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Tuesday, 10 August, 2021

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Vax numbers lagging in outer east

Homelessness Week puts issue in focus

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For the love of art

By Jed Lanyon

Local artists Kate Baker and Phoebe Rose Lines at the Warburton Waterwheel Gallery.

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS it’s been open one week and now we’re closed again. We can’t extend it because another group has booked the exhibition space,” she said.

“It’s kind of like, too bad really, we’ve spent the money… It is what it is.”

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Victoria entered its sixth lockdown over the weekend as we were once again confined to our homes, a feeling that has become all too familiar.

The standard five reasons to leave home returned, which includes getting food and supplies, exercise for up to two hours, caregiving, authorised work or education if you can’t do it from home or to get vaccinated.

For the many artists across the Yarra Valley, it means the continuation of the long struggle to make a living doing what they love, while many local art lovers could no longer take up their pastime.

And while the gallery doors remain closed for now, Star Mail will bring the art to you, highlighting several local exhibitions from some of the Yarra Valley’s premier artists.

For Warburton photographer, Suzanne Phoenix, the ongoing outbreak in New South Wales meant that she couldn’t attend the opening of the National Photographic Portrait Prize, of which she was a finalist for two of her portraits.

Both of her works were created and inspired by living in lockdown over the last year.

Yarra Valley artists Kate Baker and Phoebe Rose Lines had been waiting about two years to display a collaborative exhibition at the Warburton Waterwheel Gallery.

Having waited so long to exhibit their work, they jumped at the opportunity to fit out the gallery space on a day’s notice to open on 29 July, just one day out of the state’s last lockdown.

Ms Baker said the news of the lockdown was “super disappointing” and came as a shock.

“We already lost one week at the beginning,

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opening, allowing guests to come into the gallery space at just 10 at a time.

Ongoing restrictions between the last lockdown and the current one meant Healesville artist Clare James couldn’t host an opening event to celebrate her solo exhibition at YAVA Gallery and Arts Hub. And while that didn’t deter the artist or YAVA gallery curator, Dakini Maddock, the news of the latest lockdown fell on the opening day of Ms James’ Hideaway exhibition.

Ms Baker, who is also YAVA’s CEO said she is hopeful of the gallery being allowed to reopen again soon.

“We’re really disappointed for our artist, Clare, we just hope we can get out of this lockdown next week, so she will be able to have her exhibition in person,” she said.

“Hosting it digitally is not an option. The experience is really important and it’s meant to be an immersive experience, otherwise you don’t really get the full context.

“The arts are really important in a time like this, they are a salvation and a way people can connect and find a means of expression. We need to support our artists.”

TarraWarra Museum of Art has spent much of the last 18 months without being allowed to invite visitors in to view it’s impressive exhibitions.

It’s latest, WILAM BIIK, is a major exhibition as part of the Yalingwa Visual Arts Initiative, focused on the Home Country of First Nations artists from south-east Australia.

It opened on 31 July, and thankfully, will be exhibiting all the way through to November allowing plenty of time for locals to see the works in-person.

Turn to pages 6 and 7 to learn more about these exhibitions in the Yarra Valley

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Hoons leave a mess

By Jed Lanyon Upper Yarra firefighters awoke to an awful sight last weekend as they found burnout tracks across the entrance of the Wesburn/ Millgrove fire station.

While hoon driving in Warburton has been an ongoing issue, Wesburn/Millgrove CFA Captain Sascha Grant said he was “disappointed” to see their brigade vandalised with skid marks.

“At about 1.20am on Saturday (31 July) morning, we had a car coming from the Warburton way, it came in here to the apron of the fire station and proceeded to spend less than a minute just doing burnouts here and exited back towards Warby after they had done their deeds.

“We do have a bit of a burnout problem here, but normally it’s constrained to the entrance of the intersection of McKenzie King Drive and Warburton Highway. This is the first time they’ve come and done it up here. It’s really frustrating because it’s going to take us forever to try and have this wear off. Whereas if it’s on the road it wears off straight away.”

Police are assessing CCTV footage from the night but Mr Grant admits the combination of the black and white footage and the bright headlights of the car makes it difficult to identify.

“It’s really disappointing. We’re all part of the community, we’re all community members and we do this for our community and all our neighbouring communities as well. It’s really tough, I don’t think they maliciously targeted us, I think it was just opportunistic.

Mr Grant described the incident as a “lapse in judgement” and shared what he would say to the perpetrator if he found who was responsible.

“I’d say for them to have a think about it. I know that’s what they do for their fun, but it’s not legal. I’d want them to think about the im-

Payphones now free

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Rebeca Miller, Sascha Grant (front) and Jon Tinkler at the Wesburn/Millgrove CFA. Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS pact of the community and our members here.

And hey, if they want to come down here and help us try and clean it off, then that’d be great.

“If they needed us in an emergency, if they did a burnout and hit something, we’re going to respond and come and look after them in any way we’d look after someone in the community,” he said.

“I’m just disappointed.”

Wesburn/Millgrove CFA currently has 39 members and Mr Grant said they would welcome more locals, who are looking to make a difference within their community.

“If anybody in the community is interested or looking to get involved, let me know, get in touch with the brigade through our Facebook page or through the CFA. We’re always happy for people to come down and be involved.”

Future generations will never experience the mad scramble for spare change when needing to make a call after Telstra announced its 15,000 public payphones are now free.

The telco giant announced on Tuesday 3 August that calls to standard fixed lines or mobiles are completely free of charge across the country.

Telstra confirmed 11 million calls were made across Australia in the last twelve months from payphones, including 230,000 to critical services like 000 and Lifeline.

Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said this decision meant everyone could make a free local call, describing the service as a “vital lifeline”.

“Telstra payphones are now free phones for everyone to anywhere in Australia. They are an iconic and critical part of our community, and for many Australians, the availability of a payphone is a vital lifeline, especially for those vulnerable including the homeless, people who are isolated or someone escaping an unsafe situation. That’s why I have taken this decision to make national calls from payphones free, because they play such a critical role in our community, particularly in times of need and for those in need.”

Penn said his decision was made after he saw the queues of people waiting in line to use a payphone to tell their family and friends they were safe after a natural disaster that had taken the mobile network down.

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Outer east vaccine uptake lags behind

By Jed Lanyon

both categories across the state despite being hit hard during the worst of Victoria’s Covid-19 outbreak last year. 34.7 per cent of those aged 15-plus have had their first jab in the north west, while just 18.3 per cent are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

As many major cities deal with ongoing

Warburton Primary School on new path

By Jed Lanyon Warburton Primary School students are celebrating the erection of a new footpath along the school’s grounds, which connects the campus to the township.

The upgrade means school students have safer access to get to school and no longer have to trudge through mud on these cold winter mornings.

Warburton Primary School teacher Kelly Frost said, “The Shire has put in this beautiful new footpath, so we now have clear, direct access from the Warburton township to our school.

“It means that our students can arrive at school safely everyday and their parents know when they leave the house that they’re going to arrive at school without any danger of being hit by a car.”

“It sort of feels like a post-Covid gift!” Ms Kelly said.

The footpath features new fencing and plants donated by the Upper Yarra Garden Club alongside the walk.

Ms Frost estimated that 20 per cent of the school’s students would use the footpath.

“The kids are coming to school, and not all of them are coming by car, they’re walking or riding to school and they can do that so much more safely now,” she said.

“Normally my feet would get all wet and muddy, so that doesn’t happen anymore,” said student, Indy.

“We don’t slip as much now,” said Anika.

Flynn, Cooper, Piper, A’isha, Indy and Anika on the new footpath.

Another student, Cooper, described the area as a “ditch” prior to the installment of the path.

When conditions were at their worst, the

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students would be forced to detour alongside the edge of the road.

“It’s 10 times safer now,” said Indy. “Uh… a million times safer,” said Cooper.

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Lilydale Police are searching for the owners of several recovered items believed to be stolen from various locations.

Police have posted numerous photos online to the Eyewatch - Yarra Ranges Facebook page of different items in hopes of returning them to their rightful owners.

If you have any information relating to the property, contact First Constable George at Lilydale Police on 9739 2401.

SES rescue pair The Marysville SES Unit were called out to a report of two people trapped in a vehicle that was in danger of slipping over the edge of a steep, high embankment.

After conflicting reports of locations, the SES crew began a coordinated search effort of likely locations with Ambulance Victoria, Police and CFA teams arriving to assist.

The vehicle was located on a slippery, narrow walking track between Keppel Lookout and Steavenson Falls. The occupants were safely assisted from the vehicle and scene as conditions on the track deteriorated.

DELWP have since closed the walking track pending further assessment and SES advise locals to stay clear of the area until the track barriers are removed.

As this job was unfolding, the SES unit received a call to assist Ambulance Victoria with a patient who had fallen from a bike on Free Fern Gully Trail between Marysville and Steavenson Falls.

The patient required the use of a stretcher and was helped to the ambulance on Yellow Dog Road, again in slippery and muddy conditions.

Detectives from the Echo Taskforce located drugs and cash during a number of warrants executed last week as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking linked to the Mongols Outlaw Motor Cycle Gang (OMCG).

On Friday 30 July, police executed warrants at four residential properties in Southbank, Docklands, Montrose and Reservoir.

Designer clothes, jewellery and watches believed to be valued at about $1 million, cash and steroids were seized from the Southbank address, while a quantity of cocaine was located at the Montrose address.

A 30-year-old Montrose man, who is a patched member of the Mongols OMCG, was arrested and charged with trafficking drugs of dependence and possessing drugs of dependence.

He has been bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 5 November.

“This operation has been running for a significant period of time and the results speak volumes to the professionalism and dedication of the Echo Taskforce members,“ Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill, Crime Command said.

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Rainfall totals have been steady year on year as Healesville resident Alma Mitchell recorded 61.1mm of rain throughout 23 days in July.

This is very similar to the 63.4mm she collected across 24 days of July in 2020.

While over in Coldstream West, local resident Peter Stuart recorded 55.5ml of rain across the month. This is up from last year’s figure of 34.5ml in 2020, but down on the 64.5ml recorded in 2019.

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Covid-19 vaccination rates across Melbourne’s outer east are lagging behind other Victorian regions according to new data released by the Federal Department of Health.

The new figures, released on Monday 2 August, show 43.9 per cent of people aged over 15 have received their first dose of the vaccine, while 18.3 per cent of those aged 15-plus are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Out of the 17 different Victorian regions listed, the outer east ranked 12th in the first dose category and 13th for those who are fully vaccinated.

In comparison, areas such as Bendigo and Geelong boast first dose vaccination rates of over 50 per cent and have over 25 per cent of residents fully vaccinated, according to the Department of Health.

At the other end of the spectrum, Melbourne’s north west region ranks dead-last in

outbreaks of the virus, Eastern Health GP Dr Vishal Patil urged those who are eligible for the vaccine, to do their bit in Australia’s efforts to beat the pandemic and go and get their jab.

He recently spoke with Star Mail in the hopes of quelling any hesitancy or concerns surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine. He urged Yarra Ranges residents to contact their GP and have a discussion about their best option regarding the vaccine “If you are confused, if you are hesitant, please have your information from reliable sources like your GP. Go and talk to them and then decide what you’re going to do. But I strongly recommend doing your role to protect your community against Covid,” he said.

The Federal Department of Health has a vaccine eligibility tool that lets Australians know when they can receive their vaccine.

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Favourite holiday spot in Australia?

Queensland/Gold Coast What do you love most about the Yarra Ranges?

It has a country feel.

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

End of Covid.

Favourite movie?

A Dogs Way Home.

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

Audrey Hepburn, Freddie Mercury, Oprah Winfrey and Nelson Mandela.

Favourite musician?

Pink.

What are some of your hobbies?

Going for drives, cooking, crafts and gardening.

What does an ideal weekend look like for you?

Going away with my family to a tropical island, with massages daily.

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A Lilydale couple have chucked a sickie to inspect their dream property after winning millions in tattslotto.

After receiving the news they’d won a whopping $4.8 million “Set for Life” prize, the couple decided they’d go inspect their dream property that they now plan to buy.

The pair held the only division one winning entry Set for Life drawn on Wednesday 4 august, with the prize paid in installments of $20,000 a month for 20 years.

When an official from The Lott called the Victorians on Thursday morning, they were getting ready for a busy day of work.

“Oh my gosh, we were just about to head out for work,” the winning woman said when told of the win. “I can’t stop crying. This is amazing.”

The couple said the news was “absolutely life changing”.

“This is insane. I already feel so spoilt in life and now this. Well, this is just incredible,” the woman said.

When asked how they planned to enjoy the windfall, the overjoyed pair didn’t hesitate.

“We actually have been dreaming of this moment, so we do have a few ideas,” she continued. “ We have been eyeing off this property for so long, and now it means we can actually buy it. It’s in the most beautiful spot and it’s been our dream for years, so that’s definitely the first thing we will do. Maybe we will go out for a drive today and take a look at it again.”

The ecstatic pair also plan to help out their kids and set off on a few little trips.

“This means so much. We will make sure we are sensible with the rest though. We want to see it grow for our family.”

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Yarra Ranges homelessness services, including Holy Fools (left), came together to launch the start of National Homelessness Week last week.

A need greater than ever

By Mikayla Van Loon Homelessness services and agencies from across the Yarra Ranges united to launch the start of this year’s National Homelessness Week after a particularly tough and decisive year.

Speakers from various organisations came together on Monday 2 August albeit a little bit different than originally planned.

Streaming the event live from Box Hill Institute’s Lilydale Lakeside campus, issues, discussions and stories about homelessness were able to reach far and wide, as people tuned in and engaged online.

Holy Fools CEO Neal Taylor in collaboration with Anchor, Yarra Ranges Housing Action Group, Yarra Ranges Council and Box Hill Institute opened up the conversations about the current homelessness crisis and situation in the local area.

Yarra Ranges Housing Action Group’s Kate Coleman was the first to speak passionately about how she has seen the homelessness landscape change.

“Over the last 40 plus years I have seen homelessness grow and grow dramatically.

I used to be young enough to think we could solve homelessness, there’s no need for homelessness in this country but it is growing dramatically,” she said.

“I looked around and I saw the other day that median house prices in Victoria have now reached a million dollars.

“Where does that leave young people

SLEEPING ROUGH IN THE RANGES thinking about buying a home and having a family and settling down? Well, nowhere.”

Ms Coleman said not only is it young people struggling to get into the housing market but it is elderly people who don’t own a house, people who can’t afford to pay private rent on an old age pension or a disability pension.

“More and more of these people are going to find themselves, first of all staying with friends or family, then couch surfing but ultimately they are going to end up living rough and that’s a huge indictment on our society. We are not a third world country. We should not have this problem. But we do.”

Organisations coming together like they did on Monday, as well as advocacy to all levels of governments is slowly changing the landscape of response and support for homeless people.

“It is good to get people together to talk about homelessness because like it or not, that is our growing demographic,” Ms Coleman said. “We cannot sustain long term homelessness in our society, we’ve got to deal with it.

Mr Taylor reflected Ms Coleman’s beliefs about agencies working as one to solve the problem and said that was one of the positives of the pandemic, that it unified agencies and services around the region.

“Each year at the launch of homelessness week that I have spoken, I have said that homelessness is not going to be tackled unless our agencies, all levels of government and the community work together,” he said.

“Thankfully, I think we are slowly starting to see this happen. I also believe the Yarra Ranges community as a whole is better informed about the issues of homelessness than they were 12 years ago.”

But with every positive there is always a negative and throughout the pandemic, that came as an increase in the number of homeless people, particularly those sleeping rough.

Anchor CEO Heidi Tucker said the not-forprofit received 512 requests for assistance between 1 January and 31 December 2020, for individuals, families and children.

Of those, hundreds had been sleeping rough and some who had been visible sleeping in shop fronts, something Mr Taylor related to a canary in a mine.

“Much like the canary, I believe these doorway sleepers are also a warning for us. A warning that things are going to get worse and we are going to see many more people identify as being homeless,” he said.

“A warning that the way we have been doing things in the past is not always working and while we house some, most people find

substandard accommodation and merely move from one category of homelessness to the other.”

The shocking reality of homelessness is that a large number of homeless people are children, with Ms Tucker saying of the 512 people, 123 were children under 18 years of age.

ADRA Redwood Community Centre’s Kate Barrat said when there was funding for people to go into accommodation during the height of the pandemic there was a decrease in people presenting to ADRA but they are now seeing more people present there each week.

“I have to say when I first started working up in Warburton in 2012, the view of homelessness was that it’s a complex issue and to some degree I do agree with that, it was a complex issue but I’m seeing more and more now that it is actually quite simple,” Ms Barrat said.

“There is just not enough affordable housing. Especially in the Warburton area, we’re still seeing one family per week come to us saying ‘I need to move out of my rental property, it’s being sold or it’s being repurposed’ and there’s just nowhere for them to go.

“School enrolments are declining, we’re seeing sporting club enrolments declining and the whole area is being affected by it.”

The simplest things can cause someone to become homeless and with the theme of this year’s Homelessness Week being ‘Everybody needs a home’, the need for affordable housing has never been more prevalent.

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The power of the portrait

By Jed Lanyon

Suzanne Phoenix’s portrait of Carlos, Jono and Lazy Susan is a finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize. ries taken during Victoria’s first and second lockdowns. As part of the series, Ms Phoenix photographed about 65 families and over 100 individuals from the Upper Yarra region.

Her photograph captures Gerard and his dog Miss Tala Waggytail who were living in a tent in the forest and enjoying not being hassled to move on, with ‘personal space’ being in fashion. The second photograph captures

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Carpark concern

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Upwey residents feel they have been left in the dark about plans to turn half the high school oval into makeshift parking. Celina Korcak and her children (centre) surrounded by fellow concerned Upwey residents. 244647 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS paths, fencing, lighting, drainage and an upgraded oval”.

The site is said to be managed by the Department of Education.

“In conjunction with the temporary works, the project is also to allow for the hardstand areas to remain as a permanent feature for

later use by the Upwey Schools and the existing ovals are to be replaced with one larger, upgraded oval,” the GHD document states.

Ms Korcak said at the moment, the view of the oval from her home is as an inviting green space.

“When we view out the window it’s just a

green space at the moment, and a lot of other residents would see that as well. This wasn’t a concept when we brought the property, I know it will be good for the sporting club but I’m not sure what it means for the future,” Ms Korcak said.

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Valley postcard

By Jed Lanyon

Postcards host Shane Crawford and Yarra Valley Gateway Estate co-owner Brett Spurling. basket full of strawberries at Yarra Valley Gateway Estate in Coldstream.

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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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which since the railway construction started, can get quite congested during peak times.

The other two main roads are Mooroolbark Road and Hull Road. Roadworks on Hull Road due to the building of the Kinley estate have reduced it to one lane with traffic control operators and the Mooroolbark Road/Hull Road bridge is notorious for queues of traffic during peak hours.

“If there was an outbreak in this area in the Yarra Ranges, this whole neighbourhood here would come to a complete standstill and you would not be able to get in or out,” Mr McCausland said.

Having contacted Yarra Ranges Council, Mr McCausland said it appears as though a traffic management plan wasn’t completed prior to the site being set up.

“It really does sort of sound like they just put it there and haven’t thought about it properly,” he said.

“I’m not anti testing, I think we do need testing sites but where [it is], it’s in a terrible location which is going to cause a lot of havoc.”

Not only are residents concerned about the risk of increased traffic in the area but the risk of aerosol transmission of the virus.

“The stories that were on the news about the cases that were contracted at AAMI Park and the MCG, there are people testing positive now who weren’t even sitting near them, so that says to me aerosol,” Mr McCausland said.

“And the fact that no one, with a fence line that borders onto it, is vaccinated either, so if you’re going to put a testing site in a residential area why don’t you look at the health risks of what could potentially happen.”

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By Mikayla Van Loon Residents living on and near Wyuna Walk in Mooroolbark are outraged after not being consulted about a new drive through Covid-19 testing clinic that was set up in the middle of a housing estate.

A letter informing residents of a ‘proposed’ Covid testing site was received two days after construction had already started on Monday 5 July, with the opening date of Friday 9 July.

Wyuna Walk resident Tom McCausland said only receiving notification about the site after construction had already started was quite shocking.

“The fact that it said ‘proposed’ but it was already commencing, it was like a slap in the face,” Mr McCausland said.

Another resident whose back fence is only metres away from the testing clinic, Cameron Hunter said he was shocked and angered by the decision to put a testing clinic so close to people’s houses.

“The fact that it just blindsided us and came out of nowhere and then just the general lack of consultation or thought for the community doesn’t seem right,” Mr Hunter said.

“It seems like an easy way out for somebody, the line ‘ask for forgiveness rather than permission’ rings quite true with this here, that someone has made a call without consulting the people around them.”

Mr McCausland said there are a number of issues relating to the site but one of the major ones is the potential for increased traffic in a residential area, which is already surrounded by congested main roads.

Wyuna Walk has a number of access points coming in from main roads. The most direct route is by entering off Manchester Road,

“They were there for each other with a smile, like every other day. To quote Lazy Susan, ’Drag is art about survival’,” Ms Phoenix said. “That photo epitomises that further stage of lockdown where we couldn’t see anyone in person and that (project) was a great way to stay connected to my friends and the community and a way to be able to keep creating during that time.”

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Upwey residents feel they have been left in the dark about an elaborate plan to turn half the local school oval into car parking.

Residents neighbouring the school grounds received a notice three weeks ago informing them VicTrack would be building a carpark halfway across the oval space as an “overflow” parking area while a new 640-space multideck is constructed at nearby Belgrave station.

Upwey resident Celina Korcak is concerned about losing what she describes as a “community space“ and says there has been a concerning lack of community consultation.

“There hasn’t been any consultation, it’s just happening and no one knows about it,” she said.

“At the moment people use it to walk their dogs and play, so it has been a shared space for a very long time,” Ms Korcak said.

“On a Sunday afternoon, it’s where people meet and let their dogs off and exercise, and this is going to change that whole aspect.

Ms Korcak said the notice from Yarra Ranges Council only gave residents until 21 July to give feedback, however council is still taking submissions.

According to planning documents, the temporary carpark is estimated to cost $2,060,000 and will occupy the eastern half of the Upwey High School oval near Upwey Recreation Reserve oval.

A report by the engineering and construction consultant, GHD, states that the objective of the project is to “construct infrastructure to be used temporarily by commuters during construction of the replacement carpark at Belgrave, while constructing new infrastructure for the Upwey Schools, including foot-

‘Carlos, Jono and Lazy Susan’ and was one of over 50 virtual portraits created by Ms Phoenix during the worst of Victoria’s second lockdown as part of her Artists in Residence project.

Ms Phoenix documented Carlos Mantilla, Jono Martinez and Robbie Sinclair Ten Eyck (Lazy Susan) on what they described as one of the hardest days of their lockdown.

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Warburton photographer Suzanne Phoenix was named as a finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize, which placed her work alongside the countries’ top photographers.

Star Mail reported on Ms Phoenix’s incredible achievement in April, but her selected portraits have only now just been released for public viewing as part of the exhibition in Canberra.

Ms Phoenix had the rare opportunity of having two of her portraits feature in the exhibition, joining just one other photographer out of the 79 total finalists to the National Portrait Gallery.

Ms Phoenix said having her work featured in the exhibition was a “life goal” of hers.

“It’s very exciting and validating to be selected as a finalist, it feels quite surreal,” she said.

Unfortunately the recent Covid-19 outbreak means that the local photographer won’t be able to see her work in-person just yet as restrictions on interstate travel remain in place.

“Myself and about 10 friends were all planning on going to the opening. We had our accommodation booked and a big road trip planned but we had to cancel that a couple weeks ago. It’s an understatement to say it’s disappointing, but I know there’s a lot worse things happening in the world. It’s an interesting paradigm not being able to see your own work on the walls, but I’m hoping sometime I’ll be able to see it in the flesh.”

Ms Phoenix shared that she was recently named as a finalist in the Martin Kantor Portrait Prize in Ballarat. An exhibition she hopes she will be able to attend in the near future.

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TarraWarra Museum of Art is staging a major exhibition as part of the Yalingwa Visual Arts Initiative, focused on the Home Country of First Nations artists from south-east Australia.

WILAM BIIK, is curated by Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung woman Stacie Piper as part of her two-year Yalingwa position as the First Nations curator at TarraWarra Museum of Art. Director of the TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria Lynn, said the exhibition WILAM BIIK, which means “Home Country” in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, will invite visitors to appreciate how First Nations people see, listen and connect to Country.

“This is an exhibition of an innate and unsevered connection between First Peoples and Home Country, bridging thousands of generations.

“You are invited to listen deeply – to learn and understand how First Peoples connect with Home Country, Wilam Biik,” Ms Lynn said.

First Nations curator, Ms Piper, said the WILAM BIIK exhibition is about exploring the true spirit of ourselves, which is found within the spirit of Country.

“Artists have been selected to represent particular songlines, waterlines, bushlines, representing a number of the 38-plus different clans within SouthEast Australia.“ “Our Wilam Biik is the soil, the land, the water, the air, the sky, and the animals residing within.

“The only home we know, which we honour for its sacred exchange. A home where custodial rights and responsibilities never left. May this place you call home become a deeper part of you.

WILAM BIIK features new works by nine contemporary Aboriginal artists of south-east Australia and a group installa-

tion by the Djirri Djirri Wurundjeri Women’s Dance Group, together with loans from the National Gallery of Victoria, Koorie Heritage Trust, State Library of Victoria, Art Gallery of Ballarat, and Queensland Art Gallery.

“Experiencing Country through a First Nations lens provides a perspective which can inspire, give insight and knowledge, and affirm and re-establish a fundamental connection with nature. This is critical to the wellbeing of people, nature and the planet,” Ms Piper said.

“The exhibition will also feature ancestral tools from the region. The Barak works and ancestral tools from Coranderrk represent a ‘return to Country’ by coming home to the Tarrawarra area.

“With the ancestral tools and adornments, new works and a Djirri Djirri installation we are presenting the past, present and future of what home Country means to First Nation people in south east Australia.

“My hope is that each person walks away inspired, in awe of the beauty of Country, and empowered with a personal sense of connection and responsibility,” Ms Piper said.

The Yalingwa Visual Arts Initiative 2017–2022 is a significant partnership between Creative Victoria, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) and TarraWarra Museum of Art that aims to support the development of outstanding contemporary Indigenous art and curatorial practice.

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By Jed Lanyon Warburton’s Waterwheel Gallery played host to an exhibition by two local artists.

The exhibition, Breathing Stories - The Tower, recounts Kate Baker’s journey across Europe traversing the roots of myth and faerie tale. Ms Baker created silver gelatin photographs from each of her images.

“I wanted it to feel like a graphic illustration that could have been drawn… I wanted that timeless feel where you couldn’t tell where it is,” she said in describing one of her photographs.

To accompany Ms Baker’s work, local writer Phoebe Rose Lines created a response to each of Ms Baker’s images resulting in ‘The Tower’, the first in the series titled, Breathing Stories.

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Kate Baker and Phoebe Rose Lines.

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS ally has an art and a gift for capturing the essence of something. When I looked through these photographs, they jumped out at me.”

Through The Tower, Ms Rose Lines explores the archetypal stages of The Hero’s Journey.

“We’re looking at the architecture of psychology and story together,” Ms Rose Lines said.

“I tried to distill The Hero’s Journey into archetypal images and I’ve been working a lot with how to write non-prescriptively, so rather than the words telling us what is in the image, which is most often what we see in text and image works. The words marry with the image and help us live more deeply into it, so the words could really mean anything to anyone.”

“In The Hero’s Journey, we always have an opening image and when you work with a story, you’re always working from a place of confinement. There’s something you’re meeting that you need to change.”

Ms Rose Lines said everybody’s interpretation of the work would be different as they apply the imagery and writing to their own journey in life.

Ms Baker likened the exhibition’s story of a call to adventure to their decision to display the work on just one day’s notice coming out of lockdown.

“You can’t hold yourself. Just because we had Covid in the way, we just needed to step out and take the opportunity,” Ms Baker said.

“You leap when the opportunity has presented itself. And that’s really the message of the story as well,” Ms Rose Lines said.

“We’re seeing people who have driven out from the city, who want to seize that moment themselves.”

Ms Rose Lines said these same archetypes are used for cinema, radio and novels in crafting a journey narrative.

Sadly, the exhibition is exhibiting until 10 August where Victoria will remain under lockdown, meaning Breathing Stories - The Tower will not be able to be viewed in person.

Clare’s expression of love

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Clare James standing beside her life-sized shelter in the YAVA gallery. perfectly in it,” Ms James said.

“Her connection to nature is what restores her soul and allows her to keep on going,” Ms Maddock explained.

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Another feature of Hideaway is Ms James’ experimental watercolour painting, which represents coral bleaching occurring around the world.

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Healesville artist Clare James launched a solo exhibition at the YAVA Gallery and Arts Hub. Hideaway is an expression of love for the forest and a communication of Ms James’ state as she grapples with the reality of our climate emergency and the relentlessness of daily life.

YAVA gallery curator Dakini Maddock said: “This is Clare’s response to the problems she sees going on with the world and the environment. She’s very heartbroken by environmental degradation.”

Featured in the exhibition is Ms James’ ‘Weight of Despair’, a wall filled with ghastly objects from animal traps, sculptures of animals tangled in fishing wire and hooks or oil.

“It’s humanity’s impact on nature,” Ms Maddock said.

“There’s two sides to this exhibition, one is about despair and the sort of things that keep me awake at night and haunt me the more I read and listen to scientists and podcasts and radio,” Ms James said.

“The crises that we’re in globally and locally fills me with dread and horror.

“Opposite this Weight of Despair is Hope.

I’ve used the fungi as this symbol of hope. After the fires went through my dad’s property after the Black Summer last year, fungi were sort of the first things to start emerging out of the ash.”

The wall of Hope features over 60 unique fungi sculptures, many of which are available for purchase.

At the centre of the gallery space is a lifesize shelter created by Ms James using pruned materials from her backyard. She views the forest as her sanctuary and as a place that can keep her safe.

“I was thinking it would be my-sized cocoon, so I could lay perfectly in it and sit up

Ms James let over 200 snails loose on her detailed painting of a coral reef, allowing them to slowly eat away at the work.

“I wanted the snails to start eating it away.

And they eat it in tiny, tiny little layers at a time.

They rasp off the surface and I wanted to photograph a timelapse of this reef being slowly eaten away.

“You can’t really see the damage occurring, but you know it is, and eventually you stand back and it’s like the bleaching and the temperature rising in coral reefs around the world.”

Beside the coral reef painting is a large tv screen highlighting 35,000 timelapse images over several days of the snails crossing Ms James’ artwork, causing its eventual decay.

“Slowly but surely they cause damage, the same as human beings in many regards to a coral reef,” Ms James said. “You might not be able to see individually what is happening, what that footprint might be of that organism or event, but as a whole it is being destroyed.”

“You start to see the snails in a whole different light,” Ms Maddock said. “It’s quite meditative to watch, actually.”

“You’ve got the slow creeping of the snails, when sped up is this very quick coral bleaching and the loss of habitat.”

Ms James described her exhibition as a “love letter to nature”.

“I hope there is a sense of acknowledgement of what is happening and where we’re in the world. I hope there is some self awareness that there needs to be some changes but I also hope there is a sense of great hope and respect of the natural world and a desire to go out and be in it.

Hideaway will be exhibiting until 29 August.

For more information about the exhibition and when visitors can return to YAVA, visit: www.yava.org.au/hideaway

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Help after disaster The storms that wreaked havoc throughout Yarra Ranges in early June are well in the past, but locals are still dealing with the problems they caused.

To assist people to move from crisis to recovery, Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) has released a legal help check tool that walks people through a list of common issues and guides them to get assistance where needed.

The Disaster Recovery Legal Help Check asks residents to consider issues around safety, housing, insurance, employment, children and other areas.

Going through the check can help identify new issues or ones that may have been further complicated by the impact of the storm. For example, many people may not realise that legal advice could help with lodging insurance

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matters Anita Koochew Eastern Community Legal Centre claims or managing employment issues.

Family violence can also increase in the aftermath of a disaster. This was observed around the time of the Black Summer bushfires and throughout the lockdown periods of the pandemic.

If you are concerned for your wellbeing or the wellbeing of someone you know, help is

available. EDVOS is the local family violence service and ECLC can provide a range of family violence legal assistance including support with intervention orders. In the case of an immediate safety risk, please call Triple Zero (000).

ECLC’s Director of Legal Services, Belinda Lo, said many people don’t realise they have a problem until well after a natural disaster has occurred.

“We are working with Yarra Ranges Council and other services to support people on the ground. This legal help check is another tool that can save people additional problems down the track. People who identify legal issues can come to us for assistance or referrals.”

ECLC is the local lead for Disaster Legal Help Victoria in Yarra Ranges and the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Book shows ‘heart is where the home is’ PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN

By Christine Yunn-Yu Sun August is Family History Month, and we’re reminded of the famous saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson that every man/woman is a quotation from all his/her ancestors. Indeed, we are the links between the past and the future.

Memories and archives of what came before us help guide our efforts to define and position ourselves for what is to come.

In this sense, How to Grow a Family Tree by Eliza Henry Jones (Harper Collins Publishers 2020) is a perfect read for families. Not a guidebook for aspiring genealogists as you’d think.

Rather, it’s a heart-warming story about family, friendship and what home can mean, as summarised by the phrase on its front cover: “Heart is where the home is.”

It’s the story of Stella, who, at the age of 17, lost her home due to her father’s gambling addiction. As her family moves into the local caravan park, Stella struggles to deal with the chaos of her life, including but not limited to sharing a bed with her sleep-walking sister who apparently burned down the school library.

While the two take it upon themselves to “save” their father, their mother desperately tries to keep the family afloat. Right at this

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Christine Yunn-Yu Sun submits a weekly book review to the Star Mail papers. 228125 juncture, Stella receives a letter from her biological mother, who’s been trying to contact her for the past ten years. It becomes one more emotional hurdle that she has to overcome.

Luckily, Stella has read every self-help book she can find and knows a thing or two about helping people...or does she? As the story unfolds, we see her slowly but surely learning the valuable lesson that life is far more complex and confounding than any book can possibly analyse. Not everyone wants to be helped. Not everything can be fixed.

More importantly, not every question has an answer, and this is definitely not a story trying to assure teenagers that everything will turn out for the best in their daunting transition to adulthood. The author does a great job demonstrating the opposite, allowing Stella as the first- person narrator to try and often fail to be strong.

Certainly not everyone can and should be a hero. Stella’s voice is genuine and unique precisely because she’s not a know-it-all. As much as she tries to use all the “I” statements and “feeling words”, to compartmentalise her thoughts and feelings in order to access her “inner goddess” – she is, after all, only 17.

Interestingly, while reading Stella’s story, this reviewer happens to be watching Doctor Who. In the episode “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”, Andinio of the Ux has this advice for her young disciple Delph: “The more we learn, the less we realise we know. This is our existence. The world is not to be understood, only experienced.”

Come to think of it, perhaps it’s the same concept conveyed in How to Grow a Family Tree. The only way to learn from life is to live it.

The best way to research your family history is to be with yours.

Vampire film for lockdown

Blood Red Sky Starring Peri Baumeister, Carl Anton Koch and Alexander Scheer Rated MA15+ Blood Red Sky is a tense, compelling German horror-action film.

Nadja (Peri Baumeister), a mother and vampire, must protect her son Elias (Carl Anton Koch) when their plane is hijacked.

Vampires are traditionally depicted as seductive and/or masculine, so it’s rare to find a fictional vampire with a strong maternal instinct. Nadja’s love for Elias forms the film’s touching core, juxtaposing tenderness and fierce protectiveness with her increasingly monstrous appearance.

The film draws strong tension from solid internal and external conflict, as Nadja must contend with the hijackers, the growing number of vampires on the plane, distrust from the other passengers and her own savage impulses.

Baumeister does a great job playing a sympathetic character beneath her macabre makeup and animalistic twitches, Koch is one of the best child actors I’ve seen in a long time, and Alexander Scheer is a riveting scumbag as the psychopathic Eightball.

The film has some contrived moments and a couple of obnoxious supporting characters. The English-spoken scenes feel stiff compared to the mostlyGerman rest of the film, and like with Blood Vessel, another great vampire movie from last year, the action is grisly but poorly-shot.

While slightly rough around the edges, Blood Red Sky is a morbid but moving and well-paced horror-action film with a uniquely maternal monster, and is available for streaming on Netflix.

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Felix farewells life on rails

By Mikayla Van Loon For over 50 years Felix Tabone has been keeping the trains running at Lilydale, Croydon and Mooroolbark stations but has just recently hung up his hat for the final time.

Mr Tabone became a well known face at Mooroolbark station, having held the position of station master for a number of years.

Growing up in Wandin on his parents’ farm, Mr Tabone joined the railways at 17 years old, spending his spare time picking strawberries and other vegetables.

“I was looking for work and I couldn’t get work in what I wanted living out in Wandin, so my uncle said to me ‘why don’t you join the railways?’ My elder brother had joined the railway and I ended up joining too about a year behind him and I stayed with it,” he said.

Mr Tabone spent two weeks at Glenferrie station learning before he took a position at Lilydale train station.

“They give you a dust coat and you would have to remember when a train is about to come in, you look up the timetable because you have to be there two or three minutes before the train arrives there.

“You’ve got to open the gates against the traffic and close them. In another four or five minutes you need to be ready to depart the train, so I had to go down and open up the gates.

“Back then when we wanted to move a train from one track to another I’d have to go out and physically shunt the points with a lever. It was hard work, and took a bit of muscle, you had to be alert and responsible. These days we have automatic track control, which is much easier.”

Before long he had been promoted to yard assistant, where he supported the goods guard in looking after the delivery of goods, parcel collection and distribution, as well as transporting many things like plants, chickens and mail out to Coldstream and beyond.

Things have changed quite a bit since Mr Tabone started on the railways in 1971, par-

Felix Tabone retired after more than 50 years on the railways and is now planning to spend time in Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS his garden. 246226 ticularly the station technology.

“The technology has moved on so much.

Back then, we had kerosene-powered signals.

I used to go out every second day and clean all

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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 Gallery and Arts Hub. Enquiries 0406 402 590 or HealesvilleCommunityChoir@gmail.com

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.

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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

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the signal lenses and fill up the kerosene fonts.

Today they have all been replaced with a modern signaling system.”

But technology is not the only thing that

has changed, now that Mooroolbark station has been removed, Mr Tabone said he was sad to see it go.

“It’s a little station, it takes only about two and a half to three minutes to open up, the lobby room, the entry to the station, the toilets, it was pretty good.”

In all his years on the rail network, Mr Tabone remembers two frightful moments he’ll never forget.

One of those being the day he had to physically put extra brakes on the track so that a train would stop, otherwise he said it probably would have ended up in the creek.

The other was a night when an electrical storm hit and Mr Tabone said it was lucky no one was in the drivers cabin, otherwise it could have ended a lot worse.

“Once we were moving a train to the yards during an electrical storm, and lightning hit the wires overhead. I watched the sparkles run down the wires and hit the train. No one was hurt, but we had to tow it away to be repaired,” he said.

Mr Tabone became a part of the community and made some great friends through his many years of service.

Now he wants to spend time in his vegie patch, getting it ready for the spring.

“It was time to retire, especially while I’m still healthy and can walk a few miles and garden,” he said.

“I’m looking forward to spending more time with my wife Alexa. I’m also still very active – I like my long walks. I’m also looking forward to working in my flower garden, my veggie garden. My parents were farmers, I still have that green thumb.”

But sometimes the work grind takes a while to wear off, with Mr Tabone saying he’s still waking up in the middle of the night ready to start his shift.

“I’m still on shift work because in the middle of the night I’ll wake up and stay up for a couple of hours and then go back to bed.”

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BE KIND-BUY, EMPLOY, ENJOY LOCAL

Buy Local works for all Running your own business is hard work. Trying to run a business against the backdrop of COVID and the devastating June 9 storms, the term ‘hard work’ takes on a whole new meaning. Local business is being challenged like never before and they really need our support.

It goes without saying, Yarra Ranges businesses rely heavily on tourism. In some areas of the Hills and Valley, up to 75% of income comes from visitors. Successive lockdowns and impacts from the storm event have seen tourism numbers drop significantly, dealing a heavy blow to businesses who financially depend on visitors to the region.

No-one comes together like the Yarra Ranges community; after all, our businesses are our community – they’re our neighbours, employers, and friends. And our vibrant communities rely on bustling urban streets, friendly village shops, the road-side stalls with the freshest seasonal produce and fancy nights out with Australia’s best wines.

But it’s also having a dentist you can get to after school pick-up, the local hairdresser who can squeeze you in Saturday afternoon – it’s definitely the barista knowing your coffee order in the morning! We have it all; the practical, the necessary and the something special, that you can’t find anywhere but right here.

Council’s Buy, Employ, Enjoy Local campaign is throwing support behind all the local businesses we’re lucky enough to have in the Yarra Ranges.

Josephine Horn of Kallista General Store and Cellars welcomed Buy, Employ, Enjoy Local, especially after the devastating storm that hit the Dandenong Ranges in June.

“It’s been a difficult time in our Hills community, and we really appreciate the support,” she said.

When you’re next out and about your local

Buying local at Gentiana Nursery, Olinda shops, whether it’s picking up the weekly fruit and veggies, visiting the local butcher, getting that post lockdown haircut, or finding the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for friend - keep

an eye out for our Buy Local bags.

It’s wonderful to see so many businesses getting involved in the initiative. There are stickers on shop windows, posts on social me-

dia and some local business are even running giveaways, sharing their own delicious wares, and joining with their neighbours to create local prize packs.

Blooms on Brice in Mooroolbark filled up Buy Local bags with some of the beautiful local produce they stock in store and gave away two packs to local shoppers. Owner, Kerry Grassby said she was ‘thrilled’ to see the Buy Enjoy Employ Local campaign.

“The bags are lovely, and customers have been really happy to get them. I love our local community spirit and am so incredibly grateful for the ongoing support, especially when I see people going out of their way to make a purchase just to support us through these trying times!”

Council is also launching a Buy Local competition. How do you support local? Share a photo of your latest purchase, service or favourite business on Facebook or Instagram with the #BuyEmployEnjoy hashtag. You’ll go in the running to win one of three local prize hampers, filled with Yarra Ranges goodness.

For an easy way to find a local business that has what you’re looking for, use the Buy Local Business directory on the Yarra Ranges Council website. And if you are a local business, be sure to sign up if your business isn’t on there.

We have plenty of home-based businesses in the region too, so the directory is a great resource to discover new business you may not be aware of – who knows, they could be in your very street, delivering right to your door.

So even if tourists are sometimes unable to visit Yarra Ranges, we are always fortunate enough to enjoy the many spoils our wonderful region offers.

So please, where you can, please continue Buy Local and enjoy all that Yarra Ranges has to offer.

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PUZZLES SUDOKU

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TRANQUILLITY ON 163 ACRES

A RARE, once in a lifetime opportunity to secure a breathtaking property situated on approximately 163 acres with a grand, character-filled residence!

Upon arriving, you will find yourself immersed in open paddocks and an abundance of fresh air. Located at the very end of a no through road, this property is as close to freedom as you can get.

Entering the home, you are greeted with a spacious open plan living, dining and kitchen area all with a contemporary twist on a classic, country-style home. Featuring high, vaulted ceilings and Jarrah timber flooring, this home showcases class and luxury.

Downstairs you will find the homes 3 large bedrooms, each with their own built-in wardrobe and large windows in which allow natural light to consume them. Additionally, the master bedroom can be found on this floor, featuring a double-sided fireplace leading to an attached ensuite.

Featuring a large additional family and living room, accompanied by French doors and a wood fireplace, this is the perfect room to enjoy some well deserved time with family and friends.

Walking upstairs via the stunning Jarrah

staircase is a large open top floor, perfect for recreational use, relaxing or working from home with impressive views and outlook into the surrounding property.

Taking a step out onto the wrap-around verandah, you will find yourself greeted with the homes large swimming pool perfect for those hot summer nights and entertaining family and friends.

With 360 views of primarily cleared rolling to rising countryside in conjunction with nine dams with one featuring a rotunda, undercover cattle yards, stables and a large shed, this property has much more to offer than what meets the eye.

With paddocks suitable for cattle, horses and an array of farm animals, unwind from the busyness of everyday life with all that nature has to offer with magnificent uninterrupted views.

This home is for sale by Openn 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.

For more information regarding open negotiation and for the price guide, contact Mark today. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 231 Heath Road, CHUM CREEK Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 14 garage Auction: For Sale via Online Auction, Open Negotiation Contact: Mark Gunther, 0448 623 030 or mark@markgunther.com.au, MARK GUNTHER FIRST NATIONAL REAL ESTATE, HEALESVILLE, 5962 3030

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PROPERTY NEWS

RETIREMENT LIVING AT YARRA RANGES SITUATED in picturesque Warburton in the Yarra Ranges, 1.5 hours from Melbourne City, minutes from Redwood Forest, La La Falls and other local Rainforest tourist attractions.

Backing onto the Yarra River the Retirement Community has direct access to the Yarra River Walk and is surrounded by abundant flora and fauna.

Yarra Ranges offers comfortable 1 bedroom units for rent or on a lease to occupy basis.

Residents have total freedom to come and go as they please. Wander around the

carefully maintained gardens, or plant your own vegetables if you wish. Enjoy a stroll along the river bank and maybe even catch a fresh fish. Feel the difference clean, fresh mountain air and pure water can make.

Feel like dining out for a change, shops, cafes and entertainment facilities are only a five-minute walk away.

Co-located onsite with our residential aged care facility, our Yarra Ranges retirement community provides residents with peace of mind knowing that individualised care is available on-site now and tomorrow. ●

HISTORIC HOUSE PRICES FOR REGIONAL THE median house price in metropolitan Melbourne is $1,010,000 and $559,500 in regional Victoria, according to data released recently from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria.

The REIV’s June quarterly report reveals that metropolitan Melbourne is holding steady above $1 million and is confirmation that the historic March quarter result was not a one-off spike following the 2020 lockdowns.

Regional Victoria’s 10.5 per cent quarterly growth and almost 20 per cent annual growth in house prices – the highest on record – reaffirms the trend in tree or sea change investment and relocation.

REIV president Leah Calnan said that as expected, the metropolitan market is holding its strong position as interest rates remain at record lows.

“Buyers and sellers across the state are still active within a growth market, with all metrics holding strong,” Ms Calnan said.

“Winter is typically a relatively low activity period but this year was different

leading up to 30 June,” Ms Calnan said.

“The stand-out insight from REIV’s June quarter report is the propensity for buyers to genuinely consider regional Victoria as an attractive option for living and investing,” she said.

“We know that Covid-19 has created flexibility in employment arrangements and hybrid working models are allowing people to set their property sights beyond Melbourne.

It’s also true that there are plenty of investment opportunities in regional areas,” she said.

Ms Calnan added that the Victorian Government has also been active in providing incentives for businesses and residents to set up shop and home in regional Victoria.

Other key findings from the June report include: An increase from 155 to 177 metropolitan suburbs with at least $1 million median house prices.

Auction clearance rates have stayed above 80 per cent since January 2021. June

Housing demand in Melbourne has pushed prices to new levels. This is just one of the new estates being built in Melbourne’s South East.

— Victorians are out there making property decisions,” she said.

Many factors have contributed to the above-average number of sales during the June quarter, including an end to some stamp duty incentives.

“With stamp duty concessions for first home buyers ceasing at the end of June, we saw enthusiastic interest in the weeks

quarter 2021 saw the highest number of auctions held and sold for any June quarter, with 11,904 reported and 9,880 sold.

Days on market (private sale) for regional Victoria was 29 days in June 2021, five days below the metropolitan median figure of 34 days.

Mornington Peninsula dominated the municipalities list, racking up three of the top 20 suburbs in quarterly growth, and five in the top 20 suburbs for annual growth Toorak remains the most expensive suburb, but Hawthorn East recorded an extraordinary 42.2 per cent quarterly increase.

The City of Greater Geelong recorded a median house price of $695,000, a 7.9 per cent quarterly increase from its March median of $644,000.

Ringwood East recorded a median house price of $1.2 million, a 32.3 per cent quarterly increase from its March median of $907,000. - REIV ●

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If you are wanting to downsize your current home and upgrade to a beautifully located unit in our retirement village. Our aim at Mountainview Retirement Village is to fulfill your retirement dreams, by taking away the daily stress of looking after your property, and instead of replacing this with a lifestyle of your dreams. At Mountainview Retirement Village we offer you nature wherever you look Mountains, The Yarra River, clean air and birdlife to share your morning cuppa with. Mountainview Retirement Village is a small boutique development of only eight 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom units.

Don’t be disappointed -act now to secure your future dream in this truly amazing development. A number of units have already been sold. Completion date late 2021.

For further information and to arrange inspection contact: Keith King (03) 9259 2106 I keith.king@adventcare.org.au 12506688-CG32-21

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COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS FINEST DON’T miss this outstanding opportunity to secure a gorgeous 4 bedroom home on almost 1.5 flat and cleared acres in gorgeous Gembrook.

Brick veneer with bay windows, this stunning home features 2 separate living areas both with views over the rear of the property & beyond.

The master bedroom has a large ensuite with spa, plus plenty of robes and a ceiling fan for comfortable sleep, and sits opposite the spacious formal lounge with stunning ceiling rose.

The office/studio or 4th bedroom is situated opposite the formal dining area and a door to the remaining areas of the home can be closed off so you can work in peace even when the rest of the family are home.

Further into the home is the spacious kitchen with timber cupboards, dark bench tops with breakfast bar, and stainless steel appliances so there is plenty of room for the chef of the family to create a culinary masterpiece. The informal meals area adjoins and diverges into the family room where a wood heater can keep you cozy during the winter months as you gaze over the acreage through the large bay windows.

The remaining 2 bedrooms are serviced by the main bathroom off the family room, perfect for entertaining.

There is an additional sunroom which is fully enclosed and features windows all around that allow the view to be soaked up while a heater and ceiling fan provide year round comfort.

The land is virtually flat and has Japanese inspired garden which only begins to fall

away at the rear, giving a sense of relaxation and wellbeing, and makes you feel a million miles away.

Additionally, there is a 4 car garage with internal access and an extra carport for the boat, van, or trades vehicle.

Please note: All property details shown are correct at time of publishing. Some properties may have been sold in the preceding 24 hours and we recommend that you confirm open for inspection times with the listing agent direct or the listing office ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 2979 Gembrook Launching Place Road, GEMBROOK Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Aaron Day, 0407 365 994 or Anna Peake, 0450 669 723, BELL REAL ESTATE, EMERALD, 5968 6222

5962 3030

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markgunther.com.au 189 Maroondah Highway, Healesville

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FOR SALE

FOR SALE

Healesville 226 Don Road

Chum Creek 231 Heath Road

Private & Meticulously Maintained This grand family residence set on a 1 acre (approx) allotment, comprises a modern kitchen & dining area with a built-in breakfast nook, spacious lounge, Bamboo flooring, large master suite & 3 further bedroom upstairs with beautiful & private views. Outside features large open areas of landscaped gardens, an elevated entertaining area, glasshouse & a 4 car garage.

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4A 2B 6C Bid Now, Ask How! Inspect

By Appointment Only Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

Tranquility on 163 Acres

4 A 2 B 14 C

This breathtaking property with a character-filled county-style residence will sure impress! The home showcases open plan living, dining & kitchen area, high ceilings & Jarrah flooring, feature fireplaces, 4 generous bedrooms downstairs & recreational spaces upstairs. Outside boasts magnificent views, a large swimming pool, shedding, undercover cattle yards & stables.

Bid Now, Ask How! Inspect

By Appointment Only Agent Mark Gunther 0448 623 030 Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

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“You never want to win a bike race that way, I’m sure these boys feel the same, you could see it in their reaction, but it’s a part of bike racing and we got dealt a pretty rough hand on day one.

“It’s been a crazy few days and even more hectic five years. We’ve been through a lot together and we wanted gold, that’s what we came for, but in some respects we can hold our heads high.”

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Key to playing the Grotto On an August afternoon before lockdown, picking her ball from the cup on the RACV’s 9th green, Diana Viggers turns towards Mt Lebanon and takes the short walk to the 10th tee block to play a few holes on the back nine.

For most golfers they’re required to flight their ball into the breeze across a gully 130 odd metres to the par 3 “Grotto”. An elevated green surrounded by cavernous sand traps, similar to the one you might find at South Shields on the North Sea coast; here the key is accuracy, as many discover.

But how most play the game may not be as others do. It’s easy to forget that golf is also played by beginners, young and old, with varied abilities who approach the challenges of the game and the course differently.

Whether you are on your own, out with friends, competing against the course in competition or like Diana Viggers who took up her RACV golf membership in 1999 to play with her husband Jim, having retired from her teaching career, the game welcomes everyone.

Two decades on Diana may not have the striking power she once had, but she’s still playing and that’s what it’s all about.

“I enjoy the companionship of friends, the exercise, the wildlife about course and thanks to a Stableford system, I’m encouraged to carry on”, she said Developed by Dr Frank Stableford (first played in 1898) points are scored based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Rather than the traditional method, where the aim is to have the lowest score, the objective here is to have the highest points score.

Placing her ball between the markers on the ladies tee block, Diana hesitates momentarily taking notice of the pin position. For the ladies the journey to the centre of the green is about 110 metres and that’s where the cup is set this

Callen’s column Ian Callen day. But that’s not the only problem; between the tee and flag are a mob of roos grazing about the fairway.

Diana turns a little discouraged to say, “I haven’t the strength I once had. If I use my driver here to try and carry the green, I’m liable to end up in one of the bunkers and I’ll never get out of there.”

It’s a normal occurrence to see the roos about the course, especially as the sun falls behind the range and they’ve become used to golfers asking them to help find their ball. They prick their ears and quite often the smallest of Joey’s will pop its head from the pouch and listen.

Addressing the ball Diana shifts her eyes towards the green on the ridge, surveys the gully where a cart path crosses the rough momentarily before the cut fairway grass leads the way up a steep slope. Drawing the club she swings through the ball hitting it well enough to reach the unperturbed roos where it stops in the middle of them.

With the mob watching on, Diana swings an 8 iron into the ball and sends it over the fringe of the green and out of view.

At this point the writer should explain that the Stableford competition allows golfers to deduct their handicaps from the number of strokes taken per hole. A handicap is a numerical measure used to enable players of varying

Healesville Golf Course’s 10th hole 130m Par 3. abilities to compete against others based on previous scores.

The better the player the lower the handicap.

Diana has taken two shots to reach the par 3 10th green and under normal circumstances she has one shot left to achieve her authentic par. But as she walks over the slope to the short grass she discovers her ball, although on the green, it never quite made its way up the swell to the top section where the cup has been placed.

Having studied the up slope to the pin, Diana executes her putt allowing for the borrow; she watches it run the slope to right of the flag,

but it rolls beyond the hole. It was a difficult putt trying to judge the speed to conquer the slope whilst expecting the ball close in on the cup.

Arriving at next week’s par 3 11th, it had taken Diana Viggers 5 shots from the tee to the drop of her ball; deducting her handicap allowance for that hole her Stableford score was entered as 3 points and that will be more than enough to encourage her back next week.

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Boxing champ Garside takes home medal Play before lockdown

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He may have just been a “normal kid from Lilydale” before the Olympics but now Harry Garside, 24, has made a name for himself as the first Australian boxer to bring home a medal since 1988.

Hoping to achieve greatness since the age of seven, Garside’s goal was to win gold and although he fell short of reaching that dream, there’s no doubt he has managed to capture the country’s attention.

In what was an amateur versus professional match up against boxing’s world number one Andy Cruz, Garside held his own, showing his passion and determination throughout every round of his lightweight semi final on Friday afternoon.

Unable to out-beat and out-move the two time world champion, Garside pocketed a bronze medal at his first Olympic Games and made history as the first Australian to win a medal in 33 years.

Although not the result Garside was after, he was proud to have been able to fight a legend of the league in Cruz.

“Obviously bronze is still good but the gold medal is what I wanted but now hopefully I’ve inspired the next generation of boxers and young athletes leading into the 2032 games and lets hope it is our most successful games ever,” he told Channel 7.

Inspired by the 2004 Olympics when Grant Hackett raced in the 1500 metre final, Garside had been working towards his own Olympic campaign since that moment.

“I was seven years old and I started boxing when I was nine but that moment in 2004, watching my whole family captivated by that moment, I didn’t fully understand what was going on, I was only seven but I just remember that moment so clearly going like wow this is so amazing and electric,” he said.

“So moments like that have formed this unbelievable patriotism and just desire to achieve something on the big stage.”

But even though he made it to the big stage, the humble boy from Lilydale said that’s still just how he feels.

“I just feel like that normal kid from Lilydale to be honest, it’s pretty crazy that I’m here. It hasn’t really sunk in but I did this for Australia and I know Australia is proud of me that I got a 18 MAIL

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Lilydale boxer Harry Garside stands on the podium with his bronze medal from the Tokyo Olympics.

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For the people in Harry Garside’s life, including his ballet teacher Dianne Harrison from Elance Adult Ballet School, it is clear that he doesn’t hold the qualities of a stereotypical boxer.

“He’s really got a nice shyness about him, and I didn’t pick him as coming from a big sporting background, because he was very unassuming, he’s very grounded, and he’s really so delightful,” Ms Harrison said.

“I know we typically associate boxing with roughness, toughness, aggression and that’s not how Harry presents at all. But when he was in the studio, he was a wonderful, wonderful student who just applied himself with such intensity and as a teacher you couldn’t ask for more.”

Ms Harrison said she believes the structure and discipline of ballet were certainly elements that appealed to Garside because it was so similar to his training in the ring.

“That sense of artistry and musicality was such a dramatic contrast to what he normally does but supported by that structure and discipline made it feel both relatable but also really so removed from his boxing world,” she said.

“And I suspect that might have been part of the attraction but I also know for a fact, Harry just really liked learning to dance.”

Throughout Garside’s Olympic campaign, Ms Harrison said she had moments where she felt like her heart was going to fall out of her chest from excitement and nervousness.

“The work that Harry has put in since he was nine years old has got him to where he is today. [I am] desperately proud but above all just privileged to know him,” she said.

From day one, Garside’s mantra for his boxing career, which was instilled upon him by his Lilydale Youth Club coach Brian Levier, was to have fun and enjoy the experience.

“The thing he taught me the most when I was younger was to love the sport and always have fun. I think that’s the most important thing and that’s something I’ve carried on my whole boxing career, no matter how serious it gets I always seem to have fun and love what I’m doing,” Garside said.

“I know I wanted a gold but I’m proud of myself, I showed up and I had a great preparation and I really gave it everything but he [Cruz] was just a bit too good today unfortunately.”

With a lockdown looming, the Wednesday field went out oblivious to the developments that were about to impact upon us in the next 36 hours! A small field tackled a damp track, with the sole intention of scoring something reasonable.

The only genuinely reasonable score came from Kevin Conway, who ironically posted his best round for some time. His fairly impressive 39 points earned him a voucher and bragging rights.

Mick Eldridge snared the runner-up voucher with 34 points. At that stage, his playing partners, including Your Loyal Scribe, suggested that he might get a ball, but the ball rundown extended to 32, which meant Y.L.S. got one, too!

The NTP winners were also few and far between. Paul Long got one on the 3rd, making him a back-to-back NTP winner there. Happy Gilmore had a purple patch in his round, with NTPs on both the 9th and the 12th. Finally, that ageless veteran of the club, Alan Johnston, snared one for a lovely second shot on the 11th.

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