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Council votes to protect home from fallen trees

An Aussie first program helping new mums

Runners raise the roof for Cambodian families

Preparation underway for Lilydale Street Fair

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Rotary volunteers Peter Cribb, Sam Nicol and Bob Allardice worked to load a shipping container full of playground equipment for Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS disadvantaged children. 309841

Rotary club members from the outer east gathered in Kilsyth South on Thursday 24 November to help load a shipping container of unwanted playgrounds.

The recycling effort takes council playgrounds from local government areas which have been replaced but are still in a usable condition and delivers them to children in remote villages or towns in disadvantaged countries.

The program, which began five years ago, has sent playgrounds to Africa, the Pacific Islands, East Timor and more with the next round heading to an island off the east coast of India.

Read more about the program on page 8

Libs clean sweep Liberal Party candidates have cleaned up at the State election in the outer east despite an overall win by the Labor Party.

With majority of the votes counted at the time of publication, Evelyn, Croydon and neighbouring districts Warrandyte and Eildon, will each see Liberal MP’s retain their seats for another term in the Victorian Parliament.

These four seats help make up the Liberal minority of 25 seats in the lower house as at Monday 28 November. Eight seats were still

waiting to be tallied but Labor had pulled out in front with at least 51 seats and the Greens taking four in this election.

Representing Evelyn will be Bridget Vallence, while David Hodgett will again represent Croydon, both saying they were grateful to be re-elected by their communities.

Mr Hodgett said after almost a year’s worth of campaigning, he was thankful for the support of local volunteers and voters.

“As candidates and members of parliament we couldn’t do it without them. So we can never thank them enough. It’s a huge logisti-

cal exercise to plan an election campaign and then to pull it off on election day and that’s for all parties, not just for me,” he said.

“To the voters, I thank them for having the trust and faith in me to be their representative for another four years in the Victorian Parliament.”

Ms Vallence, while thanking the Evelyn community, also thanked her fellow candidates for a good election campaign period.

“I was really thrilled to receive the support and I think it demonstrates that we have a strong vision for our local community. Votes

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are still being counted, but I think the vote indicates I will be the MP again for the local area,” she said.

“It was a good campaign and I want to pay tribute to all the other candidates locally, we all treated each other with respect which was pleasant to see.”

Both Labor candidates Sorina Grasso (Croydon) and Lorna Dent (Evelyn) came runners up.

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NEWS

Both the temperature and the oceans have warmed since records were first kept in 1910.

Warming temperatures mean La Nina years are now warmer than El Nino years in the 1980s.

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Events occurring rapidly

By Parker McKenzie CSIRO has released the biennial State of the Climate report, revealing changes to weather and extreme weather events are occurring at an increased pace around the nation.

The report, published every two years, analyses the year-to-year and long-term changes in Australia’s climate using climate research and observations.

It reveals Australia has warmed, on average, by 1.47c since 1910, there has been an increase in extreme heat events and the country is projected to experience continued warming, a decrease in cool season rainfall, longer periods of drought and a longer fire season.

CSIRO Climate Science Centre Director Dr Jaci Brown said concentrations of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are at the highest levels seen on earth in the last two million years.

“The concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are continuing to rise, and this is causing Australia’s climate to warm,” Dr Brown said.

“The warming of our oceans is contributing to longer and more frequent marine heatwaves, and this trend is expected to continue into the future.”

The report also shows heavy rainfall events are becoming more intense and they are expected to become more frequent in the future.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s manager of climate environmental predictions services Dr Karl Braganza said the report projected increased air temperatures, more heat extremes and fewer old extremes in the future.

“Australia’s climate has warmed on average by 1.47 degrees since 1910. We’ve seen contrasting rainfall trends across the north and the south of the country,” Dr Braganza said.

“There’s been an overall decline in rainfall

Rainfall from April to October was below or very below average across large stretches of Australia and Victoria. between April and October across southern Australia in recent decades, but in northern Australia, rainfall has increased across the region since the 1970s.”

Steve Meacher, who has previously written reports for Yarra Ranges Council about the

state of the local environment, said the future isn’t good if climate change continues.

“In order to survive, species will need to migrate south or higher up mountains and here in Australia, we don’t have very high mountains,” he said.

“Basically what happens is species migrate out of existence. That’s one of the reasons why we’re keen to support a great Forest National Park in the central highlands of Victoria, Healesville is basically the gateway to that area.”

Victorian dams nearing capacity, others overflowing

By Mikayla van Loon It’s been a wet spring and with summer expected to be the same, many local dam catchments are already at capacity so Star Mail took a look at the numbers.

Across Melbourne Water’s 10 major reservoirs, water storage levels are at 98.1 per cent or 1,777,888 megalitres, with Maroondah, O’Shannassy, Yan Yean, Tarago and Thomson all at 100 per cent.

This month alone, dam catchments are 10 per cent fuller than last year, close to 20 per cent higher than 2020 and 35 per cent higher than 2018 and 2019.

These are similar figures across all months of the year since 2018.

A Melbourne Water spokesperson said the La Niña prediction released on 12 September, which will make it the third time since 1900, coupled with heavy rainfall over winter has seen higher than usual reservoir levels.

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ervoirs and dams are very high, with some reservoirs at capacity,” they said.

“The total volume stored in Melbourne’s water storages is now the highest since 1996.”

While normal for the O’Shannassy, Maroondah, Yan Yean and Tarago reservoirs to reach full capacity, the Thomson’s spillway was used for the first time in 25 years.

Local spillways, like that at Maroondah, connect to surrounding waterways, including the Yarra River which will require monitoring throughout the La Niña summer given previous flooding events.

“Our water supply system is interconnected between the reservoirs and rivers, and is designed for active movement of water around the system, when storage levels in one area are increasing,” the Melbourne Water spokesperson said.

“Carefully managed and controlled releases will occur throughout Spring and possibly into Summer, depending on rainfall in the catchment, to maintain a safe operating range of our storages.”

Melbourne Water expects the annual

amount of water flowing into the four major harvesting reservoirs to be the highest since 1996.

The daily megalitre intake at Maroondah is 461ML, compared to the average of 243ML for November, while the Upper Yarra catchment is seeing a water flow of 1,514ML per day compared to the November daily average of 384ML. This will test the water supply system, however, summer is typically the time of year requiring a larger volume of water to meet population demands but Melbourne Water is confident it is on top of the risks.

“Our focus is to keep the community safe.

Our expert team is working 24/7 to assess further rain events, and manage releases to reduce the risk of any impacts downstream.

“Water releases are an important part of streamflow to waterways and positively contribute to environmental outcomes.

“Greater Melbourne storages are in the best position they have been for a long time.

In times of drought, storage levels can drop by 20 per cent in twelve months.”

The Maroondah dam spillway has been in action with the reservoir now at 100 per cent capacity. Photo was on file.

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NEWS

Free flood support

By Tyler Wright Yarra Ranges Council is welcoming the state government’s decision to offer a free structural assessment where eligible properties have had structures damaged or destroyed by flooding throughout the past few weeks, with vans currently operating out of Upwey and Lilydale.

The information vans manned by Emergency Recovery Victoria (ERV) staff and contractors will be located at Eyrefield Park Lilydale and 4-6 Mahony Street Upwey from Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm and Saturday 8am to 12.30pm, according to Yarra Ranges Council’s Director of Planning Design & Development Kath McClusky.

Staff will be able to answer questions, offer advice and organise structural assessments.

ERV contractors will then undertake an initial assessment of properties to identify hazards, understand the scope and type of work required (if any), confirm the cause of the damage and assign a priority category.

“All hazards posed by materials, power sources and hazardous trees must first be managed appropriately and safely. Once those have been addressed, clean-up work can begin as soon as possible,” a statement from ERV said.

Once an assessment has been conducted, a report will be provided to the property owner or small business owner and local council.

“Where the assessment determines that demolition is recommended, this may be coordinated with ERV regardless of whether the structure is insured,” the statement read.

“Flood-affected structures that are uninsured and deemed repairable through the structural assessment are eligible for the Structural Make-Safe Program.”

ERV confirmed on-site help for flood-impacted residents and business will be provided as long as this service is needed, and it will work with Yarra Ranges Council to track community need.

“This program is designed to eliminate risks flood-damaged structures may present to the health and safety of homeowners and residents, emergency services agencies, volunteer groups and clean-up providers.”

Ms McClusky said Yarra Ranges Council welcomes the presence of the state government’s information caravans, and the structural impact on businesses after recent flash flooding is “unknown” at this stage.

“The economic development team at Council is here to assist our local businesses navigate the various flood assistance packages currently open for affected businesses,” Ms McClusky said.

“The recent flooding was devastating for many of our businesses, and the impacts continue for businesses across the region. The

economic development team at Council has been out on site to a number of the businesses across the impacted towns, providing information on support and offering assistance.”

A structural assessment can be booked directly with ERV via the Flood Recovery hotline on1800 560 760, online at www.vic.gov. au/2022-flood-recovery or in person at a clean-up hub.

The hotline can assist individuals, households and businesses impacted by the recent floods to access financial and other supports; clean-up registration; temporary accommodation; mental health and wellbeing support.

The Flood Recovery Hotline is open from 7.30am-7.30pm every day, with callers able to Press “9” for a translator.

Local businesses are also encouraged to stay in touch with Yarra Ranges Council’s Economic Development Team as recovery efforts proceed via business@yarraranges.vic.gov.au or 1300 368 333.

Police issue alert for risky road period Victoria Police has issued a critical road safety alert as the state enters an especially high-risk period for death and serious injury.

Eleven lives were lost in 11 days at the same time last year and police are concerned about a repeat, especially as traffic volumes increase towards the end of the year and wild spring weather continues to cause hazardous driving conditions.

The alert comes as the state recorded ten lives lost on Victorian roads this month, bringing the total lives lost to 222 – 24 higher than the same time last year, and significantly up on the five-year average.

Acting Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Justin Goldsmith said given the deaths on Victorian roads last year, now is not the time to be complacent when driving.

“Unfortunately, it was distraction and basic road user errors during this period last year that resulted in the most fatalities, which just shows that a simple lapse in concentration can have catastrophic consequences,” he said.

Victoria Police is on high alert as the state enters a high risk road safety period.

Picture: ON FILE “Slowing down, remaining alert and being extra cautious during periods of wild weather are simple, but ultimately life-saving measures that all motorists can take to protect themselves and other road users.”

Poor compliance with common road rules, such as failing to give way and failing to keep left were contributing factors to fatal collisions during the 22 November to 2 December period.

More than half of the collisions occurred

on regional roads, and older drivers were over-represented, with one third of collisions involving a driver aged over 65.

Police are determined to avoid a repeat of these concerning road trauma trends and are urging motorists to take extra care, with December considered one of the highestrisk periods on Victorian roads for collisions.

“Police will be doing everything they can to reduce road trauma during this high-risk period, but we need everyone to do their bit,” acting A/C Goldsmith said.

Victoria Police will increase its enforcement efforts and remain highly visible on roads throughout December, with a statewide road policing operation to come into effect prior to Christmas.

Police will increase its focus on alcohol and drug testing and are warning all motorists to plan ahead when attending social events during the festive period.

For more information and tips for staying safe on the roads visit the Road Safety page on the Victoria Police website.

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Old Warburton Road in Wesburn is set to be closed for roadworks, to help prepare it for increased traffic in the coming weeks.

It will be closed from Wednesday 23 November until Friday 2 December, weather depending, while it undergoes storm rectification works. During these works, the road will be closed to all traffic from 7.30am-4pm on weekdays, with detours via Warburton Highway.

Outside of these times, one lane will be open with temporary traffic lights.

The works will ensure the road will be restored to feature two lanes of traffic, to prepare for more traffic along the road when Warburton Highway is closed to complete landslip repairs within the next month. Once the Warburton Highway reopens, further land stabilisation works will then be undertaken on Old Warburton Road.

The works are taking place in this order to ensure that both roads are functional but also to avoid closures at the same time.

Fallen power lines Mount Dandenong Road in Kilsyth was closed near Hawthory Road due to a fallen powerlines on Monday 21 November.

The road was closed in both directions between Colchester and Liverpool roads, with emergency services directing traffic to use Canterbury Road or Cambridge Road.

AusNet indicated that 564 customers were affected by the outage including 89 customers in Croydon also experienced an outage.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology at 8am on Monday 21 November, with high winds of up to 100km/h possible.

“Conditions can change quickly. Drivers should carefully consider the need to travel in the area and follow the direction of emergency services,” the DoT said.

“Drivers should leave extra space between themselves and the car in front, as braking distances increase in wet conditions. Judging distance and speed can deteriorate in adverse conditions.”

Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au or via the VicTraffic mobile app.

‘Microsoft’ scam Police have been made aware of an incident where victims have been using their computer at home when a message box pops up from ‘Microsoft’.

This message states that their computer has been frozen and they need to call the phone number in the ‘Microsoft’ message to unfreeze it. Calling this number obviously calls the ‘hacker’, who will ask for your details.

In one case, after the victim has called the phone number, they have then provided the call taker with his driver’s licence number, name, address, phone number, and bank account details, as well as his credit card number and the 3-digit pin on the rear of his card.

The hacker has then asked the victim to download an app called ‘Anycase’, which the hacker has then been able to control the victim’s mobile phone and computer. The victim has also downloaded an app at the request of the hacker and scanned their fingerprints to the hacker.

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Labor enters third term candidates will form the next parliamentary party room, I will call them together to elect their new leadership team,” he said.

“I will not be a candidate for the position of leader.”

Early during the counting on election night, it looked as if the Greens and independents would see favourable results, with Greens leader Samantha Ratnam declaring the results a “greenslide.”

As postal and pre-polling votes were tallied, however, the result started leaning towards the Liberal and Labor Parties in inner-city seats, with the Greens only achieving a 0.2 per cent swing towards them and one extra seat at the time of print.

Independents and parties outside of the Labor and Liberal dichotomy captured 33.3 per cent of the vote at the time of print, a considerable increase compared to the 2018 state election, where they won 26.71 per cent of the first preference votes.

The Labor Party and Premier Andrews will serve a third consecutive term, the longest tenure since John Cain Jr. won three terms with the Labor Party in the 1980s.

By Parker McKenzie Daniel Andrews will be Premier of Victoria for a historic third term, easily defeating the Liberal opposition despite a statewide swing against the Labor Party and predictions of a tight contest.

At the time of print, the Labor Party has won at least 52 seats, seven more than they needed to form a majority government.

In his election night victory speech, Premier Andrews said the last few years have been “incredibly challenging” and he would ”govern for all Victorians.”

“We’ve had to make some very difficult decisions, some very tough decisions, and Victorian families right across our state have had a very difficult time,” he said.

“This was a one in 100-year event and because of the tough decisions we made, and as important in some respects even more important, the fact Victorians stuck together and Victorians through kindness, compassion and connection and care, looked after each other.”

At the time of print, the Labor Party saw a 5.8 per cent swing against it statewide, however, the Liberal opposition failed to capitalise

Daniel Andrews celebrates his historic third term as Premier of Victoria.

Picture: ABC NEWS LIVE STREAM and saw a small swing against the party. The Liberal campaign focused on the premier’s perceived unpopularity which failed to connect with the voting public.

Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy,

who has now steered the party to two consecutive defeats in state elections, said in a statement he will not remain as party leader after the result.

“As soon as it is clearer which Liberal Party

Evelyn swings to Liberals as Bridget Vallence keeps seat

By Callum Ludwig The Evelyn district has seen a large swing towards the Liberal party, despite an overall Labor victory.

Bridget Vallence is set to continue in her second term as Eildon MP, following a 4.8 per cent swing her way at the time of print.

Ms Vallence said it was a strong result and she is really pleased to have the privilege and honour of being reelected as the local MP for Evelyn.

“I was really thrilled to receive the support and I think it demonstrates that we have a strong vision for our local community. Votes are still being counted, but I think the vote indicates I will be the MP again for the local area,” she said.

“It was a good campaign and I want to pay tribute to all the other candidates locally, we all treated each other with respect which was pleasant to see. I thank all of my volunteers, I wouldn’t be able to run a campaign without all my volunteers who did a fantastic job and saw the positive vision that we had for our local community and of course, the good people of Evelyn for putting their trust and faith in me to continue being their local voice in the state parliament.”

With a Labor overall victory, despite the Liberal district victory, election promises made

by Ms Vallence can not be guaranteed, such as: $5 million for safety upgrades to Warburton Highway in Seville East (widening and turning lanes) $5 million to kickstart the scoping works to duplicate the Lilydale rail line between Mooroolbark and Lilydale and provision for a station at Kinley $8 million for a new State Emergency Service (SES) Unit for the Dandenong Ranges to support Lilydale and Emerald SES capacity across our region (based on direct feedback from Lilydale and Emerald SES) $15.6 million for building and facility upgrades at local schools in Mt Evelyn, Mooroolbark, Wandin North and Chirnside Park $6.6 million Wandin North Primary School new classrooms and toilets $6.4 million Birmingham Primary School Mt Evelyn new multipurpose stadium $1.8 million St Mary’s Primary School Mt Evelyn new classrooms and toilets $400,000 Rolling Hills Primary School Mooroolbark overhead sports court covers $400,000 Chirnside Park Primary School overhead sports court covers $1 million toward redeveloping Coldstream Football and Cricket pavilion

L-R: Labor senator Jana Stewart with Lorna Dent and a volunteer at pre-polling in Lilydale.

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Bridget Vallence casting her vote at Wandin Yallock Primary School on election day.

Pictures: SUPPLIED for behind-the-goals football nets · $100,000 at Montrose Football Club (a safety initiative to prevent children from running onto the main entrance driveway for the ball) Ms Vallence said the key issues for us remain unchanged.

“I will still be fighting for our fair share out in Evelyn, the Outer East and the Yarra Valley.

Certainly, a number of key road projects really do need to be addressed, such as the Maroondah Highway in Coldstream and Warburton Highway in Seville East and we need to be supporting small local businesses, particularly hospitality, tourism, small manufacturers throughout the area, really ensuring that they can do well and find the staff that

they need to to survive and grow,” she said.

“Of course, there are many of our local schools that need have a desperate need for upgrades, and haven’t had investment for a long time so I’ll call upon the government to match those pledges. We need strong public transport out here, we promised a review of the bus network and duplication of the Lilydale line and I’ll be watching keenly to see if the government deliver on their 2018 Maroondah Hospital promise and will be holding them to account to do that because we all need good healthcare.”

Labor candidate and runner-up Lorna Dent was contacted for comment but was unable to provide a response.

She did however, take to social media to thank her volunteers and supporters for the effort put into her campaign.

“I am so appreciative of the hard work, camaraderie and sense of fun that you all brought to the campaign. What a ride!” she said.

“Whilst the result in Evelyn didn’t go our way, I’m thrilled we have played a part in the Victorian election campaign that resulted in a re-elected Labor government.

“This result is great for jobs, health, education and our environment. A government that believes in social justice, fairness and equality.”

At the time of print, these were the first preference results: Liberal Bridget Vallence: 47.9 per cent, 17,089 votes Labor Lorna Dent: 32.7 per cent, 11,658 votes Greens Andrew Henley: 9 per cent, 3201 votes Family First Victoria Jeanette Dobson: 5.1 per cent, 1805 votes Animal Justice Jan Heald: 3.7 per cent, 1341 votes Independent Nat De Francesco: 0.9 per cent, 333 votes Independent Rosalie De Francesco: 0.7 per cent, 260 votes

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Liberals retain Croydon

By Mikayla van Loon The Croydon district’s election results have been counted, seeing a Liberal retainment of the seat as party candidate David Hodgett gained a majority of the first preference vote.

While votes were still being tallied at the time of publication, it seemed to be a clean sweep for Mr Hodgett with 51.7 per cent of the vote compared to Labor’s Sorina Grasso with 48.3 per cent.

Although not conceding the win on Monday 28 November, Mr Hodgett was fairly certain of his re-election despite only a 0.8 per cent swing towards the Liberal Party.

“It’s pleasing that with 75 per cent of the count, we’re ahead. It’s better to be in that position than behind but you’re always a bit anxious until the results are officially declared,” he said.

“There’s still a bit of counting to go yet so mathematically it can still go either way.”

Knowing every four years the last Saturday of November means election day, Mr Hodgett said truly the last year for him has been focused on winning the seat of Croydon again to represent his community.

“I’m enormously grateful to have the opportunity to represent the electorate for another four years and get on with doing that.

“I get a great deal of enjoyment from being a local member, trying to get things done in your local area, advocating for upgrades and changes and that’s what drives me. I really enjoy the people side of it and representing locally.”

Working under the Labor government for another four years, Mr Hodgett said he will continue to work with them, raise issues and get along with them to bring better outcomes for Croydon.

Labor candidate Sorina Grasso spent election day at Bayswater North Primary School.

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Liberal candidate David Hodgett has retained his seat to represent Croydon for another four years.

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“It’s obviously more challenging if you’re not in charge of the Treasury benches but people should never assume that you can’t get good outcomes for your area if you’re not in government,” he said.

“We’ve continued to work with the government of the day to try to get good outcomes and we’ve achieved a lot in Croydon in terms of grants, upgrades to sporting clubs, rebuilds of schools, social housing, a lot of things, we’ve worked constructively with the government.”

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on just three per cent.

The Greens saw a 1.4 per cent swing in its favour, whereas Labor saw a five per cent swing against the party, as well as the Liberal Party seeing a 2.5 per cent swing against it.

As at Monday 28 November 10am, 39,236 votes had been counted of the 52,544 people enrolled to vote at the time of enrollment which closed in early November. Of those 3.8 per cent or 1,506 were informal votes.

Labor candidate and runner up Sorina Grasso was contacted for comment but was unable to supply a response.

colleagues on both sides of the political spectrum, Mr Hodgett said he would then turn his attention to the first sit in Parliament which is expected to be before Christmas.

Over the next four years Mr Hodgett will work on outcomes for schools, health and regulating the overdevelopment of the Croydon district.

The rest of the results saw Greens candidate Brendan Powell get 10.3 per cent of the first preference vote, followed by Family First Victoria with 4.3 per cent, Democratic Labour Party on four per cent and Animal Justice Party

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Trees to be cleared

By Mikayla van Loon Councillors have voted to overturn a recommended motion which would have seen eight trees remain on council land in Mount Evelyn despite resident concerns.

Instead the eight trees will be removed after resident from the neighbouring property, Vanessa Walton, pleaded with Yarra Ranges Council to protect her family.

Having had a tree from the council land fall onto her Hereford Road house in the 9 June storm last year, the mother of two raised the ongoing impacts it had had on her family.

“Basically I’m here to uphold my maternal responsibility to protect my kids and look after their physical and psychological wellbeing,” she said.

“I’m here because without eight additional trees replaced I just don’t feel safe enough to take them home and I’ll have no choice but to uproot them from the community.”

Of 25 trees assessed by the arboreal team at the council, seven were identified as needing removal but Ms Walton said by removing a further eight trees, it would still leave 10 on council land.

“On compassionate grounds I’m asking that eight trees be replaced with local vegetation so that I can feel safe enough to take my kids back to their community,” she said.

Speaking through tears, Ms Walton described the mental and physical challenges the rebuilding of her family home has had on each of them.

“In the last 18 months our financial, emotional and psychological wellbeing have all declined, we’ve moved in and out of temporary housing six times, we’ve received multiple diagnosis of mental ill health due to the trauma related to the storm, we’ve spent weekends rebuilding our home while juggling the demands of a young family.

“I understand this is a critical period of recovery for our community and sadly my lived experience of displacement is shared by many but what is distinctly different with my situation is there are still 25 trees on council land within reach of my home.

“25 trees that could hit my kid’s bedroom again.”

Councillor Tim Heenan said from experience living in Mount Evelyn for 36 years and living through the same storm as the rest of the town’s residents he could sympathise with the Walton family.

“I understand the conversations that I’ve had with you and obviously visiting the site and I suppose more importantly I understand what’s been happening in our township over

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The property at 134 Hereford Road, Mount Evelyn will have eight trees removed on council land after an emotional plea.

Picture: GOOGLE MAPS the last couple of years with enormous storm damage and inclement weather that continues to come and come and come,” he said.

Even in the last few days, Cr Heenan said he had witnessed more trees come down, confirming with Ms Walton that at least 60 trees came down on Kookaburra Lane in the most recent storm event.

Ms Walton said not only are the trees of concern but the sodden ground and lack of drainage with much of the road’s gravel washed into the gutter system, the instability of the roots system is unsettling.

A member for the council’s trees assessment crew said within the last two weeks, he has had 475 tree related requests with many parts of the shire experiencing similar conditions.

While Cr Sophie Todorov asked whether there were any drainage solutions, she was advised that any sort of excavation could potentially cause root damage resulting in a more likely scenario of a tree falling.

Moving the alternate motion, Cr Jim Child said given the precedent of a tree falling on this property in question, he could not move forward with the motion to retain the trees.

“Quite honestly, I wouldn’t be able to go home tonight with this still sitting in my mind and the ones I’ve dealt with in the past that have always resonated with are the ones where you can walk away knowing you’ve done the

right thing,” he said “But more so we’ve got to appreciate what has actually happened at this site, that a family has virtually lost their home, they’re still not back in their home and there’s still some kids and a mum and dad that are doing it tough.”

Cr Child thanked the arborist team for their professional assessment and work but said as councillors, they’re job is to the community which is “different to the other circumstances we have to deal with.”

“Most times trees will stay but we’re dealing with difficult times and a site that has some history,” he said.

Seconding the motion, Cr Heenan said in many circumstances life is more important than the environment and this was one of those times.

“Everyone knows I’m on the record saying I’m passionate about trees but I’ve seen so much in the last couple of years in Mount Evelyn…there’s been huge impacts on people in Mount Evelyn with trees, in particular the storm last year,” he said.

“Many people have lost their homes or a large portion of their homes, they’ve had cars crushed, they’ve had near losses of life.

“We all live with trees in Mount Evelyn and I know we love the trees, they’re a bad master when weather has an impact.”

The alternate motion to remove the eight trees was approved by all councillors.

Domestic animal plan adopted by council

By Mikayla van Loon The approval of a new four year domestic animal management plan has been passed by Yarra Ranges Council.

The council has unanimously voted to approve the renewed four year plan which required action under Section 68A of the Domestic Animals Act 1994.

In 2021 there were 25,185 dogs and 8,483 cats on the council’s registration database, a total of 33,668 animals.

Items included in the domestic animal management plan (DAMP) relate to the responsibilities of pet owners, particularly of cats and dogs to ensure harmonious living between humans, domestic pets and native wildlife.

Some of the laws under the DAMP include: Dogs must be kept on a leash in all public places, other than in areas that are specifically designated as areas where dogs are permitted off the leash Owners must ensure their dogs do not worry, threaten, rush, or attack another person or animal Dogs are prohibited on ovals and sports fields except for dog training activities approved by Council and relevant Committees of Management and within 20 metres of fixed playground equipment, fixed fitness equipment, permanent BBQ or picnic area Cats are required to be confined to their

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Yarra Ranges Council’s updated domestic animal management plan is about protecting family pets and native wildlife. 296878 Picture: ROB CAREW owner’s property 24 hours a day (cat curfew) Councillor Tim Heenan said he was pleased to see the definition breakdown outlining what constitutes a dangerous dog, menacing dog or a dog rush “We’ve had a lot of concern over the years and Yarra Ranges had to deal in a very big way with dangerous dogs and certainly that’s been a big focus in the last couple of years and an enormous concern with people’s inability to understand their responsibilities,” he said.

“The DAMP understands that and the responsibility of pet owners.”

Cr Heenan said the main priorities outlined by the community related to animal nuisances, abandonment, euthanasia and re-

sponsible pet ownership.

As a well as these concerns, Cr Heenan said the report showed 37 per cent of people who responded in the consultation process were concerned about wandering cats outside their property.

“We’ve gone one step further with cats.

There’s been a lot of talk of the decimation of our native wildlife and birds over the years and I’ve seen it in my own environment in Mount Evelyn over the last 36 years,” he said.

“Cats have a large part to play in the changing environment with the lack of small native mammals.”

In 2013 council made it clear that cats could be outside but would have to remain on the owners property.

Cr Len Cox moved the motion to approve the recommendation to support the acceptance of the updated DAMP. “Domestic animals are a very important part of the council and a very important part of many people’s lives,” he said.

“If you go back 30 or 40 years…you can remember when dogs used to be wandering around the streets and the postie would ride his bike around delivering letters and would finish up getting the bottom of his strides torn by a niggly dog.

“That doesn’t happen anymore because of exactly what we’ve got in front of us…and hopefully it will keep the animals happy too and the people.”

Yarra Ranges Council has endorsed its recently reviewed economic development strategy after two rounds of community consultations.

The 10 year plan will inform the growth and direction of the shire until 2032, with the aim of supporting business, the environment and communities.

Some of the key financial targets of the council’s over the next decade include a 15.5 per cent increase in economic growth from $7.9 billion to $9.1 billion; creating an additional 1,430 jobs to raise local jobs to a total of 57,323; and a 70 per cent satisfaction rate in the council’s leadership.

Councillor Andrew Fullagar moved the motion to approve the refreshed and community informed plan at the Tuesday 22 November council meeting.

“It’s an essential strategy and an important one. This time there has been a major shift in our focus and that is towards a regenerative economy and purpose driven, sustainable growth rather than growth for growth’s sake,” he said.

“The aim is to improve the quality of life in the Shire in a productive and efficient economy.”

Two different consultation processes were conducted in the lead up to the report, with one held between October and December in 2021 and the other in August and September this year.

This was done to engage a broader range of stakeholders and demographics in the overall feedback, which resulted in some language changes and other inclusions in the report.

Cr David Eastham said this was particularly important to ensure young voices were heard and included and thanked the young people who submitted their thoughts.

“It was really important that we did go back out and target some of our younger people to hear what their thoughts were,” he said.

“That highlights the willingness from the young people to get involved in important documents and decisions.”

For Cr Eastham and Cr Fullagar the economic strategy reflects the community values, its strengths and the ability to support community efforts, while allowing the environment to thrive.

“To me the importance of this strategy is that it sets a really clear vision on how we will regenerate the Yarra Ranges, making the most of opportunities and helping businesses in particular,” Cr Eastham said.

“We should aim for better collaboration between our business partners and council and I think these are all very important shifts and I strongly recommend that we support this strategy,” Cr Fullagar said.

The motion was carried unanimously.

Yarra Ranges Council endorsed its economic development strategy at the 22 November meeting.

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Australian first at Angliss

By Parker McKenzie

Eastern Health Midwifery Unit Manager Sarah Darlison discusses mental health screening with a pregnant patient.

Dr Highet said the ability to answer the questions on a mobile device prior to an appointment was an innovation that was made during the Covid pandemic because people weren’t able to attend appointments.

“We found that that they gave women more privacy and more confidence to answer questions on their own device,” she said.

“We’re able to identify someone who is at risk and what supports can be put in place early through that screening process.”

Yarra Ranges Council joins study to cut waste Yarra Ranges Council is joining six other councils in a study that could reduce between five and 15 per cent of the waste in our household bins.

The study is set to research and understand how to implement a reusable period care and incontinence program to reduce waste in landfill.

Disposable nappies, incontinence products and period care products going to landfill is becoming one of the most significant waste issues, behind only food waste on percentage of total waste.

Yarra Ranges Mayor Jim Child said that finding a solution to this issue was one of Council’s highest priorities when it came to waste management.

“We’ve recently just gone through quite an extensive community consultation period for our Draft Waste Plan, which incorporates the change to a four-stream waste service,” he said.

“As part of this, we had many questions from the community around how they were able to dispose of their sanitary items if we were to move to a fortnightly rubbish bin collection. We think that by partnering with Councils going through a similar transition with their waste services, we’ll be able to come to a positive outcome that will benefit all Councils and their residents, while also minimising waste.”

Approximately 660 million disposable sanitary and incontinence products end up in landfill per year in Australia and it can take up to 800 years for the plastic products to break down.

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Yarra Ranges Council is joining a study into reusable period care and incontinence products.

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The collaborative project between councils hopes to understand and break down barriers to using reusable products in different age and health demographics, and allows for the sharing of costs and resources, increasing the likelihood of an ongoing reusable program.

It will recommend a best practice model to achieve waste reduction and assist and support people who use sanitary products or incontinence aids, to increase the circular economy and to create the basis for behaviour change across Victoria.

The study has been awarded $80,000 from Sustainability Victoria, through the Victorian Government’s Recycling Victoria Councils Fund.

If the person using the program is indicated to be at risk, they are referred for a mental health assessment with their GP or a hospital.

Dr Highet said the screening itself is an education process.

“It gets people to self-reflect when they’re answering those questions, not only about how they’re feeling now but also about reflecting on things in relation to their past or their family history or personal history and just being aware that those things might increase

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their vulnerability,” she said.

“From a screening, we also link people to what we have a new app that provides women with information and education for each week of their pregnancy and the first year after having a baby. And that’s downloadable from the App Store or Google Play.”

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The most likely time for a woman to develop a mental health problem is during pregnancy and In the first year after the baby is born.

That’s why Eastern Health has become one of the first organisations in Australia to use the iCOPE application, developed by the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) to help screen and identify mothers at risk of perinatal depression and anxiety, at the Angliss Hospital in Upper Ferntree Gully and Yarra Valley Health in Healesville.

Founder and Executive Director of COPE Dr Nicole Highet said the registered charity is the peak body for perinatal and postnatal mental health in Australia.

“We’re the developer of the national guidelines and looking really our focus is on how we can use innovation and technology to make a more sustainable way to delivering best practice and make sure we’re identifying women early,” she said.

“Part of that work for me was initially getting a very small grant from a donor to develop the iCOPE screening platform. From there, we got a larger grant to trial in a single Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Melbourne, and then we got money to roll it out across two different municipalities in maternal and child health.

“From the results of that we then took it to the prime minister at the time, Scott Morrison, who committed to making this available across all public maternity hospitals, and maternal and child health clinics.”

The digital mental health screening program works through a link sent to a mobile phone just prior to an appointment.

The participant answers a series of questions in relation to how they are feeling and to identify behaviours or past experiences that may be an indicator of risk of mental health issues.

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Play helps save planet

By Mikayla Van Loon Each year for the last five years or so, Rotary club members from the outer east have been helping salvage unwanted playgrounds to recycle and send overseas.

And the most recent collection has just been bundled into a shipping container in Kilsyth South ready to send across the ocean to a small island off the coast of India.

“In this shipment we have put 14 playgrounds and then one spare swing set, so it’s about 770 pieces all together,” Rotary Overseas Relocated Playgrounds Project (RORP) Coordinator Bob Allardice said.

“So these are being sent to the Rotary Club of Port Blair, in the Andaman Islands on the east coast of India.”

Every year Mr Allardice said local councils replace about five per cent of their playground stocks, so instead of them going to landfill, Rotary has partnered with many councils to collect unwanted equipment to be reused in disadvantaged countries.

“In Victoria it’s probably over 170 that we’ve harvested and we have actually shipped 149 of those and we’ve sent them to places like East Timor, two containers to Fiji this year, the one in India now.

“A couple of years ago, we sent a couple of containers to Nepal so we sent 10 playgrounds there and we even sent one playground early in the scheme to Tanzania, in Africa. We’ve sent them all over the place.”

While some people have been lucky enough to travel to these countries to visit the locations where playgrounds have been reinstalled in villages and towns, Mr Allardice said he hopes to travel to Fiji next year both as a holiday and to witness the rescued playgrounds in the flesh.

In the meantime, videos and photos of the

Rotary volunteers from several clubs help out in harvesting and packing the play equipment. 309841 children enjoying the new play equipment has to suffice.

Thinking ahead to next year, Mr Allardice said RORP already has at least 20 playgrounds which will need harvesting prior to June that will eventually be sent somewhere overseas.

Combining efforts everywhere from Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges, Darebin, Cardinia, Casey,

Mornington and council areas down towards Geelong, many Rotarians from across the state are working to reduce unnecessary landfill waste for the benefit of children.

“We’re all there to help the kids who are less fortunate than our kids. I know there are kids in Australia that are less fortunate as well but they’ve got access to reasonable resources

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS most of the time, one way or the other. Overseas, they certainly don’t,” Mr Allardice said.

“This is a way of bringing joy and education and community spirit to places overseas. So it’s a very worthwhile course.

“We hope to show what Rotary can and does do and encourage people to join Rotary to further the aims of it and have a lot of fun.”

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The house frame on its way.

L-R: Running for a Roof volunteers John, Tracey, Jenny, Naomi and Kerry getting some training in.

A previous new home built due to the fundraising.

Runners raise up the roof

By Callum Ludwig A number of Yarra Ranges residents are set to take off in more ways than one, running a half marathon in Cambodia for a locally-founded charity.

Woori Yallock resident, founder and chair of One Family at a Time Jenny Jackson is going with her husband John, Mum Isabel Lynch, Lilydale residents Mak Sawa and Kylie Dealy, Mt Evelyn residents James and Tracey Williams, Kilsyth resident Tracey Mattingley and more.

Ms Jackson said she and John founded the charity in 2014 after a backpacking trip to Cambodia.

“We fell in love with the country and the people and the poverty and hardship they face was an eye-opener for us about just how lucky we are really. I’m a registered nurse and could see just the stunting in the growth of children and adults through malnutrition,” she said.

“The average girl only goes to school for three years there, and the average boy only 5.8 years because families have to pull their children out of school to scrounge for plastic bottles or aluminium cans to make about 20 cents a day.”

This is the fifth fundraiser, with each participant aiming to raise $1000. Each person is paying for their own expenses, with all money raised solely going towards the charities’ efforts to build homes for Cambodian families.

Ms Jackson said all of the programs run through the charity are evidence-based.

Mr Mol, Tun Heat and their son Veasna are set for some renovations thanks to Running for a Roof.

Pictures: SUPPLIED “We don’t pretend to know all the answers.

Everything we do is in conjunction with the community and community leaders, it is their

goals and aspirations,” she said.

“One of the programmes that we have is called a rice scholarship programme, where

donors give us $10 a month per child, and we give the family of the child 10 kilos of rice. If the child has excellent school attendance, and when we started the programme, the school attendance of the children was at best 33 per cent, Now since we started every program, no child is below 85 per cent and most are 90 to 95 per cent.”

The attendees are competing in the Angkor International Half Marathon event in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and are running between three and 21km.

Ms Jackson said the event is a sunrise run through the absolutely magnificent Angkor Wat temples.

“One of the absolute highlights to me is actually the conga line of Tuk-Tuks, and going out to the temples, it’s pitch black dark. The atmosphere at the start of the race is incredible, Cambodian people are some of the friendliest you’ll meet, and the whole track is lined with kids and people cheering you on, whether you are the elite at the front or the people at the back,” she said.

“Even though it is very hot, everybody who’s participated over the years, has said to us that every step they just think about how they get to go back to a nice hotel and have a shower, and a full breakfast but the people who we are running for can’t do that, so they are really making a difference.”

More information about One Family at a Time can be found at www.onefamilyatatime. org.au or www.facebook.com/onefamilyatatimeltd.

New life saving device installed at Dixons Creek hall

By Renee Wood A public defibrillator has been installed at the Dixons Creek Community hall for easy access for anyone to use in times of emergency.

The Zoll 3 fully automatic AED is now placed on the outside wall near the playground.

Defibrillators are used when someone is in cardiac arrest and it sends an electric pulse or shock to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat.

Dixons Creek Community Group Inc Manager Allen Koochew said this life saving device was chosen for its usability.

“The fact that it’s a fully automatic defib that self explains how to operate it which means you do not need to have a St John’s or Red Cross qualification to be able to use, it teaches you everything step by step as you go through it,” Mr Allen Koochew said.

The new device was possible following a successful grant application with the Valley Community Recovery Committee. The community was invited to a presentation at the Dixons Creek Community Hall on Sunday 20 November to learn how to use it.

“If there’s somebody at the playground or the oval reserve, we have a lot of passing traffic there because of the public toilets and the a lot of traffic stop and stay and there’s potential that there may be a need for one in that area when it’s available to the public,” mailcommunity.com.au

Dixons Creek Community Hall now has a public defibrillator accessible in times of emergency.

Pictures: SUPPLIED he said. It’s expected to be of benefit anyone passing by but also be of use to anyone who close by who goes into cardiac arrest in the surrounding area, with up to 300 households in Dixons Creek and 700 in Steels Creek.

It will be listed with the GoodSAM Responder app which is a free global smartphone app that alerts users to someone nearby in cardiac arrest and asks them to assist.

Triple Zero (000) communications centre are immediately notified through the app and an ambulance will be dispatched.

Mr Koochew is a Dixons Creek CFA member and encourages locals to also sign up to the Emergency Plus app that uses your phone’s GPS to pinpoint your location to provide this to Triple Zero.

“The amount of time we hear people

The community came together for a presentation event on Sunday 20 November. giving wrong addresses and instead of taking 5 to 7 minutes to arrive at a scene, it takes half an hour 45 minutes while people are chasing around trying to find out where the call is coming from.” The Dixons Creek CFA also has defibrillators which the community can ring the CFA directly for in times of need.

The defibrillator is now installed at the hall at 1659 Melba Highway, Dixons Creek.

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It’s a Lilydale celebration

By Mikayla van Loon The finishing touches have been placed on Lilydale’s first major Street Fair, bringing together nearly two years worth of ideas and organisation thanks to some committed locals.

Event organisers Bec Rosel and Sharyn Manning are looking forward to seeing the community out and about at the Fair on Saturday 3 December after all the hard work that has gone into the preparations.

“We’re all so passionate about Lilydale, about our organisations and about the township,” Bec said.

“I’m very excited for the day to come…and to see all the smiles on people’s faces. It’s going to be an exhausting but exhilarating day and I’m just looking forward to seeing it all finally happen and to have completed it and be like ‘we did it’.”

Bringing together schools, scouts, 65 market stalls, roaming entertainment, local sporting clubs and more to the Main Street of Lilydale, it will be packed with things to buy, do and see.

So far the response to the Fair has been overwhelmingly positive, with Bec saying there could have been many more stalls but with limited resources and space, there had to be a cap of 65.

“Space was our biggest challenge but we do hope to grow it…we’ve literally run out of space, we could have had 100 stalls. We had so many people apply but we just can’t squeeze them in,” she said.

With support of volunteers and members from the Lilydale Township Action Group (LTAG), as well as a number of people and entertainers giving their time to the Fair, Bec said she was extremely grateful to have had the support of the town.

“When you first think of an idea, you don’t know if it’s going to take off or not and how people are going to take it on board and run with it and thankfully they have.”

As much as the Fair is about bringing people together and supporting the township of Lilydale, Sharyn said it’s also about teaching people what the town has to offer.

“We’re trying to bring people to Lilydale, to learn about Lilydale, attract them to Lilydale, teach them, if they don’t live here even, about the history of Lilydale,” she said.

“It’s people coming and going, ‘Oh, wow I didn’t even know this was in Lilydale. I didn’t know Lilydale had this club or this organisation’,” Bec added.

“Maybe they’re learning about the people and the businesses and the groups and organisations in Lilydale that they can connect with once they’ve learned about them and maybe be a bit of an aha moment that actually Lily-

Lilydale Street Fair organisers Bec Rosel and Sharyn Manning, as well as LTAG president Neal Taylor are looking forward to bringing life to Lilydale.

Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON dale is a lot bigger and more diverse than they initially thought.”

Creating a sense of pride of place is what Bec and LTAG president Neal Taylor said was an underlying concept of the Fair, to really help change the perception of Lilydale from ‘the end of the line’ to the ‘gateway to the Yarra Valley’.

“We know the benefit that fairs or festivals have from the other attempts there have been in running a street fair, they were very small, whereas I think this one’s a little bit more or-

ganised and a little bit bigger and more encompassing,” he said.

“The idea is that we want to get the community to recognise what’s here and to be passionate about Lilydale and to learn to love Lilydale.”

Neal said Bec’s passion was infectious and has been the driving force behind the Lilydale Street Fair and that vibrancy is something Bec wants to pass onto the community.

“We want it to be a really vibrant feel. We want people to come to the Fair and feel en-

ergised and feel motivated and feel proud of Lilydale,” Bec Said.

“We lack a sense of pride here from business owners, from residents, and unless we get that sense of pride, that sense of place and belonging from the people in the area I don’t think we can grow Lilydale the way that we see it could.”

The Lilydale Street Fair will kick off at 11am, starting with the parade through Main Street and Clarke Street. There will be live entertainment all day until 5pm.

Lilydale CFA open day encourages new recruits The community is invited to come and experience their local CFA brigade when Lilydale opens up the station to the public next week.

Located at 300 Main Street Lilydale the brigade will be holding a fire station open day on Saturday 3 December from 11am to 4pm to coincide with the Lilydale Street Fair and Parade.

Lilydale’s Scania Pumper, the main turn out vehicle, will be leading the parade beginning at 11am, followed by the classic cars.

By opening up the station on the same day as the Street Fair, brigade executive manager Ron Haines said hopefully it will draw lots of people to Lilydale.

“The open day is a community event where the community gets a chance to come and look at our station, look at our appliances and meet their local firerys,” he said.

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er obstacles in the way. So we’re hoping it’s going to be a nice day,” Lilydale CFA captain Warren Davis said.

There will be many activities for the children like viewing a mini fire truck and helicopter, as well as test out their aim with a hose.

“They’ll be able to learn what it is like to hold and use a charged fire hose squirting water onto a mini house and as well race our mini fire trucks using water pressure from fire hoses.”

A simulated smoke house will give adults and children a chance to practice the ‘Stop Drop and Roll’ and ‘Crawl Low in Smoke’ procedures all done in a safe environment.

The brigade will also be offering advice on home and bushfire fire prevention and safety.

Lilydale CFA invites anyone thinking about becoming a volunteer firefighter to come along and said this is the perfect opportunity for you to come along and speak to firefighters about joining the brigade.

“Come along and join in the fun. It will be a great day for all the family.”

Lilydale Street Fair organisers Bec Rosel and Sharyn Manning, as well as LTAG president Neal Taylor are looking forward to bringing life to Lilydale.

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LILYDALE GRAND OPENING

Hunt for market bargain Retail Professional Robert Thompson and his Partner Judy have opened Vintage & Collectables Marketplace in the former Kroon Motors/ Salvo’s employment plus at 1 Clarke st Lilydale (corner of Hardy Street) for a fresh take on second hand goods.

Strategically named to encompass the vast array of what they sell, Rob and Judy opened the doors to the public in late September 2022.

Focusing all things retro, vintage and collectable, including clothing, man cave, garageanalia, military, bric a brac, household, rusty artefacts - they also offer a selection of locally handcrafted items and new stock. The space offers around 850m2 of retail space and over 50 individually owned stalls and Cabinets.

Vintage & Collectables Marketplace is open six days a week, from Tuesdays to Sundays 105pm and is conveniently located on the corner of Clarke and Hardy Street near Lilydale Marketplace.

“We are so excited to bring a new vintage offering to the community in such an amazing location,” Rob and Judy said.

“While it is a very different experience to the bigger markets around Victoria, we believe with our smaller offering of stalls that we can ensure that customers get to see a much larger proportion of goods without being visually overwhelmed along with being one of the only venues in Victoria to offer lower ceiling, carpet, heating and cooling.”

Rob, Judy and the team look forward to welcoming the community to the shop with a fresh, vibrant and exciting atmosphere. As a second generation Lilydale retailer, Rob is proud to follow in his mum’s footsteps of retailing in his beloved Lilydale.

“Being Lilydale born and bred, my family, the Hamiltons were one of Lilydale’s foundation families back in the 1850’s and have been

Vintage & Collectables Marketplace is open at 1 Clarke st Lilydale for a fresh take on second Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS hand goods. 308713 entrenched here ever since, as a 13 year old boy I had 3 jobs in Lilydale and retailing has been in my blood ever since,” Rob said.

The beauty of a community based marketplace offering a vintage, retro and antique element means that you never quite know what you’ll find.

“We offer our customers, stallholders and the local community something unique they may never of seen before or have been endlessly searching for. Our focus is on supporting small business, stallholders hobbies or side hustles and the local community, which we feel is more important now than ever.

“We embrace and embody the Yarra Ranges Councils initiative, of buy local, employ local and enjoy local to ensure local money stays local.”

Their vision is to welcome the community

with open arms and give them something to smile about.

More stalls are opening weekly and most stallholders replenish their wares on a weekly basis.

The Grand Opening day is on Saturday 3 December 10-5pm to coincide with the Clarke Street closure for Lilydale Street Fair which will include FREE festivities and activities for the whole family, including car displays, Market Stalls along with music and entertainment on the community stage. Entry is free.

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CHRISTMAS IN THE YARRA VALLEY

Giving trees The holidays are often full of joy, but for many in the community, it can be a difficult time.

Healesville Inter-Church Community Care Inc, the Philanthropic Collective and Holy Fools are teaming up to help struggling families this Christmas, with donation points around the Yarra Ranges where people can drop off food and goods for those in need.

One drop-off point is below the giving tree at Casey MP Aaron Violi’s office, located at Suite 11, 1 East Ridge Drive Chirnside Park.

Mr Violi said he was inspired to help out

by Neil Taylor and Holy Fools, who he met through the Lilydale Township Group.

“Once I became the MP, it just felt like a really good opportunity to use the office and to use my profile to assist Neil and also other organizations to bring more food and more hampers to help those in need,” he said.

“We’re obviously going through a really significant cost of living crisis, which is what it is for a lot of people and so there are more people than ever that need assistance.”

The Life Ministry Church in Chirnside Park recently dropped off 10 hampers for the donation drive and Mr Violi said it is quite easy for others seeking to contribute to take part.

“We’re open at the office here from 9am to 5pm, so just come in and talk to the team here, let them know and leave food under the tree,” he said.

“If they can’t make it to Chirnside I would urge people to look on the Holy Fools website, have a look at HICCCI and the Philanthropic Collective’s website as well, and donate to one of their collection points.”

The best donations are non-perishable items like canned foods but also Christmas foods like chocolate and biscuits for a special treat.

Have a Merry Christmas in the Yarra Ranges.

A Yarra Ranges Christmas

Casey MP Aaron Violi with the Giving Tree.

Picture: PARKER MCKENZIE Mr Violi said Christmas was a great time to take a moment to check on those in your local community.

“While it’s such a joyful time for us all, not everyone is having a great time and just checking in making a phone call and saying Merry Christmas I’m thinking of you can really make a difference,” he said.

“We’ve had a big three years as a community and I urge everyone to check in on your friends, neighbours and family.”

From your Christmas tree to your Christmas dinner table, you can find everything you need this season in Yarra Ranges.

But it’s more than gifts and goodies – although from magical toy stores to quirky gift shops, or handcrafted home goods our local businesses certainly provide unique and thoughtful gift ideas.

It’s finding your reason to have a Yarra Ranges Christmas.

Maybe it’s picking the perfect tree from the same farm every year – knowing your supporting a third generation Christmas tree farming family, your children running through the pines with the farmer’s kids.

Picking your own cherries, straight from the tree, and finishing the day with that once-a-year cherry ice-cream. Then stopping at the faregates on your way home, for honey, fresh eggs or flowers.

Or it’s buying your traditional Christmas pudding from that one place where you know the bakers’ mother hand ties every ribbon, on every pudding.

It’s the stories you find behind local businesses that make these seasonal expe-

riences become a yearly tradition, making memories for a lifetime.

We’re celebrating everything our abundant region has to offer our locals and our visitors this year, supporting our local businesses and encouraging you to find your reason to celebrate in Yarra Ranges.

Local businesses, trader groups and community groups are hosting a festive array of events from carols to Christmas markets – check out the Enjoy Local Calendar to discover what’s on near you – or make a day of it and explore a different slice of Yarra Ranges with a side of festive cheer.

Look out for Council’s Christmas window competition, nominate your favourite businesses’ display vote for their entry and go into the draw for a hamper of local goodies.

The Civic Centre and Community Links are hosting Wishing Trees this year, supporting local charities. Pop in and leave a donation under the tree.

However you celebrate the festive season, you’ll find your reason to support local this season in the Yarra Ranges.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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CHRISTMAS IN THE YARRA VALLEY

Santa to swing by market Healesville Community Market is welcoming Santa to the Sunday 4 December market with families and children invited to come and meet the man in red on the day.

Santa will be in attendance from 11am to 12.30pm ready to greet local children.

The market has been running on the first Sunday of the month for almost 40 years and boasts around 90 permanent stalls and about 30 casual stalls.

There are wide range of stalls selling plants, clothing, jewellery, brass bells, fruit and vegetables, books, toys, coffee, barbecue poffertjes, apples, cards and paper, collectables, socks and underwear, knitwear, garden tools, moccasins, vintage, second hand times, dog treats, DVDs and lots more!

Healesville Community Market is a friendly country market that allows dogs at the market

(they must be on lead). The market operates all year round except on total fire ban days.

The market endeavours to support local groups with the funds raised and the market committee welcomes local groups that wish to fundraise for projects.

With a vast array of stalls, the Healesville Community Market has a lot to offer customers as they wander around!

The Healesville Community Market team also runs a small market in Coronation Park on the third Sunday of the month. This market has around 25 stalls and offers plants, toys, collectables, dog treats and more.

Contact 0488 445 112 for enquiries. To keep up to date with the market, find it on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HealesvilleCommunityMarket.

Mooroolbark festivities The Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group is so excited to bring Christmas to Mooroolbark this December with a range of activities and events including free DIY Santa photos, a VIP shopping week, Santa’s mailbox, street musicians, and of course a visit from Santa.

The excitement begins the week of 28 November - 3 December with the VIP Shopping event. Come along and enjoy specials, goodies, and a chance to win prizes.

Local Florist, Kerri, who owns the popular Blooms on Brice has further information, “Christmas is just around the corner and we’re super excited to bring you a fabulous Christmas shopping event, with Mooroolbark’s biggest VIP shopping week ever. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate and support local businesses, so why not join us along with a great selection of Mooroolbark traders for the ultimate celebration of Gifts, Fashion, Food, Fragrance, Candles, Plants, Balloons & Decorations, Health, Books, Electrics, Craft, Body Art and More! Keep your eye out on our

Social Media for more info on how to become a VIP shopper.”

Beginning 3 December, visit Shop 16 located in the Mooroolbark Terrace, to visit Santa and snap your photos for free!

There will be a Christmas wonderland styled by Kerri. Forget the expense of professional photos, add the dates to your diary, and DIY. Sat 3rd Dec 12:00 – 2:00pm; Fri 9th Dec 5:30 – 7:00pm; Sat 10th Dec 12:30 – 2:30pm; Thurs. 15 Dec. 5:00 - 7:00pm; Sat 17th Dec 11:30 – 1:30pm; Wed 21st Dec 10:30am – 12:30pm.

Other items not to be missed activities include Santa’s mailbox, which will be located in The Hub at Mooroolbark Wool between 14 November - 16 December.

Street musicians to bring some cheer and atmosphere to your December shopping along the Brice Ave shopping precinct, and of course our wonderful street decorations which have recently been refurbished by the Mooroolbark Men’s Shed.

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Large variety of Stalls including: • Home made: cakes, candles, clothing, craft, jams, soaps • New: carpets, clothing, collectables, paper & cards, shoes, tools, wool • Plants: bulbs, cut flowers, potted plants, trees, seedlings etc • Produce: eggs, fruit, vegetables • Recycled: books, bric-a-brac, DVDs, CDs, clothing, furniture • Tools: new & old • Hot food & drinks available Free DIY Santa photos are available in Mooroolbark.

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Help furry friends We are on a mission to end animal homelessness and need your help.

We put animals on the path to health, happiness, and the love they deserve this Christmas. Most of the animals we receive have had rocky beginnings, but here at Animal Aid, we get them on course to have incredible new lives. Their journey may not have been easy, but in our care, their future is secure. Comfort, Safety and Belonging.

It’s a constant struggle managing capacity, finding animals their new homes, and then making way for even more animals from our community who need our help. When you donate to Animal Aid this Christmas, your gift will help us deliver the life-changing medical and behavioural care these animals desperately need and deserve. You can put them on the right track.

We are finding more and more dogs who

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aid Mark Menze Animal Aid CEO are presenting with anxieties and complex behavioural challenges. We work to help them be happy and healthy by reconditioning their triggers with positive reinforcement and science-based training.

So far this year, we have been able to help more than 1,600 cats and kittens. That number is about to increase significantly with the arrival of kitten season. Every year we desex,

microchip, vaccinate and safely rehome thousands – yet every year, we receive more and more felines that need our care.

A very special canine resident at Animal Aid is Chappo. He has been at our Coldstream shelter for more than 130 days, yet he still has not managed to find his perfect match. He was surrendered into our care as a young dog who needed to learn the ways of the world. But he deserves the comfort and stability that only a home of his own will bring. Our team of carers will continue guiding him during this stay and teaching him everything he needs to know. We will wait as long as it takes for Chappo to find a home that will suit his needs. We will give him all the time and space he requires, no matter how long it takes.

With your help, we will continue to do what we do best.

Bibliotherapy in South West England Exeter, in Devon, South West England, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature in November 2019. The prestigious status recognises the city’s outstanding contributions to culture and creativity, highlighting its 1,000 years of unbroken history around reading and the paper trade.

Take the Exeter Book, housed in the famous Exeter Cathedral, which originates from the 10th century and is the largest known collection of poetry and riddles composed in Old English. In 2016, it was recognised by UNESCO as “the foundation volume of English literature, one of the world’s principal cultural artefacts”.

Also little-known is the fact that the Devon and Exeter Institution, an independent library founded in 1813, hired Eliza Squance as a librarian in 1849. Having beaten 20 male applicants to the position, she is believed to be the first professional female librarian in England..

Particularly worth noting is that, as part of its efforts to promote storytelling and reading, Exeter City of Literature launched the “Bibliotherapy in the Community” program in June 2021. Simply put, bibliotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses literature to help us better understand and cope with the world around us. It is also known as book therapy or therapeutic storytelling/

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PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN The program encouraged families from a local school to participate in free sessions with esteemed bibliotherapist Susan Elderkin, before receiving a “book prescription” tailored to their individual reading levels, interests, and wellbeing needs. Local businesses were invited to sponsor the program to provide more books to those in need.

In the words of Exeter City of Literature website: “Research has found that reading increases personal confidence, reduces social isolation, improves concentration, and increases self awareness... Bibliotherapy is a particular modality that uses reading to improve wellbeing on an individual basis.”

While bibliotherapy uses an individual’s relationship to the content of books and other written words – especially poetry – there is no doubt that considerable skills and exper-

tise are required to provide recommendations based on perceived therapeutic value.

Equally important is to incorporate other implemental activities and to evaluate and enhance the therapy’s effects.

Which is why Exeter City of Literature teamed up with Exeter College to launch the “Introduction to Bibliotherapy” course in April 2022 – another first of its kind. The course offers unique skills to those working in community groups and organisations to support people who would benefit from personalised book prescriptions and conversations around reading to increase their overall wellbeing.

Putting their bibliotherapy skills into practice, graduates from the course found that people truly value “being given the time to talk, and think about their relationship with books and reading”. Conversations lead to connections, which are precious and much needed in these fragile times.

Indeed, having presented the “Bibliotherapy with State Library Victoria” podcast series in August 2020 (https://www.slv.vic.gov. au/bibliotherapy), Melbourne’s own bibliotherapist Dr Susan McLaine is trying to set up a similar program to the course in Exeter.

It would be wonderful to have more people equipped with bibliotherapy skills advocating the healing power of stories and poems

Theatre show and history released Kemp’s curtain call The Basin Theatre presents Art An award winning comedy about what constitutes “art”.

Art is a comedy set in Paris which revolves around three friends and raises questions about art and friendship. Moving from disagreement on the questionable purchase of a completely white painting their arguments come less theoretical and more personal. They border on destroying their friendship. Serge has bought a modern work of art for a large sum of money. Marc hates the painting and cannot believe that a friend of his could possibly want such a work. Yvan attempts unsuccessfully, to placate both sides with hilarious consequences. The question is: are you who you think you are if you are who your friends think you are?

Season: 1 - 11 December at 8pm.

A history of The 1812 released The 1812 Theatre celebrated its years at the Rose Street Theatre with the release of their book Behind the Curtain.

A fire destroyed the old home at Wellington Road, Lysterfield. Not only did the fire destroy the building but it nearly destroyed the spirit of the company, however, with the encouragement of the subscribers and audience members, the company led by Jon Lowe rebuilt the theatre at Rose Street Ferntree Gully.

All the above is described in the book Behind the Curtain, by Ray Pearce which is now finished and available.

The book takes the company back to 1938 when a group of people started a number of community theatres which then merged into the Hut Players who performed at the Ferntree gully Arts Society building in Underwood Road before they moved to Lysterfield. The name The 1812 Theatre came from the fact that the theatre in Lysterfield was on the corner of Wellington Road and Napoleon Road.

You’ll be wanting seconds The Menu Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes Rated MA15+ 4.5/5 The Menu is a gastronomically satisfying dark comedy horror film.

A young couple, Margot (Anya TaylorJoy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), attend a lavish dinner at the exclusive Hawthorne island restaurant, but their culinary experience soon turns sinister.

The Menu threads the needle as all great dark comedies must: it’s tense and disturbing yet raucously funny. It’s also rare to find a satire that sticks so thoroughly to its thesis and infuses its main characters with such nuance.

The sumptuous cinematography revels in the beauty of food, while the witty dialogue and snarky title cards skewer the pretentiousness of posh tasting menus and elitist food culture.

Ralph Fiennes is commanding and subtly menacing as Julian Slowik, the owner of the Hawthorne; Taylor-Joy conveys grace and resolve as Margot, and Hoult plays a hilarious straight-man, with Tyler as a fawning fanboy oblivious to the stress and violence around him. The other diners are simple but well-defined, and as the tension tightens and Julian’s sadism ramps up, you feel sympathy for the guests even as you

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Margot stands out as the most downto-earth diner, unmoved by Julian’s showy dishes, and she and Julian form an unlikely connection as servers disillusioned with their art.

I won’t give anything away, but the climax is a superb example of having your cake and eating it too, celebrating simple, satisfying food while bringing Julian’s mission of food as narrative and expression to an explosive conclusion.

I wonder if The Menu was partially inspired by a 2021 article by Geraldine DeRuiter, which recounts a bizarre tasting menu experience in Italy that left DeRuiter and her friends bemused, unsettled and starving.

The Menu is a fulfilling meal of clever, visually stunning dark comedy, and is playing in most Victorian cinemas.

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Q&A What is something people don’t know about you?

I am a twin How long have you been involved in the Lilydale and Yarra Valley Show? Why did you get involved?

I have been involved with the show for only a year and a half. I got involved because I saw the secretaries position advertised and I thought that would be something I would like to get involved in. I love people and helping community and thought that this would be a great opportunity to meet wonderful people and help out plan a show.

What do you enjoy most about helping put on the Show? What joy does it bring you?

I enjoy the smiles on peoples faces, on Saturday at the show I saw the Big bubble man blowing huge bubbles, and all the children were running around chasing them and squealing with delight, I just looked at them and a smile appeared from me. It was a beautiful moment to see children outside, running around chasing bubbles. It’s the simple things of life we do not see too much of these days.

What has been one of your most memorable moments with the Show?

Coming here as a little girl and watching the wood chopping with my late father. I have his

with Secretary Heather Roberts footage from 1975 up on our website.

What do you love most about the Yarra Ranges?

I love the Yarra Ranges and where I live. One side of me I can be in the city in 40 minutes, I have shops close by and the other side I have wineries, wildlife, bush and green pastures.

What event, past, present, or future, would you like to witness?

I would like to witness the Lilydale & Yarra Valley Show Which four guests, dead or alive, would you invite to a dinner party?

Elvis, Princess of Wales, Vivian Bullwinkle and Marilyn Monroe Who do you admire the most?

MY girls, Jennifer, Amy and Samantha. They have endured the loss of their father from Brain Cancer and their sister Katharine from sudden heart attack in a small space of time, but they all have each other’s backs and are always there for me with a smile.

What are some of your hobbies?

Reading, crafts, designing and decorating miniature houses etc.

What is your favourite book and/or film?

The Sound of Music is my fave film, and my favorite book is Vivian Bullwinkle.

THREE … ways to manage hayfever and allergies

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Avoid drying clothes outside This will help prevent bringing pollen inside on your freshly-washed linen and clothes. If you’d rather not use a dryer, invest in a clotheshorse and dry your washing inside by the window.

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Change up your dusting routine Try damp dusting regularly with a wet cloth, which will collect dust and pollen, or invest in a vacuum with a HEPA filter and attachments that can be used on all of your home’s surfaces.

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Check the pollen count There are weather apps that will tell you the pollen count. Also, try not to go outside until after midday, especially on windy days or after thunderstorms.

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Harry Moyle was presented with his own inaugural award by Caladenia Dementia Care CEO Sarah Yeates.

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Mr Moyle and his wife Jenny were thanked for their service to Caladenia over the 26 years.

Congrats and farewell

By Mikayla van Loon After 26 years as board chair, Harry Moyle has decided it’s time to step away from his position at Caladenia Dementia Care, a moment that was celebrated and congratulated by many.

First enlisted by co-founder of Caladenia, Trish Maggs, Mr Moyle began his days with the organisation as treasurer just as a favour for his friend.

“She got to know me and knew that I was doing accounting…and she was the one who administered it for the first probably five years of its life,” Mr Moyle said.

“She kept asking me year after year, if I would do that and after about three years, I said to her ‘Trish, I will come and do the job for three years’ and here I am 26 years later.”

While not the original plan to stay on the board for that many years, Mr Moyle said once he came to understand the level of care and contribution shown at Caladenia, he couldn’t leave.

“It’s such a great contributor to the community and we’ve always been very fortunate to have really caring staff and managers and CEOs who have looked after the people living in the community with dementia,” he said.

“So it’s been a really worthwhile cause and I’ve been surrounded by lovely people with a lot of commitment to the cause.”

Throughout those 26 years, Mr Moyle said it was quite incredible to watch the service Caladenia provided grow and grow.

“During the 26 years, we’ve increased the

number of people, consumers that we service or that come and visit us for respite for their carers.

“At the moment, we’re servicing something like 80 people every week and back in those days, I suspect it was probably 15 to 20.”

This growth was facilitated by the expansion of Caladenia’s home at 11 Hilledge Lane in Mooroolbark thanks to some grants in 1998 and the ability to add two vehicles to its fleet.

“We run activities away from the day centre as well. So that’s enabled us on some days at the moment, we run three different activities out in the community, using the vehicles and one at the day centre. So it’s been quite a massive increase in services provided.”

Even though he is stepping down as board

chair, Mr Moyle doesn’t have any intention of leaving completely, remaining on the board in some capacity.

“If I can make a small contribution, I’ll be very pleased to do it.”

Not only did Caladenia celebrate Mr Moyle’s departure as board chair on Thursday 27 October, the team awarded him the inaugural Harry Moyle Award for Outstanding Achievement and Commitment to the Caladenia Community.

“It’s very humbling to have something like that happen because it means my name, apart from being on the life member’s board, will continue to occasionally be recognised in the Award to some other person who makes a significant contribution to Caladenia and hopefully, there’ll be lots of them.”

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

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

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

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For a decade now the Montrose and District Men’s Shed (MAD) has been helping men of all ages meet new people and put their handyman skills to the test.

But recently the group has expanded from just woodworking to include a more social aspect in the hopes of seeing more people join in.

Adding to the standard woodworking timetable on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, Montrose Men’s Shed has now added a regular Monday walking group and Wednesday coffee catch up.

“At the moment we have just under 30 [members], we’ve got a couple of new members, but we actually just recently started a Wednesday coffee group, so no machines to encourage other people because some people aren’t interested in the machines, it’s more about the chat,” outgoing president Lee Kirkby said.

Every month, MAD members put together a collection of bird houses and other items they’ve made to sell at the Montrose Community Craft Market.

Not only do they make new items but member Chris Atkin said the group can also help repair furniture or help with community projects.

“We like a challenge…we will tackle

other things,” he said.

One of the founding reasons for men’s sheds was to give men a space to go and chat to like minded and similar aged males with the intention of making something beautiful.

“That’s the idea of why it’s a men’s shed not a women and men’s shed because we find men who have lost a partner or want to get away from home or for numerous reasons, they want to come here to talk about problems they won’t talk about in front of women,” founding MAD member Max lamb said.

“Men will open up about their own problems, particularly men’s health problems.”

For Chris, who went through a challenging time a few years ago, making something with his hands has really helped him to mentally recover.

“Coming here got me from base zero to up here. I’m not 100 per cent but I’m doing OK and that’s made a huge difference,” he said.

“I’ve made some good friends at the shed which I wouldn’t have done anywhere else. It works really well and it does work for other people.”

Montrose and District Men’s Shed is located behind the Montrose Public Hall on Leith Road. To contact the group email montrosemensshed@gmail.com

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FAMILY HOME ON LARGE PEACEFUL ALLOTMENT IDEALLY positioned on a beautiful established garden allotment on over half an acre, is this fabulous 3 bedroom family home located only 5 minutes away from the township of Healesville.

The residence has been cleverly designed with all of the living zones at the front of the home to draw your attention to the stunning mountain views and beyond through the large colonial windows.

The central country kitchen with bay window opens to the spacious private living area on one side with a large dining and family room on the adjoining side, perfect for entertaining with family and friends. Sit and relax on the full-length front verandah and enjoy the peaceful and tranquil gardens that surround this home.

The bedrooms are set at the rear of the home offering privacy and lovely garden views from the windows. There are 3 robed bedrooms, the master with large walk-in robe and ensuite, a central main bathroom, separate toilet plus a family friendly laundry with external access.

A double carport takes care of the car accommodation with the bonus of a double lock up garage at the rear of the yard for all the tools and convenient extra storage.

Gas ducted heating, ceiling fans along with evaporative cooling system takes care of year-round comfort along with the added bonus of a large solar panel system already in place making this a convenient energy efficient home.

This home is ideal for the family looking to escape the hustle and bustle and yet still be moments to the award-winning restaurants, cafe’s, distilleries and specialty shops that Healesville and the Yarra Valley has to offer.

For your private inspection, call Mark today or attend one of the scheduled open homes.

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The architectural design and meticulous construction showcase a superb, low maintenance family residence.

Beyond the pretty facade, discover a light-filled interior with high ceilings and Oak floors. Comprising 4 stylish bedrooms, including luxurious main suite with walk in robe and ensuite, inviting living room with ducted heating and cooling, family bathroom,

separate toilet, laundry and generous kitchen and meals with quality appliances.

Enviable outdoor deck with spectacular north views and fully landscaped yard.

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Healesville 5/5A McGrettons Road Perfectly located at the end of a leafy court you will discover this generous sized home. Featuring a bright formal lounge at the front, while the main open plan living & dining areas are at the rear. Incorporated here, is a large family kitchen, a spacious master with WIR & ensuite, GDH & split system heating & cooling, double garage & low maintenance garden.

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$600,000 - $660,000 Inspect

By Appointment or OFI Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113

Healesville 3/78 Maroondah Highway Tucked away at the very end with only 2 other homes on the block, you will find this large, light & bright townhouse. Comprising an open plan living zone with hardwood flooring & modern kitchen opening out to the large alfresco area. Featuring master with WIR & ensuite, GDH & air conditioning, double car garage, fully fenced allotment & an easy-care garden.

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$690,000 - $750,000 Inspect

By Appointment or OFI Agent Mark Gunther 0448 623 030

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Featuring a light filled open plan living zone with reading nook, country style kitchen & walk-in pantry, 3 spacious bedrooms with large WIRs, GDH, evaporative cooling & a gas log fire. The large undercover deck overlooks the gardens & views to the distant ranges. Separate to the main residence is a fantastic treatment room or home office.

Price Guide $870,000 -

Exceptional single-level residence on a native garden allotment, boasting a centrally located kitchen featuring stone tops, quality appliances & walk-in pantry, stylish master suite with ensuite & versatile study or fifth bedroom. Other features include separate lounge with gas log fire, undercover alfresco area, GDH, evap cooling & double garage.

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$1,150,000 Inspect

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54 Bellbird Crescent, Emerald

12-14 Hillside Road, Cockatoo

4 Russell Street, Emerald

SITTING PRETTY ON 1,489M2!

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GUIDE $690,000 - $740,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $720,000 - $770,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $650,000 - $690,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

35-37 Rankins Road, Monbulk

20 Margaret Road, Avonsleigh

9 Francis Street, Cockatoo

A SERENE SANCTUARY OF OVER ONE ACRE

‘HIDDENVIEW’ A COUNTRY ESCAPE ON 1 ACRE

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GUIDE $960,000 - $1,035,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $850,000 - $910,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $1,500,000 - $1,650,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Denise McKay 0479 184 147 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

1280 Pakenham Road, Mount Burnett

14 Bayview Road, Emerald

1 Outlook Road, Emerald

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GUIDE $780,000 - $840,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Brittany Barry 0412 861 094 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

GUIDE $900,000 - $990,000 INSPECT By Appointment CONTACT Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218 Barry Plant Emerald 5968 4522

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A MASTERPIECE OF STYLE AND DESIGN A MASTERPIECE of style and architectural design, this impressive family home is a complete ‘one off’ and was built with a superior, quality finish and a 7 star energy efficiency rating.

German engineered, the double glazed windows and doors are a show stopper and encompass every room to highlight the surrounding 2,4185m2 property and beyond.

Sleek, stylish and designed for ease of use, the kitchen boasts gleaming granite benchtops, Bosch electric and convection ovens, induction 4 burner cooktop and dishwasher and flows easily into the light filled lounge.

Brilliant bamboo flooring stretches throughout both levels of this craftsman built home and leads out onto dual, wrap around timber deckings that both protect the home from inclement weather and also provide peaceful outdoor entertaining at its finest.

With five bedrooms (or four plus home office) there is certainly room for everyone.

The office can be found on the main level

along with the master suite that comes complete with a resort style luxury ensuite, whilst downstairs, its a teenagers dream – A spacious lounge / rumpus room with wet bar plus three large bedrooms that all contain walk in robes and outdoor access to the beautiful decking. Warm and cosy in the winter months, the spilt system heating/ cooling is quick and convenient while the Coonara style wood fire can run all day and give endless heat.

Outside, the block gently slopes and goes beyond the fence line where you can discover your own hidden oasis along the Monbulk creek. A sealed driveway, parking for two cars, a 3 x 3m storage shed, two wood sheds and an enclosed veggie patch complete this Hills lifestyle package.

Within walking distance to Belgrave Heights Christian School and in easy reach of Belgrave and Tecoma train stations plus many local schools and shops, this property is your dream come true ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 11 Glen Road, BELGRAVE Description: 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $1,100,000 - $1,210,00 Inspect: By appointment Contact:Sharyn Chandler 0439 882 442, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE

P 5966 2530

3407 Warburton Highway, Warburton

33 Little Yarra Rd, Yarra Junction

$750,000 - $830,000

17 Shirley Crescent, Woori Yallock

P 5967 1277

2457 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction

$580,000 - $620,000

Huge Home on just under half an acre with Subdivision potential! (STCA)

Ready Set Go!

In the absolute heart of Yarra Junction – only 500 meters (approx) from your front door but far enough from the hustle and bustle you will find this huge family home sitting proud. With 4 bedrooms all with robes, master with walk in and ensuite at the front of the home along with formal lounge – complete with bay window – and formal dining. The kitchen is at the centre of the home with huge bench, stainless steel appliances and plenty of cupboard space. This open plan area encompasses meals area, family room and then from that another huge rumpus full of windows for lots of light. Gas ducted heating plus split systems keep the climate perfect while extras include new carpet, double sink, high ceilings and plenty of parking.

This home is a fantastic start for a first home buyer, downsizer, or investor, with a flat useable block, heaps of undercover parking, and could be just the ticket for a trades person to spread out with easy front and rear yard access. The 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home is spacious, boasting a fresh coat of paint, new carpets, and is ready for you to unpack and call home.The ample kitchen features stainless steel splash backs and the adjacent meals area opens to an undercover deck, where summer entertaining will be a breeze while you enjoy time with friends, and watch the kids run around in the big back yard. The close proximity to the Warburton Trail, kinder, primary school and local shops, makes this location very hard to pass up, so make sure you put this one on your list.

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P 5968 6222 311-313 Main Street Emerald

54 View Hill Road, Cockatoo

$1,000,000 - $1,100,000

408 Paternoster Road, Mount Burnett

$1,200,000 - $1,300,000

Fantastic modern & spacious family home central to Emerald & Cockatoo!

Perfect sky gazing property, 6 acres next to the observatory!

Outstanding 4/5 bedroom, 3 bathroom home on an acre. With a 3 bay workshop, manicured gardens & multiple wooden decks with swaging handrails. The master bedroom has an ensuite with double vanities, double shower, & a large WIR. There is an office/storage room & an open plan kitchen, dining & lounge area with split system air conditioning & wood fire. The contemporary kitchen has a large stone island with inbuilt sink, gas stove & electric oven & dishwasher. Further features include high ceilings, tiled flooring, carpeted bedrooms, ducted heating, large floor to ceiling windows & covered entertaining deck. There is a large second lounge room, a family bathroom & a further 3 bedrooms, all with BIRs. Downstairs is a spacious rumpus room/teenagers retreat with it’s own private deck & ensuite.

Character filled 4 bedroom plus a study family home has views & 6 acres to enjoy. With two paddocks and a dam. The front porch welcomes you into the formal lounge with an open fire place and adjoining study/sunroom. There is then a laundry with a separate entrance to the front decking & a toilet. The house flows through to the kitchen with an island bench to enjoy & a gas stove, dishwasher & open plan kitchen dining for all your entertaining. The master bedroom has built in robes with a shower, bath & toilet. The hardwood floors flow throughout the home, and the second, and third bedrooms have built in robes. The fourth bedroom has lovely views to the entertaining deck. There is a fantastic rear entertaining covered decking area to soak in the valley views! There is a shed externally, & the property is connected to mains power & telephone.

Aaron Day M 0407 365 994

Brennan Mileto M 0422 996 451

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Gorgeous Victorian Cottage on 2899sqm Subdividable (STCA), Sunny, Flat Block!

Charming fully fenced property with asphalted driveway & manicured gardens. The master bedroom offers an ensuite with toilet & shower & WIR. Featuring evaporative cooling & ducted heating throughout. The Kitchen opens up for the ultimate entertaining zone with large island, amazing gas stove, electric oven & also ceramic stove top, quiet rangehood extractor & lovely butlers pantry.

Enjoy the views by opening the loungeroom onto the rear entertaining deck. There are a further 3 bedrooms, 2 with WIRs, that utilise the well appointed family bathroom with a shower & bath. Storage & parking are well catered for with a DLUG with electric roller doors, & a second two car garage with an attached fully lined craft room/office space. This property offers approximately 1.5kW Solar Panels, a lovely grassed flat back yard, a fully covered vegetable garden, & a garden shed area.

Aaron Day M 0407 365 994

Brennan Mileto M 0422 996 451

A nearly 100-year-old, 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with 2 living areas & stunning gardens, on the largest block in the area & has been extensively & sympathetically renovated & is near completion.

With a large master bedroom with ensuite & WIR, 2 further large bedrooms & character bathrooms & the home features 10ft ceilings, picture rails, ornate ceiling roses and cornicing, front wrap around porch, a spacious kitchen with gas cooker & woodfire stove from the original home. All mains services connected, a open fire in the formal lounge & mains gas ducted heating throughout. Enjoy the private, sunny, fully fenced backyard with a veggie patch, established flowering trees, a large shed/ workshop with concrete floor and power, a double carport, & a single lock up garage.

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WHEN COUNTRY MEETS CONTEMPORARY TUCKED away at the end of a quiet court in the stunning and highly sought-after Christmas Hills area, is this incredible family home just a few minutes’ drive to the popular Yarra Glen Township.

The winding driveway leads you through 18 immaculate acres directly to undercover parking connecting you to the main entrance of the home where you’re greeted with a mini mudroom space with coat racks, inbuilt bench seat and cupboards.

Be captivated by the soaring 9ft ceilings, spotted gum flooring and square set cornices. The modern light filled home presents 4 generous bedrooms, 3 bathrooms/en suites and 2 living rooms.

Its refined spaces partner with an expansive open plan living, dining, and kitchen. The contemporary and striking kitchen is the true heart of the home with huge island bench featuring Caesar stone benchtops, walk in pantry, gas cooktop, Bosch dishwasher and soft closing cabinetry.

This open plan living space extends through dual sliding doors onto the intimate outdoor undercover entertainment deck overlooking your very own private oasis and luxurious solar heated plunge pool.

Additional unbeatable features include wood heating, heat transfer unit, 2x split systems, electric awning over pool, drive through concrete driveway, double glazed windows, underfloor heating, built in robes, storage cupboards, ceiling fans and more.

Outdoors reveals the perfect balance of cleared and native bush land. Above the house sits the shed of your dreams at a size of 15m x 10m with 2.8m clearance door, concrete base, 2 phase power, mezzanine, room at the rear, toilet, split system, and pot belly.

There is an adjoining outdoor basketball court for the family to enjoy as well as double undercover carport for additional car or caravan storage.

This property is an inspiration combining the comfort of country living with a luxury contemporary aspect. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 15 Moorool Court, CHRISTMAS HILLS Description: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 6 garage Price: $2,300,000 - $2,500,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Bill Verhagen 0417 371 987, email: bill@integrityrealestate.com.au, INTEGRITY YARRA VALLEY AND KINGLAKE RANGES 22

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Yarra Valley & Kinglake Ranges

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 70 years real estate experience to provide premium property services, with unmatched personal service that only a family company can provide.

42 Plover Way, Kinglake West

15 Moorool Court, Christmas Hills

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EXQUISITE CIRCA 1920S “AVONLEA“ LUXURIOUS “Avonlea” is a beautiful family haven steeped in local history and saturated in style. Affectionately called “The School House” due to its provenance as the headmaster/mistress residence of the original Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, this circa 1920s property is a cornerstone of this lovely, leafy neighbourhood.

The interior of this exquisite home is a showcase of how to blend period sophistication with modern creature comforts. At the front of the home, the circular drive with high privacy hedging provides this home with an established feel while the covered bullnose verandah entry extends an invitation to step inside.

New owners will revel in a wealth of high-end features that are timeless in their appeal. The central corridor with sweeping 12-foot ceilings and wide plank timber floors anchors the family-focused floorplan. Fleur design pressed metal ceilings, original War Service skirting boards and lath and plaster walls feature, and there are ornate open wood fires in the formal lounge/4th bedroom and dining areas.

At the rear of this prestige residence, discover an open plan family room with plate rails and plantation shutters and a gourmet kitchen with American Oak timber flooring, Falcon cooker, farmhouse sink, engineered stone benchtops, and island seating. French doors extend the living space out to the landscaped garden with covered verandah, lush lawn area, and in-deck pool with slide.

Completing this beautiful home’s interior are 3 bedrooms, including the main bedroom with handcrafted leadlight bay window, a designer bathroom with pedestal sink and claw foot tub, and a sizeable laundry with WC. With additional highlights including security alarm and cameras, original Bakelite switches, gas ducted heating, ducted refrigerated air conditioning, single carport, single garage, and recreational vehicle parking, this glorious property is a once-in-alifetime offering with all the trimmings. Plan your viewing today. · Magnificent circa 1920s character residence with exquisite modern updates · Formal lounge/4th bedroom and dining areas with ornate open wood fires · Open plan family room and gourmet kitchen with Falcon cooker · 3 beautiful bedrooms and quality bathroom with claw foot tub · Covered verandahs, landscaped lawn areas, in-deck swimming pool, single garage, single carport, and recreational vehicle parking ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 4 Hilltop Road, UPPER FERNTREE GULLY Description: 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 4 garage Price: $1,000,000 - $1,100,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Sam Adamson 0421 023 760 and Daniel Steen 0434 979 142, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE 24

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$1.3m-$1.43m

352 Glenfern Road, UPWEY

PREMIER FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH SPARKLING POOL ON HALF AN ACRE

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Offers Close Dec 20 Unless Sold Prior A flawless fusion of space, style, and superb outdoor entertaining areas, this centrally situated residence in a prime Glenfern Rd location is ready to impress. Focused on providing premier family comfort in a prized lifestyle location only moments from public transport, schools, shopping, and restaurants, this is a top lifestyle property with all the trimmings.

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32 Lomond Avenue, KILSYTH METICULOUS HOME ON COVETED CORNER BLOCK

$750,000 - $810,000 3A2B2C

This meticulously maintained home on a coveted corner allotment opens endless options for astute investors. Capturing prime position only 750m from Churinga Shopping Centre, this property is perfect for first homebuyers, discerning downsizers, or developers determined to capitalise on subdivision potential (Subject To Council Approval).

FOR SALE

$780,000 - $850,000

8 Vista Road, OLINDA

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BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED HOME

A rare combination of lush, level landscape and a lovingly cared for residence, this property is a stylish and serene family sanctuary. Boasting over ¼ acre of diverse gardens with high privacy hedging, this is a beautiful property to relax in at the end of each day. This spectacular property epitomises the very best of Dandenong Ranges living, so don’t delay, treat yourself to a tour today.

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

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Where to go for services Services Australia has found a new home in Lilydale.

A modern new service centre opened its doors at 7-9 John Street on Monday 21 November, offering a contemporary layout that makes it easier for customers to access services.

Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen said the new service centre also had

upgraded digital facilities.

“We have been operating from temporary premises in the Lilydale Marketplace Shopping Centre since May, so our customers and staff will appreciate the state-of-the-art set-up we are now offering from John Street,” Mr Jongen said.

“Digital coaching will be available for cus-

tomers needing extra support to access online services. Customers can arrange a coaching session by calling their regular payment line or service centre staff can book them in.

“Centrelink customers who like certainty around the time they can speak with a staff member face-to-face or over the phone now have the option to call their regular payment

line to book an appointment.”

The new John Street service centre is in a convenient location with plenty of street parking. For those who use public transport, the service centre is close to local bus routes and is just 400m from the Lilydale train station.

The Lilydale Service Centre is open Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Yarra Ranges Christmas Window competition begins Businesses across the Yarra Ranges can get into the festive spirit early and enter into Yarra Ranges Council’s Yarra Ranges Christmas Window competition.

Locals are encouraged to vote for their favourite window with the chance for them to win one of four local prizes up for grabs from the Urban, Hills, Valley and Upper categories. The businesses with the most votes from each category will also receive a hamper of locally sourced goodies. Voting opened on 14 November and will close on 15 December and businesses can upload pictures of their Christmas Window Displays at any time during this period under the categories.

Winning businesses will be contacted by 16 December and winning voters by 22 December.

Submissions can be made at www. shaping.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/christmaswindow-competition?fbclid=IwAR0fzXvvlWZ6y68MtjwWrNk9ftWLsBku5pu7jmhpOJAGy9iSYooDwJEta4.

Get in the festive spirit by entering or voting for your favourite Christmas window.

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Vital youth driving lesson

By Tyler Wright In early January 1995, two teenage boys were killed in a road accident in Cockatoo.

Anthony, 15 and Travis, 13 were brothers, and both members of the Upwey Junior Fire Brigade with Anthony the Junior Captain at the time of the accident.

The loss of the sons of the then Upwey Fire Brigade’s 1st Lieutenant Peter Hall and wife Liz was a shock to the community; with the pair having been successful in brigade competitions throughout many areas of the state.

Decades later, Anthony and Travis’s memory still lives on through the Anthony & Travis Hall Memorial Driver Education Fund, which provides young adults in the volunteer fire service in the Dandenong Ranges and the local community the opportunity to participate in Defensive Driver Training Program conducted

by Murcotts Driving Excellence.

Operating for over 20 years, the fund has awarded around 100 courses to young community members, and is managed by prominent members of the fire service and the Dandenong Ranges community; Captain Cliff Pancutt (Upwey), Peter Hall, Graeme Legge, Bob Horner, Richard Cromb, Geoff Champion and Peter Marke and Jody Yandle as Convenor.

This year, 10 participants aged between 18 and 25 throughout the CFA’s District 13 area, including Knox, Maroondah and the Yarra Ranges, joined each other in a group session at Sandown Raceway; applying learned theory to common errors made by drivers on the roads and how to learning how mitigate the errors.

“Ideally, I think every young person should have the opportunity to do a defensive driving program, because we know they are overly represented in the road toll from inexperience and a lack of knowledge and appreciation of the driving environment,” Anthony & Travis Hall Memorial Driver Education Fund Conve-

Participants are from throughout CFA District 13 in the Yarra Valley, Dandenong Ranges and outer eastern suburbs.

Defensive Driver Training Program participants with Peter Hall.

Hall and wife Liz lost two sons in 1995.

them safer in general on the roads, but also to make them better aware driving to and from the station,” Ms Yandle said.

“And if they become drivers of our appliances, they have some basic understanding and recognition of all the things that can go wrong in a car, let alone a truck.”

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“In the future, if this goes, we’ll probably do a group next year, get some feedback from those attendees, see how they feel and take it a year at a time,” Ms Yandle said.

“We tend to try and do it towards the end of the year but before the fire season.”

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Decent weather holds up This weekend greeted Lilydale Cricket players to some decent weather across the club for juniors and seniors.

They kicked off with our junior blasters, U10s, U12s and U18s on Friday night.

The blasters program is growing with each session and the kids are all loving the sessions.

If you are interested in joining please get in touch with the club (details on our website).

Both the U10s teams got a full game in, with team 1 playing against Chirnside Park at the Gateway, and team 2 playing against Croydon North at Hughes Park.

The U12-4s team took on Mount Evelyn away, with Lilydale finishing at 4/72 compared to Mount Evelyn on 5/113.

The U18s team had a tough night, being bowled out for 66 and the opposition passing us comfortably, finishing 6/69. Liam Hartigan took 2/10, Tom Smith took 2/13 and Joel Tennant took 2/28.

Come Saturday, the U16s team and all 6 senior teams took the field.

The U16-3s team bowled Blackburn out for 128 with Angus Smith taking 2/9 and Braeden Anthony-Digby taking 2/12, being the pick of the bowlers. In reply, the team is sitting at 0/12 with the entire day to bat next week.

In the 6th XI, the team comfortably beat St Andrews at Gruyere Recreation Reserve - with the scores being 7/134 compared to 10/97. The best players for Lilydale were Cooper Doughty (3/13 and 32), Luke Spencer (2/17), Anthony Cliff (2/17), Jeremy Cliff (39).

The 5th XI had a tough day against Mooroolbark at the Kinley Estate Oval, with Lilydale finishing 8/183 (Jeremy Linton 42, Brayden Neilson 38, Angus Smith 32) compared to the opposition scoring 2/190.

The 4th XI remain undefeated after four games, after a nail biting one wicket win against North Ringwood at the Gateway Reserve. Bowling first, the opposition made 126 from their 35 overs - with Daniel Barker and Sriram Sridharan both taking 2/11. In reply,

Solomon Erulkar inducted as the club’s newest life member.

Lilydale were held up by our captain Daniel Barker making 68 to get us over the line in a nail biter - scoring 9/127 off 29 overs to take the win.

The 3rd XI took on Wandin at Wandin North Reserve. The opponents compiled 8/198 (Matt Goss 3/11 and Bailey Gray 2/31) from their 35 overs, and in reply Lilydale could only manage 7/149, with our captain Matt Goss top scoring with 42.

The Second XI are half way through a two day game against Warranwood at Quambee Reserve. Bowling first on a great surface, Lilydale bowled the opposition out for 157 - with

young leg spinner Daniel Coutts taking brilliant 6/31 off 18 overs. He was well supported

by Nick Hunter who took 3/20. In reply, we are currently 0/19 with 80 overs to bat next week.

On a big day for the club, the First XI took on Norwood at Lilydale Recreation Reserve compiling a total of 246. The top scorers were Angus Adamson (66), Quinton Hodgkinson (38), Shifran Muthalf (38) and Mitch Ebeyer (34). Next week will see us needing to defend this total to take the 8 points and cement our spot on top of the ladder.

Following the day’s play, the club held its annual President’s Dinner and Premiership

Picture: SUPPLIED Reunion function at the clubrooms - which saw Solomon Erulkar inducted as the club’s newest life member. The club also celebrated four premierships (1977/78 4th XI - G Grade; 2012/13 5th XI - K Grade; 2002/03 First XI Chandler Shield and 2017/18 First XI - Trollope Shield).

On Sunday, the stage 1 girls team took the field against Mooroolbark at Lilydale Recreation Reserve - having their first win of the season. The scores were 5/112 compared to 3/99. Lacey Doughty top scored with 17 and Evie Bayliss taking 1/14.

Mount Evelyn coaching sets future for women, girls

By Mikayla Van Loon Mount Evelyn Football Club has welcomed the reappointment of women’s coach Steve Varley for another three years, bringing stability to the team after a jumbled few years.

“The past few years have obviously been pretty disjointed with Covid even though I started coaching the girls back in 2020,” Varley said.

“So my commitment is for three years just to show that this isn’t just a one year thing, it’s something that we’re looking to do long term and it’s going to be ongoing, and that’s going to be part of our club forever.”

The club’s aim is to create a strong women’s and girls program that doesn’t separate the two to ensure there is a pathway for female football in Mount Evelyn.

“At the moment, there’s not the funding to be able to pay players so there’s a lot of loyalty involved still in football with the girls, not so much with the boys,” Varley said.

“What we’re trying to do is make our own and have homegrown players who love the club and want to stay there and we’re going to do that by building the program with good coaches all the way through.”

Combining the under 18s with the senior women at training, Varley said each player does every drill the same to create that sense of community and friendship.

“There’s no difference at all. The least experienced under 18 would do exactly the same as the captain of the senior girls, so that fast tracks them immensely but it also makes them feel part of it.

“We want the girls to feel there’s not that stigma about going into the seniors because they have that sense of comfort and they already know everybody.”

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said every level of skill is welcomed.

“We want to make sure that if any girl wants to come down and just have a kick or wants to try to make AFLW, whatever level they want to get to, we want to be able to facilitate that for them by having the right environment.”

With two female coaches already leading the under 16s and 18s, eventually Varley aims to have a female senior women’s coach.

“It wouldn’t be as a token but to have someone who is a genuine football person who understands the game and can pass that knowledge on and we feel we’ve got a handful of girls almost ready now which is a great position to be in.”

Proud of the success Mount Evelyn has had with its junior and senior women’s program, Varley said since starting the female sides in 2015 the club has seen numerous junior players selected to Eastern Ranges and the seniors have only missed out on finals once.

“We know what we do works and we’re really proud of that.

“The junior program has been brilliant right from the start. What we’re doing now is just making that a conduit between the two and making sure it’s just the one girls program.”

Preseason training began on Thursday 24 November and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday, with Varley saying the weeks before Christmas would be very focused on ball skills rather than game structure.

Mount Evelyn Junior Football Club will also be having two player registration nights on Wednesday 14 and 21 December.

To find out more information on the junior club, go to www.mountevelynjfc.com.au or for the senior club, go to www.facebook. com/mountevelynfnc

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Mustangs claim champs Team Mustangs were announced as the 2022 club v club champions after competition two weekends ago, with a dominant team performance against other Yarra Ranges Athletics teams from Comets, Redbacks and Jaguars.

This week was the opportunity for athletes to show off their individual skills at the combined events championship.

Athletes compete in pre-selected events where their performance accumulates points based on an event point stable.

The athlete with the most points is the winner.

Final results for each age group will be known next week, but are sure to be close based on the effort and enjoyment on display.

Next week sees our little athletics team competing at the EMR region Relay Championships in Ringwood.

Good luck to all the athletes competing.

Our U6-U8 athletes will enjoy a fun evening of

athletics fun on Friday night from 5.30pm Our senior team will welcome athletes from around Melbourne to round 6 of AVSL being held at our home track in Mt Evelyn.

We look forward to a big turnout of athletes and helpers to make the day fun, enjoyable and successful.

If you, or someone you know, wants to join in the Little Athletics fun registration is at www.lavic.com.au.

Training is available to all club members on Tuesday & Thursday evenings from 5.30pm and on Thursday afternoons from 4.00pm for our Under 12 athletes.

Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and encourages all athletes of any age or ability. For information on training, how to join or trial, photos, results and updated news, visit the website at yarrarangesathletics.org.au or check us out on Facebook. Run, Jump, Throw…too easy!

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Tight contest but overall win for Lilydale tennis players

By Joanna Campe This week’s results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis competition: Junior Open Doubles (JOD8) BYE After round six this team was sitting on top of the ladder.

This team had a BYE this week. The team are looking forward to playing Miller Park at home next week.

Junior Open Doubles (JOD9) v Mooroolbark Heights Green After round six this team was sitting just outside the top four with no wins yet.

In the JOD section the team of four players play six double sets.

Lilydale was represented by Haady Aziz, Josh Stanway, Riley Clinton and Indianna Perrin.

Lilydale played well against the Mooroolbark team who are currently in second place on the ladder. Overall Lilydale were beaten six sets to zero but managed to win nine games to Mooroolbark Heights Green 36 games.

Open Rubbers (OR25) v Ferntree Gully After round six this team was sitting on top of the ladder.

In the OR section the team of two players play one double set and a singles rubber- two single sets, with a third set played if one set all.

Lilydale was represented by Harry Trevillyan and Levi Daly.

Ferntree Gully won the opening double set. However, Lilydale came back strong in both the single rubbers. Lilydale won the day overall with a convincing four sets to one, with Lilydale winning 28 games to 11.

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Alex Jerin, David Halkidis and James Buckland.

Haady Aziz, Josh Stanway, Riley Clinton and Indianna Perrin.

Ivy Pieper, Ryan Taylor and Lachie Sweet

In this JDC section the teams play three double sets.

Lilydale was represented by Ivy Pieper, Ryan Taylor and Lachie Sweet.

It was a close match, however Lilydale won the day overall three sets to zero, with Lilydale winning 16 games to Seville 8.

Boy singles doubles (BSD2) v Balwyn Park

each team winning four sets, however Lilydale won the day overall 37 games to Balwyn North 33.

Lilydale Tennis club welcomes all players of any age and ability. For information on how to join Lilydale Tennis Club please visit https://play.tennis.com.au/lilydaletennisclub.

After round 6 this team was sitting in second place on the ladder.

In the BSD section the Boys play four double sets and four singles.

Playing against Balwyn Park it was going to be a close contest as Balwyn Park are currently sitting in third place on the ladder. It was a tight contest which resulted in

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