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Power plummets

By Callum Ludwig The wild winds across the Yarra Ranges last night have caused thousands of homes and businesses to be without power and brought down trees across the region.

At the time of writing on the morning of Wednesday 3 August, there were 25 separate power outages on the Ausnet outage tracker and 35 incidents listed on the VicEmergency website across the region.

Head of Communications at Ausnet Karen Winsbury said around 1400 customers in the Yarra Ranges are without power.

“We saw very high winds overnight, and a lot of customers in the Yarra Ranges, particularly around the Warburton area, are without power. We’ve got crews out in the area at the moment or are heading to the area to make the assessments on what the damage is and how quickly that can be restored,” she said.

“We are hoping to have all the power that’s currently out restored by the end of the day, but that is subject to change. Because in some of the areas we still haven’t made a proper detailed assessment as to the extent of that damage.”

1435 customers in Warburton alone are not expected to have their power restored until 4pm. Other areas in the Upper Yarra that felt the brunt of the storm were Millgrove (1181), East Warburton (498), McMahons Creek (87), Reefton (69) and Wesburn (29).

The Warburton Motel has been one of many impacted, as a large tree fell across Donna Buang Rd, one of 269 incidents of trees down statewide, a VICSES spokesperson confirmed.

The owner of the Warburton Motel Richard Stanwix said the motel had been forced to close as a result of the fallen tree.

“The tree from across the road has taken down the powerlines, damaged our entrance and blocked our driveway. We, unfortunately, spent the morning turning guests back, some sadly en route from New South Wales,” he said.

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A tree across a power line on One Tree Hill Rd, Ferny Creek after the strong wins.

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Wild winds wreak havoc From page 1 “It’s unfortunately quiet so far on day one.

We haven’t seen any Council crews here to commence clean-up nor anybody from AusNet to commence repairs - thus we remain closed. I’ve been focused on our small pocket of the valley today but I can certainly hear plenty of chainsaws and I have seen multiple other notifications of store closures so it’s not just us impacted.”

The 269 tree incidents were a large part of the 318 incidents reported to VICSES, making up a whopping near 85 per cent.

Ms Winsbury warned residents to stay away from any downed power lines.

“Assume they are live, even if they may have been switched off. If residents are concerned, they can report those through to us on our faults and emergencies call centre number, which is 13 17 99,” she said.

“Energy is an essential service, and we are seeing increasing weather events. This is not an extreme one, it’s just a usual storm, but we live in beautifully wooded areas, so we need to be prepared for that.”

Cockatoo was also heavily affected, with an estimated 1684 customers affected.

Other heavily impacted areas in the Yarra Ranges included Gembrook (1125), Emerald (327), Belgrave Heights/South (342), Ferny Creek (240), Ferntree Gully (157) and Montrose (44).

Ms Winsbury said it’s unfortunate we are seeing an increased number of storms. The Emerald SES unit was the busiest in all of the state, with 60 calls.

“We were in contact with the Bureau of Meteorology, so were aware this was coming. We had put additional crews on standby as a result of that, and they were dispatched overnight for the fix,” she said.

“In preparedness for these things, we also have an extensive vegetation management

Damage was done to nearby powerlines and the Warburton Motel sign.

Picture: SUPPLIED program, that we have upped in the last couple of years to ensure that we remove any damaged branches that might be overhanging power lines. If we do have these weather events, this ensures they impact us less.”

Mr Stanwix said he sees the inclement weather as signs of climate change in action.

“I’m more concerned about all levels of government and their response to climate change than I am the difficulties of each isolated event. These are all warnings to us and we need to respond,” he said.

“We are so lucky to live in this stunning environment but of course that comes with risk, amplified by the worsening intensity of weather events. I’m more inclined to thank these beautiful trees for the thousands of days that they stood rather than be angry with them for the day we humans forced them to fall.”

The tree had been completely uprooted.

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Timber Bill passed An amendment introduced by the State Government to the Sustainable Forests Timber Bill has passed on Thursday 4 August, aiming to ensure stronger penalties are faced by protesters who put timber workers’ safety and wellbeing at risk.

The Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022 will mean that protesters who illegally enter timber harvesting zones, which are small and restricted areas where forestry activities are being undertaken, and dangerously interfere with workers or their machinery, will face maximum fines of more than $21,000 or 12-months imprisonment.

The Upper House passed the amendment with a final vote count of 30 to five, with Victorian Labor and Coalition representatives both voting in favour despite opposition from the Greens and the Victorian Branches of the Maritime Union of Australia, the United Workers Union and Australian Services Union.

Former Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas said when the bill was introduced in May that the government respects the right to protest safely but wants to make sure workers go home to their families each day.

“Every Victorian has the right to be safe at work. Protests are becoming increasingly dangerous – particularly for workers – which is why this legislation will support them to get on with their job and minimise disruption to the industry,” Ms Thomas said.

PVC and metal pipes, which can be used in dangerous protest activities, will be added to the prohibited items list meaning they potentially attract extra fines if used to hinder or obstruct timber harvesting operations.

Workplace Safety Minister Ingrid Stitt said the industry is already a dangerous environment. “…And is sadly over-represented in serious incidents and fatalities. Every Victorian deserves to be safe at work, and these laws will strengthen protections for forestry workers,” Ms Stitt said.

On Tuesday 2 August the Reserve Bank of Australia announced another increase in the cash rate target of 50 basis points to 1.85 per cent.

In a statement announcing the increase, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said inflation in Australia is the highest it has been since the early 1990s and the increase is “a further step in the normalisation of monetary conditions in Australia.”

“The increase in interest rates over recent months has been required to bring inflation back to target and to create a more sustainable balance of demand and supply in the Australian economy,” he said.

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Protesting in timber zones will now result in big fines or up to 12 months of imprisonment.

Picture: ON FILE To prevent repeated safety risks across multiple Timber Harvesting Safety Zones, Authorised Officers will be able to issue Banning Notices. The notices will aim to stop individuals from repeatedly engaging in dangerous activities in Timber Harvesting Safety Zones and other forestry coupe areas.

Authorised Officers will also be given additional powers to search containers, bags and vehicles for prohibited items.

Eildon MP Cindy McLeish said for too long our timber workers have been subjected to risky behaviour from illegal protesters.

“I’ve heard from workers about the enormous emotional toll this behaviour takes on them as they go about their legitimate work activity,” she said.

“This step, although five years too late, is good in supporting those workers.”

The Bill aims to bring the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 in line with other similar pieces of legislation such as the Wildlife Act 1975. For more information visit vic.gov.au/ forestry.

CFMEU Manufacturing National Secretary Michael O’Connor said timber workers do not deserve to be treated as second-class citizens, and like every other worker in the Victorian economy, have the right to go to work and safely go about their job without fear of facing intimidation tactics.

“We support the right to peaceful protest, but we draw the line at workers being targeted with dangerous, dehumanising tactics like harassment,” he said.

“The Victorian Government has drawn a line in the sand against appalling tactics targeting workers, and they deserve credit for it.”

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Healesville Fire Brigade attended a drastic care fire at Everard Park on Friday 5 August at 2.56pm.

Upon arrival, crews discovered a BMW vehicle fully involved in the fire.

A CFA spokesperson said CFA vehicles were called to the reports of the car fire on the Maroondah Highway in Healesville.

“3 CFA vehicles attended the scene,” they said.

“It was under control at 3.11pm. Victoria Police also attended the scene.”

The driver was driving past Rochford Wines Yarra Valley when they noticed a burning smell and smoke entering the car. Luckily they were able to calmly drive the car off the highway and park it in a safe spot before making their escape before the fire took over the vehicle.

No one was injured in the blaze.

Yellingbo House Fire CFA crews responded to a house fire in Yellingbo on Thursday 4 August.

The fire occurred on Lemongum Rd, with crews notified of reports of the fire at about 4.49pm.

“Four CFA trucks responded and a stop was put on the incident at 5.15pm,” a CFA spokesperson confirmed.

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are already squeezing household budgets,” he said.

“This latest hike could cost the average mortgage holder a whopping $7,300 extra per year compared to what they were paying in April.”

A new nation-wide survey by Finder found 85 per cent of Australians would spend less in certain areas to manage rising inflation and costs.

Attending restaurants topped the list of expenses likely to be cut with 22 per cent reporting they’d eat out less, followed by 13 per cent saying they’d do less online shopping and 10 per cent saying they’d cancel TV subscriptions. 9 per cent of those surveyed said they’d stop going to the pub to manage the rising cost of living.

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in the process of normalising monetary conditions over the months ahead, but it is not on a pre-set path.”

The cash rate represents the interest rate on unsecured overnight loans between banks. It serves as the benchmark rate for mortgages, savings accounts and exchange rates and was at a historical low of 0.10 per cent for one year and four months from November 2020 to April 2022.

Head of consumer research at Finder Graham Cook said the increase in cash rate will cost the average homeowner an additional $610 a month compared to what they were paying before the rate begun to rise in April.

“Rising interest rates, soaring inflation, energy prices and the general cost of living

A nasty collision on Wallington Rd at Clegg Rd in Wandin North has resulted in two people ending up in hospital.

A CFA spokesperson said CFA crews responded to a car accident at 4.44pm on Friday 5 August in Wandin North .

“4 CFA crews attended the scene. It was under control at 4.52pm,” they said.

“Ambulance Victoria attended the scene.”

Paramedics arrived on the scene just before 5pm.

“A woman believed to be in her 70s suffered injuries to her chest and abdomen and was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition,” an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said.

“A primary school-aged child suffered an injury to their ear and was taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital in a stable condition.”

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On Saturday 6 August at 5.31am, Seville and Wandin Fire Brigade were alerted to a fully involved car fire.

A CFA spokesperson said three CFA vehicles attended the scene.

“CFA crews were called to a car fire on Ducks Lane at Seville on Saturday 6 August at 5.31am,” they said.

“It was under control at 5.49am and deemed safe at 6.22am.”

Flames licked the garage eaves and facia nearby, which were scorched but the fire didn’t take to the home. Seville Fire Brigade’s members had Breathing Apparatus and used a Thermal Imaging Camera on this job to ensure the fire hadn’t spread into garage eaves.

The brigade’s Facebook post also warned this is what can happen to ‘Mag wheels’ under heat. Mag wheels are a wheel containing magnesium or aluminium generally alloyed with steel, used especially on racing cars and sports cars. After the fire was extinguished, the wheels still read over 70 degrees Celsius on the Thermal Imaging Camera for a significant period of time after.

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RSPCA calls for action

By Parker McKenzie After polling over 3000 Victorians about the animal welfare issues which matter the most to them, the RSPCA is calling on Victorian political parties to commit to several reforms ahead of the November state election.

Two of the five points were the finalisation of a contemporary animal welfare legislation plan to replace the current Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and the introduction of CCTV into abattoirs and knackeries.

A Victorian Government Spokesperson said animal welfare is a priority of the draft legislation currently in development.

“We will deliver modern legislation to safeguard and support Victoria’s reputation for high standards in animal protection,” the spokesperson said.

“Animals play an important role in the lives of so many Victorians, and we’re consulting with community and farmers to ensure we get the reforms right.”

The most recent state budget included a total of $18.6 million for animal care and protection over the next three years, with an exposure draft of the new legislation expected to be released for public consultation.

In a statement to the Star Mail, Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh said the Liberal and Nationals remain committed to implementing the highest animal welfare standards for domestic and productive animals.

“The Andrews Labor Government has failed to complete a review of the Act, so before committing to a new piece of legislation we will engage with key stakeholders and implement appropriate legislation,” he said.

“The Liberals and Nationals currently do not support the inclusion of animal sentience in the legislation. However, all animals should be treated respectfully during all phases of life.”

Mr Walsh said the Liberals and Nationals

RSPCA CEO Dr Liz Walker called for political parties to commit to the five-point plan. do not support the introduction of CCTV into abattoirs and knackeries beyond what is currently required in export accredited facilitates.

RSPCA has also called for the development of a holistic cat management plan and shelter quarantine periods to be reduced to three days. The organisation is calling on Victorians

to visit rspcavic.org/become-an-animal-advocate and provide their name and postcode.

CEO Dr Liz Walker said every name added will help convince politicians to support the issues raised by the RSPCA. “We want our politicians to know that two in five people indicated a political party’s com-

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“We want Victorians to know that by standing alongside the RSPCA in demanding better welfare standards, they will be helping to create real, positive change this election.”

The RSPCA said 76 per cent of Australians polled in their survey support the introduction of minimum standards for the thoroughbred racing industry.

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Racing Victoria responds

By Parker McKenzie According to the RSPCA, around 76 per cent of Victorians support the introduction of mandatory standards for horse racing, with support even higher within suburbs like Croydon and Ringwood.

The RSPCA is calling for political parties to support the introduction of “mandatory standards that would require owners and trainers to provide appropriate nutrition, socialisation, training and rehoming options as well as mandatory levels of training for staff,” as a part of its five-point plan.

In response, Racing Victoria said it is aligned with RSPCA “in that the welfare of thoroughbred racehorses is a non-negotiable” for the sport and pointed to the “robust framework in place to protect the welfare” of racehorses through the Australian Rules of Racing already in place within the Victorian thoroughbred racing industry.

“The Australian Rules of Racing are en-

forced stringently by RV, including, where appropriate, in association with RSPCA Victoria, and on the rare occasions that rules relating to equine welfare are transgressed, significant penalties are sought and administered,” Racing Victoria said.

“More broadly, RV has introduced a range of welfare programs and initiatives to maximise the wellbeing of racehorses at every stage of their lives.”

Currently, 2 per cent of all prize money from races held in Victoria is funnelled into equine welfare. In October 2019, Racing Victoria announced a $25 million, threeyear plan focusing on post-racing wellbeing. This included a state-wide re-homing program, advanced tracking of thoroughbreds and an equine welfare task force.

“We will continue to work with the RSPCA to ensure our rules and programs are fit for purpose and with horse welfare at the centre of what we do.” Racing Victoria said.

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Tax could spill pint costs

By Callum Ludwig Pubs and their patrons have been hit with another setback as the beer excise tax increased from Monday 1 August.

The announcement was made by the Australian Taxation Office as part of its CPI indexation review, deciding on an increase of 4 per cent.

Director of the Healesville Hotel Michael Kennedy said he thinks the decision is poorly timed.

“People are already fairly cautious on where they’re spending their discretionary dollar. I think this is just going to add to that squeeze as to where their discretionary dollar goes, and people are going to spend less time in their local,” he said.

“I think hospitality at the moment is copping it, a lot of industries are, but in hospitality at least, it’s quite acute. It’s this, it’s staffing, it’s the cost of lettuce being 50 per cent more than it was twelve months ago.”

The excise tax on beer and other alcohol is adjusted twice per year, usually in February and August.

Mr Kennedy said it’s currently tough on businesses.

“At the moment, you’ve got to be very clever, careful and vigilant. You’ve got to really keep an eye on all the costs, and what you’re doing and be creative,” he said.

“I hope people don’t view the businesses as trying to make more money, just because you’re putting up your prices doesn’t mean that you’re trying to make more money. It’s to stay open, keep employees working, and keep serving the customers you do have, so I hope our patrons are understanding.”

For a beer exceeding 3.5 per cent alcohol volume, the excise has increased from $37.76 to $39.27 for every litre of pure alcohol, meaning beer drinkers will pay $1.51 more per beer.

For packaged beer, the increase is even larger,

A pint of beer could cost up to $15, or even up to $10 for a schooner. increasing by $2.14 to $55.73 per litre of alcohol.

CEO of the Brewers Association of Australia John Preston said the increase is the largest in more than 30 years.

“Australians are taxed on beer more than almost any other nation. We have seen almost 20 increases in Australia’s beer tax over the past decade alone. Pub patrons will soon be faced with the prospect of regularly paying around $15 for a pint at their local,” he said.

“For a small pub, club or other venues, the latest tax hike will mean an increase of more than $2,700 a year in their tax bill – at a time when they are still struggling to deal with the ongoing impacts of the pandemic.”

Only Norway, Japan and Finland are taxed more on alcohol than Australia found in a report by economist and University of Adelaide professor Kym Anderson AC, commissioned by the Brewers Association in 2020.

Since then, the Australian excise on packaged beer has risen to $2.70 from $2.26, meaning Australians now pay 18 times more than Germany, 15 times more than Spain, seven times more than America, six times more than Canada and almost twice as much as New Zealanders.

The Healesville Hotel is one of many pubs, clubs and hotels across the country set to be impacted by the beer tax hike.

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Guiding control of weeds

By Mikayla van Loon Northern Yarra Landcare Network (NYLN) has been recognised as the Victorian finalist for the Australian Government Partnerships for Landcare Award that will be presented later this month.

Having partnered with VicRoads to conduct appropriate weed management along 14 kilometres of Melba Highway between Yarra Glen and Toolangi, NYLN president John Birse said the award comes as great recognition of how Landcare groups can support government agencies.

The project was sparked because Mr Birse and Landcare members from Steels Creek, Dixons Creek and Chum Creek, which make up NYLN, had noticed VicRoads contractors would spray weeds one week and slash the next.

“So all the work was basically being done for nothing. Because Landcare is involved with the local people with local volunteers, we said ‘we’re in a position to guide the weed management along the roadside of Melba Highway using local contractors’,” Mr Birse said.

“The benefit of that was we could choose the appropriate time and also the appropriate weeds to attack.”

Working with vineyard operators to ensure the weed management and spraying was done at a time that would not affect the crop, Mr Birse said built the relationship between Landcare, VicRoads and privately owned businesses.

“We’re very proud about the nomination as it actually shows a far better way of government instrumentalities like VicRoads getting bang for their buck, by working with local landcare and I think this provides a model for other things.”

Identifying weeds like blackberry, gorse and watsonia across 190 different sites, Mr Birse said NYLN could decide on the best practice for removing these fast spreading plants.

“The problem we had with Melba highway is it’s basically a spreader environment. So like rivers with blackberries, where the blackberries can spread down rivers, it’s the same thing with transport routes.

“We were finding a lot of weeds were com-

Northern Yarra Landcare Network president John Birse (left) will be heading to Sydney later this month to hear the outcome of the Landcare group’s national award nomination.

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Initially being funded $15,000 from Melbourne Water to undertake the works, that was increased to $22,000 when the impact could be seen.

Because the project has been so successful, Mr Birse said now the NYLN has plans to do a similar weed management program along the rest of Melba Highway.

“We’re now extending it down to Maroondah Highway as well. We’ve also had other

Landcare groups to the north of us who have expressed interest,” he said.

“So I’m hoping that if we’re successful in the nomination, the publicity from that is going to mean more and more Landcare groups will get involved. We’re really keen to see that happen.”

Mr Birse said while the nomination in these national awards hopefully builds trust between major organisations and Landcare, it will also spread the word about what Landcare groups can achieve.

“The publicity we get from this award will

make people realise that Landcare is really important and hopefully it encourages more people to join landcare.

“What we want people to realise at the moment with the decline in our environment, if they want to do something, joining Landcare is a really good way of having an impact in climate management and the decline of species.”

Mr Birse will travel to Sydney later this month to be a part of the National Landcare Awards where one of the eight nominees will receive the national award.

Coming together to plan for the future of homelessness

By Mikayla van Loon Community organisations and homelessness advocates came together on Monday 1 August to launch the discussion around homelessness in the Yarra Ranges for Homelessness Week.

This far reaching and ever evolving issue has been of major concern to these organisations for many years but with a pandemic, storm events and now a cost of living rise, homelessness is becoming a possibility for people who have never experienced such hardship before.

Off the back of the pandemic, Anchor’s homeless services manager Peter Dinsdale said there were lessons to be learned about homelessness but also the ability to get people off the streets.

“During Covid, one of the upsides was with all the extra government funding we have not had to tear a single person away from emergency accommodation due to finances and money,” he said.

“That finished on the 1 July unfortunately but that means for two and a half years, we’ve been able to accommodate every family, every individual that we needed to.”

Mr Dinsdale said although hotel accommodation and short term stays weren’t ideal, it meant mental health and drug and alcohol services could start working with these people.

“During that time we found the benefits of being able to stabilise people and wrap the supports around what they need,” he said.

Of the people Anchor has worked with for 10 or 15 years, 30 of them were housed during the pandemic as part of the State government’s From Homeless to Homes program, which obtained 120 houses in the east for homeless people.

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Organisations have agreed the planning for the future of housing and homelessness in the Yarra Ranges will need to be done collaboratively.

Picture: ON FILE But one of the negatives of this program was people were put wherever was available, not having a choice about which house suited their situation.

“We need enough social and government housing, as well as, and let’s not forget, the support that goes with it,” Mr Dinsdale said.

Yarra Ranges Housing Action Group (YRHAG) chair Kate Coleman said Victoria used to get 5000 public housing properties a year but would think it would be no more than 50 these days.

“People are entitled to affordable, safe, secure housing and what we are seeing is growing numbers of people from every demographic who are desperately in need of af-

fordable accommodation,” she said.

As someone who has worked in the housing sector professionally since 1975 and before that as a volunteer, Ms Coleman said YRHAG was formed to raise the profile and needs of people living in the Yarra Ranges.

“What I am seeing unfortunately is, we haven’t solved homelessness or the inherent problems but homelessness has grown and continues to grow which is abhorrent in every sense of the word.

“It’s heartbreaking for someone my age who has worked in the field for a long time, who has always been interested, to see it whittling away to nothing.”

A positive outcome of the pandemic, mentioned by both Mr Dinsdale and Ms Coleman, was the community and homelessness organisations working together to achieve a better outcome for people.

“We need to now be coming together as a community and raise these issues and pushing it and saying ‘this is not good enough, we need more affordable housing’,” Ms Coleman said.

Examples of the community and various organisations joining forces to achieve better services for the homeless was presented

by ADRA Community Care Centre, Redwood manager Kate Barratt.

This community came together to offer shower facilities at the Warburton Millgrove Football Netball Club rooms, working alongside ADRA, Warburton Advancement League and True Value Hardware.

As well as this, donations helped ADRA set up a laundry and kitchen service. Support from Yarra Junction Community Op Shop and students at Upper Yarra Secondary College helped establish a lounge room for people to meet or retreat as needed.

A group in Warburton, with the help of the Warburton Advancement League and ADRA, have a goal of establishing, building and managing a community of affordable transitional housing options, within walking distance of the main shops.

The group wishes to build up to 15 two to four bedroom homes to give people an opportunity to find their feet, get support and be financially ready to transition into secure housing more permanently.

Currently this project is in the pre-planning stage with Yarra Ranges Council and the group is seeking funding support of $6000$10,000 for arboricultural and fire reports.

Like all homelessness and support services in the Yarra Ranges, Soupees founder Gavin Smith said he’s coming to realise the impact domestic and family violence is having on homelessness.

Starting 13 odd years ago in Upwey, Mr Smith said he has expanded much further, supplying meals, clothing, bedding and sleeping bags where he can.

“My job or my vocation if you like, is to try and provide some comfort to people wherever they are,” he said.

“I’m trying to fulfil a need just by walking around the areas that I go and it could be as far as Clayton, right up to the top of the city in North Melbourne.”

With the theme for Homelessness Week this year surrounding the topic of planning for the future of housing and homelessness, Holy Fools CEO Neal Taylor finished the discussion talking about his intentions to work more collaboratively with other services.

He also said to ensure rough sleepers and anyone feeling on the brink of homelessness have a place to turn, particularly in Lilydale, a drop in centre needs to be established. mailcommunity.com.au

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Fernshaw tree cut down

By Renee Wood Parks Victoria is investigating the illegal felling and vandalism of a heritage listed Cork Oak (Quercus suber) tree at the Fernshaw Picnic Ground on the Black Spur.

The tree was planted on 12 April 1913 by the wife of the then Governor-General, Lady Denman in commemoration of a 1901 visit to Fernshaw by Duchess of York, (later Queen Mary, wife of King George V).

Sadly, it appears to have been chainsawed and felled by vandals during the 2022 Queen’s Birthday weekend in June.

At the time, Alexandra Newspapers reported further damage to the ground from vehicles and that a symbol was carved into the trunk of the tree.

Last week, Parks Victoria cleared the remainder of the tree, leaving the stump still in place in hope of it sprouting another Cork Oak. Yarra Ranges Area Chief Ranger, Conrad Annal, said the incident is in stark contrast of the community’s strong natural and heritage values.

“It has been unpleasant for many of our dedicated volunteers, professionals in the field of conservation and community members who have fond memories of picnics surrounded by this tree, to be confronted by this act of destruction,” Mr Annal said.

Healesville Historical Society President Bryn Jones said it was a historic and rare significant tree.

“What on earth could compel anyone to kill a beautiful 109 year old tree in such a brutal, and presumably, planned act?” Mr Jones said.

Healesville resident Alastair McKenzie is one local resident who was upset to see the damaged tree when he recently drove past the picnic area.

“There were a couple of emotions that I felt, I was quite surprised at how upset I was… I realised that there was a lot of memories tied up with that tree as well,” Mr McKenzie said.

Mr McKenzie said he and many other lo-

The tree’s remains have now been removed by Parks Victoria.

cals and visitors would have fond memories of the tree being at the reserve for so many years.

“Our family’s been in the Valley for about 140 years and it was certainly a destination for generations of our family,” he said.

“It does make you realise that there are a lot of symbols that make up your heritage that connect intergenerational, that connect memories, connect family, and I was looking

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The Cork Oak Tree was a heritage listed tree at Fernshaw Picnic Ground.

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forward to taking our kids there.”

The 109 year old evergreen tree was fenced and had a plaque telling of its history at the site, with the act seen as deliberate and intentional.

Parts of the tree weighing over seven tonnes, were transferred to a secure location for drying and curing, with plans to see the wood turned into an art piece which will be displayed in Marysville.

“This wood, once dried and cured, will be transformed into artwork by chainsaw artist Rob Blast in a project with the Marysville Triangle Art Collective which will be displayed with pride in the town,” Mr Annal said.

It’s also believed the Healesville Historical Society will be honoured in some way with a piece of the tree for display locally.

Parks Victoria is urging anyone with information to come forward and contact 131 963.

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By Mikayla van Loon The impact the Lilydale Youth Hub (LYH) has had on young people’s lives isn’t just surface level help but something that goes much deeper, to the point of saving someone’s life.

This is the difference the LYH had for Amida Jones-Vermeend’s 13-year-old daughter Cassia, who a year and a half ago was struggling with her mental health and had no hope for the future.

“I don’t think she would have come through it [without LYH] and I think that is the reality for a lot of parents. I just don’t know if she’d be here,” Amida said.

“I have got fear that if those kinds of things close, a lot of young people who are accessing them, they’re going to get lost in the system.”

Unfortunately, the reality of LYH closing due to a lack of ongoing funding is a possibility.

Having been funded by the Liberal Federal government in 2019 for three years, LYH is now fighting for the State and Federal governments to recognise the positive impact the consortium service is having on young people.

As one of the first people taken into the Hub’s services during the lockdowns, Cassia was welcomed by her then case worker Tanya, who connected with her regularly and when allowed, visited her at home.

“It was a lifesaver, to be honest…I feel so grateful for Tanya going beyond herself,” Amida said.

From individual counselling sessions, Tanya then started getting Cassia involved in some of the programs on offer, the first being animal therapy.

Since then, Cassia is the youngest member to have joined the Youth Advisory Group where she loves “having a voice and learning about how to talk and communicate her feelings and her thoughts on what is beneficial mailcommunity.com.au

The Lilydale Youth Hub located on the corner of Main Street and Clarke Street is at risk of being closed without continued funding. 291742 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS for young people in the area.”

Cassia is also part of Rural Rainbows and attends almost every holiday session available, having made her own way to the Hub from Warburton throughout the winter holidays.

“She started to make friends there. She has a really beautiful network now of friends her own age that she regularly wants to catch up with at the hub.

“It’s a really safe environment for young people in the area to catch up together, even if they’re not at the same school, it crosses over different schools and different demographics and really brings young people from the outer areas into the central hub.”

Amida said these were huge steps forward in Cassia coming out of her sadness, something she wasn’t sure was possible.

Not only has LYH changed Cassia’s perspective on life but has established better connections with the whole family too.

“We attend regular family counselling which Cassia setup. She said, ‘I really want my family to work through some of the issues that we have at home’ and it has been, I would say, the reason we’re all still together,” Amida said.

“It’s had a flow on effect to the family and therefore, our community, our work, our self respect, our self esteem, our communication at home, [Cassia’s] connection to her school community. It flows out to everything.”

Consortium lead organisation Inspiro’s CEO Sue Sestan said unfortunately Amida and her family’s story is becoming far too common, where there is nowhere to turn.

“Parents are running out of places to get

help for their child,” she said.

“We are proud to have built a service that is not only giving young people a chance to get support for their mental health and wellbeing, but a place where they feel welcome, valued and respected.

“If the Hub were to close now, it would impact the lives of many young people and their families leaving them with nowhere to get support.”

That’s why LYH is campaigning for government support at all levels by asking families, individuals and organisations to raise their voice in support of what peer support workers and the consortium are doing for the Yarra Ranges.

“We want everyone in the Yarra Ranges to join our campaign and raise their voice to support youth mental health support in the Yarra Ranges,” Sue said.

“The messages that have come through so far show that the community truly value the Lilydale Youth Hub and that we have made a clear impact in the lives of young people in the area.”

Amida and Cassia’s story proves the success of a service like LYH and is something Amida said should only “expand, not close. It needs to get bigger and more beautiful.”

“There are a lot of young people who are taking their lives or hurting themselves, and who are very much in distress,” she said.

“These are the leaders of our future.

They’re going to be the ones who stand up and say, ‘No more. We’re going to have a better world.’

“But if we don’t look after them, what are we saying for our future.”

If you need support from the Lilydale Youth Hub, contact 9757 8777.

If you or someone you know needs help, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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Special project for Kasey

By Renee Wood The Yarra Glen Men’s Shed has been a part of creating two special reindeers for a young girl who’s currently undergoing treatment for stage four cancer.

Kasey was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumour, a childhood kidney cancer which has spread to her lungs, in December last year.

Kasey’s grandmother Diane Roberts, a Yarra Glen local, enlisted the local Men’s Shed to assist in finishing the special reindeer sculptures.

The Bittern Men’s Shed first built the reindeer in December and placed them outside Casey’s window to make her smile after they learnt of her condition.

“It was the last two and they wanted her to have them,” Ms Roberts said.

They were placed outside Casey’s window at her home in Bittern so she could see them as she drove home from hospital and when she looked out the window.

However, the reindeers weren’t painted and were left in the weather, with Ms Roberts asking her local Yarra Glen Men’s Shed if they could help to restore them.

“My daughter, she’s in and out of the hospital all the time, she had no way of painting them herself.”

Sid Bouma and Russell Lumsden worked together to get the wood back in good shape before David Brimelow painted them.

Mr Bouma said it brings a lot of pleasure to the men to give back to the community in ways like this.

“We felt really compassionate for this young girl who has a serious illness and there’s a group of men here that love getting involved in small projects and we’re fairly handy here with our hands and it brings a lot of pleasure to us and it gives back to our community,” Mr Bouma said.

Sid Bouma, Diane Roberts, David Brimelow and Russell Lumsden with the reindeer decorated especially for Kasey.

Ms Roberts was grateful to both sheds for their hard work in honour of Kasey.

“I’m overwhelmed really, the community both down there in Bittern and also here in

Yarra Glen has been absolutely wonderful,” she said.

Kasey’s currently continuing chemotherapy and since her diagnosis has had

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her kidney removed.

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CFA’s Tony Lewis out to hit new heights this Stair Climb

By Callum Ludwig A long-time Wesburn-Millgrove CFA member is striving to beat a personal best at the 9th annual Melbourne Firefighters Stair Climb on Saturday 10 September. Firefighter Tony Lewis has an intense training regime for 28 floors of stairs to climb Crown Metropol Hotel wearing 25kgs of turnout gear and breathing apparatus in under five minutes. Mr Lewis said this will be his eighth consecutive year of competing in the stair climb.

“I do it because I find that it’s a great way of reaching out and helping all the fantastic organisations that help people outside of our community, but the entire Australian community,” he said.

“A brigade at any given time is assisting people from your local community but the Melbourne Firefighters Stair Climb been able to help the Alfred [Hospital’s] Burns Unit back in the early days, and The Black Dog Institute, Lifeline, Fortem Australia and The Triple 000

L-R 2016 climb: Adam Pelling (Yarra Junction), Tony Lewis (Millgrove/Wesburn CFA), Chris Stanes (Warburton), Thomas Wilson (Warburton), Timothy Dracup (Warburton), Doug Greenall (Warburton).

Pictures: SUPPLIED Foundation, which help people across Australia.” Mr Lewis goes to the gym three times a week, on top of every Saturdayat sunrise heading to Mt Donna Buang, climbing 3km from the Ten Mile Carpark to the summit, then doing 10 stair climbs of the lookout tower before jogging back to his car. Mr Lewis said his goal is to com-

plete the challenge in under five minutes.

“I generally get around the five-minute mark, and even though I’m getting a little bit older, I’m hoping to be around that or a bit under hopefully,” he said.

“From the Wesburn-Millgrove brigade, it will be myself and Troy Morton-Thick doing

the climb. He’s been with us a few years but is fairly new and is really looking forward to helping out this year. He’s been training with me on a couple of occasions.”

Mr Lewis has currently raised $1390 for the event, the 7th most of any individual firefighter.

Mr Lewis said he finds it really satisfying to participate in the event.

“It’s satisfying knowing that you’re helping others, and you get to meet other fantastic like-minded people on the day for the climb from the other fire services. People attend South Australia, New South Wales and even New Zealand as well,” he said.

“In previous years, we’ve had the Police Force participate as well, and this year, some Defence Force personnel. It’s just nice being able to catch up with these people and know that we are all here as a team to assist our communities.”

You can donate to Mr Lewis’ fundraising efforts here: www.firefighterclimb.org.au/donations/donate/tonylewis/

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L-R: Ron McIntosh (Warburton CFA), Thomas Wilson (Warburton CFA) and Tony Lewis at the top of the Mt Donna Buang Lookout Tower after a practice run.

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LETS share skills together

By Renee Wood The trading of time and skills has often been a format that has played out for what can be assumed centuries but it’s something that has dropped off in modern society.

As regions grow and neighbours move in and out, the sense of community can quickly escape us however, there’s one group that’s creating an extended community among traders and tinkerers.

Melbourne Eastern Region LETS (Local Exchange Trading System) allows members to offer their skills and goods in reward of tokens, which can then be used to pay other members for their services.

These could be things such as gardening, working bees, pet minding, transport, alterations, web site design, cooking, building - any skill you have could be offered.

The community-based network allows many of its members to benefit without having to open their wallets.

It’s a revolving circular economy, with no money exchanged just virtual tokens which represent one hour of service for 25 tokens.

Members get a virtual bank account which stores their tokens and there’s also a group directory of all the members and the services they have to offer.

It’s a concept that was big in the 80s and once saw 30 groups within Victoria however, there’s now just a few in the state – including the Melbourne Eastern Region group.

Marilyn Lewis is part of the admin team, which she receives tokens to be part of, and said it’s a great network that allows her to get many things done that she can no longer do for herself, such as gardening.

Ms Lewis often uses her credits for a working bee which sees as many members as possible come to her house to tick off a list jobs.

“I’ve had my car vacummed, laundry cup-

MERLETS members Kath Gannaway, Marilyn Lewis and Dale Morgan at the Old Badger Creek School where the next working bee will be held.

Picture: RENEE WOOD board cleaned out and de-cluttered, the linen press reorganised, washing windows everything - because 20 hours is a lot of hours,” Ms Lewis said.

“That’s a joy for me to be able to see it all done.”

As part of MERLETS, there’s also a Yarra Valley Hub which is a smaller group formed within as other members are further down the line.

The Yarra Valley Hub was building before Covid-19 but the momentum was lost due to lockdowns.

YV Hub member Dale Morgan said she enjoys the enthusiasm to help others and the community spirit that comes from being a part of the group.

“Something that really stands out for me is the delightful enthusiasm of the people who come, particularly people who’ve come from down the line - their enthusiasm to come all this way out here and they work like crazy,” Ms Morgan said.

Kath Gannaway is also a YV Hub Member and said an example of having her dogs minded for tokens was a huge benefit when arranging a trip away.

“It was such a relief, now I just feel completely happy that I know I’ve got a couple of people who both have dogs - it’s just worked out so well,” Ms Gannaway said.

An upcoming working bee for the Yarra Valley Hub is being held at the Old Badger Creek

Old School, with the wider community invited to, to learn more about the group and how they can join the skill sharing community.

Trading tables will also be on display, with members able to trade their goods and price them with tokens.

The Old Badger Creek School working bee will be held Saturday 20 August from 10.30am - 12.30pm.

There’s also currently a display on show at the Healesville Community Bank with brochures available.

For more information, visit www.merlets. org.au or contact Marilyn Lewis on 0424 008 482

Electric Vehicle Show and Shine coming this week An Electric Vehicle Show & Shine will be held for the first time in Healesville next Saturday August 13, marking the launch of the Yarra Valley EV Community Bulk Buy. The Bulk Buy includes 28 days of information, videos, online and in-person events and test drive opportunities, all designed to help consumers make an informed decision when choosing an EV. It is a combined effort between the Good Car Co. and community energy groups Healesville CoRE, Bunyip Renewables Action Group (BRAG), Eastern Climate Action Melbourne (ECAM), Clean Energy Nillumbik (CEN) and Dandenong Ranges Renewable Energy Association (DRREA).

At the Show & Shine, the team from Good Car Co. will: showcase a range of Nissan Leafs offer conversation with local EV owners and ambassadors run an EV presentation and Q&A session offer test rides provide a chance to sign up for a test drive, and explain the process of ordering an EV through the Bulk Buy offer.

The Good Car Co. imports second hand electric vehicles from Japan, making them available within Australia at affordable prices. Using clean, renewable energy, the vehicles significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

Households and businesses with solar electricity can use their free power to charge car batteries during the day.

It is expected that one day, car batteries will be used as a battery bank for home energy, an initiative that is already commencing.

With car manufacturers rapidly transi-

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EV showcase launching in Healesville. tioning to EV’s, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn more about the vehicles that are the future of the car industry.

It will focus on the facts of EV’s: the types of electric vehicles available, the effect they have on the environment, the cost of buying and maintaining them, distances between recharges, charging stations available now and much more. Attendees will also learn about the latest developments in the renewable energy transport field here and overseas.

What: Electric Vehicles Show & Shine When: 1.00pm - 4.00pm, Saturday 13th August 2022.

Where: The Memo, 235 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville.

Register online at https://www.goodcar. co/healesville Further Information at https://www. yvcommunitypowerhub.org.au/electricvehicles

VALLEY CRC GRANT NOW OPEN Does your community group need funding support?

The Valley Community Recovery Committee invites your community group to apply to the ‘Helping Communities Rebound’ Round 1 grant program to help recover from the COVID19 pandemic and June 2021 storm. Our focus is these townships: Badger Creek, Chum Creek, Dixons Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Steels Creek, Yarra Glen, and Yering.

Scan to apply for Round 1 Grant

If your group provides support to one or more of these townships, and have readyto-go projects that meet an urgent need, then we urge you to make an application.

Our priority is to fund projects that contribute to people’s wellbeing and reconnect with their community.

Round 1 is now open and closes on 1 September. You can submit your application at any time during this time.

Here is what you need to know and how to apply: www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/ recovery/Valley-Community-Recovery-Committee In the guidelines are the contact details for the Committee members. Reach out if you want to have a chat about this opportunity.

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Variety helps kids engage

By Mikayla van Loon Without the support of Variety - The Children’s Charity, Woori Yallock Farm School may not exist today to support students in finding an alternative education.

Having received a grant in 2019 from the charity, alongside funds students and staff had raised themselves, for a new school bus, Farm School coordinator Peter Preuss said it ensures students, who are often disengaged from education, can get to and from school.

“We wouldn’t exist without a bus. It’s as simple as that. We pick them up, we drop them off and in between, there’s all these excursions that they go on that are related to the course,” he said.

“32 years ago, when we started the farm school, our first bus was a retired bus from Werribee Zoo. So nearly 30 years ago, Variety came to the party with the first real, brand new people moving bus and we’re up to a third one.”

Residing on one of the oldest school campuses in the Yarra Valley, the Farm School helps build leadership skills, confidence and resilience with students attending one day a week for 20 weeks, where they acquire a certificate in horticulture and ecosystem management.

“Their self esteem builds up, their cooperation builds up, their engagement builds up, their leadership abilities, their organisational skills, these are the personal development or personal capability aspects,” Mr Pruess said.

“But at the same time, they get a nationally recognised certificate, which for a 15 year old, is pretty amazing and in most cases, does get them back on track and gives them the feeling of success that they need.”

Variety CEO Mandy Burns said it was incredible to hear that the support given to a school

Junior students Zoe, Zoe, Nina and Makynli harvesting carrots and enjoying spending their lunch time participating in Gardening Club.

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Healesville High School students Sam and Ethan take part in the single day program at the Woori Yallock Farm School. 292887 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS

through a bus was the difference between their success and failure to educate children.

“It’s a pretty happy feeling to be that difference between being open and closed, and knowing how important an alternative setting is for kids. And it’s the kid who, for whatever reason, perhaps are not fitting in with mainstream pathways,” she said.

“It’s fantastic to be a part of that community and Variety very much recognises that it takes a village to raise a child and we are really privileged to be a part of that village.”

Ms Burns said Variety aims to help families,

schools and organisations fill the gaps of need wherever that might be.

Through Variety’s grants and scholarships, the charity funds the purchasing of educational devices, mobility equipment, uniforms, objects to support a sensory room and sunshine buses.

“There are some resources that don’t go very far. So we try to fill that up or supplement what the government and others might provide which means kids can participate fully in school.

“It could also be that Medicare and NDIS

does not fund an item or cannot recognise the disability of a child because a diagnosis hasn’t been made or the child loosely slipped through the system.”

With Variety’s next round of grants and scholarships open for applications from 1 August until 25 September, both Mr Preuss and Ms Burns would encourage any organisation or individual to apply should they have a need.

Individual and community grant applications, as well as Variety Heart Scholarship applications can made be made here, variety.org. au/vic/grants

Milla and Lincoln harvesting carrots.

Millie picking purple sprouting broccoli.

Lincoln and Charlie harvesting carrots.

Seville Primary School’s Veggie Garden bearing fruit

By Callum Ludwig Seville Primary School have recently seen the fruits of the labour come to fruition, with students picking the fresh produce they helped grow this week.

The vegetables will be used in a delicious stir-fry the students will help make next week.

Prep teacher and Sustainability Coordinator Eliza Skate said the garden has started to produce lots of new crops now that the weather is warming up.

“This week we’ve been harvesting broccolini, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, parsley, and some silverbeet as well,” she said.

“The kids have been tending, watering and looking after them for months now and it’s really exciting seeing their reactions when they see the produce is there in front of them in the garden now.”

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tion of fruits and vegetables being grown so students are always involved in the process and are planting and eating seasonally. As the broccoli came out, they began planting peas this week.

Ms Skate said she thinks the students are now starting to make connections between seeing fruits and vegetables in the supermarket with how long it actually takes to grow them.

“It helps educate them on food waste, the importance of seasonal eating and being selective in what you choose to buy, as well as obviously learning lots of kitchen skills, how to prepare the food, cook the food and the nutritional value,” she said.

“They’ve also been learning about organic produce and why there might be more bugs in a veggie patch, as opposed to at the supermarket and looking at the difference between the two. If there are holes in leaves or other things, it’s because of the natural bugs, as we

haven’t used pesticides.”

In June, Seville Primary School were announced as a recipient of a grant of up to $1000 in the latest round of 2022 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants to support the school’s sustainability program, which they intended to use to expand the number of veggie patches they had among other things.

Ms Skate said the program is coming along great.

“I love spending sustainability lessons with the kids, and they look forward to them as well,” she said.

“We’ve had lots of really positive parent feedback from the wider community, with parents volunteering to get involved. They are making comments about how they’re noticing that they’re eating and trying more foods they grow at home because they’re trying things in the veggie patch at school, which I think is a massive asset.”

The garden setup at Seville Primary School. mailcommunity.com.au

OPINION

Top three issues According to Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC), the top three legal problems experienced in the Yarra Ranges in 2021-2022 were Family Violence Intervention Orders, Parenting Arrangements and Family Violence.

ECLC CEO Michael Smith commented that the Centre was not surprised by this data but believed that sharing this information was important for the community.

“We have been tracking these statistics for a while and sadly, it is not uncommon with the majority of calls for legal help at ECLC dominated by mostly family-violence related issues,” he said.

“These figures also include high demand for family violence-related assistance to Yarra Ranges residents at the Ringwood Court.”

ECLC is a multidisciplinary legal service that works to prevent problems, progress fair outcomes and support the wellbeing and resilience of communities and community members in Melbourne’s East.

This includes Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Whitehorse and the Yarra Ranges. Within the Yarra Ranges, the Centre has been providing free legal advice for over 15

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matters Anita Koochew Eastern Community Legal Centre years and opened its Healesville-based team in 2014.

Besides the top three legal concerns, ECLC have also been providing free legal support for community members in the Yarra Ranges who were affected by the storms of 9 and 10 June 2021.

“ECLC is pleased to be able to assist the community who have been overwhelmed by these unprecedented storms,” Mr Smith said.

“The Centre has been an integral part of the storm’s response and have assisted over 80 residents with legal advice and navigating the legal processes. We know these problems are long-term and we remain available when legal

help is needed.”

This recovery support includes physical and virtual recovery hubs, and implementing a legal help checklist, used widely by recovery partners.

ECLC continues to assist residents on a number of issues following the storms, including tree damage, insurance, rent payments, family violence, family law, consumer matters and Centrelink.

Besides these areas of law, community members in the Yarra Ranges can also access free legal advice for a variety of issues including elder abuse, victims of crime assistance, fines, car accidents, neighbourhood disputes, debt matters and criminal charges.

If you or someone you know requires free legal help with any of the above mentioned areas, please contact ECLC at 1300 32 52 00 or email eclc@eclc.org.au or visit the website eclc.org.au for more information.

Free interpreters can also be organised if required.

The Intake Team will then go through a series of questions that will help them understand and connect you to the right lawyer or team to assist with your individual problem.

How can we best live in the environment Like us all, I have been living in ‘environments’ of varied forms all my life.

For many of us from early years we have taken it/them for granted.

Most of us didn’t think about rain volumes and keeping records, but I have old brownish colored roneod records from the Yellingbo rain station dating back almost 100 years.

As a kid growing up in the ‘burbs’ we loved the Autumn leaf drop because that meant sweeping the leaves up into piles in the gutters and setting light to them. Smoke would rise through the streets.

Then dad would light up the ubiquitous 44 gal drum incinerator down the back in which we disposed of anything we didn’t want.

That included old furniture, curtains, cushions, all household rubbish including food scraps – even a chook if it died.

When we celebrated Guy Fowkes night with a bonfire and crackers a guaranteed fire starter would be old tyres and sump oil.

It wasn’t until I started farming myself that I become conscious of recording rain and have keep records up until this day.

When planting crops for my dairy cattle to strip graze on, I studied and practiced, ‘Planting on the moon’.

No, I hadn’t gone off my head listening to Frank Sinatra wanting to fly to the moon, but

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I came to realize some of the power of the magnetic pull of the moon.

I found the moon controls the tides, women’s menstrual cycles and a time for plant seeds to shoot into life and grow.

I had to change my planting plan or the cockies would come up with a plan of their own. Reason was that I had to wise up to the moon phases and plant just before the full moon – that moon would then cause the seeds to shoot ASAP. Plant after the moon and they would lay dormant until the next moon – a moon cycle smorgasbord for the cockies who had wised up to realize you just had to walk up the rows and pick up a seeds every few steps.

Now I have to tread carefully here because it is easy to get into a row over climate change.

I understand much of what we humans are doing to the environment in terms of vehicular emissions in particular, which may have dire future consequences for us and

our families. No space here to talk about world deforestation, high water consuming rice crops and over grazing in the world.

Yes we are interfering with the God created harmonic balance and will pay the price.

What I have trouble with in ‘climate change’ speak per-se, is that we hear a lot about rising temperatures and not much about low records.

For 65 yrs. now I have not experienced temperatures as high as we had then.

114 Degrees F, twelve days in a row coming in from Adelaide and in my apprenticeship we worked outside on bare earth building sites in nothing but boots and shorts @108 degrees F, without thinking of knocking off due to the heat.

My old roneod Yellingbo records show far higher and lower temperatures and far higher rain totals and droughts that we have seen in my lifetime. Yes we play with the environment at our own risk and most only see what they can with their eyes.

Aphids were a topic on a 3AW garden show recently and my mind went straight back to my young boyhood when I read “Half hours in a tiny world’. In that book I discovered that ants milk aphids as we milk cows.

Many Blessings as you ponder my ramblings.

Graeme Dawson, Chaplain to Community

Upcoming shows

By Peter Kemp A Reminder Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Cosi It’s 1971 and outside on the streets, Australia is protesting the war in Vietnam. But inside a burned-out theatre, the resident patients of a mental asylum are listening to Mozart, learning their lines and occasionally skipping their medication.

Louis Nowra’s renowned Australian comedy finds light in the darkness and challenges our perceptions about, love, madness, and humanity. A darkly funny and deeply moving ensemble piece, Cosi celebrates theatre and its power to transform lives.

Season: 18 August - 3 September Bookings: 9735 1999 Business: hours Mon, Tues, Fri 9am to 2pm.

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Eltham Little Theatre Moon Over Buffalo It is the summer of 1953, and George and Charlotte Hay, formerly a couple of Broadway stars, have taken their run-down touring company to Buffalo, New York. In Buffalo they have the intention of running Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in repertory, all the while grumbling about missed Hollywood opportunities. But onstage harmony is compromised when George performs an offstage infidelity, impregnating the company’s ingenue.

When Charlotte learns of this, she prepares to run away with the family lawyer, sending light-weight George on a grief-stricken drinking binge. It turns out that Frank Capra is headed to town on a talent scouting mission looking to hire the couple for his swashbuckling Scarlet Pimpernel epic. As a result, the Hay family must work overtime to get sloppy drunk George into his Cyrano hat and nose and worse. With the entrance of Rosalind’s dalliance, anxious TV weatherman Howard one man with two mistaken identities - and Richard Maynard, the wealthy lawyer hopping to lure Charlotte away to his mansion the confusion only intensifies.

With a plethora of pratfalls, slamming doors aplenty, and backstage shenanigans.

Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo is a fastpaced, hilarious screwball comedy in the old tradition, a throwback farce, a valentine to the stage and the larger-than-life personalities that inhabit the world of theatre.

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Take plot with grain of salt Bullet Train Starring Brad Pitt, Joey King and Sandra Bullock Rated MA15+ Based on the novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka, Bullet Train is a thrilling, funny action comedy with an overcomplicated plot.

An assassin, codenamed “Ladybug” (Brad Pitt), accepts one last job on the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, but gets caught up in a web of schemes among several other hitmen.

Pitt projects laidback charisma as Ladybug, playing a skilled killer doggedly trying to turn over a new leaf and embrace peace even as chaos erupts around him. Ladybug is both incredibly lucky and far too trusting, qualities which work for and against him (respectively) as an action hero and add to the humorous tension.

The entertaining ensemble cast bounces off each other with witty dialogue and fast-paced, exciting action sequences, which make frequent use of physical comedy. Joey King is compelling as Prince, a manipulative lone gun in the guise of a schoolgirl, and Aaron Taylor Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry have amusing chemistry as Tangerine and Lemon, two adversarial brothers who mean the world to each other.

John Wick, a series which Bullet Train clear-

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ly takes after, has a layer of dark satire to its world-building; Bullet Train is more overtly comedic than John Wick, but suffers from the forced, muddy world-building of John Wick 3.

The stop-and-start pacing (while mostly effective, given the train setting) results in some characters slipping from your memory.

The schemes and plot-points weave together well toward the end, but the many vendettas blur together, and the back-story involving the overarching antagonist White Wolf (Michael Shannon) is very convoluted.

A fun character-driven action comedy with an unfocused plot, Bullet Train is screening in most Victorian cinemas.

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Yarra Glen artist named as finalist

By Renee Wood Yarra Glen artist Jay Young has been chosen as a finalist in the 2022 Ausmumpreneur awards, which is a nation wide network that’s passionate about supporting women.

Ms Young was shocked to be considered for the Creative Entrepreneur, Homewares and Handmade Business Awards after officially opening her business selling her water colour artworks in September last year.

“When I started the business, I wasn’t really doing it to become an entrepreneur or to make money or anything like that, I was doing it just for myself,” Ms Young said.

The mother of two first started painting with water colour three years ago after a midwife recommended she did something special for herself when she had postnatal depression.

Her works of sleeping woodland animals infused with soft colouring were the perfect fit for her own nursery, which helped to create a space of comfort.

“I just really stripped back his nursery made it really calm and neutral and that’s why I painted those artworks that are really neutral, really minimal, and created a little oasis for me and my son,” she said.

Now Ms Young’s talent and love for water colour has grown into a passion and business, as she creates artworks for nurseries and the home.

Working with water colour also forces the artist to slow down and have patience with the process, when you need to step away from each layer of paint.

“Instead of just rushing and getting some-

thing done, which I found I was doing a lot being a new mumâ ¦to have something just for myself where I was forced to slow down, let things dry, walk awayâ ¦It just really taught me to slow down and be pretty patient with the process, so the process itself was calming as well.”

Ms Young initially shared her works with friends, family and her mothers group, who were all eager to have it on their own walls.

Now Jay’s reach has grown, selling artworks and limited edition prints internationally with the UK her biggest market followed by Swedan, and Brisbane the biggest clientele in Australia.

Although the works were first nursery orientated - mystical and peaceful landscapes are now another stage of her creativity after feedback from markets stalls.

Living in the Yarra Valley has inspired some of the pieces and Jay will soon be releasing a Yarra Ranges collection.

With the help that painting has brought Ms Young as a new parent, she hopes to inspire others to find their own oasis and to look after their mental health and wellbeing.

“Be kind to yourself and give yourself the space physically and mentally to just take a breath, even to just sit down for five minutes with a glass of water and give yourself permission to just sit.”

The 2020 AusMumpreneur award winners will be announced at a gala event in September in Sydney.

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Yarra Glen artist Jay Young has been honoured as a finalist in several Ausmumpreneur awards.

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Innovative arts and mental health festival

By Mikayla van Loon Opening the conversation about mental health can be done in many ways but what better way than thought provoking, inclusive and immersive art.

This is the aim of a creative festival coming to Melbourne this spring and wanting to help facilitate the dialogue, the Yarra Ranges will become host to numerous events.

The Big Anxiety Festival was first established in Sydney in 2017 but this will be the first year this innovative festival of lived experience will be showcased in and around Melbourne.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum program director Megan Sheehy said as the biggest arts and mental health festival in the world, Yarra Ranges Council wanted to ensure people in the regions were being given the opportunity to explore their own mental health.

“The focus audience for the festival is really the 65 per cent of Australians that we know don’t seek help around mental health concerns and all the different kinds of projects provide a way to open up new conversations around mental health,” she said.

“We’re not in the metropolitan region and we’re such a huge geographic area. We have really struggled to keep up with the mental health demand across the region with the difficult experiences they’re going through at the moment.

“We are also a very creative region. So I think those two factors combined, it was almost the perfect landscape to be very open to a festival like this.”

Ms Sheehy said the entire project and concept of the festival is something she finds quite exciting, particularly because it invites a personal reaction from each attendee.

“I find the premise of it quite incredible. It’s taking such a different view. It’s asking people what is normal? Or what is wellbeing for you, so that people can define that experience for themselves and we all know that looks very different for every single person.”

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Edge of the Present combines a virtual reality experience within a physical reality and is just one of the events the Yarra Ranges is hosting as part of The Big Anxiety Festival.

Picture: JESSICA MAURER tions in the Yarra Ranges, are designed to support our recovery as a region.

Edge of the Present, a mixed reality experience, will combine the physical environment of Arts Centre Warburton with a virtual reality headset in a 10 minute immersive experience designed for suicide prevention.

“It was inspired by neuropsychological research into how memory and imagination work and was developed in collaboration with psychologists, mental health specialists and people with lived experience of suicide survival.

“We know that we have a high need in the Yarra Ranges in the Yarra and Upper Yarra areas around mental health. This profoundly beautiful experience presents a new way for the arts to make change for people with mental health concerns.”

The experience aims to cultivate positive future thinking - the feeling that our actions can lead to helpful and positive things happening in the world.

From mixed reality to augmented reality, coming to the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum’s Box Gallery, Hard Place/Good Place will share the experiences of seven young people and their emotional recovery following last year’s storm event.

“We’re really interested in understanding how it’s changed their relationship to place and being both a hard place and a good place to be in.

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“So a really difficult place because of the environment and that crisis and the impending thought that these challenges are going to be increasing in nature. But it’s also a good place because there’re so many stories about hope and community coming together.”

The young people who took part in the project are aged 14 to 25, an age group Ms Sheehy said whose “voice is not often heard in these circumstances, but of course, it’s their lives and their future that is so severely impacted by something like the storms.”

Ms Sheehy said Hard Place/Good Place is a storm recovery project developed in partnership with the UNSW, as well as part of the Yarra Ranges Council’s broader recovery response.

“The idea of this project is to use the capacity of the arts and storytelling to make sense of what has happened and to shape the meaning-making around an event like the storm.”

A further four creative displays, workshops and exhibitions will run throughout the duration of the festival in the Yarra Ranges, with a performance called ‘To the fallen trees’, photography workshops with UK photographer Daniel Regan and a film screening and Q&A session with the Grace Dance Company at Burrinja.

The fourth project will be an exhibition by artist Lucinda Makin at The Memo in Healesville called Lost in Serenity that explores her own mental health struggles and how she uses her artistic practice and the power of music to find a place of calm and wellbeing.

Moving forward, Ms Sheehy said she hopes The Big Anxiety Festival will inspire connections between artists, health workers and mental health workers for future projects.

“The hope is that this festival helps people think differently about mental health, to ask questions about mental health and to come together to appreciate how arts-based approaches can have a huge impact on our wellbeing and mental health.”

To book a session time for some of the events or to find out more information, go to https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Experience/The-Arts/The-Big-Anxiety

How a subject is photographed, is always in the eye of who’s behind the lens and the new exhibit at the Warburton Waterwheel Galleryhas proven just how diverse a photographer’s perception can be.

Photographers Paul X Stoney, Antony Dimock, John Bodin and James McEwan have come together to showcase their unique perspectives for the Four Sight exhibit.

The Upper Yarra photographers all come from various backgrounds, including photography, graphic design or construction, however, they all unite with photography as a passion of theirs.

Mr Stoney explores representation and self-portraiture, with a monochromatic colour palette.

Mr Dimock captures abstract snaps of shape, colour and lines - something that mirror something of a Piet Mondrian’s angular art.

Mr Bodin’s work focuses his attention on capturing ‘ordinary things in a not so ordinary way’.

While, Mr McEwan has worked as a newspaper photographer for decades, and captures photos of anything along his travels that ‘smacks you in the eye’.

All photographers work with different cameras, for examples Mr McEwan enjoys using a widelux camera.

“It’s got a worldwide following of people who are a bit nutty, because the camera barely works - it’s so nice to use, once you can do it so it’s a fairly idiosyncratic thing but it’s totally mechanical and it works like a tractor,” Mr McEwan said.

Viewing the showcase of works at the gallery, it’s easy to see how they encourage us all to view the world in a different way than what’s expected, urging us to see there’s always beauty, you just have to capture it.

Their love for photography remains to be the underlining connection among all of the artists who’ve spent decades behind the lens.

“I’ve always had a love hate relationship with photography because I didn’t go into it as a profession, and I’ve tried my hand at silversmithing, furniture making but always come back to photography,” Mr Dimock said.

The free exhibit will run until 30 August.

Photographers Paul X Stoney, Antony Dimock, John Bodin and James McEwan have come together for the Four Sight exhibit.

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It’s time for produce prep

By Renee Wood Although the weather outside might be frightful, gardening sure can be delightful during winter, forcing you to get out there and breath some fresh air and slithers of sunshine.

Although winter can be seen as the usual time of slumber for a garden, it’s also time you can build structures and plan to prosper next season.

Lilydale resident Lisa Lecke has been inspiring others through her social media account, @lisaandlisa, sharing what cooler months can offer through preparation and planning.

Lisa has always dabbled in the garden, working on her beautiful home with her husband Glen.

The aesthetics was first what drew Lisa to the outdoors when raising her family but in recent years the opportunity to grow her own produce has become a reality.

The pandemic offered a great opportunity to start learning more about home grown produce and Lisa has since become more invested in the garden during lockdowns.

Now the four acre garden is starting to show the beginnings of a food forest, with fruiting vines growing over structures, a new green house on the hill and a small orchard with juvenile fruit trees.

The proof is in the pudding, with the highlight of picking fresh berries or plucking off tomatoes seen as a real highlight.

“Just growing your own food and knowing where it comes from, not having all the pesticides and stuff that,” Lisa said.

“I’ve always loved gardening but the food side of it’s good too now I’ve got more time because the kids have left home and the grandchildren love eating it all,” she said.

Lisa enjoys collecting seeds of many different varieties.

Lisa Lecke enjoys sharing her gardening journey on her social media accounts.

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Many different plants grow around the four acre garden.

to have high levels of pesticide residues on them.

These include; strawberries, spinach, kale, collard greens, and mustard greens, nectarines, apples, grapes, capsicum/ chillies, cherries, peaches, pears, celery and tomatoes.

“So if you can only grow a few things they want to grow or you buy organic,” she said.

The greenhouse which was recently built is making use of dead space on a slope, giving ideas for others on how to work with difficult geography, while also an option to extend your season with produce such as tomatoes.

Lisa found signing up to The Diggers Club, social groups and watching videos online was a good tool for produce beginners.

“You can join the community group on Facebook. And then if you’ve got a problem, which I often have, you can see what other people have you putout there and then you get all these answers and they have a horticulturalist answer a lot of the questions as well.”

There’s also local gardening clubs that are based around the Yarra Valley beginners can also join to get support.

Winter is the perfect time to experiment with growing your own produce which will help to reduce the grocery bill while soaking up that winter sun - you never know where it may lead you.

“Once I got started I just got addicted and wanted to do more,” Lisa said.

This year you’ll find Lisa sowing seeds of old heirloom vegetable varieties or anything that sounds unique like Squash Spaghetti or Tomato Pink Bumble Bee. “This year I’ve brought seven varieties of pumpkins and I’m going to grow the smaller ones up over all the arches to save on space.”

Lisa chooses to grow organically and have a ‘no kill’ policy, believing it’s the best way of protection for beneficial pests, pets and the kitchen table.

There’s plants to attract bees, with a real natural hive living on the property – while only organic fertilizers are used on the property Lisa is trying her best to grow the foods listed in ‘the dirty dozen’ that have been reported

Green thumbs invited to learn about permaculture

By Callum Ludwig The President of Permaculture Yarra Valley (PYV) Peter Veeken is coming to Yarra Junction Library to share his wealth of knowledge with aspiring farmers and gardeners.

Permaculture is the practice of land management and design that fits within the natural environment, helping to ensure permanently sustainable ecosystems.

Mr Veeken said permaculture helps create a really sustainable and self-sufficient garden or agricultural system.

“It’s essentially observing what nature does, and mimicking what is done naturally.

If you walk into a forest ecosystem teeming with plants, animals, insects, and everything, it’s a self-sustaining system that has been there for thousands of years,” he said.

“If we can replicate that to produce food in a sustainable manner, the guys who came

Peter Veeken with an eight-month-old banana tree grown by a Permaculture Yarra Valley member.

Picture: SUPPLIED up with the idea thought it would be good for the environment and for human beings.”

Bill Mollison and David Holmgren are credited with inventing the permaculture movement in the mid-1970s.

Mr Veeken said PYV was started 30 years ago.

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“Three local guys came across the idea, and started sharing and it established a permaculture group in 1972. They held meetings at one of their farms and invited others along as they ran introductory courses,” he said.

“We’ve now grown to over 260 people in the Yarra Valley, which is pretty amazing if a bit scary. We run events and educational courses, it’s a community-building thing. I’ve been involved for about four years now and it’s been a wonderful experience in meeting people, learning how to manage our land and being productive in our garden.”

Attendees to the event at Yarra Junction Library on Monday 8 August from 2pm to 3pm are encouraged to bring some seeds to swap using the new seed library.

Mr Veeken said PYV’s membership exploded during the pandemic.

“I was looking at the newsletter from about 10 or 12 years ago and they had 57 members.

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During the pandemic, I think people were interested in growing their own food,” he said.

“We’ve had a large influx of new members, and now one of the biggest challenges we face is to ensure we can satisfy their needs for information.”

PYV will be celebrating their birthday on Sunday 11 September, with special guests like Mr Holmgren, one of the inventors of permaculture, and Graham George, one of the founders of Permaculture Yarra Valley.

There will also be a catered lunch by Koha Community Cafe and entertainment, including a magician, for kids.

PYV is involved in a number of events and organisations across the Yarra Valley, including Ecoptopia hosted each year by Yarra Valley ECOSS, the community gardens in Healesville and Warburton, the Healesville Organic Farmers Market and a number of seminars and workshops run regularly.

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The road to world champs

By Renee Wood A Healesville triathlete is preparing to travel to Slovakia for the World Triathlon Multisport Championships after qualifying for two major international triathlons this year.

56 year old Karen Mays was shocked to hear of her qualification into the World Triathlon, which is being held late August.

“It’s just unexpected.. It’s only really dawned on me in the last couple of weeks just how epic it is,” she said.

The second competition will be the Ironman 70.3 World Championship held in Utah, USA in October.

Ms Mays is now currently training 16 hours a week, swimming, cycling and running three times a week each with some strength training

under the support of her Healesville trainer Brian Curren, who first suggested triathlon training.

The pandemic put a stop on competing opportunities over the past few years however, Ms Mays made up for it this year - coming fourth in the Ironman Geelong 70.3 and second in the Ironman South Australia this year in her previous age group of 50-55 year olds.

After her recent success, Ms Mays aspired to go to the World Championships next year and decided to apply for this year’s to get an understanding of the application process and was shocked to qualify straight away. Ms Mays is thrilled with her progress after initially starting to run seven years ago with her husband Trevor as a way to support her mental health.

“I was just in a hole that I got to the point

where I was reluctant to even go out to collect the mail, so I thought I’ve got to do something about it, so I started working at it bit by bit and day by day,” she said.

Ms Mays has depression, ADD and autism and wanted to share her story with others in hopes to inspire them to not let anything hold them back.

“If I can help someone start their journey or continue, and realise you don’t have to be 15 to get out there and start.”

Ms Mays said consistency is the key, to keep pursuing and pushing to take every day as it comes.

“Just do something every day and just keep at it, don’t have to be a hero, don’t have to do it in 12 months and you don’t have to be young,” she said.

Her husband, children, trainer and the triathlon community have all been supportive along the journey to help reach her goals, always setting little marks along the way to reach the next step.

“I look more on feeling comfortable because I find if I try to go fast, I tense up and then I ended up actually getting slower.”

As an at home carer looking after her children, Ms Mays said it’s a great opportunity to get out of the house and the social aspect too.

“It’s a very, very accepting group of people,” she said.

“I was last for the first couple of years and you’ve crossed the line and the people that had won had gone home, had a shower and have come back for the people who still had to finish you.”

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A surplus of lifestyle features including filtered city views, a solar-heated swimming pool, and an idyllic indoor-outdoor design will have you instantly envisaging how this home will work for you. This residence opens in style to an adaptable floorplan that will evolve with your family through the years. The open plan kitchen overlooks the family room that flows out to the large deck with outstanding views and enclosed BBQ area ideal for entertaining yearround.

With impressive versatility and a vast array of quality updates, this exceptional dwelling delivers in every way. Boasting a variety of outdoor entertaining areas on a gorgeous 1,220sqm (approx.) block with Monbulk Creek meandering by and idyllically located on a quiet, no-through road only moments from Belgrave township, this is a lifestyle property in the heart of the Hills.

Sam Adamson

Sam Adamson

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

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Daniel Steen

Daniel Steen

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

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

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VERSATILE RESIDENCE WITH GREAT OUTLOOK THIS impressive residence with exquisite landscape is a magical mix of modern comforts and original character. With a versatile 2-storey design with options for a home office or teenage retreat this property is a one-off opportunity that was well worth waiting for.

From this elevated 998sqm (approx.) block with abundant off-street parking, walking distance to Upwey township is afforded. On the ground floor, separate access leads into a spacious bedroom with timber floors, sleek study nook, and shower bathroom.

On the upper level, spacious living with high ceilings and large windows serves as the heart of the home, comprising the lounge with vista outlooks, dining area with covered deck access, and magnificent kitchen with stainless steel appliances. With 3 further bedrooms on this level paired with a stylish bathroom with large soaker tub and separate WC, plus a modern family-size laundry, gas ducted heating, and evaporative cooling, and reverse cycle air conditioning, this enticing home offers immense appeal.

Outside, the landscaping is a feast for the senses. From the covered deck, the native

gardens meander up to an inviting firepit area, impressive hen haven, golf putting green, and inground trampoline. Boasting beautiful spaces both inside and out, this property is a must-see that promises to impress.

Versatile family home rich with character

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floors and high ceilings

· Magnificent kitchen with stainless steel appliances overlooking the covered deck · Exceptional landscape with lovely outlooks, firepit area, impressive hen house, golf putting green, and inground trampoline. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 17 Thompson Road, UPWEY Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Price: $795,000 - $870,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Sam Adamson 0421 023 760 and Daniel 0434 979 142, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE, 9754 6888

5962 3030

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Chirnside Park 7 West Haven Court

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Healesville 2/14 Blannin Street

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SOLD Via Openn Negotiation 99 Bids!

6 Qualified Bidders Only 29 days on the market!

SOLD well over reserve!

Call our agents to see how they can achieve these fantastic results for you with your property!

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SOLD via Openn Negotiation Online auction Only 28 days on the market 2 keen buyers 19 bids Properties are still selling in the current market.

Let us sell yours!

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Healesville 20 Baden Powell Drive

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Healesville 109 Maroondah Highway

3A 1B 2C

SOLD via Openn Negotiation Less than 2 months on market 4 qualified bidders 32 bids!

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SOLD via Openn Negotiation Online Auction Only 13 Days on market!

SOLD above vendors expectations

SOLD

For more information on this online auction process call our friendly agents on 5962 3030.

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$616,000 Agent Mark Gunther 0448 623 030

$770,000 Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

Our agents are here to discuss how they can sell your property too!

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DON’T DREAM THE LIFESTYLE, LIVE IT SET in a quiet street, within walking distance to the vibrant, bustling town of Emerald, this polished entertainer offers a lavish amount of space for any family and is set on over one private acre.

With 3 spacious living areas, the home offers a flexible space for every occasion including an impressive sized rumpus room complete with a wet bar that overlooks stunning mature gardens, a large open family living area, with a crackling wood fire in the light-filled lounge room, all suited to entertaining.

A spacious kitchen with granite benches and solid timber cabinetry is the hub of the home and features dishwasher, electric cooktop, St George wall oven and offers full view of the rear yard with expansive lawn area and inground solar heated pool allowing the chef of the home to cook up a storm whilst watching over the kids enjoy outdoor activities.

The opulent master suite has a fully fitted walk in robe and a newly renovated ensuite and is set away from the remaining bedrooms to provide privacy for all.

The second, third and fourth bedrooms are zoned in their own wing of the home and all offer built in robes and are serviced by the family bathroom compete with bath, shower and separate toilet. A dedicated study room provides the ideal place for quite contemplation.

Landscaped with beautiful low maintenance gardens and generous outdoor paving, this fully utilized block welcomes the family and offers enough room to ride bikes or let the family dog play securely at home.

Ready to move in and enjoy and equipped with gas ducted heating (3 zones), in wall reverse cycle air conditioners, and a slow combustion wood fire plus double car

garage, over height carport, 6.6kw solar system with 13.5wh Tesla battery to reduce your energy bills, everything you could want and more is waiting here for you.

This wonderful family home has been the current owner’s pride and joy for 28 years and is now ready for the next lucky family to move in and enjoy. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 9 Maisie Road, EMERALD Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 garage Price: $1,200,000 - $1,320,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218 and Jacqui Ryder 0433 095 278, BARRY PLANT, EMERALD, 5968 4522

1a Milners Rd Yarra Junction First Home Buyer, Downsizer or Investor delight!

$570,000 - $625,000

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$670,000 - $710,000

Family home on a big 900sqm block

Set on a low maintenance block of over 600sqm this 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 toilet home is everything you’ve been looking for in a home! With gorgeous hardwood floors throughout, large open plan living and a lovely undercover decking plus double carport under roofline - don’t forget solar for the pesky power bills - every box is ticked! With gas ducted heating and split system all climates are covered, fully fenced, walking distance to shops, transport, rail trail, schools and Little Yarra River - the property is in a great location and offers loads of advantages to the astute buyer so call now for inspection and don’t miss out on this one!

Positioned to please this neat family home is conveniently located just a short stroll to the ever popular Seville shopping precinct, public transport, schools and the picturesque walking trail. The home offers 3 bedrooms plus a family size lounge/living area and a separate meals/dining area, the open plan kitchen is fresh, modern and boasts plenty of room as well with ample bench and cupboard space.

Loads of potential outside with a blank canvas sitting on just over 900 sqm there is loads of space to add your own personal touches with a huge back yard ready and waiting for a backyard blitz. A solid home in a great location and conveniently located close to all facilities it’s a great place to call home.

Contact: Leah Bannerman 0448 924 266 Inspection: Sat 2.30 - 3pm (Photo ID Required)

Contact: David Carroll 0419 539 320 Inspection: By Appointment

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3407 Warburton Hwy, Warburton

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2457 Warburton Hwy, Yarra Junction

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29 Lisheen Road, Cockatoo

23 Emerald Monbulk Road, Emerald

17 Station Road, GEMBROOK

PERFECT FOR FAMILIES WITH GREAT VIEWS

ENTERTAINERS DREAM IN THE HEART OF EMERALD

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GUIDE $1,550,000 - $1,650,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $770,000 - $840,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

355 Beenak East Road, GEMBROOK

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9 Maisie Road, EMERALD

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GUIDE $840,000 - $924,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

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PUZZLES SUDOKU

No. 093

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Trades & Services V Bobcat/Earthmoving

The successful applicant/s will have: • Experience in Laundry Services • Experience in cleaning • Experience working in residential aged care - (desirable) • Knowledge and experience in chemical handling (desirable) • Excellent communication • Current successful NDIS Check • Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination Please email yarra.ranges@adventcare.org.au or call (03) 5966 4400 for a position description or if you have any queries.

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AdventCare is a ‘not for profit’ organisation offering aged care that embraces Christian values. We are seeking applications from Registered Nurses for our Yarra Ranges Facility in Warburton.

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SPORT

Impressive sisters

Warb golf results

By Callum Ludwig

By Ron Hottes

Bree Simpson with her award for finishing second in the JSPA and Aggregate Series.

Picture: SUPPLIED Tamika, one of their Millgrove Campus School Captains, as well as Bree who now attends Upper Yarra Secondary College on their achievements. Tamika said she was proud of her older sister.

“I never thought she’d be so up there and doing so well, I’m proud of her,” she said.

The sisters thanked their parents, coach Mick, and their sponsors in a Facebook post as they head excitedly into the next racing season.

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Paul Kennedy had a field day with wins on both the 3rd and the 5th. The only other NTP winner was Barry Maltman, who snared one on the 9th.

Saturday 6 August, Stroke and Monthly Medal: On a tough day, where the weather was a little unpleasant, the conditions were heavy and we played off the back tees, good scores were always going to be challenging. The best of the challengers was Roger Mataele, posting a better-than-expected Nett 66. ( Improved greatly from last week’s match Rog!) The runner-up, in one of his last games before he leaves for better weather, Darren Wyatt posted a creditable Nett 69. Balls got all the way down to 75! NTPs were given out to Clint Toohey (3rd), Tim Blanche (5th), Roger Mataele ( 9th and 12th) and to Ken Barratt (15th).

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Bree and Tamika said they felt good being recognised at the awards.

“Getting second in all places made me really feel like I was up there in the best racers, I am trying to get Aus 1 next season,” Bree said.

“I think I had a good season, and I just want to get up there in points next season,” Tamika said.

The girls put in a notably impressive performance in the Victorian and National junior sprint titles at the Alexandra Speedway in April and after the heats, Bree came home in 12th and Tamika right behind her in 13th in the Amain.

Bree said the sisters are off to Moama in one of the series rounds for their next race.

“I think we are gonna do a practice day before that as I have been offered to drive an XF Falcon, so would be driving that in a different junior class,” she said.

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Wandin beats final rivals

By Nick Adam Wandin went away to Pakenham to take on the fellow finals contender in a Round 16 Premier Division clash on Saturday 6 August.

The Dogs controlled the first quarter in both territory and on the scoreboard, going into quarter time with a four-goal lead.

They were able to protect this lead over the course of the day, ending up 11.13, 79 to 6.4, 40 victors.

Pakenham’s best football came in the first ten minutes of the third quarter, taking advantage of the momentum swing to briefly close the gap between the two sides.

Pakenham had only managed 1.2 before the third quarter but quickly slammed on four goals.

Wandin responded to the challenge with the best football produced on the day to add four of their own and restore the lead and ensure they were not challenged in the last quarter.

Wandin’s best on the day were Joel Garner, Matthew Cerquarelli, Todd Garner, John Del Giudice, Chayce Black and Brodie Atkins.

Goalkickers for the Dogs were Clinton Johnson with 4, Atkins 2 and single contributions from Cerquarelli, Joel Garner, Patty Bruzzese, Harrison Byrne and Patrick Hodgett.

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Victory for Seville as the team topples Yarra Glen side

By David Ball and Mick Morris Yarra Glen hosted top-placed Seville in fine conditions, the weather cloudy and mild with little breeze. Both sides were missing key players so the scene was set for a tight clash.

Seville was keen to rebound from last week’s loss while the River Pigs were looking to win two in a row for the first time this season.

The Blues started dominating clearances and general play with nine scoring shots to Yarra Glen’s three. Poor conversion up front saw them kicking 3.6 to be 16 points up at quarter time, 3.6, 24 to 1.2, 8.

With the absence of Dylan ‘Tip Rat’ Broadway up forward for Seville, Rob Petracca was looking dangerous, helping himself to 2 goals for the quarter.

The second quarter began looking much the same as the first as in a matter of minutes Mark ‘Libba’ Cecere dished out a handball to Petracca who slotted his third for the game.

Yarra Glen then shifted up a gear and worked their way back into the contest kicking the next 3 goals, the home side lifted their tackling intensity and the defence was tightening up. Yarra Glen evened up the clearances. Petracca kicked another two for Seville to make it 3 for the quarter and 5 for the half.

With The River Pigs kicking 5 for the quarter and The Blues kicking 4 it cut the margin to just 12 points at half time.

Seville lifted in the third quarter whilst Yarra Glen lost their intensity and allowed Seville to dominate clearances on top of their ruck dominance. They were able to get players free all around the ground and capitalised

up forward, where they were too strong in the air and on the ground for the Yarra Glen defence. Jack ‘The Big Panda’ Nolan controlled the game across half-back with Paul ‘The Fossil’ Bailey in partnership repelling any attack Yarra Glen attempted. The Sciortino brothers, Jye and Bayley and Sonny ‘Hollywood’ Saniga were damaging with their run and carry. The Blues onballers took control of the game with Jake Strachan, the Cecere brothers Mark and James, and others dominating the clearances. A 6-goal to 2 quarter saw Seville head into the orange break with a lead of 38 points.

With injuries taking their toll, Seville coach Chris Murphy had to juggle the magnets around at the break. The move of Jack Nolan from half back to full forward certainly paid dividends for The Blues, the Big Panda kicking 4 for the term including shaking off four opponents to snap one from an impossible angle. It was definitely show time for Big Jack with the Seville crowd enjoying every moment.

The Blues kicked 7.2 to one point in a solid display in the last quarter, Brendan ‘Maxi’ Dickinson also slotted 2 majors as Seville ran out winners by 81 points. Final score Yarra Glen 8.5, 53 to Seville 20.13, 134.

The Yarra Glen reserves faced a thirdplaced Seville. The Blues came out firing and dominated the first quarter kicking 6.3 to Yarra Glen’s solitary point.

The River Pigs were stung into action and came out hard in the second quarter and put on 4 goals to Seville’s 1 to get back into the contest.

Sadly for Yarra Glen, the second half was all one-way traffic as Seville took control all over the ground and with some poor kicking for goal seeing the final scores being Yarra Glen 4.2, 26 to Seville’s 14.17, 101.

Netball In A grade netball, fourth-placed Yarra Glen took on second-placed Seville. After a highquality contest in the first quarter, scores were level at 12 each. In the second, Yarra Glen took control with quick ball movement and excellent defence, they surged ahead to be 6 goals up at halftime. Facing the prospect of a second loss for the season the Seville girls lifted their work rate and with the occasional quality intercept they reduced the lead to 3 goals at 3 quarter time. The trend continued in a thrilling last quarter. Yarra Glen clung on to the lead for all but the very last minute when Seville was able to level the scores, the final result being the season’s first draw, 44 to 44 Best for Yarra Glen were Katelyn Vanderkolk, Jackie Hibberd and Lara Wandin Collins (21 goals), while Stephanie Gibbs was the other goalscorer (23). Best for Seville were Ella Bayliss, Cleo Minne and Ella Morse (21 goals) and Hayley Ray (19) and Ella Downing (4) were the other goalscorers.

B Grade was a battle between second and third where Seville showed why they sat higher on the ladder. They consistently outscored Yarra Glen in each quarter. Their clinical ball movement and quality conversion in attack saw them winning by 19 goals, Yarra Glen 37 to Seville’s 56. Yarra Glen fought out the game bravely with the best players being Mel Hutton (17), Kim Williams and Ellen Brown (17),

while the other goalscorer was Abby Page (3).

Seville’s best were Alanna Lennie (31), Cailey Nolan and Lauren Fletcher (25), C Grade: Yarra Glen was defeated by Seville 27 to 38.

D Grade: Yarra Glen was defeated by Seville 20 to 33.

Other results: Sadly for the Seville Senior Women’s Football team, their finals run came to an end in their preliminary final at Yarra Junction against Monbulk, going down fighting 10.2, 62 to 4.9, 33.

The Hawks started off strongly to score 3 early goals and apply pressure on the Blues.

Seville reeled back a late goal in the first quarter while the second term remained similarly poised with one goal each. A leg injury to Monbulk captain Indy Bakker just at halftime could have derailed things but unfortunately for Seville, it galvanised the team to play inspired football. Running the ball in waves, Monbulk virtually secured a Grand Final spot in the third term with 5 goals.

The 40-point three-quarter-time lead was formidable, however, the Blues threw everything at the contest in the last and two quick goals brought the crowd alive. Seville continued to attack as Monbulk defended bravely but the next six shots all registered behinds, including three that hit the post. The Hawks then steadied and took it to the other end to kick the sealer in their 29-point win.

Next week, Yarra Glen travels to Belgrave while Seville heads to Gembrook-Cockatoo.

Junction netballers go three from three against Kinglake

By Stacey Davis The Eagles up the road to Kinglake to take on the Lakers in the second last game of the season and the Yarra Junction netballers had a great day out taking 3 wins from 3 games – the first time this has happened in season 2022.

C grade started the day in freezing and foggy conditions. It was a tight first quarter with a lot of defensive pressure from both teams, keeping it a low-scoring affair.

At halftime you couldn’t split the teams; 8 goals apiece. Some positional changes from the Eagles at halftime saw Tracey O’Neill come into Goal Attack where she dominated and shot 12 goals in the second half, alongside Catie Conway who also shot 12 goals for the game. The Eagles had an amazing second half to take out the game 16-36. Cara Doyle was named best on in her first full game back from injury. mailcommunity.com.au

B grade was up next and it was another extremely tight game with only 2 goals separating the two teams at halftime, in Kinglake’s favour.

The Yarra Junction team kept composed as they continued to fight back in the second half, bringing the deficit to a single goal and the last change. Accurate goaling from Teagan Eagle (22 goals) and great defensive pressure from Deb Frecker and Tracey O’Neill saw the Eagles take the game by a single goal 29-30!

A grade was the last game of the day and they had a bit of a slow start in drizzly conditions taking a 5-goal lead at quarter time. A bit of a rev up from the coaches gave them the push they needed – the second quarter saw them score 20 goals to Kinglake’s 11 and they continued to grow their lead for the rest of the game. Everyone on the court worked hard with Jessica Ellwood named best, scoring 45 of the

team’s 63 goals. Abbey Trevorah in Wing Defence and Rebecca Sanders in Goal Defence were also named amongst the best.

Unfortunately, the Yarra Junction Senior and Reserves football teams both got beaten on the day in muddy conditions but will look to regroup for the last round before heading into the finals.

Finals scores were Kinglake Seniors 15.15, 105 to Yarra Junction Seniors 10.7, 67.

Kinglake Reserves 6.11, 47 to Yarra Junction 6.3, 39.

This week is Yarra Junction’s last home game of the home and away season and they encourage all of their supporters to come down for what will be a fantastic day of local football and netball.

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Warby U18s claim the flag

By Callum Ludwig The Warburton-Millgrove U18s side was victorious in the Grand Final of the AFL Outer East Box Hill Institute U18 Boys competition on Sunday 7 August.

The game against Kinglake was played at the Yarra Junction Memorial Reserve, with the first bounce at 10.20am. The Burras led at every change before a strong last quarter finish secured the 12.10, 82 to 5.8, 38 win.

In the week leading up to the match, Warburton-Millgrove U18s Coach David Swankie said his players were excited heading into the game.

“We’ve played Kinglake four times, and they’ve beaten us three out of those four, but the clashes have usually been fairly good games and pretty evenly matched,” he said.

“They’ve just gotten away from us a bit at the end of games at times. Talking to 15 and 16-year-old boys, you don’t get much out of them but they know it’s going to take a lot of discipline, a lot of concentration, and a lot of intensity and attack on the football.”

The sides first met in Round 4, where Kinglake came out on top by 30 points, 72 to 102, and they also won in Round 11 (86-31) and Round 15 (37-60). Warburton-Millgrove’s only prior triumph over their opponents came in Round 9 (84-119).

Mr Swankie said the strengths of both sides are definitely in their midfield.

“Our strengths would definitely be our midfield and forward line, but we have to stop their midfield. They’ve got five very good footballers in there,” he said.

“They’re high-quality players, and they’ve got a very good player down forward who kicks a lot of goals, he’s kicked 17 against us in four games, so we have to shut him down.”

Jed Tyrell, who has kicked 37 goals for the

The U18s with their premiership flag. season, was the culprit Mr Swankie mentions, but Kinglake also had the next two leading goalkickers in Jackson Armstrong (35) and Harry Caine (24). Warburton-Millgrove’s Liam Westlake (24) and Hudson Semple/Bailey Humphrey (20) rounded out the top five goalkickers in the division.

Mr Swankie said Warburton-Millgrove’s best football comes from their ability to switch the play.

“When we switched the ball to the open side of the ground, and we run the footy, we’re a much better side than we are if the ball is congested,” he said.

“Our players are a bit younger than the other team, and their frames are a bit more on the lighter side.”

The Burras had a number of consistent top performers throughout the season, led by Liam Westlake and Luke Anderson (7 times in best players), as well as Blake Muir (6), Tarkyn Nicolandos (4) and Tyler Bert (4). Kinglake’s Seth Jackson (8), Ashton Robinson, Jed Tyrell

Picture: SUPPLIED and Thomas McErlain (6) have been some of the Laker’s best.

Mr Swankie said a premiership win would be something the players could look back on fondly.

“If you win in a premiership, you form a bond with the players that you played with that lasts a lifetime, they’ll always be able to come back to the club, they’ll always have something to talk about that they endured together,” he said.

“They, and the other three clubs, have endured a pretty tough season this year, coming up against the same opposition every few weeks. For them to keep their concentration and keep their determination and focus and what they have achieved is fantastic. I’d like to thank everyone as well that not only kept our team up and running but the other teams as well so all the kids could play.”

Warburton-Millgrove’s best on the big day were Tyson Henry, Tyler Bert, Zayden Crunden, Josh Sharp, Aiden Westlake and Patrick Huynh.

The goalkickers were Bailey Humphrey with 3, Luke Anderson and Aiden O’Neill with 2 and Josh Sharp, Patrick Huynh, Hudson Semple, Angus McDonald and Dylan Walker with one apiece. Mr Swankie said the game was intense and a real arm-wrestle for most of the match.

“It clearly meant a lot to both teams, and was very physical early on but played in good spirit. We kicked the first two early goals, which I think gave us a little bit of ascendancy early on and our boys defended really well and stuck to the plan to prevent Kinglake from getting the open ball because we knew they’d beaten us throughout the season with the ball on the outside of us, moving it and scoring very quickly,” he said.

“It was tight until the last quarter when Kinglake actually kicked the first goal to bring the margin back to 14 points. Again our boys responded really well, kicked the next two goals and locked down for a period of time until the game was pretty much beyond any doubt.”

The Burras restricted the Lakers to only the solitary goal in the fourth quarter, while piling on five of their own by the final siren.

Mr Swankie said the players were rapt.

“Most of them played their junior footy together, coming through from the U9’s at Wesburn and hadn’t won a flag before so it meant a lot to them. I’ve told them a million times, but I’m just so proud of the way they conducted themselves throughout the year, continuing to train and work on the plans, structures and style of football we wanted them to play. To keep their concentration for the whole 15 weeks of the season with not many teams in the competition, I thought was fantastic,” he said.

“Thanks to Kinglake for the game and playing it in a really good spirit, and thanks to the [Outer East Football Netball] League for getting the competition up and running so the kids could play.”

Big milestone weekend for Warburton-Millgrove player

By Alex Woods Warburton-Millgrove FNC took the journey to Yea this weekend to take on Broadford in netball and Broadford/Yea in Football. Colder conditions with some wet weather in between, with some muddy footy which made for some interesting matches.

Dale Morris had his family supporting him for his 250th game and as well as Bianca Fraser for her 150th netball match.

The morning started with D Grade taking on Powelltown again, despite coming home with a win the last time they met, the Burras couldn’t quite get the result they were after today. Tougher day in the office with an end result of 18-9 Powelltown’s way. Courtney Godenzi, Nicole Winzer and Cam Partel were awarded best for the match with Cam Partel shooting 3, Maddi McConachy with 3 and Cam Holland with 5.

The 17 and Under team were next taking on Broadford. This was set to be a tough match with the last result being a draw. This team come with heaps of talent and strength and the Warburton-Millgrove kids knew they had to put up a strong fight from the get-go.

They did exactly that and had a 0-5 head start at quarter time. But unfortunately, unable to hold it with Broadford slowly closing the gap game within each quarter. The game was even at 3qtr time and it was back to the beginning, Broadford attacked strong and pulled away by 4 goals by the end of the last term. 14-10 was the final score. Nothing but small mistakes from the Burras end which they can hopefully fix for the next match-up. Tegan Butcher, Ashlee Freedman and Lucas Rush were top performers for this match. Tayah Humphrey and Tahlia Thornton both shot 5 goals each.

Next up was C Grade netball and Bianca Fraser’s 150th game for the Burras. A strong start to the Burras being up 4-12 at quarter time, which extended to 10-20 at half time as Broadford slightly reached closer. They pushed on in the second half and took home another with of 16-29. One home and away game left, can C Grade continue their undefeated streak? Bianca Fraser, Leah Ashton, Ellie Stahl were awarded best on court with Emily Hay putting up 16 goals, Mel Hancock with 11 and Brooke de Pedro contributing 2 goals.

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Reserves took the field for some muddy footy. A 0-27 head start at quarter time, which then moved to 14-52 by the end of the first half. The boys left the opposition scoreless in the 3rd quarter and managed to snag another 4 goals themselves. The end result was 4.2-26 to 14.8-92 as Damien Egan kicked 4 goals, Ash Taylor with 3, Marcel Kocher with 2 and Troy Dargie, Matt Godenzi, Stuart Irwin, Josh Read and Matt Sidari all had one. Top performers were all awarded to Luke Darwall, Jackson Blake, Caleb Sinniah, Joshua Read, Damien Egan and Ashley Taylor.

B Grade was on court next and just like the 17s, was set to be a tough match after a draw the last time they met. But unfortunately, it wasn’t their day and with minor errors, end up with a 20-goal loss. They started strong being 2 goals down at quarter time, but the gap grew as the quarters went on. Grace Robinson, Tegan Butcher and Alexandra Woods were awarded top performers for the Burras, with Alexandra Woods putting up 12 goals, Jordana Butcher with 6 and Ella Meerkotter with 4. The girls take on Kinglake next week in the hope to regain momentum heading into the finals.

Once again, A Grade showed their skills and strength and took home a comfortable win against Broadford. At the halftime break, the girls had a 15-24 lead and were showing no

signs of going down. The end result was 37-53 and showed even goaling contributions by all 3 gaolers with Shae Gee putting up 20, Bianca Daniels with 17 and Kirralee Luiyf with 16. Ally Langdon, Ashlyn Elliott and Taylah Moschetti were all awarded best on with the amazing defence throughout the day. Still remain undefeated with 1 game left to go.

Seniors finished off the day taking on Broadford/Yea. Just like the reserves, muddy and wet conditions made for some interesting footy. Broadford/Yea put up a good fight against the Warburton-Millgrove boys and it’s great to see the improvement from the club from last year to now. Our boys got a good jump by the end of the first quarter with a 7-35 lead. By half time margin was 1550 but Broadford managed to keep the gap contained with Burras being up 31 points at three-quarter time. The end result was 6.541 to 10.15-75 with Brady Mitchell kicking 4 goals, Marcus Hottes with 2 and Mitch Bonuda, Jack Farrugia, Shaun Marusic and Josh Read all secured 1 each. The top performers for this match were Thomas Marr, Brayden Woolridge, Brady Mitchell, Harry Rothwell, Marcus Hottes and Joel Coombs. Big match next weekend against Kinglake to finish off the Home and Away season.

The following day was a big day for the club. The Under 18s were playing off for the premiership title. Our last premiership flag

for the club was 2011, which was one by our Reserves footy. Warburton-Millgrove’slast Under 18ss flag was in 2008 ( last junior flag prior was 27 years before), won by Shawn Andueza, Jackson Jones and Kris Hall, just to name a few. Co-Captains Ziggy Kneebone and Josh Sharp led their team out to take on a strong Kinglake. A strong and physical match was ahead with Kinglake having 3-1 wins against them, but the Burras came out strong kicking 3.4 to Kinglake 1.2 by the end of the first term.

The energy was good, they knew it was going to be a tough match and were prepared for the next three quarters of footy. Coach Dave Swankie had prepped this team all week, they knew what they were coming up against and took every strategy they could to get the win.

By halftime, the boys were 20 points up, but there was no time to take the foot off the pedal. This second half was crucial, Kinglake is a strong skilled team. Top-aged boys too. The Warburton-Millgrove U18s are 65 per cent Wesburn juniors who are still eligible to play Junior footy, the majority still playing Sundays too. But they proved that age doesn’t mean much, skills and strength from start to finish are what get you over the line. They went from a team in Round One that was unsure if they would be able to take the field against Alexandra for their first game as they had no numbers, to having 27 players on the list by the time the season ended.

The 20-point gap remained by 3 quarter time. Last quarter of footy, crucial that the boys keep their feet, and focus on the footy.

Despite the surroundings of the crowd, the momentum and the feeling that was going to evolve in the last 20 mins of match play, the boys stayed cool, calm and collected. Showed great composure and even better discipline.

5 goals were kicked in the last quarter by the Burras to Kinglake’s 1. The final siren sounded and they were PREMIERS. The presentation occurred, and Warburton-Millgrove’s very own Patty Huynh was awarded Player of the Match, but everyone played an amazing match.

It was then over to watch Wesburn Juniors (where the majority of the team played their Junior Footy) to cheer them on in their finals, then to the club for a BBQ. These boys go down in Burras history. Well done Swanks, Walky and team. mailcommunity.com.au

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