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Vic goes home

Outdoor dining reservations

Playgrounds back in business

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Welcome Wirra

By Jed Lanyon

While Healesville Sanctuary is temporarily closed to members and visitors, animal lovers can animal lovers at home can stay connected with the Zoo’s animals, including Healesville Sanctuary’s koalas, through the Zoos Victoria live stream cameras at: www.zoo.org.au/animals-at-home

Healesville Sanctuary’s new koala joey, Wirra, with mum, Emily.

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Healesville Sanctuary has welcomed a tiny fuzzy-eared koala joey, just in time for spring and thanks to the help of Star Mail’s readers, the baby joey has been named Wirra.

Wirra, translates to ‘climb’ in Woiwurrung language. The idea for it came when sanctuary keepers consulted Wurundjeri elder Murrindindi, who came up with a shortlist of three names.

In a Star Mail Facebook poll, 53 per cent of respondents thought Wirra was the best name for the new joey. 32 per cent of voters opted for the name, Bardup, meaning ‘joy’ as the newborn koala would help bring joy in an otherwise dour year.

The remaining 15 per cent of the poll’s respondents voted for the name, Wurun, meaning ‘manna gum’ - one of the favoured species of eucalyptus that koalas found in Victoria eat.

Wirra has just started peeking out of mum’s pouch to take a look around its home at Healesville Sanctuary. At six months old, the joey is still too young for keepers to determine its sex.

“Hopefully in the next few weeks, we’ll see the joey out and about exploring, and we’ll be able to get a good look,” Said sanctuary keeper Craig McQueen.

The joey will start exploring the world outside mum Emily’s pouch more and more, learning to climb and eat gum leaves.

“We’d expect to see the joey become more playful, starting to cling to mum’s back and eventually venturing out on its own,” said Mr McQueen.

This is the fourth joey for Emily, and she is described as an easy-going mum.

“Emily is a really relaxed mother, which makes it really easy for us to keep an eye on the joey as it’s developing. We can make sure they’re both doing well,” said Mr McQueen.

Emily and Wirra are the southern subspecies of koala, slightly larger and fluffier than their northern cousins. Southern koala populations were badly affected by bushfires in Victoria and New South Wales at the start of this year.

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Taser call after shooting

By Romy Stephens A man who was wielding a knife in Lilydale last week has been recovering in hospital after being shot by police.

Police were called to Lilydale Marketplace, near the Lilydale Medical Clinic, about 8.30am on 15 September, following reports of a man armed with a knife.

Victoria Police’s Deputy Commissioner of Capability, Neil Paterson, said police attempted to negotiate with the 24-year-old man for about 15-20 minutes.

“Police confronted a man who was armed with a knife and made quite a number of requests for him to drop that weapon and stay away from police, to back off from police,” he said.

“The man did not back off from police after quite a period of negotiation and then rushed the police members where I can say that a number of shots were fired by two separate police members.

“Shortly after those shots were fired another police vehicle arrived at that scene and the man was provided with immediate medical attention and first aid.”

It’s understood the man was shot about 9.10am and was initially in a serious condition with an injury to the upper body.

Deputy Commissioner Patterson said the man was then transported to hospital where it was understood he received treatment but his injuries were not life-threatening.

The man was allegedly wandering around the Lilydale Medical Clinic and attended the clinic before the incident.

“At some stage he was at a toilet, in the shopping centre and it’s in that location where they’ve found packaging for a knife and also some fire gel,” Deputy Commissioner Patterson said.

A 24-year-old man with a knife was shot by police near the Lilydale Medical Clinic last week. 209895 Picture: ROMY STEPHENS Deputy Commissioner Patterson said it appeared the man may have had mental health issues.

“This is early in the investigation and we’ll certainly explore those as an issue,” he said.

“But what we have here is a man who has been wandering around a medical centre, and indeed the car park to a shopping centre, with a knife, he’s been quite agitated and police arrival has tried to calm him down and negotiate with him to drop that knife, and that hasn’t occurred after quite a lengthy negotiation.”

Deputy Commissioner Patterson said the two police officers involved in the incident

were from the Lilydale Police Station.

“I believe it’s a male Senior Constable and a female Constable who was only newly out of the police academy,” he said.

“Here we have a number of police involved in a very critical incident that they don’t want to be involved in and we’ll be making sure that we give the appropriate welfare support to our members.

“We’re also reaching out to the family of the man involved in that particular incident.

“When police members turn up to work on any particular day they never turn up to work

wanting to use force or indeed shoot a person.”

It’s understood the police officers that initially attended the incident were not equipped with a taser, however, they had activated their body-worn cameras.

“They have a number of other options including a baton, OC foam and spray and, of course, their firearm,” Deputy Commissioner Patterson said.

“The Critical Incident Response Team turned up immediately following the shooting in Lilydale and those tasers would have been with them to use at that location, but we have not rolled them out across Victoria Police at this moment.”

Shadow Minister for Police David Southwick said the Lilydale incident highlighted the State Government’s failure on tasers.

“When frontline officers don’t have the tools they need, the community and police themselves will only be placed at greater risk, more often,” he said.

“The Andrews Labor Government has had its head in the sand on tasers for too long and now must urgently commit to a full rollout across the state.

“The Victorian Liberal Nationals have long supported the full rollout of tasers and Daniel Andrews must now take responsibility for putting lives at risk.”

The man was believed to have been staying in the Lilydale area overnight but may come from the northern suburbs of Melbourne.

Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad will investigate the incident which will be overseen by Professional Standards Command.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or with dash cam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppervic. com.au.

Vic finally returns home

By Romy Stephens Ninety-five-year-old Vic Cornell has finally left Healesville Hospital following his successful battle with Covid-19.

Mr Cornell tested positive for coronavirus in July and has since been in numerous hospitals throughout the outer east.

During his recovery from the virus he also broke his hip, meaning he was spending his days in Healesville until finally being released early last week.

All up, the retired tennis coach spent about 10 weeks in hospital alongside his partner, Jean, who also tested positive for coronavirus in July but was released with Mr Cornell.

The pair both returned multiple negative Covid-19 tests in August.

Mr Cornell told the ABC’s Drive program that he believed it was his “spirit” that helped him survive the virus.

“We don’t live for ourselves, we live for others. I had Jean here and I had to look after her and she needed me, and my kids do,” he said.

“I think it was a contribution of a lot of people, the nurses here and the hospital were very good. I was very blessed with so many people looking after me and wanting me to live.’

Mr Cornell said he was “very apprehensive” about going back home but was looking forward to getting back to normal life.

“We’ve been away 10 weeks, I’ve never suffered so much in all my life,” he told the ABC. “I thought I was gone, I thought I was going to the maker, it didn’t happen. There must be a reason why I’m still here.

“I didn’t realise how well I was living until I was taken away...unfortunately to us all we don’t realise what we’ve got until it’s gone.

“Just living the way I want to live, in my own chair, watching the television, getting friends in, normal things, just having a meal with somebody and just living.”

Staff at Healesville Hospital farewelled Vic Cornell last week after he was finally able to head home.

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Roadmap to Reopening

RRA RANGES First Step commenced at 11.59pm onYA 13 September.

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CAFES & RESTAURANTS

Curfew: 9pm – 5am Reasons to leave home: For 4 reasons and stay local (5km) Public gatherings: Limited to 2 people or a household that can meet outdoors for two hours maximum (5 km) Home visits: No visitors are allowed at your home unless you live alone or are a single parent (1 nominated person) Support visits: Respite care for people with complex needs allowed Work: Only go to work if you are in a permitted industry Schools: Remote learning unless an exemption applies Childcare and early education: Closed except for permitted workers Adult Education: Only on-site for those on the permitted workplaces list Retail: Essential only with click and collect for selected stores (5km) Shopping: 1 person per household (5km) Hairdressers and beauty services: Closed Real estate: Certain permitted activities can be done in person but auctions online only Hospitality: Take-away (5km and curfew applies) and delivery only

ENTERTAINMENT & AMUSEMENT VENUES

Entertainment: All venues closed including libraries

SPORT & RECREATION

Sport and recreation: Facilities closed including skate parks Outdoor playgrounds: Open including outdoor gym equipment Exercise: Outdoors, up to two hours per day total, maximum of two sessions within 5km of home

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation: Closed, except emergency. Interstate travel: not allowed, unless for a permitted purpose

WEDDINGS, FUNERALS & RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Weddings: Only for compassionate reasons, with up to 5 people Funerals: Allowed with up to 10 people Religion: places of worship closed

View the full roadmap and the next steps to COVID normal at yrc.vic.gov.au/roadmap

Council elections - ballot packs coming soon Voting in the upcoming council elections will be completed by post. The VEC will post ballot packs to enrolled voters between Tuesday 6 October and Thursday 8 October 2020.

Voters must follow the instructions on the ballot pack and ensure the completed vote is in the mail or hand-delivered to the closest election office before 6 pm on Friday 23 October 2020.

For more information on the election, candidate information or how to vote, visit vec.vic.gov.au

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IN BRIEF Marysville ramming A man and a woman were arrested after a police car was rammed in Marysville on Wednesday 16 September Officers were in Hill Avenue about 11pm when they attempted to intercept a BMW sedan.

It is alleged the driver of the BMW deliberately drove the sedan into the police vehicle.

The BMW left the road and became bogged in a garden bed.

Police were able to arrest the driver, a 37-year-old man, and the passenger, a 22-yearold woman. The pair are currently assisting police with their enquires.

Police evasion

Some reservations

By Romy Stephens and Jed Lanyon Restaurant and cafe operators throughout the Yarra Ranges have raised concerns about the State Government’s plan to enforce a widespread outdoor dining culture over the summer.

The Government announced on 14 September that it would provide millions of dollars in funding to councils and businesses outside of Melbourne’s CBD to create a new model for outdoor entertainment.

As part of the $87.5 million Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package, $5000 grants will be provided to help businesses buy equipment such as umbrellas, outdoor furniture and screens.

It will also help with the investment of training, advertising and other support measures businesses will need in order to take the state’s cafe culture outdoors.

Healesville’s Grand Hotel owner and manager Lisa McKay-Campbell said moving outdoors would be “hard work.”

“We’re lucky, because we’ve got the beer garden and balcony upstairs where we can open up the blinds and it’s classed as outdoors,” she said.

Ms McKay-Campbell said she was already in the process of applying for permits with council to put tables outside along the footpath.

She said that the space out the front of the restaurant was suitable and undercover, the side of the restaurant along Green Street features a sloped footpath, rendering it useless for tables and chairs.

“I feel sorry for the cafes in town that don’t have a back garden and only have the front of their street. It’s going to be much harder for them than what it is for me.

“The whole thing is crazy, this last six months, you wish you could wake up and pretend it never happened.”

Pictures: ROB CAREW Numerous restaurant and cafe operators said one of the biggest challenges with moving outdoors would be Melbourne’s unpredictable weather.

“The weather is very concerning considering we’re in a state that seems to have four different seasons in a single day,” Ms McKayCampbell said.

“It’s going to be hard to prepare for a big weekend only for it to rain and then no one comes in over a lunch period. It could be a costly process for businesses.

“What do you do with all your stock if it rains? We’d be left with all this excess food.”

The manager of the Paradise Valley Hotel in Clematis, Nicole Tate, said staff would “roll with the punches” and make outdoor dining work but she was also concerned about the weather.

“We’re fortunate in the fact that we have a large beer garden and we have lots of outdoor furniture,” she said.

“But we’re applying for the grant because we need outdoor heaters. Once the sun goes down over here ... the temperature in the beer garden jumps off a cliff it’s so cold.”

Ms Tate added that the grants wouldn’t help pay for additional things that might make outdoor dining more comfortable.

She said that the switch to outdoor dining would “without a doubt” have an impact on business.

“In the evening it’s cold, people don’t want to sit outside,” she said.

“We’d like things like blankets and cushions and outdoor lanterns to make people more comfortable.

“Lighting is definitely going to be a factor and there’s not room in the budget for things like that.”

Grants on Sherbrooke owner Cheryl Campbell said her business faced similar challenges.

“We can transition to outdoor dining, we have an outdoor deck and we also have the space out the front,” she said.

“We can only really have outdoor dining if it’s not raining and if the weather’s warm enough, and the Dandenong Ranges is not always predictable.

“So we would maybe need extra funding to put up some awnings to protect anyone who was sitting on the deck.

“As long as we can set it up properly then I might not have a lot of objection, except that it would really impact on the number of people we could actually serve.”

But Ms Campbell said no matter what, the safety of staff and customers came first.

“At the end of the day, I’m not going to complain because I put the health of my staff and customers number one,” she said.

“I’m happy that we’ve had the complete closure because if you look at our numbers they are way down to nearly zero.

“I believe hospitality, in the end, will bounce back.”

Yarra Ranges Council did not respond for comment in time for the print deadline.

Boronia explosion Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a suspicious house fire in Boronia on the evening of Monday 14 September.

Emergency services were called to the Orchid Avenue property following reports of the fire about 11.15pm.

The home, which is currently vacant, was significantly damaged.

Investigators have been told a man was seen running from the vicinity of the fire shortly after an explosion was heard coming from the property.

A crime scene was set up and a crime scene guard was placed on the property until fire investigators and detectives revisited the property the following day.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log onto www. crimestoppersvic.com.au

Company fined A Lilydale snack food manufacturer has been convicted and fined $80,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was pinned under a corn milling machine in February 2019.

Yarra Valley Snack Foods Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on September 10 after pleading guilty to failing to provide or maintain safe systems of work.

The court heard the machine, which weighs about 500 kilograms, tipped and fell on the worker when its roller wheels became jammed in a floor grate as it was being moved for cleaning.

The 26-year-old worker suffered a punctured lung, fractured ribs, fractured leg and ankle, fractured lower back and deep lacerations. He has not returned to work.

WorkSafe inspectors found the company had failed to reduce or eliminate the risk of injury by bolting the machine to the ground, implementing a standard operating procedure for cleaning, or installing a work platform next to the machine for cleaning.

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At just 21 Jacinta Haggar has fulfilled her dream of opening a business.

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Piercing mental illness

By Jed Lanyon Woori Yallock body piercer Jacinta Haggar is looking forward to seeing coronavirus restrictions ease in the coming months in order to get back to doing what she loves.

Ms Haggar, 21, fulfilled her dream of opening her own body piercing and tattoo business in November last year, only to immediately be hampered by Covid-19 restrictions.

“I started getting piercings at 13 and then really hit a craze for it. At 15, I really wanted to do it myself and it lit a fire under me, I knew it was my calling. I had to wait until I was 16 to get qualifications and do my apprenticeship.”

Ms Haggar then moved around to work at multiple different shops in Melbourne, building a reputation in the Yarra Valley, before opening Emire Body Piercing and Tattooing in Woori Yallock.

Ms Haggar said she does her best to create a welcoming environment for all at Emire, while making a conscious effort to help the business be anxiety and autism-friendly.

It stems from Ms Haggar’s own experience with bipolar disorder, as well as having her younger sister Storm, who is diagnosed with autism, help at times in store.

“Having Storm as a sister and watching her grow up allows me to have an immense understanding (of her condition), I don’t 100 per cent understand it, but Storm might have a big sensory problem in a supermarket where there might be too many people or too much noise, so I apply that to my shop in thinking how can I help reduce anxiety for people.”

Ms Haggar said Emire will happily cater to a customer’s specific needs, whether it’s eliminating the ‘waiting room’ feeling of a business or allowing a friend to come along for emotional support.

Despite being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 18, it didn’t prevent Ms Haggar from carrying on with her goals in life. She now hopes to inspire others battling their own mental health issues.

Ms Haggar said she wished she had the opportunity when she was younger to read a sto-

ry of positivity from someone going through a similar experience.

“I would have had a lot more hope for myself,” she said. “I would have appreciated a story from a local and it would have made me feel a lot less alone.

“To all the young people who are going to be reading this, who might feel like you can’t do anything or that you won’t be taken seriously, I want to say that you absolutely can.

“Despite having a mental illness you can still have value as a person and be as productive as anyone else.”

Ms Haggar’s advice is for people to focus on the positive side that comes from their mental illness. In her case, she enjoys bouts of creative productivity where she will write songs, create poems and draw.

“The beauty of having bipolar is that it’s not all bad. My advice is for people to focus on the good and always write down their ideas and dreams and to create a vision board.”

Ms Haggar shared how her experience with

mental illness helps with her work at Emire.

“Having bipolar, and having that empathy in recognising mental illness helps me have an understanding of human connection and how much our industry plays on that,” Ms Haggar said.

“I have had people start crying during tattoos, it may be because they’re getting a memorial tattoo or the pain of the tattoo reminds them of the emotional pain they are in.

“Someone might be going through a tough time, and oftentimes they want to get something beautiful to help themselves out. They might be getting a piercing because they’re going through a breakup and we’ll be there to just say, ‘boys suck, we know’... We’re all human, and we need someone to be there for us.”

Ms Haggar strongly urged anyone who might be experiencing mental health issues to reach out for advice and assistance.

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Mental health help In March 2019 I announced that the Federal Government would invest $4.5 million over three years to support the health needs of young people, aged 12-25 years by establishing an integrated Youth Hub along with a Headspace service based in Lilydale.

The Youth Hub is now fully operational and providing services and support following its virtual launch last month. The separately funded Headspace will begin operating in the coming months.

Covid-19 has meant that some of the usual face-to-face services are being delivered differently, but this will change once restrictions are eased. Services will be delivered from other locations including Healesville, Belgrave, and Yarra Junction.

A consortium of community focused organisations successfully tendered for the job of running the Youth Hub. Included are the health service, Inspiro, Anchor (housing services), Cire (education), Eastern Community Legal Centre and Oonah (health and Aboriginal community services).

Each are well known and offer significant expertise and experience. By working together, they will deliver the very best Youth Hub service.

From my

desk Tony Smith MP

Federal Member for Casey The virus pandemic has unsurprisingly led to an increased demand for additional mental health related support services and advice throughout our community. After a lot of planning and preparation, the local Youth Hub is already making a positive difference to many young people’s lives in what are challenging times.

Services being provided include counselling addressing anxiety, depression, grief and relationships. As well, general health needs can be addressed, along with the provision of legal assistance, education and training services.

Importantly, these services are free for young people living, studying or working in

the Yarra Ranges. For information go to www. inspiro.org.au/youthhealthhub, call 9757 8777 or email: youthhealthhub@inspiro.org.au.

It’s widely recognised that Covid-19 is impacting all age groups, not just young people.

Its impacts, especially on mental health will continue well into the future.

To help address the need for better mental health support and services, the Morrison Government last month announced a funding package of $31.9m that will deliver fifteen HeadtoHelp Hubs in Victoria. I am pleased to say that one of these will be based in the Upper Yarra Centre in Yarra Junction.

The hubs are needs-based and recoveryfocused, supporting people in mental health distress.

Like the Youth Hub, HeadtoHelp hubs will also connect to other services in the region, including intensive mental health care or social supports, to ensure people get the help they need when they need it.

HeadtoHelp provides free support to people of any age. To make contact, call 1800 595 212.

Films are films, books are books The Devil All The Time Starring Tom Holland, Eliza Scanlen and Jason Clarke Rated MA15+ The Devil All The Time is an enthralling historical thriller with phenomenal performances, but feels too much like a novel.

Tom Holland delivers a career-best performance as Arvin Russell, a troubled but devoted young man in mid-twentieth-century Ohio.

The film generates a rich atmosphere of contrasts: faith powerless to prevent tragedy, pious men engaging in shocking violence, and a charismatic preacher who

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doubles as a sexual predator.

The pacing is slow but tingling with angst and uncertainty, immersing us in Arvin’s family life and their struggles, and Arvin’s violent impulses and loyalty to his sister Lenora (Eliza Scanlen) lead him on a harrowing descent into darkness and peril.

Based on the novel by Donald Ray Pollock, The Devil All The Time certainly feels like a novel, resulting in a somewhat disjointed structure due to the general incompatibility of film and novel narratives.

With greater length and momentum largely dependant on the reader, novels can afford long tangents or sub-plots that return

much later. But even with a 138 minute running-time, the film’s lengthy sub-plot about a serial killer couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough) dilutes the tension of Arvin’s main plot and feels extremely disconnected until the tense but abrupt climax.

Pollock himself also delivers frequent irritating narration, which is appropriate for prose, but needlessly explains themes or emotions that are obvious in a given scene.

The Devil All The Time is deep, compelling, well-acted and highly-recommended, but emulates the style of the novel at the expense of focus.

- Seth Lukas Hynes

Scientific paper errors Deep

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Freelance Journalist A scientific paper attacking the native forestry’s role in fires that formed the basis of a letter widely circulated in country Victoria newspapers ( Star Mail 30 June 2020) has been withdrawn from academic publication because it contains errors.

The peer-reviewed paper, which claimed timber harvesting makes forests more flammable, was by Professor James Kirkpatrick, Suyanti Winoto-Lewin and Jenny Sanger from the University of Tasmania. It has been retracted from the MDPI journal Fire, MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Australia) said in a statement.

The paper formed part of the platform of an opinion article by Professor Kirkpatrick published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers in May. Co-authors of the opinion piece were Dr Sanger, Dr Chris Taylor, Dr Robert Kooyman, Dr Phil Zylstra and Professor James Watson. Following this, Dr Zylstra and the other scientists, but not Professor Kirkpatrick, published a letter to the editor reiterating these claims.

They strongly attacked a peer-reviewed paper on the role of timber harvesting and fire led by Peter Attiwill, a retired Associate Professor from the School of Botany at Melbourne University.

MDPI said the Tasmanian University authors were informed of some errors in the categorisation of forest types by a colleague.

The major error was the incorrect inclusion of a category of plantation from a publicly available vegetation type layer.

“There were also other sites which were incorrectly categorized. The authors reclassified or removed the sites that were obviously incorrect, added new randomly located sites to compensate for excluded sites and added more site pairs,” MDPI said.

“The data were then checked by an independent colleague, an expert in the forest type, who was able to check each identification. The results of analyses of the new data set were sufficiently different to those of the original paper to make it inappropriate to make minor corrections.”

MDPI said during the reanalysis, a close examination of the data indicated that the outcomes were highly sensitive to variation in fire intensity in a low number of sites. This indicated the need for a larger data set and complementary analyses using GIS (Geographic Information System) techniques.

“This paper is therefore retracted and shall be marked accordingly. The Fire Editorial Office (and authors) apologise to the readers of Fire. The paper is retracted to ensure the addition of only high-quality scientific works to the field of scholarly communication,” MDPI said.

The Australian Forest Products Association said the fake bushfire research was a major blow to anti-native forest activists. AFPA chief executive, Ross Hampton, said the journal’s move was almost unheard of. It had been applauded for its decisive and honourable action by a growing list of stakeholders – the Institute of Foresters of Australia, forestry ministers in the federal and Tasmanian Governments, and Tasmania’s Shadow Minister for Resources, Shane Broad.

“The scientific consensus is that there is no causal link between timber harvesting in Australia and overall increased bushfire severity,” he said. Native forestry used only six trees out of every 10,000 and the areas used were regenerated. “The areas in question are so small the proposition is patently absurd,” he said.

However, a contributing author of the withdrawn paper and researcher, Dr Jennifer Sanger, said the retraction had had a “negligible” effect on the science. The retraction did not affect the prevailing findings of other scientists in Australia and overseas. “It’s not like our study is the only study out there,” she said. mailcommunity.com.au

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It’s playtime once again The smiling faces of children were scattered across playgrounds in the Yarra Ranges this week, as playgrounds were re-opened for the first time in about six weeks.As part of the State Governments first step towards reopening Victoria, outdoor playgrounds were re-opened from 14 September.The Star Mail sent out photographer Stewart Chambers to capture delighted children on playgrounds in Montrose, Yarra Glen and Healesville.

Jamie (3) from Healesville.

Will (4) back in the swing of things at Montrose Recreation Reserve Playground.

3-year-old Riley is rapt that the Montrose Recreation Reserve playground is open again. 215863

Quinn and Ayda explore a playground in Healesville.

Piper (4) from Yarra Glen.

Jai (7) enjoying some play time at Yarra Glen.

Jimmy with his daughter Matilda (1) at the Montrose Recreation Reserve.

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RUMP AND HALOUMI KEBABS WITH REFRESHING PINEAPPLE SALAD Created by Rod Leaver of Edge Hill Butchery this combination of salty haloumi and juicy rumpsteak makes tasty summery kebabs.

Team them with this salad of fresh pineapple, crunchy Lebanese cucumbers, red capsicums and rocket - all tied together with fresh tastes of lime and coriander.

Find more great rump steak recipes at Australianbeef.com.au.

RUMP & HALOUMI KEBABS WITH PINEAPPLE SALAD Serves: 4 Prep Time: 15 mins, Cooking Time: 5 mins Ingredients Kebabs: 500g rump steak trimmed 200g packet haloumi olive oil salt and pepper Salad: One medium pineapple peeled cored and diced three Lebanese cucumbers roughly chopped One red capsicum diced two tsp lime juice 1/2 cup coriander leaves three cups rocket leaves

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Method 1. For the salad, combine pineapple, cucumber, red capsicum, lime juice and a splash of olive oil in a large bowl. Stir well. Add coriander and rocket leaves and toss.

2. Cut rump and haloumi into similar sized cubes.

Thread onto 8 skewers, brush with oil and season with a good crack of pepper.

3. Preheat barbecue or a heavy-based pan to high. Cook skewers for 2 mins, turn once and cook a further 2 mins. Transfer to a serving plate and serve with pineapple salad.

Tips Switch rump for a flat iron steak.

Switch fajita seasoning for taco seasoning.

Leftover fajita mixture and toppings make a great salad for lunch the next day.

Mushrooms add a new depth to a family favourite.

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LEMON PEPPER CHOPS WITH SPRING PASTA SALAD

Looking for something quick, easy and tasty?

Why not take a mushroomy twist on traditional pork san choy bao.

With plenty of gorgeous Asian flavours and the added bonus of mushrooms this one is sure to become a family favourite.

Pepper season gives the lamb forequarter chops some extra zest in this dish perfect for spring.

Teamed with a salad of fresh spring vegetables this dish is sure to impress - even if you can’t go out for dinner.

For more delicious recipes head to australianlamb.com.au.

LEMON PEPPER CHOPS WITH SPRING PASTA SALAD Serves: 2 Prep Time: 10 mins Cooking time: 10 mins Ingredients

· Two x 225g forequarter chops · 1tbsp lemon pepper seasoning · 150g pasta · 1/2 cup green peas · 2 small zucchini peeled into ribbon · 120 baby grape tomatoes (yellow or red) · 1/4 cup marinated feta in oil · 1/4 cup mint leaves · lemon wedges to serve

Method 1. Coat lamb with lemon pepper seasoning. Heat a lightly oiled char-grill pan or barbecue over medium-high heat. Cook chops for 3-4 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking. Rest on a plate loosely covered with foil for 5 minutes.

2. In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, peas, zucchini, tomatoes, feta, mint and oil. Season and toss to combine.

3. Serve lamb with pasta salad and lemon wedges.

Tips Lamb cutlets, loin chops or leg/rump steaks would also work well in this recipe.

For a delicious lunch, cook extra chops, slice meat off the bone and mix through pasta salad to enjoy the next day.

You can also use brown rice, cauliflower rice or quinoa instead of pasta.

STICKY MUSHROOM & PORK SAN CHOY BAO Serves: 4 Prep: 15 mins Cooking: 14 mins Ingredients

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TART UP BACON AND EGGS Looking for something a little different for breakfast?

Then these mushroom breakfast tarts might just be the answer, combining the traditional bacon and eggs with capsicum and mushrooms and the warm flavour of thyme in a tart that you can eat at the table or on the go on a busy Saturday morning of kids sport or outside on a spring morning.

MUSHROOM BREAKFAST TARTS Prep: 10 mins, Cook: 15 mins, Makes: 6 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 200g Button Mushrooms, trimmed and quartered 4 (100g) bacon rashers, trimmed and chopped (1cm pieces) 1 red capsicum, finely chopped 2 tbsp chopped thyme leaves, plus sprigs to garnish 3 sheets puff pastry 6 eggs

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Method 1. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat. Cook mushrooms for 4-5 minutes or until golden. Add bacon, capsicum and thyme and cook for 2-3 minutes or until bacon is crisp.

Add capsicum, cook for 2 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 200°C fan forced. Lightly grease 6 x 10.5cm (base) loose base fluted tart tins. Using a 14cm cutter, cut 6 rounds from the pastry. Line pans with pastry, prick well with a fork and trim the edges.

3. Place tins on a baking tray and cook for 15 minutes or until pastry is just golden. When cool enough to touch, gently push pastry down into the base.

4. Break an egg into each pastry shell, top with mushroom mixture. Cook in oven for 10-12 minutes or until egg white is cooked and yolk is slightly runny. Serve with thyme sprigs to garnish.

· 2 garlic cloves, chopped · 3cm piece ginger, peeled, chopped · 1 long red chilli, deseeded, chopped · 2 tbs peanut or vegetable oil Swiss Brown, cup or · 300g button mushrooms, quartered · 400g lean pork mince · 2 tbs ketcup manis or hoisin sauce · 1 tbs oyster sauce · 8 ice berg lettuce, trimmed to serve sprigs, thinly sliced red chilli and · Coriander fried Asian shallots, to serve Method 1 Combine garlic, ginger and chilli in a small food processor. Process until finely chopped.

2 Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add half the oil and the mushrooms. Stir-fry for 3 minutes until light golden, remove to a bowl. Add remaining oil and mince, stir-fry until mince changes colour. Add garlic mixture, stir-fry 2 minutes until aromatic. Return the mushrooms then add the ketcup manis and oyster sauce, stir-fry until sticky.

3 Spoon into lettuce leaves, top with coriander, chilli and shallots. Serve.

Tips No Asian shallots at home, use roasted salted peanuts or crispy fried noodles Going Meatless - turn this into a meatless main meal, replace the pork with an extra 500g mushrooms, so in total you need 800g mushrooms (a combo of flat, cup and Swiss Brown)

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Giving thanks to parents

By Jed Lanyon Healesville Primary School has taken the time to show appreciation to all the dedicated parents who have taken on the task of homeschooling their children throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

The school held celebrations on Thursday 17 September, which featured banners thanking local parents surrounding the school’s fences.

Healesville Primary School teacher Sharyn Borg said staff were appreciative of what all parents have faced during the school year.

“The parents have just been unbelievable throughout all this remote learning and we just wanted to get behind them and thank them for everything they have done,” she said.

“We have had to overcome some tech problems along the way, it hasn’t been easy for these poor people. I know I wouldn’t have liked to homeschool my kids. It’s been a tough gig, but we have some really good parents who have done an amazing job.”

Healesville’s prep to Grade 2 students wrote a letter to their parents to say what they are thankful for and were tasked with doing something nice for them throughout the day.

The older students created vouchers that their parents can cash in for them to complete jobs and household chores, while Grade 5 and 6 students also created thank you cards.

All classroom teachers prepared and sent individual letters to parents to show their appreciation on behalf of the school.

Principal Tracey Robertson-Smith said it was the parents who made it possible for remote learning to be a success.

“One day is not nearly enough for how you have assisted us throughout this year,” she said.

Grade 6 student Paisley with dad Geoff at one of the ‘Thank You’ banners on the school fence 215850

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Kylie with her kids Brookley (Grade 4) and Jaxon (Grade 1) with the school’s Spoonville.

“The banners and messages are just a small token of how much we appreciate your support. I think this has been a great example of how valuable and important the relationship between home and school is.”

Healesville Primary School principal Tracey Robertson-Smith with Macey and her mum Leah.

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By Jed Lanyon 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

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.

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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.

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

To place an order at the Grand Hotel, view the menu at https://healesvillegrandhotel. com.au/ and call 0404 406 172.

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Seville Preschool, Lilydale North Preschool, Rolling Hills Kindergarten, Cire Children’s Service in Chirnside Park and Mount Evelyn are among 784 kindergartens set to benefit from $1 million in grants.

Several local schools also received funding to deliver vital maintenance and safety works through a bushfire preparedness program and a planned maintenance program.

The bushfire preparedness funding will see 346 schools share in more than $9 million to clear vegetation and undertake other essential maintenance ahead of the upcoming bushfire season.

Birmingham, Gruyere, Mount Evelyn, Seville, Wandin North, Wandin Yallock, Cockatoo, Emerald and Gembrook primary school’s are all set to benefit, along with Yarra Hills Secondary College, Yarra Ranges Special Development School and Emerald Secondary College.

The funding for these schools ranges from $15,952 to $39,641 each.

Cockatoo Primary School is also set to receive $15,000 to address high priority maintenance works, including benchtop replacement, cupboard replacement, floor repair, handrail/balustrade repair, painting works, roof repair and wall repair.

Sherbrooke Community School will receive $155,000 to address high priority maintenance, including floor repair, handrail/balustrade repair, painting works, roof repair, structural repair, wall repair and window repair and the school’s Shelter In Place building.

“These projects will create jobs, boost local businesses and create safer schools for kids across the state,” Mr Merlino said.

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The Victorian Government has announced several funding programs that will benefit kindergartens, primary and secondary schools across the Yarra Ranges and Dandenong Ranges.

Emerald Secondary College, Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale High School and Mooroolbark College will soon be provided funding to recruit a mental health practitioner. The $51.2 million initiative will see qualified mental health professionals in every government secondary school campus across the state, including psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and mental health nurses.

In recognition of the increased mental health challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the roll-out has been brought forward to be completed by the end of 2021. Yarra Ranges schools have been given a timeline of Term 1 for the Mental Health Practitioners initiative.

Mental health practitioners will offer counselling and early intervention services, and coordinate support for students with complex needs, linking them with broader allied and community health services.

All government secondary schools will receive between one and five days a week of support from a mental health practitioner depending on its size and requirements.

Minister for Education James Merlino said, “So many of our young people are experiencing mental health challenges - this will make it easier for them to access the support they need at school.

“This is one of the biggest issues raised with me when I talk to students, parents and carers and schools.”

Another initiative will see Yarra Ranges kindergartens receive funding through the Building Blocks IT grants program for the purchase of essential IT equipment to improve the learning environment of three and four year olds.

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Possum appeal lodged

By Jed Lanyon VicForests has lodged an appeal over a landmark Federal Court decision made last month in its case against Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum (FLP), which saw an injunction placed on 66 areas of forest.

The court reached its conclusion on the case in May, with injunctions granted on 21 August, which saw coupes home to the threatened Greater Glider and critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum protected from logging.

Justice Mortimer also made formal declarations of unlawful logging by VicForests in those 66 areas and ordered the state logging agency to pay FLP’s costs of running the case.

“Having carefully considered the recent decision of the Honourable Justice Mortimer in the Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum matter, VicForests has made the decision to appeal,” a VicForests spokesperson said.

“VicForests will appeal Her Honour’s decision on a number of legal grounds.”

The decision set a legal precedent applying federal threatened species protection law to the logging industry, which has operated under a special exemption from federal environ-

ment law for more than 20 years.

Following the win by FLP, Environmental Justice Australia senior lawyer Danya Jacobs said this was the first time the Federal Court had granted an injunction to prevent logging of threatened wildlife habitat and the first time Victoria’s logging industry had been held to account under federal environmental law.

“The outcome of this case demonstrates that properly enforcing our environment laws is critical to stem the loss of wildlife in this country,” Ms Jacobs said.

“This case proved that a state agency unlawfully logged 26 areas home to species at risk of extinction which are meant to be protected by both state and federal law - and planned to unlawfully log another 66.

“We hope the Court’s orders send a strong message to governments and industry across the country that if they flout the law at the expense of our threatened wildlife, the community will hold them to account in court.”

“Australia has just lost billions of animals to catastrophic bushfires - one of the worst environmental disasters in living memory - and Australia has the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world.”

A lowland Leadbeater’s Possum in captivity at Healesville Sanctuary. 151468 Picture: JESSE GRAHAM

Calendar winners put Yarra Ranges in the frame

By Jed Lanyon The winners of the Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Bank Branch’s ninth annual calendar competition have been revealed following a successful online exhibition.

“Unfortunately, Covid-19 has had some impact on our regular physical community engagement activities,” said Kristy Sumner, senior branch manager of the community banks.

“We are adapting like everybody else, so it was great to see the continued success of our local calendar competition after moving to the new online format” The judges choice award, as determined

by Benno Poeder and Paul Stoney, was presented to Briana McCarthy for her entry ‘Morning Sun on the Aqueduct’.

“Morning Sun on the Aqueduct showed not only the beautiful area in which we live, but a pathway to the future with brilliant sun backlighting,” the judges said. “It also showed that the way ahead can take many paths and are all ours to choose.”

Upon being delivered the news that she had won, Ms McCarthy said it was possibly the best email she had received all year.

Judges choice for the under 18’s category was awarded to Amber Hamer for her winning entry ‘Curious Cows’.

“Curious Cows by Amber Hamer was a similar shot. Some cows, all engaged with a sense of ‘well, okay... what now?’ with beautiful light behind,” the judges said.

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“There were many, many excellent images, and it is a delight to see the work of people in our community.”

Amber was thankful for the judges selecting her photo.

“Thank you to the judges for picking my photo. I love photography and I am excited to be in the calendar,” she said.

Following the theme of ‘Upper Yarra, my place, my community’, the people’s choice award was announced as Lara Bennet with her winning entry ‘Just Look Up’.

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“I’m both surprised and flattered. This is the first time that I have entered a photographic competition in all of my 71 years,

and it brings a big smile to my dial.”

All of the winning entries will feature in the 2021 Community Bank Calendar - available in store at Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Banks from mid-November.

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The HIA New Home Sales Report – a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states – is a leading indicator of trends in the residential building industry.

“New home sales picked up across the country in June and July following the announcement of HomeBuilder, but the restrictions on travel and closure of display homes in August has had a significant and immediate impact on sales in Victoria,” Ms Fiona Nield said.

“All states, other than Victoria, have seen new home sales rise in August as HomeBuilder and improved market confidence continued to pull the housing market forward.

“During stage 4 restrictions, Victorian home buyers have been unable to visit display homes and meet with builders around all the critical decisions necessary for contract signings. August’s results clearly reflect this situation.

“If sales in Victoria continue to decline in September, which appears likely given the ongoing restrictions, this will impact on the number of homes commencing construction later this year and into 2021.

“The stage 4 restrictions are also now inhibiting many Victorians ability to access HomeBuilder, which is available for a very limited period of time.

“To be eligible for the grant, home buyers need to sign a home building contract by 31 December 2020.

“Even after home buyers are able to visit display suites and choose their builder, there will be limited time to complete the detailed design requirements before this deadline.

“Home buyer access to display homes and centres for material selection are pivotal for the signing of home building contracts.

It is critical that home buyers be permitted to attend these premises by appointment as soon as possible.

“Display homes and centres operated safely throughout the Covid-19 restrictions until stage 4 with builders applying minimum numbers of visitors, along with appointment only arrangements, and all necessary cleaning and tracing protocols in place.

“The recent introduction of Covid safe plans brings these practices together and provides a solid framework for ongoing management of these premises. HIA believes these practices should be applied now to assist these premises to re-open as soon as possible,” concluded Ms Nield. ●

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Wouldn’t it be good to have not known of Covid-19? We, like most of the world, didn’t even know of it a year ago? But we do know of it now and are experiencing the effects of it, with some of us are doing it harder than others.

I’m not wanting to rate the personal value of our inconveniences or losses, but they can range from, ‘we can only drive a limited number of kms from home’, to, ‘we are grieving the loss of a loved family member’.

In my former clinical counselling life, I learned very early to recognise that whatever people came to get help for was their particular crisis at that time. It was not up to me to judge or rate the crises.

Focal Point Graeme Dawson I know we are growing restless in waiting for the whole thing to be over, a vaccine to be found, or at least the end of this State of Emergency. We are a bit over board games, pocket gardens, house cleaning, odd jobs around the place, uncertainty as to when our children will be in classrooms, and not running the car enough to even charge the battery.

But let me encourage you to hold the line, for the sake of us getting on top of this pan-

demic. We have done so well so far, so let’s not undo the good that has been done. I think we are big enough as proud Victorians to take the jibes from interstate about being the lepers from the south. Yes it is tough but let me suggest that we continue to make whatever forward looking plans that we can – albeit small ones.

We of the Western World mindset, are not good at waiting. We are told every night on TV, ‘that we can have it, or should have it now’.

We have a culture that we have nurtured for a generation or two now where we expect not to have to wait for things, and get fidgety if we do find ourselves waiting.

I took my first bus ride in a long time a little while back, to pick up my car that had been repaired by my mechanic. I was jumping from one foot to another at the bus stop, wondering whether I was too early of too late and whether my Myki would work, however the

bus came right on time. Without sounding like an old curmudgeon, a generation or two ago we would have waited until we had saved up enough to buy something, or waited as kids, until Christmas to get something (‘if we were good’). Maccas-on-line and deliveroo have knocked that sort of waiting right off the table.

I had a book on my shelves once, titled, ‘In God’s Waiting Room’. I didn’t read it at the time, because I thought it was about waiting to die – the room you were in before you went through that final door. However years later I found it was about waiting per-se, and looking at the things God wanted to teach us about waiting.

Psychologists now tell us that waiting helps to bring out the creative side in us. Delayed gratification, helps us develop disciplined lives.

Until next month I hope you can stay safe and I pray God’s blessings on you as we travel this journey together.

- Graeme Dawson, Community Chaplain

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Hot bales will often omit an odour like burning tobacco, and heat inside bales can be detected by inserting a steel rod or crowbar into the centre of a bale or stack of hay.

Since 2008, CFA has responded to around 1600 haystack fires.

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By Russell Bennett The ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic continues to significantly impact the sporting landscape, with a series of country race meetings scheduled for later this year cancelled.

All picnic race meetings from the scheduled start of the 2020/21 picnic racing season on Saturday, 24 October up to and including Saturday, 7 November have been called off - directly impacting meetings at tracks including Healesville and Alexandra.

Racing Victoria made the decision in con-

sultation with Country Racing Victoria, and the country clubs involved.

This announcement follows last month’s decision to cancel the Gunbower Cup meeting on 3 October, the Manangatang Cup meeting on 10 October, and the Wodonga meeting on 17 October due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic.

Racing Victoria’s Racing Operations team will continue to review the racing program through late October and early November to see if there are any additional changes needed for horses impacted by the cancellation of community race days during that period.

“Following consultation with Country Racing Victoria and various Victorian race clubs, we have made the difficult decision to remove a further nine meetings from the country racing calendar throughout October and early November,” said Racing Victoria’s executive general manager of racing, Greg Carpenter.

“The decision to cancel these race meetings has been reached following extensive consultation, and has been based on a number of factors including the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I would like to thank the clubs affected for their cooperation and understanding regard-

ing this decision, which we appreciate would be extremely disappointing for not only the clubs, but their extended communities.”

Scott Whiteman, Country Racing Victoria’s chief executive, added: “The various clubs impacted by these cancellations have been involved in reaching this decision and I would like to thank them for their support and cooperation throughout this process.

“While it is a difficult decision to make, it’s the right outcome for those regional communities, and we all look forward to seeing these iconic country meetings return in 2021.”

Lasting legacy for Emerald favourite son turned Blue

By Lance Jenkinson and Russell Bennett Two words immediately spring to mind when thinking of Emerald favourite son Kade Simpson: loyalty and courage.

Over 342 games at AFL level with Carlton, Simpson stuck true to the navy blue, even under some of the most trying of circumstances.

The inspirational 36-year-old finished his career with a 36 per cent winning percentage, so it was certainly not all roses from a team perspective.

But while some players look elsewhere to chase premiership glory, Simpson opted to leave a lasting legacy at Carlton - paving the way for a new generation of young stars, such as Patrick Cripps, Sam Docherty and Sam Walsh, who spoke glowingly about his impact on the group last week.

“I was exactly the same as what they were,” Simpson said.

“I sort of just looked and took it all in on what the older guys did and tried to model myself on how they prepared and how they went about their footy, and how they trained.

“It’s really nice to hear that I’ve had that effect on guys and guys really look up to me.

“You don’t really speak about it too often, but I was pretty overwhelmed to hear guys say that.”

Simpson became just the fifth player in Carlton history to reach the 300-game milestone.

It is an illustrious 300 club, consisting of club champions Craig Bradley, Bruce Doull, John Nicholls and Stephen Silvagni.

‘Simmo’ is one of only two players from the AFL Yarra Ranges competition to play 300 games at the top level, with the other being Yarra Junction and Richmond legend Jack Dyer.

Simpson’s longevity is somewhat surprising, considering he played just three games in his rookie season and three games in a second season cut short by a broken hand.

In Round 15, 2005, he became a permanent fixture in the Carlton side, avoiding injury and form dips to play an incredible 158 consecutive games, lasting until Round 12, 2012.

And, he did it with a reckless abandon.

Pound for pound, Simpson was one of the most courageous players in the AFL. On a weekly basis, he would throw his slight frame under the high ball in front of a hulking forward to win back possession for his Blues.

It would send a shiver down the spine of supporters, who must have wondered after some collisions just how Simpson would get back to his feet.

The half-back flanker did it for his team and for the jumper that he loved.

“For the first few years I struggled to get out onto the park, so to eventually play 300plus is pretty special and now I can sit back and enjoy that,” Simpson said.

“Every time you pull on the navy blue jumper it’s pretty special.”

Simpson was an unassuming leader - not one to try and hog the spotlight.

Carlton’s media manager joked that Simpson played 18 years and “did three interviews in that time”.

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Then Emerald Football Club president Dean Stuhldreier presented Kade Simpson with a special award just days before his 300th AFL game.

Picture: COURTESY OF ROBYN KUYS Simpson was one to let his actions speak louder than words, winning a John Nicholls Medal for as Carlton’s club best and fairest in 2013, representing Australia eight times in International Rules (including taking out the Jim Stynes Medal for the best Australian player in 2008), and vice-captaining the Blues for three seasons.

“I’m probably the only bloke happy to be retiring during Covid with less people around, less media and less attention,” Simpson said.

“It’s probably fitting that I can go out that way.”

Simpson cherished the friendships he made along the way.

He said it was a highlight to be vice captain under “one of my best mates”, Marc Murphy.

It all began when Simpson was identified

by Carlton recruiter Shane O’Sullivan while playing for Emerald and the Eastern Ranges.

He was an O’Sullivan gem, landing at the Blues with pick 45 in the 2002 national draft.

Having got through his farewell speech to teammates and club staff without shedding a tear, Simpson almost became emotional

when O’Sullivan reflected on his discovery of Simpson.

“I actually got through the speech and everything pretty well and then he started to talk and I started to choke up and I thought I was going to start bawling my eyes out,” Simpson said.

“He’s like a father figure to so many of these guys that he drafted, so it was pretty special he was able to make it.”

Simpson’s advice for young footballers is simple: “Enjoy the ride, take it as it comes, have fun with the people that you meet and it goes quick!” mailcommunity.com.au

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