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Cockatoo family home destroyed by generator fire

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A lucky escape

By Mikayla van Loon

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Willow Swaneveld’s life was saved by the refrigerator as a tree fell on her home on Friday 29 October. 256628 ting here talking to you right now.”

Although the insurance company has paid to house Willow, her mum and her brother for three weeks, after that they have nowhere else to go where they can be together.

But once more the community has stepped in, led by Adrian Whitling, to raise funds to help give the family somewhere to live for the next 12 months while the house is built.

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the only way she could describe that morning was surreal.

“If you would have walked through the house and had a look at how everything was laid out, you would be baffled by how I’m sit-

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It’s 6am. You’ve just rolled over to turn your alarm off and as you go to put your head back on the pillow, the unthinkable happens.

The sound of a crack echoes through your ears and before you know it a tree falls through your bedroom, a metre or two more and it would be crushing you.

That is what Willow Swaneveld woke up to on Friday 29 October as more storms battered the Hills area.

“I jumped up and I looked out the window.

When I saw the carnage that just occurred, my first thought was, I just lost both my parents this year. There’s no way my mum survived that,” she said.

“And then all of a sudden I got a phone call and her name popped up on my phone and I’ve never felt the feeling of relief that I did.”

Willow’s dad Jamin Swaneveld died earlier this year when his motorbike collided with a turning vehicle.

The news of the death of the beloved tattoo artist sent shockwaves throughout the community and saw everyone rally behind his family in a time of grief.

Now Willow’s family home in Cockatoo, which was pretty much built by her dad, has been completely decimated by the tree and will most likely have to be rebuilt.

The only room to survive was the tattoo studio holding Jamin’s ashes.

“It’s hard because we were just kind of settling down and accepting the fact that [dad was gone] and trying to rebuild as a family,” she said.

“Now not only do we have to rebuild our family but we’ve got to rebuild our home.”

Still unsure how she survived, Willow said

STORM AND FLOOD

BULLETIN

This bulletin provides regular updates and stories about recovery and clean-up from the June 2021 storms and floods both in our local community and across Victoria’s affected areas.

Bushfire Recovery Victoria proudly works in partnership with council and the local community to support recovery.

GET HELP TO STABILISE YOUR FINANCES Financial counselling is now available through the Storm and Flood Recovery Hotline. Call 1800 560 760 today to access a financial counsellor who can help you stabilise your finances, reduce stress and allow you to focus on other areas.

RESIDENTIAL STORM AND FLOOD CLEAN-UP PROGRAM

The Recovery Hotline is a single state-wide number Victorians impacted by the June 2021 storms and floods can call for assistance, including financial counselling.

The hotline can connect you to a financial counsellor to help you: • access relief for utility bills and other payments

Thank you to everyone who registered for the Residential Storm and Flood Clean-up program. Registrations are now closed.

• understand your government income and other entitlements

In partnership with Johns Lyng Group, BRV’s Residential Storm and Flood Clean-up program covers the demolition and removal of structures that were damaged beyond repair on 9 and 10 June. The program also dismantles hazardous trees that are still standing to keep residents and work crews safe.

• identify if your insurance outcome is fair and appropriate

Although we have closed the program to new registrations, crews will still be working hard to attend the remaining clean-up jobs that are underway or waiting for works to begin.

Over the past few months, our team have been capturing video footage from storm-affected properties that are registered with the Clean-up program, and interviewing residents themselves. We were humbled to spend time with the people who were impacted by the June 2021 storms and floods and help them share their stories Check out some of the videos on the Bushfire Recovery Victoria YouTube channel, use the QR code to go straight there.

For more information about clean-up call 1800 560 760 or visit www.brv.vic.gov.au/cleanup

• negotiate with your bank on debt issues

• explore your options and advocate on your behalf.

Speaking to a financial counsellor early can help stabilise your finances, reduce stress and allow you to focus on other areas.

Call the Storm and Flood Recovery Hotline on 1800 560 760 between 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

DISASTER RESILIENCE FOR BUSINESS Did you know that most disaster preparation is the same regardless of what the situation is? It might seem hard but preparing your business for disaster is easier than you think.

A disaster recovery plan will enable you to adapt more quickly to change so you can minimise the risk of disruption to your business. Make sure to share your plan with your staff so they know what to do.

The more you know about what could disrupt your business, the more you can do to prevent it.

Visit business.vic.gov.au and search Disaster Resilience for Business to get the guidance and support you need to prepare your business for disasters.

AN UPDATE FROM YARRA RANGES SHIRE COUNCIL More than 31,000 tonnes of wood, stump and branch debris has been collected by Yarra Ranges Shire since the municipality was hit by storms in June.

A special storm branch collection run by Yarra Ranges Council to assist landowners with the clean-up spanned 12 weeks with the November bundled branch collection now underway. Find out more about the collection including your collection dates at www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Environment/Waste/Special-storm-event-tree-branch-collection In that time, Council crews collected from 3,427 streets and provided 4,991 cubic meters of mulch back to the community.

Since June, a total of 45,000 cubic meters of branch material has been collected by Council services which is equivalent to over 18 Olympic size swimming pools!

On the topic of pools, Yarra Ranges Council are bringing forward the planned retiling of the 25-metre pool at Monbulk Aquatic Centre, which has remained closed since it sustained damage in the June storms.

The 25m pool at the Aquatic Centre was due to be retiled in December and January however the closure has allowed those works to be brought forward. This means that when finished, the result will be a fantastic-looking 25m pool without the ongoing issue of tiles cracking and causing inconvenience to the pool’s users.

While the Monbulk Aquatic Centre is out of action, the Belgrave heated outdoor pool, Kilsyth Centenary heated indoor & outdoor pools and the Yarra Centre are now open.

Further updates will be given once Council has more details about when work will begin.

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IN BRIEF

Pitch black again

By Mikayla van Loon While some residents and businesses were lucky to see power return to their homes and shops in the Dandenong Ranges, some were still playing the waiting game a week later.

For owner of Enviro Laundromat in Monbulk, Carl Callaghan, when the power went out early in the morning on Friday 29 October, he knew people would be in desperate need of a place to wash clothes.

Having had a generator from the previous storms in June, Mr Callaghan said he knew it wouldn’t be able to run the whole shop.

“It only runs six out of 26 machines. But the other impact is, in my mind at least, we are an essential service, that part is fact but the community needed it and we need to be there at those times,” he said.

“So when that occurs, we also then get overwhelmed with people needing to do a basic service and requirement of the house, which is having clean clothes.”

This time around Mr Callaghan decided to purchase more generators to ensure he could run 20 of the 26 machines and cater for more people.

“Obviously, that’s an enormous financial outlay to do that but we do feel that as an essential service, we just really need to be there for people.”

According to Ausnet Services, at least 461 customers were still without power as at 11am on Friday 5 November.

This was spread across the suburbs of Upwey, Sassafras, Monbulk, Kalorama, Kallista, Sherbrooke, Cockatoo, Emerald and Gembrook.

AusNet Services could not confirm if all of these outages were related to the storms directly.

Power returned to most residents over the weekend, with Emerald residents seeing the return around midday on Saturday 6 November.

Mr Callaghan was relieved when the power returned to his business at the beginning of the week and only had to go a few days without power but he knew many people were still going without.

“The flow on is now where obviously there’s still a lot of homes without power, there’s a

number of homes that don’t have water that is a separate issue. A water pump got damaged in the storms so we’ll become very busy in that respect.”

Five or more people came to wash their clothes at the Envrio Laundromat because they had been told to reduce the amount of water they were needing to use due to a broken water pump.

Having gone through the storms just a few months ago, Mr Callaghan said they were far worse than what was experienced a week ago because not only were there power outages, people were unable to get off the mountain because of a lack of fuel and trees blocking roads.

After speaking with other businesses, Mr Callaghan said many had been gearing up for a great first weekend back to trading post-restrictions.

“Coming into the weekend, that first weekend, which was a long weekend, out of a lockdown, they were all geared up to try and start afresh or do some recoveries and then it all just fizzled away.”

Fundraiser for family after losing home From page 1 As a client of Jamin’s, Adrian came to know the man behind the exterior over the last 12 years and his family as well.

“So over the many hours of tattooing, we had a few chats and just really got along well, and I just really enjoyed his company, even though he was 15 years older than me, I really admired him and looked up to him,” he said.

Having seen the devastation bestowed upon this family, Adrian said he just wanted to do any tiny thing he could to help support them.

“They’re such lovely people, just like he was, they really just do anything for anyone and the sadness I feel for them, it’s so great, so anything that I can do I try to do for them. It’s just a horrible situation that no one

should have to go through.”

Hoping to raise $10,000 to put towards the rental of a unit somewhere, Adrian is calling on the community to give generously again.

“Think about how much you love your husband or dad or son or brother and how you would want people to react and support your family,” Adrian said.

“One of those things happening to someone in their lifetime is tragic. And both of those things happening to a family within nine months is ridiculous.”

Willow said she has been overwhelmed by the community support her family has received since her dad died.

“My support system and my family’s sup-

port system just humbles me, every single time something happens. Knowing that this year has been so full of uncertainty and tragedy, it’s heartwarming to feel that people care,” she said.

“I know a big part of that is the man that my dad was and I think if anything had happened under different circumstances we’d be in a very different situation. But the man that my dad was is projected through the kindness of other people.

“He’s gone but people still want to help and I think that has everything to do with how much of a gentleman he was.”

To donate to the fundraiser, head to GoFundMe and search ‘Tree tears apart house of grief stricken family’.

Police are calling on people to come forward if they have any information regarding a shooting in Boronia on Saturday 6 November.

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Hunt continues for Boronia shooter Detectives from Armed Crime Squad and Echo Taskforce are appealing for public assistance to locate Brendan Searle following a firearms incident in Boronia Saturday 6 November.

Searle is wanted after police received a report of a man armed with a firearm in the vicinity of Boronia Road in Boronia about 2.10am on Saturday 6 November.

As officers were driving to the scene they encountered Searle on Boronia Road who produced a firearm and discharged it.

The man ran from the scene and was last seen in Tulip Crescent.

A thorough search of the area was conducted by police but the man is yet to be located.

Searle is described as being approximately 183cm tall with a muscular build and shaved head.

He has tattoos across the right side of his forehead, as well as others on his face, neck, arms and legs.

Police have released images of Searle in the hope someone can provide information regarding his current whereabouts.

Detectives are calling on Searle to come forward and make contact with police.

Anyone who sights Searle is asked not to approach him as he’s believed to be armed, and to contact triple zero (000) immediately.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Highway patrol report A 40 year old female driver with three children in the car returned a positive Preliminary Breath Test at a breath testing site on BelgraveGembrook Road in Belgrave. She accompanied police for an Evidentary Breath Test and returned a result of 0.098. The driver received a $545 penalty notice and a six month licence suspension. She will also need to install an alcohol interlock after the suspension.

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Streeton Councillor Burnett-Wake resigns

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.

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.

A 34 year old Kallista man is currently assisting police with their enquiries after a serious collision occurred on Tuesday 2 November.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Clegg Road and Wellington Road in Wandin North just after 2.30pm, to reports two cars had collided.

Detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit are investigating the crash after a 33 year old Springvale woman was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and a 27 year old Clayton South man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Investigators are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash cam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Writing star

Remembrance Day

By Renee Wood

By Mikayla van Loon Young writers from all over Victoria submitted their stories into the RSPCA’s second Pawsome Stories competition but it was a boy from Tecoma who wowed the judges with his creative writing skills.

Taking home the CEO Award for creative writing, Oliver Oswald was so pleased and excited to find out his story had left an impression.

“So it was about a dragon and the main character, he found it in the sea stuck in a fishing net and then it was sick so he had to save it,” he said.

“I liked the idea of doing a story about a dragon because I have read a lot of books about dragons.”

Oliver said dragons intrigued him because they were mythical creatures and they were so different from other animals or creatures roaming the earth.

As an animal lover, Oliver said he is always feeding the birds that come to the decking, including budgies, Rosellas, parrots and magpies.

Paul, Oliver’s dad, said ever since he was four or five he was constantly writing and illustrating his own short stories.

“He’s always been a very talented writer and illustrator as well but illustrating doesn’t happen as much these days. So especially the writing is always pretty good, so we try to encourage that,” Paul said.

“Even, he used to love languages, more so previously but he’d just get phrase books out and write out a story about a blue iguana or something and then write it out in Japanese as well.”

With so many ideas constantly circling, Oliver said he often starts a lot of stories but never finishes them.

The most recent story he started was one

Oliver won a creative writing award in the Pawsome Stories writing competition run by the Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS RSPCA. 256567 about a plague, something he said he was inspired to write because of the current situation in the world.

With the help of his Grade 5 teacher, Oliver said having to edit his award winning story to meet the criteria was challenging, especially when he had to cut two paragraphs but it was a rewarding process.

“His teacher has been trying to work on that as well, just helping him with the editing process and going through a more structured way about what’s going to work in the story, what adds to it, especially when you’ve got a limit,” Paul said.

Oliver said after hearing most of the awards being read out at the ceremony held on Thursday 14 October, he didn’t think he was going to get an award but the very last name read out was his.

“We’re always proud regardless but we think he’s pretty talented so we’re super proud and we got a nice surprise when they made the announcement.”

The region will pause to reflect an honour our fallen on Thursday 11 November for Remembrance Day. RSLs and community groups 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.

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.

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.

Several Remembrance Day services are being held around the region on Thursday 11 November.

Picture: ON FILE 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.

We’re building big near you and there will be transport disruptions As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re removing 85 dangerous and congested level crossings, with 47 already gone. We’re also continuing works to prepare for major construction on North East Link.

Train disruptions: Buses replace trains in both directions

Road disruptions: Closed lanes

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Everything is gone

By Shelby Brooks A family of five is lucky to have escaped unharmed after a generator exploded at their Cockatoo property, destroying their home in the ensuing blaze.

Simone and Michael Plunkett and their three children had been relying on a generator since Friday 29 October after damaging storms left them without power.

Speaking on behalf of the family, close friend Emma Prescott said they believed the generator exploded, causing a fire which quickly tore through the family’s home on Moola Road.

“They had just come back from getting take away for dinner and were sitting outside on the deck when the generator blew up,” Emma said.

“It had only been refilled that day.”

A spokesperson for the CFA said crews were called to the scene around 6.30pm Tuesday 3 November to find the house fully engulfed.

Nine CFA vehicles attended the scene with support from FRV and was declared under control around 7pm.

Emma said the family had not been able to salvage anything from the wreck.

“The fire got up into the roof and ceiling.

Not every room had fire damage, but everything inside is black from smoke or destroyed by water damage,” Emma said.

Simone and Michael have lived in Cockatoo for about five years and have been actively involved in the wider community through the kindergarten and primary school.

Almost $10,000 has been raised for the Plunkett family through a Facebook fundraiser set up by Emma and another close friend Hannah Kelly.

“We just wanted to do something to help,” Emma said.

“Simone and Michael are the first people to put their hands up to help other people.

“In this sort of scenario, there’s not much else we can do to help. They don’t have a home for us to send flowers to. They’re in temporary accommodation so we can’t overwhelm them with buying new possessions yet.”

Emma said despite the tragedy, Simone and Michael were just grateful no one was hurt.

“They’re staying pretty positive. Simone has said at least everyone was safe. Possessions

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.

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can be bought and photos reprinted from digital copies,” Emma said.

“Simone and Michael are overwhelmed by the support, especially because they understand people have been going through hard times with Covid-19 as well as the storms.”

Many homes in Cockatoo are still without

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power, which Emma said added to the community’s distress.

“We’re all on generators still so it does feel like this could have happened to anyone,” Emma said.

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Refreshing Belgrave community garden

By Mikayla van Loon With a vision of creating an educational and welcoming community garden environment, a collaborative project between two key Belgrave organisations has sprouted.

The project, initiated by the Belgrave Tecoma Township Group (BTTG), partnered with The Hills Food Frontier (THFF), aims to reinvigorate the garden beds located at the bottom of the Cameo Cinemas.

Having been neglected for nearly two years during the Covid-19 lockdowns, the once looked after community gardens are now completely overrun with weeds.

BTTG secretary and garden steering committee member Joanne O’Connor said initially an assessment of the garden beds is essential.

“One of our first steps is to, as part of that assessment, see if there’s anything still viable even whether we can collect seeds from things,” she said.

“We were talking about salvaging what we can and then even digging these plants in as green manure to just help replenish the soil.”

With the help of Shakti McLaren from THFF, the garden steering committee is working towards growing healthy and fresh local food to combat the food crisis that will one day be inevitable.

“I started The Hills Food Frontier about six years ago and mainly that was about food security. In 50 years time, we’re not going to be so secure with food in Melbourne,” Ms McLaren said.

“So I’ve just wanted to help people grow food, that’s the basic idea was to grow food and to interrupt the cycle of food that’s overseas driven and create a more locally driven food system.” mailcommunity.com.au

Liz Beaton, Barbara Crisp, Shakti McLaren, Joanne O’Connor, Jasmine Molders and Ellie McSheedy are in the early stages of fixing the community gardens in Belgrave. 256605 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Yarra Ranges Council had granted THFF $4000 for an edible villages project which couldn’t go ahead, so instead Ms McLaren decided to put the funds into building a garden in Belgrave.

The grand plan for the restored gardens is to use them as an educational tool to teach people how to grow their own food, something that can be replicated throughout the Hills.

Ms O’Connor said one day she hopes a community garden network can form in the Hills, so that sustainable food practices can be shared right across the region.

Steering committee member Ellie McSheedy said she has never been a part of a community project like this but saw the power of what people can do when they work to-

gether through Covid-19.

“This is an amazing resource for teaching and education around food growth, harvest and really optimising food, as well as food waste,” she said.

“My real passion is in how you can best utilise everything. How would you utilise the peels and the tops and all that stuff to really maximise what you’ve got, particularly if you’re on a short budget.”

An important part of this project is also about reestablishing a space for the general public to sit and have a coffee and to socialise.

“There’s an amazing opportunity to make this a community space to bring people together and just really make it useful and vital because I think it’s very underutilised,” Ms McSheedy.

Belgrave Library’s Jasmine Molders is also on board to help incorporate the library’s facilities.

“We previously had, because when we were getting some produce out of the garden, we would often bring it and set it out on the table in the library,” she said.

“I saw the interactions with people, often they’d be coming here for a shower in the morning, they might be homeless living in their cars and they were using this space as it was and they felt a sense of connection to it.

They’d have a little dig around and pick something and take it to eat.

“So in that state, as neglected as it was, it was really lovely to see it being used. If we can jump in on that and make it bigger and better, I think that’s a lovely opportunity.”

Inquiries about the gardens or joining the project should be sent to secretary@bttg.org. au

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.

“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. (Healesville 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. We are proud to support local leadership in the community and believe that these groups are providing the local leadership necessary to progress innovation across Australia,” Mr Taylor said.

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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.

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

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 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.

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A collectors dream

By Mikayla van Loon Collectors everywhere would be amazed by the antique and collectible items Debbie and Lee Brasher from Montrose have been able to get their hands on.

For 30 years the pair have been collecting everything from petrol bowsers to cars, Betty Boop statues and pinball machines, adding to the purpose built garage in their backyard.

After meeting at a rock and roll dance all those years ago, Debbie’s passion for antiques and markets, which was something she shared with her dad, was passed onto Lee. “You could probably say my addiction started with her because I wasn’t collecting before I met her. I started collecting Elvis stuff later on,” Lee said.

At the time, Debbie and her siblings loved going to Caribbean Market on a Sunday morning.

“That was the School of Caribbean because we would do that every Sunday morning. We’d be up at two o’clock in the morning with dad and we’d be parked at the gate waiting to go in,” she said.

“And I just loved it, that’s where I got it from, from dad.”

Debbie’s favourite item to collect is anything to do with Betty Boop, something she has dedicated an entire room to in the garage.

“We were driving along the Great Ocean Road and thought we’ll stay overnight so we found a BnB and there was a little antique shop underneath,” she said.

“On the pole, she was standing on the pole, and I’ve gone to Lee ‘oh my god I’ve loved Betty Boop for so long, I bet it is worth a fortune’. It was $120.”

That was the very first collectible item Debbie ever bought and it has just grown from there.

Although Lee loves every car he has, he does have a favourite - his 51 Twin Spinner Ford.

“That’s my first car, I’ve had that car for 20 years. So that’s my favourite and it’s getting totally redone,” he said.

For Lee, everything in the shed that’s in-

Debbie has started decorating her house for Christmas for her snow themed wonderland and she was good enough to give Star Mail a sneak preview into her progress. 256367 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

One of Lee’s collectible cars that he has fixed up. 256875 creasing in value just by sitting there, he said, is for his daughter.

“Everything we do for our daughter because she’ll get the lot and I don’t care if she sells everything and travels for the rest of her life.”

Each room in the garage has been specially designed but most importantly it is the upstairs loft that carries the most significance.

Lee and Debbie’s son Corey occupied the bedroom upstairs before he died in 2018.

The staircase leading up to the bedroom and the room itself has been transformed into any Harry Potter fan’s dream.

“He moved out 15 days before so this never looked like this when he was here but we just did this as a bit of a tribute to his favorite movies he used to watch with his sister,” Debbie said.

Apart from their own enjoyment and remembering their son, the other reason behind the collection is sharing it with people.

“We probably take it for granted, we’ve had it for so long,” Lee said.

A favourite of Debbie’s was two 10 year old boys who celebrated their birthdays at Fonzie’s

Diner, the restaurant Debbie runs, and she happened to have her Thunderbird parked outside.

Their excitement over the car gave Debbie a smile so she offered to let them take some photos in the car before offering to take them for a drive in it.

“They’re up the road, with their arms up, with the roof down and their sister came too.

They got back there and it was just amazing.

They were just like ‘this is the best thing we’ve ever done in their whole life’.”

Debbie said often people from the retirement home would walk past and come to have a look or people from the local church.

“We’ve had a man, he turned 80 years old, and they had it at Fonzie’s Diner and then she said ‘I really want to make the day special’,” Debbie said.

“So Lee picked him up in the car and took him out for lunch somewhere and then they came to Fonzie’s the next day and his surprise was coming up here for his birthday.

“It’s all about memories, memories are the thing that I think is the main thing.”

‘Button Man’ horror film blitzes box office

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.

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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

Christmas returns to Montrose

By Mikayla van Loon It wouldn’t be Christmas in Montrose without the magical Christmas wonderland created by the Brasher family each year in memory of their son.

Debbie Brasher, the designer and builder behind the display, has been busy working away to ensure the community gets to experience the magic from 1 December.

Although normally, Ms Brasher does everything herself, she does have some help from neighbours this year to help create a new display, bigger than last year.

Known as ‘Lights on for Corey’, this will be the fourth year Debbie has dedicated the display to her son who died from a lack of oxygen to the brain after an asthma attack on 15 January 2018.

Although her husband Lee Brasher doesn’t have much involvement in the display, he said he loves seeing the kids smiling from what his wife has created.

“After losing a kid when you see another kid smile, that’s what it’s all about,” he said.

“That’s what our main thing is, just trying to create memories for everybody else because that’s what we hold on to,” Debbie said.

Everything Debbie does throughout the Christmas period, she does for others and to see the joy it brings them, she said usually makes her cry.

“I had one lady come in and hug me and she goes ‘you’re just an angel. I just need to hold on to an angel for a little while and is it ok if I give you a hug’ and I was like ‘I’m not an angel’.”

This year is snow themed and Debbie has been planning some very special surprises for the display that won’t be revealed until the first night.

One of the things Debbie is planning relies on the gift of giving and exchanging, so that everyone goes home with a little something each night.

The money raised from visitors getting to experience the wonder of Christmas at the Brasher household goes back into the community.

“The money goes straight to the community. So we’ve done care packages for the elderly last year and this year we did showbags for the kids,” Debbie said.

Because it’s about the joy of the children, it wouldn’t quite be Christmas without a visit from Santa.

Even though the man in red had told Debbie it was going to be quite a busy year this year getting presents ready, Star Mail got an inside scoop and can confirm Santa will be visiting the 858 Mt Dandenong Road property more than once to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

Santa will arrive in Montrose on 1 December and will return each Saturday after in the lead up to Christmas Day to ensure every child gets a chance to share their wishes with him.

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with Montrose CFA’s community engagement coordinator Eddie Tichelaar

What is something people don’t know about you?

At the age of seven my father introduced me to Ballroom Dancing. I spent 16 years ballroom dancing that also included teaching others how to dance.

Why and when did you join the CFA? I have lived in Montrose all my life and my father was a volunteer in the Montrose brigade.

From the age of four when I heard the fire siren go off, dad would head to the station and I would run down the drive to the roadway in the hope to see the trucks drive past on the way to a call. From that time on, I just wanted to join the Montrose Fire Brigade which I did as a junior member in 1977.

What do you enjoy most about your role and being a part of the CFA? Over the years, I have learnt so much, experienced a vast array of events and enjoyed the company of so many talented people both within the CFA and the community. So much so that public relations and community engagement just fits for me.

What have been some of your most memorable moments with the CFA and why?

Unfortunately devastating fires are up there in my memory, Ash Wednesday and Black Saturday bushfires and the Kilsyth Primary and Club Kilsyth structure fires. The most memorable for me however was when I received a life membership of Montrose Fire Brigade and the CFA just a few short years ago.

What do you love most about the Yarra Ranges?

The History and Beauty of the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley. I really enjoy looking back at the history of where our region has come from and the hard work that has gone into building and developing the area we live in.

What event, past, present, or future, would

Hienze who lived across the road from · Kevin me. I was inspired by him and his love for gardening and his TV program “Sow What”.

Young (Sawyer) was an interior deco· Mable rator and a wood and metal carver, she was commissioned by Melbourne architects in her field. Mabel and her husband William Blamire Young lived in Montrose.

William Blamire Young was a water colour artist and art critic for The Herald Newspaper. In 1911 he was commissioned by the Postmaster-General of Australia to produce the first Commonwealth of Australia postage stamps.

Who do you admire the most?

Micheal Herman OAM of Yarra Grange, Coldstream.

In my business life, I had the pleasure of doing work for Michael at his home at Yarra Grange for almost 20 years. If you didn’t know Michael personally, you could be mistaken for thinking he had a silver spoon stuck in his mouth and would expect everyone to do everything for him. How further from the truth was that. If Michael asked you to shovel manure he would be there shoveling too and I admire a person like that. Unfortunately Michael passed away on my birthday in 2003 and I was honored to be one of the pallbearers at his funeral.

What are some of your hobbies?

Researching Montrose & Local History and sharing this information with our community.

Restoring and researching retired fire appliances. Steam Trains and steam engines are also on my list of hobbies.

What is your favourite book and/or film?

Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, transported to North America; following his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley.

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Eddie Tichelaar is the community engagement coordinator at Montrose Fire Brigade and has been a member since 1977. Picture: SUPPLIED you like to witness?

I would absolutely love to witness Neil Daniher witnessing a cure for MND. Neil is such an inspiration, what an awesome human.

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

If I had the opportunity, I would love to invite: Frank Emery who was a much loved and local identity in Montrose.

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THREE … facts about the Melbourne Cup

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The first Melbourne Cup took place in 1861. The winning jockey’s name was John Cutts, who came through with the first place position riding his horse, Archer. John Cutts and Archer then backed up in 1862 for another win and so became the first multiple winners of the great race.

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No horse has ever won the Melbourne Cup from barrier 18.

Since 1924 no one has ever been successful in the Melbourne Cup from barrier 18. No one is quite sure why and the mystery remains. Surely, one day the jinx must be broken!

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New South Wales are the biggest punters. The average bet by punters in New South Wales is $1200. That is a stunning 22 per cent above the national average.

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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.

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LANTERN & LIGHT CHILDRENS FESTIVAL

Film fest comes to Cameo

By Mikayla van Loon The Lantern and Light Children’s International Film Festival is returning for the third year for a live screening of some of the best films submitted by young filmmakers all over the world.

On Saturday 20 November, a selection of films will be screened throughout the day at Cameo Cinema in Belgrave, with three sessions available, including Q and As with the filmmakers.

Having not been able to hold the festival last year or hold the awards ceremony in person this year, festival director Rainsford Towner said it is great to be back.

“Last year we were unable to have a live festival, which was greatly unfortunate. So we’re very excited this year because we’ve got an enormous number of submissions from overseas, from countries like Canada, the States, South Korea, Japan.

“We’ve got a submission from Germany, from France, from Iran, from Egypt, so a very broad range of film submissions from young people under the age of 18 all working in different ways with different messages and different stories they want to tell.”

From documentaries to comedy, the film festival allows young people to tell their story and gives them a voice to raise the issues that matter to them.

With lockdowns affecting most of the world this year, Mr Towner said video calls and films made over zoom did become a feature of some of the films submitted.

“I think they’re important to recognise that this is a part of their history now. There were a lot of films made like that,” he said.

Mr Towner said as much as he loves seeing other people enjoy the films produced by local and international filmmakers, his favourite

Rainsford Towner is excited to be able to host the Lantern and Light Children’s International Film Festival at the Cameo Cinema in Belgrave.

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“It’s a really interesting thing because when do young filmmakers get an opportunity to sit in front of the audience and talk about their film. So to me, that’s a very valuable opportunity this film festival offers.”

At 1pm, films created by students from the Ranges Academy of Performing Arts will be

shown, followed by the Their Films and Their Voices session, showing Charlotte McLaverty’s 2019 Grand Prix winning film and Bella Merlino’s 2020 Jury award winning film among a selection of the best films created by young filmmakers.

Actor, director and LLCIFF special guest Shingo Usami will also be hosting a Q and A

session after each of these film screenings with the filmmakers themselves.

The final session of the day at 7pm will present a selection of films made by finalists for the Golden Flame Award.

To book tickets head to the Cameo’s events page here - https://www.cameocinemas.com. au/events/

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SHOP LOCAL MONBULK

Monbulk bowls them over The Monbulk Bowling Club continues to stand strong in the face of adversity, providing food, fun and friendship for locals even through hard times.

A combination of Covid restrictions and extreme weather conditions have proven difficult for businesses in the region. Outside of lockdowns, the team at the Monbulk Bowling Club is now open to the public, serving delicious, good value meals and thirst-quenching drinks, as well as providing a warm and welcoming family-friendly atmosphere.

Locals are encouraged to gather loved ones and enjoy a casual game of barefoot bowls or a meal together. Hosting bowls competitions for over 55 years, the club caters for beginners to experienced bowlers.

Friendly staff at the club will make guests feel welcome and appreciated. General manager Brendan Cox explains the downstairs lounge and bar area has recently been refurbished to provide an even more comfortable vibe for patrons.

“It is a place where you really get that small

Check out the bistro’s new menu for delicious seasonal dishes.

Kids eat free with a paid adult meal all week (kid’s meals only 12 and under). Upgrade the kid’s meal to include a kid’s drink, ice-cream and activity pack for $4. There is also a seniors’ menu for those 60 and over and seniors’ specials.

Find the Monbulk Bowling Club at 11 Moores Road, Monbulk. The bistro is open Wednesday to Sunday from 5.30pm. Please call us to cater for all your Christmas functions. For bookings, phone 9756 6183.

General manager Brendan with customer Liesl.

Jenny’s Shoppe MONBULK

town, easy-going feeling with enough space to cater for all sorts of catch ups from a few friends to large functions,“ said Brendan.

As summer approaches, the club’s bistro menu is also undergoing a change, providing lighter menu items to choose from, while keeping the classics available.

The bistro offers great food for the whole family. On Wednesdays enjoy the $15 parma special. Thursday is the bowlers special - a burger, beer and bowls for $25.

MONBULK BOWLING CLUB 11 MOORES RD, MONBULK

Monbulk Bistro

Thanking all our customers for your support over lockdown and looking forward to seeing everyone back in store!

Specializing in Day and Evening Wear Shop 2/37 Main Street, Monbulk 9756 6102

Wednesday

Thursday

Parma Night

Bowlers Special Burger, Beer & Bowls

$15*

$25*

Sunday

Wed to Sun

Kids Eat Free

Seniors’ Specials

$12.90*

$15*

NEW! ALL WEEK KID’S MEAL DEAL UPGRADE

Upgrade any kid’s meal for $4 to include a kid’s drink, ice-cream and an activity pack.

1 FREE KID’S MEAL per paid adult meal of equal or greater value. Dine-in only.

12 and under. Must order from Kid’s Meals. Not valid with other offers or promotions. * Conditions apply for Specials'

Make a booking 9756 6183 Dine a la carte Wed to Sun from 5.30pm Our Menu includes gluten-free & vegetarian dishes to suit special needs.

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Michael with the new machines.

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Drycleaner says thanks What a wonderful reception we have received since we re-opened in April.

So many people just simply popping their face inside the door to say welcome to Monbulk and wishing us all the best. Thank you folks, it’s been an incredible start… in more ways than one!

Just to show you I haven’t been idle, or let the lockdown blues win… the shop has pretty much been renovated. The front window is adorned with a variety of plants which not only give me a great deal pleasure, but they have created an unexpected talking point amongst the passers-by. Many offering to purchase... but sorry folks, they are not for sale,

just there to ponder and enjoy. To add to the confusion about what type of business we are running… we have had local artist Nikki Carter hang some of her beautiful paintings on our nice clean walls for you to contemplate. By the way… they are for sale.

The most important project over the past eight months was to transform the work area into a fully functional place to operate. I have proudly shown off my work space to many of my customers (particularly those who followed me from Belgrave), so if you also fancy seeing the workings of your local drycleaner… just ask.

On top of our wetclean system being installed, we replaced the steam boiler. People

often ask where does the steam come from?

The boiler is the engine of the whole operation. It was a huge undertaking with cranes and tradies… but after many cappuccinos and toasties… the task was completed and we are up and running.

With painting, tiling and constructing a large hanging area, we have created (for me), what I consider a picture-perfect, first class area to ply my trade.

Now that we all have proudly got ourselves out of lockdown, it’s time to clean out the Covid cobwebs. Spring cleaning has never been more welcome and to kick it off we will be offering 25 per cent off our standard price for

drape and curtain cleaning. I back it in, if you take a real close look… your drapes could do with a spruce up.

We pride ourselves with service which is above and beyond the normal.

Always there to help.

Always with a smile.

Look forward to seeing everyone back on track, as we move closer to Christmas and summer.

All the very best, Michael - drycleaner extraordinaire.

Neat ’N’ Clean Dry Cleaners, Monbulk, 9756 7812.

Neat N Clean Dry Cleaners From Belgrave to Monbulk 116 Main Street - Monbulk

50 yrs Dry-cleaning experience Experts in: • Bridal • Debutante • Evening Wear

• Bedding… Doonas, Blankets • Soft Furnishings & Drapes catered for • Repairs & Alterations arranged.

Using the new WETCLEAN SYSTEM Environmentally friendly using Crystal Clear H2o Water Based Cleaning Mon-Fri 7am – 4.30pm Sat 8.30am – 1pm

25% OFF

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OPINION

Benefits of pilates 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. Ev-

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Physiotherapist, Leads the team at Form & Practice Mount Evelyn and Olinda ery 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 to rehabilitate these deeper, stabilising muscles.

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!

So go on…give it a go!

Find out more at formandpractice.com.au

Candle light

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,

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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.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE HILLS

A Sprig of Thyme Singularity Choir presents favourite tunes from the British Isles and Elizabeth Sutherland on the Celtic Harp. Sunday 28 November at 2pm at Upwey Baptist Church, Cnr Burwood Hwy and 21 Darling Ave. Tickets $22 per double vaccinated person from Try Booking.

Includes afternoon tea. https://www.trybooking.com/BVCMI or phone or text to 0424 617 081. Proceeds will go to the Foothills/Upwey Baptist Meals Program.

Olinda Community House The house’s term four program has been released with lots of activities on the agenda over the next few weeks.

Explore botanical art with award winning artist Marta Salaman and build your creative expression skills illustrating native and exotic flora on Mondays from 9.30am – 11.30am. $23 per class.

Three to Five year olds can learn creative dance with Desiree Bolat in a structured dance class by Querencia Creative Dance on Mondays from 10.20am – 11.20am. $20 per class.

Bring your own guitar and learn how to tune it, play chords, melodies and songs with Michael Howard on Mondays from 6pm – 7pm. $15 per class.

Unite your mind, body and spirit and unwind and settle into your evening with a hatha style yoga practice. A gentle and calming practice with the opportunity for those who want it, to build a little intensity in.

BYO mat and blanket and a block if you have one on Mondays from 7pm - 8pm. $18 per class.

Join Gail Koehler in Art to Explore You, using simple art techniques and materials relax, reconnect and rejuvenate yourself.

Be prepared for friendly, supportive discussions and laughter mixed with simple art activities to explore you on Wednesdays between 10.30am – 12.30pm. $15 per class, plus $15 for material.

Improve your balance and coordination whils increasing your strength and energy, with an emphasis on relaxation and breathing by taking a Tai Chi class with Jeff Davis on Wednesdays: Beginners 5pm – 6pm, Advanced 6pm – 7pm. $15 per class.

If 40 or over and looking to get fit, take an online class with Muriel Hansen in a circuit style exercise format to improve balance, coordination and increase your strength and energy. Thursdays online until end of Term Four 9am– 10am. $15 per class.

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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

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OFF GRID LIVING CLOSE TO TOWN IF you’ve been searching for the perfect house in the perfect location where you can feel good about living sustainably, then this is the house for you!

Set on a fully fenced 2 acres only a few minutes’ drive to the Gembrook township is this stunning A Frame Western Red Cedar home with 8 x 80w solar panels and 24 x 2v batteries that will ensure you never run out of power.

The interior of the home features open plan kitchen, dining and living, with stunning bluegum timber floors, timber dado panelling, wood heating and large colonial windows that overlook the wrap around verandah.

The well appointed kitchen features complementary timber benchtops, and huge pantry so the chef of the family will delight in preparing meals which can be enjoyed on the verandah alfresco style, or inside in the spacious dining area with split system air conditioning.

Also on this level is the guest bathroom and a mud room where the solar control panel is located so everything can be controlled from inside the home.

Upstairs, the spacious landing with balustrade overlooking the lower level provides access to the 3 good sized bedrooms, all with ceiling fans, the master

with private powder room and split system air conditioning.

Outside, around the home are pretty established gardens that have been lovingly maintained over the years, plus a chicken coop and vegetable patches that contribute to the sustainable lifestyle. There is a paddock with shelter for animals and water

tanks, a wood shed and triple bay machinery shed for all the required machinery.

The sealed circular driveway also leads to a double carport and huge 4 car lock up garage so there is plenty of room for the cars and a workshop or studio.

This home provides an outstanding opportunity to live the lifestyle you’ve been

dreaming of! There is also mains power available for connection if desired.

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

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 225 Amphlett Ave, GEMBROOK Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 6 garage Price: $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Samantha Scott, 0438 680 032 or Declan Palmer, 0427 062 148, BELL REAL ESTATE, EMERALD, 5968 6222

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HOME FOCUS

QUIET, CLEAR AND CENTRAL! JUST a hop skip and a jump to town, this neat and tidy home is situated on approximately a flat ¼ acre block.

Walking in the front door you have a lounge to the left and meals area to your right serviced by the central kitchen with dishwasher.

There are 3 robed bedrooms to the rear of the home and an undercover area ideal for entertaining. The yard is flat and ideal for the kids and there is a garden shed and spot undercover for the trailer along with a cubby house.

Special features include split system, gas ducted heating and a wood heater.

Under an hour from Melbourne, Emerald offers a multitude of cafes, Primary and Secondary Schools, shops and transport and and Puffing Billy. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 8 Nolan Road, EMERALD Description: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom Price: $700,000 - $770,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Mick Dolphin, 0429 684 522 and Emily Hudson, 0418 570 474, RANGES FIRST NATIONAL, 9754 6111

IDYLLIC LIFESTYLE PROPERTY ON 13.5 ACRES SUBLIME land holding of 13.5 acres sets the scene for a fabulous lifestyle in an area known for its peace and quiet, picturesque views and wonderful wildlife.

The Residence: Over two levels, and perfect for multigenerational living, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, office, chefs kitchen with SS appliances and stone-topped island, three separate living spaces, a laundry, indoor and outdoor living flow effortlessly for seasonal entertaining.

The Infrastructure: Excellent car accommodation, multiple sheds, mains water and tank, solar system, paddocks, dams, well established for livestock, a full rotating astronomical observatory and much more to discover on your inspection.

Location: Close proximity to Monbulk and Emerald, a variety of pre, junior and senior schools, pony clubs, restaurants, cafes, and rail connections to the CBD at Belgrave. If you are looking for shopping centres Knox City and Fountain Gate are easily accessed as is the M1 and Eastlink on our road network.

Further additions: Fireplace, several spilt systems, shutters, electric stair lift, everything thought of to enjoy optimum comfort and an easy lifestyle.

In closing, inspections are highly recommended, to spend some time and feel the spaces, get a sense of the beautiful lifestyle on offer here, a new way of life to destress and focus on what is important in life.

OFFERS CLOSING MONDAY 15TH OF NOVEMBER, 2021 AT 5PM UNLESS SOLD PRIOR. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 11 Mulhalls Road, MACCLESFIELD Description: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $1,600,000 - $1,750,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Mick Dolphin 0429 684 522 and Emily Hudson 0418 570 474, RANGES FIRST NATIONAL, 9754 6111 16 MAIL

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NaRRE WaRREN NTH 10-12 tom JoneS crt CLINkER CLaSSIC IN a PRIME LOCaTION!

Sublime land holding of 13.5 acreS

$1,400,000-$1,500,000 5A 2B 2C

Situated in a quiet court only a short stroll to local shops and only a few minutes drive to fountain gate & the m1 freeway. this home offers an opportunity to get into the lifestyle you’ve always wanted and enjoy the views from the rear-paved pergola overlooking the pool. features include multiple large living areas, a rumpus room with a bar, a garage that has currently been configured with a living, bedroom & kitchenette which could be easily converted back to a garage, a circular sealed driveway and a garden shed.

Mick Dolphin 0429 684 522

Emily Hudson 0418 570 474

SubdiviSion Potential

COCkaTOO 96 Woori yallock road CHaRaCTER , GREaT BLOCk & LaRGE SHED

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MaCCLESFIELD 11 mulhallS road IDYLLIC LIFESTYLE PROPERTY

$1,600,000-$1,750,000 4A 3B 4C 1E

Scenery, fabulous lifestyle, peace & quiet, picturesque views and wonderful wildlife are all on offer here! Perfect for multi-generational living set over two levels, this property includes an office, chef’s kitchen, 3 living spaces, shutters, electric stair lift, fireplace, outdoor living, multiple sheds, mains & tank water, solar, paddocks & dams well established for livestock, and a fully rotating astronomical observatory! Spend some time to get a sense of the lifestyle on offer here, a new way of life to destress and focus on what is important in life.

Mick Dolphin 0429 684 522

Emily Hudson 0418 570 474

nearly 1/2 an acre

$720,000-$790,000 3A 2B 2C

from the moment you enter this home you can appreciate the unique and colourful interiors and the aspects that really catch your eye are the extremely high ceilings, the large size of the rooms and the excellent floorplan featuring a fully renovated ensuite, galley kitchen with timber benchtops, open plan living/dining with wood fire, a wide covered front veranda, plenty of off-street parking, rear covered entertaining, 2.5kW solar, a 2 plus garage all on just over 1100 sqm with the potential for subdivision Stca.

Mick Dolphin 0429 684 522

We put you first

Emily Hudson 0418 570 474

COCkaTOO 5 baker Street CHaRaCTER COTTaGE WITH PERIOD CHaRM

$680,000-$748,000 3A 1B 2C 1E

Set on the high side to take advantage of the treed vistas, this gorgeous example of 1920’s australian architecture has maintained many of its features such as the wide veranda, leadlight, wood panelling, ornate cornice & ceilings, even a wood fired bakers oven. more features include a 900mm s/s stove, bir’s, study, powder room, wood fire, ducted heating, solar, greenhouse, sheds and features established gardens with oldgrowth ferns, variety of thriving fruit trees, plenty of spaces for parking and is fully fenced.

Mick Dolphin 0429 684 522

“We Put You first”

Emily Hudson 0418 570 474

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329 Ure Road Gembrook

$850,000 - $930,000

Sunny, Private 2 Acres with Views!

Just a few minutes out of Gembrook and privately located with no close neighbours, this original 1940s home sits proudly on 2 clear, sunny acres with amazing views. The home consists of 3 bedrooms, bathroom with separate toilet & a spacious living area with toasty wood heater that opens onto the country kitchen. Outside there are two carports, one off the house and one off the shed, a workshop/storage shed, a 7.2 x 6m shed with concrete floor and power and an additional outdoor room to relax. Add to this ample tank water and a beautiful clear, flat acre with a mature gardens & a dam. An excellent opportunity not too be missed!

135 Emerald Monbulk Road Emerald

Contact: Samantha Scott 0438 680 032 Declan Palmer 0427 062 148

$1,380,000 - $1,500,000

Fabulous B&B Opportunity!

An outstanding opportunity presents to achieve the work/life balance you’ve been looking for with the purchase of Emerald Creek Cottages on 1 & 3/4 acres of gorgeous flat land. There are 4 separate dwellings on the property, 1 main residence and 3 cottages.

The 2-storey main residence, is the largest with open plan living, dining & kitchen plus outdoor entertaining, 3 bedrooms, master with spa bath & adjoining ensuite & remaining bedrooms and main bathroom upstairs. The remaining 3 cottages all feature open plan kitchen, dining & living areas with gas log heating, split system air conditioning, 1 bedroom, spa bath & adjoining ensuite.

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We ’ r e h e r e t o h e l p FOR SALE

28 England Walk, NARRE WARREN SOUTH

$595,000 - $650,000 3A 2B

SPACIOUS & STYLISH IN JUST THE RIGHT LOCATION!

Situated in in one of Narre Warren South’s most sought after pockets, this beautifully maintained, three bedroom home comes complete with all the space that your family needs to grow, play and prosper!

Spacious and stylish, there main bedroom offers a walk in robe and full ensuite while both other bedrooms have built in robes. There are two living areas, as well as a large dining area, all of which are filled with natural sunlight.

FOR SALE

19 Eric Street, BELGRAVE

$890,000 to $975,000 3A 1B 1C

RELAXING GETAWAY “RUMAH SANTAI”

With urban sophistication and uplifting vista views, “Rumah Santai” is a significant slice of Hills living. Aptly meaning “relaxing house”, this exquisite residence between Belgrave township and breathtaking parklands delivers a balanced lifestyle for discerning tastes.

The elevated aspect of this home affords birds’ eye views from the moment you step in the door. The open concept layout painted on this picturesque backdrop is bursting with character and style.

Sharyn Chandler M 0439 882 442 | E sharyn@chandlerandco.com.au

Belinda Duivenvoorden

Suzie Brannelly

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M 0490 506 910 | E suzie@chandlerandco.com.au

FOR SALE

26 The Patch Road, THE PATCH

$810,000 - $890,000

CHARACTER FAMILY HOME WITH VERSATILE FLOORPLAN

3A 2B 2C

Set on top of a stunning ½ acre block overlooking the gorgeous green valley of The Patch, this character home has been lovingly renovated and effortlessly combines family friendly living with a wonderful Hills lifestyle. Boasting a versatile floorplan that spans over two levels, there are 3 generous bedrooms, the main bedroom with modern luxury ensuite whilst the downstairs bedroom has space for an ensuite to be fitted out if needed.

FOR SALE

20 McAllister Road, MONBULK

$695,000 - $764,500

SAVVY INVESTMENT A STONE’S THROW FROM TOWN

3A 1B 1C

If you’re searching for your first home or a significantly savvy investment, this property is the ultimate blend of both. Situated only 550m from Monbulk’s flourishing township and set on a sizeable 1,185sqm (approx.) allotment, this neat and tidy home holds the key to a bright future. Poised perfectly on its lovely, large garden and positively bursting with period charm, this home is move-in ready while also able to incorporate upgrades in future. The sunlit and spacious lounge is adorned with high ceilings and a cosy wood fire for relaxing evenings in.

Sharyn Chandler M 0439 882 442 | E sharyn@chandlerandco.com.au

Belinda Duivenvoorden

Brad Conder

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M 0422 639 115 | E brad@chandlerandco.com.au

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PUZZLES SUDOKU

No. 054

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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Mt Evelyn Futsal opens

By Parker McKenzie Pro Futsal Mt Evelyn is unassuming from the outside nestled out the back of the suburb on Hereford Road, the exterior hides a cavernous and slick sports centre within.

Four courts inside the giant warehouse feature an iconic blue colour scheme left over from the centre’s previous owners.

Those who haven’t visited since the centre was closed due to the pandemic will see some immediate changes.

The middle courts, previously much smaller than a regulation futsal pitch, have been earmarked for juniors with the ability to combine into an Olympic sized playing field.

Futsal is a five aside, indoor variation of soccer that is becoming increasingly popular around the world.

Director Steven Campbell and Centre Manager Terval Atanasov took over the facility due to the previous owner Futsal Oz being unable to continue due to the pandemic’s effects, with community sport being cancelled for a large portion of 2020.

The pair have faced similar challenges since taking over in partnership with Pro Futsal in April 2021.

“We haven’t really had a month fully open yet so we’re keen to see what we can build,” Mr Atanasov said.

“I think the interest is still definitely here with the juniors, socials and we’re trying to go at it from a different angle.”

Mr Campbell knows as a parent of young children that convincing people to come and play after lockdown will be one of the hardest challenges the centre will face.

“The big emphasis of sport is that it’s almost

Director Steven Campbell and Centre Manager Tervel Atanasov opening the doors on Monday 8 November at Pro Futsal Mt Evelyn. too hard right now. We’ll see a lot of kids not coming back,” he said.

“Whether that is because they want to play Fortnite now or they’re just a little bit anxious and nervous about coming out the house after two years inside.

“Families are really important to us, as a parent I know taking a kid to the same place every week, being there for 45 minutes and the kids both had a blast and are exhausted by the end is something rare and special.”

Futsal in Mount Evelyn looked on its last legs when the pair took over management in

an effort to preserve the community sport.

After running futsal clinics and clubs for juniors for a number of years they boldly took a chance on what they say is one of the best futsal centres in Australia.

“We’ve taken a real gamble in this place, not just from a personal side as well, but also because we’ve been involved in the sport for so long,” Mr Campbell said.

The new Olympic-sized court has already attracted interest from outside the Eastern suburbs.

“We’ll have a competition in January where all the champions of futsal around the country will come to play in a two day competition here because of the size, it’s almost a Kevin Costner type scenario, build it and they will come.

“There were talks of Solomon Islands coming here before going to the Futsal World Cup in September which was all secret squirrels.

That was something we sadly missed out on because of Covid, but we are going to change the chairs into stands for any future potential big games we might host.

“If it’s some games, friendlies, or even trials it would be great, just something to put us on the map and to say to people that the east is still a real hunting ground for talent.”

Steven is now hoping for the opportunity to give back to the sport that has given him plenty already.

“The game has been good to us. The number of different people we meet and know, we get invited to workshops from Football Victoria and we’re affiliated with them now which is an important piece.

For Mr Atanasov the best part of being involved in futsal is the growth of the children he coaches.

“We’ve had the delight of seeing all the kids started with us five, six years old and they’re eight now,” he said.

“Their ability when they step onto an outdoor football pitch is outrageous. They love getting the ball and realising oh my god I have so much time to do whatever I want.”

Pro Futsal Mt Evelyn reopened on Monday 8 November and is running leagues for all ages and skill levels from Sunday to Thursday every week.

Monbulk bowls makes exciting return

By Eric Markham Monbulk Bowling Club kicked off the start of the bowls season with a tournament on Melbourne Cup Day in brilliant sunny conditions.

There was a full complement of 28 teams which included many locals as well as bowlers from the eastern region and other areas such as Bendigo.

The tournament was sponsored by the Bendigo Community Bank of Monbulk and District and it enabled bowlers to once again get back on the green, enjoy everyone’s company and competitive spirit.

The format of the tournament was a pairs event involving three games of 12 ends, with

the first game comprising four bowls, the second game three bowls and the final game two bowls. All games were keenly contested and in a very unusual occurrence six teams won all of their three games.

In order to separate the teams, the organisers had to go to shots up. Geoff Petersen (Lilydale) and Eric Markham (Monbulk) finished in third place with 34 shots up. Juan Tortosa (Dandenong Club) and John Leitch (Cheltenham) finished in second place with 39 shots up. The winners were James Ridd (Blackburn) and Steve Butcher (Blackburn) with 47 shots up. A great day was had by all and a big thank you to the organisers Karen Rice and Jenny Holmes who put on a superb event.

Runners up Juan Tortosa and John Leitch were also presented with prizes from the president.

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Winners James Ridd and Steve Butcher with Monbulk Bowling Club president Craig Ward, who presented them with their prizes.

Big V competition released Big V is back for another bumper season with the finalised 2022 Competition Structure announced on Friday 5 November.

Bigger and brighter for the 2022 season, Big V continues to grow with two new associations joining the ranks among 142 teams entering the 12 divisions next year.

While there was no promotion and relegation from the 2021 season, some reshuffling of teams was required to achieve desired team numbers following associations being accepted for NBL1 or withdrawing from the competition for 2022.

In Big V Division 1 and 2 Women’s competition, 10 teams will feature in each division with Sherbrooke’s women’s team rising up to Division 1 in 2022.

Changes to the league’s 2022 Competition Structure will feature both Chelsea and Pakenham rising to Championship Women, adding further south-eastern flair to the Big V Women’s top competition.

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Also joining Big V in 2022 will be Surf Coast, with the Chargers men and women set to shine in their first winter senior representative season, adding further strength across the league throughout regional Victoria.

“We’re excited to see Big V return in 2022,” Big V Manager Jeff Downes said. “It’s been a challenging two years across Victorian basketball, but our associations, officials and teams are thrilled to get back and battle it out for the championship next year.

“On behalf of Big V and the Senior Representative Commission, I would like to welcome Gippsland United and Surf Coast to the league and we wish them the best of luck at the start of their senior basketball journeys.”

Casey and Keilor have been granted NBL1 South licences for 2022 and we would like to wish the senior teams of those two long-serving Big V associations the best of luck in their new competition.

The Big V 2022 season will commence on the weekend of 19-20 March 2022.

The Big V 2022 competition structure has been announced.

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