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By Jed Lanyon The growing invasion of wild deer continues to plague Yarra Valley wineries, costing businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and preventative measures, but a strategy to deal with the issue could still be months away.

Eildon MP Cindy McLeish told Star Mail she has been frustrated at the lack of response and action taken by the state government in releasing a deer management strategy, which is now a year overdue.

Ms McLeish said that the Minister for Agriculture reported to her stating the final deer management strategy would not be released until later this year.

“I have complaints constantly from locals who are fed up with their crops, vineyards and gardens being destroyed,” she said.

“Even worse are reports of illegal hunting.

Residents can hear gun shots close by, spot light torches being shone into their homes and often find headless carcasses left by the road.”

Wine Yarra Valley president and local winemaker Franco D’Anna said re-classifying the destructive animal as a pest, would be a great start to tackling the issue.

“They really need to change the legislation ... They’re not native and the desecration to the bushland is unbelievable.

“Unless they are declared as a pest it’s going to be hard to keep their numbers under control.”

Mr D’Anna fears deer numbers will spiral as estimates state that the current Victorian deer population of one million could explode to 2.5 million in just five years.

“20 years ago you wouldn’t see one deer, now it’s like every night you’ll see them,” he said.

“The deer can do up to $100,000 in damages in just one night. Once they eat the crop it’s gone. And there’s not a lot of ways to stop them

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Franco D'Anna has 1.9 metre fencing along his vineyard to protect the area from deer. 206652 unless there are shooters out every night.”

Mr D’Anna said that illegal hunters were also a big concern across the Yarra Ranges as he had experienced hunters shooting from their vehicles, while a horse on a neighbouring property had been killed, being mistaken for a deer.

To address the issue, Mr D’Anna opted to erect 1.9 metre high cyclone fencing around the 270 hectare vineyard at Hoddles Creek Estate as a preventative measure. He said the costs to secure the property with fencing exceeded $200,000.

“It’s a massive cost tho the industry and it’s only going to get worse.”

Australian Deer Association executive officer, Barry Howlett expressed his concerns to Ms McLeish.

“Increasing deer numbers in Victoria are impacting agriculture and biodiversity in the region,” he said.

“We need a well-considered plan that takes into consideration the views of everyone in the community.”

“We have been waiting over 12 months for a practical framework that identifies actions based on the greatest needs.”

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The growing invasion of wild deer continues to plague Yarra Valley wineries, costing businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and preventative measures, but a strategy to deal with the issue could still be months away.

Eildon MP Cindy McLeish told Star Mail she has been frustrated at the lack of response and action taken by the state government in releasing a deer management strategy, which is now a year overdue.

Ms McLeish said that the Minister for Ag-

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approach to deer management in Victoria.

It is being developed between the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions in response to several factors, including the rapid increase in wild deer numbers across the state.

"Swift action has been taken to control deer following the bushfires earlier this year, which has been aimed at reducing their impact and spread following the fires," the spokesperson said.

"Release of the final Victorian Deer Management Strategy will be later this year.”

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businesses will not survive this. As a community we need to rally together and do what we can.

“It’s not about Branded anymore or the food we put out. It’s about being there for the community and doing what we can to support each other.”

And those aren’t just empty words from the business owner as the burger bar took to social media to highlight a range of other businesses in Seville. While they also bulk ordered food from their supplier and sold them at cost price to those in need in the community.

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low their customers to enjoy takeaway, booze, coffee and nibbles without ever leaving their car.

Seville Estate is still providing delicious chef cooked meals through delivery or pickup. They even provide recipe cards so you can finish the dish yourself, matching it with a selection of wine.

While Healesville’s Innocent Bystander has gone virtual, allowing customers to experience the Innocent Bystander Cellar Door, live from anywhere in Australia plus providing wine orders in advance.

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said: “When you have your doors shut to the public you have to pivot, you have to think, ‘what am I going to do next?’ And we already had an ideal model of takeaway food.

“Our cooks and bar staff are now delivery drivers. We were able to keep them in employment and keep it all going.”

Burgers are now being delivered as far as Launching Place, Yellingbo, Wandin North and Mount Evelyn.

Gina has a simple message for the Yarra Valley community to shop local and support small businesses.

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Yarra Ranges businesses are thinking of new ways to keep functioning, despite having to close doors and lay off staff, while events are creating unique ways to still go ahead.

Seville’s Branded Burgers and Bar transformed their restaurant around the new takeaway only rules, allowing locals to pick up their burgers, while moving to a ’zero contact’ delivery service.

The burger restaurant also obtained a delivery liquor license allowing locals to receive alcohol to accompany their burgers.

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18 cases in Yarra Ranges

By Jed Lanyon At least 18 cases of Covid-19 within the Yarra Ranges Shire have been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) as at Monday 30 March.

Data obtained by Star Mail from DHHS has revealed 18 cases of the virus within the Yarra Ranges as well as seven cases in Cardinia.

Latest figures by sex on Sunday 29 March showed 10 of the cases were from males, with five from females, aging from 15-69 years old.

The DHHS figures report a total of 821 cases in Victoria, up from 769 a day earlier.

The Department only provides information

on local government areas (LGAs), so there is no current information to suggest exact suburbs that have been affected.

The data relates to notifications received from medical practitioners and laboratories and does not necessarily reflect the true incidence of disease.

Instead, the message from the State Government has been blunt - practice social distancing and stay home where possible.

“The message I want to reiterate with Victorians is that if you don’t need to be doing something, then don’t do it,” Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said.

“Please try and limit your day to day tasks outside your home ... this is the only way we’re going to slow the spread of coronavirus, this is the only way we’re going to flatten the curve to make sure our health system will cope.

“We’re planning for the worst, we are hoping for the best.”

Minister Mikakos urged people to work from home where possible, but acknowledged that not every industry was in a position to do so.

“If as a community, we all do the right thing and engage in strict social distancing, we can try and bring those numbers down,” she said.

“We are prioritising saving people’s lives that is our absolute focus and if we all do the right thing ... then we can reduce the number of lives lost.”

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer professor Brett Sutton said these were “unprecedented” times and the threat of coronavirus was “real”.

“We urge everyone to stay 1.5 metres away from everyone else, wash your hands often with soap and water and cough or sneeze into a tissue or your elbow,” Prof Sutton said.

For more information on coronavirus, call 1800 675 398 or visit https://www.dhhs.vic.gov. au/coronavirus.

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By Jed Lanyon

The Woori Mural Project.

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A new mural highlighting the history of Woori Yallock was unveiled on Sunday 22 March.

The free-standing mural sits at the old Woori Yallock rail station on what is now the Warburton Trail and depicts a laser cut train engine as well as several carriages which display information and historical photos of the township. Community organisations such as Hillcrest Fire Brigade and Woori Yallock Primary School contributed to the project.

In 2016 Launching Place resident Norm Orr, who helped in the creation of murals in Warburton, pitched the idea to Woori Yallock Community House and now the idea has turned into a reality.

Mr Orr said he hopes to see murals all along the Warburton Trail as he has been helping in the early process of other murals in Wandin and Millgrove.

“It looks fantastic ... My aim is that I would like to see the rail trail turned into a mural trail,” he said.

Mr Orr said he was pleased that the entire

project was undertaken by local businesses and organisations.

“It’s pretty much a local project from the organising, designing to completion ... All the expertise was in our own backyard.”

Mr Orr said he is looking forward to seeing the completion of another mural project in Wandin, where his family has a long history in the township.

The Woori Mural Project was completed by Woori Yallock Community House in partnership with Yarra Ranges Council and a variety of community organisations such as Woori Yallock Township Action Group and more.

Wesburn school’s push for electronic speed signs Wesburn Primary School's push to see electronic speed signs installed along the Warburton Highway continues as Eildon MP Cindy McLeish says she is outraged at the lack of seriousness and action taken by the Department of Transport on the issue.

Ms McLeish put the question to the Minister for Roads in February, to make available the appropriate funds to install the 40km/h electronic speed signs along the Warburton Highway as a matter of priority.

But the Department said traffic flow is not heavy enough to deem electronic signs to be installed.

"The Wesburn Primary School community have been calling for the installation of these signs for years," Ms McLeish said.

"This safety matter has been going on since 2016 and is unfortunately falling on deaf ears."

McLeish says Warburton Highway is a main road full of dangerous bends and is extremely

difficult to see crossing attendants during the winter due to regular fog and poor weather.

Wesburn Primary School Principal, Anne Stenhouse said, "The safety of students, staff and crossing attendants as they cross the Warburton Highway going to or from Wesburn Primary School has been neglected for many years. Regularly they are in danger of being hit by cars, buses and trucks.

"Drivers often do not see the current signs and drive through at 60kph or more and then are forced to pull up suddenly to avoid hitting people. There have been several documented near misses.

"We desperately need electronic speed limit signs to alert drivers to the school crossing and keep our community safe."

"I support Cindy in raising this issue in Parliament and implore members to consider the safety of the Wesburn community."

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Know your vital numbers On Wednesday 25 March, I was privileged to be part of a Casey Innovation Crowd webinar called “The Other Side“ which aimed to “provide critical updates and guidance for local businesses trying to manage the impact of the Covid-19 virus.

This was a fantastic initiative since local businesses are surely facing their most serious challenges of recent times. Since attendance to the event was limited, what follows is a précis of some of the guidance provided for those who were not able to participate.

There is no doubt that Covid-19 will have a deep and lasting impact on the way we do business going forward and whilst it is undoubtedly tough at the moment, as Benjamin Franklin said: “Out of adversity comes opportunity”.

In tackling the problems that Covid-19 has imposed, we will find new ways of working, new ways of doing business and even new products and services not previously considered. But right now there are some serious issues to address immediately and since many businesses simply cannot function as they did previously and/or have clients that will be

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH spending less, the bulk of the problems will be financial, so this is where we will focus first.

People start businesses because they are good at what they do, not because they are good at business and for many the idea of managing financials is a foreign practice. However, now more than ever, it is important to ‘know your numbers’ and so undertaking the following is essential: 1. Determine your cash position. How much cash do you have access to? Be conservative about expected revenue (some may not pay) and analyse all outgoings. Review all expenditure and put off anything non-essential, see what can be deferred or delayed and hence calculate your cash position over

Staying calm in a whirlpool Focal Point At the time of submitting this article, world news of the dramatic effect of Covid -19 has been changing every day.

This news is creating a fear of uncertainty.

I saw a frail old lady being jostled in a supermarket rush, saying in a trembling voice: “This is like in the war”.

Fear by being swamped from various media outlets, and for the moderns, Facebook, Instagram, and random emails and texts from wellmeaning ‘friends’.

My eldest daughter, based in London, said just recently, “Dad, I’m getting off Facebook for a while, the bombardment is too much”.

There are ways forward for those of us whose fear is becoming quite overwhelming.

For some, they will grab onto whatever they can get to create a diversion. Some will effectively anaesthetize themselves by watching sport, if they can get it.

Some will use alcohol, gambling, and other drugs of distraction. Recent news showed that the rush is not as focused on mincemeat and toilet rolls now, so much as alcohol - sales up 60 per cent.

Of course that’s how addictions start; they come out of a need to protect our minds when we can’t cope with, e.g., financial, relational, and social situations.

Through enforced isolation, many of us have been restricted from our habitual gatherings at pubs and clubs, churches, and even coffee shops.

Students, also, working on screens in isolation are vulnerable too, as are many office workers forced to work from home and trying to care for children not at school.

So we will need to get creative about ways we can keep in touch, especially with those

a) Variable Expenses. These are typically ‘internal’ costs and vary by month (e.g.

Postage & Stationery, Travel, Training etc) and over which you have most control so you should focus on minimising these first. b) Fixed Expenses. These are typically ‘external’ costs and don’t vary by month (e.g. rent, rates etc). Your ability to affect these quickly is low, so whilst it is worth seeing if you can get rent and rates relief, don’t expect any immediate relief here. c) Staff Costs (Wages & Salary, Superannuation, Payroll Tax). These are usually the biggest costs for a business so look to see if you can reduce hours, determine the need for casual staff and contractors, even see if everyone can take a pay cut to save jobs.

Stay tuned for more advice on how to manage your business under these difficult times.

- Ian Ash is Managing Director OrgMent Business Solutions - www.ombs.com.au - a member of the Emerald Business Group and the Rotary Club of Emerald.

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Graeme Dawson who are elderly, isolated, and not tech savvy.

If you can, make some phone calls, send a card, drop a cake or a casserole in - you don’t have to go past the front fly door - say hi and leave it on the porch.

Make sure shut-ins have supplies. Many are doing random acts of kindness at this stressful time - turning a bad into a good.

With reference to my article title: Staying Calm in a Whirlpool.

Many older Australians who were brought up with a Christian way of life, may remember the words of an old hymn: “Will your anchor hold in the storms of life?

When the clouds unfold their wings of strife, When the strong tides lift and the cables strain, Will your anchor drift or firm remain?”

Finishing with an affirmative: ‘We have an anchor, firm and strong, grounded firm and deep in God’s love’.

Try to stay calm - and remember the words of an old poem title - ‘This too will pass’.

- Graeme Dawson is coordinator of Focal Point and Chaplain to Community.

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the coming weeks. Even if it does not look pretty, you are far better off knowing the real situation rather than burying your head in the sand as this is stressful!

2. Set revised targets for sales, expenses and net profit and create a budget. You don’t need special software to do this (Excel will be fine) and you will then be in a position to forecast financials over the next few months. You need to include everything (i.e. every expense item) and if you use Xero, MYOB or Quickbooks, you can use the P&L summary reports from any of these tools as a basis for creating your budget till the end of this financial year and beyond.

3. Monitor your financial situation. Ordinarily, you only need to spend approximately 30 minutes a month to keep on top of your financials, but under the current situation, I believe that fortnightly or even weekly might be necessary. Remember that ‘what gets measured, gets managed’.

4. Manage your expenses. If you create a budget as noted above, then you can then partition your budgeted expense items into 3 separate areas:

Centrelink overwhelmed

By Jed Lanyon Long queues formed outside of Centrelink locations across Australia, including Lilydale, despite the Federal Government insisting those who seek welfare to do so from home.

The crowds gathered outside the Lilydale office for several consecutive days from Monday 23 March as Centrelink struggled to keep up with the demand following the crash of online services.

This follows the temporary closure of non-

essential services in a bid to combat the spread of Covid-19. As a result, many casual workers in hospitality and retail were left without work.

The Federal Government announced a $66 billion stimulus package, which included $750 payments for welfare recipients and support for small business.

Yarra Valley residents took to social media to share their concerns for the long lines and the frustrations with the process. "Waited three hours in total to be told even their systems aren't working, try again later," one user said.

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STAGE 3 RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW IN PLACE. That means there are only four reasons to be out.

Shopping for food and supplies.

Exercise.

Medical care and caregiving.

Work and education – if necessary.

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River rescue hero

By Jed Lanyon A Yarra Valley man is on the lookout for a Warburton resident named Rita, who provided assistance after he and his dog became stuck in Watts River on Thursday 11 March.

Healesville resident Karl took 16 year old Boof for a walk in the morning, when the Staffy fell into the river.

The 78 year old entered the river in fear that his dog would drown. as boof lost his back leg when he was accidentally struck by the family’s four-wheel drive during the Black Saturday Bushfires. Boof was hiding from the smoke and went missing as his family were forced to flee.

Karl attempted to pull Boof from the river but fell in himself where he was unable to gain a foothold on the slippery riverbank and remained there for over two hours.

Now Karl wants to put a reminder out to the community about the risks of travelling with earphones in after two joggers went past without hearing his requests for help.

Thankfully, a Warburton resident named Rita answered Karl’s call helping to rescue him and Boof, who had remained by his side the entire time.

Karl and his partner feared for what might have happened if he had fallen into the water during winter or if no one had heard his cries for help.

Karl’s attempts to get back in touch with his rescuer have been unsuccessful so far as he hopes to express his gratitude to the woman who took the time to help him from the river, covered in mud with a few scrapes and bruises.

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Current ticket holders will be contacted

by Yarra Ranges Council to refund purchases while there will still be a small charge for the online viewing to help pay authors, technicians and performers.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced that all non-essential activity across the state will shut from 24 March to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Businesses that will close due to the Stage 1 shutdown include pubs, clubs, nightclubs, Crown Casino, and licensed venues in hotels and pubs. It also includes gyms, indoor sporting venues, places of worship, cinemas and entertainment venues.

Restaurants and cafes will only be allowed to provide home delivery or takeaway services.

The State Government also announced a $1.7 billion economic survival and jobs package on 21 March which is set to help businesses and workers survive the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Federal Government will inject a further $66 billion into the economy to help cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus, on top of its initial economic stimulus package of $17.6 billion.

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Adding fire to arguments

By Philip Hopkins With the memory of Gippsland’s bushfires still fresh, two leading forestry academics have strongly refuted claims that timber harvesting not only causes fires but makes them worse.

“Some ecologists and conservationists, opposed to timber harvesting, are trying to use bushfire disasters as a lever to stop native forest harvesting, but their case is based on opinion, beliefs and selective science,” said Kevin Tolhurst AM, Associate Professor, Fire Ecology and Management, at the University of Melbourne, and Jerry Vanclay, Professor of Sustainable Forestry, Southern Cross University in Lismore, NSW. In fact, closing timber harvesting could make future bushfires even worse, the forestry scientists said in a just published journal article.

The authors said a 2016 study of more than one million hectares burnt by wildfire in the 2003 fires in Victoria, showed that fire severity across the landscape was driven by weather conditions, slope aspect, fuel levels, atmospheric stability, and the scale of the fires.

“There was no discernible impact of timber harvesting on fire severity at the landscape scale,” they said.

“Scientists suggesting that timber harvesting leads to more severe fires are basing their conclusions on selective, local-scale observa-

tions where the only variable being considered is the time since harvesting. This is poor science, as it is well established that several factors lead to fire severity.”

The authors said a landscape scale study of fire severity published in 2014, based on an analysis of more than two million hectares burnt in Victoria in 2003 and 2007, showed that there was no significant difference between fire severity in parks compared with state forests (including timber harvesting areas).

“Fire severity does change with time after timber harvesting (both up and down), but if the whole harvested landscape is considered rather than just isolated local areas, then the conclusion that timber harvesting increases bushfire risk and severity cannot be supported by the evidence,” they said.

The forestry scientists said science differed from opinion in that it relied on an objective procedure informed by a hypothesis confirmed with reliable evidence, often in the form of experimental data.

“It is not possible to conduct wildfire experiments at a landscape scale, so we rely on opportunistic events and try to account for the range of all contributing factors,” they said.

Some literature reviews tried to draw conclusions from published reports, but such reviews could be problematic. First, because some of the publications cited may only be marginally relevant; and secondly, because re-

views may be prone to inadvertent bias (i.e. a search for “logging and fire” would not locate reports where a logging was not followed by a fire, or where fire occurred in the absence of logging).

“The problem is further compounded when reviews attempt to synthesize from a diverse range of forests which vary greatly in their flammability and their response to disturbance,” they said.

“These three issues mean that most reviews of possible links between harvesting and flammability are unreliable and the conclusions drawn may not accurately reflect the evidence.

Science progresses by setting and testing hypotheses.”

What factors can guide the formulation of useful hypotheses, the authors asked? Harvesting created roads, but in Australia, roads may help fire-fighting efforts. “Harvesting creates woody debris and could contribute to fuel levels in the short term, but the effect is localised and seems unlikely to influence the behaviour of major fires,” they said. “Harvesting changes the age structure of a forest, but so too does high severity fires.”

The authors said rather than focussing on timber harvesting as a cause of severe bushfires, it was better to look at the long-term fire management in forested landscapes in parks, forests and private land.

“We should also be looking at the impacts

of climate change on increasing fire severity.

And we should be looking at how to increase a workforce with bush skills and knowledge to manage our forests and rangelands in a professional way,” they said.

The forestry scientists said for decades, the timber industry had provided an important sources of bush skills and knowledge as people’s livelihood had depended on good and sustainable management.

They emphasised that timber harvesting from native eucalypt forests in Australia came from a very small percentage of the landscape: Australia has 101 million hectares of native eucalypt forest, of which five million hectares is zoned for timber harvesting, and 78,000 ha is harvested in any year (about 0.1% of the total and 2% of the harvestable area).

“Harvesting from this small area supports a significant proportion of the bushfire fighting workforce and fire management resources.

Closing down native forest timber harvesting is likely to have a much greater impact on increasing bushfire severity and extent across the landscape than the increase in local fire severity claimed by the opponents of timber harvesting,” they said.

“A holistic, long-term and professional view of forest and fire management is needed rather than short-termed, single-issue perspectives.”

Last year's Victorian Community History Award winners.

Community history in focus as awards open Local community groups, historians and writers are being encouraged to apply for this year’s Victorian Community History Awards.

The awards are held annually to recognise the contributions made by Victorians in the preservation of the state’s history.

Presented by Public Record Office Victoria and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, the awards celebrate the people involved in community history projects who are dedicated to

telling their local stories and help Victorians to better understand their past.

The 2017 Victorian Premier’s History Award winner, John Burch, said the awards are a great opportunity to acknowledge the “precious commodity” that is community history.

“Across Victoria community organisations are rediscovering and preserving our history, often without any outside assistance,” he said.

“The Victorian Community History Awards

offer these organisations two things - recognition of the importance of what they do and inspiring models of what can be done.”

Entries are open for numerous categories such as the Victorian Premier’s History Award, Collaborative Community History Project, Local History Project and History Publication.

Past award-winning and commended projects have included local history publications and exhibitions by history groups and

museums, sports histories by local clubs and fans, honour boards and displays by RSLs and schools.

Individual documentary projects, publications, apps and websites by individuals seeking to share the stories of their towns, businesses, and local people have also been among award-winning projects.

All entries must be received by 5pm, 8 July.

Visit prov.vic.gov.au for details.

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Have say on reserve plan Yarra Ranges Council is encouraging the Seville community to provide feedback on the release of the draft Seville Recreation Reserve Master Plan.

The Master Plan points to Seville Recreation Reserve as being a hub for recreation that will provide a wide variety of sporting, active and passive activities for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy.

The process for developing the master plan began in June 2018, where it underwent extensive community consultation that included workshops, pop-up interviews and an online survey.

From the analysis, the Master Plan has proposed a number of key infrastructure development initiatives, including: An upgraded main oval with an improved surface for sport A.H. Chandler Pavilion to receive an upgraded social space, community spaces and additional amenities to support increased female participation

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provide linkages to all sporting and community recreation infrastructure, and improved access to main shopping precinct Formalise the dog off lead area at the north of the Reserve Local councillor, Tony Stevenson, thanked the community for their feedback in informing the draft master plan.

"Gathering feedback from the community is such a crucial step in the process of developing a plan such as this," said Cr Stevenson.

"Now the draft Master Plan has been established, we're looking for final feedback on what has been included to ensure we have all the details and ideas right.

"I encourage the local community to check out the draft Master Plan on our website and share their thoughts."

Community members have until Sunday 12 April to provide feedback on the Master Plan at https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/ Engage-Yarra-Ranges/Help-shape-the-futureof-Seville- Recreation-Reserve.

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Call to save journalism The Public Interest Journalism Initiative (PIJI) is calling on the Federal Government to put in place emergency measures to save the country’s news industry at a time that so clearly demonstrates its role in Australia’s emergency infrastructure.

Stretched news organisations, services the government has itself named as essential, are being put under further stress as advertisers in key sectors like tourism, aviation, sport and entertainment slash their spending in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The reduction in advertising budgets has hit all media operations hard, especially already-struggling local and regional publishers.

PIJI wants to work with the Federal Government to take the following steps to support public interest journalism in Australia as a matter of crucial urgency: To immediately release current funds in the government’s Regional and Small Publishers Jobs and Innovation Package - thought to be around $40 million, and add an additional $60 million.

Make local news subscriptions tax deductible as a temporary supportive measure during the pandemic crisis Grant temporary relief on license fees to broadcast media and ease content obligations.

Increase public-service advertising in local news media over the next three months by at least $100 million .

Earmark further funding to assist a national newswire to provide public interest reporting.

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ment, such as cash injections for small business are a great start, as is payroll tax relief being offered by State Governments,“ said PIJI chairman Professor Allan Fels.

“It is clear ministers are working as quickly as possible to inject much-needed stimulus into the economy.

“But given the inherent public interest in maintaining a healthy news sector, we are asking the government to urgently look at stimulus measures to keep public interest journalism alive.

“The sector was already struggling under the weight of a broken revenue model - unless we act now, there will be little news infrastructure left to save.“ News readership and subscriptions have spiked in the midst of the economic and health crises, News Corp alone saw a 48 per cent increase in total audience across all metro and regional titles and subscriptions rose by 21 per cent when compared with the same week last year.

But this week alone has seen the closure of several regional newspapers (Sunraysia Daily, Sunraysia Life, Swan Hill Guardian, Gannawarra Times and Loddon Times), while News Corp is flagging more redundancies across its national operation. Buzzfeed will slash staff pay by up to 25 per cent, Southern Cross extended a trading halt on its shares as it assesses the effect the pandemic will have on its business. Last week Seven downgraded the profit guidance for its half-year earnings. The Saturday Paper and The Monthly report they have lost “almost all their advertising revenue“ in the fallout of the crisis.

Last month the sector was put on notice

that AAP will close in June. While it has since emerged that AAP is now in talks with potential buyers, if the closure goes ahead it will be yet another devastating blow to news operations across the country, especially regional and local operators.

Star News Group’s managing director Paul Thomas this week indicated the situation was dire for local and regional media companies.

“The Great Southern Star after 130 years of publishing, the Sunraysia Daily in Mildura, Swan Hill Guardian and the Gannawarra Times have all announced closures this week.

“Our company, Star News Group, employs approximately 150 people and has 20 news media mastheads, including Pakenham, Geelong, Healesville, Wyndham, Ocean Grove, Warwick and Noosa. We also have numerous news websites and specialty publications across Victoria and Queensland. But sadly I’ve had to stand down numerous staff this week.

“Our company was started in 1909 by my great-grandfather. We have survived the 1930s depression and both World Wars, yet are now suffering significant financial losses and likely to close within weeks without drastic action.

“Some of our mastheads are more than 150 years old and our communities depend on us as the only local voice that holds government and business to account and acts as a voice to the community.

“The government needs to unlock the $40 million-plus already allocated to our industry now.

“Our industry association Country Press Australia should be given the job of distribution. We can start that process tomorrow.

‘Strong Men Young Warriors’ exhibition

By Jed Lanyon Hearth Galleries’ newest exhibition Strong Men Young Warriors explores the roles, responsibilities and qualities of manhood in Aboriginal culture.

Gallery director Christine Joy said, “This exhibition wants to celebrate men and masculinity ... There is a range of different ways that the art tells stories about men’s qualities of steadfastness, strength, determination, courage and caring.”

One of the features of the exhibition includes shields created by local Indigenous teenagers.

“They have been collaborating as a group called Young Warriors with Ralph Hume from Yarra Ranges Council. Ralph teaches them about making and using traditional tool and weapons,” Ms Joy said.

Young Warriors is a group where young men build strength and reliance through culture and identity.

“These young men have become strongly connected to country through these sorts of activities,” Ms Joy said.

Mr Hume said he had been working with some of the young men since they were in primary school.

“It’s more than just the shields that are being made. This is about culture, this is about integrity, this is about their manhood ... Part of what these shields are about is their identity and their role as Aboriginal men.”

Mr Hume, a Yorta Yorta man, said that each shield had been created or repurposed from logs that had already been cut or trees that had fallen.

“In a European and colonial context, there has been so much taken away from our men and their roles and their responsibilities.”

Mr Hume said he hopes the exhibition will help to remove the stigma associated with young Aboriginal men, one that comes from a deficit model, while celebrating their roles and responsibilities.

“Our men have roles and responsibilities; they are great carers, lovers of land and family and responsibility. What we teach our young fellas is what was taught to me and the legacies passed down from our older people in that there are three businesses. There’s women’s business, there’s men’s business and then there is family business.

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“Democracy as we know it today will be changed forever, unless something is done now.”

Mr Thomas said that in 2017 the Federal Government had agreed to certain compromises with crossbench senators in order to pass Media Reform changes, which assisted large media companies.

The compromises insisted on by the crossbench included the establishment of a $60.4 million fund to assist small and regional publishers consisting of: A Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund (funding of $50.1 million).

A cadetship program to support 200 cadetships ($8.0 million).

And 60 regional journalism scholarships ($2.4 million over three years).

Mr Thomas said the fund was agreed to ‘assist smaller publishers and foster diversity’. Yet an estimated $40 million remained unallocated and locked away. All funding was meant to have been allocated by June 2020.

"Local independent publishers bind communities, provide a voice and platform for the community," Mr Thomas said.

"Local publishers provide unique content and are a vital part of our community.

"It seems the Federal Government is now intent on allowing Independent publishers to fail so this country is left with just a handful of corporate giants with no interest in their communities.

"The Federal Government needs to unlock the $40 million now and divert it to a survival fund for regional and community independent publishers."

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Nathan and Lachlan Murray. lies we have structure and roles and responsibility and that’s what these shields represent for these young fellas.”

Due to the state government’s announcement regarding the temporary shutdown of

non-essential services, Hearth Galleries and the exhibition will be closed to the public.

For more information about the exhibition and Hearth Galleries, visit: https://www.christinejoycuration.com.au/hearth-galleries.html.

Directed by Liz Garbou, Lost Girls is a haunting true-story drama about Mari Gilbert (Amy Ryan), a single mother who uncovers the work of a serial killer while tirelessly searching for her missing daughter Shannan.

Lost Girls is a slow, sombre drama, but has the feel of a social horror film like Mustang or Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Mari's frustration mounts as she grapples with the negligence and victim-blaming of the police and media and the angst within her family, and the film generates an intense mood of helplessness as a counterpoint to Mari's indomitable will. The crawling lack of progress is deliberate and adds to the despair.

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TRULY INSPIRED AND UNIQUE HOME THIS immaculate home must be seen to be fully appreciated.

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Truly inspired & unique home This immaculate home must be seen to be fully appreciated.

You may enjoy a sip on the deck enjoying the distant valley and mountain views or relax around a warm open ire in the outdoor rotunda. Inside the senses will be overloaded with the timber kitchen, slate look tiled loor & warm and inviting lounge with garden views & wood heater. A master bedroom offering bay window & built in robes, plus an additional robed bedroom.

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That feeling of home Sitting proudly on over half an acre of low maintenance gardens there’s room for everyone, with a stunning wood ire, split system and large windows. The kitchen is modern and tastefully done with large benchtops, ample cupboards, island bench, dishwasher and a fancy oven complete with a gas cook top. The looring is a stunning rich timber look which leads to a timber staircase which lows upstairs to the 3 large bedrooms.The family bathroom has a spa bath, large vanity and the convenience of a toilet upstairs and down. Outside there is a divine verandah that wraps around most of the home a gorgeous spot to take in the treed surrounds.

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Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Council will be held on Tuesday 31 March 2020, commencing at 7.00pm in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Anderson Street, Lilydale.

The business to be transacted at this meeting will be as follows:

On 1 December 2019, new laws to improve swimming pool and spa safety came into effect in Victoria. They introduce new registration, inspection and certification requirements for property owners, with all swimming pool and spa owners required to register their pool and/or spa with Council by 1 June 2020.

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Champions named

By John Wood A cool overcast morning greeted shooters for the Woods Point Gun Club’s March competition.

The event hosted a good mix of shooters from various Victorian clubs such as Woods Point, Mansfield, the Yarra Valley, Warrnambool, Numurkah, Mt Bogong, Mornington, Nepean, Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula.

The day began with the traditional Eye Opener and some shooters drove for four hours to attend.

In AA Grade Phillip Desmond, Cranky McCall and Andrew Ferrari shared the cash prize while Marty McLaughlin took the A Grade cash outright.

Four shared B Grade, Shawn Wood, Geoff Hill, Laurie Poile and Kaylene Estcourt while C

grade was a clean win for Tom Apps.

The main event was the 60 target King of the Mountain Champion of Champions in which all Sash, Trophy or High Gun winners from last year competed for the C of C Trophy.

Other shooters also competed in the event and despite not being eligible for the CoC sash they were eligible for other sashes and prizes.

The event was shot over four rounds of 15 different targets and was sponsored by John and Annette Wood.

The eventual overall winner was Andrew Estcourt, AA Grade, who scored 84/90 to take the CoC Trophy, the King of the Mountain sash and the AA Grade prize.

Second in AA Grade was Robert Bevis, 83/90.

The A Grade winner was Marty McLaughlin, 80/90 with Allan Kidd 2nd, 78/90. Geoff Hill won B Grade, 75/90, Laurie Poile 2nd, 70/90. C

grade was a clear win for Kirsten Chinn 71/90 from Tom Apps 2nd, 67/90.

The 20 target Perkins Creek Tower Championship, sponsored by Steven and Cassie Bedggood, ended the day and was won by Geoff Hill, 26/26, after a short shoot off with Allan Kidd.

The grade winners were: AA - Peter Finn.

A - Hill, 20/20, 2nd Mick Ward 19/20. B - Kidd, 20/20, Peter West 2nd, 19/20. C - Justin Broderick 19/20, 2nd Marty McLaughlin 18/20.

A hot lunch was served at 12pm with a typical country afternoon tea and the indoor pot belly stove was put into action.

Due to the Covid-19 crisis the club has cancelled all competition for the near future.

The club will announce when it is able to re-open or those interested can contact Daniel Chinn on 0409 140 642 or receive news in the club’s newsletter.

Pony comp pushes on, through video

By Romy Stephens The Upper Yarra Pony Club will host its dressage jackpot through video next month so riders can still compete from the safety of their home.

Amid Covid-19 concerns, the competition couldn’t be held at the pony club. But organisers decided it could still go ahead if competitors filmed themselves and sent it in to be judged.

District commissioner Anita Prowse said the club hoped to keep riders engaged and entertained despite having to be isolated.

“We’re trying to keep them active, trying to

keep them training towards something,” she said.

“You get in a real lull when you’re stuck in a situation, when there’s nothing in the foreseeable future for you to be training your horse for.

“To keep their head in the game and actu-

ally have something to work towards and look forward to is really important.”

The competition will host open sections 3, 4 and 5 as well as a pony club section.

Contestants will be required to film themselves doing dressage tests on a large flat grass area. Video footage must be clear, uninterrupted and filmed from where the judge would typically sit. Pony club section competitors will also be required to wear uniforms.

Entry is available at https://eventsecretary. com.au/equestrian/#Entry:8558 and tests must be submitted by midday 26 April.

For more information, contact Ms Prowse on 0409 953 345.

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The last hurrah

By Ron Hottes The Warburton Golf Club enjoyed its last week of action before Golf Australia ordered all golf clubs to shut their doors from 28 March until further notice due to Covid-19.

A healthy field of over 30 intrepid golfers played Par for the daily comp on 25 March.

The best score on the day went to Kevin Barchar, with a ‘healthy’ +4.

He was hotly pursued by Steve Wyatt, who grabbed the runner-up prize, with a +3.

There was no ball rundown, nor any nearest the pins.

The Shootout was not played, as to hold it would have contravened the strict Covid-19 rules that are now in place.

Roger Mataele was declared the winner, due to him finishing at the top of the ladder by quite a margin.

The list from last week’s report then finished in the order they were named in.

The Committee and members who took part extended their thanks to President John Hall, who ran the event again, in his usual efficient manner.

The Warburton Golf Club will now be closed with Golf Australia reviewing the situation as of 31 May. The club encouraged fellow ‘tragic’ golfers to practice their putting in the lounge room for the time being.

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DOWN 1. Rum of one’s very own (8). 2. The man that got locked in the solicitor’s office? (4). 3. It’s at least four fifty when the cars come round (7). 4. When up, the youth has something to eat (5). 5. Take a drink back to the van and something for the child (8). 6. An animal with a crest, you say (4). 11. The man, I trust, turned out to be someone unselfish (8). 13. In courts, terrible scenes (8). 14. Bung up the stuff to take shots at (7). 17. For the man, a hospital bed (5). 19. Don’t keep on. It’s only wine (4). 21. Search for and see, all right (4).

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ACROSS 7. How long it takes to become adept at black magic?

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