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Yarra Ranges Council elects a new mayor

A long battle to honour Boer War soldiers

Walking fundraiser for one punch victims

Mt Ev worker retires after 48 years

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Pausing to reflect Remembrance Day is a time when the entire country stops on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to commemorate the end of World War I. It is a tradition that Lilydale and Mount Evelyn communities cherish - a day to remember the fallen and sacrifice of service personnel across all wars since 1918.

This year was no different as people gathered at cenotaphs to pay tribute, lay wreaths and hear the sombre sound of the bugle play.

Find more coverage of Remembrance Day on pages 6 & 7

Bugler Tom Steele and piper Iain Townsley stand with the Mount Evelyn cenotaph on Remembrance Day.

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Poppy tin thief

By Mikayla van Loon After having three Poppy Appeal tins stolen from local traders, Lilydale RSL saw an overwhelming amount of support but were disappointed to learn a further two tins were taken on Remembrance Day. RSL president Bill Dobson said however, the actions of what seemed to be just one person did not reflect the rest of the community.

“It is disappointing but it’s not going to af-

fect Remembrance Day in any way,” he said.

“It’s only one individual, so we still have belief in the Lilydale community. There are really nice people in the area and it’s only one individual, so we can’t judge everyone by that.”

Victoria Police confirmed on Wednesday 10 November it was investigating the thefts from three different locations across three different dates.

“Investigators have been told charity col-

lection tubs were stolen from three businesses in Lilydale in October and November,” a spokesperson said.

“The thefts occurred at a business on Castella Street on 26 October, and at two separate businesses on Hutchinson Street on 3 November and 5 November.”

Police reports have since be filed for the other two tins that had been taken from a physiotherapist and from Gracious Grace in Lilydale.

Shocked by the incidents, all Mr Dobson could say was “it’s hard to believe.”

When the first three tins were stolen, which contained an estimated $300, the sub-branch received many donations from people who had heard about the thefts.

“There’s a lot of good people out there and one guy who gave us $1000, we said ‘look, we didn’t lose that much. You don’t have to give as much as that’,” Mr Dobson said.

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IN BRIEF War medals handed to police

Police detect dangerous drivers Almost 3900 motorists were detected speeding on Victorian roads during an eight-day safety blitz.

Operation Compass saw Victoria Police ramp up patrols over Melbourne Cup week, which coincided with travel restrictions lifting between metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Police targeted major roads and highways leading to regional areas and tourism hotspots including Maroondah Highway and throughout the Yarra Ranges.

Drivers detected throughout the police coverage area included: 4 drink drivers 7 drug drivers 6 disqualified drivers 8 unlicensed drivers 97 speeding offences 3 disobey signs/signals 3 seatbelt offences 6 mobile phone offences 19 unregistered vehicles 3 impoundments Assistant Commissioner Road Policing Glenn Weir said it was a shame to see how people disregarded road rules over the Cup Weekend period and as soon as restrictions were eased across the state.

“We have caught far too many people undertaking high-risk driving behaviour during this period – the number of people detected speeding at mid-range to high levels is alarming,” he said.

“Speed remains the number one contributing factor to fatalities and serious injury collision on our roads. Lives can be saved if people make better choices behind the wheel.

“The speed limits are there to keep people safe, and we will continue to hold motorists

Police were assisting a gentleman who lost his war medals when attending Remembrance Day at the cenotaph in Lilydale.

Upon exiting the car or on walking to the service, the medals were dropped between 10am and 11am.

The war medals have since been handed into Lilydale Police Station and returned to the war veteran.

Hoon driver caught While on patrol on Saturday 13 November Croydon Divisional Tasking Unit members in an unmarked police vehicle observed a 20-year-old male probationary driver commit an intentional loss of traction offence in front of them on Colchester Road in Kilsyth South.

His vehicle was immediately impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1,555.

He will be be charged on summons with a number of offences including: Careless driving, improper use of motor vehicle, cause undue noise/smoke, probationary licence holder drive prohibited vehicle.

As this is not the first time the man has had his vehicle impounded for similar offending, it is likely that it will be forfeited.

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A total of 8641 traffic offences were detected across the state, 3884 were speeding offences and a further 523 were caught for alcohol or drug-related driving offences.

Lilydale RSL rocked by stolen poppy tins From page 1 “And his words were ‘the good people have got to fix up things that the bad people are doing.’ So he refused to take it back and he insisted that we have the $1,000.”

Mr Dobson said the Lilydale community are always very supportive of the Poppy Appeal and are always willing to help where they can. From local traders in the Lilydale Marketplace, to Bunnings and local primary schools, many people in the community get involved to support veterans in need.

“We think of all the people that have donated now, it’s just been terrific, generally speaking, the Lilydale people are terrific.

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the money. There’s no one at the RSL that takes a wage, everyone’s a volunteer, the barman, the gardener, the poppy sellers,” Mr Dobson said.

“We’ve got some veterans who are struggling a bit. One young veteran, we’re paying his utility bills and that sort of thing.

“And we’re putting out Covid packages with gift cards from Coles and things like that, not for all the members but there are some that are struggling. So I think we gave out 30 odd baskets a week ago and a gift card.”

Having seen the response from various donors, Mr Dobson said “it just shows there’s a lot of good goodwill out there.”

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“People are very generous when it comes to poppy selling, we are right up there with other areas around the state and we’re only a very small RSL. So we punch way above our weight when we raise money.”

Half of the money raised goes directly to the welfare of veterans in the local area, to provide support for whatever they may need and the other half goes to Anzac House.

The RSL branch then has until the end of December to use the money for veteran’s welfare and wellbeing.

“When you look at the money, all the money goes to welfare, to people who need

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Planning permit withdrawn

By Mikayla van Loon

New Mayor Jim Child with outgoing Mayor Fiona McAllister.

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Cr Child elected as new YR mayor

By Parker McKenzie The new mayor of Yarra Ranges Council will be a familiar face to local residents, with Councillor Jim Child returning as Mayor of the Yarra Ranges local government area.

“I’m excited about it and I’m humbled by it too,” Mayor Child said.

“Since being involved with council and coming back to be a councillor in 2012, I’ve just sensed that we are probably living in one of the best places you could possibly live.”

Mayor Child was first elected to local government in 1982 within the defunct Shire of the Upper Yarra, which was replaced with Yarra Ranges Council in 1994 through a merger of surrounding shires.

He was president of the Shire of the Upper Yarra in 1985, and has been the councillor for the O’Shannassy ward for nine years.

He acknowledged the last year has been one of the most challenging for local residents that he can remember, but commended the community for their ability to deal with pandemics, bushfires and natural disaster in recent times.

“In these troubled times we are in at the moment, they look after themselves and there is this sense of resilience as well,” he said.

“What’s really helped us as a council is being able to engage with the community and of course help those who do need assistance, but I’m just so proud to be involved with the community and see that resilience.”

Mayor Child is now in his second stint at the head of Yarra Ranges Council, replacing Cr Fiona McAllister as mayor after her term finished.

He said the council’s biggest task will be ensuring the local community can thrive after 262 days in lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic.

“There are great opportunities out there for the community to engage in to get a feeling of accomplishment and getting back to business as usual.”

Facilitating the transition back to normality after the lockdowns in Victoria will be a major goal of Mayor Child’s 12 month term.

“Post-pandemic we need to strive to move ahead, get out of this and give back that sense of normality.”

Another major challenge will be the transition away from the natural forest timber industry in the area and ensuring the local community is supported through these changes.

“That’s going to be a significant issue to deal with in the Upper Yarra and we have to work with the government and communities there.

“Part of the state government’s forestry plan is to deal with looking after our communities as they come through that transition,” Tourism is another area that the new mayor believes will see growth, employing thousands in the region and is an industry that will have a strong bounce back after being affected heavily by lockdowns and border closes.

He said the pandemic has changed the way Victorians view travel and made the Yarra Ranges an attractive tourist spot for intrastate travel.

“During the restriction period and coming out of limited travel distances, what do people do? They come in, they visit their closest region and that’s what we are seeing here.

“The most significant changes we’ve seen in the past 10 years is how the metropolitan communities have awoken to us.”

A planning permit that had been submitted to Yarra Ranges Council for the development of a restricted place of assembly and associated buildings in Mount Evelyn has been withdrawn.

The applicant, Cadox Building Design, applied for a retrospective permit for an assembly place which had not been lawful.

The dwelling and agricultural property, including a berry farm, fruit orchard, other plants and ancillary activities, at 23 McKillop Road, which has been operating as the Wild Rabbit Farm, had intended for an 80-patron assembly space to be approved.

The application did align with the council’s relevant provisions to provide facilities for visitors to experience outdoor recreation activities whilst in amongst the beauty of the natural environment, it did not fragment farming land, it did not transform the rural area into a quasi-commercial area and it contributed to tourism.

The proposal sought to gain a permit for the already erected marquee and two shipping containers to be used for events like weddings for just one day over the weekend between October and April.

Having been advertised, the proposal received 14 objections relating to the traffic movement, noise, overdevelopment of the land and poor public transport.

A development engineer did not have any worries about parking or traffic management but did have some updates to meet the compliance requirements, including extending the gravel in the car parking area and widening the driveway.

“Based on an average car occupancy of three persons per vehicle, the proposed development is likely to generate an additional 54 vehicle movements, 27 on arrival and 27 on departure for 80 patrons, for a function/event, which is considered acceptable,” the report read.

The initial application was submitted in November 2019, which had been put out for referral with the CFA and Melbourne Water. The application was withdrawn prior to the council meeting on 9 November, where councillors were to decide whether the permit should be approved.

McAllister looks back on mayoral term

By Renee Wood When Councillor Fiona McAllister stepped into the position as mayor at the ‘in person’ election last November, she was unaware of just how turbulent the year was ahead of her.

The 2020-2021 term was filled with lockdowns from the pandemic and wild storm events, all while Cr McAllister lead the councillors through a virtual realm.

The election was the last time the councillors were in a room together for an ordinary council meeting.

“I haven’t been in the chamber with the current council apart from that very first council meeting, so that was very different,” she said.

The virtual meetings set the tone for a year that was ‘different on many levels’ as she took on the role leading the new councillors after the election.

Alongside zoom becoming the new norm for council meetings, Cr McAllister said ‘WhatsApp’ was the way Councillors could commumailcommunity.com.au

nicate on a regular basis, with the diversity of the group a highlight of her year.

“This now became our way to check in, a way to share information, a way to connect and so that built relationships in ways that we weren’t able to in person.

“So I think we’ve got a lovely dynamic which is surprising given how little time we’ve actually spent in the same room together, I really do think it’s a testament to the personalities of the councillors.”

The CEO also went on leave for three months, which saw her role as mayor change for a period of time.

“That certainly changed the mayoral role because we had our executive team acting up and they all did a great job, but it did mean I had to be appropriately much more active as a mayor.”

The council would lead the region through lockdowns but also a year of complexities brought in by wild weather events.

“There were lots of kinds of quick decisions that I had to make that I probably have not had to make before but still that real focus on community.

“And then of course, the storms keep coming and getting more rain again so certainly it was a really different mayoral year.”

Other highlights were witnessing how the organisation and community sprang into action to help during the storm events.

“That will stick with me as a highlight, how we responded and how caring our communities are to be getting calls day and night from people wanting to drop up generators and make sandwiches and beautiful things.”

The virtual citizenship ceremonies were also an opportunity Cr McAllister enjoyed over the past twelve months.

“It is a very proud moment to be the person as mayor conferring citizenship to people who’ve been fighting for it for a very long time in many cases.”

Wild Rabbit Farm has constructed a marquee and shipping container set up without a permit to use for events and weddings.

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Yarra Ranges Council Mayor Jim Child lays a wreath at the Lilydale cenotaph on Remembrance Day. Pictures: BRIDGET VALLENCE OFFICE

Evelyn MP Bridget Vallence and Lilydale Primary School student Stacey place a wreath at the cenotaph in honour of Australia’s soliders.

Lilydale commemorates

By Mikayla van Loon The Lilydale cenotaph was covered in people to commemorate and pay tribute to the service of those who have fought in battles right across the world on Remembrance Day. At 11am the sound of sirens bellowed from the Lilydale CFA to signify the start of the minute’s silence and then again at 11.01am to signify its end.

The catafalque party stood guard of the cenotaph as people laid wreaths and Lilydale

Primary School students read poems.

Lilydale RSL president Bill Dobson said the service “went really well” and it was nice to see people back at the cenotaph to remember Australia’s service men and women.

“It was really good. I was surprised at how many people turned up, you never know with Covid but we were pretty much back to preCovid numbers,” he said.

Newly elected Mayor Jim Child made his first public appearance, laying a wreath on be-

half of the council.

Evelyn MP Bridget Vallence also attended the service to lay a wreath and speak about the ultimate sacrifice many local soldiers made in the First World War and wars since.

“It was lovely to see our local community gather together at the many Remembrance Day services across our community from Lilydale, Mt Evelyn, and right through the Yarra Valley, and the many school students who attended and did beautiful readings,” she said.

“Our community will forever owe a great debt to those men and women who have served our country, in particular those who made the ultimate sacrifice and those who returned but were never the same – for many of us our own family and community members.

“While the date and time marks the end of the Great War, Remembrance Day has truly become a time to reflect on the tremendous service and sacrifice of all conflicts. It is a time for gratitude and a time to remember them.”

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Mt Evelyn honours vets

By Mikayla van Loon With the flag at half mast, Mount Evelyn’s veterans and local community members gathered at the cenotaph for Remembrance Day. Poppies donning jacket lapels and red roses in full bloom, RSL vice president Roger Boness opened the service.

“Thank you all for making the effort to be here today. It is magnificent to see so many of our community back together again on such an occasion,” he said.

“At this moment all over the country, in towns, villages and cities people are coming together as Australians to commemorate our heritage and to remember those who have suffered and died for our nation in time of war.”

This year’s Remembrance Day marked 103 years since the end of World War I, a conflict that in only four years killed over nine million people.

“In Australia, one in every five men who enlisted to serve in the war ended up either killed or missing. Seven men from the small village of Mount Evelyn died while on active service in the First World War,” Mr Boness said.

As the honour roll was called, the ages of those young men rang out with profound sorrow for the sacrifice they made when only in their early 20s.

School students from St Mary’s Primary School and Yarra Hills Secondary College, along with local traders and community groups laid wreaths and poppies at the cenotaph in memory of the fallen.

Mr Boness said while Remembrance Day denotes the end of the battle on Western Front and across Europe, it has evolved to much more than that.

“It’s the day that we remember all the veterans from all conflicts,” he said.

“In the early days we used to concentrate on the First World War but it’s more than that, it’s all of the conflicts and this is their special day and so we’re very very pleased to be able to do something once again for the Mount Evelyn community.”

Not only was the service about honouring the fallen but Mount Evelyn RSL also honoured one of its own, by unveiling the Howitzer Gun plaques dedicated to Mr Boness himself.

RSL president Matt Crymble said it was important that Mr Boness was presented with the plaques initially on Vietnam Veterans Day because of his service in that war but it was great to be able to share the reveal with others on 11 November.

“We’re now very happy that we’ve unveiled it on Remembrance Day and for the community and our club to witness it. He deserved an audience and he got that today,” Mr Crymble said.

From a former president to a current president, Mr Crymble said Mr Boness is a mentor to him, not only from an RSL perspective but in all the community work he has done.

“We’re acknowledging his 10 year presidency with our club. He was president of the tennis club and I understand he was part of getting the club rooms up there.

“He’s had committee positions with the

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Roger Boness was humbled by the naming of the Howitzer Gun after him.

St Mary’s Primary School students carried a wreath to lay at the cenotaph.

football club. He’s always been heavily involved in the community and he’s teaching me that because I was never that sort of person but I’m trying to be. I’m learning the trade and under his guidance hopefully I’ll be half as good as him.”

Mr Boness said it was humbling to learn about the plaques but being as gracious as he is, he said it was also telling the story of the Mount Evelyn people.

“It’s about firstly, myself, but in essence it’s about the whole of the Mount Evelyn community. So that’s how important it is. It’s a huge honor and when I became aware of it, I was pretty well speechless.”

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Honoured after 120 years

By Mikayla van Loon The Breaker Morant story is a part of Australian history that has been controversial for 120 years but one Chirnside Park military lawyer has spent a decade trying to clear his name.

Although his work is not done yet, James Unkles has just helped the descendants of Lieutenants Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant, Peter Handcock and George Witton receive long awaited service medals for their distant relatives.

“What the medals recognise is that these men served different colonial units in the Boer War and did so appropriately. Their service was unblemished and they never got their medals,” he said.

“After 120 years, I’ve been able to secure those medals for the families, so each family gets a set.

“It’s a separate issue to the one of the injustice but it’s a recognition that they served Australia’s interests.”

Accused of killing Boer prisoners, Morant and Handcock were executed but Witton was sentenced to life imprisonment and was later released after protests and petitions.

“The orders they carried out to shoot Boer prisoners, they believed, were lawful. The orders were given to them by their British masters, the military officers who gave those orders, they believed they were following orders,” Mr Unkles said.

“They were the only ones singled out for prosecution, I believe for political purposes at the time. There were British soldiers doing the same thing and they weren’t tried or executed.”

The lawyer who originally defended these men, Major James Thomas, spent his life trying to achieve an independent inquiry into the illegally tried case.

Mr Unkles said after doing his own research, he felt he had to continue the work of Major Thomas.

James Unkles presented Brian Turley, the descendant of George Witton, service medals for his ancestors military service in the Boer War. Picture: SUPPLIED Having gained the support of ministers, human rights lawyers and attorney generals, Mr Unkles has taken significant steps to get these men acquitted of their supposed crimes.

One of those wins was an apology issued by the House of Representatives in 2018 and these medals are another step in the right direction for getting an inquiry.

“The families are overjoyed [with the medals]. They have endured a lot of shame and guilt about how these men were treated. The families have really come together through the work I’ve done. They talk, they’ve shared stories.

“What they want is a just outcome. They don’t trust the denials that have flowed from

different Australian Governments and also the British government. They don’t believe any of that, they want it independently assessed.”

Lobbying for an independent inquiry is underway and Mr Unkles said he hopes to lock in a former judge to oversee the process in early 2022.

“I’ll continue representing the descendants on this matter. I can’t finish. I can’t let it go. I’ve got to complete it. It’s taken the best part of 10 years to get to this point,” Mr Unkles said.

“As a professional and as a military lawyer this is bread and butter to me.”

Community support tends to favour Breaker Morant being innocent and sees him as a scapegoat but Mr Unkles said the more sup-

port he receives from high profile people, the more the “government’s dig their heels in and that’s where I get the resistance.”

“I still get push back but the more criticism I get, the more I know I’ve got a case.”

While it never started out this way, Mr Unkles said there are lessons to be learned from the Breaker Morant case, which can be applied to the current situation with Afghanistan’s soldiers.

“The process of charging people with war crimes must be squeaky clean and according to law,” he said.

“This is reminding us all of how proving beyond reasonable doubt must be exemplary.”

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New Be Wise partnership

By Mikayla van Loon Helping mourn the end of someone’s life is what Le Pine Funerals specialise in but it’s the avoidable deaths like Pat Cronin’s that leave a lasting impression.

In 2016, at just 19 years old, Pat was coward punched from behind as he leant down to help a friend off the ground.

It was less than 36 hours later that his parents made the heart wrenching decision to turn his life support off.

Matt Cronin, Pat’s father, said none of what happened to Pat made any sense, that he had gone out for a quiet night with some friends and never returned home.

“Pat wasn’t a fighter. He was just a really good kid, he was a very smart kid. He had a scholarship at Latrobe University, where he was studying to become a physio and he was in second year uni at the time,” Matt said.

“He had the world at his feet really and for this to happen to someone like Pat just didn’t make sense to us, it didn’t make sense to anyone.”

In an attempt to educate people about senseless violence and the consequences of one punch attacks, Matt helped set up the Pat Cronin Foundation to raise awareness.

“There’s well over 120 in the last 10 years of people who died as a result of coward punches and countless more have been hospitalised and the hospitalisations, the permanent head injuries and things like that, they just don’t get recorded, it’s a real unknown statistic,” he said.

From Monday 15 November until Sunday 21 November the annual Be Wise Walk will aim to reach a total of 16,362 kilometres walked, the distance between Melbourne and Imperia Italy, where Pat did an exchange.

While Le Pine Funerals have participated most years since the walk started, this year they came on as a sponsor, with teams from

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the Foundation runs and the feedback received from teachers about how student behaviour changes after listening to the presentation about Pat. Even though those programs were successfully translated to online settings throughout the lockdowns, Matt said his concern now is the lack of socialisation while being stuck at home.

“One of the positives out of lockdown is that no one died of a coward punch during lockdown, that’s because no one was out,” he said, “Our real concern at the moment is we’re coming out of lockdown and there’s a lot of pent up anger and we’re concerned about what will happen in the coming months as we’re all let back out into the wide world because people haven’t had to deal with other people for a long time.”

Ashley said knowing the work the Pat Cronin Foundation does and the impact the team

are having on young people, it is such a worthy cause to get behind as an organisation.

“I can see, even through my own kids, the power of their presentations. So if our support of the foundation gives them the ability to do more and more of them, then I feel like we as an organisation are being a good corporate citizen as well.”

The 2021 Be Wise Walk lets you choose the distance of your walk, wherever it may be, over however many days and hopes to raise $100,000 to put towards the fully funded education sessions.

To support the foundation buy a wristband, register to walk, buy a raffle ticket to go in the draw for a $2000 Intrepid Travel voucher or just donate via the website here www.bewisewalk.com.au To read more about Pat or book an education session go to https://patcroninfoundation.org.au/

Lilydale and Ferntree Gully taking part in the walking challenge.

Regional manager Ashley Crow said funeral directors see the devastation of violent acts that have life ending impacts.

“We see firsthand the result of situations like what happened to Pat and it happens all too often in our community,” he said.

“So if we can support an organisation that’s doing work to try and educate and discourage these sorts of behaviors then everyone wins.

“We don’t want to do tragic funerals like these, where deaths could have been avoided through different decisions that were made in a split second.”

Matt said although it is difficult to really assess whether things are changing with senseless violent acts, he believes it is and the work the Foundation is doing is making a difference.

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with new Star Mail journalist Parker McKenzie

Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I wanted to be a park ranger when I was younger, so I would have been Parker the park ranger.

What are you most passionate about?

Journalism, politics and books.

Why did you want to become a journalist?

I’ve always enjoyed writing, so I wanted to pursue a career in an area where I could write every day.

What do you love about journalism?

I love getting to talk to different people, hearing about their perspective and experiences, and learning as many new things as possible.

What would your last meal be?

Sushi.

What was your most memorable moment?

I was in awe of the natural beauty of the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland.

What was your favourite subject in school?

English literature.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

The fall of the Berlin Wall.

Which six dinner guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?

Ernest Hemmingway, Hunter S. Thompson, Freddie Mercury, Oscar Wilde, David Bowie, and Allen Ginsberg. What a party.

What are you currently reading?

I am currently reading All The President’s Men. How would you describe your fashion sense?

Lazy and outdated.

Have you had a pet that has made an impact on your life?

My pet cat Fizzy got me through the most recent lockdown.

If you had to compete on MasterChef, what dish would you cook?

I would cook fettuccine carbonara, poorly.

About me

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Parker McKenzie has joined the Star News team. 255446 Where is your dream holiday destination?

Florence, Italy.

What were you like as a kid?

I escaped from kindergarten as a five-year-old by climbing the fence, so hyperactive and a handful.

What is your favourite colour and why?

Red, because of Manchester United.

Do you consider yourself an extrovert or an introvert?

I’m outgoing, but I definitely need time to recharge by myself after being around people for a while.

I’m Parker McKenzie, the new journalist for the Ferntree Gully Trader and Ranges Trader newspapers with Star News Group.

You’ll likely see me at a local event sometime soon, so now is a good chance to get to know me.

After living in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne my entire life I graduated from Luther College in 2013 and worked for a few years in different industries before deciding to become a journalist.

I graduated from Deakin University with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) and I’m undertaking my third year cadetship with the Star Mail in Healesville.

I love sport of all kinds, but I’ve spent most of my life playing soccer for clubs in the area including Croydon City Arrows, Ringwood City and Waverley Wanderers.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone to make connections, so don’t hesitate to reach out to me for any reason at all.

You can always approach me for a chat about local politics, sport or events that are happening in your area.

Feel free to suggest the next book I should read, as I’m always looking for suggestions. I read mainly non-fiction, but I am always open to expanding my horizons.

I’m keenly interested in everything going on in the Hills and the Dandenong Ranges, so feel free to reach out to me at parker.mckenzie@starnewsgroup.com. au or (03) 5957 3705 for a yarn.

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Centre in the lead up to Christmas. Many locals far and wide were able to keep up their Christmas tradition in getting a family photo with ‘The Real Santa’ who they had grown to love.

The unlikely tandem tallied upwards of $30,000 from their family Christmas photos and then selected four charities to each receive

$8400 to help make the lives of children better.

The four recipients of the funds included: Backpacks 4 Vic Kids, A Better Life For Foster Kids, HeartKids and Chum Creek’s Good Life Farm. The organisations shared how the funds had already been put to good use.

Backpacks 4 Vic Kids CEO and founder Sally Beard told Star Mail the donation came as a “delightful surprise”.

“We’re very, very grateful on behalf of the children, whose lives that it will impact,” she said. “We have absolutely put that money to good use.”

Ms Beard shared that the $8400 donation from Branded is aiding 112 children in need with care packs filled with toiletries, spare changes of clothes, a toy and more.

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Learning romance writers secrets The Australian Writers Centre recently presented the “How to become a romance writer” online event.

Hosted by Pamela Freeman and Kali Anthony, it provides an intimate look inside the world’s biggest-selling genre.

Freeman, writing as Pamela Hart, specialises in historical romances set in World War One and the Roaring Twenties.

Her books are highly popular in print, digital and audio formats at our local libraries.

Meanwhile, Anthony writes contemporary romance novels and has published multiple titles with Harlequin Presents/Mills and Boon Modern.

To her, writing is a love affair, and there can never be too many happy endings.

The event begins with the clarification that romance novel has to have a happy ending, unlike Romeo and Juliet as a love story.

“The idea of a romance is that you have a kind of contract with the reader that everything will be OK in the end,” says Freeman.

With that ultimatum in mind, Anthony explains that romance novelists set out with a promise to meet readers’ expectations. It’s easier said than done, as authors have to work hard to deliver that promise.

Following writing and revision, it’s time to submit the manuscript. Within the industry,

PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN each publisher has their own specific needs, so it can be highly beneficial for aspiring authors to do their research.

Anthony did a lot of reading to figure out for whom she wants to write. It’s a matter of matching the voice with the choice.

In terms of creating compelling characters, Freeman focuses on “people who can grow”.

“The aim is for your two main characters to become more fully themselves as a consequence of loving each other.

There’s got to be a gap between who they are in the beginning of the story and who they ought to be, which is who they are at the end.”

Specifically: “While creating a character, you’re looking for areas that create internal barriers that keep them from becoming in-

volved with someone. Whether it’s wounds, flaws or traumas from the past, it just has to be enough that we can see they’re not who they ought to be. And connecting with that someone in the story allows them to become who they should be.”

To Freeman, that’s why romance is popular – it’s about people becoming fully human through connection.

Anthony further enlists the analogy of lock and key, with the hero and heroine both being lost but each holding something unique that can unlock the other as a whole individual.

Finally, regarding the so-called “intimacy”, Anthony says “get yourself out of the way” and don’t worry what your boss, children or 95-year-old grandmother would think about your writing.

It’s crucial that intimate scenes are emotionally driven events impacting on each character’s journey.

They’re there to drive the story and create change, not to fill space.

This review has captured some of the essential points, but the hour-long “How to become a romance writer” event offers more tips that benefit both writers and readers.

Find the recording here: https://www. writerscentre.com.au/how-to-become-a-romance-writer/

No Time To Die a Daniel Craig farewell No Time To Die Starring Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux and Rami Malek Rated M No Time To Die is an engaging, well-directed but overstuffed send-off for Daniel Craig’s version of James Bond.

A retired Bond (Craig) is pulled back into service to secure a deadly superweapon.

No Time To Die is, in many respects, a perfect distillation of classic Bond tropes.

The dialogue is self-aware and quippy (no doubt thanks to comedy-focused co-writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge) without being trite. The gadgets are fun and fanciful without being ridiculous. The female characters are gorgeous but proactive and not overtly objectified; Ana de Armas has a fantastic single set-piece as an

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eager, almost bubbly young agent who proves ultra-capable in a fight.

Craig is still formidable and suave as Bond, and has great chemistry with franchise mainstays Q (Ben Whishaw), M (Ralph Fiennes) and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), along with the

magnetic new 007 (Lashana Lynch). The plot has clear dramatic and personal motivators in the Heracles superweapon and Bond’s conflicted love for Madeleine (Lea Seydoux), and the action sequences are tense, exciting and easy to follow, so the pacing feels quicker and lighter than the 163-minute run-time would suggest.

However, the plot also has an overcomplicated web of conspirators and some hamfisted tie-ins to the previous Craig Bond films.

Bland Bond villains are rare, and Safin (Rami Malek), No Time To Die’s main antagonist, is bland and severely underdeveloped.

No Time To Die is a classy, enthralling swansong for the current Bond series, but lacks focus and a memorable villain.

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Kemp’s curtain call Your correspondent is pleased to announce that your local theatres are on the way back and will be opening in 2022.

The first to open is the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre presenting A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, the 2014 Tony Award winning musical directed by Alan Burrows.

After his mother’s funeral, middle class Englishman Mority Navarro learns an incredible secret - he is the “son of the daughter of the grandson of nephew of the second Earl of Highurat” making him an aristocrat - if he can just find a way to prevent the eight earls preceding him from inheriting the earldom first. An Edwardian style, operatic farce.

Season: Thursday 10 February to Saturday 26 February 2022.

There is also an audition notice for 1812 Theatre for the production of The History Boys written by Alan Bennett and directed by Dexter Bourke, performing in The Bakery at 1812.

Performance Dates: 5 October to 20 October 2022 Rehearsals will run from around Tuesday 2 August, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. There will be additional workshops required.

Call Dexter for a copy of the script, to discuss any aspects of the production and to book an audition on 0411 287 043.

Reading and auditions commence at the 1817 Theatre, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully.

Roles: Male 50s to 60s Male 60s Male 40s and mid 20s Female 40s to 50s Eight male student roles for mid-teens to early 20s Two minor male roles 30s to 50s One minor female role 20s to 40s.

Must be cast by the end of November

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Handing over the reins With an incredible year starting to wind up, so too is my term as Mayor of Yarra Ranges.

After being elected to the role in November last year, Tuesday 9 November marked the end of my second term as Mayor.

Of all the years I’ve been in the Yarra Ranges – and my nine serving as Councillor – I don’t think we’ve had many as tumultuous or challenging as the past year.

We’ve of course been navigating the Covid-19 pandemic, finding a way to stay connected with our loved ones near and far; finding ways to adapt to the challenges, stay safe and stay afloat.

We were also at the epicentre of one of the largest storms to ever hit the state, an event that we’re still reeling from and will be working for many years to recover from.

Once again our incredible community has come together and supported each other during difficult times.

The team at the council, who have been so directly affected as well by all thrown our way this year, have also found so many new ways to listen, support and respond throughout the year. My heartfelt thanks to all.

Whilst it has been a tough year, I have greatly enjoyed my time as Mayor and have felt extremely proud to represent the communities of Yarra Ranges.

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Mayor of Yarra Ranges virtual council meetings, I felt very supported by the community, my fellow Councillors and the staff at Yarra Ranges. We’ve achieved so much together and the kindness, compassion and commitment I have seen time and time again has moved me and made me so proud.

I’d like to congratulate Cr Child and Cr Skelton as our new Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Yarra Ranges.

With the history, experience and understanding that Cr Child carries and the enthusiasm, dedication and insight that Cr Skelton brings with her, I know that Yarra Ranges Council is in good hands for the coming year.

We have a big few years ahead as we work to recover and thrive and from here I return to my role as Ryrie Ward Councillor, representing the communities in the Yarra Valley and Yarra Ranges.

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Red Sparrow Pizza is teaming up with Napoleone’s Orchard Bar for summer specials.

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Pizza delights in orchard “Our ciders are naturally vegan-friendly, so it only made sense to call on Red Sparrow,” cider maker Tim Shand said.

“These guys do it properly, 48-hour fermented dough, hand-stretched bases and super clever, outrageously delicious toppings, the cheeseburger pizza is a game-changer”.

With Yarra Valley restaurants strapped with seating limits and bookings at a premium, the Orchard Bar team is anticipating a ripper summer season. The Bar’s casual outdoor setting and no reservation policy will make it an easy lunch option for tourists and locals alike. Picnic rugs and dogs on leads are welcome.

The Orchard Bar is a lockdown baby, hav-

ing just celebrated its first birthday. Shand said, “We’ve always wanted to build a home for cider in the (Yarra) Valley, somewhere people could enjoy our ciders in the sunshine, in the thick of it”.

When Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March last year, the team had just started construction on the retrofitted shipping container that now houses the bar. Like many businesses, the Napoleone’s kept pushing pause, finally opening the cider and cocktail bar six months later than planned in October 2020.

“It’s been a total whirlwind,” said Shand, “We even managed to squeeze a Cider Fes-

tival in between lockdowns. We’ve been tremendously lucky with timing”.

Shand’s team has also been itching to announce a new limited release cider - dubbed Pomme Rouge - for its rosy flush of colour, an apple cider, steeped on shiraz skins, sings of gin botanicals - an aperitivo style made for heady summer nights. It’s due to hit the taps at the Orchard Bar in mid December - the team will announce it via their social channels.

The Red Sparrow pizza pop-up will be at the Napoleone Orchard Bar each weekend over summer (barring public holidays) until February 27. Find out more at napoleone.com.au

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Melbourne’s only 100 per cent vegan pizzeria is spending the summer in Napoleone Cider’s apple orchard.

The two businesses are coming together for the ultimate summer fling so you can indulge in wood-fired pizzas, served directly to your table at Napoleone’s Orchard Bar, smack bang in the lush surrounds of the Pink Lady apple orchards.

The cider makers wanted to launch the summer season with a bang and reached out to their mates Shelley and Michael from Red Sparrow Pizza, a vegan pizza business with three restaurants in Melbourne (Collingwood, Kensington and Prahran).

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Box Hill provider for all

By Mikayla van Loon Box Hill Institute has been recognised as the inclusive training provider of the year at the 2021 Victorian Training awards, something the organisation has been working towards.

It’s the first time the TAFE has won the award after being named a finalist many years in a row.

Executive Director of Educational Delivery Jane Trewin said Box Hill Institute has put a lot of effort into ensuring courses are accessible to all students, particularly at the Lilydale campus.

“We are very proud that we treat everyone the same and we want to give everyone the same opportunity but that does mean that one size doesn’t fit all, we do have to customize, we do have to redesign, we do have to make sure we upskill our staff to be able to do it,” she said.

“So it’s a big commitment but it’s a really valuable commitment and it’s not negotiable in my mind.”

While much of the focus for many of Box Hill Institute’s programs is providing courses and a safe space for people with disability to learn, Ms Trewin said the inclusivity reaches to First Nations peoples and students from various multicultural backgrounds.

“We do a lot of different programs for Indigenous communities and there’s a lot of cultural units embedded in a lot of our courses.

“So it is very important that we understand how we need to approach things differently with different cultures.”

Lilydale campus trainer in animal studies and land sciences Michaela Brown said having worked for the training provider for seven years she has seen how the TAFE really caters the learning to each individual student.

“Once they actually get into the classroom, that’s where I feel the real one on one and understanding of that student begins,” she said.

Box Hill Institute goes above and beyond to cater each program to the needs of the individual student.

Picture: SUPPLIED “The teachers I know and all the ones I’ve worked with have taken it really under their wing to work out how students learn and what best resources would actually match each of them.”

The hands-on courses Box Hill Institute offers at the Lilydale Lakeside campus, like horticulture, Ms Brown said really translate to all people with diverse backgrounds.

A few years ago she was involved in teach-

ing a group of refugees from Burma, where there was quite a strong language barrier but Ms Brown said she just had to adapt her teaching methods.

“I’ve found it to be one of the most rewarding things is having such a variety of classes, I’ve had the adult migrant English program, I do a disability group as well and I do high school students, and then I’ve got adult learners,” she said.

“So I’ve just ranged throughout the whole time of my career at Box Hill and I’ve found that that probably made me the teacher that I am today because I’ve been able to rise to some challenges that have come into that classroom setting and I’ve found each student to be very individual with how they learn.”

One of the big things throughout the lockdowns over the last two years was ensuring students had the resources and opportunities to continue learning.

Ms Trewin said that may have been something that separated Box Hill from other institutions because they were hand-delivering resources to students who couldn’t use computers and coming up with other methods of practical learning.

“We had to really look at how we can assist these people just to stay engaged and still be able to complete their programs and really help them,” she said.

“If we had a student with disability learning a hospitality course, they would normally be working in our cafes or restaurants on campus and learning these skills face to face.

“So we were setting up scenarios to try and make them as comfortable as possible to be able to do it in their home.”

As things change from a government level, Ms Trewin said every registered training organisation should be considering what it can do to be more inclusive and should partner with industry to continue providing opportunities even after graduation.

“It has been really important that we work with these people because a lot of times they can support and they help them get jobs in the end as well and that’s when you seriously change people’s lives,” she said.

“It’s really rewarding for me, yes, but it’s about the students not about us. When you do get to see these students graduating, there’s never a dry eye in the place I can tell you.”

Yarra Ranges Tech School gets robotic upgrade

By Mikayla van Loon Yarra Ranges Tech School (YRTS) will be able to inspire more students with new additions and upgrades to its robot collection.

Having received funding from the State Government, YRTS was able to improve the equipment it had on hand for students to use and become familiar with, something director Ashley Van Krieken said would only help students in the industry.

“So one of the key aims of the tech schools is that we have leading edge technology and that we are constantly introducing students to what the trends and changes are in industry,” he said.

Among the collection are robo master robots, an automated farm bot and do bots that have robot arms, as well as upgraded 3D printers and virtual reality headsets.

“I guess the robo masters, for instance, allow us to expand and enhance some of our existing programs,” Mr Van Krieken said.

“We also have robots here that are now getting over four years old. So they’re still quite current in terms of how they work, but they’re just getting a little bit old, a lot of maintenance so the robo masters will allow us to replace those.

“It also allows us to start moving more into that area of artificial intelligence and automation.”

Having a human centred design teaching technique, Mr Van Krieken said the new robots will allow students to understand an array of technologies which they can apply to different areas of focus, whether it be arts, nursing or farming.

“It gets them thinking about the fact that the one technology may have to be applied in a whole variety of different ways depending on the use.”

While the flexibility and ease of these technologies means students can become well versed in all areas of upcoming technology, the teachers will also need to learn how these robots function.

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Luca has been learning to program and manoeuvre the RoboMaster EP Core at Yarra Ranges Tech School.

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“The other really good thing about the tech that we have is it’s accessible at different levels of understanding.

“It’s also very much about getting students to be comfortable to explore and to think about different career pathways, education pathways and maybe look at industry in a different way.”

Updating these robots, Mr Van Krieken

said, is as much about learning how these devices can be used in conjunction with other technologies like green screens, filming equipment, gaming and social media as it is about inspiring students five or 10 years into the future.

“I’m really hoping that it continues to inspire them, that it makes them realise that technology can be an enabler, but it doesn’t have to be the silver bullet.

“It’s not the be all and end all, that you

The RoboMaster EP Core can have a claw attached to pick things up, it can move in all directions and can be coded to do obstacle courses. can use different technologies to help enable someone to do something or to help yourself enable it.”

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By Mikayla van Loon When Pieter Beimers was 16 years old, he dreamt of being a pastry chef but 48 years later he has just retired from a career in the building industry.

Unable to get an apprenticeship, Mr Beimers was offered a job at Bowens in Mount Evelyn, something he couldn’t pass up and after all those years, he finished up with the company on Friday 12 November.

Not staying in just one position throughout his career, Mr Beimers said he moved from the hardware department to being a sales representative to lastly being in accounts receivables.

Bowens has a reputation for having long term employees, something Mount Evelyn branch manager Brett Howlett said is testament to the Bowen family and the opportunities created by the company.

“It’s sad to see him go but I think everyone’s pretty happy for him because he put a lot of time into the one company, so it’s a bit of mixed emotions,” Mr Howlett said.

In almost 50 years being in the building industry, Mr Beimers said things were a lot more

simple back when he first started and the technology was extremely different.

“It’s probably increased as far as products go and the knowledge you need to have. Back in the early ‘70s it was fairly standard, there wasn’t the engineering development in building products as there is now that’s changed and as far as busyness that’s increased,” he said.

But it’s the people he’s met over the span of his time with Bowens that means the most to him.

“Just dealing with the people you meet, as far as the sales side goes, that part was good and I still keep in contact with some of them and that goes back quite a long time,” he said.

At 65 years of age and with three grandchildren, Mr Breimers said it is time to let go of his career and start focusing on his family, as well as some travel hopefully.

“And I might do some volunteer work because I used to be in the CFA which was just across the road there [in Mount Evelyn], so I might look at doing something like that as well.

“I am a little bit sad to resign but I think the time has come. I’m 65 so I think it’s time to enjoy life a bit more with a bit more freedom.”

Demolition of Mount Evelyn’s original sporting pavilion began on Wednesday 10 November leaving just the external walls standing.

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Trucks and excavators have been onsite at the Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve this week to get demolition underway of the old sporting pavilion.

This is an exciting step towards getting the brand new two-storey building built after months of delays due to Covid-19, storms and planning issues.

According to Melbcon construction workers, as they began demolishing it, the original building had three roof lines, meaning it had been extended at least twice.

On Thursday 11 November, all that remained of the building were the external walls, some interior dividing walls and the foundations.

Having started demolition works on Wednesday 10 November, it only took a couple of days to see the old building fade to rubble.

Although sad to see it go, Mount Evelyn Sports and Community Hub (MESCH) president Bryan McCarthy said it was time.

Each month, construction workers aim to have something new completed, beginning with the pipework and plumbing before foundations and a slab can be laid.

Construction of the building is set to be complete in 12 months time, ready for the local community to use as a sporting facility and meeting space.

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Gary Ayres conducted his first preseason training session as head coach of the Montrose senior side on Monday 8 November.

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By Mikayla van Loon Montrose Football Club has held its first week of preseason training with new senior coach Gary Ayres, a first meeting of players and coach since the appointment was announced.

Community members, players and the club’s leadership all gathered at Montrose Recreation Reserve on Monday 8 November to welcome the new season and head coach.

“It was nice and positive, I must admit. And clearly, I would feel everyone has been, as best as we can put it, not able to do what we would normally do and it feels like it’s been a long time, since one season finished, and of course, the start of another one. So there was a positive vibe,” Mr Ayres said.

“From what I can gather, there were a few smiles, maybe not so much when we did the 2k time trial but I think, overall, it was just nice to have that banter.

“As far as we know, preseason training has started. So all in all, that was a pretty positive result.”

Unable to meet the players in person until last week, Ayres said it would take some time to get to know the team, their playing styles and getting them back into a football routine.

Around 60 players turned up to get preparations underway for the 2022 season.

“I guess always the hardest thing is when you first come to a new organization is putting a name to a face.

“Once they understand me and I understand them, that will no doubt be better and I’m really looking forward to it. We can do a bit of consistent work between now and Christmas, which will be good. I’ve always felt that the greatest gains are made over your preseason.”

Aryes views preseason as the make or break of a team and said he would put together a decent program for the players in the lead up to

Christmas to get them prepared for January and practice matches.

“Clearly, there’s going to be some things that I will bring to the table that are different from what’s been done before but that’s okay. I always feel that there are a little bit of teething type sessions where you’ve got to get to know the individuals and it’s a clean slate.”

Viewing football as a second job, Ayres said players will take some time to readjust and juggle commitments but the club will be as flexible as they can, while still dedicating enough time to training.

“I’ve always mentioned that, as of six o’clock or 5.30pm or whatever time you start, that’s I guess your second line of business, if you want to call it that.

“So we just need to adopt the same sort of philosophies or values to what you would if you’re employed or go into university.”

With the 100 years of Montrose Football Netball Club approaching, Ayres said the season ahead is a momentous year for the players, community and the coaches.

“It says a lot about how the club’s been able to survive and what it’s done over a period of time. And clearly, we’re in a position where 100 years is a pretty significant milestone in the history of the club.”

Bowls is back and Lilydale Bowling Club were looking to get the season underway with its first Saturday pennant home game in the premier division on 13 November.

Coming up after winning back to back, albeit with a break in between, division one titles, the Falcons were aiming to impress on home soil.

With only 10 teams in the premier division across Melbourne, bowling club president Len Cumming said “it’s a big thing.”

Under the guidance of co-coaches Daniel Woodrow and Joshua Sanders, the team was made up of Chris Woodrow, Geoff Peterson, CJ Snary, Luke Ingham and Len Hill.

“Coming up against Yarraville Footscray at home, a good start to the season is a must,” Mr Sanders said.

“The competition this year in this division is as strong as it has ever been but we are ready to hit hard.”

With team one winning 15 shots to 14, Lilydale was in with a chance but unfortunately Yarraville Footscray was too strong for the newcomers and took home the first win of the season 70 shots to 62.

Although it wasn’t the finish the Lilydale Falcons were after, it was a tight match with just a few shots in it for the win.

In other divisions, the Falcons will played both home and away games for the opening round.

The weather couldn’t hold off for the division two team against Heatherdale and the match was a washout.

Lilydale’s division three team was defeated at home by Boronia 87 to 76 but the division six team was able to leave the day with a win, 78 to 70.

The results for division seven against Doncaster had not been finalised on Monday 15 November.

Yarra Valley to be showcased at the F1 Aus Grand Prix

By Renee Wood Crowds will be wined and dined Yarra Valley style trackside at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in April 2022, following the announcement the event will be driving tourism throughout Victoria.

Several ‘precincts’ will be installed around the Albert Park circuit, allowing event attendees to embrace food, culture and the arts from the region in the spaces.

The Yarra Valley has been chosen for its own zone and is set to benefit from hundreds of thousands of visitors stopping by the areas while the races are being held.

Australian Grand Prix Corporation Marketing General Manager Arthur Gillion said the team has spent a lot of time re-imagining this year’s event to create new and exciting experiences.

“The Yarra Valley precinct is inspired by one of Australia’s most revered wines regions, the precinct will be tailor made for anyone to add a touch of class to their F1 experience, it will be inspired by food and music activations,” Mr Gillion said.

“We really want to use those opportunities to not only tell the story of the Yarra Valley but also to ensure that our fans are engaged with the essence of what the Yarra Valley stands for.” mailcommunity.com.au

The Yarra Valley will be one of five precincts at next year’s Australian Grand Prix.

Picture: SUPPLIED It’s a collaboration with Visit Victoria to entice economic growth throughout the state that’s battled lockdowns and business downfalls from the pandemic.

Visit Victoria CEO Brendan McClements said they want crowds to be inspired to visit Victoria’s diverse and vibrant regions after getting a taste through the precincts.

“No one hosts sporting and major events like Victoria, and the new fan precincts are a

fantastic way to showcase the best of everything our state has to offer,” Mr McClements said.

Melbourne, Phillip Island, The Grampians and The Great Ocean Road will also feature in their own zones.

Ticket holders will receive post communication following the event to provide more information about visiting the regions in real life.

“All of these regions have been starved of

that activity and that experience economy and we really want to give back and use our event as a platform to celebrate those great places in Victoria,” Mr Gillion said.

There’s also opportunity for businesses and artists to contact the Australian Grand Prix if they’d like to be involved.

“We’re always looking for ways in which we can bolster the entertainment and the experience within the precinct. We’re more than willing to be open to conversations about how we can do that with multiple businesses.

“Really from a music perspective as well, we will be celebrating Australian artists in each of the precincts, there’s going to be an Aus GP emerging music stage, which can celebrate artists from local areas, and we plan to have an artist from the Yarra Valley Performing on the music stage in that particular precinct.”

Planning is still underway for the precincts with everything expected to be locked in by early next year.

The new layouts will also set the benchmark for future events to come.

“It’s certainly something that we’ll continue to explore and how we can evolve the customer experience, and there’ll be different stories to tell every year. We’re gong to see how this one goes and we’ll learn from it and see what opportunities might come as a result in future years.”

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