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Burgers for beds

By Jed Lanyon

Paul Tarlato with the Just Cruize-In Diner deep south fried chicken burger. 239339 community meals again for those in need and has seen first-hand the impacts of the latest lockdown.

“This time around there is a totally different

shift, people are in more need and they need the help now more than ever at the moment,” she said. “We’ve taken phone calls and messages confidentially and found a mother of four

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS with seven cents in the bank to last a week. Another mum said she has $15 for herself and her three year old daughter to last a fortnight.

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Amidst another crippling lockdown for small businesses, three Yarra Valley restaurants have come together to help those sleeping rough this winter.

Across the month of June, Seville’s Branded Burgers and Bar, Kilsyth’s Just Cruize-In Diner and Healesville’s My Little Kitchen have teamed up to raise funds to purchase backpack beds for those in need across the region.

The ‘Burgers 4 Beds’ campaign will see each restaurant craft a signature burger with proceeds going towards Lilydale support organisation Holy Fools.

Branded Burger and Bar co-owner Gina Braidner said her restaurant’s double chicken burger features a house made chilli jam to “warm up” burger lovers of the Yarra Valley.

100 per cent of the burger’s proceeds will go towards the Burgers 4 Beds.

“I was lying in bed one night, it was freezing cold on one of those nights where it was minus one degrees,” she said.

Ms Braidner said she thought about those who didn’t have a warm bed to sleep in and made a call to Holy Fools founder and CEO, Neal Taylor, who shared there are about 300 people sleeping rough across the Yarra Ranges.

“It hit home that it’s not good enough and I thought, what can I do to help?”

And it comes as Melbourne experiences a recent cold snap. Coldstream was one of many locations across the state to experience its lowest May minimum temperature on record at -3.0 degrees celsius, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

The city fell to 1.7 degrees celsius on the morning of Sunday 30 May, the coldest May morning in Melbourne for over 70 years.

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Selling burgers for beds From page 1 “It’s awful, I feel quite helpless.”

Over in Kilsyth, Just Cruize-In Diner are pushing their deep south fried chicken burger as part of the Burgers 4 Beds campaign, where $5 from every burger purchase goes towards buying the backpack beds.

Restaurant owner, Paul Tarlato, said he was inspired to help after learning about the experience of one of his staff members, who had spent time sleeping rough.

“We’re all family, we’re all from the Yarra Valley, so we should support each other. It’s as simple as that.

“I’ve known a lot of people from the city and I’ve seen these things happen, where they’re sleeping with no beds and then even for local people.”

My Little Kitchen owner and chef, Ben Arnold, said Ms Braidner was the mastermind behind the campaign idea.

“Gina’s an incredible community leader and has been for a really long time. She’s an inspiration to us and has been a good support over the last 18 months through Covid.

My Little Kitchen’s burger provides a twist on a popular breakfast menu item and will see 100 per cent of the proceeds towards the cause.

“We’ve done a play on an eggs benedict,” Mr Arnold said. “The burger is a crispy fried pork terrine and comes with hollandaise sauce, crackling, fried egg, relish and a fennell and soft herb salad.

“It’s a nod to a popular menu item we had over the summer. So popular that we had to pull it off because we couldn’t keep up with it.

But I thought why not smash this in a bun and turn it into a burger.

“It’s more important than ever now… For me, I’m having a whinge every day because we’re quiet and we haven’t got customers in here, but I get to go home to a warm bed and a fire, when so many in our community don’t get

Small business owners Ben Arnold, Paul Tarlato and Gina Braidner have joined forces to help those in need. to do that at the moment.

“There’s huge demand for emergency housing, which has been a massive issue in the Yarra Ranges for a very long time and it really needs to be addressed. This (campaign) isn’t a fix by any stretch, it’s just a good way to try and make it a little bit more comfortable for people before they can access emergency housing.”

Mr Taylor expressed his thanks to the businesses for coming together for a good cause and explained the purpose of the backpack beds.

“I think it’s fantastic because it’s the community working together, not just the businesses, it’s the Yarra Ranges community who

will be buying the burgers to help solve one of these crises.

“I’ve always said we are not going to solve or work towards ending homelessness unless the community can get involved in a more active way and this is a good example of how they can.

“It’s a bed designed to accommodate someone sleeping rough that they can put their clothing in, hide their phone and valuables in the bed itself. They can carry the bed on their back easily and when they do have somewhere safe to put it up, it is easy to put up, water proof, fire retardant.

“It just gives them a chance to have a bit more comfort than if they just had a blanket or cardboard.”

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IN BRIEF Free phone charging J J & K Cafe, located at Churinga Shopping Centre, Kilsyth is offering free phone charging to all those who have lost power in the storms.

They have one power point outside and many points inside.

Power and shower Yarra Ranges Council has set up five ‘power and shower’ sites across the Yarra Ranges Shire for those who are still without power and hot water. They can be found at Lilydale Heights Secondary College, Olinda Recreation Reserve, Yarra Junction Sporting Pavilion, Belgrave Community Hub and Queens Park Healesville.

A power only site is also located at Yarra Glen Memorial Hall. Residents wishing to use the facilities need to bring their own towel, toiletries and device chargers. The Lilydale site will also have a staff member on hand to assist anyone who needs emergency accommodation. The sites are open from 8am to 8pm.

Emergency relief and contacts If you are in need of urgent relief, including food or accommodation call Yarra Ranges Council on 1300 368 333. For fallen trees on main roads call VicRoads on 13 11 70 and for trees on power lines call 13 17 99. SES units will continue to attend calls for assistance as people return to their homes or gain phone coverage. If in need or flood or storm assistance call SES on 132 500. For financial support and hardship assistance contact the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing on 1300 475 170. The Salvation Army can also provide assistance by calling 13 72 58.

Savaged by storm A Kalorama couple was lucky to escape Wednesday’s ferocious storm after trees crushed their house forcing them to flee the mountain on foot for the safety of a relative’s home in Kilsyth.

Michael and Marilyn Deller were among numerous hills residents who lost their homes in the storm, which also caused widespread power outages, flooding and road closures.

Marilyn Deller,72, told ABC radio she thought she was going to die as howling winds, pouring rain and falling trees battered their three storey house in Jeeves Avenue.

She and partner Michael retreated to a bedroom on the ground floor of their home after the power went out at 9pm.

However, Marilyn said she couldn’t stand the noise of the escalating wind, which she described as sounding like “100 lions all roaring at once, coming to a fever pitch”.

“You just held your breath waiting for the crack of a tree not knowing where it was falling.”

Unable the sleep, the couple ventured upstairs when they heard banging on the roof.

“That was the start of it. We went upstairs and the kitchen window had blown in,” Marilyn explained.

As Michael placed a cot mattress against

the gaping hole, Marilyn turned around to find the ceiling and a brick wall crashing in on her.

“I’m screaming, it’s pitch black. I felt like I was in whirlpool. For milliseconds of my life I didn’t know if I would be here or in the hereafter.”

“At that point ......it seemed to be one tree (falling) after another. You’d have a quiet break just wind, then it would escalate again, that lion’s roar.”

Falling trees pounded the house, one crashing through the bedroom on the middle floor, others damaging the bathroom and dining room.

Fearing for their lives, the couple made contact with Marilyn’s son in Kilsyth who made the dangerous trek up the mountain to rescue the couple.

With Mt Dandenong Tourist Road impassable, Marilyn’s son had to abandon his car and walk more than two kilometres to find the couple. On the way he met a trainee paramedic who was also stuck. She decided to accompany him on the rescue mission.

The pair trekked for 40 minutes covering two kilometres, climbing over fallen trees, avoiding powerlines and fighting through foliage.

Marilyn described her son as her hero.

“When he got to me it was like, ‘oh my hero’,” she said.

The of them then made their way out of Kalorama climbing over fallen trees and ducking under others as the storm raged around them.

Marilyn likened the scene as they retreated down the mountain to “Jurrasic Park without the dinosaurs.” The frightening crack of trees ringing in their ears.

With their home destroyed, the couple are staying with their son in Kilsyth.

“It’s the first time in my life I’ve felt homeless. It’s not a nice feeling,” Marilyn said.

The grandmother of 9 sustained cuts as well as bruising to her back and thighs when the kitchen collapsed and said if she hadn’t been wedged in a door frame she may well have died.

“The door frame saved me.”

(The storm) is something I never want to go through again. I’m not alone, thousands are going through trauma from that night.

“We have our lives, the rest of it are just things.”

The Dellers’ story is just one of many terrifying accounts of the storm, which left thousands without power and the Dandenong Ranges looking like a war zone.

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Community support The community has rallied together to offer support to local residents in the hills, valley and urban areas to ensure everyone can find what they need, whether it be a warm shower, food or phone charging. A dedicated Facebook group called Storm Support - Yarra Ranges VIC has been created for those who have been impacted by the storms and for those who want to help out. Offers of generators, donations of food, livestock removal from properties, chainsawing and tree removals are just some of the things Yarra Ranges residents are willing to help with.

Extra bins for food waste With power going out, fridges and freezers have had to be emptied of food waste. Yarra Ranges Council has set up extra bins for the disposal of food waste at Kalorama Football Club, Olinda public toilets and at the rear of Healesville Community Link.

Firewood in desperate need With many house still without power across the Yarra Ranges Shire, Montrose Township Group put a call out for people’s greatest needs. Firewood and candles were the biggest requirements. Township group members did a candle and firewood drive on Monday 14 June to then distribute to the community. A portion will be left at the St James and St Peters Anglican Church , 686 Mount Dandenong Road for people to drive by and collect.

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Sustainable children’s clothing

By Melissa Meehan

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Sewing is a labour of love for Lilydale’s Tarquin Harvey, who first picked up a needle and thread when she was 11 years old.

Getting her hands dirty as a gardener by day, once she puts the kids to bed she pulls out the trusty sewing machine and makes her own sustainable clothing for children made with upcycled and recycled materials.

“My friends have been telling me for years that I should sell them,” she said.

“So I thought it was finally time to do it.”

The single mum of two, who creates oneof-a-kind outfits under the lable Pippa Studios, says she does most of her sewing at night or when the kids are at their dad’s on the weekend.

And she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I really enjoy what I’m doing,” she said.

She sources second hand fabrics from eBay, Facebook market place or anywhere she can, including op shops.

“I found some bargains, it’s pretty fun, searching high and low,” she said.

“I make a woollen vest, a woolen jacket, peterpan romper, vest romper.”

“They are easy to make and so adorable.”

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Sending out hugs in a box

By Mikayla van Loon Being separated from loved ones throughout lockdown after lockdown was hard but Lilydale woman Sharon Witt came up with a solution to send a giant hug via the post.

What started as a wellbeing journal for young people soon turned into the Wellbeing Box Co, boxes full of practical resources, activities and heartwarming notes of love and appreciation.

“I was kind of concerned about the mental health of our young people and particularly during lockdown and I actually created iso journals last year and then they became wellbeing journals and from that I then created wellbeing boxes,” Ms Witt said.

With the most recent lockdown in Melbourne, Ms Witt had an overwhelming response to people buying her boxes for others.

In the first few days of lockdown, she packaged and sent over 150 boxes, taking her three 14 to 16 hour days to get everything ready.

To date, she estimates that she has sent over 400 boxes across the country.

Coming from a background of secondary school teaching, Ms Witt has always wanted to help young people build resilience but it was also about helping herself.

“I’ve always had, I guess, a real desire to help the wellbeing of young people. I lost my best friend to suicide when I was 20. That was the first time I had really even heard about mental health issues, 30 years ago it was just unheard of that you would know someone who took their own life.

“Just over two years ago I lost a family member to suicide and he had a mental health battle for six years and for me last year trying to cope with lockdown and trying to cope with my grief, for me doing something for others is really great for my own wellbeing.”

Sharon Witt wants to make people feel good by sending a little bit of love through the post. 240400 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS By starting the Wellbeing Box Co, Ms Witt said it was a way to make sense of losing someone to suicide.

But while helping her move forward with her grief, she said it also allowed people to promote their own positive wellbeing by doing

something nice for someone else.

“It’s a really lovely thing to receive something in the post, we’ve kind of lost that art of getting things in the post and actually receiving something especially during lockdown,” Ms Witt said.

“There were parents and relatives interstate who wanted to let their loved ones know that they were thinking of them.”

Part of her vision was to donate two dollars from every box to the Pajama Foundation, an organisation that sends Pajama Angels to spend time with young people in foster care.

Now not only does Ms Witt donate two dollars a box to the foundation but also offers dedicated wellbeing boxes that can be sent to a child in foster care.

“This way they can actually send a box to a young person in foster care, someone they will never meet and that’s great for their own wellbeing,” she said.

“When we do something for other people without any return, without any thanks but we just do it because we care, that makes a huge difference.”

In a holistic approach to her business, Ms Witt said she gets her supplies for the boxes from women in business from around the Yarra Ranges.

From candles to earrings and bliss ball kits to resilience cards, everything in the boxes has a purpose.

Although perhaps separated by distance, a wellbeing box can really do wonders for children, teens, young adults, women and adults.

“It is a really physical way of letting their loved one or a person, a young person that might be going through a tough time, it’s a giant physical hug to let them know ‘I am thinking of you and you matter’.”

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Boating around Lilydale

By Mikayla van Loon

Sailors prepare their boats for a race.

Lilydale Radio Yacht Club members set themselves up at Lillydale Lake. 234335 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

Lilydale Radio Yacht Club members gather to race their boats and socialise at Lillydale Lake.

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Boats battle the conditions at Lillydale Lake.

Or even just go down and watch the boats in action.

“Certainly on Saturdays we have a lot of

“Lillydale Lake is very popular and I think we provide a nice little outlet for people walking past and just watching what goes on.”

kids come past and watch us sail and you can always get them to bet on which boat they think is going to be first across the line.

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Lilydale is really quite spoilt for choice when it comes to clubs and activities and it is the home of one of very few radio remote control yacht clubs.

Lilydale Radio Yacht Club secretary Gary Todd said their 64 members come from all over to be a part of the 21 year old club.

“There’s only about four clubs in Victoria that cater for this racing and sailing. The number of clubs are few and far between,” he said.

People travel from Glen Waverley, Greensborough and down towards the beach, as well as from local suburbs, to join social and competitive racing on a Tuesday and Saturday at Lillydale Lake.

Saturday morning’s are dedicated to competitive racing.

“We do handicap racing, so that allows boats of various sizes, shapes and builds to race against each other,” Mr Todd said.

“The handicap system has been built over a number of years to cater for the performance of big boats and small boats and hopefully we get the right combination.”

Tuesdays are left for more of a social club meeting and racing of sorts.

“We have races but nobody takes any notice of the results.”

Mr Todd said he thinks the social interaction is what people enjoy the most about being involved in the club but the building aspects definitely intrigue people.

“There’s definitely a lot of discussion going on about what is the best way to build [the boats] and how to get the best performance out of the boats and I think a lot of people enjoy the building and the construction rather than the racing, I know I do.

“All the boats are built by the members themselves without anybody’s help but there’s always somebody around that can help out if you’ve got a problem with the build.”

Having joined four years ago after being a longtime sailor, Mr Todd has since built six of his own boats to race.

A lot of the club’s members are retired or of retirement age but Mr Todd said he would love to see some younger people join the club and get involved in the activity.

“A lot of them are people who have sailed and are out of sailing because of their age or they’ve got older and this is a lot more gentle on the body.

“But we do also get a lot of people, who have never sailed before, come down and join up and learn how to sail.

“So that’s what we’re looking out for, is those random people who walk past and get an interest and we can get them into sailing which I think is a great activity.”

With sailboats more readily available with boat kits now on the market, Mr Todd said it makes it easier for those who have never been interested or known about radio remote control yacht sailing.

Mr Todd said people are more than welcome to come down to Lillydale Lake and try out sailing and ask their members any questions.

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Healesville-Kooweerup Road, Woori Yallock / Launching Place had major flood waters. 240519

The power was out but the doors were open at the Healesville Pharmacy.

Storm rages across region

By Jed Lanyon, Mikayla van Loon and Taylah Eastwell Wild weather lashed Victoria on Wednesday 9 June as the Yarra Ranges was hit with some of the worst damage from across the state.

As of 10am on Thursday 10 June nearly 4400 calls had been made to the SES across the state, the highest number of calls for assistance in many years.

Lilydale SES Unit Controller Shaun Caulfield said every three to four years emergency service crews see 700 to 800 calls for assistance in one night across the state.

Usually crews from both the suburbs and regional towns can respond and clear the damage in two days but this has been beyond anything they have seen in a long time.

“We don’t often see the whole state being smashed,” Mr Caulfield said.

Having received over 650 requests for assistance as of 10am Thursday 10 June and responding to 30 rescues for people trapped in their houses by trees, Mr Caulfield described the previous 24 hours as “busy.”

There were major road closures across the Yarra Valley including the Black Spur between Healesville and Narbethong and the Maroondah Highway in Coldstream, according to VicRoads.

Coldstream CFA worked as part of a task force, working their way to clear roads to allow ambulances and other emergency services access to people in need.

Captain Sean Bethell said the Mount Dandenong region was heavily impacted by fallen trees.

“There’s quite a few trees that have come down across houses with people in them at the time… The Dandenongs have been hit really hard.”

Mr Bethell said that high winds coming from a south-eastern direction made a significant difference as the area typically receives south-westerly winds, which may have caused more trees to uproot.

Kalorama experienced some of the worst damage, with SES crews needing to chainsaw their way into an address where a number of people were injured.

Mr Caulfield said due to the fallen trees and debris, it was taking crews between one and a half to two hours to get to people.

“There are no small trees in Kalorama, they are all big trees,” he said.

“We had a very, very near miss, one of the four wheel drives from Emerald [SES] had a tree fall on it and the crew was standing very close. The car has been written off but the crew is all ok.”

After this incident CFA and SES crews made the decision to only respond to life threatening calls.

Belgrave police officers walked one and a half kilometres into the Dandenong Ranges to rescue an injured and trapped mother and her son after a tree fell on their Olinda home on Wednesday night. The pair were separated from one another in the home due to the large tree.

While isolated themselves due to fallen trees, the officers made their way on foot through the ranges to the injured pair to render assistance.

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Monbulk Road, Monbulk was jut one of the many roads blocked and closed by fallen trees.

With the help of SES who cleared roads, the mother and son were taken to Maroondah Hospital via ambulance.

Winds of up to 100km per hour are to blame for the destruction across the mountain and throughout the Yarra Ranges.

Mt Dandenong Tourist Road will be closed for quite some time as crews clear the damage and hundreds of trees over the roads.

Excavators and other heavy duty equipment are being used to remove trees from the roads after arriving onsite at 3am on Thursday 10 June.

The roof of the Monbulk Aquatic Centre was also crushed during the wild weather on Wednesday evening.

Monbulk Aquatic Centre manager Scott Gamble described the blow as “devastating”.

“For other 12 months we have been dealing with the opens and closures of Covid-19 and now to have this happen, I’m not sure what words to use,” he said.

Mr Gamble found out about the damage about 8.30am Thursday morning after a passer-by spotted the tree thru the roof.

The local swim centre has suffered “significant damage”, with further structural damage yet to be assessed.

With local SES units run off their feet with callouts, the tree was still laying across the roof as of Friday, as the centre awaited assistance.

“The tree is still there and is likely to be there for a while as I am sure the SES have a lot more trees to deal with,” Mr Gamble said.

“No one was hurt which was great and no one was in danger, so those things are priority moving forward,” he said.

In the Valley, the Coldstream crew responded to several incidents across Chirnside Park, Lilydale and Wonga Park, including a ruptured gas line in Cobden Crescent, Lilydale.

Healesville SES controller Andrew Worley said his unit responded to many calls of traffic hazards and flooded houses.

“We probably started just before midday yesterday (9 June) and finished up before 3am… We had some outstanding jobs and we’re back at it again this morning.

“Lots of people’s houses flooded so we did a lot of sandbagging.”

Healesville SES responded to a landslide on Myers Creek Road and assisted Lilydale SES in helping two motorists whose cars became stuck in flood waters along River Street.

“It’s never a good idea to drive through flood water, even if you think you can see the road, you don’t know what’s underneath or what’s happened to the road.”

He urged motorists to try and avoid going out on the roads unless absolutely necessary following extreme weather conditions as emergency services attempt to clear roads.

Power outages affected many traffic lights and over 10,000 homes in suburbs including in Mount Evelyn, Croydon, Chirnside Park, Mooroolbark, Lilydale, Ringwood and more.

Lilydale CFA attended a house fire in the early hours of the morning on Friday 11 June.

The blaze was allegedly caused by a burning candle on a bedside table on the second storey of the home.

Lilydale CFA lieutenant Paul Simpson said luckily the residents awoke to the smoke and all three family members made it to safety.

CFA units from Bayswater, Chirnside Park, Coldstream, Mooroolbark and Mount Evelyn were able to contain the fire to the first level and no damage occurred at ground level.

Mr Simpson said it is important for people to check and test their smoke detectors regularly, changing batteries over every 12 months.

Without any power, the residents of the home were without alarm but back up batteries should have been working in their two smoke detectors.

Unfortunately Mr Simpson said dysfunctioning smoke detectors are far too common.

Although Mr Simpson said Lilydale CFA were busy with power lines causing tree fires and burst gas mains, he said “it was nothing compared to the hills.”

Mr Caulfield said it is now a joint effort between Yarra Ranges Council, VicRoads, CFA, SES, Victoria Police and power lines people to restore roads, power and safety to the area.

The SES is asking people to be patient as they work their way through calls and jobs, they are doing their best to get to everyone as soon as they can.

If damage has occurred, Mr Caulfield asked people to be proactive in calling their insurance company and not to wait for SES to respond.

Insurance companies may be able to provide temporary accommodation, otherwise Yarra Ranges Council is also able to relocate people in times of natural disaster.

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Lights out in Lilydale meant cars had to approach the intersection carefully. 240519

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Uprooted trees at Lillydale Lake. 240519

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Miscarriage heartache When Chirnside Park’s Ally De Iulio suffered her first miscarriage she thought she was one of the unlucky women to experience loss.

But when it continued to happen time and time again, she knew something wasn’t right.

She was 27 when she and her husband Simon decided to try for a family. They got pregnant after about three months of trying. Everything was going fine.

Until she miscarried. They tried again. She had another miscarriage. Then another. Then another.

Doctors didn’t say much at the start, but they did wonder what was happening by her fourth miscarriage.

She tried again, got pregnant but at her first ultrasound at eight weeks they couldn’t find a heartbeat.

Testing found that Ally has reciprocal balanced translocation. In simple terms it’s a chromosome complication.

“I thought how many miscarriages can I go through,” she said.

They went and saw a genetic counsellor, who was able to explain that IVF was an option.

“So we went for it”.

It’s an expensive, physically and emotionally gruelling process.

But Simon said he couldn’t watch Ally go through the pain of another natural miscarriage or pregnancy.

The toll on her mental health was too much to bear.

The couple had discussed early in their relationship that if they couldn’t have children that would be OK. That they would travel and find other things to do.

But once the option was taken away from Ally - it all changed.

The first round of IVF, Ally took time off work, and the couple kept it to themselves. She can’t remember how many eggs she retrieved.

But they had one egg that was classified as a normal, which they were pretty excited about.

And so they organised the transfer, and it fell on the day of her birthday.

“I thought that’s really exciting and they said just come in at the time we told you. We won’t call unless something goes wrong,” she said.

At 7am on her birthday, Ally got a phone call. The embryo didn’t survive.

Still understandably emotional, Ally says she didn’t deal very well with the news and went into hiding for a short while.

A few months later they decided to try

again. But the genetic testing found that none of them were normal.

Disheartened, they decided to give it another go.

“I was getting to the point of thinking how many times do we go through this,” she said.

“It was an emotional rollercoaster, not to mention the financial cost.”

But it was third time lucky.

They had two eggs come back as normal.

Ally didn’t hold too much hope. But they transferred the egg.

And she was pregnant in August.

Despite all of her heartbreak in the past, once she was pregnant - Ally felt strangely confident that she wouldn’t miscarry again.

She knew that the eggs had no chromosome issues and was sure that was the reason for her past miscarriages.

She gave birth to their son Isaac on April 27, 2017. He’s now four.

It wasn’t an easy birth, but holding him in her arms was what she had longed for so many times.

Not long after Isaac was born, Simon developed a back issue and dealt with the pain for two years and needed surgery.

The pair decided not to use the second embryo until he had surgery and recovered.

But the universe had other plans.

In between Isaac’s arrival and Simon’s surgery, Ally started to feel increasingly tired. She would come home from work and fall asleep around 7pm.

They did a pregnancy test and it was positive.

“It was a really interesting feeling,” she said.

“It was kind of nothing, it wasn’t happy or sad… just a strange kind of emptiness.

“I thought I know how this ends.”

Simon had the same feeling.

They decided to let it play out and were prepared for the worst.

But Wynter wasn’t going anywhere.

It was a very different pregnancy compared to that she experience with Isaac. Ally had a lot of anxiety.

However, despite the odds, Wynter arrived happy and healthy.

After all that, Ally and Simon have one embryo left, and the storage runs out in June next year.

“We have to make a decision, but I don’t know if I could carry another baby. I don’t know if my body could do it,” she said.

“But it’s nice to have the option.”

Originally published in Yarra Ranges Kids magazine.

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Centre in the lead up to Christmas. Many locals far and wide were able to keep up their Christmas tradition in getting a family photo with ‘The Real Santa’ who they had grown to love.

The unlikely tandem tallied upwards of $30,000 from their family Christmas photos and then selected four charities to each receive

$8400 to help make the lives of children better.

The four recipients of the funds included: Backpacks 4 Vic Kids, A Better Life For Foster Kids, HeartKids and Chum Creek’s Good Life Farm. The organisations shared how the funds had already been put to good use.

Backpacks 4 Vic Kids CEO and founder Sally Beard told Star Mail the donation came as a “delightful surprise”.

“We’re very, very grateful on behalf of the children, whose lives that it will impact,” she said. “We have absolutely put that money to good use.”

Ms Beard shared that the $8400 donation from Branded is aiding 112 children in need with care packs filled with toiletries, spare changes of clothes, a toy and more.

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By Mikayla van Loon For the last eleven years Chirnside Park resident Pamela Usher has been dedicating her life to supporting others and she’s nowhere near finished.

But as part of this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List, Ms Usher was recognised for all the work, effort and money she has donated over the years by way of an Order of Australia Medal.

“I was very surprised that I was included in the list,” she said.

Overwhelmed by the honour, Ms Usher couldn’t help but talk about the amazing people she has worked with and helped by being a benefactor to so many organisations.

“It’s more about the achievements of the people that maybe have been able to achieve a little bit more because of the contribution I’ve been able to make. It’s not about me, it’s about them and I think that’s really important,” Ms Usher said.

“So to be recognised for that is really awesome because it’s not just a recognition of money, it’s a recognition of the actual physical role I play in keeping up with the organisation.”

When Ms Usher sold her co-owned business Invicta Bus Services in 2009, she was looking for the next thing to do in her life.

Stumbling upon a few opportunities with the Australian Community Foundation, Ms Usher started researching groups and organisations she thought she could make a difference in.

“There’s a lot of lovely programs that just make a bit of a difference in people’s lives. We all need that in our own lives and these people get it in their lives.”

Hands on Learning, Whittlesea Community Connection and Tangentyere Artists in Alice Springs are just three of the programs Ms Usher has become a supporter and benefactor for.

Ms Usher said she always wanted to be a part of the organisations and not just contribute money, so she has gone to Alice Springs every year since starting with Tangentyere

Pamela Usher was recognised for her 11 years of work with charitable organisations in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. 240216 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Artists, goes on road trips with students in the Hands on Learning program and helps women learn to swim at Whittlesea Community Connection.

“That personal contact is really important, that the artists and teachers and people running the program sort of have an idea that I do care about them.”

Finding passion in the programs came after she got involved with each of the organisations but there is still one place she would like

to help - a lost dog’s home.

Ms Usher said everyone has the capacity to make a difference, they just have to go out and do it.

“If I didn’t have sufficient money to do this kind of stuff, I would be helping out in some other way. I’d be doing something.”

“It’s important because there’s not the sufficient dollars for these groups to be funded and there’s not the interest perhaps for these groups to be funded and if there is money,

sometimes it doesn’t go in the right way but if you’re on the ground you can get more leverage on what’s going on.”

Although there is no end in sight to her work, Ms Usher said she hopes to pass the baton to her children and grandchildren now, so that they can carry on her work in the future.

But for now her goal remains the same, “I don’t want to see a skyscraper, I want to see individuals growing themselves and coming together and perhaps passing that on.”

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By Jed Lanyon Former state MP, the Honourable Rosemary Varty has been awarded with an Order of Australia Medal for her service to the community and the sport of lawn bowls.

Ms Varty grew up locally, attending Seville Primary School in 1939-1944 and Lilydale Higher Elementary School (now Lilydale High School) in 1945-1949.

She enjoyed playing sports and served as a director and president of Bowls Victoria, where she orchestrated the merging of the Victorian Lawn Bowls Association and the Royal Victorian Lawn Bowls Association into the single state organisation.

Ms Varty served as state MP for the former Nunawading province from 1985-1992 and then for the former Silvan province from 1992-1999.

In this time, Ms Varty was shadow cabinet secretary and then parliamentary secretary of cabinet (PSOC) and saw her bring cabinet and legislative process into the 20th century.

“The 1985 [election] one was unusual in that it was a tied vote and we had to go to the court of disputed returns and it was declared null and void, so there was a fresh election.

“The thing about it was, it was the seat that decided who could control the upper house and it became a fairly critical seat. So anything after that was relatively easy.”

Ms Varty had a tremendous impact within the Yarra Valley community in helping design Healesville Hospital’s sanctuary garden and worked to establish the committee that brought in the concept of the Water Play Park to replace the Seville pool.

She said recognition for the community work should have gone to the volunteers involved in the projects locally.

“If I was able to help them, then that’s good. But they’re the ones who really do the mailcommunity.com.au

“Elated”.

That’s how Kilsyth’s Charles Martin described his initial reaction to being awarded on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

After a lifetime devoted to helping others in their hour of need, the ex-ambulance officer now runs the Ambulance Victoria Museum in Bayswater.

“I think any history is important, it doesn’t have to be ambulance. That’s just the one I’ve chosen to take on and I enjoy doing it,” he said.

Mr Martin was recognised for his service to community history, having founded the Ambulance Historical Society of Victoria in 1986 and been honorary curator and manager of the Ambulance Victoria Museum since 2005.

The Ambulance Historical Society is a unique collection of ex-ambulance vehicles and memorabilia, with everything from early day ambulances to vintage wooden stretchers and everything in between.

“I was a member, I joined Ambulance Victoria in 1962 and retired, and then they asked me to look at running a museum. That was 15

years ago and I’m still here,” he laughed.

“We’ve got all old ambos and equipment all restored and we show them to the public as a museum. We get all the probus clubs and senior citizens in and show them around,” he said.

And following a 40-year career with Ambulance Victoria, Mr Martin makes quite the tour guide.

Mr Martin is also a member and ex-president of the Retired Ambulance Association, and has undertaken roles such as Communications Officer at Doncaster HQ and Station Officer of the Communications Room at La Trobe Street Control Centre and Ferntree Gully Ambulance Stations.

“I spent a lot of time at Gully when it first started, it was a brand new station and we opened that up,” he said.

He was also an officer at Ringwood between 1965-1967.

“I worked all over Melbourne and ended up at Lilydale. It’s an interesting job,” he said.

“I still have no idea who nominated me. But I am quite pleased,” he said.

Rosemary Varty received Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Picture: JED LANYON work, they’re the ones who really should be getting the honours.”

Ms Varty now lives on her great-grandfather’s farm in Seville, a 150 year old property where she grew up.

“When I was a youngster, girls weren’t allowed to be farmers. The farm was for the boys but my niece now owns the farm.

“When I was married I had to move away from the farm… I came back to live in Seville in 1993 and back here (on the farm) for 11 years. I never wanted to go away from here, but that’s the way it was in those days.

“It’s a lovely part of the world. There’s no place like the Yarra Valley.”

Charles Martin at the Bayswater Ambulance Historical Museum.

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By Mikayla Van Loon It has stood as a pillar of community and history for nearly 160 years.

And even though many changes have been made throughout its long life, one thing has stayed the same - its white facade.

The White Dog Hotel, as it is commonly referred to, was once just a sparse block of land in a town named Lilydale.

The land was purchased in May 1860 by James Balchin for an astounding nine pounds.

By June 1862 he had built the Hazard’s Hotel, advertised as good accommodation for travellers and with a store to suit everyone’s needs, at the lowest prices.

But Mr Balchin’s ownership didn’t last long, by 2 May 1863 he had placed an advertisement in The Argus newspaper looking for interested buyers.

On 1 July 1864, David Lithgow attended a special licensing meeting at Anderson’s Creek, where he applied for a publican licence for the Lillydale Hotel.

Much to his dismay, Mr Balchin also applied for a licence but for a new hotel that later became the Commercial and Temperance Hotel on the site that is now the post office.

Originally built as a single storey weatherboard building, by 1879 the building was half and half - double storey brick and single storey weatherboard.

Mr Lithgow operated the Lillydale Hotel until 1886 before he sold it to George Hodson, who finished the renovations to make The White Dog Hotel the two storey brick building as it appears today.

Many of the licensees only stayed for short periods and Mr Hodson was no different.

After two years, he had moved on and a man named Mr Kincade took ownership of the hotel.

The White Dog Hotel in October 2019, covered in graffiti. 198600 Shortly after in 1902, fire gutted the hotel with damage to the passageway, staircase and some of the bedrooms on the second floor.

Mr Kincade and some other occupiers were trapped by fire on the second floor and had to scale down the balcony balustrades.

But no family made more of an impact on

the hotel than the Connellys and Bramichs, owning it for nearly 70 years between them.

Friends of the White Dog Facebook group administrator and the man behind much of the advocacy for getting The White Dog Hotel up and running again, Rob Hall said the history is really important for people to know.

Picture: ROB CAREW “I think it would be a great draw card. In fact I don’t think the whole area celebrates its history anywhere near enough,” he said.

“In my journey with The White Dog, I’ve learnt a lot about the history and you just go ‘where is it?’ It’s not really celebrated publicly in our area or in Lilydale I should say.”

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historic White Dog Hotel?

With three pubs still existing on original land, Lilydale and District Historical Society president Sue Thompson said Lilydale is one of a kind.

“This place is very special in terms of its hotels. It’s really a special feature of this town,” she said. “[The White Dog Hotel] was such a proud place.”

Ms Thompson, like many other residents in Lilydale, is disappointed by the state of the current building.

Mr Hall said he remembers a post on one of the social media noticeboards about The White Dog and it received an overwhelming response of outrage and questions.

“Next thing I know the noticeboard blows up with the amount of people that the moderators closed the discussion twice and I just went wow, this is a sore point in our community,” he said.

Taking the community response and wanting to see how much The White Dog meant to people, Mr Hall decided to look into how he could engage people and try to create change.

“I organised an online petition because I really didn’t know how to do a petition, one that council would actually accept and basically it gained just under 2000 signatures.

“A part of that petition was ‘why did you actually sign the petition’ and it’s got lots and lots of people and the reason they signed it.”

With a heritage-listed facade, The White Dog is protected to some extent, but issues with enforcing those laws on private property is very difficult.

The Yarra Ranges Council has in place the Neighbourhood Amenity Local Law and under section 12.7, dilapidated buildings on a private premise are mentioned.

A building is regarded as dilapidated if the exterior of the building is in a state of disrepair, has been damaged or defaced to the point of affecting the visual amenity of the land, does not conform with the general standard of appearance with other buildings and architectural features are not properly maintained.

The maximum penalty units for a dilapidated building is 20 which can equate to around $3000 a month.

Having contacted both Bendigo and Geelong councils, Mr Hall understands this to be common practice.

“Other places have actually had problems with demolishing that shouldn’t have actually happened and other places have just been left to rot,” Mr Hall said.

“So I emailed them and they just came back and said ‘well we haven’t had to do it because we enforce our law that we’ve currently got’.

Per month they enforce the 20 point penalty units.”

Yarra Ranges Council maintains it would like to see The White Dog Hotel utilised once more.

“Depending on the wishes of the landowner, the site could accommodate a number of different uses,” Director Planning, Design & Development, Kath McClusky said.

“We’d like to see the building and site being physically restored in a way that ensures it will be well-used by the community.

“In relation to owner’s rights when it comes to heritage buildings, it is their right to use and develop the property, consistent with all necessary planning and other approvals.”

Mr Hall has thought about getting The White Dog Hotel state heritage-listed but the process is difficult.

“If it protects the hotel more than what is currently happening, then yes [I would get it heritage-listed] but my ability to actually sign and read forms that’s really hampering the process so much that it’s kind of just not happening,” he said.

“I did actually have an offer from the council, they were going to look into assisting in that area but once coronavirus hit and the council elections hit, it all sort of died.”

Giving The White Dog Hotel back to the community is what Mr Hall is aiming to do but unfortunately it isn’t up to him.

“I’ve had people approach me, offering me their services to fix it up, not just with a paint brush but engineers, architects and they are willing to do it for free just to see this buildmailcommunity.com.au

The Lilydale Hotel in the late 1920s.

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The Lilydale Hotel as viewed from the original bowls club.

Duke the white bull mastiff, after whom the hotel is now named, with two customers. ing that is part of our community back to being open.

“Most people would actually just like to see it open and used for something, whether it’s community housing, whether it’s for a community drop in centre, a domestic violence secure centre, pretty much anything.

“There’s a small part of our community that go ‘we’d like to see our pub back’ but I personally would just like to see it open.”

In an attempt to keep the building looking respectable, members of the Lilydale Main Street Beautification Committee, help from the council and people from the Friends of the White Dog group came together to clean up the graffiti left all over the facade.

Lilydale’s Stockdale and Leggo owners Max and Sharyn Manning, who are also part of the beautification committee, said this was the only way they could improve the appearance of the town’s icon.

The White Dog Hotel as it currently stands. 234335 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

“I think it was an eyesore for traffic coming through Lilydale and it showed how dilapidated the area is becoming and bearing in mind it represents a large part of the town the age of the property as well,” Mr Manning said.

Although Friends of the White Dog helped clean the facade, Mr Hall said they didn’t necessarily support the idea.

“It looks really good I have to say when it was finished but it literally did not address the issue of the actual current state. ‘Oh yeah this looks great’ but it’s still rotting inside,” he said.

“I think [the community] were hopeful that something was actually being done about it but I’m sorry to say, no.”

Being so central to the main township of Lilydale, The White Dog Hotel is a feature of history and community spirit.

“It has been described as the gateway to the Yarra Valley and I think it really could be,” Mr Hall said.

Coming from an artistic background, Mr Hall said he would love to see the hotel turned into an art gallery, with a local produce store which could showcase the Yarra Valley.

But for now all that is left to do is remember what it once was and hope that someday The White Dog Hotel will be restored in all its glory, in whatever form it takes.

“I actually had a few work lunches there [when it was open] with the beer garden out the back,” Mr Hall said.

“I wasn’t a regular or anything like that, I think there’s actually a lot more people that have fond memories than I do.”

Send us some of your favourite memories from being at The White Dog Hotel to mikayla. vanloon@starnewsgroup.com.au Star Mail contacted the owner of the hotel for comment but did not receive a response.

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Koen, 8 and brother Arlo, 6, held a lemonade and scone sale to raise money for homeless support organisation Holy Fools.

Lemon-aid

By Taylah Eastwell Two compassionate Montrose brothers have set up shop at the end of their driveway in order to raise money for those experiencing homelessness.

Eight-year-old Koen and his six-year-old brother Arlo created a lemonade and scone stand at the end of their driveway on Monday 7 June, in hopes of raising money for local homeless support organisation Holy Fools.

With lemons purchased from neighbours’ backyard trees and a little help from mum, Jen Zigmantas, the young entrepreneurs made homemade lemonade, scones and cream and battled with the wind to keep their shopfront looking perfect.

Koen said he first learnt about the homeless when he saw a woman sitting out the front of the shops.

“I was going to my nan’s and we saw this person sitting down near the shops and she

asked if I had any spare change, I said no I don’t, so I wanted to raise some money for the homeless,” Koen said.

“The homeless don’t have a home and I was super sad for them, so I wanted to raise money to give them somewhere to live or at least a bed so they can sleep,” he said.

The idea of a lemonade stand came after the neighbourhood kids got together during last year’s lockdown to make some spare change.

The big hearts and initiatve of Koen and his younger brother has made mum, Jen, “super proud”.

Ms Zigmantas said the boys are coincidentally learning about kindness at school, so Koen’s idea was quite fitting with homeschooling.

“I feel like this is a good way of learning about money and giving and kindness. It was great of Koen to think of doing something to help other people,” she said.

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During the course of the Second World War, Great Britain and their allies captured approximately 400,000 Italian troops in the Middle East and North Africa. These were sent to prisoner-of-war camps all over the world, including Australia. Between 1941 and 1945, Australia received custody of 18,420 Italian POWs. In Victoria, one such camp was in Rowville. We are fortunate that local author Darren Arnott devoted a considerable amount of time and efforts to researching the Italians and their daily life in the Rowville camp, which opened in December 1944 on the south-west corner of Stud Road and Wellington Road.

As the subtitle of Arnott’s book No Regard for the Truth suggests, his research reveals not just “friendship and kindness” but also “tragedy and injustice” in the Rowville camp. Specifically, Arnott’s investigation focuses on a man from Florence named Rodolfo Bartoli, who was shot and killed by Captain John Walker Waterston, the camp’s commander.

Like any storyteller, Arnott, who grew up in Rowville in the 1970s and 1980s, begins his investigation by asking who Bartoli was, what this young man was doing so far away from home, and why this Italian died at the hands of an Australian.

Having studied a huge amount of government and military correspondence, transcripts of court cases and inquiries, and camp documents including maps, diaries and letters by both Australian officials and Italian internees, Arnott is able to reconstruct what happened on that fateful day in March 1946.

Readers are presented with two stories.

One is of a 26-year-old man “with dark curly hair and a beautiful smile” who was tall, hard-working, terribly homesick and madly in love with a local girl. The other is of a career soldier with a history of “drunkenness, prisoner assaults, theft of property,

PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN the reckless firing of weapons and a desire to brush away the facts”.

Large sections of transcripts of the police investigation, Military Court of Inquiry, Coroner’s Inquest, Government Inquiry and the subsequent court-martial hearings of the Bartoli case are included in No Regard for the Truth to illustrate how truth was disregarded and concealed. While the details may be dry and confusing, their presence is necessary in the author’s attempt to demonstrate the amount of bureaucracy and legal mumbo-jumbo in which all efforts to pursue and reveal justice were smothered at the time.

Meanwhile, the author’s use of media reports, personal accounts, photographs and especially the written correspondence between Bartoli’s parents and members of the Gearon Family – on whose farm the young Italian had worked and whose love and support he had earned – is touching.

These materials help readers comprehend how tragic cases such as Bartoli’s have a long-lasting impact on individual lives then and now.

And, from our society’s perspective, investigations of historical cases such as Bartoli’s help us right the wrongs of the past and shape a path towards a future based on truth and facts. Books like No Regard for the Truth ensure that even one man’s voice can be heard. mailcommunity.com.au

THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with president of the Lilydale and District Historical Society, Sue Thompson

1. Where does your passion for history come from?

From two important but very different people.

My Granny McMillian who helped me with an assignment on my family when I started high school and my Form 6 Australian history teacher Sellick, a former trainee priest. He was young, passionate and inspired me to not just look at the facts but the story of the people and places of those facts.

2. What are some of your favourite topics to research and learn about?

Melba – a powerful, inspirational and passionate women who proudly called herself an Australian at a time when we were still British colonies. David Mitchell a self-made businesses man who supported so many inventions.

People and places – I’m such a sticky beak because I want to know about people, their lives and where and how they lived.

3. What do you think is the most important part of Lilydale’s history?

Its wonderful street trees and its 19th century civic, residential and commercial buildings which tell the story of settlement of the town and district.

4. What is something people don’t know about you?

I studied law before entering journalism where I was paid 5c per line for every article with the Lilydale Express newspaper published. I still have those articles, invoices and every one of my reporter’s notebooks dating from 1976.

5. Which six dinner guests, dead or alive, would you invite to a dinner party?

Robert Gordon Menzies, Melba, David Mitchell, Bob Hawke, Janet Homes a Court and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.

6. What is your favourite book?

Men of Yesterday A Social History of the Western District of Victoria 1934-1890 by Margaret Kiddle.

7. Favourite holiday spot in Australia?

Portarlington 8. What do you like about being a part of the Lilydale community?

The community’s wealth of knowledge. When grappling with historical facts, it is great to be

able to pick up the phone and speak to residents who have lived their whole lives in the town and can give you answers. It is up to all of us to educate the younger generations on the value of our history – First People’s and European – so any future developments reflect our past while building our future.

THREE … ways to stay warm without turning on the heater

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It almost goes without saying, but chuck on a few extra layers first.

There’s no point reaching for the heater switch to warm you up in winter if you’re rocking a pair of summer shorts with a tshirt! Save on power and layer up!

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Check your home for drafts and cracks where hot air can seep out and cold air can creep in. Invest in some door snakes from Bunnings or the Reject Shop, and make sure windows are closed. Double glazing is also an excellent way to retain heat in the house - it’s worth the investment and is the gift that will keep on giving, winter after winter.

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Blankets, blankets, blankets! Who doesn’t love curling up on the sofa with a blankie? The good news is that with the invention of wearable blankets, you don’t have to worry about losing that warmth when you get up for a drink. Stay cosy!

OPINION

Peeling and pruning for life Focal Point Peeling off life’s layers Before the latest lockdown I had been writing about the heart: that wonderful body organ and the seat of affection and emotions.

This week, I want to talk a little about the rest of our bodies and about a peeling away of what our bodies were formerly capable of.

As we age, the normal experience is that we either lose, or have peeled away, many of our former physical abilities and functions.

Like many I found that I was losing my sharp eyesight at around 50, and struggled to wear glasses.

Added to these are likely to be hair and hearing loss, diminishing sexual potency and more frequent visits to the doctor.

However, even those approaching 40 may be facing a set of losses that are crippling as well. That age is where a lot of relationships are breaking down, and men in particular, often find themselves without their children and in a diminished dwelling, and have a financial burden of legal costs regarding custody.

As well as that, those who are arriving at 40 are starting to find it hard to get ready employment. Sadly this mix of loss and emotional pain, in a flood, becomes too much to bear.

I have walked with too many families and friends of the departed to know something of their pain.

Growing old or feeling redundant, need not be an end in itself, as many are finding a new lease on life as they age: caravanning, loving their grandchildren, fishing and golf and for some, a men’s shed.

The good thing that I dwell on is that we are the only created beings on earth with a soul that does not die.

However when we move through that last door, we need to have our ‘passports’ in order, so to speak, so we can answer with confidence, the big question, “Tell me why I should let you in”. mailcommunity.com.au

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Graeme Dawson I know this is a big jump in thinking, but I find so many people with big plans for life, but none for life after death.

Pruning – a Painful part of Peeling I’m a self-confessed prune-aholic, yet I find the harder I prune the more fruit or flowers I have.

However when it comes to the pruning times in my own life it is often quite painful.

I believe it is God who is the gardener who only prunes for better fruit.

The Apostle John, who recorded the life of Jesus, detailed Jesus’ picture of His gardening viticulture in particular, to draw parallels with our relational life with Him. He records Jesus speaking of His work, and the work of His Father in us. He said, “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me (that could be you or me) that bears no fruit and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be more fruitful”.

Of course the fruit He was talking about was the fruit of the Spirit that God wants us to produce. It is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control’.

How many of those fruits are growing on your tree?

(Feedback, questions and need for support can be fielded to my email, csrsmokey@gmail. com) Graeme Dawson Chaplain to Community

COMMUNITY DIARY Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group Retailers and store and business owners in the Mooroolbark area are invited to join the Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group in their next meeting on 21 June. The meetings discuss what is happening in the town centre and with businesses in the region. The group has welcomed many new members during the Covid-19 period as the meetings were held online. For more details on the group and how you can connect please contact Yolande Pick-

ett at info@mooroolbark.vic.au or on 0415 569 238. Meetings are held once a month.

Yarra Valley Farmers Market All being well with Covid-19 restrictions, the Yarra Valley Farmers Market will be held on Sunday 20 June with everyone’s favourite local produce stall holders back to share their goods.

The market is open from 9am to 1.30pm in the grounds of Punt Road winery, St Huberts Road, Coldstream. Grab the best in fruit and vegetables, fresh-ground coffee and beans, unusual jams, preserves and sauces, honey, delectable chocolates, and other local treats.

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A rare offering in a revered location only 45 minutes from Melbourne CBD, this property promises to be an impressive investment in both location and lifestyle.

From this slightly elevated allotment exquisite hillside outlooks are offered. Ready to remain a joy for owners for years to come, your new home will capture the views, so there is no need to shop around when you can settle into a beautiful brand-new home.

With sought-after Mountain Gate Primary and Fairhills High School zoning and close proximity to every imaginable amenity including Ferntree Gully Station and Walley Tew Reserve, this property offers a premium lifestyle in prime location. Set to impress, quick inspection is recommended to secure this sensational allotment.●

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PROPERTY NEWS

A GUIDE TO VICTORIA’S RENTAL CHANGES CHANGES to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) in Victoria are significant, and it’s critical for landlords to get across them according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria.

Symbolic of the sweeping reforms is a title change for landlords following the 29 March 2021 introduction of the new act.

Llandlords are now known as Residential Rental Providers, and with that new label came 132 changes to the tenant/owner relationship, including increased cost, obligation and consequences for the owner.

While many of the reforms are reasonable, and indeed are requirements that smart and reasonable investors already obliging on, it’s the volume of change occurring at once that could be overwhelming. The fact that they arrive after an extremely difficult 12 months, courtesy of Covid-19 and its rental moratorium, makes things more challenging for some investors.

Concerned with supporting everyday property investors, the REIV has prepared a guide to help ensure property owners are up to date on the raft of changes.

Leasing a property: Restrictions apply on the information requested from applicants. Some restrictions will help to avoid discrimination, while others could hide material information, such as bond history. Talk to your agent about strong reference checks as a counter measure.

Modifications: Renters are able to make prescribed minor modifications, like fixtures and fittings, without your consent. Consent will still be required for structural modifications, though some requests cannot be reasonably refused, and may need to be carried out by a suitably qualified person.

As a landlord, you have the right to ask for any changes to be restored at the end

of the tenancy, and it’s still the renter’s duty to redress any resulting damage to the property. A restoration bond can also be requested to cover the future removal of fixtures for more extensive or impactful modifications.

Property conditions and maintenance: You need to ensure rented premises are provided and maintained in good repair, and in a reasonably fit condition for occupation.

This is irrespective of whether the renter

knew about any disrepair before signing the lease, amount of rent paid, or the age and character of the building.

Make sure you get up to date on the minimum standards and guidelines on wear and tear, energy efficiency ratings and ventilation checks, as detailed in the regulations. It’s also important to look into the ongoing service requirements for appliances such as air conditioning units and heaters.

During the period of the lease, it’s a renter’s responsibility to provide you with notice of any damage or faults immediately.

Notice to vacate: A notice to vacate can still be given for a valid reason, including the property’s sale, change of use or demolition, or if you’re intending on moving into the property. If a renter intentionally or recklessly causes damage to the property, endangers or threatens you, an agent, a neighbour, or contractor, you can provide them with a notice to vacate.

There are substantial changes to these laws and impacted owners should reach out to their property managers to discuss.

Renter-initiated bond claim: Bond claims can now be made individually by the renter or owner. If a bond claim is made individually, the Residential Tenancy Bond Authority must notify the other party, but if no response is claimed, the bond will be paid out to the applicant.

To ensure any property damage is paid for by the renter, it’s important that you work with your agent to ensure end of lease inspections are conducted promptly, and bond claims completed in the required time frame.

Penalties: The new reforms see some fines more than double, while other penalties will sit at ten and even up to 24 times the previous fine cost.

Timing: Some of the new requirements only apply to tenancy agreements entered into on or after the 29 March 2021 Residential rental providers, in particular, would be wise to work with their property manager to understand the new requirements to help ensure they continue to get value and enjoyment out of their property investment. ●

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By Taylah Eastwell Yarra Ranges resident Robert Frost is lifting the bar for seniors.

At 72 years of age, the powerlifting champion is preparing to compete in yet another Australian Masters Games in Perth, where he aims to achieve an “Australian first” in his weight and age class in the one deadlift.

After discovering the gym in 2006, Mr Frost has never looked back, having previously taken out first place for his age category at the 2015 Adelaide Masters Games and numerous other titles.

“I began competing when my wife was very ill and I was caring for her. I realised I needed to be strong to do that, so I thought, if you get your body strong first the mind will follow. So I used to go very early and train in Broadmeadows, which got me through the caring role,” he said.

The Broadmeadows gym was run by a lady Mr Frost’s age, and had people attending in their 70s, 80s and 90s.

“Power lifting is very safe. It’s the safety that appeals to me. We were all there in the gym three times a week so I got to know people in the power lifting system and from there it began at Eleiko, a weightlifting centre in Hawthorn,” Mr Frost said.

Now, Mr Frost can’t get enough, having fallen in love with the entire competing process.

“My message is anyone can do this, they just need to have a go. If you’re coming in new, be careful. Build up to it, there is nothing you can’t do. Anyone can run a marathon, it just might take some people more time,” he said.

While Mr Frost normally begins training 8-10 weeks out from a comp, the uncertainty with Covid-19 lockdowns has seen him in the

Robert Frost from Monbulk will compete in the 2021 Australian Masters Games in Perth in October. gym training 30 weeks out.

“I train five times a week. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday is my deadlifting day so I always have a break the day after. Then I do Thursday and Friday, and rest again on Saturday,” he said.

Training at Monbulk Aquatic Centre, he has gained much support from the local team in the gym.

And with the games not until October, Mr Frost is placing himself in good stead to smash his latest goal.

“Lifting keeps you disciplined. You care about when and what you eat, when you sleep.

You just feel sharper, fitter all round,” he said.

“It’s a very rewarding lift. It’s the opposite to running or rowing in that you exercise for 10 seconds and rest for four or five. I enjoy it because I can socialise in the gym or relax and watch videos in the rest time,” he laughed.

When he is not in the gym, Mr Frost enjoys volunteering as a local school crossing supervisor.

“I think most older people want to have an activity every day that doesn’t stress you too much but it’s there,” he said.

His advice to seniors – “just do what you like doing. Anyone can do anything”.

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Eastern Ranges player Aiden Begg has been selected by Collingwood at the AFL Mid-Season Draft on Wednesday 2 June.

Begg was picked up at pick 18 and will add to the Pies’ ruck and forward stocks.

Begg’s season was cut short by a shoulder injury sustained in Round 2.

The 197cm ruck played out the game, but has been sitting on the sidelines since.

But the two NAB League games were enough to spark an interest from Collingwood to recruit him despite not being able to don the black and white stripes this season.

Begg collected 14 disposals, four clearances and kicked a goal in the Ranges season opener against the Cannons.

He joins the former club of Eastern Ranges coach Travis Cloke. Celebrating his achievement on social media, Cloke said, “How good. Shame you can’t pull on the number 32.”

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