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Family mystery ends in Gembrook

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ted to doing everything we can to assist with the Coroner’s investigation into this tragic accident.”

Parks Victoria CEO Matthew Jackson acknowledged the organisation’s role in the investigation.

“Our thoughts are with the families of people who died in a tragic accident on Sunday 8 March in the Yarra Ranges,” he said.

“We are working with the Yarra Ranges

Council and Victoria Police on their investigation.”

The incident comes after a father and son from Cockatoo were killed when a tree struck their car on Monbulk Road, Sherbrooke last year and a woman was also killed last year after a falling tree struck a car on the Black Spur.

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A 32-year-old man and 34-year-old woman, both from Aintree, and a 16-year-old boy from India were killed after a tree fell onto their moving car in Kallista on 8 March.

Police believe the vehicle was travelling along Sherbrooke Road when it was struck by a falling tree and then veered off the edge of the road just after 2.30pm.

A 25-year-old woman from India and 4-year-old boy from Aintree were both transported to hospital in a stable condition for observation.

Police said that the deceased included the driver, right rear passenger and front left passenger.

Sherbrooke Road was closed in both directions between Owen Street and Braeside Avenue following the incident.

Yarra Ranges Council Mayor Richard Higgins acknowledged the crash at the council’s meeting on 10 March and offered his sincere condolences to those involved.

“Our thoughts are with all the people involved in Sunday’s accident in Sherbrooke Road, Kallista,” he said.

“We understand that incidents like this are concerning to our community, but they are an unfortunate reminder of the unpredictable nature of the treed environment in which we live.”

Cr Higgins said the council has been working with authorities and other agencies to determine the exact details of what happened.

He said it is understood the tree fell from the Dandenong Ranges National Park which is managed by Parks Victoria.

“We understand Parks Victoria is likely to be the leading agency involved in the Coroner’s investigation into the Sherbrooke Road fatality,” he said.

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Long quest to find family

By Mitchell Clarke An Adelaide man’s 13-year quest across the country to find his birth father has ended in Gembrook.

Peter Dennis, who was born four months after his father’s death, recently learned that Gembrook man John Vlatko, also known as John Fleming or ‘Jack’, was his dad.

The Star Mail understands Mr Vlatko was tragically killed in a tractor accident on Beenak Road 65-years-ago. He was born in a village on the island of Korcula in Croatia before he migrated to Australia in 1939.

Peter’s search began in 2007 after an overwhelming urge to know his roots and find the man who was his first father.

After a “hard slog” at a computer desk, matching DNA, searching Coronial Court records and the assistance of genuine strangers, the mystery was eventually solved.

“I have had a good and happy life - much of that rests with the wonderful people who adopted me and gave me their love and support ... I love them and will always be grateful to them but I have always known a part of me was missing,” Peter said.

“There has been a deep longing to know about the two people who gave me life, who they were, where they came from and the lives they lived.

“As I have become older and my sons matured, that longing deepened.”

Remarkably, as Peter was searching for his father, his unknown cousin, Nada Vlatko from Sydney, was also searching for the same man.

Nada told the Star Mail she was searching for her uncle to help her father, George, who had yearned to know what had happened to the brother he loved but hadn’t seen since December 1938.

It’s understood John regularly wrote to his family but his letters suddenly stopped in 1955. Four years later, George migrated to Australia and the search for John began.

In 2002, Nada learned that John had died in 1955 and that his partner Phyllis Foster was expecting their child.

The search eventually hit a dead end and George sadly passed away in 2014. The family vowed to continue searching.

After receiving a copy of John’s death certificate, Peter wanted to know more, and via Ancestry.com, he was put in touch with his long-lost cousin, Nada.

“I don’t believe in miracles but finding Peter is truly amazing,” Nada said.

“After all those decades of looking, so much loss, so much sadness, suddenly, this lovely man turns up - a man who is part of us but was lost.

“Now, incredibly he is found.”

The cousins have embraced each other, and Peter is set to travel to Sydney later this year to meet his newly-found Croatian family.

“I wanted a name and a place and I got those courtesy of my wonderful cousin Nada,” Peter said.

“Suddenly I have a birth identity and am part of a whole new family. The amazing thing is that they are as overwhelmed and excited by this discovery as we are.

“We feel our identities are more complete.”

Call for help Peter will now visit Gembrook over Easter to see his father’s final resting place and to place flowers on his grave.

Still, “huge gaps” remain about his father’s life in Australia and Peter is hoping to hear from anybody who can help to paint a picture of John and Phyllis’ life in Gembrook in the early to mid-1950s.

The Star Mail has been told that John served in the RAAF from 1942 to 1944 and held a range of jobs including as a timber worker and farm labourer.

At the time of his death, it’s understood he was farming at Beenak as well as doing contract work for local potato farmers with his new tractor.

He held a reputation as a hard worker and has been described as a “gun potato picker”.

“I regret not being able to get to know my first parents but now a new passion is overtaking me. I find I am hungry to know more about these people who were my first parents,” Peter explained.

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Peter Dennis has been searching for his birth father for 13 years.

The first ever picture of Nada, pictured with her father George in Blato, Croatia in 1954.

Nada Vlatko in Dalmatia.

“I find myself desperate to know about their lives in Gembrook, Beenak and Kinglake, the work they did, the lives they led, their characters and personalities.

“No information is too trivial.”

Peter and Nada acknowledge that 65 years have passed and sourcing information might not be possible, but they’re holding out hope that someone might remember John and Phyllis.

“Our family - mine in Adelaide and Nada’s in Sydney - will be forever grateful if you could share that information with us,” he said.

“There is so much we don’t know about each other and about John. We desperately hope the Gembrook community can help us fill in the huge gaps in our knowledge before it is too late,” Nada added.

Anyone who would like to make contact with Peter and Nada, regarding John Vlatko, can do so by contacting the Star Mail.

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School bus pass chaos

By Romy Stephens Numerous Year 7 students from Emerald Secondary College have been denied access to their local school bus, despite some having their siblings approved.

Cockatoo parent Tracy Plaggemars said she lodged a school bus pass application through Public Transport Victoria for her son Cody (Year 9) and Max (Year 7), only to have Cody’s renewed and Max’s rejected.

She said she tried again thinking it was a mistake but Max’s was rejected a second time.

“I have an older child who had been using the same bus service for two years. He was approved in December and my younger one was rejected,” she said.

Ms Plaggemars said Max was forced to walk and catch the public bus service while Cody took the school bus.

“I wanted them to travel together, I mean his (Cody’s) little brother was starting high school,” she said.

“It’s a matter of safety for the younger ones, it’s daunting for the younger ones.”

After Max’s bus pass application was rejected again, Ms Plaggemars said she was instructed to contact the Department of Education’s student transport.

“I emailed student transport about three times,” she said.

Numerous students from Emerald Secondary College have faced difficulties obtaining bus passes.

205930 Picture: ROB CAREW After receiving no response from student transport, Ms Plaggemars said she contacted Gembrook MP Brad Battin who sent a letter to the Minister of Education on behalf of parents.

Mr Battin said that Ms Plaggemars was one

of the numerous parents that contacted him and in the end, they all obtained bass passes for their children.

He said the reason for refused applications came down to policy confusion.

“The government will argue that the first child that got it should not have got it,” he said.

“They are saying now they are implementing what the policy should have been.

“But because one child was already going on it created confusion.”

According to the Department of Education, The School Bus Program’s (SBP) eligibility criteria has not changed, however, in recent years the Department has been working with schools to ensure the program’s policy is administered correctly.

Students with access to public transport services within 1.6km of home, or nearer than the SBP service, are expected to use public services to travel to school.

“There are a number of transport services available for students residing in the Cockatoo area to attend school,” a Department of Education spokesperson said.

“Where a student has reasonable access to public transport services, they are expected to use these services to travel to school.

“Should a family have an older sibling approved for travel on the government-funded school bus, they should speak with their school regarding arrangements to ensure the younger sibling also has a place on the bus.”

Emerald Secondary College said it is happy to assist parents if they have issues obtaining a bus pass.

Yarra Ranges MPs in shuffle Cigarette bandits hit IGA two times in two nights A shadow cabinet re-shuffle has resulted in new roles for two Yarra Ranges state opposition MP's.

Evelyn MP Bridget Vallence has been promoted to shadow Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Youth Affairs, while Gembrook MP Brad Battin will take on the shadow portfolios of Roads (metropolitan), Road Safety and the TAC moving on from his Emergency Services portfolio.

Mr Battin continues to retain the portfolios of Youth Justice, Crime Prevention and Victim Support which he received in 2018.

Ms Vallence said, "I look forward to the opportunity to serve the Victorian public in portfolios that are critical to our community and future prosperity, as well as continuing to work hard for locals in the most magnificent part of Victoria - the Evelyn electorate."

"I am very much looking forward to the new challenge in the role," Mr Battin said.

"I will be focused on delivering policy for better roads, improved road safety and having a TAC that is effective, efficient and not cleaned out by a government who is broke."

Mr Battin said he knew "all too well" the issues his constituents faced daily.

"Living in the Gembrook electorate I know too well the issues we all face daily especially in the south east with our roads," he said.

"I see this as a great opportunity to hold the government to account - we are all sick of being stuck in traffic and stuck with Daniel Andrews."

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The community of Gembrook has been left shocked and disheartened after thieves struck Gembrook IGA twice in as many nights, sledgehammering their way into the store before making away with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes on both occasions.

Gembrook IGA Owner-Manager Andrew Spark was awoken by a notification that the stores alarm had sound around 4am on Thursday 5 March.

Mr Spark commended police for being at the store within 10 minutes, but said that the thieves were gone before he and the police had the chance to arrive.

Mr Spark had the door of the shopfront repaired after the first hit, only to be struck again by the thieves again in the early hours of Saturday morning. CCTV footage posted to Gembrook IGA’s Facebook page shows the thieves loading their arms full of cigarettes before bringing in a bin from outside, which Mr Spark said they then proceeded to fill with cigarettes.

“I’m feeling pretty disappointed and a bit disheartened. It’s a big inconvenience, yeah you have insurance but they have excess. I’m probably $4,000 to $5,000 out of pocket and that’s significant for small business as that’s the difference between making money this

month and losing it,” Mr Spark said.

“Business is tough enough as it is at the moment, to have someone break in and steal from you makes it all the more harder.

Mr Spark said the wider community of Gembrook is taken aback by the theft, saying “you think it’s a nice little safe community and here’s these people coming in with sledge hammers.”

“They’re fairly shocked that it’s happened in our community, particularly in such a brazen way,” Mr Spark said.

The thugs can’t steal Gembrook’s community spirit, however, with locals offering their support and even helping Mr Spark to make new fortification for the shop front.

“Since the second attack we’ve fortified the front of the store with iron gates to prevent them getting in,” he said.

“The support of the community has been tremendous - the kind words they’ve had to say and some of them helped me make the fortification, that made me feel a real part of the community and shows that they’re there for us in our time of need as well,“ he said.

Gembrook IGA have asked for anyone with information to contact Emerald police.

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‘Top of the Town’

By Karen Phillips It was a sad day for Mt Evelyn residents when the old ‘Top of the Town’ building was demolished recently. Originally a bakery, the shop had been an icon of Mt Evelyn for around 80 years, commanding the main street and visible to anyone approaching the township via York Road. Its history goes back still further, as it was not the first shop on the site.

Lilydale grocer Mr William Bowring started a bakery in Mt Evelyn, probably in the late 1920s. His daughter Edna and son-in-law Ted Matthews assisted him. The Produce Store next door had a billiard room to cater for workers on the Silvan Dam. When the dam was finished, the business was losing money. One night it went up in flames and the bakery went with it.

Ted Matthews built the simple but attractive weatherboard building that replaced it and

stood until recently. Ted inherited the business when Mr Bowring died in 1940. Ted sold the bakery to a Mr Perkins in 1947. Decades later, locals still remembered the delicious aromas of Perkins’ bread baking.

The shop became a general store in the 1960s and was taken over by the Watts family in the 1970s. The store appeared in the background in an episode of the TV series ‘Matlock Police’ that was filmed in Mt Evelyn in 1972.

Nola Burrows ran it as a milk bar in the 1980s.

The name ‘Top of the Town’ was in use by 1996, when it featured in the Herald Sun ‘Melbourne Postcard’ series.

Until about five years ago the shop sold pet supplies, with the name ‘Top of the Town’ still faintly visible under the paintwork on the sign.

The building stood empty from 2015, but still it came as a shock to see it reduced to a pile of rubble on February 14 2020. All that we have as a reminder is David Monks’ mural on the wall of the present bakery on the Wray Crescent/ Station Street corner.

One by one, those old shops of the '20s, '30s and '40s have been disappearing, taking many fond memories with them.

Only two of these older-style shops are now left in Mt Evelyn. One houses the florist and dress shop in Wray Crescent. The other is the former Post Office, now a gift shop, on the corner of Wray Crescent and Snowball Avenue.

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Covid-19 crashes events

By Taylah Eastwell and Jed Lanyon Community events across the Yarra Ranges have been cancelled in the wake of the Chief Medical Officer’s advice for the cancellation of mass public gatherings of over 500 people taking place.

Yarra Ranges Council announced that all council events and large gatherings would be postponed for one month from Friday 13 March in line with state and federal government public health advice.

Healesville Rotary’s highly anticipated Dogs Day Out was forced to postpone under 24 hours out from the event due to the increasing risk of Covid-19.

“The committee held an emergency meeting earlier this afternoon (Saturday 14 March) and took immediate action following recent changes to government advice levels,” a statement from Healesville Rotary said.

“While this was a tough decision to make, the safety of all of our guests is our top priority.

The Rotary Club of Healesville will now look to reschedule the event and will be announcing more details as they come to hand.”

Wandin Rotary’s run of bad luck continued as their Custom Car and Bike Show was cancelled for the second consecutive month. The show was set to take place on Wednesday 18 March, while poor weather conditions prevented the previous show from going ahead in February.

Gembrook’s So Long Summer event, set to take place on 15 March, was also cancelled after 10 months of planning. Proceeds from the event were intended to go towards Gembrook Preschool, Gembrook Primary School and Gembrook CFA. Warburton’s Riverfolk Festival was can-

Families enjoying last year's So Long Summer event. celled on Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours before it was set to take place. Crank Up will not go ahead this weekend as the Upper Yarra Historical Society used roadside signage to alert the public about the cancellation.

Yarra Valley ECOSS pulled the plug early for their annual Ecotopia event, which was scheduled for Sunday 29 March.

“It is with great sadness that we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel Ecotopia

2020,” Yarra Valley ECOSS’s Chelsea McNabb said.

“Hosting Ecotopia with less than 500 people would not be viable for our food vendors, market stallholders and performers, and basically unmanageable for us with such an open site. We also feel it was vital for us to make this decision before vendors purchase food.”

Ms McNabb said that other Yarra Valley ECOSS events would remain “on hold” for the time being.

Relay for Life in Knox was cancelled following a decision by Cancer Council Victoria to cancel all Relay for Life events for March and April.

“Given the high risk to public health currently posed by Covid-19, and keeping in mind that many who attend our events are in a higher risk group, we know the decision to cancel Relay events is in the best interests of our community,” Cancer Council Victoria’s CEO Todd Harper said.

Tourism body gets nod of support from Yarra Ranges

By Romy Stephens Yarra Ranges Council will extend its partnership with Yarra Ranges Tourism, as the tourism industry continues to feel the impact of COVID-19.

At their 10 March meeting, councillors passed a motion that endorsed an extension of its existing Partnership Agreement with Yarra Ranges Tourism for another 12 months.

It also recommended an increase in the tourism body’s funding amount by 2.5 per cent.

Yarra Ranges Tourism chairman James Robinson said that with the recent bushfires and now the coronavirus, it was an important time to support a body that brings so much to tourism across the region.

“We believe that our reputation has increased over that time and the impact that we have on the region is significant,” he said.

“Obviously there are some choppy waters ahead, it’s probably a good time now to be getting behind and investing in a very important part of the economy.”

Mr Robinson also discussed the impact coronavirus was having on the region but acknowledged that the Yarra Ranges might not be hit as hard as other areas.

“In terms of anecdotal understandings from around the region, we’ve seen obviously

Rochford Wines is another business that has felt the impact of COVID-19. 161414 Picture: ROB CAREW some major impacts,” he said.

“But I also believe that we’re pretty well protected in terms of our closeness to Melbourne.

“We’re having comments coming back that accommodation is still being booked.

“One of the benefits I think we have is the long-term nature of weddings which causes a lot of the bookings and a lot of the activity on weekends in terms of accommodation,” he said.

Yarra Ranges Council has supported Yarra Ranges Tourism through a Partnership Agreement since 2006.

Cr Fiona McAllister said Yarra Ranges Tourism has been extremely beneficial towards the

local tourism industry and was needed now more than ever.“The starting point for me is the very positive impact that Yarra Ranges Tourism has had on our visitor economy,” she said.

“I’ve seen relationships heal, I’ve seen a strategic focus taken, I’ve seen a shift to contemporary approaches to a digital way of thinking about attracting visitors and an all-ofindustry approach to marketing really unfold over the last few years.

“The industry has been doing it extremely hard.

“The stories on the ground cause me concern. First, we had the bushfire impact...The wine industry continues to struggle with Phylloxera and that has a substantial impact on our wine economy and now, of course, coronavirus.

However, some Councillors said the increase in funding by 2.5 per cent was too much.

Cr Cox said the Council should not increase funding more than what rates will increase.

“The increased money that we would be, under this motion, giving to Yarra Ranges Tourism is 2.5 per cent on what it was. I would suggest that it should be 2 per cent,” he said.

“It’s nitpicking but the reason I’m advancing that is because Council rates will go up 2 per cent this year.

“I believe that all Council payouts, where Council can control them should go up by no more than the increase in rates.

However, in the end Councillors passed the motion.The decision came as yet another major Yarra Ranges business expressed the impacts it has felt from coronavirus and the recent bushfires.

Rochford Wines marketing manager Maddy Jones said the winery’s visitation numbers were down 30 per cent in February.

“The whole story started with the bushfires.

There wasn’t a lot of clarity in the fact that the Yarra Valley wasn’t affected,” she said.

“China is one of our biggest tourist markets so the impacts of that were felt pretty suddenly and quite quickly.“ Global COVID-19 concerns also forced Rochford Wines to reschedule its Wine Machine event for 31 October.

It was originally scheduled to take place on 28 March.

The Victorian Government conducted a review into regional tourism last year, to find new ways to support tourism in regional Victoria, enhance private investment and create jobs.

The final outcomes of this review are yet to be formalised but expected to be implemented prior to 30 June 2021.

Victorian State of Emergency in effect for four weeks A State of Emergency has been declared in Victoria to combat COVID-19 and help to provide the Chief Health Officer with the powers he needs to enforce 14-day isolation requirements for all travellers entering Australia and cancel mass gatherings of more than 500 people, as agreed by National Cabinet yesterday.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos announced that the State of Emergency would begin on Monday, 16 March at midday and be in force for the next four weeks to assist with measures designed to 'flatten the curve' of COVID-19 and give the health system the best chance of managing the virus.

Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos said, "This is the biggest public health challenge we've faced in our lifetimes - that's why it's so mailcommunity.com.au

important that we have the right tools at our disposal to minimise the impact of this virus.

"Expanding the powers of the Chief Health Officer will allow us to better protect public health and give our hospitals, GPs and other industries the best fighting chance we can."

Under a State of Emergency, Authorised Officers (AO), at the direction of the Chief Health Officer, can act to eliminate or reduce a serious risk to public health by detaining people, restricting movement, preventing entry to premises, or providing any other direction an AO considers reasonable to protect public health.

The first direction from the Chief Health Officer under these new powers will include banning non-essential mass gatherings of over 500 people such as cultural events, sporting events or conferences.

Gatherings that are deemed essential and may continue include public transport, food markets and workplaces. Schools, TAFEs and universities will remain open for now but have been asked to restrict mass gatherings such as assemblies and lectures of over 500 people.

At this stage spaces or locations where 500 or more people may be in transit, such as Federation Square or Bourke Street Mall, are excluded from the ban on mass gatherings. However, if it is deemed necessary to protect public health, the powers can also be used in future to quarantine entire suburbs, businesses or professions - rather than just individuals.

The powers also allow the Chief Health Officer to do whatever is necessary to contain the spread of the virus and reduce the risk to the health of Victorians.

While most Victorians are voluntarily complying with requests to isolate, the expanded powers mean that people who don't comply with a directive could receive a fine of up to $20,000. Fines for body corporates that don't comply could be up to $100,000.

Anyone needing advice about whether a mass gathering can proceed can contact the DHHS advice line on 1800 675 398.

Premier Daniel Andrews said, "We are taking these steps, after agreement from the National Cabinet that includes the Prime Minister and all Premiers and Chief Ministers, to contain the spread of coronavirus as much as we can.

"Make no mistake, the next few weeks and months will be tough for everyone, but we're doing what is necessary to protect Victorians."

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Time to give two hoots

By Taylah Eastwell To hear the slowly uttered whoo-hoo of a powerful owl from the top of a hollow tree is a privilege synonymous with Mount Evelyn life. This unique pleasure has never been more precious, with recent bushfires hitting hard on Australia’s already rare owl population.

According to Australia’s peak bird conservation organisation BirdLife Australia, the powerful owl may soon be declared threatened in every Australian state, following wide levels of forest destruction across the country.

“Fires often have devastating impacts on trees that are 100 to 500 years old - the trees that forest owls nest in. It’s now more important than ever to identify remaining owl breeding hollows,” said Dr Robert Clemens, Powerful Owl Project Coordinator at BirdLife Australia.

“It’s something that might happen. It’s still an open question - we are looking at whether the case is strong enough for national listing especially after the fires.

“Some people are making the correct point that while 30 per cent of the owls habitats were ruined there still might be patches that owls can come back and do okay,” Mr Clemens added.

President of Mount Evelyn Environment Protection and Progress Association (MEEPPA), Clare Worsnop said the chance these owls might be listed as threatened highlights the importance of protecting local habitats.

“They’re only found along the East Coast, that’s why having their status raised to threatened nationally is sad but important and means we really need to protect all aspects of our habitat,” she said.

“There are historic records of owls sitting in trees in 1901 and 1902. They’re part of

Mount Evelyn, they’re part of our emblem. It’s a privilege to have them here,” Ms Worsnop explained.

According to Ms Worsnop, when the Ash Wednesday bushfires went through the owls took five to ten years to come back.

“They (fires) burn the trees and kill the food that the owls would eat. Even if possums survive there’s nothing for the possums to eat - it all in turn has a huge impact on owls,” she explained.

Despite grave concerns for the powerful owl population nationwide, Ms Worsnop told the Star Mail that MEEPPA is currently aware of three pairs of owls living in Mount Evelyn.

“They have always been part of my life because they live in my garden,” Ms Worsnop said.

She also urged the community to be cautious as owls will be dispersing from their parents hollows anytime over the next month.

“During this time you’ll find them in strange places in the middle of the city where they wouldn’t normally be, looking for an area where that isn’t already occupied. They’re very vulnerable and may possibly starve if they haven’t learnt the skills of hunting,” Ms Worsnop said.

“They may come closer to the ground, people need to be aware and look for signs of owls in distress and make sure they contact somewhere like Healesville Sanctuary, council, vets or zoos.

Ms Worsnop’s advice to bring the powerful owl back from the brink was for more people to become aware of what the owls need to survive and to replant and revegetate forest areas.

“A healthy environment means a healthy community, they work hand in hand,” she said.

A pair of powerful owl's in a Mount Evelyn backyard.

Pictures: COURTESY CLARE WORSNOP

Council seeks RidgeWalk feedback

By Taylah Eastwell Yarra Ranges Council is encouraging the community to give feedback on recent updates to the Draft Master Plan of the RidgeWalk trail alignment in the Dandenong Ranges.

When finished, RidgeWalk will create 14 kilometres of new and improved pathways that celebrates the natural and cultural histories of the Dandenong Ranges, including contributions from First Nations People and other local communities. The walk will be an art experience with permanent sculptures, land art and a rotating program of temporary exhibitions and performances.

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proposing some changes to the project. Proposed changes include shifting the trail alignments away from residential areas, connecting Kallista to the trail from Grants Picnic Ground and relocating one of the nodes of the trail.

The new alignment also proposes taking Toroa Track to Kyeema Track where the previous alignment went along Yarabee Road through Singleton Reserve to reduce risks to pedestrians with the former route. It also proposes taking the Tan Track from Ferny Creek Reserve to the footpath along Sherbrooke Road, crossing at Sherbrooke lodge before entering at Sherbrooke Picnic Ground. From there, the route will take Sherbrooke Track to Sherbrooke Falls then continue down Ridge Track, whereas the previous alignment went along Hackett Track.

The last proposed change is to move Node 4 of the track closer to the entry of Sherbrooke track. It is intended this change will engage visitors, provide learning experiences and heighten curiosity as they enter and exit the

forest. As the nodes are designed to have minimal impact on the environment, the proposed change will see the node move to an area with existing development and infrastructure.

The original draft also proposed four loop routes to allow people to return to their starting locations without backtracking. The updated plan has removed these route loops, with council stating that public transport is available for those who do not wish to backtrack, which would in turn increase visits to local towns.

A map of the project and a short survey for feedback is available at www.yarraranges.vic. gov.au/Council/Engage-Yarra-Ranges/RidgeWalk-Draft-Master-Plan-Update and will close on April 7.

This forms an extra step of community consultation before the Master Plan is put to council. mailcommunity.com.au

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Virus forces field closure

By Romy Stephens Tesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers has been cancelled as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

The event was set to take place from 28 March-19 April with an expected visitation of 60,000 people over three weeks.

Festival organisers announced the decision in a Facebook post on Friday 13 March, saying that despite flowers being ready to go the safety of the community was their first priority.

“It is with a heavy heart we have decided to cancel our 2020 Tesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers due to the implications of COVID-19,” the post read.

“The flowers are ready to go and looking sensational and we are so proud of our team who had put such a phenomenal show together for you.

“However, in the best interest of the public, we have chosen to help ensure your safety and that of the wider community.”

Festival Director Paul Tesselaar said in this daily-changing coronavirus landscape organisers believed this was the most responsible thing to do for patrons, the event and the wider community.

“It’s something that wasn’t taken lightly.

We’ve invested a fair bit into this show so far being that the planting is done months in advance,” he said.

“It was tough in that sense but in the light of it, when you follow this coronavirus situation you can see there’s an aspect of this situation that we cannot manage.

“It’s the only responsible decision when you consider the safety of the patrons that come and the staff.

“We could see what was happening with coronavirus, as every day goes by there are more and more cases and it’s increasing exponentially.

This year's Tesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers has been cancelled due to the coronavirus, despite flower fields in full bloom.

“We felt that by the time we would open this coronavirus would have had a much greater hold on Melbourne.”

Mr Tesselaar said that refunds will be issued for any pre-purchased tickets, with this process beginning immediately.

He added that despite the event cancellation, he was confident other revenue streams would continue to support the business.

“The business is not just built on one event,” he said.

“Our business is very well established and our focus is broad-based in that we have our mail order nursery as well.”

Mr Tesselaar urged residents to visit in

springtime, with that season now a focus for the business.

Spring will see Tesselaar host their annual Tulip Festival, now a multi-award winning event after the festival won silver in the Major Festivals and Events Category of the Australian Tourism Awards in Canberra last week.The popular Tesselaar Tulip Festival saw the team win gold at last years RACV Victorian Tourism Awards, where they were automatically placed in the running for the national awards for the same event.

Tesselaar’s Events and Customer Service Manager, Melanie Rankin-Smith said it was the third time the organisation has entered the national award but the first time they

made it through.

“It’s obviously an honour to win something of this stature. We had some pretty fierce competition from other states.

“Each year we’re evolving the event to make it interesting and keep it interesting for our visitors year to year,” Ms Rankin-Smith said.

The Tulip Festival was up against the Rome City and Empire exhibition at the National Museum of Australia, which won bronze, and the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2019 which took out first place in the Major Festivals and Events Category.

For more information on the cancellation of KaBloom, visit www.kabloom.com.au.

Grazing grounds gets goats on the move

By Romy Stephens Puffing Billy conducted this year’s volunteer induction on 12 March, but not all inductees had two legs.

As the railway began its annual training with five new human volunteer recruits, it also welcomed the addition of 10 volunteer goats.

A space of overgrown land has been fenced off at Puffing Billy’s Belgrave station so goats can keep grass, blackberries and weeds down at steep ledges around the railway.

Puffing Billy’s recruitment officer Sharon Corbier said she got in touch with Colin Arnold from GrazeAway after she heard about his goats across the road at Metro’s Belgrave Station.

“We were having a meeting in here one day and talking about all the weeds and the blackberries and it was growing really fast,” she said.

“We couldn’t have anybody whipper snip it or brush cut it because it’s too dangerous and we can’t poison it because we’re very environmentally sensitive and we didn’t want to do that.

“We’d heard about the goats next door at Metro and I said why don’t we do that?”

After the two met up and fencing was established Mr Arnold said he decided to lend Puffing Billy his goats, rather than hire them out.

“I went there and pretty quickly realised they could have them free of charge,” he said.

“They’ve got so many volunteers that I thought it’s probably just better...If I can supply them with some goats that would be a nice thing.”

GrazeAway is a business that aims to restore habitat and control invasive weeds without the use of herbicides, in sensitive areas such as waterways, by using goats.

Mr Arnold’s goats have been making their way around Belgrave after first setting up at Metro’s Belgrave Station and then moving over to Puffing Billy.

However, one of the Belgrave Station goats was recently vandalised with graffiti.

“It is a complete winner from every angle the only issue is if something decides to paint a goat,” Mr Arnold said.

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the years I’ve been doing this, that’s the only negative thing that has happened.”

Ms Corbier said that since their first night, the goats have settled in well at Puffing Billy.

“The very first night that the goats came, the train coming in scared them with all the steam so they all ran underneath their shelter,” she said.

She added that they help demonstrate the importance of volunteers at Puffing Billy, no matter their shape or form.

“The railway could not run without our volunteers, they’re the lifeblood of the organisation for sure,” she said.

“We’re so happy to have them and we, of course, need to have as many volunteers as we can four-legged and two-legged, we’re happy to have both.

“It’s a win-win situation, the goats do their job and it’s just a lovely thing to have around the railway.”

Forest Fire Management Victoria have advised smoke will be visible from the outer eastern suburbs today (Monday 16 March) and Tuesday 17 March as crews ignite a 12-hectare fuel reduction burn along Old Coach Road, Kalorama Old Coach Road, Jasper Road and Thompsons Road will be closed to all non-local traffic and brief delays should be expected when leaving and entering the area.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Chris Eagle said Forest Fire Management is taking every opportunity to burn while conditions allow and it is safe to do so. Forest Fire Management Victoria works with the CFA and the Bureau of Meteorology to ensure conditions are suitable for burning.

“Undertaking these planned burns, will reduce the size of bushfires and make fires easier for our firefighters to control,” he said.

“It will also help to protect tourism operators and important assets such as recreational facilities.

“Weather permitting the burn will be completed over two days, and crews will continue to patrol the burn overnight and in coming days,” Mr Eagle said.

The burn is the first of three planned burns to take place around Mount Dandenong this autumn.

To find out when and where planned burns are happening near you go to www.vic.gov.au/ plannedburns or call 1800 226 226.

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IN BRIEF Fatal crash in Sassafras A person died following a single-vehicle crash in Sassafras on 14 March.

Investigators understand the driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a power pole about 4am on Mount Dandenong Tourist Road.

The driver, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.

The passenger was transported to hospital by air in a critical condition.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dash cam footage of the collision is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.

Monbulk car thefts

Pouring rain couldn't hamper efforts to take hay bales and dog food to a fire-affected farmer in Omeo.

Help after the fires

By Romy Stephens Numerous Bell Real Estate offices banded together to take hay and dog food to a fire-affected farmer in Omeo on 5 March.

Olinda, Montrose and Emerald offices took part in the Need for Feed run which saw 48 hay bales and dog food - donated from Mad About Pets - transported to a farmer that was impacted by bushfires over the summer.

Bell Real Estate operations and accounts manager Melissa Tovey was one of 10 staff involved.

She said the idea was sparked out of a desire to help those in need.

“After the bushfires, we all wanted to help out the communities that had been affected,” she said.

“Your immediate reaction was to donate money. We saw there were some people donating to the big charities.

“We wanted to make sure that what we did actually reached the communities that had been affected.”

Ms Tovey said two staff members had previously been impacted by bushfire and they recommended waiting until the “dust settles” before donating goods, that way it was really known what people need.

After using connections through their real estate contacts, the teams at Bell got in touch with farmers in desperate need of goods.

Ms Tovey said the farmer they visited typically has 600 hay bales but was down to about 60.

She added that the entire experience was very uplifting.

“It was such a humbling and rewarding experience. You want to do something to help but you don’t really appreciate how much they value what we had done,” she said.

“It just makes you feel like this is what helping out is, this is the community spirit, this is what you want to achieve.

The entire trip took about 12 hours and the teams also purchased local produce along the way.

Monbulk Police are seeking public assistance to identify a male regarding an investigation of thefts.

Police said the thefts were from vehicles in the Woolworths car park, Monbulk on 15 January.

Anyone with information can contact Monbulk Police on 9756 6266.

Goat tagged A goat that was being used to maintain weeds and grass at Belgrave Train Station was recently vandalised with graffiti.

Police said the offenders were caught, however, the goats’ owner decided not to take the matter further.

Police also said that any further incidents like this will be fully investigated and that they will endeavour to prosecute people if possible.

Sign stolen

A truck full of hay bales on the Need for Feed run.

Lilydale police are seeking to locate the Heritage Golf and Country Club sign which is usually located at the corner of Paynes and Yarra View Road.

Police said the sign was stolen between 21 February and 23 February.

Anyone with information can contact Lilydale Police on 9739 2300.

Wanted on warrants

The Bell Real Estate teams load up before departing for Omeo.

Ringwood Police are seeking public assistance to locate Braden Lovitt.

Mr Lovitt is wanted on four separate warrants for various offences committed across the Yarra Ranges and Maroondah areas.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Mr Lovitt or has any information that may assist police in locating him are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Extra police bound for Yarra Ranges in huge deployment

By Taylah Eastwell The Yarra Ranges and surrounding communities will soon benefit from Victoria Police’s most significant investment in regional and suburban policing, with 51 additional officers headed for Yarra Ranges, Knox and Maroondah police divisions.

Eight new officers are set to be deployed to the Yarra Ranges police service area. The three localities are also set to share in a further 20

officers at a divisional level, including six new divisional Highway Patrol officers and 14 new members to the divisional Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team.

The rollout forms part of the largest increase in regional police resources in Victoria Police’s 167-year history, with over 117 police stations across the state set to receive extra resources.

Deputy Commissioner Rick Nugent said the additional numbers will assist officers to

tackle key issues faced in rural areas, such as family violence, drugs, road trauma and natural disasters.

“It also means more police on the beat than ever before, who will be working around the clock to protect the community, prevent crime and hold offenders to account,” he said.

With training at the academy already underway, the new officers will be gradually rolled out to specialist areas and stations over the course of 12-months, beginning in May.

“The influx of officers in regional areas will also assist us in enhancing our ability to provide immediate assistance when state disasters occur, such as bushfires or floods,” Deputy Commissioner Nugent said.

The new officers will be a welcomed addition to significant investments in regional policing over the past two years, with Victoria Police aiming to deploy more than 3,000 officers in total by April 2022.

State solar battery rebate Local hills perfect for tests scheme expands to locals

By Taylah Eastwell

More Victorian households will be able to store cleaner, cheaper rooftop energy, with the Victorian Government adding an extra 143 postcodes to its Solar Homes battery rebate scheme.

Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing said this meant households in Chirnside Park, Lilydale, Coldstream and Gembrook are now eligible to apply for a Solar Homes battery rebate of up to $4,838.

Households with an average 11kwH battery around can expect to save around $650 a year on their electricity bills, in addition to savings they are already making with solar panels.

More than 70 per cent of the new postcodes are in regional Victoria, including in the Goulburn Valley, North East Victoria, Gippsland and Barwon South West regions.

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and Bairnsdale, and reach approximately 50 per cent of households that have a pre-existing solar panel system of at least 5kW. There have been more than 359 approved applications for solar batteries since they became available in July 2019, with 219 of those systems already installed.

To be eligible for a rebate, householders must obtain approval to install a battery from their distribution network service, have an existing rooftop solar system of 5kW or more, and meet other eligibility criteria. Full eligibility details can be found at: solar.vic.gov.au/ solar-battery-rebate.

"Solar batteries will help local families store energy from the sun, reduce their reliance on the grid, and save money," Ms Shing said "This is a fantastic opportunity for households in the Eastern Victorian region that already have solar panels to capitalise on their solar systems and take greater control of their energy bills."

The hills of the Belgrave and Ferntree Gully are being put to use as a testing ground as Metro trial their long awaited High Capacity Trains.

The $2.3 billion High Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT) Project is the largest investment in new rolling stock in Victorian history. The new trains provide passengers with more space, improved accessibility features and real time information about their journey and we look forward to their arrival on the network.

A spokesperson from the Department of Transport said that the Belgrave line, particularly between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave stations, is ideal for testing how the new train performs up and down steep hills.

"The new trains are currently undergoing real-world testing on the Belgrave line to ensure they are safe and ready for passenger service," a spokesperson from the Department of Transport said.

Each train must complete thousands of tests and travel thousands of kilometres before they are rolled out on the network to ensure they are safe and ready for passenger service.

The HMCT (High Capacity Metro Train) is currently being tested on the hills and slopes of the Belgrave line.

The testing includes stopping at stations, responding to signals, tests on steep hills and various speed and braking tests.

"The testing is being done at night to minimise disruptions. We thank passengers for their patience while we get this necessary testing done.

Buses will replace trains between Ringwood and Belgrave from 8.30pm to the last train each night from Friday 13 March to Thursday 19 March.

Passengers are advised to check the PTV website for the latest information. mailcommunity.com.au

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New branch manager

By Taylah Eastwell The team at Belgrave Community Bank is kicking goals, and not just because it’s the start of the footy season.

Newly appointed manager Teresa Spruhan is looking forward to her new role after working as the branch Customer Relationship Manger for the past two years.

“I’ve learnt a lot in the last two years and being appointed manager is a real boost for me personally. I am certainly up for the challenge and our staff at Belgrave are all on board,” Mrs Spruhan said.

The team is proud to have grown lending considerably in the last 12 months.

“This is of course due to the low interest rates but also, I’d like to think, because people genuinely like the face to face service that we provide.

"You can’t get that everywhere anymore,” Mrs Spruhan said.

Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group Chairman John Waters said he was happy that Teresa had accepted the promotion.

“Teresa handled the role of Customer Relationship Manager of the Belgrave branch so well and has stepped up to the managers position with enthusiasm," Mr Waters said.

“Teresa along with the staff know their customers and of course welcome new customers and will go above and beyond to assist with their banking needs.

“Teresa is also a local and appreciates the connection to community that many clubs and groups have with their local Community Bank."

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MOnBUlk 4/534 Monbulk road THE BEST OF UnIT lIVInG In GARDEn SETTInG

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$550,000-$605,000 2A 1B 1C

surrounded by pretty established gardens on just under 600m2, this light-illed unit would appeal to investors, irst home buyers or down sizers. boasting everything you need for a comfortable lifestyle and features en-suite effect bathroom with shower & bath, separate wC, spacious living with many windows to take in the garden vistas, large kitchen with bay window and Chef appliances, plush carpets, split system cooling and ducted heating. excellent storage outdoors with 2 sheds and a single carport for your vehicle.

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secreted away in this beautiful valley is the perfect blend of paddocks, lifestyle & bush. once certiied biodynamic & set up for growing veggies with beds & an igloo. backing onto woori yallock creek with another small creek meandering through the property, there are also 3 dams and plenty of space for animals. The outbuildings include 4 bay machinery & wood store, huge open shed, enclosed workshop, stables with lockable pens, chicken coop, double carport, plenty of off-street parking and auto gate entry.

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FERnY CREEk 42 belgrave-Ferny Creek road YOUR COUnTRY ESCAPE

$920,000-$990,000 4A 2B 2C

This amazing character home is secluded by a long sweeping driveway and forest backdrop and rests perfectly into the hillside capturing views that will take your breath away. The interior offers earthly timbers and a neutral colour palate to compliment the classic plaster features, now completely renovated with the option of two homes in one or self contained unit on the lower level. Featuring two oversized decks, top with glass balustrade, 3 living areas, cosy wood ire & split system and double carport on 4,540sqm.

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Move in and enjoy this beautiful Federation style home brimming with character & surrounded by established gardens featuring a greenhouse with an abundance of plants. equine lovers will be excited about the infrastructure which includes 3 stables, covered wash bay, 6 paddocks, electric fences, 60 x 20m sand arena, tack storage, round yard, secure 6 x 12m hay/tack shed, workshop & horse loat storage, remote double garage with attic storage, second entry with solar powered gates & circular driveway.

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12 Caroline Avenue Cockatoo

$660,000 - $720,000

19 Gembrook Lunch Pl Road Gembrook

$620,000 - $680,000

Everything and More!

Your New Lifestyle Awaits

This home, set on 1/3 acre within walking distance to shops & schools, features lounge room with a/c, kitchen with gas cooking, polished loorboards & adjacent meals or second living area. 3 generous bedrooms (BIRs), 5 star GDH, ceiling fans, dishwasher & ceiling storage. Outside, expansive rear yard, spa, garage, carport & garden shed.

Additionally there is a 2 bedroom studio with split system & ceiling fans.

A garden lined curved bitumen driveway welcomes you to this well presented family home. Features include 4 beds (BIRs), master with WIR & ensuite, generous living, study nook, dining area, well appointed kitchen, renovated family bathroom, large laundry & outdoor entertaining deck. Gas ducted heating, ducted evaporative cooling, wood ire heater & split system cooling.

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

Contact: Bethany Day 0438 844 968

32 Coopers Road Macclesield

$980,000 - $1,080,000

23 Devon Avenue Cockatoo

$700,000 - $770,000

4 Beds + Acreage in Superb Location

Character, Comfort & Convenience on 1 Acre!

Set on approx. 7.09 Ha, this family residence features 4 good sized bedrooms (BIRs), master with ensuite, large living, adjoining meals & kitchen overlooking a timber deck.

Outdoors there is a generous double carport & lock up garage, 7 easily accessible paddocks & a spring fed dam. The property also comprises 2 supplementary double garages with power & additional garden shed.

Privately located on a sealed road just a short stroll from the Cockatoo township. This home features 3 spacious robed bedrooms, the master with walk in robe & ensuite, 2 living areas and open plan kitchen/family room. The enormous deck, perfect for entertaining overlooks a solar heated pool and garden views over the acre block. Plenty of under house storage.

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

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Lot 37 Emerald Lake Road Emerald

7 Brookdale Avenue Emerald

Asking $420,000

$370,000 - $400,000

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Natural Beauty

Rare as hen’s teeth, this vacant land in one of Emerald’s inest locations provides a signiicant opportunity for development. The generous 1/3 acre block stimulates the senses as mature gardens provide a shady canopy for wildlife and the quaint whistle of Pufing Billy can be heard as it rolls into the station at Emerald Lake. Close to shops, schools and Emerald Lake, this offering will not last long!

At just under an acre, this stunning parcel of land is offered for sale and is just waiting for someone to build their dream home (STCA). The gentle undulation of the land and natural spring provides a desirable aesthetic effect, and offers a haven for birds and wildlife. Located off a sealed road in Emerald, this property will not last!

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

Contact: Richard Birtchnell 0438 747 357

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$1,100,000 - $1,200,000

86 Ridge Road Kallista

$1,450,000-$1,550,000

Large Scale Hills Living

Sunset Ridge

This immaculate character home has been meticulously maintained for family living whilst retaining the property’s authentic period charm. Showcasing an abundance of space, the property combines ornate features, dado panelling, stained glass windows and a classic design throughout that caters for social families looking to upsize to a more substantial home in a magniicent hills setting on over an acre. Highlights include two large living areas on the irst loor, open ireplace, open plan kitchen with stone benches, master with ENS and huge undercover alfresco deck. Downstairs is a huge rumpus zone/studio, under-house storage/workshop and a fully self-contained hub with its own entrance featuring a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living area. Also features double garage, double carport and three driveway entrances.

Situated in arguably the inest position in the Ridge Road precinct of Kallista with features incl: 4 acres of hills lat, park like Australian native & European plantings, Animal paddock, 40 sq of living inc 5 bedrooms, or 4 & a study, 4 living zones, & 2 bathrooms, Verandas framing front entrances & a full length decking area to take in the views to Cardinia & beyond, Freshly painted in neutral tonings with timber ceilings, Jotul ireplace plus open ire & adjoining dining placed to appreciate the views, Master wing incl a shared ENS & WIR, Spotted gum looring, Orchard of fruit trees incl igs, native inger lime, mandarins, avacado, apples, apricot, peaches, plums all with their own bees to assist in pollinating, Vegie garden, a dog run & cat enclosure, Double garage & ample off street parking, Full size tennis court.

Contact: Trevor Bell 0418 333 580 Inspection: By Private Inspection (Photo ID Required)

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

1438 Mt Dandenong Trst Rd Mt Dandenong

9 Hands Road Kalorama

$1,150,000-1,250,000

$650,000-$700,000

Cambridge Mews

Totally Private Hills Family Home

Hidden beyond the security gate & established garden is the lovely ‘Cambridge Mews’. Recently renovated throughout to create a contemporary feel, & offering 4 bedrooms (3 with ensuites), plus 3 separate living zones. The timber kitchen focuses around an AGA stove with gas cooktop extension, American Oak timber cabinets, ASKO DW & butlers sink overlooking the rear yard featuring a beautiful walnut tree.

Ironbark timber loors low throughout the lounge & dining room, complementing the feel of the home. Additional features include: GDH, Split systems, Remote security gate & camera, storage shed with concrete loor, sealed driveway, water tank with pump for the garden & double garage. Cambridge Mews has dual road access (enter via Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd) & is walking distance to shops, transport & hills cafes.

Privately situated on an elevated position, this architecturally designed multi-level brick residence will allow you to escape & hide from the world. The dual road frontage is ideal for the growing family & tradies. The timber lined cathedral ceilings & limed board interior will suit the most discerning buyer.

Elegantly decorated & appointed boasting a functional loor plan to accommodate larger families. The quality kitchen has been updated & adjoins the sunny spacious meals area.

4 generous sized bedrooms are situated in their own wing.

The foyer leads to the ground loor level central living room with walls of glass capturing the forest aspects, opening through to the entertaining deck. This space also has the added beneit of an internally accessed double garage and workshop.

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

Contact: Trevor Bell 0418 333 580 Inspection: By Private Appointment (Photo ID Required)

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Private, secluded and surrounded by over 5 acres of lush green bushland and rolling green lawns, ‘Little Brook’ is a magical forest escape for anyone looking to leave the rat race of today’s modern living.

A family friendly lifestyle is certainly what is on offer here with room to grow and enjoy all that this wonderful property has to offer.

Outside, is a nature lover’s playground! A large 7.6m x 12m shed, double carport plus more undercover storage for tractors boats and bikes will be more than sufficient for most.

Sylvan Glades Retirement Village offers affordable, independent living for retirees over 55’s.

Located in the highly sought after Dandenong Ranges, this private and peaceful village offers an affordable downsized lifestyle living. Our solid brick, bright and spacious units are available in both one and two bedrooms and offer flexible layouts with modern extras to make life even easier. The units offer privacy with their own carports, private courtyards and beautiful landscaped gardens with walking paths.

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Through the lovely lychgate this period home on impressive gardens is set to steal your imagination. Rich with local history, perfectly presented for modern living, and situated only a short stroll from Belgrave Station, this is a home with heart.

“Westrocks” has been a cornerstone of this community since its construction in 1910. Now an elegant residence steeped in character, this property will suit discerning buyers seeking something special. The interior boasts beautifully restored Tasmanian hardwood floors and newly installed retro-inspired linoleum tiles. high ceilings and deep window recesses are architectural elements that will never go out of style.

Move in and enjoy this meticulous property set merely moments from Upwey village.

Privately positioned at the back of this block, only steps from the thriving main street with cafes, shopping, and train transport, this low maintenance brick abode offers an exceptional lifestyle in an excellent location.

Set to impress, the covered entry leads into an inviting open plan layout. With its mountain views, spacious kitchen with Westinghouse wall oven, and doors to the perfectly presented patio and gorgeous garden, this house offers the coveted indoor-outdoor lifestyle enjoyed in the Dandenong Ranges.

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To enter the world of children’s illustrator and writer Ilana Payes is to fall backwards through time to more innocent days.

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Her illustrations are bold, brilliant and happy

Ilana’s world of character

By Derek Schlennstedt To enter the world of children’s illustrator and writer Ilana Payes is to fall backwards through time to more innocent days.

You see, Ilana’s world is one inhabited by bright characters with appealing adventures, fierce outfits and warm, loveable animals - a world made from a child’s imagination.

As we chat, sitting on children’s stools on her balcony, overlooking the emerald green Sherbrooke forest, Ilana pays attention to the muddled scene of children’s toys lying around the balcony.

With three boys, there is an endless supply of fantastic stories. Stories, that translate onto Ilana’s page, and, as she shows me her illustrations, I realise how much I miss flicking through a picture book. As an adult that escapism has long since fled me.

Her illustrations are bold, brilliant and happy ... and it’s easy to spot a few familiar faces.

“In two weeks my three-year-old, Ethan, he’ll have his 10th operation, because he has glaucoma,” she tells me. “He is intelligent, very difficult and he wears glasses, so I wanted to make a story for him so he feels empowered for wearing glasses ... trying to celebrate his difference, and yes it’s just glasses, but he hates wearing them.”

“I’ve done all these drawings of Ethan with aviator goggles, or, for example; he loves he’s little fox toys, so I’ve made paintings of him in fox masks being ferocious in the forest.”

“It’s kind of a broad way to celebrate Ethan’s gorgeous big eyes and his glasses and tempter tantrums,” Ilana jokes.

As is perhaps befitting of a children’s artist and writer, Ilana is warm, smiley and keenly clever.

Her studio, unlike the balcony is scrupulously spotless, and photos of her family cling to the walls, next to their watercolour doppelgangers.

In amongst those illustrations are storylines and narratives, which she said she draws on for inspiration.

“Usually it starts with a picture, so I do a drawing which triggers another picture, which leads to research and then a story.”

“The story comes in one go and then its months and months of re-writing, but it’s usually just one burst of inspiration to write the story.”

While the writing is drawn from Ilana’s imagination, the drawings often come from the adventures of her three boys.

“We have the most beautiful wonderland here and they run around causing havoc.”

“The last drawing I did, the boys were pi-

rates. Ethan, he had to have an eye operation and had to wear a patch, so we got him a pirate hat to match.”

“It was so funny. He took the Mixmaster hook that I think churns bread and was saying ‘I’m captain hook’, and then my other boy had the fox mask on and they took the wooden spoon and the potato masher and they were in the washing basket ,rowing on the floor.”

“Kids are amazing, and I draw what I love most.”

In May, Ilana Payes will open up her studio as part of the Dandenong Ranges Open Studios weekend.

So, if you’d like to see the unique variety of illustrations that hang on Ilana’s studio walls, or perhaps find out more about open studios and the number of incredible and unique artists sharing their work spaces, then visit https://www.openstudios.org.au/

Women of Troy a vibrant spectacle to see Bloodshot: Great writing, bad action

By Bill Pell Euripides: Women of Troy Gemco Players, Emerald

Euripides’ plays have survived from ancient Athens because they offer something for all generations and all people.

This play, rather than telling the story of the many Greek and Trojan heroes, tells of the tribulations and sufferings of the defeated, the Women of Troy.

Parallels with our present time are all too obvious.

This production, ably directed by Sharon Maine, uses film techniques and a couple of well-known popular songs to help establish its modernity.

But it is the Chorus of Women (an ancient dramatic device) showing their well-choreographed plight and dominating the performance which makes the story so gripping.

The Chorus was directed by Kylie Rackham who had the eponymous role of Medea in the previous Euripidean play Gemco presented a few years ago.

There are outstanding performances by favoured ’old’ Gemco actors, notably Elise D’Amico as Cassandra (previously our Lady Macbeth) and Margie Gemmell as Hecuba (nicknamed Granny Gemco by her grandchildren!).

The Chorus made up of mostly Gemco regulars was utterly convincing.

On opening night, as Troy was burning to the ground, there was added excitement as the Gemco Theatre smoke alarms started their piercing sound, but this is unlikely to happen in subsequent performances!

Performances take place until 21 March.

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Bloodshot Starring Vin Diesel, Guy Pearce and Eiza Gonzalez Rated M

Cassandra (Elise D'Amico) surrounded by fellow prisoners and guards.

Captive Women of Troy.

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Based on the comic book series, Bloodshot is a compelling piece of superhero schlock let down by a bland star and bad action.

Murdered US Marine Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) is resurrected through powerful nanotechnology, but the people behind his revival seek to exploit him.

Bloodshot features engaging performances, including a down-to-earth yet unnerving villain in Guy Pearce, and a surprisingly wellwritten screenplay.

The plot has some clever foreshadowing, generates heavy suspense by balancing power with powerlessness - Ray has superhuman strength and healing ability but limited energy, and his handlers wield an insidious control over him - and the first act builds to a genuinely startling twist about vengeance and agency.

Unfortunately, Diesel is a wooden, mumbling lead, and the action sequences are frenetic jumbles of motion. While the film has some stylishly brutal slow-motion moments, the camera is generally too close and cuts too quickly for us to follow the fights.

Bloodshot is a tense, very well-written film with intriguing themes, but the messy action lacks clarity and Diesel lacks charisma.

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Mixed fortunes in finals

By Eric Markham The first round of the finals started on Saturday 14 March with Monbulk represented by all three teams.

Monbulk 1 played at Lilydale in the semifinal.

Andrew Bell’s rink trailed early, but then won eight ends in a row to lead by seven shots after 14 ends. They were able to hang on to win 21 to 17.

Eric Markham’s rink had a close contest and trailed by one shot with three ends to play after leading for most of the game. They were able to hold their nerve with some good bowling and won 22 to 18.

Brian Smith’s rink had a close battle on the end count, but dropped some multiples to lose 24 to 17. Richard Cookson’s rink was only one shot down with six ends to play, but dropped away to 27 to 16.

This meant Monbulk lost the overall by 10 shots and this has ended their season.

Monbulk 2 who were undefeated during the season had the advantage of playing at home against Upwey Tecoma.

Norma Clerke’s rink grabbed the lead early and maintained the gap for most of the game winning by seven shots. Graeme Goller’s rink came from seven shots down with five ends to play to win on the last end by one shot.

Eric Furby’s rink was two shots up with four ends to play and they grabbed some multiples to win 23 to 12.

Case Broekhof’s rink grabbed a seven on the fifth end to take control and won by 12 shots.

Monbulk won the overall by 31 shots and have advanced to the final.

Monbulk 3 played Glen Waverley at home in their semi-final after finishing in top spot.

Alan Brooke’s rink was four shots down after nine ends, but then won 11 of the next 12 ends to win 34 to 12.

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Tuesday saw the last home and away round for the season which would determine in what top four position Monbulk 1 would finish.

Monbulk 1 were playing at home against Armadale and needed to win on all rinks to maintain second place.

Eric Markham’s rink began well and led by 14 shots after seven ends. They won 32 to 12.

Andrew Bell’s rink had a close tussle and after 15 ends they were two shots ahead.

They then won the next six ends convincingly 33 to 13.

Richard Cookson’s rink began well and were four shots in front after four ends.

They then lost the next five ends to be nine shots behind. They made up ground in the back end of the contest but fell short, losing 22 to 17.

Monbulk won the overall by 35 shots but dropped from second to third and an away game at Mulgrave for the first week of the finals.

Monbulk 2 played away at Mitcham on grass and found the conditions not to their liking.

Eric Furby’s rink were one shot in front after six ends but won only two more ends to lose 27 to 9. Graeme Goller’s rink battled hard and won the majority of ends, but a number of multiples cost them victory going down by 20 to 17.

Klaus Eisele’s rink got out to a nine shot lead after 10 ends and were able to hang on winning 26 to 23.

Monbulk 2 lost overall, 70 to 52.

Monbulk 3 played the top side Heathmont at home and held their own until late in the game where they dropped away to lose by 82 to 47.

Alan Hamilton’s rink was three shots in front with six ends to play but only won one more end to lose 24 to 15.

Mike Harris’ rink was three shots down after 12 ends, but dropped a number of multiples to lose 36 to 13.

Ray Pike’s rink was within three shots after 10 ends, but lost the last five ends to lose 30 to 13.

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Brookers set for new era

By Russell Bennett The Brookers are counting down the days until the start of a whole new era for them in the AFL Outer East competition.

Not only are they about to embark on their first Division 1 season under the three-tier format, but it won't be long before they finally have football and netball at the same venue, under the same umbrella, with state-of-the-art facilities to their name.

While many other clubs would, undoubtedly, take for granted having their netballers and footballers together as one on game day, Gembrook Cockatoo hasn't had that luxury for some time now.

They haven't even been able to train or have their weekly selection nights together.

But the mighty Brookers have stayed strong to their values as part of a community club with a long and proud history, and soon they'll have the upgraded facility they deserve.

In the meantime, they can't wait to crack right in for 2020 - with the senior football group once again bolstered under the watchful eye of coach Brad Coller.

Favourite son and one of North Melbourne's all-time favourites, Michael 'Spud' Firrito, is once again set to don the Brooker guernsey this season - despite his ongoing role back at Arden Street.

Firrito's former North Melbourne team mate, ruckman Hamish McIntosh, has had to take a step back from playing due to persistent injuries, and former Collingwood player Tarkyn Lockyer has also departed Brooker land, but the Brookers' senior group - under Coller, and assistant coaches and fellow Gembrook favourite sons Nathan 'Sauce' Brown and Simon Ponter - has been boosted by the inclusion of some recruits that will bolster particular areas of need.

Former Belgrave player Aaron Johns, former Cora Lynn player Brayden Weller, the returning Brayden Wood, and Jake Delphine are among the new signings at the Brookers, while former Eastern Rangers star Damien Volta - a beloved figure at Gembrook - will captain this

Gembrook Cockatoo deputy vice-captain Brenton Jones, skipper Damien Volta, and vice-captain Matt Templeton are looking to lead their side forward into an exciting new era.

Picture: SUPPLIED year's senior side, which recently returned from a gruelling pre-season camp at Safety Beach.

"The main thing we're hoping for is that progression from our younger brigade," Coller said.

"They stood up to it last year, and we're hoping for that next step in their development again.

"We've still got that strong core of youngsters that we'll continue to try and keep topping up."

Coller, Volta, Firrito, and the rest of the Gembrook leaders know what's ahead of them in what looms as a fascinating Division 1 competition - featuring neighbouring rival Emerald, as well as Monbulk, Officer, Belgrave, Seville, Healesville, Mount Evelyn, and senior newcomer Berwick Springs.

Every week will bring a new challenge in what promises to be an incredibly cut-throat season.

Coller and his players - while excited for the

challenges that await them - know they can't take anything for granted. Still, they're looking forward to renewing old rivalries, and the birth of new ones - against clubs such as Officer, coached by Coller's former mentor at Cranbourne, Doug Koop.

"Our consistency last season was actually pretty good, but being able to close out games is the main thing we need to work on moving forward," Coller said.

"Last year we had Spud (Firrito), Tarks (Lockyer), and Hamish (McIntosh) and probably two or three other blokes over 28, and the rest were pretty much 21 or under. Those boys can't be standing up for all the young blokes 100 per cent of the time.

"We've changed our training up a little bit and done a bit more match simulation at training to get our boys more conditioned."

Coller said the Brookers will be hoping for more luck on the injury front in 2020, with both key position player Daniel Welsh and Volta missing a large part of 2019 through injury.

McIntosh also missed a significant amount of time, and both he and Lockyer weren't available for the first final.

Still, the Brookers have moved on - with their sights firmly set on the new season.

"We all know that to be successful it's not just about your talent and how hard you work - you've got to have some luck along the way too," Coller said.

"There were a lot of could've beens and what ifs when it came to last season, but this year we're going to be really competitive.

"We're not being unrealistic in saying finals is in our sights, because I think Division 1 will be very even and probably the top five in Division 2 weren't all that far off it last season.

"We're setting our sights fairly high, but we're still realistic about our expectations about a young group that really is still developing."

Coller's Gembrook Cockatoo will open its Division 1 season against Koop's Officer at Starling Road on 18 April.

Young cricketers shine in first under-15 Vic Country win

By Romy Stephens Two young cricketers from the eastern suburbs helped Vic Country claim its inaugural U15 National Cricket Championships in Ballarat on 27 February.

Emerald’s Flynn Smith and Berwick’s Jaxon Binns were important players as their side defeated Queensland, with Vic Country batting all out for 161 off 48 overs.

The National Championships saw state and territories broken into two pools with the winner of each pool to play off in the Grand Final.

At the start of the final round, Vic Country was in third place while Vic Metro and NSW Magenta held the top two spots on the ladder.

According to Vic Country coach Paul Montgomery, the stars somehow aligned for his side to make it through to the big dance.

Vic Country needed to gain a bonus point and have both Vic Metro and NSW lose for the side to finish top of the pool ladder.

“We probably got a bit lucky in the end,” he said.

“Vic Metro had a batting collapse against Tasmania...We sort of pushed for a bonus point for the last game and it got us into the final.”

With Vic Metro losing by one run against Tasmania and NSW also going down, Vic Country was propelled into the Grand Final against an in-form Queensland outfit.

“You’re always a chance of winning but they’d had a really strong tournament,” Paul said.

“We looked at how they played their tournament, we knew their bowlers were really strong.

“Their batting hadn’t been tested a lot across the course of the week.

“We thought that if we could get a score on the board and put their batters under pressure we would be a chance.”

During the Grand Final, Flynn took out one of Queensland’s opening batsmen in the first over and restricted Queensland runs at crucial moments during the game. He finished with

bowling stats of 2/11 off five overs.

Over the tournament, Jaxon, as an opening batsman, made 224 runs (sixth for the competition) and was inducted as a team member of the Cricket Australia U16 National Squad of 20 players.

“As a player who likes to get on with the game, score quickly and has a good intent to work he’s the sort of player they look at from the Cricket Australia level,” Paul said.

Paul added that as a handy left-arm bowler, Flynn wasn’t far off the National Squad.

The win marked the first time Vic Country has won a National Championship since it was introduced to the competition in 2015.

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Greyhound clubs give back Greyhound Racing Victoria is proud of its 13 greyhound clubs, with 10 clubs being represented in Regional Victoria.

The Victoria clubs contribute $543.4 million overall to the economy each year and employ 4,302 FTE jobs.

The industry also boasts over 1,400 volunteers that support and encourage greyhound racing to thrive.

The clubs have just successfully committed over $140,000 to the recent East Gippsland bushfires. The Victorian greyhound clubs wanted to do more, and visit the area and support the economy in an area where it is much needed.

Last week they had 24 representatives visit the area and put back into the economy. They have enjoyed a boat trip on the Lady Jodie, enjoyed accommodation at the Moorings, breakfast at Bancroft Bites, and a conference at the Metung Hotel.

Race 8 Michelle Niele Memorial – Anthony Grimmond, Vicki Niele, Lisa Davis, Michael Niele and Debbie Thacker.

Ladies’ day Healesville Greyhound Association celebrated International Women's Day with a Women on Track event Sunday 8 March.

This day was made even more special as it was a memorial Michelle Niele who had three constants her whole life - family, greyhounds and Cystic Fibrosis. Michelle's favourite times were sitting in the kennels and watching her dad feed the dogs and going to the track.

Approximately 150 guests enjoyed the sunny weather and high tea at the beautiful Healesville Greyhound Track. Grace Knight one of the most enduring talents in Australian music, entertained guests and was delighted to be part of this special day. The race card was highlighted by the Michelle Niele Memorial, won by the Lisa Davis-trained Bring Your Banjo.

In keeping with the theme of the day all races were called by Victoria Shaw who is mostly recognised as being involved in thoroughbred racing but has a special interest in greyhounds.

All female handlers received a gift bag in appreciation, while $1000 was raised for Cystic Fibrosis, which claimed Michelle's life in 2019.

RAFFLE WINNERS 1st Prize: Weekend for two for four days three nights including airfares, accommodation and dinner.

Won by: Patricia Cullen.

2nd Prize: Dinner for two at Rochford Winery in Healesville.

Won by: Barry Toner.

3rd Prize: Local produce basket.

Won by: Alison Patten.

Greyhound Clubs Victoria Chairman Adrian Scott said: “We jumped at the opportunity to accept the challenge of taking our business to support East Gippsland, what a great part of Victoria it is.

“We have managers and club presidents from all our 13 greyhound clubs from as far away as Horsham and Warrnambool and we have had a fantastic two days. The hospitality has been exceptional and I urge other business to take up the challenge.”

Healesville club manager Cynthia O’brien said East Gippsland turned on the weather for the two-day conference in Metung.

“It was the perfect way to show the our fellow greyhound club managers and presidents from all areas of Victoria what a wonderful part of the state we live in. I was very proud to be able to showcase our area and the resilience of our tourism operators.”

Club managers and presidents of 13 Victorian greyhound clubs at Metung.

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QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7616

1 3 3 2 6 5 4 2 8 4 5 7 2 7 9 8 5 1 9 8 4 7 3 4 2 3 7 8 4 2 9 3 1 5 2 9

Fill th every 3x3 s the 3 6 2 9 1 5 7 8 4

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DOWN 1. On record as having been one of the marchers (5). 2.

Going on and on about the constituent of the stew (5). 3.

The sailor you tease about money (6). 4. Beats about the bush - or bushes! (6). 5. Intend to criticise the left in it (4).

6. “Needs alteration in the same fashion,” sounded reasonable (4,5). 12. Coming out with a name that’s wrong: Toni Turner” (9). 13. Give mum the pair of spectacles and go away (4). 15. Creatures from Mars: very odd (4). 17.

No traffic round about half nine (6). 18. Dull but so intriguing to the English (6). 20. He’s upset about Northern Ireland (5). 21. The blue masks we cut (5). 23. List up to, but falling short of, S (4).

5 9 1 6 3 8 4 2 7

1. To converse (4). 7, Left one in no doubt it was thoroughly filtered (4,5). 8. Set to give assistance to the novice (4). 9. A band in the arena (4). 10. Want to give half mine to the boy (4). 11. Studies for a day and three quarters (4). 14. Where all the drunks live? (4,6). 16. Well, it’s conventionally correct (2,4,4). 19. makes sure you get a grasp of, verbally (4). 22. A light “Don’t give me that!” is the return (4). 24. Back-to-school money (4). 25. Understand a disclaimer has been announced (4). 26. Also returned in a flying saucer and that’s why, really (4,5). 27.

The chief is the man to give notice to (4).

DOWN 1. On record as having been one of the marchers (5). 2.

Clues The chief is the man to give notice to (4).

2 3 7 1 8 9 6 4 5

DOWN ACROSS Cryptic 7616(5) 1. NO. Bush 1. Bag (4) CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS

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DOWN Bush (5) Annoyed (5) Quantity (6) Speaker (6) Cut (4) Artiste (9) Signature (9) Foam (4) Shape (4) Kind (6) Insect (6) Concerning (5) Promise (5) Forced (4)

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7616 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, From. 7, Made clear. 8, L-aid. 9, Ring. 10, (mi)ne-ed. 11, D-e-n-s. 14, High street. 16, In good form.

19, Sees (seize). 22, Star (rev). 24, Note (rev). 25, Know (no). 26, R-oot cause. 27, He-ad.

Down - 1, Filed. 2, On-i-on. 3, Ra-tin-g. 4, Hedges. 5, Pl-an. 6, Ma-de sen-se. 12, Emana-tion. 13, Sh-oo. 15, Rams (anag). 17, De-ni(ne)-al. 18, Obtus-e. 20, Er-n-ie (rev).

21, Sa-we-d. 23, R-ot-a (rev).

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7616 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Sack. 7, Surrender. 8, Room. 9, Shot. 10, Puff.

11, Bass. 14, Chloroform. 16, Commandeer. 19, Mars. 22, Grim. 24, Tart. 25, Gone. 26, Epidermis. 27, Stir.

Down - 1, Shrub. 2, Cross. 3, Bushel. 4, Orator. 5, Snip. 6, Performer. 12, Autograph. 13, Scum. 15, Form. 17, Nature. 18, Earwig. 20, About. 21, Swear. 23, Made.

ACROSS Bag (4) Yield (9) Space (4) Attempt (4) Blow (4) Fish (4) Anaesthetic (10) Requisition (10) Planet (4) Stern (4) Sour (4) Departed (4) Skin (9) Commotion (4)

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