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Surprise honour

By Taylah Eastwell Cockatoo resident Graham Mummery was awarded an Ambulance Service Medal as part of the 2021 Australia Day Honours List, after 37 years of dedicated service to Ambulance Victoria.

Living his life by the motto “I’m here to make a difference”, Mr Mummery works as an advanced life support paramedic, and has provided high quality clinical care at a range of emergency incidents.

But when he received the news that he had won the award, it caught him out of the blue.

“It was very much a surprise,” Mr Mummery said.

“I try to live by being here to make a difference, sometimes that difference is profound in treatment, sometimes it might be holding someone’s hand while they pass so they can pass peacefully, sometimes it might be offering a shoulder for someone to cry on,” he said.

Having played bagpipes his whole life, Mr Mummery helped found Ambulance Victoria’s Pipes and Drums Band in 2009.

“There was only two dedicated ambulance pipe bands in the world, we (Ambulance Victoria) make up number three,” he said.

“It’s just a fun way to represent our service in a positive light, playing bagpipes and drums,” he said.

Ambulance Victoria’s Pipes and Drums Band have played twice in Florida and in Dublin to a crowd of 1.5 million people.

“A couple of us were honoured to play at Balmoral Castle for the Queen in our Ambulance Victoria uniform. It’s been good to get Ambulance Victoria out there and recognised,” he said.

The Pipes and Drums Band is a “distinctive, proud and innovative adjunct to Ambulance Victoria’s state wide service“, that aims to represent the organisation with pride and honour.

Cockatoo’s Graham Mummery was honoured on Australia Day with an Ambulance Service Medal.

Mr Mummery has also been a willing mentor to graduate paramedics, generously sharing his skills, knowledge and experience with them to assist in their development.

He said he feels “humbled and very honoured” to have been recognised and awarded the medal.

In other honours, Warburton’s Jonathon Gwilt was awarded a Fire Service Medal.

Meanwhile, Lilydale’s Peter Gurr was awarded an OAM for his service to the community and to palliative care organisations and Mooroolbark resident Lis Guldager-Nielson received an OAM for her service to the

community of Lilydale.

Oonah CEO and Kamilaroi woman Anne Jenkins has been recognised as Yarra Ranges Citizen of the Year. See story page 6.

Star Mail will have more on the Australia Day honour recipients, as well as Cardinia Shire’s top citizens, in next week’s edition.

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New play space at CIRE A new playground at Cire’s Mount Evelyn Children’s Service is part of an exciting Cire hat trick underway to maximise creative early years learning opportunities in the Yarra Ranges.

By mid 2021, Cire Children’s Services will boast inclusive new playgrounds at each of its three centres at Mount Evelyn, Yarra Junction and Chirnside Park.

An outdoor playspace was completed in 2019 at Yarra Junction, and Chirnside Park has recently received a grant for new equipment to be installed early this year. The Mount Evelyn playground was completed and opened just before Christmas.

Cire Children’s Services has also received funding to develop butterfly habitats at each of the three sites to enhance and further beautify the upgrades outdoor learning spaces.

The playgrounds have been funded through the Department of Education’s Building Blocks and former Inclusive Kindergartens Programs, with Mount Evelyn and Yarra Junction receiving approximately $100,000 each. Chirnside Park was allocated almost $50,000 in the most recent announcement.

In the meantime, the Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Program has awarded almost $5000 to each site for the butterfly habitat projects.

Executive Manager of Cire Children’s Services, Diletta Lanciana said the focus of the new playgrounds is inclusiveness and accessibility to greatly enhance what Cire already offer young learners.

“Play is critical at so many levels to a child’s development and learning. The more play opportunities our young learners have, the greater they progress and develop the confidence, skills and curiosity to help successfully navigate their world,” Ms Lanciana said.

“Play helps provide them with the building blocks and foundations to be the best they can be.

Children enjoying the new playground with Assistant Director of Cire’s Mt Evelyn children’s centre, Anna Smith.

The children themselves have played a large part in the upgrades, having brainstormed about what they needed with a focus on creating inclusive, engaging and interactive outdoor spaces. The children had to prioritise and negotiate their needs to keep within budget.

New equipment across the sites includes sensory equipment, cubby houses, slides, outdoor musical instruments, and blackboards.

The Junior Landcare and Biodiversity project includes the development of habitats featuring native plants that attract butterflies, and the purchase of chrysalis kits so the chil-

dren can witness and learn about the life cycle of a butterfly.

The kits will enable the children to follow the growth of butterflies then once fully developed, release them into the habitat. As part of the project, the children will explore which plants need to be planted in the habitat and measure their growth, and research the butterfly chrysalides to see how long they take to hatch. They will also count how many butterflies visit the habitat.

Ms Diletta said the project is a wonderfully engaging way to assist children with science,

Cire Children’s Services in Mt Evelyn recently opened its new playground. technology, engineering and mathematics. It will also help create an outdoor space where children and their families can spend quiet time and enjoy our natural environment.

Once the project is underway, the children will be able to proudly call themselves lepidopterologists and may even learn how to spell the tongue-twisting name of those who study and collect butterflies.

Cire Children’s Services is one of the core operations of Cire Services Inc., one of the largest not-for-profits in the Yarra Ranges and unique to the region.

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CFA’s tourist fears

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Traffic backed up behind a cyclist near the 1000 Steps walk.

Car crosses double lines on bend to park.

Sassafras over the long weekend.

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Sassafras Ferny Creek CFA is calling on council to create more parking in the Sassafras township.

Signs have been erected to try and alleviate parking issues.

they see a fire truck coming past they pull over and get their camera out, but haven’t pulled over enough for us to get through,” she said.

“In the main street of Sassafras there is an old building and what council should do is turn that into parking, it hasn’t been anything for 20 years. There’s at least 50 parking spots there they could sort out,” she suggested.

Upper Ferntree Gully Fire Brigade captain Peter Smith said the issue remains the same further around the mountain at popular parks, including the 1000 Steps.

“It’s not the parks fault. They park all over our fire exits, they even park at our fire station,” he said.

“Because the parks are so popular, the warmer weather comes and people start parking across peoples driveways, they park across access tracks. There are signs, but signs are for people that want to read,” he said.

Mr Smith said police and parking officers are booking hundreds of people each week, but says many “just wear the fine because they don’t lose any demerit points”.

“It’s disappointing. If anything does happen

up there and we go back to 2009, if we had to get into the park like we did then, we wouldn’t be able to fight it or to assess it and get out. It just slows us down, we have to find another access point and they are very limited,” he said.

Mr Smith said “we are going through a La Nina now, which is a wet season, and the last one was in 1996”.

“Then, in 1997, because of the growth from the La Nina, we had the large bushfire that burnt through the National Park,” he said.

Senior Constable Ross Mitchell from Belgrave Police said traffic issues are particularly bad at the 1000 Steps and Olinda.

“People who traditionally would be overseas or interstate at this time of year aren’t and are being urged to do their tourism locally, and we are reaping the rewards of that. We desperately want our businesses to make money, but there often just isn’t enough infrastructure to accommodate that,” Mr Mitchell said.

“Our request is when residents see that there is a parking issue happening, they still call triple zero (000). That keeps us abreast of what is needed where,” he said.

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Local history groups looking to preserve, record and share their town’s history can now apply for grants to making the process easier.

The Public Record Office Victoria has opened its Local History Grants Program, with applications now open for grants of up to $15,000 to assist community groups, sports clubs, schools and other organisations that collect and preserve the stories of our region.

The program previously provided Lilydale and District Historical Society with $6,989 towards digitisation of the Lilydale Express newspaper editions from 1900-1913 and 1919-1920, as well as many other initiatives in Gippsland.

Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the grants aimed to support local community groups planning or currently working on projects to secure their stories for generations to come.

“Our region has a vibrant history with many important local stories to share and preserve,” Ms Bath said.

“Capturing and understanding the linkages between our past and present connects us through time and importantly creates an understanding of where you have come from.

“I encourage all local historical societies, schools, sporting clubs and specialist interest groups to apply for this grant to help share their stories.”

The Local History Grants Program is now open to all not-for-profit community groups.

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A Kilsyth man has been arrested by Victoria Police’s dog squad members after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash in a stolen car in Hawthorn.

The incident took place early in the early hours of Tuesday 19 January as emergency services were called to reports that a car had struck a set of traffic lights and the driver had run from the scene at the intersection of Toorak and Tooronga roads about 12.30am.

The vehicle had been stolen from a Ferntree Gully address on 14 January.

A member of the public contacted police after seeing a man acting suspiciously nearby.

A police dog and handler attended and located the man hiding in a backyard.

The man was interviewed and is expected to be charged with theft of motor vehicle and other theft and traffic-related offences.

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Prohibited weapons, poisons and a large quantity of drugs were seized during an early morning raid in Montrose this week.

Croydon Taskforce Unit officers attended the Stephen Avenue property about 4.30am on Tuesday 19 January, supported by the police air-wing helicopter.

Officers seized a trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine, cannabis and 1,4 Butanediol.

Prohibited weapons and poisons were also discovered at the address.

A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged with trafficking methylamphetamine, possession of cannabis, possessing 1,4 Butanediol, three counts of possessing a prohibited weapon, three counts of possessing a ‘schedule four’ poison and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail.

The Montrose man was remanded to appear before Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 9 February.

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CFA volunteers across the hills have expressed their fears over the high volume of tourists flocking to Mt Dandenong and parking “carelessly” over emergency entrances and blocking roads.

Sassafras Ferny Creek CFA secretary and volunteer Sarah Brown said “it is great tourists are coming again”, but believes “someone is going to get killed” the way things are going.

“We can’t get the trucks through in an emergency. They park with the back end of their car sticking out onto the street, they have a tendency to pull out in front of you because they see a parking spot on the other side so we have to slam on the breaks, they park on both sides of the road on bends outside Burnham Beeches so the fire truck can’t get through, there’s just not enough room,” she explained.

Ms Brown said the main areas of concern were the lack of parking in the main street of Sassafras and overcrowding at Alfred Nicholas Gardens, Burnham Beeches, The Piggery, King Henry’s and Mountain Highway. She also expressed concern over tourists parking on both sides of the road on tight bends in the area.

“If there is a fire down Mountain Highway we can’t get down there because of the traffic hold up with people parking and waiting for parking spots, they just stop on the side of the road waiting for someone to leave,” she said.

“In 1997, it took eight minutes to demolish 16 houses in Seabreeze Ave and took three lives. If we are at home and a siren goes off, it takes us six minutes for volunteers to drive to the station and gear up, so a crucial three or four minutes on the way to a job makes a massive difference as to whether we can save a house or whatever it may be,” she said.

Ms Brown said volunteers have been left so worried about lack of road access that they have been sitting at the station on high fire danger days, “just to save those extra four to six minutes”.

“Most of these volunteers are self-employed, they don’t get paid for sitting at the station for the day, they do it because they want to help protect the community, and lately they have been doing it more and more,” she said.

Members from Sassafras Ferny Creek CFA recently met with Streeton Ward councillor Cathrine Burnett-Wake to discuss the numerous challenges they face.

“It could be a matter of life or death if the CFA are not able to get to an incident because of access issues. I will work with the CFA, council and other agencies to address the issues that have been raised. It comes down to public and community safety, given we live in one of the most bushfire prone regions of the world, the CFA need clear access,” Cr BurnettWake said.

Ms Brown suggested that council impose more ‘no parking’ signs and “clean up areas around Sassafras to make more parking”.

“I have noticed there has been a rotation of council booking people but there are not enough ‘no standing’ signs around. We need something done about tourists double parking with their backsides poking out. As soon as

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Zak Zakharia, co-owner of Ninja Nation Ferntree Gully

Four years ago, ZIAD ‘ZAK’ ZAKHARIA and his wife Amanda were the first husband and wife duo to attempt the extremely challenging TV series, Ninja Warrior. Now, they co-own Ninja Nation in Ferntree Gully.

The Star Mail caught up with Zak for a Q&A. What is something people don’t know about you?

I am an avid horse rider and chase brumbies in the high country.

What was your most memorable moment?

Being present when my wife was having our children.

What’s the best thing about Ninja Nation?

It brings families together to move and have fun.

What is your favourite movie?

So many to choose from. But I do love Forrest Gump. The human spirit is remarkable.

Are you keen to give Ninja Warrior another go?

Absolutely YES. Waiting to hear from them now for season five.

At school I.... am the Vice-Principal.

Favourite holiday spot in Australia?

Myrtleford or Phillip Island.

Which six dinner guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?

Mum, Dad, Jesus Christ, John F. Kennedy, Musashi (the world’s greatest Samurai that lived), Mahatma Gandhi.

What’s your favourite book?

The Count of Monte Cristo (full version).

Best concert you have been to?

Dire Straits, Brother in Arms.

Zak with his daughter Ariana.

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Hoons are put on notice

By Taylah Eastwell A new police operation set up to target hoon driving across the Yarra Ranges has been welcomed by residents.

Operation Deliver is a police taskforce targeting hoon driving, banned drivers, as well as drink and drug driving across the Yarra Ranges police service area.

Target locations include Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Ridge Road and Mountain Highway, as well as Yarra Valley hotspots including Warburton and Mt Donna Buang.

The operation comes as a welcome relief for residents across Mt Dandenong, with many all too familiar with the sounds of tyres popping, burnouts and bottles smashing during hoon meet-ups on the mountain.

Fed up with being kept awake at night, residents across the Dandenongs recently joined forces over private Facebook group, ’Stop the Hoon in the Hills’, where hoon sightings are reported and action plans are discussed.

Group creator Beth Robinson said the operation “shows that the things hills residents have been doing as a community have paid off”, with residents working in partnership with local police and councillors in order to combat the issue.

Ms Robinson, who resides in Sassafras, said hooning has always been an issue in the hills and significantly increased after the first lockdown, but said she has noticed a change over the last week.

“I’ve personally noticed it’s changed of a night time. There aren’t as many hoons. It’s like they’ve changed their times and are coming earlier in the day, which doesn’t interrupt our sleep like it was,” Ms Robinson said.

Ms Robinson said she has personally made

“20 to 30” reports to triple zero since October last year.

“I used to leave it thinking they’d go away, but if you don’t, they stay up here for hours,” she said.

According to Ms Robinson, a number of suggestions have been made to council, including camera’s in carparks, gates closing carparks after a certain time, CCTV and a higher police presence.

“If it was just them driving past it wouldn’t be so bad, but they do burnouts in carparks right outside my house. You can hear them breaking bottles and swearing. I talked to police about camera’s and didn’t realise how impossible that was with people’s rights with being filmed, costs, who’s going to manage it, our best option is to just report it to police,” she said.

“I never used to close the gates on my property but I always do now. It doesn’t make you feel very safe or secure. I drive buses full of people and I don’t get enough sleep. Some days I have to call in and say I can’t come in, I didn’t get enough sleep,” she said.

“I feel sorry for people moving to the area thinking it’s such a beautiful tranquil place, I’ve lived on Burwood Highway and this is worse.

Having already noticed a difference, Ms Robinson is “hopeful” that the police presence will continue to have an effect.

Senior Constable Ross Mitchell from Belgrave Police said “the issue of hoon driving is as old as the mountain”.

According to Mr Mitchell, police had already begun putting pressure on traffic authorities for speed cameras to be placed in the area prior to the community Facebook group being created.

“When restrictions first lifted and people came back onto the mountain there was quite a bit of hoon driving. We had one public meeting and six weeks later held another. These meetings revolved around hoons in Kalorama and Ridge Rd,” he said.

Mr Mitchell said police and council are definitely listening when it comes to tackling hoon behaviours.

“There are traffic management unit operations in place. Speed cameras are booked to work in the area. Council are looking at speed humps on some streets and local police are doing more patrols,” he said.

Streeton Ward councillor Cathrine Burnett-

Wake and O’Shannassy Ward Councillor Jim Child raised the issue of hoons in their wards during council’s meeting on 24 November.

A motion was passed indicating council would write to the Minister for Roads and the Minister for Police and Emergency Services to address hooning and antisocial behaviour across the Yarra Ranges.

“I am thrilled that the community concerns have been listened to, and that Operation Deliver is now in action and will be targeting hot spot areas along the ridge. I know the news of Operation Deliver has come as welcome relief to residents too. They are sick and tired of the constant, nightly hooning that occurs.

The residents and I are optimistic that Operation Deliver will indeed ‘deliver’ in curbing the hooning and antisocial behaviour,” Cr Burnett-Wake said.

O’Shannassy Ward councillor Jim Child said he was pleased to be making some headway and to have Victoria Police up there addressing the problem.

“We’ve had a steering committee in place with Victoria Police, Parks Victoria and council officers which was the motivation in bringing this issue up to council. We got to the stage where as agencies and the community we couldn’t do any more, so it was good to write to the Minister and get the response we’ve had,“ he said.

Member for Eildon, Cindy McLeish believes other agencies still need to get on board.

“With police forces being stretched so thinly, I’m pleased to see there is now a greater level of support and that the police are taking this issue seriously. While this is great from a law enforcement point of view, we need other agencies including Parks Victoria and Regional Roads Victoria to do their part,” Ms McLeish said.

Emerald Museum reopens as a window to the past Emerald Museum has reopened to the public in what is sure to be welcome news for the Cardinia Shire community, visitors to Nobelius Heritage Park, history buffs and gardeners alike.

Manned by a dedicated team of volunteers, the museum will be open to the community each Wednesday from 10am to 3pm and Sunday from 1.30pm to 4pm, except for public holidays.

Originally established to display and protect photographs, memorabilia, records and family histories from the Emerald district, the museum also houses a collection of tools, original ledgers, stock books and plant catalogues from the renowned Nobelius Nursery founded by Carl Nobelius in the 1800s.

Carl Nobelius is recognised as one of the pioneers of the horticulture industry in Australia. The nursery was the largest horticultural enterprise in the southern hemisphere from the late 1800s, and at its peak, exported fruit and ornamental trees to Europe, Ameri-

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AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

Yarra Ranges top citizen

By Jed Lanyon Oonah CEO Anne Jenkins has been recognised as Yarra Ranges Council’s Citizen of the Year.

Ms Jenkins, a Kamilaroi woman from northwestern New South Wales, was one of the founding board members of the Healesville Indigenous Community Services Association (HICSA, now Oonah Health and Community Services Aboriginal Corporation) when it was incorporated in 2009.

Speaking to Star Mail, Ms Jenkins said being recognised as Citizen of the Year was “unbelievable”.

“I’m still trying to come to terms with it, it’s such a great honour and something that’s very humbling,” she said.

“I don’t know who was responsible for the nomination but I just felt so overwhelmed and speechless.”

Ms Jenkins worked in health promotion at Oonah, and currently serves as CEO. as of 2021, she has contributed over 23 years working with First Nations people in the Yarra Valley.

The award was accepted by Ms Jenkins’ children as she is currently away in New South Wales.

She said it came with “mixed emotions” on 26 January; A day that she feels is one of mourning for her community.

“We’re hoping that in the future we will be able to settle on a day that we can all celebrate for the same reasons but it has mixed meanings for us as Survival Day. We like to think of it as we’ve survived.”

“For some people, it’s the day when Australia, the country, was stolen from Aboriginal

people, so there are many mixed emotions about it.

“But at an organisational and individual level, we’ve been working through Oonah for many years to bring Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people together through reconciliation to build a brighter future together for us all.”

Ms Jenkins said it had been “an amazing journey” helping Oonah grow into the organisation it is today.

During her time at Oonah, Ms Jenkins has helped the organisation deliver programs and services for people of all ages in the community, with the long-term goal of establishing a Belonging Place in the region for First Nations people.

“There had been a lot of groundwork done leading up to the 2009 incorporation. We’ve even wanted to give up at times, but we stuck our heels in and kept going.

“It’s very satisfying to see how far we’ve come and what we’ve achieved since those early days.”

Ms Jenkins said she was most proud of the fact that Oonah is still growing stronger.

“We’ve grown from such a small organisation that nobody recognised to now being recognised as a leader in the community in the outer east. We’re seeing the team grow, and it’s an amazing team of people who work together to help realise our dream.

“I’m just deeply honoured to be given this amazing acknowledgement and I look forward to being able to continue the work through Oonah that we do with the community to build a healthy, strong and skilled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Melbourne’s outer east.”

Anne Jenkins is Yarra Ranges Council’s Citizen of the Year.

Role model recognised

By Taylah Eastwell Yarra Ranges Council’s Young Citizen of the Year is 17-year-old Upper Yarra resident, Ashlee Shotter.

Ms Shotter devotes her time to numerous initiatives, including at her local netball club, where she coaches under 11’s and co-ordinates fundraising activities. She also volunteers at a local aged care facility, has served as President of the Student Representative Council and was College Captain at Upper Yarra Secondary College.

Just when you thought that was impressive for a 17-year-old, Ms Shotter was also involved in the CAN for Cambodia project, where she raised money to benefit victims of Cambodian landmines, served as the Cambodian Captain and Head of Fundraising, and took on the responsibility of choosing places students would visit during their trip to Cambodia. The Cambodia trip involved humanitarian work, visiting schools, reading to children and conducting work in the villages.

Upon hearing that he had been named as

Young Citizen of the Year, Ms Shotter said it was “unexpected, somewhat shocking but exciting that I’ve been recognised and that what I’ve done meant something to other people”.

Ms Shotter said she began getting involved in the community around grade six.

“I had coaches for netball who I saw help us develop as people. I did cubs and scouts and that taught me how to be a leader. I saw how fun it is to lead and now try to continue that spectrum,” Ms Shotter said.

“I try to take on roles that can pass on my knowledge that I’ve learnt to some of the younger people in the Valley, and hopefully they can find the experiences I did and continue or find their own path,” she said.

When Covid-19 put a halt on Ms Shotter’s volunteering, she still found a way to uplift others, creating origami cranes and placing them in letterboxes around town alongside a funny quote. Ms Shotter’s mum saw on Facebook that a member of the community had donated money to a charity, and wrote that they were inspired by the kindness they re-

Yarra Ranges Council mayor Fiona McAllister with Young Citizen of the Year, Ashlee Shotter.

Picture: JESSE GRAHAM, YARRA RANGES COUNCIL ceived in their letterbox, not knowing that it was from Ashlee.

“She did it without any recognition, she is just amazing. She worked to be able to get to Cambodia, it just makes you want to cry because you are so proud of all the kids,” her mum said.

Ms Shotter also won the Upper Yarra Com-

munity Enterprise’s Ian De le Rue Youth Initiative Award last year and the Australian Defence Force’s Long Tan Award. She plans to go back to Cambodia to teach and continue humanitarian works in the future.

She has recently been accepted into a nursing course, telling the Star Mail she “wanted to continue on the path of helping others”.

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AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

Helping men

By Taylah Eastwell When Josh Martin found out he had won Yarra Ranges Council’s Ian De La Rue Award for Community Leadership, he tried to turn it down.

“I really didn’t want to accept it to be honest, it’s not the reason we do what we do,” he said.

But the humble Wandin North man said he would take it for the 17,000 blokes that he and his team support through the ‘Victorian Brotherhood’ Male Support & Suicide Awareness Facebook community.

“It is great to be acknowledged for things,” he said.

Drawing from lessons learnt during a time he was struggling with his own demons, Mr Martin co-founded the Facebook group as a platform for other men to express themselves, support each other and reach out for help.

With the help of Ben Mac, Des Robinson and Ben Ramage, the men created a platform where almost 17,000 men from various walks of life gather to talk about their lives, feelings and problems in an effort to break through stigma and improve mental health.

“It comes back to a simple conversation, it’s OK to not be OK. The biggest thing with men is taking away that stigma that you’re weak if you put your hand out for help,” he said.

“We are told men don’t cry, boys don’t do this, but it’s not the case, we are all human.

Mr Martin has personally assisted a number of local men and young people, who had talked about taking their lives.

With help from his team of three admin and 12 moderators on the page, Mr Martin said they “probably call triple zero for welfare checks on average of three times a day for people reaching out for help”.

“In 2018-19 it was eight men per day succumbed to suicide, and that was just counting the men,” he said.

Josh Martin.

Mr Martin and the team have done community work in helping the homeless, given out food vouchers, bedding and clothing, and has run gratitude sessions with hundreds of local men talking about things they are thankful for in life.

They have raised money for veteran suicide, for families struggling to put food on the table and for those experiencing homelessness throughout the Yarra Valley.

They have also financially assisted single fathers, such as by providing vouchers at Christmas time to allow dads to buy gifts for their children, and funded drug and alcohol programs for those struggling with substance addiction.

Mr Martin said their financial assistance totals over $12,000 that has gone back to local people in need, with money raised through selling ‘Victorian Brotherhood’ merchandise and generous support from sponsors backing the cause.

He has also set up long-term support for four family’s in the Yarra Valley who had a loved one end their life.

“Everybody is always around when someone passes away for a week or two, our goal is to be around long-term,” he said.

Mr Martin runs Zoom support sessions for men four days a week, alongside Vaughn Williams, under the slogan “Raise a Pen”.

“If someone commits suicide everyone says raise a glass. We say raise a pen and write down your issues and your experiences and together we can share those notes and work on those together,” he said.

Mr Martin was also a CFA volunteer, with 17 years service to the CFA and six years as captain to the Badger Creek Fire Brigade.

“I don’t look at it like I should get an award or medal or write-up in the paper. I’ve been to the lowest of lows, what I do is just to let people know that there are still people in the community that love and care,” he said.

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NEWS

Summer this year is warm and humid, perfect for Queensland Fruit Fly, a pest native to the tropics. You may come across Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) in other parts of NSW and VIC, but hopefully never in the Yarra Valley. We have an early detection network, if we know it has been imported to our region, we can act to eradicate it. We want to keep the Yarra Valley Fruit Fly Free. Last week we detected QFF in Silvan, so all Silvan residents need to be alert for signs of QFF. Our summer “harvest season” is focused on stone fruit now. There may be excess fruit left hanging on the tree or lying around on the ground. This ripe fruit scent is highly attractive to QFF, and the fruit left hanging can support another generation of QFF, that in turn builds up QFF numbers. The QFF can overwinter into next spring as adults. Acting now to eradicate QFF is the best way to ensure QFF does not make it to the next ripe crop or even into next season. Harvest all fruit. Pick up all fruit. Leave nothing for QFF to breed in. Treat any suspicious fruit.

Lights supplied by members of the community and Sassafras/Ferny Creek CFA after a power outage at the Scout Hall.

Lighting up the shadows

By Taylah Eastwell

Queensland Fruit Fly larvae found inside a peach. This fruit was treated by freezing for about a week until it was frozen solid, then sealed and binned.

A group of volunteers who devote their time to support the community had a special helper join them earlier this month.

Streeton Ward Councillor Cathrine Burnett-Wake joined volunteers from the Philanthropic Collective at the Olinda Scout Hall on Wednesday 13 January, pulling up her sleeves to help pick up food donations and pack food hampers for community members in need.

The Philanthropic Collective is an entirely volunteer-run free food program, with close to 40 locals from the Dandenong Ranges volunteering their time each week to help the charity in its work to help others.

Founder of the Philanthropic Collective Free Food Program, Andrew Fillip-Gautier said Cr Burnett-Wake joined the cause last week as part of the ‘shadow volunteer program’.

“The shadow volunteer program is an opportunity for leaders to come behind the scenes to have a look at how our programs run, what it entails and how they can be involved,” Mr Fillip-Gautier said.

Cr Burnett-Wake began her day by collecting some meat, produce and staples from major local suppliers before venturing to Dis-

covery Community Care in Lilydale to collect some frozen goods, produce and dairy from the Food Bank. The volunteers and Cr Burnett-Wake packed food hampers in the scout hall for the most part of the afternoon, some of which was done without power until some trusty members of the community and Sassafras Ferny Creek CFA volunteers turned up to offer their help.

“We had no power, we made phone calls, and within 30 minutes we had locals, some in their 80’s, turning up with torches, fairy lights, lighting of all sorts so that we could actually function, and that was pretty amazing,” Mr Fillip-Gautier said.

Cr Burnett-Wake donated $1000 dollars from her councillor’s wage to the group, saying she believes “community programs like this are really essential”.

“It really helps families in the local area that are in need of further support,” she said.

“It’s such a wonderful group giving up their time and helping those in need, it’s just wonderful to see and really heartening,” Cr Burnett-Wake said.

The next community leader to join the shadow program will be Yarra Ranges Council CEO, Tammi Rose, in February.

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Shadow in the Cloud is an enthralling, extremely well-paced war monster movie.

In 1943, flight officer Maude Garrett (Chloë Grace Moretz) is assigned to deliver a vital package onboard an American bomber plane, but a deadly creature begins sabotaging the plane and hunting the crew.

Shadow in the Cloud features phenomenal sustained suspense in an ever-evolving scenario, and director Roseanne Liang shows a flair for small-scale yet vivid storytelling.

A claustrophobic sequence set inside the plane’s gun capsule develops the characters, the creature and Garrett’s mission entirely through dialogue and tight bursts of action.

Liang also superbly manages several interweaving conflicts: the prowling creature, deteriorating plane, distrust and sexism from the crew, and Garrett’s mysterious personal connection to the mission all feed

into each other and spur Garrett onward.

Like Alien Covenant in 2017, Shadow in the Cloud builds steadily from confined terror to bombastic action with dashes of dark comedy. This shift in tone feels natural rather than disorienting.

Some viewers may be put off by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper’s anachronistic electronic score, but I found it cool and eerie, save for one grating music choice early in the third act.

Shadow in the Cloud is a chilling thrillride with a great blend of horror, action and character development.

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AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

A life devoted to the arts

By Jed Lanyon Reggie Clark was recognised with the Mayor’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the arts.

Ms Clark has had a lifelong connection to art. Her late father, Ernst Fries, was a renowned sculpture artist who created works such as the 2009 Bushfires memorial in Yarra Glen, along with public art sculptures in Wandin and the Victorian Coat of Arms at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

She has been involved in Yarra Valley Arts for years, serving as president and working on cornerstone events such as the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and overseeing the opening of Yarra Valley Arts’ (YAVA) Gallery and Arts Hub in main street Healesville.

Ms Clark has held numerous exhibitions at Art at Linden Gate Ernst’s property in Yarra Glen. The property was sold in November as Ms Clark retired.

Ms Clark said receiving the award was an “honour” and that it came as a surprise since selling the property at Art at Linden Gate and retiring in “I was inspired by my father who was very creative and a sculptor and he introduced me to a lot of the artists in the Valley,” she said.

“Once I started meeting them and running the gallery, it was a no-brainer to become involved in the arts and then to start looking at different ways of encouraging people and promoting it.

“There is a lot that people don’t see or know about, so I just want to promote it. There are all these amazing artists here and I think, hello, why doesn’t everyone know about you?”

For several years Ms Clarke would host YouthArt, an exhibition aimed at encouraging the next generation of Yarra Valley artists to showcase their own work.

“I had been running the gallery for three or four years and thought I hadn’t seen any young artists. They’d come visiting but I don’t see their work,” she said.

Yarra Ranges Mayor Fiona McAllister and Reggie Clark.

“I was wondering if all the young artists had a forum for them to exhibit their work and really, apart from the high schools they didn’t. So I thought, we’ll do a youth exhibition for 15 to 25 year olds.”

The major prize for YouthArt was a solo exhibition at Yering Station.

“It’s amazing for them, it gives them con-

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fidence and tells them that their art and what they are doing is worthwhile.

“Some of those artists have remained artists. That was their goal in life and some of them went on to art school.”

Despite her retirement, Ms Clark said she plans to stay involved in the Yarra Valley Arts community. She said she had missed the Yarra

Valley since temporarily moving to South Yarra.

She said she has high hopes for the future of the arts in the Yarra Valley.

“I’d like to see it keep growing a bit more. I’d like to see it involving a lot more of the other arts like music and dance and not just the visual. It’s all there in the Valley it just needs to be a bit more obvious I think.”

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Dust Suppression Program Yarra Ranges Council mayor Fiona McAllister with vice president of Healesville Soccer Club, Suzanne Tyzack, Healesville Futsal Club’s Courtney Campbell and Steven Campbell.

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By Taylah Eastwell Healesville Soccer Club and Healesville Futsal Club are Yarra Ranges Council’s Community Group of the Year.

The clubs were recognised for their joint efforts in creating a Covid-safe competition once restrictions allowed last year, and for making players and family members feel valued, supported and included at their clubs.

Healesville Futsal Club owner and coach Steven Campbell said players were unable to play for six months last year, with the club turning to zoom and one-on-one sessions in line with Covid restrictions.

“We put out a program where kids could perform against themselves and get up to different levels in terms of certain skills.

I think we drove parents mad in terms of submitting videos every week, but the community and the communication was fantastic across the board,” Mr Campbell said.

Healesville Futsal Club joined forces with Healesville Soccer Club to create an outdoor competition while indoor restrictions remained stringent, with the event receiving significantly positive feedback from parents and players who got to experience a

small return to normality.

Vice President of Healesville Outdoor Soccer Club Suzanne Tyzack said both clubs “really wanted to do something but were not able to because indoor restrictions were pretty tight”.

“We talked to each other and said, why don’t we just do it outdoors. We (Healesville Soccer Club) have the facilities and the canteen, and Steven and Courtney from Healesville Futsal Club are really good at putting events together,” Ms Tyzack said.

The event was a success, with Mr Campbell saying there were about 200 kids and their families present for the games.

“There was a real good buzz about the air. All in all it was about clubs working together for the greater benefit in terms of kids getting back into the game,” he said.

When asked how it feels to have been recognised by council, Ms Tyzack described it as a “surprise”, while Mr Campbell said he was “absolutely delighted”.

“It’s nice, like anything you’re just going about your day to day business not really thinking about it, just trying to put a program together for everybody, so to get recognised out of the blue was fantastic,” Mr Campbell said.

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Regardless of this work, hot and dry weather, as well as vehicles travelling at higher speeds can often create extra dust on unsealed roads.

Council’s dust suppression program is now available to residents living on unsealed roads who would like to reduce the level of dust emissions they experience throughout summer.

The program is resident-funded, and applications are open until 5pm Wednesday 10 February 2021.

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Preparing for a new pet If there is one thing we know, it is that in the past 12 months a record number of families have brought new animals into their homes.

At Animal Aid, our adoption animals were out of the shelter and in their forever homes more quickly than ever before! This is a fabulous thing for animal welfare but highlights the important work our shelter teams do in ensuring new owners are prepared and well equipped for the new addition to their family.

Every year Animal Aid receives thousands of calls and emails from heartbroken pet owners, whose animals have gone missing or managed to escape. We work closely with local councils and the community to reunite pets quickly

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aid Mark Menze Animal Aid CEO with their rightful owners. If an animal is microchipped and registered with council, we can have them back home very quickly. 9/10 dogs are reunited with their owners; but only

one in four cats are reunited; this is largely due to a lack of microchipping, council registration or other identification.

We appeal to you, keep your pet’s microchip details up to date and mark the date 10 April in your diary, as the annual deadline for pet registration. You won’t be penalised for not having previously registered your pet. Additionally, ensure you know your pet’s vaccination schedule allowing you to be certain that they are protected from Parvovirus.

Hepatitis virus. Distemper Virus and more.

Animal Aid has fantastic animal experts who are always willing to lend their expertise or advice if you have any questions or concerns.

Animal Aid continues to be a service of support to adopters and pet owners in the community. We are confident that the animals adopted from Animal Aid have gone to excellent new homes, we have received countless stories of how the furry companions in our community have been a source of great comfort during this past year. We spent months in isolation reflecting on the things most important and appreciating the things that were available to us. Pets bring us joy and keep us grounded. it is so important that you are doing everything we can to keep them safe.

For further information on Animal Aid, animalaid.org.au or call (03) 8756 1300.

The market will run from 8.30am until 1.30pm at Emerald Primary School oval, Heroes Avenue, Emerald.

To book a stall or find out more, contact emeraldrotarymarket@gmail.com 0408 769 491.

tions, will be available. Children, pets and partners are welcome.

COMMUNITY DIARY Council are seeking an artwork that shows the benefits books bring to the community, and would love to hear from local artists.

First Nations artists and creative teams are strongly encouraged to apply.

Submissions are due by 14 February.

Find out more and apply at https://www. yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/Engage-Yarra-Ranges/Public-art-opportunity-at-Belgrave-Library.

Trash 2 Treasure Market Artists wanted Yarra Ranges Council are looking for an artist to create a large public artwork at the refurbished Belgrave library.

Emerald and District Rotary is hosting another Trash 2 Treasure market on Saturday 6 February.

Rotary is looking for stall holders and shoppers. There will be stalls selling secondhand treasures, gifts and collectibles.

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Men’s health barbecue Mr Perfect Men’s Health barbecue will be taking place on the last Sunday of every month at Melba Park, Lilydale.

The first barbecue to be held at the new Lilydale location will kick off at 10.30am and finish at 12.30pm on Sunday 31 January.

The free event provides a safe place for men of all ages to discuss anything and everything, with the main purpose being to foster connections and social interaction.

Food and drink, including vegetarian op-

Charity concerts Local composer and singer Jacqui Rutten is holding a charity concert on Sunday 7 February at DRMC in Upwey.

Kicking off at 2pm, Ms Rutten will be performing her own compositions inspired by the hills and a recent trip to Ireland.

Also performing will be Melbourne pianist Danae Killian and Livia Judge will be presenting a rare collection of works of flute with piano by Astor Piazzollo and contemporary composers Maria Grenfell and Kristofer Spike.

The concert will be a rare chance to hear classical music. The entry fee is a gold coin donation.

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A special visitor. Hollywood actor Liam Neeson made a trip to Melbourne last year to film the action movie, Blacklight. The film star visited EACH’s Covid-19 testing clinic in Emerald and left this lovely letter for the staff members.

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DANCE, DRAMA & MOVEMENT

Building a Dance Empire Tara Walton is building her Dance Empire one step at a time.

Tara’s lifelong love of dance saw her obtain a Diploma of Theatre Arts and work as an assistant cruise director. She has been a dance teacher since 2003 and has choreographed school productions at Upwey High and Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School.

Her passion is helping children discover a love for dance and drama.

Dance Empire offers dancing, singing and acting for boys and girls from 18 months to over 18s. Private singing lessons and performance opportunities are also available.

Tara offers three levels of tuition: - Little Empire is for tots aged 18 months to 5 years and specialises in pre-primary and kinder classes - Dance Empire offers hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary and heels - Empire Performing Arts offers drama, singing and musical theatre “Our culture in the studio creates a calm and relaxed feel. We aim to make everyone feel welcome, both students and parents,“ said Tara.

“Students have described the studio as their second home.“ The business was hit hard by Covid-19 restrictions, forced to close for over 7 months last year during Melbourne’s tough lockdown which had a troubling effect on students’ mental health.

“Students went from doing their weekly dance classes, working towards shows and forming friendships to nothing,“ Tara explained.

Many students and parents reached out to Tara during lockdown as their mental health began to slip without their usual outlets such as

Empire drama students in a production of The Wizard of Oz. Picture: ROB MCDOWELL PHOTOGRAPHY dance class or drama.

“Due to this we ran Zoom lessons, performed an online play with the drama kids, had Zoom discos and a student Facebook group was created to keep them connected to the studio.

“Parents were donating money to pay it forward so kids from families who had lost jobs could continue to dance. It was beautiful to see our hills community come together.“ For Tara and her team, 2021 will be time of

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PUZZLES SUDOKU

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By Richard Millott The run home to Season 2020/21 continued over the weekend, with plenty of twists and turns still to come after Round 9 results shape the fortunes of the clubs.

Knox Gardens travelled to Belgrave in search of the points.

Batting first, the Pies had many a contribution through the batting card, with Aaron Brunner (37), Chad Hitchcock (37) and Jordon King (33) getting starts to contribute to the hosts 7/178 from the 40 overs.

In reply, Pete Dunlop and Joe Morsello posted a 153-run opening stand before Morsello fell for 63.

Shortly after, Dunlop was dismissed for 82 – including 11 fours and three sixes.

The Falcons ran out seven-wicket victors, reaching 3/183 in the 26th over.

The win keeps the Falcons pressing for a spot in the top four, sitting in sixth place just three points outside - albeit with the best percentage in the competition.

For the Pies, they continue to search for another win to put pressure on teams above to escape the lower order of proceedings.

Ferntree Gully continue to cement their place in the top four after an eight-wicket win over Johnson Park.

Jesse Christensen tormented the Sharks batsmen, claiming 4/15 alongside Mark Butters (3/19) to dismiss the hosts for 98.

Paul Jeffimenko lead the response for the Blues, reaching 51 not out as the visitors logged the points at 2/100.

The Blues continue to hold onto 3rd place, a game clear of 4th as the run home continues.

Johnson Park hold on in 9th place and will look ahead for points to improve further up.

Knoxfield continued their pivotal run home

to keep the pressure on with victory over Eildon Park.

The visitors posted 9/161 in the first innings, with Matt Plumridge (49*) and Clint Buckland (34) scores of note for the Knights.

For the Panthers, Adam Bronsgeest (3/14) and Jarrod Hicks (3/22) held form with the ball to lead the attack.

In response, Jake Pollard (37) topped the scorecard for the Panthers’ chase however the Knights held their nerve, sharing the wickets around to keep the hosts to 9/149.

The Knights now sit just outside of the top four on percentage only, whilst the Panthers will be looking to climb up from 10 th place in the coming weeks.

Lysterfield continue their stay at the top of the order after logging a win over Upper Ferntree Gully.

Batting first, Anthony Brolic flew the flag for the Beavers with 46, however Coby Law matched up equally claiming 4/45 as the hosts posted 166.

The Kings reply was bolstered with efforts from Tom Roleff (38) with the bat, however Tim Chivers (3/14) and Adam Kinniburgh (3/32) ensured the ball lead the way, dismissing the visitors short for 127.

The Beavers look to continue their winning ways to stay off the chasing pack, whilst for Upper Ferntree Gully they will be looking for a late season resurgence on the winners list.

Upwey-Tecoma had a 24-run win up the hill against Monbulk.

Jordan Dunstone (32) lead the scoring effort for the Tigers, however Craig Broekhof (3/31) kept the visitors at bay to keep the total to 6/166.

In reply, the Hawks started well with Jason Creed (36) and Aaron Powell (36) leading the chase effort.

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attack, claiming 4/15 to dismiss Monbulk for 142.

Upwey-Tecoma will keep the pressure on Lysterfield at the top of the table, whilst Monbulk’s run home will be bolstered with late wins to push for the top four.

The Basin claimed a key six points in their chase against Ferntree Gully Footballers.

The Griffens set 9/175 as a target, with Liam Hunt (43) being the feature of the scorecard despite Matt Heskes (3/40) effort with the ball for the Bears.

Scott Vozzo continued his recent form, reaching 71 not out alongside Jayden Turcinovic (44) to reach 7/179 with nine balls to spare.

The Bears sit at the head of the pack in third, whilst Ferntree Gully Footballers will be looking to return to the winners list to return to the top four.

In Decoite Shield, South Belgrave broke free of Olinda in proceedings with victory.

Olinda posted 9/160 from their overs with Tim Scott (63*) and Jonty Scott (43) posting efforts towards the total, whilst for South Brenton Miller (3/19) and Ohlsson D’Sylva (3/38) kept the flow of wickets coming.

In response, Darren Ray lead the way with 79 against the visitors to reach 7/162 with an over to spare.

The win sees South pull a match clear in second place, whilst for Olinda they remain in fourth place.

Knox Gardens continue to press for a finals berth after a 31 run win over Mountain Gate.

The Falcons lost two early wickets, however Jay Wagner (65) and Tyler Voulanas (56) both recovered and, with Dylan Wylde (41), reached 7/219 by innings’ end.

Mitch Goddard produced a quality allround performance, claiming 3/58 before hitting 86 as part of the Gator reply.

Luke Turner (45) stepped up for the visitors also, however Josh Curnow (3/40) and Jack Marget (3/41) ensured the Falcons logged the win, keeping Mountain Gate to 7/188.

The Falcons sit just outside on percentage, whilst Mountain Gate will be looking to open the account next week in the return encounter.

St Johns Tecoma returned to the winners list after hosting Rowville at Talaskia Reserve.

Luke Guest (30) was the scorer of note for the Hawks whilst Kyle Grenda (3/15), Aaron Grenda (3/21) and Dean Lucas (3/25) claimed the wickets, dismissing the Hawks for 112.

In response, Jake Sali (51*) showed class at the top of the order getting the points for the Saints at 3/114.

NORM REEVES SHIELD – PROVISIONAL LADDER (AFTER 9 ROUNDS) LYSTERFIELD – 48PTS (1.449%) UPWEY TECOMA – 45PTS (1.552%) FERNTREE GULLY – 39PTS (1.555%) THE BASIN – 33PTS (1.091%) Knoxfield – 33pts (0.872%) Knox Gardens – 30pts (1.599%) FTG Footballers – 24pts (0.944%) Monbulk – 21pts (0.854%) Johnson Park – 18pts (0.703%) Eildon Park – 15pts (0.782%) Belgrave – 12pts (0.509%) Upper FTG – 6pts (0.804%) DECOITE SHIELD – PROVISIONAL LADDER (AFTER 9 ROUNDS) ST JOHNS TECOMA – 39PTS (2.014%) SOUTH BELGRAVE – 39PTS (1.235%) ROWVILLE – 30PTS (0.927%) OLINDA – 27PTS (1.029%) Knox Gardens – 27pts (0.841%) Mountain Gate – 0pts (0.518%)

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Close battles on the green for Monbulk bowlers

By Eric Markham Saturday’s round seven was the half way mark of the season with Monbulk 1, who were in third place, taking on Bayswater who were fifth, at the Hawks home green.

Monbulk started well across all rinks, but a late surge by Bayswater made this a close affair.

Geoff Petersen’s rink held sway for most of the game and after eleven ends led by six shots.

They maintained this lead up until the 18 th end when the opposition won three ends in a row to peg the margin to just two shots.

The Monbulk rink held their nerve with a perfect upshot from Phil Cookson and some good draw bowling from the skip and Matt Borkowski to grab three shots and finally win, 19 to 14.

Eric Markham’s rink led by seven shots after six ends, but then allowed their opponents back into the game losing four of the next five. They were one shot in front at the break.

The Monbulk rink then lifted their game and won three straight ends to take an eight shot lead. They then lost 11 shots in the next four ends to trail by three shots with three ends to play.

They won the next two ends by one shot, but dropped three shots on the last end to go down 23 to 19.

Brian Smith’s rink led by three shots after nine ends, but then dropped a seven shot multiple, losing the lead and t going down 26 to 19.

Richard Cookson’s rink had a tight tussle early and at the break scores were level.

They then only lost one more end for the game and had a convincing victory, 23 to 11.

Monbulk won the overall by six shots, 80 to 74.

Monbulk 2, who were third on the ladder, ventured down the highway to play the top side Warburton.

Eric Furby’s rink battled hard and scores were level with four ends to play. However, mailcommunity.com.au

Don Barnetson in action. they lost three of the last four ends to lose 18 to 14.

Case Broekhoff’s rink had control of the game leading by nine shots after 12 ends.

They then lost the next four ends including a number of multiples to be two shots in arrears after sixteen ends.

They levelled the scores in the second last end and were holding game when the Monbulk skip drew shot only to be denied by the last bowl by the Warburton skip to go down by 19 to 18.

Graeme Goller’s rink were never able to get any momentum winning only six ends to go down 26 to 7.

Norma Clerke’s rink found the going tough on the slower green and went down 30 to 15.

The overall score was a loss 93 to 54.

Mid-week pennant saw Monbulk 1 play Ringwood at home.

Eric Markham’s rink trailed early and were six shots down after nine ends. They then

won eight of the next nine ends to lead by six shots with three ends to play.

However, they dropped the last three ends to finish in a tie, 18 shots all.

Ivan Baric’s rink bowled well early and led by six shots after four ends. They then lost six ends in a row, including a five, to be six shots down after 10 ends.

They rallied to be only one shot behind after 16 ends. They then lost the last five ends to lose 26 to 15.

Richard Cookson’s rink were outbowled early and were 20 shots behind after 12 ends.

They then won the second half convincingly, but the damage had been done losing by 11 shots, 27 to 16.

Monbulk lost the overall 71 to 49.

Monbulk 2 travelled to Mooroolbark and played on their grass green.

Graeme Goller’s rink had a very low scoring game with 18 of the 21 ends being decided by a single shot. Monbulk won eight ends to 13 and went down 18 to 14.

Eric Furby’s rink won 10 of the 21 ends and were very competitive except for the two five’s they dropped.

This proved to be the final margin of 10 shots, 23 to 13.

Alan Hamilton’s rink was behind early, but then took total control of the game winning 13 ends and powering away to win 29 to 14.

This meant that Monbulk won the overall, 53 to 51.

Monbulk 3 played Churchill/Waverley away from home in what proved to be a difficult task.

Graeme Seymour’s rink won seven ends and dropped four multiples to lose by 21 shots.

Bruce Cockerill’s rink were in touch early but were overwhelmed losing 32 to 11.

Mike Harris’ rink was only three shots down after six ends, but won only two more ends to lose 24 to 6.

Monbulk 3 lost the overall 88 to 28.

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