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Millions go to fruit fly prevention

Sarah Crowe wins best winemaker

Caravan parks flooded with bookings

Open gardens return to the valley

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cause there was a lot of places in the valley that weren’t open,” Gina Braidner, co-owner of the business said.

However Ms Braidner said they may need to close or reduce their opening hours this upcoming weekend due to a staff shortage.

“Everyone was so excited to get out, it was a huge weekend, but moving forward in all honesty, I don’t know if I can open next week because I don’t have the staff to do it,” Ms Braidner said.

The restaurant is down two key workers, one due to having one vaccination and the other is unwell.

“What we’re actually debating is do we just do breakfast and lunch for dining in and then close for dinner, which would be the most stupid business decision ever in in the world because dinners are a busy time - so this is what I’m up against.

“If we were to close to minimize hours when would I do that? There’s no real good time.”

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The confusion for the industry came after Premier Daniel Andrews announced last week at a press conference hospitality workers had to be fully vaccinated to serve fully vaccinated customers.

Seville’s Branded Burgers and Bar opened on Friday and noticed a spike in walk in’s due to being one of few businesses in the area open for dining in.

“We had bookings and a lot of people walking in when they saw that we were open be-

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and all this sort of stuff but it’s been alright today.”

Although still not at full capacity with current density limits, Mr Seach has a positive attitude about opening up.

“It’s something. It’s a start, it’s in the right direction. I mean, we’ve got restrictions on us with the capacity that we can have, I’m still not at capacity but it’s enough to start with and it’s better than takeaway.”

Many hospitality businesses also made the decision to remain takeaway only due to a lack

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For 262 days, metropolitan Melbourne faced the toughest and longest lockdown in the world, making the taste of freedom sweeter than ever.

Cafes, restaurants and bars, as well as hairdressers, were the first to emerge from the stay-at-home orders, as the restrictions placed on people lifted on Friday 22 October.

Yarra Ranges residents didn’t waste any time getting back to normality, making bookings for breakfast, lunch and dinner wherever they could get in.

But while the excitement for patrons was obvious, cafe owners said the stress of density limits, policing vaccinations and staffing, had made the return to dining-in quite stressful.

Bean Seen Cafe part owner Jason Seach said he was very happy to be open again and the response from the community was overwhelming.

“As soon as the lockdown ending was announced we started getting bookings and I’m actually booked out for the next four days so that’s a positive sign,” he said.

“I’m happy with it from a business point of view but it’s just the whole double vaccination thing. How we have to police that, it’s a little bit of an issue.”

Mr Seach said his staff had been quite apprehensive about having to turn people away had they not been fully vaccinated.

“That’s probably the hardest thing. In hindsight, I’ve just finished most of the service today (22 October) and I’d say 99 per cent of people were pretty good, which takes the pressure off a little bit.

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Millions to stop fly

By Renee Wood The Yarra Valley’s defence against Queensland Fruit Fly has been bolstered following the State Government’s announcement it will be putting millions into fighting the pest.

The Yarra Valley action group is one of three who will share in $2.9 million worth of grants part of the government’s Fruit Fly Strategy 2021-25 which was developed with industry and is set to empower the community.

Agriculture minister Mary-Anne Thomas said she looks forward to seeing how the grants will support regional fruit fly coordinators on the ground to manage the pest.

“Fruit fly can build up in home gardens and unmanaged lands, leading to problems on productive farms – that’s why we are empowering industry and local communities to lead the management of Queensland fruit fly,” she said.

Kylie Ammerlaan from Yarra Valley Agriculture said they will receive almost $1.6 million to support the regional coordinator and the delivery of the strategy for the next two years.

“It includes fruit flies surveillance and cen-

The defence against Queensland Fruit Fly will continue into the new year now more funding has been received from the State Government. tral trapping projects, workshops and information sessions with schools industry, not for profit organizations, local government, and the general community as well as growers, where fruit fly protections are identified,” Ms Ammerlann said.

Ms Ammerlann said thankfully the pest isn’t endemic to the region and up until recently the Yarra Valley has been fruit fly free

but hot spots have been found near Healesville Warburton and Silvan.

“I would say the numbers have been pretty stable the last couple of years. We have noticed them popping up in different spots but the response has been good and we’ve been able to manage the outbreaks really quickly and we haven’t had reoccurring events.”

New projects will commence in the new year part of the new strategy, including removing unwanted fruit trees on public land and piloting a method for an on farm waste management system to test in a commercial setting.

The regional coordinator will continue working with the community, with residents and landholder’s participation paramount to the success of keeping fruit fly out.

“Workshops with community groups, gardening groups, some men sheds - those really ground level programs and permaculture groups.

“We really tried to get the message taken up by community because obviously communities are a big part of trying to manage fruit fly, we can’t do it without everybody doing taking a part in surveillance program.

Fundraiser helps Healesville businesses

Car v shop front Hillcrest CFA were called to reports of building damage in Woori Yallock on Saturday 23 October where a car hit a shop front.

Thankfully nobody was injured in the incident.

With support from SES Upper Yarra Unit they were able to use hydraulic tools to cut access to allow the car to be removed safely.

By Renee Wood The last two months have been tough on many business, forced to close as the state deals with rising Covid-19 cases.

However in testing times, goodness always seems to prevail and one of those measures was a Gofundme set up to let your favourite cafes, restaurants and retailers know they were being thought of.

Healesville resident Madeline Ruffino started the Healesville Relief Movement at the start of lockdown six.

Now as the region opens up, the fundraiser has finished with a result of $2,565 raised for 31 local businesses.

Some 57 people donated to the business of their choice and Ms Ruffino said she she’s so proud and overjoyed the community has come together during a bleak time for all.

The Healesville resident also noticed more people out supporting local through the town during the lockdown.

“It was so great to see so many people supporting local because we all know each other and rather than dwelling on the situation we were handed, we worked together to create more of a positive outlook,” Ms Ruffino said.

“It’s like the ripple effect - you can put some good out and hope for it to catch on… and it did!”

Ms Ruffino gave the donations to the businesses on Wednesday 20 October.

“Most of them have said they will be giving their share to their casual staff - the ones that have been left with nothing.”

Following the donation drop off, on Fri-

Coldstream drivers It has been a busy first weekend out of lockdown on our roads for Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol, as people got back to work and enjoyed some freedoms.

On Sunday 24th of October 2021 Highway Patrol caught a 32-year-old female driver speeding at 102 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on Maroondah Highway, Coldstream.

She returned a positive Preliminary Breath test (PBT) for alcohol and accompanied police for an Evidentiary Breath Test (EBT) showing a result of 0.077.

The driver was issued a $363 and three demerit points and another fine for speed - $545 plus a 6-month licence suspension re drinkdriving.

Another male driver was also nabbed by offices in the same area.

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On Saturday 23rd of October 2021 a 51-yearold male driver was pulled over by police on Anderson Street Lilydale, where he returned positive result for illicit drugs He is to be charged with the offence and receive a 12-month minimum loss of licence if convicted.

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The state to open early After record vaccination rates that will soon see Victoria become one of the most vaccinated places in the world, the state is set on a path back to normal living resembling our preCovid lives.

The Victorian Government announced Sunday 24 October the outline of what life will be like as the state hits 80 per cent and 90 per cent double dose targets.

Premier Daniel Andrews said, “Victorians have met this challenge beyond any of our expectations and these vaccination rates are an incredible achievement. We’re on our way to being one of the most vaccinated – and therefore one of the safest – places in the entire world.”

Victoria will reach its 80 per cent double dose vaccination milestone almost a week ahead of schedule, on Friday 29 October.

When we reach our 90 per cent double dose milestone – predicted to be as early as 24 November – a significant easing of all major restrictions will occur.

With so many Victorians between the ages of 12 and 15 having raced to get the jab, our 80 per cent double vaccination milestone will come early.

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has determined that on Friday 29 October at 6:00pm, Victoria will move forward in opening up and more restrictions will fall away.

Regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne will unite and move forward on the same restrictions, enabling people from Melbourne to travel to regional Victoria and interstate again.

Most indoor settings, including restaurants, pubs, gyms and hairdressers will open with no caps subject to a DQ4 (1 per 4sqm) limit, if all staff and patrons are fully vaccinated. Most outdoor settings will remain at DQ2 (1 per 2sqm) limit up to 500, where staff and patrons are fully vaccinated.

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Caps of 30 people will apply for weddings, funerals and religious gatherings if vaccination status is unknown.

Entertainment venues will reopen. For indoor seated venues including cinemas and theatres, there will a 75 per cent capacity or

DQ4 up to 1,000 people and for non-seated indoor entertainment venues there will be a DQ4 limit with no patron cap.

Outdoor seated and non-seated entertainment venues including stadiums, zoos and tourism attractions will be open with a DQ2 limit up to 5,000 where staff and patrons are fully vaccinated.

Events – such as music festivals – will be able to host up to 5,000 attendees, subject to any restrictions related to the venue.

The Chief Health Officer may also grant an approval for larger crowds for significant events and venues under the Public Events Framework.

Masks will remain mandatory indoors but are no longer required outdoors. It is highly recommended you continue to wear a mask outdoors where you cannot physically distance, such as busy street or outdoor market.

The next milestone in the Roadmap will be when Victoria hits the 90 per cent double dose vaccination target for Victorians 12 years and over – predicted to be as early as Wednesday 24 November.

At this point, caps or density quotients will be removed for all settings, and masks will only be mandatory indoors in some high-risk settings such as hospitals, aged care, public transport and justice and correctional facilities.

For more information call the coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 or visit coronavirus. vic.gov.au.

There will be no restrictions for indoor and outdoor events provided they follow COVIDSafe rules including vaccination requirements.

Events with significant numbers of children may not be able to operate at full capacity while vaccines remain unavailable for children. There will be some caps for religious ceremonies, weddings and funerals where vaccination status is unknown.

For more info on the Roadmap or to book a vaccination visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covidsafe-settings.

Mr Andrews said, “We made a deal with the Victorian community – we asked them to get vaccinated and promised that when they did, we would open up and begin to live alongside the virus. Today we are delivering on that promise.”

Crowds will be trackside at Healesville Racing Club’s next meet on November 20.

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Racing crowds to return

By Renee Wood Healesville Racing Club is getting ready for a summer filled with crowds now restrictions have eased on the state.

The club has announced the picnic race meet marked for November 20 will go ahead with more events to follow for the season.

Club secretary Chris Young said he’s looking forward to having crowds back trackside.

“Having lost the first Derby Day meeting, it will be nice to welcome crowds back,” Chris Young said.

The club is still waiting on the final information to come through for the Covid safe policies but currently it believes the event will go ahead under tier two public event restrictions.

“All patrons will need to be double vaxed and QR check-ins as normal. I’m not sure of densities but regardless whether it is 1 person per square metre or four square metres - either will be fine at Healesville with the size of the course.

“For the November 20 meeting, patrons will be separated from the racing industry bubble side but we believe meetings after that will be as per last season.”

A crowd of around 1500 is expected for the event, with marquees, umbrellas and general entry available.

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its Derby Day event on October 30 was scratched.

The next key dates after the November meet will be December 11, January 8 and 30 2022 and March 26 2022.

Mr Young said the region will see many economic benefits from crowds returning to the not-for-profit club.

“It’s pretty well impossible to get accommodation in the local area on the weekends we race, taken up by race attendees. Likewise all the hotels and restaurants have very good trade on the Saturday night after the races and of course the wineries and the RACV Club look forward to increased patronage on the race weekends.

“We use a local caterer Essential for all on course catering plus several local food trucks. Also the likes of Rotary, who do our parking as a paid gig, several of the local footy clubs who often run raffles and every year we support many local not for profit groups financially with donations.”

And it’s just in time for the festive season with clubs and businesses gearing up for the annual Christmas celebrations trackside.

“Many footy clubs hold their sponsors days and fundraising events at the races (we help out with subsidised entrys etc) and of course the big one is the December 11 meeting for Christmas parties and bucks and hens parties always very popular at Healesville.”

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YREC Executive Officer Alison Fitzgerald is thrilled to reach the milestone of ownership after a long journey that began in 2016.

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YREC will take ownership of the Woods Point Road property in Warburton from November 8.

YREC reaches milestone

By Renee Wood Warburton’s Yarra Ranges Enterprise Centre will finally become the official owners of the Woods Point Road property, four years after the State Government first announced it was off loading the asset.

YREC will be making the final payment on November 8 and Executive Officer Alison Fitzgerald said it will be a significant milestone.

“This is just a celebration really to say thank you to our community for being there for us and we’re there for you,” Alison Fitzgerald said.

The centre started leasing the property from the government in 2000 and sixteen years later it was announced it would be going up for sale.

Unsettling times for the organisation and

tenants, who began to fight to hold on to the property, vying for local and state government support to take ownership against prospective developers.

“It was a really tough time. The tenants that were down there running small businesses were really worried about the future and the organisation was worried about our future, it was a really unsettling sort of insecure time. So when we got the news that we could buy it at the end of December 2017 - we were just absolutely delighted.”

“So from November we’re even more excited because it will be our asset and anything we do to the property will be at our benefit not the State Governments.”

The not-for-profit is home to many small businesses, established in 1998 to support the growth and development of small businesses

in the Yarra Ranges.

Now with full ownership, a strategic plan will come into affect that will see investment put towards improvements to the valuable community asset.

“Everything we did was really short term and reactive as far as maintenance. You know, it was band aid fixes all about safety, but we never had the opportunity to do things properly or proactively.

“We’ve just developed a strategic plan about capital improvements and that’s about making it a more attractive place and being able to welcome people and just becoming a better link with the community because we will own it.”

The centre is currently over 80 per cent capacity, with the space supporting grass roots businesses to grow.

“We had three tenants actually graduate last year, they moved on after being with us for about three years and they are going to bigger premises, moving for different reasons.

But that’s ultimately what we want - people to come in stay for a while, grow the business and graduate and move on.”

The pandemic has also had an impact on a change of offerings seeing some space now dedicated to part-time combined work areas.

YREC will be holding a celebration at the end of November to commemorate the ownership achievement and discuss its future with the community.

“We’re not sure what you need coming out of lockdown but we want to listen and we want to hear what the needs are - it might be more networking opportunities where we can offer our space or just bringing people together.”

Yarra Yering’s Sarah Crowe Aus winemaker of the year

By Renee Wood Yarra Yering winemaker Sarah Crowe has been announced as this year’s Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine.

In true lockdown fashion, the event was held online but nonetheless receiving the award was albeit the same – bringing Sarah to tears when it was announced on Zoom.

“I was thinking about the people who had helped me get to where I am all the beautiful people in my life and I teared up a little bit, it was quite emotional really,” Ms Crowe said.

Winemakers are selected to be finalists by Gourmet Traveller’s panel of judges with Ms Crowe impressing the panel with her oustanding wines.

“It is almost eight years since winemaker and viticulturist Sarah Crowe arrived at the historic estate of Yarra Yering - effectively custodian of the legacy of the late Dr Bailey Carrodus,” said judge Sophie Otton.

“She took on a great responsibility. In return, she and her team have taken something that was already beautifully formed and skilfully recast it in a new creative light.”

“Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Crowe’s Yarra Yering journey is how she has thoroughly modernised the wines without eroding the label’s legacy,” said judge Toni Paterson MW. The accolade follows recent successes for the winemaker and vineyard, the latest was being named winery of the year and wine of mailcommunity.com.au

Sarah Crowe has been named Australia’s best winemaker of the year.

Picture: TINA SMIGIELSKI the year going to Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 2019 vintage.

“We’ve had a lot of success with the 2019 vintage wines from multiple reviewers this year, so I think it’s just the strength of the 2019 vintage and we had a really good 2018.

“So I think it’s been a bit of a build up over the last few years really and the judges being impressed with the whole range of wines.”

The winemaker stepped into the role eight years ago, taking lead of production for the vineyard which was established in 1969.

Ms Crowe believes the difference she has made is letting the vines do the talking.

“I’m trying to make wines where the actual winemaking takes a backseat by highlighting the strength of the vineyard, you see less of the winemaking hands, I guess less

extractions of tannin and less obvious oak in exchange for beautiful fruit weight and purity in the wine so you get a real sense of the vineyard instead of the winemaker.”

The changing seasons and cool climate has a great influence on the vines, something Ms Crowe was attracted to when she applied for the position at Yarra Yering.

“You get to experience the seasons and you can kind of live through them, which is really what what the vines are doing at the same time as well and what makes them Yarra Valley is the climate. So I really love the fact that they’re quite distinct seasons and I think it gets reflected in the wines at the same time.”

Crowe moved to the Yarra Valley after 12 years cutting her teeth in the Hunter Valley, NSW. “The Hunter Valley is a pretty difficult place as well to grow grapes. It’s a pretty challenging place to make wine up there. Some people say if you can make good wine in the Hunter Valley, you can make wine anywhere, so that certainly has probably helped having that as part of my experience.”

And there doesn’t seem to be much further to go than being named Australian’s best winemaker but Sarah said consistency will be the goal of future growth, with the award a recognition of the whole team’s efforts.

“I’ve got a great team of people who work alongside me and even though it’s my name on this award, I feel like it’s a recognition for all of the team here.”

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By Mikayla van Loon The itch to get away from home after months of lockdowns and restrictions has seen local caravan parks filling up with bookings for the weekends ahead.

With lockdown coming to an end on Thursday 21 October at 11.59pm, Lilydale’s Pine Hill Caravan Park business manager Sruthy said calls started as soon as the announcement was made.

“We are getting a lot of bookings. As soon as Dan informed us that you can open up then we started getting flooded with bookings,” she said.

Yarra Ranges Tourism CEO Simon O’Callaghan said this was a theme across the shire.

“Phones have been ringing off the hook for

accommodation and attractions which is fantastic news for the region,” he said.

Although many places have already booked out for the weekends ahead, Simon said some will remain closed until the 80 per cent vaccination rate is reached because due to staffing and costs, it would not be viable for them to open yet.

While Pine Hill’s bookings are mostly for the Melbourne Cup weekend, Sruthy said there have been a couple come through for the first weekend out of lockdown.

From Friday 29 October onwards, many of the cabins, powered and non-powered sites are booked out and Sruthy cannot wait to see the park buzzing with people once again.

“We are very much looking forward to it and we will be really excited to see the whole park booked out,” she said.

Sruthy also said she is excited to show off the many improvements that have been made to the caravan park.

“We’ve set up a playground area for kids to play in which we didn’t have before. So that’s all ready for the kids to start playing.

“And then we’re getting the information center put in so Sue [marketing manager] will be giving information to people who want more information about what things are around the Yarra Valley.”

With interstate and even regional travel on the backburner for some time still, travel within metropolitan areas is the only option.

Simon said the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges have so much to offer people and he hopes people flock to these areas as an escape from being at home.

Having suffered some of the biggest losses

in the state off the back of a record year in 2019, the Yarra Ranges tourism sector is eager to see visitors return, to experience the beauty and culture of the region.

Simon said however, it will take some time for businesses to recoup funds and build back up to the 2019 level but businesses are “desperate to get back” after what has been quite a mentally tolling time.

Pine Hill Caravan Park has been preparing for the summer season by building 10 more cabins which should be ready from the end of January or early February.

“Summer is our busy season and last summer it wasn’t that busy because we had Covid, so this summer we’re really looking forward to getting people in,” Sruthy said.

“All of a sudden, after all this time, we’re just getting bookings through, it’s really good.”

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Wandin family tree uprooted by storm

By Renee Wood Wandin resident Russell Sebire was shocked to discover a 119 year old English Oak tree had fallen on his property after a large dousing of rain.

A sad moment for Russell and his wife Barbara, with the tree of great significance to his family - it was planted by his grandfather Wandin Sebire in 1902.

Russell said he shed a tear when he saw the tree had fallen.

“I just thought yesterday everybody on this earth has been born and died virtually while that tree has been alive,” Russell said.

The tree with a trunk circumference of 5.2 metres came down on Saturday 16 October following 68 millimetres of rain.

Thankfully it did little damage when it fell between two buildings.

“My son lives is in the house over the road and he came up and said the tree’s broken down and then we went down to have a look and of course it was up, roots and all - it just tipped over.

“Where it dropped, you just couldn’t credit how it fell, it couldn’t have fallen any better.”

Wandin Sebire was the first birth recorded among the pioneering white settlers, the son of Henry and Martha Sebire who settled at Mont De Lancy in 1867.

Wandin moved to the property with his new wife Emily Briggs and planted the English Oak, which was popular for its acorns as a source of food for pigs.

“I don’t know why but it grew to the west and it just got heavier and heavier.

“I thought it was coming up you could see the roots coming out of the ground but because the big limbs are bigger than a normal tree they were resting on the ground and I thought they would have supported it but when it decided to go, it went.”

Like many other Yarra Ranges properties, this tree is not the first to be damaged by the wild storms that have lashed the region this year.

“We’ve had our fair share of cleaning up.

There were a lot of broken limbs and I’ve been cleaning up the past month. I just about caught up, down to my last couple of trees and then this happened.”

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Russell Sebire and his family were saddened to find this oak tree planted by his grandfather in 1902 down after the storms.

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The trunk’s circumferance is 5.2m, measuring a span of 3.5m wide and over 2metres tall. 254803 Now the family is looking into how to remove it, Russell hopes the wood can be put to good use by a craftsman.

“It’s good valuable timber, I’ll have to find someone who wants it and see if we can make something out of it.”

A blooming fundraiser for breast cancer

By Renee Wood The Big Bouquet flower farm has used a cheeky photo to drive a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness month.

An image was uploaded onto its social media accounts, featuring the team using ‘blooms for boobs’ in the image - stating that every like the image gets the business will donate a dollar to the McGrath Foundation.

“So far we’ve raised over $800 in just likes, and we have also had some super generous donations from other flower growers around the state, so we are well into the thousands of donations now,” Dana Stoddart from The Big Bouquet said.

The farm decided to support the vital cause, with most of the team touched in someway by the disease.

“We found just about all of us knew someone who had breast cancer before, passed away from it and so on. It is an issue that affects families worldwide, and we wanted to do our bit.”

With just days left in October, The Big Bouquet is encouraging everyone to support their fundraiser by liking the photo on Facebook or Instagram.

“We will also be donating $2 from every bunch of flowers sold from our driveway flowers stall, so you can support our fundraiser by purchasing some beautiful gerberas. Our stall is operating from 8:30am - 4:30pm every day or until sold out.”

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The Big Bouquet uploaded the photo on its Instagram on October 8 and has since seen thousands raised for the McGrath Foundation.

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Seeing an ever growing rubbish problem around Lilydale, Grant Bannister decided to do something about it.

Although, he didn’t think he could do it alone and so he put the call out to his Bukido Karate family to spread the word about a rubbish clean up competition.

“I do quite a bit of walking, not just around the lake but other streets as well and I’m so sick of seeing all the bits of plastic, we do pick up a lot ourselves and there’s some amazing groups of people who walk around and pick up rubbish,” he said.

“I thought well this is going to be a good idea, I’ll do this but I have to make it worthwhile for people to do it so that’s why we settled on the $500.”

Anyone from the Yarra Ranges can enter by submitting a minute long video of themselves picking up rubbish and disposing of it in the correct manner.

The videos need to be shared on Facebook using the hashtag #bukidocleaninguptheyarraranges and entrants also need to fill out a form by going to the Bukido Karate website’s competition tab.

Mr Bannister said the competition will run until December and Yarra Ranges Councillor Tim Heenan is on board to draw the winner.

“He said he’d do the final judging for us. If we get quite a few, we’ll get it down to about five or 10 that he can look at and he can make the final judgement.”

While 75 per cent of the students at Bukido Karate are children, Mr Bannister said he hopes people of all ages get involved, particularly people outside the karate circle.

Part of Japanese martial arts culture requires students to ensure the dojo or the space they practice karate is clean before starting class.

“One of our things with the kids is not just karate, we teach respect and we also teach how to look after things,” Mr Bannister said.

The competition is an extension of that teaching and Mr Bannister said taking rubbish home or picking up rubbish is a small but important step to ensure the environment and creeks remain healthy.

“One thing that really worries me is the amount of plastic going into our seas. Now, that all comes from us and if all the shires got together, we could stop a lot of the plastic going down the Yarra which would be fantastic.

“I went walking yesterday and I could see bits of junk floating down [Olinda] Creek. And I thought it’s just little bits people throw [in the creek], even if it’s a little bit just take it home, it’s not a hard thing to do.”

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Creatives share on film

By Renee Wood The Covid-19 pandemic has left its mark on the history books, remembered for its upheaval of society and changes to daily life.

The creative sector has been one of the biggest hit, faced with closed events, limiting community connections and a large move towards an online way of life.

But there has been times of opportunity and growth, with artists drawing on their creativity and natural surroundings to find strength and perseverance - and this is the story that’s being told through a new documentary about creative women in the Yarra Ranges.

Director Pearley Jones set out to archive this moment in time for creative women through a documentary, a project supported by the Yarra Ranges Council.

Now after months of filming and editing, the live launch of ‘Women Artists Documentary : Creative Ladies in the Hills and Valleys’ will be held on Wednesday 27 October.

Ms Jones said she’s excited to be sharing the film with the broader community.

“It’s been such a great team effort, we’ve had such wonderful artists participate in this project, and have also had a wonderful collaborative and if the watch for we need to share this, and we need to celebrate the story in collaboration with Yarra Ranges Councillors who have supported it with funding,” Ms Jones said.

Videographer Vanessa White worked with the director to capture five women and their stories - Alana Langan a Designer Stylist from Upwey, Clair Bremner an artist from Warburton, Nikki Browne an artist from Healesville, Claire Murray an floral designer from Belgrave and Ilana Greener an illustrator from Sherbrooke.

“My vision for the documentary was to archive local artists experience of lockdown.

I wanted to showcase raw talent because art-

Alana Langan filming with Vanessa White and Pearley Jones for the upcoming documentary on creative women from the Yarra Ranges.

Picture: SUPPLIED ists have been negatively impacted by lockdowns and in the Covid experience and I also wanted to showcase the beautiful area that we live in.”

But the documentary’s path also leads down a place of wellbeing and hopes to invites viewers to nurture their creativity.

“I’m encouraging people to consider their

own well being. That’s by investing in creativity, social connection in local communities, and also with nature, or other things that they love. There could be animals, it could be unique hobbies. But there are many ways you can create a life of happiness, even if that’s online at the moment, by considering your well being and giving it a priority.”

Ridgefield is a country garden of about 1.2ha bordering a vineyard with beautiful views in all directions.

“I would encourage all people to embrace creativity, to express themselves, to self soothe, and to find joy. It’s not just an escape, I think it’s a genuine expression of your feelings and emotion and it’s an opportunity to connect with other people and share your talents and your voice with other people.”

Upwey resident Alana Langan was filmed for the story and shared her story as a creative designer within her business Ivy Muse.

“It’s the silver lining, having something come from the pandemic that’s beautiful and hopefully sharing our work inspires other people and also normalises how we all felt through the pandemic as well. I think it’s a really beneficial reason to do something like this documentary,” Ms Langan said.

In the film, Ms Langan dives into how her family fed gratitude into their daily rituals and ‘just keep swimming’ became a mantra to live by.

“It’s super hard and it sucks, and sometimes you just want to go out and just have a normal life again, but it’s focusing on really being grateful one day at a time that got us through.”

Each of the five creative stars also addressed where they live and how nature and the Yarra Ranges plays a vital role in their work.

“Writing my recent book, it was all about cultivating well being at home with plants and it really is an expression of so much of what I have experienced here living in the hills.

“It’s about being able to have windows that you can see through clearly that you don’t have any furniture or any objects in the way so you can enjoy that view - it’s all of that kind of stuff that’s connected with nature and what your environment is around you, as well as connecting with plants indoors.”

The documentary will be available through the live launch on Instagram handle @pearleyjones on Wednesday 27 October at 6.30pm.

Bentwood is an interpretation of a modern country garden that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and has been created by its owners over the past 16 years.

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Green thumbs to enjoy Victorian open garden events

By Renee Wood Although you may have had months of potentially pottering around in your own gardens, there’s still nothing quite like visiting an open garden and drawing inspiration from magnificent displays created by green thumbs.

Now for all local garden gurus can return to events, with Open Gardens Victoria announcing its return as restrictions ease on outside gatherings.

Chair Liz Fazio said the organisation is very excited for its long-awaited return, holding events through to December.

“It’s been a long pause for us, we stopped opening in March 2020. We have had a few that we managed to open in the autumn season this year but we’ve had so many sort of false starts,” Ms Fazio said.

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“I think particularly when we’ve all being waiting for each other’s company, it’s going to be a lovely way of being outside together.”

Visitors to Ridgefield are invited to stop and smell the roses, with 450 bushes to take in on the property.

There’s also structural elements, a birch walk down to the crab apple lawn and views to get lost in are other features of the garden that was originally designed by Robert Boyle in 1997.

“The whole ethos of the design was to preserve the views as much as possible, but give some windbreaks to the garden because it is quite a windy site.

“Deep beds filled with shrubs and drought tolerant perennials surround the house and a series of Mediterranean.”

On the same weekend, Bentwood in Gruyere will also be open to the public.

The owners have developed the property into a gardeners wonderland since taking

ownership of the hundred year old home in 2000.

‘It’s a garden that reflects the owners taste so it’s been influenced by gardens they’ve visited in Australia and overseas, they lived overseas for a while.

“It gets very wet in winter and very dry in summer, it hasn’t got lots of additional water so they’ve managed to do well by building up the soil and by choosing plants that will do well. It uses hedges for framing the landscapes and it’s got lots of different sorts of hedges.”

Low maintenance, soil health and plant choice all important to the owner - recycled structures and sculptures also add to the atmosphere of the garden.

An art exhibition and a beekeepers talk will be held at Bentwood and there’s also a micro flower farm tucked away in the paddock visitors can admire.

Until the gardens open, there’s still plenty of online content on the Open Gardens website, the organisation kept busy through the

lockdowns by bolstering its online presence.

“I’ve actually been quite amazed that for a voluntary organisation, we’ve managed to do lots of things in the meanwhile.

“We’ve done online things like having competitions, plant of the month, we introduced the kids corner and last year we did a whole series of virtual garden tools, which were absolutely fantastic.”

The new form of online education could take on a new life within the organisation after the pandemic.

“So that’s going to be an ongoing part of our program and it’s got the benefits that people who might not be able to get to an open garden can go online and get taught gardening skills, so it’s just another string to our bow and we see it as an ongoing important part of the program.”

For those attending the open gardens, please visit https://opengardensvictoria.org. au/coming-open-gardens to find out more about tickets and state requirements. mailcommunity.com.au

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“We have worked extensively with both small and large builders, many of whom have been award winners with both Master Builders and HIA for their designs and quality builds which, we are proud to say, we have been a part of on many occasions,” said Andrew.

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OPINION

Working on a Will Making a Will might be something you haven’t given much thought to, but it is one of the most important things we can do to protect the people and possessions we care about.

It is estimated that more than half of all Australians do not have a current and valid Will that reflects their wishes. People without a Will are leaving themselves and their families at risk of significant unintended problems later.

For example, quirks in the law could mean that assets of couples without children will not be divided evenly between their surviving family members or that family members who have greater needs are not properly provided for.

At the very least, it can mean that difficult financial and legal issues need to be discussed and negotiated by close family members during a time of grief and sadness.

A Will gives you the chance to make decisions about things that are important to you.

This could include your wishes around the guardianship of children, care of pets, who will

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matters Anita Koochew Eastern Community Legal Centre receive sentimental items and funeral instructions. It also offers you a chance to have important conversations with people about these issues.

Whilst there are resources like Will kits available, they can be difficult to complete accurately, and at the very least should be checked by a lawyer to make sure they are valid. You can contact Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) for referrals to appropri-

ate professional services.

If you already have a Will, it is worth checking it every now and again to make sure it still reflects your wishes and accounts for any significant changes in relationships, new family members, or changes in assets.

Locals can also find out more at Eastern Community Legal Centre’s free event with Eastern Regional Libraries online at 2-3:30pm Monday 22 November. The session will include other aspects of future planning including powers of attorney. Book now at www. tinyurl.com/planningyourfuturewithECLC or by phoning 1300 737 277.

During this time of social distancing, ECLC continues to offer free legal, social and financial assistance by telephone and video call to people living in the eastern region of Melbourne, including across the Yarra Ranges.

Please call 1300 3252 00 (1300 ECLC 00) or email eclc@eclc.org.au to find out how we can assist you.

CARTOON

Hidden gem of a theatre Kemp’s curtain call Like many other community theatres, in 2013 a group of theatre friends got together to agree on a type of theatre they would like to have in the Lilydale area, forming ARK Theatre Inc. They were offered a chance to present a show at the Lilydale Heights College Performing Arts Centre.

A remarkable centre with one of the largest stages width wise in the local theatre circuit.

This can lead to some difficulties but Ark soon overcame these little problems.

The company produces a variety of productions ranging from radio plays, pantomime, one act plays, short play festivals, musicals, cabaret style shows as well as traditional theatre.

As the theatre is part of the school, rehearsals can be held twice a week but sets and plays can only be put on during school holidays.

Each year Ark Theatre holds a One Act Play Festival. This is well attended with companies from across Victoria putting on shows. Your correspondent has had the privilege of attending these shows and thoroughly enjoyed them.

Ark Theatre began with Mission Statement and a set of values which is underlying and paramount to the unique nature of Ark Theatre.

Two younger members got together and founded YouthARK and have produced several successful productions.

Although the theatre is relatively new the members are all experienced in local theatre and the company is certainly one not to be missed.

The theatre has a good foyer and a bar as you enter. In the Festivals this is very popular and also food is available. You are welcomed by the front of house staff on entry, and this makes a great feeling to be welcomed and to enjoy the overall evening.

Of course, Ark Theatre, like all local theatres, is subject to Covid-19 lockdown so watch this column for news on the company reopening.

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Vampire movie sucked dry Night Teeth Starring Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Debby Ryan and Lucy Fry Rated MA15+ Night Teeth is a bland, toothless horror-thriller.

Benny (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), a student and chauffeur, must drive two vampire women around Los Angeles.

Night Teeth has solid performances, Benny grows more bold and assertive as the night progresses, and he has a touching bond with Blaire (Debby Ryan), the kinder of the two vampires. However, this bond is offset by the unavoidable fact of both vampires – not just Zoe (Lucy Fry), the cruel one – being murderous monsters.

Like Bright, a Netflix urban fantasy film from 2017, Night Teeth has extremely vague world-building. The plot is driven by a nebulous conflict between humans and vampires, but the broken truce, the supernatural social structure and even the villain’s plans are incredibly poorly-defined.

A bad script, limp suspense and lazy worldbuilding can be forgiven in a B-movie if it has good action, but Night Teeth has hardly any action scenes whatsoever. For that matter, the only decent fight scene is moronically shown in the background of the scene.

Alfie Allen leaves no impression as the blandly posh main villain, and Night Teeth updates the traditionally aristocratic portrayal of vampires in popular culture with a tacky neon party aesthetic.

Night Teeth is available for streaming on Netflix, but you deserve a scarier, better-made horror movie for Halloween.

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All about storytelling and healing PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN Written by renowned Indigenous Australian storyteller Boori Monty Pryor and beautifully illustrated by Rita Sinclair, Story Doctors is about storytelling as a way of healing. Not just to heal relations between peoples and communities, but also our relations with ourselves.

Pryor had a long career communicating Indigenous Australian culture to school students and adult groups throughout Australia. He performed dances, played didgeridoo, told stories and even acted in film and television, before turning to writing books.

Many know of Pryor’s Shake a Leg, a celebration of food, dance and cultural understanding that won the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Children’s Fiction. Others know him as the creator, writer and narrator of Wrong Kind of Black, the Australian web/TV show nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Short Form Series in 2019.

But Pryor is also the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate. His transition from storytelling, performing and dancing to writing is noteworthy, as he believes written words are meant to convey the wise voices of nature and culture, Stories are meant to heal. Hence “Story Doctors”: “The pharmacies abound, above and underground, green shoots so small, to trees so tall. Helps breathe in all our glories, the medicines in our stories.

That stony face, our storied place.”

Our land is full of stories. The “nature vs. nurture” debate aside, reader are encouraged to “drink the stories through your eyes” by observing the rhythms and rhymes of this land. Not just today’s beats and tones, but also yesterday’s melodies and hymns.

The colourful illustrations reveal how the ancient hills and sparkling creeks were turned into endless pastures grazed by livestock and scarred by fences and chains. There’s a hint of a name “King Billy”, which may refer to Jimmy Clements, an Indigenous elder from the Wiradjuri tribe who walked for nearly a week from Gundagai to Canberra to attend the opening of the Provisional Parliament House in 1927. When told to “move on” by police, Clements explained he was there to demonstrate his “sovereign rights to the Federal Territory”. It was the first recorded instance of Aboriginal protest at the Parliament.

Or, “King Billy” may refer to William Lanne, the last “full-blood” Indigenous Tasmanian. After his death in 1869, the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal Society of Tasmania fought over possession of Lanne’s remains. A local surgeon named William Crowther broke into the morgue and decapitated the corpse, before sending Lanne’s skull to London “for scientific purposes”. To make a long story short, Crowther later became Premier of Tasmania.

But surely these stories are not the focus of Story Doctors, because: “Doctor’s orders, there are no borders. When it comes to we as one, belonging’s said and done... Our future is the past. Will learning from it last?” Our task is to learn from the past and create positive visions for the future, because stories are meant to heal. Rather than building walls and widening gaps, stories are all about respect for ourselves and each other. mailcommunity.com.au

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Director Pearley Jones

What is something people don’t know about you?

I am a Francophile. I love French arts, culture and heritage. I am slowly learning the French language, and plan to visit France next year.

Tell us about your role as a director?

As a director creating new works, you need to have a cool head, warm heart and a sense of humour – as there will always be hiccups while filming and in post production – but somehow with a team approach, problem solving and listening to your intuition, it all comes together in the end.

What has been your most memorable moment in your time in your role? Why? In 2020, I was awarded a residency at a chateau in Normandy, France, for my original song submission called The Chateau. Winning a creative competition on the international stage affirmed my commitment to an artistic career. It has encouraged me to share more music, stories and film, which invoke joy, hope and connection in the lives of others.

What do you love most about living in the region?

I love the people. They are warm, friendly, kind, generous and laid back. I enjoy the arts scene, local markets and our quaint cafes, eateries and shops. The natural beauty all around – forests, lakes, farms, orchards and more – also make it a delight to live in this ‘neck of the woods’.

How are you keeping sane during lockdowns?

My daily walk immerses me in nature, and provides a space to think, pray and relax. Maintaining social connections with family, friends and neighbours – over the phone, the ‘fence’ or the internet – also helps to nurture and sustain a positive mindset.

What are some of your hobbies?

I enjoy walking, bike riding, swimming and

reading. My ‘happy place’ is to create new music, poetry and lyrics in my studio. I also enjoy hosting friends and family for a meal – and look forward to sharing our home with loved ones once again.

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

There are so many great musicians I would love to see perform from a bygone era such as The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.

However, right now, to experience the dulcet tones of a crooner in a New York jazz bar or the buzz of a Broadway show would be a little slice of heaven for me.

Who do you admire the most?

Mother Teresa. She is a universal mother and role model who left a legacy of kindness, generosity, humility, simplicity and hope. Mother Teresa made a courageous commitment to love life and each person she encountered.

Favourite book or movie you recommend?

My favourite book is The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. It is a beautifully illustrated coffee table book, which addresses the theme of friendship in a gentle, heart-warming and humorous way. Even better, as a picture book – it’s a quick read – and somehow is enjoyed by everyone from two years old through to 102.

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

Loneliness needs to be addressed as a local and national issue, as it impacts negatively on people’s quality of life, health and wellbeing.

The pandemic escalated social isolation and disconnection. Many people realised how important meaningful relationships are for their sense of belonging, purpose and quality of life.

Now is the time to reconnect, participate and invest in the social fabric of our community, to ensure we thrive both individually and collectively.

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Experiment Find a creative task whether it be drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and just give it a go. You never know it may be something you’re naturally gifted at!

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Research Take a deep dive into the history books and discover an artist and their craft. Finding out about different paths and how others have started can be helpful to seeing connections with your own creativity.

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Learn The internet is filled with tutorials that can lead you down a path of learning a new creative task.

Even if you don’t use the skills, watching other creatives may provide a direction towards another idea.

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Alfie Allen leaves no impression as the blandly posh main villain, and Night Teeth updates the traditionally aristocratic portrayal of vampires in popular culture with a tacky neon party aesthetic.

Night Teeth is available for streaming on Netflix, but you deserve a scarier, bettermade horror movie for Halloween.

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Night Teeth is a bland, toothless horrorthriller.

Benny (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), a student and chauffeur, must drive two vampire women around Los Angeles.

Night Teeth has solid performances, Benny grows more bold and assertive as the night progresses, and he has a touching bond with Blaire (Debby Ryan), the kinder of the two vampires. However, this bond is offset by the unavoidable fact of both vampires – not just Zoe (Lucy Fry), the cruel one – being murderous monsters.

Like Bright, a Netflix urban fantasy film from 2017, Night Teeth has extremely vague

world-building. The plot is driven by a nebulous conflict between humans and vampires, but the broken truce, the supernatural social structure and even the villain’s plans are incredibly poorly-defined.

A bad script, limp suspense and lazy world-building can be forgiven in a B-movie if it has good action, but Night Teeth has

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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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20 years of census lation trends of urban frogs.

Melbourne Water’s Waterwatch Coordinator James Frazer said almost 14,000 frog reports have been submitted by dedicated volunteers.

“Importantly, this amazing group of people have detected rare and endangered frogs such as the Growling Grass Frog, Southern Toadlet and Bibron’s Toadlet at a number of Melbourne sites.

“Our communities have also been instrumental in helping identify priority locations for conservation efforts including improving habitat and water quality,” Mr Frazer said.

Five years ago the Frog Census underwent a digital transformation through the development of the Frog Census App, and the creation

of a thriving Frog Census Facebook Group.

There are now around 4000 users of the app via which an impressive 9000 frog croak recordings have been submitted to Melbourne Water.

“The Frog Census App has made our program even more accessible to the community as it allows volunteers to simply open the app and press record to capture the sounds of frogs enjoying their habitats,” Mr Frazer said.

“Frogs can be found all over Melbourne and they play an important role in the waterway ecosystem. 20 years of frog census data proves this.

“And that’s a milestone everyone involved will be celebrating.”

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One of Melbourne Water’s most popular volunteer programs has hopped to a major milestone this spring – marking its 20th anniversary.

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Splash parks across the Yarra Ranges including Warburton Water World opened to the public on Friday 22 October.

However, unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions, the new parking area adjacent to the park is not complete.

Temporary parking modifications for Warburton Water World have been implemented and the Yarra Ranges Council said it apologised for any inconvenience caused.

Visitors are advised to park at Warburton Recreation Reserve and walk the remaining distance from the reserve to Warburton Water World - the distance of this walk is approximately 1km.

A drop off point at the entrance of Warburton Holiday Park will be available for visitors of Warburton Water World to use. Visitors using this drop-off will be able to park for a maximum of two minutes at the drop-off point. The driver must not leave the vehicle.

When visiting Warburton Water World, please be safe when parking, crossing any roads and using the park equipment.

Wash hands regularly, be sun-smart and ensure children are appropriately supervised - especially around water.

Due to the recent easing of restrictions we are expecting very high amounts of visitors to Warburton Water World, especially on weekends. Please be mindful of social distancing while at the park.

If you notice the park is overcrowded, consider an alternate destination. Other nearby attractions include the East Warburton Redwood Forest, the Yarra River behind Warburton’s main street, the O’Shannassy Aqueduct Trail and the Little Peninsula Tunnel.

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By Renee Wood The Yarra Valley Equestrian Park has been unsuccessful in its bid for the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund but the not-for-profit is hopeful next year will bring new opportunities to get phase one of the master plan off the ground.

Currently the Melba Highway site in Yering is being used by equestrian clubs and is owned by the Lilydale Hunters club, with a master plan created last year waiting to be put to work if funding comes through.

The latest funding federal submission was for phase one, that would see roads, parking, an indoor multi-purpose arena, a jumping arena, powered camping sites, cross country course, horse accommodation, clubhouse renovation and landscaping.

President Geoff Sinclair said close to $3 million dollars will be needed for the first stage and $1.25 million has already been pledged by clubs, riders, groups and businesses all keen to see the development.

“A quarter of a million dollars of our own funding has gone to prepare the economic studies and the plans, to get it to this point - it’s shovel ready,” Geoff Sinclair said.

“So really a government just needs to tick off on it and they’re going to build a world class regional equestrian center right here in the middle of the Yarra Valley that’s going to be here for our children and grandchildren to come.”

The committee has so far funded a feasibility study and the master plan, which lays out more phases. The total cost expected to be around $15 million, seeing 35,000 patrons visit annually.

“That would be exceptional with stables and a massive indoor arena, a 150 seat function room overlooking the Yarra Valley - it would be tremendous, a world class regional equestrian centre, but even stage one will be something that will be one of the best regional equestrian centres around.”

Once built it’s expected to be a huge asset for sport , currently 10,000 Yarra Ranges resi-

By Karl Hradsky With a wet start on Sunday and soggy ground, numbers were down a bit but enough for a competition.

After a bit of an absence from the group Allan Litchfield (20) showed the field how it was done with a neat 67 nett to take the Trophy Day award.

Ken Arnott (16) came second scoring 69 while Laurie Tormey (14) hit a 72 for third.

Nearest the Pins were struck by Chris Handasyde (x2) and Allan Litchfield.

Greg Urquhart hit the Longest Drive on the 14th hole.

Karl Hradsky won the Secret holes (6,9,13,14) with a score of 16 (par 15).

We will be playing Stableford over the Cup weekend.

Yarra Valley Equestrian Park is hopeful next year will bring more funding opportunities after missing out on the Building Better Regions fund.

Picture: SUPPLIED dents participate in Equestrian who have to travel to Werribee or Borneo for large competitions.

Mr Sinclair said riding for disability would also be a feature offering at the development, which currently has a 12 month waiting list and no local facility.

“If you think about women in sport, if you think about people from six years old to 70, riding for disability - there’s a tremendous life long thing in horses.

“This is a world class regional equestrian facility, we have an enormous benefit not only for 10,000 equestrians in the Yarra Valley, but an enormous tourism and sport economic impact.”

The committee is hopeful the tourism benefits will also drive the government’s desire to support the project next year - in an election year.

“The governments are really keen to get business back up and running, and infrastructure is one of those things. We hope we can fit into those state government tourism and sporting molds.”

“The only way we’re going to get the funding is if the Shire of Yarra Ranges and the state government and the federal government support it financially.

“And they have this highly unusual situation where the community clubs and individuals have already put in half the money.”

Cycling’s $6.3 billion contribution to the economy In an Australian first, a report spearheaded by We Ride Australia has found that cycling’s direct industry output as part of the Australian economy was $6.3 billion in 2020, which includes $3.4 billion direct value added to Australia’s GDP. The WeRide Australian Cycling Economy Report by Ernst & Young (EY) has been launched by the Treasurer, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP from Parliament House in a virtual broadcast with Parliamentary cycling champions, Dave Sharma MP, Dr Hon. Andrew Leigh and Dr Helen Haines and supported by the international Cycling Executives community and a significant national audience.

It revealed the economic activity directly generated by bike riders, organisations, local and state government provision of infrastructure to events, research, and sport and recreational cycling.

Stephen Hodge, Director - National Advocacy for We Ride, said the report reconfirms cycling as an industry with a significant economic footprint and booming participation in Australia.

“As a large and diverse sector, bike riding touches almost every family in every community.”

David Larocca, EY Oceania CEO, said, “In a time when we are focusing on our economic recovery post-Covid, it has been great to see the work of our team again provide new data as part of the report on cycling’s economic contribution. As a bike rider myself, I am particularly interested to see that cycling directly supports the employment of 34,295 jobs across Australia.”

“Giving context to the impact of the sector, the $3.4 billion of direct value add to our GDP is more than three times the Australian motor sport industry ($1.0 billion 2019) and level with the Australian thoroughbred racing industry,” Mr Hodge said. mailcommunity.com.au

benefits or the positive impact on traffic congestion from more people riding.

“With an increasing burden of chronic disease related to physical inactivity and transport congestion costing the country billions of dollars annually, it is now clear that a $6.3 billion bicycle sector has the capacity to address these issues of concern nationally while also assisting the transition to a lower emission transport fleet.

“We Ride Australia is confident that this milestone report will be a catalyst for greater engagement and investment to grow cycling numbers nationally. There is no turning back.”

Other key findings: Governments spent more than $428 million on cycling-related infrastructure and programs.

A total of $16.8 billion in direct and indirect economic contribution was identified, supporting 62,330 direct and indirect jobs nationally.

5.8 million (29 per cent) of Australian adults spent money on cycling related goods and services.

3.3 million Australians spent money on cycling and cycled at least once a week.

For all people who spent money on cycling, they spent an average of $990 each.

The majority of buyers had household incomes ranging from $50,000 - $150,000 per annum.

28 per cent of bicycles purchased were children’s bikes.

1.7 million bikes purchased in 2020, worth approximately $1.5 billion. $1.168 billion contribution from cycle tourism to the direct economic output.

While exercise and fitness were the most common reasons to ride a bike (82 per cent), 41 per cent of those surveyed cycled as a mode of transport – whether it was for work, school or to the shops.

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A new report has revealed cycling boosted the economy by $6.3 billion in 2020.

“We’re very pleased that the report by EY substantiates the significant value of investment in infrastructure and programs that allow more Australians to ride.

“With 4.62 million Australians riding a bike in a typical week and 10.19 million riding in the last year[1], the numbers of Australians choosing to ride a bicycle is a massive opportunity we can build on.

“It was particularly pleasing to observe that the data highlighted that 28 per cent of bicy-

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Highlighting the value of cycling across the nation, cycle tourism and services contributed $1.168 billion to the overall figure. Cycle tourism is a rapidly growing market, especially in Australia’s regions.

“The full economic value of the sector is even greater when we include the economic benefits of improved health, environmental

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