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The Yarra Valley had a special visitor recently as Hawthorn legend Shane Crawford journeyed to the region for the latest episode of Postcards.

The Brownlow Medal winner made a few stops along the way to the Valley, visiting The Sebel Melbourne in Ringwood, before continuing down the Maroondah Highway to pick strawberries at Yarra Valley Gateway Estate. He capped off a day-trip by enjoying a nice drop at Fergusson Winery and Restaurant in Yarra Glen.

Speaking to Star Mail, Mr Crawford said he is a regular visitor to the Valley and that it makes for the perfect escape from city life.

“I enjoy it anytime I get to work out that way, I’m always discovering new parts. It’s beautiful and connected to the city in that it’s very easy for people to get out there and enjoy all the rolling hills and find all the hidden treasures as you go along.

“I went to Fergusson Winery, which has been there for a long, long time and it’s just a nice little winery on about 10 acres and was nice to enjoy. Even in the middle of winter, I still enjoy going to the wineries and checking them out.

“One thing I’d like to do more is just go exploring. To just get in the car and go wherever it takes me because there’s so much to discover. I know a lot of people go out there to the wineries to have a look around, but I think if you just get in the car and go in whichever direction you feel, you won’t be disappointed.

“There’s something for everyone of all ages from young kids to a couple having a romantic weekend away. It’s like a hamburger with the lot, I suppose it just depends on which direction you go and what you’re looking for.”

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Shane Crawford enjoyed a visit to Fergusson Winery and Restaurant as part of his trip to the Yarra Valley. nuggets of gold everywhere you go. And the Yarra Valley is right up there with the very best, not only in Victoria, but across the world and that’s why Postcards continually goes in that direction because it keeps giving us amazing content.

“Everyone’s been heavily affected by the lockdown, the restaurants shut down and the wineries as well as all the local little shops that live off of tourism, especially on weekends. It’s sad, and that’s why it’s great that Postcards is up and going to give a bit of a cut out for the

businesses and a bit of love.

“I’m sure that everyone’s chirping at the bit to get going and we need to give ideas for people to go somewhere and some of the best places are in your backyard, where you don’t have to get your passport or jump borders.”

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From page 1 “They have these unbelievable sausage rolls. You can go along and pick your strawberries and then buy these beautiful chocolate dipping sauces.

“They have bees in the shop and you can see they’re hard at work making honey and it’s just the things like that we can sometimes take for granted to be able to go to a shop where there’s lots of homegrown food and lots of heart and soul put into the place.”

Yarra Valley Gateway Estate co-owner Brett Spurling was happy to welcome the AFL star to his business to shoot the Postcards episode, which aired on Sunday 25 July 5.30pm on Channel 9.

“Shane’s an absolute gentleman, he’s just like you see on TV and is friendly and engaging,” he said. “It’s always good for recognition and people tend to recognise you more.

“The timing of it is fantastic, it’s been a fairly tough time for a lot of businesses, ours included. So having Postcards come out is amazing to have that national coverage.

“It’s great to see these shows come out to the Yarra Valley, it provides recognition to the whole Valley and the exposure brings people out, not just to us, but the whole Yarra Valley.

It’s not very often someone comes out to visit just one place.”

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“I’ll be stopping in on the way there or back everytime I hit the road, whether it’s to grab some food for home or have lunch. It’s a good little spot,” Mr Crawford said.

And with Victorians going in and out of lockdown regularly, Mr Crawford stressed the importance of supporting Victorian businesses when the opportunity to unwind and have a weekend away presents itself again.

“We’re so lucky in Victoria that we can drive in any direction from the city and you hit these

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IN BRIEF Exposure sites

Phototherapy push

By Jed Lanyon A Healesville group wants to see phototherapy services in the Yarra Valley in a move that would slash travel times for those who require the treatment.

Support Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG) are working to see a phototherapy machine purchased, while also writing to Eastern Health about the proposal.

The machine delivers a unique wave-length of light that is anti-inflammatory and is used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema and more.

Treatment can be brief, lasting just one minute at times, but for Yarra Ranges residents the nearest publicly-funded service is located at Box Hill Hospital, while those available privately are located in Knox and Boronia.

Hoddles Creek resident Jenniffer Seabrook

is advocating to see a phototherapy unit accessible in the Yarra Valley. Ms Seabrook, who suffers from psoriasis, said she would previously travel over an hour to receive treatments in Boronia.

She said the usual phototherapy treatment regimen is three times weekly, with an initial session lasting just five to ten seconds, before gradually increasing to about ten minutes after several months.

“It’s incredibly frustrating because you’d lose time and there’s nothing else you can do,” she said.

Ms Seabrook shared that she would lose two hours of her day just in travel only to spend minutes receiving treatment.

“I was really lucky in that I ran my own business, so I could organise my time when it suited me. But imagine you’re working 9-5 and you had to fit it in when the clinic was open

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and had a job with no flexibility.”

She said having the service available either privately or publicly would provide greater access to regional Victorians.

“Imagine if you lived in Yea or Alexandra, I just wouldn’t brother and have yucky, horrible skin.”

SHHAG chairperson Jane Judd said the group had contacted Eastern Health about the proposal and had approached other stakeholders about purchasing the machine or hosting the service.

“We’re very keen to see the development and we know the community needs it,” she said. “Box Hill is a long way to travel and there’s all sorts of additional problems such as parking.

“Having something at Healesville Hospital would be fantastic and would be well used, like the dermatology clinic.”

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Fatal crash Croydon Police are investigating following a fatal collision in Bayswater North on Tuesday 20 July.

Investigators have been told a car travelling east on Canterbury Road, crashed into the rear of another car stopped at traffic lights at the intersection of Dorset Road about 2.20am.

Unfortunately, the male driver of the first car, died at the scene. The two occupants of the second car received minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

Investigators would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or who has dash cam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Whether it’s a farmhouse, yurt or tiny home, new research from Airbnb shows guests are craving quirky getaways like never before, with unique home searches nearly doubling (up 94 per cent) since the start of the pandemic.

One third of Australia’s 100 most wishlisted listings on Airbnb are unique stays, with Australian hosts of unique homes earning over $12.5 million since March, 2020 to 30 April, 2021.

Globally, hosts of unique stays have earned $395 million in that time period.

Other unique listings include a house-

boat, a tree house and an eco-glamping hut in Emerald, named as the most wishlisted listing in Australia.

The Warburton listing is called the ‘Mountain Tiny House’, nestled between the Redwood Forest and La La Falls.

Measuring just 7.5m long, 2.5m wide and 4.2m high, the home offers a complete luxury off-grid experience.

The surrounding two-acre bush block promises a secluded stay and potential visits from resident wildlife, kookaburras, lyrebirds, cockatoos, wallabies and wombats.

The one bedroom, one bathroom ‘tiny house’ is listed for $180 a night and is currently booked out until 30 September.

Airbnb data shows demand for unique and quirky listings is only gathering pace.

In the first three months of 2021, searches

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With more than 20 exposure sites being listed on the public transport network, unregistered myki cards are making it difficult to identify the exact service and time the infected passenger was using public transport.

The Department of Transport and the Department of Health are currently using a combination of myki data and CCTV footage to contact passengers.

But a registered myki card could reduce the time currently being spent on locating passengers to notify them of a potential Covid-19 risk.

“It has never been more critical for people to register their mykis, so contract tracers can identify and contact passengers in just a couple of hours when a public transport service or location becomes an exposure site,” Department of Transport, Head of Transport Services, Nick Foa said.

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A 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!

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What are your hobbies?

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

on telly, knitting woolen medicine dolls.

What was your favourite subject at school?

Performing Arts and my lunch break!!!

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It may have been dark and raining, but both Renee and Dean had a wonderful day celebrating their love in style.

It wasn’t quite like they had planned, but the couple were happy that they were finally able to get married.

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morning as her and Mr Mather “divided and conquered”, contacting all their vendors and asking if squeezing in their big day before the clock struck midnight would be possible or not - and they were not disappointed.

“Every single vendor came to the party - we were so fortunate,” Ms Bertolus said.

“The venue said they’d never done a wedding at night before, but we all just rocked up and our event hire company had brought in extra candles and lights and I walked down the aisle to a sea of candles, it was just stunning.”

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“It was dark and it was raining, but everybody was out there and we just felt so special,” she said.

“We felt like we were in this big bubble of love. We knew that we were all going into lockdown again and it was like, let’s do this thing and have a party before we all have to go back in.”

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between, who pulled out all the stops to make their day one to remember for all the right reasons.

“Even though everyone was rushed, it didn’t look like a rushed job,” Ms Bertolus said.

“There were no corners cut and everything just looked amazing!”

Despite some of their guests not being able to make it, Ms Bertolus said that they had been blown away by how much everyone had been able to achieve on such short notice and their wedding would certainly be one for the history books!

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Renee Bertolus and Dean Mather were finally able to tie the knot, a day ahead of schedule.

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For most people, your wedding day is a huge life-defining moment filled with excitement and anticipation, but for local Beaconsfield couple Renee and Dean, the pressure was turned up a notch as they raced to beat the clock for their Yarra Valley wedding.

Renee Bertolus and Dean Mather got engaged about 18 months ago, and thought they’d better push their big day back a bit, in order to avoid the worst of the pandemic - but they didn’t escape so easily.

With their original date set for Saturday 29 May, the couple found themselves having to reschedule due to a snap statewide lockdown, and as they passed by their second date, Sunday 6 June still in lockdown, they thought they’d better reschedule again, this time giving themselves over a month leeway - but that still wasn’t enough.

The couple thought that third time they’d be lucky, but with the wedding planned for Friday 16 July, they watched warily as the Covid situation began to escalate in Victoria and on Thursday morning - before it was announced they decided to spring into action and get this show on the road.

“We’d been watching [the Covid situation] really closely, and then at about 11am on Thursday we were like, nup, we’re moving it, and pulled the whole thing forward 16 hours, or 24 hours almost, to Thursday night,” Ms Bertolus said.

“It was just insane the amount that everybody just pulled together,” the beaming bride said.

“We got married in the Yarra Valley so there were a lot of vendors from across the Beaconsfield/ Ringwood/ Yarra Valley area as well who all went to lengths to make it happen.”

Ms Bertolus said that there was a huge amount of chaotic energy on the Thursday

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Gathering for solutions

By Jed Lanyon The first week of August marks National Homelessness Week, which aims to put the spotlight on the impact of homelessness in Australia through national and community events.

It also seeks to provide information on the importance of housing as a solution and aims to educate communities on how they can make a difference.

Welfare organisation Holy Fools will be taking part in events across the Yarra Ranges to highlight the issue at a local level.

The organisation’s founder and CEO Neal Taylor has long been advocating for better options for housing and crisis accommodation across the region. He said the recent lockdown only further exacerbates the difficulties by those struggling to make ends meet and those who are already sleeping rough.

“It puts a squeeze on services and then a number of other services are unavailable for people, who wouldn’t ordinarily rely on welfare and food,” he said. “It puts a strain on welfare services and the number of people who usually access them are now finding it difficult to get to because of the five kilometre limit and they might struggle to adhere to regulations.

“The weather we’re having at the moment is absolutely abysmal and the lockdown means that they can’t go anywhere… The services out there like Anchor and the Salvos are working incredibly hard and are doing a great job to handle what they can, but we’re dealing with the same issues in that there’s nowhere for people to go once they need housing.

“Anchor might be able to put them up in hotels, but we’re desperately short of affordable accommodation. The Yarra Ranges is one of the few areas that has few affordable crisis housing that we’re desperate for. We’re hoping it’ll change in the near future, but until we start addressing those issues, we’re going to have

SLEEPING ROUGH IN THE RANGES the same problems and more as the need gets bigger.”

Mr Taylor said local councillors as well as state and federal MPs have been invited to Holy Fools’ National Homelessness Week events to learn firsthand the struggles experienced by those sleeping rough in the Yarra Ranges.

Depending on Covid-19 restrictions, Holy Fools is looking forward to hosting a ‘Fireside Chat’ event on each day throughout the week.

Seville’s Branded Burgers and Bar offered up their outdoor dining area, which will see conversations about homelesness take place around a fire drum.

“Gina (Branded co-owner) generously offered to open up the restaurant to allow us to buy coffees when the store wouldn’t usually be open,” Mr Taylor said.

“They take place at night and everyone’s rugged up because it’s obviously cold, but it gives that sense of peace and it’s nice to be warm by the fire.

“The idea is that the speaker might talk for a few minutes about an issue and then open up a discussion and questions from people who are there and are very interested in the topic.

A healthy discussion takes place over about an hour, we might have a coffee and a chat to learn more about it.”

Holy Fools is on a mission to improve people’s awareness around the ever increasing issue of homelessness during this year’s Homelessness Week.

In a visual demonstration, Holy Fools founder and CEO Neal Taylor will be placing 1160 little cardboard cutout people at Box Hill TAFE, each painted a different colour to represent the different types of homelessness.

Nationally each night there are 116,000 people who are experiencing homelessness and even though this visual display will be just one per cent of that, Mr Taylor said he hopes it makes people aware of the situation.

“We wanted to come up with an idea that would have impact if you looked at it and would allow you to understand a bit more about the situation of homelessness in Australia,” he said.

“We want to shock people into realising how many people were homeless overnight and realise that this is just one per cent nationally of how many people haven’t got a home overnight.

“Ideally I would have done more obviously but it’s a big job just doing 1160. It’s just a visual way of demonstrating the severity of the situation.”

The idea was started two years ago when Mr Taylor asked for help from the community to cut out the little people but due to bad weather the display had to be postponed.

“So we had I don’t know how many members in the community cutting cardboard figurines out a few years ago and they’ve just been sitting, waiting for the day to come out. So the community has been involved since day one.”

Homelessness Week is held in the first week of August each year, raising awareness around what homelessness looks like

and the challenges people face.

This year’s theme is ‘everybody needs a home’.

In the Yarra Ranges alone it is estimated that there are 450 people experiencing homelessness right now and of that number, 50 are rough sleepers.

But that still leaves 400 people couch surfing, living in boarding houses, supportive accommodation or in severely overcrowded accommodation.

And that represents the situation across Australia.

By colour-coding the different ways someone can be homeless, Mr Taylor said he hopes this display changes the way people view homelessness and starts conversations about what it means to be without a home in the Yarra Ranges and in the country.

“I think it’s going to be an amazing visual piece to look at, once it’s done it should be quite an amazing thing to see and it should hopefully drive the point home that this is one per cent and nationally we need to be doing something about this as well. I hope that this starts conversations and people wanting to know more about it.”

The display won’t be the only thing happening during Homelessness Week, Holy Fools along with other key organisations in the Yarra Ranges will be hosting a launch event and expo on Monday 2 August.

Mr Taylor will speak, as well as someone from Anchor, Yarra Ranges Housing Action Group and a guest speaker from the Council of Homeless Persons.

Nightly fireside chats will also be happening at Branded Burgers in Seville, where people can enjoy a hot cup of coffee, listen to speakers talk about issues relating to homelessness and engage in conversation.

Help is also needed to paint the 1160 little people for the demonstration. Head to the Holy Fools Facebook page for more information.

Holy Fools aims to start conversations about the severity of homelessness with a thousand little people representing one per cent of people without a home.

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Gun club fires on upgrade

By Jed Lanyon Melbourne Gun Club in Yering are set to pull the trigger on new upgrades that will see the club provide better disability access for their shooters.

The gun club was one of five clubs across Victoria to benefit from the State Government’s Shooting Sports Facilities Program and is set to receive a grant of over $289,000 to provide essential upgrades for the club.

Melbourne Gun Club vice president Craig Henwood explained what the upgrades would mean for the club.

“It means we can update our facilities, we can put in a couple more disbaled spaces in our parking lot, we can provide more concrete paths and things to help promote disabled shooters to take up the sport.

“We’ll have a lot more concrete paths put into our layouts to make them more wheelchair accessible, including having automatic doors into the clubhouse to make things easier,” Mr Henwood said.

“It’s definitely needed, especially at the moment in winter time, we’ve noticed guys in their wheelchairs struggle to get to some of the layouts. They’ve got to get through some boggy grass, so it’s going to be really good for them to be able to access our layouts a lot easier.”

The grant will also see new toilet and shower facilities built at the club.

And despite coming in and out of lockdown and experiencing periods where the club can’t offer its services to members and keen shooters, Mr Henwood said things are looking up.

“We’ve actually broken what could be our membership record. We have over 500 members now this year. It’s the most we can find in our records going back 20 odd years and we’re really excited by that.

“Our numbers are up. We’ve held a few competitions where we’ve seen more and

Para Trap Shooting World Champion Scottie Brydon competing at Melbourne Gun Club in March. more people come out to compete, which is fantastic. In a year with Covid, where we can’t do too much, we thought our numbers might drop-off but it’s been the opposite which is really, really pleasing.”

Mr Henwood said a recent come and try day saw about 100 people come out to Yering to take up the sport for the very first time.

“Obviously Covid hasn’t been helping being open and then closed again like most businesses and we’ve also been recovering from bad flooding last month. All our layouts basically went underwater, but we were lucky it didn’t get into the clubrooms and shed.

“All our layouts had to be fixed up with their

electronics, but we’re very, very lucky that a lot of members donated their time to help us, otherwise it would have been very expensive.”

Mr Henwood said it was “fantastic” for the club to recently host Australian Olympic shooter Laetisha Scanlan, who selected the club as her training facility in preparation for leaving for the Tokyo Olympics.

“Being an Olympian, she received special permission from the state government under the elite sports exemption, so she was able to still train during lockdown and she was able to go to one club to pick and she came to ours as we have the same trap machines that will be used in Tokyo.”

Western Australian shooter Nigel Young with local member Matt Tingate.

Yarra Valley Dam stability works are progressing

By Jed Lanyon Dam remediation and upgrade works have been completed at the Upper Yarra Dam to ensure the ongoing integrity and stability of the dam wall in providing drinking water for Melbournians.

Works first commenced at the site in October 2019 by Melbourne Water as earthworks are now completed and focus is moved to finalising ancillary works.

Construction has seen the movement of earthfill, rockfill and clay as the project utilised materials from the existing dam and immediate area as well as importing the additional materials needed.

These included the importation of 128,481 tonnes of various materials, which is the equivalent of 3974 trucks and trailers.

The project saw 542 metres of filter trench

The Upper Yarra Dam prior to the current upgrades. laid, the excavation of 265,000 cubic metres of dam wall material and 181,518 cubic metres of placed material to reinstate the dam

wall, according to Melbourne Water.

To date, there has been 242,549 hours worked on the project (to the end of March,

which is the equivalent of approximately 30,319 working days.

Remaining works include the installation of mechanical and electrical equipment within the new seepage weir and on the dam crest, construction of a new aerator building on the crest reinstatement of the crest viewing area and the monument.

Revegetation works will take place across the site and maintenance within the works area Amenities improvements within the campground, including upgrades to the main toilet block and more.

Melbourne Water has given an update as to when Upper Yarra Reserve will be open to the public again, currently scheduled for the upcoming Melbourne Cup Weekend in November.

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Kangas won’t be killed

By Taylah Eastwell A Chirnside golf course has ditched plans to cull a mob of kangaroos living on the green after months of heavy community pressure.

After a stint of silence, Heritage Golf and Country Club released a statement on 22 July announcing that it would not proceed with the planned roo slaughter.

The club says it is now in discussions with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP) to have the kangaroos relocated back to nearby Warrandyte State Forest.

The planned kangaroo killings first hit headlines on 27 April this year after residents neighbouring the country club were notified at the eleventh hour of a mass shooting planned to take place that evening.

After extensive pressure and a number of vigils staged by locals, the club gave local police their word that the shooting had been called off - but community members remained anxious.

In June, locals reported seeing a number of kangaroos dead, injured and decapitated on the grounds.

At the time, Wildlife Victoria CEO, Lisa Palma, described the deaths as 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.

In the 22 July statement, Heritage Golf and Country Club said the kangaroo population at the club had tripled in the last 12 months due to a “breeding surge during the drought and the advantages of easy access to a carpet of grass on golfing fairways”.

Heritage Golf and Country Club managing director Dr Cher Coad said the club did have council approval to kill 250 kangaroos at the site.

Chirnside’s Heritage Golf and Country Club has assured the public that kangaroos on club grounds will not be slaughtered. 235713 “However, we have decided not to proceed,” Dr Coad said.

“Instead, we are seeking a long-term solution to manage the problem and in the shortterm, we will be working with council and the Victorian state government to relocate the population,” she said.

“We are a new management team and this decision reflects our new collaborative approach, we are listening to our Heritage Golf and Country Club members, residents and interested parties.

“We have excess numbers of kangaroos on our fairways and grounds, and they are powerful and potentially dangerous. The last thing we want is for a large grey kangaroo to cause harm to a golfer or children visiting their grandparents,“ Dr Coad said.

Wildlife Victoria were quick to respond to

the statement, slamming it as “fake news” and “a deliberate deflection from the spate of brutal kangaroo killings on the property over the last two months”.

According to Wildlife Victoria CEO Lisa Palma, councils are not responsible for approving kangaroo culls, with the clubs original permit actually coming from the Game Management Authority.

“In direct contrast to Heritage’s statement, Wildlife Victoria has received an inordinate number of calls from concerned members of the public, residents, golfers and staff who are terribly worried for the safety and wellbeing of the kangaroo population on site,” Ms Palma said.

“Some of the larger male kangaroos are known by the locals to be peaceful creatures, who enjoy the natural habitat of the local land-

scape. Indeed, the big fellow known as Scar Face is beloved by many in the community,” she said.

Ms Palma also called the club out on the breeding claims, stating “female kangaroos commonly have one young annually, with the mortality rate in the wild for joeys typically at 70% in the first year of life”.

Local kangaroo rights advocacy group, Save the Kinley Kangas, described the relocation plan as “absurd and unwarranted given kangaroos have lived there peacefully for over twenty years”.

The Star Mail understands the club now has plans to build fences to prevent kangaroos getting on the green.

“If the Victorian state government was doing its job, in terms of managing the land bordering the Heritage Golf and Country Club, then we wouldn’t have this problem,“ Dr Coad said.

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To work with us, you’ll need to: • Reside within 30 mins normal driving time of Healesville, Warburton and Thomson work centres • Be physically able to pass a Firefighting Medical and task-based fitness test • Be a team player

The role Taking on a Seasonal Firefighting position involves more than just fire suppression activities in our catchments. You’ll also take part in implementing preventative measures, land management work, water supply maintenance and general maintenance.

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While many community events and activities have been cancelled through the latest lockdown, a local art exhibition has had the misfortune of being closed after the opening night.

Warburton artist Rose Hoult opened her solo exhibition at the Reefton Hotel on Thursday 15 July just hours before Victoria entered its fifth lockdown.

“It went ahead. We had a nice group of people there and it was an enjoyable night,” Ms Hoult said.

The exhibition was made up of Ms Hoult’s pastel drawings, many of which are her customised pet paintings.

Ms Hoult is a member of Artrageous, a local art group that will be exhibiting at the same location next month.

“We have a variety of painters. Some are into water colour, acrylic, pastel, pen and ink so we’ll each be putting one painting into that one.

“We’ve been going for some time and would like more people to join us. We all help each other and sometimes we invite artists in to do workshops and we just have a good time together.”

The group meets at the Warburton Presbytarian Church Hall, 10am each Thursday.

Ms Hoult’s exhibition is showing until 12 August, depending on Covid restrictions.

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Testing times for truckies

By Taylah Eastwell Throughout the pandemic, nurses and supermarket workers racing to fill empty shelves have been praised as the unsung heroes on the frontline of the coronavirus fight.

The silent heroes behind the scenes are easily overlooked, out of sight as they drive and down highways fully loaded in order to keep the supply chain moving and shelves stacked.

While many industries shut completely, the road transport industry kept on trucking - drivers working tirelessly to keep up with unprecedented demand for groceries, masks, endless mounds of toilet paper and supplies to keep other essential industries afloat.

But with parts of the country in lockdown and new border-to-border testing regimes, the road transport industry now faces the risk of supply chain delays.

Drivers based in Victoria who travel interstate to deliver freight are now required to be tested at least once every three days and must obtain various permits to enter each state.

As authorised and essential workers, the freight industry is operating on Specified Worker (Low Workplace Interaction) Permits that allow for multiple entries into Victoria during a 14-day period, after which a new permit must be issued.

Pop-up testing sites have been set up along the main road from Melbourne to Sydney - the Hume - at the Beveridge truck stop and weighbridge southbound and the Broadford weighbridge heading north.

The sites are open from 6pm to 6am each day for drivers to pull into and take the required test. They are then free to go and informed within 24 hours of the result.

Director of interstate at Bayswater-based Cameron Group, Denis Blaney, said his drivers are now required to have a test every three days if they are coming into Victoria.

“They have to have proof of this and keep all records to show proof that they had the test and got the clearance. It is a task that is a bit difficult because they’ve got to have a test and can do it at one of the pop up sites but if there is a queue it makes it really hard because everyone’s time is a bit short,” Mr Blaney said.

“It can make them run out of their driving hours. While the pop up sites are of benefit the risk that is associated is queuing and drivers being out of hours, and then they get booked or might have to stop 25kms out of Yarra Glen coming into Melbourne because they’re out of time,” he said.

Mr Blaney said the time truckies spend queuing waiting for tests is counted as driving time, with most drivers running on 12 or 14 hour time-windows before being pulled off the road to comply with road laws.

“It’s not a burden, but another requirement they have to be on top of,” he said.

The owner of an interstate company in the Dandenong Ranges, who wished to remain anonymous, described the testing regime as “plagued with dumbness”.

“No one is being straightforward with the information. If you jump on the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator website it’s just a mixed jumble of words and you don’t know

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“Drivers want it kept easy and it should be the same across the board. They should pick one day a week for drivers to have a Covid test and grab a permit for NSW, Victoria and QLD. We could all understand that, but the problem is the permit system. Queensland wants a permit every 13 days, NSW you have to fill out a permit saying you’re travelling through but not in a red zone. It’s all just trying to determine what state wants what,” he said.

The trucking figure said drivers have been pulling into pop-up testing sites to be turned away due to the hubs running out of testing kits.

“Every state seems to be implementing the every three day testing requirement. I don’t know how we can get drivers into places every three days. They’ve been going places and turned away because they’ve run out of testing kits so they’ve got to try and do it on the road somewhere while driving, or the testers say they’re going to have lunch and drivers are kept waiting,” he said.

“They’re only open at night-time, 6pm until 6am. They’ve got it wrong. Our drivers aren’t on the road at night. It’s got to be open 24 hours a day,” he said.

Queues at testing sites are being felt further down the supply line by delaying loading and unloading times for deliveries of supplies, the figure said.

“Anything more than half an hour makes a big impact on us. All we can do is give them extra time to complete trips and try to get our heads around every states different rules,” he said.

An owner-operator from Mt Evelyn said “the Covid side of things is killing drivers really”.

“Every time I go to South Australia I have to have a Covid test. Next week I’ve got to have two tests before I even get to the border. It does impact us, but only the testing, because we are essential we seem to be getting more and more work which is a plus,” the driver said.

Mr Blaney agreed and said the design of Cameron’s business model means it “hasn’t experienced any long term interruptions” to its service despite the requirements and the pandemic.

“Because of the different stages of lockdowns, when we were in lockdown but Sydney wasn’t, the volume in Sydney increased and there were significant spikes but now we are both in lockdown it’s pretty balanced and the transfer of goods between Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide has equated itself. It’s increased across the board but there isn’t a spike from one centre at the moment,” Mr Blaney explained.

The workload back at the office has increased too, with support and office staff working around the clock to keep up with ever-changing demands from various government bodies.

“We have meetings three times a week and Zoom calls that we didn’t have to do previously. We now have a whole team of people that are dedicated to monitoring government policies and procedures so we are right up to date with all of the changes and all our team are getting the communication from one voice,” Mr Blaney said.

Mr Blaney said Cameron’s are monitoring drivers mental health given the stringent new rules.

“We’ve not noticed at this stage that there has been any impact on mental health and a lot of that comes from the structure of the business, we do depot to depot drops so our drivers have been in the same pattern for years.

“For example, one of our vehicles goes Melbourne to Sydney, rather than stopping all over the place or being sent to Adelaide randomly.

That means it is easy for us to work out what permits are needed and they aren’t going all over the place like some of the smaller and medium operators. The stress at the moment would come from not knowing where you might be going at the end of the week and not having a repetitive route,” Mr Blaney said.

The new rules were introduced after rouge furniture removalists entered Victoria while positive with Covid-19, resulting in an extended snap lockdown for the state. The actions of the removalists were recently slammed by the Victorian Transport Association, assuring the community the rule-flouters were not a representation of the broader transport industry.

“The majority of freight drivers have done a magnificent job during the pandemic of keeping supply chains moving. It is most unfortunate the irresponsible actions of these individuals have brought the transport industry into some disrepute,“ VTA CEO Peter Anderson said.

The government has also implemented a hard ban on furniture removal transport into Victoria by professional and recreational owner-driver type furniture removal operators.

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Community is resourceful Recently, our community has been under enormous pressure and has faced significant challenges. Importantly, it’s highlighted how truly wonderful, resilient and resourceful our community is.

Catastrophic storms ravaged the Yarra Ranges in June (just as Victoria’s fourth lockdown was set to ease), causing a disaster zone. Yering, Yarra Glen and Coldstream experienced flooding of the Yarra River, and Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Mount Evelyn, Silvan, Kalorama, Mt Dandenong and surrounds were smashed with massive trees ripping clear out of the ground, crushing homes and cars, blocking roads and cutting power for tens of thousands of people.

Our community owes a great debt to all emergency services workers, particularly the 80 volunteers of the Lilydale State Emergency

State of

Affairs Bridget Vallence Evelyn MP

Service (SES) who did a tremendous job in extraordinarily difficult conditions attending over 1200 call-outs.

The Lilydale SES, a 100 percent volunteer unit, relies almost entirely on support and donations from the community to respond to emergencies, only receiving $30,000 annually from the State Government, barely covering

fuel and routine maintenance. In Parliament, I called on the State Government to provide additional funding for capital equipment and upgrades to ensure the Lilydale SES can continue its vital work protecting our community.

Victoria has been thrown into its fifth lockdown, excruciating for residents, school children and local businesses. Our community has worked incredibly hard, and despite Yarra Ranges having zero COVID cases for 9 months, has remained resilient in the face of disruption to schools, businesses, community sport and activities. Now, more than ever, it is crucial we shop local and support local jobs. Many local residents have sought my assistance with Power Outage and COVID support payments – through advocacy, many who were initially denied have now received

much-needed financial support. If you’re experiencing any issues accessing support payments, please email me and I’ll do everything I can to assist you.

And, while it was pleasing to see funding in the recent State Budget to upgrade Manchester Primary School (Mooroolbark) after years of campaigning with the school, there was no funding to duplicate the rail tracks between Mooroolbark and Lilydale or to increase car parking at Lilydale Train Station. Despite spending over half a billion dollars to build SkyRail stations at Mooroolbark and Lilydale, there won’t be any improvements in the frequency or reliability of train services, with commuters still waiting 25-30 minutes for a train. I won’t give up fighting to achieve these important outcomes for our community.

The best ways to eat in wintertime for a happy gut Every food has its own unique characteristic, foods are cooling, warming or neutral in thermal properties. Eating foods that harmonise with the season will let you experience better wellbeing. I’d like to share with you a few points on how you maximise this so you can reap the benefits and feel fantastic in the wintertime.

Over the past 14 years as a clinician I have observed that many people eat too much cold and damp foods in winter time which affects their ability to experience health.

These kinds of foods generate internal cold which is exacerbated by our climate which is wet, cold and humid. If your diet in winter is rich in warming foods and drink it will support the internal generation of warmth, balance and wellbeing. Our digestion modulates immunity, energy production, brain chemistry and even the way we metabolise many medicines. When we eat in harmony with

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Paediatric Naturopath – Healesville the season, these functions will be enhanced.

This will benefit the elderly, people who are immune compromised or convalescing after illness, picky eaters and those with sensitive digestion. If you’re a person who tends to internalise emotions, warming food that is easy to digest will sit better in your tummy.

And if you’re a chilly type and feel the cold easily then eating a warming diet will keep you feeling more cosy.

Plague movie is fitting for these lockdown times Major Grom: Plague Doctor is a thrilling, wellproduced but somewhat confused Russian superhero film based on the comic book series

by Artyom Gabrelyanov.

Maverick police officer Igor Grom (Tikhon Zhiznevsky) must track down a mysterious serial killer known as the Plague Doctor.

Zhiznevsky is compelling as a stolid, determined man who slowly comes out of his shell during the investigation. The core trio is better than the sum of its parts: Igor’s friends Yulia (Lyubov Aksyonova) and Dima (Aleksandr Seteykin) are very thinly-written but work together in clever ways against the Plague Doctor.

The film has stunning cinematography shot on-location in St Petersburg, and the tense, well-choreographed action scenes have dash-

Here’s how to begin to implement this way of eating.

Buy from your local organic farmers market or grocer. They will predominantly stock seasonal foods that will provide the right thermal temperament.

Put away the cold pressed juicer and shelve the smoothies until Spring is really here. Make protein balls instead of shakes or grate the veggies and then bake into muffins or slices. Cook porridge for breakfast with cinnamon, honey and stewed fruit with some raw almonds on top.

Avoid salad and raw foods. Lightly steam or saute instead. Choose baked root veg.

Use a slow cooker to prepare one-pot wonders using spices like cinnamon, ginger cardamom and garlic - Slow cooked lamb or Dhal with root veggies are great options.

Drink ambient temperature water and add a squeeze of citrus. Use herbal teas like

berry and lemon and ginger.

Keep a pot of soup on the stove and get the kids a thermos for school.

Cooling Foods: apple, banana, strawberry, watermelon, cucumber, eggplant, green leafy, bok choi, tomato, asparagus, dairy, fish, pork, peppermint Warming Foods: grapes, mandarin, onion, leek, pumpkin, walnut, chilli, turmeric, garlic, cinnamon, beef, chicken, lamb, venison, ginger tea, black tea Neutral Foods: olives, plum, figs, carrot, potato, sweet potato, turnip, almonds, kidney bean, rye, aduki bean, rice, shellfish, honey, liquorice Remember the idea is not to completely eliminate cooling foods but rather balance and enhance the overall thermal expression using spices, herbs and combination foods.

This will support your health and vitality to keep you well.

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es of humour and a fun motif of Igor repeatedly acting out his plans in his head before executing them, which is reminiscent of the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films.

Major Grom is an exciting, creative film on the surface, but lacks self-awareness about Igor’s Dirty Harry demeanour. While Igor is generally likeable and has solid development in terms of accepting his new friends, it feels hypocritical of the film to validate Igor for violently working outside of the law but condemn the Plague Doctor for the same. The film also has a well-acted but derivative twist lifted from Fight Club, yet with none of the subtlety. This is an engaging action film with outstanding production and visuals, but doesn’t do enough to distinguish hero from villain. Catch it on Netflix.

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COMMUNITY DIARY lery and Arts Hub. Enquiries 0406 402 590 or HealesvilleCommunityChoir@gmail.com

HW4W Healesville Women 4 Women invites locals to a movement workshop learning how to move for nourishment not punishment. This workshop will provide the best resources and supports to help with exercise and movement practices. Sunday 22 August 2-4.30pm Lions Club Hall. Registrations: hw4wwinter2021. eventbrite.com.au

Calendar comp The Upper Yarra community are invited to submit one of their favourite photos to go into an online exhibition– My Upper Yarra, My Community. 12 winning entries from the exhibition will feature in the 2022 Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Bank Calendar. Entries close 5pm Friday 30 July. For more details visit www.upperyarra.net.au/community or email admin@upperyarra.net.au 10 MAIL

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Over 50’s friendship The Over 50’s Friendship Group meets every Monday and Wednesday 12.30pm - 4pm at the Yarraburn Senior Citizens Centre. The group provides a venue for elders to meet, play cards and games, chat and share knowledge and create friendships and provides support for those struggling to cope with the isolation and lockdowns.

Community Bank grants Community choir Healesville Community Choir is for everyone who loves to sing. Singers of all abilities are welcome as the group meets on the first three Mondays each month 7-9pm at YAVA Gal-

An information session for the upcoming Community Grant Round – Community Banks Warburton and Yarra Junction will be held on Monday 23 August, 7pm at the Yarra Junction Bowls Club. Registrations and enquiries: admin@upperyarra.net.au

Edible Weeds Most common urban weed species of Melbourne are not only edible but remarkably nutritious.

Learn how to identify weeds such as dandelion, chickweed, mallow, amaranth, wild onions, stinging nettle and many more.

You’ll also learn how to use edible weeds safely and incorporate them into delicious meals. Sunday, 14 August, from 10am11.30am. Visit the Yarra Ranges Council website for more information.

Reach out Is there a free or low-cost community event you’d like to share with our readers? Send an email to editor@mailcommunity.com.au by 5pm on Wednesdays for inclusion in the following week’s edition. mailcommunity.com.au

HOME WITH ADDITIONAL UNIT ON ACREAGE PRIVATELY tucked away on 1.74 Hectare (4.29 Acres), this unique home built on a on a solid suspended slab offers amazing views.

The ground level features a formal home entry and 2 separate lockup tandem garages, which face a huge workshop area with separate office. Upstairs living areas combine a formal lounge/dining room, central kitchen plus family meals area.

There are 3 bedrooms (2 with ensuites) a separate family bathroom and laundry.

Hydronic heating and wood heating supply year around heating. The wrap around covered deck on three sides features uninterrupted views that will leave you breathless, with views from Mt. Dandenong to Kangaroo Ground.

A 2nd driveway leads to the 2 bedroom self-contained unit with attached 4 car carport, and 2nd double carport, the 3rd driveway leads to a 16m x 9m lockup factory sized shed. The fourth driveway leads another double carport.

The property also has a bore and water tank.

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 wonderful lifestyle. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 101 Old Gippsland Road, LILYDALE Description: 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 16 garage Price: $1,500,000 to $1,650,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Max Manning, 0419 777 595, STOCKDALE & LEGGO, LILYDALE

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FAMILY HOME PLUS ENORMOUS SHED OFFERED for sale, is this fantastic home set on the high side of the road on approximately 800m2, which features views to the nearby mountains.

Ideally positioned at the back of the property, you will discover an awesome double roller door shed of approximately 6M X 9M X 5.5M high. It has been designed to accommodate a hoist and mezzanine floor ideal for car a enthusiast or for a tradie.

Next to the shed there is extra parking for your caravan, camper, or a boat.

Walking into the home, you will immediately notice the new flooring, carpets in the bedrooms and a fresh coat of paint

throughout. Featuring a generous master with BIR’s, plus 2 additional bedrooms and a central family bathroom.

Boasting ample under house storage, plus a double garage and workshop. This great home is located close to school, transport and the famous Healesville Sanctuary making this an ideal family home.

This home is for sale by Open Negotiation, an online flexible terms Auction system and is open to all qualified buyers allowing for flexible terms (pending Vendor approval). The property can sell at anytime.

Contact agent for price guide and to arrange your inspection. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 20 Fauna Avenue, HEALESVILLE Description: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 7 garage Price: For Sale via Online Auction | Open Negotiation Inspect: By appointment Contact: MARK GUNTHER FIRST NATIONAL REAL ESTATE, 5962 3030

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This property features large living areas, 5 bedrooms, including a large master bedroom with ensuite, functional kitchen, fully fenced backyard, outdoor entertaining area & a large double garage. There is potential to build another dwelling (STCA) at the rear of the property. The home is tenanted until early June 2022 at $2,173.00 pcm.

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Privately set back behind a gorgeous bespoke stone wall, is this 2 bed character home with cottage garden on approx 920m2. The versatile floorpan is perfect for downsizers, accommodation potential, or for a family wanting to extend the current home & enjoy the large garden allotment on offer (STCA).

Perfectly set close to all amenities to town.

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This 3 bedroom home features a spacious open plan living area, polished floors, large kitchen with plenty of bench & cupboard space. The master boasts a WIR, ensuite & access to the undercover entertaining area. Also includes, GDH, evaporative cooling & double garage with internal access. Currently tenanted until mid July 2021 at $1716.00pcm.

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Lilydale Pet Foods $170,000 Sharyn Manning 0412 052 946 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.

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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 Private Booked Inspections between 11am - 12pm Saturday 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 wonderful lifestyle.

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“For our first date we went out for dumplings and Kyle reckons that was it - after he saw me scoff noodles and dumplings he was sold,” she said.

“I wouldn’t say I thought I’d found my husband that night, and I definitely didn’t peg him as the father of my future child! I’d had a fair bit of bad luck with dating, so I just took it one day at a time.”

He proposed on a holiday to America in September 2017.

They got married in October 2018 and their daughter, Molly, was born October 2019.

It’s quite the love story, and it’s not unusual.

The report also found that couples who met online in more recent years (2014-2020), on average have 2.3% more babies than those who met face-to-face (1.38 vs. 1.35).

This suggests a key group of singles use technology to seek family-inclined commitments.

The report then considered current trends, finding that based on the share of births that are ebabies, an estimated 20% of all babies born in this millennium are ebabies. Further, the report reveals that 21% of online couples that had a baby did so within a year of meeting.

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Over the next 10 years they will make up 34% of all newborns.

Using a nationally representative survey of over 2,000 Australians and projections from current trends in online dating, the authors of the report pinpoint 2038 as the year when more than half of babies born will be born to online couples.

They are amazing figures, especially given few couples openly admitted they met online in recent years.

Former Mail Newspaper Group editor Casey Neill met her husband Kyle on Tinder back in 2015.

“We both swiped right,” she said.

“Kyle was with some older mates who wanted to know how this online dating stuff worked.

“So with them egging him on and a few drinks under his belt, he got up the courage to send me a message and we set up a date a few days later.”

Online dating was already pretty popular back then, but Tinder didn’t have the daggy and desperate stigma some of the older websites had, she said.

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By Jed Lanyon Melbourne is set to draft Eastern Ranges player Georgia Campbell at the 2021 AFLW Draft after the dual-club father-daughter prospect nominated the Demons as her preferred destination.

The All-Australian ruck/key forward was eligible to be selected as a father-daughter candidate for the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne, where her father Adrian played 30 and two games respectively.

The minimum requirement for an AFLW father-daughter qualification is one game, meaning the Demons now have first access to the highly rated AFLW talent as the club’s first ever father-daughter selection.

The indicative AFLW draft order lists the Demons’ first selection coming all the way back in round three at pick 42, while Campbell is expected to be picked up before that number.

At 182 centimetres tall, Campbell comes with great upside as her athleticism was on display regularly throughout the NAB League Girls season allowing her to compete against taller and stronger opponents.

A season highlight was a dominant three goal, 25 hitout performance in February against the Gippsland Power, while plucking contested marks in wet conditions.

The AFLW Academy member put in an impressive 2021 season averaging 20 hitouts and kicking eight goals across nine games to earn selection in the AFLW’s Under 19 All-Australian team.

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Secrets to playing the 8th at Healesville Callen’s column Ian Callen From the RACV Healesville’s 8th tee block, it’s all downhill into a valley that shelters our destination today. To the left, a cart path separates bush land from fairway. On the right the 7th fairway escarpment completes the amphitheater effect around the green.

Back at the 100 metre post the cart path crosses an intermittent watercourse (burn) that makes its way westward creating two avenues to the flag.

Either way, you will at best; have laid up here for a birdie opportunity or have played a long shot in hoping for an eagle.

All this may seem simple enough, but consideration needs to be given to the short grass and most importantly the location of the cup.

The contest would be enough to have Jordan Spieth scratching his head. For it’s a battle of the break; whether across a ridge or up and down the saddle… it will test the very best.

For golfers or even those who aspire to be one; our course not only tests, but inspires us to play this wonderful game; out in the fresh air with nature. This is Healesville after all and it’s been attracting visitors to the region since the late 19th century.

Today however we are locked down and without any golf being played we will be playing this hole, “The Lookout”, with a mystery player.

The writer was in the playing group when he last played here and on that day; he had wiped the hole before leaving the tee. He was playing a residual; and to gasps of astonishment from his playing group, his second exited the course well over the Ryans Road curve.

Calling this player a golfer, wouldn’t be fair to those with credentials, so let’s just say he’s aspiring.

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The 8th hole at Healesville Golf Course. er is a left hander. He also believes the game is not worth playing unless you accept its dare and of course that means it’s consequences.

There is a story going around that our aspirant was on this very green putting for eagle only to leave with a seven. An observer that day said, “he shoved his putter into his bag, pressed the wrong button for his remote control, sending his buggy into the sand trap.”

On another occasion, again in a bunker attempting to play to the pin, his third hit the shoulder and rolled back into the sand, as did his fourth and fifth. Reluctantly he accepted his medicine, but not before he’d picked up his Titliest Pro V1, tossed it in the air and smacked it into bush land.

So here is our hopeful again, pushing his tee into the Lookout tee block before walking behind his ball to wait for the group in front to move on. For those standing about him, they know he’s accepted the challenge and that’s to smack that little white ball as far down the fairway as he possibly can and if straight, that will be a bonus.

The Pro V1 is sent into the wild blue yonder, high over the valley where it disappears

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS somewhere beyond the fairway sand trap. So far so good, he discovers his ball beside the 150 marker sitting high in the second cut.

Looking to the pin where it had been placed in the centre of the nearest flat closest to the burn. His second a six iron, sends the Pro V1 across the burn to the right side of the amphitheater where it kicks left like a Nathan Lyon offie, to roll onto the high side of the putting surface to be overlooking the cup.

An amazing eagle chance now beckons, but he’s been in this position before.

On the green he studies the line to the cup but is struggling with his decision; If he goes the direct route there’s every chance his ball might gain pace and roll off the green into the hazard.

He changes tactic and looks across the slope of the ridge thinking he’ll be able to slow the putt and use the slope to trickle it to the cup.

A better golfer would certainly have gotten it closer, but as our striving golfer made his way up the hill to next week’s Par 4, 9th “The Hut”, 4 for 4 was the reward ensuring our aspirational golfer will be back after lockdown.

Netball clubs and associations across Australia are set to receive a much needed funding boost, with Woolworths committing up to $250,000 in Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants for 2021.

In partnership with Netball Australia, the Woolworths grants program has supported more than 200 netball clubs with close to a million dollars in funding support over the past two years.

This year, a further 85 grants of up to $10,000 are available, with a focus on helping clubs give young players healthy and fresh nutrition at training and on match days. Applicants are encouraged to nominate how they’ll use the money to help their clubs to pick fresh; from new fridges or juicers right up to a full canteen makeover.

Former Australian Diamonds Captain, Liz Ellis is helping to launch the program.

“As a parent, I know what a battle it can be to get kids to choose healthy options. Netball clubs play a huge role in helping young players form healthy habits for life, not just on the court but through the nutrition they provide.

Woolworths Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants are there to provide a helping hand to clubs right across the country and I encourage as many clubs as possible to apply,” Ellis said.

Woolworths Group Chief Marketing Officer Andrew Hicks, said: “At Woolworths, we’re committed to improving the health and wellbeing of Australian kids.

“We recognise how important sport can be in shaping kids’ behaviour for life and we’re proud to have invested almost a million dollars to date to support grassroots netball through our partnership with the sport.

“Our Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants are designed to help netball clubs who want to provide healthier options for their young players.”

In addition to netball, Woolworths supports grassroots cricket through the Woolworths Cricket Blast, as well as junior surfing initiatives including Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps.

Entries are open now until Sunday 15 August 2021 and grants winners will be announced during the week of 23 August 2021. Visit the website, https:// pickfreshplayfresh.netball.com.au/ and apply for a Woolworths Pick Fresh Grant for your club today.

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