjacent meals area , 2 spacious zoned living areas being a formal lounge with gas open fire & a very large family room, a big 7 x 4.5m alfresco entertaining area looking over the child friendly yard, 7 solar panels with power back to the grid & a double carport.

21 Beldarry Court Inspect Sat 1-1:30pm

MOUNT MARTHA $600,000 - $660,000

SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD!Perfectly positioned in one of Mount Martha’s most sought after locations, this ideal family home is set on over 1100m2 (approx) of land boasting bay views and a free flowing functional floor plan complimented by light filled living areas. With 4 spacious bedrooms ( master with FES/WIR ), welcoming entrance foyer leading to formal dining that flows through from generous family kitchen overlooking large deck and second living area with casual meals & a d/carport. Incl. OFP, GDH & evap. cooling.

23 Gray Street Inspect Sat 3-3:30pm

MORNINGTON $475,000 - $515,000

BEACHSIDE CEDAR CUTIE!Nestled amongst established trees on a generous rear lot , looking out over parkland , & only a 5 minute stroll from Fishermans Beach, this charming 3 bedroom 2-storey cedar home would be a most pleasant place to live permanently or an ideal holiday home. With single carport, combustion heater, s/s r/cycle air conditioner & a balcony looking out over the park.

19a Nelson Street Inspect Sat 12-12:30pm

MORNINGTON $470,000 PLUS BUYERS

ENJOY AN EASY STROLL TO TOWN!A quiet beachside street is the ideal location for this craftsman built townhouse, featuring timber flooring, granite bench tops and a delightful, private rear courtyard for entertaining. With 3 generous bedrooms (FES/WIR to large master, BIR’S), formal dining, light open living, deluxe kitchen with s/steel appliances, 2 ½ bathrooms, gas log fire, s/s r/cycle air/cond.’s, and auto garage. Easy access to all facilities.

2/43 Spray Street Inspect by appointment

MORNINGTON $550,000 - $590,000

FABULOUS FOR A FAMILY! - BE IMPRESSED!Set on a large 947m2 corner allotment looking out over the beautiful wetlands of Eden Park, this substantial BV residence offers 27 squares of living with a huge master suite (massive WIR & FENS with spa), 2 other bedrooms with WIR’s, spacious & separate living zones including formal lounge & dining, large family room, a light filled kitchen with huge walk-in-pantry & adjacent meals area. With undercover entertaining area, auto double garage with rear roller door access, garden shed & lovely landscaped gardens.

22 Eden Park Drive Inspect Sat 11-11:30am

MORNINGTON NEG OVER $700,000

BLUE RIBBON BEACHSIDE WITH PLANS & PERMITS!If you are after an opportunity to increase your property portfolio or just fill a gap in your building schedule then this 2 townhouse site will be ideal. Located only a hop, skip & jump from fabulous Fisherman’s Beach & set on the high side of a quiet & well established street with plans & permits for 2 cleverly designed townhouses both with own street frontage & offering approx 28sq of living with 3 bedrooms, downstairs master with FENS & WIR plus study on the lower level.

16 King Georges Ave Inspect by appointment

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Shop 2, 188-194 Main St Mornington

www.conleyluff.com.au5975 7733

MOUNT MARTHA “ROYADIE LANE”

SETTING A NEW STANDARD IN LUXURY!6.8 GREEN STAR RATING - 1.5 KW POWER TO GRID Royadie Lane offers an affordable executive lifestyle, close to Bentons Square & buses, with 3 Bedroom VIllas from Neg Over $460,000 and 3 or 4 Bedroom Townhouses from $510,000 to $535,000. All with FES/WIR to Master, ducted heating & cooling, security, Asko s/steel appliances and d/stairs Master bedroom to all townhouses. “2 SOLD”

1 -10/61 Green Island Avenue Inspect Wed/Thurs/Sat 1-1:30pm

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MORNINGTON AUCTION 2ND MARCH @ 1:30PM

BEACHSIDE RETREAT!On a big 831 M2 beachside lot close to Main Street, this adorable WB home oozes charm & character & with a delightful I.G. pool offers a brilliant combination. Perfect for those scaling down or even couples starting out, this fine home offers 2 BR’s plus a poolside bungalow with ensuite, two large living areas and French doors that open to a fantastic covered pergola for easy year round entertaining. Other features include an open fireplace, period bathroom with spa,d/heating, polished timber flooring, alarm system.

4 MacDonald Grove Inspect Sat 1-1:30pm

MORNINGTON NEG OVER $670,000

NEW & BEACHSIDE - WITH 5 BEDROOMS!A fantastic location within easy walking distance of shops & beach,for this new luxury home. Offering 5 bedrooms, huge downstairs master suite with WIR & FENS, 2 other bedrooms with WIR’s, deluxe kitchen with stone bench tops & S/Steel 900mm Blanco appliances, adjacent downstairs meals & living area with p/ timber flooring leading out to the decked entertaining area & big separate lounge area upstairs.

4 Mariners Retreat Inspect Wed/Thurs/Sat 2-2:30pm

MORNINGTON $590,000 - $630,000

DUAL LIVING! - SPACIOUS & ELEGANT FAMILY LIVING PLUS SEPARATE SELF-CONTAINED UNIT!Set on a level approx. 824m2 lot, this substantial BV residence offers 3 bedrooms plus study with FES/WIR to master, a quality kitchen with adjoining meals, large separated living areas & an auto d/garage – PLUS a roomy self-contained BV unit. Adjacent to parkland & designed with an emphasis on space & light flow & with a family friendly rear yard.

3 Samantha Drive Inspect Sat 2-2:30pm

MORNINGTON NEG OVER $800,000

SEASIDE CLASSIC - WITH SPACE & VIEWS!Convenient to everything Mornington is famous for, this stunning 3 bedroom plus study home offers a designer approach to seaside living. Enjoy a glass of chilled wine on the balcony watching the sun disappear into the sea. Take a relaxed stroll to fabulous Fisherman’s beach & Main Street. Including 3 separate living areas, a large cellar, sleek granite kitchen, beautiful timber flooring, d/heating/cooling, remote gate & great rear garden.

4 Strachans Road Inspect Sat 3-3:30pm

MORNINGTON NEG OVER $900,000

NEW SEASIDE LUXURY IN A BLUE RIBBON LOCATION!If you are looking for a new home in the exclusive Fishermans Beach Precinct & only the best will do, then this exciting new home will be hard to pass up. Offering a spacious 21.5sq of living plus an auto d/garage with internal access, with all the mod cons one could want &. comprising 4 bedrooms, 2 master suites with FENS & WIR ( one upstairs & one down ), deluxe kitchen with stone tops & s/steel 900mm Smeg appliances, & spacious living areas both up & down.

30 King Georges Ave (Cnr Nunns Rd) by appointment

MORNINGTON $340,000 PLUS

BEACHSIDE VILLA VALUE!Perfectly positioned in one of Mornington’s most sought after beachside locations, this sensational BV villa comprises two generous bedrooms, a large open living area with high ceilings, a generous kitchen with meals area leading to a very spacious rear yard & a s/brick garage. This home will no doubt impress even the harshest of critics. With huge untapped potential, ideal for the investor or homeowner alike! With exceptional land space around the building.

2/21 Lucerne Avenue Inspect Sat 12-12:30pm

MORNINGTON $440,000 - $460,000

EASY-CARE WITH COMFORT & CONVENIENCE!Opposite parkland & the Arts Centre, buses at your doorstep & Bentons Square just down the road! This attractive BV home offers 3 bedrooms ( FES/WIR to Master ), spacious lounge with combustion heater, stylish kitchen, a large living room, a central sunroom & auto d/garage with internal access. Including GDH, s/s r/c air conditioner, d/washer, online gas brick BBQ on covered patio, water tank & full perimeter fencing with delightful gardens.

301 Dunns Road Inspect Wed/Sat 4-4:30pm

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www.harcourts.com.au

HastingsShop 10, 14 High Street 03 5970 7333www.hastings.harcourts.com.au

Moorooduc 1135 Moorooduc Highway

100 Acres (approx) in an ideal position!

Drive 600m approx down your tree lined drive to this well positioned land parcel minutes from the townships of Mornington & Mount Martha. For those that are looking for a lifestyle retreat away from the hustle & bustle of town life, this property offers it all yet in close proximity to all The Mornington Peninsula's amenities like beaches, golf courses, schools & wineries. Enjoy the benefits of country living on the edge of Mornington. Beautifully pastured land with power available, divided into numerous well fenced paddocks. With excellent home sites to choose from all offering different outlooks, this is a rare opportunity to build a unique lifestyle property or horse facility. A new home could easily be built to take in the views of the surrounding countryside. The first time offered for sale in 50 years are you in a position to await another 50?

Sale by Fixed Date: Monday January 23rd 2013 at 5:00pm (if not sold prior).View www.harcourts.com.au/VHS3558Open By Appointment

Jason DowlerM 0403 598 754 E jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au

VACANT LAND

Bittern 2538 Frankston Flinders Road

“Creswell Cottage” Period charm plus great potential!

Are you looking for something a little different with huge potential & plenty of character? This beautiful light-filled historic cottage offers two double bedrooms opening from a wide arched hallway, a spacious living room featuring glass French Doors opening out to the front veranda & a double sided fire place dividing the living & dining areas. A large functional kitchen with freestanding stainless steel oven is positioned to the side of the home & a sunroom at the rear of the property features large windows & doors opening out to the backyard with garden shed. Incorporating period plaster detail & polished timber floors, this attractive residence opens to an expansive front yard with single carport & the foundation for a lovely cottage garden. A possible development site the property includes street access to Creswell Street & a large 700msq (approx) allotment.

2 a 1 b 1 d

Auction $280,000-$310,000 Saturday 16th February at 11:00amView www.harcourts.com.au/VHS3599Open Saturday 12:30-1:00pm

Jason DowlerM 0403 598 754 E jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au

AUCTION

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www.harcourts.com.au

HastingsShop 10, 14 High Street 03 5970 7333www.hastings.harcourts.com.au

Bittern 85 The Bittern Boulevard

Bittern Living at its Finest!

This immaculate 4 bedroom plus study family home with 3 separate living areas will impress! With heaps of room for entertaining, refrigerated ducted cooling & a great rear outlook over paddocks. Large kitchen with stainless appliances & overlooks the family, meals, rumpus & rear entertaining area. Other features include master with ensuite & WIR, remote garage with drive through access & ducted heating. Walk to Bittern shops, train station or local primary school.

4 a 2 b 2 d

For Sale Price by Negotiation over $440,000View www.harcourts.com.au/VHS3597Open Saturday 3:30-4:00pm

Jason Dowler M 0403 598 754 E jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au

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Units 1 and 6, 23 Myers Road, BitternPrivate salePrice: Unit 1: $362,950, Unit 6: $372,950Agent: Harcourts Hastings, 5970 7333

Surrounded by landscaped grounds, these twotown houses provide open-plan living with a

sophisticated feel.The units are in a group of six and boast all the

modern amenities such as ducted gas heating andsplit-system airconditioning.

Extensive tiling flows through the open-planliving area comprising the kitchen with stonebenches and quality stainless-steel appliances.

Three spacious bedrooms have built-inwardrobes, the main bedroom with its ownwalk-in wardrobe and en suite.

Low-maintenance gardens in the privatecourtyard provide a lovely spot to relax and

enjoy alfresco dining. The address was carefullyselected by the owner, appealing to buyersseeking a convenient lifestyle.

It is within a short walk to Bittern townshipand only a five-minute drive in either direction toBalnarring and Hastings villages.

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5986 818845 Years on the Peninsula

AUCTIONEERS • SALES CONSULTANTS • PROPERTY MANAGERS

1377 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud

www.davidshort.com.auRYE $440,000

SECLUDED PEACEFUL SETTING8 Como Avenue, Rye

This well cared for 4BR home is situated on a generous 1062sqm block. Features: Entry area,

formal lounge/dining - r/cycle aircon. Ensuite main bedrm. Large family kitchen/meals area. Together

with dble gge & undercover BBQ area.

RYE $450,000

TYRONE BEACH AREA22 Angela Court, Rye

This delightful 3BR home is the ideal permanent or holiday home. Features formal lounge/dining room, main bedrm opening to sundeck plus semi-ensuite bathrm. Well fitted kitchen opens to family room.

Together with tandem carport & dble garden shed.

ROSEBUD $439,500

CLOSE TO EVERYTHING!1 Braidwood Avenue, Rosebud

In a great position, that would suit either permanent, holiday or development (STCA). This 3BR home

features polished timber floors & ducted heating/cooling. Carport leads to double garage plus

separate shedding all with concrete floors & power.

ROSEBUD WEST $315,000

BEST INVESTMENT14/57 Wingara Drive, Rosebud West

As new, 2BR unit currently rented at $280pw. Comprises: Open plan lounge, dining, kitchen area

- opens onto paved patio area. Bathrm/laundry combined. Together with duct heating, aircon,

dishwasher, gas/solar HWS, water tank & garage.

ROSEBUD $385,000

EX-DISPLAY HOME402 Eastbourne Road, Rosebud

This 3BR home is a “Mountain” built home with full length verandah in a prime corner position. Features

include: Open plan lounge, dining area - gas heating & aircon. Kitchen with electric cooking.

Separate bathrm, laundry & toilet. Double garage.

ROSEBUD $380,000

IDEAL LOCATION, IDEAL INVESTMENT!3 Moorfield Avenue, Rosebud

Situated on 813sqm (approx) is this 3BR property ideal for holidays, investment or development

(STCA). Comprising large lounge with gas heating, dining area and galley style kitchen. Easy walk to

Rosebud Plaza and the beach.

ROSEBUD WEST $369,500

NEAR SCHOOLS & CORNER SHOP24 Allambie Avenue, Rosebud West

Situated easy walk to schools & corner shops is this 3 bedroom home, ideal for first home buyer or investor. Comprises: Separate lounge and dining

area and well fitted kitchen. Together with carport & double garage.

MCCRAE $435,000

DUAL OCCUPANCY BLOCK!101 Austin Avenue, McCrae

The asking price for this property has been substantially reduced!! Three bedrm home situated

on a 824sqm block suitable for an additional dwelling at the rear while retaining the existing

dwelling (stca). Ideal investment/ holiday home.

ROSEBUD $440,000

FOUR BEDROOM FAMILY HOME45 Denholm Street, Rosebud

Well presented four bedroom, two storey home within walking distance to schools. Lounge/dining area, timber kitchen & second lounge with built-in

bar. Together with double carport, garage and water tank. Terraced backyard.

ROSEBUD $469,000

EXPERIENCE FAMILY LIVING!!37 Dunstone Drive, Rosebud

Contemporary design three bedroom family home. Features: Two living areas, well fitted kitchen with

stainless steel appliances. Private spa deck, above ground pool & bungalow at the rear. Large garage.

Easy stroll to Primary School.

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ROSEBUD $359,000

PRIME POSITION WITH POTENTIAL14 Murrawong Avenue, Rosebud

In the heart of Rosebud, within easy stroll to Rosebud Plaza, sits this 829sqm site suitable to develop (STCA). The home has 3BR’s, separate lounge,

kitchen and two toilets. Gas heater and split system air conditioner. Double garage at the rear.

ROSEBUD $420,000

COMBINE LIFESTYLE WITH BUSINESS344 Eastbourne Road, Rosebud

Established 3-4 bedroom home with potential to work from home. Features: Formal lounge, ensuite

main, well fitted kitchen & 2nd living room with adjoining professional room with seperate entry.

Together with double carport.

ROSEBUD $360,000

PRIME POSITION40 Eighth Avenue, Rosebud

This delightful 2BR home is the ideal holiday home where you can leave the car and walk to

everything. Features: Entry area, lounge room - gas heating. Dining /kitchen area - electric cooking.

Also has drive thru carport & garden shed.

TOOTGAROOK $350,000

PRICED TO SELL!!46 Booran Parade, Tootgarook

This solid 3BR home is situated on a easy care block. Comprises: Open plan living & gas heating.

Together with drive-thru carport. Ideally suit first home buyer or investment. Currently rented at

$260pw on periodic lease.

ROSEBUD $395,000

COMFORTABLE HOLIDAY HOME5 Moorfield Avenue, Rosebud

This elevated three bedroom home has a real holiday atmosphere. Features: Open plan living

and reverse cycle airconditioner. Well fitted kitchen. Together with sundeck & carport. Suit development

of two units. (S.T.C.A)

MCCRAE FROM $310,000

OUSTANDING BUILDING BLOCKSLot 3 & Lot 6 Grange Close, McCrae

GOOD “BAYVIEWS” LAND SIZE: 451sqm approx.

Choice of two easy care block in new residential subdivision. All services available including bitumen

road, power, water, sewer, phone and gas.

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Positioned close to all Bittern has to offer.l 3 Bedroomsl 2 Bathroomsl Modern open plan livingl Air cond, central heatl Double lock up garage

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l Large garagel Approx 701m2l Short walk to the Bittern

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BITTERN BEAUTY!!

HASTINGS $330,000

This is the kind of property everyone is after,house set to one side allowing plenty of room for another dwelling with its own street frontage.l 3 Bedroomsl 1 Bathroom

l Large kitchenl Meals and separate

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HASTINGS $272,000

When investing in real estate those in the know buy within walking distance to the centre of town. Only minutes to town centre of Hastings it will always be in demand from prospective tenants in the future.

l 3 bedroomsl 1 bathrooml Single car carportl Currently tenanted at

$275 per week

WALKING DISTANCE TO TOWN

CRIB POINT $378,000

Sit back, relax with no further to do...this beautifully presented fully renovated 3 bedroom brick veneer home is ready to enjoy as it is. Every window in this home overlooks established stylish gardens. Features include, modern kitchen with new appliances and dishwasher, meals and family room which open to alfresco area plus formal lounge and dining. Add in gas heating, refrigerated air-conditioning, BIR, floating floors, carport, garden shed, watering system and plenty of privacy, this property is a must see! Inspection by appointment only.

BRILLIANT CHOICE....

BITTERN $750,000

This is truly a stunning lifestyle property with delightful surprises at every turn among two low maintenance acres of landscaped gardens and established native woodlands. Features include 4br plus study, dressing room and ensuite to master br, formal lounge and dining, meals area plus a second living area off the kitchen, even an in-ground pool under roofline. Outside you have a fenced yard with pergola, pond/water feature, and a cat enclosure. In addition to all of this is a tennis court, ornamental lake, and a great workshop with power, lighting, and water. With only one neighbour if you are seeking more privacy this is the one for you.

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HASTINGS $279,000

This 3br, 1 bath home is one to add to your list.l 3 Bedrooml 1 Bathrooml Walking distance to

the Hastings foreshore, marina and town centre

l Fantastic investment

l Available with vacant possession

l Book your inspection today!

OPPORTUNITY HERE…..

HASTINGS $259,000 EACH

In the heart of town, a short stroll from the shops & foreshore is a unique lifestyle enclave, built to offer an affordable alternative to first home buyers, investors & retirees.l 1 Bedroom

l 1 Bathrooml Modern kitchen with

stainless steel gas appliances

l Split sys heating/coolingl Choice of carpets or

floating timber flooringl Single carport

“INTRODUCING 120V” AFFORDABLE LIVING!

CRIB POINT $230,000 - $250,000

Just Listed neat and tidy two bedroom unit only few minutes walk to The Cellars, train station and a hop skip and a jump away from the Stony Point Jetty.l 2 Bedroomsl 1 Bathroom

l Ducted heatingl Stainless steel appliancesl Low maintenance

gardensl Single remote garagel Currently tenanted,

returning $260 per week

SANDSTONE BEAUTY

HASTINGS $359,000

This rendered brick veneer home will suit a multitude of buyers out there looking for something that doesn’t require any work. The property features large living areas, kitchen with new electric oven, dining room off kitchen, four bedrooms (master with ensuite complete with corner spa) plus a studio/bungalow outside perfect for a sewing room or the teenagers retreat and a remote tandem garage. The studio is completely lined with power and lighting and even a small verandah. The landscaping has been well thought out, low maintenance gardens complete with water feature and a cubby for the kids.

NOT A THING TO DO….

HASTINGS $289,000

Hey first home buyers – here’s the answer!l 3 Bedroomsl 1 Bathrooml Upgraded kitchenl Gas cookingl Gas heatingl Resealed tiled roof

l Bright and airy living areas

l Separate family/mealsl 6m x 9m garage

“TOP OF THE COURT”

HASTINGS $285,000+

First home buyers, investors, do yourself a favour and book an inspection to see this one!l 4 Bedroomsl 1 Bathrooml Huge loungerooml Kids play area

l Covered entertaining area

l In ground pooll Loads of space for your

car, boat or trailer

BIGGER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK

CRIB POINT $378,000

Sit back, relax with no further to do...l 3 Bedroomsl 1 Bathrooml Modern kitchen with

new appliances and dishwasher

l Formal lounge

l Gas heatingl Refrigerated air-

conditioningl Floating floorsl Established gardensl Carport and garden shed

BRILLIANT CHOICE....

BITTERN $450,000

This property has the ideal set up for the tradesperson with own business, truck drivers and anyone who needs to house a caravan or boat or two.Exposed aggregate driveway running alongside of house gives easy access to a large fully powered shed/workshop there is loads of storage and bench space, gas heating, room for boat and caravan, plenty of lighting. And if you need extra storage, try the separate storage unit/shed complete with more shelving. Throw in a Carport beside the garage. For the ladies and the rest of the family...this 3 bedroom property offers modern kitchen with high quality granite bench tops, dishwasher and stainless steel appliances, 2 living areas, BIR, ensuite to main, central heating and evaporative cooling.

IDEAL SET UP!!...HOME BUSINESS...STORING CARAVAN, TRUCK OR BOAT?

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In a quiet court on edge of the Balcombe CreekEstuary, this stunning architect-designed four-

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Juniors add fire to SteelersWESTERN Port Steelers men have secured a homefinal after the conclusion of their Country BasketballLeague home and away season.

But the Steelers women will have to wait on thisweekend’s results before they will know if they willplay a home final.

The men and women will have this weekend offafter the CBL granted the Steelers’ wish to have a byeas many of their CBL team members are playing at theEltham-Dandenong junior tournament.

It is on the back of these juniors’ performance thatthe Steelers have blossomed into a CBL force.

Western Port Steelers men’s coach James Langfordsaid the improvement of junior representative playersand budding CBL stars Luke Duskovic, Brendan Sandsand Brad Marshall had been startling.

‘‘The young guys have been doing well and holdingtheir own,’’ he said.

‘‘Luke was on in the last three minutes against

Churchill a couple of weeks back and stood up, scoredsome points and looked after the ball in the crunch tohelp get a vital win against one of the top twoteams.’’

The men secured second spot with a 73-40 victoryover Traralgon T Birds in their first season back in theCBL after a lay-off.

The women’s team includes seven junior representa-tive players from last season’s junior Steelers teams.

Steelers coach Marc Pirotta said Shannon Donnelly,Molly Palser, Rylee Geddes, Steph Abbot, AbbeyCongreve, Chloe Chalmers and Annie Kloppenborghad all shown great improvement during the CBLseason.

“All seven have made strong contributions to theteam’s success this season,’’ he said.

‘‘The junior girls in this team have really stepped itup compared to last season and realise that they arenot merely here to participate, but to actually compete

and to achieve. Different girls step up each week —and that includes the senior age players as well — butgirls like Abbey (Congreve), Shannon (Donnelly),Dodge (Molly Palser) and Annie (Kloppenborg) havereally shown big improvement and are holding theirown with the senior group.

“But what is most pleasing is seeing some of thesegirls selected to our Big V squad for 2013.

‘‘Dodge and Abbey made it through to the finalsquad and that really does show that Western Port hasa true pathway from juniors to seniors now.”

With the club having plans to enter a Big V YouthLeague women’s team in the next couple of years, aprogram like CBL is vital to achieving thisgoal.

“It can’t be forgotten that of our senior age group ofplayers, most of the girls have only just finished juniorrep in the past couple of seasons themselves and couldactually play Youth League now,” Pirotta said.

Gabriel toreturn?FRANKSTON Dolphins areon the verge of signing formerstar Russell Gabriel.

The ruckman last playedfor the Dolphins in 2011,when he finished runner-up intheir best and fairest, beforesigning with WAFL club EastPerth on a three-year deal.

But the 23 year old has quitthe Sharks and will return tothe area.

Several MPNFL clubs arealso speaking to Gabriel, whois working on being releasedfrom his contract at EastPerth.

Dolphins coach SimonGoosey was tight-lipped onthe prospect of Gabrielreturning to Frankston Ovalbut admitted he would be awelcome addition. The Dol-phins have retained the bulkof their list. Their main losseswere Kyle Martin (Colling-wood), Dylan Van Unen(Essendon) and LeighOsborne (Gold Coast).

In a further boost for theDolphins, former captain PaulKennedy, who took a year offto focus on basketball, is set toplay next season.

The respected leader hasbeen a standout on the trackfor the Dolphins.

‘‘He has been able to getthrough all the sessions,’’Goosey said. ‘‘He is a greatleader and the guys reallyrespect him and you could tellhe really missed the footy.’’

Kennedy played a handfulof games in the VFL Develop-ment League towards the tailend of last season.

The Dolphins have alsoadded Jordy Williams (East-ern Ranges), Ben Maynard(East Ringwood) and JackClausen.

A host of young stars fromthe Dandenong Stingrays havejoined the Dolphins, includingco-captain Jason Pongracic,who was surprisingly over-looked by AFL clubs.

The Dolphins also recruitedformer Collingwood rookieDaniel Farmer and BrisbaneLions’ Josh Dyson, whoplayed played one game underMichael Voss in 2011. ‘‘We’lldefinitely have more depth —we had more depth last yearand at one stage our develop-ment team looked like playingfinals,’’ Goosey said.

Heat bowlers scythe through Northcote

Match winner: Frankston Peninsula Heat star Matt Chasemore, pictured bowlingearlier in the season, claimed three important wickets against Northcote onSaturday. Picture: Wayne Hawkins

FRANKSTON Peninsula Heat willpush for an outright victory afterdismissing Northcote for 67 in aPremier Cricket clash at A H ButlerOval on Saturday.

The Heat finished the day at 3-206with first-innings points in the bag aftercaptain Matt Chasemore turned herowith the ball.

Chasemore claimed 3-5 off five oversto tear apart the Northcote middleorder.

‘‘We sent them in after winning thetoss mainly because we had ScottBoland for this week,’’ Chasemore said.

‘‘It was good to get back to the bowl-ing crease because it has taken sometime to get over the hip injury and Ireckon I’m away now.’’

Boland was also menacing in claim-ing 2-20 off 12 overs while ChrisMcCormick continued his outstandingseason with 3-22.

Englishman Matthew Lineker (78)and Ben Hillard (81) laid the founda-tions with the bat for the Heat with asolid opening stand.

Matt Gapes (30no) and Chasemore(0no) will resume when play continueson Saturday.

‘‘I had a chat to our batsmen aboutmaking the most of their opportunit-ies,’’ Chasemore said.

‘‘I think myself and Sean Wilson arethe only two blokes who have madecenturies in the last couple of seasons.

‘‘I told Matty Lineker he owed theclub something and he came out andbatted well and got some runs.’’

Chasemore said he will mull overwhether to declare before play resumingon Saturday so as to have the best pos-sible opportunity to push for outrightpoints.

The Heat is likely to rush Ben Ash-kenazi back into the team as Boland’sreplacement after a successful under-19

national championships. Ashkenazi, 18,claimed 15 wickets at 15.53 while rep-resenting Victoria at the tournament in

Adelaide, featuring the brightest youngtalent from around the country.

The Victorians won three out of theirfive matches at the championships.

‘‘He is starting to believe, which ishalf the battle in this game,’’ Chasemoresaid. ‘‘He doesn’t bowl like he is 18 andhe’ll probably come straight back in forScott Boland this week.

‘‘We’ll leave it up to him and how hisbody is holding up.’’

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Melbourne 67 1.804

Prahran 54 1.395

Ringwood 47 1.352

St Kilda 45 1.290

Carlton 43 1.051

Richmond 41 1.616

Dandenong 41 1.382

Melbourne Uni 41 1.118

Geelong 37 0.886

Fitzroy-Doncaster 32 1.084

Frankston Peninsula 28 0.810

Camb Magpies 27 0.870

Foots-Edgewater 27 0.864

North Melbourne 26 0.717

Casey-Sth Melb 25 0.708

Haw-Monash Uni 12 0.755

Essendon 12 0.670

Northcote 9 0.576

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In trouble: Baxter’s Dale Irving sendsdown a delivery in their clash against Ryeon Saturday. Picture: Gary Sissons

Old Boys stay in the hunt with solid battingPENINSULA Old Boys are well posi-tioned in their crunch game against CribPoint, finishing with 225 in the MPCAProvincial Shield match on Saturday.

The Old Boys are fighting for survivaland every game is now a must-win ifthey are to see finals this season.

Crib Point is also feeling the heat sit-ting fourth, with Mt Eliza, Moorooducand Peninsula all nipping at its heels,captain Matt Blake not shying awayfrom the importance of this match.

‘‘It’s a really important game for us as

well as Peninsula,’’ Blake said. ‘‘It wascrucial we got off to a good start.’’

Crib Point got the start it was lookingfor when Peninsula Old Boys openerCallum Savio was dismissed cheaply.

Dylan O’Malley steadied the shipwith some excellent stroke play to nar-rowly fall short of his century, being dis-missed for 98. After tea, Crib Pointmade inroads into the middle order butParsons and Andrew Jones stopped therot. Parsons put on 30 and Jones added36 to help compile a competitive total.

Crib Point captain Matt Blake waspleased with his attack, singling outyoung opening bowler Wade Symes forpraise. Fellow Crib Point bowler GlennBarclay snapped up 4-50.

Crib Point finished the day at 1-17with Blake back in the sheds.

In other Provincial Shield matches,Sorrento is in firm control against thestruggling Ballam Park.

Mornington continued its stellar run,making 294 with Matt Foon (102) andBen Clements (80) unstoppable.

Rye is in the box seat against Baxter,finishing with 229, Baxter losing a latewicket to give its opposition themomentum.

Mt Eliza welcomed the return of Jus-tin Grant, fresh from his impressiveshowing at the Vic Country Carnival,and the star all-rounder made a half cen-tury out of of 274 against Heatherhill.

For more pictures from the MPCAvisit frankstonweekly.com.au.

— Morgan Cole

Langy hat-trick scuttles CarrumBY MORGAN COLE

LANGWARRIN is set to crush Carrum going in-to the second day of play in their MPCA DistrictShield match on Saturday.

In what was set to be an interesting duelbetween first-placed Langwarrin and second-placed Carrum the match turned lopsided.

Carrum lost captain Shaun Foster withoutscoring and the signs looked ominous.

Despite the shaky start the Lions stabilisedthrough Josh Dent (31) and Matt Donegan (38),

the partnership kick-starting the innings for Car-rum.

The pair steadily made runs before Langwar-rin bowler Dwayne Doig broke the game openwith a hat-trick, dismissing Dent, Donegan andgun batsman Daniel Polson (8).

Lions middle order batsman Michael Boland(35) stepped in and did his best to keep Carrum’sinnings afloat.

Boland formed a late partnership with tail-ender Tim Hollingsworth (19), helping nudge theLions score up to 147 with the rest of the tail end

falling easily to the Langwarrin attack.Doig was close to his best taking 4-22 includ-

ing the hat-trick which led to the collapse of Car-rum’s innings.

Langwarrin faced 11 overs at the crease mak-ing the most of their time with captain MarkCooper (23) and Simon McEvoy (25) forming astrong opening partnership.

Langwarrin finished the day at 0-52.In other District League matches, Somerville

finished 194 all out against against Flinders.Somerville president Peter Alp would have

liked his team to make a few more runs.‘‘We really didn’t get going,’’ Alp said.‘‘It’s an even money game at this stage.’’Delacombe Park bowled Pines out for 134.Delacombe got off to a nightmare start in its

innings in the afternoon finishing 5-29 at stumps.Hastings will be defending 174 against Boneo.Baden Powell bowled out Frankston YCW for

103.Main Ridge set a close to impossible task for

Seaford making an intimidating 362, BatsmanGareth White making 148.

Dales punishTootgarookPEARCEDALE turned the tab-les on Tootgarook after a lack-lustre first innings in theirMPCA Sub-District Shieldmatch on Saturday.

The Dales looked strong atthe crease early despite losingopener Calvin Bypost as MattCousland (35) and Brad Trotter(36) formed a solid partner-ship.

Pearcedale, however, wasunable to maintain the ascen-dancy as the Tootgarook bowl-ers snared quick wickets. Oncethe pair were removed the restof the top order showed littleresistance and the side wasbundled out for 130.

Tootgarook tore through thetail, with bowler Matt Whelantaking five wickets.

Despite Tootgarook’s domin-ance with the ball, it was a dif-ferent story with the bat.Tootgarook suffered a collapse,finishing the day at 8-64 andneeding 64 runs to win.

Pearcedale bowler TimothyUnthank led the attack, taking5-21, and Justin Heysham3-25, placing the heat squarelyback on Tootgarook.

In other MPCA Sub DistrictShield matches, Red Hill foundthemselves all out for 147against Seaford. In reply theTigers failed to fire, finishingthe day on 4-14.

Carrum Downs is poised tosecure victory over FrenchIsland, Carrum Downs bowl-ing the Islanders out for 101.

Tyabb has set a tough taskfor Skye, making 274.

Balnarring made a good fistof their first innings againstRosebud posting 215. Rosebudbowler Darren Kerr took fivewickets.

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