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Crumbz, it’s time to mask up Like thousands of others across the Yarra Valley, Crumbz Craft owner Kay Trembath adjusted to working with a mask on last week. In the lead up to mandatory face covering laws that came into effect on Thursday, customers flocked to Kay’s craft store in Healesville to buy up elastic and fabrics to make masks of their own.

Turn to page 5 to see some of the best masks spotted on the streets of the Yarra Ranges by Star Mail photographer Garry Sissons.

Jobs ‘safety net’

By Jed Lanyon and Romy Stephens

She said she wanted to see the scheme evolve to cater to the fast changing needs of small businesses.

Since the pandemic began, Ms Braidner said her labour costs had gone up due to losing JobKeeper eligible staff, replaced by employees who did not qualify for the scheme.

“I think it’s great, but this second time around, having lost some staff who were on (JobKeeper), it’s a lot tougher.”

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the pandemic and as a result, he wouldn’t need to access the program after September.

“April and May were terrible, we looked like we had to shut the door and that would be it, but with the JobKeeper there it made a huge difference for us,” he said.

“We’re not doing better than what we did before but we’re doing almost as good as we were before, which is great. We’re indebted to the Government because of that.

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Business owners throughout the Yarra Ranges have attributed their financial survival during the Covid-19 pandemic to the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program.

It comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced last week the program would continue beyond September, albeit at a lower rate.

Ben Arnold, owner and chef of Healesville’s My Little Kitchen, described JobKeeper as a

“safety net” for his business after the loss of income through tourism.

“To have that little bit of extra support there, I think it’s a great thing,” he said.

“We have been committed to our team since day one. JobKeeper is essentially a bonus for us. It means that we can spread the shifts out among the team.”

Gina Braidner, owner of Seville’s Branded Burgers and Bar, told the Star Mail her business would go under if it weren’t for the continuation of the stimulus package.

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Moss’s life-saving lessons Like most 18-month-old Labradors, Moss is a hurricane of energy. Unlike most, however, he will use that energy to help save some of Victoria’s most critically endangered species.

Moss is the first recruit to Healesville Sanctuary’s Detection Dog Squad. A squad, which will eventually include five fully trained dogs, who will be deployed across Victoria to help sniff out highly elusive animals, helping Zoos Victoria’s conservation partners monitor crucial populations in the fight against extinction.

“It took a long time to find Moss, the perfect first recruit to our Detection Dog squad,” explains Naomi Hodgens, Healesville Sanctuary Wildlife Detection Dog Officer and one of Moss’ full time handlers.

“Detection dogs need to have a very special personality. They have to have a lot of energy, be very motivated to work with people, and want to solve puzzles. At the same time, they can’t be at all interested in other animals, and able to stay focussed on us even with distractions.”

It took months of searching animal adoption databases to find Moss, and more than a dozen in-person visits to meet different dogs.

Moss was living with a foster family on a farm, as his tireless energy made him unsuitable to be a family pet.

“When we saw him on the farm, totally ignoring free-range chickens, that was a really good sign,” said Ms Hodgens. “Right away he was focussed on us. He loves to engage with people, so we make all his training a big game.

“Now he has a job and new challenges every day, he’s absolutely thriving.”

Moss is still in training, but soon he’ll be working towards detecting endangered species such as the Baw Baw Frog and the Plainswanderers - both critically endangered, and extremely difficult to find in the wild.

The tiny Baw Baw Frogs burrow underground, sometimes as deep as a metre into the

Moss the Detection Dog with his handler at Healesville Sanctuary. mud. Currently, the only reliable way to find them is by listening for the mating calls of the males, which can take as long as four years to mature.

Plains-wanderers, small grass-dwelling birds, are highly camouflaged in their grassland homes. Most monitoring is done with spotlights at night, a time-consuming operation.

The Detection Dog Squad will become a valuable and flexible tool alongside other conservation efforts, working with Zoos Victoria and a number of partners to fight extinction.

Jobs ‘safety net’ welcome From page 1 “Little towns like ours, every little town in the hills, without the support goodness knows what would have happened.

“Our little town is coming back stronger again which is great.”

From September, JobKeeper payments will be cut to $1200 per fortnight and $750 for those working less than 20 hours a week.

Eligibility tests will be applied in September, and again next year, to ensure businesses are still facing a 30 per cent or more downturn compared to pre-pandemic levels.

For the first three months of next year, JobKeeper payments will again fall to $1000 a fortnight and $650 a fortnight for those working less than 20 hours a week.

The Federal Government’s JobSeeker program will fall from $1100 to about $800 a fortnight in September.

Last week, Yarra Ranges Council pushed

for the federal government’s financial support to continue past September.

Mayor Richard Higgins said Council had recently undertaken a number of studies and outreach activities to gain a better understanding of the short and long-term impacts of both Covid-19 and the associated lockdown restrictions.

“Some of the key findings of this work are startling, particularly the expected -14 per cent contraction in Yarra Ranges’ economy, and a forecast 20.5 per cent decrease in Yarra Ranges’ Gross Regional product, which equates to a loss of around $1.35 billion,” he said.

“Covid-19 is having a crippling effect on many industries especially those in tourism.

While typically we would welcome around 6.6 million visitors each year to the Yarra Ranges, we are not likely to see those numbers again for some time to come.”

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YA R R A R A N G E S STAY SAFE - STAY HEALTHY Stay at home if you can

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Disinfect frequently touched surfaces

Keep 1.5m from other people at all times

If you’re feeling unwell, get tested

Wear a mask when you leave home

If you’re feeling unwell, get tested There are several permanent and pop up testing sites around the Yarra Ranges area. If you’re feeling unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms, please get tested and self isolate while you wait for the results.

Pop up testing is also available at: • Yarra Glen - Mackenzie Reserve (Melba Highway Service Road) Mon - Fri between 2pm-3pm. Call 9730 2536 for an appointment

Testing sites are located at: • Healesville • Lilydale • Yarra Junction • Ferntree Gully • Ringwood

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Face shields mask hope Last Thursday, 23 July, was the first day residents across the Yarra Ranges were forced to wear face masks outside their homes due to Covid-19.

It came after the State Government announced people living in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire would be required to wear a mask when leaving their home for essential reasons, or face a $200 fine.

The Star Mail sent photographer Gary Sissons out to suburbs across the Yarra Ranges to capture how locals had adapted to their new way of life.

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Buhddist Monk Surin receives donated food from Emilie Evans in Kallista - both wearing their Picture: GARY SISSONS masks. 211711

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Brent Forrest with a bright blue bandana around his face in Healesville.

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Students at Healesville High School still manage to play ball sports with their masks on.

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Healesville High School students get creative with their mask designs.

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MELBOURNE AND MITCHELL SHIRE STAY HOME Stay at Home restrictions are now in place for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire.

There are only 4 reasons to leave home.

Shopping for food and supplies that you need

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Work and study if you can’t do it from home

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Covid graffiti spray

By Jed Lanyon Yarra Glen has been vandalised with several Covid-19 conspiracy related tags across the weekend, including a mural dedicated to Black Saturday bushfire victims.

Graffiti questioning the Coronavirus pandemic was found in multiple locations in the town featuring the words, ’Covid is a lie’ and other anti-police and anti-media rhetoric.

Yarra Glen’s bushfire memorial was created by local artist Ernst Fries in 2013 as a tribute to all of the people who lost their lives on Black Saturday.

The memorial artwork was graffitied with the words ‘F--- Cops. They do as told not whats right’.

Mr Fries, who passed away in March, created the mural with coloured glass, which is designed to amplify the sun’s rays as they penetrate and reflect, making the work spar-

kle and shine.

Yarra Glen Police Sargeant Richard Coulson said they were investigating the graffiti, labelling it as “unnecessary vandalism to property”.

“We’re looking into five instances of graffiti in the town that occurred between 9pm on Saturday 25 July and 7am Sunday 26 July.

“There’s been several Covid-19 related tags sprayed along the walls at five different locations,” he said.

“Police are currently checking the CCTV footage. It’s just disappointing that someone would resort to graffiti to get their message across in this scenario.”

Sgt Coulson welcomed anyone with information about the graffiti to contact Yarra Glen Police Station on 9730 1296 or to contact Crime Stoppers.

“It’s rare to see in this town, so we’d like to get to the bottom of it.”

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Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol members attempted to intercept an unregistered motorcycle on Swansea Road, Lilydale about 5.15pm on Saturday 25 July.

The rider failed to stop as directed and was detected speeding at 127km/h in a 60km/h zone.

The motorcycle was located a short time later pulling into a residential unit by the same highway patrol unit.

A 41 year old male rider fled on foot and was chased down and apprehended by police.

The man was arrested and later charged with conduct endangering serious injury, driving at a dangerous speed, failing to stop on police direction, speeding, driving whilst disqualified and drug-driving offences.

He was remanded into custody to appear before the court at a future date.

His vehicle was immediately impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1018 and will be issued with a $1652 penalty notice for breaching the Chief Health Officer’s direction.

Driver intercepted A 25 year old male driver was intercepted along Healesville-Kinglake Road, Healesville at 4.30pm on Sunday 26 July.

He was found to be driving whilst disqualified. His vehicle was immediately impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1280 Police say he is set to appear before a magistrate to explain his behaviour in the near future.

District Nursing Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health nurses at the Healesville testing clinic.

Picture: JED LANYON pressed his concerns upon revealing that 89 per cent of people did not isolate when feeling unwell before getting tested and that 53 per cent of people didn’t isolate while waiting for their test results.

“Now, that’s an interesting measure in that people have felt sick, they’ve got symptoms, and they’ve kept going shopping. They’ve kept going to work,” Mr Andrews said.

“But the only thing you can do when you feel sick— the one and only thing that you can and must do when you feel sick is to go and get tested. Nothing else is acceptable.”

Mr Andrews urged people to take up the $1,500 worker support payment for people who have to self-isolate because of coronavirus.

He said people who feel sick and suspect they have coronavirus should call a support hotline 1800 675 398 to try and get support.

“Call that number and we will provide you with that support so that you can be at home and do the safe thing and the right thing,” he said.

Ms Mennen said over 230 local residents had attended the Healesville testing clinic in the first week. Testing clinics are also accessible in the townships of Yarra Junction, Lilydale, Ferntree Gully and Emerald for Yarra Ranges residents.

Anyone with Covid-19 or flu-like symptoms can go along to get tested. This may include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose or a loss of sense of taste or smell.

Mask fines at 1000 Steps A man and woman were issued fines for failing to comply with the Chief Health Officer directions during an incident in Ferntree Gully on 25 July.

Police said they approached the pair, who were with two children, near the 1000 steps just after 2pm and were asked why they were not wearing face coverings.

The 47-year-old man and 51-year-old woman, both from Ferntree Gully, allegedly refused to give police their details. After multiple requests the two were both arrested and will be issued with $200 fines for failing to wear a face covering.

Police said while they will use discretion in the first seven days since the CHO direction was issued, they will not hesitate to fine people who obviously and blatantly show a disregard for community safety by failing to wear a mask.

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A 39 year old disqualified male driver was intercepted at the Coldstream Vehicle Check Point by Nunawading Highway Patrol officers at 3.15am on Friday 24 July.

Police said the man returned a positive result for illicit drugs and a search of his vehicle located a quantity of illicit drugs.

The man was arrested and his vehicle was immediately impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1018.

He was also issued a $1652 penalty notice for breaching the Chief Health Officer’s direction.

Yarra Ranges Eye Watch had a stern warning for those reaching the road rules stating, “if you drink or take drugs and drive, we will catch you.”

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What exactly is it like to get tested?

What is it like to get a Covid-19 test? Eastern Health’s program director (specialty medicine and ambulatory care) Anne Mennan explained the process of being tested for the coronavirus.

This comes as new testing clinics have opened up in Healesville and Emerald over the past fortnight.

On Monday there were 80 active Coronavirus cases in Yarra Ranges, up from 37 the day before.

“If there is a queue at the front door you are asked to line up 1.5 metres apart,” Ms Mennan said.

“You are asked to wear your own mask.

If you do not have one, you will be provided with one.

“You will be greeted by a receptionist and have some paperwork completed. An ID such as a Medicare card is needed. You will be asked to take a seat or wait to be taken straight through by the nurse to be swabbed.

“Then you will leave through a separate exit from the hall.”

Ms Mennan said it does not hurt to receive the swab.

“It is best described as a mildly uncomfortable procedure - swab to the throat and nasal brushing of both nostrils.”

She said Yarra Ranges residents can expect to receive their test results in up to five days.

Those who have been tested are required to self isolate until they have received confirmation of a negative result.

“Those with a negative result will get an SMS via their mobile. Those with a positive result will get a call either from Eastern Health’s Infectious Diseases Consultant or the DHHS.” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ex-

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on-site, there were plenty of supplies available.

“We’ve got some fabric in the front office and loads of it in the sewing room so we are offering it free to anyone who wants to come in and grab some,” she said.

“There are lots of fabric pieces there, it’s just sitting there going to waste at the moment so we thought we would share it with the community.”

The HLLC has been forced to change the way it operated during the pandemic with less

James McCarthy sewing in the craft room. 211753

people coming through the doors, but the staff are still working to support the community.

Earlier this year, the centre operated an online wellbeing program which shared ideas on how people could cope during the pandemic and remain connected.

The centre also has a large computer room and printing facilities open to the public.

“During the pandemic we had the library close down so people needing to access computers and the internet for job seeking have

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“Usually there is a charge, but of course with what’s going on we’ve actually reduced or made most of our things for free.”

The HLLC craft space is available by appointment should people require the use of a sewing machine to make a mask.

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The Healesville Living and Learning Centre (HLLC) is providing free fabric for the community to make face masks.

With face masks mandatory for residents leaving their home in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire from 23 July, the doors of the centre’s craft room have been opened to the public.

HLLC CEO James McCarthy said opening the space was all about supporting locals and those who can’t afford or access a face mask.

“The Healesville Living and Learning Centre is a place for the community, it’s to support the local community, it’s owned by the local community, so it was about how we can actually give back,” he said.

“That’s really why we wanted to open the doors to everyone and just be there to provide support, because it is a challenging time.

“For us it’s about the value of access and equity. Our society does not always necessarily operate fairly and so we’re here to try and shift that balance back and to make it fairer for people, so everyone can participate freely and equally in our community.”

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Paul Sonsie in front of his new mural at Aldi.

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Sonsie makes his mark

By Jed Lanyon If you’ve ever sat down for a coffee at one of the Yarra Valley’s many vibrant cafes, spotted a giant ibis on a drive through Healesville, or even done time in the Karreenga Correctional Facility, then chances are you have stumbled across the stunning artwork of Paul Sonsie.

Mr Sonsie, a proud Healesville resident and longtime artist of Sonsie Studios, was commissioned to install artwork across Aldi’s shop front to help integrate the building into its environment and the community.

The German retail giant’s new store has been given some Yarra Valley flavour as artwork depicting a bush tree canopy, gum leaves and cockatoos was installed along the windows and building structure.

“I think artwork can humanise a building, and it can become less stark,” Mr Sonsie said.

“I wanted to depict nature, which is something that everybody can relate to, and especially for a supermarket which is a place for community. It’s been a really enjoyable process working with both Aldi Australia and Select Architects.

“Gum leaves are an Indigenous symbol for welcoming, so it’s kind of a welcome for coming into our area. I depicted a big Australian bush tree canopy across the front 12 windows with some flying cockatoos in there.

“I somehow always manage to put birds in my artwork. Somehow I sneak them in. People have been asking, ‘Are you going to put an ibis in there?’ because of my ibis mural, but no it’s just cockatoos this time.”

Mr Sonsie recently installed the artwork alongside Brad Charman and Lynton Collier of YV Signs, who now have the joy of viewing the artwork from their business across the street.

Mr Sonsie’s business, Sonsie Studios, specialises in creative branding, murals, graphic design and artwork.

“I’ve been running it for seven years now, based here in Healesville. I just couldn’t imagine running it anywhere else. I just love living here.

“I’ve always been an artist and then for the last seven or eight years I have developed into being a graphic designer. My whole ambition is to merge those two worlds together. mailcommunity.com.au

Paul Sonsie’s work at Karreenga Correctional Picture: SEAN PARIS Facility. 160022

Locavore Studio in Lilydale. 197569 “And I think this particular job represents that really well. It’s artwork and it’s branding at the same time.”

Mr Sonsie said it’s nice to be able to drive past his work each day as his visually appealing artwork continues to pop-up in many Yarra Valley businesses and public spaces.

“I like the idea that I have kind of used my small town as a playground. The community has been really receptive of me experimenting in different things in street art and branding ... I like changing the visual landscape of my community.”

Mr Sonsie’s artwork has garnered a lot of attention over the years. His ibis mural depicted an icon of Healesville, which he said gave him some nice publicity.

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Paul Sonsie and Josh Fradley at the ibis mural Picture: ROB CAREW in Healesville. 140968

While his artwork beside Lilydale’s Locavore Studio cafe became the talk of the town last September when it drew the ire of Yarra Ranges Council, who asked for its removal following complaints from other businesses stating it didn’t meet certain heritage planning requirements.

The mural stands to this day with Mr Sonsie describing it as a win for art. At the time, he fought for the mural to stay in place citing that the wall had been covered in graffiti prior to becoming home to his creativity.

“At the end of the day art and community won over bureaucracy,” he said.

Next up for Mr Sonsie is an art project at a women’s prison in Deer Park. He had previously completed a mural for inmates at Karreenga Correctional Facility ahead of its opening in

2016. Much like the Aldi mural, he said it’s another place he hoped to help humanise.

Like most businesses, he’s been feeling the pinch from the coronavirus pandemic especially due to the connection to many other small businesses who are doing it tough.

“They’ve been affected and it’s a flow on effect to me. And unfortunately when it comes to a business’ budget, artwork and branding can sometimes be pushed back as a non-essential.

“Even though it’s super essential to thrive as a business, oftentimes that will be the first to go so I had a lot of projects pull out on me.”

Thankfully his mural for Aldi had been in the pipeline for over two years, meaning Yarra Valley locals get to enjoy yet another piece of Mr Sonsie’s art.

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Weathering the storm It’s been a tough year and our community has been weathering extraordinary challenges.

Following the devastating bushfires, the health and economic crises of the coronavirus pandemic have now, unfortunately, taken hold. I thank everyone in our community for being resilient, and for continuing to make sacrifices to help stop the spread of the virus.

Victoria is in the grips of a second wave of Covid-19. For the past three weeks, the daily number of new cases have been in the hundreds, with a record high for Australia of 484 new cases being recorded in Victoria on 22 July. Sadly, there has consistently been scores of people in intensive care and the death toll has more than doubled in this time.

Unfortunately, this second wave can now be

State of

Affairs Bridget Vallence Evelyn MP

attributed to the Andrews Government’s hotel quarantine arrangements which saw the use of untrained security guards in favour of highly disciplined ADF personnel. Counsel assisting the Inquiry into Hotel Quarantine, Mr Neal QC, referring to comments made by Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Professor Brett Sutton,

observed that “it may even be that every case of Covid-19 in Victoria in recent weeks could be sourced to the Hotel Quarantine Program”.

And with the second wave came a second lockdown. At the time of the new lockdown announcement, Yarra Ranges had only two active cases of coronavirus, and many local residents told me of their shock and concern that our municipality was included in Melbourne’s lockdown. Now, just a few weeks in, the active cases in the Yarra Ranges has multiplied eightfold.

The pandemic and lockdown has had a disastrous impact on Yarra Valley’s small businesses and on the physical and mental wellbeing of local residents who are experiencing hardship.

The Yarra Valley has been put at a disadvantage in comparison to other regional areas because of the arbitrary bureaucratic lines on a map that includes us in Metropolitan Melbourne. This will also likely result in our community being excluded from large pools of regional development funding for infrastructure, services, and to recover our visitor economy, which may constrain local economic recovery.

And while the current outlook is bleak, we will get through this. We will get back to work and back in business on the other side of Covid-19. Our community is resilient. As we continue weathering extraordinary challenges, I’ll be here to help and support local residents and businesses every step of the way. Take care.

of the crowd are wearing masks and certainly none are social distancing.

He got one thing right, there were a few cases linked to the march when in fact there should not have been any if those that attended the march were responsible people.

OK the method in killing of the black person in the USA was totally wrong and alas it is not the first time (LA riots) this has happened and certainly will not be the last.

America has some big problems and #1 is its gun laws.

To quote another comment in Mr Hynes article “I am sick of the media characterising Dan (Daniel is his name and you should respect that) Andrews as a power-mad authoritarian.”

Daniel Andrews (not Dan) is his own worst enemy and his actions over the past couple of months has undone any goodwill he had built up before then.

The debacle over the hotel security staff is a gross negligence on Mr Andrews part and to fob any questions from the media when asked about it a total sham when he says he cannot comment as the event is being investigated (comes out in Sept 25th).

COP-OUT It is coming to light that the relevant minister in the Victorian Government (NOT the Federal Government) is at fault and can be followed in the news right now and is a ‘Job-for-the-boys’ situation.

The branch stacking shows why they went down the path of not tendering the jobs to control the hotels. Ok time was of an essence but the Police and ADF were available to do the job.

The links between the breakout comes from mainly two hotels, The Rydges and the Stamford Plaza, then from the untrained ‘security’ guards who went home to their place of residence either north of Melbourne in the districts of Hume and its surrounds and west towards Werribee.

The towers in North Melbourne is another huge area. After these families were infected the kids went back to school and the main college to get hit with Covid-19 is the Islamic AlTaqwa College in Truganina.

Alas (again) a small minority has ruined it for the main majority.

The Muslim faith are very family orientated religion wise and even more so when outside the countries they originally came from and to this I do not blame them.

It is a pity the Western Culture (I am part of it) does not respect their elders or those with experience as does the whole of the Asian continent and some extent EU. The Western Culture just want to put their over 80s into retirement homes.

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OPINION An alternative Covid-19 view I just read the article by Mr Seth Lukas Hynes (Star Mail, 14 July ) regarding the ‘Covid-19 travels with us’. I find he is being very hypocritical in what he wrote and tends to contradict himself.

I think he did not check the photos that was going in with his article or double check what he wrote. Which is par for the course these days (not having a dig at the editor) as it is up to the writer/author to do that.

First, he mentions in the second paragraph “Pointing blame may be unhelpful,” then in his sixth paragraph he contradicts himself and mentions “Australia still has an obstinate minority who believe that hanging out in the pub or visiting their vulnerable relatives is more important that containing a deadly epidemic.”

I think he will find that there have been no cases or clusters coming from ‘pub’ visits but

there have been clusters coming from group gatherings.

Alas I will have to say most of these gatherings came about at the end of Ramadan on the 23 May after a month of fasting and the start of Eid Al-Fitr where large family groups get together.

This is a fact.

I am not knocking the Muslim faith and have travelled extensively through much of the Middle East and North Africa between the years 1965-66/67 and 2009/12.

Mr Hynes also contradicts himself in his description of the BLM march in Melbourne, “the Black Lives Matter rallies in Melbourne and Sydney were managed ‘responsibly’ with widespread use of face-masks and hand sanitisers and social distancing being observed as much as possible.”

I think the accompanying photo of a crowd at the BLM rally did not help as I can see none

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Healesville’s Grand Hotel has fitted out the pub’s exterior with several posters in a bid to lift community spirit.

Pedestrians and drivers passing the iconic hotel can easily spot the signage, which has been created by locals to share messages of support for those doing it tough.

Healesville resident and pub-goer Kersten Gentle said the idea came from her daughter Nikita, who pitched the idea to the business owners of the hotel.

“We recognised how community minded Lisa and Tom are and my daughter said, ‘why don’t we do some posters to brighten up the place as people are walking’ and the response from people has been amazing,” Ms Gentle said.

“This town has gone through a lot in the past and I know that if the community comes together now, we will make sure that everyone gets through this. And that’s what these posters are about; making sure that everyone comes through the other end of this pandemic.”

Business owner Lisa McKay-Campbell invites locals to design their own A2 posters to display across the pub as they enlist the services of Breen Printing to create their positive posters. Relatives of Ms McKay-Campbell, who were in Mallacoota at the time of the recent bushfires were involved in a similar feat paying respects to the nation’s firefighters.

The idea initially started as a home-schooling art class activity but is now open for people of all ages with time to spare in isolation.

“One of the biggest problems with the pandemic is the effect on people’s mental health, so if these posters can put a smile on someone’s face then the Grand is doing a good job ...

To me this is the perfect canvas for our town,” Ms Gentle said.

Ms McKay-Campbell said that some of her

By Jed Lanyon Healesville’s Grand Hotel has fitted out the pub’s exterior with several posters in a bid to lift community spirit.

Business owners Tom and Lisa with kids Levi and Maeve. 208350 customers would share that the brief interaction with the hotel’s staff would be the only human contact they receive for the day.

The Grand Hotel is now operating a drivethrough takeaway meal service for locals looking for a restaurant quality meal without having to leave the comfort of their car.

“It’s something that we would never had or-

dinarily done ... It’s the only thing we can really do,” Ms McKay-Campbell said.

“You drive through the bottle shop and they pass it to you through the car window. You can literally come through in your pyjamas.”

As part of their takeaway menu, the hotel has also started cooking regular Sunday roasts for customers.

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Those keen to have their artwork displayed can drop off the poster to the Grand Hotel’s bottle shop or contact: grandcommunityspirit@gmail.com.

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By Jed Lanyon Yarra Valley photographer Suzanne Phoenix has released her second stage of ‘Isolation Portraits’ showing a glimpse of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions for people in the Upper Yarra Valley.

Over 60 households are now featured in two self published magazines along with their own written response of their isolation experience.

On the very edge of greater Melbourne, some in the Upper Yarra were shocked to discover they are considered ‘metro’ and included in Stage 3 of the State Government’s Coronavirus restrictions once again.

With art exhibitions virtually nowhere to be seen at the moment as galleries closed their doors, Ms Phoenix’s photographs are being exhibited as transparencies in the windows of four small local businesses The Flying Apron Patisserie, Baroona Produce and Pet Supplies, Nancy’s of the Valley and Yarra Valley Artisan Baker.

Since April Ms Phoenix has been photographing people at their front gate or in their gardens, backyards, paddocks, abandoned buildings, on their farms and even by the pool. Featured are some of the eclectic people of the area; from cowgirls, dragkings, farmers, academics, musicians and artists, tradies along with a menagerie of dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, chickens, turtles, sheep, pygmy goats and pigs.

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“The second stage of this project was created from 15 May to 30 June 2020 and the community felt different compared to the first round of isolation,” Ms Phoenix said.

“Restrictions were still in place until the end of May, and then relaxed a little in June, but we were still in isolation and encouraged to ‘stay home’.

“Some people were returning to the workplace and transitioning from home schooling.

People seemed to be going back to the usual busyness of their pre-Covid-19 lives. There was less willingness and ability to participate in this project. Many people also appeared tired,

frustrated and worn down.

“I also acknowledge this project does not include many who’s isolation experience was extremely difficult and simply couldn’t participate. It does continue to shine through however, that the vast majority of households involved love where they live and are grateful for the space, fresh air and nature.

One of the subjects, Bron from Millgrove, said iso life has been challenging.

“I’m a big family person and not seeing my family was very hard but I did learn new things about myself. I also became a teacher, some-

thing I never thought I would do home schooling. My 10 year old taught me new things too, we had lots of fun.

Bec from McMahon’s Creek said the pandemic gave her the opportunity to get back to a simple way of living.

“It has allowed me time to connect with the river and the mountains and focus on being around my horses and my dogs. It has reminded me that this was always the dream, to be a good cowgirl who is handy with good dogs and horses by her side. To stop chasing the next thing and really enjoy the present moment. To simply take a great big breath and just enjoy the ride.”

Roberta of Wesburn acknowledged that life inside a pandemic has not been easy.

“I know that for many people this time has not been easy with people confronting many issues including unemployment, loneliness, disruption to studies, not to mention the very sad loss of life. In our case we were fortunate not to be affected in these ways.”

While Rachel of Warburton saw the lighter side of these unique times.

“Catching up with friends is now an accidental bumping into them on walks down the river, which is more of an adventure, than a planned liaison. And the best bit, is there were no tourists,” she said.

To view more of Ms Phoenix’s work, visit: https://www.suzannephoenix.com.au

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Cafe helps pay it forward Customers can now pay forward a meal to go to someone in need. Mr Arnold said that the Healesville community had already donated 30 meals, halfway to their goal of 60.

“One of the things that we decided with this (second) lockdown was that we weren’t just going to focus on our business ... This time we wanted to focus on our community as much as we could.

“It’s what our business has always been about. Looking out for our community and building our community.”

Mr Arnold said there is still time for locals to pay forward a meal to help someone in need.

“You don’t need to come to My Little Kitchen to pay a meal forward, it can be done over the phone. You can give us a call and we can process it over the phone. And of course HICCI is there and always looking for donations.”

To contact My Little Kitchen about paying forward a meal, call: 5611 3686. For more information about HICCI, visit: https://www. hicci.org.au

By Jed Lanyon A Healesville cafe’s initiative allows Covid-19 frontline workers to grab their coffee for free thanks to the generosity of the community.

My Little Kitchen’s ‘Pay it Forward’ project invites locals to pay for an extra coffee when they visit the cafe, which will be given to a nurse, doctor, ambulance driver or other health professional who is out tackling the Coronavirus pandemic.

My Little Kitchen owner and chef Ben Arnold said customer’s receipts are pinned to a board inside the cafe.

“One of our regular customers came in and just paid forward a coffee and that basically snowballed from there.”

Mr Arnold said that after none of the general public stepped forward to claim a free coffee for several weeks and having already received the payment, they wanted to make sure the coffee would go to a worthy cause.

Health workers are now able to come along to redeem free coffee as a small thank you for

Ben Arnold from My Little Kitchen.

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their services during the pandemic.

“I think it’s a really good showing of our community’s respect to people who are our last line of defence. We have had a longstanding group of people who have paid for ambulance workers’ coffees in the morning so we just thought it was a really good way to give

back to them.

“It’s incredible to see so many people paying a coffee forward, it’s a really good show of what Healesville is all about.”

From there, it spawned another generous idea that will see meals donated to homeless support organisation HICCI in August.

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Darren hits one off the tee at Warburton Golf Club. Please note, all images within this article were taken before Stage 3 restrictions were implemented on 8 July. 208644

Mick cracks one towards the green in Warburton. 208644 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS

Golf clubs keep swinging

By Romy Stephens Yarra Valley golf clubs are making the most of being able to keep their gates open during the latest lockdown period.

From 8 July, community sport was cancelled as metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire returned to Stage 3 restrictions for six weeks.

However, golf was one of the few sports permitted to continue throughout this period of staying at home.

But like so many other activities permitted during this time of social distancing, the continued play of golf has come with plenty of restrictions.

For example, groups playing have been limited to two people and clubs must now have a booking system so people can’t simply roll up to play.

Healesville Social Golf Club (HSGC) captain Karl Hradsky said despite being limited to only playing in groups of two, the continued play of golf had been very important for members.

“A lot of the people I play with are retired and golf is the main form of exercise that most of them get,” he said.

“You’re getting exercise pushing your cart, walking uphill and downhill, arms, legs and body rotation, without it being stressful exercise.”

Karl said members can cover up to 10km of walking during a HSCG session.

He said that during the recent round of lockdowns, the club had seen more members out playing.

Despite the loss of competitive play, local golf clubs are making the most of being able to keep their gates open during the latest Covid-19 lockdown. 208644 “We’re getting more people, we are not getting any more members but we’re getting more of the members turning up,” he said.

“Mainly for the exercise purposes and social interaction with other people, even though we can only play in twos.”

Warburton Golf Club’s Ron Hottes said having limits on numbers able to play together

had impacted the social and competitive side of the game.

However, he added that for many, golf was now the only outlet they had - particularly for the older generation.

“After the easing of restrictions in May, then when the second wave hit, wiser heads realised that golf could be played without a negative

impact on the wider community,” he said.

“Therefore, increased numbers have followed, as many golfers, both as members and green-fee visitors, have sought refuge in this rewarding game.

“Many of our recent visitors had not played in this region before, and commented how enjoyable both the course, and their golfing experience was.”

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People playing together must be able to keep 1.5 metres distance from each other, and maintain 100 meters from all other groups.

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People can’t travel outside of metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire and should not travel further than needed to play golf.

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A lucky day on the course for Laurie

By Karl Hradsky Sunday saw an overcast but pleasant day for the Healesville Social Golf Club’s Monthly Medal event. It hadn’t rained for a few days so the ground was a bit drier.

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coming in with a net 65. It was Laurie’s lucky day as he also won the raffle.

Grant Handasyde (4) came a close second scoring 66 net, while Tom Carroll (12) placed third with 69.

Nearest the pins were hit by Grant Handasyde, Travis Carroll, Tom Carroll and Greg

Hay. Travis also won the longest drive event.

Craig Stewart won the Skins prize managing the only birdie on the 2nd hole.

The Secret Holes prize was shared amongst Karl Hradsky, Tom Carroll and Laurie Tormey.

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