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BEST OF Stories to inspire The Mail’s ‘Best of’ supplement is one of the mostloved features to prepare in the newsroom, because it’s the editorial team’s chance to sift through all the positive, incredible achievements and stories that circulate within the Dandenong Ranges.

We love our community and we enjoy highlighting the achievements of the many inspiring individuals and organisations in the region that give back so much.

The only tough part is trying to whittle down the list of candidates because, let’s face it, there are too many to mention in just one edition.

For this year, though, there is definitely an ‘against-the-odds’ theme, with our stories highlighting the grit and determination of the Emerald SES and the Upwey-Belgrave RSL Sub-branch.

Both much-loved organisations have faced exceptional challenges over the past 12 months, but have dug in their heels and fought the good fight.

Though, it hasn’t happened without great effort, sacrifice and community support.

There is also a sporting flavour, as we highlight the incredible rise in participation of women’s football throughout the Yarra Ranges.

Fresh off the success of the inaugural AFL Women’s competition, player numbers and teams have ballooned over the past year.

There is even a local trailblazer who has helped pave a path for young, aspiring female footballers - in Lauren Tesoriero. Tesoriero has lived out the dream of many, playing in front of 25,000 while wearing the black ‘n’ white stripes of Collingwood.

Ask any visitor or local about the hills and they will instantly mention the famous ol’ icon Puffing Billy, or the breath-taking scenery or countless niche shops and cafes.

But the hills region is much more.

So take your time to digest what we’ve prepared for you in this fantastic ‘Best of’ edition of the Mail.

Peter Douglas, Editor

The Alfred Nicholas Gardens in Sherbrooke. Picture: NIGEL HAINES

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Did you know?

By Peter Douglas With such a long and rich history, there are always a few titbits to surprise even the most learned local in the Dandenong Ranges.

So, did you know?

Timber town: Before the throngs of tourists discovered the beauty of the region, the Dandenong Ranges was originally explored and exploited for its tall timber.

Volcano: Geologists have estimated that 300 million years ago a large volcano existed in the region that now goes by the name of Mount Dandenong.

First inhabitants: The Wurundjeri and Bunurong tribes were believed to have arrived about 20,000 years ago.

Etymology: Aboriginal people originally referred to the hills as ‘Banyenong’, which is thought to have meant ‘bush burned here in the past’. This name is believed to have been the source of the name Dandenong.

Day-trippers: Loved the region even in the early 1900s. When motoring was in its infancy, from about 1913 onwards, the Dandenongs was among Victoria’s most desirable destinations.

Artists: Have long been inspired by the region. One of Australia’s most celebrated impressionist painters, Tom Roberts, resided at Kallista.

Also, author C.J. Dennis is thought to have penned ‘Songs of a Senti-

mental Bloke’ at a Kallista property.

The house of Aspro: The eponymously titled Alfred Nicholas Gardens has its origins in one of the world’s most famous medical treatments, Aspro. Alfred and his brother, George, developed Aspro and become incredibly rich. They were known to be extremely generous.

130: The number of recorded bird species in the Dandenong Ranges, along with 31 species of reptiles and nine species of amphibians.

25 October 1938: Was the date of one of the region’s worst tragedies, the Kyeema air disaster. Eighteen passengers were killed in the tragedy, with the aircraft crashing into the western side of Mount Dandenong.

The crash triggered the beginning of aircraft traffic control in Australia.

Tribute to soldiers: In 1997, the Thousand Steps became a Kokoda Track memorial. Many local groups, RSL clubs and individuals supported the enormously popular steps.

The tribute honours the Australian soldiers who fought on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea during World War II. 180: Workers were involved in the initial construction of the ‘Puffing Billy’ rail line, which began on 1 August 1899. The railway was completed in just 16 months, with construction costing 74,000 pounds.

- Source: ‘The Dandenong Ranges’ by Nick Anchen

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Axel’s handy artistry

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Despite his humble demeanour, Axel Axelrad is responsible for creating the iconic Australian puppets, Ossie the Ostrich and Tuckerbag.

What is your favourite thing about the Dandenong Ranges?

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basically,” he said.

“They have a top part separated from the bottom part, but we decided to join the bottom and top together and then the arms and the legs are the same, only one is longer than the other.”

“I worked out how to make the least parts inside the puppet ... it’s no good making the puppet complicated.”

“It was the standard design ... You could make anything out of that.”

Leaving engineering behind him, Axel and his wife moved to Olinda at the end of the 1950s, and created the company Lamont Puppets where they began supplying their incredible range of puppets to toy stores all over the world including Europe, America and England.

When his puppets won Toy of the Year award, Axel and his wife would spend many of their nights and days, creating clothing for them or drawing the faces.

“We made 45,000 puppets; my wife did the clothing.”

“When the puppets won the Toy of the Year award, everyone wanted them.”

“At night, I sat in the corner, next to the heater doing the mouth, I’d also put the hair on or the hat ... Sometimes it got a bit hectic, but we survived,” he joked.

Considered one of the pre-eminent puppet makers in Australia at the time, Axel began working with advertising companies and TV stations,

and in the 1970s he created his most memorable work Oswald Q Ostrich.

Although Ossie was a ‘special’ puppet, Axel kept his design simple and was by this time a master at creating a realistic puppet without over complicating it. After receiving a call asking whether he could make an ostrich, he set to work.

A fibreglass ball and a cardboard tube covered in pink stretch cotton made up Ossie’s neck and head, and from that relatively simple construction, Ossie could effectively communicate a range of non-verbal expressions with just a tilt of his head or a curl of his beak. With that simple design, Ossie became an icon.

Although Axel created both Tuckerbag and Ossie Ostrich, he remains as humble as ever, and is glad that his creations were given life through television.

“If someone else uses them great, because I’m not a showman, I can’t remember dialogue ... they wanted to have a puppet on television, and so they’d tell me what they wanted ... I said I could make it,” he said.

“It was a combined action.”

“Somebody wanted something they can use, that can be remembered and that was it - I would make it for them ... I was good at thinking of something different, outside of the box you see, which is what they needed ... I’d get amazingly wild ideas and puppetry let me create those ideas.”

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He’s arguably the most famous puppet in Australia. That memorable pink oval feathered body, who on Saturday nights would charm viewers with his wit and cheek.

He is none other than that ostentatious ostrich named Ossie who Australians have fallen in love with.

And although Darryl Sommers and Ernie Caroll became names synonymous with the show and the big headed bird, one name went unseen.

Axel Axelrad, a 97-year-old Olinda resident, who despite creating the most notorious puppet Australian television has ever seen has gone largely unnoticed.

“That Ossie Ostrich wasn’t meant to be a great puppet, it was just something to make ... it became Ossie Ostrich because of the people that bought it,” Axel said.

At his house in Olinda, there are still remnants of a life that saw Axel become responsible for many of the well-known characters that were seen on Australian TV in the late 1980s.

The Magic Circle Club, Adventure Island, the dog from Young Talent Time, Tuckerbag, and, of course, Ossie Ostrich from Hey Hey it’s Saturday were all made from Axel’s wonderful imagination.

And that imagination, he said, was where it all began.

“I get amazingly wild ideas sometimes- that’s half the trouble you see.”

Migrating to Australia in the 1950s from Germany, Axel came to Australia as a qualified aeronautical engineer, inspecting plane parts and ensuring that they were in order- a job he said he quickly became bored with.

During this time, while he and his wife were living in South Yarra he began to make puppets; a skill which he had been taught at school in Germany and a hobby which he had never considered as a career.

“I had a hobby, making puppets, but I only made a couple for me and some friends; it wasn’t a business,” he said.

Selling them to local gift shops in South Yarra, Axel slowly began to grow his small puppet business until most of the stores on his street stocked them.

In the 1950s, Axel said, Australia was not considered ‘a puppet country’ and this helped him as there was a large demand for puppets, but no supply.

“Australia was not a puppet country - there weren’t any puppet makers here.”

“There was a demand for puppets, but there was nobody making puppets. There were some hobbyists, but hobbyists stick too much on a puppet by which time the puppet is so expensive, you can’t sell it.

“I thought I’ll find a system where the puppet is very simple and you can mass produce them.”

Having worked as an engineer, Axel drew from his experience and knowledge into the puppets he created. The sleek and functional puppets which he designed were easier and cheaper to produce, but they were still unique and different, and like the man himself, all had a lot of character in them.

“A puppet is quite simple; it’s like a human

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On the job when disaster strikes When the going gets tough, the tough get going - as they say.

And for an SES crew, there aren’t too many scenarios tougher than when destructive winds strike the Dandenong Ranges.

So when winds of more than 120km/h hit the region on 8 October last year - causing incredible damage - it took something special from local emergency service workers to ‘get going’ and respond for their community.

In the thick of the operations were volunteers from the Emerald SES Unit, which responded to a reported 600 call-outs during that windstorm event.

To put that almost inhuman effort in perspective, the crew racked up almost half of its incredible 1276 call-outs for the year in the week after that storm.

Also, the 1276 call-outs was the highest figure in Victoria for 2016.

The nearest crew was Frankston, with 900 call-outs for the year - that’s just 300 call-outs more than the Emerald crew notched during the windstorm event.

Though the team of around 30 hardworking volunteers never ask for plaudits, they came in thick and fast regardless after their response.

The unit won the SES Storm Award for the central region of Victoria at the annual central region award dinner.

At the time, Emerald SES controller Ben Owen attributed the win to their efforts related to the October storms, noting the Dandenongs are a disaster-prone area.

“We’re one of the most disasterprone areas in the world. Fires, storms, flash-flooding are some of the incidents we attend,” he said.

“People live under trees and it’s a high-risk area.

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Emerald SES was recognised as one of the busiest units in Victoria, attending over 1200 call-outs for the 2016/17 period. 171086

The major damage at Menzies Creek Primary School. 160437 “We got over 600 calls on one week of 8 October - it was a struggle but we had CFA, Parks Victoria and other SES units who came in and helped us.”

The unit has one of the largest areas to cover in Victoria, spanning the majority of the Dandenong Ranges, from Ferntree Gully to Gembrook - an area that has over 20 CFA units.

Not much of that area was left untouched by the windstorm, with the clean-up taking days afterwards.

Thousands of households were affected, with electricity supply cut to a reported 2200 customers in the Yarra Ranges.

Some estimates were that more than 1000 buildings were damaged, while more than 2000 trees were blown down.

Menzies Creek was one area particularly affected, with the local primary school suffering significant storm damage.

During the storm, a large tree fell and crushed one of the buildings and a playground, causing major disruption and damage.

At the time, mother Donna Arancibia had three children at the school - Heath, 12, Jocelyn, 10, and Fraser, 8.

To support the recovery effort, Ms Arancibia said portable buildings had arrived at the school and there had been much work behind the scenes to ensure classes could continue.

Although, she said there were many items that couldn’t be easily replaced.

“The sensory garden and totem poles, which the children painted, are now gone,” she said.

“Many of the teachers’ resources were lost when the tree destroyed the main building.

“These are items that insurance will not likely cover.”

What makes the efforts of Emerald SES all the more incredible is the unit had achieved this while working from substandard and antiquated facilities.

The crew worked day and night out of a 30-year-old tin shed, while using a 15-year-old storm truck to attend incidents.

Thankfully, the unit looks to be better placed next time around.

In April, Victorian Emergency Services Minister James Merlino announced a $1.8 million election promise to help upgrade the site and facilities.

Mr Merlino’s announcement officially put an end to years of advocacy, in which many Emerald SES volunteers had worked diligently to ensure their colleagues have the facilities they deserve.

At the announcement, Mr Merlino said the Emerald SES volunteers were inspirational and deserved a modern facility.

“The least we can do, as a government, is to support the volunteers; provide the resources, the training opportunities, the facilities and the equipment so you can do the fantastic work for our community,” he said.

“In the Budget next week, there will be a line item, in the Budget Paper, that talks about $1.8 million to the Emerald SES Unit for a brand-new facility.

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Heart of hills still

By Peter Douglas

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Bus helps keep us connected Born ‘n’ bred hills locals Michael and Richard Licciardi from MRE Property Marketing know what it takes to be part of a successful, thriving community.

To give back to the closeknit Yarra Ranges community, and to help its people stay better connected, they have both helped to donate for and establish a ‘not-for-profit’ initiative, the MRE Property Marketing Community Bus. Michael Licciardi said the concept was designed to offer low-cost transport to all members of the community and its many valued groups.

“By offering a low-cost alternative, it is our hope than more people and groups will be able to better stay connected with each other and also allow groups to take outings that they would otherwise not be able to take,” he said.

The bus has a disabled lift and access, as well as a further 12 seats for the driver and passengers.

The bus has been selected due to the fact that it can be driven by anyone with a normal car licence over the age of 25, Another advantage is that it has an automatic gearbox to allow the maximum number of

groups to use the bus, regardless of licence type.

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If there is one organisation that represents the resilience and community spirit synonymous with the Dandenong Ranges, it’s the Upwey-Belgrave RSL Sub-branch.

Earlier this year the community hub - affectionately known as the ‘heart of the hills’ - looked to be dead in the water after falling victim to substantial thefts.

But instead of giving up and shutting the doors, or succumbing to the appeal of poker machines, members of the committee of management dug in their heels and called on the community to join their fight for survival.

What ensued has been nothing short of incredible.

Spurred on by a rejuvenated bistro - as well as assistance from local politicians and the Healesville RSL Sub-branch - the Dandenong Ranges community has thrown its weight behind the popular icon.

Most recently, on Sunday 6 August, the Sub-branch held a special event to call on the community for support.

According to RSL member Annie Ashton, visitors turned out in record numbers with many signing up for membership on the day.

“This is not your average RSL; it’s also a community and social hub,” Ms Ashton said.

“There’s a sign near the

door which reads, ‘You enter a stranger but once’, and it’s true.

“The patrons know the staff by name, and often vice-versa, and being a member here is like belonging to a big extended family.”

Ms Ashton said many of the volunteers give their time and expertise just to keep the RSL ticking over.

“It’s a little secret which the members don’t mind sharing.

They call it the ‘heart of the hills’,” she said.

“Many community and sporting groups use this RSL as a base, including music groups, golf, darts and cricket and football teams.

“Poppies Restaurant serves delicious local produce cooked by dedicated chefs.”

Ms Ashton said the range of entertainment and social options had been the key to the RSL’s rejuvenation.

In fact, there is free live music every Friday night, showcasing some of the area’s best artists in The Opal Room, and many special music events.

Every Sunday evening there is a free open mic night and on the first Sunday of each month the free music runs from noon until closing.

In addition, there is the Running Rabbits Military Museum, with more than 2500 items, including trench art and a library.

Initially, there were fears that after the Anzac Day influx

in April died down, the RSL would be forced to close its doors.

In January this year, the committee of management urged the community to make a determined effort to show its support saying that the club may be forced to turn over management to head body, RSL House.

If that scenario became a reality, a risk that still exists, RSL House may consider introducing poker machines in order to save the venue.

The great irony is there was a poker machine addiction element to the thefts that almost brought down the RSL. On 24 April this year, Bayswater woman Marion Myra Mills - a former Upwey-Belgrave RSL Sub-branch treasurer - was sentenced to four months’ jail, wholly suspended for two years, after she pleaded guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception.

Over an almost three-year period - from 26 November 2010 to 5 August 2013 - Mills made 80 fraudulent payments totalling $28,918.

Mills had issued fake RSL gift vouchers to pay back the tab.

However, a recent News Corp report has suggested the RSL was left in the red to a figure of around $400,000 after Mills failed to pay bills or staff superannuation.

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The report also said Mills had been ordered to pay back the stolen funds at $50 per week, but that the RSL had not seen a cent.

In a court recording obtained by the Mail, defence lawyer Beth Warnock said around the time of offending, Mills had stopped work due to eyesight issues. Mills also reported a history of heavy drinking and a gambling addiction. Mills’ fraudulent actions were uncovered after an audit was ordered on the sub-branch, due to financial difficulties.

Meanwhile, though many hurdles lie throughout their journey towards financial sustainability, the committee of management has made a good fist of the fight.

In April the RSL Sub-branch announced it would continue on until at least the end of this year, paying tribute to support from local MPs Edward O’Donohue, Jason Wood and James Merlino in addition to assistance from the Healesville RSL Sub-branch.

The revamped bistro has proved to be a masterstroke, with the community getting right behind the initiative.

Sub-branch president David Eaton said the response had been encouraging.

“The bistro has been going crazy since the story was published; we’re not out of the woods but in a much more positive spot.”

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Football at its finest

By Peter Douglas

What is you favourite thing about the Dandenong Ranges?

I love the closeness to nature. No matter where you are in the Dandenong Ranges you’re always only a few mintues walk away from towering gum trees and all sorts of native animals.

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Pictured, from left: Under-14s young stars Ciara Stephenson, Mikayla Porteous, Cadhla Schmidii, Sarah Payne and Tahlia Sheehan.

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Pictured, from left, before the Community Bank Cup: Dominic Tesoriero (Yarra Junction Women's coach), Tony Aulich (club president), Jessie Laidlaw (captain of Yarra Valley Women's Team), Carla Nobes (customer relations officer at Yarra Valley Community Bank) and Sally Brennan (director of Bendigo Bank). 169356 Picture: ROB CAREW women as role-models for younger generations, Tesoriero said they realise they are lucky to have the opportunity because there were no pathways for girls in football for so long.

“I have young nieces who are playing football and it’s one of the reasons I thought I would give it a crack,” she said.

“They want to have something to aspire to.

“I know a lot of the young girls from Mount Evelyn watching that game on Friday would be wanting to get out and have a kick the next day.”

In recent times, Tesoriero has juggled her work in horticulture with coaching netball in Yea and Mansfield, and training as an elite footballer.

The Collingwood AFLW team finished the inaugural season in fifth

place, notching three wins.

Meanwhile, at junior level, nothing symbolised the game’s rapid growth like the newly formed under14s girls’ team at the Upwey-Tecoma Junior Football Club.

The team’s inception came about initially due to the determination of Ciara Stephenson, 13, who desperately wanted to play.

The club had previously tried unsuccessfully to form a girls’ team.

However, within just five days of a call-out on social media, and through word of mouth, 12 players were ready to join Ciara on round one.

Within the next four weeks, the team had 23 players on their list, who were training twice a week and playing every Sunday as the first under-14s girls team at the club.

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of its 13 games and reached third on the ladder of 10 teams.

They played in two rounds of finals before being eliminated.

Team coach Glenn Stephenson said it was an incredible achievement.

“It’s been a very proud year for the Upwey-Tecoma Junior Football Club, with the formation of its first all-girls team, something it had been wanting to achieve over the past couple of years,” he said.

“We’ve all been amazed by the interest shown by young girls in our community; we attest to a great deal of this to the formation of the inaugural AFLW competition this year, which has inspired many young girls.”

Upwey-Tecoma is hoping to field all-girls teams in all age groups next year.

Meanwhile, senior teams have thrived, too.

The women’s Mount Evelyn and Yarra Junction teams went headto-head in the inaugural Women’s Community Bank Cup on 17 June at Yarra Junction Reserve.

Yarra Junction Football and Netball Club committee member, Georgia Strahan, said the women’s competition is integral to grassroots football.

“Anything that is bringing people to come along is important to all competitions, including women’s football,” she said.

“It’s important that we support women’s footy and the Community Cup, as it gives an opportunity for other young girls to participate in the near future.”

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While it may’ve been a long time coming, the emergence of the AFL Women’s competition has brought out the best in sportswomen throughout the Dandenong Ranges.

Whether it’s getting the job done at elite level - such as Mount Evelyn’s Collingwood recruit, Lauren Tesoriero - or at senior or junior club level, female players regionwide are showing they’re made of the right stuff.

In the wider Yarra Ranges, the women’s game has grown substantially over the past two years, expanding from 12 teams to an incredible 36 teams.

AFL Yarra Ranges has partnered with the AFLW-feeder club, Eastern Ranges, for the women’s competition.

As many as 80 girls have played representative football, including the TAC Club, with seven girls making the Under-18s Victorian Squad and three named All Australian.

Meanwhile, Mount Evelyn and Yarra Junction boast strong senior women’s teams, competing in the South Eastern competition.

Kicking off the rise, earlier this year Tesoriero lived out a dream when she donned the famous black ‘n’ white stripes in front of a 24,500 crowd, turning out for the inaugural match between Collingwood and Carlton at Princess Park on Friday 3 February.

As part of a sports-mad family, Tesoriero, described as a strongbodied midfielder, grew up around the Mount Evelyn Football Club.

Even though she made a shortlived football debut in the under10s, she didn’t play again until her late teens, instead establishing herself as a promising netballer and basketballer.

At age 18, her love of football was rekindled when she was recruited to the Yarra Valley Cougars women’s football team.

Tesoriero thrived in that environment, which would assist in her journey to the elite level, and, ultimately, that historic first match.

While the final siren saw Collingwood go down to Carlton by 35 points, Lauren said that moment of realisation the game had drawn a capacity crowd, and what that meant, was surreal.

“It (the loss) was hard, out on the ground at that moment it was really disappointing, but just looking around, you couldn’t not be happy with what we’ve done for girls in the future to have a career, and we started that,” Tesoriero said.

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BEST OF Artwork is in a class of its own Fine-artist Ken Hunt, from Monbulk Jewellers, has created an oil painting of the Monbulk Primary School, with the painting now on permanent display at the school.

Ken has created paintings of many subjects over his 45-plus years as an artist.

He has successfully entered major portrait prizes like the Archibald and the Doug Moran.

Ken said he utilises his ultra-realistic style of painting to allow all to see what his subject, person, pet or landscape actually looks like.

“The idea to create a painting came from a friend who suggested that I paint a picture of the old school building; and if the school was interested, it could be displayed at the school,” Ken said.

“The school could then produce and sell prints of the painting to assist with fund-raising and to allow students past, present and future to have a lovely work of art of their school, with all the treasured memories that that would bring.”

With the school’s blessing, Ken designed and then carefully and meticulously painted and developed this incredible work of art.

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Artist Ken Hunt is pictured with school principal Lynn Ordish. 172248 Pictures: PETER DOUGLAS artist to match as close as possible to the original painting.

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These prints can only be ordered exclusively through the school from as little as $50, and funds from the sale of the prints will benefit the school.

Just like any fund-raiser, it will assist the school financially to help to provide a great primary education for many more future students in the community.

To assist the school and get a beautifully produced print of the painting, please contact Monbulk Primary school on 9756 6481.

His cycle of success

By Peter Douglas Selby-raised lad Simon Clarke is quickly becoming one of the nation’s most respected cyclists and - arguably more importantly - one of the finest athletes to have originated from the Dandenong Ranges.

In a sport that at its best is exhilarating, but which is often marred with controversy, Clarke has been a refreshing face for Australian cycling, with his team-orientated, often selfless riding winning many fans.

Clarke, the son of Yarra Ranges councillor Mike Clarke, learnt his trade as a youngster through riding the winding, challenging roads of the Dandenong Ranges.

He has never forgotten his roots and has been known to use hills’ sports facilities and roads as a training base in preparation for his cycling schedule.

Clarke’s cycling resume his becoming more impressive after each race, following up an outstanding Olympic performance at Rio last year with an incredible ride in the 2017 Tour de France.

After moving to the CannondaleDrapac team for the 2016 season, he was named as team captain for the gruelling 2017 Tour, in which the team set out to support lead rider, Rigoberto Uran.

Thankfully for Uran, the team could not have been any more reliable, with Uran pushing the evidently unstoppable Chris Froome the whole way.

At the conclusion, Uran finished second to Froome by just under one minute, a feat that Clarke told Bicycling Australia was one of his greatest professional achievements.

“It’s amazing to come away with second place overall against such a strong

Cannondale Drapac’s team captain for the 2017 Tour de France, Simon Clarke. 170420 Picture: PETER DOUGLAS team like Sky. It really feels like a victory in itself,” Clarke said.

“We didn’t come to the Tour de France with such an experienced group of riders, but we really united strongly together and created a really strong core to support (Uran). To come away with a second place is just amazing and shows how well we worked together.”

Cannondale-Drapac finished in seventh position in the Team Classification, with Clarke finishing in 86th overall in the General Classification.

While Clarke played largely a team role, he also notched up some personal achievements during his third Tour.

During the 21-stage race, he climbed as

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Clarke also sought out a touch of glory for himself in Stage 8, joining in an early breakaway.

Though giving it his all, he admitted in an SBS interview he ran out of legs, after he misread the strength of the breakaway.

“I had today’s stage pencilled in from a fair while ago. Obviously, I tried not to tell everyone because that gives it away,” Clarke said.

“But, in the end, it turned out to be such a hard stage (because) that was just a quality breakaway ... they’re basically ex-GC (General Classification) riders and for me to match them on the final climb, I’m always going to have my work cut out.

“What kind of brought me unstuck was that I needed to go deep on that category two (climb) to get across.

“Although I rode myself into the bike race, I kind of rode my legs off to be there.

Then, when it was time to go, I didn’t have anything left.”

It’s a great step up for a rider who has proven himself as selfless and ready to step up when needed, be it for team or country.

In the Rio Olympics road race last year, the Australians had been in a strong position before team-leader Richie Porte crashed out on a descent in Rio. Clarke pushed on in place of Porte to finish in 25th place for his team.

He had been selected as a replacement to cover for Simon Gerrans, who had broken his collarbone while completing in the Tour de France.

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What’s your favourite place in the Dandenong Ranges?

Shoppers heed the plastic-free plea

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What is your favourite thing about the Dandenong Ranges?

I really like the people and the sense of community up in the Dandenong Ranges. I think that the people here are very grounded and friendly and that is something truly special. Being able to step into my favourite coffee shop and bump into locals and catch up over a coffee is such a warm and lovely feeling.

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If someone was visiting the Dandenong Ranges, what’s one thing they can’t miss seeing?

The Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens, it’s such a gorgeous place to visit especially in spring or autumn when the colours are all changing.

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What is you favourite thing about the Dandenong Ranges?

The drive, coming down the Olinda Basin Road, and the seasons that you see - the changing of the colours, the ferns, the flowering rhododendrons, its just the ambience of the setting we live in.

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Plastic is no longer fantastic, when it comes to shopping in the Yarra Ranges.

In recent times, committed groups of ‘plastic bag free’ campaigners have popped up across the region, joining a nationwide push to lower the reliance on plastic shopping bags.

Enthusiastic campaigners have been busy, spreading their message that plastic bag-free shopping is an environmentally friendly option that shoppers should consider.

Groups have been highly active within the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges.

In July this year, sewing and singing was the order of the day amid the official launch of Plastic Bag Free Healesville (PBF HV).

The event included the making of hundreds of ‘boomerang bags’, which were made by PBF HV members and supporters, and which were given to the Healesville IGA. Healesville Environment Watch Inc. (HEWI) and Mount Toolbewong Landcare helped the launch, with a local choir providing the entertainment.

Healesville IGA has committed to going plastic bagfree, and Coles and Liquor Land helped raise funds by going plastic bag-free for the day.

PBF HV member David Johnston said it was a fantastic launch that created a focus of merriment in the main street and raised awareness.

“A lot of people showed great interest in the information our group, HEWI, and Mt Toolbewong Landcare had to offer,” he said.

The Plastic Bag Free Healesville Group formed early in 2016, meeting monthly to discuss initiatives and make fabric shopping bags.

Mr Johnson said the group not only highlighted the environmental issues that plastic caused, but also encouraged people to make sustainable choices in their place.

“We’re talking about the whole big picture - it’s not just ‘nasty plastic bags, get rid of them’ - the fact is that people actually like having plastic bags, because they use them as bin-liners,” he said.

Meanwhile, Plastic Bag Free Dandenong Ranges has also placed its faith in homemade, re-usable ‘boomerang bags’ to inspire the community.

In June this year, more than 500 bags were hand-sewn and placed throughout various hills shops.

Customers were encouraged to borrow them, before returning them upon their visit.

Meanwhile, Upwey IGA has been one of the major supporters of the initiative and hosted the Boomerang Bag launch on 27 May. Stalls, sausages and songs were plentiful at the launch, with a ‘flashmob choir’ appeared in the aisles, along with Peggy the Platypus.

Jen Ellison, from Plastic Bag Free Dandenong Ranges, hoped the community would support the Boomerang Bag initiative.

“The idea is to give people an alternative to plastic bags,” she said.

“Use our Boomerang Bags and then return them to any of the participating stores, ready for the next customer.”

There have been numerous participants, including Upwey IGA, Selby General Store, Kallista General Store, Belgrave Book Barn, Hillztribes, Sushi Express and Unwrapped Pantry in Belgrave Heights.

Plastic Bag Free Dandenong Ranges launched its campaign in July 2016, with Ms Ellison saying the group has support of trader associations from Belgrave, Upwey and Tecoma.

“We don’t want to force this on anyone,” Ms Ellison said.

“We want to work with the traders and local communities to change people’s habits and the way they think about plastic bag use.”

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Push for drop-in centre ‘must’

By Derek Schlennstedt When it’s time to dig deeper and help others, Holy Fools CEO Neal Taylor and Yarra Ranges councillor Tim Heenan can be seen at the coalface. While it’s no secret there is a housing accommodation crisis in the Lilydale region - it still may shock many when Mr Taylor speaks of the magnitude.

On any given night, in the backstreets and parks of Lilydale, Mr Taylor can pick out the many locations where people often select to sleep.

Holy Fools, as an organisation, and the duo have campaigned heavily in recent times for a drop-in centre in Lilydale, which they say is a ‘must’ for the region.

Cr Heenan is adamant this needs to happen, and is doing way more than just talking the talk.

This year marked Cr Heenan’s 10th where he has braved the cold and frost, spending as many as nine nights sleeping under the stars in a cardboard box.

Early last month, Cr Heenan said he had spent 134 days in total sleeping in a cardboard box in Melba Park, Lilydale.

Cr Heenan began the sleepouts in 2008, and said he would continue to participate until people became informed.

“A lot of stuff we do is all reactive, but if we really looked inside our hearts and heads, we should be doing things more proactively,” Cr Heenan said.

“We keep doing this because we haven’t got the ultimate.

“Holy Fools needs a drop-in centre, a factory space in Lilydale, and we need someone to come forward.”

Cr Heenan said Lilydale had long been a hub for homelessness and, as more people move out from Melbourne, pressure was mounting on the need for a location, where the homeless can go to a wash, clean and store their belongings.

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Businesses in Belgrave are urging the council and state government to address a lack of parking in the town which they say is inhibiting customer access.

Sooki Lounge owner Steve Crombie said that customers would regularly complain of having to find parking spots and that, as a result, many customers were simply bypassing Belgrave rather than having to struggle to find a car park.

“Customers will continually tell us how they’ll just drive through our town because they can’t get a park because all the spots are taken up,” he said.

“They are choosing other places over Belgrave and aren’t even looking.

“The lack of parking for customers mainly during the day is having a suffocating effect on the town, businesses and the locals in general.”

It is believed the parking woes are being amplified by commuters who are being forced to park in spaces that are meant for customers or residents because of population growth and increased car ownership in the Yarra Ranges.

According to statistics from the Census, an analysis of car ownership in 2016 indicated that 65 per cent of households in Yarra Ranges Council area had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 51 per cent in Greater Melbourne.

Belgrave is situated at the end of the line with hills residents coming from across the Dandenong Ranges to use the station.

In 2016 a survey undertaken by RACV highlighted the problem of parking at Belgrave station when it reported that the majority of commuters drove to the station and that most of them were travelling 14 minutes to get there.

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By Derek Schlennstedt Fancy a wedding that’s just a little bit spooky?

Dandenong Ranges wedding celebrant Rosalind Mackay is teaming up with Sherbrooke Community School and Sassafras Primary and Preschool for the Halloween on the Green festival where she will be holding a wedding.

The Halloween festival held on 28 October at the Ferny Creek reserve is an annual event where all three government-funded schools come together to help raise money that goes toward upgrading school facilities.

Helping raise money is Rosalind, who despite not having children in the schools herself, said she wanted to do her bit for her local community.

“It’s a way of doing a fun fund-raiser

that really involves the kids and the community as well.”

“I’ve always been involved in community events as I like to help out with my local community, and I just wanted to help out Andrew and Fabian - the festival directors.“ It’s a great fund-raiser event, and something that’s very much needed for the schools.“ The lucky couple can get married as a incubus/ succubus duo, and Rosalind has opened bidding for the wedding which starts at $100.

Rosalind, who has a background in acting and theatre, said she had undertaken various peculiar weddings, but added that this would have to be the strangest.

“It’s possibly the most unusual wedding I will have ever done, but I have done some pretty crazy ones,” Rosalind said.

“The average Australian wedding costs

around $50,000, whereas this wedding will cost a couple of hundred, and not only will you have friends and family there but also the rest of the mountain.”

The event itself will include a variety of activities for families including face painting, carnival rides and local bands, including three-piece acapella group Spiritus, who will accompany the wedding ceremony with their harmonic voices.

“It’s really a bringing together of the community; people donate their talents, time and all sorts of things,” Rosalind said.“Everyone’s donated something.”

For those interested in getting wed on Halloween, bidding can be made by emailing your details with the amount you wish to bid to rosalindmackay35@gmail.com Bids start at $100, and the winning bidder will meet with Rosalind before to organise all the details.

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Characters fuelled by fresh energy

By Derek Schlennstedt Following years of hard work, Tecoma Primary School was finally recognised as a KidsMatter school when it received accreditation in late July.

One of only 18 schools in Victoria to receive the accreditation, the Tecoma primary is also the only school in the Dandenong Ranges to receive this recognition.

The school celebrated the accreditation on 25 August coinciding with Book Week.

KidsMatter co-ordinator and Grade 6 teacher, Lisa Hoskins-Faul, said the students enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book character, and that the day also involved various KidsMatter activities.

“It went really well, we had the majority of students dressed up as book characters for the day,” she said.

“It was all based around positive traits of book characters.”

“The most fun activity was playing human hungry hungry hippo, which we based on the book there’s

a hippo on my roof eating cake ... it encompassed working together and collaborating and the older students were able to take on leadership positions.”

KidsMatter is a mental health and wellbeing framework which primary schools adapt to their school.

Before joining KidsMatter in July, Tecoma Primary had been implementing various student wellbeing activities since 2012, and Lisa said she was overwhelmed when she heard they had received the accreditation.

“It’s all about having a positive school community and being resilient and looking after your friends, and knowing when they are not right, and how you can support them.”

“We’ve been doing it since 2012,” she said.

“It’s very satisfying to have come out the other end and have such a wonderful culmination of all the hard work we’ve put in - its really nice to receive that acknowledgement.”

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A memento for the school; Students and staff pressed their fingers onto the tree which will be framed and placed on the wall as a reminder of their 2017 KidsMatter Day.

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Road barriers plea

In brief Cocaine trafficking A Monbulk man has been charged with trafficking cocaine and drug possession.

A 25-year-old Monbulk man was located in his vehicle at the Monbulk Hub car park at 1.15am on Saturday 26 August.

Police allegedly located in the vehicle a number of bags of cocaine and MDMA. He has been charged with trafficking cocaine and drug possession, and will appear at the Ringwood Magistrates' Court at a later day.

By Derek Schlennstedt A group of concerned Cockatoo residents are pushing for the construction of barriers along Belgrave-Gembrook Road, where over the past three months, three separate crashes have occurred including one fatality.

Gerald Shaddock, spokesman for the Cockatoo Road Action Group (CRAG21), said that parts of Belgrave-Gembrook Road had steep inclines and no barriers to prevent drivers from going over the edge.

Currently, parts of Belgrave-Gembrook Road are fenced including near the Emerald Secondary College.

But this fencing stops at Lower Grieves Road, where residents agree the most dangerous section begins.

“My main reason for getting involved was because the barriers that run through Emerald and Avonsleigh stop at Lower Grieves Road and pick up again outside Cockatoo,” he said.

“Over the last three months or so, there have been three car accidents near there, and out of those three there was a fatality where the girl lay there for three days.”

“Had the barriers been there, perhaps her life could have been saved.”

In May, a fatal crash on the road claimed the life of a 27-year-old Gembrook woman whose car left the road and rolled down an embankment.

Mr Shaddock said that had the barriers been there, they could have saved the woman's life. ”Road fencing has proved very ef-

Theft of vehicle A 29-year-old Pakenham woman was arrested over the theft of a motor vehicle and the handling of stolen goods.

Police nabbed the woman around 10.30am on 26 August, when the stolen vehicle she was travelling in was involved in a collision at Jacksons Hill Road and Ridge Road in Kallista.

The woman has been charged, and will face the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court.

Firewood collection Chris White of Cockatoo CFA and Gerald Shaddock of Crag21 are pushing for the implementation of barriers and lights on Belgrave-Gembrook Road to improve community road safety. 172188 Picture DEREK SCHLENNSTEDT fective in reducing the severity of accidents when cars run off tree-lined roads,” he said.

“When someone dies up here, it affects the entire community.”

The road has also been described as becoming a major thoroughfare on weekends, with more traffic flowing towards Cockatoo for Puffing Billy.

“This section of the Belgrave-

Gembrook Road is quite heavily trafficked and has a poor safety history,” Gerald said.

“We would like to see it given the highest priority by VicRoads’’.

CRAG21 has also raised concerns about the conflict between traffic and fire trucks leaving the Cockatoo fire station after there had been a number of close calls.

Chris White, captain of the Cockatoo CFA, said there had been some near misses because the fire trucks were slow to cross the pavement and some motorists were not aware of the station.

He said "initial discussions with VicRoads staff had been very encouraging,” and suggested the introduction of flashing warning signs to alert motorists when they were exiting.

Too many near misses around school

By Derek Schlennstedt Following a spate of recent near misses in Ferntree Gully, Knox council has reminded all drivers to be safe and respect road rules in the vicinity of school crossings.

Dobson Ward councillor Jake Keogh said council was concerned about the safety of students and supervisors at the Glenfern and Brenock Park Drive school crossings.

“A recent near miss at the Glenfern Road school crossing has put the issue of the safety of students and our school crossing supervisors firmly on the agenda,” Cr Keogh said.

“This is serious - we haven’t had a tragedy on our hands yet; there are real concerns that unless people start heeding road rules around school crossings, then the unthinkable might just happen."

“The Glenfern Road crossing is very busy, with a high volume of traffic during peak times, and it only takes one instance of reckless driving to endanger the safety of students and our supervisors."

Ward councillor Jake Keogh, Knox council staff members Chris Howie, Winchelle Chuson, Ron Crawford and Emil Turudia, Sergeant David Young and St Joseph's College business manager, Gerard Burke.

Recently Knox council conducted a safety audit at the Glenfern Road and Brenock Park Drive crossings with the aim of implementing potential measures to improve safety at both locations.

This includes advocacy to VicRoads for the potential installation of pedestrian traffic signals at both crossings.

Brenock Park Drive crossing is used by students attending St Joseph’s

College, and is considered the busiest school crossing in the Knox municipality- about 300-400 students use the crossing before and after school.

“Brenock Park Drive has the highest number of drive throughs of any crossing in Knox - approximately two per shift,” Cr Keogh said.

“It is a wide road, with one lane in each direction, however, when faced with turning vehicles, as often occurs, many drivers are creating an extra lane in an attempt to get past.

“This is not just illegal behaviour, it’s downright dangerous ... with large number of students using this crossing on a daily basis, the potential for a tragic accident becomes all too clear.”

Council’s school crossings team and traffic engineers have been working closely with St Joseph’s College to introduce safe traffic movement systems for students and parents.

“School crossings exist for a reason, and we need people to stop and think through the consequences of their actions - for the sake of 30 seconds you could ruin yours and someone else’s life,” Cr Keogh said.

The spring 2017 firewood collection season opens across Victoria on Friday 1 September.

DELWP are reminding people that it will now be legal to collect firewood on public land, but that some areas may not open until later.

“We want to remind people that it will once again be legal to collect firewood in designated areas on public land from 1 September until Thursday 30 November,” Yarra District manager, Nigel Brennan, said “Some designated firewood collection areas may not open at the beginning of the spring 2017 firewood season for various reasons, including supply or accessibility due to wet conditions.”

This season, the Port Phillip region will have 17 designated firewood collection areas across state forest in the Yarra District, including areas where firewood has been incidentally produced from other operations such as hazardous tree works for planned burning.

DELWP and Parks Victoria staff will be patrolling parks, forests and reserves to ensure people are doing the right thing.

“Firewood collection is only permitted on public land during designated times of the year, and from designated firewood collection areas,” he said.

“It is illegal to sell firewood collected on public land without an appropriate permit or licence or to take more than the allowed amount.”

Laws state that people may only collect up to two cubic metres of firewood per person per day, and up to 16 cubic metres per household per year.

Under the Forest Act 1958, people who collect firewood outside designated firewood collection areas or a firewood collection season or take more than the maximum allowable amounts can face fines of $634, or a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment or a fine of up to $7928 or both.

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Don’t forget new arrivals Animal

aid Mark Menze Animal Aid CEO

Spring is in the air.

Trees are growing new leaves, the flowers are beginning to blossom and the puppies and kittens will soon be arriving at our door.

There are few things in life that bring us more joy than welcoming a new furry companion into our homes.

However there are some very important factors that need to be taken into consideration to ensure your newly extended family continues to live happy lives together.

In animal welfare, we often talk about ‘forever homes’, which is to say that every animal should have the opportunity to live and love the same family for their entire lives.

Owning a pet is a huge responsibility; you should be prepared to love and care for any animal you bring home for the next 10 to 20 years.

As self-evident as it may seem, it warrants reminding that adorable puppies become dogs, tiny kittens become cats.

Choosing a pet based on its needs rather than its appearance is a great place to start.

Different breeds of dogs, cats and even rabbits have very different requirements.

You will need to research and be certain you are able to provide for their specific needs of the animal you choose.

This involves taking into consideration the type of animal that will best suit your home life.

Consider your space, security, experience and the amount of time you will have to spend time

with your animal.

Animal Aid has many services that will enable you to more completely understand your pet’s needs.

Puppy preschool and obedience training will help you develop a healthy and lasting relationship between you and your pet.

They will develop the manners they need to interact with humans and four-legged friends alike.

Your pet’s health will be of prime importance.

Ensuring your pet has adequate nutrition, healthy skin, ears, teeth and gums, and that his or her vaccinations are kept up to date will set you on the road to having an enjoyable existence together.

Be sure to introduce your new member of the family to your local vet and attend regular check-ups.

Understanding your pet’s grooming requirements is also essential to their health.

If you are traveling, renovating or if your circumstances change and you need a safe place for your companion while you get your affairs in order you can rest assured that the Animal Aid Boarding Facility can help.

We will look after your beloved pet until you are back on your feet; we care about your health and wellbeing just as we care about your pet’s.

When you use Animal Aid’s services, you help support our welfare program.

Use our vet clinic, attend our dog training classes, book your pet into our recently upgraded grooming salon and boarding kennels and you will benefit by receiving an outstanding customer experience, and the knowledge that you are helping provide for animals in need.

We do a lot with our limited financial resources - but with your help we can achieve even more.

We will be holding an event on 24 September 2017, Animal Aid’s Spring Celebration.

This will be an opportunity for our communities to come along to our Coldstream facility, enjoy a day of fun family activities - but also see a snapshot of all the ways that Animal Aid can help you.

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Sherie fundraiser Family and friends are inviting visitors to a threecourse dinner and silent auction to help raise funds for Monbulk mother Sherie Lucas who was diagnosed with a brain cavernous hemangioma. This has caused Sherie to experience multiple strokes and at any time one of these bleeds could end her life. Sherie needs lifesaving surgery in Sydney, utilising the expert skills of famous neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo. To help raise money, Monbulk Fire Brigade will be holding a fundraising event on 16 September at 6.30pm at Monbulk Bistro, 11 Moores Road, Monbulk. The event is $80 per head and for inquiries or to book call 0456 966 667.

Disaster Resilience Forum Yarra Ranges Council is hosting a free Community Disaster Resilience Forum from 10am4pm on Saturday 9 September. The event follows last year’s Living with Bushfire Community Conference and involves seven other councils from the eastern region. Community members and groups are encouraged to come along, share emergency management knowledge and network with like-minded people. For more information, visit goo.gl/ip9RxT (case sensitive) or email a.wright@yarraranges.vic.gov.au.

direction of Bette Opitz.

The choir has performed at many venues, including care facilities, schools, and senior citizens’ clubs, bringing to the audience a fun and wellbalanced concert.

The buoyancy, vibrancy and devotion to singing makes Vocal Chords a performance not to be missed.

Limited places available so bookings are essential.

For bookings contact Patricia on 9778 9460 or email soupandsinging@outlook.com by 4 September. Voluntary donation appreciated.

Kallista market Organic bread, natural products, vegetarian meals, home-made soup and great coffee are just some of what’s on offer at the annual Kallista Art and Craft Market on Saturday 2 September from 9am to 1pm at the front of the Kallista Community House, 2 Church Street, Kallista. For stall bookings call 9754 4930.

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Primary production Belgrave South Primary School will be holding its production of Princess Whatsername on 5 and 6 September at the Burrinja Theatre.

The story begins in the Misty Forest where a girl is sleeping alone but when she wakes, nothing looks familiar to her and she can’t remember anything.

She embarks on a journey to discover her identity and meets several fairy tale characters along the way - Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Cinderella and Rapunzel, to name a few.

Some are helpful, some are dangerous and some are just plain weird, but all have information to help her eventually realize her true identity as a princess.

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Grab an op shop bargain

By Derek Schlennstedt To celebrate National Op Shop Week, Fernlea House of Opportunities Op Shop will be offering 50 per cent off all clothing, shoes and accessories until 2 September.

The op shop plays an important role for Fernlea, allowing it to provide respite services and support to people with life-limiting illnesses.

Emerald Fernlea Shop of Opportunities CEO Sue McIvor said that as part of the National Op Shop Week, they were also serving tea and coffee.

“We are having a sale in our shop, and offering free cake, tea and coffee for our customers,” she said.

“We’re more than just an op shop.”

The op shop re-uses, re-cycles and re-purposes unwanted goods to support the day respite services, and is reliant on donations from the community.

In January this year, the store made the move to 15 Kilvington Drive, a stone’s throw from the former site on the same road.

Since making the move, the store has established itself in the old Emerald police station, and is on its way to building a community garden, which Sue said was part of a $1000 grant from Stockland.

Sue said they aimed to complete the garden in the next six months, and added it would help them become more selfsufficient and provide food for the needy.

“It will be great as we will be able to produce some of the

food here, and then we can use it in the kitchen where we cook for our clients,” she said.

“We are also in the process of setting up a food-is-free system, where we’ll have a cupboard on the front porch, and anyone who has excess crops or food can put them in there and anyone in need can come and grab them.”

“We’re reliant on donations from the community, and they have been fabulous in supporting us,” she said.

Sue invited the community to come to the store during National Op Shop Week where 'all women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories will be going at half price’.

“There are real treasures here, so come and grab a bargain,” she said.

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By Derek Schlennstedt Over the past 26 years, the Interchange-Outer East (IOE) Children and Family Services team has grown and developed, and so too has its family camp program.

To recognise this program, Minister for Disability and Ageing Martin Foley presented the organisation with the Excellence in Promoting Health, Housing and Wellbeing award.

This award recognises excellence of an individual or group who have helped improve the health and wellbeing of people with a disability.

IOE was specifically nominated for its family camp program.

“Family camp is a concept where we help to make a family holiday possible, for those who may struggle to go elsewhere due to the difficulties of having to care for children with disabilities,” Karen Munzel, co-

ordinator of Children and Families team said.

“It’s something that is unique to Interchange Outer East.”

“It is an opportunity for people to spend time together, away from their day-to-day lives and to have a break from the routine.”

Since its inception in 1991, the family camps have grown in popularity and IOE now runs three per year which cater for more than 100 families.

The camps allow families who care for children with disabilities the opportunity to holiday together for a fully supported and fully accessible fun weekend.

These camps are free from the judgement and stress that many families of children with disability face.

Karen said IOE was “very excited” to have received the award.

“It’s pretty nice to get a Victoria-wide award that recognises your work,” she said.

Mr Foley, who presented the awards, commended the incredible contribution that Interchange Outer East makes in supporting families who have a child or young person with a disability “There have been many outstanding achievements by those nominated this year, and it’s important that we recognise how hard they’ve worked to empower people with a disability and create a more inclusive community,” Mr Foley said.

“These awards recognise the real and profound impact these individuals and organisations have made on the lives of people with disability.

“All of the nominees can be tremendously proud of their efforts to make our communities more inclusive and to bring about change for people with disability.”

IOE staff members Kimberley Hannett, Faye Lougheed, and Karen Munzel with the Power and Cameron families who have engaged in the camp programs run by Interchange Outer East.

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Caroline will leave on 29 August for Australia’s oldest and most remote thoroughbred racing carnival and will reach her destination on 1 September after three days of driving.

The two-day race meet sees the small township of Birdsville - regular population 115 - swell to around 7000 as racegoers flock from across Australia to revel in an Outback experience like no other.

The 28-year-old is one of the race’s youngest volunteer and will be helping out at the races as part of NAB’s agribusiness team which offers its staff the opportunity to volunteer in an event of their choice.

In this case Caroline decided to volunteer at the Birdsville Races where she will also be raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service - a charity that provides medical help to remote areas.

This is her first time travelling to Birdsville and Caroline said she was excited to go and hoped the funds raised could help improve the Flying Doctor Service.

“Doing something like this is really worthwhile,” she said.

“I haven’t ever needed to use the services of the flying doctors before because I have been lucky enough to work in towns that have medical services, but there are lots of people who live in rural communities that don’t so they definitely need the flying doctors.

“You know that it is something quite important to those communities and so it’s really fulfilling to be a part of that.”

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Rare bonsai on display Bonsai artist Jeff Barry, of Chojo Feature Trees in Sassafras, has been selected to curate an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat as part of the Begonia Festival in March 2018.

The exhibition will be a collection of Australia’s most advanced bonsai trees mixed with the gallery's collection of antique Asian ceramics.

The art form which is derived from an ancient Chinese horticultural practice, and redeveloped under the influence of Japanese Zen Buddhism, is becoming a popular and renowned practice across the globe including Australia.

Jeff has curated various exhibitions at Chojo and in Melbourne, directing artists and art collectors outside of the bonsai community as well.

But this is his first time curating an exhibition at the renowned Begonia festival, and Jeff said he looked forward to exhibiting bon-

sai at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

“Melbourne has an internationally renowned arts scene, and it’s within this that bonsai has been embraced with open arms.”

“Resonating with the youth in the art community, many graffiti and street artists, musicians and design students are finding a connection with bonsai," Jeff said.

“Essentially treating bonsai as an art form will ensure its growing interest among the general public ... galleries like Chojo teach and uphold the traditions of bonsai while engaging a modern approach.”

Regional Victoria’s largest flower festival, the Ballarat Begonia Festival, attracts more than 60,000 spectators annually, and is held on the Victorian Labour Day long weekend.

The three-day event has something for everyone including flowers, celebrity gardeners, markets, entertainment, kids activities and a community parade.

The bonsais will be the centrepiece of the exhibition, and Japanese antiques will also accompany the bonsai.

Jeff said it would be interesting as the trees would essentially take the place of a painting or sculpture which is different to how they were exhibited in traditional Japanese cultures.

“Having bonsais exhibited in this western manner bringing them into galleries, displaying them as you would a sculpture, that concept is new for the west,” he said.

“The exhibit is essentially no different to how you would look to a sculpture or painting, but instead the main feature is living.”

The exhibition will also include Japanese performers and drummers, and Jeff looks forward to changing and making more minute details for the exhibition.

“I’m really happy to be involved in this venture and to have that support from the gallery and the State Government.”

Jeff Barry of Chojo Feature Trees in Sassafras has been selected to curate an exhibition at the renowned Begonia Festival in Ballarat.

School offers sought-after job skills

By Derek Schlennstedt Sherbrooke Community School is looking to the future to help ensure its students gain skills in jobs that will be relevant in the next decade.

As part of their VCAL program, students are being taught barista and food preparation skills to help obtain jobs.

The program involves students working at a fully functioning cafe called Sherbean, located on the school grounds.

The students run the cafe as a business, and Sherbrooke Community School principal Sue Holmes said that although the program was in its first year, it had shown promising results, with one student even gaining a part-time job at a nearby cafe.

“It’s a more hands-on approach,” Ms Holmes said.

“We have a beautiful machine that was donated to us, and we train the kids so they can then run it on production nights and, of course, during the day.

“At lunch break and in the afternoons, parents and students can come and purchase tea, coffee, hot chocolate and more.”

Each VCAL student has been trained by experienced baristas in the city, and it is also their responsibility to run Sherbean as a business, including the management of finances.

The school decided on the barista VCAL program after determining which jobs would be least affected by automation in the future.

“We feel that through this program we’re providing them with the skills to be able to get a part time job in something that, we believe, will still be around in the future,” Ms Holmes said.

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Clubs geared for emergency

By Derek Schlennstedt

Students at Sherbrooke Community School are learning barista skills to help them gain jobs in the future. oven so students can also gain more experience in food preparation and handling.

VCAL program student Charlie Dredge said the skills he learnt had helped him get a job.

“I’ve learned a lot of skills that I wouldn’t normally have learnt in traditional learning meth-

ods,” he said.

“We have to create a lot of different types of coffee; we have a lot of lactose intolerant people, so we have to cater for all sorts.”

“It’s really good, and because of it I was actually able to get a job at a cafe.”

Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club and Upwey South Tennis Club are set to take their games up a notch when it comes to dealing with an emergency on and off the park.

State Member for Monbulk, James Merlino, announced on 16 August that Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club and Upwey South Tennis Club were two of the 301 successful applicants across the state to receive a new defibrillator and training package.

The defibrillators are part of the Labor Government’s roll out of 1000 life-saving defibrillators to clubs and facilities in Victoria under the Defibrillators for Sporting Clubs and Facilities program.

The new devices will also appear on Ambulance Victoria’s database, so that triple-zero operators will be able to direct callers to the new devices when there’s an emergency.

In a life-threatening cardiac arrest, every second counts, and without a defibrillator close by, the survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest is between 2 and 5 per cent. But, when a defibrillator is used within the first few minutes, that survival rate rises to around 70 per cent.

Minister for Education and Emergency Services James Merlino said the defibrillators would help in providing a safe place for children and adults to play.

“We here in Monbulk are proud of our local sports clubs like Monbulk Ranges Soccer Club and Upwey South Tennis Club, and their efforts to make their environment more safe and enjoyable for all,” Minister Merlino said.

“This funding will help more clubs to have the right equipment and training in case an emergency strikes.”

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Taking ice experiences to the edge Inspired by travels to Antarctica and Iceland, artist Amanda Page’s exhibition Metamorphosis captures the immense power of an energy force capable of building enormous ice masses and glaciers over expanses of time.

Metamorphosis is showing at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum until Sunday 17 September.

With a focus on ice movement, tectonic plate shifts and glacial melt, Amanda explores the ephemeral processes that occur within nature through drawing, print making, photography and sculpture.

Revealing and recording the natural processes of freezing and melting substances and the movement of materials between solid to liquid forms informs the works.

“Ice is a transient and perishable material that references impermanence and instability,” Amanda said.

Using ice as a metaphor for change, the works capture the transformational and durational qualities of ice as it changes state, reforming, disappearing over expanses of time to eventually become formless.

Her works capture sea ice movement, tectonic plate shift, glaciers forming and glacial melt.

A snowflake represents a melting iceberg, a frozen moment in time.

A drop of water represents the whole ocean.

One equals the sum of many parts. Fractal. Tessellated. Each snowflake is different from the next, but no two snowflakes are alike as their journey through time has been different.

“I reference the sublime and the immense power of natural energy forces that create enormous ice masses and glaciers over expanses of time,” Amanda said of the process.

“I’m influenced by the Land Art movement of the 1960s where artists present their relationship with the natural world by rearranging it, like Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty on the bank of a salt lake in Utah, and Chris Drury who used stenographs to record winds in Antarctica and correlate them to a human heart beat, and Cameron Robbins whose uses instruments to produce drawings of natural forces.”

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum is at 33 Castella Street, Lilydale.

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By Derek Schlennstedt Throughout September and October, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) presents the MIFF Travelling Showcase which will feature special screenings of MIFF Premiere films at Belgrave Cameo.

The films Jungle, The Song Keepers and The Butterfly Tree, plus Swedish feature Sami Blood, will all screen at Belgrave Cameo and will also include special guest appearances by cast and crew at Q&As. Each movie is a masterpiece of its own and all have esoteric themes which they feature.

Jungle, the MIFF 2017 Opening Night film, sees Daniel Radcliffe join Wolf Creek and Bendigo director Greg McLean in the Bolivian rainforest for a gloriously tense survival thriller based on the bestselling real-life story of adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg.

The plot follows a 22-year-old Israeli backpacker in the early 1980s and his two friends Swiss teacher Marcus Stamm and American photographer Kevin Gale.

The three set off from the Bolivian city of La Paz on what is supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. Leading the way into the uncharted Amazon is Austrian expat Karl Ruprechter who had met the friends just days before and claimed to be familiar with the region.

But their dream trip soon turned into a wilderness nightmare from which not all of the men return.

Another movie to be featured at the Cameo is the Butterfly Tree which sees Melissa George return to Australia to star alongside Ewen Leslie and Ed Oxenbould in a visually sumptuous

Belgrave Cameo will play host to a variety of award winning Melbourne International Film Festival featured movies including Daniel Radcliffe's Jungle. coming-of-age tale of love and loss tinged with magical realism.

Working from her Australian Writers’ Guild award-winning script, first-time filmmaker Priscilla Cameron crafts an intimate, slightly hyperreal story about the sometimes rocky path it takes to learn the true meaning of love.

The story begins when 13-year-old Fin meets Evelyn, a florist with a radiant appetite for life.

Fin is drawn into her spellbinding world of plants and insects and it seems the perfect place to escape his ongoing grief over the death of his mother.

But as Fin’s feelings for Evelyn bloom into a confusing mix of teenage desire and misplaced maternal love, it sets the stage for a showdown with his equally struggling father, Al - especially when it becomes clear that Al

is also falling for Evelyn.

The third movie the Song Keepers is directed by award-winning filmmaker Naina Se and is Central Australia’s answer to the Buena Vista Social Club.

Documenting the preparations and first international tour by the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir, the film captures the highs and lows of these remarkable women sharing their music and stories of cultural survival, identity and inclusive cross-cultural collaboration with the world.

Last but not least, Sami Blood, the striking directorial debut and Venice Film Festival awardwinning work from Swedish filmmaker Amanda Kernell, is a female coming-of-age story set against the little-discussed social prejudices of 1930s Sweden, told with an emotional power that will resonate with audiences universally.

Reindeer-herding Sami teenager Elle-Marja is sent to a boarding school designed to make its Indigenous students “acceptable” to white Swedish society where she excels with her fierce intelligence.

Newcomer Lene Cecilia Sparrok gives a wonderfully exuberant performance as a teenager who is torn between her forced desire to assimilate and burgeoning sense of self, while Kernell beautifully articulates adolescent anxiety and the impact of prejudice when one culture seeks to deny another.

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There are five great sized bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, four at one end of the home along with a fabulous games room with wet bar.

The main bedroom with ensuite is located the other end with a parents’ retreat.

The heart of the home is the kitchen with quality appliances and blackwood cabinetry, and which flows onto the rumpus room with toasty wood heater and access to the outdoor undercover entertaining deck with stunning valley views.

In keeping with the entertaining theme, there’s a pool and spa area with powder room and sauna hidden behind unique doors shaped and painted to replicate beach bathing boxes.

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MODERN MUD BRICK MARVEL THIS architecturally stunning mud brick home with timber exposed beams and floorto- ceiling glass simply has to be seen to be appreciated.

Full of natural light and designed to entertain, this truly superb home has three bedrooms including the master upstairs with large retreat area, separate mud brick laundry with second toilet, open and inviting main living area with stunning floors and wood fire place to keep you extra warm through the cooler months.

Entertain to your heart’s content with multiple options from alfresco to the huge lounge and dining area that overlooks the gently sloping fully landscaped yard with large grassy areas to keep all family members happy.

If you want to live a luxury lifestyle in the heart of the hills yet still be on an easily accessible road, then come and see this property with great attention to detail and the amazing high end feel. Special features include solar panels. This home is the lifestyle dream you have been waiting for, so don’t wait around book an appointment today! ●

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Perfect for extending reach to potential buyers and investors throughout Australia, the revamped property portal is now live and ready to generate valuable leads.

The partnership with view.com.au is designed to work in sync with print advertising, with the website offering a host of tools for potential buyers to research any property in Australia, via the new Price Estimator feature on the View site.

Through a combination of both print and an intuitive online platform, real estate agents have at their disposal a powerful marketing tool.

Prospective buyers will see digital and physical representation of the relationship across all of the group’s newspapers and other media assets, including key publications in Star News Group, Mail News Group and Mornington com.au

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In addition, there will be enhanced editorial content, as part of the partnership that will allow view.comm.au to provide upto-date property insights and commentary that are invaluable for agents and regional investors alike.

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“Our extensive portfolio of over 30 weekly and monthly newspapers and their respective high-performing websites are a vital part of the lives of consumers living in regional markets.”

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61 Menzies Road Menzies Creek

$810,000 - $860,000

1353 Burwood Highway Upper Ferntree Gully

$640,000 - $700,000

CHARACTER, CONVENIENCE AND LIFESTYLE

MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS...

Surrounded by ¾ acre (approx) of fully useable gardens & green lawns, this character weatherboard home has been the much loved property of the one family for over 20 years. Offering 4 large beds, 2 baths & 3 outstanding living spaces which include a huge rumpus room, spacious family and dining area plus a home ofice/children’s play room.

Contact: Sharyn Chandler 0439 882 442 Inspection: Contact Agent (Photo ID Required)

You’re sure to be impressed by the open lounge/dining room with SS air con & lofty high ceilings that connects seamlessly to the outdoor entertaining area. The next level offers a beautiful timber kitchen & lovely casual sitting area. The third tier provides 2 good size beds, main bathroom, toilet, & laundry.

The top level is the master suite with full en suite, WIR, parents retreat & phenomenal views.

Contact: Sam Adamson 0421 023 760 Inspection: Contact Agent (Photo ID Required)

38 Hilton Road Ferny Creek

14 Robert Street Burwood East

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$1,190,000 - $1,300,000

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 sunnin eample of luury liin a is ines. e on almos half an acre of land he home spans oer  leels and conains hree spacious edrooms four enerous liin ones and a lare modern ichen ih slee sainless seel appliances ha is cenrally posiioned o o easily eeen he indoor and oudoor enerainin areas. onac lenn handler    nspecion onac en hoo  euired

This superb family home offers the perfect package of lifestyle, location and size. Immaculately presented and maintained it offers 4 spacious bedrooms, master with ensuite and walk through robe;  addiional ahrooms main ih maniicen spa ah home ofice/sudy and o separae lare liin ones includin upsairs rumpus/ames room.

Contact: Rebecca Halit 0429 888 367 Inspection: Contact Agent (Photo ID Required)

4 Mayview Drive Monbulk

1486 Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd Mt Dandenong $605,000-715,000

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his ell posiioned open liin hardiplan home on a a ¼ of an acre in the heart of Monbulk offers 4 Bedrooms, 2 living areas & an ideal undercover outdoor patio. Step inside to the main lounge room featuring gleaming timber oors ha opens up o a formal dinin one  ono an open plan kitchen/ meals area, with lovely garden views.

The undercover entertainment area featuring an above ground outdoor spa is perfect for family gatherings. The master bedroom is tucked away at the back of the home, with a separate spacious 2nd lounge room area, & offers a newly renovated ENS & lge BIRs. The other 3 double bedrooms have BIR’s. The bedroom closest to the entry has an adjoining room with a sink, once used for a hairdressing salon. Offering GDH & evap cooling & also 5kw of solar panels.

An elegantly decorated home on a 2179m2 (approx) parcel of land to reside in whilst constructing a family home complete with approved plans & permits. Once an Art Gallery & residence, the studio has been transformed into spacious accomodation surrounded by Tuscan style established gardens. Stepping into an open plan living dining area with charming slate based wood heater & functional kitchenette. An elegant wrought iron staircase leads up to a carpeed rih lare open maser edroom ilerin lih through shutter & draped windows & sliding door leading out to a Juliette balcony overlooking front terrace The bedroom is serviced by an ENS, split system AC & BIR. The gently elevated parcel provides a clear building envelope positioned to allow the existing structure to remain & used as a home ofice/ eended family 

Contact: Corinne Sukroo 0419 805 915 Inspection: By private Appointment (Photo ID Required)

Contact: Corinne Sukroo 0419 805 915 Inspection: By Private Appointment (Photo ID Required)

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99 St Georges Road Upper Beaconsield

$980,000 - $1,075,000

$690,000 - $760,000

18 Kings Road Emerald

Magniicent Views Plus 5 Bedroom Home on 3 Acres!

Location, Location, Location!

Be prepared to fall in love with this property with its magniicent views, picturesque setting and family home that can easily entertain the masses inside and out. The 5 bedroom home sits amongst tranquil gardens and offers quality lifestyle conveniently situated close to Upper Beaconsield Village, schools and public transport.

When opportunity knocks, answer the door! Leave the car at home & walk to everything as this brilliantly located property is in the heart of Emerald. On offer is a generous allotment of a 1/4 acre of gently sloping cleared land with a charming 2 bedroom home. Extend & make this your dream home (STCA), or invest with the opportunity to subdivide (STCA) which ever you decide you can’t lose.

Contact: Grant Day 0417 565 745

Contact: Grant Day 0417 565 745

16 Nobelius Street Emerald

$690,000 - $755,000

9 Beenak East Road Gembrook

$600,000 - $660,000

Fantastic Family Home That Just Keeps Giving!

Private Hideaway on 1.2 Acres!

Don’t be fooled by this home’s modest appearance; step inside & you will be very pleasantly surprised by the amount of space & generous proportions of the rooms which just keep on coming. The home consists of 5 bedrooms, the Master with WIR, ensuite & access to a private deck with outdoor spa, a formal lounge with WH, generous kitchen, family room, dining area & a fantastic rumpus room.

This fantastic family home is in a great location, close to thriving Gembrook but privately set back from the road with lovely outlook. On offer is a home with generous living spaces & all the comforts & infrastructure you could need. Featuring 4 bedrooms plus study, 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas, gorgeous new kitchen, lock up garage, carport, sealed drive & a shed/man cave with power & plumbing.

Contact: Aaron Day 0407 365 994, Tyson Bluhm 0437 843 820

Contact: Aaron Day 0407 365 994, Tyson Bluhm 0437 843 820

373 Paternoster Road Cockatoo

20 Legg Road Emerald

$330,000 - $360,000

$580,000 - $635,000

Build Amongst Nature (STCA)

Affordable Quality in the Heart of Emerald!

An opportunity to purchase 5 Acres, close to Pakenham and Cockatoo Located on a bitumen road Power available 5 Acres of nature Your dream home starts here (STCA)

Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase this solid, quality home within walking distance to everything Emerald has to offer. Located in a quiet street, the home has quality features such as beautiful parquetry oors inside  etensive stone feature wor  bric paving outside. The home offers 3 robed BDRs, the Master with R  ensuite, spacious living room, separate dining room  galley itchen with family room.

Contact: Stephen Richards 0400 100 155

Contact: Stephen Richards 0400 100 155

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2/5 Geoffrey Drive Kilsyth

$380,000 - $415,000

56a Little Yarra Rd Yarra Junction

$565,000 - $620,000

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Designer living in the Yarra Valley

Look no further, this stunning two bedroom unit is everything you have been looking for. Set in a prime location, this hoe has een renoated throghot and presents a wonder opportnit as a irst hoe er, downsier or investor. Privately positioned, the home includes 2 spacious bedrooms with brand new carpet, a central and recently renoated athroo and new ithen with pent o storage and enh spae he open onge roo is looded with natra ight and indes netra oors throghot and ait loor oards

This stunning home set on a lovely quarter acre (1001 sqm) is conveniently located. Offering 3 spacious bedrooms, master with full ensuite, large walk in robe. The well-appointed kitchen boasts a 900mm stainless steel freestanding cooker, dishwasher, huge pantry and Caesar stone bench top, open eas area and ai roo whih indes eati hardwood loors throghot Contact: Leah Bannerman 0448 924 266 Inspection: Sat 1:30-2:00pm (Photo ID Required)

Contact: Ryan Bell 0417 052 297

130 Nelson Road Lilydale

$590,000 - $640,000

Launching Place

$495,000 - $540,000

Family Home with Plenty of Potential!

Charming Home - Impeccable Presentation

his ai hoe oers pent o potentia or those ooing or a propert with a ai riend and ntiona loor plan in a great location. Freshly painted interior walls and doors, new curtains and carpets provide a new lease of life for this family home and with three bedrooms (two with built in robes, master with WIR and ensuite), large study (or 4th bedroom), a central main bathroom with bath shower and separate WC, functional kitchen and meals zone with wall oven and gas stove and large family living room, this property is perfect for growing families requiring plenty of space.

Step inside this impressive family home & you won’t want to leave, presented to perfection & perfect or the growing ai, leie loorpan oering  arge edroos a with it in roes, ensite to main bedroom & large study or parents/teenagers retreat, spacious family/living room with a gas log ire, spit sste  wood heating, eati rsti inspired ithen with ait appianes oeroos the family sized entertaining area perfectly positioned to admire the beautiful manicured gardens.

Contact: David Carroll 0419 539 320

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1 Warwick Road Montrose

$660,000 - $720,000

2 Crosley Street Healesville

$450,000 - $495,000

Fun for all the Family!

Warm and Inviting Family Home

This three bedroom, two bathroom family home with beautiful gardens and multiple outdoor entertaining zones is perfectly positioned close to the heart of Montrose and is sure to impress. Stepping inside, the home comprises three bedrooms (two with BIR’s and the master with semi ensuite), main family bathroom with spa bath, shower and separate , ight ied dining and iing ones, ntiona ithen with gas stoe, eetri oen and dishwasher whist an adaent std noo proides the hoe with added leiiit ted heating and eaporatie ooing ensre that or oort is taen are o whist the striing looroards proide a war and hoe ee tside, we estaished gardens, hedges and a ariet o rit trees proide pria, oor and ontrast throghot the ear whist tipe outdoor decking areas ensure there is no shortage of space to entertain guests. The sizeable rear yard with cubby, swing set and slides is the tiate one or the ids to pa and epore whist the near de ensres parents hae a spot to sit and sperise whie at the sae tie taing in the striing his iews

In a fabulous location and on a corner allotment of over ¼ acre, is this great home with loads of charm, loads of space, views and an abundance of opportunity. The main lounge has a feeling of yesteryear with a cosy wood ire, sash windows and hardwood looring and opens to a large decking to sit and while away the time with a cuppa, overlook your large and private yard and the beautiful mountain views. The house has 3 good sized bedrooms, the master providing a full ensuite with triple robes, all services are connected and it is in a very convenient location, but still with a country town feel. Make the time to come and view, stay a while and enjoy what this beautiful location has to offer.

Contact: Samantha Price 0438 795 190 Inspection: Sat 1.30 -2pm (Photo ID Required)

Contact: Jarrod Peterson 0409 408 544

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By Cameron Hutchison AFL YARRA RANGES Division 1 Seniors Football Round 18 Woori Yallock 12.11(83) d Emerald 8.11(59) Woori Yallock is minor premiers after a solid performance over Emerald, which can now hang up their boots for 2017. Woori Yallock were accurate in front of goal in the first quarter, booting five straight. But Emerald should have been well in front after kicking 4.4. Woori Yallock kicked another 2.4 to 1.5 in the second term to increase their lead to only seven points at halftime. Woori Yallock had more of the ball in the third quarter but could not convert when needed and their lead was a handy 11 points at three-quarter time, but it was by no means a winning lead. They kicked away in the last with 4.3 to 2.2 and will have a rest next week.

Woori Yallock Best: B. Arnold, J. Matthews, M. Lowe, J. Adams, R. Allen, S. Kennedy.

Emerald Best: C. Thomsen, P. White, S. Anthony, D. Karacsonyi, L. Sheppard, M. Stephens.

Warburton-Millgrove 16.16(112) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 11.7(73) Warburton and Gembrook’s seasons are over but their last game for the year was one for Warburton to celebrate. The Burras got out to an early lead, kicking 4.6 to 1.2 in the first term.

They blitzed in front of goals in the second quarter with eight goals to two and went into the main break with a 55-point lead. They kicked another 2.5 to 2.2 in the third term as Gembrook held them well. Gembrook took control in the last kicking 5.2 to 1.1 but it was all too late come the final siren.

Warburton-Millgrove Best: T. McKail, J. Lee, M. Robinson, L. Barnard, L. James.

Gembrook-Cockatoo Best: R. Causer, L. Henzen, P. Gramc, D. Scott, B. Jones, S. Ponter.

Monbulk 16.8(104) d Mount Evelyn 15.13(103) Monbulk have earned bragging rights over Mount Evelyn finishing in sixth spot after a one-point win over seventh-placed Mount Evelyn. Mount Evelyn got the early lead with a big seven goals to five first quarter. Monbulk fought back in the second term kicking four goals to two and the lead was only six points at the main break.

Monbulk got their skates on in the third quarter and kicked 3.3 to only two behinds and the lead was Monbulk’s at three-quarter time by 13 points. Mount Evelyn rallied in the last with 6.2 to 4.2 but it was Monbulk that saluted the judge at the final siren.

Monbulk Goals: M. Langworthy 3, N. Sargent 3, S. McBride 2, A. Banks 2, S. Williams 2, H. Emmett 1, P. Barge 1, J. Rak 1, J. Schille 1.

Best: J. Major, A. Banks, A. Smith, C. Sharpe, S. Williams, L. HancockWolfe.

Mount Evelyn Best: J. Barden, J. Beamish, M. Condello, D. Maunder, M. Darke, B. Maynard.

Upwey-Tecoma 16.17(113) d Healesville 12.24(96) Upwey Tecoma has finished equal fourth on the ladder after an impressive win over Healesville who fall from first to third place. Healesville got the early lead by eight points after a low

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Yarra Glen's Cameron Tait marks strongly in the match against Seville.

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scoring first quarter. Upwey-Tecoma kicked 5.3 to 4.9 in the second term and took the lead by eight points at the main break. They booted another 5.4 to 3.3 in the third quarter and their lead was blown out to 21 points and Healesville were going to struggle to claw the lead back if they did not straighten up in front of goal. Healesville peppered the goals in the last with 3.8 to 3.4 and in total had 36 scoring shots to 33 but inaccuracy has cost them top spot and they will now face Olinda Ferny Creek next week.

Upwey-Tecoma Best: J. Hackett, D. Devers, H. Stanley, B. Duncan, L. Burke, S. Mitchell.

Healesville Best: A. Davies, T. Costigan, M. Jeffery, L. Daly, N. Mende, A. Fraraccio.

Olinda Ferny Creek 16.21(117) d Wandin 10.9(69) Olinda have finished second on the ladder after accounting for Wandin by 48 points. Wandin had the early lead by six points at quarter-time. Olinda held them to 2.2 in the second term while they kicked 6.1 and the game had swung around into Olinda’s favour by 17 points at half-time. The third quarter was a tight affair but Olinda were wasteful in front of goal kicking 1.8 to four behinds and Wandin were still in touch with a deficit of 27 points at

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Upwey-Tecoma Best: D. RankinHooper, A. Grenda, S. Gibby, A. Bartils, D. Wilson, L. Sholer.

Wandin 16.14(110) d Yarra Glen 1.3(9) Wandin Best: S. Barrand, J. Byrne, B. Stokes, A. Mandl, A. Baker, F. Ferro.

Yarra Glen Best: A. Adamson, J. Capuano, Z. Capuano, M. Kikidopoulos, L. Crawford, J. Hull.

Division 1 A Grade Netball Round 18 Woori Yallock 87 d Emerald 24 Woori Yallock Best: Sarah Hogan, Casey Barnes, Shannon Bailey.

Emerald Best: Jodie Terry, Meagan Baguley, Jazmyn Wray.

Warburton-Millgrove 75 d Gembrook Cockatoo 14 Warburton-Millgrove Best: Kellie Davidson, Selina Fotia, Brianna Hipwell.

Gembrook-Cockatoo Best: Lisa Triandafillou, Mikailey Uren, Jessica Mitchell.

Monbulk Hawks 48 d Mount Evelyn 40 Monbulk Hawks Best: Bridget Moss, Nicole MacDowell, Lauren Byrnes.

Mount Evelyn Best: Kaitlyn Black,

three-quarter time. Olinda did straighten up in the last kicking 6.4 to 3.1 in the last and it was a solid way to finish off the season.

Olinda Ferny Creek Best: J. Wallis, J. Rankin, M. Hottes, J. Charge, L. Taylor, K. Currie.

Wandin Best: M. Polkinghorne, D. Stephen, N. Molnar, J. Ladner, J. Del Giudice, D. Ladne.

Under 18s Football Emerald 11.9(75) d Woori Yallock 5.7(37) Emerald Best: B. Brockwell, B. Wood, M. Thomas, B. Pepi, C. Roma, A. Stuhldreier.

Woori Yallock Best: J. Aitchison, M. Anderson, L. Amarant, J. Gray, J. Wall, J. Smith.

Warburton-Millgrove 8.15(63) d Gembrook Cockatoo 5.2(32) Warburton-Millgrove Best: J. Pride, M. Leeds, M. Read, B. MacDonald, C. Reiffel, N. Andueza.

Gembrook-Cockatoo Best: D. South, K. Osseweyer, M. Templeton, J. Mazur, D. Williams, D. McKinley.

Mount Evelyn won by forfeit over Monbulk.

Healesville 12.8(80) d Upwey Tecoma 8.9(57) Healesville Best: K. Brown, E. Muke, J. Rosser, R. Ashby, M. Boyle,

Hannah Urquhart, Rachael Hickey.

Upwey-Tecoma 67 d Healesville 32 Upwey-Tecoma Best: Bianca Moffatt, Angela Wuttke, Samantha Silvester.

Healesville Best: Lauren Rogers, Hayley Parrott, Kellie Newton.

Olinda Ferny Creek 64 d Wandin 43 Olinda Ferny Creek Best: Allana Osborne, Krista Tomlinson, Madison Taylor.

Wandin Best: Tayissa Coppinger, Charlotte Sparkes, Sinead Lumsden.

Division 2 Seniors Qualifying Final Yarra Glen 12.17(89) d Seville 5.13(43) Yarra Glen led from the outset in conditions that had all the four seasons.

They got out to an early 22-point quarter time lead and never really looked like they were in trouble. They held Seville to only two behinds in the second quarter and kicked 2.3 to increase their lead to 35 points at half-time.

Seville came out with more run in the third term but were inaccurate in front of goal, kicking 3.7 to 3.2; and inaccurate footy is bad footy. Yarra Glen had a touch of the yips in the last quarter, kicking 3.6 to 1.2 and the margin could have been a lot more. Yarra Glen will go on to play Belgrave in the second Semi-Final next week while Seville and Powelltown will battle it out for their last chance this season.

Yarra Glen Best: J. Marks, B. Binion, C. Tait, B. Muurling, R. Gurney, B. Ashton.

Seville Best: J. Nolan, M. Cecere, J. Neal, B. Penwill, K. Mullett, P. Bailey.

Elimination Final Powelltown 6.16(52) d Alexandra 6.4(40) Powelltown has had a come from behind win to knock Alexandra out of the finals race and will take on Seville in the first semi-final next week.

Alexandra got the early break in the first term, kicking 2.2 to 1.2. Powelltown held Alexandra goalless in the second quarter and kicked 1.5 to take the lead by three points at half-time.

Alexandra kicked one goal in the third term but Powelltown were spraying the goals kicking 1.7 and had left the door open for Alexandra going into the last.

Both sides booted three goals each in the last and the final margin was only 12 points at the final siren in Powelltown’s favour.

Powelltown Best: J. Rohan, T. Hallmark, M. Lord, G. Newing, R. McCrimmon, D. Rees.

Alexandra Best: D. Rouget, B. Cooper, S. Woollard, R. Norris, B. Norris, S. Hill.

Division 2 Reserves Qualifying final Powelltown 6.1(37) d Yarra Glen 4.12(36) Elimination Final Alexandra 15.8(98) d Seville 2.3(15) Division 2 A Grade netball Yarra Glen 52 d Yea 32 Yarra Glen Best: Prue Purdey, Georgia Taylor, Nicole Moate.

Yea Best: Nikki Watts, Brooke Lloyd, Meg Sundblom.

Elimination Final Kinglake 45 d Yarra Junction 32 Kinglake Best: Paige Stanley, Samantha Goggins, Alice Waack.

Yarra Junction Best: Rhiannon Crompton. Abbey Bentley, Ashley Ula.

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Young sports excel at speed

By Jamie Strudley

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Scorpions too good for Knox City Force Monbulk Rangers Under 16s team, the Scorpions, pushed clear of the finals pack with two weeks of competition left, posting a resounding 5-0 defeat of second-placed Knox City SC Force on Saturday in the VCFA competition.

In the FFV, the MRSC Stingers held Riversdale FC to a 1-1 draw in a catch-up game in the 16B boys competition, while the majority of teams enjoyed a bye.

Results: VCFA - Womens Premier League MRSC Lyrebirds d Western United Ladies 3-0; Div.5 MRSC Nuggets d Eltham Eagles Intrepid 4-0.

U10 MRSC Genies d KCFC Force 4-1, MRSC Dynamite def by Berwick Spirit 3-4; U11 MRSC Dragons d BNFC Force 6-0, MRSC Wizards d Berwick Blues 2-0, MRSC Centaurs def

by BNFC Coyotes 2-4. U12-S1 MRSC Tigers d Eltham Eagles 4-0. U13-S1 MRSC Rebels lost

to BNFC Stingrays 1-4, MRSC Raiders lost to Mooroolbark Burras 0-1. U13-S2 MRSC Renegades d BNFC Taipans 1-0. U15-S1 MRSC Jaguars d Berwick Spirit 3-0. U15-S2 MRSC Leopards d Croydon Ranges Blues 4-2. U16 MRSC Scorpions d KCSC Force 5-0, MRSC Salamanders d KCSC Strikers 3-1. FFV - 16B MRSC Stingers drew with Riversdale FC 1-1; 18B Peninsula Strikers JFC forfeited to MRSC Raptors.

YARRA RANGES ATHLETICS Fantastic results from the Yarra Ranges Athletics athletes at the Australian Cross Country Championships held near Wollongong last weekend.

The fast, manicured course with many very gentle undulations was bathed in sunshine for the athletes.

Results: U14s Girls 3km Maddie Laven 8th 10.53s, Indi Linde 21st 11.14s, U16 Girls 4k Georgia Laven 4th 14.11s, Ruby Dixon 22nd 14.45s, U18s Girls 4km Lily Peacock 19th 14.50s. Also, 2016 members Sarah Lloyd (16th) and Maddy Button (17th) in U20s Girls 6km.

The next club event is the opening come‘n’try day on September 9 and 23, while the XCR runners look forward to Burnley Road Races on Sunday 10 September, and the Princes Park relays on Saturday 16 September.

The club looks forward to seeing everyone there to find out about all the summer fun ahead.

For results, news, photos and more, visit yarrarangesathletics. org.au

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Minister for Tourism and Major Events, John Eren announced that the famous Targa Florio would come to Healesville and Warburton for the very first time in its long history.

Spills, thrills through hills

By Derek Schlennstedt

tralian Tribute race will see over 200 historical race cars including Ferraris unfold over four days, with two main races being run on the same route with the same rules and trials.

One of those sections will include Healesville in it, and the classic vehicles will, on their fourth day, do a round trip from Healesville along the Reefton Spur and to Warburton before heading to Kinglake and then back towards Melbourne.

The Targa Florio Australian Tribute classic car regularity race is open to cars from 1906 to 1976 that will compete at an average speed of max 50 km/h.

Historically and before Formula 1 racing, the Targa Florio was the most difficult and challenging race for cars across the globe, attracting the interna-

tional racing car drivers and car manufacturers, such as Alfa Romeo, (FIAT) Abarth, Ferrari, Bugatti, Lancia, Maserati, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche.

Today, the Targa Florio is not just the world’s most ancient road race that attracts an international following, but a tribute to classic cars and beautiful scenery for people to adore - this year from a Victorian stage.

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) CEO Eugene Arocca said the event would further boost Victoria’s status as a major supporter of the very best events in world motor sport.

“As the national sporting body for four-wheeled motor sport, we are extremely proud to be associated with such an iconic, international motor sport event, and congratulate the event

organisers, Visit Victoria and the Victorian Government for hosting the Targa Florio on some of our most famous roads,” Mr Arocca said.

“We can’t wait for this to get underway at the end of this year, and are looking forward to seeing yet another amazing motorsport event being held in Australia, on top of other memorable events such as Victoria’s own Formula One Australian Grand Prix and the Australian round of the World Rally Championship,” Mr Arocca added.

To pay homage to the event’s heritage and format, the Australian Tribute will receive a “Made in Italy” theme, including culture and lifestyle intertwined with innovation, highlights and experiences that showcase Australia, and, of course, Victoria.

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For the first time in its 101-year existence, the most historic and prestigious road race, the Targa Florio, will take place outside of Sicily and across Victoria, and will include in its route Healesville, Warburton and Marysville.

Driving from San Remo, the vehicles are expected to arrive in Healesville on 2 December, and then will depart Healesville on 3 December, bound for Melbourne.

On 11 August, at The Surf Coast Hotel in Torquay, Minister for Tourism and Major Events John Eren, in conjunction with Major Partner Visit Victoria, made the announcement and confirmed that Victoria had officially and exclusively secured a deal to the event’s hosting rights.

Mr Eren acknowledged the event as a significant opportunity to showcase Victoria and increase its position on the global classic and luxury car circuit.

“The Targa Florio is a symbol for the passion of cars, luxury and adventure - and we’re delighted that the organisers have chosen Victoria to stage the first-ever race outside of Italy,” Mr Eren said.

“These classic cars will travel to some of our most breathtaking destinations, breathing more life into regional communities across Victoria.”

“Our love of sport and fast cars, coupled with our beautiful scenery and large Italian community, makes us the perfect host for such an occasion.”

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