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Hospital needed

By Callum Ludwig

The Warburton hospital has been left unused for over 20 years, despite the impact of Covid-19.

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS immaculately-maintained hospital, with Geelong Private Hospital reopened under similar circumstances.

The Upper Yarra resident said an opening may alleviate pressures on other hospitals.

“Everyone’s understaffed, and ambulances are just lined up. Just last week I did something to my knee and couldn’t walk and was at the hospital for three days,” they said.

“I couldn’t be moved to the ward as there were 16 people waiting for beds in the ward and couldn’t be transferred to a private hospital because there were no beds either. I ended up going home to see my own doctor and physio.”

The Warburton Hospital previously catered for over 50 beds and had 24-hour accident and emergency, a pathology lab, birthing suites, radiology and operating theatres.

Ella and Sophie Pearton rugged up and took to Mt Donna Buang last week.

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Snow season welcomed

By Callum Ludwig With temperatures dropping to year-lows as winter arrived, Mt Donna Buang saw significant snow for the first time since a light fall in mid-May. Toboggans and snow gear were whipped out ready to enjoy the wintery wonder, while snow chains were recommended to

climb the icy roads of Mt Donna Buang.

Yarra Ranges residents and tourists alike take to Mt Donna Buang for a taste of snow close to home, with the Warburton Mountain the closest snow-play destination to Melbourne, despite not quite being a ski or snowboard destination.

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The long-abandoned Warburton Hospital still sits idle as Victoria’s health system is in a tumultuous state and Upper Yarra and Yarra Valley residents consistently have to make trips of up to an hour and a half for the nearest hospital care.

The hospital was sold in September 2000 to Prospa Pty Ltd, ceasing operations on March 14, 2001, despite being recently refurbished.

In 2020, A Change.org petition was created to attempt to reopen the facility again, garnering over 2400 signatures, but was unsuccessful despite alleged interest from bidders.

An Upper Yarra resident said with the state of the hospital and ambulance services, it is a disgrace to see the hospital remain unused.

We in Wesburn, Warburton and the Yarra Valley are an ageing community, and we need our hospital. We also have tourists at the weekend, lots of accidents and we have to be taken down to Maroondah Hospital or the Angliss hospital,” they said.

“I’ve spoken to many people up here and we all agree it should reopen, we don’t have a hospital here other than the Healesville hospital.”

In 2020 as Covid-19 was first beginning to take hold, Eildon MP Cindy McLeish and now Yarra Ranges Council Mayor Jim Child called upon the State Government to reopen the

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Free flu jabs this month

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 demand 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

Chirnside Park Medical Clinic is expecting to see a rise in vaccination bookings now the announcement has been made. 274300 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS 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.”

Jobs Victoria helping Yarra Ranges residents find work

By Callum Ludwig As Victoria transitions out of two years of 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 con-

Jobs Victoria is ‘Backing You’ for jobs in 2022.

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nected with training and employment opportunities.

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.

Unemployment or dissatisfaction with current employment also 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.”

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.

“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.”

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. For more 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-advocate-program/ 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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IN BRIEF Woori Yallock car accident A man in his 70s crashed on Allsops Rd in Woori Yallock on the afternoon of Wednesday 1 June at about 4pm.

“He was taken by road ambulance to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition with lower-body injuries,” said an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson.

A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed they had personnel attend the incident.

“It is understood a man fell out of a vehicle on private property on Allsops Road about 4.10pm,” the spokesperson said.

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The car was eventually removed from the ditch.

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Ditched car rescue

By Callum Ludwig A driver was lucky to escape a single-vehicle incident with minor injuries in Hoddles Creek on Monday 30 May. At about 12.30pm, the driver lost control on Gembrook-Launching Place Rd and crashed into the ditch on the side of the road, with the car tilted and the driver’s side door lodged against the ground.

Second Lieutenant at Hoddles Creek Fire Brigade Brett Kerford said the driver was unable to exit the vehicle.

“He was what they call mechanically trapped, rather then physically trapped because the car was in the ditch and unable to open the driver’s door. Upper Yarra SES and

Ambulance Victoria crews ended up getting him out through the passenger side door, which was a little bit of a problem in itself because of the gum trees after paramedics assessed him in regards to his injuries,” he said.

“We as the CFA crews assessed to make sure there was no fire or anything like that before letting them help get him out.”

An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson confirmed paramedics assessed the man at the scene and he was taken to Angliss Public Hospital for further observation.

Five CFA vehicles from Hoddles Creek and Hillcrest’s Fire Brigades attended alongside Ambulance Victoria and VICSES, as well as Victoria Police personnel. The situation was un-

der control at 12.51pm and deemed safe at 1.20pm.

Lt Kerford said police at the scene didn’t believe speed was a factor even in the wet conditions and the vehicle was not a risk to traffic.

“Fortunately, where he’s come off on his side of the road, it wasn’t impacting traffic coming either way. It was probably a really good result because he could have quite easily started coming the other way, which would have had much bigger implications,” he said.

“All crews attending worked very well together and it was successful in regards to the gentleman not having any injuries, the cars probably not quite so healthy, but he likely only suffered bruises and small abrasions.”

Police investigate suspected dog baiting

By Callum Ludwig Warburton Police are investigating a number of reports of suspected dog baiting in East Warburton recently.

It’s believed there has been a large number of incidents, only two cases are confirmed to have involved dogs suffering poisoning, and it is not yet certain whether a deliberate offence has occurred.

Leading Senior Constable Silvia Jarvie from Warburton Police said they were first alerted to an incident on Monday 23 May. “That dog that did recover, but was very ill and partially paralysed. The owner made a Facebook post about the incident which attracted a large number of comments from people saying ‘they were around the corner and it happened to them too’,” she said.

“After inquiries, we spoke to another lady, whose dog had died on the 30 April after a suspected baiting.”

A post on the Yarra Ranges Eyewatch page was made in an attempt to reach out for more information on potential incidents in

Suspicious incidents of dogs falling ill in East Warburton have resulted in one fatality so far.

Picture: ON FILE the East Warburton area. The two confirmed incidents occurred in the vicinity of Rainbow Trout Avenue, Callop Street and Whitegum Drive, affecting two households with two dogs each.

Ld. Snr Const. Jarvie said Warburton Police’s investigation is ongoing as they look to confirm an offence has occurred.

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“If we end up finding that there is an offence and a possible suspect we would probably pass it on to either the RSPCA or the Ranger,” she said.

“An important thing to note is that the two incidents we know about, they both discovered old cat food packets in their yards, which is known to be toxic to dogs when it has gotten old. If somebody’s doing it deliberately, they might have the knowledge of the consequences of eating off cat food, so it is suspicious.”

If people find any packaging for cat food not belonging to them, they are encouraged to report it to the police.

Comments and conversations held with police so far have indicated offences cited up to a year ago, but due to a lack of information this can’t be confirmed.

If any residents of this area have had dogs showing symptoms of poisoning or may have information that may be of assistance, please contact Ld. Snr Const. Jarvie at 5966 2006.

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Whilst there was plenty of snow on Mt Donna Buang as winter arrived, the roads were super icy resulting in a number of ‘you can’t park there mate / what happened Mr Drifter’ moments.

With more snow in the forecast, Yarra Ranges residents can expect similar conditions over the winter months. If you are heading up the mountain, please be prepared for Alpine conditions.

Be aware, Mt Donna Buang does not have dedicated staff unlike other major ski resorts and any assistance required may be some time off depending on road and traffic conditions.

Check out some snow driving tips on the VicRoads website under ‘Snow and Winter Driving’.

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Cantire Foods Pty Ltd has issued an urgent recall for Chris’ Homestyle Plant Based Corn Relish Dairy Free Vegan 200g Dip and Chris’ Homestyle Plant Based Spring Onion Dairy Free Vegan 200g Dip. Food Standards Australia says the products have been pulled from shelves due to the presence of an undeclared allergen (milk).

The corn relish flavour with the best-before dates of July 23 and August 22 are affected, while the recalled batches for spring onion includes June 1 and August 2.

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The driver luckily escaped without major injury.

A request for public assistance has been issued

by Yarra Junction police to help with charges against another hoon driver in the Upper Yarra.

On Saturday 28 May at approximately 9.30pm, a male driving a black holden commodore ute, conducted a large burnout outside the Warburton Hotel in Wesburn.

A short time later the vehicle was located and intercepted by members of Yarra Junction Police Station. The vehicle was found unroadworthy and was subsequently defected.

The driver was interviewed and will be charged on summons to attend the Ringwood Magistrates Court, at a later date.

Police are requesting any member/s of the public who witnessed or have mobile phone/ dash cam footage of the incident to contact Senior Constable Gavin Rhodes at Yarra Junction Police Station on (03) 5967 1104. Police want to remind motorists that they are targeting hoon behaviour in the area and any person found to be committing these offences could face harsh penalties including their vehicle being impounded and a date in front of a Magistrate.

This is the fourth known incident of hoon driving in the Upper Yarra area this year.

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Big plans for Healesville

By Renee Wood A major tourism development is on the cards for Healesville with a 104 acre site proposed for a hotel and entertainment venue.

Winarch Capital, a regional developer specialist, has acquired the land at 11 Maroondah Highway, Healesville that was first earmarked for a Mandarin Tourism Park for accommodation and a golf course.

The developer recently formed the Cedar Mill Group which is delivering large projects such as this, dubbed ‘Cedar Mill Yarra Valley’.

The designs are still in the development stages but the project could see a hotel of up to 300 beds, function rooms, restaurants, arts and culture sites and gardens.

Winarch Capital and Cedar Mill Group CEO Kyle McKendry said the $200 million Yarra Valley project would follow similar lines as the Cedar Mill Hunter Valley tourism project - which includes a wine museum, 200 room hotel, amphitheater, distilleries and retail spaces.

“It’s a matter of getting the right ingredients tailored to the specific location, so our overall concept is very similar, but we spend time tailoring that for the local market,” Mr McKendry said.

“We’ll now embark on a journey to really drill down on your area needs and then tailor that concept specifically to that so it may change.”

The project is still a few years in the making but once construction begins, it’s hoped to bring up to 500 jobs and see 300 full time equivalent roles.

It’s also pitched as a major economy driver, looking to boost tourism dollars by millions.

Mr McKendry said data from the Hunter Valley site suggests it could deliver up to $60 million dollars to the economy.

“We’re bringing a bigger and better package that’s beyond us, because we’re not expert

The 104 acre site also has rear access from Heritage Lane. hoteliers but we can bring the expert hotelier with us - if we can attract the quality operators and if you concentrate that activity in a wine region then it only supercharges the local area, it brings more visitation and more spend, it just flows on,” he said.

The site went up for sale at the end of last year however, the group has been scouting the region for some time, while consultants have also been speaking with hoteliers and governments – with accommodation always coming up as a much needed item.

“There’s a need to have more rooms basically so they can get more overnight stays, because the overnight stays at the very minimum will triple your average spend per person if they’re staying overnight and having dinner and going to activities rather than just driving in and driving out.”

Providing more family friendly sites such

as playgrounds, splash parks and gardens are other design elements discussed that will provide benefits for both locals and tourists.

Increasing entertainment in the Yarra Valley is another opportunity the venue could offer through a purpose built amphitheater, which would be part of the second stage of the project.

Although the region is already known for hosting large music events at Rochford Winery and the likes, Mr McKendry said the purpose built arena could see shows that hold more than 20,000 guests.

“We would have to look at the local sensitivities and what capacity can be accommodated there.

“In the next 18 months there’s Cat Stevens, there’s Bon Jovi - there’s international artists coming through that we would automatically attract if we were there because of the capacity,

Picture: RENEE WOOD if it’s economically viable to do it.”

The group is creating a national network of amphitheater venues and its first is currently under construction in Lake Macquarie costing $50 million dollars.

Mr McKendry said music industry representatives have been part of the design stages for the concert arena, something that could be replicated in the Yarra Valley’s design.

“The promoters are very enthused about them as are their crew and the artists because we’ve taken onboard all their inputs to come up with these designs, so they’re eagerly awaiting their delivery.

“It makes for a better punter experience, a better artist experience and a better promoter experience.”

The plans are expected to be with council by the end of the year, with approvals to take several months before construction begins.

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Ongoing rental backlog

By Mikayla van Loon 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. However, a report released last week by the UNSW City Futures Research Centre identified the

A national report has revealed the ballooning wait times for social housing and rentals in Australia. ballooning wait time for social housing across Australia for those mostly on low-incomes.

‘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 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.

“Australia’s social housing capacity has been declining for decades. Meanwhile, the

scale of need has continued to grow. So it has become an unenviable challenge for states 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

Picture: UNSPLASH 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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The Good Car Company is proud to partner with the Yarra Valley Community Power Hub for the Yarra Valley Electric Vehicle Bulk-Buy in May-June 2022. The Community Power Hub brings together six community renewable energy groups to join into this great bulk-buy campaign.

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Biker lucky to be alive

By Mikayla van Loon 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

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 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 finally 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.

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

Mr Wiltshire and Ms Harper said they have formed a lifelong friendship now they have found each other again. 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.”

Mrs Wiltshire unfortunately said she will never get back on a bike and although she would prefer her husband not to either, she just wants him to do what will make him happy.

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.”

Coldstream CFA officially opens $1.5 million station

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.

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

Picture: RENEE WOOD “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 forward 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 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 for not only its members, but local residents as well,” Ms Shing said.

Evelyn Member Bridget Vallance 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. mailcommunity.com.au

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Millwarra Primary School students are learning about First Nations Culture and Reconciliation.

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They could design them in the colours of their favourite team.

They designed Indigenous Guernseys similar to those in the AFL.

Learn by art and culture

By Callum Ludwig Millwarra Primary School engaged with First Nations culture through art and education for National Reconciliation Week.

Students have designed and drawn their own Indigenous Guernseys like those worn in the AFL for Sir Doug Nicholls round, creating stories with their designs through symbols they have learnt the meaning of.

Art and Library teacher Patricia Snowdon

said she spoke to the students about the history of Reconciliation Week.

“We’ve got an enormous collection of Indigenous stories with Indigenous authors and illustrators, so we linked our art and library sessions into a chat about Reconciliation Week,” she said.

“The theme this year is Be Brave, Make Change, so we thought of examples of how students can be brave, say something and make a change.”

Aunty Dot’s legacy lives on

By Renee Wood Aboriginal service men and women have been honoured at the 17th annual Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service during Reconciliation Week on Tuesday 31 May. The ceremony is held annually to recognise and commemorate First Nations people who served and sacrificed their lives for Australia.

It was first initiated by the late Aunty Dot Peters who in 2006 worked with the then Healesville RSL sub branch president Sam Halim to establish a dedicated remembrance service.

At the ceremony held at the Shine of Remembrance, Mr Halim paid tribute to the Yarra Yarra Elder and her efforts in driving the recognition for Aboriginal people who weren’t acknowledged for many years.

“The late Aunty Dot Peters AM came to ask me if the RSL would honour her father and the other indigenous soldiers who have fought and died for Australia but never received any recognition,” Mr Halim said.

“The more I learnt about the contribution about their untold bravery, their patriotism and their sacrifice, the more I ask myself – how is it that you can fight for your country yet your country doesn’t acknowl-

edge you in return?”

Aunty Dot first pursued the service in memory of her father, Yorta Yorta man Vincent Peters, who fought in the Second World War and died as a prisoner of war on the Thai Burma Railway.

Some 17 years on, the annual event continues to be a step towards healing and reconciliation.

“Our service has become a service that is truly representative for all Victorians – giving each one of us the opportunity to remember and reflect upon the sacrifices of our indigenous service men and women both past and currently serving,” he said.

Ngurai Illum Wurrung elder Uncle Vincent Peters, Aunty Dot’s nephew and grandson to Vincent Peters also acknowledged his aunt. “[The service] It’s obviously something special to us and we feel her spirit here todayon Bunurong land and are proud to be here at the Shine of Remembrance, rememberingand celebrating all of the efforts of Aboriginal soldiers from Australia,” Uncle Vincent said.

“My grandfather…he hadn’t been remembered in his time but we remember him in this time and we are very proud of it and grateful for the service today.”

Students have also learnt about Sorry Day and what Reconciliation means as well as what is ‘acceptable and unacceptable language’ when it comes to addressing First Nations peoples. Ms Snowdon said the students were quite shocked by any racism they had witnessed.

“They wonder why someone would be mean about that. One of the boys said they are going to have to not copy what the adults are doing even though they’re supposed to know when they’re assuming at that age that adults

do the right thing,” she said.

“I was telling them it’s all to do with them now, it’s the youth that will make the change.”

Ms Snowdon said it is incredibly important for kids to have a greater understanding and appreciation of First Nations culture, and that we cannot make a change without the next generation on board. Millwarra Primary School students continued their learning and art during the National Reconciliation Week which ended Friday 3 June.

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One year on from storm

By Callum Ludwig With the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic June 2021 storm event in the Yarra and Dandenong Ranges coming up over 9 and 10 June, residents are reflecting on one of the worst disasters that have ever hit the region.

Power outages, fallen trees, destroyed property, flooding and devasted communication infrastructure left residents in a state of unprecedented panic, all within the midst of heavy Covid-19 restrictions.

Photographer Suzanne Phoenix got out and about in the Upper Yarra after the weather subsided, capturing the impact of the event and said she saw things she had never really seen in Warburton before.

“Lots of places were underwater, as the river had risen extremely high. There was an overwhelming amount of water around,” she said.

“There were even ducks swimming past park benches on the bank of the river.”

By 10am on Thursday 10 June 2021, nearly 4400 calls had been made to the SES across the state. 650 of those calls came into Lilydale SES, with 30 rescues requested for people trapped in their houses by trees.

Ms Phoenix said people were in disbelief.

“We ran into quite a few people, some of our neighbours and people on the street and they just couldn’t believe it and wondered what was going to eventuate,” she said.

“We actually got really lucky here as far as we didn’t get much of the wind, just a lot of water and lost power for a couple of days.”

Winds of up to 100km per hour were recorded in the event, and the Yarra River rose to a peak height of five metres.

Ms Phoenix said there were a number of outstanding community efforts despite many different challenges being faced.

“Losing power was the biggest issue of all for us in the Upper Yarra, as we had no communications. We weren’t able to get any information about what was happening and where any relief was coming from, especially with lockdown restrictions in place,” she said.

“The Warburton IGA had no power but still did an amazing job providing supplies to

Extreme flooding was but one of the effects of the June 2021 storm event.

Pictures: SUZANNE PHOENIX

The town descended into darkness.

Residents were in disbelief.

Waters rose to extremely high levels in Warburton.

people, even letting them take items on credit and trusting them to come back in and pay later.”

Since the event, a number of initiatives from Yarra Ranges Council have seen community hubs go on the road, small grants provided for

events, firewood and heritage logs distributed and surveys and meetings conducted to check in with storm-affected residents.

Infrastructure sees little improvements after disaster

By Parker McKenzie One year on, residents in the Yarra and Dandenong Ranges are struggling to point out improvements to the vital infrastructure which failed them during the devastating June 2021 storm event.

Connecting Victoria, the Victorian Government’s $550 million program to fast track better mobile coverage and broadband access throughout the state, has yet to announce any projects to tackle the mobile black spots, poor internet coverage and telecommunications issues plaguing the region.

Sassafras resident Peter Brennan collaborated with Connecting Victoria to gather crowd-sourced data on black spots and interview businesses and locals. He has campaigned for years for better connectivity and action on telecommunications for the hills community since the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009.

Mr Brennan said 12 months on from the storms, he is struggling to find out what has changed and what work has been done to secure vital infrastructure.

“The reality is that both storms and bushfires are part of our future reality,” Mr Brennan said.

“In terms of basic infrastructure, do we have a more secure electricity system? That’s debatable. Have we got a more resilient telecommunications system?”

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A spokesperson for the Federal Department of Infrastructure said three Telstra mobile base stations in the area were commissioned in 2019 and 2021.

“These base stations were co-funded through the Mobile Black Spot Program and have all been equipped with at least 12 hours of battery backup,” the spokesperson said.

“To improve Australia’s disaster readiness, the Australian Government has committed to investing up to $200 million per year on disaster prevention and resilience, including improvements to telecommunications infrastructure. This funding will provide opportunities for additional resilience work to be undertaken.”

All three mobile base stations were funded and started construction before the June 2021 storm event.

The National Recovery and Resilience Agency, formed in May 2021 in response to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, awarded Yarra Ranges Council $10 million for the Resilient Yarra Ranges Project in April 2022.

The project includes a joint venture from Monash University and Yarra Ranges Council to assess “the feasibility for a resilient microgrid across essential buildings in Monbulk” and upgrade community buildings owned by council with “generator pug-in point and/or solar power capabilities”.

On March 29, Yarra Ranges Council called for mobile connectivity, NBN and broadband strength and emergency resilience issues to be addressed during the 2022 federal election.

Mayor Jim Child said residents in the region rely on telecommunications to operate during daily life and in emergency situations.

“We had mobile towers that failed because they weren’t powered, we had telephone exchanges that failed because they weren’t powered,” he said.

“We’ve found out that probably 98 per cent of our communities and people rely on communications through telecommunications to actually get the information that they need in times of disaster.”

A survey of 24,000 sites across the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges found around 25 per cent of them were experiencing telecommunications difficulties. A council storm survey found internet and power outages have increased by 31 and 41 per cent respectively since June 2021.

Connecting Victoria’s own connectivity

report, released on 1 February 2022, showed nearby municipalities had received funded projects despite having lower rates of broadband and connectivity issues compared to the Dandenong Ranges.

Mr Brennan said there is currently a lack of coherency and strategic alignment in government needed to solve issues in the region.

“Not just make statements but to actually do the things that need to be done in the community right now,” he said.

“I don’t see a willingness on behalf of our local politicians, possibly with the exception of Cathrine Burnett-Wake in the Victorian Senate, who’s asking the question of what has been done, where are all these reports, what are the findings?”

Ms Burnett-Wake, who is an MP for Eastern Victoria, said in a statement Mr Brennan had done a marvellous job collecting on the ground data about telecommunications issues in the Yarra and Dandenong Ranges but the area does not appear to be on the government’s current map of areas to prioritise.

“This is disappointing because in the Yarra Ranges and Dandenongs, every day without adequate connectivity is another day of risk,” she said.

“A reliable network should be a priority, particularly given the lessons of last year’s storm and the fact this area is prone to extreme weather events. I will continue to raise our telecommunication issues in Parliament.”

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Little farmers enjoy ag

By Callum Ludwig Wandin Yallock Primary School students are getting hands-on with their learning, getting stuck into the school’s Farm Program.

The students at the school each regularly update Nature Journals, which they work on all the way until they graduate, filling it with observations, knowledge and recordings about the natural world.

School Garden Specialist and Environment Educator Jillian Dowling, affectionately known as Farmer Jill, said she is the third farmer at the school since they established the program 14 years ago.

“There’s a number of quite established apple and other fruit trees, and we have productive gardens, a greenhouse and changes have been made to some of the layouts just to make it a little bit more productive,” she said.

“The kids run a lot of sustainability, horticulture and permaculture techniques, with worm farms, composting and teaching them about minimising food waste.”

The school has incorporated teaching about the seasons of the Eastern Kulin Seasonal Calendar, as well as traditional seasons with a focus recently on the current WaringWombat season.

Ms Dowling said the students have focused on making observations about what can be noticed that represents this season.

“We talked about the wombats coming out of their burrows to forage on warmer days, in the sunshine. We talked about what it’s like early in the morning, so it’s been very misty, and that it’s quite a wet season,” she said.

“Last week the kids were drawing things that they were noticing around them, so they were drawing coloured leaves to represent autumn, as well as pumpkins or toadstools and mushrooms.”

In recognition of National Reconciliation

Wandin Yallock Primary School has been running a loved and successful Farm Program.

Pictures: SUPPLIED Week, a number of Indigenous studies and activities are incorporated into the Wandin Yallock Primary School Farm Program such as learning Indigenous animal and plant names, learning traditional plant uses and choosing local Australian plants to grow.

Ms Dowling said it’s quite rewarding to see the students think about these things, and great to see the kids get excited.

“Sometimes if we finished an activity on the farm, they’ll ask to get the scissors out, and they just trim grass that’s growing under a tree or along the fence line, and I never would have thought telling kids they can go trim grass is what they’d excited about,” she said.

“Sometimes they go really quiet, and I think ‘oh my gosh, what’s going on? They’re too quiet.’ Or they’re so loud, because they’re so ex-

cited, like ‘I found a butchy boy, or look I’ve got a worm and then they hold it for the rest of the class. They are so funny and it is so rewarding for me watching their excitement.”

Another activity the students have recently done was to watch a video about the amount of soil on Earth if it were represented by an apple, which ends up being only a small strip of apple skin, teaching kids about how important sustainable food production is.

Ms Dowling said it is important for kids to understand these ideas as they are the future.

“The earlier you can get them to understand the connections in nature and how reliant we are on all creatures, even the tiny ones, the better,” she said.

“They’re also going to be role models and they can be role models to their parents as

Composting is an important part of the program.

The Farm Program gives kids a different kind of hands-on learning opportunity. well, teaching them about creating less rubbish, nude food and other changes that they can make in their everyday lives to reduce the impact on our environment.”

Farm sessions are run on Fridays each week, while kids can also access the farm of their own accord at playtimes.

The Rotary Club of Wandin will be conducting a Car Battery Recycling Collection Day next Saturday 11 June 2022 at Wandin and Seville.

The Rotary Club will be running the collection from 8am to 11am at the carpark in the Wandin North Shopping Centre near the kindergarten and at Seville in the carpark behind the ALDI supermarket.

President Ben Vallence said the Rotary Club of Wandin will accept any old or unwanted car, truck or boat batteries for recycling.

“These types of batteries are difficult to dispose of and can end up laying around and causing damage to our environment,” he said.

“The Rotary Club of Wandin has been running these battery collections for years

and is always amazed by the response we receive, with many people offloading stockpiles of batteries they have accumulated over time”.

Batteries collected will be taken to reputable and verified facilities to safely dispose of the waste and recycle various components of the batteries.

Mr Vallence said all revenue generated from the collection is invested straight back into the Rotary Club of Wandin’s community projects.

“It’s not only a great way to remove waste from people’s homes and dispose of the batteries safely, but it also helps protect against harmful chemicals and waste from leaking and harming our precious local environment,” he said.

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LET IT SNOW

The towering forests were frosted.

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The fog added to the feel.

Picture: KHALIQ GULZARI

The winter is coming.

Picture: LISA BERRY

It’s a winter wonderland

By Callum Ludwig Winter has hit Warburton with a well-timed flurry of snow as we enter the chilliest months of the year.

The mercury only reached a high of 9.6, 9.7 and 11.3 on Monday 30 May, Tuesday 31 May and Wednesday 1 June respectively according to the Australia Bureau of Meteorology’s weather station in Coldstream.

Owner of Mountain Tucker (a hot food and drink van that sets up on Mt Donna Buang) Joe Buckley said the most spectacular thing is getting to see all of the changing faces of the snow and trees.

“You’re sitting in this most amazing place looking out at the most amazing scenery, and when big soft snowflakes fall on you, you feel really blessed to be there,” he said.

“Working in the middle of the week isn’t normal for me, over the last few years the snow has been falling on the weekends and now it’s coming on weekdays.”

Monday saw 10 centimetres fall before the 16 centimetres forecast for Tuesday turned out to be only 6 centimetres before a light dusting of a few more on Wednesday.

Mr Buckley battled through the bitterly old Tuesday after having some heater problems.

“Tuesday was bitterly cold, probably the coldest I’ve felt up there. The paraffin in our diesel heater was fogged by the cold, so it wasn’t working when it was minus four degrees in there,” he said.

“On Tuesday we were 700 metres down from the summit at the top car park, and the difference was amazing, it was snowing up there before turning to rain just a bit further down.”

A few minor incidents occurred on the slippery icy roads, but nothing worse than a few cars needing to be hauled out of the slight ditch on the side of the road. No damage or towing was a result.

Mr Buckley said a lot of people enjoyed the snow and his work in the van.

“It was a constant stream of customers to the van on Wednesday which was wonderful,

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and a lot of people enjoyed the snow reports I have been posting on Facebook. There were a lot of kids keen to try their toboggans and snow gear,” he said.

“I meet some really amazing people from such a variety of jobs, and if they’ve got time for a chat, you learn a few things. There are so many different groups of people and it creates a really multicultural mixing of visitors.”

More snow is forecast for the weekend after a couple of days without.

Owner and Founder of Warburton Adventure Company Sam Maddock said while winter is there off-season, people are keen to come out and explore opportunities in Warburton.

“Post-lockdowns, lots of people are still keen to come out to Warburton because of its proximity to Melbourne. Even though it’s a bit colder, we have the gear and equipment to facilitate an enjoyable experience,” he said.

“One of our mottos is, whether it’s our own business or personal travel, we always like to see people in the offseason because they get the place to themselves and get a real feel for what the locals get to live during the week.”

Warburton Adventure Company offers a number of year-round experiences like mountain biking out to the Redwood Forest, cave trips to Britannia Creek caves and abseiling sites. They also run a bus up to Mt Donna Buang in the snow season to run guided tours and ease parking congestion, as well as snowshoe tours from Mountain Victoria with a three-kilometre walk through the mountain ash along the ridge all the way up to the summit of Mt Donna Buang before descending back down to Warburton.

Mr Maddock said there is a real homely feeling to Warburton n the wintertime.

“We have a really good coffee culture, warm fires, and the opportunities to explore like a hike to La La Falls and Mt Donna Buang of course,” he said.

“Warburton gives a cosy vibe and you are so close to Melbourne but yet you feel like you’re so far away, and there was an eerie winter feeling being among a small pocket of snow gums at the top of the hill.”

Kids embraced the frosty fun.

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Mt Donna Buang was transformed into a Winter Wonderland on Tuesday with snow falling across the mountain - sparking interest from locals and visitors across the region.

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Telling stories of Country

By Callum Ludwig A sign telling the story and importance of the Iuk, or short-finned eel, has been installed at the Warburton Caravan Park as part of the Yarra Ranges Council’s Indigenous Heritage Visibility project.

Woiwurrung Elder of the Wurundjeri People Aunty Kim Wandin consulted on the interpretation of the sign designed in collaboration with East Warburton artist Ryan Tews. The owners of the Warburton Caravan Park contributed to the project through a DELWP grant.

Yarra Ranges Council’s Eastern Bushland Management Officer Ben O’Leary said the project is designed to help engage locals and visitors with Wurundjeri history.

“It’s culturally and environmentally important to look after our creeks and rivers and just notice what a cool species it is and how significant it is,” he said.

“We are trying to open people’s eyes to what’s out there and highlight the enormous and really rich culture that is all around us. Hopefully, these signs help to expose people to it.”

Three signs were already situated at Thomas Street in Warburton, which describe the creation of Birrarung — Yarra River — and the Iuk season sign was intentionally positioned and designed in a similar style, also designed by Mr Tews and Aunty Wandin’s cousin Brooke Wandin.

Mr Tews said he was approached again to expand upon the collection of stories and bring more art to the community.

“I think it’s essential for people that want to connect and get to know this place. I think there was a colonial priority to hide these stories,” he said.

“This is a sign that we are bringing them back to the forefront of people’s minds and it’s a good thing. People are really ready to and want to learn more.”

The sign contains information and stories about the Iuk, or short-finned eel, which live in the Birrarung, or Yarra River.

The Iuk sign is situated at the eastern end of the Warburton Holiday Park.

Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS Aunty Wandin said the signs aim to create a deeper connection with the Birrarung along the banks of Warburton.

“The signs are honouring the waterways of Wurundjeri country, with a clear message of protecting the Birrarung, being careful with our footprint and what goes into our waterways,” she said.

“The Birrarung is a life-giving force and is the way Country speaks to us.”

Mr Tews and Aunty Wandin spent time by the river conducting a cyanotype process for the sign, coating big boards of timber or paper with light-sensitive emulsion before placing Aunty Wandin’s clapsticks, weaving and some local foliage which when exposed to the sun, become printed onto the surface. Mr Tews then combined the different shadows digitally into composite artwork, forming the backing board of the artwork on the sign.

“I’m really honoured to be on Wurundjeri country and helping to tell these stories when I’m invited to do so, it became our project and

we chose a beautiful stretch of river for the spot,” Mr Tews said.

The Iuk migrate up and down the Birrarung all the way out to the Coral Sea and have been known to travel short distances across land between water bodies.

Aunty Wandin said the Iuk is a unique and special creature.

“The Iuk was a traditional food source for the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people, and the way the Birrarung flooded and created billabongs aided their journey as they travel over land to sea, even though intervention has altered the natural flooding of the Birrarung now,” she said.

“Even scientists are still studying this unique and special creature to understand more about it now.”

The Yarra Ranges Council’s Indigenous Heritage Visibility project was previously awarded a Local Government Pro award in 2018, which helped encourage the expansion of the project with more signs and the Indigenous Art on Water Tanks project.

Mr O’Leary said on the same philosophy there are plans to roll out more interpretive signs along the Warburton Rail Trail in the next month or so.

“People often remark on how it’s really a lovely trail and they enjoy the surface and the serenity, but often mention wanting to see more Indigenous interpretive signage that is lacking along the trail,” he said.

“We want to install five signs, including various subjects from the value of birds, billabongs and Stringybark trees as well as the experience of Coranderrk and the disassociation of First Nations people, all linked by the Woiwurrung language.”

Brooke Wandin is once again contributing to the upcoming projects, interpreting through Woiwurrung language and helping create audio components using a push button to make the experience more inclusive and accessible.

Mr O’Leary said the team have battled Covid and a whole myriad of challenges.

“I’m going to be really proud when it’s up and running because I think it’s the missing piece for the trail,” he said.

“It’s a great way for us to connect with our residents and tourists and engage them in a really important aspect of living here in the Yarra Ranges.”

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Tania Chanter and guests at the launch event.

Exhibit guests observing John Christie’s work.

Jerry Osadczuk with his work in the gallery.

Through the abstract lens YAVA Gallery has opened it’s latest exhibition, presenting 13 Yarra Valley Artists working in 2D and 3D to explore themes around abstract art with paint, photography, clay and glass.

In the time of Coronavirus, lives have become fragmented, interrupted and abstracted - to see clearly the way forward has become obtuse.

Instead we are forced to turn inwards, distill and abstract what is important, what is meaningful, what is the bare essence of our existence.

“Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead use shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect (ABSTRACT) art can or should be like music, in that just as music is patterns of sound, art’s effects should be created by pure patterns of form, colour and line,” quoted by Tate Gallery.

Viewers unfamiliar with abstract art can often find it confronting and even jarring, seeking to make sense or find the meaning in the work can be confusing.

Howeve, if the viewer interacts with the painting in a different way, allowing the colours and forms to infuse our senses, we can travel through understanding on a different level.

As the viewer engages with the colours and forms emotions arise; attraction, repulsion, serenity, anger, joy - however the reaction transpires it informs meaning.

Abstract art requires a different way of seeing and indeed feeling and being.

Artists in the show included Deanne Eccles, Jenny Davis, Jerry Osadczuk, Jo Carroll, John Christie, Laura Windmill, Lee Herath, Lynne McDowell, Michelle Payne, Robyn Henchel, Susanne Richards, Tania Chanter, Wilani van Wyk Smit.

The exhibit will run until Sunday 26 June.

Susanne Richards is one of the 13 artists who’s joined the abstraction exhibit.

Wilani van Wyk Smit with her works in the latest exhibit, which are the feature for the show’s promotion.

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The abstraction exhibit launched on Thursday 2 June and runs until Sunday 26 June.

Warby filmed ‘dogumentary’ soon to be released

By Callum Ludwig Warburton filmmaker Peter Downey has produced a quirky film to be screened at the Mecca Theatre in the Warburton Arts Centre on Thursday 7 July at 7pm. co-hosted by the Yarra Ranges Film Society and United Natures Media.

‘Dozer’s Pet Diesel’ was filmed largely in Warburton, as well as Healesville and Marysville, and features a number of cameos from Warburton residents.

Mr Downey said he would describe the film as a cross between a family comedy and the X Files.

“It began as a children’s story that I wrote a long time ago, never published, and that I put away for a long, long time. Then I got into filmmaking, and a few years later I thought I would use my documentary skills to turn that kids’ book into a film,” he said.

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Dozer(back) and Pipsqueak(front) are two stars of the film. uncover in the film.”

The mockumentary-style film is centred on dogs, and the relationship they share with each other and their owners and what it means to them.

Mr Downey said the film was inspired by Warburton’s mysteriousness and its crazy, dog-obsessed people.

“Over the years there’s been tales of the giant eel, black panthers up in the forest and

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other things like that, which you’ll notice in the film,” he said.

“It includes a bunch of the funniest locals as well, but there’s even a moving part about a lady whose dog got her through the loss of her son, going over to the Labyrinth in Healesville and walking with her dog.”

Tickets will be available soon and movie sessions will be able to be pre-booked at culturetracks.info or by phoning 1300 368 333.

Dozer and Peter Downey as seen in the film’s trailer.

Mr Downey said the audience will get a lot of different experiences out of the film.

“They’ll get a laugh out of it, that’s for sure, and a greater appreciation for their dog and for nature because one of the themes in the film is that dogs have domesticated us as much as we’ve domesticated them,” he said.

“That also goes for wheat and a lot of other things in nature, and we looked into that humbling philosophy in the film.” mailcommunity.com.au

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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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Enjoy feast of films For almost four decades the Warburton Film Festival has provided a winter feast of films in the cosy Mecca Theatre, Arts Centre, Warburton on 17, 18 and 19 June.

After two years of local and visiting filmgoers having to make do with small screen viewing for their film fix, the Warburton Film Festival is back with a long weekend of world films on the big screen.

The Yarra Ranges Film Society dipped its collective toes back into the world of cinema in February with a successful mini-festival of short films from the 2021 Show Us Your Shorts collection and in March with the Healesville Mini Film Festival.

They are now excited to present a program of eight world films, along with the best of 2022 Show Us Your Shorts entries.

YRFS president Vivienne Bond said the program offers an exciting mix with all the films having been made no earlier than 2018 and with a limited release in Australia.

“They have origins in Iceland, Argentina, Australia, Iran, Poland, France and Germany and with drama, comedy, suspense and documentary genres represented, there is something for everyone,” she said.

“A selection of the best entries from the short film competition will be screened and the production quality and originality of these entries, once again, never ceases to amaze.”

The festival kicks off on Friday night with The Eulogy (Australia) including an on-stage Q

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The popular Show Us Your Shorts film competition flagged the return of film festival fun in February and the best is yet to come with the 2022 Warburton Film Festival this month. YRC Cr Jim Child (right) joined Society treasurer Laurie Hastings, president Vivienne Bond and founding member Marg Sail in presenting awards to SUYS winners.

Picture: SUPPLIED and A with the director Janine Hosking while on the Saturday, director, Benjamin Gilmour will present his award-winning Australian drama Jirga, one of four films on the day, and stay on for a Q and A session.

Settle in on Sunday for offerings from Poland, France and Germany to complete the weekend of outstanding cinema.

Tickets are available for single films, as a multipass for two or more films, or the season ticket for all eight films.

Vivienne encouraged people to book early and to take the opportunity to enjoy every-

thing Warburton has to offer from unique shops and natural beauty to the great food and coffee on offer by the wonderful local eateries that continue to support the festival each year.

Programs are available at The Memo in Healesville and Arts Centre, Warburton, or visit www.warburtonfilmfestival.com.au for the program online.

Bookings can be made online, by phone or in person at The Memo or Arts Centre, Warburton, at www.culturetracks.info or on 1300 368 333.

Ngulu Festival to be celebrated at ECOSS

By Callum Ludwig Following over two years of delays, Yarra Valley ECOSS is finally able to host its first Ngulu Festival since 2019 to mark the opening of a Creation Story Mural and Soundscape, created in collaboration with Indigenous Artist and proud Bidjara woman of Queensland Central Highlands Nikki Browner and RMIT Industrial Design students.

The event on Friday 17 June at 5pm will be in conjunction with ECOSS’ weekly market and features an all-First Nations lineup of artists.

Community Engagement, Market & Events Coordinator Leanne Hall said the mural received funding from Yarra Ranges Council before being put on hold due to Covid-19.

“The next year we got funding again to add to the mural by creating the soundscape, to help tell the local Wurundjeri country creation story,” she said.

“The first Ngulu festival in 2019 when we had Kutcha Edwards, was a really special day.”

A Welcome to Country will be performed by a Wurundjeri Elder before a Smoking Ceremony performed by Woiwurrung Elder of the Wurundjeri People Auntie Kim Wandin marks the beginning of the event.

Ms Hall said she thinks it is really important to have events that celebrate Wurundjeri country.

“I think it’s crucial for people to develop a

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Yarra Valley residents can enjoy a feast of music, live and on film, during a special Refugee Week celebration on Friday June 24, organised by Healesville RAR (Rural Australians for Refugees).

The event, at Healesville Uniting Church and Darren Honey Centre starting at 7:30 pm, will feature the acclaimed documentary Scattered People, about the songs of refugees and asylum seekers and the healing power of music.

Along with music from different cultures, the film features interviews with top recording artists including Archie Roach, Dan Sultan, Missy Higgins, John Butler, Katie Noonan, Robbie James and Harry James Angus (The Cat Empire).

Guitarist Iain Gillespie and percussionist Jamie Smagmolen of Woodn’wire will team up with award-winning violinist, Nic Lyon, to perform acoustic blues, jazz and folk, live in the Darren Honey Centre after the film while the audience enjoys free refreshments.

“It will be a wonderful night and no bookings are required – entry will be by donation,” says RAR Healesville chairperson, Jeanette McRae. “Everyone is welcome to attend, and all the money raised will go to supporting refugees and asylum seekers.”

Rubbish clean up event

Ganga Giri will be bringing his funky dance Indigenous fusion to the event.

Kutcha Edwards performing in the sunset at the 2019 Ngulu Festival.

Pictures: SUPPLIED deeper understanding of local indigenous culture, these events create a connection to the land, show respect to Indigenous people and help with reconciliation,” she said.

“I think it’ll be a beautiful experience for everybody to connect with the local First Nations people and culture while learning more about the creation story and connecting with Indigenous music experiences.”

The lineup is headlined by local Wurundjeri star Chenile Chandler who has performed at The Australian Open and re-written The Melbourne Football Theme song in Woi Wurrung

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and will be performing A Call to Country.

First Nations singer-songwriter Pirritu will be performing the songs of his own personal stories, Ngiyampaa man Ganga Giri will be bringing his fusion of Indigenous music and funky dance beats and Woromi-Biripi woman Nikki Madgwick will be MCing the event as well as sharing her spoken word pieces.

Tickets for the event located at Yarra Valley ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Rd Wesburn, can be purchased here: www.events.humanitix. com/ngulu-festive-market The event is held in conjunction with the usual Friday afternoon ECOSS market which starts at 3.30pm, and will have a feast of Indigenous cuisines available. More information can be found at the Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/852658996126263

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No reason 4 rubbish is holding a clean up event in Healesville on Sunday 19 June 10am till 12pm.

Participants can meet at the park on the corner of Green Street and River Street in Healesville..

Anyone wanting info or to join our group can contact Cindy De Luca on 0419 002 761.

Men’s Shed open day As part of Men’s Health Week (19-25 June), the Badger Creek & District Men’s Shed will be hosting an Open Day on Wednesday 22 June 2022 from 10am to 2pm.

Come and see what we do and have a chat over a sausage sizzle.

You can find us at 360 Badger Creek Road, Badger Creek (behind the CFA Fire Station).

Graeme Chester, Secretary 0412 165 420.

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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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back Karen Phillips

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.

In 1916, at the age of 19, Alice became the

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PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN first woman to singlehandedly drive an automobile over the Black Spur. She proceeded to launch her own motor touring business, using a 1914 Hupmobile – a birthday present from her father after he failed to pay it off – to drive families across the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges.

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.

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.

- Seth Lukas Hynes

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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Kemp’s curtain call of an audience – this is the event for you. If you’re not a performer yourself why not come along and be part of the audience. Bring some friends and make an evening of it.

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.

No BYO alcohol but bring a plate to share.

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All invited for morning tea

By Renee Wood The Le Pines Funeral home and the Tarrwarra CWA branch are joining forces once more to host a Biggest Morning Tea event on Wednesday 15 June.

It’s the first time in two years the local Cancer Council fundraiser has been able to go ahead and the organisations are thrilled to see its return.

Tarrawarra Branch President Anne Faulks said the group was pleased to come on board with the event, honouring past president Maria Graham who died from breast cancer.

“Maria was such a beautiful, strong person, a valued member of our branch, so for us it was perfect when Jenny approached us,” Ms Faulks said.

The CWA members prepare the morning tea with an array of delicious treats and scones for attendees, while Jenny Smith from Le Pines dresses the tables beautifully with vintage wares.

Ms Smith also gathers collects donated goods to hold raffles and games on the day.

“I always make sure no one goes home without something, that’s my rule,” Ms Smith said.

The day provides an opportunity for local residents to meet and socialise, something that’s been dearly missed during lockdowns.

Everyone’s welcome to attend the day, with a $5 donation on the door all going towards the Cancer Council.

Ms Smith said in previous years everyone gives generously and up to $2000 has been raised through the event.

“A lot of our branches, we’ve aligned with that charity in a way and it has just become an annual event with many of the Le Pine branches around Melbourne,” Ms Smith said.

The event will run from 10am to 12pm on Wednesday 15 June at the Le Pine Funeral Home on Maroondah Highway.

Jenny Smith and Ann Faulks are looking forward to the Biggest Morning Tea event at the Le Pines Funeral home. 283750

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MEDICALLY SPEAKING

Maintaining routine tests Have you neglected your routine eyecare?

The Covid outbreak, close contact isolation and caring for loved ones through this time has prevented some people from prioritising their health care and consequently delaying making regular appointments and check-ups.

Since the beginning of 2020, Yarra Junction Optical have noticed a significant drop in patients booking their routine eye examinations. Although Yarra Junction Optical do send reminders, they acknowledge that there are a number of factors outside of their control that may result in you putting your eye health to the bottom of the to-do list.

As with any routine health check, the importance of regular eye tests is imperative to help with early detection of eye disease and to ensure your spectacles are suitable for your ongoing vision requirements.

Around 90% of all blindness and vision impairment in Australia is preventable or treatable if detected early. Optometrists recommend that eye tests should be carried out every 2 years. If you are over 60, have diabetes or a family history of eye disease this should increase to a minimum of every 12 months.

Ground breaking new lens technology available at Yarra Junction Optical Australis lenses are the most accurate visual solution, taking into account your personal feedback and the characteristics of your selected frame. This means your glasses are fully custom-made, providing smooth and natural vision in every direction of gaze, far and near.

The most accurate point-of-wear measurements further refine the lens design to create a fully tailor-made visual experience.

The uniquely developed lens design is created to suit your lifestyle, personal preference and visual needs. Rather than choosing a lens category for you, the visual solution will be tailor-made to your eyes.

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LIFESTYLE RETREAT AND EQUINE HAVEN NESTLED down a tree lined driveway and on the perfect sized allotment of just over 5 acres, is this fabulous character farmhouse ideal for a large or extended family with a brilliant set up for horses, and shedding that will be a dream for a tradesperson or those requiring lots of vehicle storage and workspace.

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

floor plus to add to the equine excellence, a menage to work the horses and a picturesque dam.

The huge shed comes complete with a hoist, concrete flooring and power and with

high lift doors, a great storage space for all of the toys.

This is a brilliant lifestyle property in a gorgeous location that you will enjoy every minute living in. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 1781 Don Road, DON VALLEY Description: 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $1,350,000 - $1,450,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Samantha Price 0438 795 190, BELL REAL ESTATE - YARRA JUNCTION, 5967 1277

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THE PERFECT MODERN FAMILY HOME STEP up to a dream property where your new ‘Hills’ lifestyle meets all your family’s needs.

Four comfortable bedrooms (two with full ensuites), two separate living rooms with the rumpus (with a built-in bar) features stacker doors connecting the outdoor entertaining deck where the kids hand feed the parrots and kookaburras.

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.

All the creature comforts are here with ducted gas heating, cosy combustion wood fire, split system cooling, down lighting and all with fresh modern paint tones.

Outdoors lead to the kids play space for the tramp, lawn area and paved fire pit for those toasted marshmellow evenings.

There is even a second driveway entrance from the rear that allows extra parking and a remote double garage with handy loft storage space.

The fully landscaped 990sqm garden with nothing to do, has the rear yard fenced for the four-legged family member and for walks the park with a pond is at the end of the street.

Primary and secondary schooling and the town centre are all handy as well. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 25 Bellbird Street, BELGRAVE Description: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $845,000 - $925,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Grant Skipsey 0418 528 102, RANGES FIRST NATIONAL, 9754 6111

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.

Exceptionally generous in size, this home sits on 2 lots and boasts 6 bedrooms, a sunroom/home office, 3 bathrooms, 4 toilets and a flexible floor plan suitable for family life and working or studying from home.

The 3 outdoor decks have private elevated views of the green surrounds, with the balcony accessed through bi-fold doors off the kitchen, a perfect spot for a morning coffee. Convenient features include a master bedroom with a private balcony, walk-in robe and en-suite, stunning bathrooms with luxury fittings, exquisite light fittings, gas ducted heating, new carpets, polished floorboards, refreshed kitchen and a fresh colour palette throughout.

Also, there is multiple off-street parking, a carport and ample storage. Tastefully renovated, the home has the charm and character of period features, with stylish modern-day fittings.

Awaiting its new owners are new concrete stumps, improved driveways and courtyards.

Just walk in to start enjoying the muchcoveted hills lifestyle. Only under an hour to Melbourne CBD by train or car, this

home offers a convenient base to commute from for work or study, whilst also having unlimited choices for leisure nearby.

Families will enjoy the short walk to the local playground, pools and walking tracks.

Puffing Billy, Sherbrooke Forest, Olinda, Sassafras and other famed destinations in the Dandenong Ranges are all a few minutes away.

Sure to be snapped up quickly, this premiere property is not to be missed! ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 74 Station Street, BELGRAVE Description: 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 garage Price: $1,150,000 - $1,250,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Jan Brewster 0409 558 805, RANGES FIRST NATIONAL, 9754 6111 20 MAIL

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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.

A perfect family home to live in or for an investor to rent out - call to arrange a private inspection today.

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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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$530,000 - $580,000

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An Immaculate and Stylish home is perched perfectly to capture the views of the Yarra Valley on this beautiful property of approx 113 acres. As you enter the light filled foyer, you are greeted with ceilings rising to an imposing height, framing the beautiful formal lounge and dining. The informal living is equally lovely, showcasing a floorplan that flows seamlessly to the vast kitchen; with quality appliances, feature bay window and the abundance storage space.

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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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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$480,000-$525,000 2A 1B 2C

This well-appointed over 55’s unit is on a lovely flat allotment of 236sqm and has plenty of extras that are sure to impress the most fastidious buyer. Features include high ceilings, open plan living/dining/kitchen, two spacious bedrooms with BIR’s, central/ensuite effect bathroom, 2 WC’s, ample storage throughout, GDh & S/S, single garage with internal access & second car space, undercover entertaining, flat, fenced allotment with side access. Quick stroll to the bus stop, IGA, shops, cafes, restaurants, parks and more!

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CoCkAToo 4 CoCkAToo AvENuE GREAT VALUE-3 LIVING, 2 DRIVEWAYS

$750,000-$815,000 3A 2B 4C

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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$780,000-$850,000 4A 2B 2C

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.

Jan Brewster 0409 558 805

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$1,050,000-$1,150,000 4A 1B 2C

Feel like you have no neighbours on this private, flat & usable near one-acre oasis with views over the neighbouring paddocks. The house is fresh and ready for its new owners, with open plan living & dining that flows out onto the large deck. Also on offer here is a multipurpose room downstairs, double carport, 4.5m x 4.5m shed & room to build a huge shed STCA and fully fenced for safe play. Minutes from Emerald township and the community hub with great access to Wellington Road for easy connection to everything.

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$670,000 - $735,000

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FOR SALE

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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FOR SALE

53 Albert Street, UPPER FERNTREE GULLY

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

EXPANSIVE HOME IDEAL FOR GROWING FAMILIES

4A 2B 5C

FOR SALE

25 Nicholson Street, OLINDA

$790,000 - $860,000

CONTEMPORARY HOME WITH TREE CANOPY VIEWS

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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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.

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By Alexandra Woods All teams played this weekend with our Unders for footy and netball playing at Powelltown and Seniors teams at Yarra Junction. More milestones this week as we see netballers, Chelsea Barnard player 150th game, Sally McIntosh with 100 games and Gabby Woods with 50.

Well done girls!

The morning started at Powelltown where the 17 and Under netball went up against Powelltown. In an even fight throughout the morning, unfortunately, Powelltown got the win by 3 goals. Hannah Darwall, Grace Cole and Tahlia Thornton were best for the match, whilst Tayah Humphrey shot 10 goals, Tahlia with 6 and Lexi Cole with 1. The final scores were 17-20.

Under 18s took on Kinglake at Powelltown.

In what was set to be a tough match, after going down last time we met by 30 points. This time, it was the Burras who snagged the win by 41 points, putting the boys on the equal points on the ladder to the top team, Kinglake.

Tyler Bert, Blake Muir, Blake Cameron, Zayden Crunden and Kobi Gay were the best players for the match. Liam Westlake managed to secure 6 goals to his name giving him a total of 26 goals in 7 games. Blake Muir and Dylan Walker kicked 3, Charlin Nyhuis and Aspen O’Neill Kicked 2 and Angus McDonald and Hudson Semple both had 1 each. 78-119 was the final score.

Next was over to Yarra Junction for our Senior Squads.

D Grade was first to take the court in another massive win. 7-42 was the end result with Cam Holland shooting 29 goals and Cam Partel with 10. We also saw Maddi McConachy move into the goals putting 3 up herself.

Courtney Godenzi, Nicole Cervasio and Ashlee Freedman were top performers for this game.

C Grade had another amazing performance, bringing home a 15-55 win. Mel Hancock put up 27 goals and Emily Hay with 19.

Brooke de Pedro also contributed with 9 goals.

The best performers for this match were Ellie Stahl, Melanie Hancock and Haley Toy. B Grade up after with another solid win by 11 goals to Yarra Junction. Chelsea Barnard, Sally McIntosh and Jordana Butcher were the top players of this game, with Jordana Butcher shooting 23 goals and Alexandra Woods with 18.

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A Grade Captain, Morgan Wyatt in action. point win. 4.3-27 to 15.12-102 was the final score with Damien Egan kicking 5 goals, securing 17 goals in 4 matches. Troy Dargie kicked 3 goals, Dave Bedggood and Nic Toy with 2 and Josh Read, matt Sidari and Jake Cahill all had 1. The best players were Brayden Ferguson, Shannon Noonan, Matthew Godenzi, Jackson Blake, Kyton Handy and Jackson Jones.

A Grade was last to take the court and completed the match with a solid 34-55 win. Bianca Daniels put up a big 40 goals, Kirralee Luiyf with 12 and Emerson Woods with 3. Best for this match were Bianca Daniels, Selina Fotia and Ashlyn Elliott.

Seniors finished off the weekend and the clean sweep at Yarra Junction. After a tough

Picture: SUPPLIED battle and a couple of injuries, the Burras didn’t let Yarra Junction take control of the game. Using their fitness and skills the boys managed to secure a 10.9-69 to 14.11-95 win. Our backline was unstoppable leaving Yarra Junction to kick 2.1 goals in the second half. Jack Farrugia, Aiden Westlake, Jack Lee, Timothy McKail, Shawn Andueza and Bailey Humphrey were top performers for the match.

Jack Farrugia kicked 4 goals for the day, Brady Mitchell with 3, Mitch Bondua with 2 and Tom Marr, Nelson Aldridge, Trent Elliott, Bailey Humphrey and Patty Huynh all had 1 each.

Bye for football next weekend but our netballers take on Yea at home.

Plenty of wins for Seville at home games

By Mick Morris Seville was at home on Saturday vs Berwick Springs with a cool afternoon and windy conditions to contend with.

Seville made good use of the breeze in the first quarter kicking 7 goals to 0.

Seville had winners all over the ground and Berwick Springs didn’t seem to have any answers.

Berwick Springs lifted in the second quarter after copping some serious home truths from their coach at quarter time.

Berwick Springs worked themselves back into the game kicking 4 goals to 1 in the second quarter.

The third quarter started with Dave Wind taking the mark of the day and then dishing out a handball that resulted in a goal.

That was the first of 5 from Seville whilst Berwick Springs kicked 3, heading into the last quarter with a handy lead of 32 points.

The last quarter was a hard slog for both teams in the wintery conditions.

Most of the quarter was played between the arcs with Seville kicking 2 goals to 1.

Seville’s run and carry seemed the difference between the 2 sides in a fairly even contest after quarter time.

The best players for Seville were Joshua Weightman, Jake Strachan, Jack Nolan, Brendan Dickinson, Alex Condello and Daniel Iacuone.

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Pigs and bloods clash

Seville’s midfield brigade gathered at quarter time.

Seville plays away following the Queen’s Birthday weekend break, up against Yarra Glen on Saturday 18 June.

Other scores: U18s: Seville 9.17, 71 defeated Alexandra 2.4, 16.

Reserves: Seville 6.6, 42 defeated by Berwick Springs 9.15, 69.

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Football Yarra Glen met Healesville in a must-win battle for the River Pigs. Starting with the wind they won their fair share of the ball but failed to convert a number of set shots at goal to finish the quarter at 1.6 versus Healesville’s 1.2.

The second quarter was a fierce contest as both sides ran and tackled hard.

Yarra Glen was able to restrict Healesville to 3 goals for the quarter whilst adding 2 of their own. Only 5 points down at halftime, Yarra Glen had the chance to set the game up with the strong wind in the third quarter.

This was not to be as Healesville slammed on 3 quick goals. They were working harder with and without the ball and found many loose targets. For the balance of the quarter Yarra Glen once again failed to convert their forward entries adding only 1.4 for the quarter.

Down by 22 points going into the wind in the last quarter, Yarra Glen was outplayed and outworked by Healesville with the final score of 5.10 to 12.11 a disappointing result for the visitors.

The best players for Yarra Glen were Blake Binion, Richard Gurney, Sam Wood, Jason Godfrey, Brendan Davis (1 goal) and Callum Morison (4 goals).

The Reserves started with the wind but were unable to capitalise to be a goal down at quarter time.

In the second quarter, Healesville slammed on 6 goals whilst the River Pigs could only add 3 points.

On the large expanses at Healesville, they were able to find plenty of space.

The Yarra Glen backline worked hard but could do little as the ball came in quickly and often. The third quarter saw a lift in effort from Yarra Glen but poor conversion up forward meant they were unable to close the gap, being outscored by 2 points.

In the last quarter, Yarra Glen tired as Healesville kept running and aided by a strengthening wind added 5 goals to Yarra Glen’s 2. The final scores were Yarra Glen 6.9 to Healesville 17.6.

The best players for Yarra Glen were Craig Dodsworth, Anthony Harman,(1 goal) Patrick Tucker,(1 goal) Cam Tait, Heath Chamberlain and Stirling TwiteMoore (2 goals). Luke Vanderstadt kicked the other 2 goals for Yarra Glen. and Drew Brodie (2), Nate Capuano, Max Forbes and Brendan Davis.

Next week is the Queen’s Birthday weekend bye with Yarra Glen facing Seville at home the following week. The Netballers enjoyed a week off having a bye.

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By Steve Fleming This week the Yarra Valley SC were the beneficiaries of a goalkeeping clinic run by Goalkeepers United. Sam from GU gave invaluable goalkeeping training to the Junior and senior goalkeepers which paid dividends for the Under 10s keeper Erin Thompson who earned her Player of the Match nomination for a flurry of saves against Berwick United. The training will continue over the coming weeks as YVSC seeks to invigorate its training program.

Despite the training, it was a tough week for the Valley Keepers on the pitch with some hard-fought losses and determined opposition making their lives difficult.

The Yarra Valley Firsts slipped to third on

the ladder after suffering a 5 goal deficit to Waverly City who drilled 7 goals into the net.

YVSC’s two goalscorers Jason Wishart and J.Ben salvaged some pride with excellent finishes.

The Women’s team took on Blackburn and can hold their heads high after keeping the 2-1 score respectable from halftime in what was an arm wrestle of a match.

The Senior Reserves fought out an entertaining 3-2 loss against Waverly City, with all goals coming in the second half. Danney Ceeney’s header into the net also caught the keeper’s head and both players were dazed momentarily but managed to play out the match.

The Thunderthirds played out a heartbreaking loss. After facing a 3 goal deficit at

halftime, they managed 2 goals to Matty ’The Rock’ Stockton and Luciano Goncalves to come tantalisingly close to securing a draw in the final minutes.

The Fourths also played out a close-fought loss with Paul Healey the shining light up forward. The 2-1 score line was established at halftime and neither team could find a way to capitalise.

In the Juniors the Under 10s held out a determined Berwick for 15 minutes before the goals began to flow for a very talented young side in a 6-0 loss.

The Under 15’s also suffered a heavy defeat against a well-drilled and talented Northern Eagles outfit, 8-1 being the final score.

Wednesday 1 June: No competition due to extremely inclement weather. ( The M.McGrann ‘Bag-day’ postponed to next week.)

Saturday 4 June, Stroke and Monthlymedal: With much-improved weather conditions, (no one got wet!), a smallish field contested the June Monthly medal event. Danny Fox posted a superb Nett 66, making him the Medallist for this month. Danny is a worthy winner as he has been the ‘bridesmaid’, or close up there on a number of occasions in recent months. He also collected the winner’s voucher to top off a most successful medal day. ( Foxy has his own cart and lives next to the course, so the obligatory prime car-parking spot will be of no use to him. Therefore, he is open to offers to lease it for the month!) Your Loyal Scribe had to make do with the runner-up prize on the day, recording a Nett 68! Balls extended all the way down to 72, indicating that the course was not about to give up a whole bunch of very good scores! Our daily NTP winners were Ms Nursey and Bagel (3rd), Kimbas Kennedy (5th and 12th---great shooting, K.K.) Noel Cross (9th and so close to a hole-in-one!) and to Barry Maltman (15th).

Timber donation honours Powelltown footy connection After a challenging two years, a key partnership for the Powelltown Football Netball Club has returned thanks to the generosity of the timber industry.

The club has had a close connection with the nearby Powelltown Sawmill since its inception in 1919 when the club was founded by the manager of the mill.

Powelltown Sawmill CEO Dan Pote said he was thrilled that the long-running local business was able to give back to the community.

“The last couple of years have been challenging for everyone, not least the timber industry and local sporting clubs,” Mr Pote said.

“Timber is part of the fabric of Powelltown and it is tremendously rewarding that we can assist our local club like this.”

The alignment continues to this day and is marked by an annual donation of timber from the mill to the club. This year’s donation is local native timber harvested by VicForests that was supplied to Powelltown Sawmill.

Powelltown FNC Vice President Peter Podolinsky said the relationship with the sawmill was crucial to the club.

“The sawmill and the Football Netball Club are big components of the Powelltown community,” Mr Podolinsky said.

“With so many matches cancelled over the past couple of years due to COVID, there was an impact on the funds into the club, so to be able to bring revenue in like this is a huge help, thanks to the generosity of the sawmill and VicForests.”

The timber will support the building of a new club pavilion, including upgraded facilities for the club’s netball team, which will commence in mid to late 2022.

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Clint Rose Motors 5962 3144 10, 38-40 Bell Street, Yarra Glen. www.CindyMcLeish.com.au Authorised by Cindy McLeish MP, Shop Funded from Parliamentary Budget.

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5 Hunter Road, Healesvile VIC 3777

For everything your car needs.

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