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Tuesday, 6 July, 2021

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Nursery storm appeal

Old fire station goes

Love takes charge

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Lilydale officially opened its first community garden on Thursday 1 July, with dozens of people basking in the glorious sunshine outside Bunnings to celebrate the initiative.

Yarra Ranges Council and the Lilydale Community Garden Committee started on this project three years ago to bring a modular community garden to Lilydale.

The project was the first of nine revitalisation projects decided upon by Yarra Ranges Council because of its shovel ready status.

Partially funded by the state government’s $2 million Suburban Revitalisation Program, the project received $55,000, with the council contributing $30,000 to make the plan a reality.

Lilydale Community Garden Committee member Benson Bannon said he loved the idea of a community garden because they are like a community village.

“Gardeners are friendly, they’re practical, they touch nature, they grow things, they share with each other the produce, they give each other tips on how to grow things, how to cook the stuff and all the community gardens operate that way and it’s just lovely,” Mr Bannon said.

“So it’s like a little, mini village. And it is inclusive, there will be all sorts of ages, there will be families, there will be children, there will be people with different abilities and we’ll all just have a common interest in gardening.”

Fundamental to the design of the modular garden beds was the use of sustainable, ethical and environmentally sourced materials.

The timber panelling used and a specific watering system were carefully chosen to not only meet an environmental but also social sustainability standard.

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A fallen tree has torn through the roof of one of the plant houses making in unsafe to enter.

A number of storage structures and poly houses have had roofs removed from the heavy winds.

Nursery battered in storm

By Mikayla Van Loon Yarra View Nursery supports so many in the local community and now they are asking for a little bit of help themselves after last month’s wild storms.

The wind and rain meant many of the nursery’s crop houses lost roofs and a fallen tree has damaged three structures.

Not only has it been the physical damage but Knoxbrooke’s executive general manager of the social enterprise, Scott Buckland, said it has been the loss of trade, production and stock, as well as a number of compromised trees that have added up to a big cost.

Infrastructure damage and the clean up is estimated to total $150,000, while the cost of lost trade, production and stock is estimated at $50,000.

“As a not for profit and a charity providing employment opportunities to people with disability, we don’t have a lot of cash in the bank to buffer these sorts of things and it is an unusual situation,” Mr Buckland said.

That is why Yarra View Nursery is asking for help, something they have never really done before, to bridge the gap between what insurance will cover and the cost of recovery.

“It’s very, very rare that we have done something like this. A good amount of the infrastructure damage will be covered,” Mr Buckland said.

“We’re not sure about all the clean up costs, we’re still waiting on insurance but we don’t think that will be fully covered and certainly the stock loss and production loss and loss of trade, it’s not significant enough to be claimed.”

Mr Buckland is hoping the nursery can fundraise $50,000 to put towards expenses not covered by insurance.

And while the damage may be done to the structures, the risk of losing plants to frost is the next challenge over the coming weeks.

“Certainly on those tunnels where the stock is completely exposed, we’re getting frosty mornings now, so if we get multiple frosty

mornings there’s potential for some fairly significant stock damage.”

Another major challenge is the loss of production days and facilities, which may mean some of the plant supply contracts Yarra View Nursery has with the rail projects and freeway projects may be delayed.

“I’m hoping it doesn’t impact on the ability to deliver on those contracts but if we don’t get these repairs done fairly soon then there will certainly be some impact on our ability to supply in the future.”

Although unfortunate, Mr Buckland said it could have been a lot worse had the storms happened during the day.

“We were lucky, at the end of the day, given what’s been happening up in the mountains.”

Nonetheless, Mr Buckland said many of his staff were shaken from being unable to get to work after the storms because of fallen trees.

“That’s certainly created a lot of anxiety with our staff and then obviously coming to work and seeing the significant damage here,”

Mr Buckland said.

“So we’ve been helping people through that. We’ve got an amazing support team and a support focus in our business.

“We’ve been helping out wherever we can to try and manage and help people through the situation but it’s certainly impacted our staff but we may not see the full effect of that for months yet.”

Even though Mr Buckland said storms have happened previously and damage may have occurred, it’s never been to the extent of what happened in early June.

“It’s something we’ve never seen before, it’s certainly a freak event but we’re resilient, we’ve been around a long time and it’s just another hurdle we need to get over and hopefully we can get over it fairly quickly and get back on track and keep things going.”

To help Yarra View Nursery and the other Knoxbrooke sites get back on their feet, donate here https://knoxbrooke-inc.giveeasy. org/the-great-storm-recovery-appeal

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IN BRIEF Woman assaulted in Croydon

Bulldozing history

Croydon police have released a computer-generated image in the hopes it may help identify an unknown man who assaulted a woman at her home earlier this year.

A 46-year-old woman was approached by the man while sitting in her car that was parked under a carport at her Lincoln Road address about 7.55pm on Thursday, 29 April.

Investigators were told the man banged on the window before opening the driver door and assaulted the woman.

The man ran away in an unknown direction.

The woman was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries.

Police are looking for a man who is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance, aged between 40 and 45-years, about 175cm tall with dark eyes.

He was wearing a black hooded jumper at the time.

Anyone who recognises the man or with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

By Mikayla van Loon A part of Lilydale’s history was demolished last week as machinery moved in to bulldoze the former CFA building on Main Street.

In May, CFA crews were called to a fire at the building, which was deemed suspicious and caused internal damage to the structure.

Yarra Ranges Council had been in discussions with the owner of the property to either secure the building by removing damaged sections or by demolishing it entirely.

The response to demolish the building came as a shock to many community members, many of whom said they wanted to drive past to be sure it was true.

Having been abandoned a number of years ago, the old fire station had been left to ruin causing outrage.

Lilydale and District Historical Society president Sue Thompson said this was an example of demolition by neglect.

“Leave a building empty, don’t secure it and the result is inevitable – vandalism, squatters and fires,” she said.

“This was Main Street’s only remaining example of a 1930s building and the council’s own Heritage Architect back in 2019 recommended its listing on the council’s heritage overlay but nothing happened.”

Ms Thompson has been advocating for the protection of Lilydale’s historic buildings and said the council can no longer wait for the Lilydale Place Plan and Structure Plan for these buildings to be protected.

“At the moment the council is referring constantly to the Lilydale Place Plan and the Draft

Machinery has been brought in to sort through the rubble of the old fire station building.

Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON Structure Plan claiming the heritage elements will be included in and addressed in the final plan to be released later this year,” she said.

“But putting these buildings on the council’s heritage overlay now is not dependent on the Lilydale Structure Plan. Council can act now but doesn’t seem to want to do anything.

Waiting for the Structure Plan could be too late for our other buildings.”

A post in the I Grew up in Lilydale Facebook group received over 130 comments of people mostly in shock of its demolition, angered

by the loss of history and reminiscing about family members who once worked out of the building.

“The building was not just special architecturally but it was special socially and economically,” Ms Thompson said.

“It was a meeting place for the many townspeople who were volunteers in the brigade either as fire fighters or partners, both of whom worked tirelessly raising money for equipment so they could keep our town and businesses safe.”

Lilydale community garden blossoms From page 1 Yarra Ranges Council said they were impressed by contractors FFLA Architects and Warrandale Landscapes in understanding the needs of the garden and turning around an intuitive design that met those needs in a relatively short period of time.

Lilydale Revitalisation Board chair and member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing said it was great to see how quickly the gardens have become a part of the community.

“There is already a sense of ownership by the entire community for all of what it is now and what is to come. I can’t wait to see green arbors and beautiful new growth and people enjoying this really wonderful open, accessible spot which is just about in the best planting environment,” Ms Shing said.

For the Lilydale Community Garden Committee this is a stepping stone to something bigger, with the hopes of acquiring acreage to expand into fruit trees and a larger variety of plants.

“What we’re hoping is, in a couple of years there might be acreage for us because we need to put roots down into the ground and look after the soil bacteria and all those

things, so we’re very excited,” Mr Bannon said.

As the urban areas of the Yarra Ranges continue to grow, particularly with the Kinley development expected to increase the population, housing density will also increase.

Mr Bannon said community gardens give people the ability to grow fresh produce and live sustainably, particularly in those high density suburban areas.

“Part of why we started the community garden idea was because we have the green wedge here in the Shire and there can’t be development out into the vineyards and the hills,” he said.

“So there is a lot of what they call infill, so instead of one house on a quarter of an acre you’ve got three townhouses or six or seven townhouses and because of overshadowing, people can’t actually grow fruit trees and vegetables, so a community garden is a place where they can.”

But for now both the Lilydale Community Garden Group and Yarra Ranges Council are hoping the gardens will engage people of all ages, get them talking about healthy eating and sustainability, while offering a commu-

nity space for social interaction.

The expectation is that school groups will be able to utilise the community garden for educational talks.

With uniquely designed seating and chess sets, the community garden is also a space for people to gather and enjoy the outdoors, while bringing life to a blank area along Main Street.

“It has revitalised us as much as it has revitalised the very bleak wall that was here and we notice people sitting having lunch, having coffee and a chat,” Mr Bannon said.

A small membership fee will be charged to use the community gardens but Mr Bannon said he welcomes anyone to come and enjoy the space and watch as fruit and vegetables grow.

The garden committee has already started enjoying the benefits of having somewhere to plant and grow fresh produce.

“Everyone is so excited, they come and do stuff every day, not all of them but just one will come once a day and they get their hands dirty and make sure the plants are there and they replace what’s missing,” Mr Bannon said.

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A 30-year-old Holden Commodore driver allegedly drove through a red light before clipping another drivers vehicle.

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The View Club meets again The Yarra Valley View Club is meeting once a month again, should Covid-19 restrictions continue to allow it. July’s meeting will be happening on Tuesday 27 July at the Dorset Gardens Hotel from 12 noon. Marion Wheatland will be at this month’s event to talk about spinning. The View Club has many members from Healesville, Yarra Glen, Lilydale, Croydon and surrounds but is always ready to welcome more ladies to the club. Bookings are essential.

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Lilydale RSL president Bill Dobson

Why is it so important for ex-service men and women to have a communal spot to meet?

Having an RSL is an important part of the identity of a town, it’s a place to meet on the special days like Anzac Day etc., the RSL can support veterans and their families financially and with health issues, also by organising pensions, we support them by directing them to specialised professionals, so it’s important to have a communal place to meet.

Why did you originally get involved in the Lilydale RSL? My grandfather was at Gallipoli, dad was in WW2 and I served in Vietnam so it is only right that I do my bit, in saying this, it is an honour to be president. Everyone needs to believe in something, Australian WW1 general John Monash addressed his troops at the end of the war and famously said “Equip yourself for life, not solely for your own benefit but for the benefit of the whole community”, so my suggestion to anyone is, if you haven’t got a worthwhile cause yet, find one.

What do you enjoy about being a part of the RSL? I enjoy working with a wonderful group of volunteers that believe in keeping alive the core values of the original Lilydale RSL founders established over 100 years ago.

What is something people don’t know about you?

After being discharged from the army in 1970 two mates and myself rode around Australia on motorbikes for 18 months working various labouring jobs when we could find them.

A great experience. We thought it was time to come back to Melbourne to get proper jobs when sleeping in parks and under bridges started to loose its appeal.

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

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Lilydale RSL president Bill Dobson. dians, Billy Connelly, Carl Baron, Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Murphy, Peter Whitworth and Ricky Gervais, it would be an unforgettable dinner.

What is your favourite book?

Cricketer Keith Miller’s autobiography Favourite holiday spot in Australia?

Wilson’s Promontory in Victoria.

What do you like about being a part of the Lilydale community in general?

At a recent Lilydale Township Group meeting

a large crowd attended and there was a wonderful feeling of community involvement to achieve new projects around Lilydale.

There are many things to like about Lilydale, plus we are at the start of the beautiful Yarra Valley.

Lilydale RSL has published a book on the 100 year history of the RSL. It is a great read and I recommend this well researched book by local historian Anthony McAleer. For a copy send an email to the Lilydale RSL, secretary@lilydalersl.com.au

We’re building big near you and there will be transport disruptions As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re removing 75 dangerous and congested level crossings, with 46 already gone. We’re also continuing works to prepare for major construction on North East Link.

Train disruptions: Buses replace trains in both directions Lilydale Line

From 9pm 16 Jul to Nov Mooroolbark Station closed From 8.30pm 19 Jul to 24 Jul

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Step forward for RSL help

By Mikayla Van Loon Asking for help is never easy but the Lilydale RSL wants local veterans to reach out if they are in need of assistance.

Following on from the terrifying storms last month, Lilydale RSL president Bill Dobson said even if they wanted to help, getting information about veterans in the community is difficult.

“We don’t know where all the veterans are, so it was troubling to us that we didn’t know where they were and they could have required help and we weren’t able to give it. So our problem is, it is very hard to contact people if we just don’t have that information,” Mr Dobson said.

For some, the storms would have brought up memories of war zones, taking them back to dark and disturbing times, causing distress and fear.

Mr Dobson said the RSL was able to purchase a generator for one man who was on his own and suffered from PTSD, which was triggered by the wild weather.

But not having access to the Department of Veteran Affairs list of ex-service men and women, the Lilydale RSL worries there could be more veterans out there suffering, not knowing that the RSL is able to help.

“It’s part of the RSL core values, to look after veterans and their dependents. When you look at the RSL it’s been going for over 100 years now and it was there before welfare was,” Mr Dobson said.

There is no need to join or be a member of an RSL to access the services they provide.

Whether it was yourself or a dependent family member who served, the RSL can offer financial assistance and can help link people to health and wellbeing services.

From the money raised selling Anzac badges and other fundraising initiatives, 50 per cent goes to Anzac House and 50 per cent goes to the Lilydale RSL to spend on veterans’ welfare.

Lilydale RSL is calling on young veterans to take over the tradition, heritage and culture of the RSL.

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here and have showers and the rest. So that’s our aim.”

Mr Dobson said Lilydale RSL currently has 130 members but only 20 or so will turn up to Wednesday and Friday night events, compared to the thousands that attend Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services.

“People are conscious of it but they don’t come out all the time to the RSL. I think today, there are so many options with cafes, pubs and clubs, so in the early days [RSL’s] were really popular because there weren’t too many places to go, not just for veterans but for most people.”

Knowing that around 80 per cent of all RSL

members across the state are over 70, Mr Dobson and the rest of the RSL committee are hoping to recruit younger veterans to take over the tradition of the Lilydale RSL. “We need younger people to take over the committee and they can shape it the way they want to shape it.

“You just wonder where the RSL is going unless younger people come in and take over the committee. So that’s a big thing, it’s not only about finding people we can look after, it’s about finding the next committee.”

Anyone seeking assistance can contact Bill Dobson on 0419 588 708.

“If we don’t spend that 50 per cent on veterans, it goes back to Anzac House. So that’s why we’re desperate to find people to spend it on.”

During the direct aftermath of the storms, Mr Dobson said the Lilydale RSL collected and donated items to Monbulk RSL who opened up as a relief hub.

Seeing the community work that Monbulk RSL was able to do, Mr Dobson said the Lilydale RSL committee wanted to do more.

“We would like to become like the Monbulk RSL so that people have a focal point. It would just be another relief centre, it gives people another option. If we get a powerful enough generator, perhaps people could come down

Storm Relief & Recovery Meetings and Drop Ins

STORM RELIEF AND RECOVERY COMMUNITY DROP-INS Council, emergency services and State Government agencies will be hosting drop-in sessions for the community to provide an update on storm recovery, a look at what’s ahead, information on how to access help from existing services, and to answer questions.

These sessions are open to ALL residents of Yarra Ranges who may have questions regarding the current situation and what’s next after the storms. Registration is not required.

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Council will be hosting business forums where businesses can receive updates on storm and flood recovery. Various agencies will be in attendance. This will be an opportunity to ask business related questions.

Registrations are essential due to Covid safe regulations and venue density limits. If venue capacities are reached, other dates will be announced.

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LITERATURE

From Russia to Mt Evelyn

By Mikayla van Loon Jim McIntyre’s authorial career is nothing short of inspiring, drawing on lived experiences to write a 30-years-in-the-making novel.

Now the author is taking time to visit the Mount Evelyn Reading Room on Thursday 22 July to delve into the lives of Vassili, Anna and Helen from Nikolai the Perfect, as well as his own.

Partly set in Mount Evelyn, the influence of the Dandenongs’ scenery is just as profound as the Russian uprisings.

“The Dandenongs are an irresistible setting - you could almost say Gothic,” Mr McIntyre said.

“Manicured in parts, lush fernery, cascading creeks, majestic eucalypt forests, juxtaposed with surprising touches like tulip farms, German restaurants, Tudor guesthouses and that view of the city from Mount Dandenong Lookout in all weathers.”

But Mr McIntyre’s love affair with Russia began with its tumultuous history of revolution, as well as a love for authors Tolstoy, Chekhov and Solzhenitsyn et al, which he said grew into a fascination with perestroika and glasnost the rebuilding and openness of the USSR in the 1980s.

“Like many my age, I was worried about nuclear war. Gorbachev and all he stood for seemed the best chance to avert it,” Mr McIntyre said.

“Then, in 1992 on a whim, after spotting an advertisement in The Saturday Age, I booked myself a trip to Russia and Ukraine, started learning the language, made progress and decided to keep going.”

While in Moscow in 1993, Mr McIntyre experienced one of the most historic events in Russia, a counter coup of then President Boris Yelstin.

Trapped inside his apartment for five

Nikolai the Perfect follows Vassili as he travels from Moscow to Mount Evelyn with a mysterious wrapped package.

Jim McIntyre was runner up to Jane Harper’s The Dry in the 2015 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript.

Picture: SUPPLIED days, Mr McIntyre watched on as demonstrators marched in the streets below, protesting against Yeltsin’s economic reforms and armed forces stormed Moscow’s White House, taking over the mayor’s office and attempting to seize the TV station.

“The 1993 counter-coup I witnessed wasn’t so much harrowing as eerie. I hope the corresponding scene in the book captures something of that,” Mr McIntyre said.

“I think it also put paid to my youthful political optimism that post-Soviet Russia was on the path to peace and democracy.”

Not quite done with Russia, in 1998 Mr McIntyre went back as an education agent for Swinburne University and spent four years living and working in Moscow.

Although much of his experiences in Russia may have influenced his novel, Mr McIntyre said his whole life has somehow had an impact

on his writing of Nikolai the Perfect.

“Nikolai the Perfect feels like ten books bundled into one - drawing on all the major experiences in my life, preoccupations, observations,” he said.

“Although, as writers will, I also ransacked what I knew, or imagined, of other peoples’ lives. But even those parts were ultimately autobiographical, stemming from childhood loss, in ways I denied to myself until very late in the process.”

After taking a break from writing, Mr McIntyre has just recently gone back to writing his next novel about Nikolai Miklukho-Maklay.

Mount Evelyn Reading Room coordinator Liz du Toit said they are excited to hear Mr McIntyre’s experiences first hand.

“We love hosting author’s and we are particularly excited to be talking about a novel with a direct link to Mt Evelyn,” Ms du Toit said.

“Jim’s journey is very interesting and it will be wonderful to hear about his perseverance in getting his novel published.”

The Reading Room event is free but bookings are essential https://www.mtevelynch. com.au/course-detail.cfm?coursecode=JMI21

Take a new reading voyage into a diversity of genres Most of us as readers have one or a couple of preferred literary genres. Because there is never enough time to consume all the books on our TBR list in our favourite genre(s), it is unlikely that we will venture outside of our reading comfort zone and explore those authors and books unknown and unfamiliar to us.

Perhaps you, too, have wondered what you have missed and are still missing. Still, life is too short to fully try out everything. Instead of diving straight into a different genre and then realising you have no idea where to start – like a tiny boat launching into a vast ocean without an experienced navigator on board – perhaps you just want to dip your toes into those strange waters from time to time.

Which is why Lighthouse – An Anthology (Lorikeet Ink, 2020) is refreshing, as it offers a delightful glimpse of some of the reading

PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN routes that this reviewer has never before taken. The 15 stories collected here share the same theme, but they are from a diverse range of genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, romance, crime, historical fiction, dystopian and paranormal.

In the words of Chris Foley, the anthology’s organiser and contributing author: “Each contributing writer accepted the challenge of

setting their story in a lighthouse, applying their own special brand of creativity to produce this collective work... The willingness by everyone to be involved, and additionally to offer other talents, is truly inspiring.”

Each story leads down a unique path, with its author serving as a guide – not only to that particular literary genre, but also to his or her writing style and vision. Indeed, some of the stories make you want to know more about their creators. It would be interesting to find out if these authors can handle novel or novella-length projects as well as they do short stories.

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Those who are biased towards horror and sci-fi will enjoy ‘Alice’ by Carleton Chinner, ‘In the Dark’ by Sophie Evans, ‘The Sound the Sea Makes’ by Alyssa Mackay and ‘Bereft of Morna by Brooke Maggs. They will also like ‘Jezebel’ by Lane Thornton, a story that is both scary and infuriating.

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Rough sleeping is becoming more common in the Yarra Ranges which can be put down to a lack of social housing in the area.

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Homeless housing crisis

By Mikayla van Loon Finding a long term home is difficult in the best circumstances let alone when facing homelessness.

And in the Yarra Ranges it is even more challenging to find safe, secure and stable housing when the prospects of social and public housing are minimal.

Anchor’s CEO Heidi Tucker said the homelessness crisis both in the Yarra Ranges and around, not only, the state but the country is related to the 80,000 Australians waiting for social housing.

“There is very, very little social housing in the Yarra Ranges, very little. There’s certainly not the availability for people who would want to live there, there is the occasional one but it’s very scarce,” she said.

“It’s related to the underinvestment in public housing for more than a decade in Victoria.

It’s also related to probably all the people falling through the cracks with mental health services particularly.

“I think there are a lot of people who have that dual diagnosis of mental illness and addiction, particularly to alcohol and I think it is fair to say in the last ten years the services in those areas have probably decreased and are under-represented in the Yarra Ranges.”

Ms Tucker said the part of the solution to the homelessness crisis is to provide permanent housing at an affordable rate.

“I would say that permanent housing is desperately needed and looking at state statistics, they show and I’m going to say I think Yarra Ranges has about 0.9 per cent of social housing from memory.

“Somewhere like the north, like Melton, anywhere between three and five per cent of the whole stock is social housing. So you’re very underdone in that area and have been

SLEEPING ROUGH IN THE RANGES for many years.”

Public housing is just part of the housing equation but Ms Tucker said emergency accommodation also needs to be a priority in the shire. “[The Yarra Ranges] doesn’t have any, it simply has none,” she said.

“We don’t have any crisis accommodation and we certainly don’t have a youth refuge, we don’t have a refuge type thing that you could just walk in and stay the night.”

Although Ms Tucker said churches play a big role in emergency accommodation, it is not widespread or known about by many people who need a place to sleep.

Part of Anchor’s role is to assess someone’s situation and help them find the next step, which includes offering them a night in motel accommodation if they have nowhere else to go.

“The caveat to this is that priority is always given to women and children and so the actual support available to a single male or a single female or a couple with children is very, very limited throughout the whole system, throughout Australia actually,” Ms Tucker said.

“If a woman and her children come in we will do everything possible to get them into shelter for the night, into a motel.”

And while those emergency shelters and accommodation solutions are important, Ms Tucker said it doesn’t help someone in the long term.

“Emergency accommodation is one thing and it is certainly part of a continuum of housing but it’s not the answer. So getting someone in for the night, ok that gives them a night of opportunity but in fact what changes people’s lives is actually a long term home.

“Just to rely on emergency accommodation might just mean a revolving door, if they’ve got nowhere to go to make their home, then it’s just a revolving door and we’re not really doing anything useful for anyone.”

Ms Tucker said often when people have nowhere else to go it’s because they are escaping violence and emergency accommodation will keep them safe for a night but getting them to the next stage of transitional housing is what Anchor works towards.

Transitional housing is the transition between homelessness and long term accommodation in a social housing setting, where the cost of living in that home is only 25 per cent of a Centrelink benefit.

“While people are in transitional housing what we’re also trying to do with them is try and look at their other issues, possibly issues of addiction, family violence, children may have a disability.

“There’s often a lot of other issues that are travelling with people, with these families and individuals and we try to link them into other services.”

But linking people to those services can be challenging when they are not readily available.

Ms Tucker said the Yarra Ranges doesn’t lend itself to well placed services with a lack of public transportation and such a large area

to provide for.

“When you look at these issues, they are complex. Things like public transport feeds into this, socio-economic status, jobs and availability of jobs, it all integrates together, coordinates together to cause these perfect storms at the other end.”

Another hurdle Anchor has been trying to overcome is the perception of the Yarra Ranges as the wealthy, leafy, winery region and the idea that homelessness can and does occur in the area.

In trying to fix this, Anchor has been working with Yarra Ranges Council and the Salvation Army on a pilot outreach project to engage with rough sleepers in the Yarra Ranges.

“In the Yarra Ranges there does tend to be a lot of rough sleepers. You would think ‘city’ but in fact in the Yarra Ranges there’s lots of places for people to hide,” Ms Tucker said.

“I might admit that if I were homeless I’d probably want to be somewhere like the Yarra Ranges because it’s safer, you can go into the national parks or you can find little places to park your car if you live in your car, that sort of stuff, it is a lot safer than in the city.”

Anchor offers a number of services, whether that be providing funds to top up someone’s private rent or helping people apply for Centrelink payments they didn’t know were available to them.

Ms Tucker said people can self refer themselves for help but most of the time they are notified through Centrelink, hospitals and sometimes jails about someone in need of assistance.

For housing support services within Anchor, call them on 03 9760 6400, email openingdoors@anchor.org.au or visit them at Box Hill Institute - Lilydale Lakeside Campus, Jarlo Drive, Lilydale.

Electoral boundary changes on the cards for Evelyn

By Mikayla van Loon The Victorian Electoral Boundaries Committee (EBC) released its report on the proposed boundary redivisions for state elections on Wednesday 30 June.

Under the redivision proposal for the south eastern districts, the Monbulk and Evelyn Districts could see some changes.

The Evelyn District is nearly 10 per cent below its quota for electors, meaning the region needs to expand to gain enough voters.

Two options are available for the Evelyn District, the first being to gain Montrose from the Monbulk District, which would allow it to grow by nearly 10,000 electors.

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District expand into the Croydon District to capture Mooroolbark, uniting the localities of Lilydale, Mooroolbark and Mount Evelyn.

Member for Evelyn Bridget Vallence supports the EBC’s recommendation to gain Montrose to increase the number of electors in the district.

“The proposed boundary changes to the Evelyn electorate will see the electorate expand to take in Montrose, while reducing the area of Chirnside Park I currently represent, and also unite areas of Lilydale and Mooroolbark which had previously been split between three different electorates,” she said.

By extending into Montrose, balanced by some loss to the Warrandyte District, Evelyn would be 2.35 per cent above the quota,

trending very close to the district average by 2026.

Evelyn District would also include a larger share of Mooroolbark and all of Mount Evelyn within its boundaries.

Ms Vallence said she would be pleased to welcome Montrose into her electorate and that she has gotten to know many of the residents throughout the recovery from last month’s storms.

“After the recent catastrophic storms, I had many people in the Montrose area contact me asking for help to access the muchneeded power outage support payment after they’d been knocked back by the government.

“Montrose is a beautiful township that is

very community focused and I know many people who live there. At the end of the day, it’s one of the greatest privileges to represent and serve your local community.

“No matter how the boundary lines are finally drawn in October, I’ll be working 100 per cent to ensure that everyone within the new boundaries is given the best representation possible, and that I listen to and fight for the issues that matter most to all residents.”

The EBC is now asking for community feedback on the proposed electoral boundary changes, which can be done by lodging a written submission via the EBC website http://ebc.vic.gov.au/, before 5pm Friday 30 July.

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Councillors back budget

By Jed Lanyon Yarra Ranges Council formally endorsed its budget and 10 year capital expenditure program at the 29 June council meeting.

The meeting saw councillors debate the 1.5 per cent rate increase, which had been a contentious issue amongst councillors and residents.

Mayor Fiona McAllister said that while the budget was heavily geared towards recovery from Covid, she admitted it would now become one of recovery from the devastation of last month’s storm.

“The four million that we had set aside for Covid recovery, suddenly seems insubstantial and the many millions, if not tens of millions that will be needed to fund a storm recovery, has become very front of mind,” she said.

The Mayor admitted that this may cause the budget to come under review in the near future.

“We may need to review our budget in the next three to six months time as the truth of the impact of what has happened to all of us is revealed.

“Of course we see the challenges that we will face with recovery from storms and supporting the community that is still reeling from covid and is now absolutely reeling in terms of recovery from the storms. Times are hard for

many within our community, so it isn’t easy that we lean in with a very small rate increase of 1.5 per cent. But we do it knowing that we will support our community Councillor Cathrine Burnett-Wake pushed to see an amendment that would see no rate increase, that would equate to a reduction of $1.9 million in general rates revenue.

Ms Burnett-Wake argued the impacts of lockdown and the impact of the storms, where her Streeton Ward was worst impacted, as reasons why a rate rise should be on hold.

“I want to very importantly address the confusing messaging around this rise. Although this year’s budget has a 1.5 per cent increase, in practice there will also be an additional 2 per cent added from a carry over from last year,” she said.

“If this budget goes through as is, already struggling residents will suffer a real terms 3.5 per cent rate rise. There is nothing we can do to prevent the increase rolled in from last year.

That is a consequence of decisions made by the council of last year. I was not a councillor at that time, I did not vote for it and regretfully I cannot take action against it.

“Yes, there are some people who can absorb a rate increase. However, there are many who cannot. The draft budget introduction set out that the rise would equate to an aver-

age of $43 for the year.

“That amount is misleadingly calculated on the 1.5 per cent. It does not include the buried per cent. And let’s not forget that the calculation of our rates is tied into the value of our properties as per the Valuer General. On average, across the whole municipality the rateable value increase is 3.99 per cent.

“Streeton Ward, my ward, sees the largest increase at an average of 6.56 per cent - some suburbs in Streeton are even higher, Sassafras tops out with a 11.45 per cent value increase.

The reality is that the increase far exceeds the touted $43. The bottom-line real cash outlay will be, on average, more. A hypothetical average Sassafras resident might see a raise of $430. Ten times the meaningless $43 figure being used to argue against concerns about increases. For some it will be less, but for others it will be far more.”

Cr Burnett-Wake argued that recovery costs associated to the storms should not be seen as an excuse to increase rates as state and federal government disaster and relief funding should shoulder the damages as opposed to victims and local government.

Councillor Tim Heenan shared the views of Cr Burnett-Wake and supported the amendment to the budget, while Councillors Jim Child, Johanna Skelton, Richard Higgins, David Eastham and Fiona McAllister voted

against the proposed changes, ultimately succeeding.

“We’re in dreamland if we sit back and think the state and federal government are going to fund recovery, all of it. We as a level of government, do have a responsibility to our residents as well,” Cr Child said.

“I think we can do more benefit to the community with the rate rise, than if we were caught short without the money,” Cr Eastham said.

Highlights to the budget includes $4 million specifically for Covid-19 pandemic recovery grants which includes $1 million for Community Recovery Committees across the Yarra Ranges, where community members will soon be able to make decisions about recovery projects in their area. Council also budgeted for $1.3 million in funding for youth mental health programs to fill an increased need after the lockdowns last year.

Capital expenditure works totals an estimated $73,714,000 for 2021-22 which includes upgrades to footpaths, playspaces, sports and recreation reserves, bike paths and road maintenance.

Council will spend approximately $19 million on roads, footpaths and bike paths, which was listed as one of the highest priorities amongst local residents from a council survey.

Builder appointed for new Kimberley Pavilion project

By Mikayla van Loon Kimberley Reserve is one step closer to a new pavilion and recreation centre after Yarra Ranges Councillors unanimously passed the appointment of a builder on Tuesday 29 June.

The council received five tender applications from builders listed on the approved Department of Treasury and Finance Construction Supplier Register.

From those five tenders, the evaluation panel recommended the tender from Melbcon be accepted for a total of $3.6 million.

The original estimated cost of the project was valued at $4.6 million, meaning the project will come in well under budget.

Chirnside Ward councillor Richard Higgins thanked the council’s Director of Environment and Infrastructure Mark Varmalis and his team for their work to get this project across the line.

“It’s great to see that the actual cost is under budget, which to Mr Varmalis’s team thank you very much for the efforts there, they’ve done great in doing that,” Cr Higgins said.

Cr Higgins joked that his fellow councillors were under pressure to approve the recommendation since the old pavilion had already been demolished.

“It’s a really exciting time for Kimberley Reserve, this is the final thing needed to sign off and get our pavilion underway,” he said.

“It’s a good result for Kimberley Reserve and Chirnside people and I look forward to it starting very soon.”

Walling Ward councillor Len Cox also spoke to the motion and agreed with Cr Higgins that it was a great result for Chirnside Park.

“It is a good result for the locals there, it is something that has been needed for a long while. The old one was in poor condition,” Cr Cox said.

“And I’m sure this is something, when it is built, will be of great use to the locals for many, many years to come.”

The new pavilion is expected to support football, netball and cricket for at least the next 50 years, as well as encourage participation in recreational activities.

Features of the new pavilion include an all-inclusive accessible facility with change rooms, a gym, canteen, kitchen, meeting rooms and function space for social gatherings and community events.

It will be open to other recreation, educational and community groups for meetings, social events, public toilet usage and amenities throughout.

Upgrades to the facility will complement the work being done to improve lighting throughout Kimberley Reserve’s training space and pathways.

Works are expected to begin in mid 2021 with a practical completion date of mid 2022.

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Throw in a holiday rod Want to keep the kids entertained these school holidays? How about heading to one of almost 80 lakes across the state which have just been stocked with catchable size rainbow trout.

The Victorian Fishing Authority (VFA) has been busy transporting and stocking more than 35,000 catchable rainbows into family fishing lakes just in time for the break, including 1000 for Lillydale Lake, 450 for Marysville Lake, 400 for Don Lake in Healesville and 500 for Emerald Lake.

Rainbows are a great option because they’re easy to catch and take a variety of baits and lures so they’re perfect for children and beginners.

The rainbow trout stocked are advanced

yearlings and are suitable to be caught immediately. Rainbow trout are a good option for children or those trying fishing for the first time, because they are relatively easy to catch and take a variety of baits and lures, according to the VFA. This stocking program aims to encourage families to go fishing, particularly during school holidays.

Anglers are reminded that a daily bag limit of five trout applies, of which only two can exceed 35 centimetres.

Fish stocking is funded by recreational fishing licence fees and the State Government’s $35 million plan to get more people fishing, more often.

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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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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

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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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Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre presented its 183rd production with Elizabeth Coleman’s This Way Up. In the play, Krissie wants Damien, Damien wants Melanie and Melanie wants Nick to be home more often.

The stage was set as the loungeroom of a suburban Melbourne home. Very well done with a window and door on the audience left and the lounge suite in the centre of the stage. This was used to good effect during the play causing great amusement for the audience.

Adrienne George was Melanie Farmer who lived with her boyfriend Nick who was a news reporter travelling to trouble spots around the world much to Melanie’s disgust.

Adrienne gave a great and a very energetic performance. Her character was on the go all the time and Adrienne certainly put her heart and soul into such a character.

Nick, the boyfriend, was played by Mark Caile, who gave a great interpretation of the aforementioned character. He kept promising to go along with Melanie’s wishes but somehow something kept cropping up. A good performance in such a role.

The other man, Damien Montrose, was played by James Banger. James caught the character as envisaged, working well with the other players and it was interesting how his attitude changed during the performance.

Kristen Farmer, Melanie’s sister, was given a great interpretation by Brittany Testro.

Brittany played the role of the not so good looking sister compared to Melanie who always got what she wanted, whereas Kristen seemed to miss out. Brittany gave a sterling performance in such a character with the finer nuances as required.

A small part, that of Senior Sergeant Wendy O’Brien was played by Fiona Carter.

A very stern art where she orders the others to stay in the house. Fiona captured the role with verve giving the correct domination called for in such an event.

A great production thanks to the Director Bo Bramble and a wonderful cast.

1812 Theatre The 1812 Theatre’s choice for the winter season was Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

1812 Theatre had a wonderful stage set

in the foyer/living room of a guest house on a remote island off the coast of England.

Twelve guests arrive having received an invitation from their host who nobody knows.

They are all unknown to each other, but they do have one thing in common.

The maid, Mrs Rogers was given a good characterisation by Kate Deavin. A good performance.

Her husband, Mr Rogers, who welcomed the guests as they arrived and was the butler come servant, was played very well by Robbie Yates, who also worked well with Deavin.

John Mills the director also had a cameo role which was well done and his direction really made the evening.

The soldier of fortune, Phillip Lombard was given a great performance by Conor Quinn who really caught the feel of such a character.

The secretary, employed by the mysterious unknown, Vera Claythorne was performed by Camille Alexander. A positive and wonderful portrayal of such a personage, showing the emotions of a woman in dire straits.

Anthony Marston was an immoral and restless character. Played by Thomas O’Hare who gave a great interpretation of the character.

William Blore, the ex-policeman and now a private investigator was portrayed by Tim Byron. Another well done performance projecting well and handling the character as envisaged.

Emily Brent was an elderly pious spinster who lived by the good book and expected others to do the same. Mel Eccleston captured the role with aplomb, projecting well and captured the role with finesse.

Sir Lawrence the retired criminal judge was well presented by Roger Paul. Paul has a great stage presence and captured the role as it should be played.

Steve Saul was Cr Armstrong, a Harley Street specialist with a dark background.

Saul presented well and gave the role the professionalism called for.

General McKenzie, a pompous hero from WWI was played by Scott Wallace Baker who caught all the finer nuances of such a character. Well played.

Overall a great evening of theatre although a couple of voices were a little quiet and could have been raised a little.

Councillors voted unanimously on Tuesday 29 June to pass a recommendation that would establish a biochar facility at Lysterfield Waste Transfer Station.

A Biomass Carbon Capture Facility was identified as an essential action in Yarra Ranges Council’s Liveable Climate Plan for 2020 to 2030, which will be achieved through a specialised biochar facility.

Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced from trees and branches heated to high temperatures in a low-oxygen environment, known as pyrolysis.

With the leafy nature of the Yarra Ranges and the likelihood of storms in the region, as well as thousands of tonnes of tree branches generated each year, the council is wanting alternative solutions for excess green waste other than the production of mulch and open air burning.

The council hopes the project will innovate by supporting an emerging industry with proven, carbon positive technology, stimulate a local market and work with the agriculture sector to realise the benefits of biochar when used as a soil amendment.

Funding of $500,000 was received from the state government for the capital works, while council has had to increase its initial budget for the project from $500,000 to $800,000 to upgrade power supply and install water supply. Council put out a tender in January 2021 which received eight applications from various sites, which were each evaluated.

The Lysterfield Waste Transfer Station was recommended as the preferred site due to its

ample space, infrastructure, equipment and regular supply of natural materials.

Initial consultations with the community in 2019 were overwhelmingly positive and further community engagement is expected to happen when the Lysterfield site is confirmed as the host of the new facility.

Thanks for the questions Councillors acknowledged and thanked those who took the time to participate in submitting a question in relation to the Draft Council Budget and Action Plan, as well as the Laneway abutting 3375 & 3377 Warburton Highway, Warburton.

Deputy Mayor David Eastham said he wished the Hearing of Submissions Committee process could have been done in person but was still grateful for the number of submissions made virtually.

“I would just like to let the community know that it is very powerful when you do take the time and submit whether it be written or in person, so thank you very much, it definitely prompts a lot of thought and conversation around the virtual table,” he said.

The Hearing of Submissions Committee met on 15 June 2021 to hear from submitters.

The committee heard from six submitters in relation to the draft budget, including from Lilydale Historical Society president Sue Thompson who spoke to the value of history in Lilydale and the condition of the play equipment at Ron Noble Reserve.

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Dr Nirosha is a gentle soul and understands the importance of empathy, patience and building trusting relationships when treating her patients. Through further education, Nirosha has obtained her membership to the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (MRACDS) and a Fellowship of the International College of Continuing Dental Education in GP Orthodontics (FICCDE). Nirosha has a

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Evergreen Dental Care offers a range of comprehensive dental services including general, family and children’s dentistry, anxious patients, cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, wisdom tooth extractions, orthodontics and Invisalign. The practice also participates in the Child Dental Benefit Schedule with eligible children being able to receive $1013 of general and restorative dental treatment, with Medi-

care bulk billing available.

Take advantage of their great New Patient Offer including a comprehensive dental examination, oral cancer screening, all required dental x-rays including a panoramic OPG scan, digital photographs and a personalised treatment plan for just $99. Include a professional dental clean, polish and remineralising treatment for $199. If you are part of a health fund the new patient offer will be $0 with no gap payment. Evergreen Dental Care accepts

all major health funds and are preferred providers for NIB and CBHS. Payment plans are also available through Zip Money and Afterpay.

Evergreen Dental Care is located at 3/362 Warburton Highway, Wandin North and is open 6 days a week with late night and weekend appointments available. Get in touch with the friendly team on 5929 3011 or book an appointment online at www.evergreendentalcare.com.au.

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Over the last 18 months Victorians have been truly tested. From the long lockdowns to natural disasters, it is hard to imagine that things could get worse. The storm that hit the Dandenongs, Yarra Valley and the outer east of Melbourne four weeks ago was yet another test of our community’s strength and resilience.

The force of nature is devastating. It is easy to see how this could be, for some, the last straw. But, as we have seen so many times in the last 18 months, the spirit of our local community shone through.

In times of crisis, people’s first thoughts are often for others; family, friends, and even strangers all looking out for each other. It was clear on the night and into the next morning that our community was binding together.

As always, our volunteer CFA and SES crews were the first responders. Their tireless dedication to the recovery and relief effort was on display around the clock, with crews often having to stand down because the conditions were too treacherous to continue.

While for most, the power is back on and key local roads are clear, much still needs to be done. A whole host of local organisations and informal groups have since mobilised with precision and efficiency thanks to local knowledge, relationships and know-how.

As with any natural disaster, government plays a central role. All three levels of government have worked co-operatively to deliver as-

From my

desk Tony Smith MP

Federal Member for Casey sistance. Initially, my focus was to ensure the scale of the storm was well understood in Canberra, so that the affected areas of our community receive financial and practical assistance.

The Federal Government has provided Australian Defence Force personnel and is helping fund Disaster Payments and Recovery Allowances, while also working with the Victorian Government to support residents as they get their power back on. I continue to work with the team at Yarra Ranges Council as they coordinate the local response effort and I will continue to work with the Emergency Services Minister to deliver further support as it is needed.

Let’s not forget that it is the strength of our community that will guide us through this time. It is never easy to recover from something like this, but from what we have seen so far, it’s the care and concern for others that drives us. Long may it continue.

CARTOON

Enjoyable horror-comedy Werewolves Within Starring Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub and Wayne Duvall Rated MA15+

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CHIRNSIDE PARK Meadowgate Milk Bar 3 Meadowgate Drive CHIRNSIDE PARK Coles Supermarket 239-241 Maroondah Highway CHIRNSIDE PARK Woolworths Supermarket 239-241 Maroondah Highway CHIRNSIDE PARK 7 - Eleven 242 Maroondah Highway CROYDON NORTH Croydon Hills Milk Bar 158 Nangathan Way CROYDON NORTH Eastfield Milk Bar 11 The Mall KILSYTH Woolworths Supermarket Churinga SC, Russo Place KILSYTH Coles Supermarket 520-526 Mt Dandenong Road KILSYTH Woolworths Supermarket Canterbury Road Kilsyth KILSYTH TSG Tobacco Churinga Shopping Centre Mt Dandenong Road LILYDALE Lilydale Marketplace SC 33-45 Hutchinson Street LILYDALE Lilydale Village SC 51-59 Anderson Street LILYDALE Coles Supermarket Lilydale Village Castella Street & Maroondah Highway LILYDALE Lilydale Community Centre 7 Hardy Street LILYDALE Lilydale Lakeside Conference and Events Centre 1 Jarlo Drive LILYDALE United Petrol Service Station 473 Maroondah Highway LILYDALE Caltex Lilydale 346 Main Street LILYDALE Caltex Woolworths 31 Hutchinson Street LILYDALE BP Service Station 87 Warburton Highway LILYDALE Shell Service Station 469 Maroondah Highway LILYDALE 7 - Eleven Lilydale Cnr Maroondah Highway & Cave Hill Road LILYDALE Coles Express 469 Maroondah Highway LILYDALE Hutch & Co Cafe 251 Main Street LILYDALE Round Bird Can’t Fly 170 Main Street LILYDALE The Lilydale General 110 Beresford Road LILYDALE Yarra Valley Smokery 96 Main Street LILYDALE Bee Seen Cafe 178 Main Street LILYDALE Blue Turtle Cafe 222 Main Street LILYDALE Gracious Grace Castella Street LILYDALE Melba Coffee House 33-45 Hutchinson Street LILYDALE Lilydale Munchies 7/75 Cave Hill Road LILYDALE The Mustard Tree Cafe 3/28 John Street LILYDALE Freda’s Cafe 2 Clarke Street LILYDALE Barry Plant Real Estate 88 Main Street LILYDALE Ray White Real Estate 164 Main Street LILYDALE Stockdale & Leggo Real Estate 281 Main Street LILYDALE Professionals Real Estate 111-113 Main Street LILYDALE Grubs Up 1 Industrial Park Drive LILYDALE Olinda Creek Hotel Maroondah Hwy LILYDALE Crown Hotel Maroondah Hwy LILYDALE Yarra Ranges Council 61 - 65 Anderson Street MONTROSE Montrose Authorised Newsagency 912 Mt Dandenong Road MONTROSE Bell Real Estate 896 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road MONTROSE IGA Supermarket 916 Mt Dandenong Road MOUNT EVELYN Fast Fuel 1 Hereford Road MOUNT EVELYN IGA Supermarket 38- 40 York Road MOUNT EVELYN Post Office 12 Station Street MOUNT EVELYN Authorised Newsagency 1A Wray Crescent MOUNT EVELYN Red Robyn Milk Bar 35 Hereford Road MOUNT EVELYN Library 50 Wray Cresent MOUNT EVELYN Milkbar 28 Birmingham Road MOUNT EVELYN York on Lilydale 138 York Road MOOROOLBARK Coles Supermarket 15 Brice Avenue MOOROOLBARK Corner Milk Bar 38 Bellara Dive MOOROOLBARK Fang & Yaoxin Mini Mart 108 Hayrick Lane MOOROOLBARK BP Mooroolbark 103 Cardigan Road MOOROOLBARK Coles Express 2 Cambridge Road MOOROOLBARK Professionals Real Estate Brice Avenue MOOROOLBARK L J Hooker Brice Avenue MOOROOLBARK Fletchers Real Estate 1/14 Manchester Road MOOROOLBARK 7-Eleven Manchester Road

Strength and resilience

Based on the 2016 video game, Werewolves Within is a suspenseful, endearing and very funny horror-comedy.

Trapped inside the local inn after a snowstorm, the residents of Beaverfield, including new forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson), begin to suspect a fearsome creature is hiding among them.

Werewolves Within draws clear inspiration from John Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic The Thing, with its snowy claustrophobic setting and paranoid characters, but with a more offbeat tone.

Richardson is an instantly likeable lead, with Finn growing more assertive as the crisis escalates, and has very sweet chemistry with Milana Vayntrub as plucky postwoman Cecily.

The characters are well-defined and quirky without going overboard. Fingerpointing resentment simmers among the townspeople through both the unexplained animal attacks and a controversial gas pipeline pushed by shady industrialist Sam (Wayne Duvall). The scares are intense but

leave much to the imagination, keeping us in the dark and our attention hooked.

The third act abandons the inn for the wider town, which is slightly disappointing because the film does so well with suspense in a confined setting, but it’s still a great culmination of the preceding mystery, as the mounting suspicion erupts in grisly, hilarious ways.

Even then, the film has some clever misdirects, keeping us on edge until the shocking, superbly-acted climax.

Werewolves Within is an intensely enjoyable horror-comedy and a new addition to the all-too-small pool of good video game movies, and is playing in select Victorian cinemas.

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Students learn to drive their future It was a true case of determination and resilience – and “third time lucky” - for a group of Cire Community School students when they recently attained their Learner Driver’s Permits.

Having completed their Changing Gears pre-Learner Driver education program at the school’s Mount Evelyn campus, their Learner Permit tests on the fifth and final day were postponed due to the recent Covid lockdown and then again as a result of widespread power outages and disruptions caused by the damaging storm event.

It’s an anxious time for anyone preparing for their Learner permits with candidates keen to sit their tests as soon as possible when they are ready. The Cire students truly showed their determination, resilience and competency on the third successful attempt with a 100 per cent pass rate and, on the day, having to enter the centre one at a time over several hours to undertake their tests due to Covid social distancing restrictions.

The Mount Evelyn students are among 18 Cire Community School students who have gained their Learner Driver’s permits in recent weeks thanks to the Changing Gears program which focuses on the knowledge required for safer drivers and passengers and good decision making.

A third program had to be rescheduled to August, again due to the recent Covid shutdown.

The program has become an important

part of Cire Community School’s offerings, helping students attain one of the “rites of passage” which may not otherwise be within easy reach, as well as contribute to keeping our roads safer. With 100 per cent pass rates for almost every program over the past several years, it provides students with a real senses of achievement and boosts their confidence in their ability to work towards a positive goal.

Changing Gears has been made possible by support and funding through the Department of Transport and VicRoads Community Road Safety Program. Of significance is that Cire has recently been awarded funding for the safer driver and passenger interventions for 2021/2022 including Changing Gears as well as Looking After Our Mates, an interactive drink/drug driving information presentation about responsible driving and looking after each other.

Cire will also be helping roll out a new intervention, Safer Vehicles, which is set to be a benchmark in the region for providing young drivers with a sound knowledge base about what to look for when purchasing a vehicle to ensure it is safe and compliant.

“Changing Gears gives students, and their families, the confidence to undertake their Learner’s permit test and then gain invaluable time driving under adult supervision,” explained Cire teacher Karen Swankie who coordinates the program at the community school.

“It provides a supported environment that breaks down the road rules into manageable

learning opportunities and, as a result, our students have been incredibly successful in gaining their Learner’s permits over the years.

We are now very excited to be able to extend our offerings to the additional interventions of Safer Vehicles and Looking After Our Mates.”

Karen and Willa Vale, who helped coordinate the recent program at the Mount Evelyn campus, emphasised the importance for Cire students to experience success.

Willa explained, “Changing Gears gives students, particularly those with low literacy levels and self-confidence, the opportunity to achieve success by learning the road rules in a supportive environment with their peers.

Facilitators work with individual students on areas where they may require extra support and students are able to learn with their peers, which further embeds the learning. Being able to sit for the test with a group, rather than alone, helps to alleviate nervousness associated with testing. It is such a valuable program for our students.”

The following feedback from students further highlights the value of the program: “I joined the Changing Gears program to hopefully gain a clearer understanding of the Learner’s permit test and to get started on my journey to becoming a responsible driver.

The program exceeded my expectations, our teacher was a kind and patient lady who was willing to explain what and why the information she was presenting was valid. I found it to be incredibly helpful and encouraging and

Luke was one of the Cire students who successfully gained his Learner’s permit.

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would recommend others do it when the opportunity comes again“ - Tom “I really enjoyed the program and the extra support I received“ - Ben “I thought it was really good. It was good that it was at school so everyone was on the same level“ - Myles “It helped having the support of other students in the class to learn the information“ – Ruby “I have been waiting to get my Learners through the school with the Changing Gears program“ - Shaun “It was good to learn with my mates“ - Hugo “I wasn’t able to get my Learners during Çovid lockdowns last year so it was good to be able to finally get it“ – Keely

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PUZZLES SUDOKU

No. 036

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LUXURY FAMILY LIVING

LOCATED in the highly sought after Blue Ridge Estate, this immaculately presented 4 or 5 bedroom, and spacious multiple living area home is sure to impress.

Formal lounge and dining flow through to a fabulous kitchen with lots of cupboards and storage including triple pantry and black stone bench tops plus a huge meals area and family room. The generous 4 bedrooms all boast built in robes, master suite with stylish ensuite and walk in robe. There is also a separate rumpus room or 5th bedroom and a separate study.

This stunning home is luxuriously appointed with gas ducted heating and evaporative cooling, central family bathroom, separate powder room, large laundry, and double lock up garage with internal access.

Quietly located in a private court position surrounded by quality homes, this is a rare opportunity to acquire this fabulous quality home with a very flexible floorplan that has plenty of room for a large, extended or blended family. Be quick or you will miss it. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 3 Princess Court, Mooroolbark Description: 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $950,000 - $1,040,000 Inspect: Contact the agent Contact: Sharyn Manning 0412 052 946 or Dianne Bambury 0408 908 597, STOCKDALE & LEGGO - LILYDALE

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10 ACRES WITH COTSWOLD VALLEY VIEWS A ONCE in a lifetime opportunity is now here for you to purchase this glorious 10 acre parcel of land that takes in mesmerising views of the Cotswold Valley and stretches as far as the sparkling waters of Port Phillip Bay. With plans and permits ready and waiting, this stunning acreage is a blank canvas for you to build your dream home and enjoy the peaceful surrounds of nature at its finest.

Entering off Grantulla Road and with a building envelope thoughtfully secured at the top of the block, making the most of the view from every angle, this property is ideal for those looking for a small hobby

farm, somewhere to keep horses or just for the pure serenity that this slice of heaven brings.

Sub divided off a larger 80 plus acre farm, never before has this block been available for sale. Well known for its rich soil, stunning views and unsurpassable sunsets, this picture perfect block is awaiting your finest creation.

Details of block: · Mains water available (not connected) · Gas available (not connected) · Septic system required · Plans and permits approved · Building envelope in place ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 28A Grantulla Road, SELBY Price: Expressions of interest Inspect: Contact the agent Contact: Sharyn Chandler 0439 882 442 or Glenn Chandler 0418 410 689, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE 9754 6888

Gilderoy

$8.0 - $8.5 million

Lake Muratore Tourism investment over 300acres Mind blowingly beautiful, this incredible property, zoned SUZ2 (Special Use Zone 2) MAJOR TOURIST FACILITY, with 2 separate titles, sits on well over 300 acres and home to one of the largest man-made lakes in Victoria. The lake itself covers approximately 75 acres of the property and in past has been a favoured venue for locals to enjoy many water based activities including water-skiing, fishing, canoeing and paddle boating. The pristine lake is fed by fresh mountain streams, is loaded with fish such as trout, black fish and fresh water crayfish, set among rolling pastures and glorious mountain views. Accommodation will be in high demand and this property offers 20 Holiday Accommodation units, and a large family home with 4 bedrooms, double garage, sitting on a separate title with approximately 17 acres of its own (both being sold as one sale).There is work to be done to bring the accommodation up to standard, however with a bit of tweaking and a tidy up the great bones will come to life.

Contact: David Carroll 0419 539 320 Inspection: By Appointment (Photo ID Required)

Michael Robinson 0418 505 635 34 years

Peter Robinson 0419 543 341 35 years

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Rebecca Doolan 0401 832 068 4 years

Leah Bannerman 0448 924 266 4 years

Clare Morse Marketing Manager 14 years

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Jenni Milne Licensed Agent 19 years

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Michelle Karanikich Property Manager

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Lilydale Pet Foods $220,000 Sharyn Manning Looking to own your own business and be your own boss? This fresh pet food (minced and packed on the premises) and pet related products business has been in business for 17 years and has many loyal customers. Well located with plenty of passing traffic and lots of space, opportunity and potential to increase both production, service and range. Large list of chattels.

Everything you need to run the business. The current owner is looking to retire.

Training will be provided. $220,000 plus stock at valuation.

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Three Bedroom Home Plus 2 Bedroom Self Contained Unit On Acreage with Amazing 180 Degree views $1,500,000 to $1,650,000 Privately tucked away on 1.74 Hectare (4.29 Acres), this unique home built on a on a solid suspended slab offers amazing panoramic views.

The ground level features a formal home entry and two separate lockup tandem garages capable of housing many vehicles, which in turn face a huge workshop area with separate office facility.

Upstairs living areas combine a formal lounge/dining room, central kitchen plus family meals area.

There are three bedrooms (two with ensuites) a separate family bathroom and laundry.

Hydronic heating and wood heating supply year around heating.

The broad wrap around covered deck on three sides features uninterrupted views that will leave you breathless, with views from Mt. Dandenong to Kangaroo Ground and beyond.

A full renovation of the kitchen and living areas would be in order at a future date.

Upon entering this property, a central driveway breaks off to four areas, one to the home and garaging, a second driveway leads to the two bedroom self-contained unit with attached four car carport, the third driveway leads to a 16metre by 9 metre factory sized shed. The fourth driveway leads past the unit to another double carport currently used as a woodshed.

This property also has a water bore and huge water tank plumbed to areas around the home.

With loads of parking areas perfect to store equipment or conduct a business, and land suitable for small animals, this property with a little bit of tender loving care, will offer a wonder lifestyle.

Call Max Manning to book your inspections on 0419 777 595.

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Two Homes, Two Incomes with further Development Potential…5180m2 This is one of those rare opportunities to purchase a one acre+ property in the heart of Woori Yallock, next to council parkland in a private court setting.

The main 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom w/b residence is immaculate and perfect for a large family plus a second 3 bedroom 2 bathroom wheelchair friendly home offers the perfect relaxed lifestyle for an extended family, parents accommodation or potential rental income.

The added investment opportunity here is the additional subdivision potential of this property (S.T.C.A.) Primary Residence With broad decking on 2 sides and stunning westerly views, this expanded and fully renovated home oozes character and charm throughout.

Three double bedrooms, master with full ensuite and walk in robes and deck access.

Bedrooms 2 and 3 are oversized and offer easy access to the full bathroom with spa bath close by. The split level open plan lounge and formal dining areas are simply stunning with open fire place which also doubles to the separate meals area. rc/ac adds to the comfort year around. Kitchen is a masterpiece in design, useability and quality, with panoramic views to gardens and a sea of district views. Single carport is attached to home and a long separate driveway leads to ample vehicle parking on site.

Residence 2 Wheelchair Accessible Exceptional ‘Premier Home’ three bedroom one bathroom w/b home with full length front verandah with ramped access, broad open plan living and meals areas, full wheelchair accessible bathroom and doorways, large modern applianced kitchen and double garage, plus views for miles.

The team at Stockdale & Leggo Lilydale Di Bambury, Sharyn Manning, Richard Taylor and Max Manning Helping you sell or buy the perfect property in Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Mt Evelyn, Coldstream and throughout the Yarra Valley & beyond.

With our team of dedicated real estate professionals guiding you every step of the way, you can feel confident knowing that you’re getting the very best advice and service possible. Get in touch with us today to speak with one of our friendly staff!

Whether you’re purchasing a new property or gearing up to sell your current one, you’ll want to get help from a real estate professional who knows the area like the back of their hand. With our real estate agents, that’s exactly what you get.

Managing Your Investment Property With over 130 residential reforms that came into effect at the end of March you need an experienced and well informed property manager who can help you ensure you get the advice you need and that you and your property get the care and protection you need Whatever it is you’re looking for, we at Stockdale & Leggo Lilydale can make sure that your experience is second to none – guaranteed.

Call us today on 9735 3999 to speak with one of our friendly professionals and hear how we can help you! Or call Max on 0419 777 595, Richard on 0407 081 957, Di on 0408 908 597, or Sharyn on 0412 052 946 We see more than property.

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STUNNING RIVERSIDE GRAZING PROPERTY THIS stunning riverside 8.4 acre of rolling pastured grazing land offers a private rural lifestyle just 3-minutes’ drive from Yea township.

With power connected, almost 200m of Yea River frontage and beautiful established shade trees, this is the perfect property to develop a dwelling (STCA) where you can enjoy scenic views over paddocks and the river.

Set away from neighbouring properties on Old Killingworth West Road that receives very little local traffic and with river water,

this property offers exceptional rural lifestyle opportunities including gardens, equestrian or grazing purposes.

Having held approved (but recently lapsed and reapplied for) building permits, this beautiful allotment presents as the perfect escape to the country and is conveniently close by to the fantastic rural township of Yea that includes schools, hospital, golf course, sporting clubs, rail trail, local shops, cafes, restaurants and is just 1 hour from Lilydale Station. ●

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Helen Holiday, from Olinda, has published a book detailing the 40-year history of the DRMC. gift of music to young people by helping them to learn instruments or sing in a choir, but has also provided opportunities for people of all ages to get involved in music.

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Drawing from annual reports, Helen Holliday recently published the book which recounts the last four decades of the DRMC, starting from its humble beginnings.

“I was on the original steering committee and the first board. When the DRMC was coming up for 40 years in 2019 the first thought I had was this organisation has been going for such a long time, it was very important someone wrote its history,” Ms Holliday said.

The DRMC began as a result of a year’s teaching exchange for the McAlister family, from The Patch, when Murray McAlister took his young family to a quaint town in Montana, USA. All four McAlister children there started to learn to play various instruments, but on their return to The Patch, there were no bands or orchestras for the children to continue honing their skills.

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By Mikayla Van Loon Lilydale Football Club has had a bumpy start to the 2021 senior season but new coach Alan Love said the players and members are taking it all in their stride.

Taking over the top job from Brendan Fulton five weeks ago, Love had to pull his team together through lockdowns and storms while getting used to the role of senior coach.

On Saturday he was directing play from the coach’s box as Lilydale demolished Montrose, 13.9.87 to 7.3.45.

“I certainly wasn’t expecting to be a senior coach half way through this year that’s for sure. My only involvement with Lilydale was going to be supporting Brendan, so when that change happened, that transition happened pretty quick,” Love said.

“Luckily for me I was already a part of the club anyway so that helped but the transition itself was interesting because I think the resignation took the players by surprise a fair bit.”

Love said the transition was fairly smooth, which was made easier by the work Brendan Fulton had done and the club’s committee.

“So pretty much the night Brendan resigned, the club got me in and started training and we just haven’t missed a beat really.

We’ve trained a number of sessions now and the players have been relatively acceptive of it.

“I think despite our results, when you lose like we have, the question is how persistent are the players and to their credit, they continue to at least enjoy coming down to the club and having a bit of fun with me and the rest of it as well, so that’s been pretty good.”

Having been either an assistant coach or senior/reserves coach for 11 seasons now, most recently at Blackburn, Love said has helped him step into this role, particularly with such a young side.

“I guess the difference between that role and this one is that I’m having to prepare these guys for senior football in the senior team, as opposed to being in the reserves team and it can be challenging,” he said.

“You’ve got to make a connection to these young fellas, whether they are 23, 24 or 19 it doesn’t matter. As a coach your responsibility is to find out what they enjoy about their footy the most and try and keep that up.

“Particularly in these scenarios that’s probably the main thing right now, is getting them to continue to enjoy their football so they can get better between now and the end of the year and for 2022 for that matter.”

Looking towards next year, Love said the team needs to do enough to stay in their current division but being in the bottom two and with the restructure of the league it is looking like they will be relegated.

“Our priority is to stay up but the only way you stay up is if you start playing better football and the only way to do that is to teach

Winning streak continues

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Alan Love has taken over as interim coach of the Lilydale Football Club seniors team. 242580 Pictures: ROB CAREW

Marc Massarotti celebrates after his goal. 242706 these young guys how to play better football and they will get there.”

“It is what it is and they are the cards we’ve been dealt and now we just try and make it a winning hand. Without trying to be too ambitious, as a coach you still have to be as much of an optimist as you can without being too unrealistic.”

One thing Love is proud of since taking over as coach has been the support his players have shown each other throughout some tough times.

“One of the key aspects of [lockdown] was making sure that, like what you do at work and with your friends, you check in and make sure everyone is alright.

“We’ve had that extra burden where a number of players have been impacted by that freak storm a couple of weeks ago and quite a number of our boys live up in Wandin and up past Coldstream where there was so much damage and lack of power impacted them.

“So one thing the club has done well in this transition is its put its arm around its players and each other and it is one thing we’ve done quite well. No one has been left behind.”

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A freezing, rainy Friday night at Esther Park saw the third-placed Barkerettes soccer team take on bottom side Ashburton.

This was no gimme, though. Ashy had lost all their games, but had only lost by one goal to second-placed Manningham, and Barkers were without Amy D’Ortenzio and Kaity Farrance.

However, Barkers’ confidence was high after three big wins, the latest being a terrific 5-0 drubbing of Clifton Hill.

They also had a striker in red-hot form, with Lisa Walsh having bagged seven in the last three games.

In miserable conditions, both sides served up an open game, with Ashy maybe even having more of the territory.

But it was Barkers who bagged an early lead when the ball was passed to Aeisha De Marco in acres of space.

She had time to pick her spot, as she executed a perfect lob over Darcy Bell in the Ashy goal. This was the only goal of the half, but Ashy could perhaps feel aggrieved at not being on level terms.

The rain mercifully stopped for the second half. Just 67 seconds in, Jaimee Field squared the ball for Walsh on the edge of the area, and she hit a good low shot beyond Bell for 2-0.

Just eight minutes later, it was Field again with the assist. Her through ball gave Walsh plenty to do, but her pace and determination saw off her marker, and she sprinted past her to hit another low shot into the net for 3-0.

As with last week, Barkers saved the best for last. With just under 20 minutes to go, another superb ball from Field found Walsh in space, and this time she cracked the ball in off the underside of the bar for 4-0.

Another comfortable win in the end, but Ashy never gave up, and made Barkers work for the points. The defence generally forced Ashy to shoot from distance, and on the rare occasions they hit the target, Ashleigh Fraraccio was wellpositioned to save comfortably.

Another good display all over the park, and Barkers remain third. Next Friday is crunch time - at home to second-placed Manningham in a battle of the sides chasing runaway leaders Port Melbourne.

Barkers’ mens reserves scrape home against Heatherton

By Peter Stephenson On Saturday evening, Barkers’ men, sitting twelfth and bottom, travelled to a freezing Bosnia and Herzegovina Centre to take on seventh placed Heatherton.

Barkers spent much of the first half on the defensive as Heatherton laid siege to the Barkers goal, but the sides went in at half-time goalless.

The second half saw a little improvement from Barkers, but two goals from Heatherton’s Wumjock Jock in the sixty-fourth and sixtyseventh minutes gave Barkers a stiff task.

They pulled one back four minutes from the end with a Sam Klepac penalty, but it was too little, too late, and Barkers remained bottom.

Next Saturday, Barkers have their first home game since before lockdown, as they host second-placed Collingwood City.

Earlier, Barkers’ mens reserves, sitting seventh, made heavy weather of dispatching an ill-disciplined bottom side.

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Just before half-time, Heatherton hit Barkers on the break, with Ermin Jelecevic reducing the arrears to 2-1 at the interval.

In the first minute after the restart the home side had a penalty, which was converted by Abdelmalik Kas to make it 2-2.

On the hour, Buglass raced past his man to put himself in on goal, calmly rounded the keeper and tucked home the winner, a very well-taken goal.

The reserves stay seventh, and next Saturday host eighth-placed Collingwood City at Esther Park.

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