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Wattle day kicks off Spring

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Immerse Vineyard owner Katie Myles said a lot of sole traders are struggling and unable to access government support.

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Lockdown six continuing into September with no road out for many businesses is yet another tough path for Yarra Valley businesses to follow.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced a roadmap on easing some restrictions for when 70 per cent of Victorians have received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, but there was little to smooth the sour taste of spring starting in lockdown for many industries.

The roadmap included a ten kilometre travel limit, skate parks and outdoor gym equipment opening, two person personal training sessions, private unoccupied real estate inspections and construction sites going to 50 per cent capacity if 90 per cent of staff have had the jab.

Mr Andrews said other things could also be added to the eased restrictions if inline with health advice.

“We will look at a range of other things in the intervening three weeks, we will look at other outdoor rec activities that can be done safely,” he said.

“I don’t have a list, we’re going to work through those things carefully, and if there are other things we can add to that list for the 23rd of September we will.”

Willow and Jackson cafe owner Steph Deveson said she was disappointed hospitality wasn’t looked at.

“I can’t open and I can’t see what the future is going to look like and I just assume that we’re not going to open until November at the rate we’re going,” Ms Deveson said.

The Yarra Valley’s flourishing wedding sector was also left at the altar with no plan insight.

once we do reach 70 and 80 per cent second dose vaccination rates. With that, we can properly prepare for when we can open back up again,” Ms Myles said.

“The lockdown extension is another huge blow to our business, but I don’t really know what else we could have expected given the situation we are in.”

The Premier did suggest on Friday 3 September, the government and health officials are considering early luxuries for those who are fully vaccinated such as sporting events and outdoor dining.

However, tourism and travelling freely is what most Yarra Valley businesses will be looking for.

“We’ve been really reliant on tourism because of the size of our cafe and we are a 70 seater cafe and we can take big groups and trade really well off travelers, so we do really need tourism back,” Ms Deveson said.

Grandma’s Gift Shoppe Imogen Renouf said many visitors come to the region in spring.

“Because the weather’s nicer it brings a lot more people to town and it’s normally a lot busier. Definitely this time and heading up to Christmas is definitely the most popular time of the year,” Ms Renouf said.

“On average now we are selling $200 and that’s just not going to pay any bills or employees, anything really. We need the outer community to come in, so we get sales.”

For now, businesses are relying solely on local trade and they’re very grateful for the community’s support.

“The locals have been incredible, I don’t know how they’re doing what they’re doing.

They’re out every day supporting every single cafe, trying a different cafe every day. So we’ve been really lucky,” Ms Deveson said.

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Pfizer blitz for students

By Renee Wood A priority Pfizer vaccination program for senior secondary students has begun to prepare for upcoming exam schedules.

The State Government announced the program last week to ensure year 12s and 11s who are taking senior VCE subjects will have had one dose by the GAT exam now marked for October 5.

The blitz will run from Tuesday 7 September until Sunday 19 September at state-run clinics, with 50,000 bookings created across Victoria to meet the demand.

Pop up school hubs will be established at Greater Dandenong, Hume, Melton, Moreland and Wyndam secondary schools but there was yet to be any pop ups announced for the Yarra Ranges at the time of print.

State Member for Eildon Cindy McLeish said it’s critical a state hub is available and easily accessible for Yarra Ranges students.

“The government needs to ensure it is a quick and seamless process for VCE students getting their vaccination,” Ms McLeish said.

“Our senior students have done it so tough over the last two years, they need every opportunity to finish off their senior schooling in the best way possible.”

Year twelves were invited to book an appointment from Monday 6 September, while Year 11 students sitting unit three and unit four exams can call and book from Wednesday 8 September.

Schools will assist students and parents on making bookings for Pfizer vaccinations, with the DHHS assisting educators through the program.

Jabs for teachers and examiners will also be part of the two week blitz.

An Education advocacy group #VCEWhatsThePlanDan welcomed the announcement

A Pfizer vaccination blitz will run from Tuesday 7 September until Sunday 19 September for Year 12 students and Year 11s doing VCE subjects.

Picture: UNSPLASH but is concerned there’s little planning beyond the GAT. “Students in the Yarra Ranges, just like students across the state, deserve clarity on what they can expect in the coming weeks,” #VCEWhatsThePlanDan spokesperson Assoc. Professor Caroline Dowling said.

“If we do not return to Covid-zero by exam time – and we all know that is looking unlikely

– what measures is the government planning in order to address risks and allow these students to finish their schooling.

“Exams must go ahead, we owe this to the students who have placed their faith in the education system and continued with their studies despite the remarkable challenges.”

While no face to face learning will return in term three, Premier Daniel Andrews said

a plan for term four will be announced this week.

“We have some weeks of study and school holidays between now and the beginning of term four. We will take a little bit more time to finalise the work’s that being done and we will have more to say about what term four will look like for all of our students next week (week starting 6 September),” Mr Andrews said.

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IN BRIEF Active Covid-19 cases

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The Yarra Ranges has recorded six active Covid-19 cases across the shire in the last week.

According to the Victorian government’s case numbers by local government area, four postcodes in the region have been identified as having active cases.

These postcodes include 3140 with one case, 3797 with one case, 3116 with three cases and and 3138 with one case.

The main areas affected in these postcodes include Lilydale, Yarra Junction, Chirnside Park and Mooroolbark.

While an active case being identified in these areas is concerning after being free from Covid-19 cases for much of the year, it does not mean they were infected in the local area or in that postcode.

The Department of Health uses the residential address of an active case to provide this data.

All active cases should be at home isolating until they receive a negative test result.

To find out more information or to view the data, go to https://www.coronavirus.vic. gov.au/victorian-coronavirus-covid-19-data or if you are worried, call the Coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398.

By Renee Wood A fundraiser has begun for Healesville businesses as lockdown six continues to see many shut and unable to welcome customers.

Healesville resident Madeline Ruffino started the gofundme page,‘Healesville Relief Movement’ to raise donations for small businesses, while encouraging locals to take a 4.5km walking challenge around town.

“I just set it up to keep people active and to try and empathize with all the businesses you usually walk past open, that now have their doors shut most days because they just cannot open - they’re not allowed to or it’s just not worth it, or they’ve just given up,” Ms Ruffino said.

Locals can make a donation by nominating a business for their cash to go to, so far 30 will receive support.

“They’ve chosen the business and the amount of money that they want to go there.

“It’s just there if you want to give money to a business, donate for a coffee or something just to try and help them, and to know that they’re being thought of and never forgotten.”

Herd Bar owner Toby Wiadrowski said local operators have been ‘truly touched’ by the initiative.

“At the end of the day Healesville is pre-

Many businesses remain closed or on limited hours in Healesville as lockdown six continues. dominantly a tourist town and without the tourists, these little mum and dad businesses are really struggling.”

Mr Wiadrowski said it’s also great to raise awareness for how many small businesses there are in Healesville.

“By allowing the general public to nominate their preferred or maybe the small business that touches their heart, or they have a connection with some of the staff, I think it’s really important for the community side of things.”

Alongside the fundrasier, Ms Ruffino set a

walking challenge of her own, vowing to walk a kilometre for every time a donation is received - it’s currently at 49kms.

“It will be very uncomfortable but so worth it. Every kilometre will be amazing and I’m happy to do it for the community,” Ms Ruffino said.

So far more than two thousand dollars has been raised with the fundraiser to continue until the lockdown ends.

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Car parts stolen Three men have been arrested over a string of car part thefts and attempted thefts at railway stations across Melbourne’s South East, including in the Yarra Ranges and Knox.

Victoria Police allege 49 incidents involving 70 thefts from motor vehicles and five attempted thefts occurred between 5 May to 24 August 2021.

Ten local government areas were targeted including one incident in Yarra Ranges and three in Knox The cars were targeted for parts to on sell, with police confirming exhaust parts were stolen.

Four warrants were executed Thursday 26 August in Cranbourne North, Noble Park and Cranbourne, arresting the men and seizing property including tools, car jacks and clothing.

A 20-year-old Cranbourne North man has been charged with 32 counts of theft from motor vehicle and attempted theft from motor vehicle.

A 24-year-old Noble Park man has been charged with 21 counts of theft from motor vehicle and attempted theft from motor vehicle.

A 21-year-old Cranbourne man has been charged with 37 counts of theft from motor vehicle and attempted theft from motor vehicle.

All three men were bailed to appear at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

Coldstream CFA works near completion

By Renee Wood Coldstream CFA’s new site is only a matter of weeks away from completion, allowing the brigade to move in before the fire danger period begins.

Captain Sean Bethell said the team’s looking forward to relocating to 7 Killara road by early October.

“Quite a few of them (members) have been waiting a long time for this to start and now it has started and nearing completion, everyone’s quite excited to finally get that move happening,”Cpt Bethell said.

“At that same time we will start doing our pre-summer training for bushfire season.”

The build began in March this year and it’s been a long time coming with the current station built in 1963.

“We’ll have better capability of responding the appropriate trucks to the appropriate calls because it will be a three bay station so we can actually take any of the four trucks,” he said.

“Currently, we have four vehicles in the station and all our turnout gear is down the side of the trucks, which is very poor in the way of health and safety.”

A large training room is also part of the $1.5 million dollar build but the volunteer run brigade is still looking to raise almost $45 thousand dollars for the project.

This will help fund the replacement of a pumper, a rear shed, solar power, CCTV, IT

Captain Sean Bethell is looking forward to being in the new site before the fire danger period begins.

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Captain Sean Bethell said the team’s normal source of fundraising has been hit hard due to the pandemic.

“We usually do intersection collections a couple of times of the year and we haven’t been able to do that for probably close to two years now because of the Covid lockdown.”

The Brigade’s currently a gofundme page

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accepting donations, encouraging locals to be part of supporting volunteers and their vital service they provide.

“You don’t have to dig deep to find $500, even two dollars helps. Many two dollar donations go a long way.”

For more information visit https://www. gofundme.com/f/coldstream-fire-stationbuilding-fund

Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit executed a search warrant in Woori Yallock this morning as part of an ongoing investigation.

A 42-year-old Woori Yallock woman was arrested at the property on Allan Grove about 8am.

The woman has been charged with trafficking and possessing a drug of dependence.

She was bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 14 February 2022.

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Swinging into play

By Mikayla van Loon Taking your children to a playground seems like a simple activity that should be enjoyed by all but it has become quite a luxury in recent weeks and months, one that has been greatly missed.

Parents and their children were delighted to be back at parks and playgrounds across the Yarra Ranges as soon as they could on Friday 3 September.

For many parents, playgrounds provide a sense of escape, not only for their little ones but for them too.

Being kept inside during the lockdown has been tough, especially coming up with new and inventive ways to keep children entertained.

Making the most of the sunny morning on Friday, Alana said even though her house has quite a large backyard, heading to the playground was about changing the scenery for her son and daughter.

“It’s just a change of scenery for them. They need to not be stuck at home all the time,” she said.

Her son’s school even gave students a screen free day to encourage them to get outside as much as they could.

Not only was it about getting to do something different for a change, instead of just making pillow forts, Alana said it gave her children a chance to see other people and faces.

“It’s nice that they’ve got each other to play with and still do it but they kind of get over each other as well, so this fosters something new for them to do together or they can go and play by themselves rather than the same old stuff,” Alana said.

For Gemma, she really tried throughout the closure of parks to allow her daughter to play in a more natural environment and said she was lucky to live somewhere that had so much open space to do so.

“It’s a relief. It’s really nice. We still got out and about but you just have to answer questions all the time about why they can’t play on the playground but we still played on rocks and got out,” she said.

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William laughed and smiled as his mum Rachael pushed him on the rope swing for the first time in weeks.

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Bethany took the first opportunity to take her children, Will and Annabelle, to the park on Friday, to meet up with Nanna Sam and play on the swings.

Zali, Indi and mum Lauren were happy to be back playing on the play equipment after what seemed like a really long time.

Lauren, mum of Zali and Indi, said not having much of a backyard made it even harder for her daughters to be stuck at home and playgrounds reopening was a godsend.

“It’s so good, it’s a lifesaver. Both the kids have just been going stir crazy at home so it’s

good to be able to get out and enjoy the sun,” she said.

“It’s been tough, especially not having kinder and stuff for the older one. So, it’s a bit of a stretch but it’s good to have a little bit of relief, we’re definitely enjoying it.”

Victorian zoos are leading the way for sustainability, becoming the first in Australia to be powered by 100 per cent renewables.

Zoos Victoria reached the milestone late August, with Healesville Sanctuary powered by Croplands Wind Farm and solar power generation on site.

Zoos Victoria Environmental Sustainability Senior Manager Kiam Yoong said the sanctuary saved approximately 1,250 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions yearly since switching to renewables.

“At the organisation level, Zoos Victoria, which has more than 800 employees working with 5,000 animals across Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo, has reduced its greenhouse gas emission from 14,000 tonnes to just 4,000 tonnes through renewable energy, zero waste to landfill and resource efficiency programs,” he said.

Mr Yoong said the organisation efforts are to ensure the future of native wildlife.

“It is our duty to combat climate change by taking accountability for our own actions, reduction of waste, energy efficiency and embracing renewable energy. Everyone can take this simple step and join us in reducing carbon in the atmosphere,” he said.

The achievement was supported by the State Government’s power purchasing agreement. Environment Minister Lily D’ambrosia said it’s helping Victoria tackle climate change and halve its emissions by 2030.

“We want to see more organisations transition to renewables and we’re delivering the investment needed to support that transition,” she said.

Students at high risk of disengaging from learning

By Mikayla van Loon Any student trying to complete school at home would be struggling to find motivation and remain engaged.

But for students who were already struggling with this before lockdowns became a part of life, it has only made it harder to stay positive.

The Cire Community School, which has three campuses across Mount Evelyn, Yarra Junction and Berwick, provides a hands-on learning experience for young people who are at risk of disengaging at school.

Mount Evelyn campus principal Stephen Duke said this disengagement could present in

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a number of ways and be related to education, employment or social connectedness.

Mr Duke said some of this comes from financial difficulties, trauma or a lack of social connectedness.

Of the 226 students that attend Cire Community School some but not all would have experienced some kind of trauma in their lifetime, from family violence to neglect.

“So that’s developmental trauma which is trauma that hasn’t happened recently but trauma that has occurred in those early years of development, which is incredibly important for the way a young person sees themselves and their narrative,” Mr Duke said.

Mental health is also a huge barrier for students trying to learn, which can be exacerbated by the potential use of drugs or other substances, which Mr Duke said is just a cover for what is really going on underneath.

“It’s a behaviour that young people can start to do to try to cope with the pain and suffering they’ve been part of,” he said.

For these students it has been hard enough going through each of their own battles with learning, let alone adding a global pandemic into the mix as well.

The school’s executive manager for education Peri Dix said teachers have pulled together some great online learning resources but the challenge has been engaging students.

“Getting them engaged and getting them online, making sure that we, hopefully come into contact with each of them every day, whether it’s via online classrooms or those students that don’t come online, we phone, to make sure we’re touching base with them, just to make sure they’re all right, that’s been a real difficulty,” Ms Dix said.

Mr Duke said for these students it’s not even just about keeping them motivated to learn but about making sure their social skills remain intact, which can be tough when stu-

Peri Dix and Stephen Duke have been helping young people re-engage with learning, particularly during lockdowns.

Picture: SUPPLIED dents are isolated at home for a number of weeks.

“The social emotional well being of the students, their mental health, these are young people and young people all crave that social interaction with their peers,” Ms Dix said.

“But I think our students require that even more so, to keep that even keel, to know that they’re there with a group of people who support them and who have positive regard for them and losing that can be really tough for some of the kids.”

Without social connectedness, mental

health and wellbeing is a huge concern for these young people and young people all over.

“Ultimately, you know we’re talking about making sure young people stay alive. We are driven by the academics to keep them moving forward and having a sense of purpose but really we’re also driven by making sure these kids are safe and well,” Mr Duke said.

Having witnessed the return to on-campus learning a number of times now, Mr Duke and Ms Dix said initially students are quite excited to be back but the following few days the reality of school hits them.

“Those next few days were quite hard with them trying to then work out their social setting, where they sit in the pecking order, how do I connect and work through problems and conflict,” Mr Duke said.

“Sometimes we’ve got kids that are coming in from where conflict hasn’t been great in the home over that period of time and the way that they treated each other hasn’t been respectful, and then they come in here, an environment we’re trying to keep super safe and super respectful.”

While motivation to keep learning and keep moving forward in studies is low at the moment, Mr Duke said the fear of finishing school and not having anywhere to go is quite real for Year 12 students.

“I feel like people are less ready. I was talking to a few people the other day that have fear about finishing here and part of the lockdown is also them feeling that way about themselves and lack of self confidence.”

Cire Community School currently has places available at the Yarra Junction campus for Year 5 and 6, with enrollments open for all campuses for 2022.

For students struggling with engagement, Mr Duke suggested contacting the Integrated Youth Health Hub for mental health and wellbeing support. mailcommunity.com.au

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Push for survival Healesville Sanctuary has welcomed the arrival of not one, not two, but three new Tasmanian Devil joeys, with the trio providing hope this National Threatened Species Day. 13 joeys across four litters have been born this year at Healesville Sanctuary as part of its breeding program for this endangered species.

Over the past 14 years, the Sanctuary has bred almost 200 devils as part of the Save the Tasmanian Devil program.

The newest joeys will soon be ready to leave mum’s side and with each day they are becoming more curious.

Healesville Sanctuary Threatened Species Co-ordinator Peter Comber is incredibly proud to work on the Tasmanian Devil breeding program, along with many other partners.

“The success of this program is a credit to all the parties involved in creating an insurance population to ensure these carnivorous marsupials are with us today and for a long time into the future,” Mr Comber said.

“As for the new trio, we’ve seen them poking out of their mother’s backwards-facing pouch and then when they are bigger, they will be riding on her back. At night, we’ve seen them playfully bouncing around. Before we know it, they’ll be ready to explore the world on their own and, when they grow-up, they will play their own role in the breeding program.”

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Tassie Devil joey on mum’s back exploring in the breeding enclosures in the Coranderrk bushland next to Healesville Sanctuary.

Picture: ZOOS VICTORIA is a contagious cancer – devil facial tumour disease – which has wiped out 80 per cent of wild devil populations over the past 20 years.

Healesville Sanctuary and the Save the Tasmanian Devil breeding recovery program aims to have a disease-free insurance population, to ensure a long-term future for this species.

Since the program began in 2007, there have been three successful wild releases of Healesville Sanctuary-bred Devils in disease-free locations in Tasmania in 2013, 2015 and 2017.

National Threatened Species Day serves to commemorate and raise awareness of animals

at risk of extinction including the endangered Tasmanian Devil with a population of fewer than 15,000 in the wild.

The date is also the anniversary of the death of the last known thylacine - Tasmanian Tiger.

Zoos Victoria’s three zoos – Werribee Open Range Zoo, Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary – are currently closed to members and visitors in line with current COVIDSafe directions. However, animal lovers at home can stay connected with Werribee Open Range Zoo’s lions through Zoos Victoria’s live stream cameras at zoo.org.au/animals-at-home.

Cutting waste by making compost

By Renee Wood A Coldstream resident is looking to help locals and businesses cut down their waste by starting a compost revolution.

Beee Mallia is offering to collect green waste for free to give back to the community and environment and to help reduce carbon emissions.

“I believe that no food should ever be in the bin and everything can be repurposed and then recreated into something more beautiful like soil,” Beee said.

“During these uncertain times I just wanted to offer something to the community, to think about something positive and a way I can give back.”

Beee put the call out on social media last week and visited local cafes.

Healesville cafes Chachi Yarra Valley and Willow and Jackson have already signed up to work with Beee.

“We really want to work towards becoming a carbon neutral restaurant, that was one of our original mission statement,” Chachi co-owner Themiya Weragoda said.

Themiya said during general trade the cafe would fill one 180 litre bin of green waste a week.

“We already started composting our own for a little while, but ran into trouble with the volume of green waste we produce and we

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Yarra Ranges Council is inviting residents impacted by the June storm and flood event to attend the first in a series of online community information meetings.

The purpose of these meetings is to provide updates on activity that has been undertaken or is planned by Council and/or other agencies in response to the recent storm.

The first meetings will be held online on Thursday 9 September from 7pm to 8.30pm, and Saturday 11 September, from 10am to 11.30am. Representatives of Yarra Ranges Council, Bushfire Recovery Victoria, the NBN and Telstra will join the discussion.

Further meetings will be arranged to discuss topics including fire preparedness and the rebuilding process. To register, visit yarraranges.vic.gov.au/stormmeetings

Community lotto The Grand Hotel Healesville has designed The Grand Lucky Community Lotto to help local community groups, businesses, schools, and sporting clubs raise much needed funds whilst providing locals the chance to win themselves some money.

You buy a number between 1 and 100 and nominate a local community group, business, sporting club or school. If you win, you will receive $400, and your chosen community group will receive $500 cash. Second prize will receive a special locally made hamper.

The Grand Hotel Healesville will draw the lucky number on Friday night to determine the winners!

For more information, please contact Lisa McKay-Campbell of The Grand Hotel on 0422 447 204.

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couldn’t compost all of that at home.

“So Beee’s come along and offered to take it all the way and make it into amazing new soil that’s going to be used to grow herbs and vegetables, which is very exciting.

According to the Federal Environment Department, around 13 million tonnes of carbon dioxide is created by organic waste going to, equating to around three per cent of the country’s total emissions.

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Fred Gaudion and his band with youngest brother Ken Gaudion, Terry Buscombe and Ted Jones playing at The Cottage in Doncaster.

Fred Gaudion played the organ Wandin Uniting Church for most of his life.

Fred enjoyed his time in the vineyard, producing wines under Gaudion Hills Vineyards.

Tribute to Wandin legend

By Renee Wood The Wandin community lost a local icon after Fred Gaudion passed away on July 21.

Mr Gaudion was 88 years old and his life was filled with rhythm, spirit and soul with many achievements to share.

Being a fourth generation member of one of Wandin’s pioneering families, Fred will be known to many and friends to more.

Fred was born in Wandin, living his whole life in the region, and dedicated most of his time to it as well.

Fred’s youngest son Michael Gaudion said “If there was a local cause worth contributing to, dad was there making his thoughtful, diligent and harmonious contribution - with no fanfare.”

A Wandin Hall committee member, Wandin Progress Association president, which funded and built the preschool and baby health centre and an active local fire brigade member are some of his earliest community achievements.

His passion for the region never stopped blooming as he spread his time throughout several other organisations later in life, including being a Wandin Rotary Club President and a life member of the Upper Yarra Probus club.

Fred was acknowledged for his role in the community on Australia Day 2018.

Michael said, “Characteristically, he was not expecting the recognition, but I remember his remarks well.. He explained that most of the work he had been involved in was simply a product of the need for the community to help itself.”

Fred also dedicated much of his time to volunteering, including as the inaugural president of the Mont Delancey Historical society and at the Australian Jazz Museum in Wantirna - with music one of his greatest loves.

Fred’s daughter Wendy Bartsch said music was the backbone of his life.

“All of our family love music in all its forms and some of us feel very fortunate to have been able to use the gift he has passed on to us in our careers and life. His music has touched all of our lives.”

Fred played the organ at the Wandin Uniting church for most of his life, and his talents will be familiar to many as he provided entertainment at church and across the south east playing and singing in many bands.

“People were enjoying eating out in restaurants for lunch or dinner and a live band was often part of the enjoyment, so dad’s music

continued to grow and flourish in a new way.”

Wendy said.

“He formed what we would now probably call a ‘covers’ band with his youngest brother, Ken on bass, Terry Buscombe and Ted Jones, called The Forum, which was later renamed Inaminka, and they played at many venues including, The Cottage in Doncaster.

“Later, Dad joined drummer Brian Dymott and singer Sue Ferriman for a time, to create the band Safire and they played together for a number of years and were especially well-known at the Roman Room at Mamertos in Lilydale.

“Dad also enjoyed singing and joined the Yarra Valley Singers and a smaller sub group called the Allegro singers. He thoroughly enjoyed all of the opportunities he had to sing with this group and, for a time, he and I were in the choir together.”

Agriculture also played a huge part in his life, working on the family farm and producing ‘SV Gaudion and Sons’ produce until the 1970s, which was popular at the Melbourne market.

He was also the inaugural President of the Victorian Cherry Growers Assoc.

Fred later explored his vineyard interests in his 70s, educating himself in viticulture through TAFE, and this is where Gaudion Hills Vineyards ‘blends’ in.

“Not content with just growing good wine grapes, dad began making wine. The results were good - so good that Gaudion Hills won the best Shiraz in show at the Eltham wine show,” Michael said.

“Dad took every opportunity to broaden his horizons, to gain knowledge and skills to get the most out of, and put the most into life. He was always keen to try anything and to make the most of everything.”

Throughout his life, his wife Valmae was by his side for seven decades after they were married in 1957.

Fred’s eldest son Roger Gaudion said the pair met in 1952.

“This had a lasting impact on Dad, as he would meet mum and commence a relationship that endured for nearly 70 years including 64 as a married couple,” he said.

Valmae and his family celebrated Fred’s life at his funeral on Friday August 30 at the Wanding Uniting church.

Roger said, “Dad you’ve left a great legacy for our family. A Humble, selfless man, admired and respected by so many. You provided so much joy with your music over the years to so many.”

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Coldstream CFA Captain Sean Bethell

SEAN BETHELL is the Coldstream CFA Captain and has dedicated his life to being a volunteer firefighter for many years. He’s looking forward to seeing the new site open up and the area growing.

What is something people don’t know about you?

Most people would not be aware that I grew up in Coldstream so I know the area very well.

I have lived in the area for 46 years and have enjoyed watching people grow up in the area.

Tell us about your role as Captain in the CFA Captain has a large responsibility with ensuring the safety of the members of the Coldstream Fire Brigade. To ensure we are able to respond to emergencies anywhere in the area.

What has been your most memorable moment in the CFA? Why? Most memorable moment would be going to the first deployment to NSW in 1996.

We were sitting around the table Christmas day having lunch when the call came in for crews to take Coldstream Tanker 2 to Bulga, North-West of Sydney. When we left Coldstream it was pouring rain and then we were in Sydney, lights and sirens going through the main city with police escort and 40 degree heat - a large contrast from what we left in Melbourne.

What do you love most about living in the Yarra Ranges?

The sense of community and this has shown during the last 18 months. The community has held it together to keep Covid at check within the shire. We all just look out for each other, instead of what is best for one person.

I love the open space of the country feel in the outer areas of Coldstream and surrounding towns.

How are you keeping sane during lockdowns?

I work hard from home as a purchasing man-

Coldstream CFA Captain Sean Bethell has lived in the area for 46 years and still enjoys the country air. ager for an inverter manufacturer, this keeps me busy during the week. I am lucky to be able to do my role from home. Also with the added increase in work looking after the fire brigade with our management team and building committee for the new Fire station, there isn’t much time to sit back and relax. I believe in

about 6 to 10 weeks this will become easier as we move into the new building.

What are some of your hobbies?

I am into computer games and during the summer I have been getting back into cricket.

I play for the Coldstream Crocs, which I have been fortunate to have played in three grand finals and won two of them, first in 2016 and second in 2021. And of course Fire Brigade as a volunteer.

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

At the moment the official opening of the new Coldstream fire station.

Other than that I would like to see the land around the Coldstream Food works be developed as housing to increase the possible intake of volunteer firefighters.

Who do you admire the most?

I would say my father, Robert, he has been with the CFA 59 years and was Captain for 23 years and saw the brigade through Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 as captain.

Favourite book or movie you recommend?

I have many favourite movies, it is probably easier to say I love a good comedy or action movie.

What is an important issue in the region you think needs exposure?

I think this is more a local issue and will not agree with everyone. That Coldstream has not seen any increase in development.

The estate has been at the point of being stagnant for many years, the Shire needs to look at opening small pieces of land for development each 10 years, even just 50 houses.

Coldstream schools, sporting, kinder, fire brigade, and any other volunteer groups struggle to get active members, the only way this can change is families moving once the kids grow up or new families coming in with new housing.

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Movie breath of fresh air

Call it for what it is The Yarra Ranges community have again come together to call for the classification of nonurban areas of the Yarra Ranges to be regional Victoria for the purposes of Covid-19.

The extension of the sixth lockdown and tightening of restrictions has hit the Yarra Ranges community and businesses hard.

I know there is a lot of frustration amongst locals who are sick and tired of this classification.

Too many times it has looped the Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra in with metropolitan Melbourne restrictions and lockdowns.

This is particularly hard to swallow when neighbouring postcodes are considered regional Victoria, and in some instances, free of the harsh restrictions Melbourne face.

The only thing that separates the Upper Yarra and Yarra Valley from regional Victoria is a border line. Not a different lifestyle and certainly not our surroundings.

I have called on the Premier to make the change, it has fallen on deaf ears.

This is why I created the www.surveymonkey.com/r/makeyarrarangesregional survey to give locals a platform to have their say.

So far, there has been over a whopping 1,700 responses and it is growing by the day.

The numbers don’t lie. Over 95 per cent of submissions support the Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra to be classified as regional Victoria.

We are surrounded by rolling hills, vineyards, green paddocks and farmland.

People can easily go for a walk during their allocated exercise time in a 5-kilometre or 10-kilometre radius and not come across another person.

The state of

affairs Cindy McLeish MP Member for Eildon There is no trainline past Lilydale.

We are 60-kilometres to 80-kilometres from the CBD and made up of small towns and hamlets.

The Yarra Ranges does not share the high active Covid case numbers that congregate in high density suburbs.

People travel to the Yarra Ranges to get away from the hustle and bustle of city living and to breathe the fresh air.

It is clear to residents that the Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra are regional Victoria.

The State Labor Government has also addressed the Yarra Valley as regional Victoria when distributing the tourism travel vouchers last year, completely contradicting themselves.

This did not go unnoticed by the community and has not been forgotten.

The Premier can no longer ignore these growing numbers of support from residents who couldn’t see their regional lifestyle as anything but.

My survey is still open if you haven’t submitted a response and want to take part, please do so via the link or via my Facebook page and call on the Premier to make the change.

Community discussion

By Ian Callen If you missed the return of the “Jump Around” @BadgerFootball in Wisconsin USA, then you missed something extraordinary, nearly 80,000 young and the healthy college football fans packed into a stadium celebrating the opening of the season.

I understand that the RACV’s return to golf would not be as big of an event… but I assure there would not be less enthusiasm. (The @ BadgerFootball is your link it will put a smile on your face) Meanwhile, here in Australia we are told that we are fighting a war against a deadly virus.

How deadly? Well it’s not the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 that wiped out 2 per cent of the world’s population that for certain.

What we cannot question, is the statistics, which show there are 7.9 billion people in the world and there have been 220 million Covid-19 cases and 4.54 million deaths.

The good news, 245 million have or are recovering and in Australia 52,000 cases with a little over 1000 deaths, which means 51,000 have or are recovering and that too, is good news!

The most brutal fact however, 50,000 Australians die of cancer each year.

Where is the hysteria for this, where is the urgency to find a remedy as it was for finding a vaccine for this virus?

Non existent would be a good description compared to the fear so enthusiastically spread by media all over the world.

What have we become when we start comparing a virus to war?

Let me remind you that in World War 1, more than 60,000 Australians were killed, 160,000 wounded and 4070 spent the war as prisoners. In World War 2, 34,000 were killed; 30,000 were prisoners of war and of those 22,000 were held by the Japanese of which 7000 died in appalling conditions; they were the young and courageous, confronting the enemy and the dangers to defend our country and our way of life.

Today however, we are lock down and asked to hide behind masks in an attempt to achieve ‘zero Covid’. All the while destroying the prosperity we had worked so hard to achieve on mailcommunity.com.au

the backs of our forefathers and all they gave of themselves.

6 attempts to reach zero Covid.

I’m reminded of a fast bowlers from South Australian who had bowled 5 bouncers to the Victorian Captain Richie Robinson, all dispatched to the boundary for 4 and so just to make sure Robinson was still hooking, he bowled him another.

We have the vaccines to fight the foe and to vaccinate the vulnerable or at least... offer that opportunity to them.

In my mind this is the best anyone could have hoped for, given the healthy have a better than 99 per cent chance of surviving the virus.

So I find it unfathomable to think we remain in lock down and that somehow those with vulnerabilities have become the responsibility of the young and healthy and that they should sacrifice themselves, whilst their kids suffer.

Why must our children endure all kinds of psychological trauma when the original plan was to flatten the curve to ready the hospitals so they wouldn’t be overwhelmed and if I remember correctly... didn’t our Premier boast that we had 4000 ICU beds ready.

When I last checked the records, 888 Australians were in Hospital with Covid of which 140 were in ICU (126 NSW, 13 VIC) and zero anywhere else in the country. In NSW for example they have had 25000 cases 143 deaths (roughly 99.4 per cent survival rate) and those in hospital at present 682 in ICU 126. The good news 24,847 have or are recovering.

During this whole sorry saga our country has amassed a debt never before seen and its a debt the bureaucrats will just walk away from never having suffered the loss of a days wages, leaving it all for our children and their children to repay.

And we cannot forget the heartbreak suffered to our country’s largest employer group, the ‘small business’ sector and those out of work and all the while we have had to watch on helplessly and hopelessly without a voice, kept like mushrooms as money our country has not yet earned has been thrown to the wind.

Have your say, I’ve had mine. We’re all allowed an opinion and if you have something you’d like to contribute please respond to editor@starnewsgroup.com.au

Oxygen is a deeply compelling French sci-fi thriller that makes outstanding use of a tiny setting.

Elizabeth (Melanie Laurent) wakes up in a cryosleep pod with finite air and no memory of who she is.

Oxygen offers very tactile suspense, highlighting the claustrophobic setting, the grounding effect of pain, the web of wires connected to Elizabeth’s body, and above all her breathing, which keeps her alive in the short term but may doom her in the long-term.

Much of the film is shown through close-up shots of Laurent’s face; a performance can soar or crash under these conditions, but Laurent is utterly and unwaveringly convincing, conveying despair, tenacity and dry humour.

The oxygen levels (and the obtuse AI managing the pod) form a stressful ticking clock, but the narrative draws you in further with intriguing clues about Elizabeth’s life and the world beyond the pod (although Elizabeth’s past experimentation on animals is somewhat vague).

Oxygen handles its big revelations with finesse, steadily building from light sci-fi to more exotic, disturbing concepts. The film’s themes of identity, self-doubt and fabrication, and Robin Coudert’s deep, flowing electronic score, are reminiscent of Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 classic Solaris.

Oxygen joins Rear Window, Buried and The Guilty as another enthralling single-location thriller, and is available for streaming on Netflix.

China through Aus eyes A review of The Beijing Bureau by Trevor Watson and Melissa Roberts (eds.) by Christine Yunn-Yu Sun China is arguably the biggest story of the 21st century.

Presently Australia’s biggest trading partner, everything it does seems to have considerable impact on us. Managing our relations with China is as pivotal a task for our government as accommodating our biggest ally, the United States.

As suggested by Trevor Watson and Melissa Roberts, editors of The Beijing Bureau: 25 Australian correspondents reporting China’s rise (2021), if Australia is to get China right, then we “must have an understanding of China delivered by journalists able to view the Middle Kingdom through a prism of Australian priorities, standards and values – and from an Australian perspective”.

With Australia now being the only major power in the world not to have journalists on the ground in China, it may seem difficult to comprehend the mindset of our powerful and complicated northern neighbour. However, it does not and should not stop us from wanting to know more, about what happened, is happening and will happen in that country.

The Beijing Bureau arrives at a good time as Australia struggles to walk a fine line between America as a superpower and its formidable Chinese counterpart. The journalists collected in this book offer valuable insights into the making of China from the 1970s up to the present day.

These journalists share their hard-won knowledge of China and bittersweet stories of life as a correspondent. Among them are household names such as Chris Buckley, Helene Chung, Stan Grant, Jane Hutcheon, Hamish McDonald, Stephen McDonell, Uli Schmetzer and Mark Smith, just to name a few. It’s exciting to read the first Australian journalists in China in 1973, soon after the Whitlam Government shifted its formal rec-

PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN ognition from Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalists in Taiwan to Mao Zedong’s communist regime as the legitimate government of all of China.

While a section of the book is dedicated to coverage of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, there’s also in-depth and detailed analysis of the treatment of Uyghurs of Xinjiang and the legacy of democracy movement in Hong Kong. Equally informative is Part Four, where eight journalists from renowned Australian and international news organisations explain how China managed to alleviate millions from poverty while rising as a global economic powerhouse in merely two decades.

In the words of Ali Moore: “In the early 1990s there was a clear, if unspoken, pact with the people: to get rich is glorious, as long as it’s accompanied by unquestioning loyalty to the Party.” That, and Richard McGregor’s quote – “The Party is like God. He is everywhere. You just can’t see him” – shed ample light on how Beijing maintains control of the hearts and minds of nearly 1.4 billion people.

The Beijing Bureau is an essential and entertaining read for all who care about Australia China relations. Not only because it chronicles the history of Australian journalism in China, but it also enhances our understanding of that country, the lives of its people, its government and culture, and what its ambition means to Australia and the world.

Greetings from new editor

By Renee Wood As you may be aware, Jed Lanyon has now left Mountain Views and I will be taking over his patch and also the role of News Editor for Star Mail.

I’m very excited to assume this position and look forward to immersing myself in the role and community.

I hope not only to work here, but to live and breathe the region and build great relationships as I’m also a new local.

I recently moved to Coldstream with my husband after living in Shepparton for the past 3.5 years.

In Shepparton, I had the privilege of being the Bureau Chief for Win News and shared the stories of the Goulburn Valley daily.

It was a wonderful opportunity that helped shape me into the journalist I am today and I look forward to continuing my journey now with the Star Mail.

So far in my first week of writing, I have spoken with compassionate locals trying to help other families and driven groups looking to make a difference.

I can see this is just the beginning of what lies ahead with many heartfelt and important issues to arise in the region.

I look forward to sharing the voice of the community loud and proud and hope that we will continue as your trusted local news source.

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MEDICALLY SPEAKING

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The clinic is owned by Dr Rupali Prabhu and Dr Sonali Prabhu.

Rupali graduated from dental school in 1999. She has worked in private and public community clinics both in, and around Melbourne. She has also lived out of the city, spending a period of time in Benalla in rural Victoria.

Rupali is passionate about providing high quality dental care and takes pleasure in sharing a story and a laugh with her patients. She enjoys all aspects of dentistry and always strives to provide dental treatment in a relaxing and comfortable environment.

Rupali believes her practice and approach to dentistry creates an experience that will change your notion of what a trip to the dentist is. Outside of work she loves to spend time with family and her young children, sharing her passion for reading and traveling with them at every opportunity.

Sonali graduated from dental school in 2003. She has worked as a dentist in both community and private practices. She has also worked various roles within the dental industry. Sonali believes that your mouth is the gateway to better wellbeing, and that a great healthy smile will leave a great lasting impression on people.

Sonali loves interacting with patients and ensuring they are comfortable and at-ease.

She enjoys all aspects of dentistry. She particularly loves working with older clients. In her spare time, she loves cooking delicious Indian dishes and enjoying time with her family and friends.

The third dentist, , joined the Valley Dental team 2 years ago and has been an integral part of the team ever since. With over 10 years of

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Rupali said being an all female team patients were treated with care and compassion.

“Staff are very approachable and compassionate making everyone feel at ease coming to the dentist,” she said.

The clinic offers a wide range of dental services including general dentistry, fillings,

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By Elle Cecil Recovery Options is a disability and support services organisation that provides disability support workers, support coordinators, cleaners and gardeners to eligible people in need, as well as providing a range of other support services.

A boutique registered NDIS provider, Recovery Options has been in business for three years. Managing Director Russell Bosnjakovic says that the business is driven by a desire to provide meaningful and effective support to service users.

“We aim to provide a committed, personalised, recovery-oriented service with great care and detail,” explains Russell.

“We’re driven to help create optimum transformative lifelong recovery by assisting, inspiring and motivating the participant to become the ebay version of themselves by collaborating with family, community, employer groups and professionals.” “[We work with] professionals who share the same focused determination, utilising evidence-based approaches, holistic healing modalities and innovative alternative thera-

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Recovery Options’ greatest achievement so far bridging the gap between large-style corporate organisations and those wanting a more personalised service.

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Wattle day bright delight

By Renee Wood It’s a plant that draws out a big grin on many onlookers as the humble bright wattle grows strong roadside, in the bush and in home gardens.

There’s a reason it’s so prolific, with over a 1000 species blooming throughout the country - the largest genus of plant in Australia.

Growing everywhere, it’s seen as a ‘unifying symbol of Australians’ and in turn has been given it’s very own national day on September first.

National Wattle Day was proclaimed by the Governor-General of Australia in 1992 and Karwarra Native Botanical Gardens’ leading gardener Aaron Roberts has provided Star Mail with some insight into the popular native.

“Acacias do vary from tall trees, large shrubs, down to the smallest shrubs and ground covers,” he said.

“There’s quite a few indigenous to Victoria, the ones that we use in our indigenous plantings is Acacia verticillata, which is commonly called prickly moses.

“And going back in time Acacias have been widely used for food and medicine and making tools by indigenous people for 1000s of years in Australia.”

Low prickly shrubs provide habitat for wildlife, while the seeds are eaten by birds and insects, they’re also a team player in the soil.

“Another lesser known fact about acacias is that the roots actually fix nitrogen out of the Earth’s atmosphere and so then they make nitrogen more accessible in the soil for themselves and other plants.

“They’re definitely a really good one to have obviously out in the bush, but in the home garden as well for those benefits.”

Acacias are typically known to bloom from late winter through spring but Aaron said you can find one that shines in every season.

“If you had a big enough garden, you could have an Acacia that flowered in each month of the year, they’re not just confined to now.

“There is an Acacia that grows in all climates and growth in all soil, so there is one suitable for everyone’s garden. There’s no excuse not to have a wattle in your garden because they are iconically Australian.”

Iconically so, it’s where our Australian green and gold homage bloomed from, thanks to the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) our national floral emblem.

The flowers are predominately yellow but there is one special lady that has a crimson tone.

“If you want one that really grabs your attention and one your neighbour probably won’t have in their garden, it’s the Acacia Scarlet blaze with a bright red flower - it is certainly something special.”

Aaron’s best tip for green thumbs looking to plant the Australian icon is to do your research.

“Purely because they can grow from tall

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To get some ideas, visitors are welcomed to Karwarra (when lockdown ends) to see a collection of native plantings.

“The ones that are flowering now are Acacia boormanii which is the ‘Snowy River wattle’ that’s a large shrub. Very much bright yellow flowers and dense fine foliage, another good for the habitat plant.”

“It’s worthwhile coming to Karwarra almost each month of the year to see which plants are in flower and what’s really out and about.

“It gives you a good picture as to how they will perform in your garden, so you can take away your ideas to implement at your place.

“We also collect some rare and threatened species as well. It’s our job to keep those in cultivation and keep them alive, that’s our main aim up here and we hope to see everyone back as soon as possible.”

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SITUATED IN THE HEART OF YARRA GLEN THIS quiet, low-maintenance townhouse is located just a stones throw away from the picturesque township of Yarra Glen and is sure to sell itself with its peaceful and homely ambience.

This neat and tidy home comprises three bedrooms, one in which is the master complete with ensuite and walk in robe. The remaining two bedrooms are to the rear of the home conveniently situated on either side of the central bathroom. Offering a generous open plan living area, perfect for entertaining with polished floorboards and split system air conditioning. Attached to the property is an oversized double garage offering the perfect space for vehicles and prized possession storage!

Due to its convenient location, this wonderful townhouse is situated within walking distance to the Yarra Glen primary school, local shopping centre, McKenzie Reserve parklands, Yarra Glen Racecourse and sporting ground reserve as well as an array of cafe’s, bars, restaurants where you can immerse yourself in the Yarra Valley lifestyle. This inviting home has so much to offer, whether it be the perfect property to settle down and retire in, or for first home buyers looking to secure a homely residence in the heart of Yarra Glen.

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along with multiple lockdowns, it has allowed us to continue to successfully sell properties, all conducted online and above and beyond vendor and purchaser’s expectations.

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Landcare’s still active Residents of the area might be thinking that community groups like Landcare have decided to close their doors during lock down, but according to the President of the Northern Yarra Landcare Network, John Birse, they might be surprised to find something quite different is going on.

“With people spending so much time in their local area, I think we are all feeling a change in the way we see our local world,” John Birse said.

“Lockdown has given us all a chance to really notice what happens on our properties when not we’re normally out there or when we’re usually too busy to stop and smell the roses.”

For John and other Landcare members like Evelyn Feller, President of Chum Creek Landcare Group, the internet has been an amazing tool for Landcare.

“I don’t think anyone ever thought we’d be able to take a virtual tour of a New South Wales property to see how farmers are enhancing their properties for birdlife, or hear from experts about the latest in farm innovation,” Evelyn Feller said.

“But that’s exactly the sort of thing we can do now. It’s entertaining and informative, and it’s helping us to stay connected.”

For people who have ever wondered what Landcare is, it’s a movement that was founded over 30 years ago in Victoria by Joan Kirner and Heather Mitchell.

“Joan was the then Minister for Conservation,” John said.

“And Heather was the president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. Victorians, particularly those in rural areas, had long been concerned about the condition of our depleted soils, so the objective was to educate and involve landowners in the process of restoring soil health and the natural environment.”

Landcare is now a national movement, with

Northern Yarra Landcare Network President John Birse inspecting a planting site in Dixons Creek. over 600 Landcare Groups across the state.

In the area around Healesville and Yarra Glen there are five groups: Mt Toolebewong and District, Christmas Hills, Chum Creek, Dixons Creek and Steels Creek.

The last three groups have combined to form the Northern Yarra Landcare Network to address common Landcare issues like weeds.

A big focus and success of the Network was the formation of the Northern Yarra Weed Action Group to tackle invasive weeds, especially blackberry, after the 2009 fires.

Landcare has helped more than 300 Northern Yarra landowners with their weed control, providing advice, planning, training, equipment and rebates.

“We try to address all the reasons why a landowner wouldn’t take action to control weeds,” John Birse said.

“And supporting neighbours to work with each other over the long term, including our government agencies, is really important.”

It’s not just weeds though, the groups have also run information sessions and field days on topics as diverse as raising goats, controlling deer, rabbits and Indian mynas, designing shelter belts, tree planting, improving dam health, as well as events about local species like platypus, powerful owls and wombats.

Mt Toolebewong and District Landcare Group, part of the Yarra Ranges Landcare Network, has worked with local schools for many years restoring stream habitat in Badger Creek and Grace Burn as just one of its many activities.

More recently, Landcare has had to shift its focus to delivering things differently.

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He points out how lockdown has been especially hard for young adults and children, so reaching people online is all we can do during these restrictions.

“Quality screen time and more green time, that’s got to be a good thing right now and Landcare can help with that.”

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Aston Geneve ‘perfect’

By Gerard Guthrie Superbly-bred speedster Aston Geneve maintained her unbeaten record in sensational style when upsetting dual country cups hero Ferdinand Boy in Sunday’s Group 2 SEN Track Healesville Cup heats (350m).

Trained by Jacqui Greenough and husband Kel, Aston Geneve, a daughter of KC And All and 2015 G1 Hume Cup winner Secret Spell, had won all five of her starts prior to stepping up to Group company for the first time in the heats of the $50,000 to-the-winner Cup. Making the lightly-raced blueblood’s ‘baptism of fire’ even more daunting, she was drawn against series heavyweight Ferdinand Boy, which was taking aim at a third country cup crown to add to his G2 Ballarat and Shepparton Cup titles.

After an impressive 19.09sec Healesville debut one week earlier, Aston Geneve was the $4.70 second elect from Box 2 in the fifth of six star-packed heats, with Ferdinand Boy the $1.60 favourite from Box 5.

Ferdinand Boy and Aston Geneve both began well but while Ferdinand Boy looked to have the upper hand; Aston Geneve hit her more-experienced rival for ‘six’ with a desperate late dive, scoring by a head in 19.17sec.

If she can make it ‘seven from seven’ in next Sunday’s final, she’ll hand the Greenough kennel a third Cup victory, having gone back-toback with Frosty Jay Jay and Allkel To Excel in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

While Lara trainer David Geall had to settle for second place with Ferdinand Boy, he produced the fastest qualifier in the following and final heat when the regally bred Hill Top Jonah enhanced his unblemished Healesville record.

Hill Top Jonah, a son of Fernando Boy and Geall’s former superstar Up Hill Jill and a litter brother to the brilliant Koblenz, came into the heats having won his past five starts, all at Healesville, three over the 350m Cup course and two 300m successes.

In one of the toughest heats, Hill Top Jonah started $2.10 favourite from Box 2, ahead of Utah Ghost ($3.40), winner of the Victorian Straight Track Championship at Healesville last month, and defending Cup champion Zambora Lou ($5.40).

Hill Top Jonah continued on his winning way with an ultra-impressive 19.13sec Best Of Day performance, defeating Aston Merit ($11.10), a litter brother to the undefeated Aston Geneve, by 2.16L. Aston Merit, trained by Jessica Sharp and husband Jason, who trained 2018 Healesville Cup winner Kouta Mayhem, was having just his third start, having taken out the Highway 31 Maiden Challenge final (300m) at Healesville the previous Sunday.

Ferdinand Boy (19.18sec) and Aston Merit (19.28sec) will join the six heat winners in the final as the fastest two seconds.

Grand sprinter Tiggerlong Tonk set the pace in last year’s Cup heats and he vindicated trainer Correy Grenfell’s pre-race assessment that he was going every bit as well ahead of his second tilt at the race with a commanding victory in heat one.

Aston Geneve extended her unbeaten record to six when clocking 19.17sec.

Returning to Healesville for the first time since running sixth to Zambora Lou in the 2020 Cup final, Tiggerlong Tonk started $1.40 favourite and while he didn’t begin well, class prevailed as he forged clear to defeat Dream Wizard ($6.50) by 1.84L in 19.27sec.

It was Tiggerlong Tonk’s 42nd win from 88 starts and next Sunday’s Cup final will be his 22nd appearance at Group or Listed level.

Youngster Dynamic Prince ($13.90) ran third at just his third race appearance.

Jason Thompson will take aim at back-toback Cups after comeback talent Mr. America was victorious in heat two at his second start since March 11, having been sidelined for six months with an Achilles tendon injury.

A G2 Horsham Cup finalist in March, Mr. America resumed one week earlier in The Arrow match race series, his Healesville debut.

After ‘blowing out the cobwebs’ when beaten by Ferdinand Boy in his ‘head-tohead’ clash, Mr. America met with solid support at $4.60 and outpointed $2.70 favourite Hadouken by 2Lin 19.38sec in driving rain, boosting his impressive record to nine from 17.

Thompson was fancied to claim a heat-toheat double in the third run-off, with Pirate Pete the $2.10 favourite but it was Barooga Smoke ($6.60), trained by Brooke Ennis, that booked a berth in his third country cup final.

Barooga Smoke, which dead-heated for second in the G2 Horsham Cup and also qualified for the G2 Shepparton Cup final, staved off outsider Rear View Mirror ($49.50) in 19.53sec at his first start for Ennis, who with husband Jamie won the Healesville Cup in 2014 with Size Can Matter and 2017 with Zinzan Brooke.

After winning the Cup with Myrniong And All in 2019, Anthony Azzopardi earned a crack at his second victory in three years when Aston

Aston Geneve with trainer Jacqueline Greenough.

Titan ($7.20) continued his impressive recent form in heat four. Aston Titan clocked 19.32sec at his Healesville debut, his fourth win from his last five starts and 16th from 40 overall, and the well-bred son of Fernando Bale and Fantastic Dotty will be one of leviathan owner/breeder Ray Borda’s three Cup finalists.

HEAT WINNERS (Fastest to slowest): 19.13sec Hill Top Jonah 19.17sec Aston Geneve 19.27sec Tiggerlong Tonk 19.32sec Aston Titan 19.38sec Mr. America 19.53sec Barooga Smoke 2021 G3 SEN TRACK HEALESVILLE CUP Sunday 12 September – 350m $50,000 (1st); $14,165 (2nd); $7,085 (3rd)

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· 1 HILL TOP JONAH (David Geall, Lara) · 2 ASTON MERIT (Jessica Sharp, Avalon) · 3 BAROOGA SMOKE (Brooke Ennis, Lara) · 4 ASTON GENEVE (Jacqueline Greenough, Pearcedale) · 5 FERDINAND BOY (David Geall, Lara) · 6 TIGGERLONG TONK (Correy Grenfell, Anakie) · 7 MR. AMERICA (Jason Thompson, Pearcedale) · 8 ASTON TITAN (Anthony Azzopardi, Rows-

ley) Reserves 9 GREEN BLAZER (Jason Sharp, Avalon) 10 DREAM WIZARD (Sean Lithgow, Devon Meadows)

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The phantom golfer RACV Covid security patrol has confirmed to me that a number of woman have been asked to leave the fairways and they were less than appreciative.

But what is concerning ‘Covid Security’ is a golfer they’ve nicked named the “Phantom”.

Patrols have located a well worn path he’s been using through woodland to access the fairways to practice his golf game.

A Patrol member said, ”We first thought he must hear us coming because he just vanishes into thin air, so we’ve changed to electric carts, the diesel was just too noisy.”

“But he’s still out there playing shots refusing to repair his plug marks and this is frustrating the ground crew.”

I asked if they had any idea who this Phantom might be but… but apparently he’s wearing a mask! mailcommunity.com.au

Callen’s column Ian Callen There was a report of him playing out of a bunker on the Par 3, 13th last Thursday evening and that was the last they’ve seen of him.

Having discussed this with various members, the consensus is that it’s been too wet and we won’t see the “Phantom” until the course dries out.

More news on the Phantom next week.

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