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Short shrift on youth programBY DANIEL TRAN
THE state government conceded last week ithas nothing to replace a suicide prevention andyouth support program that is set to closewithin weeks.
A spokeswoman for Education MinisterMartin Dixon said the department was still inthe midst of finding replacements for the axedSchool Focused Youth Service.
She denied the government was lesseningservices for at-risk students.
‘‘The department is currently developingtwo programs — one around suicide and sui-cide prevention, and a second overarching pro-gram to support young people who are at riskof dropping out of school, and to re-engagethose that have,’’ she said.
Funding for the School Focused Youth Ser-vice is set to be axed in the middle of the year.
The program — set up in 1998 in responseto the Kennett government’s Suicide Preven-tion Taskforce — is designed to reduce suicidethrough prevention and early-interventionprograms.
Monash mayor Micaela Drieberg said coun-cils that operate the scheme in state schoolshad been kept in the dark over any replace-ments.
‘‘They’ve advised us on several occasionsthat something was going to fill the void ifschool focused youth services was taken away.
‘‘We’ve never received that information andthere doesn’t appear to be a budget allocationto it either. It’s beyond disappointing. We’regoing to have a lot of lost people out there.’’
In Monash, from 2011-12, 13 schools in thecity took part in the service, run through agrant system.
The closure of the program has prompted
fierce criticism from mental health profession-als and youth advocates.
The University of Melbourne’s ProfessorPatrick McGorry previously condemned themove to shut down the School Focused YouthService as ‘‘irresponsible’’.
‘‘The state government is clearly walkingaway from young people here,’’ he told theWeekly.
Cr Drieberg said the council would continueto support at-risk teens with its own servicesfor as long as possible.
‘‘We’ll continue to do that but you can onlystretch a rubber band so far. This will be a bigvoid in the services that we’re developing andwe’ll try to cope with filling that gap as muchas we can.
‘‘But at the end of the day, we’ve taken a vitalservice away, not only for the schools withinMonash but across the state as well.’’
New pack of campaigners
Zero tolerance: Monash mayor Micaela Driebergwants smoking banned in all outdoor drinking anddining areas.
MONASH has gained several new allies in itsbid to ban smoking in outdoor drinking anddining areas.
The Victorian branch of the AustralianMedical Association, Asthma Foundation Vic-toria, Cancer Council Victoria, the HeartFoundation and Quit Victoria are united in apush for more smoke-free public places.
The move comes as the state health depart-ment called for public submissions on its pro-posal to ban smoking in playgrounds, publicpools, skate parks and children’s events.
But the council, along with its allies, say thatproposed ban does not go far enough.
Together, they have started the Keep FreshAir Fresh Campaign to push for tougher lawsto prevent smokers lighting up in outdoordining areas.
Using the website, users can simultaneouslysend a submission to the health department,the Health Minister and the Premier and theirlocal member outlining their concerns.
Monash mayor Micaela Drieberg said notextending the bans to outdoor eating areas wasa ‘‘glaring omission’.
‘‘The intent of these restrictions is to makesure that there’s fresh air available wherethere’s large congregations in public areas,’’she said.
‘‘By all means if you want to smoke, do that,but don’t blow it in other people’s faces.’’
Cr Drieberg rejected the suggestion bytraders that banning smoking would adverselyaffect their businesses.
She said the argument had no substancebehind it.
‘‘You’ve got your traders going, ‘Oh my godthe sky’s going to fall in and we’re going to losebusiness’. That hasn’t happened in any otherplace in the world. If anything, they’ve seenincreases in their revenue. I don’t know whyVictoria would think they’re any different.
‘‘It’s simple maths. You can have someonesitting over a coffee, a $4 coffee for hours on
end, or you can have a family come in, have ameal, spend hundreds of dollars and be in andout within an hour.’’
— Daniel Tran
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Re: Minister sees red on pokies ratesThe larger point is that the Victorian government isdoing little to prevent gambling harm. Our prob-lem gambling prevalence is the worst of any state.Poker machine gambling harms Monash. Well over$100 million was lost on these addictive machines.
Paul Bendat
Re: Mayor defends 6 per cent rate riseMonash mayor Micaela Drieberg said we couldphysically see where our rates went and they wouldbe not going off into a black ‘‘pothole’’. True it mayseem, but the rates are literally going down thedrain of the new swimming pool — the one thatCr Drieberg had pointed out. The swimming poolsare luxuries and should be sold off to private enter-prises.
And what of the Euneva car park? It’s a completewaste of an expensive piece of real estate. Placed‘remotely’ from the shops, it is underutilised andwill be for years to come.
Property prices have gone up and so have therates. Unfortunately, the capital appreciation is ofno value to the property owners until the propertiesare sold and the benefits realised. With an ageingpopulation no longer in the workforce, a 6 per cent
increase in rates is 6 per cent too much.Sin Fong Chan
Does this mean that in previous years there was notransparency in budget spends and that only thisyear the mayor can ‘‘see’’ where the spends go.What is so ‘‘back to basics’’ about the budget whenthe councillors have already anticipated the 6 percent increase much earlier on? Just because that foronce the councillors didn’t change their mind toamend this planned rate hike they think they havedone a great job. Give us a break, many people arenot as illiterate as councillors when it comes to fin-ancial management.
Charlie Catz
Re: Flying fists, flailing feetNot only a five-time Olympian, Cris is the onlyAustralian wrestler to win a Category 1 tourna-ment, the US Open.
Wrestling Fan
Re: St John rolls out a new transfer roleThis will not ease pressure on Ambulance Victoriaor benefit emergency service crews. St John will beused in a non-emergency transport role, of which
there are already a large number of other similarservices.
Dubious
Re: Klisaris rips into ZographosA few days after the incident, Monash RatepayersInc emailed and sternly cautioned all councillorsabout the community’s zero tolerance for ‘bullying’behaviour during council meetings, not to mentionbreaking the code of conduct section of the LocalGovernment Act. Councillors are legally obliged tobe respectful to each other and the community inexercising their duties, especially during com-munity engagements such as council meetings.
Such behaviour tarnishes the council’s organisa-tional culture and the offending councillor/s aresignalling to the public that it’s OK to bully. Thecouncil is not the place for parliamentary-likedebates and bipartisan political issues and conflictinterplays.
MRI will continue to keep a close watch oncouncil meetings and, if such behaviour continues,won’t hesitate to use the necessary state policyactions and complaint systems to stop the offend-ers.
Des Olin/MRI
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Another legal pitstopadds to hefty costs
Fighting on: Jade Applebee outside theRSPCA shelter where her dog is being heldpending a Supreme Court appeal.
Picture: Stephen McKenzie
BY DANIEL TRAN
JADE Applebee makes no apologiesfor trying to save the life of her dog, orfor the enormous legal costs that theprocess may impose on Monash rate-payers.
The moment the appeal was lodgedMs Applebee, of Mount Waverley,made real the possibility that Monashmay again face a $100,000 legal bill asthe council attempts to enforce thestate’s dangerous dog legislation.
But while she too faces thousands ofdollars in legal fees, the cost is imma-terial. ‘‘There’s no point in lodging theforms if I’m not prepared to take itfurther. What’s the point of only goinghalfway there?’’
Ms Applebee’s barrister, SimoneBailey, recently lodged a formal appealwith the Supreme Court over the Vic-torian Civil and AdministrativeTribunal’s decision that upheld the
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‘‘I really do have high hopes that thiswill go ahead and that I’ll be able to goto the Supreme Court to obviouslyfight for Kerser again,’’ she said.
Ms Applebee has spent $1000 onthe appeal and says she is prepared forfurther costs.
Monash Council seized the dog,known as Kerser, in December lastyear after it was found in a neighbour’sbackyard. The city’s animal officerslater identified it as an American pitbull terrier — a dog restricted undertough new breed laws introduced bythe Victorian government followingthe fatal mauling of a St Albans child.
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Kerser has been held at the RSPCAin Burwood since last year. Ms Apple-bee now faces a nervous wait to seewhether the appeal proceeds.
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Doc’s handiwork,driven by a dream
On a mission: Dr Mae Chen realised a lifetime ambition by joining Interplast’s teams of doctors renderinghumanitarian services in Asia. www.interplast.org.au Picture: Wayne Hawkins
BY DANIEL TRAN
IT is a pungent odour and often associated withfalling down and sustaining a cut or bruise. Butfor Mae Chen, the smell of antiseptic takes herback to childhood and the hospital where hermother worked as a nurse.
From the beginning, it seems that fate had ahand in her decision to become a doctor. DrChen, 44, was constantly exposed to medicinedue to her mother’s profession. Their home inMalaysia was often littered with medical books.
At 18, when she came to Australia to completeher schooling, she saw a story in Time magazineprofiling humanitarian organisation MedecinsSans Frontieres.
‘‘I felt very inspired,’’ she said. ‘‘This is the sortof work that I hope one day to be able to do.’’
Her mind was made up. That was 1988 andDr Chen, who has since qualified as an anaes-thetist, has never forgotten the reason she tookup medicine.
At the invitation of a fellow doctor, she becameinvolved with Interplast, a non-profit organisa-
tion that seeks to improve patients’ quality of lifethrough surgery. This year is Interplast’s 30thanniversary. To date, Interplast has treated21,000 people in the Asia Pacific region throughburns, cleft palate and reconstructive procedures.
Last year, Dr Chen travelled to Benguet in thePhilippines, about six hours from Manila. With ateam of five other doctors, she spent two weeksworking with children who were born with cleftpalate, a condition that leaves a cavity betweenthe mouth and nasal canal and can contribute tomalnutrition.
‘‘It was very fulfilling,’’ she said. ‘‘You felt likeyou made a real difference because many of thepatients probably would not have had access tothe type of surgery if we hadn’t gone. It definitelywould have affected their quality of life.’’
The Interplast team operated on 60 patients inBenguet. Dr Chen hopes to return to the Philip-pines this year and continue her work.
‘‘I think the Interplast work makes a signific-ant difference to the people that it touches and Ithink if more people awere aware of it and sup-port it, it could do even more.’’
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Clayton next in linefor community bank
Financial ambitions: Bill Pontikis and Lynn Elder are pushing for a community bank in Clayton.Picture: Wayne Hawkins
BY DANIEL TRAN
THE success of a community bank in Pinewoodhas sparked a push by Clayton residents for abranch in their own suburb to support localgroups.
Once established, the community bank, whichis an initiative of Bendigo Bank, will use half itsprofits to pay for local projects that would other-wise go unfunded.
As of last year, there were 295 communitybank branches that have donated more than$89 million to local groups and projects.
The Clayton branch will be the second inMonash after Pinewood, which has donatedabout $550,000 back to the community.
But the Clayton branch can only be establishedif it raises at least $850,000 in pledges from localresidents and traders.
The fund-raising work is being spearheaded bythe project’s steering committee, which includesMonash councillor and trader Bill Pontikis.
‘‘If the community recognises this is a bigdifference in where we live, I think it [the goal] is
achievable,’’ he said. ‘‘We’re not asking people tocome and give us thousands and thousands ofdollars — just a small contribution.’’
Cr Pontikis said the bank would not be ownedby a corporation.
‘‘It’s going to be owned by us and the com-munity decisions will be made by us. That’s why Iencourage them to come on board.’’
Steering committee member Lynn Elderagreed: ‘‘While it’s a bank — it offers all thebanking services — the difference is this is a bankowned by, run, by and for the local community.’’
The steering committee, which comprisespeople who live, work or have a connection toClayton, will have a say in how the bank’s profitswill be distributed.
‘‘It’s not about banking. It’s about the com-munity aspect.’’
Ms Elder said the recent Strengthening Clay-ton and Clarinda project highlighted the need forongoing funding for community groups.
‘‘We can see that there’s a real need [for fund-ing]. There’s lots of new emerging communitiescoming into the area. There’s not the funds there
always to channel into all these good causes,however good they are.’’
She encouraged locals to consider pledging to
the project. ‘‘This is something for the com-munity. The money will stay in Clayton and thesurrounding area.’’
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Snooker champs right on cueAustralia has had few worldchampions at billiards or snooker.One, Walter Lindrum, was a 1930sposter boy alongside Bradmanand Phar Lap. Two others metwhile playing local snooker inMelbourne’s east. DAVID SCHOUTfinds where cue sport fits intoMelbourne’s sports scene.
Table topper: Robby Foldvari was once ranked in the world’s top 50 in billiards and snooker. Picture: Gary Sissons
Robby Foldvari knows what it’s like to beAustralia’s cue sport king.The 1986 world billiards champion toured
the world in the ’80s and ’90s, playing hundredsof international snooker and billiardstournaments.
During one off-season in the mid-90s, Foldvarireturned home to Melbourne after a long seasonoverseas.
It was at this time that Neil Robertson, whowould later become a world-beater, was a pimplyteen trying to make his mark on the easternsuburbs snooker scene.
Some shrewd recruiting by a local club led thetwo Melburnians together and started a relation-ship that, by the time they went to either ends ofthe Earth, signalled a passing of the baton asAustralia’s hope to take on the world.
‘‘There was a snooker room in Knox and atthis time, in between playing in England, theyasked me to play pennant for them in a six-manteam,’’ Foldvari explains.
‘‘Neil was only a kid and was the No. 6.I didn’t have any idea what he’d be like. That wasmy first meeting with him.’’
As Robertson moved up the ranks, the two gotto know each other and toured the Australiansnooker circuit together.
‘‘He used to practise all the time back then. Heloved the game. You could see he was talented ata young age because he’d pot a lot of balls. Hejust had to refine his skill.
‘‘We used to talk a lot, especially in the longtrain trips to tournaments. One day his dad ranout of petrol on a trip home from Sydney, so wehad even more time to talk,’’ Foldvari says with alaugh.
Then, in 2000, the two met in the Oceaniasnooker championship final in New Zealand.
Foldvari’s international career was windingdown while Robertson’s career was just kick-starting. It signalled a changing of the guard inAustralian snooker. ‘‘I was playing really welland had won the semis 8-1.
‘‘In the final I was putting him on the topcushion [the other end of the table] but he justkept potting the long ball. I didn’t think he couldkeep doing it but he did, and he has ever since.He’s well known for being probably the best longpotter in the world.’’
Robertson, who grew up in Ringwood, wenton to win the 2010 world snooker championshipand break a 30-year British stranglehold on thetournament. It was an Aussie beating the Poms attheir own game, in their backyard.
Foldvari puts it into context. ‘‘The BBCtelevises the world championships for 10 hours a
day, two weeks straight in much the same fashionas Channel Seven televises the Australian Opentennis.’’
The win put Robertson on Australia’scongested sports pages and gave the sport the airtime it craved.
While cue sports like snooker, billiards andpool at present don’t seem to grab the attentionof the average punter in Australia, it wasn’talways like this.
The games have experienced peaks of popular-ity and troughs of seeming obscurity.
Comparisons with basketball and baseball,which have also had ebb and flow popularity inAustralia, are not too far off the mark.
It seems, however, that every peak comes onthe back of Australian success overseas.
Foldvari agrees, and, while sitting at the bar ofa quiet Moorabbin pool room, explains theheyday of billiards, starting in the 1930s with theseemingly unbeatable Australian, WalterLindrum.
‘‘It’s a long story but to cut it short, when Brad-man came along, they called Bradman the Lind-rum of cricket — that’s how big Lindrum was,’’he says.
‘‘In the ’30s, there were three main icons —Phar Lap, Bradman and Lindrum. The publicfollowed that story because it was an amazingstory. He cut his finger off as a kid and had tochange to left hand and became the world’s best.’’
He goes on to explain how snooker thenstarted to ‘‘get big’’ in the 1970s in Australiaprimarily because of British television show PotBlack and another hero, Eddie Charlton.
The BBC show featured snooker tournamentsthat, despite carrying no official ranking points,
can be attributed for popularising the moderngame.
‘‘For Australia, Eddie Charlton was playingand he won it a few times. That was good TV andreally good for the game.’’
Charlton became a national hero for beatingthe British at their own game, much likeRobertson 30 years on.
Then, in 1986, Foldvari won the worldbilliards championship and finished runner-up toPat Cash to become the ‘Herald CaltexSportsman of the Year’, so popular was the sport.
The emergence of Robertson, Foldvari says,gives Aussies ‘‘someone to follow’’.
While it may be too early to assess the impactof Robertson’s win, at the very least it broughtthe game into living rooms across the country.
More importantly, it provided the impetus forworld snooker executives to include the Austra-lian championships — the Australian GoldfieldsOpen — as one of 10 international ‘ranking’events as part of the 2011 season. It was the firsttime international players had played for official
ranking points Down Under since 1975 and theBendigo tournament is now part of the worldsnooker calendar.
Eastern Districts Pool League president ClaudeWelson says that at a local level, while participa-tion has dropped slightly in recent years, demandfor ‘eight-ball’ — the traditional pub game inAustralia — is still high.
‘‘I don’t know why numbers have gone down,’’he says.
‘‘There’s been a few pool halls close. I guess it[popularity] goes in phases.
‘‘Our numbers are still healthy and we havefive divisions that play on a Tuesday night. We’restill ambitious and looking to expand, especiallyour juniors.’’
Welson says while the sport may havepreviously been masculine, the EDPL has about10 per cent female participation.
And they play against the guys.‘‘We’ve got a good number of women playing,
which is great. They play against the menbecause it’s such an even sport that just requireshand-eye co-ordination.’’
Foldvari still fronts up for the RACV Club inMelbourne and says the local snooker competi-tion is very strong.
He operates his own business, World CuesportBilliard Academy, in Melbourne and offerscoaching and trick shot exhibitions.
Foldvari says the various cue sport disciplineshave been detrimental. ‘‘If it was one game, it’dbe as big as golf. There’s too many to choosefrom.’’
The Australian Goldfields Open — withRobertson as a headline act — begins inBendigo on July 8.
Robby’s 5 basic tips
1. Keep your head still.
2. Separate each finger and place on the table.Bring your thumb against your index finger anduse that as the channel for the cue to slide.
3. To work out angles, imagine a line to the pocketfrom where the object ball is.
4. Smooth cue action. Slow back swing andaccelerate through — just like golf.
5. Grip the cue like a hammer. Take pressure offwhen swinging back and tighten when strikingthe ball.
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Mayor, MP spar over crossingBY DANIEL TRAN
ANOTHER year, another budget, and nograde separation — it’s a routine the City ofMonash has come to know well.
The money to remove the much-malignedClayton level crossing was conspicuouslyabsent from last week’s state budget.
While she called its commitment to fundingthe Monash Children’s Hospital a ‘‘massivewin’’, Monash mayor Micaela Drieberg saidthe state government failed to be consistent bysupporting the project and not removing thesuburb’s level crossing.
‘‘It’s just silly. Don’t have this whiz-banghospital there . . . then ignore a major prob-lem,’’ she said.
‘‘If you’re going to invest in an amazingfacility about our community’s wellbeing,well, make sure people can get there.’’
In October last year, the 2012 RACV Red-spot Survey found the Clayton level crossingto be the seventh-worst trouble spot in thestate, with lowered boom gates causingserious delays and queues to stretch downClayton Road.
‘‘The rail line must be put under the road,’’the survey stated.
In June last year, an ambulance wasallegedly seen weaving between lowered boomgates, sparking an investigation by AmbulanceVictoria.
Cr Drieberg said the level crossing was abarrier that may stop paramedics getting tothe hospital in an emergency.
Her comments sparked an angry reactionon social media website Twitter from Waver-
ley Liberal MP Michael Gidley, who accusedCr Drieberg of ‘‘playing politics’’ and scaremongering.
He reiterated his comments to the Weeklylast week.
‘‘We recognise certainly that there’s a num-ber of level crossings on the Dandenongcorridor that need to be upgraded and Claytoncrossing is one.
‘‘We’ve recognised that. We’ve done asmuch work as we possibly can on the Dande-nong rail corridor,’’ Mr Gidley said.
‘‘I don’t take the advice on health accessfrom politicians like the mayor.
‘‘I take it from the health providers in Mon-ash Health.
‘‘[They] have never indicated to me — infact, they’ve done the opposite — that theyhave had a specific patient problem in terms ofaccessing Monash Medical Centre.’’
Mr Gidley said the state had asked the fed-eral government for support to upgrade theDandenong rail corridor, which includes levelcrossings like the one on Clayton Road.
‘‘The DRC is a project that needs to be done[in completion]. It can’t be done with one levelcrossing in mind.
‘‘You can’t just look at Clayton alone.’’
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Balaclavagang strikesKNIVES and a shotgun were used by a gang inMonash last week to carry out a slew of robber-ies across the city.
Police say the thugs targeted seven businessesin Monash and one in Springvale on Tuesdaynight, demanding cash.
About 9.30pm, a gang of five balaclava-cladmen pointed used a shotgun to threaten staffmembers at the Notting Hill Hotel and stealtheir takings. The men were last seen fleeing intwo cars — a 1999 Nissan Pulsar and a 1996Honda Accord.
The men also targeted three hotels, a petrolstation, a pizza shop, a milk bar and a super-market.
The crime follows a series of armed robberiesacross Monash in recent weeks.
At the end of April, three men robbed a hotelin Notting Hill and stole cash, cigarettes andalcohol. About 6.30pm on the same night, twoknife-wielding men wearing balaclavas cased amilk bar on Burlington Street in Oakleigh. Thecar they used to flee the scene was later foundburned out about 35 kilometres away in Brook-lyn. Police believe the crimes are linked.
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Volunteer’s a guiding hand for girl powerBY ALI AHMADZAI
Lifetime love: VolunteerAustralia campaigner andGirl Guides statechairwoman RobinetteEmonson with images ofherself as a Guide and seaGuide. Picture: Wayne Hawkins
A WHEELERS Hill resident, 64-year-old Robin-ette Emonson, is a featured face of this week’sVolunteer Australia campaign for her enduringwork with Girl Guides Victoria over many yearsincluding the past 17 years as a leader.
Mrs Emonson, who grew up in Mt Waverley,became a Girl Guides member when she wasseven and later returned to the Guides as a volun-teer.
It is an organisation she is passionate about. ‘‘Ihad a love of Guiding as a youth and I recognisethe skills I developed through Guiding andwanted to give back.’’
Mrs Emonson added that the public oftenunderestimates the rewards that come fromvolunteering.
The rewards are at least twofold: the pleasureof helping others and the gaining of new skills forthe volunteer.
Growing up, Mrs Emonson attended school inMt Waverley and enjoyed sports activity morethan the academic side of study.
‘‘I had a great childhood. I played hockey withMt Waverley hockey club and was the C-gradebest-and-fairest one year.’’
Mrs Emonson was active as a Guides member
until her late teens. After establishing a career asa human resources specialist, she felt the need togive something back to the movement that hadshaped her own youth.
For the past 15 months Mrs Emonson has beenthe state commissioner of Girl Guides Victoriaand chairman of the Guides state board. Theleadership role requires the confidence and resili-ence that she believes the Girl Guides try to instilin members, and that she herself acquired in themovement.
‘‘The girls would tell you they come and havefun, but there is a process to it and we work onthings such as building mental, physical and spir-itual development.
‘‘[Guiding] has the capacity to develop younggirls to be confident and develop leadership skillsand resilience.’’
She encourages all youth to ‘‘get out there’’ andvolunteer rather than sit around all day. Lastmonth, she was pleased to see Guides help warveterans at the Anzac parade.
‘‘We want to build them up to be self-respecting members of the community. You getso much more out of volunteering than what youput in to it.’’
Get involved, she urges, and ‘‘you will find theworld is a better place’’.
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Turning point ondrink-drive culture
Emergency service: Firefighters Jody Yandle and Nick Waldron will be taking part in a program that aims toeducate young drivers about the risks they take. Picture: Rob Carew
BY DANIEL TRAN
THE hour is late and the party is winding down.The music has faded and the drinking is done.You organised a lift but the designated driver,your mate, could not help himself. He reckons hecan drive but he reeks of alcohol. But he is theonly way to get home.
Like speeding and drink driving, refusing toride with a drunk driver has become one of thecornerstones of road safety education. Yet to thedismay of road safety advocates, it still happens.For emergency workers like Jody Yandle, thecarnage has reached unacceptable levels.
In an effort to reduce the number of youngpeople killed on the state’s roads, Mrs Yandlehelped create the Dandenong Ranges TeenagerRoad Information Program to send a message toyounger drivers about the dangers of risk-taking.Known as TRIP, the program is expected to beconfronting.
‘‘What we’re trying to do is get the kids to stopand think about some of the choices that theymake,’’ she said. ‘‘This is a reality. It doesn’t just
happen to other people. It can easily happen toanyone.’’
The event, which will be held at the BelgraveHeights Convention Auditorium this month, willinclude guest speakers from all emergency ser-vices and discuss topics such as distraction whiledriving. Those touched by the road toll, like theparents who lost their son, and the local footycoach without his full-forward will also discusstheir experiences.
‘‘We’re trying to give young people an idea ofhow road trauma impacts everyone in their com-munity, not just themselves and their immediatefamily,’’ Mrs Yandle said. ‘‘For a community, it’sa really tough thing. We all do the best we can,but if we can make one person just stop and thinka little bit more about the choices they make,that’ll be a win for us.’’
Mrs Yandle concedes that the problem of roadtrauma will never be completely solved, but shehopes to spark some change. Her advice foryoung drivers: ‘‘Just stop and think. Think aboutwhat you’re doing and think about the choicesyou make and how the outcome of those choices
can impact on not just you but other people thatare important to you.’’
The Dandenong Ranges TRIP will be held at
6.30pm on May 22 at the Belgrave Heights Con-vention Auditorium on 3 Convention Avenue,Belgrave Heights.
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from 6.30pm at June 8. Cost: $20-$28. Details:
9905 111, [email protected] or
monash.edu/mapa.
Russian music: The Melbourne Symphony
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University, Clayton, 8pm June 14. Cost: $20-$82.
Details: Details: 9905 111, [email protected]
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Healing talks: Information lectures about health
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Spinning the wheel: Adult pottery classes at the
Waverley Community Learning Centre on
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month. At 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
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Fleet feet: Enjoy fitness walking with other locals
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Club up: Active retirees invited to join the
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Help needed: Monash Volunteer Resource Centre
needs volunteers for its Meals on Wheels program.
Locals wanting to help need to have three
mornings a week or fortnight free and have a
current driver’s licence. Details: 9562 0414.
Gentle exercise: Tai chi and chi kung classes held
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Details: 9700 0547.
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Art as articulation
The painter’s voice: Artists Nick and Heather Safstrom find inspiration and ways to communicate whiletravelling through the outback. Picture: Wayne Hawkins
BY DANIEL TRAN
THE book that Nick and Heather Safstromuse to communicate with each other is atonce a symbol of what they have overcome
and a reminder of the difficulties they continue toface.
After suffering a stroke, Nick was diagnosedwith aphasia, a communication disorder thataffects his ability to process language. Althoughhis mind remained sharp, he lost the ability tospeak, isolating him from his loved ones, includ-ing his wife Heather.
He was also robbed of the skills he spent a life-time acquiring as a landscape architect. Once anavid artist, he had to learn how to draw again.
Art soon became his way of communicatingwith his wife and the world. The couple nowcarry a sketchbook with them so Nick canexpress himself.
‘‘If he wants to tell me something, he persistsand persists,’’ says Heather, also an artist. ‘‘Thespeech therapists who’ve worked with him sayit’s just amazing, the complexity of ideas that hecan convey through a drawing.’’
Art has become a release for the pair, who nowspend their time travelling and painting. Theircombined works will be shown at an exhibitionstarting on Sunday.
Titled Painted Desert & Beyond, the exhibi-tion is a record of the couple’s time in the Austra-lian outback, capturing the desert and itsinhabitants in a series of sketches and paintings.
Heather said her husband’s artwork has foundnew dimensions since his stroke.
‘‘His work is very fine. You really feel yousense the man through looking at [his art].There’s such variety in the expression of intelli-gence and quirkiness and humour and pathosand love.’’
The works have become so popular that thered ‘sold’ stickers abound at their exhibitions.
Despite the changes to their life, Heather saysthe man she married is still the same person.
‘‘He was such a fine man, just beautiful qualit-ies and that doesn’t ever change. The same man isthere — we just communicate differently.’’ ThePainted Desert & Beyond exhibition runs from1-5pm, Sunday to June 1, at 72 Bruce Street,Mount Waverley.
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This apartment in Springvale offers convenient living and arelaxed lifestyle. Built to a high standard and on the top floor, it
has two bedrooms, modern bathroom and split-systemairconditioner. The kitchen has modern stainless-steel appliancesand the carpeted living area leads to a tiled balcony. The apartmentis near restaurants, cafes, gym, bus stops and railway station.There is security entry, lift access, car park and storage.
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Here’s an affordable investment in an excellent location. Thisone-bedroom apartment is a short walk to Sandown station
and handy to amenities. It has an open-plan kitchen/dining/livingarea, en suite bathroom and built-in wardrobes in the bedroom.Features include heating, laundry facilities and a car space. Thislow-maintenance investment has a rental return of about $215 aweek. It’s an ideal downsizer or addition to a portfolio.
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Krushers breezepast MentoniansBY NEIL SMITH
OAKLEIGH Amateurs under-19s now top theVictorian Amateur Football Association under-19s south competition after an eye-catching winover Old Mentonians at Scamell Reserve onSaturday.
A fairly even first term saw the Oaks take aone-goal advantage into first change; thisincreased to two goals at half-time.
In the third term the Krushers began to pullaway, taking control of the game in the secondhalf and going into the final break 19 pointsclear. They powered home in the last quarteradding four goals, four behinds to the visitors’solitary point to run out 46-point winners.
The Krushers won the match 13.13 (91) to6.9 (45).
Zac Pearce-Thomas kicked four goals andJack Davidson was one of four adding two goals.
Austin Deneys, Luke Pappon and Alex Sere-melis were among the Krushers’ best.
The Oakleigh seniors showed promise early intheir Premier C clash against Old Ivanhoe,although some wasteful kicking denied them thechance of a substantial quarter-time lead.
The Krushers began the second half with a slimlead but the third term proved a disappointmentas they failed to take advantage of the breeze andhad Old Ivanhoe’s poor kicking to thankfor being only four points behind at the finalchange.
A reinvigorated Krushers threw themselvesinto the last term but eventually they faded asOld Ivanhoe ran away with a 27-point win.
Aaron Cloke, in his first senior game, bootedthree goals and was among the best along withGary Bennett and Pat DiSiervi.
The Krushers lost to Old Ivanhoe 11.13 (79)to 7.10 (52).
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for Big V state championship women’s club Waverley Falcons, helping their new team to a 70-62 win over
Melbourne Tigers on Saturday night. The two players had 10 points apiece in the win. Evangelia Nikolitsis
led her side with 22 points while Claire Landy and Tarlia Higgs had 12 and 11 points respectively. The
Falcons men played yesterday afternoon after the Weekly went to print.
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Boxed in: Oakleigh’s Michael Boxall istackled by Bentleigh’s Wayne Wallaceduring their VPL clash on Friday night.
Picture: Wayne Hawkins
Diaco saves the day for CannonsBY ROY WARD
LIKE he has done so many times before, Ricky Diacopopped up in the final minute to give his OakleighCannons a share of the points against VictorianPremier League favourites Bentleigh Greens on Fridaynight.
The Cannons had their backs to the wall from theoutset at Kingston Heath with the struggling sideanchoring its defence and playing on the counterattackagainst the Greens, whose recruiting and results havethem pegged as favourites for this season’s title.
Several stunning saves from Cannons keeper LewisItaliano kept his club in the match as the Greensrepeatedly attacked the Cannons’ goal in the earlysecond half. He, however, was powerless to stop a left-footed strike from defender Aron Wilford in the 64thminute that put the home side up 1-0.
The Greens would regret more missed opportunit-ies. The Cannons fought back in the final minutes withon-loan Wellington Phoenix defender Michael Boxallgoing close and substitute Jesse Krncevic going closebefore a Boxall run down the left opened space at thetop of the box and his neat pass found Diacounmarked to place home his goal and secure a 1-1draw.
The point against the Greens shows the Cannonscan still be a force in the competition this season withformer Melbourne Heart defender Steve Gray playinghis first game of the season, Boxall making his debutand influential midfielder Hayden Doyle gettingthrough a full game in his third match back from kneesurgery.
A relieved Cannons coach Bill Theodoropoulospraised his players’ determination for the result againsta Greens team that he deemed the best in the VPL atpresent.
“They are definitely championship favourite at thispoint,” Theodoropoulos said.
‘‘But credit to our boys: we pinched the point at theend. I think the boys were disappointed to concedewhen we did.
“Yes, we’ve had a disappointing start but the team is
getting better with each match and a few boys whostarted the season underdone are starting to come backnow.”
Theodoropoulos said Diaco’s goal was importantbut also expected after his many seasons of heroics.“He’s been your central striker and top goalscorer forthe past two years. He is expected to be in those areasand be clinical. That was the difference [between get-
ting a point and losing].’’The Cannons will now look to rise up the table in
the coming weeks.“The heart is there and I’m very proud of the boys
tonight,” Theodoropoulos said.“We are getting stronger with each week.”The Cannons face Dandenong Thunder at Jack Ed-
wards Reserve 8.30pm this Friday night.
In-form Central hits road after routing CougarsMONASH University Central will lookto continue its good form in awaymatches when it takes on SouthernSaints at Mentone Grammar in theDevine Victorian Netball League thisSunday afternoon.
Central comes into the match in topform after thrashing Geelong Cougars68-35 last Wednesday night with shoot-ers Stacey Northey (39 of 48, 82 percent) and Steph Tyrell (29 of 35, 83)finding the mark after struggling foraccuracy and confidence in past weeks.
Central’s shooting form and previoussuccess in away stadiums leads coachLeesa Maxfield to believe her side waswell-placed ahead of its clash with theSaints, a side they are tied on pointswith after nine matches.
‘‘It’s just about concentrating on whatwe need to do,’’ Maxfield said.
‘‘Our first round match against theSaints was the only one in which wedidn’t have more scoring shots than ouropponents.
‘‘They got an 8-1 start on us in thefirst five minutes and we ended up los-ing by 11 goals.
‘‘This time we have to focus on ourstart and our preparation before thegame.
‘‘In all honesty it’s not about whatthey do or who they have, it’s about usfocusing on our structures, our errorrate and making sure we are as ready togo as possible.’’
Maxfield added Central had recordedseveral impressive wins in away venuesin past seasons including beating Penin-sula Waves at Patterson Lakes Second-ary College earlier this season.
The majority of VNL games are
played at the State Netball and HockeyCentre in Parkville.
‘‘When you look at our record whenat a different venue we have performedwell,’’ she said.
‘‘I think it helps that the girls havethat focus and know there is a job to do,they don’t get as distracted as you mightget when you do things automaticallylike at the SNAC where you follow thesame processes.
‘‘For these games you have to concen-trate because you are driving to a differ-ent stadium and playing in newconditions.’’
Maxfield praised her shooters andalso defender Georgie Davenport forher many interceptions against Geelong.
‘‘Georgie had a blinder, she had fouror five intercepts in the first quarteralone and took many more over the
match,’’ Maxfield said. ‘‘She really tooktheir goal shooter out of the game and atthe other end our goalers really steppedup, I’ve criticised them of late but theydid some very good work for us.’’
Monash University Central division 1side also had a convincing win overGeelong Cougars with a 56-33 victorywhile the Central under-19s lost toGeelong 68-40.
VNL championship ladder: VU West-
ern Lightning 32 points, 126.83 per
cent; Peninsula Waves 30, 130.76; City
West Falcons 28, 120.93; Boroondara
Genesis 24, 130.60; Monash Uni-
versity Central 20, 118.59; Southern
Saints 20, 113.97; North East Blaze 12,
110.10; Yarra Valley Grammar Ariels 8,
83.77; UB Ballarat Pride 6, 58.46;
Geelong Cougars 0, 55.73. — Roy Ward
INBRIEF
VSDCA awardsOakleigh’s balanced team
performance won it the
Victorian Sub District Cricket
Association premiership this
past summer but that success
didn’t translate to the VSDCA
awards night. Melton’s Mick
Allen won the RM Hatch Medal
as best and fairest player
scoring 24 votes to
Williamstown’s Craig Sheedy
on 19 votes and Werribee’s Tim
O’Brien on 18 votes. Allen was
also selected as captain of the
team of the season joined by
Oakleigh duo Brendan
McGuinness and Michael
Splatt along with Shaun Dean
(Werribee), Lorenzo Ingram
(Plenty Valley), Dallas Jones
(Elsternwick), Mick Lewis
(Coburg), Tim O’Brien
(Werribee), Hamish Paterson
(Croydon), Susanthana
Pradeep (Moorabbin), Craig
Sheedy (Williamstown) and
Aaron Shellie (Coburg). Noble
Park, Endeavour Hills and
Mount Waverley all missed out
on taking any awards.
Malvern’s Warren Allen won the
WJ Price medal as best player
in second grade.
Coaching seminarPlaces are still available for an
AFL Victoria coaching
education seminar with former
Western Bulldogs star Lindsay
Gilbee and coach Ray Breed
this Wednesday night. The two-
hour session will be at the
Eastern Ranges club rooms on
Colchester Road, Kilsyth from 6
to 8pm. The sessions will focus
on kicking skills and coaching
good decision making in
players. Any coaches keen to
join the session can book a
place with Aaron Bailey at the
Eastern Football League on
email at [email protected] or
on 0400 830 622.
Macleod makes it threeDandenong Rangers WNBL
point guard Kath Macleod has
claimed her third straight club
most valuable player award.
MacLeod led the Jayco
Rangers in scoring and assists
with 16 points per game and six
assists. Jenna O’Hea was
awarded the coaches award
while the Janine Fielder award
for most popular teammate
was given to Alison Downie.
The Rangers are yet to
announce their signings for the
next WNBL season but expect
to announce some signings
soon.
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FINAL SCORES
TAC Cup: No matches, bye.
Southern Football League:Division 1: Dingley 14.10 (94) d Clayton 5.7 (37).
Division 2: Bentleigh 15.10 (100) d SpringvaleDistricts 11.8 (74); Caulfield 9.10 (64) d OakleighDistrict 6.12 (48).
Division 3: Ashwood 18.14 (122) d EndeavourHills 9.8 (62); Carrum Patterson Lakes 12.12 (84) dLyndale 8.13 (61); Doveton Eagles 21.15 (141) dBlack Rock 2.12 (24); Dandenong 21.18 (144) dHallam 11.3 (69); Mount Waverley 14.16 (100) dSandown 12.14 (86).
Eastern Football League:Division 1: East Ringwood 22.18 (150) d SouthCroydon 7.14 (56); Noble Park 19.17 (131) dLilydale 11.11 (77); Norwood 14.13 (97) d Knox 8.6(54); Scoresby 16.8 (104) d Rowville 10.13 (73).
Division 2: North Ringwood 14.16 (100) dBayswater 11.12 (78); Waverley Blues 13.11 (89) dDonvale 10.11 (71); Montrose 18.16 (124) dCroydon 14.8 (92); Mooroolbark 17.9 (111) dUpper Ferntree Gully 11.19 (85); Mulgrave 22.19(151) d Doncaster East 8.18 (66).
Division 3: Doncaster 16.16 (112) d ChirnsidePark 11.12 (78); Boronia 14.17 (101) d GlenWaverley Hawks 10.5 (65); Wantirna South 26.7(163) d Heathmont 9.15 (69); Ringwood 22.9 (141)d Warrandyte 12.10 (82); Templestowe 13.9 (87) dWhitehorse Pioneers 10.9 (69); The Basin 16.14(110) d Mitcham 16.8 (104).
Division 4: South Belgrave 18.7 (115) d Kilsyth16.6 (102); Coldstream 27.17 (179) d Canterbury9.15 (69); Silvan 21.17 (143) d Park Orchards12.17 (89); Ferntree Gully 22.25 (157) d Forest Hill16.10 (106); Surrey Park 15.10 (100) d EasternLions 10.10 (70).
For full results go to monashweekly.com.au/sportTHIS WEEKTAC Cup: Sandringham Dragons v OakleighChargers, Box Hill City Oval, 11.30am.
Southern Football League:Division 1: East Brighton v Dingley, HurlinghamReserve, 2pm; Highett v Clayton, Turner RoadReserve, 2pm.
Division 2: Oakleigh District v Skye, PrincesHighway Reserve, 2pm; Springvale Districts vHampton, Springvale Reserve, 2pm.
Division 3: Lyndale v Ashwood, Barry PowellReserve, 2pm; Endeavour Hills v Hallam, BarrySimon Reserve, 2pm; Dandenong v MountWaverley, Greaves Reserve, 2pm; Black Rock vSandown, McDonald Reserve, 2pm; DovetonEagles v Carrum Patterson Lakes, Power Reserve,2pm.
Eastern Football League:Division 1: South Croydon v Norwood, CheongPark, 2.10pm; Knox v Noble Park, Knox GardensReserve, 2.10pm; Lilydale v East Burwood,Lilydale Sports Oval, 2.10pm; Blackburn vBalwyn, Morton Park, 2.10pm; Rowville v EastRingwood, Scoresby Recreation Reserve,2.10pm; Vermont v Scoresby, Vermont RecreationReserve, 2.10pm.
Division 2: Bayswater v Mooroolbark, BayswaterOval, 2.10pm; Croydon v Mulgrave, Croydon Oval,2.10pm; Upper Ferntree Gully v Donvale, KingsPark, 2.10pm; Waverley Blues v North Ringwood,Mt Waverley Reserve, 2.10pm; Doncaster East vMontrose, Zerbes Reserve, 2.10pm.
Division 3: Glen Waverley Hawks v WhitehorsePioneers, Central Reserve 2.10pm; Heathmont vDoncaster, HE Parker Reserve, 2.10pm;Ringwood v Mitcham, Jubilee Park, 2.10pm;Chirnside Park v Boronia, Kimberley Reserve,2.10pm; Templestowe v Warrandyte,Templestowe Reserve, 2.10pm; Wantirna South vThe Basin, Walker Reserve, 2.10pm.
Division 4: Coldstream v South Belgrave,Coldstream Reserve, 2.10pm; Park Orchards vCanterbury, Domeney Reserve, 2.10pm; FerntreeGully v Surrey Park, Ferntree Gully Reserve,2.10pm; Nunawading v Forest Hill, KoonungReserve, 2.10pm; Kilsyth v Eastern Lions, PinksReserve, 2.10pm; Silvan, bye.
All games on Saturday unless otherwise stated.
Lions iron out kinks in defenceBY ROY WARD
A CONFRONTING midweek video reviewhelped Mulgrave Lions regain their defensiveprowess and notch an 85-point win over Don-caster East in the Eastern Football League divi-sion 2 on Saturday.
Lions coach Ryan James has demanded betterdefensive efforts from his side in the past fewrounds as the Lions lost to some of the leadingteams in the competition.
Last Tuesday night he took his players througha selection of video footage showing their defens-ive shortcomings and it appeared to do the trickagainst Doncaster East with several problemsbeing solved.
‘‘We didn’t expect to win by that much,’’ Jamessaid.
‘‘We’ve had a pretty disappointing last threeweeks and we addressed it during the week.
‘‘We did a pretty confronting video review onTuesday night and pointed out some of the boyswho were getting exposed defensively. We
received a much better effort in defence againstDoncaster East.
‘‘It’s hard for the players, but as a group wehave always been honest and upfront with eachother. We don’t do these things to embarrasspeople. To go where we want to go we have toreach certain standards.’’
James also praised Lions rover Dean Siakoulis,calling his performance against Doncaster East‘‘the best game of senior footy Dean has played’’.
‘‘Dean must have had the ball over 40 times,’’James said.
‘‘Adam Booth was also back in form with fivegoals and a few of our leaders like Tim Knowlesand Robbie Edwards found some good form.’’
Bjorn Reed, Allan Cleven and Seb Hendersonwere also in the best players for the Lions.
Pacy midfielder Knowles has played all theLions’ games so far despite being on Essendon’sVFL list.
‘‘He has been with us purely because Essendonhas had a really good run with injuries in theirAFL side,’’ James said.
‘‘He is starting to hit some good form but wewant Timmy playing at the highest level possibleand Essendon has been really good with us interms of letting us know where he is at and whatthey want him working on.’’
While James hopes his side’s defensive hassleshave ended, he acknowledges his young side willface other growing pains over the season.
The Lions face some important games againstteams close to them on the ladder in the comingweeks, starting with Croydon at Croydon Ovalthis Saturday.
‘‘Croydon has been in good form, but we thinktheir ground will suit us. Then we have theWaverley Blues . . . the next four weeks could bebig for us. They are all winnable matches.’’
Waverley Blues also scored their first win ofthe season, trumping Donvale by 18 points .Matt Watts, Kieran Nolan, Glen Mahoney andPaul Savage were named best players.
In division 3 Glen Waverley remains without awin, losing by 46 points to Boronia. AnthonyWillenberg and Josh Gray were best players.
Dingoes bring Claysback down to earth
Eyes up: Clayton’s Dean Stearnes looks to handball out of a pack against Dingleyon Saturday. Picture: Wayne Hawkins
CLAYTON has improved since lastseason but got a reality check ofpainful proportions with a loss toundefeated Dingley at Souter Ovalon Saturday.
The Clays were outworked andoutplayed by the Dingoes, whoshowed why they are undefeatedand shaping as a premiershipcontender.
Dingley won the match14.10 (94) to 5.7 (37) and in theprocess proved to the Clays playersthey had to lift their efforts and co-ordination to match it with the Din-goes.
Clays coach Ben McGee was leftbitterly disappointed in his side’splay, especially its first half.
“It’s disappointing. We showed alack of ownership and a total lackof commitment to our cause.
“Dingley is a good side — theyare the real deal and will be there atthe business end of the season.”
The Clays struggled to get pastthe Dingoes’ defences and were alsosoundly beaten in the contest. TheDingoes consistently strungtogether several passes beforesetting up a shot for goal.
“For us it’s about resilience andnot getting ahead of ourselves,”McGee said.
“Until we can compete with thebetter teams on the scoreboard andthen knock them off, until you dothat you can’t say Clayton footy
club has taken big steps forward.“They [the players] have to wake
up tomorrow morning and see theyhave been smashed by 57 points —facts are facts and you can’t ignorethem.
“We were smashed all over theballpark.
‘‘Nothing went right for us, noth-ing worked, but at the same timethat is to Dingley’s credit.
“No doubt about it, it’s roundfive of the 2013 SFL division 1season and Dingley is unbeaten andClayton has two losses.”
The Clays’ best were AaronPurvis, Matthew Douglas, BrendonJohnson, Tim Edwards, AdrianPapamiltiades and Sheldon Price.
The Clays will lose Jake Calvertback to his VFL club Frankstonwhile several other players arebattling injuries and fatigue.
“We have some injury concernsand our depth will be questioned,”McGee said.
“But through injury opportunit-ies arise and blokes who are onlygetting a quarter or two quarters agame will get an opportunity tosecure their position in the side.”
In division 2 Oakleigh Districtwas unable to get past Caulfield,losing by 16 points. Pat Carroll,Matthew Hacket and Luke Behinwere named best players.
In division 3 a five-goals-to-onethird term from Mt Waverley
proved the match-winning run asthe Mountain Lions beat Sandownby 14 points at Edinburgh Reserve.John Frenken and Jake Chapman
were the Cobras’ best players andChris Cafiso and Kayne Reddy ledthe charge for the Mountain Lions.
— Roy Ward
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