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Concerns raised over landslips near Warburton

Healesville resident wins best history book award

SPOTLIGHT: Major music concert at Rochford

Melbourne Cup winner souvenir poster

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Healesville Racing Club’s bar veranda was destroyed by a fallen trees.

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Healesville Amateur Racing Club has made the tough decision to abandon its Saturday 20 November race meet due to the damage caused to the facility during last week’s storms.

Some 11 trees fell at the property, including a 90 year old oak tree, with the most significant damaged caused to the Ray Hart Pavilion.

Sadly the Pavilion, the club’s newest and grandest building, will need to be demolished due to several trees falling on the structure.

The female jockey room, course entry box and bar veranda were all damaged by fallen trees, as well as trees down across the track and plastic running rail.

Secretary Chris Young said following the assessment of the damage, the club felt it was best to cancel the upcoming event.

“It was a hard decision but in the end we just didn’t have enough time, particularly with the long Melbourne Cup weekend in the middle,” Mr Young said.

Woods Environmental, a local tree removal contractor, has already started chopping up and removing fallen timber and mulch off site.

Works will also be needed on getting larger trees removed, demolishing and making buildings safe.

“A fair bit of demolition is required to get to all the trees removed and sadly the Ray Hart

Pavilion will need to be totally demolished and rebuilt - Ray Hart is a very important member of the HARC committee and basically designed and built the pavilion by himself.”

The club is still hopeful the pre-Christmas meeting for 11 December will still go ahead and the team is continuing to take bookings for marquees and general entry.

“By not running on November 20 it gives us that extra time to get the course in shape to be able to definitely run the December 11 meet.”

Clearing works are expected to finish by Tuesday next week and it’s hoped insurance will help to cover the costs for the not-for-profit.

“We already have some quotes in to at least demolish and make the grounds safe to get the last two trees off the buildings.

“We have builders quoting the rebuild already and CRV are going out of the way to help us. We have already commenced a plan to get the areas and buildings we need to use, with possibly a temporary building for the female jockey’s room.”

Thankfully the main bar area was spared with two trees falling each side and there are still a lot of trees standing in the main areas.

The racing club is not alone in the wake of the destruction caused by the storms, as many businesses and homes still continue to assess the damage and respond to the clean up.

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It’s mayor election night

By Parker McKenzie Yarra Ranges Council will hold a Mayor election at the ordinary council meeting on Tuesday 9 November due to the current one year term finishing for Mayor Fiona McAllister.

Ryrie Ward Councillor and current Mayor Ms McAllister was unanimously elected in November 2020.

Cr McAllister was first elected to Yarra Ranges Council in 2012 and previously served as mayor from 2013 to 2018.

The council will also elect a deputy mayor during the meeting.

Chandler Ward Councillor and current

Deputy Mayor David Eastham was also elected to Yarra Ranges Council and as Deputy Mayor in November 2020.

The Council will decide on whether the mayor is elected for a one or two year term, with the council traditionally recommending a one year term.

The chief executive officer will call for nominations from the council before a vote is held by a show of hands if there is more than one nominated councillor.

The elected mayor and deputy mayor will immediately take over duties following the election.

Yarra Ranges Council will hold their election for Mayor and Deputy Mayor on 8 November.

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Councillor Burnett-Wake resigns from position

By Parker McKenzie Yarra Ranges Councillor Cathrine BurnettWake has resigned following her appointment to the Victorian Legislative Council.

Cr Burnett-Wake is leaving her role as councillor for the Streeton Ward to replace Edward O’Donohue in the Upper House electorate of Eastern Victoria.

“This is an amazing opportunity to represent the Eastern Victoria region, which includes Yarra Ranges,” she said.

“While it will be sad to leave my role at Yarra Ranges Council, I am buoyed by the fact I will still continue representing the Yarra Ranges community, just from a different level of government.”

Mr O’Donohue announced he was quitting politics after 15 years in the Upper House after the return of Matthew Guy as leader of the Liberal Party of Victoria in September.

“To the people of the Eastern Victoria Region, thank you sincerely for electing me on four separate occasions to represent you in the Parliament of Victoria and for giving me the opportunity to be part of positive change in our wonderful Region,” he said in a statement on 11 September.

“I wish my friend Matthew Guy and the Liberal Nationals team every success at the November 2022 state election, Victoria needs a better and positive alternative which only the Liberal Nationals can deliver.”

Cr Burnett-Wake entered politics after being elected to Yarra Ranges Council in October 2020.

She is currently a tribunal member for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and worked in private practice as a migration agent for 15 years.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow Councillors and council

staff for their support during my first term on Yarra Ranges Council, in particular CEO Tammi Rose, and Cr Fiona McAllister for her leadership and guidance during her term as Mayor.” she said.

Yarra Ranges Council will hold a by-election to replace Cr Burnett-Wake due to Streeton being a single Councillor ward and the next general council election being further than six months away.

The next local council elections for Yarra Ranges Council will be held in October 2024.

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Police are urging anyone who may know the man of the vehicle in this image to contact Croydon police.

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Police on the hunt for fuel thief

There are currently two landslip sites on Acheron Way in East Warburton and one on the nearby Donna Buang Road in Warburton. 255689

Landslip concerns “These roads are very important, a lot of people will want to use them during this coming summer.”

Significant structural engineering works are needed including the installation of retaining walls, damaged pavement removal, asphalt relaying, and drainage improvements.

A Department of Transport spokesperson said their teams are working on the project.

“We’re undertaking detailed design work ahead of repairs to Acheron Way and other sites affected by landslips in the Yarra Ranges,” they said.

Biodiversity, cultural heritage and planning permit requirements are key components of what must be done before works commence.

“We thank the community for their patience as we continue to safely plan works to remedy the landslip, particularly as we begin to see more motorists on our roads.”

Electronic signs have been placed along the Warburton Highway in Warburton, Don Road in Mount Toolebewong and the Maroondah Highway in Narbethong to advise heavy vehicle operators that the road is currently unsuitable for trucks.

By Renee Wood There’s concerns popular tourism destinations around Warburton will be affected over the summer due to landslips and potential road closures.

There are currently landslip sites on Acheron Way in Warburton East and Donna Buang Road in Warburton, both roads leading to visitor drawcards including the Mt Donna Buang summit, hiking trails and lookouts.

Each site has temporary traffic lights to manage flow however, Warburton Valley CEDA (Community Economic Development Association) is concerned over restricted car access and road closures if works begin.

“They’re landslips at the moment that are either completely blocking or restricting access of cars, and certainly when they go to fix a couple of these things, the roads will be closed for goodness knows how long and we’re not sure about that,” President Phil Wallens said.

It’s believed the landslips have been there for a few months and the sites are inspected twice weekly and after heavy rainfall to ensure safety conditions.

Emergency crews respond to a truck roll over in Launching Place

There are currently two landslip sites on Acheron Way in East Warburton and one on the nearby Donna Buang Road in Warburton. 255689 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS

History in the making for Victoria SES From page 1 The Victoria SES has reported it has marked the busiest period in its history due to the June and October storms.

Volunteers responded to more than 7000 fallen trees, over 2,000 building damage reports and around 200 calls for flooding between Thursday 29 October and Thursday 4 November.

“It’s been an incredibly busy few days

for our VICSES volunteers responding to this significant storm event, especially with the large number of calls for help coming through daily,” VICSES Chief Officer, Operations, Tim Wiebusch said.

“I’m really proud of the work our VICSES volunteers have undertaken and continue to do to assist so many community members with great support from our partner agencies”.

Yarra Ranges Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly stole petrol from a Wandin North service station.

On Monday 18 October, it is alleged the person in a red shirt and white cap, attended the service station and filled a silver Holden ute and jerry can with $101 worth of fuel.

The vehicle was displaying cloned number plates.

On Saturday 23 October at about 2.45am, the vehicle was observed by Police around the Mount Evelyn area.

Offices attempted to intercept the vehicle but they were unsuccessful.

Police are urging anyone who may recognise the male or the vehicle to contact Croydon Divisional Tasking Unit on 9724 0100.

“To have some additional capacity from NSW SES to complement our crews, was an incredible asset for our response to this event. It gave our volunteers some respite, but also the ability to clear the backlog of requests for assistance as quickly as we did.”

CFA, Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVIC) and council staff and contractors all supported the calls for assistance.

A truck driver has been taken to hospital with upper body injuries after a truck rollover in Launching Place.

Emergency crews were called to reports of a traffic incident on Dalry Road around 6.10am this morning, where a truck carrying logs had tipped.

Ambulance Victoria, Hillcrest, Wandin and Yarra Juncion Fire Brigades attended the incident and members of the public assisted the driver prior to their arrival.

Hillcrest Fire Brigade said, “Members of the public provided assistance to the driver prior to emergency services crews arriving on scene including traffic control on a blind corner - so a big thank you to each of you who helped out this morning.”

The man in his 60’s was taken to Box Hill Hospital in a stable condition.

Heavy haulage was required to retrieve the truck and jinker and there is some damage to the road surface, which local council are assessing.

Crews will remain on scene until the area is safe for traffic and the debris has been removed.

Emergency crews were called to reports of a truck rollover this morning in Launching Place.

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Back on track after Cup

By Renee Wood Healesville businesses have enjoyed a healthy re-opening to trading on the Melbourne Cup long weekend.

The shopping strip was a hive of activity from Saturday through to Tuesday with locals and visitors enjoying the easing of restrictions.

Crumbz Craft owner Kay Trembath said it’s great to finally welcome customers into the store.

“It’s just lovely to have our doors open and listening to the buzz of the cars and people walking by,” she said.

Country smart owner Russel Key said Saturday 30 October was the best day of trading, the first day retail could open in three months.

“Looking at our sales figures, it doesn’t take very long to be up on what the 2019 figures were,” he said.

Verso Books co-owner Nina Sturgess said the shop usually doesn’t open for the Cup public holiday but decided to do so with restrictions easing and in response to feedback from previous years.

“Last year there was a bit of feedback that a lot of the shops weren’t actually open last year, so we thought we need to kind of change that,” she said.

“I think the main struggle in town at the moment is on some of the long weekends a lot of traders aren’t open and the wait times for people to get food can be quite challenging.”

Shop owners believe the restrictions on international travel and people wanting to support local are helping to boost trade following a long closure period.

“We’re getting a bit of a shot in the arm for local business, which just helps everything go

along like employment,” Mr Key said.

However, the retail industry is finding it hard to find willing staff due to the pandemic, with the casual workforce pool shrinking, lockdowns forcing job cuts and those affected switching industries.

“It’s always difficult to get good staff but it’s seems to be more difficult in this period, and the loss of international students and travellers suddenly makes a difference,” Mr Key said.

Also in a matter of weeks retailers will have to monitor vaccination statuses.

Currently unvaccinated and one dose Victorians are allowed to visit shops, up until the state reaches 90 per cent fully vaccinated.

Ms Trembath said it will be a challenge.

“I think when shops need to be fully vaxed customers only, that might be difficult to monitor,” she said.

Healesville streets were filled with people over the Melbourne Cup long weekend as restrictions eased.

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YAVA Gallery reopens again with Clare James exhibit

By Renee Wood On Thursday 5 August Clare James’ exhibition ‘Hideaway’ opened to the public at YAVA Gallery, but it was just a few hours later the state was sent into a lockdown that would last three months.

“This exhibition Clare got one day and it’s so heartbreaking for her, we went to all this effort to install it and of course this body of work takes weeks and months to prepare - so we were both in tears,” Dakani Maddock Gallery Manager said.

But now the gallery has finally reopened its doors and welcomed visitors back on Saturday 6 November, with Clare’s exhibition still up on display until the end of November.

Artist Clare James said she’s grateful YAVA could hold the exhibition and the body of work will still be seen.

“A solo show is an enormous amount of work to put together, and I was pretty devastated at the thought of it not being seen, which I thought I would have to go and pack it all up, because there were shows after mine,” Ms James said.

The Hideaway solo exhibit shines a light on the artist’s love for the forest and how she is grappling with the climate emergency.

Clare will be in the Gallery from Wednesday to Friday this week, with those interested in her work invited to come and speak with the artist.

Clare James’ exhibition ‘Hideaway’ will be open until the end of November.

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YAVA Gallery manager Dakani Maddock is thrilled to open the gallery on Saturday 6 November for the first time in months.

Picture: RENEE WOOD “If people want to chat with me about any of the artworks or have an artist run gallery tours, I’m very happy to answer any questions or show people how I made things, it can always help.

“When I get a tour with an artist, they can tell you about the concepts behind the work or even about how the piece was made, it just brings so much more to the experience.”

Three other shows have been moved into

next year’s program due to the lockdown however, YAVA will still be open for the remainder of the year and a new exhibition will open in December.

“We just want to try and encourage everybody to get back out there and support the arts because it’s a sector that’s been really badly hit by Covid across all the arts genres, so get out their community and support your artists,” Ms Maddock said.

Those attending the gallery are reminded of the Covid-safe requirements of QR and vaccination check-ins.

Cut energy bills with Hub’s first bulk-buy scheme Greater Yarra Valley and Ranges households could reduce their energy bills even further, thanks to the first bulk-buy launch from the recently formed Yarra Valley Community Power Hub. Designed to encourage greater investment in solar energy, the initiative offers community members access to top-of-the-range solar hot water pumps at a significantly reduced cost.

The heat pumps have been sourced from a trusted quality supplier, with the backing of the local Hub, and use between 60 per cent to 70 per cent less electricity than traditional electric hot water heaters. Chris Taylor, managing director of Reclaim Energy will be speaking, to discuss the advantages of the premium heat pump system.

The result for households will be reduced electricity bills, meaning the heat pump could pay for itself in just a few years. Savings of at least 80 per cent off the electricity bill can be expected with up to 100 per cent for those with solar panels.

As part of the launch on Wednesday 10 November, the Yarra Valley CPHub is hosting a corresponding online event (https://www. yvcommunitypowerhub.org.au/). Executive Officer of the Yarra Valley CPHub, Jeff Barlow, said the launch marks the first major initiative for the Hub since its formation in July this year.

“We are proud to offer projects like this for our local communities. We are focused on delivering initiatives such as this so we can create meaningful change locally,” Mr Barlow said.

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Spencer Field and Annette Trood from Healesville were the first two people to install a heat pump in July 2019 and they are very pleased with the outcome.

Picture: SUPPLIED “We want the community to experience just what can be achieved through investment in renewables, such as a reduction in energy bills, job creation and helping the environment.”

Funded by the Victorian Government and

delivered by Sustainability Victoria, the Yarra Valley CPHub is one of seven Community Power Hubs Victoria wide and comprises six local energy groups, including Healesville Community Renewable Energy Inc. (Heales-

ville CoRE), the group that initiated the grant application.

The online event will also provide households with the opportunity to learn from industry experts Jonathan Prendergast (Komo Energy) and Rob Morris (IO Energy) how households can use solar electricity without solar panels!

In addition to providing information about the community heat pump offer, they will explain how you can efficiently manage energy demands, while reducing costs and emissions.

In this webinar presentation, ‘Go solar without rooftops,’ Jonathan and Rob will also cover new ways for households to find the cheapest electricity available – an alternative to investing in solar panels.

Managing Director, Reclaim Energy, Chris Taylor, encourages the community to take advantage of this initiative and learn more about their quality heat pump solar device.

“Reclaim Energy is committed to supporting community-led energy saving initiatives.

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Songs for Vietnam vets

By Mikayla van Loon Three years ago Dandenong Ranges Music Council set out to tell the stories of local Vietnam veterans through a project called Forgotten Heroes.

As a Yarra Ranges Council 2022 Grants for Community recipient, the vision of performing live and sharing the stories of returned personnel who had felt forgotten is one step closer.

Program director Cath Russell said having done a project on the Anzac centenary, members from local RSLs, like then president of Mount Evelyn RSL Roger Boness, asked when a project on the forgotten heroes of the Vietnam War would be done.

“I had never really contemplated that Australia had conscripted our young men and I’ve never sat in an RSL and spoken with these, I guess, senior members of our community who you see down the street but to suddenly realise what they’ve been through in their early 20s was a real eye opener for me,” she said.

Putting some of what she had heard into a song with the help of Peter de Ryk, Ms Russell has since expanded the project to short films and eventually the music and visual elements will come together in a live performance at Burrinja in Upwey.

The Dandenong Ranges Music Council Peter de Ryk and Cath Russell performing with band at the Lilydale Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day in 2018.

Picture: ON FILE Having sat down with veterans from Monbulk, Mount Evelyn, Upwey-Belgrave and Boronia, Ms Russell heard their stories and was able to use the power of music when words could not.

“Sometimes people just can’t stop talking.

And sometimes, it’s really hard to start. That’s really the place where the music comes in and begins to express what people have experienced,” she said.

“I love the power of music, to speak the unspeakable. Music can contain so many expe-

riences, or so many feelings and nuances that words simply can’t reach sometimes.”

Ms Russell said movies have given people a skewed perception of what it means to be heroic, that battles fought are not always won and yet that still makes someone a hero.

“I think soldiers are people and I think they need us in the present day, to recognise them as that.

“The people I speak to have been through something extraordinary, extraordinarily traumatic, but also extraordinarily bonding.”

When Vietnam’s soldiers came back to Australia, Ms Russell said they found it as they had left it and there had been no bridging back to normal life after what they had experienced.

“That was a struggle for the Vietnam veterans and the Australians didn’t quite understand that that was necessary. I think for our Vietnam veterans, they’re still struggling with that.”

The grant of $10,000 will allow Ms Russell and her production team to help bridge the gap between Australians who did not fight in Vietnam and those who did.

Musical elements really are the central storytelling tool because they draw on the ‘60s and ‘70s music that would have been playing throughout the Vietnam War.

“It’s a very profound memory. We know that the points in our lives where we retain music as a memory trigger, deeply include our early adulthood.

“So being able to involve the tunes or the cadences, or the rhythms, or the sounds of things like the fenders strap, or a deep bass and certain drum beats are an amazing way to evoke an atmosphere.”

Ms Russell said while the music is the focal point of the live performance, the films will show archived footage from the National Vietnam Veterans Museum to help audiences visualise the environment Vietnam veterans returned from.

“It’s important to me to share stories effectively and engagingly, to give audiences aside from veterans an opportunity to walk in the shoes of the people in their community who have had fairly extraordinary experiences.”

With the return of Afghanistan’s soldiers, Ms Russell said she hopes a similar project can honour the service of the young Australians who fought in the peacekeeping efforts.

“The Australian public, really, we need to find ways to reach out and check in on the wellbeing of the younger vets.”

The Forgotten Heroes live performance is scheduled to go ahead in the second half of 2022.

Pausing for Remembrance Day Thursday

Here are the details for local services: Emerald Emerald RSL will be conducting a very simple service but would prefer people to just stop and pause at 11am no matter where they are, to honour the service men and women who have sacrificed in wars past. The sound of the last post will ring out across the township of Emerald to commemorate Remembrance Day. Healesville Healesville RSL service will be held from 10:45am to 11:30am at the RSL Memorial, followed by light refreshments in the Gallipoli Lounge.

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Seville The Seville War Memorial committee’s will start its ceremony at 10.45am at the Seville War Memorial at the Water Play Park.

This will be the first time the Seville Community will hold a Remembrance Day service at the new war memorial.

Warburton Warburton RSL will commence its service at 11am at the Cenotaph and those attending will be invited back to the gardens at the RSL. Wandin Wandin Rotary will be holding a service at the Wandin Cenotaph starting at 11am, those attended are asked to arrive from 10.30am.

Unfortunately, no refreshments will be offered at the church following the service.

Yarra Glen Yarra Glen RSL will be holding their service at the Cenotaph on Anzac Avenue from 10.40am to 11.00am The fellowship is invited back to the RSL following the ceremony.

Yarra Junction Upper Yarra RSL will be holding their service at 10.45am at the Yarra Junction Cenotaph and those attending are welcome back to the RSL following the ceremony.

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The region will pause to reflect an honour our fallen on Thursday 11 November for Remembrance Day. RSL’s across the region are grateful to hold a service, after the events were in doubt during the lockdown.

Wandin Rotary President Ben Vallance said it’s a time to reflect on one of the major events in the country’s history.

“More than 40 000 lives were lost defending Australia’s value and freedom, so we employ everyone to gather reflect and commemorate on Remembrance Day,” he said.

The community’s encouraged to attend a service with many local events going ahead.

Lilydale Lilydale will be conducting a full service for Remembrance Day, commencing at 10.45am. Students from local schools will be there to read poems, alongside Bridget Vallence and a bugler who will sound the last post at 11am. All are welcome to the service, with CovidSafe practices to be followed.

Monbulk Monbulk RSL will be hosting a small service at cenotaph, which will start around 10.50am. Wreaths will be laid in memory of the fallen and then veterans will be able to gather inside the RSL for tea and coffee.

Mt Evelyn Mt Evelyn RSl will be starting its service at 10.45am at the Mt Evelyn War Memorial Gardens.

Part of the ceremony will involve the unveiling of two new plaques, one acknowledging the role and efforts of Roger Boness and renaming the gun ‘the Boness Gun’ and another detailing the history of the M2A2 Howitzer.

Upwey-Belgrave Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Upwey-Belgrave RSL has elected to host a small service at the sub-branch instead of the war memorial this year. All attendees must be fully vaccinated.

The service will begin at 10.45am and people are asked to arrive just before to allow time for checking in.

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Healesville author wins history award

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By Renee Wood Healesville resident Mike McCarthy has received a top accolade at the Victorian Community History awards for his book written on the early settlement of South Gippsland.

Mr McCarthy has won the History Publication Award for ‘The Shadow of the Prom’ which documents ‘the times, tales and tramways’ of the settlers.

Mr McCarthy said it’s a huge honour for his work to be recognised in this way.

“It’s really immensely satisfying and gratifying to get to the end of a book and of course to get to an end this time with all that work and all that input to actually win the prize - it’s terrific and one of the great moments in my life I’d have to say that,” Mr McCarthy said.

The book, which was released in October last year, highlights the lives of the settlers, the towns they lived in with the common theme of tramways linking the pages together.

Several historical societies, public records and old newspaper articles were part of the research and the book is made up of a collection of stories, sourced pictures and maps and diagrams created by Mr McCarthy.

“There are some real stories in there attached to those tramways which relate to the early towns along the coast and their early formation, including some towns that got started but since disappeared, and most people would never heard of but they were there.

The retiree’s interest was sparked on the topic after growing up in Warragul and also having great interest in the region, but Mr Mc-

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Healesville resident Mike McCarthy is honoured to receive the History Publication Award for his book The Shadow of the Prom at the Victorian Community History Awards. Picture: RENEE WOOD Carthy credits his research drive came from his mother.

“My mother many years ago dobbed me in to give a presentation to the local historical society in Warragul because I had the interest but I hadn’t done anything. I had read a bit and mum thought I was an absolute expert, so she told me she dobbed me in to give a presentation and I nearly died.

“In the end I negotiated about a 10 month gap and in that time I became an expert on on the saw mills and tramways of Warragul and the presentation went well, but I did all the research necessary to achieve that and basically I haven’t stopped since.”

The judges said the book ‘represents community history at its best’ and were enjoyed how it highlighted the role tramways played

in small communities.

“The Shadow of the Prom is a beautiful testament to the value of painstaking, prolonged and passionate historical research into community history. Mike McCarthy’s labour of love combines history with studies of photography, geography and the history of technology to reveal the heart and soul of his beloved South Gippsland,” they said.

Mr McCarthy is grateful the judges appreciated how tramways played such a significant role and his research efforts that spanned over three decades.

“I think the big thing they appreciated, which surprised me, was the explanation of the importance of those early tramway links for the region to connect to the rest of the world,” he said.

The Rotary Club of Wandin has scored a major coup by obtaining the rights to hold the premiere of the latest James Bond movie, ‘No Time To Die’, on Thursday 11 November at 6.30pm at Croydon Cinemas.

All proceeds from the film night will be donated to the Taveuni Education Project - helping Fijian families with education costs who suffered extensive loss as a result of Cyclone Yasa, and who have suffered from the tourism industry being wiped out from the pandemic.

Thankfully the night is going ahead after concerns the film’s premiere would be cancelled our postponed due to Covid lockdowns and rumours the movie would go onto a streaming service instead of in theatres. Tickets are available and can be purchased by visiting this website: www.9810rotary.org.au/ event/‘no-time-to-die’

Garage Sale for Red Cross Hoddles Creek Red Cross is hosting their annual garage sale on Saturday 13 November 9am - 2pm.

It will be held at the Red Cross Shed, 898 Warburton Highway, Seville East (off Peters Road) to raise funds for the charity. There will be plenty of bargains to buy to help the Red Cross deliver programs and services.

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Mystery premiere

By Taylah Eastwell The ‘Button Man’ film created by two Hills filmmakers is continuing to prove popular among movie buffs and those familiar with the myth.

The story based on a High Country mystery sold out its Australian premier event at Monsterfest within a matter of hours when the tickets were announced on social media.

The leading genre film festival was quick to issue an ‘encore’ screening on Sunday 5 December at Cinema Nova, with the short film the first and only to sell out so far.

The filmmakers Josh Todora and Jaime Lehman were thrilled to see the interest continue after the trailer being viewed over 35,000 times online.

The filmmakers created the short film based on a series of eyewitness encounters of a bushman said to roam the Victorian High Country.

A number of stories have come to light over the years about a mysterious loner known as The Button Man, said to have earned his nickname from his habit of cutting buttons and ear piercings out of deer antlers.

Legend has it, the seasoned and territorial hunter has a base camp set up at a well-known crossroads in the Victorian Alps, allowing him to keep a close watch on campers and hikers entering the remote valley.

While you could read online for hours about the encounters people have had with the rugged bushman - who is described as around 70-years of age - one particularly hair-raising account comes from a wildlife photographer who was in the area taking shots near The Button Man’s headquarters.

The tale goes, when the photographer returned home from the High Country and downloaded photos he had taken onto his computer, he found a picture of himself sound asleep in his tent. To this day, no one knows who took the shot.

Others have taken to four-wheel-drive forum websites to report their own encounters,

The ‘Button Man’ short film will be premiering at Monsterfest in December.

Picture: BUTTON MAN FILM a common theme being The Button Man’s tendency to silently emerge in the dead of the night and grill people on why they are in the area.

Without retelling the myriad of personal stories, it is plain to see why Upper Ferntree Gully local Josh Todaro and Sassafras raised Jaime Lehman decided to create a horror film inspired by real life events flowing out of the eerie pocket of Victoria.

While there have been a number of suggestions that The Button Man was somehow involved in a number of disappearances in the Victorian High Country in recent years, that is not what the film intends to portray.

“I can’t think of any other story like it, where there’s this guy out there but everyone is sort of embellishing stories of his motive. Whether he’s linked to the mysterious disappearances or not, it’s kinda strange,” Josh said.

Josh said it was particularly interesting that The Button Man has taken “more of an urban legend status”.

“There might be eye witness accounts and

facts about what he looks like but really the bulk of the story is this urban legend and people adding their own two cents to each story they hear,” he said.

“The crazy part is he is an actual guy. There is enough history to get you going but enough myth where you can play it up and embellish it,” he said.

The short film is said to be a “blend of a few stories”, with the movie inspired by visions of what it would be like to come across an unknown character when you think you’re alone in the bush.

“The thought of going camping thinking your alone and it is fully dead silent and then all of a sudden you maybe hear some footsteps or get this sense that there might be someone else out there, I put myself in that position and just thought about what I would do in that situation, that’s what got the wheels turning,” Josh said.

“We don’t even need the big kills or action sequences, a very subtle glimpse of him in the background getting closer and closer and that suspense of the audience seeing him get closer without the characters noticing was a very easy thing to pull off. I wrote the script in two days,” he said.

Josh approached well-known Aussie actor Don Bridges to play the role of The Button Man, with the story centering around two sisters who go away on a camping trip to the High Country.

“I tried to imagine what this guy looks like in my head, eye witnesses say he is around 70 with longish hair, so I immediately thought of Don Bridges. We just lucked out with the cast,” Josh said.

The film is expected to find a home online or on a streaming service following the film festival release.

For more information, visit @buttonmanfilm on Instagram or tickets can be found on https://www.monsterfest.com.au/australia/ program/from-short-to-feature-the-creativejourney-of-button-man/?st=0

Sunset Sounds at Rochford in February

By Renee Wood Music festival ‘Sunset Sounds’ announced on Thursday 4 November a new Victorian installment will take place at Rochford Winery in the Yarra Valley.

The event set for Saturday 26 February next year boasts a massive line up of 11 Aussie favourites, including Daryl Braithwaite, Ian Moss and Kate Ceberano.

Australian rock singer and guitarist Ian Moss is thrilled to be returning to the Yarra Valley - it will be one of his first gigs in Victoria since the pandemic began.

“It’s just so beautiful, they always get in good crowds out there, it’s always been a great atmosphere and a beautiful setting to be rocking out in,” Ian Moss said.

Moss is looking forward to seeing a large crowd and fellow musicians at the outdoor concert after a tough two years for the industry.

“Gigs have been lost, canceled or postponed and then promoters look for the next best spot and they are still keen to try but unfortunately it has happened too many times, all very unlucky.”

But the Aussie artist has made good use of the down time by tuning into his song writing, producing a new electric album that’s to be released early next year.

“I’d normally be out there working almost every weekend and I’m not one of those people that can go away to the hotel and start trying to write a song, I’ve spent my creativity in the live performance. So without the gigs I’ve been able to just channel my creativity into writing.”

“It’s enabled me to get a great list of songs and since then I’ve been honing in on those and now I’m ready to start recording here in Sydney, a brand new Ian Moss electric studio album, at the end of November into December, looking for a release late March 22.” mailcommunity.com.au

Welcome to Ted’s studio

By Renee Wood It’s not every day budding ceramists and pottery lovers can wander into one of Australia’s leading potter’s studio – but come November 13 and 14 those interested can do just that.

Australian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe is joining the national open studio event with the Australian Ceramics Association, inviting residents into his Dixons Creek studio and gallery.

Mr Secombe has been part of previous local open studio programs however, this will be the first time he’s joined the national weekend.

“There’ll be a lot of professionals and semiprofessionals who want to visit your workshop, and I think it’s an important thing they do that because working as an artist is very isolating, so you tend not to interact a lot with community,” Mr Secombe said.

The ceramic practitioner’s techniques on the wheel and interesting glaze mixtures create one of kind pieces that are sought after across the country and internationally.

Artists are invited to watch demonstrations and pick the brains of the open book, who’s generous with sharing his knowledge learnt from the past 42 years in the industry.

“If past custodians of this knowledge had not been generous, we’d all be starting from scratch every time we went into this profession.

“I’ve learned from some, and a lot of techniques I’ve developed myself, but without the grounding or the initial studies in these things I wouldn’t know where to start - I’ve just developed it further.”

Questions may be asked on how Mr Secombe’s been working with Porcelain mixtures for the past two years as manufactures switch to importing porcelains due to Australian clay resources drying up.

Mr Secombe said he’s seeing clay bodies with completely different personalities on the wheel and glaze responses from firing.

“Success requires a great deal of adjustment. Losses can be significant with the only way through this being a rigorous testing programme, which is frustrating, time consuming and expensive. Around 6 months of testing time has resolved the issue and I am now happy with works coming from the kiln.”

The open studio free event is not just for those in the industry - the broader community is welcome to step inside the artist’s world and become familiar with his works.

This year the potter has revisited past glazes, including the copper reds and celadons and his signature crystalline glazes.

“I think it’s a really good thing interacting with the community because people can’t really get their heads around what a lot of artists do and a lot of what I do is very complicated, very high tech work. So it’s nice if people can just wander in and see it.”

Mr Secombe has lived in the Yarra Valley for thirty years and has previously joined YAVA’s open gallery events - and will do so again in December and March’s open studio days.

For more information visit www.tedsecombe.com

Aussie legend Ian Moss will be playing at Sunset Sounds in the Yarra Valley.

Picture: SUPPLIED Moss said he will bleed a few tasters from the upcoming album into his performance at Sunset Sounds, alongside the classics like Tucker’s Daughter, Bow River and Broadway.

The old favourites always brew a sing a long from the crowd, but Moss said his new music will also be infectious among music lovers.

“I’m always looking for songs that have got the melody people can sing along to, but I like blues and I like to tinge it up a bit with soul and high energy.

“I feel I’ve got a few songs there which have the potential to get inside and be the ear worms in people’s heads that they can’t get out and they have to sing along to.”

Moss is excited to be playing alongside other industry greats and optimistic about a

strong live gig industry for 2022.

“I’m very proud to be sharing a concert with people that have some great talent, and great songs in amongst all those guys.

“We certainly have to remain optimistic and I’ve always thought for a long time high vaccination rates are the only way out.”

Moss will also join The Black Sorrows, Russell Morris, Ross Wilson, Thirsty Merc, Chocolate Starfish, Wendy Matthews, The Chantoozies and Bjorn Again for Sunset Sounds in the Yarra Valley.

Pre-sale tickets are available Monday 8 November 10am to Wednesday 10 November 8am, before general tickets open from 9am Wednesday.

For more information visit https://www. sunsetsounds.com.au/

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OPINION

Hear the unsung heroes Editors are the unsung heroes of the publishing industry. Unlike translators and illustrators whose names are increasingly listed on the front covers, editors remain rarely known by those outside the industry, including us readers.

Editors do much, much more than hassling authors to finish their manuscripts and then correcting their spelling and grammar.

Since the early days of the Australian book industry in the 1890s, editors have played the vital role of discovering new authors and shaping their literary voices and careers.

As Craig Munro reveals in Literary Lion Tamers: Book editors who made publishing history (2021), without the support of A.G. Stephens, Joseph Furphy’s 1,000-page hand-written manuscript would never have turned into the enduring classic Such is Life (1903).

Nor would Steele Rudd’s short story collection On Our Selection (1899) be born, as Ar-

PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN thur Hoey Davis would have remained merely one of many contributors to Sydney-based magazine The Bulletin.

Similarly, without the guidance of P.R. (Inky) Stephensen, Xavier Herbert’s debut novel Capricornia (1938) would never have become a bestseller.

It is interesting to know that, while in Lon-

don, Stephensen also played a role in publishing a “rare and still intriguing edition” of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover in 1930.

Particularly delightful are the book’s later chapters, where Munro details the strong influence of Beatrice Davis and Rosanne Fitzgibbon on our publishing industry.

In comparison, throughout her 40 years of work as an editor, Fitzgibbon had collaborated with many of Australia’s best-known authors, including but not limited to Thea Astley, Peter Carey, Kate Grenville and Gillian Mears.

Perhaps these words from Cassandra Travers, the protagonist of The Apricot Colonel (2006) by Fitzgibbon’s sister Marion Halligan, best describe an editor’s role: “I look at a manuscript and see the scope, the structure. This takes vision. Very few people have it. My mind is good at structure, on all scales: sentence, paragraph, chapter, book. I’m a reader. It is

The elusive naming of Evelyn explained It pains me that some people still persist in claiming that Mt Evelyn was named after Evelyn Heales, daughter of Richard Heales, Premier of Victoria 1860-1861 (for whom Healesville was named). Not true!

Mt Evelyn took its name from its station, which was originally called ‘Olinda Vale’. That name pleased nobody. For one thing, ‘Vale’ (valley) was misleading for a station up on a ridge. Residents of Olinda were annoyed that passengers to their town took the train to Olinda Vale, only to find themselves stranded miles from their destination. The station served South Wandin (Silvan) residents, but items addressed to them were often carried on to the next station, Wandin. They wanted Olinda Vale station to be re-named ‘South Wandin’.

The Commissioner for Railways agreed that a name change was desirable, but refused to countenance another ‘Wandin’ station.

At a meeting with the Commissioner in October 1907, Lillydale Shire Councillors Rouget and Wallace again pressed for the name ‘South

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Mount Evelyn History Group editor Wandin’, which the Commissioner again refused. They then suggested ‘Evelyn’ as ‘a name appropriate to the district’. This the Commissioner accepted, and the station name was changed accordingly. No further explanation was given for why ‘Evelyn’ was considered ‘appropriate’. It was most likely a reference to the County of Evelyn, in which Mt Evelyn is located.

Most of the 31 counties in the Port Phillip District proclaimed in January 1849 were named after titled British parliamentarians.

Saxby’s Victoria, Place Names and their Origin (1907) states that Evelyn was named after ‘William J. Evelyn, MP for Surrey West 1849-1857’.

The Evelyn family was a distinguished one that included the 17th century writer John Evelyn, and had contributed at least seven members to Parliament. William John was not elected till later that year; he would also represent Deptford 1885-1888. The County name probably honoured him more as head of the Evelyn family than for any achievements of his own. The surname is pronounced with a long E: ‘Eevelyn’.

Mt Evelyn was almost certainly named after the County of Evelyn, which was named for William John Evelyn MP. While I wish the Lillydale Shire Councillors had been more specific about their reason for proposing the name ‘Evelyn’ for the station, I can tell you it was definitely not named after Premier Heales’ daughter Evelyn.

How do I know? Because Premier Heales didn’t have a daughter named Evelyn!

Two reviews for an extended Halloween

Malignant and Halloween Kills Rated R18+ and MA15+ (respectively) Everyone agrees that the Christmas season starts way too early, so let’s extend Halloween into November and look at two horror films currently playing in Victorian cinemas.

Malignant is an exciting, disturbing but perplexing film by The Conjuring and Aquaman director James Wan. Wan still shows a talent for scaring his audience, wielding shadows, ominous sound, a horrific sense of powerlessness and even some clever misdirects to keep us in a grim state of anticipation. The plot has strong forward momentum, developing Madison’s (Annabelle Wallis) turbulent family life, the masked killer antagonist and their hidden connection, and Wallis delivers a compelling performance of repressed trauma and desperation.

However, some of the supporting characters border on camp, and the very acrobatic action scenes and macabre backstory, involving parasitic twins and electrical powers, are played mostly straight yet are undeniably silly.

As such, Malignant has dark, disturbing and effective horror coexisting awkwardly with over-the-top B-movie style.

Halloween Kills is the latest film in the Halloween franchise, and the second in David Gordon Green’s new trilogy.

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other people’s writing that I know about, that I can see whole and clear, laid out like an architect’s plan.”

Literary Lion Tamers is a unique blend of memoir, biography and literary detective work.

As the inaugural fiction editor at the University of Queensland Press, and later as publishing manager, Munro has worked in the publishing industry for over 30 years.

He is also the founding chair of the Queensland Writers Centre, making use of the University of Queensland’s expansive Fryer Library records.

Munro’s impressive account of the history of book editing in Australia is definitely worth reading. It suits those who are interested in writing, editing and publishing as well as those who are curious about the behind-the-scenes stories of the book world.

ARKfest Kemp’s curtain call ARK Theatre is proud to announce the return of ARKfest Short Play Festival. It is a unique festival that brings together writers from all over Australia. Victorian and interstate theatre groups and ensembles perform these original plays of 10 minutes duration. All submissions are accepted for judging regardless of the writer’s experience or age and will be assessed anonymously by a selection panel.

Play submissions opened between 1 and 15 September. Plays had to be no longer than 10 minutes in length (maximum of 1500 words), with a maximum of eight cast members and minimal props and set. This is a ‘black box’ event.

A maximum of five plays could be submitted per writer. All scripts had to be original and unperformed (Crash Test Drama & Workshops excepted) at time of submission.

Up to 30 ten-minute plays will be chosen by theatre groups and ensembles from a shortlist of approximately 60, to be performed over the weekend in several heats. Two plays from every heat will move through to the finals, as decided by the adjudicators. There will be presentations and awards for Best Script, Best Production, People’s Choice for Best Production, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Theatre Group/Ensembles Registrations open 1 October - 10 November at a cost of $40 for a single play or $60 if you wish to perform two.

IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION Writer submissions: 1-15 September 2021 (may be part of an ITC registration) Theatre Group/Ensemble Registrations: 1 October - 10 November 2021 Script Shortlist: Early November 2021 Theatre Group/Ensemble Play allocation: 11 November - 25 November 2021 Performance venue: Lilydale Heights College Performing Arts Centre, 17 Nelson Road Lilydale (enter via Gate 2) Festival Date: 26 to 27 March 2022 Enquiries: Julie Cunningham arkfest1@gmail.com Please note: Theatre groups and ensembles do not know what play they will be performing when they register.

This adds to the excitement of the festival! This year, plays moving forward into the final are determined by the adjudicators only. People’s Choice for Best Production will be available in the finals.

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Malignant is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. killer Michael Myers is terrifying as ever, but the direction and pacing are flat, there are too many thinly-sketched characters, and the dialogue is incredibly heavy-handed.

Malignant is an engrossing ride not for the

squeamish or viewers put off by clashing tones, while Halloween Kills is a shallow, forgettable film and a severe let-down from Green’s excellent 2018 Halloween film.

- Seth Lukas Hynes

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HOW WELL DO YOU 1. Where was Lynskey born?

A. New Zealand B. England C. America D. Ireland 2. In which movie did she make her acting debut?

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By Danny Zemp, Cartoonist Let’s see - you are fast asleep in your warm bed on Friday morning, about an hour before the alarm goes off, you hear this mighty bang crash, crack and boom.

What on earth was that? Power is out and it’s still dark, lovely!

You find the torch and head outside, since that’s where the noise originated from.

Now your outside world is a jungle, a massive jungle - leaves everywhere, branches all over the shop.

That can’t be that good. To the end of those branches you find a huge trunk of a tree attached, going back to bed for another half hour is out of the question.

The wind is still howling above but you head further up the road to investigate what else is going on.

Soon you realise that there are more trees down and still they are uprooting left, right and centre, a dozen or so are down or are still on their way.

The road is blocked and the power line has a rest on the road next to a fallen tree. What a mess. The neighbours driveway is blocked with a years worth of firewood.

Rightio, the chainsaw will have a workout, it’s good that it’s in a serviceable condition and fuel is available, ready to reload enough till lunch time.

Here you go, armed with a two stroke powered device in hand and a head torch to show the way, the firewood is cut to fit the Coonara.

First the road, you can’t get help if the road is blocked. There is one early riser who needs to go to work, it’s the long way ‘round today my friend - then on with the neighbours driveway.

A few hours later you are wet and sweaty, covered in sawdust and the faint smell of bar

oil all over you. By now you can see what is going on.

The the wake up caller at 5 is that large Manna Gum that chose to rest on your bedroom, the rootball is a good thirty metres away from the bedroom.

The coming days you are occupied with cutting, splitting, dragging, burning - it’s full on.

Eventually you need to get fuel, you realise that Healesville is still a Metropolitan town, good.

The fuel should be metropolitan as well, how wrong you are, you grizzle under your beard and pay premium price for 91RON. On with your job, there are others who need a hand as well. It’s nice to have a long weekend from time to time.

Oh, when is power going to be back on?

Well, it all looks nice and clean here, no need to rush things. Probably seven to ten days, maybe more.

That’s the thank you one gets to make sure the road is passable and the save? Thank you.

You’re not the only one. There are a number of generators echoing between the hills.

Now you have to deal with the insurance.

Within hours of starting a call to them, you get a human to explain what’s going on. Within minutes you get told the premium for next year will likely double.

And they won’t pay you for the stuff you’ve done. You didn’t have your back to the wall when you bent over to pick up that piece of wood, did you?

Now here you are, a cartoonist in the dark trying to piece together what to draw with the power of candles. I’m done with my whinge, life is generally good.

I’m only tired to listen to the sound of a low flying B-52 in the back yard.

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The benefits of Pilates

By Ben Croxford Pilates has become hugely popular in recent years – but why do physios, personal trainers and others love Pilates so much?

Let’s understand the basics first. If we simplify things right down, the body has essentially two types of muscles. The first of these are called prime movers that are the muscles responsible for most functional movements of your limbs and spine - muscles like your quads, calves, biceps, pecs or your rectus abdominus (your ‘6-pack’). These muscles are generally quite powerful but if they were all we had we’d be poorly controlled and get injured often. The other group of muscles are our synergists or stabilisers. You may have heard of some: your rotator cuff, transversus abdominus (often taught in Pilates) or your Pelvic floor are good examples. Arguably, these muscles are just as important as our prime movers! These muscles are often smaller and deeper in the body and are responsible for control, co-ordination, stability and protecting a joint from injury. Every joint has these muscles, whether it’s your shoulder, hip or joints in your spine. To move optimally, your need a good interplay between your stabilising muscles and your prime movers. Think of it like having a good quality of movement rather than just being strong.

When someone injures themselves, often this balance gets thrown out a little as the stabilising muscles waste away and the prime movers will try to compensate and take over. If you have chronic or long-term pain, it’s almost certain that this balance is out. That’s why a physiotherapist may recommend specific exercises

Ben Croxford is a physiotherapist and leads the team at Form & Practice Mount Evelyn and Olinda. His writings explore his favourite health topics, challenge common myths and aim to empower you to take control of your own health.

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Pilates is a system of exercises and movements that we use to do just that - improve the balance between your stabilising muscles and your prime movers. Clinical Pilates is the practice of using the Pilates system to treat and rehabilitate injuries of the spine, hip and shoulder girdle. Pilates focuses on quality and controlled movements...and it is definitely hard work! A Pilates Studio like ours may also include some specialist equipment like Reformers, Trapeze Tables, Gym balls and many other bits and pieces. It’s also important to remember that Pilates is great for everyone – young, old and everyone in-between!

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HEALESVILLE LIFESTYLE AT ITS BEST IF you’re looking for a stylish character home where peace, privacy and lifestyle are assured, then this home is it. Ideally set in a quiet location, yet still within an easy walk to the vibrant Healesville township which offers many amazing cafes and eateries.

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There are 3 beautiful bedrooms with a stylish ensuite and walk in robe to the master and built-in robes complete the other 2 bedrooms which share a family bathroom. Stepping outside to the lovely undercover entertaining deck where you can enjoy spending time with family and friends or just listening to the many sounds of all the birds. Walking down into the garden can find yourself immersed in amongst the many established trees and beautiful plants. Other additional features include gas ducted heating, evaporative cooling, plush carpets, double lock up garage and a newly fitted laundry. If this home is everything you desire, then call Gary today to inspect!

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This private property of 24 acres approx. currently with a mixture of stunning Gardens and pasture. The home is consisting of 3 bedrooms plus a study, formal dining and lounge along with a big beautiful family room with lots of windows to enjoy the views and gardens. Updated kitchen along with a huge cooker that any budding chef with love!

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By Karl Hradsky Many members are using the new freedoms to get away for a while but we still had enough for a good competition.

A close match entailed with Tom Handasyde (16) winning, on count back, with 36 Stableford.

Karl Hradsky (12) was second with 36 and Josh Handasyde third, also with 36.

Nearest to Pins were struck by Tom Handasyde, Chris Handasyde and two to Karl Hradsky.

The Secret Holes Competition (Holes 7,9,11 and 14) was won by Karl Hradsky with 9 points.

Healesville SES made this presentation night one to remember.

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SES and Auskick team up for awards On 11 September our Healesville SES unit had an opportunity to help our community in a most enjoyable way.

Our local Auskick group had to cancel their awards ceremony due to Covid restrictions which was a great disappointment for the kids. Matt Hart, Healesville Auskick’s organiser, was instructed to send out the medals by mail.

However, Matt wanted to do something special and had an idea, thinking that “kids love sirens” he asked around the emergency services and we jumped at the opportunity.

Our members, Unit Controller Andrew Worley, Louise Andrews, Paul Saleeba, Simone Thomas and Michelle Zwagerman volunteered to deliver the medals, certificates and lollies in an innovative Covid safe way.

We used our traffic control paddles to both hand out the prizes and also as a target for the hand-ball competition with gold coin donations going to the SES. The whole event was organised in collusion with the kid’s parents so that each child was surprised to see the SES Rescue truck arrive at their door with lights flashing and a blast of our siren.

With big eyes and even bigger smiles the kids received their medals, practiced their handballs and posed for photos. Our first Auskick winners were still in pajamas but later in the day kids were wearing their favourite footy team colours.

It took us all day, driving over 140kms to visit 40 homes and hand out 50 medals but it was very rewarding to put the smiles on all those

little faces during those lockdown days.

We received feedback via Facebook that the kids wore their medals all day (some even sleeping with it) and that they were excited to be visited by SES. We were touched to read Matt’s post on the Healesville Auskick’s Facebook page: “Wow what an amazing day!!! So many happy snaps. I hope all enjoyed and got some great photos!!! Thanks to all that donated much appreciated. And to the SES Healesville Unit thank you so much for a massive day... Thank

you again to all involved for an up and down season, hope to see you all next year. And again a massive thank you to Louise my contact and Andrew and team from the SES for an amazing job today and photos.”

Speaking to Matt afterwards, he said that everyone commented how good it was, people were impressed with the way it was done and seeing the smiles on the kids’ faces.

Healesville SES has been invited to attend next year’s presentation and we look forward to seeing everyone together this time.

Waburton comp results

By Ron Hottes Well, readers as you know we are now ‘fully’ back to our regular comps the first Wednesday comp back on 4 November demonstrated how rusty we all are.

The member who ‘brushed-off the cobwebs’ best during this Stableford round, was Mario De Vincentis.

His 34 points knocked off Alan Johnston on a C/back, so A.J. had to be content with the R/ up voucher, but well done to both Mario and Alan on the day.

Balls still only got down to 32, so your loyal scribe just missed out - AGAIN! NTP’s are back and our first collection of winners are ‘Old-Man-River’ Hubbard, (3rd), P.K. (5th), Bob-Hendy ( both the 9th & 15th), and to Alan-McDonald, (12th).

Twilight is also back and from next week you can enjoy a tasty Skye meal after your game, washed down with a coldie.

In our first game back, Thursday 5 November, Stuart-Patrick blitzed the field with a VERY impressive 22 points.

This beat our R/up, Junior-Spenceley, who was still very pleased to score 19 points in his first game out.

Balls did extend to 18 only. NTP winners were “Bruno”-Kennedy, (3rd), Jimmy-Stewart, (1st) and to Pat-O’Regan, (9th).

Saturday 6 November more Stableford Steve-Wyatt, one of our leading Master’s-Pennant players, grabbed the winner’s voucher with great gusto, by amassing 39 points on the day.

(Unfortunately, we are losing Steve in the New-Year, because he and his wife have bought in Queensland; why would he want to do that?)

The R/up to Steve was Dave-Wappett, who recorded 37 points, good work ‘Wapp’.

If you scored 33 plus you can collect a ball from Mr Murch next time you visit the Club.

NTP’s were won by ‘Belly’, (3rd), Danny-Fox, (5th AND 15th), Roger-Mataele, (9th) and to Peter-Fox, (12th).

Playing the RACV’s Par 3, 16th ‘the drop zone’ It’s quite a walk from the par five 15th Green to the 16th Tee Block and one many golfers, both ladies and gentlemen, take contemplating what might have been.

But for Biddy Nolan, the moment she began the walk to the bridge that crosses the burn to make her way to the 16th she had already taken note of the wind, the up coming pin position and by her reckoning the ground staff had set the ladies a distance of 98 metres to the cup.

Having set her Bridgestone ‘Precept Lady’ on a tee, her next objective was to flight the ball a short distance to the green - is it that simple you might ask? It’s only 90 odd metres, you could putt it that far! mailcommunity.com.au

Callen’s column Ian Callen Well not really! The course designer Michael Clayton obviously considered this and deliberately butted the entire front edge of the dance floor up against notorious ball swallowing burn preventing golfers from running their

ball up on to the putting surface.

The writer has lost count of the times he’s had to fish his ball from the watercourse and make use of the ‘drop zone’.

But Clayton wasn’t finished. He needed to add his final touches: two well placed sand traps were built into the bank that supports the platform the ‘island green’ on the 12th sits.

This allowed the native grass to grow uninhibited between the bunkers, about dead centre of the green and this is the flight path Biddy would choose for her ball.

Standing behind her ball Biddy hesitates, but only for a moment just to check the breeze and said, “Normally I’d use an eight iron, but

with the fluctuating wind I’ve chosen a seven.

Better to be over the back than in the drink.”

The seven iron strike was timed well and the ‘precept’ was launched into its flight path directly into a southerly breeze.

At its zenith it seemed to hang for a moment just before it dropped into banked area to kick backward between the two traps, finishing just off the green. The words “better over the back than in the drink” rang true today for our lady golfer now selecting a 56° iron for her chip.

It turned out to be just the tool to run the ball close, allowing Biddy Nolan to calmly walk up to close out the hole for par.

Terrific golf!

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