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Next week, Reverend John Vander Reest (pictured) will celebrate 50 years since his ordination as a minister in 1956. Although of�cially retired, this man of the cloth now leads a small congregation at the Scots Church in Sydney Road, Campbell�eld. To celebrate his 50 years, he will exhibit more than 60 of his oil paintings in the 1842-built church hall. Proceeds from their sale will go to the Lentara Uniting Care refugee program. ■ Full story: P10 Lexi Cottee

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Hume is a hot bed for family violence, home to the highest number of reported incidents in the state, according to the latest crime statistics.

�e Crime Statistics Agency last �ursday released its data for Victoria for the year ending March 31, 2015.

�e �gures show Hume had the most local government area family incidents – 2991 – between April, 2014, and March this year.

Whittlesea was not far behind with 2644 incidents, the third-highest number in the state.

Hume’s Acting Inspector Phil Nash said the number of family violence incidents being reported in the area was a real concern.

“It’s not isolated to certain demographics but right across the board,” he said. “I think it’s how people deal with stress … they’re taking it out on the people they so-called love.”

Acting Inspector Nash said the increase in breaches of orders, up from 1503 in the same period last year to 2097 this year, mostly related to family violence orders.

“It’s taking up a lot of police time and resources and it shows in the statistics,” he said.

�e �gures also reveal a three-fold increase in �rearm o�ences in the north-west in the past �ve years.

In Hume, the number of weapons and explosives o�ences has jumped from 643 to 765 in the space of a year.

�e statistics were not all bad news for the north.

Hume police’s proactive approach to seeking out drug labs and dealers

played out in the �gures, with the number of drug use and possession o�ences up by about 40 per cent on last year.

“We’re catching them and that’s great,” Acting Inspector Nash said. “We have a number of operations running at the moment and have executed between 24 and 30 warrants in the Sunbury region.”

Whittlesea’s overall rate of crime was marginally down this year, a trend Whittlesea’s Inspector Paul Tysoe said owed to assistance from the Operations Response Unit.

�e unit’s specially trained o�cers provide a visible presence in areas that surveillance has shown are trouble hotspots.

Inspector Tysoe attributed the rise in family violence incidents to the area’s rapid population growth.

“�e type of people coming in, largely young couples new in their relationship and with big mortgages, and the prevalence of illicit drugs, alcohol abuse and gambling addiction all contribute to the problem,” he said.

A dedicated family violence team that worked alongside community service organisation Berry Street had been embedded at Mill Park police station to counter the rising family violence trend, Inspector Tysoe said.

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“�e whole system is based on working parents, but our children come here for very di�erent reasons. And the council totally backed us,” she said. “�at was huge, that the council has come out �ghting for us.”

Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham said the discussions in Canberra had been worthwhile.

“Bupup Wilam’s sustainability model is a bit more challenging because of the preference for

A �omastown childcare centre for Aboriginal children and families has taken its �ght for federal government funding to the national capital.

Bubup Wilam for Early Learning chief executive Lisa �orpe went with representatives of Whittlesea council to Canberra last week where they met Indigenous A�airs Minister Nigel Scullion and shadow minister Shayne Neumann to discuss the childcare centre’s long-term viability.

Federal government funding via the national partnership agreement on Indigenous early

childhood development ceased on July 1 last year for the Bubup Wilam centre. Ms �orpe said operational costs were about $1.5 million a year and she estimated the centre faced a funding gap of $500,000 a year within the current mainstream funding model.

�e state government’s Early Start Kindergarten scheme funds one quali�ed teacher for every 15 children whereas Bubup Wilam operates with �ve adults as well as a quali�ed teacher for 18 to 20 children.

Ms �orpe said it was crucial that the federal government recognise the centre as an

engaging with the child’s family,” Cr Kirkham said.

�e Bubup Wilam centre works closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and uses culturally appropriate materials to provide early learning for young people, as well as parental education.

�e centre was established in 2012 with $8.3 million of federal funding and $500,000 from the state government. It supports 68 children and 58 families, many of them in disadvantaged situations.

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A Broadmeadows school for intellectually disabled students has �nally opened its new early and middle-years campuses.

�e Broadmeadows Special Develop- ment School’s Dimboola Road campus has been more than 10 years in the making.

�e development was part of the Broadmeadows Regeneration project, a 10-year state government blueprint designed in 2003 to consolidate 14 schools in the area into four, at an expected cost of more than $100 million.

Despite opening to sta� and students in April 2013, the new natural light and technology-�lled rooms were o�cially opened last Wednesday by Education Minister James Merlino, Broadmeadows MP Frank McGuire and school principal Suzanne Wirth.

�e timing of the plaque unveiling was perhaps delayed to coincide with Labor’s return to government … Broadmeadows Regeneration was steered by former Broadmeadows MP and premier John Brumby and later by premier John Bracks.

Classrooms designed by FMSA Architecture have been purpose-built for students with a moderate to profound intellectual disability. �e school’s 108 students now learn in �exible working spaces, and rooms built especially for food technology and music therapy.

Mr Merlino said the project had had its ups and downs.

“�e builders went bust – these are long, hard slogs,” he said.

“But this facility is education design at its best. �is school is a great example of how Victorian children are being supported to reach their full potential, no matter what their learning needs.”

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A new guide to help schools engage with students and parents from migrant and refugee backgrounds was launched last week.

�e desktop guide was a two-year project developed by Foundation House, an organisation that helps survivors of torture or traumatic events, along with parent advisory groups and �ve Victorian schools, including Roxburgh College.

Launched during Refugee Week, Schools and Families in Partnership: A Desktop Guide to Engaging Families from Refugee Backgrounds in their Children’s Learning is a 30-page in their Children’s Learning is a 30-page in their Children’s Learningdownloadable document that walks teachers through strategies to help strengthen their

Not lost in translationRoxburgh College principal Fernando Ianni with Lara Polus, Lina Marooki and Ahod Guargis. (Kristian Scott)

relationships with refugee students and their families. It contains advice on interpreter and translation services, parent teacher interviews, how students are disciplined in Australia, homework support and career planning.

Roxburgh College principal Fernando Ianni said the school had had a long relationship with Foundation House through its many Assyrian-Chaldean students.

He said about 33 per cent of students come from an Iraqi background.

“It’s about collaborating with parents and building trust based on unconditional respect,” he said. “It’s powerful to work with parents when you have an appreciation of their story and their dreams.”

Mr Ianni said the school had participated

with Laverton P-12 College, Liddiard Road, Dandenong South and Pembroke primary schools in the guide’s development.

Parents from a variety of backgrounds were also involved in looking at ways to bridge the gap between non-English speaking parents and schools.

Some of the collaboration’s recommendations include translating school notices and helping parents complete enrolment forms.

It was also recommended that the return of school notices be monitored and followed up as necessary. Including details about unacceptable behaviour in information sessions for sta�, students and parents was another recommendation. �e guide can be found online at http://bit.ly/1L4sJMm/

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A British man has been charged with a number of o�ences including burglary and the� following the the� of hundreds of credit cards, guns and jewellery.

Members of the Broadmeadows CIU arrested the 28-year-old in Sunbury on June 12 a�er being alerted by a Bulla resident whose property had been robbed.

Detective Senior Constable Lee Barton said the man had been co-operative with police.

“He had a massive bunch of credit cards; I’m talking hundreds,” Detective Barton said.

He said the man and his girlfriend were believed to have stolen a credit card from a gym locker in South Yarra. �at card was used to make purchases valued at $9000.

�e man, who was remanded to the Melbourne assessment prison, will face a Melbourne magistrate’s hearing on June 24. �e 28-year-old has been in Australia since February and had previously spent time in New Zealand.

A woman has been charged with handling stolen goods and bailed to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on July 28.

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Chris Jones is on the prowl for the most dedicated cat lover in the north.

�e �omastown pet shop manager wants to educate people about what it takes to care for their best feline friend.

“We are in celebration mode this month for all things cats because of the great news that when cared for in the right way, our cats are

Fine af�nity with felinesliving longer,” he said. �is month, Mr Jones is o�ering free cat manicures to ensure their claws are at a healthy length.

For the month of June, the store is raising money for Second Chance Animal Rescue in Campbell�eld.

“We’re tying to raise as much as possible,” said Mr Jones, who will pass on 300 donated toys, cat food and other supplies to the Animal Rescue centre.

�e Best Friends Pet Care Superstore manager, who owns two rescued tabby cats, also wants to encourage people to adopt rescued cats rather than opt for a pet shop kitten.

“�ink of adopting �rst when looking for a new ‘forever friend’,” he said.

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Employment in Hume’s tourism sector is growing at a greater rate than the rest of the state, a new report to the council has revealed.

�e �nal progress report for the council’s 2011-15 tourism strategy also shows the municipality welcomed close to 1.17 million visitors last year, generating $1.522 billion, up $300 million from 2013.

Council’s city sustainability director Kelvin Walsh said e�orts to support a growing number of tourism operators, who now employ almost 5000 people, were paying o�.

He said the municipality’s better known attractions, including many historic sites and wineries at Sunbury and other places, were being joined by new tourism-related operators at Melbourne Airport, Greenvale and Bulla.

‘‘Council has worked hard to promote smaller attractions in Hume that may not enjoy a large marketing budget,’’ Mr Walsh said. ‘‘When people �y to Melbourne, they land in Hume and that o�ers our tourism industry a great opportunity.’’

Existing operators have bene�ted from the chance to learn new skills and network with other businesses.

Sunbury District Grape Growers Association president Peter Simmie said the council continued to provide tourism operators with a great level of support.

Channel Nine’s Postcards travel segment will showcase Hume on July 5.

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Tullamarine Football Club wants to be on the front foot when it comes to alcohol and substance abuse.

Vice-president Andrew Fischer has organised a drug and alcohol forum for July 6 and invited representatives from each of the 27 Essendon District Football League clubs to attend.

Mr Fischer said he was unaware of whether any Tullamarine FC players had succumbed to ice or alcohol abuse, but he wanted to be proactive and address the issue head-on.

“It’s an awareness night. I wouldn’t know if someone was on ice or not, so that’s what we’ll be talking about,” Mr Fischer said.

Guest speakers include prominent youth outreach worker Les Twentyman, a senior sergeant from Fawkner police station and Breathometer managing director Des Malcolm.

(Breathometer manufactures breathalysers in Tullamarine, delivers them to party hosts and later collects them.)

Mr Malcolm has installed a Breathometer inside the football club free of charge on a user-pays basis.

Mr Fischer, who was Tullamarine FC president for 14 years, said the forum would give the club a chance to ful�l its obligations as a community organisation.

In a newsletter sent out to all EDFL clubs, Mr Fischer stresses the forum would not be a fundraiser for the football club “as we believe the gaining of awareness on the abuse of drugs and alcohol is far more important”.

President Michael Fiteni said the club felt an obligation to inform its members about the dangers of ice. “We have an obligation to help with broader community issues.”

�e free event on Monday, July 6, is at 6pm at Leo Dineen Reserve Clubrooms, Tullamarine.

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Hume and Whittlesea councils have cleaned up at the 2015 Sustainable Cities awards.

Whittlesea took out two awards, one in the cultural heritage sector for its annual cultural heritage program, which has been running for 15 years. �e program invites residents to learn about the municipality’s history and celebrates cultural diversity, history and heritage through tours, events and festivals.

�e council won in the awards’ resource recovery and waste management section for its program teaching residents how to build computers from old parts.

Earlier this year, sta� at Whittlesea council’s Epping depot ran a 10-week pilot program with Lalor Primary School pupils in grades 3 and 5, teaching them to build a computer for under $100 using second-hand computer parts from La Trobe University. �e program was later expanded and run at three libraries.

Meanwhile, Hume council’s Enviro Champions program, which helps residents improve the environment, won a ‘community action and leadership’ prize at the June 12 awards ceremony.

Hume mayor Adem Atmaca, said the award acknowledged the way Hume’s ‘enviro champions’ had enhanced the local environment. He said more than 60 residents had boosted the volume of food grown in Hume through planting vegetables and herbs in new community garden beds.

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Jemma Holloway wowed judges at Whittlesea council’s inaugural Fast Track Talent Show with her rendition of You’re the One that I Want from the One that I Want from the One that I Want Grease.

�e Diamond Valley College student stunned the judges, including event organiser and talent scout Christine Collyer, with her piano version of the song made famous by Olivia Newton John.

“It was a very unique and original version of the song – she slowed it down, changed the melody in certain parts and the power of her voice was just incredible,” Ms Collyer said.

“�e judges were unanimous. I’m going to contact her to come and perform with us.”

�e 15-year-old was one of 31 acts, including singers, duos, dance troupes, dancers and a comedian to make the �nals.

More than 270 people turned out to watch the �nalists perform in the grand �nal.

Second place was awarded to a huge dance group, called DCO, from the Starz Performing Arts School; third place went to Terena Montalto.

�e talent competition was designed to encourage and support young performers in Whittlesea to take to the stage and show o� their talents.

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�omastown resident Errick Kim is a Fashion Awards stalwart who last year won a slew of gongs at the Fashion Awards Australia. Now, with other budding designers around the nation preparing to shine for the 2015 awards, he gets another crack at designer stardom.

Entries are being accepted for the awards, which showcase the work of new and emerging designers and students from secondary colleges, TAFEs and tertiary colleges in Australia and overseas.

Mr Kim, who is studying for a bachelor of fashion and business at Melbourne School of Fashion and was last year selected to showcase his designs at Melbourne’s Spring Fashion Week, says he has enjoyed seeing his work progress over the years.

“I feel like I improve every time I enter the competition,” he said.

“It’s not about winning for me. I just want to enter and see what other people are doing.”

�e 32-year-old has been making wedding and evening dresses for private clients during his studies and hopes to one day have his own boutique label.

“Mainly, I love couture and one-o� pieces but I can produce up to 10 pieces [of the same garment],” he said. “I’m not into mass-production designs, but maybe down the track, if my name becomes big, it might be a di�erent story,” he said with a laugh.

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Readable artRenowned author Isobelle Carmody was in Epping last week to relaunch her book Scatterlings. She spoke to staff and English students of St Monica’s College about her re-edited sci-� fantasy. Ms Carmody is best known for Obernewtyn, now a Penguin classic.

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Reverend John Vander Reest ostensibly retired three years ago, but that same year he began leading a small congregation at Scots Church in Campbell�eld.

“My interest in the church is too large,” he says in answer to the question of whether he’ll ever stop. Next month, the Woodend resident marks another milestone: 50 years since his ordination to the Reformed Churches of Australia, which he will celebrate on July 12 with an exhibition of his paintings.

Mr Vander Reest arrived at the Sydney Road church at a portentous time: 2012 marked its 170th anniversary. It was built in 1842 and is believed to be the ��h church established in Melbourne, being visited by Scottish settlers on their way to the Bendigo gold�elds.

During his time at Campbell�eld, Mr Vander

Reest has overseen major restoration works, including a new commercial kitchen, painting of the church and hall interior, and replacing the pews with chairs.

His exhibition of about 60 oil paintings is called Je suis refugee, in a nod to the movement that emerged in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris and the plight of refugees.

“I came over with my family so in a sense we are migrants who came out for economic reasons,” he said.

Proceeds from the sale of his paintings will go to the Lentara Uniting Care refugee program. Je suis refugee opens on July 3 at 6pm and runs until July 16 at Scots Church, 1702 Sydney Road, Campbell�eld.

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FOOTBALLVFL - RD 10 SATURDASATURDASA YTURDAYTURDAFOOTSCRAY FOOTSCRAY FOOTSCRA 2.1 6.5 9.9 11.18 (84)RICHMOND 3.5 5.6 11.9 12.10 (82) GOALS: Footscray Bulldogs: Cordy 6 Darley Jamieson Campbell Honeychurch Redpath. Richmond: Mcdonough 3 Lloyd 2 Lennon 2 McBean Barlow Wynne Lambert Gordon.Best: Footscray: Cordy Biggs Russell Honeychurch Hunter Pearce. Richmond: Lambert Cachia McDonough Lloyd Thomas Arnot. At ME Centre.

N BALLARAT N BALLARAT N BALLARA 3.0 6.2 10.2 11.2 (68)CASEY 2.5 3.6 5.10 6.12 (48)Goals: North Ballarat: Hooper 3 Tsitas Tsitas T Bacon George Sewell McKenzie Marshall Black Rippon. Casey Scorpions: Kennedy-Harris 2 Morris King Smith Hutchins.Best: North Ballarat: Bastinac Rippon Kiel Lockyer Hooper Black. Casey Scorpions: Smith Kennedy-Harris Fitzpatrick Byrnes Rutherford Jamar. At Eureka Stadium.

GEELONG 2.5 6.7 10.10 12.12 (84)COBURG 2.3 2.5 5.8 7.12 (54)Goals: Geelong: Read 2 Blease 2 Gibbs 2 Maas Rees Paliouras Close Bates Hollmer. Coburg: Cauchi McConnell Christensen Carnell Thomas Featherstone Mance.Best: Geelong: Tudor Robinson Atkins Smedts Gibbs Sheringham. Coburg: McConnell Venditti Clifton Uysal Christensen Gregory. At at Piranha Park.

NORTHERN 1.2 6.6 14.10 16.10 (106)WERRIBEE 3.6 7.8 9.10 15.12 (102)Goals: Northern: Watson 6 Foster 2 Johnson 2 Jaksch Jones Boekhorst Wilson Russell Holman. Werribee: Harper 3 Turner 3 Daw 3 Porter 2 Robinson Wood Hanson Munro.Best: Northern Blues: Watson Whiley Ellard Tutt Wilson Boekhorst. Werribee: Wilson Bolton Wood Han. At IKON Park.

TAC CUP - RD 11TAC CUP - RD 11TSATURDASATURDASA YTURDAYTURDAOAKLEIGH 4.4 7.7 8.8 11.8 (74)EASTERN 2.3 4.8 8.13 9.13 (67)Goals: Oakleigh: Houston 5 Ridley 2 Corboy 2 Guerin Jackson. Eastern: Robertson 4 Cyster 2 Crocker 2 Wilson.Best: Oakleigh: Roughsedge Jordan Houston Beddison Michael Morgan. Eastern: Fenton Cotte Crocker Brolic Mitchener Robertson. At Box Hill City Oval.MURRAY MURRAY MURRA 1.4 5.5 7.8 11.11 (77)GEELONG 2.2 5.4 8.5 10.8 (68)Goals: Murray: Smith 2 Mannagh 2 Boxall 2 Wallace Cooper Sharp Ratugolea Carroll. Geelong: Blair 3 Patten 2 Dowling Schilder Kershaw Sexton Wagener.Best: Murray: Garthwaite Oliver King Mannagh Tanner Tanner T Boxall. Geelong: Floyd Kershaw Doedee Kol Wagener McCarthy. At Rams Arena.NORTH BALLARAT NORTH BALLARAT NORTH BALLARA 4.2 6.4 10.5 14.9 (93)DANDENONG 4.3 4.7 8.10 9.16 (70)Goals: North Ballarat: Cowan 2 Meek 2 Webster Carrick Lee Simpson Symons Korewha Wellings Beks Wheelahan Eades. Dandenong: Cox 2 Poholke 2 Kiely 2 Downie Kleverkamp Young.2 Kiely 2 Downie Kleverkamp Young.2 Kiely 2 Downie Kleverkamp YBest: North Ballarat: Meek Lloyd Simpson McLeod Williamson Cowan. Dandenong: White Prior Kiely Bubb Poholke Cox. At Shepley Oval.GIPPSLAND 2.7 5.8 8.12 10.14 (74)BENDIGO 0.1 1.4 3.4 6.5 (41)Goals: Gippsland: Papley 3 Patullo 2 Robinson 2 Hobbs Mulqueen Rout. Bendigo: Blake 2 Tardrew Tardrew TSchultz Free Hore.Best: Gippsland: Papley Dessent Costigan Patullo De Bruin Renoo. Bendigo: Schultz Tardrew Tardrew T Miller Burke Edwards Muscatello. At Rams Arena.

NORTHERNDIV 1LOWER PLENTY 5.1 9.5 11.6 15.12 (102)BUNDOORA 1.4 4.6 6.9 9.11 (65)Goals: Lower Plenty: L Naismith 4 D Di Stefano 2 D Ronalds 2 D Morris M Barden J Raiti C Bromley J Smith P Flynn H Ayres. Bundoora: G Moorcroft 5 LSimpson N Grabowski M Dennis B Kelly.Best: Lower Plenty: J Smith H Ayres D Morris LNaismith A Doumtsis D Ronalds. Bundoora: B Young Young Y G Moorcroft M Dennis R Dyson B Carlyon N Grabowski.MONTMORENCY 2.5 5.7 10.13 14.14 (98)MACLEOD 3.2 7.2 11.4 15.8 (98)Goals: Montmorency: P Fitzgerald 6 S McCallum 2 J Brooker B Fennell R Hore C Cook L Collins C Daley. Macleod: P Martin 2 N Lynch Lynch L 2 L Hobbs 2 M Sayers R Brandt J Langford. J Kidd M Clark H Paynter A Doherty J Andrew J WhiteBest: Montmorency: P Fitzgerald S McCallum D Keenan J McLellan B Jenkin B Fennell. Macleod: L Hobbs L Schubert P Martin H Paynter N Lynch Lynch LL Brandt.HEIDELBERG 3.5 8.7 13.10 20.14 (134)N HEIDELBERG 3.2 4.3 6.3 12.5 (77)Goals: Heidelberg: P Bower 8 J Treloar 3 A Young Young Y 2 W Knight 2 C Sargeant J Hodgkin R Stone L Hodgkin C Cullinan. North Heidelberg: S Andrews 5 A Habchi S Harvey J McLean-Brunton D Taylor Taylor T P Saccuzzo M Mahony D Florance.Best: Heidelberg: P Bower M Brunelli B Kerton K Andrew M Looby J Hodgkin. North Heidelberg: S Andrews S Harvey L Gilbert A Buchanan D Florance J Brown.NORTHCOTE PARK 2.1 4.6 9.9 14.13 (97)ELTHAM ELTHAM EL 2.3 3.5 5.8 5.10 (40)Goals: Northcote Park: P O’Connell 5 J Mills 2 B Barnes-Webb M O’Connell B McLennan A Di Matteo L Boscarini N Carter A Close. Eltham: B Taglieri Taglieri T 2 J Kroussoratis 2 C Caul�eld.Best: Northcote Park: J West P O’Connell R Pendlebury B Barnes-Webb N Carter J Mills. Eltham: L Richardson B Glasgow S Zito L Glasgow B Taglieri M Evans.GREENSBOROUGH 5.1 8.4 9.5 16.10 (106)WP LAKESIDE 5.2 6.4 12.7 15.9 (99)Goals: Greensborough: L Stanton 4 R Boyden 3 L McQuilken 2 M Hooper 2 J Riddle J Rogers J Grubb M Fowler M Hyde. West Preston Lakeside: G Robertson 4 D Rodan 3 C Adams 2 A Dobby 2 S Hiho B Duf�cy A Valeri L Lirosi.Best: Greensborough: N Riddle M Fowler D Mc Linden J Riddle M Hooper. West Preston Lakeside: L Lirosi K Heaney S Hiho M Tobin C Ray S Gannon.L Lirosi K Heaney S Hiho M Tobin C Ray S Gannon.L Lirosi K Heaney S Hiho M T

Res: Lower Plenty 10.14 bt Bundoora 7.6, Macleod10.17 bt Montmorency 8.5, Heidelberg 28.13bt North Heidelberg 3.4, Northcote Park 11.8 btEltham 10.9, Greensborough 18.14 bt West PrestonLakeside 7.2. U-19: Bundoora 11.6 bt LowerPlenty 9.12, Montmorency 14.6 bt Macleod 10.14,Northcote Park 12.6 bt Eltham 4.18, Greensborough9.9 bt West Preston Lakeside 4.9, Heidelberg 16.17bt North Heidelberg 4.5.

DIV 2WHITTLESEA 7.1 10.8 16.9 21.10 (136)FITZROY STARS FITZROY STARS FITZROY ST 4.4 8.8 9.13 14.15 (99)Goals: Whittlesea: A Fairchild 6 C Horman 3 J Daniel 3 R Dyson 2 L Dyson B Russell M Atta M Dyson N Horman M Dornauf J Ormerod. Fitzroy Stars: Details unavailable.Best: Whittlesea: M Dornauf R Dyson C Horman D Saddington J Russell A Fairchild. Fitzroy Stars: Details unavailable.HURSTBRIDGE 2.7 3.12 10.15 14.16 (100)DIAMOND CREEK 0.1 1.2 3.3 3.3 (21)Goals: Hurstbridge: C Burton 3 A Burns 2 T Simpson 2 K Vann M Thompson B Harvey T Grimes B Woodhouse J Tilley M Marigliani. Best: Hurstbridge: M Marigliani T Loader B Harvey B Shaw J Tilley R Reading.

LALOR 4.3 9.4 14.5 16.7 (103)PANTON HILL 2.3 10.5 10.6 15.11 (101)MERNDA 0.2 4.3 6.7 11.7 (73)THOMASTOWN 1.4 3.10 4.15 7.16 (58)Goals: Mernda: M Saddington 3 R Black 2 C Cawsey 2 T McEwan 2 A Stefanile M Golledge. Thomastown: J Vaccaro 2 M Ferraro D Wall J Rizzolio T Harrower J Terzioski.J Terzioski.J TBest: Mernda: K Douglas L Marum J Ksiazek R Black L Adams M Golledge. Thomastown: M Dirkx LFellows J Vaccaro J Rizzolio D Chadwick T Harrower.

Res: Lalor 5.13 bt Panton Hill 3.9, Hurstbridge11.11 bt Diamond Creek 5.5, Whittlesea 16.13 btFitzroy Stars 10.15, Thomastown 24.13 bt Mernda7.7. U-19: Hurstbridge 9.12 bt Diamond Creek 8.5,St Mary’s 13.11 bt Whittlesea 6.14, Panton Hill6.12 bt Lalor 7.4, South Morang 31.17 bt Epping1.1, Banyule 30.15 bt Mernda 5.4.

DIV 3BANYULE 2.1 10.7 12.9 19.15 (129)RESERVOIR 6.1 9.3 11.5 13.7 (85)Goals: Banyule: R Dennis 4 S Gumbleton 2 D McDonald 2 J Luttrell 2 M Italia A Bottomley C Ross T Valvo R Hay L Giles N Elsworthy N Biscontin A Barclay Reservoir: A Flavel 5 K Beaumont 3 T O’Meara M Defelice B Meroli D McGregor B Ryan.Best: Banyule: A Barclay W Drapac M Italia D Stewart T Valvo N Elsworthy. Reservoir: R Graham A Flavel J Dal Santo K Beaumont K Reid A Meroli.WATSONIA WATSONIA WA 6.1 12.6 17.9 21.17 (143)HEIDELBERG W 4.1 6.2 8.3 11.5 (71)Goals: Watsonia: J Bennett 6 N Groves 3 J Larkin 3 T Darley 2 A Kidd 2 J Brown H Mitchell J Latross A Creak B Weissenfeld. Heidelberg West: K Ewart 5 D Bailey 2 J Crowhurst D Offer A Young B Moore.5 D Bailey 2 J Crowhurst D Offer A Young B Moore.5 D Bailey 2 J Crowhurst D Offer A YBest: Watsonia: N Yassine T Darley J Bennett M Crompton H Mitchell J Brown. Heidelberg West: B Moore D Bailey K Ewart A Demeo D Demtschyna J Smith Thompson.EPPING 6.1 11.5 12.9 15.13 (103)SOUTH MORANG 2.3 6.6 8.10 12.11 (83)Goals: Epping: C Chilcott 4 L Aquilina 2 T Emmins 2 R Tinsley C Brown S Ciavarella T Hughes B Power K Kiernan L Judd. South Morang: W Pavitt 6 D Watson 2 B Nesci N Moro L Shelton A D’Angelo.Best: Epping: D Moore M Henwood J Stavely S Wood T Hughes L Judd. South Morang: D Delromano M Trim W Pavitt A D’Angelo D Watson B Howlett.

Res: Banyule 9.8 bt Reservoir 5.6, South Morang12.7 bt Epping 6.9, Watsonia 23.14 bt HeidelbergWest 5.7.

ESSENDON PREMIERABERFELDIE 4.5 6.10 8.16 13.18 (96)GREENVALE GREENVALE GREENV 2.2 4.5 5.7 8.8 (56)Goals: Aberfeldie: J Rush 3 V Carboni 2 A Kefford 2 J McNamara 2 B Vassal L Oswald M Lynch Lynch L B McLean. Greenvale: C Spinella 2 M Smith 2 N Maric J Gazzo A Salvatori F Deluca.Best: Aberfeldie: J Toy Toy T L Oswald L Blackwell W Patak J Cubillo R Allan. Greenvale: N Parthenopoulos F Deluca C Spinella D Micevski J Rohan T Shinners.WEST COBURG 6.1 11.10 16.12 22.18 (150)N SAINTS 4.2 6.2 10.4 11.6 (72)Goals: West Coburg: A Fitaax 4 O Saad 3 R Cleary 3 J Layley 2 J Morano 2 B Hopkins 2 M Hammoud 2 T Watterson O Abdallah F Akkari M Abdulwahed. Northern Saints: M Taleb Taleb T 3 A Abou-Eid 2 F Caruso 2 K Sheehan F Furlano K Taleb A Abdul-WK Sheehan F Furlano K Taleb A Abdul-WK Sheehan F Furlano K T ahed.Best: West Coburg: J Drake R Cleary T Pryde O SaadB Hopkins J Gloury. Northern Saints: F Caruso M Cassinides Y Abou-eid L Kyriazis M Taleb Taleb T A Abou-Eid.STRATHMORE STRATHMORE STRA 3.3 9.10 11.10 17.12 (114)MARIBYRNONG PK 2.2 4.5 9.9 10.11 (71)Goals: Strathmore: M Little 6 A Grima 4 A Winter 2 M Knight M Purcell A Horne L Kennedy K Staudt.

Best: Strathmore: A Rae S Potter A Iacobucci M Little M Sikora D Mitchell. Maribyrnong Park: Details Unavailable.KEILOR 4.2 8.6 13.8 17.15 (117)AIRPORT WEST 1.4 3.8 5.9 7.11 (53)Goals: Keilor: D Gourdis 4 A Browne 3 D Tanti Tanti T 2 J Kennedy 2 J Papalia 2 D Isbister D Joyce R Prismall J Manning. Airport West: T Williamson 3 J McVeigh A Aloi J Watts J Brown.Best: Keilor: D Putt K Barbuto M James A Browne D Gourdis R Bathie. Airport West: S Taylor Taylor T B Godden R Hackney T Barbero A McChristie J Brown.AVONDALE HTS AVONDALE HTS A 1.3 4.6 9.10 13.14 (92)PASCOE VALE ASCOE VALE ASCOE V 3.2 6.8 6.13 9.15 (69)Goals: Avondale Heights: P Rose 4 D Galea 3 C Nastasi 2 L Vescio D DeBritt R Miles J Morris. Pascoe Vale: B Warren 3 B Ross 2 P Veszpremi 2 J Polizzi G Urquhart.Best: Avondale Heights: L Vescio T Jones P Smith R Miles A Walsh M Cravino. Pascoe Vale: V Randello D Harris A Lewis L Raven T Paiti B Ross.

Res: Greenvale 10.10 bt Aberfeldie 5.9, Strathmore 20.10 bt Maribyrnong Park 2.6, Keilor 33.18 bt Airport West 3.0, Pascoe Vale 12.7 bt Avondale Heights 7.14. U-19: West Coburg 18.20 bt Northern Saints 6.9, Maribyrnong Park 14.6 bt Strathmore 11.9, Keilor 23.17 bt Airport West 2.9, Pascoe Vale 10.11 bt Avondale Heights 7.12.

DIV 1WESTMEADOWS 5.6 6.10 11.13 13.14 (92)TAYLORS LAKES TAYLORS LAKES TA 1.4 7.7 8.9 9.11 (65)Goals: Westmeadows: R Mullen 2 A Turner 2 M Church 2 L Wilson 2 R Aldridge 2 T Abdallah LTurner M Sammut. .CRAIGIEBURN 7.0 9.0 15.3 17.7 (109)GLENROY 0.3 4.7 7.10 13.12 (90)Goals: Craigieburn: J Cloke 4 C Cloke 3 B Gordon 3 J Davies 2 S Laffan D Nolan J Young Young Y D Courouzou M Thomas. Glenroy: J Wallace 3 S Parsons 2 D Piggott 2 M Brown 2 A Dennis T Dulic M Stumpo T Nilsson.Best: Craigieburn: S Terzievski Terzievski T J Page G Heenan B Fynch D Courouzou. Glenroy: J Sayers T Grif� nGrif� nGrif� JWallace S Golding R Carruthers T Dulic.ESSENDON DS 6.7 13.9 16.14 21.15 (141)EAST KEILOR 0.1 7.3 9.4 11.5 (71)Goals: Essendon Doutta Stars: L Buttigieg 6 M Anderson 4 J Brown 3 B George 3 S Smith 2 J Barnes S Ross M Jensen. Best: Essendon Doutta Stars: N Sciberras C Lill B George L Buttigieg A Ramsay M Anderson. HILLSIDE 1.2 5.7 9.13 11.16 (82)OAK PARK 8.2 11.4 12.6 12.10 (82)Goals: Hillside: V Micallef 2 L Johnstone 2 J Catania 2 J Bonnici J Micallef I Akkok J DiPasquale R Komaitai. Best: Hillside: J Micallef V Micallef M Wallace J Bonnici T Stone I Akkok.

Res: Westmeadows 15.6 bt Taylors Taylors T Lakes 13.7, Craigieburn 7.19 bt Glenroy 8.11, Essendon Doutta Stars 24.15 bt East Keilor 3.0, Hillside 17.16 bt Oak Park 3.1. U-19: Westmeadows 18.9 bt Taylors Taylors TLakes 5.10, Craigieburn 15.9 bt Glenroy 8.11, Hillside 14.17 bt Oak Park 9.9.

DIV 2ROXBURGH PARK 0.0 1.5 3.8 8.12 (60)MOONEE VALLEY MOONEE VALLEY MOONEE V 1.3 4.5 7.8 8.8 (56)Goals: Roxburgh Park: R Nedelkovski 3 M Walker 2 A Omogrosso 2 J Rowe. Moonee Valley: J Nunan 2 S O’Brien 2 A Ciancio J Noonan J Saragias N Wilson.Best: Roxburgh Park: T Blacker J Blackley LCapuano M Cassar B Dimech H Short. Moonee Valley: R Gleisner N Wilson T Gorry M Bourke J Nunan M Considine.COBURG DIST 3.2 7.4 9.5 13.7 (85)KEILOR PARK 1.2 1.6 5.8 8.10 (58)

HADFIELD 12.3 24.8 38.11 53.18 (336)BURNSIDE HTS 0.2 1.3 3.3 3.3 (21)Goals: Had�eld: O Saad 12 M Khoury 11 M Patane 10 L Oliveri 5 S Vocale 4 J Brewster 3 T Robertson 3 M Gray J Colaidis K Toohey Toohey T S Nasra A Colaidis. Burnside Heights: C Faranda 2 A Saad.Best: Had�eld: S Vocale O Saad A Colaidis H McKerchar M Patane M Khoury. Burnside Heights: V Angelone C Faranda E Proh T Withers M Xuereb K Ross.

Res: Moonee Valley 12.13 bt Roxburgh Park 7.10,Had�eld 22.21 bt Burnside Heights 3.1. U-19:Had�eld 18.14 bt Burnside Heights 8.2, RoxburghPark 13.11 bt Moonee Valley 10.5, Aberfeldie21.12 bt Maribyrnong Park 10.5. Thirds: Taylors Taylors TLakes 7.12 bt Strathmore 5.9, Aberfeldie 7.9 btCraigieburn 7.6.

VAFAPREMIER C: Marcellin OC 14.9 bt Peninsula OB 10.6; Monash Blues 18.18 bt Old Haileyburians 5.5; Old Ivanhoe Gr 14.11 bt Pegs Football Club 8.5; Old C’berwell Gr 18.17 bt Therry Penola OB 10.9; Williamstown Cyms 21.12 bt Oakleigh 17.15PREMIER C RES: Marcellin Oc 19.12 bt Peninsula Ob 4.3, Monash Blues 9.14 bt Old Haileyburians 6.6 Pegs Football Club 9.15 bt Old Ivanhoe Grammarians 5.7, Old Camberwell Grammarians 13.15 bt Therry Penola Ob 10.5 Williamstown Cyms 15.13 bt Oakleigh 7.5.PREMIER C THIRDS: Monash Blues Won By Forfeit Hampton Rovers P E G S 17.17 bt St Mary’s Salesian 8.5, Therry Penola Ob 21.11 bt Collegians 5.5 Marcellin 14.14 bt Williamstown Cyms 8.4, Old Ivanhoe bt Parkdale Vultures fft.DIV 1: Old Geelong 14.19 bt St Mary’s Salesian 10.14; Old Mentonians 21.21 bt Nobs/St Pats 8.11; Ormond 8.12 bt Kew 19.9; Prahran Assumption 13.17 bt Whitefriars OC 10.6; Bulleen Templestowe Templestowe T20.23 bt Yarra Valley OB 10.7DIV 1 RES: St Mary’s Salesian 11.9 bt Old Geelong 7.4, Nobs/St Pats 18.9 bt Old Mentonians 8.9 Ormond 10.6 bt Kew 9.11, Prahran Assumption 21.12 bt Whitefriars Oc 6.8 Yarra Valley Ob 11.17 bt Bulleen Templestowe 7.9.bt Bulleen Templestowe 7.9.bt Bulleen TDIV 2: Ivanhoe 21.17 bt Richmond Central 12.8; Monash Gryphons 17.23 bt Elsternwick 11.5; Northern Blues 20.16 bt St Johns OC 15.13; Eltham Collegians 19.12 bt South Melbourne Districts 11.13; Old Paradians 15.5 bt Mhsob 6.14DIV 2 RES: Ivanhoe 13.12 bt Richmond Central 9.5, Elsternwick 10.14 bt Monash Gryphons 10.6 Northern Blues 16.14 bt St Johns Oc 10.7, ElthamCollegians 12.13 bt South Melbourne Districts 3.12 Mhsob 17.12 bt Old Paradians 4.5.DIV 3: Power House 12.12 bt Albert Park 11.14; Aquinas OC 12.10 bt Hawthorn 11.10; Glen Eira 12.11 bt Eley Park Sharks 10.7; West Brunswick 14.18 bt Swinburne University 12.9; Emmaus St Leos OC 20.17 bt Uhs-Vu 9.11DIV 3 RES: Power House 13.10 bt Albert Park 8.8, Aquinas Oc 11.9 bt Hawthorn 7.2 Eley Park Sharks 9.13 bt Glen Eira 3.8, West Brunswick 9.11 bt Swinburne University 7.4 Uhs-Vu 19.12 bt Emmaus St Leos Oc 3.6.U-19 PREMIER: Beaumaris 15.7 bt De La Salle 10.7, Old Scotch 25.12 bt Old Trinity 5.9 Old Xaverians 15.16 bt St Bernards 11.7, St Kevins 19.14 bt University Blacks 9.6 University Blues 17.10 bt Old Melburnians 12.10.U-19 SECTION 4: Monash Blues 10.7 bt OldHaileyburians 8.8, Peninsula Ob 20.12 bt NorthernBlues 6.7 Mazenod Oc 17.15 bt Oakleigh 4.9,Beaumaris Fc 12.12 bt Therry Penola Ob 6.9 StKevins Ob 20.14 bt Parkdale Vultures 5.7, De La Salle Oc 27.14 bt Melbourne High School Old Boys3.4.


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Trying to put together consecutive wins is the key to whether Whittlesea Ranges can stay in touch with the top sides in the west division of soccer’s National Premier League 1.

�e Ranges went into round 16 on Saturday in sixth position, eight points behind the leaders, but fell a further point adri� a�er a 3-0 loss away to Ballarat Red Devils.

With Ranges missing players through suspension and injury, the Reds scored once in the �rst half and twice in the second.

Speaking before the match, Ranges coach Vinko Buljubasic backed his side to �nish the season well.

“�e boys are con�dent, but not over-con�dent,” he said.

“Barring injuries and suspensions, we can do the job.

“Finishing at the top of the ladder is still our aim and we will go into every game thinking we can win.

“Where we �nish this year – hopefully that is in the upper half – it has been a successful season.”

Buljubasic said the team wasn’t too far away from the top sides.

“We’re close and if we can get a run of consecutive wins it will help our cause,” he said.

“We are still a young side but we’ve added a few better technical players to help with the development.

“And the top three or four sides still have to play each other.”

In NPL, Hume City beat Oakleigh Cannons 1-0 on Saturday.

City scored through captain Nick Hegarty in the 62nd minute with a shot into the bottom corner.

City is ��h on the ladder.On Wednesday night, City will take

on Kingston City in the FFA Cup at Broadmeadows Valley Park.

�e winner will go into the last 32 of the Australia-wide competition.

Tara Murray

Ranges battle to keep pace with leaders

By Tara Murray

Craigieburn may be on top of the ladder leading into the Big V basketball division 2 �nals, but their coach feels there’s a big improvement to come.

Coach Dennis McNamara said the Eagles were not resting on their laurels, having lost only one game for the season.

“We want to maintain the top position and get home court advantage for the �nals,” he said.

“I’m a�er improvement and I think we have another 30-40 per cent in us. If we stay the same then the other teams will catch us.”

He pointed out captain Liam Watts as one player who continues to impress.

“Liam is only 21 and he’s getting better and better and will only continue to improve,” McNamara said.

“And we have 10 players who can step up and do a job . . . our bench players have performed well when our starters haven’t.”

On Saturday night, the Eagles beat Coburg 77-59 to avenge an early-season loss.

“It was a good win once we controlled what we were doing,” McNamara said.

“We made a slow start and the opposition started well. �ey had one player, Jordan Harding, who started really well and once we got control of him we controlled the game.”

Charles Parker was the man who stopped Harding.

“He [Harding] had 12-15 points in the �rst quarter and we tried di�erent players on him until we found someone who could [stop him],” McNamara said.

“Parker did what our starters couldn’t do. He wasn’t our �rst choice, but he was terri�c.”

�ere was one negative from the game, with Mark Welch su�ering a possible season ending injury.

“He hurt his groin in the warm-up and with an injury like that you normally miss eight to 10 weeks,” McNamara said. “It could be season-ending and it’s just terrible for him.”

�e Eagles’ women’s side lost 78-57 to Keilor in division 1, Jessica Boyd top-scoring for the losers with 14 points.

It was a special night for the club as they wore specially made tops to help raise funds for CanTeen. �ere was ra�es, auctions and merchandise on sale to raise money for the charity, which supports young people and their families dealing with cancer.

Eagles ‘to soar higher’

Eric Mira�ores �ies high to get the ball. (Supplied

Greenvale can’t get the Gorillas off their backAberfeldie has shown Greenvale, for the second time this season, that it’s the side to beat in the Essendon District Football League’s premier division.

�e third-placed Jets have had no trouble accounting for all the sides below them on the ladder but again they couldn’t match it with a side above them.

Two of their three losses this season have been against Aberfeldie, the latest on Saturday 13.18 (96) - 8.8 (56).

�e Jets were still within striking distance at three-quarter time, despite having only half as many scoring shots.

But the Gorillas saved their best for last and kicked �ve goals to three in the �nal term to end up comfortable winners.

Nicholas Parthenopoulos was best for the Jets in the loss.

Craigieburn and Westmeadows were on the winners’ list in division 1.

�e ladder-leading Eagles came out �ring in the �rst quarter against Glenroy, kicking seven goals straight to open up a 39-point lead.

�at set the tone for the day and, despite late goals to Glenroy, the Eagles won easily, 17.7 (109) - 13.12 (90).

Jason Cloke kicked four goals for the winners, while Stefan Terzievski was voted best on ground.

Westmeadows jumped into the top four with victory against Taylors Lakes.

Only three points separated the sides at half-time, but then the Tigers kicked seven goals to two to win 13.14 (92) - 9.11 (65).

Matt Sammut continued his hot form and was named best on ground for the ��h time in the Tigers’ eight matches.

Roxburgh Park grabbed a massive win in the context of its Division 2 season, with a four-point win against Moonee Valley, 8.12 (60) - 8.8 (56).

It wasn’t a pretty game – both sides struggled to get on the scoreboard and only one goal was kicked in the �rst quarter.

�e Magpies trailed by three goals at half-time and four at three-quarter time.

Needing to kick more goals in the last quarter than in the �rst three quarters combined, the Magpies kicked it up a notch and overran Moonee Valley in the �nal quarter with seven scoring shots to one.

Tara MurrayNicholas Parthenopoulos was best for Greenvale. (Shawn Smits)

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Disappointments can be a blessing in disguise, as Mernda Netball Club is �nding out this season.

�e Demons started the Northern Netball League season in section 5 but found themselves in section 6 a�er losing all four grading games.

Since then they have won four matches and drawn another.

�e 25-25 draw came on Friday night against Fitzroy Stars 3.

Captain-coach Dakota Craven said the side was initially disappointed at going down to section 6.

“It was a bit of a blow, coming down a grade,” Craven said.

She said the standard of competition they were facing seemed very similar to that faced the previous year in section 5.

“Since we have gone down we have played really well and are hoping to continue this for the rest of the year,” she said.

�e Demons are in third place on the section 6 ladder.

Craven said her side was starting to gel well, with several new players joining in the o�-season.

“Last year we had 10 players and a few of the girls couldn’t play on Friday nights,” she said. “We’ve had �ve new players join.

“We’ve been doing really well and starting to come together. �e others teams are the same standard as we are. We are playing a lot better and it feels like it’s starting to �ow a bit better.

“Since we have gone down we have not lost a game. We seem to be in the right division.”

A�er re-entering the competition last season, the Demons are looking at having at least two teams next season.

Craven and some of her teammates have been playing in a more casual setting in Darebin on Tuesday nights “with some of our friends” and Craven hopes some of these players will join the Demons’ Friday night set-up next season.

“It’s a six week competition and we thought we would jump in with it as a training session,” she said. “We are hoping Tuesday night girls want to join us and [then] we will easily have two teams next season.”

�omastown 2 is on top of the ladder in Northern Netball League section 6 despite losing 26-24 to North Heidelberg 4. �omastown’s top side lost 41-24 to Heat 2 in section 3. In section 1, Whittlesea Eagles and Bundoora Comets both lost.

Tara Murray

Down, not out for Mernda

By Tara Murray

�ere aren’t many challenges Hume City Broncos’ women’s side haven’t overcome in Big V state championship basketball in recent seasons.

On Saturday, the two-time reigning title holders went one step closer to ticking o� one thing they haven’t achieved in the past two seasons – �nishing on top of the ladder.

�e Broncos got an all important 67-51 win against Ringwood, the side they have beaten in the past two grand �nals and a side that had, until the weekend, lost one match for the season.

In a physical game with several o�-the-ball fouls called, the Broncos led by 11 points at quarter-time and 12 points at half-time.

�e Hawks continued to press in the second half but couldn’t get any closer than nine points.

�e last quarter wasn’t pretty with the Broncos hitting just two �eld goals, including one on the buzzer, but they still out-scored the Hawks 9-8.

Broncos coach Katrina Hibbert was happy to get the win.

“�e girls trained really well all week and that was evident in the �rst half, to hold a really quality team to 12 points in both quarters,” she said. “It’s great to see we had four to �ve di�erent people in double digits, which is what it is all about.

“We only scored nine in the last quarter, as we stopped running and tried to protect the lead not build on it. Ringwood is our nemesis from the last two to three years.”

Hearts were in mouths in the �rst quarter when star centre Colleen Planeta went down with an ankle injury. She returned to the court, but �nished the game on the bench a�er jarring her knee in the last quarter.

“She is one of our main players –with her on the court they take con�dence,” Hibbert said.

“It was good to see Nic [Nicole McMahon] come on and step up … it was good to get a look at di�erent step-ups against Ringwood.”

Planeta top-scored with 17 points but it was the all round game of Nicole Zammit – including 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists – that was the standout.

“She has that international experience and maturity about her,” Hibbert said. “She understands the tempo of the game.

“She has been really crucial for us, especially in big games, when she steps up for us.”

�e win pushes the Broncos a game clear on top of the ladder and gives them a 2-0 record over the Hawks.

“You want to �nish on top and give yourself the best chance you can in the �nals,” Hibbert said.

Broncos beat nemesis

Bronco Nicole Zammit (left) gets physical against Ringwood. (Shawn Smits)

Bottom dwellers knock off ladder leaderMernda caused the boilover of the season with victory over �omastown in division 2 of the Northern Football League on Saturday. �e season so far could not have been more di�erent for the Demons and Bears.

�e Bears, in their �rst season back in division 2, sat atop the ladder before Saturday’s game with only one loss in nine matches.

�e Demons, on the other hand, were bottom of the ladder without a point.

But that didn’t matter on Saturday when the Demons proved too strong in the �nal quarter, winning 11.7 (73) - 7.16 (58).

Demons president Vinny Hanlon said it was a relief to get the monkey o� the back.

“It has been an absolutely terrible run with injuries this year,” Hanlon said.

“Many of those have been season-ending injuries, which has meant we have had to play

the kids. It has been hard but they’re starting to gel.”

He said the Demons deserved the win.“We ran out the game a lot better,” he said.

“We train on a bigger ground and playing on smaller grounds has hurt us.

“�omastown has a big ground and we made the most of it.”

�e Demons were led by Les Adams and Matthew Duggan.

“You need your leaders to step up in situations like this,” Hanlon said.

“�e younger guys like Matthew Golledge and Riley Black really stood up as well and provided much-needed run.

“When you have a young side, you need everyone to contribute and that’s what happened.”

Hanlon also praised the e�orts of coach

Brett Wilson. “He puts a lot of time into the opposition and I thought he got the match- ups right,” he said.

�e win closed the gap between Mernda and second-last Panton Hill to just one win, with the teams to meet this weekend.

“You can notice, morale is already di�erent,” Hanlon said.

“Our destiny is in our own hands and if we can get a win this week and a few more we can avoid relegation.”

In other division 2 matches, Lalor won a two-point thriller against Panton Hill, 16.7 (103) - 15.11 (101).

Fourth-placed Whittlesea put some distance between itself and ��h-placed Fitzroy Stars with a 37-point win.

Tara Murray Mernda’s Andrew Douglas. (Shawn Smits)

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By Tara Murray

It’s been a while, but the Northern Knights �nally had the chance to celebrate their second win of the TAC Cup.

�e �rst 20 minutes didn’t suggest a Knights’ win as the Western Jets started the better of the sides.

Once the Knights found space to run and carry with the ball, it was a di�erent story as they headed for their second win of the season.

�e end result was a 20-point margin, 12.15 (87) – 9.13 (67).

Knights’ coach Andrew Shakespeare said the win was a great reward for the hard work the players had put in in recent months.

“It’s acknowledgement of their e�ort and great for the boys,” he said.

“�ere was a relief from the players’ point of view and belief that they can do it.

“�e theme during the week was ‘keep believing and keep con�dent’,” said Shakespeare, who thought the win a better performance than the one against Sandringham Dragons.

“�e scoreboard a�er the �rst 20 minutes re�ected the game,” Shakespeare said.

“We then took control of it and played it our way.

“We had to �ght for victory and it’s the best performance for the year for that reason.”

Darcy MacPherson and Kieran Malone were the Knights’ best players,” Shakespeare thought.

“It was Darcy’s second game back a�er a long time out with a shoulder injury. He had 28 possessions and was really dynamic with the ball.

“It’s a credit to him that he’s come back so well.

“Kieran had 36 possessions and worked the ball around. He knows he’s able to work across all four quarters.”

�e win came without the side’s four Vic Metro players, Brayden Fiorini, Tyrone Leonardis, Matthew Perry and Jade Gresham.

“It’s really pleasing that a lot of bottom-age players were out there and we had a 16-year-old play as the 23rd man.

“�ey played Knights’ football.”Shakespeare said the four boys in the Vic

Metro squad had acquitted themselves really well in the carnival.

“To have four players in the �nal Vic Metro squad is really good. Jade got the captaincy against Western Australia and has always been a strong dra� prospect.

“�e others have come from the lower ranking in TAC Cup.

“To be in the �nal 25, it shows a realisation of the work ethic it takes.”

�e Calder Cannons lost a thriller against the Sandringham Dragons on Sunday.

�e Cannons led at quarter-time but found themselves 18 points down at half-time.

In the end, the Cannons fell a goal short, losing 10.5 (65) - 12.5 (77).

Knights on the charge

Michael Mattingly helped Northern Knights to their second win of the season. (Shawn Smits)

Coach stays cool under pressureSporting Whittlesea is not hitting the panic button despite coming back to the pack in FFV state league 2 north-west.

�e early-season ladder leaders have fallen to fourth on the ladder a�er a draw, followed by a 1-0 loss to Banyule on Saturday.

Coach Kevin �euma said the result wasn’t re�ective of how Sporting played.

“It was actually one of our better games for the year and we were a bit unlucky not to get something,” he said.

“We outplayed them and missed a penalty with one minute to go and they converted their penalty.

“�ere were easy chances and some reasonable chances and a draw would have been the right result.”

Not helping Sporting Whittlesea’s cause is a number of players missing.

“�ere are six or seven players out injured or overseas,” �euma said.

“All the guys who have come in have stepped up.

“But not having all the players means we’ve been down to only 12 or 13 to pick from, which doesn’t give you options to change things.

“We are hoping everyone will be back a�er the break next week.”

�euma said the side still had a top-three �nish in mind.

“I’m not really worried about the last couple of weeks,” he said.

“I’m not going to make wholesale changes, as most of the time we’re still playing well.”

Hume United lost to Geelong 3-0 in other state league 2 north-west results.

United remains ninth on the ladder.

In FFV state league 3 north-west, LaTrobe University had a 4-3 win over Williamstown, while Lalor United defeated Darebin United 3-2.

Whittlesea United shocked Hoppers Crossing with a 1-1 draw and it was the same scoreline between the Western Eagles and Up�eld.

Up�eld is third on the ladder, Lalor United ��h, LaTrobe University sixth and Whittlesea United is seventh.

In state league 4 north, Epping City won 2-1 against West Preston, Plenty Valley Lions had a 2-2 draw with Northern Falcons, Bundoora United and Watsonia Heights played a scoreless draw and Greenvale United lost 3-1 to Fawkner.

Tara Murray

Whittlesea Pacers made it two from two in Big V women’s division 1 basketball at the weekend.

�e Pacers started with an 83-57 win on Saturday night against Hawthorn.

A�er an even start to the game, the Pacers outscored the Magic 24-10 in the second quarter to lead by 17 points at half-time.

In the third term the Magic dominated, reducing the margin to �ve points at the last break.

But not content to let the game become an arm wrestle, the Pacers stepped up in the last quarter, booting their way to an easy win.

Kimetria Hayden top-scored with 21 points, with three players scoring 15 or more.

Against Sunbury Jets on Sunday, the Pacers led from start to �nish, winning 94-62. It was the �rst half that set up the win, with the Pacers leading by 25 points at half-time.

Hayden was again the scoreboard standout with 33 points. Darcy Saunders chipped in with 25.

In the men’s state championship, the Pacers lost to Hawthorn 89-74.

�e Pacers trailed all game with the Magic outscoring them in every quarter.

Jermaine Williams top-scored for the Pacers with 22 points.

Tara Murray

Pacers oust Magic, leave Jets on tarmac

South Morang met its nemesis at the weekend, going down for only the second time during its Northern Football League division 3 season.

Epping again knocked o� the ladder-leading Lions, this time winning 15.13 (103) – 12.11 (83).

�e Pingers were quick out of the blocks, grabbing a 21-point lead by quarter-time and they didn’t give it up. �e �nal margin of 20 points was the closest the Lions came to the Pingers at the end of any quarter.

Christopher Chilcott kicked four goals for Epping. Teammate Daniel Moore was best on ground.

Wayne Pavitt kicked six goals for the Lions.

�e loss for the Lions, their second for the year and second to the Pingers, pegs them back with the pack.

�e Lions, Watsonia and Pingers are on top of the ladder, each with 28 points and only percentage separating them.

In division 1, Bundoora lost to Lower Plenty 15.12 (102) - 9.11 (65). �e Bears led all day and the Bulls didn’t get close at any stage.

Veteran Gary Moorcro� kicked �ve goals for the Bulls and was among the best, with Ben Young and Matt Dennis.

�e Bulls are ��h on the ladder, equal on points and percentage with sixth-placed Eltham.

Tara Murray

Lions’ loss has them back with the pack

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