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Miracle recovery

By Mikayla van Loon When Brian Wiltshire and his wife Robyn left for a day trip with the Ulysses motorcycle club in December 2018, they never imagined their lives would be turned around.

An accident that left Mr Wiltshire in intensive care, having suffered two cardiac arrests roadside and with numerous broken bones all over his body, it is a miracle he survived, let alone is almost fully recovered.

Ambulance Victoria paramedic Ryan Weston and Air Ambulance MICA paramedic Rupert Freeman reunited with Mr Wiltshire, his wife and friends on Friday 3 June, three and half years after the accident.

Mr Freeman said it’s not very often those at the beginning of treating a patient get to see the outcome and he was so pleased to be able to meet Mr and Mrs Wiltshire to see how well they were doing.

Had it not been for a local Wandin North resident leaving her house just at the right time, the outcome may have been much different.

Deb Harper noticed the motorcycle group looking confused and concerned as she drove past. Knowing she could help in some way, she took over the call to Triple Zero and began doing CPR on Mr Wiltshire.

Once paramedics arrived and carted Mr and Mrs Wiltshire to hospital, Ms Harper had no idea if either of them survived.

That was until six weeks ago when she received a knock on her front door and welcomed the Wiltshire’s into her home - a reunion that was not short of tears and an overwhelming emotion of gratitude.

Lilydale paramedic Ryan Weston, Brian Wiltshire and Air Ambulance paramedic Rupert Freeman were reunited on Friday 3 June.

Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON Friends, paramedics and Ms Harper could not believe Mr Wiltshire’s recovery, knowing how bad of a state he was in when he left the

roadside more than three years ago.

Although still undergoing treatment for his injuries, Mr Wiltshire has practically recovered

and said the accident changed his outlook on life and what matters.

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CFA station for the future

By Renee Wood The Coldstream Fire Brigade has officially opened its new state of the art facility on Killara Road.

The $1.5 million dollar project has improved safety for volunteers, supports gender inclusivity and has injected new technologies into the station.

The site can now accommodate three trucks, has a large brigade meeting room, separate turn out rooms and change facilities for men and women plus much more.

Crews have been using the new facility since February and Captain Sean Bethell said in the same week they had their first call out from the new site to a house fire on Killara Road.

“We had a person knocking at the front door going there’s a house fire up the road… so just as he finished telling us where the pages went off,” Cpt Bethell said.

“So that was really the first real fire call that we tested the facility out, and it passed with flying colours and went really well.”

The former Killara Road station was no longer fit for purpose as the brigade out grew it, which was seeing volunteers turn out while trucks were leaving and gear being damaged.

“Every time the trucks would turn out leaving the station, you would often have people still trying to get their gear on so there’s always that health and safety issue there,” he said.

“The truck starts… it’s got the exhaust out the side and if someone had their gear parked there for a period of time that gear would gradually turn black with the carbon particles sticking to it.”

Member David Timms has been with the brigade for 40 years and said it’s a major improvement for all volunteers.

“It sets us up no matter what happens - the station is big enough to take any truck that the CFA decided we need and it will just go for-

The new station on Killara Road.

Captain Sean Bethell, Robert Bethell, Yvonne Bethell and David Simms at the newly opened Coldstream CFA station.

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Captain Bethell and Harriett Shing unveiling the plaque.

ward from there,” Mr Timms said.

Although a new site, the history and friendships have been brought over with old memorabilia on the walls and the volunteer camaraderie continuing – something Mr Timms said he values the most.

“It’s another family - it’s the CFA family and it doesn’t matter where you go,” he said.

And for some, it truly is family - Cpt Bethell has been in the brigade for most of his life with his Father Robert and mother Yvonne both volunteers for 60 years.

All were in attendance on the day of the

for not only its members, but local residents as well,” Ms Shing said.

Evelyn Member Bridget Vallence said it’s something the community’s been fighting for a decade.

“We’ve got this fabulous new station, this new asset here but it’s really the people, the volunteers, the local residents who give up their personal time to help the community in times of emergency,” Ms Vallence said.

The next Coldstream CFA tin rattler fundraiser will be held over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend at the Maroondah Highway traffic lights.

opening and it’s hoped the new site will attract more volunteers to sign up as there’s plenty of room to grow in the new site.

“It’s good watching new recruits come through that you spend a lot of time with,” Cpt Bethell said.

The State Government funded the project and the local community also helped through fundraisers.

Member for Eastern Victoria Harriett Shing attended the opening.

“I am thrilled to officially open the new fire station, which will have far-reaching benefits

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Free June flu shots

By Renee Wood Victorians will be able to book in for free flu vaccinations during the month of June after the State Government announced a $33 million dollar package.

Cases of influenza have increased by more than 30 per cent in the past week with the opportunity aimed at reducing a barrier to Victorians getting the vaccine.

It’s hoped the rise in vaccination uptake will help to reduce the number of cases and ease pressure on the already struggling hospital system.

Health Minister Martin Foley said this will be the first time in two years that we will face a real flu season.

“We need all Victorians to roll up their sleeves and help protect their loved ones and our health system by getting vaccinated,” he said.

The vaccine generally comes at a cost, and is only offered free to children under five, people over 65, pregnant women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people at risk with medical conditions.

Some 3000 clinics are taking part in the program and GPs and pharmacies will be reimbursed for vaccines that are administered to anyone who isn’t usually eligible for free jabs.

Extra grants of $2000 are available for immunisation providers to help meet the de-

Chirnside Park Medical Clinic is expecting to see a rise in vaccination bookings now the announcement has been made. 274300 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS mand such as for rostering more staff and longer hours.

The news comes as other states also implement free influenza vaccinations.

Chirnside Park Medical Clinic Practice Manager Farah Aziz said it’s a great initiative to help more Victorians get vaccinated but there has been little communication on how to accommodate the program.

Ms Aziz said her clinic has received no communication from the Health Department or the Primary Health Network before the day it was announced.

“There hasn’t been much communication with the Victorian GP clinics - to say this is the plan, this is where you’re going to get your stock and this is the best way to go about it,” Ms Aziz said.

Ms Aziz said the demand is there with the

clinics currently servicing 30 vaccinations a day, however there may be an issue with stock now the announcement has been made.

“I actually don’t know if we will get that increased amount that we put in today, we should be getting it hopefully end of this week if not next week so we can actually cater for the demand that will be coming,” she said.

“I have no doubt that the demand will be there and the uptake will be massive but it’s going to be, I think, a supply issue now.”

The month of June has been targeted to make vaccinations effective and to hold strong immunity for three to four months over the winter period.

Ms Aziz fears this will be one of the worst flu seasons, which is already being reflected in local cases - the clinic is currently seeing up to 30 patients a day with respiratory symptoms.

“It’s multiple [viruses], it’s just not the flu – it’s really bad gastro in kids and this really bad wheeze happening in kids… no doubt this is going to be by far one of the worst flu seasons ever.”

A shortage in nurses is another battle the sector is still facing and the $2000 grants might not go the distance in supporting immunisers with the rise in demand. “…nurses are completely leaving the entire industry because they are so burnt out with Covid. The reason a lot of the hospitals are overrun are because there’s not enough staff.”

Unemployed urged to reach out for help

By Callum Ludwig As Victoria transitions out of two years infiltrated by lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions more than anywhere else in the world, Yarra Ranges residents need help finding employment or changing their career paths.

Jobs Victoria Advocate at Box Hill Institute Annemarie Mulder is reaching out to those in the Yarra Ranges and encourages them to connect with resources and services.

Ms Mulder said she and the team of Jobs Victoria Advocates will help residents connect the dots on their career pathways.

“Jobs Advocate is really the first point of contact, whether you have had your job affected by Covid, want more hours because you are working casual, or are simply excited at the idea of doing something else,” she said.

“People have got barriers that they need to overcome, such as issues with finances, relationships or their physical or mental wellbeing, connecting with the world of work can seem really far away, and we are there to get them back into work now or soon.”

Jobs Victoria released its “Backing You’ campaign at the end of February this year, highlighting the support and services they are offering Victorians to help them get connected with training and employment opportunities.

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Picture: ON FILE Ms Mulder said there are a number of difficulties that Yarra Ranges residents face specifically.

“In many areas of the Yarra Ranges, transport is a difficulty, because it takes time to even get to Lilydale, to then go from there out, or you often need a car to get between other areas of the Yarra Ranges,” she said.

“Jobs Victoria Advocates can be found easily, we can be contacted on the phone and can visit people at libraries and Community Houses, such as those in Healesville, Seville, Mt Evelyn and Lilydale.”

Jobs Victoria Advocates can help job seekers get in touch with a number of free, accessible services such as Jobs Victoria career counsellors and employment services, Cire Community Services, Box Hill Institute, Yarra Ranges Council and Lilydale Youth Hub and more. For those in need , they also help

source contact with social support services in the Yarra Ranges to provide food and other material support such as support offered by Yarra Valley LinC and HICCI. Ms Mulder said unemployment or dissatisfaction with current employment affects a broad range of demographics in the Yarra Ranges.

“We see a lot of young people feeling isolated and unmotivated after years of remote study at school or older workers thinking about working longer and finding a new career, or maybe whose previous career is no longer viable,” she said.

“We also get women who have not been working for a while and at home, perhaps after having kids, and who have lost confidence with what and how to get back into the workforce.”

For those seeking assistance, Ms Mulder can be called directly at 0459 944 855 or residents can call 03 8892 1357 or request a callback at www.boxhill.edu.au/job-advocateprogram/ More information about Jobs Victoria can be found at www.jobs.vic.gov.au and a number of local employment opportunities can be found at www.joblink.yarraranges.vic. gov.au where job seekers can search by suburb and type of job and upload a CV, as well as employers being able to register jobs.

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Teen arrested Maroondah Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a teenage boy following an aggravated burglary in Croydon on Friday 3 June.

Police have been told the teen was disturbed while allegedly rummaging around the kitchen area of the Niel Street home shortly after 2am.

The teen was confronted by a female resident when he allegedly grabbed one of the kitchen knives and demanded phones and cash.

A male occupant of the house who was woken by the commotion confronted the teen and chased him into the yard.

Police arrived and arrested the teen a short time later.

The residents of the home weren’t physically injured in the incident.

A 17-year-old Croydon boy has been charged with armed robbery, aggravated burglary, possess drug of dependence and possess proceeds of crime.

He has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date.

Illegal dumping Forest Fire Management Victoria has released a statement regarding illegal dumping in Warburton.

A pile of excess soil, bricks and other material was dumped on Cemetery Track at Old Warburton around 21 May between 5pm and 7am the night before.

Unlawful waste dumping can attract significant penalties, with infringements ranging from $363 to $1,817 for individuals, and $1,817 to $9,087 for businesses.

The Conservation Regulator is currently seeking any information the community might have, to assist with the investigation.

If you see or suspect illegal dumping, please take note of vehicle make, model, registration, and the time and date. Report illegal forest activities and environmental crime on public land to 136 186. Reports of illegal dumping can also be submitted to the Environment Protection Authority Victoria online at https://bit. ly/3x6pIbC or via the pollution hotline on 1300 372 842.

Winter checks With the winter nights upon us, Lilydale CFA has been putting out some important safety tips to prevent fire and illness this cold season.

It’s time to ensure all heaters including any gas appliances are checked by a qualified gas plumber, ensuring they are also checked for any carbon monoxide (CO) leaks. In addition, open flues and chimneys should be checked and cleaned thoroughly.

Electrical fires in the home are also more common in winter and it’s important to check over the electrical appliances that have been in storage over the warmer months.

This is especially true for electric blankets.

Turn on your blanket no more than 30 minutes before bed, and turn off when you get into bed.

Don’t use if the cord is damaged and keep the blanket spread out when in use, not bundled up.

Check the blanket carefully for burn spots before/after use.

Don’t hold onto a piece of history, if the blanket is more than 10 years old, replace it with a new one.

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Biker lucky to be alive

By Mikayla van Loon

Susan Westfield, Stewart Westfield, Robyn Wiltshire, Brian Wiltshire, Deb Harper, Ryan Weston and Rupert Freeman reunited after more that three years ago fate brought them together roadside.

Pictures: MIKAYLA VAN LOON ly said we’ll make a phone call because where we ring will know where [Deb is]. And that’s how we found her. We didn’t know anything about Deb before that,” Mr Wiltshire said.

For Ms Harper, hearing those sirens in the distance knowing they were approaching as quickly as they could, gave her so much relief in that moment.

Coming from Lilydale, Mr Weston was the first to assess Mr Wiltshire, remembering that his airways were blocked and blood was bubbling from his mouth, he said Ms Harper’s work was keeping Mr Wiltshire breathing.

“Pre-hospital care in Victoria is world class, but it all starts when a bystander steps in and starts compressions,” Mr Weston said.

“While bystanders alone will never replace an ambulance service, equipping people with skills to start the chain of survival; starting chest compressions or CPR and using an automated external defibrillator (AED) does save lives.”

Air Ambulance Victoria MICA paramedic Rupert Freeman followed in arrival and placed Mr Wiltshire in an induced coma before transporting him to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

“It’s basically the people that arrived first and looked after you early on that saved your life,” Mr Freeman said.

“I get to come in later and do the glory bit of flying you in a helicopter but that’s not the stuff that saves your life but it’s stuff that will stabilise you. What these guys did, these bystanders did, saved your life.”

Unable to remember anything of that day, even from before the accident, Mr Wiltshire said his memory begins three days before he left hospital, having been in intensive care and being operated on. He was in hospital for close to a month.

Reuniting with Mr Weston, Mr Freeman and Ms Harper, helped him put the pieces together of how he survived.

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Still recovering under TAC care, Mr Wiltshire has returned to work but said in those years of recovering at home and since the accident he has bought over 600 non-fictions books to keep his mind active.

“I’ve always heard about people who just switch off and they enter into all sorts of negative stuff and I just needed to keep my brain active. So I just kept buying books and reading stuff and learning things.”

Mr Wiltshire’s prized Harley Davidson has been fully repaired and has been sitting in his garage ready to be taken for a spin.

“I haven’t ridden it. Well, not properly. Purely because I just haven’t got around to it. I’m not frightened of it. I don’t have any doubts about it. I don’t even blame the bike,” he said.

“It’s like when you fall off a horse, don’t say no, get back up, then make a call. That’s how I feel and that’s what I’ll do with the bike.”

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Being a positive person, Mr Wiltshire said three good things came out of the accident, the first just how lucky he felt, second the messages of love he received and third being able to spend more time with his wife.

“When I came back from the hospital, there had been heaps of people that rang and left messages…none of us realise the impact we have on other people until something happens to you and I just felt so humbled,” he said. “[Prior to the accident] we were busy. Robyn and I didn’t get a lot to do together because she was busy with her job. I was busy because I’m self-employed.

“But since then, our values have changed.

We do a lot more together. We talk about a lot more things together. So fate moves in strange ways.”

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Brian Wiltshire, 69, truly is lucky to be alive after a motorcycle accident three and a half years ago left him with fatal injuries and saw him go into cardiac arrest, twice.

Having just been reunited with the quickthinking bystander and paramedics who helped save his life, they were surprised by his miraculous recovery.

The Kilsyth South resident and his wife Robyn, who are seasoned motorbike riders and members of the Ulysses motorcycle club, joined a group of 15 for a tour starting in Ferntree Gully before heading up to Emerald and down through Gruyere and Wandin North on 1 December 2018.

Travelling along the sealed Victoria Road in Wandin North at about 40km per hour, Mr Wiltshire and the group reached a bend, when the front tyre of his Harley Davidson caught on something, sending both Mr and Mrs Wiltshire tumbling.

“All of these ribs [on the left] here were just shattered. I had a bleeding kidney. My shoulder was pulled out of the socket. 10 broken bones in my face, a broken nose, fractured skull front and rear and bleeding on the brain front and rear,” Mr Wiltshire said.

One of the first paramedics on scene, Ryan Weston stood in amazement as he heard the list of injuries and said “I know you say you’re lucky but I don’t know if you understand quite how lucky you are.”

Mrs Wiltshire herself also sustained severe injuries, a dislocated knee and some bleeds on the brain but still managed to crawl her way over to her husband.

“It was more important that if he had any consciousness at all that he knew I was ok, because I knew he would be worried about me.

“I just couldn’t believe that it had happened. So I’m just so grateful for the paramedics and Deb, all of them. They were so good just kicking in to do what they have to do and they all really helped in so many ways.”

Had it not been for local resident Deb Harper who was driving out of her street just after the accident happened, the result may have been much different.

As a school teacher for 40 years, Ms Harper had trained in first aid and CPR throughout her working life and had put her skills to use in two other situations before she met Mr Wiltshire.

Ms Harper said instinct kicked in and she started CPR on Brian almost immediately, something she estimates lasted 10 or 15 minutes until Ambulance Victoria could get paramedics there.

“I’m just so grateful that my job required me to keep my CPR for all that time and so I felt confident enough to help. It’s just a real blessing to see Brian,” she said.

Just six weeks before the Ambulance Victoria meet and greet on Friday 3 June, Mr and Mrs Wiltshire went back to Victoria Road in search of their saviour, having not seen Ms Harper since that fateful day.

“We went looking for her. We went to the road that they’re farmers on. We spoke to two or three different couples or families who final-

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Ongoing rental backlog

By Mikayla van Loon

A national report has revealed the ballooning wait times for social housing and rentals in Australia.

Picture: UNSPLASH However, a report released last week by the UNSW City Futures Research Centre identified the ballooning wait time for social housing across Australia for those mostly on lowincomes.

‘Waithood: The experience of being on the social housing waiting list’ found low-income earners will wait up to 10 years for a social rental, with Victoria’s waiting list registrations increasing by 49 per cent (52,000) from 2017 to 2021.

Income and asset eligibility limits vary across each state and territory but Victoria has

New project to help carers find dream jobs The Victorian Government-funded Carers Employment Support Program is set to help 108 carers in the Outer East to pursue their dream jobs through the Linking Carers to Vocational Opportunity project.

Project partners include both Yarra Ranges Council and Knox City Council as well as the Swinburne University of Technology via the SwinLocal Network, Migrant Information Centre and Volunteer for Knox Resource Centre to help eligible unpaid carers of employment age pursue current or future jobs and training.

Community Houses Association of the Outer-eastern Suburbs (CHAOS) Network Project Leader Leanne Fitzgerald said carers need this project to give them the opportunity to consider their own needs and aspirations.

“It isn’t easy for carers to find time for themselves and making the decision to explore their options for training, work or volunteering will be something that is really difficult for many. But right now we have the resources to support them to do this,” she said.

The CHAOS Network consists of 30 Community and Neighbourhood Houses in the Outer East, many of which are also Learn Local Organisations.

Ms Fitzgerald said carers aren’t obliged to follow through and take action if it turns out to be too hard right now.

“We are here to help them as best we can to find a way to at least have a go at making a plan,” she said.

“If we succeed together then we will stay beside them as they take those first steps into a course or a job and help them to succeed.”

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the highest income limit of $2,186 per week ($113,672 per annum) for a single or two parent family with two children.

This is considerably higher than the national median household income of $95,888 in 2020 and higher than the Australian minimum (full time) wage of $772.60 per week, or $40,175 per annum, meaning the criteria to register intent is more lenient.

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The issue of social and affordable housing and rentals available within the Victorian market continues to be raised particularly by those on the front line.

Anchor CEO Heidi Tucker said the cost of living and inability to secure an affordable rental on a low-income is making it harder for young people and those disadvantaged in some way to get a roof over their heads.

“Those reliant on income support have even less chance to secure a property being on a low fixed income,” she said.

“They may also have a poor rent record and an inability to afford petrol to drive to different locations. This of course makes them far less attractive to landlords than people with employment.”

Widely known, family and domestic violence contributes to some of the largest numbers of homelessness among women and children.

“What we know is that women who escape violence will often be left on the blacklisting because their partner demands they take a lease in their name, so he is not responsible either legally or financially,” Ms Tucker said.

Last week, the State government announced a $3 million Social Housing Employment Program, to secure work for jobseekers for at least 12 months who are social housing residents, as its next step in providing affordable living for those on low to no income.

This has opened to women (particularly over 45), people with disability, the long-term unemployed, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people aged 18-25, veterans and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

It comes as part of the $5.3 billion Big Housing Build which aims to deliver more social housing across Victoria’s growth areas.

to ration this increasingly scarce and cashstarved resource,” UNSW Professor and report lead author Hal Pawson said.

“Nowadays, in many parts of the country only those with the most complex and severe needs stand a chance of being housed.”

Victoria’s criteria for priority or ‘greatest need applications’ is also relatively low compared to the rest of the country, seeing a threefold demand increase from under 9,000 to over 28,000 in new applications within this category.

Even prior to the pandemic, Prof Pawson estimated two-thirds of Australia’s low-income private tenant population (approximately one million households) were in rental stress.

“While most of the housing affordability discussion remains focused on the challenges faced by first-homebuyers, the cost-of-living predicament for many low-income renters is absolutely dire and also needs serious attention,” he said.

Prof Pawson said there had been some great headway made by State governments, especially Victoria and Queensland, to build social housing but he said these initiatives will only be effective if they are maintained in the long term.

Organisations like Anchor, that are working towards a society free of homelessness, have previously done what they can to ensure people can afford to rent and lease but even for them, the rising cost of rentals and inability to find appropriate properties is making this challenging.

“Previously, we’ve ‘head leased’ properties, where Anchor takes responsibility for the initial lease ‘to get a foot in the door’. Then we sign the lease over to a client when they are ready,” Ms Tucker said.

“But the fact is, even Anchor could not secure properties these days unless we knew the landlord.”

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Honouring Vietnam vets

By Mikayla van Loon The Vietnam veterans storytelling performance, Forgotten Heroes, is four months away from coming to the live stage at Burrinja and those involved are immersing themselves in the stories to bring the show to life.

Program director and mastermind behind the project, Cath Russell started creating the songs for the live performance three years ago based on the stories shared with her at the time.

Now just months out from sharing the performance, Cath, actor Stephen Hall and singer Carl Pannuzzo have organised a series of roundtable discussions with Vietnam veterans, the next at Mount Evelyn RSL on 18 June.

As a performer, Carl said very much like acting, being able to immerse yourself in the story itself will be invaluable to the presentation.

“If I get a chance to be able to really listen and observe, perhaps ask questions, reflect, then I can also get a sense of getting out of myself a little bit,” he said.

“That enables me to think about not just the meaning of the song [but] the idea is, if I were really them, singing that song, I might have the voice and the capacity to express it where they may not but it’s their experience and their mind. Something which in reality, I have no ability to imagine.”

Carl said by hearing the experiences of Vietnam veterans, he hopes he can better communicate to the audience the powerful nature of what he has heard in the process.

“It’s the only way to get deeper and to tell the story in an even more nuanced way and to affect people on more micro levels. That’s the point of art, to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.

“There’s only so much that someone outside of that experience can recreate with their own imagination.”

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Carl Pannuzzo will be honouring the stories of Vietnam veterans by singing their experiences at the live performance of Forgotten Heroes.

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It’s those human emotions the team of performers at the Dandenong Ranges Music Council want to inspire.

While understanding that for some, speaking about Vietnam could be traumatising, Forgotten Heroes is about giving Vietnam veterans the same respect and opportunity to share their stories as other veterans.

“If it’s the last chance that they can get to be seen or recognised, within all healing modalities, if you look into modern therapy, the idea to be acknowledged, is really tantamount to healing,” Carl said.

Seeing the community of younger veterans, particularly those who fought in Afghanistan, join and relate to those who fought in Vietnam, Cath said the similarities between them are uncanny.

“The name Forgotten Heroes is so potent in this generation as well,” she said.

As our Vietnam veterans grow older, Cath

said the necessity to tell their stories now has never been more essential.

“Having worked with vets for a few years and seeing them get more frail, it makes this all the more important,” she said.

On a personal level, Carl said “it’s the closest that I can come to honouring them” and he is looking forward to not only hearing the experiences of those at Mount Evelyn RSL but also being the custodian of the stories while on stage at Burrinja.

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McCorkell Constructions have led the build and were pleased to show the ministers around the campus.

Food tech students will have the ability to make barista style coffee and woodfired pizzas in the purpose built woodfire oven.

An education alternative

By Mikayla van Loon The new Croydon Community School (CCS) campus is set to open next term, with the final touches being completed throughout June, ready to welcome students.

A walk through of the new $18 million school development happened on Wednesday 1 June and saw education minister James Merlino and eastern metropolitan MP Sonja Terpstra marvel at the school grounds.

Drawing a majority of students from outside the Maroondah Shire, principal Bronwyn Harcourt said students travel from all over the eastern suburbs.

“It’s a wide geographical area. Some of our kids are travelling an hour and a half each way,” she said.

“Very few of them come from Croydon. 65 per cent of them come from Knox not Maroondah and 65 per cent are boys.”

Ms Harcourt said students come from Healesville, Warburton, Monbulk, Avonsleigh, right across to Dandenong and even Frankston mostly because of the lack of alternative education offerings in the east.

“Mainstream education is so outdated. It’s pretty much the same model that’s been in existence since 1942 and the world has changed,” assistant principal Kaye Bhan said.

“Because we do education differently, kids get an opportunity to be curious and learn what is going to be of benefit to them and their pathway.”

CCS offers project based education to young people who have become disengaged from mainstream learning, students who have anxiety or are on the disability spectrum and those who may not be able to learn in a structured environment.

The special design of the school, thanks to architects Carol and Roger Vieth from Crosier Scott, has two entrances to cater for those young people unable to handle bigger crowds or who have been out of school for a number of years.

“This section is basically focused on kids who’ve been out of school for an extended period of time and the re-engagement can be through one to one sessions or for some kids, it’s two to one,” Ms Harcourt said.

“It may look completely non-educational to start with but it’s about building a relationship and building trust with young people who have none in adults and young people who are used to transactional relationships.

The main courtyard sits in the middle of the school grounds, with all classrooms encircling it.

Eastern metropolitan MP Sonja Terpstra, Croydon Community School student Marcus Joy, principal Bronwyn Harcourt and education minister James Merlino toured the new campus and looked at the many amazing design features on Wednesday 1 June.

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Landscaping will make for a zen inspired garden to create a peaceful gathering place for students.

“It’s about having a home here where they feel comfortable and welcomed.”

Going from the former school campus of portable classrooms to a broad education landscape of art rooms, a 3D printing room, science lab, woodwork and upcycling room, media and IT rooms, as well as a full sized vegetable garden, the facilities offer opportunities for individualisation.

The main courtyard features a beautifully landscaped area, multipurpose sport courts, calming seated areas and four flag posts for the Australian, Aboriginal, Torres Strait and Pride flags. Counsellors and youth workers, as well as a doctor will regularly be on site to provide medical support to students when needed.

mary school wanting to make the transition in Year 7, right through to those in Year 11 not coping with the mainstream.

Mr Merlino said for a project that has been on the cards for 15 years, he was blown away by the scale and effort put into the design.

“This is just so beautiful and this project is really critical. Every school project is important but this is the last stop for kids and if we can engage with them and deliver them a pathway, we set them up for life,” he said.

Ms Harcourt and Ms Bhan returned the thanks to the State government for believing in the alternative education approach that will help give students a better outcome by having these new facilities.

For someone like Monbulk local Marcus Joy, who had been out of school for two years before attending CCS, the school has led him to a pathway of an apprenticeship with the landscapers who designed the new campus.

“We, sadly, are often picking kids up when they’ve been discarded. It’s not about where they’re at, it’s about where they’re going,” Ms Harcourt said.

“So our goal is to graduate confident young people who will make positive change in their world and that’s what we see from our graduates.”

Currently the school has 126 students and a wait list of 73 young people for this year alone, with inquiries coming from those still in pri-

Croydon SDS welcomes state ministers

By Mikayla van Loon Croydon Special Developmental School received a visit from local State members on Wednesday 1 June to view the progress of the upgrades to its facilities.

Education minister James Merlino and eastern metropolitan MP Sonja Terpstra attended the school for a tour of the new administration building, hydrotherapy facilities and gym. The allocation of $11.75 million in the 2022-23 budget will be a huge benefit to students and teachers with modern and upto-date facilities to provide the best care and education to young people with physical and intellectual disabilities. mailcommunity.com.au

“Croydon SDS educates kids who have moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, so you’ve got kids in wheelchairs but also those with severe intellectual disabilities and the school has been around for a long time but it’s getting much needed upgrades and maintenance,” Ms Terpstra said.

“So $11 million, it’s a great announcement and really well deserved out there as well [because it’s] also making sure that every child no matter what their background or disability, they have access to education.”

The school was established on the current site in 1990 and is now educating 75 students aged five to 18 years.

Funding in recent years has contributed to building an inclusive playground and outdoor learning space, as well as refurbishing relocatable buildings.

Croydon SDS is a select entry school that sees students come from across the state to have their educational needs met by specialist teachers and facilities.

Education minister James Merlino and Eastern metropolitan MP Sonja Terpstra toured the Croydon Special Developmental School on Wednesday 1 June, met with students and saw the new facilities.

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STORM ANNIVERSARY Last year’s June storms wiped out power, felled thousands of trees and damaged homes - trauma that is still being felt as residents return to their homes and wait in temporary accommodation.

Here we tell the stories of community spirit, survival and reflect on the memory of 9 and 10 June 2021.

Still homeless a year on

By Mikayla van Loon It’s a Wednesday evening. The power keeps going on and off. It’s winter, so the house starts to become cold.

You go to the kitchen when there’s a long break in the power going on and off. Boil the kettle and make a cup of tea, before snuggling under a blanket in the lounge room.

“The next moment above me in my lounge, I heard the most almighty breaking, smashing and part of this massive big branch, like you wouldn’t believe, nearly a whole tree came down through my ceiling, through the tiles of the lounge room and was probably about a metre off the floor in the lounge,” Mount Evelyn resident Marlene Smith said.

“And then another big part of this massive tree hit the dining room behind me and my decking. It was like a whirlwind, it certainly was like a whirlwind in the lounge.

“It was so dark and cold and wet and the sound of it, I’ll never forget that sound and the coldness. Being on my own, I was just terrified.

I just stood there in shock. I’d never experienced anything like it.”

This is Marlene’s memory of 9 June, an evening that still rattles her almost a year later and probably always will. Living alone, Marlene said when panic set in, she didn’t know what to do and having called Triple Zero multiple times without getting through, her first thought was ‘it’s not safe in the house’.

“I went with my phone into the carport and hopped in my car and stayed there. What I can

The roof of Marlene Smith’s home was crushed by a very large tree branch, causing months of repairs.

Picture: SUPPLIED remember too was the crashing of the trees around me,” she said.

Attempting to call her son who lives in Mooroolbark, Marlene knew trees and power poles had fallen all along her street and beyond just by the noise.

“For my son to get to my place from Mooroolbark, he had to chainsaw parts of trees down on the road to get to my place in Mount Evelyn. He managed to get there and I was just so relieved.”

“He’s probably one of the bravest men I’ve ever come across, even though he’s my son, to try and get up there to stop some of the water coming into my home which was useless really

because he tried but it was just too dangerous for him.”

Marlene slept in her car that first night.

From there, she said her insurance company initially “made it very difficult for me”, it was only after her son contacted the ombudsman that she was finally given temporary accommodation in Ferntree Gully.

She has since been moved around three or four times to various temporary accommodation places until her house is rebuilt, something that is roughly still four or five months away from being complete.

“One evening you’re sitting there the next moment you’ve moved out of your home and

I won’t be back there for another four or so months if I’m lucky.

“Nothing’s in the house. It’s just been demolished and what was there has had to be removed because of the water damage and the mould and the destruction from the roof collapsing.”

Able to save some personal items and clothing, Marlene said at least 60 per cent of her belongings and furniture were ruined by the storms.

Although essentially starting from scratch, Marlene said she has to remain positive about moving back into her home, joking that perhaps it may be ready by 2024.

“We’ve just got to keep our hopes up and at the end of the day, we will eventually move back to our homes.

“It has been a struggle. It was survival that night but now it’s a struggle, just day to day trying to cope with everything. It’s just so overwhelming.”

Marlene remains wary of loud wind and trees, finding it hard to sleep sometimes when there’s a storm.

But even still, with those few dangerous trees now removed from her property, she said the final piece of the puzzle is moving back into her house.

“It was my safe haven until that night…I can’t wait to move back into my lovely little home. I took a lot of pride in it but the main thing is that I wasn’t severely hurt and nobody else was either.”

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Firewood donations were essential for those living without power as the winter chill settled on the hills.

Candles and match stick boxes began being donated with hand written notes to let those struggling know people were there for them.

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School students across Victoria made their return to school following summer holidays, while 2021’s preps got their first taste of primary school life. Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy conducted a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony for Badger Creek Primary School students and staff.

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School students across Victoria made their return to school following summer holidays, while 2021’s preps got their first taste of primary school life. Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy

By Jed Lanyon It’s February, but Santa Claus’ gifts keep on coming for several charity organisations who benefited from a partnership between Saint Nick and Seville’s Branded Burger Bar. The burger bar came to the rescue when they partnered with Santa, who had seen his role replaced at Chirnside Park Shopping

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

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

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“Just watching the community, our community working together so well and people giving their own space when they knew at home, they were also struggling.

“But they were there for one another and they were more than generous. They wanted to be connected.

“It built community and people kept those connections going in a lot of ways. And people…don’t want to lose what they gained in that time.”

Since the storms, Janice said she has even been able to build more connections with groups like the Montrose Township Group and the Kilsyth Community Action Group, as well as the Council, so that moving forward, should anything happen again, those connections are in place.

Different from a fire where people are evacuated to a relief centre, Janice said people were stuck in their homes, unable to reach services - a lesson that has been learned across the board.

“One of the big learnings for an in place disaster where people are not leaving their homes, partly because they can’t and partly because they need their community around them where they are. We need communication to work better.

“We rely so much on electronic media and we rely so much on towers and on the towers being up and mobile phones but in a situation like that none of those things are reliable. So it completely cuts us off.”

Janice said the storms started the conversation around how to better communicate in a natural disaster and how to best reach elderly citizens who cannot use social media or the internet.

Hopeful a storm of this calibre will never happen again, there is a chance it will and a chance bushfire could come through the Dandenongs once again and in that case, Janice said the church community has already decided it wouldn’t hesitate in becoming a relief centre again.

St James and St Peter’s Anglican Church is planning to host some grief and trauma sessions for storm survivors to allow an open ear, counselling and mental health support.

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When looking back on the 9 June storms, it’s hard not to remember the utter determination of the local community in making sure people were safe, cared for, warm and fed.

And one of the main drivers behind that was the St James and St Peter’s Anglican Church in Kilsyth, run by vicar Janice O’Gorman and a line of volunteers willing to help collect donations.

Lying in bed on the night of the storms, Janice said she could hear the ferocious nature of the wind but it wasn’t until the next morning when she began calling her parishioners she realised the extent of the damage.

“I heard from a couple of them how much mess was going on. So I went out and had a look to make sure people were ok,” she said.

“That first 24 hours was just checking on people to see how they were and realising the power wasn’t coming back on anytime soon and then making sure that our elderly people had help.”

Within 48 hours, the church was lucky to see power return and Janice immediately rang Yarra Ranges Council to inform them she was going to open the church to people who needed a warm, safe space to figure out what to do next.

Setting up a relief centre, Janice said by the third day most of the Kilsyth area had power returned and she knew her parishioners were safe but the scale of the damage extended far beyond.

Finally being able to contact the Anglican church in Kalorama, Janice said “we realised there was going to be a real need up the mountain and so we started ferrying supplies up to Kalorama.”

Opening up the church in Kilsyth every day, Janice said people could either come to them for supplies or with the help of a four wheel drive club, items were being carted to St Michael’s Church and the Kalorama oval.

“We were offering for people to come here for any help they needed and we started gathering wood, foodstuff and everything else,” she said.

“We were collecting what we could. There were some really great people, they brought lots of stuff, candles and all sorts of things but it was the wood because it was so cold that was the big thing.

“I opened up [the church] to make sure people could get warm and charge their phones and it turned into our own relief and recovery centre.”

Janice said as someone who has been an emergency management chaplain in floods and fire zones, getting up the mountain to offer support and a listening ear was just as important as supplies.

“The business of relief is one thing but people actually need someone to talk to.”

Reflecting on those weeks, Janice said seeing the community pull together and the outstretched hand coming from all over Victoria was “The community was amazing…So many people came in. My parishioners, ones that had the trees across their driveway, who couldn’t get out and had 35 trees down on their property, as soon as they could get out they were down here helping.

“People in Montrose, who were still without power, came down here, not just to use the power but to volunteer and help and make nice meals and do all sorts of things like that.

“Across the community, once they heard there was a place they could help, they wanted to help. I got phone calls from all over Melbourne from people who wanted to bring stuff for people up the mountains.”

At the height of the pandemic, Janice said people were craving connection, particularly in a situation that almost forced people to check in on their neighbours and build relationships.

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A large gumtree fell straight through the middle of Gary and Karen’s house during the storms last June.

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With the power blacking out at 10.30pm, Montrose residents Gary and Karen Lee decided to take themselves to bed, little did they know five hours later they would wake to the sound of a tree falling through the centre of their house.

“It was about 20 past three in the morning, and I just heard this crack. I jumped out of bed to have a look and all I was worried about was the animals. Everything was in darkness,” Karen said.

“All you could see was just this tree sitting on top of our roof and really there was no roof at all, it was just exposed to the sky.”

Wanting to protect their cars, Gary and Karen moved them out onto the street, free from trees and sat there not knowing what to do next.

“We sat in my car, which is a Hilux ute and it was actually rocking with the wind. It was that eerie because of the darkness, no lights on anywhere obviously and it was unbelievable the amount of strength the wind had,” Gary said.

Being in the MFB for 10 years, Gary said his training kicked in but for Karen, the panic had her extremely worried and normally in any situation where they needed help, she would call her sister.

“I was panicking too much thinking maybe they can’t come here because it’s dangerous for them to drive,” she said.

“Gary had to keep telling me ‘it’s ok. We’re ok. We’re in the car, there’s no trees around us,’ because I was thinking that another tree would fall down on top of our car.”

Karen’s sister and brother-in-law drove as far as they could to meet her but Gary stayed behind having called the SES for help. By 7am, he decided to leave their Stradbroke Road home, having not been able to get assistance.

Nine months later, Gary and Karen were able to move back into their home on 11 March after it was repaired from the four tonne tree that fell right through the middle.

The design of Gary and Karen’s house is a long, ranch style home, with a hallway separating bedrooms on one side and bathroom on the other.

“If that tree was three feet to the right, it would have landed on our bed…And that’s the difference between now and we’re not here,” Gary said.

“You’re living on cloud nine. We’re happily

The exposed roof, Gary and Karen said allowed them to see the night sky when they were leaving their house. married. We’ve got all these grandkids and everything’s rosy and then all of a sudden, bang.

One tree and it’s all gone.

“But in a way, I suppose we’re lucky. We had insurance. We’ve had good neighbours and lucky we have a sensational family. So that’s where we’ve been lucky.”

Those nine months of being shifted from house to house, Gary said “it was really challenging” mainly because they felt like gypsies.

“The hardest thing I think for us was that none of the possessions where you’re living are yours. Nothing’s yours except a suitcase full of clothes you’ve got,” he said.

Now back in their house, although 80 per cent of their belongings had to be replaced, the keepsakes and mementos were saved making home feel like home again.

Having had all the dangerous trees removed from their property, Gary and Karen said they no longer fear a tree falling on their house but when walking through nearby parkland, they can’t help but notice the state of some of the trees.

“You’re more vigilant at looking at your environment. We worry more about the people around us and the environment,” he said.

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By Eddie Tichelaar The time was approximately 10-10.30pm on the night of Wednesday 9 June 2021. I was sitting in bed reading when I heard the wind picking up. At first it seemed like just another wind storm but I had this feeling that something wasn’t right.

Having lived here for 59 years I’ve heard a few storms in this area. Minutes later the winds got stronger and stronger and then my CFA pager went off to reports of rescues trees down on houses up in the hills.

Minutes later, all we heard were sirens from CFA and SES heading up Mount Dandenong Tourist Road. At the same time, I heard a massive thud and the power went out in my house.

I didn’t give it much thought and figured the power will be back on in the morning, how wrong I was.

I subsequently spent about two hours at the Montrose Fire Station and over the next two hours we had call after call come in and for our membership and the other emergency services, it was a busy night that went on for days.

I left the station and went home around 1am. I noticed that the power was still off and decided not to fuss about it till daylight and went to bed around 2am and woke around 6am. When I woke, I noticed the power was still off so decided I would go and investigate. Living next to my elderly mother, I figured I would go and check on her first to ensure she was ok, safe and warm. As I crossed to her property, I noticed my power and phone lines were down on the ground along with mums power and phone lines. Then I noticed a massive tree had fallen down from mums property across both our properties and subsequently the lines that were attached to my house had ripped the side of my house down.

While I was dealing with the two proper-

Eddie Tichelaar was both a first responder in helping coordinate Montrose CFA members during the storms, as well as looking after his own home and family in those first 24 hours.

Picture: ON FILE ties, I received a call from a resident from the caravan park where I have a permanent caravan and annex on site in Yarra Junction. The Yarra Valley had also been hit by the storm and

the rain was relentless. We were advised that our caravan and annex were underwater, the whole caravan park had been evacuated.

I decided that my priority at this time was

not the caravan it was our property my family and my mothers well-being. First thing I had to do was work out how to save the food in the fridges and freezers on both properties.

Fortunately, I have a small generator so the priority at this time was to keep the food cold or frozen as much as possible in both houses.

We consolidated our food between the fridges and freezers and powered them up from the generator keeping them powered up from 7am to 10pm every day for the next 6 days and turning the generator off at night so as not to upset anybody.

We were down power and had no communication as our phone/NBN lines were down and the mobile network was out. Fortunately we also have a wood heater so mum came and stayed in our warm house for the days and meals and hot water was sorted as we are on gas.

Once home was sorted, myself and our small team at the Montrose Township Group activated our Community Emergency Management Plan and met at the Montrose CFA where we had power and internet and started communicating with our community via social media and organising necessities for locals and neighbouring residents up the hill in Kalorama. Fortunately the telecommunications tower came back online after three or days days so we could have better communications again around the area.

It wasn’t till Saturday 19 June the power lines were reattached to both mine and my mums houses. The damage to my house was fixed within two months and compared to others, we got lucky and by November we had our caravan and annex sorted too.

We live in a beautiful part of the world and we are so fortunate to have great people living in our community so close and around us, that is why Montrose is where I love to live.

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The Connections Gallery shares stories of history, people and places.

The collection of 14 wood carved and stone items by William Barak were donated by the de Pury family to Yarra Ranges Regional Museum in the early 2010s.

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The display of artworks sits among the history and story of Barak and the de Pury family, as a representation of history.

Begin learning at Museum

By Mikayla van Loon While two of William Barak’s artworks prepare to make their way across the globe to be reunited with family and Country, learning more about the Wurundjeri Elder behind the art is as simple as visiting Yarra Ranges Regional Museum.

For a glimpse into the period in time when Barak was living at Coranderrk, creating art and interacting with the de Pury family of Yeringberg, the Connections Gallery is the perfect place to start.

The current display highlights the relationship between Barak and the de Pury family, a relationship no one has ever really known the full extent of.

What is clear is at some point William Barak gifted or presented the de Pury family with many artworks, like those returning to Wurundjeri Country from New York, as well as a number of wood carved items - boomerangs, shields and clubs.

Collections curator Ruth McLean said having been approached by Guill de Pury a few years ago and consulting with the Wurundjeri Land Council and the Aboriginal Advisory Board, it was decided the collection of items should be donated to the museum.

“The decision at the time was that this is an appropriate place given that there’s no Aboriginal keeping place within the Yarra Ranges and we have the capacity to care for these items but also to keep them on Country,” she said.

“They could go to the Melbourne Museum

but that’s quite far away from Coranderrk.”

While the 14 artworks on display at the Museum are just a small part of the history of Coranderrk, Ms McLean said there’s something quite powerful about being in their presence because of the story they tell.

“All of this content is focusing on the relationship between the de Pury’s and William Barak but there’s still a lot of information about William Barak himself in here.

“There’s a lot of images of him with his wife and his son and photos of him out at Yeringberg with the de Pury’s and friends of theirs.

“It’s also, I guess, more of a general understanding of Coranderrk, [there’s] a whole wall of photographs and insight into life at Coranderrk.”

Although displaying the friendship of some sort between the de Pury’s and Barak, there is no doubt there was a power imbalance between them and the fate of the people at Coranderrk was to be displacement from Country.

The history of Coranderrk dates back to its establishment in 1863 by Uncle Simon Wonga but throughout the years, colonial management saw the deterioration of the quality of life for Aboriginal people, something Barak fought hard to change.

Ms McLean said by no means does the Museum’s display cover the vast history of Coranderrk and Barak, nor the unfair treatment of First Nations peoples but it can be the beginning of introducing people to the history, with the hopes they become curious to learn more.

“If we can play a role in helping to teach

people about the history of this area and the important role that Coranderrk has played, I think that’s great,” she said.

“First and foremost, you want to do what’s right by the community and particularly with Indigenous belongings…but also be able to share the stories that come with the objects.”

Whether on display or not, Ms McLean said there are always ways in which people can view the collection, whether online or by making an appointment to see the collection in storage.

“That’s a really important part of what we do here. Putting things on display in an exhibition is one way but there’s other ways that we can encourage people to engage with the items and the stories that come with them.

“The ideal, I guess, is removing our voices from it though. So presenting stories in the community’s voice rather than through us…we try to find a way to present those stories ideally using other people’s words as much as we can.”

Part of the Museum’s collection holds an extensive number of daily diaries from the de Pury family during the existence of Coranderrk and Barak, with entries relating to both.

Although much of the hand writing is difficult to decipher, Ms McLean said the Museum would like to transcribe all of the diaries to understand more about the relationship between the de Pury’s and Barak.

But for now the Museum is grateful and privileged to hold the belongings they do for the teaching of William Barak’s story and sharing the history of Coranderrk with visitors to the gallery.

The designs of the shield are consistent with those of other works attributed to Barak and the time of Coranderrk, even though there is no knowing if these were definitely created by the Aboriginal leader.

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By Mikayla van Loon Making a career change can be a daunting task but for Mooroolbark’s Michael MacDonald, 35, taking up a plumbing apprenticeship during the height of Covid-19 seemed like the perfect time to expand his skillset.

Originally qualified as an electrician in 2012, Mr MacDonald said the pandemic had a huge impact on his ability to work.

“I was self employed running a business and people were reluctant to have me in their homes, purely because of the risks associated with Covid,” he said.

“Obviously, being in lockdown as well, it made it difficult to run a business and it was quite stressful to be honest. My dad is a plumber and he managed to get a little bit of maintenance work at school when no one was around because of a lockdown.

I began working with him and doing plumbing and really enjoyed it and decided to make the change and jump in the deep end of doing an apprenticeship.”

Just entering his third year, Mr MacDonald said going back to do the plumbing trade was “one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

Although initially challenging stepping back into an environment predominantly accustomed to 17, 18 and 19 year olds, Mr MacDonald said they have welcomed him with open arms.

“I was worried about being labelled the ‘old guy’. But one of the things I’ve learned about plumbing is it’s a really diverse industry and you get all types of people working and they accepted me as much as I accepted them.

“I’ve learned things from them. I have an open ear to what they have to say but they also learn things from me with a bit of wisdom.”

For Mr MacDonald, his wife and two children both under the age of five, returning to be an apprentice was quite a risk financially.

“It was a big shift, a big change but I know the value of the skill. So at the end of the day, once you’re qualified, and to have both trades, I’m very confident that it will come back in spades, that there’s an opportunity to work hard and make money,” he said.

Needing to pay school fees and purchase all new plumbing equipment, Mr MacDonald applied for the Rheem Apprentice Plumber Grants and was successful in receiving $3000 towards his studies.

“I’m happy to have it because it’s going to assist me quite a lot in dealing with the cost of living, being able to go towards some of the school fees and being able to get the tools that I need to

Michael MacDonald has gone back to get second trade qualification and was recognised

by Rheem with a grant to fund his studies.

Picture: SUPPLIED do the job. It was a good surprise.”

Having the support from the industry and knowing that his ambition to be a dually qualified tradesperson is being recognised outside of his TAFE has spurred Mr MacDonald on to complete his final two years.

As someone always tinkering with mechanical equipment, pulling things apart and putting them back together again, Mr MacDonald said he sees an opportunity to combine his electrical and plumbing trades.

“After the Covid pandemic, I think there’s an opportunity where people will be looking at how air moves through buildings and workplaces.

“How can we filter that air? How can we get it moving out faster than we normally do and manage it as well as make sure it’s clean and it’s getting refreshed on a regular basis.”

Needing both electrical skills to power the air conditioning unit but also plumbing to hook up the piping, Mr MacDonald said “those two go hand in hand” and is something he’d like to specialise in.

“I think anything you can do that enhances your education is important. You never stop learning. I’m always open to other opportunities and I think anyone should be. If you can, be a sponge, soak up as much as you can and learn as much as you can.”

Hidden voices speak out

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Storytellers with varied life experiences and backgrounds have started sharing their stories to help other community members feel seen and heard as part of the ‘Hidden Voices’ initiative throughout Lilydale.

Eastern Community Legal Centre has sourced storytellers from throughout the Yarra Ranges with help from organisations such as Anchor, Inspiro, Cire, Box Hill Institute and local council.

Martina Eaton, member of the LGBTQI+ community and a survivor of domestic violence, was involved in the first two sessions and was grateful to have the chance to share her story; at first interrupted, and then engaging with attendees.

“You don’t often hear about people in same sex relationships experiencing family violence…it doesn’t discriminate,” Martina said.

“It’s been really hearing for me to be able to be able to tell my story…my title is ‘I’m here, I’m queer and I’ve conquered my fear.”

There were five speakers at the first Hidden Voices event Lilydale Community House Martina attended on Tuesday 10 May, who had the chance to engage with community members about their life experiences.

“There are people who are carers, people who are volunteers and people who are living with disabilities, people who’ve experienced sexual assault, family violence and

suicide…it’s a really good process for us to process our own stories,” Martina said.

Shek Kho takes the role of carer for her adult son on the Autism spectrum, and although her son was born in Australia, has still struggled navigating the NDIS as a migrant from overseas.

“I went through a very stressful journey.

[Having] experienced that, I would like to support other carers and advocate and build awareness to a lot of carers,” Shek said.

“My intention in joining these Hidden Voices sessions is to build awareness to carers in the community and also advocate for people with a disability.”

For Shek, caring for family members comes naturally, but it was at Yarra Ranges Regional Museum on 30 May that she first publicly shared information about her journey as a carer.

“It also gives me the confidence and acknowledge that I’m on the right track.”

The last Hidden Voices session will be held on Thursday 9 June at Lilydale Library starting at 1:00pm.

“A few carers, upon hearing about this project, have registered to come to the last one,” Shek said.

To register for the event, starting at 1:00pm, visit the Eastern Community Legal Centre website at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/eclc-hidden-voices-event-4-tickets310245481587?aff=odcleoeventsincollection &keep_tld=1 mailcommunity.com.au

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By Mikayla van Loon Mooroolbark Men’s Shed has been the lucky recipient of an Australia Post grant to fund the purchase of new equipment for their toolbox.

Nominated as part of the People of Post grants by Mooroolbark Post Office worker Amy Tripovich, Men’s Shed president Ken Reid said it was a complete surprise.

“It was out of the blue, completely out of the blue. The fact that one of our guys picks up the mail down at the post office box for the club and the woman down there had a radio that didn’t work.

“She talked to Frank about it and said, he used to be an electrician and said, ‘I’ll take it up the shed and I’ll have a look’. Well he got it going and took it back and she was tickled pink and she was the one who put us in for the grant.”

Ms Tripovich said the Men’s Shed was the perfect candidate for the grant because of their commitment to providing a social gathering place for men and women.

“The Mooroolbark Men’s Shed supports both men and women in our community who may be at risk of isolation and loneliness due to factors such as loss of their partner, divorce or separation; unemployment or disability; or simply, retirement,” she said.

“The primary objective is to advance the health and well-being of its members and to encourage social inclusion and prevent social isolation. The Mooroolbark Men’s Shed, like Australia Post, values creating connection and genuinely listening to the members of our community.”

With the grant money, the Men’s Shed will be purchasing a laser engraver, something they had been wanting to do to expand their capabilities and branding.

“It will engrave anything, whether it’s glass, stainless steel or wood. What we can do, with the produce we make and sell down at Coles

Members of the Mooroolbark Men’s Shed Peter Versteegen, Ken Reid (President), Gerry Bakker, Ed Slinger and Dave Hoole get together to create and talk three days a week. 283771 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS

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that at the moment,” he said.

Expanding and keeping things up-to-date is an important part of running the Men’s Shed and Mr Reid said he hopes it attracts more members.

“We’ve got about 34 or so. I would like more.

We mainly do woodwork and steel but I’d like to branch further out.

“We’ve got an IT guy there that wants to teach computers. We’ve got another guy that was talking about wanting to do leather work.

We’ve just put in three garden beds for the people who want to do gardening.

“We’re looking at expanding down whatever avenue. If a person comes in and they want to do something, I want to have a facility that’s a bit bigger [to allow for it].”

The Men’s Shed was also recently the re-

cipient of some of Yarra Ranges Council’s solar panels, something that will also allow the volunteer group to ensure funds are going to bettering the Shed.

Council’s environment and infrastructure director Mark Varmalis said when the Civic Centre was being redeveloped a number of solar panels were removed but were still in great working order.

“These panels can now benefit community groups just as they benefitted Council, by reducing energy bills and their environmental footprint,” he said.

“For the Men’s Shed in particular, it means more of their budget can go into their materials and work for the community, rather than towards keeping the lights on.”

every second Tuesday and Saturday, we can write that it’s a project of Mooroolbark Men’s Shed,” Mr Reid said.

“I like to make the club known to the community and tell them what we do and hopefully they’ll come along and join.”

Mr Reid said the engraver can also be used to personalise the items they sell to be given as gifts by engraving special messages or names.

As a solely volunteer run organisation, Mr Reid said receiving grants such as this allows the Men’s Shed to put funds towards other things they might need.

“We’re always looking at improving, so there’s always tools to buy of different calibres.

So by getting this grant, we can now channel some of our other money towards [buying] at a double belt sander. We’re looking at buying

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The much loved country style home oozes character and offers up to 6 bedrooms, a beautifully renovated family bathroom with feature barn style doors, ensuite to the master and a third shower and toilet off the laundry.

The open plan kitchen has plenty of cupboard and bench space and overlooks the family zone with cosy wood fire and a lovely farmland outlook.

A large formal lounge and separate dining room give ample room for everyone to spread out and enjoy family gatherings and entertaining.

Outdoors, a beautiful Don Valley landscape is the backdrop for this stunning property with lush green lawns and a wonderful children’s playground complete with inground trampoline and cubby, and your equine family are well looked after

with lush pasture, 4 good sized paddocks with excellent fencing including double hotwires, loose boxes, automatic waterers, 3 incredible mattress and rubber lined stables, tack room and a hot wash with concrete

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TWO EXQUISITE HOMES ON TWO TITLES AFFORDING an expanse of living space for growing families and exquisite hillside views toward 1000 Steps parkland, this premier property is the perfect place to call home.

Set upon permaculture gardens only a short stroll from Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School near Ferntree Plaza and Upper Ferntree Gully Station, liveability and location combine here with compelling results.

Hobbyists will be enamoured with the double and triple garages provided and homeowners will have every imaginable feature at their fingertips. Each of the 4 levels is adorned with something special, beginning with the beautiful home office on the entry level. The main floor boasts an open plan kitchen with gas range and peninsula seating that branches to large living and dining areas that each extend out to their own covered alfresco. On the lower level, the generous rumpus room is the ideal getaway or teenage retreat with a deck for an impressive indoor-outdoor flow.

Abundant comfort is also catered for in the clever bedroom configuration on offer.

With 2 bedrooms on the lower level, a generous bedroom and new bathroom on the entry level, and an exquisite parents’ retreat with ensuite privately positioned on the top floor, this home will effortlessly evolve with your family through the years.

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WALK TO EMERALD AND RENTAL OPPORTUNITY THIS 4 bedroom, brick home is within walking distance to Emerald central, on a sealed road with a sealed driveway, in a beautiful bushland setting. This highly sought-after location is full of opportunity.

Enter through the brick double garage into a spacious living area with fireplace and large open plan kitchen-dining with ample space for socialising at the breakfast bar.

A second cosy living space, with coonara, looks out onto the spacious backyard and established gardens.

The large master bedroom, with semiensuite, is situated away from the additional 3 good-sized bed rooms; all with built-in robes and close to the spacious main bathroom.

With a manageable size block you get all the perks of hills living without any hassles.

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HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 7 Woodlands Avenue, CLEMATIS Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $700,000 - $770,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Aaron Day 0407 365 994 or Brennan Mileto 0422 996 451, BELL REAL ESTATE, EMERALD, 5968 6222

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4 spacious bedrooms and the enormous master suite with its own private balcony and ensuite with spa bath. Further infrastructure includes a 50ftx25ft shed with power and water, a 3 bay machinery store, cattle ramp, double lock up garage. A glorious home with views and a spectacular parcel of land awaiting your new pursuits.

This much-loved family home has been cared for and adored by this family for 30 years. Consisting of 3 BIG bedrooms - Master is huge with mountain views and plenty of storage space. A huge rumpus room gives more living space as well as cozy lounge with gas ducted heating and ceiling fans. A family bathroom is sufficient to serve the family home as well as big laundry and mud room which offers more storage. A great size deck on the front, plus a rear undercover area also. A great size garden shed, plus additional garden shed serves for your outdoor storage, a secure fenced yard is an added bonus. With all services connected plus air-conditioning this is a great property for the buyer willing to add some additional love and maintenance!

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Up the spiral staircase to the main living that is focused around the deluxe kitchen with engineered stone bench tops, 900mm wide gas cooker and a handy dishwasher.

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SPACIOUS HOME SET ON TWO LOTS BOASTING an unbeatable location, this sprawling property is a leafy mountain retreat within 2 minutes walk of Belgrave’s railway station, main street shops, cafes and services.

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This hidden private treasure sits on a usable nearly 1/2 acre block with front & rear access and is just minutes to the Cockatoo Township. Entry to the fully fenced property is through a remote-controlled gate and this light filled home features a flexible floor plan, up-todate kitchen, Master with WIR & modern ensuite, raked ceilings, exposed beams, multiple velux double glazed skylights, expansive covered deck, gas ducted heating, wood fire, air-conditioning, new security doors front and back and ample off street parking.

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$750,000-$815,000

This wonderful brick family home should be on top of your list as it features 3 living spaces - one with a built-in bar, updated kitchen & bathrooms, interior access to the house from the double remote controlled garage, ducted gas heating, gas fire, inground solar heated/salt chlorinated pool with additional toilet & shower, paved outdoor entertaining area, lawn for children/pets to play, landscaped fully fenced gardens, sealed road & driveway access. Situated in a quiet location yet convenient enough to walk into Town!

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COUNTRY LIFESTYLE WITH URBAN TOUCH THIS large home is on a flat block 1,041 m², with separate living spaces. Ideal for a growing family, or even for the ones wanting to work from home with a fully set up office and meeting room space, together with its own separate entry makes it the ideal opportunity to have the best of both worlds.

Close to public transport, shops and schools with renown Paradise Hotel a short ten minutes drive time away together with all that the towns of both Emerald and Belgrave both have to offer.

The home offers all of this, whilst embracing the country lifestyle without having to sacrifice urban conveniences so the best of both worlds can be enjoyed without the noise of the hustle and bustle of city living, truly an opportunity to grab whilst it lasts!

Surrounded by well maintained gardens, with the Mistletoe Creek running through the property, this is a stunning home to well and truly treasure for years to come.

Step inside and be greeted by the vast lounge and dining room with soaring timber-lined cathedral ceilings, wood heater, polished floorboards and floor to ceiling windows taking in all the vista of what true hills living is all about whilst overlooking the Mistletoe Creek at your doorstep.

Casual meals area adjoining the large open kitchen, with its separate walk-in pantry makes for entertaining a breeze.

With a light filled family sunroom/ conservatory, separate study or meeting room and a large, fitted home office (that can be converted into the 4th bedroom) your

options are endless.

The bedrooms share a family bathroom, with the master bedroom serviced by its own ensuite bathroom.

The property has the comfort of gas fired hydronic heating throughout, ceiling fans in some of the rooms and on-demand gas hot water making for those endless showers a breeze.

Outside the covered deck and vergola provides a year-round relaxing space overlooking the garden or listening to Puffing Billy steam through town.

There is a garden storage shed, wood shed and covered clothesline, plus off-street parking for two cars.

The bus stop is a minutes walk away making connection to the trains to Ringwood and the city plus local secondary schools a short distance away.

For your personal inspection, contact either Steve Holmes on 0431 133 599 or Anne Aldridge on 0410 020 610. ●

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COUNTRY LIFESTYLE WITH URBAN CONVENIENCES IN MENZIES CREEK This large home is on a flat block with separate living spaces. Ideal for a growing family, or even for the ones wanting to work from home with a fully set up office and meeting room space, together with its own separate entry makes it the ideal opportunity to have the best of both worlds.

Close to public transport, shops and schools with renowned Paradise Hotel a short drive away together with all that the towns of both Emerald & Belgrave have to offer.

Our home offers all of this, whilst embracing the country lifestyle without having to sacrifice urban conveniences so the best of both worlds can be enjoyed without the noise of the hustle and bustle of city living, truly an opportunity to grab whilst it lasts!

Surrounded by well maintained gardens, with the Mistletoe Creek running through the property, this is a stunning home to well and truly treasure for years to come.

Step inside and be greeted by the vast lounge and dining room with soaring timber-lined cathedral ceilings, wood heater, polished floorboards and floor to ceiling windows taking in all the vista of what true hills living is all about whilst overlooking the Mistletoe Creek at your doorstep.

Casual meals area adjoining the large open kitchen, with its separate walk-in pantry makes for entertaining a breeze.

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With a light filled family sunroom/conservatory, separate study or meeting room and a large, fitted home office (that can be converted into the 4th bedroom) your options are endless The bedrooms share a family bathroom, with the master bedroom serviced by its own ensuite bathroom.

The property has the comfort of gas fired hydronic heating throughout, ceiling fans in some of the rooms and on-demand gas hot water making those endless showers a breeze.

Outside the covered deck and vergola provides a year-round relaxing space overlooking the garden or listening to Puffing Billy steam through town.

There is a garden storage shed, wood shed and covered clothesline, plus off-street parking for two cars.

The bus stop is a minutes walk away making connection to the trains to Ringwood and the City plus local secondary schools.

PRIVATE SALE - For your personal inspection, contact either Steve Holmes on 0431 133 599 or Anne Aldridge on 0410 020 610.

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35-37 McAllister Road, MONBULK

$970,000 - $1,050,000 6A 3B 7C

VAST AND VERSATILE FAMILY HOME

This inviting home is a sensational opportunity to secure immense comfort, impressive views, and the convenience of Monbulk township only moments from home. The split-level interior with vaulted timber ceilings affords an enriched sense of space within the wonderful open concept design. The kitchen seamlessly connects with the dining area with skylight via polished timber floors. The lower level lounge boasts a cosy wood fire and balcony access for taking in the idyllic outlooks.

This vast and versatile residence that affords ample space for family living sits atop a sprawling 4,051sqm (approx.) landscape. From the covered and open decking, the interior expands in grand scale to the open plan lounge with vaulted ceilings and leadlight windows, dining area with warm wood fire, and timeless timber kitchen with gas stove, copper rangehood, and inviting peninsula seating. Comprising 4 generously proportioned bedrooms with garden views on this level, including the main bedroom with ensuite.

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53 Albert Street, UPPER FERNTREE GULLY

$1,150,000 - $1,230,000

EXPANSIVE HOME IDEAL FOR GROWING FAMILIES

4A 2B 5C

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$790,000 - $860,000

25 Nicholson Street, OLINDA

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3A 2B 2C

Affording an expanse of living space for growing families and exquisite hillside views, this premier property is the perfect place to call home. Each of the 4 levels is adorned with something special, beginning with the beautiful home office on the entry level. The main floor boasts an open plan kitchen that branches to large living and dining areas that each extend out to their own covered alfresco. On the lower level, the generous rumpus room is the ideal getaway or teenage retreat with a deck for an impressive indoor-outdoor flow.

This property epitomises luxury living in the Hills, residing on a private natural landscape neighbouring National Park and boasting distant valley views, this move-in ready residence is a marvellous acquisition. The upper level of this lovely home is a shining example of open plan living in style. The lounge is rich with natural light and kept cosy with a warm wood fire. The kitchen is executed with precision and the adjoining meals area leading out to the deck for taking in the glorious outlooks.

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17 Steel Road, Emerald

$1,250,000 - $1,350,000

49 The Crescent, Belgrave Heights

Stunning Architect Designed Entertainer Home in Emerald!

$895,000 - $980,000

Character-filled Brick Home!

Step inside this two-story entertainer’s home, designed by award-winning architect Lindsay Holland. There are 4 bedrooms, one is perfect as a guest suite with its own ensuite and built-in robes, and the Master has an ensuite, walk-in robe and direct access to the deck overlooking the private garden and pool. There is a separate bathroom with spa bath and large storage areas. Upstairs is the kitchen, formal and informal lounges, a home office-study and powder-room. The kitchen has granite benchtops, a 900mm freestanding oven with a gas cooktop, a dishwasher and a breakfast bench. There is gas ducted heating and vacuum cleaning on both levels for convenience. Enjoy the in-ground swimming pool in a private landscaped area.

Enjoy the gardens around this brick, 4-bedroom home in Belgrave Heights. Set on 1,808sqm and close to Belgrave Heights Christian School, and transport, this property is a must see. This home has a large lounge room with a stone-featured fireplace and is carpeted with plenty of natural light. There is ducted heating/evaporative cooling throughout the home. Step up into the formal dining room to access the large deck for entertaining. The custom-built kitchen has stained-glass features, a centre island and opens onto a second living-dining room. There are 4 spacious bedrooms with built-in robes and carpeted, the master has an ensuite, walk-in robe and dressing room. Downstairs is the laundry and a bedroom that would be perfect as a teenager’s retreat. Outside there is a single lockable garage with additional under-house storage and a toilet.

Contact: Aaron Day 0407 365 994

Contact: Aaron Day 0407 365 994

14 Grandview Avenue, Emerald

$1,050,000 - $1,150,000

71 Fairy Dell Road, Monbulk

Character Home in Emerald!

Renovate your Dream Home and Make your Contribution to Conservation!

Enjoy the manicured gardens of this 3 bedroom plus study, brick home located in Emerald. This home is set on a halfacre consisting of 2 titles; one with a home and the land next door offers double the opportunity. Build a home for the parents/in-laws (STCA). This home has a cabin feel with 3 living areas, a fireplace, central Coonara, gas ducted heating and split system so you’ll be comfortable all year round. The beautiful polished hardwood floors, exposed brick and stunning wood beams add character to this warm family home. The handmade kitchen is spacious with plenty of storage, a breakfast bar and stainless steel appliances.

There are 2 character-filled bathrooms, one with a clawfoot bathtub. Outside is perfect for entertaining with a huge deck, spa area, double lockup garage, a workshop, and plenty of under-house storage.

Soak up the sounds of the native bushlands in Monbulk with this 10 acre land/property opportunity that has a Trust for nature covenant with an allowance for a dwelling and an Environmental Significance Overlay. Live in total harmony with the surrounding bushland and feel good about your purchase by saving the ecosystem, biodiversity and species of the local area. This combination of conservation and dwelling doesn’t come along often so get in fast to secure your piece of the Australian landscape. In need of renovation, this home has a lovely cabin-look inside, power, 3 bedrooms and character galore. Renovate your dream home and make your contribution to conservation (STCA).

Contact: Samantha Scott 0438 680 032

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Local road names and their history Mount Evelyn acquired a stock of local names from the early years of European settlement.

People referred to a location by the selector’s name, as ‘So-and-so’s Paddock’ or ‘Corner’.

‘Reaburn’s Paddock’ was on James Reaburn’s selection on Old Gippsland/ Old Hereford Roads. The floodplain between Olinda Creek and York Road, which was taken up in 1876 by Mary Ann Brown, was called ‘Brown’s Flat’. Part of this area became ‘Pitt’s Paddock’ after a later owner, George Pitt, who built the Presbyterian Church.

Daniel Clancy brewed and sold sly grog on his selection between Bailey and Clegg Roads.

When the railway was planned, the initial choice for the station site was on his land and was marked on the map as ‘Clancy’s Corner’.

‘Winter’s Swamp’ was the marshy land where Hunter Road crosses Stringy Bark Creek.

The block to the east of Hunter Road was selected in 1884 by Samuel Winter, part-owner and editor of the Herald.

The area southeast of Clegg Road was until recently called ‘McKillop’, with the same

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Mount Evelyn History Group editor postcode as Mt Evelyn but with its own post office and store. Selector John McKillop had a picturesque history (even captured by pirates off South America). After he moved to Western Australia in 1906 his name lived on, still surviving in ‘McKillop Road’ and ‘McKillop Creek’.

Other locations were named after plants or birds commonly found there. ‘Mistletoe Bend’ was located on Olinda Creek at Mt Evelyn Reserve, and ‘Wattle Flat’ at the Recreation Camp site. York Road took a sharp bend at the bridge

and this was known as ‘Bellbird Corner’, from the bellbirds often heard near the creek.

‘Kookaburra Corner’ was an exception. In the 1960s this was an unnamed cutting off Hereford Road, where the local youth used to gather. The spot was always good for a laugh, so became known as ‘Kookaburra Corner’ (now Kookaburra Lane). Some local identities were allegedly conceived there.

Then there were mystery names that were the subject of contested stories, or none.

There are at least three explanations for ‘Billygoat Hill’, between Fernhill Road, Bourke and Russell Streets. The best supported version claims the name came from some goats illicitly ‘borrowed’ from South Melbourne by one of Clement Deschamps’ vine-stick cutters in the 1860s. A goats’ racetrack was set up at Billygoat Hill, where the goats featured in bush sports.

In the 1920s there was an intriguing sign on Monbulk Road, ‘To Olinda Creek and Honeymoon Island’. What was Honeymoon Island, and why was it so named? History is silent.

Entrepreneur biography a worthy read A review of A Spanner in the Works

by Loretta Smith A well-written biography illustrates how a person experiences the events in their life. It presents a comprehensive and captivating story that reveals their values and visions. By analysing how that person’s views and actions are assessed by their contemporaries, it highlights not just their character but the characteristics of their time.

A case at hand is Loretta Smith’s superblytitled book, A Spanner in the Works, which tells the extraordinary story of Alice Anderson and Australia’s very first all-female garage. Alice was born in Malvern, the well-to-do suburb of Melbourne, in 1897. Her father Joshua Anderson, together with John Monash, offered civil, mining and mechanical engineering consulting services across Victoria.

After a series of reckless business decisions and failures to secure work overseas, Joshua relocated his family to Narbethong in 1907.

Here, in isolation and poverty, Alice learned to be resourceful and resilient, always ready to take on life’s challenges.

As automobiles became increasingly popular in Australia, Alice’s father launched a transport service between Healesville and Alexandra in 1915. From the mechanics working there, the girl quickly obtained driving skills and knowledge of motorcar maintenance and repair work.

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Highly innovative and entrepreneurial, Alice was the first woman in Australia to provide a private motorised service to the public. Having become a fully licensed mechanic in 1918, she launched Miss Anderson’s Motor Service in Kew, It was an all-women garage, which sold petrol, repaired cars, taught driving, and offered 24-hour chauffeur service.

In 1920 there was one car for every 55 people in Australia, and by 1929 it was one for every 11. As women became increasingly interested and involved in driving, Alice shared her experience of learning to operate, maintain and

repair cars via newspapers and magazines. In Australia, she was by far the most authoritative voice on women and motoring.

In 1926, Alice was sponsored to drive a Baby Austin from Melbourne through South Australia to Alice Springs. Soon after her triumphant return from the 2,400-kilometre-plus journey, her life was tragically and violently cut short.

She was only 29 The book is a celebration of Alice Anderson’s legacy. In vivid details, it portrays not only the inspirational life of a pioneer, but how she stood out at a time when much of our society was still uncomfortable with the idea of women being free and independent in the public domain.

Whether or not you subscribe to the common view of the early 20th century that “women drivers lack the nerve and judgement of the stronger sex”, A Spanner in the Works is a worthy read. Not just a biography – it is a brief history of motoring in Australia. Highly recommended.

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Black Crab Starring Noomi Rapace, Jakob Oftebro and Dar Salim Starring MA15+ 3.5/5 Black Crab is a taut, efficient Swedish thriller, but stumbles with its broader intrigue.

During a devastating war, Caroline Edh (Noomi Rapace) and her team must skate across the frozen Stockholm Archipelago to deliver a vital package.

Black Crab draws strong suspense from its faintly absurd premise, with several compelling sequences of combat, stealth and paranoia. The sound design puts you on edge with ominous crackles in the ice, and the stark cinematography juxtaposes the muted blues, whites and greys of extreme cold with the fiery orange and blood red of battle. The action scenes are well-shot, brutal and carry a clear sense of peril.

Rapace conveys strength and vulnerability as Edh, and her lost daughter Vanja provides a poignant anchor for her journey. The characters are engaging, and Dar Salim provides gruff levity as Malik. Like Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (but with exactly opposite temperature extremes), Black Crab benefits from a gradual tightening of focus, as the team members dwindle and their situation grows more dire.

Unfortunately, the plot has a poorlydefined conspiracy beyond the gripping theme of survival.

Black Crab superficially resembles Ingmar Bergman’s 1968 masterpiece Shame, as both (Swedish) films feature corrupt authorities and a struggle for survival amid a gruelling war. Shame and Black Crab both have a “gap” in their world-building, as neither film identifies the enemy. Shame doesn’t need to, as decent society and the protagonists’ happy marriage breaking down in tandem are more important as the film’s dramatic, very personal foundation. Black Crab’s scarce world-building is frustrating, as the villains’ plans and war-torn Sweden’s place in the world are quite nebulous (and the bioweapon reveal is very predictable).

Black Crab is an extremely tense, atmospheric thriller with vague worldbuilding, and is available for streaming on Netflix.

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Upcoming shows on stage The 1812 Theatre is pleased to announce their Sunday afternoons have returned.

Sounds of Silent with Buster Keaton in College.

The return of the wonderful afternoons of a silent movie accompanied by the jazz band Sounds of Silence.

Season: Sunday 18 June at 2pm. Bar opens at 1pm.

Tickets: Book online or available at the door if still available.

Live Music Afternoon – Caribbean Calypso Come to The 1812 Theatre for an afternoon of unique music with Friday’s Child (Reggae, Calypso, R & B, Soul).

Season: Sunday 26 June at 2pm. Bar opens at 1pm.

Hawaiian Shirts welcome. $10 entry at the door (no online booking required) Gemco Theatre, Emerald Open Stage presented by Gemco Players If you’re a budding actor, fire breather, belly-dancer singer, comedian, poet, or if you just want to test out your latest guitar piece in front

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If you’d like to perform just turn up and register your interest when you arrive with Carol McCoy and Ted Horton.

Next Session: June Venue: The Gem Hall, 19 Kilvington Drive Emerald.

Set up: 7.30pm all welcome.

Time: 8pm – 11pm Tickets: Performers $3. Audience $5. No audience bookings needed.

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By Jenni Ivins This week’s Star Mail papers contain the final set of GO-TO cards to be used in the board game about the shire.

The photos on the cards were submitted by participants in the ‘Connecting Communities – Yarra Ranges Shire’ Facebook group, started in January by artist and writer, Jenni Ivins, to facilitate conversations about what people value about where they live, work or play.

“It has been a pleasure to look at the 500+ photos which were submitted via the group or by email,” Ms Ivins said.

“I selected 180 pictures to be published in the newspaper, from as many people as possible and representing a range of places, plants, animals and activities enjoyed in the Yarra Ranges.”

The participants loved seeing their photos in the game in the papers.

Participant Jenny Scammell said she felt pretty chuffed to see her photo used in the game.

“The game got people thinking about the great area we live in.”

“The game was a fun way to get to know our shire,” said Caroline Stills, who also had a photo in the game. “I wasn’t consciously aware of how big it is beforehand. Amazing array of photos.”

Tracy De, who took the hopping kangaroo photo shown on the back of all the cards, said she received many positive comments from people.

This is the third shire where Ms Ivins has created a board game. To mark the towns in the first game, locals from Cardinia Shire represented the social distancing spots that were starting to appear in public places at that time.

Jenni Ivins playing the game live on Yarra Ranges Life TV. In the Macedon Ranges Connecting Communities game, Ms Ivins used mandalas from the ‘Mandala Mondays’ Facebook group workshops, which she recorded for the community during lockdown.

The spots on the Connecting Communities - Yarra Ranges board game have an exciting link to Country.

They were submitted by Nikki and Tash from Oonah Health and Community Services Aboriginal Corporation.

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By Callum Ludwig The Lilydale Seniors have found themselves once again locked in a nail-biting clash with a margin of under a goal as the Dales took on Beaconsfield at home in round nine.

The Under 19.5s kicked off the day in chilly, windy but dry conditions, and were unable to emulate the short-kicking style of their opponents as they went down 5.3, 33 to 11.9, 75.

The game was marred by an early injury to the ever-unlucky Astin Bucci after his hand was accidentally stepped on while trying to force a rushed behind, leaving the side down to one on the bench after the late withdrawal of Cooper ‘Backpacks’ Beckwith due to a bout of food poisoning. The source of Backpacks’ tummy troubles is yet to be confirmed but absolutely no one will be surprised by whatever excuse he comes up with.

Jaymin ‘Bull’ Townsley barged his way through opponents in a best on ground performance for Lilydale, despite experimenting with an unfamiliar centre-half back role, and was joined by Luke Phillips, Bailey Bateman, Daniel ‘Horseshoe’ Ryan, Austin ‘Oz’ White and Lachlan ‘Dangerous Dust’ Isbester.

Ashton ‘Dobby’ Dobbin got the full taste of the carrot or the stick metaphor, after a performance slightly below his lofty standards, with assistant coach John Gordon clearly straying from dangling a carrot and hitting him with quite the stick in his halftime spray. To ‘Dobby’s’ credit, he came out reinvigorated in the second half, showing grit and determination and kicking two goals in what turned out to be a great showing of respect between coach and player.

Dobby was joined by Bateman, Bull and Bailey ‘Tall Skinny Guy’ Grant among the goalkickers.

The U19.5s remain in seventh on the ladder.

The Reserves came out and scored themselves a convincing win, the Falcons toppling the Eagles 10.11, 71 to 5.6, 36.

Despite losing a number of key players to the U19.5s and Trent ‘Chunks’ Davison to the 1’s, the 2’s never looked undermanned and were comfortably ahead at every change after quarter time.

Harry ‘TikToks’ Mitchell slotted 3 goals to take his tally for the season to 11, despite teammates reminding him he could’ve easily kicked 6 or 7 by his standards.

Othe goalkickers were the returning Oscar ‘Big O’ Aliotta with 2, Jarrod ‘Blue Clouds’ Thompson also with 2 and Sean ‘Ranga’ Hajdu,

Nathan ‘Thommo’ Thompson and Travis Mihan all with 1.

Blue Clouds was Lilydale’s best in the win, closely followed by Ethan ‘Pony’ Filliponi, the best no.22 at the club Luke Hogg, TikToks, Harry Gayfer and Jordan ‘Tubes’ Trollope.

Despite the strong win, arguably the best performance from these boys on the day was the back and forth between Blue Clouds and TikToks throughout the senior game, perfecting the switch from gameday focus to talking utter rubbish from the boundary fence in scintillating fashion.

The Reserves close the gap on Bayswater but stay in ninth place for now.

After being on the right side of a couple of close encounters over the last two weeks, the Seniors once again faced heartbreak as a late goal saw Beaconsfield run out victors by 4 points, 12.6, 78 to 11.16, 82.

The game will be skipper Riley ‘Santa’ Clausen’s last for 6 to 8 weeks, set for surgery on a fractured and dislocated finger which he has played through admirably for the last couple of weeks, featuring in the EFNL team of the week last week and still among Lilydale’s best against Beaconsfield.

The blonde bombshell down back Jake ‘Clem’ Clements took out best on ground honours, joined by Marc Massarotti who we were glad to retain late after training with VFL side Frankston Dolphins throughout the week, Santa, Mitchell ‘DeFran’ De Franceschi, Liam ‘Jeffa’ Jeffs and Jayden ‘Jib’ Depace.

Goalkickers were the big bad birthday boy (for Sunday) Beau Mitchener with 3, aspiring candlemaker Jordan ‘Jaws’ Jaworski and the returning Macauley ‘Bags’ Beckwith with 2 and solitary snags coming from Jeffa, Jack Bateman, De Fran, Josh ‘Scone’ White and a first senior goal for Chunks.

The 1’s are also seventh on the ladder.

An incredibly important clash against local rivals Croydon awaits all sides following the Queen’s Birthday weekend break. Round nine also marked the 150th anniversary of the Lilydale Football Netball Club with past players and coaches heading back to their old stomping ground to celebrate past memories and glory.

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Sport club grants to support natural disaster losses Sport clubs affected by natural disasters or unforeseen events such as theft of equipment, are able to apply for a State government grants program to help recoup what has been lost.

Community Sport minister Ros Spence announced grants of up to $2,000 would be available from Wednesday 1 June through round one of the Labor government’s Emergency Sporting Equipment Grants Program.

“Our emergency grants provide the lifeline clubs need so they can continue doing what they do best, bringing communities together and helping people play the sport they love,” she said.

“This is about supporting clubs get back to normal after setbacks beyond their control.”

The grants provide swift and practical support to clubs to help them back on their feet in times of need, replacing essential equipment lost through fires, theft and other setbacks.

The Program complements the Sporting Club Grants Program which has delivered more than $13 million to support community sporting clubs since 2014.

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Sports clubs affected by a natural disaster or other unforeseen event are able to apply for emergency funding to recover lost equipment or damage to premises.

Picture: ON FILE during the pandemic.

The government hopes this continues to make community sport more accessible and

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For more information about the Emergency Sporting Equipment Grants and how they can help visit sport.vic.gov.au.

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