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Tuesday, 29 June, 2021

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Powering through One of Lilydale’s own has thrown his hat into the ring for the title of ultimate ninja warrior in the current season of Australian Ninja Warrior.

Having trained for a year and a half, Martin Jones, 20, made it through his first heat to reach the first semi final airing on Tuesday 29 June.

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Roo ‘killing field’ conduct a mass shooting at the club overnight on Tuesday 27 April.

In the face of mounting protests, golf course management announced that the shooting had been called off, but fresh evidence presented to Wildlife Victoria indicates there has been regular killings of kangaroos in recent weeks. * Wildlife Victoria CEO, Lisa Palma, said the state wildlife rescue organisation had received a disproportionate number of call outs to the

Heritage Golf and Country Club over the last few weeks.

“What we’re seeing is the result of a prolonged and sustained attack on the kangaroos living at the property. Someone is clearly attempting to reduce kangaroo numbers on the grounds by stealth,” Ms Palma said.

Killing kangaroos is illegal without a permit in Victoria.

“I have personally attended some of these cases and am deeply traumatized and trou-

bled by what I have seen,” Ms Palma said.

Wildlife Victoria was called to the site again on Saturday 19 June after a local resident witnessed six deceased kangaroos in the driveway to the property.

The resident reported that one kangaroo was still alive but appeared to be too injured to move. Upon arrival at the site, Wildlife Victoria’s lead vet, Dr Natasha Bassett could not find the injured kangaroo.

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The Chirnside Park community is in anguish after a number of “beloved” kangaroos were found dead, injured or decapitated at a local country club.

The Heritage Golf and Country Club was forced to halt a planned cull of a mob of kangaroos in April this year following public outcry and a number of vigils staged by residents and activists.

Residents were notified at the eleventh hour that a licenced shooter had been contracted to

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Enjoy school holiday fun

By Mikayla van Loon School holidays are about doing fun things, trying new activities and learning something new but also taking a break from the routine of school.

Whether a science buff, self confessed bookworm or interested in crafts, Eastern Regional Libraries has something for everyone to enjoy these school holidays.

Lilydale Community Library has lots of free events for children of all ages.

Catch a potion making class on 5 July, where science and magic collide for this interactive session to learn about chemical reactions and neo-Newtonian fluids.

If all things tech and gadgets are more your style, be a part of a special visit to the Yarra Ranges Tech School for their Primary STEAM Fair.

Getting to learn and fiddle with hi-tech equipment like laser cutters, trying your hand at robot coding and constructing electronic circuits is just the start of what’s on offer.

The sessions will be run on Thursday 1 July at 10am and 1pm for children aged between 5 and 12 years. Bookings and registrations are essential.

Or for the sports lovers out there, join in on a dedicated family sports storytime.

On Tuesday 6 July enjoy a morning of sports themed stories and rhymes and even take home a sports themed craft pack to do that afternoon.

Mooroolbark Library is offering free olympic themed craft packs, that come with a cardboard suitcase to decorate, a passport to individualise, word searches and flags from all over the world, plus more to make at home.

They also have a few tiny tots storytime sessions for babies under 12 months, where they can enjoy stories and rhymes.

One of the highlights though, is learning

Lilydale Library children’s librarian Sharon Waller is looking forward to school holiday storytime with a few special puppet guests. 242014 Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON how to make fake snow because who doesn’t love a white winter wonderland.

A range of activities and sessions are happening all across Eastern Regional Libraries’, so there is no shortage of things to do.

Yarra Ranges Council are also providing a number of fun and entertaining things to do

over the two week break.

Get involved in an online program and have a musical jam session with Paul the Music Man. Bring an instrument of your choice and tap away to the beat.

Or if you can’t commit to a certain time,

watch one of the pre-recorded interactive videos and move your body, cook up a storm or relax with mandala making.

The Memo in Healesville and the Arts Centre in Warburton will also be showing the newly released Cruella movie throughout the holidays.

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IN BRIEF Toy library robbed The Montrose Toy Library has been broken into and robbed for the second time this year.

Police were called to the scene on Sunday 27 June to find that thousands of dollars worth of equipment and toys had been stolen.

In a post on the Yarra Ranges Community Toy Libraries Facebook page, committee members said, “the committee and Montrose team have been working hard to get our new toy library up and running. This is a really sad blow to our small community group.”

The committee also thanked police for their assistance, as well as Yarra Ranges Council’s repair crew who helped make things safe over the weekend.

The toy library will continue to assess the damage and loss to ensure they can get back to work as soon as possible.

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Lilydale’s new five-bay ambulance station is on track to start construction in July. Artist’s impression.

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Builder announced

By Mikayla Van Loon A new Lilydale ambulance station is due to start construction in July after a builder was appointed by the state government on Tuesday 22 June.

Health minister Martin Foley announced that Bowden Corporation has been chosen to build the new facility at 3 Charles Road in Lilydale.

“Our hard-working paramedics in Lilydale deserve modern facilities so they can meet the needs of the community – this is why we are backing them in with a new ambulance station,” Mr Foley said.

The new station will replace the current ambulance station on Pine Street which is almost 40 years old and is expected to be operational by mid 2022.

The next closest stations are in Kilsyth, Yarra Junction, Ringwood and Healesville.

“We welcome this significant step towards the construction of our new 24-hour branch in Lilydale,” Ambulance Victoria Metropolitan Regional Director Michael Georgiou said.

“The branch will ensure our hardworking and dedicated paramedics have access to state-of-the art facilities, and recognises Ambulance Victoria’s ongoing commitment to Lilydale and the wider Yarra Ranges community.”

It will feature a five-bay garage for ambulances, areas including six bedrooms, training facilities, a fully equipped kitchen and improved security and car parking to make sure paramedics are safe.

The Charles Road location means ambulance vehicles will have easy access to main

roads, connecting them to the major sites including schools, shopping precincts and community facilities.

“This new ambulance station will ensure Lilydale’s paramedics have the facilities and infrastructure that they need to deliver their world-class emergency care to families and communities across the Ranges and the Yarra Valley,” Eastern Victoria member Harriet Shing said.

This new station forms part of the $759 million allocated to improving ambulance services and employing more paramedics in the 2021/22 Victorian Budget.

Since 2015 the state government has spent close to $250 million on improving ambulance stations for paramedics to enjoy better working conditions.

Anguish at kangaroo ‘killing field’ From page 1 Ms Palma said that Wildlife Victoria would seek a full investigation into recent kangaroo killings from the local council, Victoria Police and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

“Wildlife Victoria will be providing case files on all the incidents to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning,” she added.

“For any human being to deliberately inflict pain and death on an innocent animal is just horrific. It’s just sickening to know that a person or group of people are deliberately engaged in a sustained and lethal attack against these beautiful creatures,” she said.

Ms Palma said that she would be calling in professional psychological support for volunteers who had been exposed to the traumatic circumstances. Member of Save the Kinley Kangas, Alyssa Wormald said the killings have caused “enormous distress” to the local community, describing the feeling as “like whiplash” after being led to believe the cull had been cancelled.

“There is extreme distress and frustration, it’s really traumatic to know this is happen-

Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have requested the public’s assistance in locating a stolen trailer.

The trailer was stolen from a burglary at a rural property on Macclesfield Rd, Monbulk between Monday night 22nd June and Tuesday morning 23rd June.

The one of a kind, owner-built trailer along with two peewee motorbikes, tools and other items, were stolen from the property.

If you have sighted the trailer, or have any information about the offence, please contact Senior Constable Carson at Yarra Ranges CIU on 9739 2300.

To view images of the trailer, go to Eyewatch - Yarra Ranges Police Service Area on Facebook.

Five arrested for car thefts Yarra Ranges detectives, alongside Boroondara detectives, have arrested five people after a number of car thefts in Mount Dandenong on Thursday 24 June.

The charges come after police allegedly observed a stolen black Mazda and silver Isuzu D-MAX parked on Observatory Road about 9.35am.

Offenders from Pakenham, Dandenong, Officer and Clayton were intercepted and arrested by police.

One man engaged in a pursuit with police and the police air wing was called in to help located the driver.

He was found outside the retail shop, Anaconda, in Bayswater.

Each of the offenders have been charged with various counts of motor vehicle theft, as well as other serious charges.

Extra police patrols Yarra Ranges Police have deployed additional police to patrol storm-affected townships in the Hills.

Both uniform and undercover police units have been tasked to proactively patrol the Yarra Ranges as a means of community reassurance following a string of thefts since the storm.

Anyone who observes suspicious activity is urged to contact their local 24 hour police station (Lilydale or Knox) as soon as possible. For immediate police assistance, call 000. Road blocks remain in place to allow workers ease of maneuverability with heavy machinery in the area. Non-locals are advised to stay away.

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An injured kangaroo found at Heritage Golf and Country Club. ing and there isn’t much we can do. People are outraged and horrified,” she said. *The Star Mail is not suggesting the killings were carried out by anyone associated with the Heritage Golf and Country Club,

just that a number of kangaroos have been found dead and injured in recent weeks at the site.

The Heritage Gold and Country Club was approached for comment.

VicForests has offered to purchase fallen trees from private property in the Dandenong Ranges. Residents with trunks at least three metres in length and over 40cm in diameter are encouraged to email VicForests at vfs.admin@ vicforests.com.au for a quote.

If you have wind thrown timber following the storm event that may be able to be processed by timber processors VicForests will reply to your email and organise to assess the timber before giving you advice on whether it can be used. The Star Mail understands more than 100 residents have enquired about selling fallen timber since the storm.

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Josie Rothon from Josie’s Live Zumba

What is something people don’t know about you?

I have witnessed three of my best friends giving birth.

What was your most memorable moment?

Why? Performing a giant dance flash mob at my wedding and seeing 120 of my family and friends strutting their moves to the song Bootylicious.

It was unforgettable watching everyone erupt in dance & laughter together!

What do you love most about the Yarra Ranges?

Our kind close knit community, the stunning ancient trees and seeing wild wombats, deer and kangaroos almost everyday while driving a simple school run!

What do you love most about running dance classes?

The close friendships that are formed and that warm fuzzy feeling that my participants finish my class on an absolute high & feel invincible, no matter their life circumstances.

What event, past, present or future would you like to witness?

I would love to go back to August 1969 and be in the front row watching Jimi Hendrix shredding his guitar at Woodstock.

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

Marilyn Monroe, Rik Mayall, Stevie Nicks, Jane Austen, Amy Schumer, Kate Winslet.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

On a blistering hot summer night teaching Aqua Zumba indoors, I surprised the class during the cool down song. I launched myself into the water with my clothes on amongst 25 women screaming with shock and laughter.

When I emerged, my left breast had popped out of my sports top!

THREE … school holiday activities

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A cupcake or cookie decorating competition is the perfect way to keep the kids amused for a few hours and sort afternoon tea. Get the kids involved in baking a batch of cupcakes or cookies, then set them loose with a rainbow of icing colours, bowls of sprinkles and lollies and their imaginations to come up with the the most amazingly decorated cupcake of the day.

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A rainy day is the perfect time to organise a movie marathon.

Perhaps choose a movie series such as Spy Kids or movies with a theme, such as space, nature or comedy. Turn the idea into an event by creating invitations for everyone. Give every family member something fun to do - smaller children make great ushers and popcorn sellers.

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Organise a bug hunt in the backyard.Get the kids searching around flowers, bushes and the bases of trees. Turning over small or medium-sized rocks will also usually yield some creepy crawlies.

Once they’ve found a bug, place some clean dirt in the bottom of a container and pick him up with a spoon or tweezers, then place him carefully in the container.

Josie Rothon.

What are your hobbies?

Choreographing new dance routines, socialising with friends, binging English crime series

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on telly, knitting woolen medicine dolls.

What was your favourite subject at school?

Performing Arts and my lunch break!!!

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School students across Victoria made their return to school following summer holidays, while 2021’s preps got their first taste of primary school life. Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy conducted a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony for Badger Creek Primary School students and staff.

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Back to school!

School students across Victoria made their return to school following summer holidays, while 2021’s preps got their first taste of primary school life. Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy

By Jed Lanyon It’s February, but Santa Claus’ gifts keep on coming for several charity organisations who benefited from a partnership between Saint Nick and Seville’s Branded Burger Bar. The burger bar came to the rescue when they partnered with Santa, who had seen his role replaced at Chirnside Park Shopping

$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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Brigade’s growing pains

By Mikayla Van Loon When Chirnside Park fire station was built as a satellite station to Lilydale, it wasn’t meant to double in membership size in six years.

But since being built, it has now become a stand alone station to service the ever growing community in Chirnside Park.

Chirnside Park CFA captain Ben Cash said since July 2015 his members have been operating under their own station but the facilities don’t cater for the number of volunteers now working from Chirnside Park.

“When they built the building 16 odd years ago, it was only built to be a support, so our facilities are minimal compared to most stations in the area,” Mr Cash said.

Now the volunteers and members at Chirnside Park CFA are calling out for help to fundraise enough money to put towards a building extension and upgraded facilities.

One of the main additions needed at the station are female toilets.

“For the CFA and for our brigade in particular we have a very strong female membership base and it’s only fair that they have facilities, which should be the absolute bare minimum in my opinion anyway,” Mr Cash said.

Needing extra room for gear and equipment is also a top priority for Mr Cash, along with better kitchen facilities and more desks and office equipment once the building is complete.

To start, Mr Cash said the brigade is hoping to raise $20,000 with an online fundraiser but they plan to raise funds the traditional way via tin rattling and a Bunnings sausage sizzle in the near future too.

“Realistically we probably need more of that and we’ll be using a few different strategies in the next year or two to grow those funds.”

“We would have loved to have started all of this earlier but Covid over the last 18 months there has been no fundraising at all, so it has been really difficult to try and get any momentum.”

With over 1200 stations in the state all wanting some sort of funding from the CFA and state government, Mr Cash isn’t sure what they will receive at this point but said they are

The current Chirnside Park CFA building on Edward Road is not equipped for its 44 members. working closely with the CFA to get the best outcome for their members.

Each year Chirnside Park fire brigade responds to around 250 calls but as the community grows, Mr Cash said so too does the brigade.

“So we need to make sure we have a good volunteer base to make sure we can provide adequate protection for our community,” he said.

“We’re going through a lot of expansion in the Chirnside Park area from a housing point of view and with that the brigade needs to grow in order to continue to service their com-

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munity as best they can.”

What started with 20 members as a satellite station, Mr Cash said is now a 44 member stand alone station.

Working hard to build up memberships in the area, Chirnside Park CFA held a membership drive which saw an increase in interested residents and helped grow the volunteer base.

“I think there was a bit of a barrier for people not knowing how to get involved, so we tried to make that easier as a brigade to actually engage with our local community,” Mr Cash said.

“Now that we’re in our own station it’s a lot

easier for us to engage with our local community and have people join our brigade and feel they have that sense of belonging and sense of community as well.”

If thinking about joining, Mr Cash said they are always on the lookout for new members, particularly those who can do day time and mid week shifts.

To help Chirnside Park CFA reach its goal head to this link to donate https://gofund.me/ e7daeef3.

“We appreciate the support the community has given us in the past and no doubt they will continue to give us in the future.”

Lights on for Chirnside Park’s Kimberley Reserve Kimberley Reserve in Chirnside Park is one of two outdoor sporting facilities to be submitted by Yarra Ranges Council for state government funding for lighting upgrades.

The council moved a motion on Tuesday 22 June to support the submission of two projects to the 2021 Country Football and Netball Program.

The recommendation sees the council contributing $1 for every $1.50 of Sports and Recreation Victoria funding.

O’Shannassy Ward Councillor Jim Child said the co-contribution from the council

and State government was outstanding.

“What that does is, going into the future it frees up our council funds to actually do those other works on asset maintenance and asset renewal,” he said.

“So I think this motion gives a good outcome for sport and in particular, women’s sport, within our urban areas and also our rural area as well... It’s a worthy investment of council funds.”

Kimberley Reserve is home to the Chirnside Football/Netball Clubs, Junior Football and Cricket Clubs, servicing over 800 players.

A new three-pole LED lighting system over

the training space, as well as better pathway and security lighting from the pavilion to the training space will be installed with the $162,000 in funding.

It is expected that a 10 per cent increase in participation will occur with the lighting upgrades to the dedicated training space, as it decreases the pressure on the two ovals that are currently used by 16 football teams and 20 cricket teams, as well as providing safety for female players.

The well lit training space will also mean the netball teams don’t have to continue training in the car park as previously done.

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Eastern Volunteers of course remains active with its Volunteer Support Services in the Yarra Ranges providing support for all organisations who utilise a volunteer workforce . We also assist people who wish to volunteer to find the right opportunity for them.

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A local builder and a red cross volunteer were among those who joined Hills residents in a zumba dance party on Wednesday 23 June.

Dancing to help heal

By Taylah Eastwell A vibrant Mt Evelyn Zumba teacher has pledged to cart her boombox to Kalorama oval in coming weeks, running free dance classes to boost mental health following the devastating storm.

Ex-Kalorama resident and Zumba teacher Josie Rothon said the decision to run free classes came about after she experienced a bit of “survivor’s guilt” after the storm.

“I lived in Kalorama for 10 years, I moved to Mt Evelyn a year and a half ago, and on the night of the storms I was petrified because I just thought of the young family that bought my home. A few days later when I came up, my old street was just carnage, we’d lost four homes. I’d never heard of it before, but I felt what’s called survivor’s guilt,” she said.

Desperate to do something, Ms Rothon decided to run free zumba classes to boost mental health and give residents something fun to do despite the tragedy.

Ms Rothon runs online zumba classes for all ages and fitness levels after moving online during the coronavirus pandemic when she found herself out of work at both her other jobs. Despite her own difficult year, Ms Rothon was determined to help Hills residents get their smiles back.

“I had no power for ten days but that was fine compared to everybody else, so I started to think about what I could do. I’m a really bad cook, so I couldn’t offer cooking skills. I suddenly thought I could do free zumba because I’ve taught zumba on the mountain for 10 years,” she said.

After putting the call out on social media and receiving an overwhelming response, Ms Rothon now takes to the mountain three times a week to run her laughter-filled classes to anybody willing to join in at the Kalorama refuge.

“All these local mums replied and said ‘yes!

It’s not too soon, let’s do it’,” she said.

Joined by red cross volunteers, emergency workers and interested onlookers, Ms

Rothon’s classes are just as fulfilling for her as they are for locals.

“It’s beautiful because I’ve been teaching for 22 years and I feel like I finally get to live my life’s purpose, which is not so much making money but making people feel happy. It’s wicked, I feel like I can finally give back properly,” she said.

“I am one tiny aspect of what is going on here (at the Kalorama refuge centre). I’m here for the mental health, but there are people here for 12 hours each day, from 6am until 8pm helping in various ways. I’m just volunteering 45 minutes of my time which is nothing compared to everyone else, it’s just a collective family of kindness. It’s unbelievable,” she said.

“And do you know what’s really beautiful, there is so much food that has been donated here and the sweet thing is no one wants to take it because the community is so beautiful and special, they all think there is somebody else less fortunate than them… so there is enough toilet paper to cover the next lockdown in there,” she laughed.

Ms Rothon has committed to running three free classes a week at the oval on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 11am until the refuge centre closes.

“It impossible to feel sad when you’re dancing, my zumba classes aren’t really zumba anymore, they are more pop-infused laughter, my classes are cheeky and comedic and it’s not about getting anything right it’s about getting moving and just feeling, it’s just like a party,” she said.

“Anyone can do it from age three to 85 and any fitness level, even people that think they’ve got two left feet should try it because the collective energy of a huge group of women and men dancing is unbelievable. It’s just 45 mins where you get to forget about the sadness and the grief,” she said.

For more information, follow Josies Live Zumba Facebook group page or contact Josie on 0403 316 433.

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Taking risks to stay warm SLEEPING ROUGH IN THE RANGES

By Mikayla Van Loon As Lilydale’s homeless population increases, so too does the risk of people going to extreme lengths to stay warm during winter.

A fire at the old CFA station in Lilydale in May has raised concerns about the potential danger people will put themselves and others in by lighting indoor fires.

Lilydale CFA lieutenant Paul Simpson said he was aware of a number of fires which had been lit out the back of the old CFA building by those who were homeless.

“It’s quite obvious that there were homeless people living behind the old fire station and it was quite obvious that one homeless person was lighting fires behind the old fire station.

This person is quite well known for lighting fires to keep warm and to cook,” Mr Simpson said.

A man who is known to police, is suspected to have lit the fire which caused extensive damage to the building.

“These people fall into a bit of a gap. The council has tried to help them with accommodation but this individual doesn’t want to live in a house, he likes the idea of squatting somewhere and he likes the idea of sitting around a fire at night. If people don’t want to be helped there’s not much anyone can do about it.”

A Yarra Ranges CIU spokesperson said no charges had been laid in relation to the fire as yet.

Holy Fools founder and CEO Neal Taylor said he tries to offer enough services so that people don’t have to take risks.

“There are lots of people who do crazy things and we provide blankets, we provide backpack beds and as many resources [as we can],” Mr Taylor said.

“We’ve just seen some really extreme ways of people trying to look after themselves and one of those is keeping warm.”

Yarra Ranges deputy mayor David Eastham said winter was a difficult time for those facing homelessness.

“Winter is a dangerous time of the year for people experiencing homelessness, due to the extreme risk of sleeping rough in very cold and wet weather,” he said.

Cr Eastham said no one is immune to becoming homeless, particularly with a change in circumstances including job loss, family breakup or illness.

“There are many factors that impact homelessness in the region, primarily a lack of social housing that is affordable for people on the lowest incomes, and the overall decline in the affordability of housing.

“Though there is fantastic work being done

The old Lilydale fire station building has been abandoned and boarded up for quite some time. by agencies in the region, more support is always needed.”

But with homelessness increasing and the number of abandoned buildings and rough sleeping spots in Lilydale on offer, Mr Simpson is concerned about the potential worst case scenario of an indoor fire.

“The concern that we have is that, like this person did, they did light a fire inside a building to keep warm and obviously the fire, there was no chimney so the building filled full of smoke.

“And smoke kills because obviously when you’re asleep you can smell anything, you can’t smell smoke, so smoke can kill you.

“It is a big concern in terms of homeless doing these types of things and the reality of it is turning up to the worst that could happen.”

These worst case scenarios don’t just happen by fire either.

“A couple of years ago there was a couple that were killed by sleeping in their car with the heater going and they died from affixation in their car,” Mr Taylor said.

“Luckily we haven’t had any deaths like that in the Yarra Ranges but that sort of thing does happen and there’s all sorts of things that people do to try and stay warm and I fear one day something like that will happen here.”

With the White Dog Hotel and old fire station both abandoned, Mr Simpson said the possibility of abandoned building fires and break ins is high.

“The big problem here with the White Dog Hotel or be it the old fire station is that people are not willing to do anything with those properties.

“The effects to the community whether it’s fire or graffiti, appearance, damage, all that

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CFA crews responded to a fire at the former CFA building on Tuesday 25 May. type of stuff, these owners should be held accountable for that. Something should be done with those buildings.

“Leaving them empty and abandoned gives homeless people, I suppose, the option and chance to break into them and squat in them.”

Cr Eastham said a building notice on the former CFA building in Lilydale has been escalated to a building order.

“This means that the fire-damaged building must either be demolished or made safe by removing sections of the buildings that have been compromised, then securing the building,” he said.

“We’ve had productive conversations with the owner about this issue.”

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Both Mr Taylor and Cr Eastham said there are some great services in the Yarra Ranges offering assistance, from the Redwood Centre in Warburton to Anchor in Lilydale.

Yarra Ranges Council has an outreach officer who helps connect people with the right service.

“We are also fortunate to have committed local agencies like Holy Fools, the Salvation Army and Stable One who support people experiencing homelessness,” Cr Eastham said.

“We will continue advocating to the state government about housing affordability and support for people experiencing homelessness.”

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Lilydale’s ninja warrior

By Mikayla Van Loon One of Lilydale’s own has taken to the small screen to compete for the title of ultimate ninja warrior in this year’s season of Australian Ninja Warrior.

Having trained for a year and a half, Martin Jones, 20, made it through his first heat to reach the first semi final airing on Tuesday 29 June.

“Me getting into the semi finals is like the greatest thing ever, coming out of heats I was like ‘I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep going on’ but when I heard my name for the semi finals, I was like ‘alright this is awesome, what an experience and I’m going to go out onto the semi finals course and I’m going to really enjoy it’,” Mr Jones said.

Not coming from a gymnastics or parkour background but instead having played basketball and been a runner, Mr Jones said the fitness level for ninja courses was completely different to anything else he’d tried before.

“It’s just a completely different type of fitness and you just challenge yourself every time you go in and you just want to do better,” he said.

“It’s not the mundane, boring ‘I’m just going to lift one weight and do another thing’ it’s ‘I’m going to lache, do a 360 and then try and land on the ground perfectly.

“So it helps you realise like you were a kid on the playground and it brings you back to that state of just having fun when you are doing fitness.”

Mr Jones said he approached each day of training just wanting to improve on the previous day, even if that meant going from doing one pull up to two.

During his Year 12 exams a few years ago, Mr Jones went to the Australian Ninja Warrior tryouts with his good friend as a support.

Unfortunately, his friend wasn’t successful but producers of the show suggested Mr Jones should try out.

“Since that moment of my mate trying for it, unfortunately not getting shown, that just motivated me to give myself a year to get sorted out, get my body right.

“That was the catalyst, just watching the tryouts and just being like, if I can see my best friend do it, I can do it with him or I can just try it out, why not.”

Although daunting seeing other ninjas do

Mr Jones grips onto the rope during his first ever heat on the show. tricks and flips that are still out of reach for Mr Jones, he said it continues to inspire him to do more and everyone has been so welcoming and supportive.

“It doesn’t matter where you get, if you fall on the first obstacle or hit the buzzer at the end, everyone is still rooting for you and there is not a dull moment when doing ninja,” Mr Jones said.

“Everyone challenges you to become the best version of yourself and that’s what really attracts me, there’s no competition between each other, it’s between you and the course.”

The positivity of the show and all its ninja’s has been Mr Jones’ favourite part, as well as the love and support he has received from family and friends.

“The love and support from everyone who has been like ‘you can do this’ has been abso-

lutely awesome, it has uplifted me to try and go out on the course and do my best.”

Never expecting to do something like this, Mr Jones said it has been a crazy experience.

“It’s been a surreal experience getting up on that stage and then having all the crowd there cheering you on, it’s just like a dream basically. I almost have to wake myself up and go ‘you’re actually doing this now, you have to get focused.’”

“I feel like the pressure of actually going on the show is so much more than I expected.

With training, you expect the obstacles but the pressure of actually completing them is just a whole other ball game.”

Australian Ninja Warrior continues on Sunday at 7.00pm and on Monday and Tuesday at 7.30pm on Channel 9.

As a sport coach, Mr Jones never expected to be doing something like this but loves the challenge of ninja courses.

Silly socks raise funds for Lilydale SES Students, teachers and families from Rolling Hills Primary School walked, rode and scooted to school on Wednesday 23 June shinning bright in their silly socks with funds raised supporting Lilydale SES after the recent storms.

Eight teachers and 240 students, which was a massive 63 per cent of the school’s co-

hort, walked to school in support of the cause.

The Rolling Hills Primary School community make sure they stand strong together, celebrate successes and support each other during harder times.

The silly sock walk to school day raised considerable funds to be donated to the Lilydale SES.

Rolling Hills Primary School thank Lilydale SES for all their amazing efforts supporting the community during the recent storms.

- Tracy Lynch Rolling Hills Primary School students donned their favourite silly socks to help raise funds for Lilydale SES. Picture: SUPPLIED

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New neighbours move in

By Taylah Eastwell Lilydale will soon be home to a neighbourhood house.

After months of advocating, members of Lilydale Township Action Group (LTAG) is celebrating the announcement that an all new neighbourhood house will be established as a shared space with Lilydale Senior Citizens Club.

LTAG member Sharyn Manning said the neighbourhood house was a great step forward for the Lilydale community.

“When the money became available to set up a neighbourhood house, we wanted to make sure Lilydale got one because like everything else in Lilydale, we just didn’t have one,” she said.

Mrs Manning said LTAG held a couple of meetings to discuss what they could do to start the house, some floating the idea of a virtual community house to get things off and run-

The Lilydale Neighbourhood House will share space in the senior citizens club. ning, others suggesting the old fire station be revamped and reused as a neighbourhood centre.

In a joint effort by LTAG, Yarra Ranges Council officers and the Community House Associa-

tion of the Outer Eastern Suburbs (CHAOS), enquiries were made with the Senior Citizens Centre, who said they would be pleased to share their space.

“People in the community were concerned

that there was no meeting place for the communty. Now the neighbourhood house has funds and a venue and is kicking along nicely,” Mrs Manning said.

The next step, as far as LTAG is concerned, is establishing a complete community centre for the township.

“We are now starting to advocate for a community centre, which isn’t going to happen overnight and we realise that but we also realise that there are other venues in the local area, such as Mooroolbark, which has a community centre that seats over 300 people and has a theatre. They’ve had that since the 80’s and Lilydale still doesn’t have one,” Mrs Manning said.

“We have the view that a community centre is the heart of the community where people can get together, and by not having that here the community is poorer in terms of social interaction and not having a place to get together,” she said.

‘A real dog’s act’ - police

By Taylah Eastwell

Trees down on an Olinda home.

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Calls mount to recycle fallen hardwood

By Taylah Eastwell With enough tree debris to “fill the MCG” currently lying on the ground across the Dandenong Ranges, a local tree cutting service is calling on locals to recycle our quality local timber.

Purple Hat Woodworking & Co operations manager Nicholas Schill said it is “shattering” to see trees, some of which have a lifespan of up to 300-years, used for mulch and firewood following weather events in the Ranges.

“When trees fall down in the hills they just get turned into firewood and mulch, and we’re talking mountain ash that has been around for years sucking in all that carbon. It’s quality Australian hardwood that you can’t get anymore,” he said.

The Ferntree Gully based woodworking company has had a busy few weeks, with many Hills residents keen to recycle fallen trees for a number of household projects.

Using a portable timber sawmill, Purple Hat Woodworking & Co cut trees into various lengths for use as posts, beams, weatherboards, flooring, decking, benchtops, seating and wooden slabs, but the options for recycling hardwood are endless.

Over the past few weeks, the team have attended a number of Ranges homes to assist mailcommunity.com.au

with clearing trees and cutting.

“One job is a woman who has a heap of Blackwoods down, we are helping her turn the timber into decking to fix her deck that was a bit damaged as well as some coffee tables and raw slabs so she can sell it down the line. Instead of paying to get the tree cleared, she’s making money off it,” he said.

“We’ve also done a number of fence posts and pailings to help rebuild a fenceline that was damaged. You can literally cut anything and build anything with it,” he said.

A number of posts have appeared on social media in recent weeks, with Hills locals floating ideas of a wooden community table as a symbol of the devastating storm they all survived – some suggesting family names and names of local emergency service crews could be engraved in the timber.

Mr Schill, who grew up in Belgrave, said a community table would be a “good, creative idea” for Dandenong Ranges residents following the traumatic storm.

“It’s pretty easy, it would be no worries to build something like that. It’s as simple as slabbing the top of the log,” he said.

“These trees have done years of work. If you mill it, you lock in the carbon and it stays as structural timber and can be put back into the

community where the individual gets to use the asset,” he said.

Shadow Assistant Minister for Forestry Gary Blackwood also recently called on the Victorian Government to engage logging contractors to assist with the salvage of fallen trees within storm ravaged areas of the state.

‘Surely it makes sense to engage these professional operators, use the appropriate equipment to do a proper clean up, remove the future fire risk and utilise a resource to provide timber products to a market that is in short supply. This is more responsible than leaving it to rot and release carbon, instead of being processed into products that store carbon.

Mr Blackwood said there was a misconception in the community that because a tree had been storm damaged it was in some way less valuable to the industry or could not be used to make timber products.

‘Victoria has a proud history of using every piece of our harvested material in an effective sustainable way.

According to Mr Blackwood, it would be a “win-win” if the government could provide products produced from fallen timber to homeowners as they rebuild or repair as part of a support package.

Heartless thieves have stolen generators and burgled the vacant houses of stormbattered Yarra Ranges residents.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patten told 3AW last week that at least five generators have been stolen across the Dandenong Ranges.

Three houses have also been ransacked in the area, with some of the offending taking place at unoccupied homes in Mt Evelyn and Healesville that had been deemed uninhabitable due to storm damage.

Chief Commissioner Patten described the thefts as “a real dog’s act”.

“What type of person goes and knocks off generators and breaks into houses that are vacant because of storm damage? It’s just disgusting,” he told 3AW presenter Neil Mitchell.

“It’s disgusting. It’s a real dog’s act – that’s the only way I can describe it,” he said.

The offending is said to have taken place over a 10 day period following the severe storm on Wednesday 9 June, as residents continue to rely on generators for warmth and necessities while the power network is rebuilt.

Lilydale SES revealed on social media that the offenders are alleged to have been “dressed in orange work gear“, scurrying away when confronted by residents.

The post assured that legitimate emergency service workers will always be in recognisable uniform or carrying ID, while urging non-residents to stay away from the mountain.

“Let the people heal. Let them recover. Once the cleanup has progressed, then let’s all support local business. But if you just want to see what all the fuss is about, you will be turned away,“ the post read.

The looters are said to have made off with alcohol, jewellery and alcohol from vacant properties.

“Where is the humanity in anyone who would actually do something like that,” Mr Patten said.

The Chief Commissioner warned that magistrates often take into account how “abhorrent” the circumstances of the offending are in sentencing.

Police are now conducting additional patrols in the area, tasked with keeping an eye on vacant properties.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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IN BRIEF More warehouses for Kilsyth

The Coldstream Station site.

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

A planning application for 35 warehouses was unanimously approved by Yarra Ranges Council on 22 June.

The application for 42 Orchard Street Kilsyth sought approval to use and develop the land for 35 warehouses, with up to 118 car parking spaces. Provisions under the Yarra Ranges Planning Scheme were met as noted by the council meeting agenda.

The council were confident that the development would support employment opportunities, use good design of built form on industrial land, minimise off-site amenity impacts and avoid unacceptable traffic impacts to the surrounding network.

The applicant advised that this block of land had historically been problematic and had been used as an outdoor storage facility.

Although nine objections were submitted by residents whose properties primarily back onto the block of land, the applicant has put measures in place to ensure concerns of traffic increases, noise and overshadowing are counteracted.

Councillors were also pleased with a revision of the original application to include feature panels in muted earthy tones on the eastern facades of the warehouses on the eastern boundary, as well as the inclusion of an acoustic fence to reduce the impact on those houses.

Unit application approved

Pump track coming

By Jed Lanyon Coldstream will soon be the site of a BMX pump track as the old Coldstream Station is set for an upgrade.

The station, which is now the site of the new Yarra Valley Trail, will have a pit stop that will feature a pump track and an informal network of trails, allowing for additional car parking spaces, public toilets and footpaths connecting the station to Coldstream businesses.

Yarra Ranges Council unanimously approved to put the master plan out for commu-

nity consultation at their 22 June meeting.

Mayor Fiona McAllister said she was “very happy” to move the item through council after successfully receiving a $539,680 grant through the State Government’s growing suburbs fund.

“When I was elected to council many years ago now, the focus on Coldstream was something that was really important to me and the revitalisation of Coldstream and working with the incredible community that live there has seen a lot of things achieved,” she said.

“It won’t just be for those using the trail, and there will be many tens of thousands of those,

but for the hundreds of children who live in Coldstream and their families.”

Deputy Mayor and Chandler Ward Councillor David Eastham also voiced his approval at seeing the project go ahead.

“I think this is absolutely great to see for the Coldstream community as something that they will be able to hang their hat on and something that we know the community will activate, use and come together to have that social cohesion,” said Cr Eastham.

The draft master plan also includes shelter, secondary trails, station platform, lawn and tree areas to further activate the site.

Eight dwellings are set to be built at 78-80 Winyard Drive Mooroolbark after the council approved the planning application.

The eight-lot subdivision, with a single dwelling to be built on each lot, with associated vegetation removal, was objected to by 16 people.

Someone opposed to the build spoke at the meeting to raise concerns about an increase in traffic movement, lack of parking spaces, overshadowing and visual appearance.

Councillors concluded that the application demonstrated an appropriate balance between the built form of the site, with appropriate setbacks and landscaping for the sites, and met the requirements of the Planning Scheme.

While empathising with those opposed to the build, councillors said the planning application suited the land’s zoning requirements and the neighbourhood’s character.

Hyne Street levy a special charge

School pyjama day for a good cause

By Mikayla van Loon Recent storms and Covid-19 lockdowns have meant primary school students have had yet another disturbed year of learning.

Lilydale Primary School’s junior school council, along with the help of their teacher Maria Orlando, organised a pyjama day to help raise funds for disaster relief organisation GIVIT, as well as spread some joy among the school.

On Tuesday 22 June almost everyone in the school came dressed in their comfy clothes but Ms Orlando said Oodies and pyjamas were the choice of the day.

Ms Orlando said coming to school dressed in pyjamas was a way to acknowledge the comforts normally provided by heating and electricity.

“The wearing of the pyjamas was symbolic of the fact that people were without power and heat for so many days and the fact that we have that luxury, that we don’t even think twice about the fact that we’re normally warm and cosy and that we have heat and electricity to provide those comforts for us,” she said.

“So we were coming to school dressed like that to appreciate those luxuries and to raise money for those who, under the circumstances, didn’t have them.”

With the storms, Ms Orlando said many students and teachers were affected and have been until recently, by power outages and flooding.

“It touched so many people in our own school, I didn’t have power for days and I’m in Lilydale and I think traditionally we’re so used to rural communities being without power for longer periods of time in those situations,” she said.

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Lilydale residents on Hyne Street will be advised of an intention to levy a special charge at the council meeting on 24 August.

A special charge will mean the construction of a road, as petitioned by the residents, will be subsidised by the Federal government.

Yarra Ranges Council referred the construction of this road to be included in Council’s 10year Roads for the Community Initiative.

Landowner contributions to the construction of the road will be fixed at $7000 per development unit.

Support from landowners has been sought and obtained by the council.

Waste solutions for the future

Lilydale Primary School students got to wear their pyjamas to school on Tuesday 22 June.

Picture: SUPPLIED was a massive tree that fell and completely blocked the road.

“Because we were so central to it all and we all experienced it to some degree, we sort of felt like for those who didn’t have it rectified or who were in worse situations and we really wanted to help out as soon as possible.”

Not only was the pyjama day about raising money and doing something for the community, it was about providing students with a day of fun after what had been a trying few weeks.

“Our students and staff were already doing remote learning and dealing with the challenges that it brings. Then we were finally able to return to onsite learning and some of our families were faced with these new

environmental challenges. We just wanted to give the students something to look forward to, to build some excitement in our school and provide some hope for our community,” Ms Orlando said. “[The school wanted to] lift spirits all around, lift spirits for the ones here at school and for the people in the community that need the extra support.”

For just one day, students were able to enjoy the comforts of their pyjamas and forget about storm damage, power outages and lockdowns.

With 215 children at Lilydale Primary School and just a gold coin donation needed, the school was able to raise $267.70, meaning most children participated in the pyjama day.

Yarra Ranges Council has signed on to join 15 other councils in south-east Melbourne in a special purpose vehicle project for alternative waste solutions.

Currently the Yarra Ranges Shire sends 30,000 tonnes of waste to the Suez Landfill site in Hallam each year but it is expected to reach capacity in 2025.

The council, alongside other councils, are working towards a collaborative procurement model, where every Council would aggregate their collective landfill needs and be more attractive to private providers as a contracting entity, while reducing the amount of waste ending up in landfill.

The Special Purpose Vehicle which is a company that is its own separate legal identity, with its own assets and liabilities, is something the council views as the next step in this process. Councillor unanimously voted to join the special purpose vehicle for the South East Metropolitan Alternative Waste Processing proposal.

Change of name The Yarra Ranges Environmental Advisory Committee has had a name change as voted on 22 June to the Sustainable Environment Advisory Committee. It is believed the new title will better represent the breadth of issues the committee discusses. The committee comprises 23 community members and agency staff who provide the council with knowledge of the environment and ideas for the future. management of the land. mailcommunity.com.au

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In the two weeks since the storms hit our region, we’ve seen an incredible response from our community.

Countless community members, even those experiencing the worst impacts of the storms themselves, have stepped into the fold - setting up and providing donations, giving out coffee and food for those doing it rough through local businesses and even opening their homes and offering what they could to people around them.

We’ve heard stories of people offering their washing machines for laundry, lending out tools and generators to those in desperate need, and, of course, so many stories of generous donations for groceries and supplies.

We’ve also had huge support so far from relief agencies and local businesses, including the Red Cross, which brought staff out immediately to support community members with conversations and welfare checks, and the locals that set up community relief sites for their community.

There are more people, groups, agencies and businesses that have contributed to the storm response than we could ever begin to name, but what I wanted to say in this column is simple – thank you.

Your time, your effort and your support means the world for so many.

Of course, the clean-up work is continuing.

Our tree crews have been working on more than 1500 requests, while assisting State Government agencies and AusNet with the crucial work to clear every road and get services connected back up.

AusNet is still working towards a 10 July date to get power back for every community member, with more than 150 staff members working around the clock to rebuild infrastructure damaged or flattened during the storm.

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre has advised that their opening of This Way Up is now 30 June.

Written by Elizabeth Coleman it is a fast past Australian comedy with a true heart. It is about relationships – the absent partner, a guy in love with the wrong girl, a girl in love with the right guy who doesn’t know she’s alive, and a woman who wants her absent partner to give up his day job.

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Yarra Ranges Deputy Mayor We know there has been significant distress in the community about how long power has been out. So many are living through a traumatic event and the end, while in sight, is still a while away.

I would just like to emphasise that AusNet staff are working to fix the problem – they’ve been working long hours in challenging conditions and, on top of the logistical challenges, have been subjected to some poor behaviour by frustrated people.

When you encounter other people in the community – whether they’re at a relief centre, behind the counter of a cafe, working on the side of the road or passing you in the supermarket – remember that we’re all going through so much, and a little understanding with others can go more than an extra mile.

On a last note, if you’re considering making donations to the storm recovery, I’d encourage you to check in with local relief organisations, such as Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service, to see what is needed most.

Donate through registered charities and relief organisations and you can rest easy knowing your donation will have a very real and very significant impact on the people it’s going to.

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Dr Su said it’s the first public dermatology clinic accessible in rural Victoria.

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Cr McAllister said the provision of dermatological services at the hospital was “great news”.

“Our push for these services started with one voice from the community who contacted SHHAG asking for our help. With a skin condition requiring very regular treatment it meant hours and days travelling down the line to see specialists at Box Hill.

“As you can imagine this was taking its toll and after finding out via Facebook that many others were doing the same, we reached out to Eastern Health. The commencement of a dermatology clinic at Healesville Hospital is another wonderful outcome for the community.”

SHHAG, formerly known as ‘Save Healesville Hospital Action Group’ has long been campaigning for the hospital to offer the medical services that will best serve the community.

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Healesville Hospital now boasts a dermatology clinic service in boost for public healthcare for the Yarra Valley.

Eastern Health received funding to provide the service to outer east residents in a bid to ease expensive and limited dermatology services.

For Healesville resident Ashley Groome, it means he no longer has to travel to Box Hill to see his dermatologist to manage and medicate his skin conditions.

Mr Groome was treated for cancer some years ago and still requires weekly dressings to his foot after developing a skin condition from his treatment, as well as receiving a check-up every six weeks.

Mr Groome shared how grateful he is to be able to use the service, which has been in operation for about a month.

“There’s the obvious benefit of the simple convenience of it. But in my case, when you’re covered in blisters and you’re not feeling terribly well, not having to drive all the way into Box Hill is a great blessing.

“Box Hill is a very large hospital. And when you’re not feeling well and you’re in a totally unfamiliar environment, it is really quite daunting.

“Then you’ve got to get through the process of getting back home again. It’s bad enough if you have to drive, but I can’t imagine what it’d be like having to catch public transport.

Dermatologist Dr John Su has been working from the Healesville clinic.

“Currently there aren’t any services for dermatology closer than Box Hill, so to navigate one’s way there does take a lot of time and a lot of people who have gone there have made the comment that it’s quite stressful.

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By Jed Lanyon Three Mt Evelyn sisters ran out onto the field to play footy together for the first time ever when they lined up for Healesville’s senior women’s team.

Emerson, Alex and Gabby Woods all put on the bloods’ guernsey on Sunday 20 June when Healesville faced Beaconsfield.

Despite all having strong sporting backgrounds, the trio were yet to have the opportunity to play the game they love together, until now.

“It was pretty cool to all run out together,” Gabby said.

“It was good to be able to just chuck on a jumper and all go out for a run together,” Alex said. “When the team was uploaded, Gabby was starting on a wing, Emerson was in the midfield and I was a forward.

“In terms of our natural positions, we’re all different, which is good because we don’t get in each other’s way,” Alex joked. “At three quarter time, the magnets got moved and we were all put in the forward line together for a 15 minute stint.”

And as the three Woods sisters played alongside each other in the forward line, their teammates were quick to nickname the trio, ‘The Forest’.

Alex kicked a goal in the third quarter of the match as the Bloods went down by two points to the Eagles.

“I ran straight down and celebrated with her,” Gabby said.

“Emerson, apparently, couldn’t be bothered to walk down to give me a high five,” Alex joked.

The game marked the return of community sports, but spectators were restricted as crowds were locked out of local grounds.

“It was a bit funny with no crowd there,” Alex said.

“At first, dad was a bit bummed he couldn’t go, but he ended up filling a role as the umpire’s escort and mum was able to watch as she drove Gabby up because she’s underage.”

“If there’s an opportunity for us to play with each other again, it’ll be good. Hopefully The Forest can stay around for a little bit.”

The three sisters have a strong connection with local footy and are leaders in the sport that has grown rapidly across the region in recent years.

Emerson achieved a lifelong dream when she was drafted to Carlton in 2018, making her debut against Collingwood in Round 5 the next season, but wasn’t offered a contract after the 2019 season.

Alex has been with Healesville’s seniors since its inception, where she played in the team’s undefeated premiership season. She recently moved on from a role as the Eastern Ranges Girls team manager.

Gabby, who usually plays for Mt Evelyn’s U17s team, is currently playing for the Eastern Ranges in the AFLW pathway system where she played eight games and featured in the club’s recent finals campaign.

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Alex, Gabby and Emerson Woods playing for Healesville.

All three are connected through AFL Outer East’s Interleague team, where Gabby is a player, Alex is the team manager and Emerson is an assistant coach.

Gabby said it makes for an interesting dynamic where she makes sure to keep on her sisters’ good side in the interleague program.

“I kind of try not to be annoying because when you get home, there’ll be some tension in the air.

“It’s good to have Em’s football knowledge having played at a higher level and Alex is the brains behind it all on game days. I just go to her and listen, it’s really good actually.”

Barkers men fail to capitalise on chances

By Peter Stephenson On Saturday, the Barkers’ men soccer team, in eleventh place, travelled to sixth-placed Brandon Park (BP), hoping to build on the previous week’s win at Peninsula Strikers.

It was a cold, cloudy day at Freeway Reserve as Steve Nittoli celebrated his fiftieth game.

Barkers forced a couple of early corners, from the second of which Sam Klepac blasted the ball over from a tight angle at the near post.

Ten minutes in, a crossfield ball found BP’s Felix Polster in the clear, and he drilled the ball low past Mark Naumowicz for 0-1, putting Barkers on the back foot.

On 15 minutes, Barkers attacked on the right. Liam Seaye chipped forward to find Maxim Solovyev, who laid the ball back for the ball to be crossed, but Klepac, Michael Samardzija and Tom Byrne had shots blocked in quick succession.

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midfield and tried his luck from long range but was too far out to worry the home keeper.

On 28 minutes, the home side attacked down the left flank, and their winger rounded Naumowicz, and squared the ball to Polster for a simple tap-in and 0-2.

Five minutes later it got worse for Barkers, as their attack broke down, then a long BP ball caught a Barkers’ defence napping.

Polster lobbed Naumowicz to complete his hat-trick and make it 0-3. Barkers almost reduced the arrears on 42 minutes, with a low shot from Klepac forcing Christian Morales in the BP goal to turn the ball round his post.

Half-time 3-0 to Brandon Park.

Barkers began the second half with purpose. Ten minutes in, a corner from the left was sent to the far side of the box, with Seaye striking his shot against the post. Then on 64 minutes, Morales had to make two pointblank saves, the second from Solovyev.

Barkers were having no luck, and on 76 minutes, Klepac was fouled. Seaye hit his freekick against the post, then Klepac forced Morales into a one-handed save.

With just 7 minutes remaining, a corner from the right saw Brett Tronconi smash the ball home from close range, but that was as good as it got.

Simply put, BP took their chances, and Barkers didn’t. At least the heads didn’t drop, and they did create chances, but the combination of the woodwork and an in-form keeper foiled them again and again. Final score 3-1 to Brandon Park.

Earlier, the men’s reserves first took the lead, then fell behind twice before forcing a 3-3 draw with goals from Jared Mangnall, Matthew Bell and Mario Rivera.

Barkers are now bottom of the 12-team league, and next is a third consecutive away game, at seventh-placed Heatherton United.

On Sunday 27 June, the fourth-placed Barkers’ women’s soccer team travelled to Quarries Park to face second-placed Clifton Hill.

This loomed as their toughest test so far, as the Hillmen were one of only two sides to beat the Barkerettes this season, and they were missing their suspended goalkeeper, having to draft in Zoe Caldwell from the juniors.

However, nobody could have predicted the eventual outcome.

Barkers began well, with Amy D’Ortenzio lobbing the keeper on 13 minutes, but also clearing the bar. She then muscled her way through multiple challenges on the right before firing a shot at Vara Tyrikos in the home goal, which Tyrikos did well to hold.

On 25 minutes, Barkers had a corner on the right. Kelly Butera whipped in her usual good delivery, and the ball sat up nicely for Anjali Lobo, who shot home for the opener. This was going to be interesting.

Five minutes later, a through ball found Lisa Walsh, whose goal bound shot was blocked by Tyrikos, but the ball spun beyond her and inside the post for 2-0.

At the other end, Hillmen had chances cleared off the line twice as Barkers rode their luck - half-time 2-0 to Barkers.

Ominously, the home side brought on striker Zoe Markopoulos at half-time, who usually plays in one of Hillmen’s higher league sides.

This was going to be very interesting, as she had scored a hat-trick at Esther Park earlier in the season in their 3-1 victory over Barkers.

Sure enough Markopoulos repeatedly weaved her magic, seemingly going past players with ease. However, she usually tried to go past one opponent too many, and the Barkers’ defence did a sterling job of snuffing out the regular threats.

What’s more, they were gaining dividends from occasional breakaways. On 54 minutes, Barkers broke away, and an inviting through ball to Walsh allowed her to run onto it and put the ball beyond the keeper to make it 3-0.

Ten minutes later and, unbelievably, it happened again. This time, a quite superb ball from Aeisha De Marco again found Walsh.

She’s absolutely in the zone at the moment and repeated the dose to make it 4-0 and complete her hat-trick.

Barkers were still under siege, but the best was yet to come. On 77 minutes another great ball found Walsh. This time she let rip a screamer into the top corner for 5-0, which was the final score.

This was remarkable stuff, because while all this was going on, Clifton Hill were trying desperately hard to break the Barkers’ defence, but they were resolute.

This was quite simply one of the Barkers’ best performances for years.

It’s one thing to beat a mid-table side 4-1 at home as we did last week. It’s quite another to go to a ground you’ve never played on, against a side in second place boasting some very good players, and simply put them to the sword.

It would be grossly unfair to single out any one player. This was a brilliant team display from the goalkeeper right through to the forwards.

Dogged defending and lethal finishing combined to set up this remarkable result. Barkers go up to third, and next Friday host ninth-placed Ashburton at Esther Park. mailcommunity.com.au

ALL REVVED UP

Drive safely this winter RACV is warning motorists to be prepared and take extra care when driving in winter conditions.

Driving in severe weather can be challenging and dangerous, so motorists should try to avoid the three big mistakes of winter driving.

Poorly prepared vehicles, speeding and a failure to treat the icy conditions with respect are a disastrous cocktail that can lead to accidents and damage to vehicles.

Poor preparation: Amazingly, RACV research has found that tyres were often neglected, with one in five cars on Victoria’s road having at least one unroadworthy tyre.

Many car owners also forget to look at other critical items, too.

Check your tyres, windscreen wipers, the battery, lights, brakes, heater and cooling system before heading off.

Slush and mud were particularly hard on vehicles, so drivers should get their cars serviced regularly.

We can’t stress enough how important tyres are to a car’s safety.

In slippery conditions like you’d find in the snow, tyres need to be in tip-top condition.

Tyres must have plenty of tread depth and no damage.

They should also be inflated to the correct pressure.

But, be aware, this can vary from car to car.

The recommended minimum tyre pressures are usually listed on a sticker inside the driver’s door jamb or glove box.

Driving too fast for winter conditions: Remember, it takes much longer to stop in the wet, so don’t follow other cars too closely when it is raining or if the roads are wet.

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