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Doctor honoured

By Callum Ludwig A number of outstanding Yarra Ranges residents have been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia, and Dr William Mackieson OAM, who simply prefers to be known as Bill, is immensely deserving.

The Wandin North resident served with the St John Ambulance Victoria for 50 years from 1959 to 2009, as well as being the friendly face behind Morecroft’s Podiatry in Lilydale.

Dr Mackieson said he really didn’t expect awards for anything he’s done in the community and was humbled to receive the honour.

“I feel like I’ve probably done nothing compared to a lot of other people and they deserve it a lot more than me, but I guess it comes as a bit of a bonus and I am very grateful,” he said.

“There’s no doubt Yarra Valley is a really good community, and people ask if I would ever move to retire in Queensland or something like that, but I would never.”

At the age of 76, Dr Mackieson is still working long hours at his podiatry clinic and has no intention of retiring yet.

Dr Mackieson said there’s nothing better than community work, and it is so important for a lot of people to give it a go.

“It’s quite rewarding, you don’t look for rewards, but it is rewarding in itself to do something to help another person, even if it’s just helping an old person to cross the road,” he said.

“Just helping people, that’s what we need to do, and that’s why I keep trying to do it. We have a really good community that respects each other, looks after each other and helps each other.”

Dr Mackieson is no stranger to awards and recognition, despite his insistence he does not need them, having progressed from a Member of the Order of St John Ambulance in 1974 to Officer of the Order of St John in 1981 and finally a Commander of the Order of St John in 1989.

Dr William ‘Bill’ Mackieson has been the friendly local podiatrist for over 20 years. 284999 From receiving a Long Service Medal for St John ambulance in 1972, and the 1st Bar to the Long Service Medal in 1977, he went on to be on his 4th bar by 1992.

He also received a Meritorious Service

Award, following the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires.

Dr Mackieson said that was one of the most confronting experiences he’s had.

“You don’t realise when you are given a vehicle until you get out and feel the heat blast

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS radiating from the bush fires close up. I had done a lot of Bushfire training before that, but when you are confronted with it, oh my god it’s real,” he said.

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By Parker McKenzie

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Storm pain lingers

By Parker McKenzie A year ago today, almost 200 properties in Yarra Ranges were damaged and more were uninhabitable following the storm that lashed the region on Wednesday 9 June 2021.

The damage bill for Yarra Ranges Council, more than $16 million, continues to grow as recovery continues throughout the area.

Mayor Jim Child said one year on was an appropriate time to reflect on the work of emergency responders and the community’s recovery.

“It was a crisis that tested us beyond belief but people in this region are resilient, and we know how to look after each other,” he said.

“Not only were we dealing with the storm and subsequent damage, but we were impacted by Covid lockdowns and restrictions, and then the added loss of power, telecommunications and no water.

“An absolute stand out for me looking back was how the community came together to support each other in their times of need and how they continue to work hard going forward, making sure that there are opportunities to connect and spend time together supporting each other.”

Yarra Ranges Council cleared more than 300 kilometres of roads and 645 drains and fixed two bridges and 175 defects on roads or footpaths in the aftermath of the storm.

Streeton Ward Councillor Andrew Fullagar said one year on from the storm represented a melancholy day of reflection for him personally.

“I still think it’s a wonderful privilege to live in the hills, for many of us it’s the best place in the world,” he said.

“But with that privilege comes consequences and risks. What happened last year, one of those risks came home to roost.”

Chandler Ward Councillor David Eastham said Yarra Ranges Council learns from and evolves its practices with each significant disaster.

“We put new things in place and what I would say this time is, I genuinely feel that it’s a very community-led recovery,” he said.

“I just think that’s brilliant. Do I think that the recovery has been perfect? No, but that’s not through a lack of trying by council.”

Yarra Ranges Council also introduced Community Recovery teams and held support sessions and counselling for those affected by the storms.

Mr Fulligar said the community is still in the recovery process, which will be a long term challenge.

“Hopefully we’ve learned a lot and we’re keen to establish emergency plans for townships and communities,” he said.

“What do we do better next time to help each other and be in a better place? Things like communications and possibly a new SES unit in Olinda.”

Mr Eastham, whose ward includes part of Olinda and Monbulk, said he was pleased to see support for a new SES unit in the region from state politics.

“From an outsider’s perspective it looks as

if there is that need for more resources and another facility out this way,” he said.

“When I saw that announcement I was quite pleased, a number of friends and also my own partner have been volunteers in the SES and I know how busy they are.”

State Government departments have allocated funds for recovery projects to Yarra Ranges Council and to prepare for future disasters.

Bushfire Recovery Victoria provided the council with $3.5 million to cover 12 of the staffing costs for the department that coordinates the recovery. Emergency Management Victoria has provided $7.7 million towards the initial emergency response and tree removal, and the Department of Justice and Community Safety provided $2 million for a curbside branch collection program.

Mayor Child said Yarra Ranges Council now has ten facilities with internet satellites and eight with generators for use during emergencies.

“We have received $10 million from the Federal Government from the Preparing Australian Communities fund and we have a wide variety of programs being planned and undertaken as part of this. More information on those programs can be found on our website,” he said.

“Responding in an emergency is as much about preparation and planning as it is about the actual response and clean-up itself.”

15,500 residents attended relief hubs set up by council in the month after the storm.

Council hands over aged care services Following a decision made by Yarra Ranges Council in August 2021, domestic assistance, personal and respite care, individual social support, home modifications and property maintenance (lawn mowing and gutter cleaning) will be in the hands of Villa Maria Catholic Homes (VMCH), MiCare and Uniting AgeWell as of 1 July 2022.

Aged and Disability Services clients were notified of this change in September 2021, made to reflect changes to the aged care sector.

In the coming days, all clients will be receiving a letter informing them of their new provider and will be contacted directly by their new provider to discuss their ongoing arrangements for services.

If affected individuals would like more information on the transition, please contact Yarra Ranges Council on 1300 368 333 and ask to speak to an Aged and Disability Services Information and Navigation Support Officer.

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As of 1 July 2022, in-home aged care services will be out of the jurisdiction of Yarra Ranges Council.

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Yarra Valley home owners may soon feel the pinch with the Reserve Bank of Australia announcing an increase in interest rates.

At a meeting on 7 June, the RBA board decided to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points.

RBA Governor Philip Lowe said in an online statement inflation in Australia has increased significantly.

“Today’s increase in interest rates by the Board is a further step in the withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary support that was put in place to help the Australian economy during the pandemic,” he said.

“The resilience of the economy and the higher inflation mean that this extraordinary support is no longer needed.

“Given the current inflation pressures in the economy, and the still very low level of interest rates, the Board decided to move by 50 basis points today.”

The cash rate is the interest rate on unsecured overnight loans between banks. It serves as the benchmark rate for mortgages, savings accounts and exchange rates.

The Australian economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 and 3.3 per cent over the last year.

Employment has also grown significantly, with an unemployment rate of 3.9 per cent representing the lowest in almost 50 years.

Head of Consumer Research at Finder Graham Cooke said the cash rate hike could cost homeowners almost $2,000 over a year.

“The average homeowner will see their monthly repayments jump by $159, equivalent to $1,907 per year from this increase alone, with more to come,” he said.

“The past few years have seen a huge number of buyers flood into the market, with rock-bottom interest rates. Those days are certainly over.”

The cash rate is expected to be raised further throughout the year and 2023.

Mr Lowe said the board would be paying close attention to the global and domestic outlook when making a decision on raising or lowering the rate.

“While inflation is lower than in most other advanced economies, it is higher than earlier expected. Global factors, including Covid-related disruptions to supply chains and the war in Ukraine, account for much of this increase in inflation,” he said.

“But domestic factors are playing a role too, with capacity constraints in some sectors and the tight labour market contributing to the upward pressure on prices. The floods earlier this year have also affected some prices.”

Homeowners in the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley may feel the pinch from an increase in interest rates.

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IN BRIEF Operation Regal in force

The truck rollover stopped traffic on both sides of the road.

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Rollover clean up A man has received head injuries following a truck rollover in the Yarra Valley this morning.

Victoria Police, CFA and Ambulance Victoria attended the incident on the corner of Symes Rd and Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Rd between Healesville and Woori Yallock on Friday 10 June at 7.59am.

Healesville SES Unit Controller and SES Commander Andrew Worley said there was one truck and one car involved in the incident.

“When we arrived, we confirmed no persons were trapped, so everyone was out of the vehicles, but there was gas bottles strewn across the road,” he said.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said the truck was carrying liquefied petroleum gas, oxygen and helium bottles and the single male occupant was the only one injured in the incident.

“The exact cause of the crash will be investigated,” they said.

An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson confirmed paramedics were called to the report of the rollover.

“A man believed to be in his 40s was assessed for a head injury and is being taken to Box Hill Hospital by road ambulance in a serious but stable condition,” they said.

In the image supplied by Healesville SES, it

can be seen the other car involved was a red Subaru which presumably had to divert off the road to avoid the rolled truck and gas cylinders.

A CFA spokesperson confirmed that upon arrival, crews discovered a truck rollover with nil persons trapped, blocking both sides of the road.

“Seven CFA trucks and volunteer firefighter crews are currently on the scene, along with VicPol and AV. The truck was carrying gas cylinders, with one cylinder leaking, which will require a controlled flare off,” they said at 8.57am.

“The incident is not yet under control and road closures are currently in place.”

Trees destroyed by vandals on Smith Street

By Renee Wood Healesville residents have been disappointed to see a vandal has destroyed several trees on Smith Street.

It’s believed up to eight trees were destroyed which were noticed by local residents after the weekend of 4-5 June.

The trees were established and were planted in July 2020 before street works began in that area. Director of Environment and Infrastructure, Mark Varmalis said council is disappointed by the vandalism.

“Our team has reported the vandalism to Victoria Police,” Mr Vamalis said.

The trees were snapped at the trunks and it’s estimated the value is around $3200. “..Which includes the maintenance to the trees since they were planted two years ago,” he said.

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Yarra Ranges Council has been recognised by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia for the construction and design of Warburton Water World, receiving the Engineering Excellence Award.

The park opened in September 2020, following years of community engagement about the former Warburton Pool site, which closed over the summer of 2009-10.

Mayor of Yarra Ranges Council Jim Child said the award recognises the strong journey the project has been.

“It’s been a long journey since the pool was closed, which was very precious to the community. It had to be closed because the infrastructure was failing it,” he said.

“It was a large 50m metre pool installed after the success Australia had in the pools in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, but it was past its use-by date and had serious maintenance issues.”

As well as being a water park, the facility has exercise equipment, a playground, barbecues and access to the Yarra River to help it be a year-round attraction despite Warburton’s cold weather.

“The sad fact is, trees take time to grow and establish themselves. Replacing these trees takes not just money, but time.”

Mr Varmalis said these incidents are isolated and a recent audit found 31 trees have been vandalised and 39 are missing out of the 2,341 trees that have been planted on public land in the last two years.

“The destroyed trees will be replaced.

We’re planning to plant trees along the western side of the road over winter, and will replace the trees on the eastern side of the road at the same time.

“We would encourage anyone with information about this vandalism to contact Victoria Police.”

Several trees have been destroyed by vandals on Smith Street Healesville.

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The long weekend Victoria Police traffic patrol Operation Regal got off to a busy start in the Yarra Ranges beginning Friday night.

A 37-year-old male from Gladysdale, was detected driving at 133km per hour on Maroondah Highway, Chirnside Park.

He lost his license immediately for 12 months but his car was not impounded as it was on loan from a crash repairer.

A 45-year-old Rowville female was detected in Chirnside Park with an illicit substance in her oral fluid, she faces losing her license for six months.

After reports of two vehicles hooning around Paynes Road in Chirnside Park, Highway Patrol observed one of the vehicles at the intersection of Lyons Road and Exeter Road performing a burnout.

The driver, a 26-year-old P plater from Healesville, was swiftly intercepted and keys seized. His vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1280 and will face numerous hoon related offences and drive a P plate prohibited vehicle.

A 30-year-old Monbulk male was also intercepted in Mount Evelyn for exceeding the speed limit, detected driving at 88km/h in a 60 zone - he also provided a breath sample of 0.103 and immediately lost his licence for 10 months.

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High demand for carers

By Mikayla van Loon Foster care organisations have been battling a declining list of foster carers for many years but the pandemic has exacerbated that trend leaving high demand and short supply.

Anchor CEO Heidi Tucker said this is something she has seen over the last five years but Covid had a huge impact on the uptake of new foster parents.

As a partnering organisation of Fostering Connections, Anchor was at the launch of its new campaign ‘Play a Part’, encouraging families and individuals to play a small role in the life of a young person needing care.

Ms Tucker said understandably, families during the pandemic lockdowns had potentially already taken a hit financially and were perhaps worried about the health risks of Covid-19.

“Foster carers we’re dealing with their own health issues and those of their own children, many foster carers dropped out of the system, because they felt they couldn’t do what they needed to do with their own families in their own situation, as well as taking in other children,” she said.

This compounded the existing reasons why families may not be able to take on foster children because of the cost of living, lack of time, both parents work full time and there is less space for another child.

“Not only that, the children that are now coming into care, there’s a lot of families in a lot of distress out there for various reasons, and children are being exposed to and being the victims of a lot of child abuse and neglect,” Ms Tucker said.

“The product of all of that is children are coming into our system in a much more traumatised and damaged fashion.”

Keeping families together, Ms Tucker said is the ethos of the system but should that fail,

Anchor CEO Heidi Tucker and communications coordinator Ashleigh Paterson attended the Play a Part launch on Monday 30 May to show support for the three year push to more foster carers.

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“The failure of that can be quite catastrophic for children, they can be a bit older, coming into the system more damaged, seeing more of life and more harm.

“So they’re coming in with this huge complexity of needs because they are very traumatised, and they need carers and people to look after them but really they need to be quite skilled.”

While skilled carers are in the system, Ms Tucker said there is nowhere near enough to cater to the demand of these more complex cases.

Now the push from Fostering Connections, supported by the CEOs of many foster care agencies including Ms Tucker, is to change messaging around what foster caring looks like.

“What we wanted to do with the campaign was get across to people, if they’re not everything, they don’t have to do it on their own,” Ms Tucker said.

“Putting your hand up to be a foster carer doesn’t mean that you’re doing it on your own but what it means is, you’re playing a part and a very important part in the lives of these children.”

Having been a foster carer herself, Ms

Tucker said she knows the challenges linked with foster caring but she also knows the rewards of having a lifelong connection with that person.

While there can be a stigma around what it means to either be in foster care or be a foster parent, Ms Tucker said this campaign may help break down some of those misconceptions and preconceived ideas.

“Children do pick up that the system and society doesn’t like their parents, there’s something wrong with their parents, there’s something wrong with the situation they’ve come from. It’s bad.

“I have been working very hard for many years on how we can make what really happened with birth parents and situations, much of which is often out of people’s control, how can we get those messages across to the general community that people don’t set out for their lives to go off track like this.”

Anchor focuses on the outer east as a whole as well as having a particular interest in the Yarra Ranges.

Ms Tucker said although the trends in this region have followed statewide declines in foster carers, the age bracket has changed and “as those older generations have left [foster care], we’ve not been able to replace them with the younger generation.”

Contributing to this in the Yarra Ranges specifically, Ms Tucker said is the fact that “it is such a community of haves and have nots” with no real in between or ‘middle class’.

“The thing with foster care is it does attract more people in that middle kind of class…so it attracts people who are relatively stable, who want to do something for others, and who are doing ok. You’re not going to be doing it if you yourself are in dire straits.

“For children who grow up in care, it only takes one stable adult that they think loves them and cares for them to make a difference.”

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By Callum Ludwig

Volunteers contributing to Clean Up Warby Day this year.

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Dumping grounds

By Callum Ludwig A recent incident of illegal dumping on Cemetery Track at Old Warburton has prompted the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning’s (DELWP) Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) team and Warburton residents to speak about the rates of discarded waste.

The offence was reported to the FFMV team on Saturday 21 May and likely occurred between 5pm and 7am the night before.

Forest Fire Management Victoria Yarra District Manager Nigel Brennan said if anyone has any information about this offence or any illegal forest activity such as dumping waste, they should report it to the team straight away.

“State Forests are for everybody to enjoy, the Warburton community take great pride in their local forests and has worked hard as a community to keep them in a pristine condition. When someone decides to dump rubbish in our state forests it is the local community who use it who are impacted the most,” he said “When you illegally dump waste, you may think that you’re saving yourself a trip to the tip and a fee, but what you are really doing is contributing to the degradation of our environment, and costing taxpayers over $30 million each year in clean-up costs.”

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

Warburton resident and organiser of this year’s Clean Up Warby Day Rob Eva said it is happening consistently in the area.

“Illegal dumping in the area has become a broad term Which day? Which week? Which Year? It’s continually happening out there,” he said.

“This recent one was about five metres of dirt, so was a considerable truck that dumped it and obviously a local contractor.”

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

Mr Eva said not a day goes by without him finding a fresh dump, whether it be pain tins or tires, loads of dirt or asbestos.

“I know a lot of people do call in they get a price from the tip in Old Warby and then they go dump it off Old Cemetary Track or up the hill,” he said.

“On Clean Up Warby Day, we pulled out about six and a half tonnes of rubbish, including 73 tires, from our seven teams. A few days later to go back up there and saee a good majority of it all back again is really depressing.”

Clean Up Warby Day focused not on the Warburton township but to target areas like Old Warburton and the Redwood Forests.

Mr Eva said he thinks reducing tip prices may be part of the solution, and alcohol cans are some of the most prevalent rubbish he sees.

“I think we’d all like to see the tip prices go down a little bit or potentially being able to have an amnesty that certain times of the year you can dump stuff. I renovated the house in Warburton and I paid literally 10s of 1000s of dollars to dump all my stuff,” he said.

“My biggest complaint is alcohol cans, everywhere you drive, anywhere around our beautiful town, there are alcohol products scattered all over the side of the road, and not just on the side of the road, even 20 metres into the bush. It happens on a daily basis.”

If anyone has any information regarding the offence at Old Warburton or other environmental crimes, they are encouraged to report it to 136 186, taking note of vehicle make, model, registration, and the time and date. Reports of illegal dumping can also be submitted to the Environment Protection Authority Victoria online at https://bit.ly/3x6pIbC or via the pollution hotline on 1300 372 842.

At The Nationals For Regional Victoria state conference a discussion has evolved about a possible revaluation of the Yarra Ranges’ Green Wedge Zone.

Yarra Ranges Council wants to seek parity between Farming and Green Wedge Zones in the Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP’s) to help support Yarra Ranges agribusinesses to have on-farm accommodation for seasonal workers.

Mayor Jim Child said the Council is seeking alignment with the farming zones that would allow for permit-free on-farm accommodation in the area.

“The vital thing we’re trying to achieve is to have on-farm accommodation for up to 10 people, because in the Green Wedge in the Yarra Ranges you have to apply for a permit,” he said.

“In other municipalities in regional Victoria, they all have farming zones as the Minister for Planning (Richard Wynne) introduced an amendment to allow up to 10 people accommodation without a planning permit.”

The Reforms (Farming Zone) mentioned

by Cr Child came in late 2021 for owners or rural land.

Chairman of Agribusiness Yarra Valley Clive Larkman said the Green Wedge Zone restrictions make it impossible to do a lot of things.

“Everyone in the shire is a victim of it in multiple ways, as about 55 per cent of the shire is rural land,” he said.

“We have real problems attracting staff here, especially with most of the Yarra Ranges not rural zoned and meaning backpackers are less likely to work here as they can’t get an extension on their visa.”

As the Yarra Ranges is largely Green Wedge Areas the reforms do not apply, with reasons cited to be the relative proximity to

Melbourne CBD and ample accommodation.

However, Yarra Ranges Council has argued that the accommodation is not always affordable, available or convenient in travel time via car or public transport for season workers.

Mr Larkman said the restrictions are affecting the aesthetic of the Yarra Ranges.

“The property I live next to in Wandin is about 15 acres, but isn’t allowed a dam or bore, so he can’t farm on it, or then build on it, and is now essentially a weed paddock. It affects him, and then me as I have to worry about weed seeds on my farm, then the Shire because it looks yuck,” he said “Whatever you do to make the farming industry more competitive and more sustainable, the better for people who come here, who come to have a nice lunch looking over the farms.”

International visitors were only able to visit Victoria again in mid-February 2022, and the shortage of international visitors working on farms made a huge impact on the agricultural sector.

Mr Larkman said after the last two years, it’s critical to see some change to support farms in the Yarra Ranges.

“Visiting backpackers offers a great incentive that benefits everybody, and the last two years has seen the nomadic tribe of people fruit picking and pruning dropped off. We don’t want to see the berry farmers, the cherry farmers, the apple farmers or the nurseries of flower farms, whoever it may be, struggle because of this” he said.

“I’d like to basically get rid of all the Green Wedge probations or get a map out and retrace the line between residential and Green Wedge Zone as there are some really small properties in there which make it hard for farmers to exist.”

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He also rose all the way to a Commander of the Order of St John Ambulance and received a Meritious Service Award for his efforts in the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires.

OAM recipient Dr Mackieson loves Lilydale and the Yarra Ranges more than anything.

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Decades in health

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Dr William ‘Bill’ Mackieson has been the friendly local podiatrist for over 20 years.

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A number of outstanding Yarra Ranges residents have been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia, and Dr William Mackieson OAM, who simply prefers to be known as Bill, is immensely deserving.

The Wandin North resident served with the St John Ambulance Victoria for 50 years from 1959 to 2009, as well as being the friendly face behind Morecroft’s Podiatry in Lilydale.

Dr Mackieson said he really didn’t expect awards for anything he’s done in the community and was humbled to receive the honour.

“I feel like I’ve probably done nothing compared to a lot of other people and they deserve it a lot more than me, but I guess it comes as a bit of a bonus and I am very grateful,” he said.

“There’s no doubt Yarra Valley is a really good community, and people ask if I would ever move to retire in Queensland or something like that, but I would never.”

At the age of 76, Dr Mackieson is still working long hours at his podiatry clinic and has no intention of retiring yet.

Dr Mackieson said there’s nothing better than community work, and it is so important for a lot of people to give it a go.

“It’s quite rewarding, you don’t look for rewards, but it is rewarding in itself to do something to help another person, even if it’s just helping an old person to cross the road,” he said.

“Just helping people, that’s what we need to do, and that’s why I keep trying to do it. We have a really good community that respects each other, looks after each other and helps each other.”

Dr Mackieson is no stranger to awards and recognition, despite his insistence he does not need them, having progressed from a Member of the Order of St John Ambulance in 1974 to Officer of the Order of St John in 1981 and finally a Commander of the Order of St John in 1989.

From receiving a Long Service Medal for St John ambulance in 1972, and the 1st Bar to the Long Service Medal in 1977, he went on to be on his 4th bar by 1992.

He also received a Meritorious Service Award, following the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires.

Dr Mackieson said that was one of the most confronting experiences he’s had.

“You don’t realise when you are given a vehicle until you get out and feel the heat blast radiating from the bush fires close up. I had done a lot of Bushfire training before that, but when you are confronted with it, oh my god it’s real,” he said.

“I was the officer in charge of organising first aid services, trying to make sure that everybody is looked after. So not only was it treating first aid but particularly looking after

my crews and we didn’t have the best communications in those days, but we got through and I was lucky enough to receive the Meritorious Service Award.”

Dr Mackieson started as a Youth Member of St John Ambulance Victoria when he was 12 and progressed all the way to the ranks of Corps Officer in Eastern Region from 1973 to 1979, Region Manager from 1979 to 1986 and District Staff from 1986 to 1992 before staying on as a volunteer for a further 17 years.

Dr Mackieson wasn’t always a podiatrist, starting out in footwear retail and co-owning Morecroft’s Shoes from 1972 to 2010 but went back to study after a dip in the retail industry and has been Director and Principal Podiatrist of Morecroft’s Podiatry since 1999.

Dr Mackieson said he specialises in ingrown toenail surgeries.

“As gross as it might seem, I do surgical procedures pretty much every day and I’ve done well over 3000 from as young as seven years old to as old as 96 years old and everything in between,” he said.

“I was talking to a man I did surgery on almost 20 years ago and he said it was the best thing he ever did.”

Dr Mackieson has previously been a Clinical Supervisor of podiatry students at La Trobe University and was formerly on the Board of Directors of the Australian Podiatry Association as well as an Affiliate Member of the Australian College of Podiatric Surgeons since 2019.

Between his busy life of podiatry and first aid, Dr Mackieson somehow also found the time to help celebrate and progress the Yarra Ranges.

He is a current Affiliate Member of the Lilydale Business Group and of the Lilydale SubBranch of the Returned and Services League (RSL) of Australia. Previously, he has been the President and held other roles in the Lilydale Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was a Civil Marriage Celebrant for 20 years, a Bail Justice for Victoria for 10 years and a Justice of the Peace since 1982 despite doing less in recent years.

Dr Mackieson said beyond all of his community efforts, he likes archery and visiting the high country and the Outback.

“I’m a member of the Yering District Archery Club, I’m on the committee there and I’m a coaching coordinator. I am a qualified level one coach through Archery Australia, which I did a couple of years ago and thought to myself ‘Why am I mid-70s and doing a course at The Australian Institute of Sport?’ but I did it and enjoyed it,” he said.

“I also enjoy a bit of four-wheel driving in the high country, that’s probably my favourite, or the Outback or anywhere like that. I enjoy the outdoor life as well as helping people out with their feet!” mailcommunity.com.au

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Great mind behind air con

By Renee Wood Air conditioning is used daily by millions of people across the world, with 40 per cent of a building’s energy consumption going towards heating ventilation and air conditioning.

The systems are in houses, high-rises, health services, fridges, cars and more – controlling temperatures to allow life to continue when it’s scorching hot or freezing cold outside.

It’s a luxury that you might not give much thought to, however, Yarra Glen resident Ron Conry certainly has, dedicating much of his life to improving the system we’ve all come to lean on.

Mr Conry has now been honoured for his significant service to the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration industry, being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.

Mr Conry said he was surprised to receive the accolade.

“We’ve received awards from the EPA in the USA and from Natural Reserves Canada and Institute of Refrigeration in London and all over, but getting one home grown, it’s special,” Mr Conry said.

The AM recipient has been in the industry for 56 years, starting out with an apprenticeship as a refrigeration mechanic.

Mr Conry said he’s never worked on a refrigerator and he ‘wasn’t a clairvoyant’ to picture the future of air conditioning and cooling being such a staple of modern day life.

“My idea of refrigeration mechanic was a mechanic that fixes refrigerators, it wasn’t until I got into it that I realised what it was all about and I do like high speed machinery so part of what I did was working on high speed machinery,” he said.

It’s also something he thinks is undervalued and overlooked.

“People see the air conditioners registered as the thing on the wall with thermostat – they don’t understand behind it is huge capital costs in the building.”

His career spans decades, but it hasn’t just been a career – Mr Conry’s played a revolutionary role in evolving the systems.

Mr Conry has been part of several companies within Australia and overseas and has several patents for parts and improvements to air-conditioning and refrigeration systems.

He invented the modular chiller and the Turbocor Compresser – something he says has been biggest invention and achievement to date.

The Turbocor Compressor has been installed in high-rise buildings more than 100,000 times across the world and has saved a billion tons of Co2.

Mr Conry created this by getting rid of friction and the dependency on oil by inventing magnetic bearings to take it out of the equation.

This formed a compressor that was faster and more efficient in delivery of the air-conditioning, reducing energy consumption and cutting emissions.

It helped to see California out of rolling brown outs in the early 2000s following the power companies providing blanket rebates to

Newly appointed a Member of the Order of Australia Ron Conry standing with the Turbocor compressor. 285422 anyone putting this compressor in a building.

“You would struggle to walk into a building in any capital city in Australia that’s not cooled

by Turbocor,” he said.

During its development, Mr Conry was told it was ‘impossible’.

“I was told by many experts when we’re in development, the compressor what I was doing was impossible, you can’t do it. By their way of looking at it, it was impossible but we found a solution,” he said.

“Until I’m comfortable in my gut I don’t believe it.”

Now Mr Conry said he’s comfortable about his next ambitious invention with Conry Tech, creating a system that will be ‘re-inventing airconditioning and heating’.

Over the several patents created, the Chief Technology Officer will be taking all that knowledge and applying it to a new approach.

“I am very comfortable but I still get people that will say it can’t be done and we’re still saying - prove it,” he said.

“This new one is totally different - the last one we just invented the compressor and before that I invented modular chiller, so they’re just parts, now we’re redeveloping the complete system.”

Sam Ringwaldt, CEO of Conry Tech, nominated Ron for the prestigious honour, working with Mr Conry for decades both indirectly and directly.

Mr Ringwaldt said he admires the way that he can highlight an issue and work tirelessly to find a solution.

“He has the ability to essentially take a blank piece of paper and say, what are the problems and right now let’s just fix them,” Mr Ringwaldt said.

“Rather than just saying how do we improve

this a little bit, it’s ‘we might need to make something entirely new to fix these problems’ - maybe we can’t do it the way it’s always been done.”

Mr Conry and Mr Ringwaldt, now both working together, said the industry is eager to see what Conry Tech is working on.

“I’m fairly credible in the industry so it’s not easy to get people’s interest in what we’re doing,” Mr Conry said.

“There’s a little bit of anticipation in the market of what is Ron working on now,” Mr Ringwaldt said.

Mr Conry has lived overseas for 20 years following the development of the Turbocor Compresser which first started here in Australia in 1994.

To raise capital for the invention, which cost 146 million to make, he moved the whole operation to Canada in 2000 following the country’s government providing millions in funding.

Now back in Australia since 2020, Conry Tech has formed in the hopes the next revolutionary machine will be produced on home soil.

Mr Conry has spent the past four years building prototypes and it’s something that will dramatically use less energy, with energy conservation the most sustainable outcome.

“I think the only way they can become carbon neutral and ever hit this 2050 goal is by doing something radically,” he said.

“You can put all the solar they like but the sun doesn’t shine very much at eight o’clock at night and batteries are just as pollutant as what they’re trying to replace. They’re expensive and to dispose of it is a major problem.

“Batteries are a help, but they’re not the solution and the best solution would be for nobody to use electricity at all.”

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The next machine aims to reduce power consumption by 70 per cent and is also tackling heating to transition away from gas.

“There’s this push for electrification of heating, but the solutions on the market today are really that work inadequate and so we believe we can do something that’s three times better than the best solution on the on the market for heating now,” Mr Ringwaldt said.

The creation of high tech jobs and building a factory that is fully automated by robots will be needed to manufacture the new invention on mass.

Both Mr Conry and Mr Ringwaldt agreed it’s hard to manufacture something like this locally with the associated industries dissipating offshore – but they’re willing to try to see the benefits come back to the country.

Mr Ringwaldt said by having production in Australia it would generate billions for the economy. Following Turbocor for example that is believed to have given Canada $10 billion to its ecosystem and it cost the government 26 million dollars.

“There’s a very heavy focus on renewables obviously in the industry, but it takes a long time to build up your power grid to transition to renewables, but for faster and better long term is just not use the power,” he said.

The latest development for the invention was partnering with University of New South Wales for a research grant of $3 million.

The prototypes will be installed on campus buildings in the next 9 to 12 months – this potentially being the start of what’s to come for the heating and cooling industry.

“People say it can only be done a certain way just because you can’t do it or no one else has done – [but that] doesn’t mean it can’t be done. I mean, if it couldn’t be done people wouldn’t be flying,” Mr Conry said.

SES volunteer awarded Emergency Service Medal VicSES congratulated its newest Emergency Service Medal (ESM) recipients, including Jo Hunter from Marysville for her distinguished service to the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) which has been recognised as part of the Queen’s Birthday honours.

Awarded by the Governor-General, the Emergency Services Medal was instituted in 1999 to recognise distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

When Josephine Hunter joined VICSES in 2004, she quickly became a Deputy Controller at VICSES Marysville Unit.

In 2012 she would take charge of the unit as Controller, a position she still holds. mailcommunity.com.au

Jo was only 18 years old when she joined us, going on to become the second youngest VICSES Controller in the state. Her relative youth belies a calm and mature leadership style. Jo is a consensus builder, and the open culture at her unit reflects this.

Jo was the Acting Controller of her unit during the Black Saturday fires where she distinguished herself as an outstanding leader in the Marysville community. These events lead to her successful nomination for the Saward Dawson Community Service and Volunteering Award, at the Victorian Young Achiever Awards.

Jo has been involved with other rescue ini-

tiatives in her community, and beyond, having assisted on deployments within Victoria such as the Kerang Floods, and numerous deployments to New South Wales (NSW) to assist NSWSES during recent storm and flood events.

The future of VICSES is in good hands with Jo. She was instrumental in the establishment of the high-angle rescue training package, and has been actively involved in the road rescue working group, and the vehicle design working group for many years.

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Evolving tourism industry

By Mikayla van Loon Yarra Ranges Tourism held its first industry summit since 2019 this week, bringing together some of the key tourism bodies in the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley.

The event held on Tuesday 7 June marked Yarra Ranges Tourism’s seventh annual summit and saw the attendance of over 130 delegates from within the region and outside of it.

Yarra Ranges Tourism CEO Simon O’Callaghan said the forum was a great way to present the latest trends, strategies and outcomes for local tourism providers, while also connecting with the industry again after two years of division and shutdown.

“There’s an appetite from people to continue to evolve their business so they can remain relevant as we come into a post-pandemic customer and change in people’s expectations,” he said.

“That’s what most people say to me. They’re interested in changing and just staying relevant and keeping contemporary.”

One of the main takeaways from the day, Mr O’Callaghan said, was the ability to learn from each other, share ideas and inspire new ways of thinking by working together for the region.

A trend that has had a negative impact on the entire industry, however, is the lack of employable staff and a reduced workforce.

Guest speakers Georgina Banks and Sam Crock, directors of Changeable Management, said while a change in immigration has impacted the number of skilled workers coming into the country, a global trend called the great resignation has had overwhelming effects on various industries.

“It was actually happening before the pandemic and the pandemic has sped it up, but essentially those who have privilege and have a choice in asking themselves, not just about how they want to work but asking why they

Yarra Ranges Tourism CEO Simon O’Callaghan and Visit Victoria’s Charles Dechrass commented on the success of the summit and the eagerness to improve the individually and as a whole industry.

Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON want to work,” Ms Banks said.

“There’s this movement towards wanting more purpose and fulfillment in careers.”

Ms Banks said a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that “meaning is now as important as money,” something especially important to young people.

With a workforce shortage, employers at the summit were interested in understanding what options are available to young people and how to engage them in the industry.

Warburton Valley CEDA president Cleo Silva said finding out about the employment

opportunities and training courses that are helping businesses get and retain staff was so valuable.

One of those opportunities was the State government supported Tourism Enterprise Scholarship Program set up by Yarra Ranges Tourism and how that has given high school leavers an overview of the industry while getting hands-on experience, as well as a qualification.

“Hearing about the scholarship was really interesting and how successful that’s been and as that younger demographic, hearing what

they need and how they’re engaged in work,” Ms Silva said.

The program places young mentees in a tourism environment for them to learn all elements of that business, while giving them a mentor to help them become the best they can be.

“I’ve just learned a whole new range of skills that I wouldn’t have learned had I not gone into the program,” mentee Taylor Johnson said.

“I’ve learned how to distinguish myself… and the professionalism in a working environment, especially at such a fine establishment like Coombe Yarra Valley and working with people from a huge, different demographic that I wouldn’t have normally had been exposed to hadn’t I had this amazing opportunity.”

Mr O’Callaghan said there has been a real stigma around the word ‘hospitality’ and that attracting young people requires a new vocabulary starting with using ‘tourism’ and ‘travel’ as the drawcard.

“Most parents don’t want their kids to go into [hospitality as a] career because they think you’ll be sitting in the one job setting tables for the next decade,” he said.

“We wanted to demonstrate you’ll be actually getting a taste of career options and we actually never used the word hospitality once.”

Seeing the positive interaction from business owners in the scholarship program and hearing the need to keep things fresh and evolving for young people, Mr O’Callaghan said it was a sign that the pilot program could create a legacy and be highly valuable in the future.

“There’s no reason why we couldn’t find a way to deliver that ourselves with the appetite of people wanting to find skilled workers and if breeding up tomorrow’s workforce is priority for everyone, as they say it is, then we should be able to find a way.”

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Safer cars vs fixed roads

– whether it be new or used – not to overlook safety features that can step in and reduce the severity of a crash or help avoid one altogether.

“It’s a myth that you need to spend big bucks on an expensive new car,” he said.

“Whether you’re choosing a car for yourself or your family you can find a safe, affordable used car to suit your budget and needs – and it could save your life.”

However, Ms McLeish told Star Mail that road funding was cut from the budget outcome.

“Our roads are an absolute mess, plagued with dangerous potholes and hazards, risking the lives of drivers every day and can cause accidents,” she said.

“The Labor Government cut $50 million to road safety, despite the state’s road toll increasing.”

Ms McLeish is referring to the $50.3 million discrepancy between the 2021-22 expected outcome and 2021-22 target seen on page 339 of Budget Paper 3 in the 2022-23 Victorian Budget. The document states is ‘is lower than the 2021-22 target due to changes to the work program for the Safer Road Infrastructure Program, partially offset by acceleration of work for the Federal Safety Program.’

The Federal Road Safety program is a $3 billion commitment from the Australian Government over three years beginning in 2020-21 that aims to deliver a fast rollout of life-saving road safety treatments on rural and regional roads, and greater protection for vulnerable road users, like cyclists and pedestrians, in urban areas.

It is offered to the states and territories on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis in five or six-month tranches Ms McLeish said that at a time when Victorian roads are in the worst condition ever seen, funding to protect road users should be increased, not stripped away.

“Locals, visitors, delivery drivers, truck drivers, have all had enough. More needs to be done to repair our roads and increase safety for drivers,” she said.

“No more band-aid fixes, no more whacking up ‘hazard’ signs and no more reduced speed limits as a way to deal with the deplorable quality of our roads.”

On the trail.

Chloe from Millgrove campus.

By Callum Ludwig The Victorian Government has pointed to new statistics from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) to urge Victorians to upgrade to safer vehicles to reduce road trauma, while Eildon MP Cindy McLeish believes the quality of our roads is the main concern.

The TAC figures show around two-thirds of drivers and passengers killed on Victorian roads last year were travelling in vehicles aged more than 10 years.

“Our message to anyone buying a car is to buy the safest car you can and the How Safe is Your Car website is the best place to start your search,” said Transport Accident Commission CEO Joe Calafiore.

The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) and Used Car Safety Ratings(UCSR) are free to access and provide the latest vehicle safety information for prospective car-buyers detailing the safety features and highlighting safer alternative vehicles.

So far in 2022, 28 out of the 54 driver and passenger deaths have occurred in a vehicle built more than a decade ago and the average vehicle on Victoria’s roads is around 10 years old.

Head of Road Safety Victoria Carl Muller said the data shows safer vehicles save lives.

“When you’re in the market for a car take a moment to do your research with safety in mind because the decision you make can be a life-changing one.”

Motorists are encouraged to look for vehicles that possess include auto-emergency braking, lane keep assist, blind-spot monitoring, electronic stability control, and front, side, and curtain airbags.

The State Government is urging Victorians to buy safer vehicles, while Eildon MP is pointing to the quality of our roads as a key issue.

Picture: SUPPLIED The Federal Government worked with the states, including Victoria, to ensure all newly introduced models sold in Australia from March 2023 are fitted with autonomous emergency braking.

People can see the latest ratings, look for information about vehicle safety features and check how safe their car is here howsafeisyourcar.com.au.

Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said it is important when buying a car

Bike Ed at the Millwarra Primary School Warburton East campus.

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Learning road safety though vital bike education

By Callum Ludwig Millwarra Primary School offer one of the most comprehensive Bike Ed programs in the Yarra Ranges, doing so for almost 15 years.

Wellbeing Teacher at Millwarra Primary School Andy Bennett runs the Bike Ed program at the Millgrove campus and said there are five main things students learn from the program.

“First, they learn how to safely check a bike, just a few basic checks of their brakes and chains, second is to ride with skill and confidence, individually and in groups and third is being able to negotiate traffic, road rules and hazards in a safe way,” he said.

“Fourth is just to leave with a love of riding and the fifth one is generic to lots of things

we do but to build and instill their overall confidence. It’s amazing when you see kids come in and they are either really timid to ride or can barely ride, and end up riding really well and loving it.”

The Millwarra Bike Ed program is run both at the Millgrove and East Warburton campuses, with an accredited instructor at each campus running the program at least once a week for two terms for senior students.

Mr Bennett said teaches kids to be more cautious as riders, pedestrians and eventually drivers.

“Most kids are pretty scary around roads, that part of their cognitive development just isn’t there yet. Once they’ve been taught about riding in a really systematic and expert way, they have a heightened sense of aware-

ness that I just don’t think you get from just being a pedestrian,” he said “Really confident bike riders who understand basic road rules are helped enormously when they get behind the wheel of the car.

The more kids we can get riding safely with confidence, we’re just going to have a way better flow-on effect, I’ve seen it in my own family.”

Every second year Millwarra Primary School has taken their students on a Bike Ed camp to areas such as Burton, Bonnie Doon or Yea, where kids have camped overnight and ridden the alpine trails during the day.

The State Government’s newly announced funding of $1.5 million for Community Road Safety Grants Program supports Bike Education as one of the many programs needed at

improving road safety.

Mr Bennett said the funding boost is important for ensuring all kids have a safer understanding.

“To be honest, touch wood, I think it’s a miracle we don’t have more tragic accidents on roads involving kids, they just don’t have that awareness and there’s no reason to assume they should, we to teach them,” he said.

“We are really lucky, we’ve got a set of bikes at both campuses, most schools don’t have that and it’s hard for them without funding, if the funding for schools can get 15 to 20 bikes, that’s a game-changer for Bike Ed.” Some 90 Victorian schools, councils and not-for-profit organisations receiving grants to help them deliver programs that reduce road trauma and save lives.

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Kids grasp sustainability

By Callum Ludwig Seville Primary School are set to be the beneficiaries of a grant of up to $1000 in the latest round of 2022 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants which is set to support their new sustainability program.

The school’s sustainability program started this year, and the grant can be to contribute toward sustainable food production, waste management practices or enhancing native habitats.

Prep teacher and Sustainability Coordinator Eliza Skate said each class has a dedicated sustainability lesson each week.

“The lessons range between in-classroom activities and hands-on outdoor stuff in the garden, with kids tending to our outdoor garden, weather permitting,” she said.

“It’s been going really well, the kids find it exciting and we’ve been cooking up meals with the projects we’ve harvested.”

Seville Primary School are the seventh successful recipient of the grant program in The Upper Yarra, which has previously been utilised at other schools for REDcycling, growing fruit and veg, Bush Tucker gardens, and composting.

Ms Skate said the students have really enjoyed the program, and the grant will go towards expanding it.

“We’re going to be making a senior school veggie patch, just because it’s getting so much use, we’ve already run out of room with what we have got, so we will put in three or four apple boxes and make garden beds out of that, with flowers to pollination as well,” she said.

“The kids really enjoy the hands-on elements, getting out with the hose and watering cans, and have enjoyed the harvesting process this term. We will be making hot chips for the school with out potatoes next week.”

About 1.3 billion tonnes of all food produced each year is currently being lost or wasted.

Students are enjoying the hands-on learning in Seville Primary School’s Sustainability Program.

Picture: SUPPLIED Ms Skate said she thinks it is so important to have these programs with the state of the planet.

“It’s really important kids learn about sustainable produce and growing, and they’re really interested in making changes to their

environment,” she said.

“We’ve introduced four bins into each classroom across the school, and the kids have learned to sort their soft plastic, compost, landfill, and recycling and are fascinated by where landfill goes and motivated to make simple changes. They are teaching their parents and these kids are the future generation and they feel empowered to make the change which is really exciting.”

Kids really are encouraging parents to get on board, with one kind Dad even taking some of his on time to build a fence for the garden area.

Woolworths and Landcare Australia said they are highlighting the importance of taking action now to create a better, more sustainable future, by driving education and awareness among our next generation of eco warriors.

“We are committed to helping our communities grow their sustainable practices for a better, greener tomorrow,” said Woolworths Group Manager Rob Valente.

“Enabling our schools to create practical hands-on teaching activities and programs through our grants is just one way we are helping to drive long-lasting sustainable education.”

The grant to Seville Primary School comes as part of the fourth round to date given out as part of the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program, with over $1 million being awarded to more than 1054 primary schools and early learning centres across Australia.

“The core goal of programs like the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants is to educate students on how to care for their environment,” said Landcare Australia CEO Dr Shane Norrish.

“The grant will play a vital role in helping Upper Yarra students grow their skills and become the next generation of environmental champions.”

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By Renee Wood The celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 70th Platinum Jubilee is an affair filled with much pomp and ceremony on the other side of the world in England.

Although there hasn’t been much of a celebration here in Australia this year, there certainly was many years ago when the Queen was first coroneted in 1953 – something that was marked in Healesville by the unveiling of a new garden.

A plaque still remains in Queen’s Garden and some established plants from the original display still survive.

The area that was dubbed ‘Coronation Corner’ is in front of the Graceburn. The plaque can be seen near the 2009 Bushfire memorial art seat.

It reads: “CORONATION CORNER” SPONSORED BY HEALESVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY THIS GARDEN COMMEMORATES THE CORONATION OF H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2 ND JUNE 1953.

The idea for the garden and the delivery came from the Healesville Horticultural Society Club, one that dates back to the late 1800s.

The club still continues today, albeit renamed to the Healesville Garden club.

Lynne Brayne has newly been appointed the president and said the garden looks very different to what it would have been as the microclimate has changed.

“Looking at it now, it would have been viewing entirely different… back when that was done with all the roses, but of course you couldn’t grow roses here now because it hasn’t got enough sun,” Ms Brayne said.

Helen Calvert, the vice president, has researched the garden and said the unveiling was a grand affair.

“They had a procession of schoolchildren who all met from St Brigids, Chum Creek, Badger Creek and Healesville met up near church street… then they walked all the way down here to the ceremony to unveil this,” Ms Calvert said.

Some original rodededrums remain, with the 70 year old trees towering over the area – the planted roses and azaleas that marked out the past scenerey have all gone.

The flooding of the graceburn may be a factor in this, which was noted back in the 50s when the plans were being created.

“I think it’s also lovely to think that people did something to commemorate it and that it’s still here,” she said.

The idea for the garden first came after Mr D. Chandler of Belgrave visited the society in 1952 for the group’s monthly meeting to discuss rhododendrons, commenting that the local conditions were ideal for the tree.

It’s one of the many local gardens that the long running club has been a part of.

“It had 40 members at that time [1952], and other times there were hundreds of members and you get a lot of people and start with a small donation and then you’ve got the funds and the ability to do a lot more things,” Ms Calvert said.

The club has halted meetings during the winter period but hopes that new members would be eager to join when the spring season brings them back together again.

“They used to do lots of things like have talks and people come in talking about pruning roses or best way to manure - that’s the sort of thing we will look at as well, getting more general interest for people who like their gardens and things like that.”

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Merging of monochrome

By Renee Wood A monochromatic display highlighting contrasting collages from artist David Noonan is on show at Tarrawarra Museum of Art, bringing mystery and intrigue to all who visit.

‘David Noonan: Only When it’s Cloudless’ is a solo exhibit from the Ballarat born collagist who now lives in London.

Noonan is well known around the world and works across several mediums including silk screen, linen and tapestry to bring his collages to life on a grand scale.

The overall greyscale palette has informed his practice since 2015 and his work has been renowned for his imaginative incorporation of images.

Noonan’s capability of merging different artistic elements into one brings focus to different dimensions, setting the terms for each foreground and background.

Within the tapestries, some distinct lines can be seen which allow the centre to pop out, while the blend of black, white and grey threads come together.

TWMA Curator Victoria Lynn said his collaged works make you believe they are all cut from the same reality.

David Noonan: Only When it’s Cloudless installation view at TarraWarra Museum of Art. Picture: CHRISTIAN CAPURRO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST, ANNA SCHWARTZ GALLERY, MELBOURNE AND MODERN ART, LONDON “He unhinges found imagery and then creates a new world for us to look at,” Ms Lynn said.

Ms Lynn said Noonan always works with images found in books and magazines to merge different worlds together.

“He doesn’t take these photographs himself he actually goes around antiquarian bookstores and rummages through street markets to find photographs and images that he’s really drawn to,” she said.

Each work is left up to interpretation but Noonan’s focus can be seen on performing artists through the muses he chooses.

“The subjects that he tends to focus on are performers for the stage…he often captures them at a moment when they’re either preparing for a performance or after a performance.

“So these are the in between moments where the person is two things - there themselves, but they’re also the performer.”

Pieces have been provided to the gallery from public and private collections across Australia, while Noonan created the main piece ‘Only When it’s Cloudless’ for the solo exhibit at Tarrawarra.

The large templates were all part of the one photo from a theatre show but have been separated and placed around the room as if

part of the set design – inviting the viewer through to become part of or observe the performance.

“That is a phrase from a 14th century Buddhist monk - who talks about that you shouldn’t always look for the moon only when it’s cloudless. So you should just be willing to embrace the cloud and it’s about just being in the moment,” Ms Lynn said.

Film is another element incorporated into the show, providing the only colour of yellow hues to explode across a black and white film shot on a 16mm camera.

“It’s so effective this is the only colour in the exhibition and I have to say when the show opened Russia had just invaded Ukraine and everyone said, it’s like the war,” she said.

“That’s the thing with these works, you can bring your own story to it really - it’s not a predetermined narrative, the associations are quite loose.

“That’s the beauty of collage that it allows you in a way to bring your own to bring your own emotional connection to it.”

Only David Noonan: Only When its Cloudless is open until Sunday 10 July.

A volunteering opportunity to be surrounded by art

By Renee Wood Admiring artist’s work at the YAVA art gallery in Healesville is quite an enjoyable past time, but it’s also something highly embraced by volunteer gallery guides.

The role provides support to the hub by being the first face to face contact in the gallery as volunteers invite visitors through the space and managing retail sales among other things.

Lynn Baxter is one of the latest recruits and said a highlight has been attending the exhibit launch events.

“The artists speak about the art and what their process is and their thoughts behind why they’re doing their art, so that’s always interesting to find out,” Ms Baxter said.

Adele Begovich is another gallery guide who isn’t an artist herself but loves being surrounded by it.

“I’ve always been drawn to art - I love going to art galleries and this is even better because you get to talk to the artists and I do like it when they explain how they come up with ideas,” Ms Begovich said.

And by learning more from the artists on show, this helps to build knowledge for conversation starters with visitors who come by.

Training and workshops are also provided to each volunteer who joins the creative ‘tribe’.

Retail manager Kimberley Hughes said gallery guides are paired together but they can also be joined by the artist themselves

Adele Begovich and Lynn Baxter are volunteer gallery guides at the YAVA Gallery in Healesville.

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“Sometimes artists who exhibit do a shift as a gallery guide as well during their exhibitions and so sometimes when you’ve teamed up with one of the artist it makes a very interesting half a day, three and a half hour shift

- you get to have a one on one with an artist,” Ms Hughes said.

Currently YAVA is on the lookout for more volunteers to join their team, with the opportunity open to anyone artists – hobby creatives – or art admirers. The experience

would also benefit someone who’s looking for work experience in the gallery space, which can be used on their resume for future work in the art space.

Gallery guide coordinator Serafina Munns, who’s also a volunteer, said she always leaves the shift feeling energised and it is a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded people.

“You don’t have to be a member of YAVA to be to be a gallery guide with us - you can be a gallery guide without joining which certainly gives you a connection and it’s very worthwhile,” Ms Munns said.

“I started volunteering and then joined as a member and then upgraded to an artist member so it’s just one of the ways you can be involved and try it out in a way.”

YAVA Ceo Kate Baker said the member based organisation has further opportunities to volunteer which may be through social media and various other projects.

“We’re representing the community and enriching our community with art and so to make this possible, it only can work if we have people volunteering to help make it happen,” Ms Baker said.

“We want people here to be able to share that it’s a beautiful environment to be in but also you want them to be in a position where they can share about the artwork and talk about who is YAVA and how we run workshops.”

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PEOPLE IN PROFILE

A graduation at Yimba Uganda is a great celebration.

Music production is one of the courses delivered by Yimba.

Anne-Marie Reddan grew up in Healesville but now lives in Uganda with her husband and children, delivering Yimba Uganda.

Education a valuable tool Anne-Marie Reddan went to Uganda when she was a teenager and her heart was quickly swept away by the country, people and communities.

When the Healesville student returned during a university gap year nine years ago, Anne-Marie met her now husband, Emmanuel Kusasira Sserwanga, and the pair have since established an educational hub which is making a difference to local youth. While on holidays to see family in the Yarra Valley, Anne-Marie and Emmanuel sat down with RENEE WOOD to share the great work Yimba is doing.

When Anne-Marie and Emmanuel met in 2013, the foundation of Yimba Uganda was already there after Emmanuel used his established music career to begin hosting charity concerts.

But Emmanuel hasn’t always been able to give back in this capacity, after coming from humble backgrounds growing up in a slum called Katwe in the capital city of Kampala.

“I still have lots of friends and family still living in the slums, you try to look for a way of how you can help them and the only thing I had on my hands was the music,” he said.

“So we started putting on free concerts where people were coming in for charity concerts, paying cash, bringing in stuff like clothes, food, and then we would donate those during Christmas.”

Emmanuel said his parents went to the UK for work to support their two children through school and during this time his passion for music continued to grow, using his extra time and savings to record music.

In 2010, Emmanuel’s music career gained traction, now going by the performance name of ‘Coopy Bly’, known as one of the most famous Ugandan gospel artists in the country.

Emmanuel said he still never forgets where he has come from and continues to pursue with wife Anne-Marie to help others through Yimba.

After first starting as concerts, Yimba quickly grew in 2014 to become more active in the education sector by delivering free courses such as tailoring and music production to local disadvantaged youth.

Some 9 years later the vocational training hub is still based in Kampala, growing to provide further courses for students aged between 18 and 30 years old.

Over 75 per cent of the population is under 30 with the country having one of the highest youth unemployment rates.

Anne-Marie said the biggest issues they face is a lack of employment opportunities and that’s why Yimba is such a sustainable and important service.

“If they are earning their own money through their own business or through getting a job, and they’re able to pay their own kids school fees, access to health, medical care - it really breaks that cycle of poverty for future generations in their whole family,” Anne-Marie said.

Currently there are 60 full time students at Yimba learning in tailoring fashion design, audio production, mentorship training plus more.

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“It’s a wholesome approach to the full person so when they do graduate, they really can do something with their lives,” she said.

Yimba is not only delivering education, there are other ways the organisation is supporting the community.

During Covid, Yimba raised sponsorships from all over the world to feed families who weren’t able to work and were bound to their homes during lockdowns.

A menstrual hygiene management program is another regular part of Yimba’s work, providing training and products to ensure females are able to be part of society.

“A lot of young girls in Uganda will drop out of school when they reach puberty or they’ll miss a week of school every month when they’re menstruating because they don’t have access to pads,” Anne-Marie said.

“In a lot of our trainings, the girls will say they use newspapers, leaves, foam from mattresses because they don’t have access.”

This is another way the students are also returning the generosity by the tailoring students creating reusable fabric sanitary items.

Anne-Marie and Emmanuel said within the

the courses, they instill in the students that making community contributions is valuable and implore them to put their skills to good use.

“You need to make sure they don’t feel like it’s just a handout, so they have to be very involved and we find out the best ways for them to give back,” Emmanuel said.

The outcomes are evident as the students graduate and move on to start their own businesses – past students are also now working for Yimba as teachers sharing with the next generation.

Other outcomes have also seen tailoring students work with UK businesses and the music students have also started a band and perform throughout the country.

“We are really happy with how it’s going, we’ve seen the effects on these youth lives, it’s the dignity of feeling like now they have the means to look after their families,” Emmanuel said.

“We’re grateful for all the people that are supporting and we are also grateful to the students that actually put in the time..”

Recently the organisation has purchased 13 acres of land on the Nile River in Kayunga, 90

kilometres from the capital, which will provide ample space for expanding the operation.

A bigger vocational training centre is needed as the capital city limits the courses and student intake.

“This will really give us a great platform to be able to branch out into things like carpentry, audio mechanics, catering, baking, and we’ll be able to get young people from all over the country to come,” Anne-Marie said.

With the new site to be away from potential student’s homes, the expansion will also need to offer sleeping accommodation.

This will have benefits to allow students from across the country to travel and learn a new skill, taking that back to their regions.

“At the moment because we are focusing our courses at vulnerable youth, they have to be within walking distance to our centre because they can’t afford to transport themselves,” Emmanuel said.

“You are flooding the local community with lots of tailors and beauticians and hairdressers, so it’d be better if we’re in a rural location where we can bring young people from all over the country. They learn the skill, then they go back to their communities and they take that skill back.”

The expansion would see Yimba increase to offer placements to around 300 students a year coming for six and 12 month courses.

“This young person who was seen as a nobody in their families, [is now] the one sending their siblings to school sending their kids to school, and it’s just amazing to see the transformation in their lives,” Anne-Marie said.

The target for this year is to raise $200 thousand to start the first phase of the relocation which could see carpentry workshops and staff accommodation established on the site.

Anne-Marie knows all too well being from Healesville now living on another continent just how connecting communities across the globe can be.

With Yimba although in another country, there’s still opportunities for Yarra Valley residents and businesses to support its growth.

Financial donations help to support the training hub, however volunteering, sharing expertise and skills are also highly valued to Yimba.

“It’s amazing to have different tradespersons and specialists in builders or hairdressers …to come over and run workshops with our teachers in our classes,” Anne-Marie said.

“You could have trainees come over and volunteer and help in the construction of the school while teaching carpentry, metalwork students and things like that.”

“Not only offering those business skills and mentoring to our young people, but also to us and all of our staff who run the organisation too. So there’s so many different ways people can support that goes beyond just finances.”

“Come and share your ideas. It’s always good to have that external eye view on things, because it breaks the bubble a bit,” Emmanuel said.

“We also want to invite so many other people to come along, and Uganda is a beautiful place and you will not regret it. One thing you should know as you come to Uganda you will always come again.”

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MEN’S HEALTH WEEK ADVERTORIAL

Ben’s Shed Badgers Creek & District

Men’s Shed It’s little known, but the Men’s Shed movement originated in Australia in the 1990s and has now spread to 10 other countries.

In the Healesville area, the Badger Creek & District Men’s Shed (BC&DMS) started in 2014 in the old fire station sheds of the Badger Creek CFA. Men’s Sheds members come from all walks of life, have some time on their hands and like to do something meaningful with that time, including having a chat over a cuppa with new mates.

The Men’s Shed movement has become a powerful tool in addressing the health and well-being of its members and creating opportunities for men to contribute to their local communities.

The BC&DMS fosters a safe and happy environment where men can work on personal, community or Shed specific projects in the wood and metal workshops and in the general purpose room for training and technological activities. Some of the BC&DMS members are interested in photography and they meet weekly for discussions or excursions.

Community projects undertaken by the Shed include restoring the Willys Jeep for the Healesville RSL, making bird nesting boxes for Birdlife Australia for distribution in bushfire affected forests, mentoring Cubs in making bird nesting boxes to achieve their Environment Badge, mentoring students from Badger Creek Primary School in making small projects to assist their tactile learning and conducting a Technology4Seniors course to assist older community members in the use of their digital devices.

The BC&DMS is having an Open Day from 10am to 2pm on Wednesday 22 June 2022. Come and join us at 360 Badger Creek Road, Badger Creek (behind the CFA Fire Station) to have a look around and discover what the Shed is all about.

Ben’s Shed is a community men’s shed located at 2427 Warburton Highway in Yarra Junction, next to the skate park, swimming pool and Upper Yarra Museum. The shed is one of over 1,000 men’s sheds across Australia that exist primarily to improve the health and wellbeing of Australian men.

Ben’s Shed offers a place for men of all ages to gather for a talk, a coffee, to use the wood and metalworking facilities, or to participate in one of the local community programs offered by the shed.

Good men’s health is based on many factors like feeling good about yourself, being productive, contributing to your community, connecting with friends and maintaining an active body and mind. Becoming a member of a Men’s Shed provides a safe and busy environment where men can find many of these things in an atmosphere of old-fashioned mateship. And, importantly, there is no pressure. Men can just come and have a yarn and a tea or coffee, if that’s all they’re looking for.

Ben’s Shed provides a breakfast Monday morning and a lunch every Wednesday for a very small fee. The shed also offers short programs for local schools where students can experience a working environment under expert tuition.

In addition, the shed will often take on work for people in the local community, usually for a small fee or donation.

Local ‘street libraries’ in the local area have been provided by Ben’s Shed, in addition to a number of small constructions for community houses.

Ben’s Shed also welcomes women members, who are able to enjoy all the benefits of membership, including a women’s priority day, every Friday where they can participate in their own projects with the help of a competent instructor.

Ben’s Shed was one of the first sheds in Australia to offer women’s memberships, and many fine projects have been made by women members including pet caravans, beehives and even windows and doors.

YOUR LOCAL MEN’S AND COMMUNITY SHED Men – are you retired, alone, wanting to learn new skills or have spare time on your hands? Looking for something to do and wish to meet new friends?

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Come and see what we are about, view our facilities and have a chat about our activities over a cuppa and sausage sizzle. Discover how you can enrich your life and join other men working ‘shoulder to shoulder’ on personal, Shed or community projects.

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WANDIN SEVILLE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

Decades of giving back

The Community Bank – Wandin Seville is celebrating it’s 20th birthday.

Community Bank – Wandin Seville’s board of directors voted to invest a record $100,000 into the Community Hub - enough to get this remarkable project over the line.

Over the past 20 years Community Bank – Wandin Seville has returned more than $1.5 million into the local community and the branch is proud to have done so.

The Community Hub has been its biggest commitment so far, but definitely not its last, and stands as a triumphant example of what a community, supported by its own community bank can achieve.

The branch thanks the local community, for continuing to support Community Bank – Wandin Seville.

Two decades on, the branch is still doing business with the community and returning much needed investment back to local groups and organisations.

It truly is banking with a difference, and the team intend to be here for another 20 years.

If you have any banking needs, please do not hesitate to contact the friendly and experienced staff: Community Bank – Wandin Seville on 03 5964 4595.

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Over the past two decades the branch has returned more than $1.5 million to various community projects.

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This year, Community Bank – Wandin Seville is celebrating its 20th year in the Wandin and Seville Community and without the trust and support from the wonderful wider community, this celebration could not have been achieved.

Back in 2002, the Community Bank was a new concept for the community and it took a few years for everyone to understand and to see the enormous potential it could provide.

Once the branch gained support, the Community Bank became profitable and from those profits, it was able to return investment to the local community via many and varied sponsorships and grants – something that has continued throughout the 20-year history.

Community Bank – Wandin Seville has supported schools, emergency services, sporting clubs and other local organisations, to complete projects that invested in the local community.

Often the amounts were modest sums but a few years ago a major project emerged, which was the largest ever undertaken by the Community Bank Board.

The sporting facilities around the Wandin Football Oval had become dilapidated, and badly needed replacement rather than renovation.

The Yarra Ranges Council were involved, and a condition was that the new facilities had to be available to the wider community, not just the football, netball, and cricket clubs.

The final design was a Community Hub where everyone was a winner. It was a multimillion-dollar project, with funding being sourced from many different community sources involving both business and personal contributions.

Unfortunately, there was still a shortfall before contracts could be signed, and construction could commence and that was when

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Volunteer scarcity grows

By Mikayla van Loon Volunteering numbers have been dropping steadily over the last 20 years but the effects are being felt more so now than ever before, something that is being seen at places like Anglicare’s Treasure Chest Op Shop in Lilydale.

Op shop coordinator of 18 years, Lesley Conway said she has never known a period where there have been so few volunteer enquiries and Covid-19 saw many of the existing volunteers drop off.

Usually having a pool of at least 30 volunteers, Ms Conway said after the pandemic that number has reduced to about 20 both in the shop and the warehouse.

“At the moment, we often have to put the sign out saying we can’t take any donations because we’ve barely got enough people to look after the customers in the shop, so we can’t sort as well,” she said.

Knowing how much Covid-19 changed everyone’s lives, Ms Conway said she can understand that for many volunteers the health risks might have altered their ability to volunteer or it became a natural progression to retire from volunteering.

“I think there’s a bit of reticence from shoppers as well that people are still not comfortable about in person shopping to a degree so that probably translates to volunteering and people not knowing what the commitment might be and what it actually means.”

Volunteering Victoria CEO Scott Miller said the decline seen in that 20 year period has really been accelerated by the pandemic to the point where “it’s almost in freefall.”

“There’s a dramatic shortage of volunteers returning to their organisations and that’s because they’ve changed habits, changed their social schedule,” he said.

“In fact, a study that came out last week found that about 62 per cent of those volunteers that were furloughed or suspended, still have not come back to volunteering.”

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“We’re also more individualistic, we’re increasingly working longer hours, we’ve got more transport concerns getting to and from work, family commitments, we’re trying to compress more into our lives, so it’s quite easy to let that volunteering connection dwindle.”

Mr Miller said however, people are “just changing the way they’re giving” by doing informal volunteering, a trend that peaked during the pandemic and created “a renaissance of that community interest and neighbourhood level of care and concern.”

But this lack of organisational volunteering is putting pressure on those who are picking up the slack.

“Our existing volunteers are feeling the pressure, they want the shop to remain open so a lot of them are doing extra days,” Ms Conway said.

Lead volunteer Heather said she remembers only once closing the store in her 24 years of being with the op shop because of the heat, so a lesser number of volunteers won’t be a reason to close.

Ms Conway said for the safety of the volunteers and for the benefit of the customer, the shop requires at least two volunteers a day but that is the bare minimum.

Ideally Ms Conway would like to see another five or six volunteers come onboard even one day a week to help relieve current staff.

“We always recognise that volunteers have their own life and all we ask is that people turn up when they say they’re going to turn up and

do what we need them to do in the time they’re here and hopefully develop relationships in that time,” she said.

The friendships and camaraderie with both the other volunteers and the customers is something Ms Conway said she believes has been the main reason so many of the current volunteers have been with the op shop for many years.

Mr Miller said research has shown that those who don’t volunteer or have stopped volunteering experience a lesser quality of life.

“Volunteering not only is important for community wellbeing but it’s also important for one’s own individual wellbeing,” he said.

“So being able to find that time to be able to commit to a generosity and receiving the ‘helpers high’ that comes with supporting in a voluntary capacity is transformational for people’s health and their sense of agency and purpose in one’s life.”

People interested in volunteering at the Treasure Chest Op-Shop can contact Lesley Conway on 0400 179 786 or email Lesley.Conway@anglicarevic.org.au, or leave a message with the Anglicare office in Lilydale.

The Anglicare Victoria Treasure Chest OpShop is located at 24B John Street Lilydale and is open from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays.

Enjoy cheese and wine together with the U3A crew Can you think of a better way to end a week than gathering a few friends together over a good glass of wine and some cheese? U3AHealesville provides the opportunity to do just this.

Located at 42 Harker St Healesville, U3AHealesville is a not-for-profit organisation for retired or semi-retired people who enjoy getting together to share common interests.

One of the more popular activities is the Wine and Cheese Club, where people meet on the third Friday of each month in the Old Healesville Court House to enjoy a glass of wine, try a range of cheeses and share stories of the week.

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that brings back your fondest or most embarrassing memory’. Everyone brings a bottle of wine to match the theme as well as some bikkies and cheese to share. Before a bottle

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is opened, each person tells briefly the story behind the wine they brought. Nothing fancy or pretentious – just a simple story.

Once the formalities have concluded bottles are opened, glasses are filled, cheese plates shared and the conversations begin.

Sometimes the conversations are animated, sometimes quieter. But there is always laughter. Sometimes as many as 25 people attend, but on other occasions only 9 or 10 will be there. Whatever the number it is a relaxing way to end a week with a good wine and good company.

For more information about U3A membership visit the website healesvilleu3a.org. au or email Healesville.u3a@bigpond.com.

The Courthouse Office at 42 Harker St is also attended on Thursdays 12.30 – 1.30pm.

Warburton Shell Service Station 3458 Warburton Highway Warburton Professionals Andrew McMath Real Estate 3371 Warburton Highway Warburton Bell Real Estate 3407 Warburton Highway Wesburn Local Fuel 2835 Warburton Highway Woori Yallock Foodworks Woori Yellock 1/1585 Warburton Highway Woori Yallock Newsagency & Tattslotto Shop 4/ 1585 Warburton Highway Woori Yallock Hillcrest Little Store Great Food 1745 Warburton Highway Woori Yallock Shell Service Station Foodies 1700 Warburton Highway Woori Yallock Australia Post LPO Shop 11 / 1585 Warburton Highway, The Centre Yarra Glen Ritchies IGA Shop 1/38 Bell Street Yarra Glen Caltex Petrol Station 66 Bell Street Yarra Glen Newsagent 32 Bell Street Yarra Glen United Garage 6 Bell Street Yarra Junction Woolworths Supermarket 82-84 Warburton Highway Yarra Junction Bottle O 2440 Warburton Highway Yarra Junction Bell Real Estate 2457 Warburton Highway Yarra Junction Newsagency 2454 Warburton Highway Yarra Junction Professionals Andrew McMath Real Estate 2460 Warburton Highway Yarra Junction Yarra Junction Community Link 2442-2444 Warburton Highway Yarra Junction Gladysdale Bakehouse 2568 Warburton Hwy Yellingbo Central Store 1942 Healesville-Kooweerup Road

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PRISTINE HOME WITH HUGE SHED DON’T miss this beautiful 3 bedroom home on a 2,473sqm flat block in Cockatoo, located in the well-loved Dandenong Ranges, close to Cockatoo, Avonsleigh and Emerald Townships.

Inside is fully renovated to a high standard with wood-look tiles throughout.

Enter into the mud room/foyer where you can take off muddy shoes and hang your coats. To the right is a well-lit bedroom with its own split system.

Walk up the steps into the light-filled open plan living/dining/kitchen with gas ducted heating. Enjoy the beautiful kitchen space with stainless steel and black appliance and fittings. The kitchen has an open wood fire, new tiles, matt-black period-styled faucet, 900mm-wide stainless steel oven with a gas cooktop, and picturesque views.

Next to the dining room is another living space with a toasty wood fire adjacent to the main modern-country bathroom with a freestanding bath, step-less and frameless shower with shelf insert, and butcher block sink with a modern basin.

All of the bedrooms and lounge room have thick, plush, charcoal carpets while the master has a large modern ensuite and walk-in robe with enough space for a small dressing room. Adjacent to the master bedroom is the main lounge room where you can close the double barn doors to make it a master retreat.

Outside is a new 7.5m x 13.3mtr, highbay, 3 door shed with 2 electric remote doors, lighting, concrete floor and plenty of space for all your projects. In addition, there are electric gates, the home has a new roof and the property is fully fenced for your kids and fur babies to run free.

If you are looking for a stunning home with all the comforts, a big flat block perfect

for cars, boats, trailers, floats or trucks and a huge shed - this is the one for you!

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

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 244 Woori Yallock Road, COCKATOO Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $950,000 - $1,040,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Samantha Scott 0438 680 032 and Declan Palmer 0427 062 148, BELL REAL ESTATE, EMERALD

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EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION AND OUTLOOK WITH exceptional presentation and exquisite treetop outlooks, this impressive property is the ultimate Hills retreat.

Positioned for practicality steps from Baynes Park, Monbulk Aquatic Centre, and Main Road amenities, you will feel tucked away from busy life without sacrificing comfort or convenience.

This spectacular residence sits atop a wide, sweeping drive with ample parking that leads to a under-house carport. Through the beautifully bright foyer with stylish study or home office space, you are led upstairs to a series of sophisticated spaces suited to growing families. Spotted Gum Timber flooring and floor to ceiling architecturally designed windows line each room, beginning in the dining area and lounge with a cosy wood fire with custom accent wall. From

here, the floorplan flows into the open plan family room, meals area, and kitchen with wall oven, stainless steel dishwasher, and inviting island seating. For seamless and seasonal indoor-outdoor enjoyment, this level connects to the covered balcony at the front and the open and covered decking at the rear for entertaining year-round.

Keeping the focus firmly on comfort are the spacious bedrooms provided. Each bedroom is adorned with built-in robes and the main bedroom boasts a walk-in robe, elegant ensuite with claw foot tub, and private balcony.

Set upon a splendid 1,434sqm (approx.) allotment with mature gardens and magnificent outlooks, this move-in ready residence makes it easy to imagine living here. Inspection will impress. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 295 Monbulk Road, MONBULK Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage Price: $850,000 - $895,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Brad Conder 0422 639 115, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE, 9754 6888

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IMMACULATE IN EVERY WAY THIS immaculately presented 3-bedroom home is set on a 1128 sq. metre block and is only moments from Belgrave Central.

Step inside you will discover timber floorboards throughout living areas and carpeted bedrooms, a gorgeous sunroom with a lovely treed aspect, wood fire bringing ambiance to the lounge and dining area, a galley style kitchen which overlooks the rear covered entertaining deck where you can hear the sounds of Puffing Billy winding through the hills.

The block has been extensively landscaped with multiple areas for entertaining, a terraced yard gives room for children to play and pets to enjoy, as well as fruit trees and a chicken enclosure.

Additional features include: airconditioning, GDH, split system, ample off-street parking, and is walking distance to the dog-friendly Belgrave Lake Park, bus stop, Selby Primary School and Preschool. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 72 Temple Road, SELBY Description: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 garage Price: $695,000 - $760,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Jan Brewster 0409 558 805, RANGES FIRST NATIONAL, 9754 6111

Warburton

$780,000 - $840,000

Millgrove

$595,000 - $650,000

Massive views and spacious living

Solid Home in a Picturesque Location

This is certainly an opportunity not to be missed. The splitlevel home has a superb floor plan with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Bedrooms all with built in robes. The master bedroom having the best view in the home comes complete with a large walk-in robe, full ensuite and doors onto the decking which is an amazing spot to sit and take in the 10/10 views. Inside has an open plan kitchen with a huge amount of storage, ample bench space and cupboards and an adjacent dining area. Large lounge with a crackling wood fire and split system. An additional sitting room certainly gives you plenty of room for entertaining or larger families to have their own space. Outside has some lovely established gardens and a generous size yard at approx. 1655 sqm. A double carport completes this neat package.

This neat property offers great value and is situated in a picturesque location offering 3 bedrooms with a spacious lounge/living area plus a fresh modern open plan kitchen with gas cooking and plenty of bench and cupboard space. A separate meals area offers extra space for the growing family, updated bathroom and polished floorboards throughout, a covered back verandah offers extra entertaining space and a lock up garage. A well looked after low maintenance property with established gardens and mountain views positioned on a great size block with plenty of back and front yard space. All conveniently located just a short stroll to local schools, shops, transport, the walking trail and Yarra river it’s the ideal place to call home.

Contact: Rebecca Doolan 0401 832 068 Inspection: By Appointment

Contact: David Carroll 0419 539 320 Inspection: By Appointment

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3407 Warburton Hwy, Warburton

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ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF A BYGONE ERA SITTING on a beautiful garden allotment of approximately 1/3 acre is a 1940s weatherboard home with original charm and features, sitting directly opposite the Yarra River.

A home steeped in local history, being originally built by the founder of Martyrs Bus Lines, offers a large original kitchen/meals area with feature stained glass windows over the kitchen sink, combustion stove in working order and a more modern oven/ cooktop for convenience.

Internally there are 2 good sized bedrooms with built in robes, a modern family bathroom, through feature glass doors you will find a large loungeroom with wood fire and stunning art deco cornices, and ceiling work with built in lighting giving a theatrical appearance to this grand space.

The feature plasterwork continues throughout the home as does the high ceilings and the classic styling.

Outdoors offers a fully self contained bungalow for the teenage retreat, workspace or separate rental opportunity, a lock up underhouse single garage and rambling gardens with feature stonework retaining walls and pathways.

Situated in the perfect location with the Yarra River just across the road and within strolling distance to the township of Warburton via the bridge, this would be an ideal weekender for the lucky few, a great B&B opportunity, perfect investment with current excellent tenants, or a lovely place to call home. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 2 Marlino Avenue, WARBURTON Price: $720,000 - $790,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Samantha Price 0438 795 190, BELL REAL ESTATE - YARRA JUNCTION, 5967 1277 22 MAIL

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5962 3030

Mark Gunther

markgunther.com.au 189 Maroondah Highway, Healesville

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Healesville 25 Juel Crescent FOR SALE

This perfectly positioned flat allotment with spectacular views, is set within walking distance to town & is an ideal parcel of land to build your dream home on (STCA). The vendor has done all the hard work as the block comes with plans & permits. Ready to go & set on 1,084m2 with power, water, gas & phone services available.

$649,000 Inspect

By Appointment Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

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FOR SALE Healesville 3 Mason Close Brand New 4 Bedroom Home If you desire luxury, location & quality then you must see the plans for this beautiful home, which is in the process of being built & located only a short stroll to the town centre. This architecturally designed home will showcase a spacious master bedroom with WIR & stylish ensuite, quality fittings & fixtures, Oak timber floors & large double garage.

4A 2B 2C $800,000 - $850,000 Inspect

By Appointment Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

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Healesville 1 Martin Lane This fantastic parcel of land is located a short drive to the township of Healesville. Offering approved plans and permits to build a 4-bedroom family home set in a semi-rural setting. A gentle slope, with existing rural fencing and clear of trees, you can get started with building your family home! (STCA) All services are available at the end of the driveway.

FOR SALE $600,000 - $660,000 Inspect

By Appointment Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

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Healesville 6/69 Maroondah Highway

3A 2B 2C

This modern & conveniently located townhouse is immaculate throughout & makes for a smart investment, perfect first home or ideal downsizer.

Featuring a modern kitchen & a large light & bright open plan living which leads out to a fabulous outdoor entertaining area & easy to maintain courtyard garden.

FOR SALE $600,000 - $660,000 Inspect

By Appointment or OFI Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

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FOR SALE Healesville 20 Baden Powell Drive

Attention Mudbrick Enthusiasts This home is a post & beam mudbrick construction & comprises spacious open plan living, 2 bedrooms each with built in robes, updated bathroom, central kitchen, gorgeous brick flooring & a cosy solid fuel wood heater.

The home is set back from the road on a large 1/3 acre block (approx.) & with views across the valley.

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By Appointment or OFI Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

Healesville 7 Eli Bates Court

5A 2B 6C

ANOTHER PROPERTY SOLD! This 5 bedroom family home featuring multiple living areas, a modern kitchen, generous master suite, covered alfresco area & inground solar heated pool has SOLD. If you are thinking of selling & looking for a fantastic sales result like this one, call our sales agents to discuss today!

Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

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THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF! IMMEDIATELY upon arrival this property is sure to surprise and delight.

Entering through the impressive electric gates and up the sealed driveway, you will discover an entertainer’s dream.

Surrounded by stunning landscaped gardens, the home offers two expansive living areas; the first a spacious open plan living area is the heart of the home, sophisticated and stylish.

The space boasts the spacious lounge area with feature coonara and split system heating and cooling for year-round comfort, dining space and the stunning Redgum kitchen with stainless steel appliances, glass splashback, dishwasher, pendant lighting and walk in pantry. This area also features a large study with built-in desk and is the perfect space for someone looking to work from home or if required could easily be enclosed and create bedroom five .

The second large living area is equally as stylish, with beautiful vaulted ceilings, picture windows, gas log fire, split system heating and cooling, as well as a character fully fitted bar with Rockpave flooring, this space offers incredible versatility to suit your needs.

There are four bedrooms in total, the master suite is something to be admired, with modern ensuite bathroom and walk in robe, as well as picture windows that bring the outdoors in.

The secondary bedrooms are all complete with built in robes are serviced by the beautiful modern bathroom with double vanity, free standing bath, and enormous shower. The spacious laundry with extensive storage space completes the residence.

Special features include stunning Oak floorboards, timeless neutral colour scheme, quality blinds, picture windows throughout the home, satellite NBN, 5kw solar array and return verandahs.

Outside the embellishments continue, entertain in style year-round in the incredible covered outdoor entertaining area, with aggregate flooring and decking, power, privacy screen, remote blinds and views across the stunning gardens and lush lawn where the kids can play.

For the furry and feathered family members, there is a fully fenced dog run, quality chicken coop, plus a fenced paddock at the rear of the property complete with your very own sand arena.

Car accommodation is assured, the property boasts a 7.5m x 9m high rise 3 car garage, three car carport under roofline as well as a double garage or workshop.

Additional features include vegetable gardens, stable and water tanks.

Located only a short drive to the thriving Gembrook township, this property truly has all of the bells and whistles you could ask for.

Inspection is an absolute must, call today. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 2685 Gembrook Launching Place Road, GEMBROOK Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 8 garage Price: $1,300,000 - $1,400,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Brittany Barry 0412 861 094 and Justin Barrot 0438 683 781, BARRY PLANT, EMERALD, 5968 4522 24 MAIL

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47 Emerald Lake Road, Emerald

36 Ferres Road, Emerald

145 Kirk Road, Cockatoo

2219m2 IN AN INCREDIBLE LAKESIDE LOCATION

PRIVACY, VIEWS AND CENTRAL EMERALD ON 986m2

A RARE GEM ON OVER 6000M2

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GUIDE $1,150,000-$1,250,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Sue Colic 0421 772 610 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE CONTACT AGENT INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Jacqui Ryder 0433 095 278 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $720,000 - $790,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

13 Glenvista Avenue, Emerald

7 Station Road, Gembrook

9 Peppermint Court, Emerald

PRIVATE STORYBOOK BEAUTY ON 2295M2

FAMILY LIVING IN A PRIME LOCATION ON 1108M2

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GUIDE $860,000 - $920,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $960,000 - $1,050,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Gayle Barrot 0408 195 767 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

35 Lawsons Road, Emerald

Crown Allotment 4,400 Mountain Road, Gembrook

2685 Gembrook Launching Place Road, Gembrook

CONTEMPORARY STYLED HOME ON OVER 1/3 ACRE

PERFECT PASTURES WITH PHENOMENAL VIEWS

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GUIDE CONTACT AGENT INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $1,300,000 - $1,400,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Brittany Barry 0412 861 094 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

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Real Estate you can trust!

We ’ r e h e r e t o h e l p FOR SALE

295 Monbulk Road, MONBULK

$850,000 - $895,000

EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION AND EXQUISITE OUTLOOKS

4A 2B 1C

This spectacular residence sits atop a wide, sweeping drive with ample parking that leads to a under-house carport. Through the beautifully bright foyer with stylish study or home office space, you are led upstairs to a series of sophisticated spaces suited to growing families. Spotted Gum Timber flooring and floor to ceiling architecturally designed windows line each room, beginning in the dining area and lounge with a cosy wood fire with custom accent wall.

FOR SALE

26 Hume Street, UPWEY CHARMING HOME WITH LIFESTYLE TO MATCH

$820,000 - $860,000 3A 2B 3C

This charming weatherboard residence, backing onto Glenfern Valley Bushland Reserve, brings a whole new meaning to the concept of versatility. Offering dual living spaces on separate levels, this well-presented character home will accommodate the needs of your family throughout the years ahead.

Sam Adamson M 0421 023 760 | E sam@chandlerandco.com.au

Brad Conder

Daniel Steen

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

M 0434 979 142 | E daniel@chandlerandco.com.au

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77 The Crescent, SASSAFRASS COMPLETE THIS COMPELLING 4.5 ACRE OASIS

$790,000 - $860,000 5A 2B

FOR SALE

35-37 McAllister Road, MONBULK VAST AND VERSATILE FAMILY HOME

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

The alluring natural landscape of this 18,164sqm (approx.) property suits buyers seeking something special for their future. Entirely accessible by vehicle and boasting a beautiful build already onsite, bringing this property to completion will be worth its weight in gold (STCA). The sweeping drive culminates at this brilliant residence with a bounty of potential.

Yet to receive approved plans and permits, fortitude will bring this spacious family home across the finish line.

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.

AUCTION SATURDAY 25TH JUNE AT 3PM Suzie Brannelly

Brad Conder

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

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OPINION

Storm anniversary On 9 June, 2021, we experienced the most significant storm event in Victoria’s history. 122 properties damaged, 72 of which were destroyed. 25,000 trees fell in a few short days.

The year since then has had an incredible amount of challenges for impacted communities – particularly those in the Dandenong Ranges, where so many people lost their homes or were displaced for significant periods of time.

When we think about recovery, as a return to how things were before, it’s important to acknowledge that there will still be people who are on Day 0. People whose houses are gone and face a labyrinth of details with insurance, planning and facing a rebuild in a time when costs are sky-high.

We also know that the mental toll of this event will have on people for years to come.

Some of this will only become clear as time goes on, and will take time to address.

What has been true from the start, and what will always be true, is that we’re here to help.

I’m proud of the fact that Council staff – many of whom live locally and were, themselves, impacted by the storm – stepped up to help community members access power, Jim Child showers, firewood, temporary accommodation and assistance in those first few weeks.

They worked with community leaders and emergency services, community hubs and groups across the hills to help coordinate a response, giving people some sense of normality during a time of extreme upheaval.

During this time we saw such incredible community spirit – the willingness to help and lend a hand. A heartening reminder of how close, connected and courteous our

residents are. When the rain stops, the wind calms and the cleanup ends, our strong community remains and that’s something I’m truly proud of.

Our focus has now shifted to recovery – unpacking and illuminating the way forward, supporting community projects and helping to create stability, positivity and resilience as we move forward.

There is, of course, a way to go.

At the time when the storms hit, we said to the community that if they needed anything, but were unsure of where to go, to give us a call and ask. That’s as true today as it was on the week of 9 June, 2021.

No matter what the years ahead bring, we’ll be here to help, to lead, to guide and, most importantly, to listen as we go down the road together.

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Finding the right tools for life’s many jobs Focal Point

I started my last article by saying that I had noted that a feature article in a previous week’s Star-Mail had caught my attention and became a driver for what I wrote.

Again, one word in a heading in the ‘Opinion’ section last week caught my eye too – TOOLKIT. ‘Anita’ was talking about a toolkit for politics. The next day one of my former counselling clients mentioned what I had taught him about young men needing a toolkit for life.

At that time I was talking about an essential psychological and or emotional metaphorical toolkit that they could keep handy under the sink so to speak.

We all need tools to deal with disputes and emotional blowouts; some for training children, some need listening devices with which to hear the other person’s point of view. An essential tool we need is the special multidirectional ones to help turn a bad display of anger around, and for that matter, bad situations per-se.

We also need tools for helping us fit in with a working team and to help us gain confidence to lead, or for learning about how to be humble at times.

In the light of the stresses we are under with Covid, the Flue, kids really not properly settled at school, horrific atrocities overseas, and at home the prices of essentials going sky high around us.

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Graeme Dawson Covid continues to be a major concern, for as at the 16th May, 1499 people have died of, not with Covid this year alone to that date fifty on the weekend before that date.

You do the sums – what sort of tools do we need to overcome these stats/deaths?

Recently I read a short story about a secret hospital built in a cave in western Slovenia and funded by their resistance movement in WW2.

It was for the wounded allied soldiers to hide in while receiving treatment. It survived many attempts by the Nazis to find it, yet they cared for both the wounded Allies and Axis armies.

In my last article I wrote about the amazing heart, both the physical and emotional hearts created in us all.

Hearts motivated by the love of God can empower people like the Salvos to help the helpless ease their load.

As I write this, ‘Samaritan’s Purse’, led by Billy Graeme’s son Franklin, has built a ‘blowup’

fully operational hospital in behind the lines in the Ukraine.

Some of the most delicate operations are performed there while surgeons, nurses and engineers are risking their lives for others, motivated by the love of God. The whole thing has been a gift to the Ukrainian people.

Coincidentally, I recently watched a UTUBE link of Billy’s grandson (‘Will’- a family man in his forties) speaking to 1000 young people in Launceston Tasmania at the Silver Dome.

His major message was to encourage them to lay hold of the love that God has for them through His Son Jesus, to help them step out of the shadows of the dark life of fear, drugs, porn, worthlessness, much of which is causing an ever growing number to suicide. He said God can quell those fears, and the darkness is dissolved in His Light.

Two weeks ago a visiting pastor to our church spoke on fear. A fear that haunts, manipulates, imprisons and mocks us.

It depresses us and given it comes from the dark master – the evil one who can render us hopeless and paralyze us so that we may see no option but to end it.

But as Will says, and I know, God responds to our most feeble cries and comes alongside.

Many Blessings, Graeme Dawson Chaplain to Community

Marking a century PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN Reader Elizabeth, from Clematis, recently informed us that this year marks the centenary of the publication of English author Richmal Crompton’s Just William.

This book of short stories was illustrated by Thomas Henry and published in May 1922. It was followed by 37 more William books, making a total of 385 short stories over nearly five decades.

They sold over 12 million copies in the U.K. alone, and have been adapted to films, stage plays and numerous radio and television series.

Elizabeth praises Crompton (18901969) as “the J.K. Rowling of her day”.

Formerly an excellent and committed schoolteacher, Crompton switched to writing full-time after contracting poliomyelitis in 1923.

The protagonist of the William books is a mischievous and unruly 11-year-old schoolboy living in a village in Southern England. As Elizabeth describes itl: “Being helpful was William’s aim in life. Not all the recipients of his help were grateful.”

William and his friends Ginger, Henry and Douglas call themselves the Outlaws. They are occasionally joined by the lisping Violet-Elizabeth (“I’ll thcream and thcream and thcream til I’m thick”).

William’s chief rival in the village is Hubert, but Arabella also manages to disrupt the group’s adventures from time to time.

Interestingly, although the William books were published between 1922 and 1970, their characters do not age, despite each book being set in the era in which it was written. This allows readers to observe, through William’s eyes, some of the 20th century’s major events, including but not limited to the two World Wars and the Space Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

In a similar way that the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings represents a place to be remembered in times of trial, William’s village may be seen as a microcosm of the larger world, with the boy and his mates being innocent onlookers.

Elizabeth explains: “The books are a satirical take on life in a ‘quiet’ English village, with its ostensibly ‘normal’ inhabitants and ‘ordinary’ activities. Hypocrisy and self-importance in the adult world are exposed through William’s exploits.”

It’s worth mentioning that the William books were originally created for adult readers. While Crompton was pleased by their success, she felt frustrated that her other novels and short stories didn’t receive the same recognition.

In Elizabeth’s words: “The books were not written for children; the language is sophisticated and obviously for grown-ups. When it became clear that children had discovered the books, [Crompton] didn’t change her style or write down to her younger readers. I remember, as a twelve-year-old, asking my mother what ‘ejaculated’ meant.

‘Exclaimed dear, exclaimed!’ I wondered why she seemed embarrassed.”

Those interested in meeting William can check out some of Crompton’s eAudiobooks from Eastern Regional Libraries. These are narrated by Martin Jarvis, “the wizard of the talking book” and “one of Britain’s most distinguished and versatile actors” as described by The Daily Telegraph and BBC, respectively.

Once again, THANK YOU to Elizabeth who brings to our attention a brilliant author and her books. mailcommunity.com.au

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Dominion more like an old fossil Jurassic World: Dominion Starring Chris Pratt, Sam Neill and Laura Dern Rated M 3/5 Despite being an earnest tribute to the original Jurassic Park, Jurassic World: Dominion is not nearly as smart, scary or suspenseful.

With cloned dinosaurs loose across the globe, classic and new characters must join forces to avert a world-ending threat. Dominion’s poor first act has campy yet bland henchmen and a fuzzy sense of where the main characters are going. Campbell Scott seldom conveys any menace as main antagonist Lewis Dodgson, CEO of corrupt biotechnology corporation BioSyn. Crop-eradicating genetically-engineered locusts are the plot’s main driving threat, which is a bizarre plot decision for

a dinosaur thriller. The T-Rex, the star of the entire franchise, feels neglected, and Giganotosaurus, the new dinosaur antagonist, has a cool demonic design but leaves little impact.

Some of the set-pieces feature the raw survival horror of the original trilogy, including a very tense scene in a swamp, but the action se-

quences are burdened with contrived details and misplaced humour. Dominion’s callbacks to the original trilogy are appreciated – Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum return together for the first time since the original Jurassic Park in 1993 – but the film has too much nostalgic affection for the old guard to put them in any convincing peril.

As for the scant positives, the old and new cast have fun chemistry, B.D. Wong delivers a surprisingly poignant performance as repentant geneticist Henry Wu, and the dinosaurs are brought to life with amazing animatronics and puppetry, as opposed to the other World films’ CGI creatures.

Jurassic World: Dominion is a lukewarm conclusion to the Jurassic Park franchise, and is playing in most Victorian cinemas.

- Seth Lukas Hynes

Theatre and stage performance updates The Basin Theatre The ‘Lady in the Van’ by Alan Bennett in association with Highway 1 Theatre Company The ‘Lady in the Van’ tells the true story of Alan Bennett’s somewhat strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, a crabby, eccentric, and somewhat smelly homeless woman Bennett befriended in the 1970s.

He allowed her to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home for three months – she ended up residing there for 15 years.

Season: Week 1 - Thursday 16 June Opening Sparkling Gala supper to Sunday 19 June. Sunday matinee at 2pm.

Week 2 - Thursday 23 June to Sunday 26 June.

Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2pm.

Ark Theatre After being asked to leave their theatre at Lilydale Heights College, Ark has found a new home. The new venue is the hall at Mount Evelyn. Further details will be posted on this column when further news is known.

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Hospital needed It is with interest that I see this article again raising the issue of the re-opening of the much needed Warburton Hospital.

This is something that I have raised with successive State and Federal governments, only to get excuses as to why it can’t be.

The current government (State) are always sprucing that they are doing all they can to ease the crisis in the Health system. What rubbish.

If they shelved the tunnel projects for a few years, the money being spent there (mostly over time and budget) would be more that enough to get the Warburton Hospital up and running, even if it meant compulsory acquisition of the site.

This should be at the top of the list leading up to this years State election.

Given that all the facilities are already there, including a Helier-pad, there’s no reason for delay.

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Warburton Water World has become a staple attraction of the Yarra Ranges. and Lilydale but are not as expansive as Warburton Water World.

Mr Murton said it is great to develop something that is so popular among members of the community.

“We’ve delivered a really important asset that we know the Upper Yarra and Warburton communities love, enjoy and experience all the time. It’s also bringing a lot of visitors to the area as well, which helps the line of the ice cream shop, it’s pretty busy as a result of that,” he said.

“It really has been so well received and it encourages us to look at what our next options might be, such as a range of trail projects and our PlayPlace plan, upgrading play places around the Yarra Ranges. It has shown us that there is a real market and a need for these kinds of assets for the community, and people will love them and use them.”

Mayor of Yarra Ranges Council Jim Child said the award recognises the strong journey the project has been.

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ect was how we engage with the end-users, the kids. Students at Millwarra and Warburton primary schools contributed to the design of the place and named it.”

The project was funded by a number of Government and local contributors, with the Federal Government providing $1.7 million for the project through the Regional Growth Fund, the Warburton Advancement League putting forward $20,000 for a train engine with junior slide and the Warburton Sports Centre Committee donating $120,000 towards the playspace equipment. Council contributed the remaining $2.8 million towards the project.

“Without those contributions from the local bodies in the federal government, we wouldn’t have been able to put that facility on the ground,” Mayor Child said.

“We are getting more people to come to this facility at all times of the year and the people we get travelling a long distance to come and visit the site even surprised us. It took a long time, but the outcome has been worth the wait.”

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Amendment C197yran applies to various land parcels across Yarra Ranges Council.

Amendment C197 proposes to correct zoning inaccuracies and anomalies, make corrections and alterations to the schedule and mapping to the Heritage Overlay, removes the Restructure Overlay where it is no longer required, removes redundant schedules to the Development Plan Overlay and applies the relevant Design and Development Overlay and Significant Landscape Overlay at two locations.

You may inspect the amendment in detail, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, from 16 June 2022 at: • Yarra Ranges Council website www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/C197 • During office hours, at the following Yarra Ranges Council Community Links: 15 Anderson Street, Lilydale 21 Main Road, Monbulk 110 River Street, Healesville 40 Main Street, Upwey 2442-2444 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction.

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“It’s been a long journey since the pool was closed, which was very precious to the community. It had to be closed because the infrastructure was failing it,” he said.

“It was a large 50m metre pool installed after the success Australia had in the pools in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, but it was past its use-by date and had serious maintenance issues.”

As well as being a water park, the facility has exercise equipment, a playground, barbecues and access to the Yarra River to help it be a year-round attraction despite Warburton’s cold weather.

Mayor Child said community consultation was an important part of the project and helped retain the history of the old pool.

“The old pool formed original starting blocks and as the opening plaque of the pool has been retained, so people with a history of the place can go back and reminisce about the site,” he said.

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After being awarded the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia’s Engineering Excellence Award for its construction and design, the Warburton Water World’s development and opening have set a high standard for what public recreational facilities can bring to a community.

The Warburton Water World idea came about as a replacement for the Warburton Pool which closed in the summer of 2009-10 as drought struck the area.

Manager of Recreation Projects and Parks at Yarra Ranges Council Phil Murton said the Council and Warburton community began discussing the recreation precinct in 2014.

“We’d seen some waterplay facilities getting delivered in other areas, and from there conducted more extensive community consultation over 2016 and 2017,” he said.

“The plans were brought to life with construction starting in 2019 and the first stage opening in September 2020.”

The community consultation involved a number of workshops for residents to attend before updated plans and 3D images were presented to the community.

Mr Murton said it has become one of the biggest water play parks in Melbourne.

“Certainly, in both size and scale, the designers did a terrific job in incorporating the water park and the play space. It allows for when kids and families are enjoying this place, to move from one area to another,” he said.

“Warburton is a great place to visit from Melbourne, with the river running through it, I think it has been down to a combination of its location and the type of park that has been able to be created. It benefited from the lockdown restrictions as well, when travel to regional Victoria wasn’t allowed.”

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Eagles jump to second Yarra Junction netball and men’s football headed up the spur to Alexandra at the weekend - in what was sure to be a tight tussle across the board With many players unavailable for selection, it was going to be tough across both codes. Alexandra were to strong on the court, having wins in all three grades.

A very slow start in the A grade game saw Alex get the jump with the eagles playing catch up all game. Four goals down at half time turned into a 18 goal loss.

Jessica Ellwood shot 30 of our goals and was best on with Steph Ratcliff also named in the best, playing a great game in defence.

Yarra Junction reserves football team went into their game severely undermanned - having only 14 players available on the day.

They managed to stay with Alex only trailing by 3 goals at the last break. Unfortunately

The Rebels with a full bench and fresh legs were able to run out the game, running out eventual winners by 29 points.

Ben Payne, Paul Young, and Andre Dos Santos (two goals) were best for The Eagles.

The senior football game was always going to be a great game - Alex having won the previous encounter by 26 points.

At half time Alexandra were up by 13 points and The Eagles had some work to do to catch up. High work rates all over the ground saw the margin reduced to 10 points at the last change.

Junction managed to keep Alexandra to a single point for the last quarter while kicking two goals of our own, to be up by three points when the final siren went.

Ewan Wadsworth (two goals) Cooper Holmes and Luke Spaulding were among the best. The win sees The Eagles take second spot on the ladder ahead of a bye next weekend.

Alexandra and Yarra Junction fought hard on the court against each other.

Yarra Junction Eagles met the Alexandra Rebels on Saturday 11 June.

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Valley meets Maroondah under lights in icy conditions

By Steve Fleming On a cold, wet and sometimes blustery Wednesday evening, the Yarra Valley Soccer Club hosted Maroondah SC for its first night game under the new floodlights at Millgrove Recreation Reserve.

It was the sole contest for the week as the VCFA declared a general bye for the long weekend, held as a catch-up due to an earlier match being postponed because of Covid protocols.

While the chill and drizzle dampened the players during the warm-up, the atmosphere was buoyant as the YVSC Fourths looked to notch up their first win for the season against a team firmly entrenched near the top of the ladder.

The Valley began the match in fighting spirit with Isireli Lyons dominating contests in the midfield as the YVSC attackers harassed the Maroondah goal.

The hard work was rewarded when a stunning long range goal from Paul Healey opened the Valley account halfway through the first half. Not to be outdone, and despite repeated defensive heroics by Josh Willemsen, Maroondah responded with a goal of their own close to half-time.

As the second half progressed it was clear why Maroondah sat near the top of the table pinning the Valley in their own defensive half for much of the remainder of the match.

While Valley made some runs into their forward line and came close on several occasions to breaking the deadlock, a defensive blunder led to Maroondah scoring what would be the deciding goal with 20 minutes to go.

Despite the loss it was still a great occasion for the Valley to play under lights for the first time.

The floodlights were part of a $2.3 million upgrade to the site and they made a brilliant statement against the dark wintery sky.

The Valley eagerly anticipate the handover of the rest of the pavilion from the builders in July so they can host visiting teams in more comfort, providing changerooms, showers and warm soup to ward off the chill.

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Seville dealt major blow The high-flying Seville senior side, who are currently undefeated after nine rounds in Outer East Division One, has had a setback for their strong season with the season-ending injury to captain Nathan O’Keefe.

O’Keefe, affectionately known as ‘Cooney’, hurt his knee in the first quarter of the Blues’ 71-point win over a struggling Belgrave side.

Scans confirmed on Friday 3 June that he’d suffered a ruptured ACL as well as medial ligament damage.

Seville’s Football Manager and former coach Kane Shore said O’Keefe has never missed a game through a football-related injury before this.

“When he stayed down, we knew something was up, but we never thought it was going to be this serious, but he’s normally very durable,” he said.

“It happened in a contest that, from the boundary didn’t look like a whole lot. He’s currently going through the process of organising surgery, which will hopefully be very soon. We were shocked to see such a legend of our club and the league go down like that.”

The strong marking key forward was the 2021 Harold Ramage medallist for Division One, the award for the best and fairest player in the league that season, averaging 23.5 disposals, 7.4 marks (of which 2.6 were contested), 2.8 goals and 147 ranking points per game, third in the competition.

Mr Shore said he believes O’Keefe was averaging 25 disposals and five goals a game this season, but the strong side will have to step up to cover for him.

“There are still some players to come back into the side, quite a few young blokes, but they are in a good position. Head coach Chris Murphy has gotten them into a very good position and hopefully, they can keep trudging along,” he said.

“Football is a team game and while you

Seville will be forced to continue on without captain Nathan O’Keefe after he suffered an ACL injury. need our X-Factors like Nathan around but with other guys like Josh Weightman and Rob Petracca around, anything can happen. It’s not just about individuals but what they can add to a squad and that’s how you win finals and win big games as a team.”

O’Keefe was drafted to North Melbourne with pick 59 in the 2008 AFL national draft, playing two games and scoring one goal in the 2010 AFL season before being delisted at the end of the 2010 season. It says a lot about his loyalty that the only club he has ever featured for other than Seville is the Kangaroos. He also was part of the Seville 2019 premiership-win-

ning side, kicking eight goals in the grand final.

Mr Shore said O’Keefe is a perfect example of having juniors come back to the club and setting the tone.

“He really is a born and bred Seville boy, he went down and played at the highest level and came back to be a legend of our club,” he said.

“He’s won league best and fairest now and four or five club best and fairest awards and a premiership, and even coaches the teams of his kids at the junior club and lives across the road from the ground.”

In a player profile for Seville in 2020,

Picture: ON FILE ‘Cooney’ interestingly shared that he always puts his left boot on first. Hopefully, we will see him donning that left boot again consistently next season.

Mr Shore said Seville will keep going into every game confident in their ability.

“We’re just concentrating on ourselves, it’s very much about getting the boys to worry about what we can control with a really tough patch coming up with five away games including tough games at Gembrook and Emerald,” he said.

“We are just enjoying being back playing football.”`

Interleague Carnival underway for Outer East juniors

By Callum Ludwig The Outer East’s Junior Interleague Football sides have gotten underway at this year’s Interleague Carnival which began on Wednesday 8 June and concludes for the Outer East Football Netball League (OEFNL) sides on Queen’s Birthday, Monday 13 June.

The Under 15 and 17 Boys and Under 14, 16 and 18 Girls all played their first game against their Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League counterparts in night games on Wednesday 8 June, with all sides competing strongly with the U14 Girls the only side missing out on a win.

OEFNL Junior Operations Officer Andy Gibbons said the selection process started as early as February.

“Up to 60 to 70 kids for each age group were invited to the trial phase, which was then whittled down to 50 for the training squad and then 26 to 28 players selected to make the teams,” he said.

“This year, in partnership with Project Gap, we ran a training and testing day like they do in the AFL draft as well as trial games against Mornington Peninsula. “ Project Gap, based in Kilsyth, offer athletic development and rehabilitation services with systems from elite sporting environments.

Mr Gibbons said the carnival is a great opportunity for players to get to know the players they come up against in their local sides.

“Come the time for club footy, they’ve gotten to know each other and if there’s any trouble, they say ‘Hey don’t do that, he’s my mate from interleague’,” he said.

“My boys were in the program and are still in contact with some of the boys they played with, all the way up to playing seniors now. It’s a great way for the players to play alongside some of the best in their league and make new friendships.”

On Saturday 11 June, the OEFNL sides, joined by the U13 Boys side who had a bye, took on the South East Juniors at the Narre Warren Junior Ovals One and Two. mailcommunity.com.au

The U17 Boys clinched a nailbiter after being down by eight points with nine minutes remaining in the last quarter.

Mr Gibbons said while it has been hard bringing back all players after the last two Covid-interrupted seasons, the Outer East junior competition is going alrigh tthis season.

“It’s been hard getting like getting all the teams set and I think for the clubs, it’s probably been extra hard to lock down the teams that they wanted to have because there’s a lot of kids that that may not have wanted to play again,” he said.

“But we’ve had eight rounds and settled it down a bit now and they’re just enjoying getting out there and playing, we’ve got all our competitions, with three divisions in Under 13 Boys and two divisions in Under 15 Boys and a new Under 12 Girls competition up and running, as well as our Friday night Under 9’s competition going from strength to strength.”

The final interleague games will take place on Monday 13 June, Queen’s Birthday, as OEFNL players take on Frankston District Junior Football League at Officer Junior Football Club.

Mr Gibbons said he wanted to thank the Interleague coaches and Project Gap for their work in the lead-up to the carnival.

“I’d like to thank the coaches that put their hand up for the interleague because it is a volunteer position that we call on and they’ve been involved since the end of February,” he said.

“And I would like to thank Project Gap who came on board for our testing day, they’ve been fantastic, it was the first time we ran it and it ran like clockwork with them running it.”

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The U17 Boys clinched a nailbiter after being down by eight points with nine minutes remaining in the last quarter.

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Wet and soggy on the golf course

By Ron Hottes

Left to Right- Jim Craddock (Chief Commercial Officer, Modern Star), Kyanna, Shirley, Cashema and Maree Scott (General Manager, RHSports).

Sports partnership RHSports is proud to announce a sponsorship agreement with Worawa Aboriginal College, a boarding school for young Indigenous girls that come from Aboriginal communities across Australia.

The College provides a holistic teaching program based on an integrated education, culture and wellbeing learning model.

RHSports and Worawa share a common interest in supporting the education of Indigenous young people to reach their full potential.

Under the sponsorship agreement, RHSports will work in collaboration with Worawa in the design, manufacture and supply of sports uniforms and sportinggoods based on artworks created by Worawa students. The College pedagogy is learning from the Land which inspires the creation of designs by students in the visu-

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al art studio under the professional guidance and encouragement of visual art teachers.

The sponsorship agreement originally began in 2021, with a competition where student designs were selected for application to balls for netball, soccer and football. The artwork of three students was selected. The design of Year 10 student, Tenika a Warlpiri speaker from Yuendumu Central Australia was selected for Netball. Djambarrpuyngu speaker Kyanna, a Year 12 student from Elcho Island (Galiwin) Northeast Arnhem Land designed the AFL Ball and student Cashema a Year 10 Warlpiri speaker from Ti Tree / Willowra in Central Australia designed the Soccer Ball.

These students were presented with the finished product of their designs and a framed print of their work at the Worawa Reconcilia-

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tion Sports Carnival which is held annually during National Reconciliation Week.

The new partnership agreement was also signed at the Sports Carnival. Established in 2001, the Reconciliation Sports Carnival brings together schools during Reconciliation Week for sporting, cultural and social exchange which continues to grow in popularity with 20 schools having participated in this year’s event. Highlights of the event included a traditional smoking ceremony, a Footy competition for the Louisa Briggs Memorial Trophy, a Netball round robin, traditional Indigenous Games, 3x3 Basketball and Beach Volleyball.

RHSports is looking forward to seeing this sponsorship agreement celebrate Indigenous people, culture and art through the creativity of the Worawa students.

Wednesday 8 June Stableford: If you’re a long hitter and confident with your fairway shots, then the conditions that prevailed on Wednesday should not faze you too much.

The very soggy course offered no “run” and no respite from typical wintery weather.

Glen Forbes, a relatively new member, showed what he is capable of - 37 points, under those conditions was as good as a 40 plus point round.

Good shooting, Glen, and he took home the top voucher.

Phil-Garside is a long-hitter, and when his whole game comes together, he can “shoot the lights out!”

His 36-points game was equally as impressive, and earned him the runner up prize.

Balls, not surprisingly, reached down to 32.

NTP’s as expected, were “as scarce as hen’s teeth.” Neil-”Mr. Scotland”-Leckenby got one on the 3rd, Laurie-Doyle snared one on the 9th and Steuart-Hawke took the only other one, on the 12th.

Saturday 11 June Stableford: As there were numerous Harry-Martyr and Singer/Walker matches occurring on this day, our usual field was reduced but that does not mean that scores were reduced.

With heavy conditions again prevailing, many golfers opted to play the no-risk game to ensure consistent scoring.

Clearly the most consistent member on this day was Shane-Campbell, with 37 solid points, which earnt him the top voucher. Good shooting Bomber.

Jason-Kennedy filled the runner up position with a nice 36-point round. Well done, Kenno!

Balls extended to 34. NTP’s went to ex-Captain Cross, (3rd), Shane-Campbell, (5th), KenWhite, (9th) & to Ms. Nursey & Bagel, (12th).

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Vote for the Coldstream Station pump track design

By Renee Wood The designs proposed for the Coldstream Station Pump Track have been released with the community asked to vote on their favourite concept.

Following a response to the survey which saw 49 contributions, three concept designs were formed based on the feedback.

The initial feedback was provided by the users of the pump track and consultations have also been done with Coldstream Primary School.

The tracks are said to be suitable for all skill levels, having operational lines for upskilling, options for BMX, scooters and skateboards and seating and shade.

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nical loop and multi loop.

Paul Goodison from Yarra Ranges Council said a key component in the project’s delivery is to have something for beginners and more advanced riders.

“We felt that it was a good opportunity to give options so that people can drill down into the benefits and the different options and what suits them,” he said.

Mr Goodison said they all occupy the same space and provide similar berms but it’s the technicality that makes them all unique.

“Option two is probably a little bit faster, it’s longer straights and it’s got probably a sequence of four tabletop jumps,” he said.

“Some of the other options have tighter bends… so they’re different pump track experiences, the differences between them are

quite technical in how people use them and what they liked doing on them.

Pump track designer Common Ground has been awarded the project tender.

“The three options are different in terms of the technical ability, how fast they are, and how separated the beginner and advanced sections are,” he said.

“So that’s where people get the choice to vote on what they believe best suits their needs.”

The designs also include a platform for gathering and resting along the Yarra Valley Trail as council looks to improve the overall experience along the trail.

“The Yarra Valley Trail is the backbone, we are looking at the use of the sites, whether it’s for this type of activity pump track or we’ve

been putting in some wetlands out at Yering.”

The upgrades will also acknowledge the old railway infrastructure.

“We’ll be leaving some of the rail there at the sidings and the signals and putting the station name signs back on platforms, so there’s a number of things we’ve been doing to improve what the trial offers.”

The project was supported by both state and federal governments and is part of the wider Coldstream Station Masterplan.

Following the voting closure on Tuesday 21 June, council will be working with Common Ground to develop the detailed design before releasing it for consultation.

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