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Ranges Trader Mail - Celebrating 40 Years of Community News

Old school ties

By Derek Schlennstedt Despite being born a century apart, Emerald Primary School and the Ranges Trader are united through time as well as in print.

In November 1979, when the Trader was launched, the school was busy preparing to celebrate the centenary of its Avonsleigh origins and a unique relationship began.

The front cover of the Trader’s first edition featured a story on the school’s centenary celebrations and in return the school included a copy of the paper in its time capsule which was sealed on Saturday 17 November 1979.

Twenty-two years later, when the school celebrated its centenary at its Emerald site

in April 2001, the time capsule was opened and replaced with another that was sealed with another copy of the Ranges Trader, which is scheduled to be opened in 2051.

Forty years ago, Don Fitzgerald (pictured front left) started a community newspaper, and his first story was with Graeme Legge (front right) who was principal at Emerald

Primary School at the time.

While many things have changed at the school, the archway - built from Emerald rock taken from Emerald quarry - has stood the test of time, much like the relationship between Emerald Primary School and the Ranges Trader.

Enjoy this celebration of 40 years.

RANGES TRADER 40TH ANNIVERSARY

40 years of local events

By Romy Stephens If there’s one person who knows how events have shaped the Yarra Ranges over the past 40 years, it’s Sue Thompson.

The president of the Lilydale Historical Society has been involved in covering local news since 1976.

Sue started her career in journalism as a part-time correspondent at the Lilydale Express.

Considering she didn’t have a phone or car at the time, she would walk to cover local stories.

“I had a little typewriter that was my grandmother's. I used to sit at the kitchen table with my boys crawling around and I’d write stories,” Sue said.

“I’d go where I could walk.”

When her two sons started school, Sue began part-time work at the Leader Newspapers.

“I found it was a pretty tired old situation. You had typewriters that didn’t work and you had desks that were old and wooden,” she recalled.

After finishing up at the Leader Newspapers, she spent about six years working at the Mountain Views Mail and Ranges Trader Mail.

She was involved in creating the Ranges Trader Mail 20th anniversary edition in 1999.

During her years of covering local news, Sue interviewed some exceptionally well-known Australians such as John Howard, Bob Hawke and Peter Brock - just to name a few.

She also witnessed first-hand the changing nature of the media industry.

“Journalism has come a long way from those days of the huge typewriters and single sheets of copy papers,” she said.

“It’s changed dramatically with the computerisation of the industry.

Sue Thompson looks through records of the Ranges Trader Mail in front of the Old Lilydale Picture: ROB CAREW Courthouse. 200586 “But I also think it’s been its own worst enemy because everything’s become too easy now.”

Sue said when she was at the peak of her career, local news involved building relationships by meeting community members faceto-face.

She said nowadays, it’s become too easy for journalists to cover stories from behind a desk.

“We still have to make sure we do that faceto-face stuff because if you don’t do that you lose contact with your community,” she said.

“If you as a journo lose contact with your community, the paper loses contact as well.

“That’s not what you’re there for, you’re there to communicate with people and be the parish pump.”

Despite this, Sue agreed that technology

has brought its benefits.

“It’s making it a lot easier for everybody to get background information and to call out truth and non truth,” she said.

She added that newspaper production has become more sophisticated and readers can now engage with the papers - through examples such as polls - because of technology.

Throughout her years of coverage, Sue has also seen major changes across the Yarra Ranges.

Urbanisation and dual occupancy were amongst issues that she said has altered the region dramatically.

But it was the creation of the Yarra Ranges Council in 1994 that she recalled as the biggest change she had seen over the years.

“I was a councillor at the time of amalgamation,” she recalled.

“I was part of those negotiations about what the municipality would be.”

She said the combination of Healesville, Lilydale, Sherbrooke and Upper Yarra councils into one had significant implications.

“That was a massive dislocation,” she said.

“The council today is too big and too diverse.

“You went from about 40 councillors representing their constituents, down to nine.

“They have to cover everything and it’s a huge area. I don’t think the people are getting the level of representation they perhaps should be getting.”

Sue now spends most of her time involved in preserving the stories of the past with the Lilydale Historical Society.

But her many years involved in local news will never wear off.

She continues to advocate for the needs of local residents and always has a keen eye on the news and events that shape the shire.

Monbulk Primary School Congratulates the Ranges Trader Mail on 40 years of serving our local community.

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RANGES TRADER 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Pride in print Mail Newspaper Group, publisher of the award winning Ranges Trader Mail, is proud to be the custodian of the Dandenong Ranges’ local newspaper as it celebrates 40 years of publishing, along with its associated mastheads Ferntree Gully-Belgrave Mail and Mount Evelyn Mail.

In its formative years the Ranger Trader as it was known, serviced the much loved and unique Dandenong Ranges region from Monbulk.

Following its acquisition by the Mail Group, it was decided to respond to population growth and community aspirations by launching mastheads for Ferntree Gully, Belgrave and Mount Evelyn.

A particular tribute should be paid to Ranger Trader founders Don and Gillian Fitzgerald, who along with their committed staff, devoted much personal energy and foresight in fostering the newspaper as a business during its early years.

They faithfully reported community news and events that reflected smaller shires and the unique mountain bush region on Melbourne’s outskirts, supported by local residents keen to maintain their desired living environment.

These popular newspapers have continued to chronicle community’s opinions, personalities, lifestyles, aspirations and concerns.

They have also assisted the region’s growth and local business through effective adverting and marketing of local towns and hamlets.

Mail News Group as a family business is committed to producing attractive community newspapers, with a local staff to service local content, readers, advertisers and the community in general, in print and digital.

Though a traditional community newspaper publisher, the company has responded to make changes by introducing new magazines,

Publisher Hartley Higgins. launching websites, apps and digital editions; we have embraced new technology and will continue to engage with readers and advertisers online and through social media.

Times have changed for major media players across Australia and the world as technology and information delivery methods have occurred.

However it’s encouraging to report that local newspapers remain relevant to their communities and readers. What has not changed is the community’s continuing need for local and trusted news and comment.

We believe in running local newspapers in trust for the communities they service, and to ensure access and maintain relevance to what is intrinsic to the Dandenong Ranges region.

We seek your continuing support and feedback in maintaining this vital service.

As we remember and celebrate those who have devoted their efforts and careers to providing your local news service, we look forward to continuing to provide a reliable and effective media for many more years to come.

Hartley Higgins, Publisher.

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RANGES TRADER 40TH ANNIVERSARY

How one-man show grew

By Derek Schlennstedt In November 1979 Don Fitzgerald started a community newspaper.

The aptly called Emerald Trader came out every Thursday and was advertised as a community newspaper for “you who live in the communities bordering the Cardinia Dam”.

It was run by a staff of three and it was was eight pages. Advertising cost $2 a column, per centimetre, and journalists had to print and develop their own photos.

The paper covered Emerald and the surrounding townships of Clematis and Cockatoo.

It’s been 40 years since Fitzy - as he was known to the community - first decided to publish a print-only community newspaper, and in those days, he was living in Avonsleigh and working full time with a printing company in Pakenham.

He had never considered entering the newspaper industry, but after The Traders Association in Emerald approached him, he quickly became part of a paper that would alter the course of his life.

“The Traders Association in Emerald expressed a desire to start a paper... one that would serve them better than what the free press was providing.”

“The first issue of the Emerald Trader came out in November 1979 and coincided with the anniversary of the Emerald Primary School ... we printed that in sepia ink as an old world theme,” Don said.

After the paper’s seventh edition, the traders’ association pulled out from the project.

Rather than let the fledgling paper fail, Don took the responsibility upon himself.

“I was really a one-man band then, with two others keyboarding for me.

Don Fitzgerald reflects on his 17 years as one of the driving forces behind the Trader.

“On a Wednesday night, before the paper came out, I’d be finishing off the paste-up work, going next door and shooting film and laying plates, then putting them on the machine and printing.

“I’d finish at 2am, but it wasn’t unusual to be working from Wednesday morning right through until Thursday night.”

Despite the gruelling workload and finan-

cial difficulties, Don’s commitment never wavered.

It was that commitment that drove the small paper to expand, and by the time the paper reached its 10th edition, emerging journalists, an editor and a designated sales team had all become part of the Emerald Trader family.

“We shied away from chasing headline news and tried to keep as much content in

there relating to people in our area. Then we spread our wings a bit and went out a little further and started features like the landowner, or Gus Ryberg’s four W’s.”

“It was an exciting, creative and stimulating time... we’d be out covering community or council meetings, sporting events or openings, and it was thriving.”

It wasn’t all good news though, and Don carries scars from the many personal and financial challenges along the way.

In 1989 the newspaper went bankrupt, and though they came back, missing out on only two editions, Don said it was a trying time.

“At the end of the day running a newspaper is a very stressful thing,” he said.

“When you’re so physically involved in the thing, it takes a toll on you, but, that elation on a Thursday when you got the bloody thing out was worth it ... we all got such a lift out getting it to print and then getting it out onto the street.”

Under Don’s leadership, the paper grew in size, and from a mere eight pages in it’s very first edition it had grown to a regular 40 page paper.

In 1996 the Trader was purchased by the Yarra Valley Group, and then in 2002 Pakenham -based Star News Group, owned by the Thomas family, joined the Higgins family in joint ownership of the Mail.

Since then the paper has undergone numerous name changes, but Don said it has still retained its personality and nature as a true community based paper.

“The people of the hills identified the Trader as their newspaper, and that was really the entire motivation behind it - to have a local newspaper. I think it’s kept that sense of community.”

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RANGES TRADER 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Town changes, but slowly

By Derek Schlennstedt In the past 40 years, Emerald has developed from a quiet rural town into a thriving Southeastern suburb of Greater Melbourne.

Emerald is a town with some interesting historic firsts - it was the first town to develop in the Dandenongs, and it was where Carl Nobelius established a large and internationally successful nursery for a wide range of plants.

Today it is popular as an ideal place for bushwalking and for escaping Melbourne for the weekend.

While developments continue to expand in the main street and surrounding area of Emerald, one place has remained unchanged for the past 40 years. That place is the Nobelius Heritage Park.

Emerald Museum President and great granddaughter of Carl Nobelius, Pauline Murphy said the four and a half hectare heritage site in Emerald was part of the world-famous Nobelius Nursery, started in 1886 by Swedish immigrant Carl Axel Nobelius.

The nursery exported fruit and ornamental trees to five continents and was the largest exporter of fruit and ornamental trees in the Southern Hemisphere.

Ms Murphy said that the park is preserved as a remnant of this historic enterprise, with many specimens of trees once stocked by the nursery.

“Things have changed and places have changed, but the gardens are pretty much the same,” Ms Murphy said.

“If a tree dies or has to be removed the Shire tries to replace it with what it was, and there are some significant trees that have been here 100 years or more.”

“You can’t picture it as rows and rows of

Pauline Murphy in the gardens of the Nobelius Heritage Park, which for the last 40 years has remained unchanged. tree which it would’ve been but you can walk around and there’s a map at the museum which shows you what trees still remain. The apple trees as you drive in are not necessarily the original ones, but are the same heritage apples that were here before.”

“There is nothing introduced that wasn’t here, when it was nursery.”

The nursery closed in 1981 after two changes of ownership and the last remnant of the historic nursery was purchased by the former

Sherbrooke Council (now Cardinia Council) to become the Nobelius Heritage Park, which focuses on the preservation and recording of the history of the area and its horticultural industries.

The Museum contains an important collection of relics from the Nobelius Nursery, which includes ledgers, wages books, stock records dating from the 1890s; original catalogues, tools and photographs, and is considered to be a unique record of the nursery industry in

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RANGES TRADER 40TH ANNIVERSARY Readers from the Dandenong Ranges community share their thoughts on The Ranges Trader Mail as the popular paper marks its 40th birthday.

Richard Higgins, Yarra Ranges Council Mayor The Ranges Trader Mail is a staple of the communities across the Dandenong Ranges.

It’s where residents can catch up on the news from the area, celebrate the achievements of community members and be inspired to get involved with causes - whether that cause is a community group or their local CFA in need of more hands, a fundraiser or rallying around people who are doing it tough.

Local news is critically important for communities, and the Ranges Trader has been faithfully serving our community for 40 years.

Congratulations to the team, and all the best for the next 40.

Cr Tony Stevenson, Chandler Ward, Yarra Ranges Council For decades The Ranges Trader has helped connect people and communities across ‘The Ranges’.

It’s ensured people are well informed about what’s happening locally and helped promote the local businesses we all should support.

I love it as it consistently delivers the balanced news and views that matter in an accessible, readable format, which can be enjoyed over a cuppa.

Congratulations on your major milestone.

Looking forward to many years of publication ahead.

Mark Addison, Upwey With today’s media assault on the world’s population, I have put my local newspaper in a very separate and special category.

It is not the window to the world, but a window into my own garden.

This is the only publication that I make a cup of coffee first, before sitting to do the cover to cover thing.

Thank you Mail for keeping us in touch with what we must care about most - where we live.

Bryce and Judi Inglis, Olinda Congratulations to the Ranges Trader Mail for bringing local news to our local communities for 40 years.

We moved to the hills 10 years ago and were thankful for the Ranger Trader Mail to keep us updated with local news and events and a link to local trades and services as we settled in and built in the hills.

Without the paper we would not have heard or understood the local news and events, and this helped us understand the community. The paper is current and relevant to our local community. Over the years we have had contact with the local reporters and photographers who have always been courteous and fair and honest in their reporting, working not to sensationalise events for notoriety as some mainstream media has done from time to time. We hope that they will continue to bring us the local news and events for many years to come.

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Jeff Springfield, Cardinia Shire Mayor The Ranges Trader Mail turns 40 this week, which would make it approximately 77 days younger than myself.

Having grown up in Emerald and spent my life in the hills this paper has always been there to document the local events that shaped our lives. In primary school we campaigned to save the helmeted honeyeater, in high school it shone a light on the talented young musicians that surrounded me.

It was there to report on the tragic loss of my dear friend Darren Jones in 2006 and my soul brother, Heath King in 2008.

It was there to first announce my desire to represent my community and stand for local government, and it still lives strong today as I am proudly elected to the position of mayor for our beautiful shire.

Happy birthday Ranges Trader and let’s hope you continue to report for our community for many more years to come!

Merryn Griffiths, The Hills Food Frontier The Ranges Trader has been very supportive of The Hills Food Frontier, printing articles and photos about our projects; such as Food Is Free Tecoma and the FLAME Garden Flower Fence, as well as advertising our events in the ’Snippets’ section.

Through the Ranges Trader we get to know what is happening in our community as it has its finger on the pulse of community based projects, news and events, past, present and upcoming, and is our ’go to’ source for this type of information.

Peter Maloney, Emerald Emerald is an oasis in the Hills. It is a special place and needs a special newspaper to serve the community.

I work in the local newsagency and receive hundreds of copies each week to have available for the locals. Everyone hovers waiting for the paper to arrive on a Tuesday morning. It is always full of local information hot off the press.

As our only weekly paper, its content covers hills items of interest and Cardinia information to keep us up to date with shire developments. Emerald needs a vibrant newspaper and that we have with the Ranges Trader Mail.

Peter Smith, Upper Ferntree Gully The Mail as I call it - being a long-term resident of Upper Ferntree Gully - provides local content that is relevant to the area, no matter if it’s stories, sport or even classifieds (one of my firemen’s businesses is in there).

The journalists over the years, have been fantastic and they are what makes it a great paper. They’ve never been shy to call and have a chat about a story or get a quote, or even pop out to my little office at the outdoor cafe at Maxi.

Great job, this paper means a lot to the locals. Well done, Muddy.

Noel Cliff, Macclesfield I can still remember when the Trader was first delivered. I’ve got copies of the Trader going way back amongst all my files.

It’s the only paper that survived that keeps people in touch with what’s going on, and it hasn’t gone and been totally swallowed up by real estate news or advertising.

It’s one of the few papers I still open and I know the first two pages will tell it all. It is still a proper newspaper too, which is something quite rare. You can still hold on to something physical and read it.

I love reading the paper and physically touching it, and after 40 years it’s still got heart.

You still keep it community related and in this day and age where it’s getting harder and harder for communities to keep informed, a good community newspaper is vital.

Michael Mackinnon, Selby I have enjoyed the Ranges Trader and the way it reflects the community we live in - our interests, concerns and passions.

As so much attention is focused on what is happening at a national level, it is easy to forget that what is going in our local communities has the greatest impact on quality of life issues for ourselves and our families, and the Ranges Trader always serves the special informational needs of our community by delivering comprehensive and reliable information.

Melissa Williamson, Gembrook The Ranges Trader engages and understands this community and what is important to us.

It offers an equal opportunity for our voice to be heard, while also enabling community groups and organisations to connect with those around them.

I believe The Ranges Trader is the heart and soul of this community. In this ever changing fast paced world we live in, I enjoy and look forward to taking time out to read the paper every week.

Marian Matta, Menzies Creek When we lived in Emerald it was just so fabulous to have a paper that was Emerald based.

I just loved it, it had historical information and local information and I truly did think it was a great paper and still continues to be. I’m glad to see it still going and I’ve watched it grow through its various iterations.

John Waters, chairman Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group I want to congratulate the Ranges Trader Mail on 40 years of great service to the Dandenong Ranges communities. The paper has always kept residents informed with stories on important local issues and interesting human interest articles. Our group is grateful for the opportunity to tell our local communities about our grants and sponsorship donations and other initiatives.

Well done to all the journalists and staff who have worked hard to bring this paper together consistently for four decades.

Danny Zemp, Mail cartoonist To me the Ranges trader is an essential part of the weekly news and local content.

With the convenience of what the online papers brings, an old-fashioned newspaper doesn’t run out of batteries, still works with candlelight during blackouts, plus you can start a fire with it and clean the windows.

Plus the galah enjoys a read too once he gets it in his cage. Or at least he tears it to pieces. So, I would like to see the Ranges Trader to be around for at least another 40 years.

Bev McAllister, The Patch I remember when the Trader was first published in Emerald and it happened to coincide with the beginnings of the DRMC. I will be forever grateful for the stories, the community photographs, and the communication of the events that we were having that were published by the Trader.

We did have the Free Press Leader as well, but the Trader was always more local. We also had Gus Ryberg who wrote a fabulous history series, and because my husband and I both come from pioneering families, the Trader wrote up the stories which provoked us to discover our own history.

Melissa Meehan, former Mail Editor The Ranges Trader has a real sense of community - which is important in the hills.

Whether it be Tecoma McDonald’s, supporting local firefighters or heartache, this community always has something to say and our newspaper is a vehicle for those voices.

David Eaton, president of Upwey-Belgrave RSL As president of the Upwey/Belgrave RSL, the Ranges Trader Mail means a great deal to both myself and all members of the RSL, particularly because of the support for events and functions that we have received over the years.

I personally value this local newspaper for the invaluable local news and information it supplies on a regular basis, along with the great support for local community events and activities it provides.

Alan Clayton, president of the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater, and wife Dorothy Scott.

The Ranges Trader has always been an active voice for conveying news about the activities of the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater and the Friends are very appreciative of the efforts of Ranges Trader journalists and photographers in bringing these messages to the local community.

They look forward to such a continuing association, hopefully for the next 40 years and beyond. mailcommunity.com.au

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Helen Holliday, The Patch In today’s world, we are part of a global community. We have instant access to all manner of media, including social media together with its associated benefits and problems.

We can access information about anything happening in any part of the world. While this is apparently considered to be important, does it really, truly, have a direct impact on our daily lives?

We can feel empathy towards people on the other side of the world who are in great distress, but in all honesty, it doesn’t really have a direct bearing upon us. What really matters to us, as a local community, is the direct contact we have with the members of our local community, to our grassroots connections, to the people and organisations we belong to and know.

Therefore, it is of vital importance that there is a strong, independent media presence that focuses on reporting of information about our local community. This is the reason we, the community, need to have papers such as the Mail.

For 40 years, it has been serving our community, reporting on stories that are of importance to us, the community; stories that are of relevance to us.

Congratulations and happy 40th birthday to the Mail! And thank you for all your support of the community over the years.

Greg Carrick, Mail photographer, Mount Evelyn A community can be full of good people doing great things, but getting others living there to know about it helps grow the community spirit.

The Ranges Trader Mail has been growing community for 40 years, with connections made all through the Dandenongs between a large variety of community groups, local businesses, quiet achievers, sporting clubs and faith communities.

I’ve worked in the local newspaper field for 40 years myself, and know how important a local paper can be.

People are looking for more in their local area as they seek to make connections for themselves and their families, and the Trader Mail is a vital link between all the key community stakeholders. Long may it live.

Jill A’Vard, Monbulk Historical Society President I enjoy reading the Ranges Trader each week to keep up with stories of local people and events that are coming up in my community.

Monbulk Historical Society has been taking clippings from the newspaper for years as records for its files making it a wonderful resource when researching family and community histories.

Today’s news is tomorrow’s history and history is important to record. The Ranges Trader newspaper has provided some wonderful stories that could have otherwise been forgotten.

Happy 40th birthday Ranges Trader!

Val Jackson, The Nook in Monbulk I have had contact with the Ranges Trader for many years when it has covered my garden openings, with an article and photographs.

The friendly staff listen to my request and promptly organise for Rob, their photographer to visit and take the necessary shots.

All funds from the openings go to Monbulk CFA who are grateful also for this publicity. A local newspaper is necessary with news, stories of achievements, forthcoming events and more, it helps unite our close community. mailcommunity.com.au

Tania Bevan, Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service CEO The Ranges Trader Mail newspaper is an important part of our community, especially needed to get the word out about community organisations and events. Great stories, photos, and of course - news.

It’s a great local resource that I value, and look forward to reading weekly. It is the only local newspaper still going where I live, so the Ranges Trader Mail is more important to me than it ever was.

Jane Hollands, Friends of Sassafras Creek Happy 40th birthday to the Ranges Trader Mail!

Thanks for 40 years of local news, information and especially for support of local community groups such as ours, the Friends of Sassafras Creek.

News and activity updates about our environment groups, CFA, council, sports and social groups help weld together the geographically broadly spread community across the Dandenong Ranges.

We look forward to receiving the weekly Trader email, with special features, like this week’s about fire which helps keep us informed.

Keep up the good work and here’s to another 40 years!

Peter Cook, Emerald I see the importance of the Trader Mail through the prism of the community groups I am part of and the issues they care about.

Independent local newspapers are an important part of a healthy, functioning democracy. People and groups need to be able to express differing opinions and alternative ways of looking at issues.

Not all local papers do this. The Trader Mail does and is very important for that reason.

It is also a very important tool for community groups to promote and publicize their activities and events. Local papers that last, last because they are doing something right.

My hope is that the Trader Mail continues many more years as a community based newspaper.

Dr Geoff Pain, Monbulk This newspaper is a major cog in the local community and economy and I have had the pleasure of reading it since 1983.

Through choice, it is the only print newspaper I read. Giving a snapshot of life in our string of villages through enthusiastic photojournalism and skillful editing, it records for posterity milestones for individuals and groups and covers the really important issues.

This independent newspaper will be the only one in Australia to inform readers that Lebanon banned salt fluoridation within weeks of the publication of a key report from the US National Toxicology Program finding that fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans, based on consistent human studies finding decreased IQ or other cognitive impairments in exposed children.

Happy 40th birthday Ranges Trader Mail.

Samantha Dunn, Selby Congratulations to the Ranges Trader for 40 years of bringing local news to our area.

Local papers provide an essential service to communities. It’s important to have a diverse mix of media and local papers are a key part of that mix.

I’m always interested in the letters section, it’s a great way to check the pulse of what’s happening (and I used to be a prolific writer myself as part of the fight to save Sherbrooke Children’s Centre).

Times have certainly changed and I now read my newspaper online, but I’m still a dedicated reader - keep up the good work!

Gavin Smith, Soupees, Upwey The Rangers Trader is a newspaper, who in my estimation, can feel justifiably proud of what they’ve achieved over the past 40 years.

They are, in my view, a newspaper who tend to be very proactive, and indeed also display a lot of initiative in covering events that are important to the local community.

I myself have been the recipient of some very accurate and heartwarming reporting in line with the charitable work that I carry out, which to the Ranges was of sufficient importance to report to the wider community.

Subsequent to this, it was always reported back to me, by members of the public that they had read the article in question. As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

I would like to offer the Ranges my heartiest Congratulations and best wishes for the future.

It is my hope that you will be around for another 40 years, plus more.

Kat Bolin, Monbulk The Ranges Trader is a conduit for people in the Dandenong Ranges to communicate with the community.

This incredible service enables people to acknowledge the huge contributions that would not otherwise be seen in the community.

The journalism focuses on what real people are doing and achieving in our local area. The stories celebrate everyday heroes and heroines and the paper documents our tragedies and our successes.

It’s a great community asset.

Peter Marke, Upwey Happy birthday! It’s a real pleasure to have this opportunity to wish all concerned at the Trader Mail a sincere birthday greetings and accept my sincere appreciation of 40 years of great service to the reader network.

I have enjoyed reading every issue and every edition over the 40 years and I’ve always been very much pleased with its focus on our community as a whole. Thanks for your support over the years.

Alex Maisey, Kallista The Ranges Trader Mail means an opportunity to raise the profile of important issues that other hills-folk care for.

As a child back in the ’90s I remember reading about the threat to lyrebirds in Sherbrooke Forest. Our lyrebird population was faced with local extinction due to roaming cats, marauding dogs and cunning foxes.

Thanks to the raised profile of the problem, we now have progressive laws on pet ownership, a good pest animal control program run

by Parks Victoria, and a recovering lyrebird population in the Dandenongs.

The Mail gives those that care a voice in the local community.

Judy Wolff, Tecoma As retiring Local History Librarian for Belgrave Library I move on while the Mail gathers force.

I have read and clipped this paper every week for decades and had its annual volumes bound for safekeeping.

As a member of many community groups I learnt the ropes of media relations and how not to annoy a journalist. Yet I once trudged a poor Mail journalist, uncomplaining, to the top of a mountain in her work clothes and shoes for just the right photo opp for a Walk Against Want.

The Mail, like other regional papers, holds the pulse of local life. After the front page, Snippets is my next reading priority.

Staff and I have developed a symbiotic relationship. Working voluntarily with the Mail to promote community events led me to study public relations. In turn, that journey proudly led me back to be on the Mail’s payroll for a short time, with two front pages to my credit.

I have come to know and respect the Mail’s staff, both editorial and advertising, as vital members of this hills community, and am grateful for their continuity.

Rainsford Towner, RAPA Director, Kallista There are times when a pause in my daily processes such as the reflection given to me of the 40th birthday of the Ranges Trader Mail gives rise to thoughts of community values and where they are often reflected and applauded.

Traditional press has survived with the hard work of journalists such as Derek Schlennstedt, that in today’s world must cover a broad spectrum of events and news.

For the Lantern amd Light International Children’s Film Festival, the Ranges Trader Mail is a vital transport into the homes of families in our region, reflecting and applauding the values we most seek to uphold.

Alanna Ford, Mt Dandenong Growing up in the Hills, there was nothing more thrilling than when the Ranges Trader Mail came to school to cover a local story. We would all jostle to make sure we got in the front row of the pic!

Today, I am living back in the Hills with my own family. I love picking up a copy each week and sharing in the news of our much-loved community and frequently spotting a familiar face!

The Trader Mail has always been a trusted voice for the Hills, sharing the stories that make this such a unique place to live.

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Advocating for community The Ranges Trader means community to me.

There are so many wonderful stories and events that occur within our community and the Ranges Trader is the place they are shared amongst all of us.

Over the last 40 years, the Ranges Trader has provided detailed local news coverage to the Dandenong Ranges community and continues to deliver our important local stories every week.

But it also plays a vital role in advocating for our local community.

Over my time as the Member for Monbulk, the Ranges Trader has provided important and independent coverage on the activities of the government of the day, and its local impact in our community. This is extremely important in holding any government to account.

The Ranges Trader also provides a central platform for local residents and community groups to detail their achievements for our

community, as well as put issues in our community on everyone’s agenda.

This important work would not be possible without the team at the Mail News Group, who all work to deliver our community newspaper. Their hard work behind the scenes results in the end product that we see every week.

In particular, I wish to acknowledge the Mail’s Editor Casey Neill, as well as Derek Schlennstedt, who both do an excellent job to tell our community’s stories.

The Ranges Trader has provided an essential news service to the Dandenongs for the last 40 years and I look forward to continue reading our local newspaper into the future.

James Merlino Deputy Premier Monbulk MP

Enriching readers’ lives with Dandenong Ranges tales The 40th birthday of the Ranges Trader Mail is a testament to its value to our local community.

The Mail Group of papers are our community’s last stand-alone local papers - and the Ranges Trader Mail has been so for four decades.

And in that time they have covered the stories of the Dandenong Ranges. They have covered the triumphs and the tragedies. They have told the countless stories of community groups doing great work, individual achievement as well as the inevitable controversies.

While so much in the Dandenongs and sur-

rounding areas has changed over 40 years, the natural beauty of our region remains. Along the journey, the Ranges Trader Mail has always been there.

People have over the decades faced the threat and reality of bushfire, worked hard to create much loved tourism opportunities and ventures, and continued to produce worldclass horticultural produce.

Since 1979 the Ranges Trader Mail’s dedicated journalists have covered all the changes, happenings and developments.

As a community we have been enriched by

the paper’s existence. Its survival and success over 40 years was in no way pre-destined. It has required hard work and dedication to produce a quality paper that is in and of our community.

Many other communities lost their local papers a long time ago, but the Ranges Trader Mail has thrived and continues to inform the people of the Dandenong Ranges.

Happy 40th and all the best for the decades to come.

Tony Smith Casey MP

William Matthews Trader plays integral role Funerals To me, the Rangers Trader is our community.

For 40 years it has celebrated the community, reported on the community and supported our community.

It celebrates our local achievements, from sporting feats, local award recognitions and school students’ accomplishments.

There is always a feeling of excitement you get when seeing your child, neighbour, friend or even yourself feature in the local newspaper.

To this day I am sure many parents and grandparents cut out the newspaper articles in which their loved one’s achievement is featured.

Many like myself turn to the Trader weekly to get their weekly round-up of the local events and news. From charity events, to crime incidents, new businesses and important issues that are not being addressed.

The Ranges Trader will inform the community on what it needs to know that the larger state papers miss.

More importantly, the Ranges Trader supports the community. In times of great tragedy, the Trader will provide important accounts, information and details on where to get support and raise money and seek donations for those in need.

I still remember the coverage the Trader provided for the harrowing Black Saturday and

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the tributes to the victims, playing a large part in the communities’ healing.

Even just last week it helped inform and prepare the community on the upcoming fire season for their Fire Action Week special.

The Ranges Trader embodies the community spirit and plays a significant role in reporting, celebrating and supporting the Hills community, and I look forward to reading the Ranges Trader for many decades to come.

Brad Battin Gembrook MP

I would like to congratulate The Ranges Trader Mail for serving our community for the last 40 years.

I commend Ranges Trader Mail Newspaper for their excellent coverage of our local projects, which includes a record $30 million in federal funding for local tourism projects, which would not only create local jobs, but also would upgrade old facilities, create new hubs and new walking paths. I hope to maintain this upward momentum with quality service for our community.

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RANGES TRADER 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Over the past 53 years, Ian Campbell has beared witness to a number of pranks, most of which included the enigmatic gesture that was, and will always be ‘the Brown Eye‘.

Pranks hit Billy’s puff

By Derek Schlennstedt Puffing Billy has been the butt of many pranksters’ jokes over the years - literally.

But, in November 1979 it was anything but funny.

As the Ranges Trader turns 40, we look back at how the local Dandenong Ranges icon has weathered the many practical jokes played on him by the questionable hilarious hills locals.

In just its second edition, the Trader re-

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Andrew Fillip-Gautier, The Philanthropic Collective, Sassafras The Ranges Trader is a little bit like it’s your ABC, it’s our Mail. Not so much our Aunty, but more our very own Nanny McPhee who has her finger on the pulse of hills life. It is our connection and voice to our people of the hills.

Regardless of how we read her or watch her in digital form, she is a constant in our lives to inform. We hear what is new, what has happened, what is about to happen, how it is happening.

Sharing in what is important to that person or group or school in this moment in time is what connects us to each other.

Like all good nannies, she takes us by the hand and leads us to what matters and resonates.

“When you need me, but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me, but no longer need me, then I have to go.“ But she is always there in the background, just in case, hidden in pockets of the hills ready to keep us up to date. Happy Birthday Ranges Trader Mail.

Peter Douglas, former Ranges Trader editor I have many fond memories from my time writing for the Ranges Trader Mail and thoroughly enjoyed my experience as editor of Mail News Group.

When I first took on the role, I was immediately struck by the consistency of strong, community-based news stories that arose from the Dandenong Ranges.

That can only come from a community that is both engaged and passionate about the issues and causes that are important to a region. The issues I felt were particularly important to cover included the future of Burnham Beeches and the UpweyBelgrave RSL, as well as the 2016 federal election. As I became more familiar with community leaders and local faces, I was no longer surprised that such a thriving local community could produce such a consistency of strong news leads. It was a pleasure to be involved with the Ranges Trader Mail. The quality of the masthead is also testament to those who work so hard behind the scenes in community news.

ported that old puffer needed assistance after someone poured oil on the tracks.

The editor of the time wrote that workers had to put sand on the line as Puffing Billy’s wheels had trouble trying to grip the track.

Speaking to the Ranges Trader, Puffing Billy driver Ian Campbell said it was anything but a joke and that putting an obstruction, like oil on the track was a serious misdemeanour.

“If there was oil on the track, the train would lose traction if it was going up a hill,” he said.

Such pranks have led to a track patrol being developed, who patrol and inspect the entire length of track every day, from Belgrave to Gembrook.

Although putting oil on the lines was not a danger to passengers Mr Campbell noted that it could put the engine under extra load and that drivers now carry sand to help old puffer along.

“We carry sand on the locomotive and what the sand does is help traction,” Mr Campbell said.

“We’ve got three domes on top of the boiler and two of them are filled with sand. Drizzly weather that can affect your traction as well as the wheels are of course just metal on metal.

“By putting sand on the track it becomes like a paste and it’ll soak up the moisture and at the same time puts a bit of a dry coating on the track where the locomotive can grip the track and retain traction.”

Having spent 53 years at the railway, Mr Campbell can recall a handful of pranks, most of which included the enigmatic gesture that was, and will always be ‘the Brown Eye‘.

“On one particular night train we were going from Belgrave to Menzies Creek, through to Emerald Lake and there was a party at Menzies Creek. It was one of the houses on the lower side and the last house, what happens?

There’d have to have been 20 blokes who came out and mooned the train,” he joked.

“When that happens you can’t help but have a laugh.”

Having first joined the railway in 1966 Mr Campbell has seen the train line change and grow, but he said the sense of community and family within the organisation has remained the same.

“Yes, pranks happen. But they’re not done with malice, and that’s because the community here own puffing billy as much as we the volunteers do ... it’s an icon to the hills and we all take ownership over it.”

“In 1979, the old platform wasn’t here, we had two drivers, four locomotives and probably about 20 firemen.”

“We weren’t even running every day of the week, just Saturday, Sunday, public holidays and three days during the week, and since then it’s just grown and grown and grown, and become a big operation, but it’s still just like a big family.”

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Poetic justice on the line

By Derek Schlennstedt They hover by doorways in hospitals and retirement villages. They lurk on shady street corners, vacant and ignored. They gaze forlorn over coastal foreshores, reflecting the smeary glint of yesteryear. Unlike flavoured milk or AM radio, these cumbersome icons are not yet being mythologised.

It’s official, public telephone boxes are on the way out. The number of these coin-fed relics has more than halved in the past decade, and though some have been reassigned as WiFi hotspots - meaning they now operate like a very low-budget Tardis - many have been forgotten. An out-dated technology in the slow lane, fading fast, soon to be out of sight.

It wasn’t always like this, and in fact in November 1979 Clematis had its phone box reinstated. The conduit for communication was removed due to widening works on Wellington Road.

In its first and third edition, the Emerald Trader highlighted the importance of the reopening event.

Lynne Dickson, a resident of Clematis who attended the opening and made the very first call from the phone recalled the months that led up to the grand reopening.

“One morning in 1979, I arrived at the Clematis General Store to collect our mail and discovered that Ernie Jones was looking rather flummoxed,” said Ms Dickson.

“I soon discovered the source of his outrage. He had received a visit from representatives of Telecom telling him that the Clematis Phone Box was going to be removed.

“Younger readers will incredulously find it quite unbelievable that in the dark ages of the 1970’s and before, there were no mobile phones, and so the injustice of the phone box removal was of supreme importance.”

Soon after, a Clematis Residents’ Association was convened who would lobby the government to reconsider the removal of the phone box.

Though, according to Ms Dickson “before we received responses to our poignant and heart-felt appeals, some workmen arrived one morning, removed the vital working parts of the phone box, then tied a rope around the wooden box, attached the other end to their Telecom truck and wrenched the box from its concrete base.”

Defeated and denied by the Government and Telecoms agency, Ms Dickson contacted the only people who would listen. Channel 0 news, hosted by the capable Peter Couchman.

Rather than send a menial letter, Ms Dickson chose a more elegant form of communication.

“Because I often find myself thinking and speaking in rhyming couplets, I decided to write the details in the form of a poem. As I did so, I was amazed at how easily the words flowed to recap the painful events which had led to such a drastic form of action,” she said.

“We would have liked to ring you from the phone box near the store, but some workmen came and took it, so it’s not there anymore,” the second stanza of the poem stated.

“The Powers-that-be at Telecom, they said “It doesn’t pay!” So they tied a rope around it, and they dragged our box away.”

So went the poignant poem from Lynn Dickson and it wasn’t long before it caught Peter Couchman’s attention.

On 22 November the Trader reported the grand reopening of the Clematis phone box.

According to the article, the return of the phone box received a royal welcome, with Mr Marshall Baillieu holding a champagne opening.

“Motorists and passengers travelling along the Main Road at Clematis Friday morning stared in amazement at the festive sight of the Clematis telephone box bedecked with streamers, bells and bunting. There was even a vase of flowers adorning the inside of the booth,” stated the Emerald Trader.

“Marshall Baillieu cut the ribbon and declared the phone box open and ready for business, and Mrs Lynn Dickson made the inaugural call.”

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In 1979 Lynn Dickson was instrumental in getting the Clematis Phone Box reinstated. booth still stands at the corner of Belgrave Gembrook Road in Clematis and Telstra remains proud of that.

“Whether it’s Telstra payphones right through to Australia’s largest and fastest mobile network, Telstra is proud to be a big part of the Yarra Ranges. Times might have changed since 1979 but our Telstra payphones still serve an important role alongside more modern communications,” said Loretta Willaton, Regional General Manager for Telstra.

Today, the smartphone is an extension of our person. An emotional life raft filled with a jukebox, dating agency, GPS - it’s anything but an actual phone. This along with the introduction of NBN and a 4G network in Clematis has continued to erode the phone booths’ impression on society.

We don’t talk anymore, we text. We don’t make the effort to ring anyone because we don’t have to. But in 1979, a small phone box in Clematis offered a few cubic meters of privacy and potential and that was worth fighting for.

As Ms Dickson so right said in 1979, after the phone was reopened, ‘it was a great day for Clematis’.

“It’s a great day for Clematis. Our phone box has returned.”

“We can’t begin to tell you how our hearts have ached and yearned.”

“To have it brought back to us. Now our dreams have all come true.”

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RANGES TRADER 40TH ANNIVERSARY For the past four decades, The Ranges Trader Mail has been at the forefront in bringing the community’s hot issues, triumphs and tragedies to readers. We take a look back at some snippets of news from the past 40 years.

Four decades of news 1979 A national identity visited the Trader’s printing plant, much to the delight of young Murray Armitage. Murray’s Dad owns Valley Graphics, the company managed by the Trader’s founding publisher Don Fitzgerald, thought it would be a great idea if Shirl’s Neighbourhood could come “to see Dad’s factory”. So Shirl and his offsider Norm the Kangaroo fronted up, much to Murray’s delight and a report of the visit made the popular children’s TV show.

1980 The theatre group that was to become The Gemco Players staged a highly successful first production, The Furtive Fortunes of Fickle Fate, at the Emerald Community Hall, under the direction of David Greenaway.

1981 A large crowd attended the funeral of Emerald and district’s first medical practitioner Dr Ian MacLeod Murphy. Dr Murphy moved to the area with his wife Margaret after retiring from medical practice in Hampton. The couple originally intended to raise turkeys on their property, but word soon spread that there was a doctor in the area and he wound up providing medical services around the clock for more than 30 years, making many house calls on horseback.

1982 The old St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Emerald was destroyed by fire. Fire units from Emerald, Menzies Creek and Clematis attended but were unable to save the building. The church served Catholic worshippers from 1914.

1983 Cockatoo, along with Upper Beaconsfield, bore the brunt of the devastating Ash Wednesday bushfires. An impressive effort by service utilities, government agencies, charitable institutions and individuals helped the townsfolk get back on their feet.

Hundreds gathered a Cockatoo only weeks after the fires to catch a glimpse of royal couple Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who rescheduled their tour of the country to meet people impacted by the bushfires.

1984 Former Emerald Salvation Army commander, Lieutenant Rodney Barnard, was named Emerald Rotary Club’s Citizen of the Year.

During the Ash Wednesday fires, Lt Barnard was instrumental in coordinating relief for the victims and ferrying food to the fire front. In August, the newly constructed Pine Grove Hotel in Upper Beaconsfield reopened, having been destroyed in the bushfires.

1985 Work commenced on the $1 million Lysterfield Lake Park development project - which included walking tracks, two jetties, parking for 580 cars and 90 boat trailers and an extensive lakeside picnic and barbecue area.

1986 Macca, a five-year-old German Shepherd, was presumed dead by his owners Greg and Yvonne Wallace of Macclesfield after he went missing. He was located four days later at the bottom of a 50 metre mine shaft and rescued unharmed.

1987 Victorian Premier John Cain described the Emerald Post Primary School as “an example of the future” in an official opening ceremony. “The school is the culmination of 15 years of hard work by the local community,” the Premier said.

1988 Seven thousand people joined in the Sherbrook/Pakenham bicentennial celebrations at Emerald Lake Park. Activities included a Digger’s Breakfast at the Emerald Community House, a grand parade, kite making, face painting, clowns, music and a reenactment of the First Fleet on Emerald Lake with decorated paddle boats and row boats.

1989 Steam train driver Ian Barkla celebrated 40 years of work on Puffing Billy. Ian started as a fireman on 9 April 1948 at Upper Ferntree Gully and graduated to driver in 1955. He was fireman on the last locomotive out of Gembrook in 1953, when the Victorian Railways closed the line to regular traffic.

1990 Ruth Tindale was awarded an Order of Australia medal for services to conservation and the environment. Mrs Tindale and her husband established the George Tindale Memorial Garden in Sherbrooke.

1991 Brad Camp clocked a new race record of 39 minutes, 30 seconds to win the 10th Great Train Race with Puffing Billy. A total of 176 runners beat the train and it was the third time Brad had won. The first woman to finish was June Petrie in 50 minutes, 18 seconds.

1992 Harold and Mabel Coulson of Monbulk celebrated 70 years of marriage. Mabel, 97, and Harold, 98, married in South Wandin in 1922 and said mutual support was the key to their long and happy marriage. “We’ve always worked together and done everything together,” Mabel said. “There aren’t many couples who get to enjoy each other for this long. It’s marvelous.”

1993 Artists, conservationists and communities across Australia were saddened to hear of the passing of pioneer sculptor William Ricketts, regarded as one of the country’s top artists. He was born in Richmond in 1899 and moved to Olinda in 1935, where he purchased a four and a half acre property for 425 pounds. Soon after, he began creating his famous statues and sculptures of Aboriginals.

1994 Councils in the region were dissolved and four commissioners were appointed to the Shire of Yarra Ranges until 1996. Chief commissioner Richard Longmore and commissioners Christine Fyffe, Jim Ramsay and Wal Elms were sworn in at the former Lillydale Shire Office by acting chief executive Eric Howard.

1995 Edmund Williams wrote a two-part account in January of sightings of a puma near his Belgrave South home in the 1970s. In February Dick Cleary told Trader readers of more than a dozen sightings of a “bloody big cat” near his Macclesfield home.

1996 More than 100 Olinda residents met with Mountain Police District Commander Chief Supt Peter Graham and Monbulk

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Prince Charles and Princess Diana took time out of their national tour to visit victims of the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983, planting a tree at Cockatoo in the process.

Alex Ingram with a portrait and medals of his father, Victoria Cross winner Captain George Ingram.

MP Stephen McArthur in a campaign to keep the Olinda Police Station open. Later in the year Mr McArthur announced a $500,000 Community Support Fund grant for the restoration of Gembrook Railway Station.

1997 The horror of bushfires revisited the Dandenong Ranges in January. Arson Squad detectives said fires, which claimed the lives of Ferny Creek residents Graham and Jennifer Lindroth and their neighbor Geneveive Erin, were deliberately lit. In August, the paper changed its name from Yarra Rangers Trader to The Rangers Trader and moved offices to Monbulk. Managing editor Don Fitzgerald retired in December after 17 years.

1998 Thousands of people turned out to witness Puffing Billy make history when the train steamed through Cockatoo onto Gembrook to reopen the line from Emerald Lake Park. The line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Gembrook was originally opened in December 1900 but a landslide forced its closure 53 years later. The line reached Menzies Creek in 1962, Emerald township in 1965 and Emerald Lake Park in 1975.

1999 Sassafras teenager Jesse Martin became the youngest person to sail solo around the world. The Ranges Trader became the Rangers Trader Mail when Yarra Valley Newspapers formed the Mail Newspaper Group.

2000 Upwey has a new home on the internet following the creation of the www.upwey.com.au <http://www.upwey.com.au> website.

Page administrator Roman Schatz said the website was all about communication and access - a new meeting place for residents, community groups and business owners who want to keep informed about their town.

2001 Her children already knew it, but now everyone knew that Maree Kilby was a very special mum. The Emerald mother of three - Ryan, 14, Gareth, 11 and Alana, 10 - was named joint winner of the 2001 National Bonnie Babes Foundation Mother of the Year award. Maree volunteered three days a week at the foundation’s Wantirna headquarters and also became a qualified grief counselor.

2002 Olinda residents were stressed and angry after their attempt to save one of their village trees failed. Local Robert Stephen chained himself to the tree while residents demanded an

independent arborist be brought in to reassess the decision to have it removed. But Yarra Ranges Shire workers cut it down the same day. Mr Stephen said he took the action to save what he believed to be one of the last remaining Mountain Ash trees in the area.

2003 Centenary Medal winner Genseric Parker explained that he had been named after an ancient historical figure. The life-long Gembrook resident had been keeping rainfall records for more than 50 years and had also written a book on the town’s early history. He said his Oxford graduate father named his children after people from history and the original Genseric was the king of the Vandals and led the sacking of Rome in 406AD. “Not many are burdened with names like that,” he smiled. “However, I’ve kept out of jail.”

2004 Guests at the gala opening of the Cameo Theatre in Belgrave in March were among the first in Australia to see Mel Gibson’s controversial film about the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus The Passion of the Christ. About 250 people attended the black tie gala opening of the cinema, although several walked out, unable to sit through one of the scenes.

2005 Tourist icon Puffing Billy celebrated its half century in August, with a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday sung by a group of its young fans. The Puffing Billy Preservation Society celebrated its 50th birthday with a giant locomotive cake complete with 50 candles - cut by society member Chris Le Marshall and birthday girl Jemima - and the presentation of a specially commissioned painting of Puffing Billy locomotive 6A by artist Bill Caldwell.

2006 Tributes poured in for a Ferntree Gully man whose passion and influence transcended the confines of his wheelchair to touch hearts across the globe. An internet connection to the wider world meant the life of geology and emergency services enthusiast Wayne Johnston, who died at 33 after opting to forego further treatment in his failing kidneys, was celebrated from the Foothills to the far reaches of the US. Born with spina bifida and paralysed from the waist down, ‘Wheelchair Wayne’ volunteered for the Washington Geology Library and the Ferntree Gully Urban Fire Brigade.

2007 A woman who fell 75 metres down a ravine and spent a terrifying night on the side of the mountain returned to the scene

a month later to thank her rescuers. Carey Husing of Tecoma fell on the Kyeema Track in Mt Dandenong and during a cold night wondered if she would survive the ordeal. But an early morning phone call to her brother sparked a three-hour rescue operation involving teams from the Monbulk, Kalorama, Olinda and Boronia CFA units.

2008 Tecoma residents fear a $7 million supermarket would destroy their town’s history and character. More than 100 people flocked to the Burwood Highway site to vent their anger at the proposal, which they said would lead to the demolition of the popular Hippie Haven Music Café and the Saffron Cottage Indian restaurant. The businesses were housed in the historic Hazel Vale Dairy and the owner’s former weatherboard home, built in the 1920s.

2009 Stories of survival, heroics and tragedy emerged from the devastating Black Saturday bushfires. Meg Cummings and her family made it out of Buxton in the nick of time. They were relocating to Monbulk on the day and left just hours before the blaze tore through their former home town. “We got out with just under two hours to spare,” Meg told The Mail. “We kept changing the day we were going to move… we were planning on going Saturday afternoon. But I knew we needed to get out of there before it got too hot.” Her partner Adam Schmidt, a CFA volunteer, went back to help fight the fires.

2010 The Mail joined the Shire of Yarra Ranges in a pre-state election push to get a better deal on public transport. The campaign called for a ‘Fare Go For the Yarra Ranges’. Mayor Len Cox said one of the highest priorities for the area continued to be access to safer and more reliable public transport. He said more work needed to be done in improving train, bus and taxi services and creating better links between towns and suburbs to make it easier for residents go get around. “The ability to be able to use public transport to get to work, doctor’s appointments, education and training, shops and social outings in fundamental to our people’s quality of life,” the mayor said.

“Unfortunately, for many of our residents, the opportunity to do this is limited due to a lack of public transport, especially in our more outlying areas.”

2011 A showdown loomed over plans to remove more than 15 trees on Monbulk’s Main Street. Shoppers event threatened to tie themselves to the golden ash trees to stop a streetscape project proposed from Yarra Ranges Council and Monbulk and District Opportunity Working Group (MADCOW). “The trees are only 20 years old,” one shopper said. “And they make for a beautiful, gold-leaved street.”

2012 Tecoma residents were outraged and appalled after VCAT gave the green light to a 24-hour McDonald’s restaurant to be built in town. About 500 locals gathered at the Burwood Highway site to voice their objection and “reclaim” Tecoma from McDonald’s by planting a garden. “I felt absolutely gutted for our community,” a spokesperson for the No Maccas in the Hills group said. “It’s a very dark day for the hills and for the community voice.”

2013 Two Hills green thumbs became the first to Aussies to take home a prestigious award from the famous Chelsea Flower Show in London. Show stalwart Wes Fleming from Fleming’s Nursery in Monbulk finished his ninth show entry with a bang, taking the Best in Show Medal for The Trailfinders Australian Garden, produced with the help of Olinda sustainable landscaper Phillip Johnson and a team of 18 volunteers. Mr Fleming said they were over the moon at the achievement at a show considered the Olympics of the horticulture world.

2014 Experts say that what used to be a city drug is infiltrating rural areas at an unprecedented rate. A Turning Point report showed the use of ice - also known as crystal methamphetamine - had risen across the state. Local police say they could execute a warrant on clandestine labs every day of the week in the Yarra Ranges, Knox and Maroondah regions, not to mention the extra resources needed to deal with the increased drug-related crime.

2015 On the centenary of the Anzac landing, the efforts of Yarra Ranges Victoria Cross winner Captain George Ingram were celebrated in a book written by Mount Evelyn military historian Anthony McAleer. George Ingram was six when his family moved to Seville, where his father was a mail contractor and orchardist. He lost two brothers in the war and his sister died as an infant. Captain Ingram earned his VC for his actions on 5 October 1918 at Montbrehain, the AIF’s last battle of the war.

With his battalion under heavy fire, Captain Ingram rushed an enemy post and captured nine machine guns, killing 42 of the enemy in the process.

2016 Cockatoo teenager Oscar Arrowsmith received an Australian Bravery Award from Governor General Peter Cosgrove. Oscar was only 10 when the family dog attacked his mother Dana Lyall in their home. The German Shepherd had attacked her leg and Dana believes the outcome would have been much worse if Oscar didn’t come to the rescue. “What Oscar did was truly amazing,” she said. “If he didn’t help out, I’ve got no doubt the dog would have killed me.”

2017 Avonsleigh adventurer Brett Pooles was on the final leg of his Man With A Trolley fundraising journey for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Brett packed up his custom-made trolley on Sunday 5 March and set off from his Avonsleigh home to walk to Echuca. Then he unpacked the trolley - a fold-up pink kayak - and started paddling towards his destination, Mildura.

Brett was inspired to make the 1150 journey in loving memory of Cheryl Owens, the mother of a close friend who lost her life to breast cancer.

2018 Gembrook woman Cassandra Emary died while kayaking in Nepal. She worked as a raft guide and had recently competed in the World Rafting Championships in Argentina for the Australian team. The 23-year-old had worked at Gembrook restaurant The Independent before heading overseas. “Life so many of us, the river gave her life meaning,” the Australian Women’s Rafting Team posted on Facebook. “Float on sister. We miss you.”

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The Bells of peace was an initiative run by the DRMC.

DRMC stalwarts Richard, Helen Holliday and Beverley McAllister. To celebrate 40 years The DRMC are producing a book which tells the trials and tribulations and stories from 40 years of community music.

Brian Hogg with his music class which is part of the DRMC.

Sound of music brant community culture, but when they returned to Monbulk there was no community music programs available for the children to continue their music education.

"We all enjoyed the music in the school and in the community, so it really was the stimulus."

"When we came back, there were very limited opportunities, particularly if you wanted to learn an instrument and play in an ensemble."

As a nurse and midwife, Ms McAlister admits she knew very little about music, but she understood that community music's greatest strength was its capacity for creating strong local communities, which could lead to independence from external drivers and forces.

After contacting the MP for Victoria Bill Borthwick the DRMC steering committee met on 1 November for its first ever public meeting.

"250 people turned up and everyone was excited and enthusiastic and all had ideas of what the community and the school needed," Ms McAlister said.

"To be honest, I didn't foresee that. I knew that if we set up a foundation and a good structure people would come and the community would tell us what they wanted, and they did."

By its first year, over nine groups had formed. Today, that number is in the hundreds.

Community music is now a vibrant and widespread phenomenon in the Dandenongs, and from those small and humble beginnings in 1979 the group has flourished, enriching the lives of thousands of music loves.

Despite the group's palpable impact, Ms McAlister remains humble.

"It's been very rewarding and given me the opportunity to meet the most amazing people, but I still had no idea what I was doing, and without the influence of people like Sir Joseph Burke or professional musicians and they're very generous advice the DRMC would not be where it is today. Because, I'm not a musician, I was a young mother with four kids and midwifery degree."

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In 1985, the mimicry of lyrebirds was overtaken by the voices of hundreds of schoolchildren recovering from bushfires that had devastated parts of the Dandenong Ranges.

In one massive choir, they sung self-written songs to music composed by a professional artist.

Others danced, and the children interpreted the fear and tragedy inflicted on them and their communities, and the recovery from such an event. Their songs floated through the rainforests and helped to uplift and motive all who heard it. Such is the power of music in the Dandenong Ranges community.

The power of that event came from the Dandenong Ranges Music Council, who, this November celebrate their 40th anniversary.

Over 40 years, the organisation has enriched the lives of people across the Dandenongs by providing a platform where people

can create music and engage with like-minded individuals.

Speaking to the Mail, Beverley McAlister said the DRMC was borne after visiting the USA, where she saw the benefits of community music.

"In 1976, Murray myself and our children moved to the USA to a tiny little town called Eureka," she said.

"One of our surprises when we enrolled the kids there was that every child was expected to learn music, and they were expected to participate in a choir/band."

"Our eldest - Andrew - joined the choir, Carolyn wanted to learn to play 'one of those long black things you blow', Mark played piano, and Kate who was still quite little took on the flute."

"Music was a part of the community in Eureka and there was a great Marching Band which was required to play at all civic functions."

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$590,000 - $649,000

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Springfield new mayor Ranges Ward councillor Jeff Springfield has been elected as mayor to represent Cardinia Shire Council for this council's final term.

Backed six to three by fellow councillors, Cr Springfield beat Cr Carol Ryan for the top job on Monday 11 November.

Speaking to the Gazette, the first time mayor said he was "happy and humbled" to have the support of his councillors in his first term on council.

"There's a huge sense of humbleness, pride, excitement and a little bit of relief," he laughed.

"The build up to this has been like waiting for Christmas when you're 10 days old, you know the day's coming but you've still got a number of sleeps ahead of you."

In addressing the council, Cr Springfield said it was an important year ahead with the current council's four-year term coming to an end.

"We now only have 10 general meetings in front of us until a new council is elected, and I will strive to make every day that we have left count to the fullest," he said.

The Emerald man described himself as a "bit of a high achiever" and had always hoped to run for mayor when the opportunity arose.

"I've always had a passion for the community and I've always had a passion for doing what's right in governance," he explained.

"I see this as a great opportunity to help

Cr Brett Owen, Cr Ray Brown, Cr Leticia Wilmot, Cr Michael Schilling, Mayor Cr Jeff Springfield, Cr Collin Ross, Cr Jodie Owen, Deputy Mayor Cr Graeme Moore and Cr Carol Ryan. drive the agenda for the future of how all the councillors would like to see this area."

Joining council in 2016, Cr Springfield, a musician by trade who owns a recording studio in Belgrave, said he was passionate about the environment, declaring it a high priority of his.

"We have this beautiful environment between the Eastern Dandenong Ranges down through the growth corridor and all the way

down to Westernport," he said.

"We've also got some vulnerable animals like the bandicoot and little sugar gliders.

"I really want to ensure that in 50-100 years, even if the rest of the world is falling apart due to climate change and everything else, I want to try and protect our little pocket around here for the best amenity for our residents to enjoy."

He's also vowed to look into the way money

is spent around the shire.

"It seems like we've got a big budget but that quickly gets taken up when we're looking after 100,000 plus residents and trying to run this organisation," he said.

"I want to investigate ways to be efficient in our spending and get the best outcomes from the dollars we spend, it comes back to delivering for our communities and the priorities they have."

As one of three councillors covering Ranges Ward, Cr Springfield said he was looking forward to getting to know areas he wasn't necessarily familiar with.

"You can expect to see me around getting to know the areas I'm not so familiar with, it's such a large geographical place but I am now afforded the opportunity through this position to treat this as my full time job, and I'll be there," he said.

Likening council to a cargo ship, sometimes hard to steer and turn around quickly, he's got a message for ratepayers.

"Trust in council again. Council's across the state have bad reputation, it's an easy thing to bash council and councillors but we have nine people who are dedicated to trying to deliver the best outcomes for their community," he said.

"Please come along on this journey with us and let's together make this one of the best places in the world to live."

The new mayor in town was elected unanimously Councillor Richard Higgins has been elected as mayor of the Yarra Ranges for his first term at council's 12 November meeting.

Cr Higgins was unanimously elected as Mayor by his fellow councillors, who he thanked for voting him into the role.

"It's been 17 years since a councillor from Chirnside Ward has been mayor, and what a great honour it is to be in this position," Cr Higgins said.

"To my fellow councillors, thank you so much for your support. There's a lot of work ahead of me, a lot of learning - I acknowledge that - but I look forward to it. It's going to be a great challenge."

Cr Higgins acknowledged the work of outgoing mayor, Chandler Ward councillor Tony Stevenson, and thanked him for his commitment and work over the last 12 months.

"For the last year, Cr Stevenson has been absolutely fantastic," he said.

"Without a blemish, you've held this role for our council. Thank you so much for your efforts."

Cr Higgins said he was looking forward to his year as Mayor, representing his urban Ward, his fellow Councillors and all of the teams at Council to the wider community and all levels of Government.

Walling Ward councillor, Len Cox, was unanimously elected to the role of deputy mayor.

"I'm very pleased to spend the next 12

Newly elected deputy mayor Len Cox and mayor Richard Higgins. months as deputy mayor," Cr Cox said.

"It's a great honour to be elected deputy.

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so well on behalf of the community that I feel very, very proud to be amongst the leadership group here.

"I would also like to congratulate Cr Steven-

son, who has done a magnificent job in the last year. I have not been able to fault his performance as mayor, and he's been a credit to the council, so congratulations."

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Plastered on the walls of the toilets at Monbulk Primary School are the words "there's no limit to what you can do".

On another door, another inspirational quote reads "don't let the world change your smile".

There's stars, flowers, and an eclectic mix of colours, paintings and designs - all from the students at the school.

But there's a change in the waters.

Author and former high school teacher Dannielle Miller said school toilets are either tragic places "gross or covered in graffiti" or simply sterile facilities.

Ms Miller, who is also CEO of Enlighten Education, read about a child in despair in a school toilet and it got her thinking.

"I thought about all of the kids I had seen over the years who I had found in the toilets having a little cry or being comforted by their friends and I thought why do we accept school toilets are just foul? It's almost a given," she explained.

"They are not foul in offices, they're not foul in shopping centres, and if they are, it's unacceptable."

In her research, she discovered just how serious the problem is.

Poor sanitation or below average conditions can put children off drinking water, in an effort to avoid using the toilet, and lead to them being dehydrated and lacking concentration.

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teacher Ruby Russell said there were plans to beautify the senior and junior school toilet blocks, as well as the staff toilets.

She said they weren't neglected, but were simply sterile and functional.

"After some research and being part of 'Champions for School Toilet Transformation' Facebook group, it really highlighted the importance of having an inspiring toilet space for students," she said.

"I personally believe toilets should be a priority as often students, especially in older years, will go to the toilet if they are in need of a breather.

"If they are going to a space that is plain and boring vs. a space that is uplifting and positive, it will help with their mindset."

Passionate about student wellbeing, Miss Russell said in her view it's critical each and every student feels safe and happy in a school environment.

While prioritising resources in a public school is difficult, the project has been supported by the local Bendigo Bank branch which provided a grant to the school.

Miss Russell had read about the project all over Australia and was instantly intrigued.

After pitching it to her students, she knew she was onto something special.

"I teach 5/6 and my class are super excited about the toilet project. Lots of the students want colour, quotes, affirmations, and jokes," she said.

"So far there have been lots of rainbows, suns and even some sustainability focused drawings."

"The feedback so far from the kids and staff has been fantastic."

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uplifting one. "i just thought we need to rethink this," she said.

"I wanted students to rethink school toilets because then everything they learn is transferrable.

"My ultimate goal is to teach students how does environment set my mood."

That's where the idea for the 'School Toilet Project' came from, a way to reimagine bathroom facilities.

Ms Miller said she started the conversation and now it's up to schools to take it up.

She said the most important thing to do is for schools to involve students in it - the design and overall beautification process. "[Students] are creating a little refuge for themselves that isn't just functional that also impacts on their sense of connection and they are going to feel valued in their own school community and it's good that they have a voice," she said.

In one example, a mum of a preschooler contacted Ms Miller to tell her about why her daughter was refusing school.

She discovered it was because her young daughter was terrified to go to the toilet - the light bulb had blown and it was dark, and there were creepy crawlies in there.

It would have been a simple fix, and yet it was having a detrimental impact on the young girl's leaning and enjoyment.

The story is much the same at primary and high schools.

"No adult goes into that environment and when we don't see it, we don't value it and it's not good enough," she said.

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The Cuckoo’s rich history A hills curiosity with a rich history, The Cuckoo, has been providing hearty festivity for over 60 years.

A traditional Bavarian restaurant, The Cuckoo was pioneered by Willi and Karin Koeppen.

As The Cuckoo history goes, the once-modest refreshment stop was named after Karin heard the sound of a cuckoo calling during the night.

Nowadays, The Cuckoo seats 450 people in three separate dining rooms and is renowned

for its smorgasbords.

And as assistant manager Daniela Rosenfeld explained, with a warm, ambient atmosphere, The Cuckoo advocates family togetherness and does its best to provide an experience where people forget their troubles and have fun.

“We are a strong, generational restaurant that is tried and tested over many years,” Daniela said.

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Drawing visitors from all over the globe, The Cuckoo combines excellent service and an all-you-can-eat policy for all food buffets, with traditional Bavarian entertainment.

“We offer value for money where you can eat as much as you want while enjoying the music and floor show,” Daniela said.

“But our focus is to combine being a part of

people’s happy memories ... we want to create experiences where customers feel compelled to come back and experience the magic.”

With sixty years of smorgasbord history, The Cuckoo Restaurant is one of Victoria’s top ten tourist destinations.

The local icon is a great place to consider over the Christmas period, too.

The Cuckoo Restaurant is located at 508 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road in Olinda.

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Bistro, bowls and more With so many people finding fewer hours in ever-increasingly busy days, everyone chasing the clock with so much to do, it is terrific to have the Monbulk Bowling Club Bistro as the go-to for great fun, exceptional food, awardwinning customer service and outstanding community support.

General manager Denise Rutzou said the bistro’s spring menu would be released very soon and would highlight some seasonal delights to tempt taste buds.

She said the club was a great spot to relax, catch up with friends and family and unwind from the pace of the day.

Barefoot bowls will start on a Thursday night and is a fun way to socialise with friends or make some new ones.

Players can just go along and all equipment is supplied.

It kicks off at 7pm, which gives bowlers time to head in for dinner first.

The blustery spring weather is here and hills residents often find themselves with no power.

The Monbulk Bowling Club has a generator running whenever the power goes out, so diners can head to the bistro and be welcomed by friendly staff and enjoy great food while their power is being restored.

The festive season is nearly here and barefoot bowls is a popular way to celebrate.

The club accommodates many groups during this time, so bowlers need to book early if they don’t want to miss out.

All the equipment is supplied and help and coaching by experienced bowls representatives will get novices underway.

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By Derek Schlennstedt It's not like garden plants are a new thing, but never before have they been so in 'fashion'.

Seriously, plants are now a serious sartorial statement - especially since social media has made our living spaces as important style-wise as the threads, we wear on our bod.

In fact, house and garden plants are having a Pinterest-worthy renaissance, but if you are serious about turning your place into a fashion plant wonderland then you have to make sure you have plants of superior strain.

For example; the simple and un-killable succulent is an easy choice among the working class proletariat, but for the intellect, a bonsai tree is a true symbol of affluence among the plant community.

In general, these impish trees symbolise harmony, peace, order of thoughts, balance and all that is good in nature.

In fact, each variety of bonsai signifies something different, making these beautiful and artistic trees wonderful gifts for friends and family.

This year on November 30, the Yarra Valley Bonsai Society is holding a holding a Bonsai Sale Day and Display. The group, based in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, cater to bonsai enthusiasts of all skill levels.

Yarra Valley Bonsai Club President, Geoff Pettman said that people could get a full fledged bonsai tree or just a seedling at the sale.

"These Sale Days help us raise the awareness of a Bonsai Club in this area, and aim to attract new members, whilst offering some

great opportunities for people to purchase bonsai related products at very reasonable prices," he said.

"Purchasers can remain after the Sale concludes for a free workshop on how to care for the trees they have bought. We will also have a small display of beautifully crafted trees to inspire and delight."

Sadly for those millennials wanting a pygmy houseplant , bonsais might not be for you.

"Bonsais are not an indoor plant," he said.

"The idea of a bonsai is to replicate a tree in nature in miniature."

"Someone will go and get a bonsai tree and give it to a friend for a birthday or Christmas present and they'll put it in their house, and in three months it's dead.

"Bonsai's need fresh air, and sunlight, but you can certainly take it inside for a few days every year when you have visitors."

So if you want to flex on your friends with your exotic houseplant, or if you just want to plant it in the ground and pretend you're a giant monster, Bonsai Trees are a great choice.

The Bonsai Display day is held on 30 November from 10am -1pm at the Chirnside Park Community Hub, 33 Kimberley Drive, Chirnside Park.

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By Derek Schlennstedt Leading ladies at 1812 theatre is a hilarious take on the movie Some like it hot.

According to director Pip Le Blond, Jack and Leo are two English actors whose careers are not exactly going to plan.

The Two hapless actors are so down on their luck they find themselves travelling through Amish country, performing in front of Moose Hall crowds.

The money has dried up, the jobs have dried up, and all seems lost, but then Leo reads about a dear old lady whose dying wish is to bequeath her fortune to her two long lost nephews.

After finally convincing Jack this is a great idea, the two head off only to learn the nephews are nieces. No problem though, Jack and Leo are actors.

"Jack and Leo dress up as women because they think they can score some money out of the estate, but of course they fall in love with the girl that lives there."

"It's a lot of misunderstandings, love interests and chaos, but it's terribly funny and a great night of laughs."

As always, at 1812 theatre, each performance comes with a complimentary supper to enjoy.

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Bugler Tom Steele plays the Last Post.

Yarra Hills Secondary College students read through a list of Mount Evelyn's fallen.

John 'Fingers' Sumner recounts some experiences from the Vietnam War.

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Hot Pies as Brunner bites

By Richard Millott Belgrave's Aaron Brunner is in red hot form, scoring his third century this season in his sides' win against Upwey.

The Pies took first use of the home pitch, with Brunner and Jordon King (70) combining to send the Tigers' attack around the ground.

Brunner was dismissed shortly after his 94ball hundred with the score at 2/173 - an innings which included eight fours and five sixes.

Contributions continued to push the score along before concluding at 6/241.

Steve Gannell was the pick of the bowling for the Tigers, claiming 3/64 from eight overs.

In response, the Upwey top order rose to the challenge with Dain Howe (42), Cameron Wheeler (69) and Matt Mulchay (40) seeing the visitors track for an exciting finish.

Jordon Dunstone (30) also helped push the score along in the later stages but Jarrod McPhee (3/31) claimed key wickets to see Upwey fall six runs short at 8/235.

Belgrave remain top of the ladder following the win, whilst Upwey sit in eigth position.

Lysterfield's unbeaten return to Norm Reeves Shield continued after it claimed the points against Johnson Park.

Daniel Forster-Jennings lead from the top scoring 86 to start the Beavers' innings on the right tone.

Help came from Anthony Brolic (34) and Nathan Walsh (67) to reach 5/233 from their overs.

Joe Hayes lead the reply with 76, alongside the ever-reliable Andrew Devenish with 62.

However the Sharks were to be thwarted by the bowling efforts of Lachlan Dobson (3/31) and Nathan Walsh (3/36).

They were influential as Lysterfield restricted the chase to 198 and claimed the points.

Lysterfield sit second as the only other undefeated team, whilst Johnson Park sit ninth, still in search of opening points for the season.

At Knox Gardens, it was the Zac Wilson show as Knoxfield defeated the Falcons.

The Knights batted first however were undone with quick wickets leaving the score at 3/46.

Luke Scanlan (55*) and Wilson put on a key partnership, with 148 runs for the fourth wicket before Wilson was dismissed for 96 to have the visitors at 5/197.

In reply, Mitch Gregory was the only batting contributor with 30 as the Knights bowling asserted themselves on the chase.

Zac Wilson's 4/16 and Trent Atkinson's 3/15 made breakthroughs while restricting runs to dismiss Knox Gardens for 127.

The win sees the Knights jump into the top four, while Knox Gardens slip into fifth.

In other games, The Basin also entered the

Upwey sits in eigth position after its loss to Belgrave.

Belgrave remained top of the ladder after defeating Upwey. Pictures: FIELD OF VIEW PHOTOGRAPHY top four after accounting for Ferntree Gully Footballers 6/215 to 9/191.

Eildon Park (5/148) also completed a successful chase against Upper Ferntree Gully (7/147).

In Decoite Shield, St Johns Tecoma jumped to second on the ladder after a successful chase against Rowville.

Brett Gatehouse (36) and Surad Uduman (38) lead the way for the Hawks, however Andrew Wilson (3/29) helped negate the start as the visitors reached 8/190.

An unbeaten Jake Sali century from the top of the innings was the highlight of the chase with all round contributions helping to reach the required 5/194.

Sali's innings included seven fours and six sixes in the 104-ball affair.

Monbulk returned into the top four after an away win at Mountain Gate.

Udara Ravindu (36) started well but it was

Jason Fraser that people talked about once again.

He continued yet another century at 118.

Justin Creed (44) scored late to propel the score, concluding at 4/254.

Mitch Goddard batted positively from the start for the Gators, his 68 the cornerstone of the home innings.

Sanitha De Mel (38) contributed also, however the Hawks proved too strong with the match over at 9/208.

Ferntree Gully is now a match clear after a tight battle against Knox Gardens.

The Blues started well with Josh Henry (70) and Jason Kilby (44) getting things underway, but the Falcon bowlers struck back, the pick being Nav Singh (3/23) as the Blues were dismissed for 214.

Adam Wylde (80) and Josh Gregory (42) lead the way for the Falcons, however Harry Cowling (3/25) helped restrict the score when

Mitch Goddard batted well for the Gators against Monbulk. things got tight.

Needing 10 runs off the final over, the Falcons battled on - needing five from the final ball to win, the Blues claimed the final wicket to secure the points in a classic one day match.

South Belgrave accounted for Olinda in their matchup.

With South batting first, contributions from Mark Baker (42), Darren Ray (34), Jordan McDermott (58) and Harley McDermott (35) took the home team to 6/230 from their overs.

In reply, Josh Langer (32) and Jonty Scott (36) were the contributors for the Bloods, but Shane Seamer's 4/47 saw the score fall short Olinda concluding at 8/208.

Meanwhile, former Knoxfield Premiership Player Mitch Perry added his name to the echelons of local cricket graduates, playing in a Cricket Australia squad against the touring Pakistan team in Perth.

Goodbye, interleague - we hardly got to know you

By Russell Bennett AFL Victoria has pulled the pin on the annual interleague program more commonly known as the ‘WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Championships’.

In a memo sent by AFL Victoria to officials across the state, seen by the Mail, concerns raised by clubs and leagues about the concept appear to have spelt its death knell.

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198697 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS of feedback from clubs and leagues revolved around concerns to do with the ranking system; the varying levels of competition; travel; costs, and the pressures those costs place on leagues, fixturing, and administration; and player availability.

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“AFL Victoria would encourage leagues to continue a representative program in 2020 if it is relevant to their league. Leagues who wish to participate in representative football in 2020 are encouraged to do so and AFL Victoria will continue to financially support leagues who wish to pursue representative programs”.

In Gippsland, for example, since the WGFNC’s first season, many have supported a push for West Gippsland to go head-to-head with the Gippsland League at senior interleague level. This could theoretically open the door for such a scenario to take place.

Phillip Island premiership assistant coach, and one of the most respected voices in community football coaching, Brent Clinnick, offered a more left of field suggestion - a club Champions League style set up at the end of the season, with financial incentives on offer (by the likes of AFL Victoria) for senior premiership winning sides in the top divisions of competitions around the state who take part.

Under Clinnick’s proposal, games could be held at such iconic venues as St Kilda’s home base in Moorabbin, the Whitten Oval, and Ikon Park.

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Of that money, $100,000 would be invested into the Champions League format to cover facilities, umpires, and officials. There would then be $130,000 left over for prize money split between the top five competing clubs - $75,000 for first, $25,000 for second, $15,000 for third, $10,000 for fourth, and $5000 for fifth.

Each game would be played over two 25-minute halves, with the competition able to be run between mid-October and Melbourne Cup weekend. Under Clinnick’s proposal, it could be run on Thursday and Friday nights, as well as Sundays - leaving Saturdays free for the opening weeks of the cricket season. AFL Victoria would run the bar and canteen, with proceeds split between AFL Victoria and each of the competing leagues.

The revenue destined for the competing leagues could then be divided up amongst each club in those leagues.

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Monbulk defeats top side

By Eric Markham Monbulk 1 was far from daunted as it hit the road to take on ladder leader MCC on 12 November.

The away side put up a tremendous performance across all rinks to take maximum points.

Richard Cookson's rink with Craig Ward (1), Ivan Baric (2) and Jim Bras (3) lost the first two ends, but then won 14 of the next 19 ends to win 20 to 10.

Andrew Bell's rink led by 15 shots after 11 ends. They then increased their lead with some excellent bowling from Josh Engwerda (1), Greg Meyers (2) and Jenny Holmes (3) to win 34 to 10.

Eric Markham's rink had a close tussle up

to the thirteenth end where they trailed by two shots.

However, some consistent bowling from Marg O'Brien (1), Alan Clerke (2) and Peter Koomen (3) saw the rink win five of the next eight ends and gain three multiples to win by five shots, 20 to 15.

Monbulk claimed a big 74 to 35 victory and a spot in the top four.

Monbulk 2 played Vermont South away in what turned out to be a very close contest.

Di Bigelow's rink was struggling, being five shots down with five ends to play.

The team then lifted with Don Barnetson (1), Carole Wight (2) and Norma Clerke (3) bowling well to win four of the last five ends to salvage a draw, 17 shots each.

Graeme Goller's rink began the game well and after seven ends led by three shots. They maintained this lead until the thirteenth end when they dropped a four and fell one shot behind.

It was a real battle as Monbulk led by one shot going into the last end, but couldn't hold on, dropping a two and losing 21 to 20.

Eric Furby's team of Ron Sheppard (1), Lorna Murphy (2) and Andy Mackie (3) started well and led by seven shots after four ends.

They then dropped a five on the eighth end to be only one shot ahead, however, the Monbulk rink grabbed some multiples in the run home to win 28 to 21.

This meant an overall victory to Monbulk 65 to 59.

Monbulk 3 played Boronia at home and re-

corded a comfortable victory.

Peter Francis' team with Carol Beament (1), Darren Ward (2) and Anne Ward (3) established an eight shot lead by the fourth end.

Overall, they won 15 of the 21 ends picking up two multiples to win 32 to 7.

Ray Pikes rink had a real fight on their hands and after fourteen ends were two shots down.

They then won the last seven ends to win 27 to 15.

Mike Harris' rink was well behind early and had a deficit of 11 shots after eight ends.

Alongside Ken Cowling (1), Bob Watson (2) and Peter Lee (3) they lifted their game and outscored their opponents to make a fantastic comeback and win the rink 22 to 21.

Monbulk won on all rinks, 81 to 43.

Monbulk youngsters battle in tough conditions

By Kylie Rackham Monbulk Cricket Club's Under-12s Friday night game against Eildon Park Panthers looked to be another washout with teams arriving and sheltering under classroom balconies at Monbulk Secondary College.

But the rain soon cleared and Eildon Park won the toss, deciding to bat.

Monbulk kept the Eildon Park Panthers to a total of 6/76 with terrific bowling performances from Grace Hourigan with 2/12 off three overs.

Monbulk's fielders displayed numerous direct hits to the stumps, including one run out

by Noah Woning.

Single wickets were also secured by Finn Whyte, Toby Storer and Noah Woning.

In reply, Eildon Park put the clamps on and the long, wet grass made it difficult to secure runs.

Some early wickets fell in response to pacey, accurate bowling by Eildon Park.

Top scorers were Kit Sutton (8 runs off 8 balls) and Lucas Hickingbotham (8 runs off 32 balls).

Monbulk lost the game after recording a total of 7/52.

Scores Seniors 1s: Monbulk 4/254 (J.Fraser 118, U.Ravindu 36, J.Creed 44) defeated Mountain Gate 9/208 (M.Goddard 68, S.De Mel 38).

2s: Mountain Gate 6/137 (D.Kline 50, M.Argus 43) lost to Monbulk 1/142 (R.Ranaweera 55, T.Taylor 48*).

3s: Monbulk 9/194 (B.Trinnick 101*, C.Heppell 30) defeated FTG 9/164 (J.Romboldo 47).

4s: Monbulk 5/168 (C.Hull 58) lost to St Johns/ Tecoma 193 (M.Obrien 40, S.Oliver 97).

Monbulk Cricket Club's 3rds team.

Juniors Under-16: 5/123 (W.Copelin 30, J.Bolton 34) defeated Upwey-Tecoma 4/110 (S.Wicks 50*, B.Grant 33).

Under-14: Monbulk 8/61 (Gus Ryan 16) tied with Upwey-Tecoma 9/61 (Joel Prys 2/8).

Under-12: Monbulk 7/52 lost to Eildon Park 6/76 (Grace Hourigan 2/12, Noah Woning 1/3).

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ACROSS Fussy (10) Dry (4) Nudge (4) Musical instrument (5) Border (4) Past instance (9) Moderate (9) Knife (4) Penetrates (5) Cry (4) Adhere (4) Digit (10)

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QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7601- SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Particular. 8, Arid. 9, Poke. 10, Organ. 11, Edge. 12, Precedent. 16, Temperate. 20, Stab. 22, Enter.

23, Weep. 24, Glue. 25, Forefinger.

Down - 1, Savour. 2, Stretch. 3, Accord. 4, Flagon. 5, Crane. 7, Singe. 13, Elm. 14, Drawing. 15, Stale. 17, Entire. 18, Purify. 19, Teeter. 21, Beefy.

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CROSSWORD No. 7601

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7601

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Dear Yarra Valley Resident, The Yarra Valley is free of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF). Our fruit fly free region is clean and green. QFF is an invasive pest of fruit and vegetables.

Queensland Fruit Fly. Photo: Deb Yarrow

You can help by; Early detection allows for a rapid

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Not bringing infested fruit into the

response. If you discover fruit fly larvae

region or your home garden

in any fruit, call our Yarra Valley QFF

Picking your fruit and vegetables

HOTLINE on 0490 381 999; or notify your

as they ripen, inspecting them

council, fruit retailer or plant nursery.

inside, preventing them from

All infested fruit needs to be frozen,

falling on the ground.

boiled or solarised and disposed of in a

Reporting suspect damage

sealed bag.

Thank you.

Queensland Fruit Fly larvae. Photo: Agriculture Victoria Queensland Fruit Fly, damaged tomato. Photo: Rob Bob's Backyard

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