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Services held in honour of the late Queen

Library closes as union staff members take action

Vietnam vets stories to be told in live performance

Family fun for these school holidays

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Spectacular performance Students in Years 1 to 6 at Billanook College’s primary school performed their production of Shrek last week over two exciting nights.

Having been working on the performance for many months, it all came together as Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaard, alongside some much loved fairytale characters, took to the stage in front of nearly sold out audiences.

It was a spectacular event for students after two years of being unable to perform.

Find some photos of the students by turning to page 9 Billanook College Primary School student’s Caspar and Sam played the lead roles of Donkey and Shrek for the school’s production.

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Hospital funding

By Parker McKenzie With Victoria’s healthcare system firming as a key issue ahead of the November 26 state election, Maroondah Hospital will receive funding for an upgrade regardless of which party forms government after both the Labor Party and the Liberal opposition made competing election commitments across the weekend.

On Saturday 17 September, Liberal Party leader Matthew Guy announced a $400 million upgrade to the hospital if his party wins the state election.

“The eastern suburbs depend on the Maroondah Hospital,” Mr Guy said.

“That’s why this $400 million announcement for ICU upgrades, for cancer centres to be upgraded, but most importantly for a training facility to be built on site is so important.”

The commitment includes a new emergency department, a new ICU and critical care unit, a new wing expanding the number of hospital beds from 100 to 426, additional and refurbished operating theatres, a training facility for nurses and doctors, an expansion for the cancer centre, an expanded mental health unit and 300 additional car spaces.

Croydon MP David Hodgett said people are talking about the hospital and its needs “all the time.”

“300 new car parks, 150 of those for staff, one of the big issues,” he said.

“I can’t tell you how big this news is, it’s great, it services the electorate of Croydon and will be people will be enormously happy.”

Evelyn MP Bridget Vallence said it was tremendous news for the community in the Yarra Ranges.

“So many people in the Yarra Ranges, our older residents and our young families with their kids come to Maroondah Hospital when they need healthcare,” she said.

“This hospital is seeing extensive wait times for surgery, wait times for emergency, and our plan we will increase the capacity of beds, build

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a new emergency department and of course importantly training facility for nurses.”

A day later on Sunday 18 September, the Labor Party announced an election commitment of its own: $850 million to $1.05 billion in funding for a new and expanded emergency department, 200 new inpatient beds, a dedicated children’s emergency department, new operating theatres and day procedure units and a new mental health hub.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the upgrade would see thousands more patients being treated each year, with construction starting in 2025.

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Service for Queen

By Renee Wood The Yarra Valley Anglican Church has held two public memorial services on Sunday 18 September remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Community members gathered at St Paul’s in Yarra Glen at 11am and St John’s in Healesville at 3pm to pay their respects to our late sovereign.

Reverend Matthew Smith said the church wanted to give the community an opportunity to mourn and grieve but also give thanks and celebrate the Queen.

“She embraced that role with humility and service and when people go before us and give us a good example, I think wisdom and humility demands that we sit up and take note,” Rev. Smith said.

“There is much to learn from her life and that’s just what I tried to convey today - something that whether you’re a Christian or not, that there’s something you can take from the life of this great woman and improve your own life as well.”

Yarra Glen resident Noel Buchanan was invited to share a New Testament reading while also telling the story of when he saw Queen Elizabeth during the 1954 royal tour.

Mr Buchanan brought to the church the same flags that he was waving at the young Queen when he was nine years old while standing on Princes Bridge in Melbourne.

“Her Majesty was in an open vehicle, as I recall, beside Prince Phillip, the Queen was standing and doing the royal wave,” Mr Buchanan said. “[Seeing the Queen] brought home being involved in Wolf Cubs, which are now called Cub Scouts, because we had a little promise

The following day, the Labor government announced a commitment of between $850 million and $1 billion for an expansion of the hospital.

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Noel Buchanan waved these exact flags at Queen Elizabeth II when he was nine years old during her 1954 royal tour.

Picture: RENEE WOOD that we made as a starting point, that on my honour, I will do my duty to God, the Queen and my country…so I think, actually seeing the Queen, who mum made sure I understood…that brought it home to me.”

Casey MP Aaron Violi was also a special guest speaker at the service, sharing how the Queen’s true leadership and dedication of service always prevailed.

Mr Violi said something that will stick with him was when the Queen declined Downing Street’s offer to have special exemptions for

Prince Phillip’s funeral.

“It is as a great example of leadership and understanding her responsibility to her people, and we all could have understood if she decided to take advantage of that exemption given her grief, but she knew her responsibility to serve her people is bigger than her,” Mr Violi said.

“That’s a just one example but one that I’m going to hold in my time as an MP and not lose my sense of responsibility to serve the members of Casey and the nation.”

Council tribute and condolence book

By Mikayla van Loon Yarra Ranges Council paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in the Tuesday 13 September council meeting, speaking of her visit to the humble Warburton.

Mayor Jim Child said her presence was known and seen across the Commonwealth and she helped modernise the monarchy during her reign.

“She was a quiet, graceful and proud leader who gave her life to serve the kingdom and the nations within it with respect, empathy and kindness,” he said.

Cr Child said the Queen had a dedication to international relations and brought people together, which was seen on a local scale in Warburton in 1954, a year after her ascension to the throne.

“Travelling by train, the pair visited Warburton and stayed at the then Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works O’Shannassy Chalet - the only place the pair stayed other than government house or onboard the Royal Train,” he said.

“The people who encountered the Royal’s during that visit have told the stories for decades since, a statement to the positivity the Queen brought to those who encountered her.”

The community has been invited to sign a condolence book, which has been placed at the Lilydale Community Link on Anderson Street until Friday 23 September.

“If you as residents of Yarra Ranges wish to share your condolences, mark your respects or recount a memory of her historic reign, Yarra Ranges Council invites you to sign a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II,” Cr Child said.

On behalf of Yarra Ranges Council, Cr Child also formally offered his condolences to the Royal Family and to King Charles III. “She was loved for a reason and the world is dimmer without her in it. To say that much of the world has been mourning would be an understatement. We will never see someone like Queen Elizabeth II ever again.

“In death, as in life, she will shape the world and the way we live in it.”

Queen Elizabeth II seen waving to the crowds on board the Royal Train with husband Prince Phillip as they travelled through the Yarra Valley.

The photo was captured by Mooroolbark press photographer Bob Gatherum.

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From page 1 “A new hospital for the east needs a new name, that’s why it’s going to be the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital,” he said.

“This is great for jobs as well. 2,500 construction workers will build this hospital for families across Melbourne’s east.”

Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas said the hospital will provide the modern facilities for “our hardworking nurses, midwives and doctors need to provide the very best care for families in the growing eastern suburbs.”

“We’ve made it free to study nursing and midwifery, creating a pipeline for future healthcare workers,” she said.

“When the new Queen Elizabeth II Hospital opens from 2029, we’ll have the workforce needed ready to go.”

Bayswater MP Jackson Taylor said the outer east deserves first-rate hospitals.

“Alongside our upgrade and expansion of the Angliss, this new redevelopment at Maroondah will mean our community has access to all the care they need, close to home,” he said.

“I’m proud that we’ve delivered the new public aged care facility in Wantirna, that we’re about to start work on a major upgrade of the Angliss and if reelected we’ll rebuild Maroondah Hospital. It’s absolutely what locals deserve.”

In November 2018 — ahead of the last state election — the Labor Party announced a new emergency department for children at Maroondah Hospital, which was also included in the announcement over the weekend. It has yet to leave the planning phase of development.

The Liberal Party announced its commitment to funding an upgrade for Maroondah Hospital on Saturday 19 September.

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Adam Brown has told the court he will plead guilty to one count of murder.

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Guilty murder plea

By Mikayla van Loon A Croydon North man, who was charged with the murder of his wife earlier this year, has told the court he will plead guilty to one count of murder.

Adam Brown, 40, connected via video link from prison to his Melbourne Magistrates’ Court committal mention on Tuesday 13 September following the death of wife Chen Cheng on 30 April.

While Brown’s attorney wished for the committal to be made, the prosecution argued a

compulsory examination with the defendant’s clinician needed to be completed prior to him being committed.

The defence said whether the contents of the examination was conducted before or after the committal mention, it did not change the plea of Brown.

The presiding judge delayed the committal for later on Tuesday afternoon to allow time for a witness examination to be heard.

Magistrate Rohan Lawrence reportedly read Brown his rights and asked how he would plead, to which Brown returned a guilty plea.

He has been referred for a directions hearing at the Melbourne Supreme Court on 30 September.

Brown sat with his eyes closed for most of the morning’s hearing, often looking as though he was muttering words to himself.

The former Deakin University communications lecturer was charged with murder on Monday 2 May after emergency services were called to an address in Patrick Avenue about 10.15pm on 30 April, where paramedics attempted to revive 35-year-old Cheng.

Man faces court after baseball bat death Hudson Martin was young, petrified and trying to defend himself from an imminent assault when he fatally struck a grandfather in the head on Christmas Day, his lawyer has told a jury.

He acted in self-defence when he grabbed a baseball bat during a street brawl almost three years ago and hit Anthony Clark, Martin’s barrister Ashlee Cannon told a Victorian Supreme Court jury.

“This trial is all about a young 18-year-old man acting out of sheer fear that he is about to become the next person who is set upon,” she said on Wednesday.

“He was frightened, petrified and acted to defend himself from an imminent assault.

“This is one of the clearest cases of selfdefence you will see in a trial in this magnificent courthouse.”

An argument over some illegal fireworks sparked a dispute between two groups in a street outside Mr Clark’s Mooroolbark home,

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Shortly before 11pm on Christmas Day in 2019, Mr Clark was set upon by a group of eight young men, prosecutors told the court on Tuesday.

He threatened the group with a baseball bat and was ordering them to leave his property when Martin used the bat to strike Mr Clark’s head.

Mr Clark, 50, fell to the ground and prosecutors alleged another man in the group kicked him, before they all fled.

He was taken to hospital, where he died three days later from a significant traumatic brain injury.

Martin has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.

Prosecutor Mark Gibson KC alleged Martin hit the man over a misguided dispute, believing Mr Clark’s relatives had assaulted one of their friends’ mothers earlier over some illegal fireworks.

But Ms Cannon argued “fateful choices by a number of people” set off a chain of events that ended in Mr Clark’s death.

She said Martin’s story about that night had not changed since his six-hour police interview a few weeks later, and accused other witnesses, including Mr Clark’s wife, of lying to police.

“Their credibility and reliability are very much an issue in this trial,” Ms Cannon said.

The trial continues.

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A postal worker was airlifted to The Alfred hospital after a collision involving a motorcyclist and a truck in Healesville Thursday 15 September.

Emergency services were called to the scene around 10am on Cornelius Crescent, with nine vehicles responding.

Healesville and Lilydale SES crews and Healesville and Wandin CFA rescues were on scene to assist in the rescue. Police and paramedics were also on scene.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said it’s believed the truck struck the motorcyclist.

“The male motorcyclist was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck was not injured,” the spokesperson said.

“Investigations into the exact cause of the collision are ongoing.”

Healesville SES unit controller Andrew Worley said crews worked to extract the postal worker who was stuck under the truck’s wheel.

“The truck was on steep section – and there was risk of the truck sliding down the hill so we had to diverse a rescue plan to make sure we stabilised the truck and there wasn’t any danger of the truck crushing the posties arm any further,” Mr Worley said.

“We managed to get the wheel off his arm and extricated him out without truck moving.”

Ambulance Victoria confirmed a man was treated for an upper body injury.

“He is believed to be in a serious but stable condition,” AV spokesperson said.

Anyone with information, dashcam/CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Flooding is of concern with water catchments already seeing a drenching over winter, starting spring at a high capacity already.

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Negotiations after strike

By Parker McKenzie Negotiations regarding a new bargaining agreement will continue after union strikes shut down two Yarra Ranges Libraries on the morning of Wednesday 14 September, with Eastern Regional Libraries confident an acceptable compromise can be found.

Members of the Australian Service Union have been in negotiations regarding a new enterprise bargaining agreement since June 2021, as they ask for a 3 per cent pay rise, a minimum of three-hour shifts for casuals and minimum staffing levels at branches.

They escalated protected industrial action by striking at library branches from 9am to 1pm.

Eastern Regional Libraries Chief Executive Joseph Cullen told the Star Mail on Wednesday 14 September because the Your Library beneficial enterprise is supported by Maroondah, Knox and Yarra Ranges Councils, “we aren’t in a position to offer much more than the rate cap” of 1.75 per cent.

“My door is always open and we respect the staff’s right to enter protected industrial action,” he said.

“Only two libraries were closed this morning —one in Lilydale and Yarra Junction — which was a good result.”

The offer increased the pay rise from 1.8 per cent to 2 per cent per annum for three years and includes “a revised offer in relation to” the minimum staffing levels and shift lengths. The previous enterprise bargaining agreement expired on 30 June 2020.

Australian Services Union secretary Lisa Darmanin said “further disruptive industrial

Two Yarra Ranges libraries — Yarra Junction and Lilydale — were closed on the morning of Wednesday 14 September because of the strike.

Picture: ON FILE action can be avoided if management recognises the legitimate claims” of union members.

“Library staff are facing the same cost of living pressures as everyone else, and they will not accept the substantial cut to real wages that’s on offer,” she said.

“The Australian Services Union’s bargain team is continuing negotiations for a fair pay increase and greater safety for library

staff and visitors.”

Union members previously launched protected industrial actions which included interrupting or stopping work to remove name badges, attaching enterprise bargaining agreement campaign material or putting on union-related clothing, an indefinite ban on performing work in clothes that doesn’t have EBA campaign material or in non-union-related clothes, waiving photocopying or printing

charges by library members and voicing campaign messages before escalating to the fourhour strike on 14 September.

Mr Cullen said the lowest paid full-time employee earns $36.88 an hour, above the minimum dictated in the Local Government Award and higher than the median pay of the three-member councils.

“We sat down with the union on Monday and put a revised offer to them yesterday afternoon,” Mr Cullen said.

“They decided to go ahead with the action, but to be fair to the union we made the offer quite late yesterday.”

Mr Cullen said Eastern Regional Libraries would continue to meet with the union — who they’ve met with 12 times since negotiations began — for further discussions and he believes an agreement is likely to be reached.

Further industrial action from union members includes an indefinite or periodic ban on undertaking library programming activities like children’s storytime and tech literacy classes, work stoppages of up to 24 hours’ duration or shorter, a ban on answering external phone calls, interrupting or stopping work for the purpose of speaking to the media and public about the campaign and a ban on staff working at locations that are not their home or contracted branch.

Your Library was created when Eastern Regional Library Corporation was wound up for administrative reasons under the Local Government Act 2020, with each of Maroondah, Knox and Yarra Ranges Councils being represented on the board by two councillors each, alongside a corporate representative from each council.

Solar rebates expand to new homes under construction The State Government is expanding the eligibility for the Solar Homes program, now opening the solar panel rebate to new homes under construction.

The expansion is set to help more Victorians save on installation costs and electricity while reducing emissions.

Minister for Solar Homes Lily D’Ambrosio said they know energy prices are putting pressure on households.

“Expanding Solar Homes to new builds will help tens of thousands of Victorians save thousands on electricity costs and help us cut emissions by 50 per cent by 2030,” she said.

“We’re putting power back into the hands of Victorian households – driving down energy costs and boosting supply, creating thousands of jobs and cutting solar installation costs for new builds by hundreds.”

Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North and Croydon South residents in the 3136 postcode took full advantage of the rebate, with 1497 approved and 1381 of those already installed. Solar retailers in the area include Croydon’s Halec Electrical Ser-

vices, Tailored Power Solutions, Energy Assist Group, Teaslec Electrical, Power Edge Electrical, CS Solar, Begbie Electrical and Sola Now (Croydon South). Lilydale and Mooroolbark have Casone Electrical, AVM Electrical and Michael Kenneth Macdonald, while Mt Evelyn has iEnergytech, Valley Electrical Group, Glen Clark and Co and Sustainable Power Systems.

The changes save homeowners up to $800 on installation costs by fitting panels as they wire the electricity to their new homes, as well as an average of $1,073 each year in energy costs.

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Japara funding reprieve

By Mikayla van Loon After months of negotiations with Yarra Ranges Council, Japara Neighbourhood House has been given a financial reprieve because of the extent of what it offers as a community centre.

The decision was handed down at the council meeting on Tuesday 13 September to not implement the $2,500 planned efficiency dividend and $4,579 reduction in community engagement funding.

Japara board chair Mark Doubleday said the impact of the pandemic on all of Japara’s many and varied programs came at a huge financial cost to the community hub.

“Going into 2022 Japara had lost 70 per cent of its operating income due to Covid-19. That’s a big hit,” he said.

“It’s been tough and at times I thought Japara wouldn’t make it. There have been some sleepless nights.”

Determined to re-establish Japara as a strong and vibrant community space in Kilsyth, Mr Doubleday said everything had to change.

“The Japara Board of Management has been determined to see Japara rebuild and in one way a challenge like this is a great motivator to be innovative and connect in new ways,” he said.

From partnerships with U3A to helping operate the Montrose Community Cupboard and supporting people’s mental health with craft activities, Japara’s reach is rather broad.

Mr Doubleday said due to this range of activities offered, the occasional care facility and The Bridge House, Japara differs from regu-

Paige, Hudson and Tilly have been enjoying activities at Japara Neighbourhood House like the Messy Movers, where parents, grandparents and little people make a mess together.

Picture: JAPARA NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE lar neighbourhood houses and yet has been receiving the same amount of funding from Yarra Ranges Council.

“Council provides funding to help operate the community hub and has been reducing funding based on pre-pandemic assumptions of growing income.”

Meeting with the council on multiple occasions it was finally agreed that Japara House was in fact different from the other 11 neigh-

bourhood houses in the shire, which for the 2022-23 financial year will each have an equal share in the funding from the council.

Councillor Len Cox said Japara’s service to the Kilsyth and Montrose area is greatly valued “but the funding cut they received has hurt very, very much.”

Making a point that should the council be the operator of the building and centre, it would cost anywhere up to $200,000 a year, Cr

Cox said “this hall is costing the council a great deal less than that because it is being run by the community house.”

While Cr Cox said the participation levels are returning, with the child care facility seeing numbers grow after the pandemic, “they need time to recover from the pandemic.”

Throughout the pandemic, council leased buildings, used by sporting and other community groups, were reduced in cost but Japara was still paying the same amount for its lease.

“If left with still having their funding cut when they are still trying to recover from the pandemic, the committee will have no choice but to walk away from it,” Cr Cox said.

Although the funding reprieve was only recommended for a year, Cr Cox said he believed it could have been extended beyond that, however, it would give the council time to make a plan for the future success of Japara. Mr Doubleday confirmed a consultant has been employed to help devise a long term financial plan between Japara and the council.

“The Japara Board greatly appreciates the Councillors’ decision to suspend those reductions…and looks forward to working with Council to review the community hub funding arrangements to ensure there is a community hub at affordable rates for the community,” he said.

“Japara and the communities we serve need a helping hand right now but it won’t be that way forever.”

The motion was passed unanimously to keep funding Japara Neighbourhood House at a total of $41,255 for the 2022-23 financial year.

Lilydale’s big ticket election priorities for YR council

By Mikayla van Loon With the State election a little over two months away, Yarra Ranges Council put forward an advocacy plan at the Tuesday 13 September meeting, outlining the major projects for the shire.

Having released the Lilydale Structure Plan just weeks ago, many of the priorities for the Lilydale area referred to major infrastructure projects identified to support the growth of the town.

The two main ones being the duplication of the Lilydale railway line to accommodate a train station at the Kinley estate, as well as a Lilydale bypass.

These projects have been called for from the community for many years, with the bypass first being noted as needed in the 1950s.

Yarra Ranges Council has also identified

the need to financially support the Lilydale Youth Hub to ensure its service for young people remains operational, as well as advocating for a mental health outreach service on behalf of Anchor to help prevent homelessness and early school leaving.

Among the remainder of the projects, upgrades to the Brushy Creek Trail, Morrison Reserve, the old Lilydale Railway Station building and CCTV equipment have been noted.

Councillor Fiona McAllister said often council’s work closely with aspiring candidates to inform possible policy and funding allocations, making advocacy an important part of any election process.

“Advocacy, both as individual councillors, as a collective and certainly as an entity like Yarra Ranges Council is a really critical part of the work that we do,” she said.

“It informs the ask that we make on behalf of our community in many of the forums, none probably more significant than the build up to State and Federal elections.”

Cr McAllister said much of what the council has asked for in the advocacy document relates to money because although 70 per cent of the council’s income is financed through rates, there is a shortfall for the completion of projects.

State election candidates from the Evelyn, Monbulk and Eildon districts will be made aware of Yarra Ranges Council’s priorities under its strategic plans.

“This list makes it very clear the things that are most important to our community at this time,” Cr McAllister said.

Broken down into categories, projects range from development of trails, activity centres and energy transition infrastructure,

to investment in maternal and child health services.

Seconded by Cr Andrew Fullagar, he said this advocacy plan outlines exactly what the council’s objectives are.

“We want to secure partnerships that work for us between council and government and influence their decisions on where we’d like to go and having identified the community’s needs, we’d like to push on and do exactly that,” he said.

The motion was carried unanimously.

In the lead up to the election, Star Mail will be looking more closely at the council’s election priorities and would invite anyone with thoughts or comments on any of the above projects to contact Mikayla van Loon by emailing mikayla.vanloon@starnewsgroup. com.au or calling the office on 5957 3700.

Councillors support draft waste plan, submissions open Yarra Ranges councillors have voted unanimously to support the Draft Community Waste Resource Recovery Plan which will bring big changes to kerbside bin pick ups next year.

The draft plan is now out for community consultation and lists changes such as a weekly green food organics and garden organic (FOGO) bins pick up and move waste bin and recycling pickups to fortnightly, to come into affect from October next year.

Its changes fall in line with the State Government’s circular waste policy to transform the rubbish sector, which will also introduce a purple lid glass bin.

Yarra Ranges plans to introduce the glass bin from 2025, as it awaits more information regarding the container deposit scheme roll out.

Cr Johanna Skelton put forward the motion at the Tuesday 13 September council meeting and said it’s a ‘huge deal’ for our region.

“It’s a really exciting point and I’m extremely glad that we’re going to get all these great outcomes like no food waste going into landfill… and of course much greater recycling rates with the glass being recycled,” Cr Skelton said.

Cr Andrew Fullagar said the plan shows leadership and highlights the urgency.

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Councillors have voted unanimously in support of the draft waste plan. had higher priorities and shorter timelines due to the closure of Hallam Landfill planned for 2025 or 2026.

“That’s just a few years away, which is just unbelievable,” Cr Fullagar said.

Residents have raised concerned over the changes, specifically the change from weekly to fortnightly pick up of waste bins and how this might promote overflowing smelly bins.

However, council is hoping that residents will come to understand that the new weekly pick ups of food and organic bins will appease this issue with food scraps and the likes to go into the FOGO green bin.

The new green organic system will allow

for waste such as food scraps, seafood, meat bones and coffee grounds.

Free compostable bags will also be delivered to residents that can be used to dispose of food scraps into the FOGO bin.

Although, nappies and home sanitary and medical waste will still need to go in the waste bin, collected fortnightly.

Sustainable Victoria statistics show that by removing food and organic waste from the general waste to go to composting facilities will cut the waste bin’s deposits by 40 per cent, which is why the waste bin will be moving to a fortnightly pick up.

A further 10 per cent of waste bins content could be recycled such as plastics and paper.

It’s expected the increase in the service level and it’s affect on rates will be submitted into in the budget next year.

Extensive engagement and community consultation of the draft plan will be undertaken with pop ups at markets, shopping centres and engagement activities the community can be part of.

The plan is available for residents to read and submissions are now open and will close 9 November.

Previous waste surveys have seen an overwhelming response, with more than 7000 submissions received.

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Debate over short stays

By Renee Wood Yarra Ranges Council is advocating for short stay rental registry to allow Victorian local governments to have better monitoring over the businesses.

Cr Fiona McAllister spoke on the topic at the Tuesday 13 September council meeting and said many residents contact councillors upset about the wellbeing and lifestyle impacts they face from holiday homes.

“I’m not the only councillor around this table that gets phone calls on a regular basis from residents frustrated about amenity impact,” Cr McAllister said.

The Council will now put forward a request for the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) to advocate to the government to make changes to the act to establish a short stay accommodation or rental registry and further define a residential rental agreement to include short stay accommodation.

Currently under the Residential Tenancies Act many short stay accommodations are exempt from registration.

Cr McAllister said if there are issues with a holiday home property, often police are called in, whereas if there is a register it would allow council to assist.

“We’re making the suggestion that there is a change to the act that would require registration that would then allow us to, as we can with many other businesses, monitor impact, understand the extent of how many short stays are operating, better plan and better support our community.”

Councillors unanimously supported the motion to submit the request to MAV which will be discussed at the MAV State Council Meeting on 14 October 2022.

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Council is advocating for a short stay rental registry. low for resilient drainage works were also part of the advocacy requests to MAV. Belgrave South resident Adam Cornell has also been looking for regulation of short term holiday rentals in the Yarra Ranges, starting a petition earlier this year.

On the change.org petition, Mr Cornell writes as more properties go to short term rentals, many neighbouring houses are being disturbed.

“My proposal is not to stop these short term places from operating, but to come up with a way of regulating it through local council and state government,” he writes.

Short stay business Airbnb is also in support of registration components.

Susan Wheeldon, Airbnb country manager for Australia and New Zealand said they welcome state wide rules.

“Neither Airbnb nor our Host community is opposed to short-term rentals being regulated, and we support the statewide frameworks in NSW and Tasmania, including their respective registration components,” Ms Wheeldon said.

“The regulatory framework in New South Wales provides the State Government with a very clear understanding of the number of short term rental accommodation properties across the state, where they are located, and how frequently they are used throughout the year.

“Rather than a patchwork of differing rules

from council to council, we welcome statewide rules that are fair, sensible and strike a balance so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of tourism, and are sympathetic to the changing ways people are living and working given the rise of flexible and hybrid work arrangements.”

Ms Wheeldon said Airbnb is focused on growing tourism allowing for travel to be more accessible and affordable, while boosting tourism dollars for local businesses.

“Short-term rentals also provide a way for everyday people to stay afloat and combat rising costs of living and growing mortgage repayments. It’s no surprise that we’re seeing people increasingly rely on hosting to make ends meet in the face of the current economic climate,” she said.

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Firefighters raise the bar

By Mikayla van Loon Firefighters and brigades from all over the country came together over the weekend to raise money for mental health and suicide prevention in the 28 floor Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb.

Taking on the challenge were members from Montrose, Mooroolbark, Chirnside Park, Wonga Park, Lilydale and Mount Evelyn who raised a combined total $15,339.

Donning 25kg of turnout gear, Montrose CFA brigade member James Gluskie said even though he’d done it before, the climb of Crown Metropol was still as challenging as ever.

“The first 15 flights are very much just on the main tank, and then as you get higher up, you either start dying or get the zone and keep pushing, or a happy combination of the two,” he said.

Describing the feeling of wearing the CFA response gear while climbing stairs, James said to imagine “climbing stairs in the desert wrapped in a doona.”

“We’re used to wearing the gear but we’re not used to climbing up 400 odd stairs in all the equipment,” he said.

“So imagine wearing a doona and then putting on a scuba set and climbing stairs. It’s very, very stuffy and the air is rather dry sometimes.”

While a physical challenge and a test of endurance, the stair climb also tests mental capacity to keep pushing on when times get tough, making it for James seven and a half minutes of focus and mental strength.

James said for the people who had done the climb before “we knocked our times out of the park, which is amazing” and for those who hadn’t, it was just a good experience, something everyone was proud of at the end.

“We all had the general consensus of, ‘we don’t care what our times are, let’s make it to the top’.

Montrose CFA brigade members challenged themselves on Saturday 10 September by climbing 28 floors of Crown Metropol.

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Making it to the top was a great feeling for Montrose firefighters.

“Because after two years of Covid and all the mental health that has come from it, we just wanted to make it to the top for ourselves and getting up to the top was an amazing feeling.

“We made it, we’ve done this, it raised so much, half a million dollars for this charity. So it was amazing to get up there and get to the view, get the gear off, get some water and sit

Chirnside Park CFA had four representatives at the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb.

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Eight brigade members from Mooroolbark CFA climbed the 400 odd stairs to raise money for mental health.

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down and have that sense of achievement.”

Montrose Fire Brigade collectively raised $5510 mostly through individual fundraising efforts, with the help of some sales of batteries.

“Montrose has quite a focus on mental health as a brigade. So it was really good to be able to raise this money for mental health and for these foundations and give back outside

the brigade to mental health,” James said.

Mooroolbark raised $3,241, Chirnside Park $2,475, Wonga Park $2,800, while Lilydale brigade member Callum Jones raised $813 and Kyle Willsher raised $225, as well as Mount Evelyn’s Rick Ventrella raising $275.

The funds raised will be donated to Lifeline, Fortem and the 000Foundation.

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Shrek takes to the stage Billanook College’s primary school was proud to present its production of Shrek over two nights last week.

The students in Years 1 to 6 took to the stage in the much loved children’s story after months of rehearsals and preparations on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 September.

Performing arts teacher Jacinta Shannon said after a year of planning, a term of auditions and then rehearsals, as well as everything in between, it was great to see the children getting to perform something they were so passionate about.

“We are very proud of our students, staff and parents in our three performances last week,” she said.

“We have an incredible Performing Arts Department at Billanook College, led by an amazing team with a long history of providing great theatre experiences for our students and families.”

With senior school students helping behind the scenes in the lighting and staging of the show, it really was a whole school effort, something the students really valued.

“We don’t count the extra hours; we count the benefits for our kids and our community.

Community is the key - I would say that’s what the kids enjoy the most,” Ms Shannon said.

After the show, Ms Shannon compiled feedback from students, many who said it was a push outside their comfort zone but allowed them to believe in themselves and their capabilities.

Other students also said it allowed them to discover new skills and talents they didn’t know they had.

The words most commonly used to describe the students’ experience with the performance included resilience, strength, independence, opportunity, connection, growth and joy.

Shrek was the school’s fourth stage show for the year, just three weeks after completing the senior school production of Xanadu.

Zach, Sam, Liam and Tex were very committed to their roles as Duloc Guards for Lord Farquaard.

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Lucas played the very short Lord Farquaad by spending the entire show on his knees.

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Grace and Alexandra played Princess Fiona and Snow White.

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Time for heroes to share

By Mikayla van Loon It’s been three years in the making and finally the stories of some of the Yarra Ranges’ Vietnam veterans will be told in the live performance of Forgotten Heroes.

After years of planning, writing and practicing, the Dandenong Ranges Music Council, with funding support from Yarra Ranges Council, will be performing the compilation of real life experiences on Saturday 24 September at the Burrinja Cultural Centre’s Lyre Room.

Bringing together music, acting and the spoken word, actor Stephen Hall said being part of such a powerful and varied performance is very different from other roles he’s played but it also taught him about a part of history that he’d never known much about.

“It was a real eye opener, I learned a lot and I learned a lot about the way they were treated especially when they came home. They were just really pariahs and treated really badly,” he said.

“Society really gave them a very rough time and so for many of them, it was very difficult even adjusting to civilian life.”

Taking on these stories to re-enact, many which were told by Mount Evelyn RSL’s former president Roger Boness, Stephen said were extraordinary moments to capture and immerse himself into.

“These were kids, 20-years-old who had never travelled and they’re thrown into these life or death situations in really difficult jungle conditions, which the enemy knows way better than they do.

“So they were just on edge the whole time naturally and that can’t fail to give you scars.

So I also learned a lot about how the veteran movement has reinvented itself and the treatment of returned servicemen and women is very different these days.”

One of the key messages of the performance, something Stephen and director Tes Lyssiotis said, is the reflection on history and the treatment of soldiers so a repeat doesn’t happen again.

“A vet is a vet and it doesn’t matter which conflict you fought in, when you come back from the war zone, no matter if it’s Iraq or Afghanistan, you’ve been through an experience and we can’t know unless we’ve been there,” Tes said.

“They need to be treated, all of them, in a

Actor Stephen Hall has immersed himself into the character of Roger Boness to help portray the stories from the Vietnam War. much more respectful way and I liked the fact that Roger said, a vet is a vet, it doesn’t matter.”

Directing a show such as this with all the elements it has, Tes said was a joy and each part has an emotional power to it, whether it be sorrow or laughter.

“If we’ve all done our job properly, as professionals working in this area, you want your audiences to come away feeling informed, because a lot of people who come won’t know about what happened in that period of time in Australia,” she said.

“I would hope that there would be people

who didn’t live at that time, who are from a younger generation who can perhaps learn something about the Vietnam War and from the people who were conscripted.”

Tes also hopes the performance will empower not only Vietnam veterans but also younger veterans to tell their stories and invite others to listen without judgement.

“It would be great if there was a greater understanding and empathy and compassion for the experiences of other people and shine a light on some of these stories of people in this extraordinarily difficult, challenging life and

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death and tragic conflict,” Stephen added.

The show has it all, from the heartbreaking personal letters that became the lifelines for many veterans to the “very funny and amusing and the suspenseful where the stakes are very high”.

Stephen and Tes said Forgotten Heroes will touch each and every person from start to finish.

Tickets can be booked via the Burrinja website here, www.burrinja.org.au/burrinjawhats-on/whats-new-theatre. The performance begins at 7.30pm.

Grandmother’s open refugee conversation to all locals

By Mikayla van Loon Casey Grandmothers for Refugees held a somewhat of an irregular meeting this week, inviting people from both the Casey and Deakin electorates to join the discussion.

Co-coordinator Valerie Mayer said the meeting on Monday 12 September at the Yarra Ranges Council offices was about offering a different and perhaps more central location for people.

“The Casey electorate is very big and we wanted to encourage people who aren’t usually able to get to meetings, when they’re in those different parts of the electorate, to have an opportunity to come along,” she said.

While usually a group of 15 people meet regularly every fortnight, Ms Mayer said there were at least 30 people at Monday’s gathering.

“Often people, they’re on our list, but for various reasons they can’t come to meetings, but they want to be involved and want to learn more. So there were some new people who’d come with friends and that was really good,” she said.

Having reset their policies and advocacy efforts after the May federal election, Ms Mayer said the meeting was a good opportunity to have a discussion about the new direction of the Grandmother’s cause.

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refugees with safe settlement support.”

Ms Mayer said the invitation was extended to Yarra Ranges councillors and staff to open up that conversation with local people. A councillor and a representative were present on the day and Ms Mayer said she was very grateful to have had their support.

Moving forward Ms Mayer said because of the success of the event, Casey Grandmother’s will look at hosting their meetings at different locations across the electorate to ensure more people can attend should they wish.

“Our aim was to spread the word about what we’re doing and how we advocate [for refugees] and give people more opportunity to see what is possible.

“Advocating is writing, ringing, vigils to politicians and to people who might be able to help and joining with community programs where we might be able to help refugees settle in.”

A common theme from Monday’s event was that people were “enthusiastic about and were inspired to join in with some vigils and advocating by contacting people who have the power to make change like politicians and working in the community.”

Ms Mayer said although titled Grandmother’s, the group is open to anyone and everyone who is passionate about the state of refugees, calling it “grandmother’s and friends”.

Information on Grandmother’s for Refugees can be found at www.grandmothersforrefugees.com

Casey Grandmother’s for Refugees held a meeting at the Yarra Ranges Council offices on Monday 12 September drawing a big crowd.

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Listening to local youth

By Mikayla van Loon Giving youth a voice on things that matter to them is what young people from the Yarra Ranges wanted to achieve for this year’s Youth Fest.

Creating an all youth-led video about youth for adults to see and hear was the premise of this project, with the Youth Advisory Group (YAG) conducting all interviews and guiding the filming.

YAG members Matt and Sien said the questions asked of these young people related to what challenges they are facing, what can youth offer the community and what message do they have for adults.

“We wanted to make a video that captured the young people’s voices in the Yarra Ranges and what it’s like to live here,” Matt said.

“Probably the most powerful message or the most powerful answers we got to a question were if we had a message for adults in the arrangers what would it be?”

Matt said the most common answer to that question was young people didn’t feel heard by adults when attempting to share an opinion or thoughts on something affecting them.

“They may not look like they’re actively listening to an adult who’s communicating to them, but they are and they’re passionate about the same or similar topics to what adults are,” he said.

“It’s just when they go to express it, they feel like their opinion is brushed off and not listened to deeply.”

Sien said with a lot of the questions being asked of the young people, it was as though they had answers prepared.

“I feel like it was something they’ve been wanting to say for a long time and now they’ve been given the platform and the opportunity to say it,” they said.

“It really showed there is a need for more youth voice in places where it can really make a change.”

Trying to reach people from across the shire, members from YAG shared their views, as well as young people from Oonah Belonging

Place and the Lilydale Youth Hub. “We ended up getting a little bit of diversity, not as much as we would have liked to but still, everyone we interviewed represents something else and they’re diverse in their own unique ways,” Matt said.

While reaching different age groups, locations and genders, two key challenges arose mental health and public transport access.

Receiving the same answers, particularly about the challenges, Sien said meant the work YAG and the Youth Team have been doing is following the right track.

“It’s also a bit of reassurance that we are advocating for the right things because I would hate to advocate for public transport to find out young people are like ‘why? It’s fine’,” they said.

“It’s a good thing that they agree that it needs to be improved. Same with mental health systems.”

Yarra Ranges Youth received funding from the State government for Youth Fest in 2020 which helped bring this video to life, supported by filmmaker Patrick.

The video was launched on social media, YouTube and on the council’s website on Wednesday 14 September.

Now that it’s out in the world, Sien and Matt said they hope it will be heard by all and that it can start to change the conversation about youth involvement in some of the major issues facing the Yarra Ranges.

“I’m personally hoping that people will start to understand that youth and young people have a lot to say and a lot of input to make that is important,” Sien said.

“It’s not just them complaining about how things are but they’re actually wanting to make change and wanting change to happen and just how beneficial that change can be.

“Young people are the future, as they say, so let us have a voice in what our future will be.”

Youth Advisory Group and Youth Team members behind the scenes of the filming for the Youth Fest video.

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Montrose Primary to receive needed maintenance blitz Students and teachers at schools in Montrose will benefit when a maintenance blitz gets underway.

Monbulk MP James Merlino announced on Monday 12 September that Montrose Primary is among 111 schools to share the blitz which includes painting, resurfacing and fixing roofs and windows - as part of the Term 3 Planned Maintenance Program.

“This investment ensures schools in Montrose are safe and comfortable – giving our students the best possible settings to learn and thrive in,” he said.

Montrose Primary School has been allocated a total of $50,000. This includes $15,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including external lighting repair, external surface revarnishing, handrail repair, roof repair, shade structure repair, soffit repair and wall repainting.

This also includes $35,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.

The program will see the schools share in $11.24 million of funding for the works to take place, which also includes replacing floors, works to grounds and classrooms and external landscaping works to pathways and lighting.

The blitz will ensure the schools are safe, modern and properly upheld. It comes in addition to the $28.4 million in funding allocated over the last term, $4.27 million already provided to 47 schools through the Term 2 Planned Maintenance Program, and the $5.84 million provided to 57 schools through the Term 1 Planned Maintenance Program.

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Shadow minister visits Each and every day, I work for the people of Casey to make sure that our great community gets what it needs.

An important part of this responsibility is bringing Shadow Ministers to Casey to see and understand our challenges first hand.

One of the most consistent issues raised by individuals and community groups is the importance of reliable telecommunications infrastructure to ensure we can stay connected to one another and emergency services in times of need. One of my first priorities as an MP was to meet with both NBN and Telstra to discuss Casey’s communications challenges.

I was pleased to welcome Shadow Minister for Communications, Senator the Hon Sarah Henderson to Silvan and Kalorama in July, to speak with local community groups and see our unique environment to truly understand

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desk Federal Member for Casey the challenges we are facing.

The rain didn’t dampen Shadow Minister for Small Business, the Hon Sussan Ley’s enthusiasm to visit small businesses in Mooroolbark and Montrose the same month. Speaking with the local traders made it even clearer how important and vulnerable our local economy

is to workforce shortages and suppliers price rises.

One solution I am exploring is the establishment of a designated area migration agreement (DAMA). This arrangement would enable small businesses to employ visa holders to fill seasonal labour shortages.

The Shadow Minister for Immigration, the Hon Dan Tehan visited Coldstream and Wandin in August to meet with a range of hospitality, viticulture and agricultural businesses as well as with council to discuss this idea. The positive discussions were encouraging.

I was especially pleased when the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Peter Dutton and Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash accepted my invitation to visit Casey. We met businesses in

Lilydale to discuss the challenging small business environment and apprenticeship training at Ranges TEC. They saw how these local businesses are the heart of our community and have been built with the hard work and dedication of their owners and staff. I am determined to do everything I can to advocate for their success.

It has been a privilege these past four months to be your elected representative in Parliament.

I warmly welcome you to our office if you need any assistance - my staff and I are here to help with any and all concerns that you may have regarding our special community.

If you’d like to tell me about issues that are important to you, please fill out my survey at www.aaronvioli.com.au, give us a call on (03) 9727 0799 or drop into our office.

Saddest children’s books Back on January 26, 2011, I published an article titled “The Saddest Children’s Books”, recommending some of the books that help young readers understand and express grief. Eleven years and seven months later, that article came back to me just after my previous review appeared in this column. That review was of the children’s book Pink Punk Mum, written by Queensland author Kala Heinemann and published on May 23 this year.

I read about the book on April 3 and tracked it down. My review was written on August 17, sent to press on August 24, and published on August 30. Then, on September 1, I learned the sad news that Ms Heinemann passed away back in June, having lost her battle against cancer.

The news struck a chord, as I was still trying to deal with the loss of my mother-in-law on August 26. With my own family on the other side of the world, she was like a mother to me in Australia. I had felt and still feel her generous love everyday.

Now I cannot help but thinking how easy it was for me to have written in that review about the importance of having open and honest conversations about life-threatening illness.

How easy it once was indeed, to talk about the need to process what is lost while sharing a sense of belonging and being together with those left behind.

Initially I had seen grief as a personal and private thing. Even within the same family, each member’s memories about their lost loved one are unique, and each can only retreat to their own “darkroom” to process them, like printing life’s precious moments onto paper.

Then my own article came to mind, and I realised those children’s books are sad to me

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A science fiction psychological thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski, Spiderhead epitomises the phrase “it gets better later”, but also somehow misses its own troubling implications.

Jeff (Miles Teller), an inmate in the Spiderhead island prison, must take part in emotion-controlling drug trials run by Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth).

Spiderhead is driven by compelling performances and has a sturdy, suspenseful second half, but the first half features mishandled intrigue and unwisely plays a disturbing development for laughs.

Hemsworth is very entertaining as Steve, the suave, laidback antagonist, but the early suspense around his true motives feels hollow, as he is clearly manipulative and shady behind the charm.

The audience is abundantly aware that Steve is untrustworthy from the start, so the film spends too long suggesting the obvious.

There are two (non-explicit) scenes of Jeff and two female inmates having sex once administered with a “love drug”.

While it is superficially funny to see char-

because I read them as an adult. For example, only those who are parents themselves can truly understand the messages conveyed in books such as Robert Munsch’s Love You Forever (1986) and Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree (1999).

And it makes sense that only those who have fought for and then lost their loved ones can comprehend the sense of disappointment and despair expressed in Chris Raschka’s The Purple Balloon (2007) and Michael Rosen’s Michael Rosen’s Sad Book (2008) Ultimately, I suppose, growing up is a process of learning how to discuss death and loss in a “matter-of-fact” way as Rosen described it. It is a process of getting used to the idea of feeling sad but having to pretend to be happy.

Unlike children, whose expressions can be short, sharp and straightforward like a punch in your face, adults often have to hide their tears. No one likes seeing a fully-grown man or woman bawling their eyes out.

Perhaps this is why we as adult readers need the saddest children’s books. They provide us with a rare chance to openly shed our tears, without having to feel embarrassed or ashamed, so we can free ourselves to process our deepest and dearest feelings afterwards.

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, The Addams Family CPP Community Theatre is presenting The Addams Family That creepy and kooky family - The Addams Family - are back with a comical feast that embraces the wackiness of every family, as well as every father’s worst nightmare Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met! And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides to her father and begs him not to tell her mother!

What is Gomez to do? He must do something he’s never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia - or he must break his promise to his daughter, full disclosure, everything will change for the whole family on one “normal” night when they host a dinner for Wednesday’s new boyfriend and his parents Season: 7 October - 15 October. Venue: Rowville Performing Arts Centre Rowville Secondary College Rowville. Bookings: 0447 014 584.

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acters who previously disliked each other fall in ravenous lust, the film doesn’t realise that influencing someone into sex beyond their control is assault.

But as mentioned earlier, Spiderhead gets much better later.

The second half has arresting scenes of Jeff and his lover Lizzy (Jurnee Smollett) confronting their past regrets and enduring the traumatic drug trials.

The trial scenes are often disquieting, but sometimes funny.

As Jeff and Lizzy bond, their loyalties are tested and the full extent of Steve’s conspiracy is revealed, leading to a tense climactic standoff.

A well-acted thriller that fumbles its suspense before getting its act together, Spiderhead’s good half is very satisfying, and is available for streaming on Netflix.

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Innovative tech designs

By Mikayla van Loon Bringing together all elements of science, technology and art, Aboriginal students from schools in the Lilydale District and Upper Yarra have just completed an array of individual and group projects.

After weeks of planning, designing and building, the Years 7 to 10 students presented their finished technology-based creations at the Koorie Showcase hosted by Yarra Ranges Tech School (YRTS) on Tuesday 13 September.

YRTS director Ashley Van Krieken said over the course of six sessions, students were able to explore design techniques and various modes of equipment to bring their creations to life.

“What we’ve seen is students coming in and really wanting to look at different ways of telling stories or expressing themselves,” he said.

“The key thing to understand was how you can work in teams and you can use digital technologies and you can use science technology, engineering, maths, combined with arts to produce these fantastic opportunities.”

Mr Van Krieken said the laser cutters and 3D printers were favourites of the students but prior to using them, they were taught how to understand programs like illustrator and photoshop.

“In some ways the process is more important…it’s also that fail-fast methodology, that human centred design thinking skills. So we try something, we test it and it might not quite be right. It’s also a lot of resilience building as well.”

In the first phase of the program in 2021, 44 students took part in the showcase from Lilydale Heights College, Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark Secondary College, Healesville

Anika, Lara and Cooper worked on designing and building a spiral water totem to be displayed at Upper Yarra Secondary College.

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Fifteen of those students stayed for the second round this year, with many planning to take part again next year.

Upper Yarra Secondary College students Cooper, Max, Anika and Lara, said their project followed on from what students completed last year.

The aim was to create four large totem poles, depicting water, earth, fire and air to accompany the fire pit which displays Bunjil the Eagle, a symbol which will feature on top of the next totem.

Cooper said the spiral design of this first water totem will spin the rainwater down the wooden sculpture.

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Each school was presented with a laser cut participation certificate as a congratulations.

Yarra Hills Year 10 student Zac was involved in the Koorie Showcase last year and decided to return this year to continue telling his dreamtime stories.

School principals, students and teachers, as well as special guests were invited to view the work of the students at the Koorie Showcase on Tuesday 13 September.

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it’s just not the clearest.”

Going one step further, Zac has been able to incorporate virtual reality into his design.

Using specific goggles, Zac’s rainbow serpent comes to life in a different form, where people can see and spin the whole model.

Zac said choosing a favourite part of the course was hard to do because he enjoyed all of it so much but getting to explore and share his Aboriginal culture was a highlight.

“Everyone has been really supportive and just knowing I can express my culture without criticism has been really good,” he said.

Giving students a safe environment, without any pressure was something Mr Van Krieken said was an integral part of the program.

“We wanted it to be a very relaxed atmosphere. We wanted it to have a very safe atmosphere and space for the students to explore what they wanted to do, explore their community connections, their cultural connections,” he said.

Students had creative freedom to design whatever they wanted, using traditional methods combined with new technology.

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With the help of land sciences students at Box Hill TAFE the spiral feature was chainsawed into the wood.

Using laser cutters for the leaves, Anika said they will form part of the finished design.

“We’re going to put the leaves in a crown formation and we’re going to put them on top of the totem after it’s cemented in and “We’re also going to paint it so the water doesn’t rot it when it goes down and we’re thinking, for the other totems, we might do either pokerwork or chisel.”

Anika said the totems and the fire pit will be placed at the entry of the school to welcome people.

All wood used for the totems has and will come from rescued logs Box Hill TAFE acquired after the storms last year.

For Yarra Hills Secondary College student Zac, who took part in the Koorie Showcase cohort last year, he continued to tell important Indigenous dreamtime stories through his works.

Having already explored the story of Bunjil using 3D printers, Zac decided this year to tell the story of the rainbow serpent.

Zac said he started with a plasticine sculpture of his rainbow serpent design then used the 3D scanner to digitally sculpt the serpent into a program where he could then tweak it until finally printing it.

“Then I made a waterspout because, I call it Kabul, so Kabul’s thing is water, death and desert. So in my dreamtime, it slithered through the desert making all the rivers and lakes. So it’s bursting through the desert with a giant waterspout,” he said.

Although a challenging design and having never really used much of the equipment aside from last year, Zac said “you can tell what it is,

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Some projects were on the larger scale like this one from Victoria at Mooroolbark College.

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

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

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

$8400 to help make the lives of children better.

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

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

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

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

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You’ll get the opportunity to try some of the best drops in the Yarra Valley.

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The valley’s hidden gems After a two-year hiatus, you and your fellow wine-loving friends can finally enjoy your favourite Yarra Valley spring wine festival once again.

Get a taste of the hidden gems of the Valley with two days of wine tasting, live music, delicious bites and stunning scenery across 14 of our family-run wineries.

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A decadent and diverse selection of meals (all under $20 will) will be available at each winery, with menu offerings ranging from homemade apple pies and cheese platters to classic Italian fare and slow-cooked brisket.

Kids and those with special dietary requirements won’t miss out either, with most wineries catering for both.

If you would like to enjoy more than a complimentary tasting of a certain drop, there will

be glasses and bottles of wine to purchase. Not to mention, there will also be exclusive Shedfest cellar-door specials only available that weekend!

Daily tickets are $35 per person, which gives wine-lovers access to tastings at every winery for one day (Saturday or Sunday), in a complimentary Shedfest tasting glass they get to keep.

Weekend tickets are $50 per person, which gives wine-lovers access to tastings at every winery over both days (Saturday and Sunday),

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in a complimentary Shedfest tasting glass they get to keep. The weekend ticket also comes with one complimentary full glass of wine at the winery of their choice. Kids, non-drinkers and designated drivers have free entry.

A percentage of proceeds from this year’s Shedfest event will go to local community groups, with the event having raised over $90,000 shared amongst local schools and organisations since inception.

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Family road trip to the zoo If you’re looking for an opportunity to escape these school holidays, look no further than a trip up the highway to Mansfield Zoo where the family can meet many rare and exotic animals.

Open daily from 10am, visitors are invited to say hello to the zoo’s residents including two rare white lions, two tawny lions, meerkats, monkeys (capuchins, marmosets, rhesus and bonnet), deer, camels, bison, alligator, wombats and plenty more. Meerkats are also a favourite for all, with their cute little faces and peculiar interactions sure to make you smile.

The four lions are fed at 1.30pm each weekend and Victorian school and public holidays, followed by feeding of the meerkat mob.

Take the opportunity to pat one of the friendly dingoes who walk around with a keeper while the lions are being fed.

You can also feed most the animals by hand every day while you wander the expansive grounds. A small spade is provided to feed the more gregarious animals, like the camels, who will run off with the spade if they can. There are sambar, fallow deer and kangaroos roaming the grounds with you, along with guinea fowl and peacocks. Bring a picnic lunch or use the free BBQs, just watch that the deer don’t steal your food from you.

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ing like trying to sleep to the sound of the lion’s roar with camping on the grounds also available. Overnight campers are welcome from September 1 to May 31 each season, but you do need to book a spot. Bring your own gear and set yourself up for a camping trip with a difference and take the opportunity to roam the zoo after hours. The Mansfield Zoo is open every day from 10am to 6pm (10pm on N.Y.E.) and is closed on Christmas Day only.

More information is available on the website www.mansfieldzoo.com.au, Facebook page, facebook.com/mansfieldzoo, or calling the office on (03) 5777 3576.

Come and meet the meerkats at Mansfield Zoo.

Hit the mark with Paintball in Coldstream & Cockatoo

By Elle Cecil Established in 1988, Paintball Games has been providing Melbourne’s best paintballing experiences for over 25 years.

With courses in Coldstream, Cockatoo and Ballan, Paintball Games is a great way to burn some energy and have fun with family and friends.

There are options for adult paintball, for patrons 16 years and over, and low-impact paintball (known as Splatmaster or Miniball), for those eight years and above.

The adult paintballs are traditional, full sized .68 calibre paintball markers that travel at 300 feet per second. The low-impact paintballs are .50 calibre and use pump-action paintball markers.

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without a license.

There are plenty of options for different packages, with adult games including 200

paintballs starting at $50 per person, 500 paintballs for $85 per person and 600 paintballs for $100.

Kids prices start at $40 per child for 300 paintballs or $50 per child for 400 paintballs.

All prices include vests, overalls, goggles and markers, as well as a basic introduction to how to safely conduct yourself on the course and how to use the provided equipment.

Group specials available for adult and low-impact packages. For more information, visit www.paintballgames.com.au or phone (03) 9777 0613.

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Circus fun and crafts Lilydale Marketplace will be abuzz with fun and free activities for the kids during the upcoming spring school holidays.

Children visiting the Marketplace can get creative with Spring Craft workshops which will be held during week one from 11:00am until 2:00pm, Monday 19 until Wednesday 21 September.

There’s a new activity every day that the kids will love, with a daily craft schedule available on the centre website.

The fun continues in week two with Free Kid’s Circus Workshops on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 September with three sessions each day at 11:00am, 12:00pm and 1:00pm.

Children will learn to balance, juggle, hoola hoop and more with the amazing circus performers from Main Event Productions.

The circus workshop is a great interactive way to get everyone up and having fun.

Centre Manager at Lilydale Marketplace, Karen Pude, said the action packed calendar of events signals a return to fun community events at the centre.

“Lilydale Marketplace is proud of our standing as a community hub, and a destination meeting place for people in the area.”

“After a tough few years, we’re excited to welcome kids and their families to the centre during their school holiday break in a fun format that is affordable and accessible to all”, Ms Pude said.

All school holiday activations are free for children to attend with no bookings required.

Craft activities are also on offer at the Marketplace.

Visitors to the Marketplace can find the workshop activations next to Aldi.

For people wanting more details about all the fun on offer at Lilydale Marketplace this September they can visit lilydalemarketplace. com.au

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Nest boxes for the regions native fauna have been installed in Mount Evelyn, Lilydale and Montrose as part of Yarra Ranges Council storm recovery works.

Following the June 2021 storm, many native wildlife lost their homes because of tree and canopy loss.

In August, qualified arborists were engaged to install a variety of nest boxes with the installations completed under the guidance of Council staff across six sites in Lilydale, Mount Evelyn and Montrose.

A total of 96 nest boxes were installed, with each of the sites housing 16 hollows.

Yarra Ranges Council Bushland Management Officer, Ben O’leary said over 25,000 trees fell during the storm and that several varieties of nest boxes/hollows used in the program were built to accommodate specific species such as Sugar gliders, Gang Gang Cockatoos, and Rosellas.

“Many fauna species across the Yarra Ranges are dependent on hollows, and of course losing those hollows has placed an additional pressure on these species,” he said.

“In an effort to support our wildlife, Council and DELWP have instigated a study at six sites where we have installed a range of different hollow types that have unique characteristics to accommodate different species.”

Ben said by using a combination of nest boxes, this project will create more homes for wildlife in the Yarra Ranges municipality.

“We’ve been working with our arborists who are able to safely drill into a tree and create a hollow which mimics in many ways a naturally formed hollow. By doing so we’re able to speed up the natural hollow process and harness the thermal and microbial properties of the tree,” he said.

“Another approach that we’re using is a 3D printed hollow attached to the side of a tree.

These are quite large and are double lined like a double-glazed window, so they hold temperature well and protect animals inside from weather extremes.”

It is planned these nest boxes will be monitored by volunteers and Landcare groups to collect valuable data, which will be used to improve future nest box projects and provide information on particular species.

Yarra Ranges Council Mayor, Jim Child said the council also aims to also create volunteer-

A variety of nesting boxes were installed to cater for various species. ing opportunities for TAFE students, local Landcare groups and residents to be involved in monitoring while also creating more awareness of the significance of hollows.

“These hollows have certain characteristics that make them applicable for certain species, but we need help monitoring these sites so that we can remain better informed on the decisions we make to ensure our unique wildlife that call this region home remain here for future generations to enjoy,” Cr Child said.

“This is a project Council is undertaking to ensure we are doing the very best we can to preserve our environment and natural species, but we need help from our residents who can be really proud that they are able to contribute as volunteers to protecting our unique natural fauna.”

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Rollout to save lives

By Tyler Wright More than 1,195 defibrillators have been delivered to CFA districts as part of the rollout of the equipment to every fire truck and operational vehicle, including fire brigades in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges.

Selby Fire Brigade Captain Ian Lewis said the brigade was “very happy” to receive extra defibrillators as part of the program.

“They’re not only useful for helping with members of the community in fire incident situations, people can be working hard and it puts stress on even firefighters...there have been occasions where people have collapsed on fire ground, and the fibs have helped,” Mr Lewis said.

“It’s not only helping the public, it’s also helping helping firefighters when they need it as well.”

Three defibrillators now on hand for Selby CFA Fire Brigade members; one in each vehicle.

“The defib has largely been on our larger tanker, which we usually use for structural type fire, because it just carries more water, but if we go out to a grass and scrub fire we generally will take the smaller lighter tanker, [which] doesn’t have a defib on it, but that’s where people are likely to keep pulling hoses up and down hills...it makes a lot of sense.

“It’s actually a good thing to have, It’s a little bit of an insurance policy.”

CFA’s Yarra Valley Group Officer Fiona Burns said more broadly, the CFA has seen a wider variety of age groups involved in cardiac events.

“It’s not limited just to the older members of our community... we also have child [defibrillator] pads in most of our vehicles as well, so that if a child was to be involved in a cardiac incident - and that does happen -then the brigades are in a position to be able to use them for intervention with children as well,” Ms Burns said.

“We know defibrillators save lives, and the first few minutes are absolutely vital during first aid intervention, during a cardiac emergency, so the fact that we have those on our vehicles for members of the community and for our own members as well provides the best chance of survival for for anyone in an emergency, should we need to provide an intervention.”

One of the CFA’S defibrillators was used on a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service firefighter during the 2019/20 fire season, with some defibrillators also available to the general public at places including shopping centres.

“I’d encourage everyone to go and undertake a CPR course so that they’re in a position to be able to provide support to someone during the cardiac event,” Ms Burns said.

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By Callum Ludwig

A month long festival celebrating over 50s will begin in October.

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By Renee Wood The Yarra Ranges is celebrating over 50s with a month long festival starting in October.

It coincides with the Victorian Seniors Festival which begins next month, with events being held locally every week throughout the month for over 50s to get involved with.

This year’s theme is ‘Taking it Easy’ and the festival aims to build connections between residents while embracing the opportunity to keep your mind and body active.

The program is filled with free events such as tennis, choir gatherings, trivia, discussion groups, meditation and crafts, all on offer right across the LGA. Yarra Ranges Council Aged Friendly Communities Officer April Paterson said more than 80 events will be hosted throughout the month for the Over 50’s Festival.

“It’s a great opportunity for our over 50’s to

re-experience the joy of being together, sharing a laugh or even trying something new,” Ms Paterson said.

“We have everything from expert performances, puzzles groups, social tennis historical walks and talks and much much more, there is sure to be something for everyone.

As part of the Victorian Seniors Festival, free public transport is available.

“We also encourage those with a Victorian seniors card to enjoy the 8 days of free public transport available from October 2 – 9. Perhaps even heading into Melbourne to enjoy one of the many events run by Seniors Victoria,” she said.

Residents can view events on Council’s website https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/ Community/Over-50s/Over-50s-events or grab a festival booklet from your local community hub, library or pool.

Yarra Junction Library is welcoming a published photographer to discuss the inspiration and process behind his contribution to Dr David Lindenmayer’s ‘The Great Forest’.

Dr Chris Taylor is one of three photographers who helped collate the 148 photographs used to put the book together, which aimed to capture the ‘rare beauty of the Victorian Central Highlands.’

Dr Taylor said for him the book is a celebration of the spectacular region of what is known as the Central Highlands of Victoria.

“For me, photography is trying to capture a slice of what it feels like to be in the landscape. It’s my own personal experience of being in this incredible landscape and trying to convey part of that experience and the story of my experience in the photos,” he said.

“One of my favourite places is the Baw Baw Plateau, there is something very unique and special about that place and it features prominently in the photos I’ve taken. It’s an incredible landscape of extraordinary biodiversity and it’s probably one of the more undervalued and underappreciated areas of Victoria.”

Dr Taylor has been photographing and researching forests for years in his role as a research fellow of the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University.

Dr Taylor said getting involved in the project was a long journey.

“It was a journey of getting to know, the forest and the extraordinary landscapes over many years, I’ve also been a keen bushwalker for pretty much all of my life so I have spent a lot of kilometres, walking along trails and coming across places,” he said.

“It’s just thinking about what will look

‘Donna Buang’ taken in the Upper Yarra.

Picture: CHRIS TAYLOR great as a photo and setting up the tripod, taking the photo, and often going back down multiple days to try to get the right light as well, there’s an art to it.”

Dr Lindenmayer himself has spent almost 40 years working in the mountain ash forests the book features, as an expert on forest conservation.

Dr Taylor said there are a number of photos of the Yarra Valley which feature in the book.

“Some of which I’ve taken, particularly of the Birarung or Yarra River, which is one of the most important rivers of the region, so some of the photos I’ve taken are of the river and the area more broadly,” he said.

“The book is our own personal perspective on the landscape and for David, it’s his journey as a scientist. For me, it was a journey as an academic researcher, photographer and bushwalker, and my own personal relationship with the landscape. It’s an attempt to try and convey to a broader audience just how incredible of a place this is that is so close to one of Australia’s most populous cities.”

Dr Taylor will be at Yarra Junction Library on Monday 26 September from 2 to 4pm.

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This unique property located in a sought after pocket of Gruyere boasts a beautifully presented three-bedroom home set on 10 gorgeous acres.

Built in the 1920s and exuding character, polished timber floorboards flow throughout creating a homely country feel.

Fireplaces in the lounge room and family room warm this home on those cooler winter days.

The spacious kitchen with quality appliances and walk-in pantry overlooks the spacious open plan casual living and meals area.

Each bedroom is complete with built in robes.

The centrally located family bathroom with clawfoot bath, the well appointed ensuite and laundry/mud room complete this home.

Features include reverse-cycle heating and cooling, solar panels and 50,000-litre water tank.

The vast verandah with spa, is ideal for those who enjoy outdoor entertaining, with

a perfect outlook over the paddocks and surrounds.

This property offers an abundance of storage and work from home options, from the separate studio to the office area at the rear of the garage.

There’s a massive float shed with direct access to the feed and tack room.

The six-car carport with extra height is ideal for those seeking to store a caravan, boat, car or trailer.

Plus, there is a separate driveway with large truck/car parking area, with easy access to another huge garage with storage and workshop area.

For the horse enthusiast the features are extensive and include eight paddocks, horse shelters, stables, two hot and cold wash areas, an outside laundry, two dams, electric fences and a massive floodlit sand arena suitable to hold a 60×20 dressage ring at one end and a showjumping course at the other.

With easy access to the Warburton Trail, Glenbrae Riding or Wandin Park the options for horse riding and places to explore are almost endless.

Close to local shops, schools and facilities, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Call for further information today. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 9 Maurice Road, GRUYERE Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 14 garage Price: $1.8 million to $2 million Inspect: By appointment Contact: Sue Jackson 0409 932 109, MAX BROWN REAL ESTATE

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FILLED WITH COUNTRY CHARM NESTLED in a quiet country location you will find this charming family home with an enviable and private outlook with stunning views over the pastureland to Mt Riddell.

The double storey cottage features high ceilings and beautiful exposed beams in the lounge and dining area, a well-equipped kitchen with breathtaking views from the large windows, a central cosy open fireplace along with gas ducted heating and spit system heating/cooling to assure your comfort year-round.

Outside you will find a covered alfresco

area, perfect for entertaining and another separate decked area to further enjoy the view.

Comprising the master bedroom downstairs with built in robes and ensuite effect to the family bathroom, 2nd bedroom with built in robes and a separate guest bathroom. Upstairs you will find the 3rd bedroom and living room with balcony to sit and enjoy the private outlook.

The home is set on a large flat block of approximately 1707m2 with landscaped gardens, multiple shedding, ample car

parking space and with the convenience of public transport only a short stroll from the house. Located only a short distance away from the township of Healesville, this gorgeous Storybook Cottage in the heart of the Yarra Valley, will make the perfect family home, or an ideal holiday let accommodation property.

For sale by Openn Negotiation, an online flexible terms Auction system and is open to all qualified buyers allowing for flexible terms (pending Vendor approval). The property can sell at any time. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 26 Omonia Drive, Badger Creek, Healesville, VIC 3777 Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: Price guide $760,000 - $840,000 Inspect: Scheduled OFI or Appointment Auction: Online Auction - Openn Negotiation Contact: Mark Gunther 0448 62 3030, MARK GUNTHER

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This modern commercial clinic a prominent location on Maroondah Hwy is now UNDER CONTRACT! Comprising 4 private suites, reception area, kitchenette & bathrooms. Ample parking at the rear of the property & with ramp access to the front.

Positioned perfectly on a block of approx. 944 m2.

UNDER CONTRACT

Just SOLD is this stunning piece of land in a quiet court setting with outstanding northerly views across to the distant ranges. A full set of approved engineered drawings and a planning permit to start building was included with the sale.

More blocks like this are wanted, we have plenty of potential buyers in search of this type of property!

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Badger Creek 26 Omonia Drive

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Nestled in a quiet location you will find this charming home, featuring high ceilings & exposed beams in the lounge & dining area. A well-equipped kitchen with breathtaking views & an upstairs bedroom with lounge. Outside you will find a covered entertaining deck, landscaped gardens, shedding & ample car parking space. Sale by Openn Negotiation.

Current Bid: $777,000

Blank Canvas - Come and make your mark on this fabulous 3 bedroom cottage set on a large 1534m2 allotment. Room to further improve by way of extension and room for the caravan, boat or extra vehicles and yet still within walking distance to town.

For Sale by Online Auction via Openn Negotiation.

Price Guide $690,000 $750,000

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5 Springs Street, Cockatoo

37 Westlands Road, Emerald

195 Gembrook Road, Gembrook

CHARACTER AND CHARM ON OVER ½ AN ACRE!

PICTURE PERFECT HOME IN CENTRAL EMERALD

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GUIDE $840,000 - $890,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438683781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $875,000 - $935,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $830,000-$860,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

46 Westlands Road, Emerald

205 Ure Road, Gembrook

51 Macclesfield Road, Emerald

PRESTIGE LOCATION AND A VIEW TO THRILL

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GUIDE $1,000,000 - $1,100,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $1,350,000 - $1,450,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $800,000 - $880,000 INSPECT By Appoinement CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

30 Florence Avenue, Emerald

14 Bayview Road, Emerald

22 Glen Road, Cockatoo

THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY LIFESTYLE ON 1,963m2

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GUIDE $960,000 - $1,020,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $840,000 - $880,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Brittany Barry 0412 861 094 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $660,000-$710,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Lana Maher 0408 535 075 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

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SPECTACULAR MUDBRICK HOME WITH LAND THE opportunity is now available to secure this stunning four-bedroom plus study, mudbrick home which has been built and designed by Alvyn Williams of Soft Loud Architects.

A uniquely designed home with a stunning combination of wooden boards and brick flooring throughout, the home overflows with character and charm and in a gorgeous Warburton location which is highly sort after.

Arriving at the home you’ll be surrounded by rustic cottage gardens, paved paths on a large allotment of over half an acre there is endless potential for being more self sufficient and utilising the space to the fullest.

Step inside and instantly enjoy that wonderful homely feeling with the crackling wood fire in the spacious yet cosy lounge, large picturesque windows at every glance the outlook is simply gorgeous.

The home sits proudly over two levels with downstairs containing the large open kitchen, finely built with a combination of Jarrah and Redgum, absolutely built to last ,dishwasher, ample cupboards and bench space and a generous walk-in pantry will be a delight for the family chefs. The dining is the feature of the home with its picture windows that overlook the property and out towards the spacious entertaining decking area which is a delightful space to gather and enjoy this gorgeous haven.

Completing the downstairs area is the main bathroom, laundry, and 4th bedroom/ study, upstairs 3 further bedrooms and a 2nd living space.

An additional area sits adjacent to the

outdoor entertaining which could be a great feel-good space to work from or a funky bedroom for the teenagers! For an added bonus in this unique package there is a

studio/workshop/teenager retreat which could have many uses.

The property runs down to Dammans Road for access to the pristine Yarra River

and the beautiful river walk where you can enjoy a stroll into town and enjoy all the attractions of the bustling Warburton township. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 20 Brisbane Parade, Warburton, VIC 3799 Description: 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 study Price: $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Rebecca Doolan 0401 832 068, BELL REAL ESTATE - YARRA JUNCTION, 5967 1277

2482 Warburton Hwy, Yarra Junction

$870,000 - $950,000

Millgrove

$630,000 - $680,000

The Great Entertainer

This one will be a joy to live in!

The 5 bedroom gem designed over two levels sits on 1500m2, the chic master suite will be the envy of your friends with a romantic private balcony, ensuite & walk in robe. The stylish kitchen, offers plenty of bench and cupboard space and with the open plan design of the dining and family, gives easy access to your outdoor entertaining area.A huge downstairs living room hosts a wood fire to snuggle in front of while you have a game of billiards on the quality table (that is included in the sale),bedroom 5 with 2 sets of double robes and a powder room. Outdoors beautiful established gardens, 2 car garage/workshop with toilet and utilize the ample off street parking with even enough room to park your caravan. Properties like this are exceptionally rare, so don’t miss out on this golden opportunity.

An absolutely beautiful property with a lush and leafy outlook and the bonus of your own sparkling slice of Walkers creek running through the allotment. From the spacious kitchen and meals, through to the large undercover deck area, your outlook is private, and entertaining your friends will be a delight. The versatile layout of the home offers 3 bedrooms, with a 4th room ideal for a nursery, work from home space or a delightful art studio, two bathrooms and stunning window vistas throughout. With plenty of off-street parking and a lock up garage and workshop area. This is an ideal home for your weekend escape, or a perfect forever home.

Contact: Samantha Price 0438 795 190 Inspection: Sat 10.30 -11am (Photo ID Required)

Contact: Samantha Price 0438 795 190 Inspection: By Appointment

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16 MCNEIL AVE LILYDALE

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44 FLORENCE AVE EMERALD

A3 B1 D6

$1,380,000 - $1,450,000

A DREAM INTRODUCTION INTO EMERALD

$780,000 - $840,000

SERENITY & SPECTACULAR VIEWS ON 3 ACRES

Achieving a supreme level of synergy between its inviting indoor-outdoor spaces and serene environment, this pristine home on approximately 991sqm presents a dream introduction into Emerald.

Breathtakingly backdropped by the Yarra Ranges, on 3 manicured acres, this private property is a sanctuary of tranquillity that was designed to grow with the family.

Andrew Clark 0448 138 142

Richard Linton 0448 488 147

Andrew Clark 0448 138 142

Richard Linton 0448 488 147

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Build the home you’ve always wanted in a location where everything is just moments away from the bustling town of Traralgon.

Stages - 1 to 3 Now selling. Lots priced from $274,000 With lots ranging in size from 494m2 to 834m2

Visit maxbrown.com.au/springselling and take advantage of this limited time offer

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43 ACRES WITH ACHERON RIVER FRONTAGE EXHIBITING rich rural views out to the Black Range with the Acheron River hugging the boundary of the property, this exceptional home marries space, character features and a private location for irresistible family living.

The spectacular 43acres allotment comes with its own private riverside campsite, complete with a powered camp kitchen, sheltered meals area, wood fired BBQ and large fire pit. A truly idyllic rural retreat, families can enjoy fishing, horse-riding, swimming, kayaking or motorbike riding with access of Narbethong and Buxton Mountain biking tracks just across the highway.

Steeped in history, this early 1900’s homestead is beautifully modernised yet filled with comfort and character. Hardwood timber floors from the reception hall leads to the family living domain and updated kitchen that seamlessly compliments the character interiors and features an original open

fireplace and timber island bench.

Enjoy year-round alfresco dining on the covered deck with dramatic views creating an impactful setting for your outdoor entertaining. Three generous bedrooms are serviced by a pristine bathroom that comprises a bath, shower, and large vanity.

The laundry has another updated shower and separate toilet.

Additional highlights include a separate home office, split-system heating and cooling, solar panel system and 3-car carport. With riparian rights to the Acheron River, the property is fully fenced and currently has agistment of 8 cows and calves, with a pumping shed and pump to water tank and connected to all water troughs and the house.

Moments from the Black Spur but only 30 - 60mins from of all the conveniences of the suburbs, this family home delivers an incredible country lifestyle. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 1059 Maroondah Highway, NARBETHONG Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 garage Price: $1,400,000 - $1,540,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: RT EDGAR

611 Break Oday Road, Glenburn VIC 3717 3 Bed, 2 Baths, 2 Car A Great Little Farm.

On 51.4 acres this ranch-style home enjoys splendid 360-degree views and features full return verandas, kitchen/meals/living with wood fire, 3 bedrooms including master with ensuite and WIR, family bathrooms, and laundry.

Further improvements include a swimming pool, excellent sheds, 18 x 6-meter lock-up machinery shed, 12 x 6-meter hay shed, stockyards, 120,000 lt water tanks, 2 dams, a seasonal creek, and 4 pasture paddocks.

Agents: Gerard Kennan 0413 139 231 Andrew Houghton 0409 438 526

Outstanding Service | Exceptional Results | Your Local Real Estate Experts 3 Bed, 2 Baths, 5 Car Beautifully Private Retreat.

On 7.6 acres this idyllic retreat comprises a generous living area with a cozy wood fire, modern kitchen, butler’s pantry, adjoining dining, and spacious covered alfresco deck and bar.

3 bedrooms, master with WIR and ensuite, modern family bathroom, laundry, office nook, and storage room.

Connected to the home is a fabulous indoor pool, further improvements include a lock-up shed 17 x 10 meters, caravan storage shed, an extensive vegetable garden, and an orchard.

Agents: Andrew Houghton 0409 438 526 Gerard Kennan 0413 139 231

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MAKE YOUR NEXT MOVE WITH INTEGRITY Integrity Real Estate is a family-owned real estate agency servicing the Yarra Valley, Kinglake Ranges and surrounds. Our team draws on over 75 years real estate experience to provide premium property services, with unmatched personal service that only a family company can provide.

Thinking of selling in Spring? Get in touch with our team for an updated market appraisal.

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GORGEOUS AND IMMACULATE WITH VIEWS THIS stunning Federation style character home has been built with quality, comfort and style in mind, creating a feeling of warmth and ambience from the moment you walk through the front door to be greeted by the endless views over the valley and distant mountains beyond.

Enjoy the elegant features of the home including 9ft ceilings, decorative cornices, ceiling roses, feature lead light windows, plantation shutters and polished floorboards.

The luxury continues with a spacious country style kitchen with integrated fridge and 20mm stone benchtops which overlooks the family room, both of which take in those amazing views. Add to this a formal dining room, (which would make a comfortable 4th bedroom if required), the formal lounge with ambient gas log fire and down the hall you will find the Master with walk in robe and ensuite effect bathroom and the spacious 2nd bedroom with built in robes.

You also have the option of relaxing on the deep verandah at the front of the home and admiring your beautiful gardens or relax and entertain on the back verandah and appreciate your gardens and the view whilst relaxing in the spa or enjoying a meal with family and friends. For added comfort the home has an array of heating and cooling options, including gas log fire, gas ducted heating, split system, evaporative cooling and double-glazed windows to assist with insulation and keep those bills low.

Downstairs is a double lock up garage with remote that provides internal access to the home, a sitting room which would make a great study and a huge rumpus/studio

complete with kitchen sink which could be converted into a further 2 bedrooms + bathroom or could even be turned into a B&B complete with private access.

Outside you will find the gorgeous, landscaped gardens with meandering

paths, a sealed drive, off street parking, an abundance of sun and all in a quiet no through road. This immaculate property needs to be seen to be fully appreciated!

Call Samantha Scott 0438 680 032 to arrange an inspection today.

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

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 15 Upper Grieve Road, Avonsleigh, VIC 3782 Description: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 garage Price: $880,000-$960,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Samantha Scott 0438 680 032, BELL REAL ESTATE EMERALD 28

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57 Caroline Avenue, Cockatoo

$600,000 - $660,000

3 Luke Place, Guys Hill

$830,000 - $890,000

Cockatoo Gem Close to Everything & Potential Plus!

Private & well positioned with a lovely view!

Perfectly located within walking distance to Cockatoo Township, parks, public transport and the Primary School, with a view of Puffing Billy. The 3 bedroom home has pitched ceilings, an open plan dining/living/Kitchen with a skylight and a wood heater. The main bathroom is centrally located for family living while the large master bedroom has built-in robes, high ceilings and a ceiling fan. The further 2 bedrooms are spacious with high ceilings and both have an elevated outlook. Outside there are beautiful views off the large back deck, perfect for entertaining family and friends, there are no rear neighbours, there is a cubby house, a 3x3m garden shed, under house storage, mains gas, NBN and power connected and the road is due to be sealed in late 2022.

Beautifully and lovingly renovated 2 bedroom, 1 Bathroom home. Nestled opposite the golf course, with a gorgeous park like view, you will notice the welcoming entertaining deck and landscaped front garden. With slate floors and character filled exposed beams, a wood heater, two split system air conditioners, and bi-fold front window that opens up onto the front entertaining deck. There is a modern and stylish kitchen, and also barn-door features leading to each of the two generous bedrooms. This home contains a European laundry, is rendered, and has a landscaped and low maintenance secure rear yard. With a great flat area for children or pets to enjoy, there is also a handy garden shed, as well as having a separate rear access to the property.

Contact: Samantha Scott 0438 680 032

Contact: Brennan Mileto 0422 996 451

15 Upper Grieve Road, Avonsleigh

$880,000-$960,000

8 Belvedere Court, Gembrook

$1,150,000 - $1,250,000

Outstanding country views await!

Lovingly Renovated Home!

Stunning Federation style home with 9ft ceilings, decorative cornices, ceiling roses, feature lead light windows, plantation shutters, polished floorboards, wide verandahs and spa.

Country style kitchen overlooks the family room. There’s also a formal dining room, (which would make a great 4th bedroom), a formal lounge, Master with WIR and ensuite effect bathroom, and 2nd bedroom with BIRs. The home has an array of heating and cooling options, including gas log fire, gas ducted heating, split system, evaporative cooling and double-glazed windows to assist with insulation.

Downstairs is a DLUG and internal access to the home, a sitting room, a huge rumpus/studio complete with kitchen sink and private access. Located on a quiet no through road, also offering off street parking.

This lovingly renovated 4 bedroom plus study home in Gembrook has a spacious kitchen with Caesar stone bench tops, modern cabinetry, an electric oven, gas cooktop, stainless steel appliances, and a walk-in pantry. The master bedroom is sophisticated with an ensuite, walk-in robe and is located away from the further spacious 3 bedrooms with built-in robes. Two additional rooms could be utilised as a work-from-home space, teenage retreat or business (STCA) with separate access, deck and powder room. Features include high ceilings, a wood heater, gas ducted heating, plush carpets, double-glazed windows and high-quality fixtures and fittings. Outside is an easily maintained flat, low maintenance back yard, shed, solar panels, carport, sealed roads, exposed aggregate driveway, cubby house, and beautiful Merbau deck with great views.

Contact: Samantha Scott 0438 680 032

Contact: Bethany Day 0438 844 968

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FABULOUS HOME IN COURT LOCATION SITUATED in a nice quiet court location is this well presented home. It’s on a corner block that provides great benefits including access to the back yard and space to park your caravan or boat.

The home consists of three bedrooms with family focus and is ideal for a young family or the young at heart. Set on a beautifully landscaped 800m2 (approx.) block within walking distance to Yarra Glen Town Centre, Primary School, kinder garden, and L R McKenzie playground.

Additional rooms include formal lounge/ dining, meals/family, kitchen, two bathrooms and laundry. The outdoor entertaining area is huge and will cater for any celebration or allow children to enjoy the play space within view from the kitchen window.

Features include full en suite and walk in robe to the main bedroom, gas ducted heating, gas log fire, R/C A/C, double built-in robes to bedrooms two and three, a double carport 7.0 x 7.0 metres under roof, and a 7.5 x 4.0 metre carport to store your caravan or boat.

Better put this on your short list before it is sold! ●

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17 Peters Road, BELGRAVE

$950,000 to $1,010,000 4A 2B 1C

IDYLLIC FAMILY HOME IN PARK-LIKE SURROUNDS This exclusive no-through road between picturesque parkland and bustling Belgrave township enhances the liveability of this lovely family residence.

At one with its environment, including visiting local wildlife, while offering an elevated level of comfort, one fortunate family will find a lifetime of enjoyment here.

FOR SALE

$300,000

11/15 Anderson Street, MONBULK

2A 1B 1C

SYLVAN GLADES RETIREMENT VILLAGE – UNIT 11

A simply beautiful, light filled unit boasting two oversized bedrooms, a lovely main bathroom/ensuite plus two toilets. With an open plan design, the living room is spacious while connecting to the updated kitchen. An undercover, timber decking is a wonderful extra and allows you to sit and enjoy the view across the fully fenced rear yard and beyond.

Sharyn Chandler M 0439 882 442 | E sharyn@chandlerandco.com.au

Suzie Brannelly

Glenn Chandler

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600 Basin-Olinda Road, OLINDA

$880,000 to $930,000

PRIVATE AND PICTURESQUE “FOREST KEEP” FAMILY RETREAT

4A 2B

If you dream of owning a private, picturesque oasis in the lush Dandenong Ranges, “Forest Keep” will fulfil your heart’s desire. Ideally situated within walking distance of thriving townships and merely minutes down the mountain to major amenities, this property provides a tree-change without sacrificing convenience.

FOR SALE

22 Kitchener Road, TECOMA

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

SPECTACULAR CIRCA 1920S HOME STEPS FROM TOWN

3A 2B

With exceptional character elements and enduring adaptability, this breathtaking circa 1920s residence will impress. Situated within strolling distance of both Belgrave & Tecoma’s townships, schools and train stations, this home’s legacy is set to continue for years to come. From its sealed drive with ample off-street parking and expansive paved patio for entertaining, a family-focused lifestyle awaits. Through the landscaped gardens, a pathway leads to the covered verandah entry that offers lush outlooks of the local surrounds.

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Suzie Brannelly

Daniel Steen

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The Ryan family were all smiles ahead of the Grand Final. L-R: Daniel, Gemma, Marilyn, David and Brad. Pictures: SUPPLIED

L-R: Footy fans Cooper, Zac, Bailey and Flynn(back) are backing the Cats in the Grand Final.

Swans, Cats fans gear up

By Callum Ludwig The stage is set for the AFL season’s final showdown between the Geelong Cats and the Sydney Swans.

The two winning sides from the qualifying finals, the Cats head in off the back of a thumping 71-point win over Brisbane, while the Swans survived a late surge from Collingwood to sneak a one-point victory in their preliminary finals.

Lilydale resident David Ryan is an avid supporter of the Bloods and his whole family sat through their thrilling win with their hearts in their mouths.

“At the moment, I’m heading into this week’s Grand Final with feelings of excitement, relief and plenty of nerves,” he said.

“Geelong are playing extremely well and are a hard team to play against. They are on a high with their winning streak, so I am very nervous and worried. We did beat them in Round 2, but

for the Grand Final you need both physical and mental toughness.”

Sydney and Geelong only clashed once throughout the 2022 season, all the way back in Round 2 where the Swans’ accurate goalkicking was the difference, winning by 30 points 15.5, 107 to 10.17, 77.

Mt Evelyn resident Cooper Beckwith is well and truly behind the Cats and is feeling pretty confident in his side heading into the season decider.

“It’s been a great season with an 18-win and four-loss record, and with the two good finals wins,” he said.

“I think Saturday will be a much closer game [than against Brisbane] but I think we’ll get over the line.”

Both sides are no strangers to success in recent times, with both sides having featured in five grand finals since the turn of the century.

The Swans claimed the ultimate prize in 2005

and 2012, while the Cats won the 2007, 2009 and 2011 premierships. Both tasted defeat in their last Grand Final outing, the Cats downed

by Richmond in 2020 and the Swans sunk by the Western Bulldogs in 2016.

Mr Ryan said this season has had its highs and lows as a team for the Swans.

“As a young team and with some of our older players retiring, we have done very well. As a proud supporter of the old South Melbourne, I’m very impressed with how the season has given our team this opportunity,” he said.

“I think the Swans will win by 10 points but it’s a hard game to pick for either side. I hope it is as close-fought a game as ours was against the Magpies.”

Each side is sweating on the fitness of a couple of solid contributors this season, as Sydney’s Sam Reid (adductor) and Geelong’s Max Holmes (hamstring) subbed out in their preliminary final clashes and each facing an

uphill battle to prove their fitness this week.

Sydney legend Josh Kennedy will also miss the game after a hamstring injury prematurely ended his season and career earlier in the finals series.

Mr Beckwith and Mr Ryan gave their predictions on who will be the key players for each side the Grand Final.

“Our key players on the day will be ‘Buddy’ [Lance Frankin] as a mentor presence to our younger players, as well as Isaac Heeney, Tom Papley, Chad Warner, Sam Reid and Luke Parker. For Geelong, I’d say Joel Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield, Oliver Dempsey, Gryan Miers, Gary Rohan and Tom Hawkins,” said Mr Ryan.

“Marc Blicavs and Jeremy Cameron will be the key players for Geelong, while I am worried that Tom Papley could pull off a Nick Davis [former Swans player who kicked four last quarter goals in a 2005 semi-final to win the game],” said Mr Beckwith.

Montrose FNC netballers lead charge at league BnF

By Mikayla van Loon Coming into the Eastern Football Netball League for the first time this season, Montrose netball player Bek Hincksman was surprised to even be invited to the league’s best and fairest event, let alone come runners up.

“Honestly I was surprised. I was told the top five get the invite and I was like, ‘Oh, I’ll take number five and a free drink’,” she said.

“So I was surprised that my name wasn’t called until almost the very end and I was pretty close to the winner. So I was pretty happy.”

As a defender, Bek said it was nice to be recognised by the umpires for her playing style, when often defenders are not considered for BnF awards.

“I was quite chuffed because the majority of the rules are against me and I have to be quite clean to get any votes from the umpires,” she said.

“I base my game off a really clean game and I don’t really want to hurt anyone. So I’m glad they saw that as well.”

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Montrose Football Club for the men’s also walked away as the champion club for division one.

Bek said her team had been a top four side all season and although they couldn’t hold on in the finals, it was great to be a part of such a friendly and fun environment.

“Even making a prelim for my first season at Montrose, I’m happy with that and I think we gelled so quickly for a team that’s never played together,” she said.

Playing netball for at least 10 years now, Bek said what she loves most about sport is that everyone has a role to play on the court.

“You’re only as strong as your weakest player, you need every single person on the court to contribute to win.”

As a coach, as well as a player who started when she was around 12-years-old, Bek said netball is such an inclusive sport, where participation is key.

“For me, the participation of women and girls in sport in general has really helped my mental health as well as a lot of other people, so I think that getting more girls in sports is probably a good idea.

“For people and girls in general who are thinking about starting a sport or getting fit and making some more friends, creating a group, netball will be the best way to go even socially.”

Montrose netballers Maddie, Steph and Bek represented the club in the EFNL best and fairest awards night.

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By Mikayla van Loon Chirnside Park Football Netball Club has walked away from the EFNL’s Chandler Medal evening with their heads held high after some successful wins both as a club and individually.

Division four reserves player Lachie Eagleton took home the league’s best and fairest, section five netballer Lauren Hussey also received best and fairest, while Tayla Ferguson scored the most goals and the club was awarded the Champion Club for the division.

Lachie said he hadn’t been expecting to win, thinking it would go to last year’s winner.

“I respect him as a player. He’s a really good player so I thought he was going to get the chocolates but I’m pretty happy to get the recognition from the umpires,” he said.

With just one point the difference, Lachie said this year the effort he put in during the preseason obviously had an impact.

“I feel like my footy has been pretty consistent. I’m slack on preseasons usually but I did a little bit of a preseason this year, which got my fitness up.

“I worked on my skills a little bit in the preseason too and then obviously, my coach, he gave me good midfield minutes so I got to see a fair bit of the ball.”

Although Lachie has been in the running for the BnF before, he said he has often sat in fifth or sixth position making this his first win of the medal.

Lauren had a similar reaction to winning the BnF, thinking runner up and teammate Tayla would come out on top.

“I didn’t think I was going to win to be honest and just even being invited was really good,” she said.

“When they were reading our section out, and obviously got to runners up, the first thing they said was ‘Chirnside Park’ so I was like, ‘oh, I came second’.”

Proud to be able to share in the moment with Tayla and represent Chirnside Park was something Lauren really enjoyed about the presentation evening.

The centre/wing attack player said she didn’t feel like she had that good of a season “so it was nice to have that recognition” but as a whole, the team finished second on the ladder by percentage only, making it a stellar season.

By Mikayla van Loon

Chirnside Park Football Netball Club had great success at the EFNL’s Chandler Medal awards dinner on Wednesday 13 September.

Pictures: CHIRNSIDE PARK FOOTBALL CLUB

Lachie Eagleton took home the Division four reserves best and fairest.

Lauren Hussey won the section five netball best and fairest award.

“The team did really well and I was really proud of them. I love my team. I love them to bits and I wouldn’t want to play with anyone else on a Friday night,” Lauren said.

Chirnside Park’s seniors and reserves football teams also had pretty successful seasons, with Lachie saying it was nice to see the club doing well.

“We’ve struggled most years in the ones and

twos. The ones had a better season last year but the twos just struggled to make finals,” he said.

“The last time we played finals I think was 2009 or 2010, so it’s good to play some pretty decent consistent footy for the most part.”

Lauren said to see the club be so successful made for an excellent night and boosted the excitement for returning to play next year.

Washed out court didn’t prevent Lilydale

By John Thomson Monday 12 September’s level play match was scheduled as a Lilydale home game but because of the rain we had on the previous Friday night, Lilydale’s court was under water on Saturday morning, so there was no play on Saturday for the members, and the court was still unplayable come Monday morning. Fortunately, Lilydale was able to hire Ringwood Croquet Clubs facilities so play could proceed.

Lilydale played Monash Woodash, a combined team of Ringwood and Monash.

At the end of the first game the score was Lilydale 7 to Monash Woodash 1 hoop and it looked like it may be an easy day for Lilydale, but the combined side had a different idea and went onto win two of the four singles games. Fortunately the big win in the doubles set Lilydale up for a win on the day. The final scores being, Lilydale 3 games 33 hoops to Monash Woodash 2 games 23 hoops.

Next Monday Lilydale takes on the might of Sandringham, always very tough games.

In the handicap shield last Thursday 15 September Lilydale played Kew. Although this was a home game for Lilydale all Lilydale’s home games on a Thursday are played at Ringwood as Lilydale only has one court.

Both teams had players that were playing their first season of shield competition, so with this blend of experience and inexperience in both teams it was going to be interesting to see which team would get mailcommunity.com.au

Surprised by div 3 recognition It was a surprise win for the division three women’s best and fairest winner Brittany Grech on Wednesday 14 September, so much so, she wasn’t there on the night to accept the award.

The Croydon North MLOC player said she hadn’t even expected to be part of the top five but when she was invited as a guest to the Eastern Football Netball League’s best and fairest evening, she chose to attend a work conference instead, positive she didn’t have a chance of winning.

“It came as a big surprise even to get a text message the week before last inviting me to the night so I just wasn’t expecting it,” she said.

“I thought maybe I played a couple of good games but when I got a message yesterday saying, ‘Oh my God Brit you actually won’, I was quite surprised. I was on the way out for dinner with my friends on our work trip and I just said ‘let’s go and celebrate’.”

This was the first time she had won a best and fairest medal for a league competition, having previously been awarded top goal scorer.

“I’ve been playing footy for the last 15 years now and nothing like this has ever come of it,” she said.

Coming into the season late due to an ankle injury, Brittany only played nine games but proved to be an important asset to the midfield.

Her experience playing in the VFLW certainly has helped her skill level and ability on the field but Brittany said she just enjoys playing in a less pressured environment.

“I’m just there for fun. I’m there as a hobby.

I’m not here to take it too seriously and I just really enjoy being around the girls.

“So I think coming in with that attitude and bringing fun back into my footy makes me play a lot better.”

While pleased to receive the best and fairest, Brittany also gave so much credit to the rest of her team and fellow players who came runners up, Natalie Laurie and Gabrielle Zappia.

“I thought Nat was going to take it out. She’s amazing. She’s the best backline on the team and across the board.

“And especially Gab, she’s the main goal scorer in the team and we all rely on her to kick the goals and strive for that win.”

Brittany said she is looking forward to getting back to Melbourne to celebrate with the team and getting back onto the footy field next season.

Lilydale’s only court was flooded after some heavy rain, making it unplayable for the level play competition home game.

Picture: JOHN THOMSON the upper hand.

In the first game Glenn, Lilydale’s captain, played one of Kew’s new players. Glenn was giving away 6 extra turns, which is a lot, but his experience showed and he was able to win 7 hoops to 5 hoops. The rest of the games were very even with both sides winning games.

The final score was Lilydale 3 games 37 hoops to Kew 3 games 33 hoops, that has Lilydale winning the day by just 4 hoops. All the inexperienced players would have learnt a lot from the day.

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Croydon North MLOC women’s footballer Brittany Grech was awarded the best and fairest medal for division three. Picture: EFNL Tuesday, 20 September, 2022

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