October 18th 2012

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HUNDREDS of volunteers are being marshalled in the fi nal frenzied days of the campaign to build an adventure playground at Rye.

More than two years in the planning, the nautical-themed playground will be built by the community over fi ve days beginning Wednesday 24 October.

Project coordinator Miranda Gillespie said there was a “last minute panic” to fi ll the rosters but the mood in Rye was “warm and fuzzy” and excited. “I can’t believe the time to build is actually here,” she said.

The Rye’s Up! Community Playground, designed by Leather Associates, a United States company that specialises in community-built playgrounds, will replace the playground on the foreshore near Rye pier.

The existing equipment will be removed Friday 19 October and some of it reused at other Mornington Peninsula Shire reserves.

The new playground began to take shape more than two years ago when children were asked what their “dream playground” would look like. The nautical theme was adopted to suit the foreshore site.

Continued on Page 3.

By Jo WinterbottomA BIGGER part of the southern Morn-ington Peninsula has been declared an extreme fi re danger area for the com-ing fi re season.

Large areas of Sorrento and Portsea will be included on the extreme danger map for the fi rst time this year. Blair-gowrie and the part of Rye from White Cliffs to Canterbury Jetty Rd will again be classifi ed an extreme risk, as they were last summer.

The CFA has called a public meeting

in Sorrento on Saturday 28 October to discuss the extreme danger rating.

Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley told a public meeting in Blair-gowrie that Victorians had to accept that bushfi res were now a threat every summer.

“Our research has told us that it may take years before the Victorian com-munity comes to terms with the annual threat of bushfi res,” he said.

Concerns over a helter-skelter fl ight to Port Phillip beaches were raised at

the meeting earlier this month. While Mornington Peninsula Shire

had designated 12 Neighbourhood Safer Places where residents can mar-shal as a “last resort” during a bushfi re, Mr Lapsley said many residents would wait until the danger was extreme, then head for beaches, causing potentially catastrophic traffi c jams and other safety concerns.

“We will need to do further work to establish how this [evacuation to beaches] could be done safely,” he

told the meeting at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.

“I am aware that many people on the peninsula have adopted a wait-and-see strategy on high bushfi re risk days.

“If a bushfi re takes hold, it would move very quickly through coastal vegetation and if people are going to move to the bay beaches, they would need to do so early in the morning and be prepared to stay on the beach all day and into the evening.”

The safest strategy for residents in

high-risk areas, especially for families with young children and the elderly, would be to leave the peninsula the day before a declared code red or extreme fi re danger day.

He singled out the area between Mel-bourne Rd and Mornington Peninsula National Park, which is packed with holiday houses, as of “major concern to our fi re fi ghters” and said permanent residents had an important role to play in educating visitors.

Continued on Page 8.

Extreme fire area growsExtreme fire area grows

Rye comes Rye comes out to playout to play

Plan to succeed: Barry Swayn, Jacqui Salter, Georgie Keach, Miranda Gillespie and Caleb Dawson, 4, of the Rye’s Up! campaign take calls from interested volunteers to fi ll work rosters for the Rye Community Playground building project. Picture: Yanni

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By Mike HastTHE heavy lift ship MV Blue Marlin steamed through The Heads into Port Phillip on Wednesday morning carrying the newest vessel of the Royal Australian Navy.

The hull of LHD Canberra, the fi rst of the navy’s two new amphibious ships, was built at the renowned naval shipyard in Ferrol in northern Spain by Navantia and launched in February 2011.

Canberra is a Landing Helicopter Dock ship and will be fi tted out by BAE Systems at Williamstown shipyard before going into service in 2014. The hull of her twin, Adelaide, will arrive in Australia in 2014.

They are 230 metres long, 32 metres wide, have a maximum draught of 7.18 metres and replace the navy’s existing amphibious ships, which support land forces.

Canberra will be partially “unfastened” over about two days near Geelong on the western side of Port Phillip, fl oated off when Blue Marlin submerges over about 24 hours in 23 metres in the middle of the bay and then towed by three tugs to Williamstown, where shipping lanes will be closed until Canberra has docked.

Carrying Canberra 12,000 nautical miles around the Cape of Good Hope in 45 days was not the heaviest task for Blue Marlin but was a challenge to load and transport as the hull protrudes 55 metres at the aft of Blue Marlin. A new attachment system had to be created.

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Blue Marlin – the world’s largest semi-submersible vessel – can carry up to 76,000 tons, usually oil rigs, and was built in 2000 for Dockwise. It is 224 metres long and 63 metres wide. She will be superseded later this year by Vanguard, a bowless semi-submersible that will carry 110,000 tons.

Loaded up: The navy’s newest vessel LHD Canberra on the world’s largest semi-submersible transport ship Blue Marlin enters Port Phillip on Wednesday morning.Picture: Andrew Mackinnon, www.aquamanships.com

Navy hitches a ride on Blue MarlinNavy hitches a ride on Blue Marlin

Continued from Page 1The play equipment is from Seaford company All Play, and Rye hardware store Rattray and Walker is providing other supplies at a discount. Ms Gillespie said the support of southern peninsula businesses and community groups had been tremendous.

Volunteers are still being sought for the build, which will take place from Wednesday to Sunday next week. Ms Gillespie said about 100 people would be rostered for each four-hour shift. Building will begin each day at 8am and end about 8pm; meals will be provided and childcare is available.

“Headed up by team captains, skilled and unskilled workers will participate in all areas of construction, administration, food provision and childcare, with the team from Leathers overseeing the entire process,” she said.

To book a shift, contact Ms Gillespie and her crew on 0422 606 703, [email protected], or book on line at www.ryecommunityplayground.com

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FELLOWSHIP and good fun are the aims of Rye Men’s Probus Club and there are dozens of ways to achieve them, says secretary Robin Matthews.

Among activities at the group for retired men are weekly cards, darts, snooker, walking and golf.

Monthly offerings include meetings with guest speakers, theatre nights, tours, a lunch club and outings to peninsula restaurants.

The group also organises regular caravan and cabin holidays and even overseas trips.

Mr Matthews said wives and partners were welcome and members could choose activities according to their tastes.

“There is so much to enjoy that one cannot attend everything and you are not expected to,” he said.

Details: Robin Matthews, phone 5982 2848 or email [email protected]

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By Mike HastSORRENTO Football and Netball Club president Garry Woodhams says the club is getting a raw deal from Mornington Peninsula Shire.

He said the club’s request for extensions and improvements to its “antique changing room” had been refused.

“The shire has told us the cupboard is bare for the next four to fi ve years, yet it has decided to spend $400,000 to renovate Watsons Pavilion at Percy Cerutty Reserve in Portsea, which is used by far fewer people than the rooms at Sorrento.

“Like most clubs within the shire, Sorrento is constantly required to beg for funding for capital works.”

He said the club and Sorrento Junior Football Club fi elded more than 20 teams involving hundreds of participants each week. Sorrento Cricket Club used the building in summer.

“The changing room is in urgent need of extension and renovation, as are the kitchen and canteen.”

Training staff could not take injured players inside as a stretcher would not fi t through the door.

“Players have to be left outside and endure the elements while receiv-ing treatment or, even worse, when waiting for an ambulance,” Mr Wood hams said

“From the under-10s up, players have to put up with wind and the rain between game changeovers. It’s just not good enough.”

Mr Woodhams, a lawyer, is call-

ing for an urgent enquiry into the allocation by the shire of funding for sport and recreation.

His call came just weeks after Sorrento Football Club lifted its third Nepean Division premiership in a row. The Sharks defeated Dromana Tigers by two points in a dramatic grand fi nal, played just a few days after former Sorrento junior player John McCarthy died in Las Vegas during an end of season trip with teammates from his AFL club Port Adelaide.

Area councillor Tim Rodgers said Watsons Pavilion renovation had “been on the books for four years”.

“It’s about 60 years old, contains asbestos, the roof is rusting and it has no disabled toilets, “ he said.

It needed to be brought up to current building standards and to meet the needs of the community.

He said Ken Davis, chair of the committee of management of Percy Cerutty Reserve, fully supported the renovation.

Last year, shire offi cers told the council the pavilion was used as a hall “by a range of user groups and as a pavilion for sporting activities”.

The pavilion was used by “regional cricket clubs, Portsea Petanque Club, yoga groups, [a] political party and Sorrento Painters Group”.

“Casual users include Portsea Surf Club, recreation divers, local residents, Portsea foreshore commit-tee and Rotary.

“While these groups use the facility, it is often very limited use (e.g. monthly) and there is a signifi cant

capacity for additional use.”Mr Woodhams said the pavilion

was used “twice a month by a limited number of local citizens”.

“The citizens quite reasonably asked the shire for ramps to provide access to the pavilion, not for a complete renovation.”

“The Sorrento Football and Netball Club has absolutely no issue with the people who use the Percy Cerutty Reserve pavilion – they are part of our tight-knit community – but it does take issue with the allocation of funding in an election year for this major renovation when the facilities at Sorrento are utilised by hundreds of people on a daily basis 365 days of the year and are in urgent need of capital works,” Mr Woodhams said.

The renovation contractor was chosen by the council on Monday 17 September, a week before it went into caretaker mode for the coming election.

On Wednesday, Cr Rodgers said Sorrento Football Club had met with shire planners but had refused to meet with him.

“They’ve received planning per-mits for some work,” he said.

Cr Rodgers said the “Percy Cerutty committee of management had been polite, was prepared to discuss the renovation plan over a number of years and understood the council’s process”.

He said the shire had spent about $800,000 at David MacFarlan Re-serve over a number of years.

Sharks getting raw deal: presidentSharks getting raw deal: president

Off-fi eld troubles: Sorrento Football Club has had a stellar year on the fi eld, taking its third fl ag in a row, but things are not so rosy at its MacFarlan Reserve home. Picture: Andrew Hurst


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The $5.1m lemonWHAT were they thinking? On 28 September, at the last meeting before the council went into caretaker mode prior to the council elections, when no major fi nancial decisions can be made, Mornington Peninsula Shire CEO Michael Kennedy announced the purchase of Rosebud Central Shopping Centre.

According to the CEO, the shire had been in negotiations for quite some time. The property has been for sale for many months, there seemed little interest from other prospective buyers and there were current tenants until 2013, so why the sudden urgency to complete the purchase?

The purchase coincided with the report that the cost of the proposed Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA) was likely to blow out even more if developed on the foreshore, thus leaving a substantial amount of egg on the faces of the councillors who had voted for the SPA location in the fi rst place.

The decision of councillors to support the purchase of Rosebud Central illustrated that the majority of them would prefer to spend ratepayers’ money to preserve their positions on council, and to save face.

The incoming council will now be stuck with this purchase and will have to sort out the poor fi nancial decisions of the former council. Consider that $5 million would have fi lled every pothole in the shire, provided an extra tip ticket to every ratepayer and possibly would have reduced rates.

A similar decision, to build Pelican Pantry and Pool in Hastings, also was announced by Dr Kennedy. Millions of dollars later, ratepayers are still paying for that particular lemon.

The electoral review in 2011 delivered an opportunity for residents and ratepayers to elect a council that will have an opportunity to take a much-needed new broom to the corporate corridors of the shire, to sweep away the accumulated detritus and debt of the past decade.

There are 43 contenders, several of them young and enthusiastic. If the same old faces reappear, the community will have missed its democratic opportunity for another four years.

It is time for a fresh, new council.Ken Dyer, Rosebud West

Devious behaviourI AM appalled at the behaviour of the Mornington Peninsula Shire and wish to bitterly complain.

My complaint is in relation to the council’s behaviour associated with the process for the draft Rosebud Activity Centre Urban Design Framework.

The shire formally placed the draft framework on public exhibition, held public information sessions and called for submissions, which closed on Tuesday 18 September. A closing time was not specifi ed.

I worked over the weekend and on Monday until almost midnight to complete and lodge the Mornington Peninsula Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association’s submission.

To my surprise, this morning (18 September) I opened the council’s website showing the agenda and reports for next Monday evening’s council meeting (24 September) only to fi nd that the report on the draft framework and recommendations had already been written.

This would take at least a day to prepare and

was obviously completed before closing time for submissions. It is plainly obvious there was no intent to give due consideration to submissions.

This continues the devious and disgraceful behaviour that has beset the administration of this shire over the past 12 months.

State government ministers will be aware of some of the correspondence they have received over this time indicating the less than desirable behaviour of this shire.

It is obvious the intent of introducing this item at the 24 September council meeting was to “beat” the caretaker period that came in a month before the council election. Caretaker started on 25 September.

The matters outlined in our submission included the Planning Minister’s review of planning zones, the development of the Mornington Peninsula Planning Statement, the Association of Bayside Municipalities’ Coastal Adaptation Decision Pathways Project, and the VicRoads study of the traffi c on Point Nepean Rd.

Dr Alan Nelsen, secretary,Mornington Peninsula Ratepayers’

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Swamped by this logicLET me get this right. Peninsula Hot Springs is the recipient of a $100,000 federal government tourism grant to develop a bird sanctuary and wetland (“Sanctuary plan for hot springs”, The News, 23/8/12), yet just a stone’s throw down the road the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s archaic zoning laws will allow development on part of the Tootgarook Wetland.

This is despite the Department of Sustain-ability and Environment recognising Tootgarook Swamp as a site of state signifi cance.

While the shire has fi nally set the wheels in mo-tion to get part of the wetland recognised by the international Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, it is still allowing development to take place in other parts of the swamp. This just doesn’t make sense.

All credit to Peninsula Hot Springs for factor-ing in wetlands and native revegetation in its next development phase but shame on the shire for al-lowing development to occur on what little sig-nifi cant, natural wetland we have left.

Julia Pickwick, Bittern

Let history, and falcons, beWHAT an excellent article by Keith Platt (“Land slide reveals links to history”, The News, 4/10/12), especially the photo of Jeff Matteson standing atop one of the “mysterious boat sheds” possibly built in the 1920s by people operating a “rough and ready holiday camp” on the Mt Mar-tha headland later used as a municipal quarry.

This quarry next to an Aboriginal midden, with its incredible history, will be sold if several coun-cil candidates get their stated way.

While visiting recently with a few local resi-dents I was privy to the rare sight of a family of peregrine falcons nesting in the quarry. This is a historical coastline site and must be preserved for future generations, not given over to inappropri-ate development on our fragile coastline.

Kate Michael, Mt Martha

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RYE-based Water Safety Vietnam is holding a fundraising dinner at Rye RSL on Friday 9 November.

Highlights will include a three-course dinner, silent auction, raffl es, prizes and music by South Coast Swing Band from Rosebud Secondary College.

People donating a pair of secondhand, one-piece girls’ bathers in good condition will receive a free raffl e ticket.

Co-organiser Charles Lyne, a doyen of the Victorian lifesaving movement, said that in Vietnam drowning was the leading cause of death among children aged over 12 months with more than 10 children drowning every day.

“Our not-for-profi t group fi rst sent water safety people to Vietnam in 2010 to help run existing programs,” he said.

“Our aim is to signifi cantly reduce drowning deaths by teaching learn to swim, survival and water safety skills.

“We are now running pilot programs in two provinces in Vietnam with AUSTSWIM qualifi ed Australian instructors assisted by Vietnamese swimming teachers.”

Mr Lyne said the RSL had donated its main dining room and was providing meals at cost.

“Some RSL members are former Vietnam veterans and are passionate about helping us,” he said.

Mr Lyne said the group was pleased to get South Coast Swing Band as members would be in the middle of exams. “They have all agreed to play and donate their time to our cause.” Water Safety Vietnam second annual fund-raising dinner, 6.30pm Friday 9 November at Rye RSL, Nelson St. Drinks at bar prices. Cost $45 a person. Book by 26 October with Robyn Lain on 0413 493 893 or email [email protected]

More information about the group is at www.watersafetyvietnam.com

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SUPPORTING his club has paid off for Rye foot-baller Cameron Dunn.

Mr Dunn is the winner of the $35,000 fi rst prize in the Rye Football and Netball Club annual raf-fl e. Displaying wisdom beyond his 23 years, he chose to spend the sum on gold bullion, although admitted he had to fi ght a strong urge to go to the travel agent and book a “massive holiday”.

“At 23 years of age it is a great kick start in life to win $35,000 tax-free,” club vice-president Scott Beel said. “With some luck, Cameron will sit back and watch the gold price grow over the next few years.”

Four of fi ve $1000 second prize winners were residents of Rye and Rosebud, with one winner from Melbourne.

Mr Irving said the club decided to “go it alone” with this year’s raffl e, after its raffl e partner of the past 13 years, Hepburn Football Club, pulled out.

Tickets sales were capped at 800 at $100 each and 679 tickets were sold nationally, giving the club a welcome boost of almost $28,000.

“The club thanks all the people who purchased tickets in the major fundraiser for the year and we look forward to next year again making someone as happy as Cameron.”

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By Jo WinterbottomMORNINGTON Peninsula’s oldest house is in danger of closing unless more volunteers are found to help run the historical property.

The National Trust has appealed for assistance to keep McCrae Homestead open to the public.

McCrae Homestead manager Sharon Bowen said peninsula residents could “keep alive our pioneer heritage”.

“There is an urgent need for more people to assist in guiding visitors, housekeeping and maintenance of the house, visitor centre and gardens,” she said.

Volunteers are asked to give two half-days each month.

Built in 1844 on Arthur’s Seat Run, the largest lease in the fl edgling Port Phillip colony, the homestead is Victoria’s oldest original house and the only original pioneer property on the peninsula that is open to the public.

The historical value of the property is enhanced by the diaries, journals, music books and paintings left by the homestead’s designer and original resident, Georgiana McCrae.

A volunteer information session will be held at McCrae Homestead, 11 Beverley Rd, McCrae, on Saturday 27 October at 1.30pm. Details: 5986 1017.

History lives: Sharon Bowen, right, and volunteer Joan Hamilton-Snellgrove capture the mood circa 1850 in the kitchen of McCrae Homestead. Picture: Yanni

Historic home closure threatHistoric home closure threatGEORGIANA Huntley Gordon, daughter of the 5th Duke of Gordon, was already an accomplished artist and well-educated young woman when she married Andrew McCrae, a solicitor of Edinburgh, in 1830.

The couple lived in London before deciding to follow Andrew’s mother and brother, who had emigrated to Sydney. In 1839, just three years after Melbourne was founded, Andrew landed in Port Phillip colony. Georgiana and their four children followed the next year and they settled in a small house in Lonsdale St.

It could not have been more remote from her well-to-do life in London – in distance, amenity and fashion.

Melbourne had no made roads and the few declared thoroughfares were dotted with stumps that, being encountered by carriage wheels, frequently caused passengers to be violently ejected. They were dry and dusty ways in summer, impassable quagmires in winter.

There were few permanent buildings, but lots of tents.

Social life was very limited, especially for women, and Andrew struggled to make a success of his legal business.

In this environment, Georgiana had two more children and continued painting with distinction, although she was prevented from pursuing it as a career by Andrew’s family, who considered any profession, let along painting, unfi t for a lady.

McCrae decided to try his hand at farming and in 1844 obtained the lease of Arthur’s Seat Run, 8300 hectares that took in what is now Safety Beach, Dromana, McCrae, Arthurs Seat, Red Hill, Red Hill South and Main Ridge.

Georgiana designed the homestead and it was built by Andrew, his sons, their tutor and other men, who lived in timber huts. The principal builder was Henry Tuck who later took up Manton’s lease in Western Port.

The property was three days’ journey from Melbourne by horse and wagon or two days by boat. The nearest neighbours were at Cape Schanck and Mt Martha

Stores came from Melbourne by sailing vessel and were unloaded on the beach this is now McCrae.

Georgiana continued painting, played the piano, entertained visitors when they passed by, planted a garden and orchard,

and generally set to and created a home for her family. She gave birth to two more children while at Arthur’s Seat Run.

In 1851, Andrew could no longer afford to operate the lease and the family returned to Melbourne.

The house was owned by the Burrell family for 70 years and Arthur’s Seat Run was steadily reduced by subdivision until just 40 hectares were sold off in 1929 after Kate Burrell died.

From 1930 to 1950 McCrae Homestead had several owners until Georgiana’s grandson George McCrae purchased the property in 1961 and set about restoring it to be a museum to his grandparents.

On his death in 1970, it was sold to the National Trust and opened to the public after being restored as near as possible to its original form.

The house is only one of two drop slab timber pioneer dwellings in Victoria and stands just as Georgiana envisaged it.

Visitors to McCrae Homestead and Museum in Beverley Rd, McCrae, get a vivid glimpse into the family life of a pioneer past that can scarcely be imagined.

The homestead is open from midday to 4pm each weekend.

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Continued from Page 1“When people come to the penin-

sula for holidays they tend not to read newspapers or listen to radio and tele-vision; they are in holiday mode and the bushfi re message does not reach many people in this group,” he said.

Mr Lapsley said high fuel loads in extreme risk areas had been allowed to build over “several decades”.

“We have identifi ed the fi re danger areas, but it will take a number of years to get this under control,” he said.

Murray Homes of Blairgowrie Com-

munity Fire Prevention Action Group called for a plan to decrease fuel loads and reduce the fi re classifi cation from “extreme” to “moderate” within three years.

The situation on the peninsula was complicated because there were four authorities responsible for different areas – the shire, Parks, VicRoads and the Department of Sustainability and Environment, which includes fore-shore management committees.

It was further confused by the per-ceived competing interests of conser-

vationists and fi re prevention advo-cates.

He commended a shire fuel reduc-tion scheme in Canterbury Jetty Rd, Blairgowrie, where undergrowth was being cleared from stands of Moonah trees, as “the basis for an agreement between conservation groups and fi re prevention advocates”.

The meeting called for a fi rebreak to be cleared between the national park and residential areas in Blairgowrie, Rye and Sorrento.

A COLLECTIVE of artists called Broad is exhibiting work at Rye Wine Lounge from Friday 26 October.

Curator and artist Heidi Duell (a candidate in the shire council election this month), said the name was chosen “because it is an anagram of board; the meaning of the word can be either vast or a descriptive word for a sassy woman”.

“The medium I have used to display the art is recycled surfboard blanks. I had the idea of surfboards being an art medium while curating an exhibition where artists were invited to display their works on surfboards,” said Ms Duell

(pictured). “All of the artists were excited to use a new medium. One of the surfboard shapers working on the project made a comment that resonated for years, “we are artists too, ya know”. They shape foam into something beautiful that we are able to use to ride the ocean.

“The process is to design, shape, mount and glass with resin. They are lightweight and you no longer have to worry about fi nding a stud to hang a piece.

“In the coming launch and exhibition, which is part of ‘Art the Movement’ series held at Rye Wine Lounge on the last Friday of each month, I have

shaped blanks into shapes to mount images by John Holm, an American artist I have long admired.

“On a whim I contacted him and he was happy to have his images travel Down Under. Ian Bowers, Scott Mraz and Claire Uto also will have pieces created in many mixed mediums, all based around a coastal and surf culture theme.

“The essence of the concept is to be unapologetically diverse, and peninsula musicmakers The Volcaniks, who play 1970s surf instrumentals, and Micky D, playing fat ’70s funk, will enhance the vibe of the launch.”

Get ready: Left, Mr Lapsley addresses the fi re meeting. Above, an attentive audience at Blairgowrie Yacht Club.

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By Mike HastTHE fi ght for two seats in Nepean Ward has been characterised by intrigue, complaints about signs, late-night phone calls and some good old-fashioned electioneering.

Sitting councillors Tim Rodgers (Sorrento area) and Bill Goodrem (Rye) are being challenged by three quality candidates in Bryan Payne, Heidi Duell and Hugh Fraser, with lesser-known Inez Dussuyer, Calum Bennett and James Whelan rounding out the eight-person fi eld.

The battle for votes from Sorrento and Portsea residents is essentially a head-to-head tussle between Rodgers and Payne.

Cr Rodgers has the advantage of incumbency, having represented the pointy end of the peninsula since 2005 when it was called Point Nepean Ward.

Nepean and Rye have been folded into the new two-councillor ward of Nepean with almost 25,000 voters on the roll.

Cr Rodgers, one of fi ve so-called progressive councillors on the 2008-12 council, has had a high profi le in recent months due to the bitter division on the council over plans to build the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA) on the foreshore at Rosebud.

He is against the foreshore site, although the heat was taken out of the

issue late last month when shire CEO announced the council had bought Rosebud Central Shopping Centre and an adjacent site occupied by a dry cleaner for almost $6 million.

Shire offi cers are now looking at the inland site for SPA, a matter to be determined by the new council.

Cr Rodgers also has faced pressure over the destruction of Portsea Beach, although it is a state government matter and the shire has spent money that many people say should have come out of government coffers.

Bryan Payne, a chartered accountant, lives in Portsea and has a high profi le in Sorrento due to involvement with Sorrento Sports Club; the RSL; David MacFarlan Reserve committee; the football, cricket and bowling clubs; Sor rento Sailing Couta Boat Club; and the chamber of commerce.

Mr Payne also had a career as a local government CEO before starting an accountancy business.

He is a serious challenger to Cr Rod gers and has the tacit backing of Liberal Party members.

An email seen by The News from a senior branch fi gure gives tacit support to Mr Payne and encourages members to vote for him ahead of Cr Rodgers, all without naming names.

The email hints that incumbency is not “necessarily of value where there

is a need for a fresh approach” and “the qualifi cations and broad experience that candidates hold is an essential ele ment to ensuring sound fi scal and management practices”.

This is an obvious reference to Mr Payne’s accounting skills.

Not all Liberals agree with the email, feeling uncomfortable with the grey area of the Liberal Party and its support of people at council elections.

The Victorian branch does not en-dorse candidates but branches can offer support.

Up the line in Rye, four candidates vying for votes – Cr Goodrem, a coun-cil veteran elected in 1997 who turns 80 this year but whose sharpness belies his age, and Heidi Duell, Inez Dussuyer and Hugh Fraser.

Ms Duell has a good chance of claim ing the seat due to an effective and multi-faceted campaign.

She is a 43-year-old mother of two with a background as a disability sup-port worker in the fi rst part of her working career. She moved into retail management on the peninsula after the birth of her fi rst child 14 years ago, running four Balin surf shops on the southern peninsula.

She has a high profi le on the southern peninsula and has used her Facebook page to good effect, reaching younger voters as well as the growing online

community of all ages.Environmentalists know Ms Duell

from Clean Ocean Foun dation where she ran the federal government-funded Green Corps pro gram.

Recent activities include co-orga-nising a Festival for Healthy Living, an innovative mental health promotion strategy run by the Royal Children’s Hospital integrated mental health program, and lobbying the shire to retain That Purple Place in Rye as a community centre.

Ms Duell says she will work full time if elected. She has given her second preferences to Tim Rodgers.

Hugh Fraser is a barrister who has prac tised commercial and property law since 1981 and was elected to the Legal Services Board for a four-year term 2007-10.

He has scaled back legal work and is spending more time at his Rye home.

Mr Fraser said his motivation for standing was an appalling planning decision that affected a neighbour and dismay over recent rate rises.

“Our rates have gone up an average of 12 per cent for the past four years,” he said.

He is disappointed the shire intro-duced a 20 per cent levy on vacant land in peninsula townships and said it forces people to develop their properties.

Mr Fraser said he has always had an interest in politics, in particular the dynamics of the shire council’s relationship with state government as well as its ratepayers

He has given his second preferences to Bill Goodrem: “He has been an excellent representative for Rye.”

Mr Fraser said he had not spoken to all Nepean Ward candidates before setting his preferences.

Vote soonTHE shire’s 144,733 voters (the third largest municipality in Victoria says the VEC) had ballot packs mailed to them last week. They must be returned by 6pm on Friday 26 October.

If you do not receive a ballot pack and are sure you are on the voting roll or have any queries about the election, visit the VEC at Shop 2, 1391-1395 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud (oppo-site Kmart Auto in the Rosebud Plaza Shopping Centre car park) or call 5981 1339 during offi ce hours. The return-ing offi cer for the election is Julie Al-lan.

A list of candidates is on the VEC website at: www.vec.vic.gov.au

Click on “2012 Council elections” and scroll down to the alphabetical list of municipalities.

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By Jo WinterbottomTHE early bird will catch the big fi sh in the annual Tea Tree Snapper Fish-ing Competition next month.

Anglers hopeful of winning the title of Victorian Amateur Snapper Cham-pion can start fi shing from 5am on Fri-day 2 November and fi nal weigh-in is at Mornington Racecourse at 2pm on Saturday 3 November.

The annual competition hosted by Snapper Point Angling Club, now in its 29th year, is billed as “the compe-tition for the serious Port Phillip and Western Port fi sherman” and last year attracted 2100 people in 845 boats.

Last year’s winner, Mark Sullivan of Tyabb, got an early start to hook his 10.5kg “big red” about 8am. As in previous years, the heaviest fi sh was caught in Western Port.

Fisheries offi cers will be out and about at boat ramps and popular fi sh-ing spots during the competition to ensure competitors are fi shing within the rules. The bag limit for snapper is 10 fi sh at least 28cm long, only three of which may be sized 40cm or larger. Recreational anglers may not sell the fi sh they catch.

For the sixth year, the Tea Tree com-petition will have a rule that snapper must be at least 40cm to be accepted for weigh in.

John Beasy of Snapper Point An-gling Club said the minimum size was designed to decrease the overall number of fi sh taken during the tour-nament.

He said discarded fi sh found fl oating

in the bays had been a problem in past tournaments, but he dismissed sugges-tions for a catch-and-release competi-tion, saying it was “not viable”. Very few anglers knew how to safely re-lease live snapper, he said.

November is when the best snapper catches are usually made in Port Phil-lip and Western Port, as adult fi sh en-ter the bays in large numbers to spawn. Catches of large snapper usually tail off at the end of summer but good catches were maintained throughout the winter just fi nished.

However, fi sheries researchers of the Department of Primary Industries have warned we could be coming to the end of a few years of bumper catches.

A DPI snapper fi shery forecast based on the number of baby snapper that settle in Port Phillip each year predicts smaller catches in coming seasons.

“The forecast for snapper fi shing in Port Phillip is for the recent exception-al catches to moderate over the next three years,” the report reads.

It said snapper spawned in Port Phil-lip were the mainstay of Victoria’s western snapper stock, which extends from Wilson’s Promontory to about the Murray River mouth in SA.

More than $120,000 of prizes is up for grabs in the Tea Tree competition. Winner of the heaviest fi sh also wins a wooden trophy carved by Mornington boatbuilder Peter Adcock.

Entry is $60, or $30 for juniors. Forms are at tackle shops or online at www.teatreesnapper.org.au

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ROSEBUD-based After-Care Austral-asia has bought a vehicle to take its less able clients to appointments because the service has diffi culties getting taxis.

Managing director Shane Kelly said mobility impaired and wheelchair-bound clients were “constantly frus-trated with the amount of time they had to wait for taxis to take them anywhere”.

The compact van with big side win-dows has been dubbed “The God-father”, named after the man who sold it to After-Care.

“The Godfather is the husband of

one of our clients. He is known in the peninsula care community as a legend for the way he looked after his wife,” Mr Kelly said.

The vehicle is taking clients to doctors and specialist appointments, rehabilitation sessions, on outings, shopping, and visits to friends and family.

“It gives our clients peace of mind that they have this level of support and independence,” Mr Kelly said.

“We care for more than 500 people in the region and the van is kept pretty busy.”

After-Care, which won the growth

and development award at last year’s Melbourne South East Business Awards, is an independent, family-owned and operated in-home care business on the peninsula.

It supports people who want to remain living in their own homes, and offers services such as personal care, respite and socialisation, transport, domestic assistance, and home main-tenance and gardening.

Directors Shane and Maxine Kelly started the company in a spare room in their Rye home in 1999 and now have an offi ce in Rosebud and employ 80 carers.

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By Mike HastTHE architect of Melbourne’s green wedges, former Liberal premier Dick Hamer, was a man of great vision and incisive foresight.

So says the man who helped Mr Hamer formalise the green wedges in the 1970s, retired upper house Liberal MP Alan Hunt, who represented South Eastern Province 1961-92.

Mr Hunt was talking to The News two days before his 85th birthday about recent proposals announced by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to allow more development and pre-viously banned uses in Melbourne’s 12 green wedges including the Morn-ington Peninsula and Frankston green wedges.

“Dick Hamer was a man of great abilities and great vision, and we owe a lot to him. His vision [for the green wedges] still guides planning,” Mr Hunt said.

Mr Hamer was Minister for Planning when in May 1966 he brought the pro-posal for green wedge zones to his col-leagues in the Liberal state government led by long-time Premier Henry Bolte.

The modern concept of green wedg-es had been formulated in the United Kingdom with a 1944 proposal to set aside green belts around urban areas of Greater London. It greatly infl uenced government policymakers and urban planners in Australia.

Mr Hunt said the Hamer vision and the view of Alan Croxford, then head of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, “came into collision”.

The MMBW was a powerful go-vernment agency responsible for Mel bourne’s water supply, sewerage, sewage treatment, town planning, ma-nagement of parks, and maintenance of highways and bridges.

“The minister’s view prevailed, al-though it took more than 12 months and the tension between opposing views lasted for some time,” Mr Hunt said.

In 1967 the MMBW produced a re-port, The Future Growth of Mel bourne, which encapsulated the Hamer vision. It was the blueprint for what we know today as green wedge zones. “Fingers of growth” had developed along rail lines and major roads, and in between

was farmland, parks and forests.By 1968, the government had adopt-

ed green wedges as policy and by 1971 their protection was part of plan-ning laws.

The government’s planning policy included separate statements to pro-tect greater Melbourne as well as later ver sions for the Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Valley, Macedon and the Morn-ington Peninsula, Mr Hunt said.

Three of the fi ve green wedge plan-ning policies were introduced when Mr Hunt was Planning Minister, serv ing under Henry Bolte and then Dick Ham-er when he replaced Bolte as state pre-mier in 1972. Mr Hamer had held the planning portfolio for nearly a decade.

In 1982 when Labor, led by John Cain, defeated the Liberals, cracks started to appear in the green wedges. The Cain government allowed Aspen-dale Gardens to be built in the South East green wedge.

In 1989 Mr Hunt led a group of MPs who toppled Jeff Kennett as Op-position leader, replacing him with Alan Brown.

Kennett made a comeback and led

the Liberals to victory at the 1992 state election.

Mr Hunt’s position in the Liberal Party became untenable and he retir ed after more than 30 years in the Parlia-ment, but continued to serve in various public roles.

He maintained his interest in the green wedges and in April 2003 wrote an article in The Age that broadly sup-ported the Melbourne 2030 plan ning strategy that fi xed the green wedge boundaries.

In an article headed “World’s most liveable city no accident”, he wrote about the genesis of Melbourne’s green wedges and detailed how the Cain La-bor government, the Kennett Liberal government and the Bracks Labor gov-ernment all had allowed major housing developments in the green wedges.

He called for bipartisan support of planning, arguing that major changes to planning rules must “survive the va-garies of elections”.

“If [planning] direction is changed at all, it should be done gradually, and only through a full process of public consultation,” he wrote.

“Sudden changes are the enemy of certainty and the antithesis of sound planning.

“That is why political bipartisanship in planning is so important.”

Mr Hunt made similar points in a submission to a parliamentary com-mittee on public land and the pro-tection of green wedges in 2007, this time calling for a special levy on all properties to support a lower rate for all farmers owning land in green wedges.

He argued that all Melburnians ben-efi ted from green wedges, but farmers were not receiving suffi cient support.

When Mr Hunt spoke to The News at his home on the peninsula, he refused to criticise Planning Minister Matthew Guy’s proposals to allow more de-velopment in green wedges, staying loy-al to the political party of his long life, but by praising Dick Hamer the message was clear – the green breaks that have stopped Melbourne becoming like a Los Angeles or a Sydney (which once had substantial green wedges; all now sub-urbs) were created by a man with vision and it takes vision to retain them.

Never ending story: Right, Part of the peninsula’s green wedge looking south from Mt Eliza. Picture: Yanni. Above, Alan Hunt at the opening of his MP son Greg Hunt’s campaign offi ce at Rosebud in the run-up to the 2007 election. Picture courtesy Greg Hunt

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Charges over bashingA SECOND man has been charged over the bashing of a man in Mornington last month.

A 23-year-old man from Mornington was charged with assault and drug traf-fi cking offences in relation to the al-leged attack in which Mical Jones, 28, sustained serious head injuries. He will appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday).

Kyle Pollard, 22, has also been charged in connection with the alleged attack. He fronted Frankston Magistrates’ Court last week and on Monday after he was arrested at his Frankston home around 6am on Tuesday 9 October. He was charged with intention to cause serious injury and other assault-related charges and was remanded in custody to appear at a committal hearing in January.

Detective Senior Sergeant Rohan Brock of Mornington crime investiga-tion unit said police would argue Pollard was the “main offender” in the alleged bashing.

Mr Jones, a house painter of Rose-bud, had been on a night out at venues in Main St, Mornington, and had left The Bay Hotel alone when it closed at 3.30am.

He was discovered unconscious and lying next to a rubbish bin by passers-by about 20 minutes later in Empire St Mall, a short walk from the hotel. He remains unconscious and in a critical condition in The Alfred hospital.

Flasher warningROSEBUD police have warned beach-goers to be alert after reports of a fl asher at McCrae.

Detective Senior Constable Andrew Hodgson of Rosebud crime investigation unit said two young women were walking on the beach near the yacht club when a man emerged from between boatsheds and deliberately exposed himself.

He was described as aged in his mid-30s, of thin build and Caucasian descent with dark, collar-length wavy hair. He was wearing a red peaked cap and a singlet.

Anyone with information can contact Rosebud police, phone 5986 0444.

In Brief Sun activity makes awesome aurorasSun activity makes awesome aurorasBy Mike HastLONG, cold nights perched behind a camera on a Flinders beach have paid off spectacularly for Seaford photo-grapher Steven Kuiter.

Mr Kuiter, 31, captured images of the Southern Aurora, also known as Aurora Australis, on Monday night last week and the results are causing a stir on the internet, where he and his photography mates try to outdo each other with their experimental photos.

The former Patterson River secon-dary student, who says he failed photo graphy because he was “no good at the written side”, may have bragging rights for many days.

Mr Kuiter has spent many nights at Flinders this year seeking to capture the elusive aurora in a year where the Sun has been producing powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs).

Auroras are created when energetic charged particles from the Sun collide with the Earth’s the high altitude at-mos phere.

Next year will be even more spec-tacular when the Sun reaches the peak output of an 11-year cycle.

People are surprised when shown photos of the Southern Aurora, Mr Kuiter says. “I didn’t know you could capture auroras from Australia; I thought you had to go to Antarctica,” is a common reaction.

Most associate images of auroras with the northern hemisphere, where far more people live closer to the North Pole in countries like Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia and Canada.

Mr Kuiter receives text alerts about expected CMEs and heads down to Flinders, the best location in the re-gion for night sky photography. It’s dark because of few street and house lights, and the beach beside the golf course faces due south to Bass Strait.

Last week he arrived at a spot near West Head at about 9pm and the pic-ture on the page was taken about 10. The skywatchers stayed till 3am.

Mr Kuiter said he and his friends have thought about jumping on a plane to Tasmania “but there’s no guarantee of the aurora making an appearance”.

“You could spend many weeks in a place like Finland and not see the Northern Aurora,” he said, although going to northern Europe is an am-bition.

Mr Kuiter also photographs wild-life and it’s not hard to understand why – his father Rudi Kuiter is a renowned underwater photographer and his mother Alison Kuiter is well known for her images of terrestrial nature. Her work has featured in The News in the past two years as well as in other newspapers, magazines and calendars.

Mother and son had photos of ducks on promotional material for an

Australia Post series of bird stamps earlier this year.

Mr Kuiter took photos of Lead-beater’s possum in disputed logging areas in central Victoria this year, sometimes standing or sitting for hours to catch the rare and elusive animal, the state’s threatened faunal emblem.

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By Jo WinterbottomDOGS may be banned from Morn-ington Peninsula National Park, bringing it into line with nearly all other national parks in Australia.

Parks Victoria is seeking com-munity feedback before deciding whether to ban dogs from the park, which covers the beaches and fore-shore from Portsea to Bushrangers Bay and inland along Main Creek to Greens Bush at Main Ridge.

Chief ranger Libby Jude said there had been “numerous reports of dog attacks and threats to local wildlife”.

“There are 32 fauna species listed as endangered, vulnerable or near threatened living in the Morning-ton Peninsula National Park and we need to protect them,” she said.

Rye birdwatcher Malcolm Brown said the ban was long overdue.

“It should have happened 20 years ago; dogs should never have been allowed in the fi rst place,” he said.

“Giving the public a say is ridicu-lous, they [Parks] should just fol-low the National Parks Act and ban dogs altogether. The clear objec-tives of the Act are that native fl ora and fauna are protected in national parks.”

He said incompetence in the de-partment had allowed the national park to fail that objective on several counts, particularly with regard to the endangered hooded plover.

“It is the worst park in the state for protection of the hooded plov-er,” Mr Brown said.

The small bird breeds on ocean beaches between August and March and is considered “vulnerable” in Victoria where the total population is about 550 birds. Of these, about 70 breed on Mornington Peninsula ocean beaches.

According to community group Friends of the Hooded Plover, which monitors bird numbers, of 137 eggs laid on peninsula beaches last season, only 27 hatched and just three chicks survived to adult-hood – a failure rate of 98 per cent.

Grainne Maguire of Birdlife Aus-tralia said dogs allowed off-leash on national park beaches were a signif-icant threat to the bird.

“Dogs tip the balance in an area that’s already under stress; Morn-ington Peninsula National Park is one of the most sensitive areas in Australia for the hooded plover,” she said.

She supported a ban on dogs because other efforts had failed. About 97 per cent of people taking dogs into the park allowed them to roam off-leash.

“All our education efforts have drawn a blank,” she said, a point reiterated by Parks.

“The evidence shows that despite ongoing efforts by rangers to edu-cate dog walkers and enforce the regulations, there continues to be very high levels of non-compliance with the 9am limit and on-leash rules” Ms Jude said.

At present, dogs are permitted on a leash between sunrise and 9am daily in much of the park, except Greens Bush and the coastal area

around Cape Schanck and Bush-rangers Bay.

Hooded plovers nest in sand dunes and feed at the water’s edge. Their nests can be upset by people and dogs, the chicks and eggs are eaten by dogs and the tiny chicks, which are fl ightless until fi ve weeks old, are vulnerable to stress and dis-turbances.

As their eggs and chicks perish, nesting pairs will keep breeding in an effort to produce viable off-spring. Producing an average of three eggs each time, a female can lay up to 20 eggs a season and still have nothing to show at the end of it.

Ms Jude said options for Morn-ington Peninsula National Park included a seasonal ban for the whole park, restricting dogs to certain sites and adjacent beachareas, a seasonal ban in selectedareas or a total ban for the whole park.

Other species under threat from dogs included the white-footed dun-nart and the long-nosed bandicoot.

“There have also been recorded cases of wallabies being chased by dogs in the park, which in one in-stance resulted in the wallaby fall-ing from a cliff and drowning,” she said.

Any change of regulations will unlikely benefi t hooded plovers em-barking on another fruitless nesting season. Submissions close on Fri-day 30 November, so a decision is unlikely before the end of the year.

For more information go to www.parks.vic.gov.au or phone 131 963.

Dog ban could protect endangered speciesDog ban could protect endangered species

Slim chance: Hooded plover adults, above, and their chicks could be protected at long last in Mornington Peninsula National Park. Pictures: Glenn Ehmke

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Jiggery-pokery emerges in council pollJiggery-pokery emerges in council poll

“THE rats are out to play!” breathed “THE rats are out to play!” breathed Mrs Emu in the conspiratorial Mrs Emu in the conspiratorial tone she reserves for portentous tone she reserves for portentous announcements. Emu pretends to look announcements. Emu pretends to look concerned, awaiting a clue as to what concerned, awaiting a clue as to what the heck his spouse is talking about.the heck his spouse is talking about.

“They’re deserting sinking ships, “They’re deserting sinking ships, but they may not be sinking at all. but they may not be sinking at all. They might actually be joining other They might actually be joining other sinking ships,” she goes on excitedly.sinking ships,” she goes on excitedly.

Since this is as much sense as the Since this is as much sense as the blushing bride can muster in times of blushing bride can muster in times of extremis, Emu deepens the furrow of extremis, Emu deepens the furrow of concern in his brow and waits. News concern in his brow and waits. News on the Port of Hastings, perhaps? on the Port of Hastings, perhaps? Trouble among Sorrento’s couta boat Trouble among Sorrento’s couta boat afi cionados? They play it tough, those afi cionados? They play it tough, those nautical lads and lasses.nautical lads and lasses.

“Some of the candidates for “Some of the candidates for election to council who promised election to council who promised to give their preferences to certain to give their preferences to certain other candidates are now giving them other candidates are now giving them to ...” Mrs Emu appears to have got to ...” Mrs Emu appears to have got herself in a grammatical bind “... even herself in a grammatical bind “... even different other candidates.” She looks different other candidates.” She looks relieved to have emerged relatively relieved to have emerged relatively intact from this semantic mangle.intact from this semantic mangle.

“They have ratted,” she says. “They have ratted,” she says. “Candidates who promised they’d “Candidates who promised they’d support one candidate are now support one candidate are now supporting a different one. There’s supporting a different one. There’s trouble brewing!” she concludes trouble brewing!” she concludes darkly. darkly.

Mrs Emu is a political tyro, as Mrs Emu is a political tyro, as readers have probably surmised. readers have probably surmised. Ratting is as old as politics itself – Ratting is as old as politics itself – many a stiletto has been slipped under many a stiletto has been slipped under many a fi fth rib by ratters. It must, many a fi fth rib by ratters. It must, however, be taken in one’s stride. however, be taken in one’s stride.

The old rule – that the less The old rule – that the less signifi cant the election, the more signifi cant the election, the more vicious the politicking – generally vicious the politicking – generally holds true. Emu refl ects on the holds true. Emu refl ects on the

copious bloodletting that occurred at copious bloodletting that occurred at kindergarten committee meetings. kindergarten committee meetings.

It’s not duelling at dawn yet, but It’s not duelling at dawn yet, but the campaign for seats around the the campaign for seats around the Mornington Peninsula Shire council Mornington Peninsula Shire council table is warming up. So far incidents table is warming up. So far incidents have been reported in Briars and Red have been reported in Briars and Red Hill wards.Hill wards.

Squeaking of which...Squeaking of which...STSTRANGE happenings are occurring RANGE happenings are occurring elsewhere in this grubby game, elsewhere in this grubby game, Emu hears. One candidate has had Emu hears. One candidate has had a visit from the law (shire building a visit from the law (shire building inspector) regarding a building inspector) regarding a building converted to a new use without the converted to a new use without the appropriate paperwork and – more appropriate paperwork and – more importantly – without a fee being importantly – without a fee being paid.paid.

Another has had a complaint laid Another has had a complaint laid over a minor matter of air quality. over a minor matter of air quality. And there’s a major confl ict-of-And there’s a major confl ict-of-interest matter pending.interest matter pending.

In such incidents, it is fair to In such incidents, it is fair to assume the rats are squeaking. Expect assume the rats are squeaking. Expect rodent activity to intensify over rodent activity to intensify over coming weeks. coming weeks.

Website ‘cleansed’Website ‘cleansed’STSTRANGE things also have RANGE things also have happened on the shire website happened on the shire website since the election campaign began. since the election campaign began. It appears to have been cleansed It appears to have been cleansed of material that might favour or of material that might favour or disadvantage the 10 councillors who disadvantage the 10 councillors who are standing for re-election (Reade are standing for re-election (Reade Smith has pulled the pin and is not Smith has pulled the pin and is not standing in Hastings-based Cerberus standing in Hastings-based Cerberus Ward).Ward).

A visitor to the website would, for A visitor to the website would, for example, not have an inkling that example, not have an inkling that controversy had been raging over a controversy had been raging over a swimming centre in Rosebud. swimming centre in Rosebud.

But a few things have escaped But a few things have escaped the censor’s gimlet eye. Under the the censor’s gimlet eye. Under the heading “Kangerong Ward” readers heading “Kangerong Ward” readers learn that the ward is occupied by learn that the ward is occupied by “Mayor Councillor (Graham) Pittock. “Mayor Councillor (Graham) Pittock.

Contact details: Phone/Fax: 5987 Contact details: Phone/Fax: 5987 1365 for Mayoral appointments”. 1365 for Mayoral appointments”.

This might come as a surprise to This might come as a surprise to Cr Pittock, who ceased to be mayor Cr Pittock, who ceased to be mayor nearly a year ago. But then, Emu nearly a year ago. But then, Emu is keenly aware the pace can be is keenly aware the pace can be agreeably slow on the peninsula, even agreeably slow on the peninsula, even under the messianic leadership of under the messianic leadership of our much-decorated CEO, Michael our much-decorated CEO, Michael Kennedy. Kennedy.

It’s not too late to get the facts right It’s not too late to get the facts right before Kangerong Ward disappears before Kangerong Ward disappears into history as part of the new, bigger into history as part of the new, bigger Briars Ward. But then, after nearly a Briars Ward. But then, after nearly a year, what’s the rush?year, what’s the rush?

The website entry for Red Hill The website entry for Red Hill Ward – with its spectacular coastline, Ward – with its spectacular coastline, rolling green hills, restorative vine-rolling green hills, restorative vine-yards, surf and swimming beaches, yards, surf and swimming beaches, and picturesque villages – is similarly and picturesque villages – is similarly quaint. Overwhelmed by this natural quaint. Overwhelmed by this natural beauty, shire wordsmiths found an beauty, shire wordsmiths found an attraction even more worthy of a visit attraction even more worthy of a visit – a small and undistinguished group – a small and undistinguished group of shops in Red Hill South. of shops in Red Hill South.

Locals irritated at the unending Locals irritated at the unending camera-clicking hordes from Asia, camera-clicking hordes from Asia, Europe and the US descending on Europe and the US descending on their pretty hamlet after Uluru and their pretty hamlet after Uluru and before the Sydney Harbour Bridge before the Sydney Harbour Bridge now know who to blame.now know who to blame.

Meeting cancelledMeeting cancelledBEFBEFORE Mrs Emu leaves the ORE Mrs Emu leaves the website, and the shire, she has a fi nal website, and the shire, she has a fi nal conundrum – cancellation of the 8 conundrum – cancellation of the 8 October council meeting “as there are October council meeting “as there are no items listed”, according to CEO no items listed”, according to CEO Michael Kennedy in a public notice.Michael Kennedy in a public notice.

“No items listed?” she snorted. “No items listed?” she snorted. “They probably forgot it was a “They probably forgot it was a meeting night. But then, they had meeting night. But then, they had already cancelled question time to already cancelled question time to stop rats exploiting it for election stop rats exploiting it for election purposes, so why not just close down purposes, so why not just close down the people’s parliament, too?”the people’s parliament, too?”

Mrs Emu is reading a history of Mrs Emu is reading a history of the French Revolution. She hums the French Revolution. She hums La La

MarseillaiseMarseillaise a lot around the house, a lot around the house, nearly in tune. nearly in tune.

Of course, councillors (except the Of course, councillors (except the shy and retiring Reade Smith) are shy and retiring Reade Smith) are busy with other things. “But surely busy with other things. “But surely those who compiled the year’s those who compiled the year’s meetings were aware when the poll meetings were aware when the poll would be held?” she continued.would be held?” she continued.

The public notice on the cancelled The public notice on the cancelled meeting was posted about lunchtime meeting was posted about lunchtime on Wednesday 3 October. Until then on Wednesday 3 October. Until then the shire website merely told visitors the shire website merely told visitors that “There are no scheduled council that “There are no scheduled council meetings for weeks commencing 1 meetings for weeks commencing 1 and 8 October 2012”. Yes there were, and 8 October 2012”. Yes there were, Dr Kennedy and staff. Yes there were.Dr Kennedy and staff. Yes there were.

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By Jo WinterbottomTHE state government has released a fi ve-year plan to clean up Port Phillip and the Yarra River.

The plan gives Port Phillip a tick for good health, but says “we still have work to do”.

Port Phillip “baykeeper” Neil Blake of Port Phillip Ecocentre welcomed the plan, saying it was pleasing to see various government bodies and organ-isations working together.

He singled out one of the plan’s four key priorities – support for community action – as a way of involving more people in care of Port Phillip.

“It’s pleasing to see there is going to be encouragement for people to get involved and be active in community groups,” he said.

“The bay is still there and it will continue to serve us well as long as we give it some TLC.”

The plan includes $20 million for Communities for Nature grants to “en-courage environmental citizenship”.

The other “key priorities” include clearer and more responsive manage-ment, preventing pollution and reduc-ing litter, and providing accessible in-formation about water health.

Management responsibilities have been streamlined so that the Depart-ment of Sustainability and Environ-ment will ultimately have responsibil-ity for Port Phillip, with Melbourne

Snapshot of Snapshot of Port PhillipPort PhillipArea: 1950 square km.Coastline: 264 km.Name: Named after the fi rst Governor of New South Wales, Arthur Phillip.Ports: Port of Melbourne is Australia’s busiest port, sup-porting 15,000 jobs and $82 billion annual imports and exports. Home to: More than 1000 species of marine plants and animals including dolphins, penguins and the weedy sead-ragon. Industries: Commercial fi shing and aquaculture industries totalling $10 million a year are dependent on the bay’s clean water.Recreation: Coastal parks and beaches, boating, swimming, fi shing and diving.

From the report A Cleaner River and Port Phillip Bay.

Port Phillip five-year clean-up planPort Phillip five-year clean-up plan

Water the peak body for the Yarra. The Environment Protection Authority will manage assessment and reporting of water quality problems.

Flinders federal MP and Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt applauded plans for better and more open water quality monitoring.

“This will make it easier for com-munities to access water quality data, become better informed and therefore better motivated to protect the bay,” he said.

He would like to see Port Phillip and its catchment area the “cleanest urban waterway in the southern hemisphere”.

The report predicts increasing pres-sure on waterways from extreme weather events, which are forecast to increase as a result of climate change.

“Recent heavy rain highlights how extreme weather events can degrade water quality and affect the amenity of the Yarra and bay,” it says.

It cited a large algal bloom that formed in Port Phillip in January caused by hot weather followed by heavy rain.

“The bloom was associated with poor water quality and fi sh deaths.

“Large bloom events can stress aquatic animals by reducing the avail-able oxygen in the water, clogging gills or producing toxins.

“In January, the dead algae washed up on several beach [on] the Morn-ington Peninsula, affecting the use of beaches for swimming and other rec-reational pursuits.”

The plan will target “pollution hot-spots” throughout the catchment area and offers tips for simple actions to reduce contaminants ending up in Port Phillip.

The report states that marine pollu-tion, habitat destruction and interna-tional aquarium trade are the biggest threats to the weedy seadragon, Victo-ria’s marine faunal emblem, which is a popular fi nd for divers.

The plan can be viewed at www.dse.vic.gov.au

Dol-fun: Tursiops australis, a new species of bottlenose dolphin that lives exclusively in Port Phillip, would benefi t from a cleaner bay. Picture: Yanni

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5 Manna Gum Court Rosebud

ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE HOMES ON THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA

Situated on a 3/4 acre block with sweeping views of the bay, ocean and Point Nepean in the absolute Toorak end of Rosebud is this magnificent 2 storey, 50square (approx) home. Downstairs offers 3 generous bedrooms, one with full en-suite, a large study, a sun room that just explodes with natural light, an-impressive central bathroom and a very user friendly laundry. Upstairs is just sheer-wow! This large open plan space with soaring ceilings takes your breath away, I don’t think I have ever seen a better kitchen with a walk in pantry, of course. On this level you will find the master bedroom with en-suite and claw foot bath is straight out of a Hollywood movie. 14-metre long balcony facing west and an east facing breakfast balcony further emphasizing the superlative design of this home. Some of the many features include: ducted vacuuming, solar hot water, central heating, woodburner stove, extensive decking with built in spa, double garage, carport, circular drive and a huge shed with power.

Auction : Saturday 3rd November @ 2.00pm

Inspect: Sat 20th October 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Sun 21st October 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Wed 24th October 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Sat 27th October 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Sun 28th October 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Wed 31st October 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Sat 3rd November From 1.30pm

Contact: Niels Jensen 0414 705 179


5985 6555 2397 Point Nepean Road,RYE Vic, 3941 Welcome

1 Tanderra Street RyeSpectacular Bay ViewsEnjoy uninterrupted views across the magnificent Pt. Philip Bay to the City and stretching from Mt Martha to Sorrento. The home itself presents as brand new and is ready to move into and enjoy immediately. There are three bedrooms upstairs, all with robes and ceiling fans. There is a bathroom and toilet on each level. Two vast open-plan living areas offer separate zones for larger families or even two families to enjoy. The upstairs full-width living room looks directly at the bay. The kitchen also looks over the bay and has feature splash backs and a full set of new s/steel appliances including dishwasher. Paintwork throughout is crisp white with charcoal floor tiling and subtle pure wool carpet all installed. A high output s/system air conditioning/heating unit will be installed for year round comfort. External tonings have been selected to blend with the natural landscaped garden setting.

Price: $620,000 plus buyersInspect: Sat & Sun 12.00-12.30pmContact: Diane & Phil Key 0419 324 515

46 Kareela Drive TootgarookDeceased Estate In TootgarookOwned by the one family for many years, the time has now come for this comfortable family home to be sold to new own-ers. Brick veneer construction and a family friendly location, the home has an individual styling of faux mud brick. There is huge potential to further improve the home and holiday home buyers will like the private treed location and the ease of passage to the beach. The home presents well and can be enjoyed immediately. It consists of 3BR’s, a nice big open living room with feature fire place, family bathroom and well- appointed kitchen. The block is sheltered, offering a private comfortable retreat for the whole family. Properties in this budget price range with this array of features are well sought and sell well. Inspect without delay and be prepared on auction day to secure this excellent peninsula property.

Auction: Saturday 3rd November at 11amPrice Guide: $330,00 - $370,000Inspect: Sat & Sun 2.00-2.30pmContact: Glenn Key 0402 445 208

270 Dundas Street RyeResort Style Family LifestyleFor buyers seeking the ultimate peninsula lifestyle your search will cease once you have inspected this outstanding property. Handcrafted by one of the peninsulas most sought after builders, this home is in pristine condition throughout and is ready to move in and enjoy the many delights the prop-erty has to offer. Located between the bay and ocean beaches on a magnificent 4000sqm block this palatial residence has a circular driveway, a fenced Mod-grass tennis court , beauti-ful IG pool and a vast workshop complex for the man of the house to store all the boys toys. There is also another garage as part of the house. The gardens are in keeping with the coastal theme and offer a low maintenance setting. There are several open-plan living areas that can be used individually or combined for entertaining on a grand scale and bedrooms and bathrooms cater for the largest family.

Price: $1,050,000 - $1,100,000Inspect: By AppointmentContact: Diane & Phil Key 0419 324 515

40 Wilkinson Street TootgarookEndless Potential - 150m To The BeachOnly one street back from the beach this classic old weatherboard home is set to soar with a little TLC from its new owners. In surprisingly good condition for a golden oldie it is sited on a wonderful level block of 960m2 (approx). These homes respond brilliantly to a splash of paint and a bit of this and that, to once again truly represent what beachside living & holidaying is all about. No surprises inside, just a user friendly traditional 3 bedroom floorplan that is easy to renovate and maintain. With the beach so close and the township only a very short drive it would make the perfect permanent home, a magic holiday home or best of all a gilt edged investment. Close proximity to Tootgarook Primary School, local markets, parks and other amenities. Put your skills to work and reap the benefits.

Auction: Saturday 27th October at 1pmTerms: 10% deposit, Balance 30-60 daysInspect: Sat & Sun 1.00-1.30pmContact: Glenn Key 0402 445 208


(03)598228500447 841 000

www.adamre.com.au “serving the Peninsula”

CONVENIENT BEACHSIDE LOCATIONChoose from these four distinctive townhouses that each deliver a unique design with a host of great features including spacious living, neutral colour scheme, kitchens with stone benches, air-conditioning throughout and views of Arthurs Seat just to name a few. Ranging from a 2BR + study to the larger 3BR unit, these four properties are in a convenient beachside location just minutes to McCrae Plaza, white sandy shores and freeway access.Price: From $469,000Inspect: By AppointmentContact: Adam Harlem 0447 841 000

5 Cameron Street, ROSEBUD

EASY LIVING AWAITSEnjoying its own street frontage this brand new free standing 3 bedroom unit is found just 800m to shops and beach. Intel-ligently designed around low maintenance living and a light and airy northerly aspect, featuring a formal entry, spacious open plan living, kitchen with stone tops & dishwasher plus

with WIR and semi ensuite bathroom, built into the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms, full sized laundry, a single remote garage easy care landscaping.

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1/4 Leon Street, ROSEBUD

Price: $449,000Inspect: By AppointmentContact: Adam Harlem 0447 841 000

SPACIOUS FAMILY LIVING

the right ingredients for comfortable family living. Incorporating formal lounge, master bedroom with FES & WIR, central kitchen and main living area that both enjoy natural light from northerly aspect and sky light windows. BIR’s to other bedrooms that share a family bathroom.

810m2 lot.

73 Leon Avenue, ROSEBUD


EASY CARE LIVINGSpacious 3 bedroom unit found well away from all the hustle and bustle. The open plan living enjoys a northerlyaspect, central kitchen and rear sun deck are ideal for alittle entertaining. Along with gas heating and split systemair-con, walk in robe and ensuite to the master and twobedrooms with robes, plus semi enclosed carport, bus stopright by the front door and your own street frontage toallow access to store the boat or van.

1/47 Goolgowie Street, ROSEBUD


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PICTURE PERFECTStylish 2 year old weatherboard home featuring 9’ ceilings,

aspect for an abundance of natural light and undercover entertaining area. Your comfort is assured with gas ducted heating and air-con, generous bedrooms, both with ample storage space and a family bathroom. The single garage is currently used as a second living zone if you’d like a little added living space, all set amongst landscaped gardens

57 Hayes Avenue, ROSEBUD


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BAY VIEWS AND IMMACULATE DUAL LIVING

home provides dual living potential,working from home or just lots of space. Providing full independence on both

kitchen, outdoor decking and master bedroom suite. The

additional living area, 2 bedrooms with robes, kitchenette, full laundry and family bathroom.

390 Waterfall Gully Road, ROSEBUD


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PEACEFUL HOLIDAY RETREAT

amongst the moonah trees enjoying open plan living, timber

timber deck. Central kitchen with timber bench tops, 2 good sized bedrooms - master with built in robes and access to the semi ensuite bathroom, plus a dining room or study

steel lock up garage and cottage style gardens.Price: $449,950Inspect: By AppointmentContact: Adam Harlem 0447 841 000

16 Phillipa Street, BLAIRGOWRIE

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this 3BR western red cedar home found on a 792m2 lot. Complete with a current town planning permit for two,

master bedroom, open plan living and garage.Together with a long term tenant in place for added income

2 Walpole Avenue, ROSEBUD

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GOLF COURSE LIVINGIf it’s lifestyle you’re in search of then look no further than this impressive 860m2 vacant slice of the brilliant Moonah Links golf course estate. Peaceful and private, this north facing undulating lot provides a blank canvas to design the perfect golfer’s weekend retreat or home of your dreams. Looking out over the 17th fairway of the Legends Course and just a few hundred metres to the tennis court facilities and club house.

6 The Vineyard, FINGAL

Price: Offers over $315,000Inspect: By AppointmentContact: Adam Harlem 0447 841 000

CLASS, STYLE & BAY VIEWSIn a true statement of style, sophistication and absolute low maintenance living this fantastic townhouse is certain to

-rooms or enjoy the bay and hill top views from the spacious sun deck, ideal for entertaining. Providing you with a host


15 Leichardt Street, McCRAE

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AN EXCEPTIONAL LOCATIONJust completed, this stunning designer townhouse has been created to incorporate space & style and features all of today’s comforts. Situated just 200m to Pt.Phillip Plaza, the townhouse enjoys a bright northerly aspect, open-plan

with FES. Upstairs has a 2nd living area, 2 more bedrooms,

furnishings throughout.

28 Hope Street, ROSEBUD

Price: $565,000Inspect: Saturday at 1.00pmContact: Adam Harlem 0447 841 000

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POSITION, POTENTIAL & POSSIBILITIES3 unique residences, found fronting Pt. Nepean Road,

opportunity to secure an established holiday rental

lot. Either enjoy the immediate income, convert to a bed and breakfast(STCA) or re-develop the entire site by taking full advantage of the commercial zoning.

1235 Point Nepean Road, ROSEBUD

Price: $1.495 millionInspect: By AppointmentContact: Adam Harlem 0447 841 000

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LAND FROM $219,950

Agents in Conjunction

HOUSE AND LAND FROM $379,000

CONTACTDavid Short

5986 8188 or 0419 132 213www.davidshort.com.au

CONTACTAdam Harlem

5982 2850 or 0447 841 000www.davidshort.com.au

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85 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ROSEBUD WEST


Blairgowrie 2819 Point Nepean Road 5988 9095Rosebud Shop 1/991 Point Nepean Road 5986 5777Rye 2361 Point Nepean Road 5985 9333 hockingstuart.com.au

FOR AN ACTION-PACKEDAUCTIONPUT YOURSELFIN GOOD HANDS

A great auctioneer knows how to work the crowd,generate excitement and fuel the fire of competitivespirit. At hockingstuart, home to many of Victoria’sbest auctioneers, we will make your auction a dayto remember.

If you’re thinking about selling, callVal Garma on 0418 388 799

Adam Alexander on 0416 236 393

Tim Bradler on 0400 312 412

or Michael Christodoulou on 0419 003 685

and entrust your property to Victoria’s mostsuccessful real estate network.

John Kennedy Real Estate looks forward to the next ten years

SINCE fi rst opening his doors back in October 2002, John Kennedy has continued to trade by one simple rule when it comes to real estate - provide honest advice with no pressure. It’s a rule that has kept John in good stead for more than 30 years since he embarked on a career in real estate in 1988 with Roger Short & Co. Over that time John has kept up to date with the latest trends in real estate.“The most signifi cant change for me has been the use of the internet and mobile phones,” he said. “Previously people would walk in cold and as an agent we would be able to establish a much more personal relationship with the client. Today’s home buyers are so much more informed and have often done their research and are interested in one particular home and the chance we have as agents to show multiple properties to a prospective purchaser is reduced.”John continues to be active in the Rye community. He is a life member of the Rye Football Club and serves on the board of the Light-up Autism Foundation. John has lived in Rye since 1973 and has raised a family and now adores doting on his four grand children. John Kennedy Real Estate is located at 2327 Point Nepean Road, Rye.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INDUSTRY NEWS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MARKET PLACE

Address: 1/25-27 Ozone Avenue, RYEPrice: $430,000 - $460,000Agency: Stockdale & Leggo Real Estate, 2397 Point Nepean Road, Rye, 5985 6555Agent: Glenn Key, 0402 445 208

Convenience is the keyTHIS centrally-located, single-level townhouse has all the best features of town just moments away. Enjoy the beach and shops, and for seniors the RSL and bowls club are close by. Like Noah’s Ark, the spacious fl oor-plan has two of everything. There are two bedrooms, two bathrooms and two living areas. The decor is very tasteful and all appointments are in excellent condition. A neat, galley-style kitchen has stainless-steel appliances including a dishwasher and under-bench oven and a few steps away is a private courtyard. There is a single garage to the front and the property is well-fenced. Part of a small complex of equally elegant and well-designed townhouses, this home is sure to appeal to retirees or investors.


9770 1033395 NEPEAN HIGHWAY, FRANKSTON 3910

real estateABEL R.E.I.V

ACCREDITED

COMMERCIAL Andrew Agapitos 0404 054 255 www.abelrealestate.com.au BUSINESSES Rob Serroni 0404 890 012

RESIDENTIAL Andrew Agapitos 0404 054 255www.abelrealestate.com.au

Vibrant, successful store in busy location. Turnover averages over $6000 per week with high net

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lessons. Unique opportunity for

$125,000 plus stock

MUSIC STORE - FRANKSTON HAIRDRESSING

BARGAINExcellent presentation, only 3y.o

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ONLY $36,000

CONVENIENCE STORE

Takings ave. $7000pw. This is a

to increase takings with

$127,000 plus stock

lifestyle opportunity. 6.5Ac of

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busines with structures in place.

VINEYARD / RESTAURANTBEAUTY SALON

oxygen infusion, IPL laser etc.

$65,000

TAKEAWAY CHICKEN & PIZZA

business in busy location.

Asking $120,000 plus stockTAKEAWAY / KEBAB

Large on-site car park. Serves-

$39,000

CAFE & KIOSK

week average with rental of $600

pergola.

$99,000 inc. stock

PIZZA & PASTA

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Price Negotiable.

CAFE - ROSEBUD

(13kg coffee p/w). Shopping cen-tre location opposite bus stops

business in this superb location$159,000 negotiable

PODIATRIST

$135,000

LICENSED CAFE / TAKEAWAY

NOW ONLY $99,000CAFE - MOUNT ELIZA

has a superb presentation in

$9000 per week with 15kg of

$250,000

RECYCLING BUSINESS

base. Growing business currently

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$145,000

LADIES FITNESS CENTRE

A long lease is available. 1/2

Price On ApplicationBUSINESS OR FREEHOLD FOR SALE

available BUSINESS: $349,000 + stock FREEHOLD: Also for sale, 152sqm. $495,000

RESTAURANT & TAKEAWAY

area. Fit-out features quality

Top location facing shopping centre car-park.

$349,000 plus stock

CARPET OVERLOCKING

17 local carpet retailers plus pub-

$120,000

SHOP + 3BR RESIDENCE - FOR LEASE

$629 inc. GST per week + OGS

FRANKSTON SHOP - FOR LEASE

Available now

Keys St, close to Wells St.

$490pw + GST + outgoings

NEPEAN HWY OFFICE - FOR LEASE

Reception areas

$551pw + OGS & $530pw + OGS

MORNINGTON FACTORY - FOR LEASE

Four car spacesElectric container height

$660pw + GST + Outgoings

NEPEAN HIGHWAY - FOR LEASE

Business 4 zoning

On-site parking

$635pw inc. GST + OGS

FRANKSTON - FOR LEASE

Brick construction

$264pw includes GST + Ogs

FRANKSTON - FOR LEASE

Available now$634pw + GST + Ogs

FRANKSTON OFFICES - FOR LEASE

On-site parking

$410pw + GST & Outgoings

FRANKSTON SHOP - FOR LEASE

Available nowLong lease available

$808pw + GST & Outgoings

CARRUM DOWNS - FOR SALE

Street frontage, car parking

$455,000

FRANKSTON - FOR SALE OR LEASE

$380pw + GST + OGSor $325,000

WANTEDSmall factories for sale

or lease up to 200-square

metres

In Seaford, Frankston,

Carrum Downs areas.

Phone for obligation free

appraisal

9770 1033

CARRUM DOWNS $325,000

IMMACULATE PRESENTATION

Deluxe kitchen

shopping centre.

RARE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

All other steps have been taken to

beach

SEAFORD SUN & SAND OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT SITE

OPPOSITE SPARKLING BEACH

APPROX. 1700sqm

HIGHWAY TO CREEK FRONTAGE

PRICE ON APPLICATION

A RARE OPPORTUNITY

FRANKSTON SOUTH $490,000

1st TIME ADVERTISED - ORIGINAL OWNERS

CARRUM DOWNS $900,000 Neg.

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE

SOLD

CARRUM $770,000

LOT

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16.76m

16.76m

60.96m

60.96m

www.abelrealestate.com.au

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SENTRY STORAGE - 21 FUJI CRESCENT, MORNINGTON - SECURE STORAGE UNITS

Need a place to store your car, caravan, boat or truck?

Spring clean your home and store those unused items

your storage needs.

Ideal for tradesmen, households and document storageOutdoor storage available for cars, boats, caravans and containersSecurity gates with code accessRecorded camera surveillance. 24/7 Iphone security24-hour access, seven days a week

Discount rates for long term or pre-payment

WE HAVE THE SOLUTION TO YOUR STORAGE NEEDS

100% Drive up access to your storage unit 24 hour access

FOR LEASE - Monthly Rates

15 UNIT SIZES - CALL US FOR SPECIALIST SIZES AVAILABLE

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BAYSIDE BEAUTY Rare retail offering within Mt Eliza’s Village retail

centre with potential to value add 2 shops & 1st floor office on 1 title Total Rental: $54,820*pa net Land Area: 262m2* Potential for subdivision (STPA)

AUCTION: FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2PM Alex Ham 0410 545 226Michael Gross 0419 355 561 *approx

MOUNT ELIZA 18 Ranelagh Drive

To advertise in the

commercial real estate

liftout of

Southern Peninsula News,

contact

Jason Richardson

on 0421 190 318 or

[email protected]

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Custom designsSPECIALISING in custom furniture design, this long-established business has an extensive, nationwide database of clients. The business would suit qualifi ed people operating in similiar industries or could be purchased as an investment and run under management with all trained staff prepared to stay on.

Furniture design, SORRENTOPrice: $180,000 plus SAVAgency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255Agent: Russell Murphy, 0407 839 184

Cafe with perksTRADING for only three years, this popular cafe still presents in as-new condition with a faultless fi tout. Takings are about $8000 per week – with average coffee sales of 13 kilograms a week – resulting in declared net profi t of $100,000 per annum. Enjoying a busy shopping centre location, the cafe is adjacent to a bus stop and taxi rank. This is an exciting opportunity to buy an already established business in a great location.

Cafe, ROSEBUDPrice: $159,000 negotiableAgency: Abel Real Estate, Suite 3 / 395 Nepean Highway, Frankston, 9770 1033Agent: Rob Serroni, 0404 890 012


All The Hard Work Has Been Done

Sale Price: $120,000 + savContact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale – Mornington

Sale Price: $250,000 + SAVContact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859


Don’t Miss Out

Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454


Sale Price: $495,000 + savContact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale– Mount ElizaContact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price $290,000 + savContact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale - Mount Martha

Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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For Sale - Mornington

Travel Agency

Sale Price: $95,000Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale– Rye

Beachside Cafe

Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

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Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Sale Price: $440,000 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

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Freehold Opportunity

Sale Price: $1.6 MillionContact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Restaurant / Bar

Sale Price: $750,000 + SAVContact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale – McCrae


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Business Sales Specialistswww.latessabusiness.com.au

50 Playne Street Frankston

Tel: (03) 9781 1588

Well presented kiosk in busy Frankston Power Centre.

Trades daily from 9am to 5pm. Has near new equipment, easily operated by one person. Cheap

rent, can be fully managed.

TAKEAWAY

$55,000 + sav

HAIR SALONLarge modern shop opens 5 days 6am to 3pm. Seats 15 inside plus more outside in undercover courtyard. Long

lease. Must sell!

INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAY

$70,000 + sav

STREET SWEEPING

CAFE TAKEAWAY

Long established in the heart of Frankston’s retail & commercial district. Trades Mon-Fri 7am to

3pm. Ideal if you are looking for a short working week.

CAFE TAKEAWAY

$110,000 + sav

Well equipped shop with commercial kitchen, seats 4 in & 8 out. Est 30 years in industrial estate, trades

Mon-Fri 6.30am to 3pm. Large base of regular cash customers. Easy to

run with 2 staff.

INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAY

$149,000 + sav

BUSINESS & FREEHOLDBrick shop on main street and 3 bedroom, brick-veneer home on

waterway. Est 1970.

Business $150,000 + savFreehold $800,000

FISHING TACKLELarge shop in great location with huge amount of stock. Selling at

only due to needing an urgent sale. This is a great buy!!!

SECONDHAND DEALER

$185,000 inc. stock

Large shop, neat and tidy, fully computerised system.

Has 25,000 DVDs. Excellent takings, easy to have managed,

huge scope! Trades daily from 10am.

DVD & VIDEO HIRE

Long established in prime area. Near new equipment, new lease

available, some alterations done. Pick ups and deliveries.

DRY CLEANING

$180,000

Located in busy commercial/retail area with further development planned. Has large commercial

kitchen and in/out seating for up to 40 diners. Trades Mon-Fri and Sat

until 2pm. 18-20kgs coffee pw.

HEALTHY OPTIONS CAFEArea covers SE suburbs, 15

sub-contractors. Clients include

medical centres, childcare

centres, body corporates etc.

Easy to manage.

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

$600,000 + sav

Set daily run from Dandenong to northern suburbs, food industry. Work 5 days, hours to suit. 2009

Hino refrigerated truck in excellent condition, serviced regularly.

REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT MANUFACTURING

business, big and bright in busy M’ton. Excellent equipment, RPR stock. Keen vendor is willing to stay on part-time. New lease

offered. Trades 6 days.

HAIR SALON

$75,000 + sav

TAKEAWAY

6 cutting stations, 2 basins, spray tan room, waxing room, kitchen & laundry. Trades Tues to Sat.

Computerised system, can be easily managed if desired. Bright,airy

presentation.

HAIR SALON

Currently managed, kiosk style in busy Bayside Shopping Centre.

All new equipment when set up less than 2 years ago. Seats 34. Vendor

will trial on $5,000 pw. Trades centre hours

CAFE

NOW $120,000 + sav

Art & design, up to date software and equipment, imported raw stock, in-house printing & kiln. Huge variety of products with thousands of dollars worth of

applies.

PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS

Adjacent shops, bakery/kitchen and café/retail sales, internal access

between. Very well presented with high quality equipment & spacious work area. Café seats 18 in/8 out. Fine European cakes, pastries etc.

CAFE & BAKERY

$189,000 + sav

Large modern shop in Somerville with good equipment inc coolroom, large preparation area. Bright and well presented. Trades 6 ½ days,

long lease, good potential to further increase takings.

FISH & CHIPS

$70,000 + sav

Pleasure to run this fully managed, lovely shop in a busy

retail & commercial location. Only 5 days a week with short hours. Full assistance will be given with

changeover.

GIFTS & HOMEWARES

$75,000 + sav

Ducted vacuum & security systems for new & existing homes. DIY kits or fully installed. Est 25yrs, supplier

database, established clients inc builders. 3 vehicles included.

FREEHOLD $270,000

FREEHOLD & LEASEHOLD

Business: $190,000 + sav

Est 12 years, T/O increasing yearly. Bookings in advance for 1 ½ weeks, mainly M’ton Peninsula.

Operates from home 4 days a week, willing to train. Purpose built arborist truck included.

TREE LOPPING SERVICE

$315,000

Selling takeaways, snacks etc and Myki. Simple to run, cheap rent, captured commuter market

& little expenses.

T/O ave $10,000+ pw.

RAILWAY KIOSK

$190,000 + sav

Traditional Thai massage in 3 locations – Berwick (4 rooms)

Cranbourne (3 rooms) & Pakenham (5 rooms). Clean

rooms, each venue has 3 foot massage chairs. Can be bought

separately.

MASSAGE

$230,000 + sav ( for all 3)

Supplies local families, farms & holidaymakers with pet supplies

and animal feed. Large showroom/factory with aquarium & hydrobath.

All stock delivered, long lease,

PET STORE

$259,000 + sav

Freehold & leasehold. 6 Y.O, fully indoor complex with cooling &

heating. 3500sqm exercise areas, fully automated irrigation. Home with IG pool, entertainment area,

shed. Comprehensive management software & database.

BOARDING KENNELS/CATTERY

Family shoe shop, impressive presentation, main street, no

competition. Long lease options, easy to run with 1 staff + casual over Christmas period. Vendor

happy to assist with changeover.

SHOE RETAIL

NOW $69,950 + sav

Good exposure on Nepean H’way

Frankston. Large commercial kitchen,

seats 120, On premises licence.

Opens 6 days from 5.30pm. Currently

Indian cuisine, can be changed.

LICENSED RESTAURANT

$120,000 + savNEW

TAKEAWAY

NOW $110,000 + sav

Great location opposite station, selling chicken & pizza with deliveries. Opens daily from

11.30am. Well presented shop with good equipment.

Established for 8 years.

GENERAL STORE / MILKBAR

$79,000 + sav

Large shop with double storey, three-bedroom premises attached.

High density residential area provides captured market. Small

amount of takeaways. Est 20+ years.

Custom made switchboards, general sheetmetal fabricating. Two weeks training to operate machinery. New lease offered

AND MECHANICAL WORKSHOPWell known to industry,

construction & councils. Operates & maintains own machinery, also others. Well equipped workshop,

all P & E included.$320,000 + sav

RETAIL DISCOUNT PRODUCTS

Selling a huge variety of items from stationery, toys, hardware, party supplies etc. Trades 5 ½

days in shopping strip. Cheap rent.

$395,000 + sav

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$325,000 $355,000 NOW $2.2 million + sav

HAIR SALON

$120,000 + sav

Ultra modern, fabulous presentation, 15 cutting stations, 3 basins.

Great location in Frankston CBD.

ave weekly T/O $8,000-$10,000. Can be managed.

PHOTOS & FRAMES

$167,500 + sav

$75,000 + sav

$750,000 + sav

$180,000 + sav

etc. Located in busy food court of large S/C with planty of seating

Vendor willing to stay on for a while if wanted.

$120,000 + sav

All manner of photography requirements, custom framing,

restoration. Prime Main St location, well known, good equipment.

Training will be given, vendor wishes

URGENT SALE $29,950 + sav

8 stations & 3 basins, in the heart of Frankston. Trades

Tues to Sat, Mon by appt. Well presented, long lease, ideal for

$45,000 + sav

Prime location opposite Frankston rail station. This is a cheap business in need of an owner operator and keen

marketer. Selling at equipment value only.

Tony Latessa: 0412 525 151 No. 1 REIV Accredited Business Agent in Victoria

27 years selling experience based on honesty and reliabilityREIV Business Brokers Committee Member

$110,000 + sav

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A CURIOUS alliance formed to clean up Flin-ders beaches has been proclaimed an unqualifi ed success.

Thousands of pieces of marine debris were col-lected from coastal sites on a wild and windy Fri-day when more than 200 employees of L’Oreal cosmetic group joined forces with Australian Navy offi cers, Parks Victoria rangers, volunteers from foreshore committees and the Surf rider Foundation.

They donated a day’s work on clean-up and weeding and planting projects at sites along the shore from Flinders to Somers and were rewarded with lunch at Flinders Golf Club.

Hosting the busy crew was Surfrider Founda-tion chairman Rex Campbell, who said the clean-up brought to 50,000 the number of pieces of marine debris collected by the foundation in the past three years.

“For 20 years Surfrider has been active in re-moving marine debris, which is a major threat to marine life that mistakes it for food,” he said.

He applauded the L’Oreal “citizen day” initia-tive: “This is an excellent model for other com-panies to follow and we invite them to follow L’Oreal’s lead and work with Surfrider Founda-tion.”

In the bag: L’Oreal employees rugged up to help clean the coast between Flinders and Somers.

Beauty and the beachBeauty and the beach

By Mike HastTHE last chapter in the Solomon Lew pool saga played out on Monday when contractors started demolishing the $400,000 horizon pool built on Crown land at Mt Eliza.

Workers from Templestowe-based demolition fi rm DEC moved a heavy-duty concrete saw, small excavator and other equipment onto the property in Osprey Ave.

The pool was built without a planning permit and in secret on public foreshore land next to the Lew family holiday property above Moondah Beach.

It caused a huge ruckus when discovered by authorities after workers were heard bragging in a bar about building a pool that neighbours thought was a water tank.

Mornington Peninsula Shire ordered the pool be demolished and remediation of the land on which the pool, a retaining wall, fence and land-scaping had been placed.

Then followed months of controversy as law-yers acting for Mr Lew, a billionaire clothing re-tailer, tried fi rst to buy the public land and then lease it. Mornington MP David Morris lobbied strongly for no sale of the land.

The shire closed part of Moondah Beach over fears the land would subside when cracks were

discovered in the retaining wall.Last December an agreement was reached with

the shire before the case went to Frankston Mag-istrates’ Court.

Authorities became aware of the pool in a se-cluded part of the foreshore in May 2011. The pool was emptied last August and covered to pre-vent its use while the council investigated the sta-bility of the site and conducted negotiations with representatives from Lew family company Shut-tlehall regarding the safe removal of the pool.

The Osprey Ave property, believed to be worth more than $2.5 million, is used as a holiday re-treat by Jacqueline Lew and also has an indoor pool.

On Monday, The News sought comment from Mt Eliza councillor Leigh Eustace.

Cr Eustace said he had not “been offi cially informed by council of the works being under-taken” but knew they were pending.

“This is a good result for the protection of Crown land owned by the people of Victoria and the pool removal and restoration of the land be-ing at no cost to Mornington Peninsula ratepay-ers.”

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They run more than 25 group fi tness classes per week including the world famous Les Mills programmes – Bodycombat, Bodypump and Bodybalance.

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CURVES women’s fi tness club will waive joining fees dur-ing Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Curves on the Bay in Rose-bud, a member of the world’s largest women’s fi tness fran-chise, is joining with Curves clubs throughout Australia to help raise funds for vital wom-en’s cancer research, preven-tion and support services dur-ing Breast Cancer Awareness month in October.

Curves clubs have been fundraising for Cancer Coun-cil Australia for the past six years and have raised more than $1.3 million through the Cancer Council Curves fund. The fund contributes to Can-cer Council’s work in women’s cancer research, prevention program and support services for Australians affected by can-cer. One of these services is Breast Cancer Connect, where a newly diagnosed patient is paired with a volunteer cancer survivor to ease them through their cancer journey.

This year, Curves clubs across Australia are striv-ing to meet the goal of $1.5 million through a series of events and initiatives through-out October, including host-ing Girls’ Night In parties and selling Pink Ribbon Day merchandise at all outlets. According to Glenda of Curves Rosebud the club will waive its standard joining fee of $149

for any woman who can show she has had a recent mammo-gram or who makes a donation to a breast cancer organisation.

“Women in Australia and around the world are motivated by the messages of Breast Can-cer Awareness Month to come through our doors and take control of their health,” said Glenda.

“We know from the experi-ence of millions of members in more than 8,000 Curves clubs in 70 countries that breast and other cancers have touched the lives of most women in some form.

“Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Australia, with one in eight women being diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 85.

“Fundraising for breast can-cer charities unites the Curves community globally and we’re delighted to be able to support Cancer Council’s invaluable work which supports countless Australian women affected by cancer each year.”

“As a company that reaches out to women across the coun-try and the world, we believe we can not only raise vital funds but also raise awareness by encouraging our new and existing members to lead a cancer smart lifestyle,” Glenda added.

Curves’ fun, fast and effec-tive workout is embraced by women aged from 17 to 70.

In just half-an-hour, they complete a circuit that is spe-cially designed to work every major muscle group, provid-ing women with a total body strengthening and cardiovas-cular workout. Curves helps women to keep fi t, get healthy, have fun and make new friends while shedding unwanted kilos and centimetres.

For further information call 5982 0035 or visit www.curves.com.au.

About Curves Curves works every major muscle group with a complete 30-minute workout that com-bines strength training and sustained cardiovascular activ-ity through safe and effective hydraulic resistance. Curves also works to help women lose weight, gain muscle strength and aerobic capacity, and raise metabolism with its ground-breaking, scientifi cally proven method that ends the need for perpetual dieting. Curves founders Gary and Diane Heavin are considered the in-novators of the express fi tness phenomenon that has made exercise available to millions of women globally, many of whom are in the gym for the fi rst time. With thousands of locations worldwide, Curves is the world’s largest fi tness fran-chise.

By Lyndy SaltmarshTHE digestive tract is a deli-cate and elaborate system that is put under a lot of pressure in the modern lifestyle. Food intolerances, allergies, constipation, wind and bloat-ing can be clues that something is not quite right. They can all be signs of leaky gut syndrome.In a health gut, the small in-testine acts as a barrier stop-ping poorly digested food from entering the bloodstream. But when there is an infl ammation in the lining of the intestine it can become excessively per-meable, allowing food mol-ecules to enter the bloodstream.

When this happens, the im-mune system treats these for-eign substances as antigens, setting off an allergic response. If the reaction is too strong and immune factors accumulate, the kidneys and liver can not get rid of them.

The immune factors can then settle in soft tissues, causing in-fl ammation and compounding stress on the immune system. It’s a vicious circle leading to more allergies.

There are many instigators

of leaky gut-induced aller-gies. Some, such as parasites, infl ame the gut lining; others, such as enzyme defi ciency, dis-rupt the pH balance, preventing the proper breakdown of food.

The common causes of leaky gut and digestive dysfunction are:

INTESTINAL DYBIOSIS - This is an imblance of bacteria in the digestive tract. There are more than 400 species of bac-teria living in the human body and the majority live in the di-gestive tract; some are ‘friend-ly’ and essential to health, while others can cause disease.

CANDIDA OVERGROWTH - This can trigger allergic reac-tions.

THE LIVER - Under normal conditions, the liver traps about 99 per cent of the bacteria that has escaped from the intestines.

MEDICATIONS - Certain drugs, such as antacids, steroid medications and oral contra-ceptives are alkalising and can upset the balance of acid in the gut, impairing digestive func-tion.

ALCOHOL - The health risks of excessive consumption of al-cohol are well-known, but even moderate alcohol consumption can increase your chances of developing allergies. Accord-ing to Dr James Braly, medical director of Immuno Laborato-ries, alcohol reduces the secre-tion of hydrochloric acid, a vi-tal component of the digestive system.

PARASITES - Parasites tend to reside in the intestines where they can cause extensive dam-age. Rarely, they also migrate to the blood, lymph, heart, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, eyes, and brain.

While in place, they can pro-duce numerous symptoms in addition to allergies: constipa-tion, diarrhoea, wind, bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, joint and muscle aches, anaemia, skin problems, sleep distur-bances, chronic fatigue, and gradual immune dysfunction.

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YOU would have to be living under a rock not to notice the number of gyms popping up on the Mornington Peninsula. Unfortunately, not all will stand the test of time. One that has, how-ever, is the boat house gym in Rye, a continually evolving health and fi tness club and a real breath of fresh air in the industry.

First opened in 2000, it is now the peninsula’s premium gym.

Owner and personal trainer Rosa Morris noted a lack of quality gyms in the area and has dedi-cated the last 12 years to building her business. She now has clients from Dromana all the way down Portsea. The atmosphere in the gym is very relaxed and friendly.

“It’s not like any other gym I’ve been to,” com-

mented boat house gym regular Jo. “It’s got everything you could possibly need,

but without the intimidation factor of most other gyms. Whether you’re new to working out or been doing it for years, you’ll feel completely at home.”

The boat house gym has state-of-the-art weight training equipment, a dedicated cardio thea-tre and a ‘man cave’ with a large selection of weights. It also offers yoga and pilates and per-sonal training is available every day.

The boat house gym is a breath of fresh air in the fi tness industry and for only $550 you can now become a member for 12 months.

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Friends of RotaryBecome a friend volunteering just a couple of hours of your time to projects run by your local Rotary Club this can be done by phoning and emailing reregistering your name and phone number for future reference for our club members to contact you in time of need in all types of projects and fund raising activities, this could be on sausage sizzles, assisting at the Rye market, white goods and small electrical repairers radios and radiograms, computers,

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October Vocational Service Month

November Rotary Foundation Month 6 – No Rotary (Melbourne Cup Day) 13 – Literacy Village

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December Family of Rotary Month. 1 – Rotary Foreshore Market 18 – Christmas Breakup.

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14th November - Partners’ night at the Dromana Secondary College Christmas Theme.

20th December - Christmas Break Up –Main Ridge Bowling Club with Barefoot Bowls and lots of fun and entertainment.

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By Stuart McCulloughWE made it. Despite everything, we have managed to endure 11 long, te-dious months. I’ll be honest and say, at times, I wondered whether we’d ever fi nally get here. But we have. Thank goodness.

I have long believed there are 11 months of the year that do little more than take up space on the calendar. When all is said and done, there’s only one month that truly matters.

You can keep February. I care little for May and July and can take or leave March and June. They are trivial, meaningless months. The only month truly indispensible is Rocktober.

Not everybody appreciates Rockto-ber. In fact, there are some folks who still insist on calling it by its former Gregorian calendar name of Octo-ber. These resisters probably still use imperial currency and ride a horse to work. Such backward-looking zipper dodgers might be able to raise a barn in a day, but they know precious little about rock ’n’ roll. It’s their loss. For the rest of us, Rocktober heralds 31 glorious days in which ordinary folk are entitled to live out their rock star fantasies in all their glory.

For starters, I intend to wear leather trousers pretty much continuously. This may raise a few eyebrows at work and will likely result in some serious chafi ng issues when I go jog-ging, but that’s the kind of sacrifi ce the rock lifestyle demands. I will wear them even though pants made of leath-er best suit a person of a certain physi-cal type. It’s a cold, hard reality that leather trousers should only be worn

by someone who is either very slender or who is a cow. But if you’re not a bovine, then you defi nitely need to be quite thin. Rock stars who wear leather are often described as “snake-hipped”. Sadly, I could only claim to be snake hipped if the snake in question was a python that had just swallowed a heif-er. But I won’t let that hold me back. This month, the ordinary rules can be thrown out the window.

But there’s more to Rocktober than wearing leather. This month, I will not answer the telephone with a mere “hello”, but with a hearty “check one, two – testing, testing”. More than that, every time I have a meeting, I’ll be-gin by trying to get the participants to clap in unison. Once the meeting is ad-journed, I will return after a minute or two for an encore. Even if everybody

else has left the room, I’ll still come back, talk for another 10 minutes be-fore standing up, tipping over a chair, raising my fi st and leaving again.

For this month and this month alone, I do not have shopping lists. Instead, I have riders. Granted, my needs are modest. My rider will consist of milk, bread and orange juice as well as more traditional demands such as the re-moval of all the brown M&Ms and a fur-lined sink. I will wear sunglasses at all hours, even to the movies, and each time I sign my name – whether on a cheque or a passport application – I’ll include the words “Thanks for listening – keep on rocking” before my signature.

But Rocktober isn’t just about per-sonal indulgence. It’s also a chance to make the world a better place.

Disputes and grievances will not be settled by way of an address to the United Nations or by acts of war. In-stead, world leaders will be required to resolve their differences by way of duelling guitar solos. Who wouldn’t support our bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council if, instead of boring everyone rigid with some turgid speech, our representa-tives produced a Stratocaster, planted a foot on the foldback monitor and cut loose with an almighty solo?

Luxembourg, as splendid as I’m sure it is, is not a rock ’n’ roll nation. Try naming one decent rock musi-cian from Luxembourg. Exactly. (If you answered “Serge Tonnar and the Legotrip” I’d have to say, technically speaking, he’s more a folk artist. Sor-ry.)

It is no accident that the third coun-try vying for United Nations glory knows a thing or two about kicking out the jams. Finland is a very rock ’n’ roll nation. Without doubt, they’ve planned their campaign with Rockto-ber fi rmly in mind. I’ll simply say that we ignore them at our peril. It would be a shame to lose out on such a presti-gious gig simply because our competi-tors were willing to break out a double kick drum and we weren’t.

Enjoy this month while it lasts. And even if I am well past my rock ’n’ roll prime – as anyone who has seen me try to board a tram in my leather trousers will surely attest – it’s not too late for me.

This month I will start a band. It will be loud and it will be guitar driven. Perhaps I’ll use AC/DC as my tem-plate. Better still, maybe I’ll form my own AC/DC tribute band. The only problem is that some of their lyrics are a little smutty. It might be unbecom-ing. But, then again, this is a month where anything is possible.

I could easily tidy up the words to make them more politically correct or, if you prefer, “PC”. In fact, I think I’ll call my band PC/DC. Whole Lotta Rosie will now be Real and Healthy Sized Rosie. Highway to Hell will be recast as an ode to physical fi tness and rechristened Highway to Health. It will be fantastic.

Now excuse me while I turn my am-plifi er to 11 and plug in the Les Paul. It’s time for some rocking.

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The opening of the second stage of the garden is the culmination of more than 20 years’ planning, construction and planting and sees the garden double in size to 15 hectares.

It includes 170,000 plants of more than 850 different species and a lakeside area for community entertainment and events. Among the new sections are a river walk, Gondwana garden, eucalypt walk and a “weird and wonderful garden”.

There will be guided tours of the Australian Garden throughout the weekend, as well as a gardening expo, native plant sale, live music and dancing. Saturday is gardeners’ day, with gardening workshops and advice from experts. Sunday is family day, complete with fairies, face painting, treasure hunt and bush dancing.

Royal Botanic Gardens director Philip Moors said the idea for the Australian Garden began as a dream to create a large-scale botanic garden that refl ects the essence of Australia.

“The Australian Garden is all about being immersed in the landscapes of Australia and being amazed by the colour and diversity of the plants.

“We have always seen the Australian Garden as a fantastic opportunity to inspire visitors with ideas about how they could develop their own gardens as well as giving interstate and international visitors a uniquely Australian experience.”

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Fun and a fl air for design: Above, Children enjoy a scramble on the scribbly path in the Australian Garden at Cranbourne Botanical Gardens. Top right, A modern take on the patio in the lifestyle garden. Right, A mature Queensland bottle tree rescued from a property in Shepparton in central Victoria, where it was beginning to outgrow its welcome, is a feature of the weird and wonderful garden.

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THE Buddhist theory of patience and tolerance is interesting. I’ve always been like a good fi ghter – verbally, defi nitely not physically – and being impatient and getting more than a little annoyed is something I did well early in life.

In terms of creativity, it takes passion to become a successful artist; a successful anything. Anger, impatience and the other “negative” emotions are not wrong in themselves; your anger blows over and is forgotten minutes later, but others don’t forget, so we learn to keep our extreme emotions inside.

The problem? If you eliminate all the negative emotions, you inevitably must eliminate all emotions and the more you succumb, the more it becomes entrenched. Passion is part of the human experience and denying passion is taking a pass on being human.

If you are wondering why artists are wrapped a little tightly it could be because they are feeling the passion and letting it drive their work. Enthusiasm, self-belief, persistence and passion. The next time you want to cry or explode give it a shot. Buddha will understand.

***FREEDOM of speech is a wonderful thing. The Muslims protesting in Sydney because of a whacko

American fi lmmaker and the “Behead the infi dels” rubbish is so far over the top that such actions put our freedom at risk. Thankfully they come from Sydney.

We are all guilty of compromising our sense of right and wrong, but this is ridiculous. Politicians are required to support many things they don’t agree with in the name of their future and prosperity, which equates to lying, obviously. Julia lies, Tony lies, as indeed we do. The problem is their lies have the effect (if you let it) of reverberating through our lives. The next time somebody says to you “You lied to me” simply answer “So we’re even”. I can never be accused of “lying through my teeth” other than seven; the rest are in a cup in my bathroom.

***ACCORDING to The Senior News there are 90,000 over 50s on Newstart with little hope of getting a job and receiving $133 a week less than the old age pension. Take away 10 per cent who would no doubt earn income but not declare it and this leaves about 80,000 people doing it tough. Time for an increase, Julia. A parliamentary inquiry has recommended creating new roles: a Minister for Older People and a Commissioner for Older People. Funny ha ha. An extra dollar in the kick and the elimination of

discrimination or simply building bigger castles? Time will tell.

***LOOKING forward to 25 October when handsome Teddy apologises for the pain and suffering of mothers and children due to the dreadful forced adoption practices from the 1950s to the ’70s. Only took a 40 years for politicians et al to wake up to the obvious. 250.000 babies. Sad, bad.

***ON 13 December Luna Park will be 100 years old as will the scenic railway. Later additions included the Giggle Palace, Big Dipper, photobooth (the moon), dodgem cars, Ghost Train, Rotor and my teen favourite, the river caves.

I asked a female to ride with me through the river caves once and amazingly she agreed. A pretty girl, tubby; didn’t ask her name. Kissed her all the way not knowing what to talk about anyway (who do you barrack for?). I was with a mate, so I thanked her and rejoined my mate. She was nice, tasty. I was an idiot.

In 1949 I had a shilling each way on Foxami in the Melbourne Cup, compliments of my darling Auntie Mill. Collected 22 shillings, rode the Big Dipper 20 times; don’t recall thanking Auntie. Mad memories.

***ON 5 October I undertook the long

trek to Rye RSL for dinner and Exiles: A Tribute to The Rolling Stones for $45. The two-course dinner was fi ne but The Pebbles fell well short of my expectations. Thankfully I won a meat tray to offset the cost, albeit complete with a suggestion that I spend most of my time under the doona thinking of things to say. Hmmm. Perhaps the burlesque night next January is more my scene, assuming it’s not all male.

***EXPECT the fi ve councillors who voted against the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre on the foreshore to be up and about right up to 6pm on 26 October, the day votes are due at the VEC for the shire council elections.

They lost the vote 6-5 and refused to accept this democratic vote.

Then followed a stream of letters from “the usual suspects” to our free newspapers.

I’ve received emails from one candidate (not a sitting councillor) headed “Realising transparency, accountability and democracy”, aka hypocrisy unlimited.

I’m not for or against the pool, but I don’t like bad losers.

***RANDOM thoughts: Frankston Liberal MP Geoff Shaw is a fascination or a slippery customer, who knows?

Planning Minister Matthew Guy talks the talk of 38-year-old. Suspicious, but being of fair mind, let’s pop him into the “wait and see” blue basket; but not for too long.

Pokies precommitment legislation no more? You betcha.

Car parking at Melbourne Airport delivers 93 cents in the dollar profi t to shareholders; Buckley’s chance of a rail link.

I’d be lost without my landline; how else would I locate my mobile phone?

I wonder why they stopped making cream puffs?

“A writer or an artist is a storyteller, but, if any good, also a myth-maker. The goal you should strive for is a mythic goal. You take reality, anchor it in the facts and raise it to a level of myth.” Elia Kazan

Take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila...

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A Grain of Salt

By Cliff Ellen

ONE of my best memories as a young entertainment writer was attending the fi rst Kiss media conference in Sydney in 1980.

I was a dedicated Black Sabbath fan and was overwhelmed at how humble these rockers were. I talked with Gene and Paul, and scored a Kiss token and a Kiss jacket.

I went to the concert at Waverley Park in November 1980 courtesy of the promoter. Tickets cost $14 for unreserved seats.

My wife of 10 months, Deborah, caught the eye of Ace Frehley who quickly pointed his fi nger in her direction with a glee; mind you some years before Deborah had Angus Young on his knees playing to her feet in a small crowd at the Sandown Park Hotel.

I am often reminded of what could have been; wife of a rock star.

It is amazing to see that two Jewish kids, Stanley Eisen (Paul Stanley) and Eugene Klein (Gene Simmons) would still be performing members of one of the greatest rock’n’roll bands 40 years later.

Stanley and Simmons (pictured) were talented in their own right; Stanley had a background in marketing and advertising, and Simmons had a degree in journalism and was an editorial assistant for Vogue as well as a keen collector of Marvel Comics.

After advertising in the rock mag Rolling Stone for a drummer and guitarist, Kiss was born and played their fi rst gig at Coventry in Queens, New York, on 30 January 1974.

Kiss became a concert attraction, the music became almost secondary. They were a strange phenomenon for without airplay Kiss albums Alive, Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over, and Dynasty went gold or even platinum. By the late Seventies the most important part of the Kiss empire was merchandising, selling up to $100,000 worth at each concert.

Destroyer remains one of the best rock albums produced and the latest Kiss offering, Monster (Universal),

their 20th studio album, is the closest to Destroyer; no keyboards, orchestra or outside songwriters, just full-throttle guitars and drums.

Monster has 12 tracks and collaborations from all four members, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. The album’s fi rst single, the rocker Hell or Hallelujah, is an example of the old Kiss, outlining the group’s long-held “take no prisoners philosophy”.

Drummer Singer impresses with vocals on All for the Love of Rock and Roll. Tommy Thayer does lead vocals on Outta This World, my favourite track and impressive harmonies on this track.

Gene Simmons’s haunting vocals can be heard on Back to the Stone Age and the signature Kiss sound of old is heard on Take Me Down with a thumping bass guitar and drums – rock’n’roll heaven.

A team effort on vocals has given the album some impressive harmonies evident on Eat Your Heart Out.

Paul Stanley produced the album and enlisted Greg Collins as co-producer. Collins has worked with Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Gwen Stefani, U2, System of a Down, Meiko, Matchbox Twenty and Meatloaf.

The strong pop hooks and perfect sounding production of Monster may not appeal to die-hard heavy metal fans, but it isn’t heavy metal, it’s pop-metal, and arguably the best pop-metal ever recorded.

Melbourne promoter Andrew McManus is in discussions with Kiss Management and Kiss is expected to tour early 2013.

www.kissonline.com www.mcmanusentertainment.com

***GEORGE Michael has cancelled his

2012 Australian tour.“I have today announced the

cancellation of the shows in Australia which breaks my heart,” he said in a press release.

“By way of explanation all I can say at this time is that since last year’s illness I have tried in vain to work my way through the trauma that the doctors who saved my life warned me I would experience.

“They recommended complete rest and the type of post-traumatic counselling that is available in cases like mine but I’m afraid I believed (wrongly) that making music and getting out there to perform for the audiences that bring me such joy would be therapy enough in itself.

“Unfortunately I seriously underestimated how diffi cult this year would be and although I was

right to believe that the shows would bring me great happiness and that my voice would recover completely (I truly think that some of my recent performances have been my best ever), I was wrong to think I could work my way through the major anxiety that has plagued me since I left Austria last December.

“All that’s left for me to do is apologise to my wonderful Australian fan base and to promise faithfully that as soon as I complete these shows here in the UK I will receive the treatment that is so long overdue.”

***ELTON John performs at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 18 November. Tickets from 132 849. www.eltonjohn.com

Norah Jones performs at The Plenary on Thursday 21 February. Tickets 136 100. www.norajones.com

The concert for Darryl Cotton will be held at the Palais Theatre on 23 October featuring Brian Cadd, Daryl Braithwaite, Ronnie Burns, Jim Keays, Debra Byrne and more. Tickets 136 100.

Glenn Frey and the Melbourne Pops Orchestra perform at the Palais Theatre on 22 February. Tickets 136 100.

***ROD Stewart will release his fi rst-ever Christmas album, Merry Christmas Baby, on 9 November featuring a special duet with Ella Fitzgerald.John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John will reunite for the fi rst time in 30 years for the Christmas album This Christmas.

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PROVINCIALBy IT GullySORRENTO appears to be in the box seat heading into day two of Provincial cricket this Saturday against Long Island, thanks to a sizzling performance from opening bowler “AJ” King on day one.

King bowled a blistering spell of 22 overs, which included nine maidens. He fi nished the after-noon with 8/37.

Both fi nalists last season, the Sharks made light work of the Islanders’ bat ting order, dismiss-ing them for just 125 in 55 overs.

There is little question Long Island’s batting line-up looks brittle without Michael Burke, who is enjoying some time off before resuming some time be-fore Christmas.

Paul Hartle was forced to open the batting on Saturday and while he top scored for the Is-landers with 48, it left the middle order looking vulnerable.

Justin Bridgeman (21) and Joel Ste venson (26) had an im-pact but no other Long Island bat scored more than 10.

The afternoon belonged to the Sor rento bowlers, led by King.

Anthony Blackwell rolled the arm over for 13 overs and was rewarded with fi gures of 2/34.

Keeper Rob Dunball snared four catches. In reply, the Sharks are crui sing at 0/39, having faced the last 20 overs of the day.

Jedd Flack remains at the crease, unbeaten on 14, while Nick Jewell is not out 22.

A wonderful century from Morning ton keeper Rob Hearn has given his side some chance of victory against the benchmark of the competition, Baxter.

With just another three players scor ing double fi gures, Hearn al-most single-handedly helped the Doggies to 195 in 68.3 overs.

Brodie Symons was the next best for Mornington with 16.

Hearn hit 13 boundaries in his total of 124 when opening the innings for the Dogs. Skipper Luke Popov went for a duck.

The star of the show for Baxter was youngster Sam Wolsgrove, who snared 6/52 from 19 overs. Mark Uccello claimed 2/46 from 14.3 and Adrian Mack was eco-

nomical as usual, bowling 19 overs for a return of 1/30.

In reply, the reigning cham-pions are 0/31 after six overs, Shane McComb unbeaten on 20.

Heatherhill will need to be at its best with the ball, defend-ing 171 this week against Crib Point.

The Hills won the toss and elected to bat at Crib Point Rec Reserve, keeper-batsman Dean Shaw getting his side away to a fl ier with 59.

A number of players in the middle order got starts, but were able to go on with it.

Teenager Kristian Miller made 23, John Hille 20 and Christian Heath 21, and skipper Matty Meagher made 18.

Member of the “Kelly Gang” Glenn Barclay was in a destruc-tive mood, taking 8/37 from 23.2 overs. Brad Davidson was the other wicket-taker for the Pies, bowling 25 overs and snaring 2/67.

All other matches in Provin-cial were washed out and the teams will play one-dayers this weekend.

King of knocking King of knocking over castles’ 8/37over castles’ 8/37SUB-DISTRICT

By IT GullyIT’S been a tough couple of years for Drom-ana Cricket Club and things didn’t improve on Saturday against Rosebud.

The Hoppers have been subject to a num-ber of outright defeats in recent seasons and they are staring down the barrel of another one in MPCA Sub-district cricket.

At Rosebud’s Olympic Park, the visi tors won the toss and chose to bat.

Just 36 overs later, Dromana was all out for just 55.

Not one Dromana player made it to double fi gures. The highest score was nine from An-drew Thomson.

There were 41 runs made off the bat. Ex-tras contributed 14 to the total, including eight byes.

Jason Nagel mauled the opposition, snar-ing 7/17 from 18 overs, including eight maidens, while Scott Millar also bowled 18 overs and picked up 3/25.

In reply, Rosebud was 1/34 before rain stopped play. Darren Kerr is not out on 24.

Carrum Downs’ batsmen were thank ing their bowlers for their efforts with the bat af-ter a horror afternoon in the middle against Seaford Tigers.

Strangely enough, the Cou gars were cel-ebrating at the end of the day.

The Cougars were 4/9 and 7/32 before the tail began to offer some resistance. They

fi nished on 59 after Chamara Perera made 15 and Tim Aydin 12. Cory Hand picked up four wickets for the Tigers.

Seaford was then bowled out for 77, Per-era snaring 5/20 off 17 overs.

Starting 22 runs behind on day two, Car-rum Downs will be hoping for a reverse out-right this weekend on the second day of the clash.

Tootgarook had a day out with the ball against the competition’s new comers French Island.

The Islanders, who have been play ing in A1, had the bye in round one and received a hostile reception at Truemans Rd in Rose-bud West on Saturday. The home side won the toss and elected to bowl. Inside 25 overs, the Tooters were batting after bowling out French Island for 44 in 24 overs.

Dale Stephens and Paul Stevenson picked up fi ve wickets each.

Tootgarook will be looking for an outright win.

The team batted for 48 overs for a return of 2/156. Luke Thompson is not out 67 and you would reckon skipper Scott Didcock will allow him to go for triple fi gures before declaring and putting the Islanders back in.

The matches between Balnarring and Tyabb and Red Hill and Skye were washed out and they will play one-day matches this Saturday.

DISTRICTBy IT GullyDESPITE rain affecting a lot of cricket on Saturday, there were fi ve matches in MPCA District grade.

At the conclusion of day one of the second round match between Carrum and Somerville, the Li-ons have a lot of work to do to get the 12 points.

Winning the toss and batting fi rst, Carrum was dismissed for 152 in 74 overs. If not for 82 from Dean Polson, the Carrum scorecard would have looked a lot worse.

Aaron Kaddatz has started the season in fi ne fashion for Somer-ville and claimed the dangerous Josh Dent early in the innings.

Kaddatz struck eight runs later when he picked up the prized wicket of Shawn Foster, caught be-hind by Craig Black for just seven.

Polson then took to the Eagles’ bowlers before being removed with the score on 121.

The Lions then lost four wickets for three runs, giving the Eagles the upper hand.

Cory Foster offered resistance late in the Carrum innings with 23.

Kaddatz fi nished with four wick-ets, and Sam Delaney and Russell Wilkes picked up a couple each.

Seaford set Delacombe Park 200 for victory after scoring 199 in 74.1 overs on Saturday.

Considering the match is being played at Delacombe, combined with the fact the Parkers are po-tent with the bat, 199 might not be enough.

Teenager Damien Lawrence was once again the shining light with the bat for Seaford, scoring 51, while Chris Cleef at the top of the innings scored a valuable 45.

Reeling a little at 6/135, skipper Nathan Volpe (35) worked with Andy McMannis (18) to push the total close to 200.

Steve Anderson was the pick of the Parkers’ bowlers with 4/31 from 22 overs, and Varun Singh claimed 2/45 from 17.

Pines has given Frankston YCW a mountain of work to do. In fact, the Piners will be looking for an outright win. Pines batted fi rst and compiled 250 in 62 overs. Harley Peace-Stirling top-scored with 71, Brett Hudgson made 55 and Harley Parker opened with

41, while skipper Ricky Ramsdale scored 35. In reply, the Stonecats are in trouble at 3/19. Nick Wilcox took 2/3.

Langwarrin appears to be on top in its match against Main Ridge at Lloyd Park.

The Ridge won the toss and elected to bat, but was in some early trouble at 2/28.

Gareth Wyatt was the star of the show with the bat for the visitors, scoring 90. Only two other players scored double fi gures.

Main Ridge was bowled out in the 52nd over for 148.

Dwayne Doig was the pick of the bowlers for the Kangas, claim-ing 5/56 from 22 overs, and Andy Johnson and Mal Coutts each claimed two wickets.

In reply, the home side is 1/39, Simon McEvoy unbeaten on 22.

Boneo will be hoping to build on its sensational day one against Baden Powell.

Winning the toss and sending the visitors in to bat, the ploy paid off as the Braves were bowled out for 102 in the 40th over. In reply, Bo-neo is in command at 1/52 after 25 overs.

Tatts the way: Crib Point cricketer Ricky Thompson takes a running catch during the Crib Point versus Heatherhill match on the weekend. Picture: Andrew Hurst.

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ON THE LINEBy Paul “Tracker” PingiaroYES, it’s spring and this means the weather is all over the place. One day it’s fi ne and 28 degrees and the next it’s windy, raining and 13 degrees. Welcome to southern Victoria!

Weather forecasts should be checked regularly as they can change with little or no notice.

All anglers should have Melbourne’s 128km radar and one of the many wind indicating and forecasting links bookmarked on their smart phones.

At the fi rst hint of bad weather, anglers should pack up and head back to the safety of the ramp.

Both Port Phillip and Western Port are capable of going from perfectly calm to dangerously rough. It’s always better to wish you were on the water than wishing you weren’t.

In the past week, fi shing has been just like the weather. Great catches one day followed by not much the next.

This is due to the weather and the water temperature. As the climate moves from winter to spring and then from spring to summer, all this will change. The only sure thing at the moment is you will only catch fi sh if your lines are in the water.Where they’re bitingSnapperMatthew Hunt of Matthew Hunt Fishing Services (0419 760 510) reports the snapper are a little inconsistent, yet for those willing to put in the time and effort, good results are achievable. He recommends fi shing 12-16 metres off Mt Eliza when its rough, 18-21 metres out from Carrum and Mornington

when it’s calm and off Williamstown after the rain. He said pilchards have outfi shed all other baits by about 10:1.

He said as the water temperature rises, the snapper are only going to get better and will be going nuts by Melbourne Cup weekend. Snapper ranging from pinkies to 3kg have been caught from both Black Rock and Mornington’s mussel farm.

At Schnapper Point Boat Hire we have seen a few fi sh to 5kg. Best results have been at the mussel farm and also in 19 metres in front of Mornington pier.

In Western Port some good catches are getting boated at Lysaghts and in front of Watsons Inlet. Eagle and Crawfi sh rocks also are worth a try. For those fi shing off piers, some great reds to 7kg have been caught at Mornington, Mordialloc and Stony Point; the best results are when it’s rough and windy.SquidThe inkers continued to be consistent in southern Port Phillip with some up to 2.5kg being boated, while at times they have been hard to fi nd. However, once anglers locate them, some very good results are being achieved. Many anglers fi shing Portsea have travelled up as far as Rye to escape the crowds.

Further up the bay, toward Morning-ton and Frankston, the fi shing contin-ues to be very slow.

In Western Port good squid to 3kg have been caught from Stony Point to Quail Bank.

For both bays size 3.0 jigs have been doing the damage. For those fi shing the piers, Sorrento, Portsea and

Blairgowrie have been the best in Port Phillip while it’s Stony Point, Flinders and Warneet for the best results in Western Port.WhitingSouthern Port Phillip from Rye to St Leonards has been seeing the best results, however some nice whiting are also getting caught off Sunnyside in Mt Eliza and Mills Beach in Mornington. Best results are on pippies, squid and mussels.

In Western Port the whiting are just like the water temperature and are starting to warm up. The best locations are Watsons Inlet and Quail Bank. Best baits have been pippies and mussels.Gummy sharksSome nice gummies are being caught on the change of tide off Rye in Port Phillip and from Eagle Rock in Western Port. Best baits have been fresh salmon and squid fi shed on a running sinker rig.

Fishing as lumpy as spring weatherFishing as lumpy as spring weather

How’s that: Kosta Linardos caught this lovely snapper last week while on a fi shing charter with Matthew Hunt.

FlatheadSome large catches of fl atties have been boated from Schnapper Point and Yaringa boat hires. They have been a good staple when the snapper have failed to bite, with most fi shos at least going home with a feed. Best baits have been squid and blue bait, and best results are in 6-12 metres of water.Yaringa HarbourJonny of Yaringa Boat Hire reports Tyabb Bank is producing leatherjacket, squid, grass whiting and King George whiting while the mouth of Watsons Inlet is seeing snapper and few gummy sharks. Best baits have been mussels on the banks, and pilchards and squid in the deeper water.Tip of the weekAlways fi sh with the lightest sinker the conditions will allow. This will give the bait a more natural presentation and hence help you catch more fi sh.Tight lines and calm seas.

Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro has been fi shing since he could hold a rod and stay in the boat. He was introduced to the sport by his father. Tracker has boat hire businesses in Morn-ington and at Yaringa Boat Harbour in Somerville. He has been a fi shing writer for several magazines and now brings his knowledge to MP News Group papers for season 2012-13. Mornington Boat Hire, Bait & Tackle Pty Ltd. www.fi shingmornington.comYaringa Boat Hire, Somerville, West-ern Port Bay. www.western port-boathire.com.au Email spbh@big pond.com or call 5975 5479.

By Peter EllisALL of a sudden French horses are dominating Melbourne’s feature stay-ing races.

Two years ago Americain won the Melbourne Cup and last year’s winner was Dunaden, with both coming from the Chantilly training venue about an hour’s drive from Paris.

Then on Saturday Shahwardi, who like Americain is prepared by Alain de Royer-Depre, won the Herbert Power Handicap at Caulfi eld.

Now Americain and Dunaden, who is in the stables of Mikel Delzangles, are shaping as the two horses to beat in the $2.5 million Caulfi eld Cup on Saturday.

An imposing individual, Americain has had fi ve starts in Victoria under de Royer-Dupre’s care for four wins and a luckless fourth in last year’s Mel-bourne Cup (3200m).

He demonstrated shorter distance are not a problem by winning the Geelong Cup (2400m) and the Moonee Val-ley Cup (2500m), so is shaping as the horse to beat.

This is not to underrate Dunaden, a stayer of the highest class. Six weeks after winning last year’s Melbourne Cup he won the prestigious Hong Kong Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin and his subsequent form in England has been outstanding.

Shahwardi showed he is benefi ting from de Royer-Dupre’s magic when he stormed home from last to fi rst to win the Herbert Power Handicap on Saturday.

Initially prepared by de Royer-Du-pre, the seven-year-old was transferred to the stable of English-based Australi-an Jeremy Gask before returning to the Frenchman’s stable earlier this year.

Although Saturday was his fi rst win in three years, Shahwardi showed he was on the way back by fi nishing a pleasing third in the Group 2 Prix Ker-gorlay (3000m) at Deauville in July.

Another French cup aspirant, Bri-gan tin, also has come through the Prix Kergorlay.

Trained by the “little general” Andre Fabre at Chantilly, Brigantin fi nished second to the globetrotting Joshua Tree (who won the Canadian International on Monday morning Australian time) and a long neck ahead of Shahwardi.

Interestingly both Americain and Duna den contested the Prix Kergorlay on their way to Melbourne.

Cranbourne trainer Michael Kent’s sights would have risen as a result Shahwardi’s triumphant performance at Caulfi eld. Tac de Boistron, a new-

comer to his stable, defeated Shahwar-di in the Group 2 Maurice de Nieull over 2800 metres at Longchamp in July.

A winner of fi ve of his 26 starts, Tac de Boistron has progressed this year and Kent is confi dent he will be com-petitive in the Melbourne Cup.

Former Test cricketer and television commentator Simon O’Donnell can expect to pick up prizemoney with imported Gatewood over the coming weeks.

Sent out favourite in the Herbert Power, Gatewood was travelling like a winner before being shuffl ed to last ap-proaching the home turn. He didn’t re-ceive a clear passage after this and vir-tually cantered home in seventh place.

Even though well beaten, he indi-cated he would be a force in any race.

Leading trainer Mark Kavanagh has won a Melbourne Cup and a Cox Plate, but Sunday’s victory in the $200,000 Cranbourne Cup gave him as much satisfaction as any of his other achieve-ments.

Kavanagh was chuffed because he had brought Midnight Martini back from injury

“She was on her way to the Mel-bourne Cup when she suffered a se-rious back injury on Derby Day last year,” Kavanagh said.

“There was a time I doubted she would race again but we put a lot of work into her and now she is right, we just have to keep her ticking along.

“We’re pretty pleased with what we’ve done and the win is a credit to everyone connected to the stable.”

With Midnight Martini on the come-

back trail, Kavanagh will aim her at the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on 10 November.

Although Boom ‘n’ Zoom failed in his attempt to win back-to-back Cran-bourne Cups, local trainer Ken Keys was pleased with the performance.

Keys said Boom ‘n’ Zoom, who fi n-ished seventh in the race, was excused by his jockey Glen Boss:

“Glen told me they went too slowly for Boom ‘n’ Zoom to put himself in the fi nish,” Keys said.

The gelding was still coming home when the race was virtually over.

Keys said he is looking forward to Boom ‘n’ Zoom’s next race – the 2400m Bendigo Cup on 31 October.

Moe trainer Allison Bennett is look-ing to bigger races following New York’s victory in a restricted handicap at Cranbourne.

“He has been slow to develop and mature,” Bennett said of the fi ve-year-old.

“Because of this we have taken him along quietly but the way he won sug-gests to me he is ready to tackle the Country Cup at Flemington on Oaks Day.”

International form expert Peter Ellis provides weekly racing tips online at the Tatts website. Visit www.tatts.com > News > Peter Ellis Racing Tips af-ter 2pm each Friday. Listen to Peter’s race analysis and tips for Melbourne and Adelaide meets on Saturday morn-ings at 10.45am in Under The Micro-scope on RadioTAB. Visit www.tatts.com > Racing > RadioTAB.

French are coming: Left, Shahwardi with Kerrin McEvoy races away from Excluded ridden by Craig Williams in Herbert Power Handicap at Caulfi eld on Saturday. Above, Allison Bennett, trainer of New York. Pictures: Slickpix

French aiming for more successFrench aiming for more success

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