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Residents and parents of students who attend Mount Evelyn Primary School are concerned about the traffic impact a service station would have on Monbulk Road.

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The site of the former Mt Evelyn Garden and Produce is proposed for use of a service station by Peregrine Corporation.

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By Mikayla van Loon A proposal to build a second service station in Mount Evelyn has left over one hundred residents and concerned parents baffled by the choice of location.

The planning application for 41 Monbulk Road was first submitted to Yarra Ranges Council in 2020 by Peregrine Corporation to build a service station with fuel access, car wash facilities and a convenience store with a drive through.

Previously the Mt Evelyn Garden and Produce, the property neighbours houses to the right and rear, with Mount Evelyn Primary School two doors down on the left.

Yarra Ranges Council confirmed so far 174 letters of objection have been received, with a single letter of support also submitted.

Nic Sanders, whose house will border the proposed drive through if approved by the council, can’t fathom the need for another service station, let alone one that will have some services open 24/7.

“It will have a 24/7 drive through which will run one metre away from my fence line,” he said.

“A service station is a service station, if it happens it happens but the 24 hours, seven days a week is a little over the top I think for Mount Evelyn.”

Mr Sanders proposed an adjustment, should the plan get approved, to reduce the hours to 5am to 11pm daily.

Peregrine Corporation general manager planning Andrew Caspar said while some elements of the service station will be able to be accessed 24/7, it would only include the fuel supply and convenience retail.

This was decided on because of the distance between major supermarkets or other convenience retailers particularly for shift workers.

“We want people to have access to essential items 24/7,” he said.

Despite the potential of living next door to

a service station, Mr Sanders said he was more concerned about the potential safety impact it could have on the 400 school children who attend the primary school.

“There are children that live up there. Everybody in Renouf Court has put in a complaint that they just don’t want it, especially those with kids because those kids will walk straight across the service station driveway or they run or they jump around,” he said.

Carly is one of those parents who has one child at the primary school, one catching the bus to high school from Monbulk Road and one at the kindergarten opposite the school.

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Parents and children walk home from school in the direction of the proposed service station.

During school time, cars are free flowing on Monbulk Road.

Traffic impacts ‘minimised’ From page 1 Her mother Vicki, who has lived on Renouf Court for 35 years, often walks the grandchildren to school and kinder and home again.

“It’s ridiculous why they would want to put [a service station] there with all the kids walking past,” Vicki said.

Worried about the extra traffic a service station could attract and the potential for dangerous driving, Carly said with a pedestrian school crossing just before the proposed driveway entrance, it seems too risky.

“The traffic is so busy now and it will get worse and if you’re going to have big trucks coming in that don’t stop in time, there was already a crossing man who passed away years ago [of a heart attack] because a truck didn’t stop,” she said.

“The garden supply centre was there for 20 years. It was regular trucks that would go there.

They knew of the school, they’d always stop, they’d let you walk.”

Carly said the traffic report conducted by Peregrine Corporation’s consultants was completed in 2020 during lockdown and outside of school hours.

Since meeting with the community on Monday 23 January and having follow up discussions with Yarra Ranges Council, Mr Caspar said Peregrine Corporation has re-engaged its traffic engineers to conduct further assessments during school hours on Monbulk Road.

Despite being near Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mr Caspar said because there are no adjoining boundaries at the frontage of the property, he believes “traffic impacts will be minimised and contained” with “substantial parking” onsite for users of the service station.

“We are comfortable that traffic movements and parking from our site will not impact on the

school or on other users of Monbulk Road, and we are getting some more information together that will help demonstrate this,” he said.

The site at 41 Monbulk Road is classified as an industrial three zone, with a permitted use of a service station.

“The zone seeks to allow retail opportunities in appropriate locations. Within an industrial three zone a service station land use is a section one use, which means no planning permit is required provided a buffer distance of 30 metres is met,” Yarra Ranges Council’s Planning, Design and Development director Nathan Islip said.

“Given this buffer distance is not met in the current application, a planning permit is required for a service station.”

Mr Caspar said a lot is taken into consideration when choosing a location, including the availability of a site and suitable zoning.

When electing to build, Mr Caspar said Peregrine Corporation attempts to choose a facility that will benefit the town it is contributing to.

For Mr Sanders, having only moved to Mount Evelyn a year ago after living in the suburbs for many years, the peace and quiet was what attracted him to the area.

“It’s so peaceful. I like the hills because they are quiet, they’re beautiful, they’re fantastic and the people are great,” he said.

“It’s going to change. It might not change hugely initially but it will.

“I’m totally opposed but if it really comes down to the crunch, at least cut it from five to 11. At least do that for the neighbours, for the people, for the area.”

Submissions of objection or support can still be submitted via Yarra Ranges Council by going to www.eplanning.yarraranges.vic.gov. au

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Parents from Mount Lilydale Mercy College have been warned about a data breach where personal Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS information was illegally accessed. 234335 now been safeguarded and the perpetrators locked out,” Mr Morison said.

“We will take learnings from the ongoing

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“This verdict sends a clear message – there is zero tolerance for reckless and illegal activity, and the VBA will not hesitate to take action against any practitioners who do not follow the rules.”

Mr Brockman said that Mr Mattiske’s disregard for his suspension has resulted in significant financial impact for owners.

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Among other breaches, he also issued occupancy permits and certificates of final inspection in suburbs including Belgrave, Mount Evelyn, Ringwood North and Lilydale.

Mr Mattiske’s building surveyor registration was suspended by the VBA in February 2020.

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Mount Evelyn building surveyor fined A former Mount Evelyn building surveyor has been convicted and ordered to pay over $50,000 after he pled guilty in the Ringwood Magistrate’s Court to multiple charges including working while suspended.

Simon Mattiske has to pay $51,000 having been found to have unlawfully issued building permits for building work in the suburbs of Launching Place, Kilsyth, Glen Waverley, Healesville, Mount Evelyn and Yarra Junction.

The VBA’s Executive Director of Regulatory Operations David Brockman said the court’s verdict reflected the serious nature of Mr Mattiske’s offending and the impact it had on consumers.

“Having already been suspended by the VBA for a range of breaches, Mr Mattiske con-

Lilydale CFA, with support from other local brigades, responded to an extensive backyard fire that engulfed play equipment and a shed across two properties.

The incident came through as an ‘other fire’ call out on VicEmergency on Sunday 29 January around 10.45pm.

Arriving at the properties located on Morokai Grove, crews found the fire had started in the backyard of a house and had spread to a cubby house and fence, as well as reaching the neighbouring house’s shed.

Using a 38mm hose line with two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus (BA) and with crews from Chirnside Park assisting, the fire in the first property was contained.

Mooroolbark Fire Brigade also set up operations in the neighbouring street and firefighters in BA ran another hose line to extinguish the shed fire in the other property.

“Overall a quick knockdown of the fire was achieved and there were no injuries,” Lilydale CFA said on social media.

“It has been determined that a small unattended fire was the cause.

“Thanks also to Bayswater Fire Brigade-CFA BA appliance for attending. It goes to show just how quickly a small fire can spread before anybody noticed.”

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Hundreds of parents at Mount Lilydale Mercy College have been caught up in a data breach after hackers accessed credit card information in early January.

Around 400 parents had their personal information taken, with the school contacting those by way of a letter to inform them of the breach.

“Those impacted individuals have already been notified in order for them to take personal mitigative action with their financial institutions, such as cancelling cards,” Principal Philip Morison said.

“Since becoming aware of the suspected data breach on 11 January 2023, we have engaged specialist cyber incident response experts, including cybersecurity analysts and forensic IT investigators, to guide our actions without delay.”

Mr Morison said the school was taking the necessary steps to protect college families’ information into the future and apologised for the harm caused.

“The protection of data and personal information is of paramount importance to us at Mount Lilydale Mercy College and, on behalf of the College, I wholeheartedly apologise that this has happened,” he said.

Working alongside cyber experts, Mr Morison said investigations into the breach would be ongoing.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Cyber Security Centre, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Taxation Office have all been informed of the data breach.

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MP seeks Voice details

By Parker McKenzie Casey MP Aaron Violi called for more detail about an Indigenous Voice to Parliament before Australians head to vote on the referendum later this year, but believes there needs to be real action to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, both locally and throughout the country.

Currently, the Referendum to enshrine an Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander advisory body into the constitution could happen as early as August, after Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney said the legislation would be introduced to Federal Parliament in March. Mr Violi said like the leader of his Liberal Party, Peter Dutton, he wants to understand the detail of whether local, regional and national bodies will exist within the framework and how they will interact.

“I’ve got a responsibility to this community, to the Casey community and Indigenous Australians in Healesville, because we have a strong Indigenous community, to understand how their voice will be heard in this process,” he said.

“The reality is that the challenges that Indigenous Australians in Casey face are completely different to the challenges for Indigenous Australians in Central Australia.”

Mr Violi said he was passionate about understanding the issue because of his role as a leader in the community, but ultimately the Australian people and residents of his electorates will be the ones to vote on the referendum.

“To win that majority community support, people need to understand what they’re voting for and what it entails. Not the minutiae detail, but just some of the border context,” he said.

“Ultimately, this process is about delivering tangible outcomes on the ground.”

He said questions of whether the Liberal Party is playing politics on the Voice to Parliament are “disingenuous” and that there is a broad range of views of the referendum.

“We saw yesterday, the Greens senator Lidia Thorpe came out against the voice. An Indigenous colleague of mine Jacinta Price, who’s the senator for the Northern Territory, has come out against The Voice,” he said.

“Asking questions and wanting to understand more is not playing politics, it’s wanting to understand so the community can under-

Casey MP Aaron Violi called for more detail on an Indigenous Voice to parliament before deciding whether to support it. stand. This isn’t about politicians; this is about people making their vote.”

Ms Thorpe has previously expressed scepticism surrounding the Voice to parliament and — according to the Sydney Morning Herald — has formally agreed to split with the Greens’ position and oppose the Vocie unless she receives assurance from the federal government to ensure Indigenous sovereignty.

When asked how he would vote on the referendum if it was held tomorrow, Mr Violi said he wouldn’t entertain hypothetical situations because of his responsibility as a lawmaker.

“The reality is that the government has outlined the timeline of August and I’m really hoping they will listen to the feedback they’re receiving, not just from the Liberals but from the Greens and across the community, that respectfully requests more detail,” he said.

“It was encouraging to see that the Prime Minister has invited Peter Dutton and Julian Leeser, the Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians, to meet with the referendum group and understand their thinking on this process.

“We will, and I will continue to engage constructively.”

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Mr Violi said Indigenous Australians are the most disadvantaged in the community and he “genuinely believes it’s not from a lack of will or desire or funding.”

“The apology was an important step in reconciliation, but it hasn’t made a tangible difference in closing the gap,” he said.

“I really passionately hope that if it is implemented, it is structured in a way that hears the voices of Indigenous Australians and makes a genuine difference in closing the gap, because that’s what we need to achieve as lawmakers and as a country.”

Liberals discuss road sealing concerns with residents

By Mikayla van Loon Federal Liberal politicians met with Mount Evelyn and Dandenong Ranges residents on Monday 30 January to discuss the cancellation of funding for road sealing in the region.

Bringing together disappointed residents who had hoped their roads would finally be sealed, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator Bridget McKenzie and Casey MP Aaron Violi spoke with locals about their concerns.

One resident who attended the meeting, Max Lamb, said as someone who lives on a dirt road the thought of not being dust affected anymore was something he was looking forward to.

“I’m a little bit upset because we were promised we’d have our road sealed,” he said.

Having been promised many times before, Mr Lamb said this was the first time his road had been included in a funding program for sealing.

“We knew it was on the program…I don’t know what happens now, it’s all up in the air.”

While the financing to seal Mr Lamb’s road hadn’t yet been decided on, it had been included by Yarra Ranges Council in the $150 million Roads for Community program.

Sick of the constant dust throughout summer and the grading during winter, Mr Lamb said sealing the roads lowers council maintenance costs and time, particularly as wetter summers and winters begin to become the norm.

By attending the meeting on Monday, Mr Lamb hoped it would help show the Federal government the disappointment of residents in the Hills and foothills.

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Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator Bridget McKenzie and Casey MP Aaron Violi met with residents in Mount Evelyn to discuss the road sealing funding cuts.

Picture: SUPPLIED The road sealing program was a $300 million commitment from the Coalition government when it was at the helm to help Yarra Ranges Council and Cardinia Council asphalt 187 kilometres and 110 kilometres of road respectively.

In the Labor government’s October budget, $146.5 million was cut from the combined road sealing program where contracts had not yet been signed between contractors, the council and residents.

“The Australian Government had a commitment with local community members to seal their roads and that commitment should be honoured,” Senator McKenzie said.

In most cases, roads identified as needing to be sealed came under a joint agreement between the council and the residents of said roads in a special charge scheme, which would see residents contributing to the overall cost through their rates over a certain period of time.

“Families have put their own money on the table to partner in sealing these roads and it is cruel for Labor to take the money off the table and walk away from the problem,” Senator McKenzie said.

Concerned for residents’ safety and access, Mr Violi said this funding was important for ensuring ongoing prosperity in the Casey electorate.

“Residents have raised concerns about past incidents on these roads and the opportunity for a safer, sealed road network in the Dandenong Ranges to support access for emergency vehicles in the event of bushfire or other disaster,” he said.

La Trobe MP Jason Wood, who presides over much of the Cardinia Council area, said this is another cost of living hit to families in the La Trobe electorate who will be left to pay a higher cost to seal local roads at a time when household bills keep going up.

“Unsealed roads need extensive maintenance to keep them safe, grading and fixing potholes, as well as use of dust suppressant, all of which has to come from council rates paid by landholders,” he said.

“This important project would have helped reduce the burden on ratepayers to constantly maintain the roads in a car-worthy condition.”

A spokesperson for federal Transport Minister Catherine King told Star Mail in early January the Australian Government has provided $66.8 million to date to deliver a large number of projects to seal and upgrade roads across the Dandenong Ranges region.

“There are over 500 local government areas nationwide and this was a special carve out by the Coalition for just two councils in marginal electorates,” the spokesperson said.

“The Australian Government was clear that all infrastructure projects would be reviewed line by line to ensure value for taxpayers money.”

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Meeting sees disruption

By Parker McKenzie Yarra Ranges Council’s meeting on Tuesday 31 January lasted only 12 minutes after it was disrupted by a group of over 140 people, resulting in the police being called to the Civic Centre in Lilydale.

Those in attendance gave several reasons for being there, however, most agreed that the council hadn’t answered questions regarding the 20-minute neighbourhoods and their fears the planning concept would be used to lock them into their homes and increase surveillance in the local area.

Belinda Bernardini asked a question during question time about drones flying throughout the Yarra Ranges, which was answered by a director at the council. Immediately following the answer, multiple interjections by members of the gallery led to Mayor Jim Child making the decision to close the meeting to members of the public.

“I want to inform the gallery that anyone wishing to participate at a council meeting must extend the courtesy and respect to the council and the processes under which it operates,” he said.

As a result of the disorder and disruption from the gallery, I now call this meeting to be adjourned in accordance with governance rule 277.”

Following the decision to adjourn the meeting, members of the gallery began to chant “sack them all.”

“The whole idea of procedures is to keep people from asking questions on the spot,” one woman told the Star Mail.

“They don’t want to be put on the spot with questions that come out of nowhere. Everything is organised so that they feel comfortable and not have constituents ask questions they aren’t ready for.”

Following the Mayor’s decision to adjourn

Police discussing a resolution with the organisers. the meeting, those in attendance refused to leave the Civic Centre after councillors left the chamber and the police were called.

Lilydale Police Station Commander Senior Sergeant Melanie Woods said the police were called in relation to 140-plus people at the council meeting and engaged with both the council and those in attendance.

“We were able to facilitate a smaller group meeting between the parties. I will be meeting with the organisers in the coming days and both parties left amicably,” she said.

“After our attendance and negotiations, the situation was successfully defused.”

After the discussions with council staff and police, Ian Bergwerf, a representative for those

airing their grievances, said the council agreed to meet with himself and Ms Bernadini within the next 10 days.

“We will then relay all your concerns and have that physical meeting face to face so that at the next council meeting they are aware and we will have the opportunity to discuss our concerns,” he said.

“If we tick this one off as a win, we’ve made some progress and if we need to do it again we can always come back.”

The 20-minute neighbourhoods is a planning concept that means townships are “designed to make sure everything you need day-to-day is close to home and a walkable distance away,” according to Yarra Ranges

Council. A smaller group of protesters attended another meeting in late 2022 to raise their concerns over the Monbulk Structure Plan.

Another woman, who attended the meeting to protest the 20-minute neighbourhood plans, said it has already caused people overseas to be locked in their homes.

“You won’t own a house, you won’t own a car. You’re just a carbon footprint and a digital ID, you’re only allowed to do what they tell you to,” she said.

“You’ll only be allowed within 20 minutes of your home. First, they’ll get you outside of your zones for 100 trips before eventually introducing lockdowns and tightening restrictions until it suits them. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s a real thing.”

After the meeting, Mayor Child said in a statement he felt he had no other course of action but to close the meeting to the public in the interest of the safety of councillors and staff.

“Police were called to assist with the crowd of 100 plus agitators, who didn’t follow the rules we set down for Council meetings. Sadly, this had an unfair impact on those who did. I’d like to thank the police who assisted with the crowd and ensured that people left the Council meeting safely,” he said.

“Whilst we welcome the views of our community and are keen for them to take part in Council meetings, we need to make sure that this is done in a safe and respectful environment for staff, Councillors and other members of the gallery.”

“Making a public outburst towards staff at a council meeting doesn’t help anyone, disrupts the important items on the agenda and can risk the safety of our staff and other community members present. We’re very disappointed in the conduct we saw last night, and we will not tolerate it at further meetings.”

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SES volunteers thanked

By Mikayla van Loon Lilydale SES celebrated the return of the training year on Monday 30 January with the acknowledgement of its valued unit members.

Not only marking the service of members, the unit also kicked off the 60th operational year for Lilydale SES which opened in 1963 as a unit of the Civil Defence Organisation.

Giving out internal awards on Monday night, there was a well deserved retirement honour, rescuer of the year, a leadership award and an achievement award for a member of the auxiliary.

Unit controller Shaun Caulfield said it’s a positive way to start the year of training ahead and recognise the work, dedication and leadership people showed in the year before.

“It’s partly a social interaction. Some of the members might only attend two or three Monday nights over the Christmas period, so it’s a good chance for people to reconnect and have a little bit of social connection with their colleagues,” he said.

“We put a nice positive spin by recognising people’s achievements and contributions from the previous year and then jump straight back into the ‘serious’ training from next week.”

Although the SES values each one of its volunteers, Mr Caulfield said the annual awards is a great way to say thank you to the people who gave a little bit extra or went unnoticed as a high achiever.

“We value all our members, of course but without having obvious displays of appreciation, then it’s easy for people to potentially feel undervalued.

“It’s always a good thing to both informally recognise contributions with positive commentary, but also, for those larger pieces to have a more formal recognition.”

Among this year’s award recipients was Clive Watkins who took home two awards and also stepped up to the rank of section leader of facilities.

The first award was the Colin Matheson ESM Rescuer of the Year Award which recognises commitment to supporting the unit and its members.

“It’s voted by his peers who recognise him as someone who’s provided a significant contribution to the development of the unit through

Bob Mackay was presented with his National Medal for over 25 years service to the SES. Picture: SUPPLIED

Clive Watkins received multiple honours on Monday 30 January for his contribution to the Lilydale SES unit and is pictured here with unit controller Shaun Caulfield.

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dedication and skill,” Mr Caulfield said.

Mr Watkins also received the Ross Crawford Award as voted by the leadership team as a bit of a quiet achiever award.

“The Ross Crawford award is awarded by our management team, our officer group for someone who does a lot of things behind the scenes that don’t necessarily garner a lot of recognition.”

Fellow recipients of awards included Rookie of the Year, Colin Bowers, and the auxiliary Achievement Award went to Helen Falconer.

ing sure our members have the right skills and techniques to make sure we’re able to operate at that peak of our abilities and have all the right skills when we go out on the job.”

Mr Caulfield said during Mr Mackay’s active service, he held positions of management for at least 15 of his 26 years as a member of the unit and “he spent a large portion of that as one of our senior and more respected members”.

The celebrations for Lilydale SES are most likely set to continue later in the year to recognise the 60 year anniversary of the unit.

Although having retired from active duty, Mr Caulfield said Bob Mackay was honoured with the First and Second Clasp for the National Medal after 26 years of service.

Before joining the SES Mr Mackay completed years of service with the ADF, which saw him serve in the Vietnam War, adding up to a total of 40 years service.

“He held several positions in our management team, he was a deputy controller and he finished his time with us as what’s called our rescue officer.

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Evelyn Ridge residents give generous donation to CFA

By Mikayla van Loon Evelyn Ridge Retirement Village residents and social committee members have made a significant contribution to Mount Evelyn CFA to start off the year of donations.

Meeting with captain Rick Ventrella and community safety officer Geoff Dawson on Friday 27 January, social committee chairman Geoff Welsh and treasurer Rosalie Hailes handed over the $1000 donation in a small presentation.

“We had afternoon teas and raffles and the Christmas dinner and there was money left over,” Rosalie said.

“After all the expenses, we had $800 or something that we allocated but then we discussed why not put $200 into it and make the straight $1,000.”

Having previously raised funds for the CFA through events and donation tins, social committee president Tina Disney said while not the only cause the residents raise funds for, it is certainly something they want to continue.

“You appreciate our fire service so much more if they’ve ever had to come to your place and they did for me once,” she said.

“We were on top of a hill and I could hear five sirens. They came from Lilydale and Ringwood and Croydon and Mooroolbark and all of a sudden you realise what could happen but you do appreciate their work.”

For Rosalie, who has been a member of the CFA auxiliary since 1964, supporting the local brigade is important to her but more so, she said “we all rely on them, everyone in the village relies on the CFA”.

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Mount Evelyn CFA community safety officer Geoff Dawson, Evelyn Ridge social committee treasurer, CFA captain Rick Ventrella and social committee chairman Geoff Welsh were pleased to hand over and receive the $1000 donation.

Picture: SUPPLIED surrounded by trees and large paddocks, Geoff, Rosalie and Tina know the risks of fire in Mount Evelyn but also said, the village is hopefully a safe refuge point for the town’s residents should a bushfire break out.

While there have been a number of false alarms and close calls in the village itself, Geoff said the volunteer brigade have always

been responsive and dedicated to the safety of residents which helped influence the decision to donate this money to them.

“The CFA, I just think they are a fantastic organisation and I think this particular brigade is absolutely tops,” he said.

“We had a group of people here and one of them was in the CFA and they happened to

mention that during Covid everyone stopped giving donations, because nothing was happening so I guess that activated us a bit too.”

Rosalie said in the scheme of things, $1000 may not be all that substantial for the brigade but goes by the mantra “every little bit helps”. mailcommunity.com.au

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By Callum Ludwig Townships across the Yarra Ranges have a fantastic opportunity to host the community events they want to see with applications opening for the Victorian Government’s Small and Medium Events Program.

The program is focused on suburbs in outer metropolitan Melbourne like the Yarra Ranges and provides grants to help organisers to cover the costs of their events – including venue hire, performer fees, staffing and marketing.

Yarra Ranges Council Mayor Jim Child said it is an opportunity for our local event organisers to make an application for grants to assist with the costs associated with running events.

“Yarra Ranges is proudly home to a vibrant calendar of events that help enrich our community, support our local businesses, and offer exciting and unique experiences for our visitors,” he said.

“We encourage our events operators to take advantage of the grants and get in contact with Council for any guidance with necessary permits.”

Grants are available from $5,000 to $25,000 for small events (1,000 – 4,999 attendees) and from $25,000 to $50,000 for medium events (5,000 – 10,000 attendees).

“The Economic Development and Investment team regularly shares grants and programs available to our businesses from the State and Federal governments,” said Cr Child.

“We hope that our businesses’ e-bulletin, business specific Facebook page and other regular correspondence with our community support our businesses to be aware of oppor-

Small and Medium events, such as the Wandin Rotary Custom Car and Bike Show, might have a chance for a grant this year to support them.

Picture: ON FILE tunities available to them.”

To be eligible, the event must be held in a Local Government Area in Greater Melbourne and be held between 1 June 2023 and 31 December 2023.

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos said they’re backing smaller events across the city and suburbs, because more options diversifies the offering for locals and visitors alike.

“We know events deliver massive benefits to the Victorian economy and with this new program, we’re supporting more jobs and backing communities,” he said.

To find out more about the Program and to apply, visit business.vic.gov.au/small-andmedium-events-program. Applications close on 28 February 2023.

To sign up for the Yarra Ranges Business newsletter in order not to miss grant program opportunities available in the Yarra Ranges, you can sign up here: https://vic.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e5121508315e3111fb61 dcf89&id=a1a40cdcde

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Road improvement works will soon commence on a section of Victoria Road after Yarra Ranges Council approved the appointment of a contractor.

Planning to conduct pavement reconstruction, kerb and channel replacement, subsoil drainage, asphalt and line marking works, the program has been split into two stages.

The first stage will see improvements from Macintyre Lane Yering to Davidson Drive Coldstream, while the second stage will include the section from Davidson Drive Coldstream to driveway of 193 Victoria Road Coldstream.

This rehabilitation project was included as part of Yarra Ranges Council’s Capital Expenditure Program for 2022-2024 to renew the entire stretch from Macintyre Lane Yering to The Gateway Lilydale.

The first two stages of the project were put out to tender, with Silvan based contractor TDM Earthworks recommended as the suitable choice, with the cost of the rehabilitation works totalling $1.6 million.

“I’m very pleased to see this come before us tonight and I know it is a substantial amount of money, it always knocks my socks off how much it costs us to do this road rehabilitation but certainly Victoria Road has needed work for some time,” Councillor Fiona McAllister said at the council meeting on Tuesday 31 January.

“It is a main thoroughfare and with the speeds and the volume of traffic, it’s absolutely due for the rehabilitation works, so what we have before us tonight is the letting of the contract for the works to commence and the timing of that listed in the report as well.”

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“The outcome of this decision tonight… is that works can commence on the construction and rehabilitation of a road that absolutely needs it,” Cr McAllister said.

Seconding the motion Cr Andrew Fullagar said it had come to council meeting because of the high value and “needs council endorsement” and “I commend the team for their fastidious conduct of this process and I’m satisfied the right candidate has been awarded the contract.”

The motion was carried unanimously by all councillors. Yarra Ranges Council said it would inform residents and businesses along Victoria Road Coldstream/Yering of the works prior to commencement.

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Support need in the east

By Mikayla Van Loon Across the eastern suburbs a need for foster carers is growing and it’s families like the Pirie’s from Mount Evelyn who are showing it doesn’t take much to have a huge impact.

Having lived overseas in both Cambodia and Ethiopia for a number of years, Rebecca and Malcolm Pirie had always wanted to one day foster children themselves in some capacity.

“It has always been on our hearts. Seeing the need across the world in different countries, even when we lived in New Zealand as well, in the schools we were teaching at there were kids who were in foster care full time,” Rebecca said.

“We developed the heart for it, seeing there was such a need and that perhaps we were in a stable enough position to provide a safe, comfortable place for kids to come into and it just grew over time.” Returning to Australia with their three teenage children, the Pirie’s discussed the possibility of fostering children and Rebecca said her two daughters were especially encouraging of the idea. “They were really passionate about it, they were like ‘mum and dad, we should really do this, we should make sure our home is open to kids that need it’.

“We all discussed it and we actually made that decision as a family. We wanted them to be on board and to be part of that decision and what kind of care we did. So we all decided that respite would be the best way that would fit with our family.” Joining Anglicare’s fostering service, the Pirie’s set out on learning and training to open their home on weekends to children in out-of-home care who needed some respite from their situation. “[The training] opened our eyes to how difficult it could be and the experiences and the backgrounds these kids were coming from. So we were prepared for it to not be easy and for there to be difficult bits,” Rebecca said. “But I think we were more surprised, especially with the kids that we had multiple times throughout the year, that was a really enjoyable experience

Rebecca and Malcolm Pirie and their three children opened up their home for respite care after returning to Australia.

Picture: SUPPLIED for our whole family and in a way, maybe it was not as difficult as we had expected it to be.”

For the Pirie kids who are 16, 14 and 11, Rebecca said “not everyone’s always super enthusiastic” about sharing their weekends but afterwards, it’s always a positive experience for her children. “When they get here and we interact with the kids, when they leave [our] kids are always reflective of what a great weekend that was and how much they love those kids that have come. “They’ve developed really special relationships with them and they all interact in different ways.” Whether it’s jumping on the trampoline or playing soccer at the park, Rebecca said her children have really enjoyed being part of someone else’s life and sharing what they have with others.

Giving to others also has its benefits, something Rebecca said has been particularly nice to

see within her own children.

“Fostering has made our kids aware of what life is like for lots of different people. It has really opened their eyes to what some kids are going through. “These lessons have given them more compassion and understanding of their classmates and those around them. We’ve been able to have conversations with our kids about the fact that not everyone is as fortunate as we are.”

Providing a loving and supportive environment for the regular children the Pirie’s open their home to, has seen them blossom.

“It’s been a real joy for us as a family to get to know the two young children who come and stay for respite care. Every time they’re here for a weekend, I feel so thankful we’ve become carers.

“I’ve seen these kids grow in their relationships with us and develop trust. They enjoy

coming to our house now, they burst out of the car and run down the driveway – I am so happy we’ve been able to create a space where they feel comfortable doing that.” Anglicare Victoria Out of Home Care Eastern Region Program Manager Tarni Haywood said there is a growing need for more foster carers in the east.

“We currently have close to 120 active carer households in Melbourne’s Eastern Metro suburbs and surrounds, but we desperately need more,” she said. “To ease the current pressure in our local region, we’d love to recruit another 30 carer households to provide homes for children in need.” With the start of the new school year, Tarni said it can be even more important for a child to have a stable and loving environment as it can make all the difference in a child’s emotional and academic wellbeing.

“Settling into the school year is often much easier for children in a stable foster placement,” she said. “Communication between the school and foster family is more open allowing for any learning challenges to be addressed and it often has a positive effect on a child’s learning and ongoing development.” Anglicare also saw an increased number of children entering emergency foster care over the Christmas period and heading into the new year, every type of foster care will help a child in need.

“So even if carers can only help out for a weekend, or the odd day here and there, it really does make a difference,” Tarni said. As someone who took the leap into foster care, Rebecca said people can often think they don’t have the time or capacity to take it on but offering just a little bit of time is actually not as daunting as it may seem.

“People often think we’re not in the right space or it’s not the right time, or we’ll wait till.

I don’t think there’s ever going to be a right time or enough space in our lives.

“We’re always super busy and our lives are always really full. So you just have to, if it’s in your heart or something you’ve always thought about, you need to take that step and sign up.”

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Yarra Ranges Council has approved a planning application for Alchemy Distiller to expand their operations and build a cellar door, restaurant and distiller in Yarra Glen.

The approved application will allow 20 Stag Lane, Yarra Glen property to be used for a Rural Industry (Distillery), Manufacturing Sales (cellar door), Restaurant (cafe) and Licensed premises.

With the new site operational, the owners are expecting a good yield from their crops which could produce 600,000 litres of gin annually.

Owner Gayle Rees spoke for the motion and said the philosophy for the site is to grow regeneratively and sustainability and invite visitors in to see how gin is produced through farm tours and cafes.

Ms Rees likened their plans to the popular business ‘The Farm’ in Byron Bay. The site was purchased five years ago and botanical and truffle crops, windbreaks and botanicals have all been planted.

“As a venue, we feel we also offer diversity to the tourism opportunities in the shire, something little different,” she said.

“There are many tourism type farms around Australia now featuring regenerative approaches that include restaurants cafes etc, and a huge interest in craft gins – we feel the Yarra Valley will benefit from this trend.”

There were some concerns from a neighbouring property owner who spoke against the motion at the Tuesday 31 January council meeting.

Brett Wilson said he’s not against the distillery going ahead but his main concerns are around traffic, noise and positioning.

“I’m not totally against it just need it fine tuned,” he said.

Mr Wilson is concerned that the roads aren’t adequate enough to allow for buses, caravans and a higher volume of tourists, while also raising concerns over alcohol maybe playing a part in potential accidents.

The Stag Lane site.

Officers spoke on the night discussing the work that has been done to change the crossover after concerns were submitted.

The Department of Transport has delivered changes to the crossover to improve safety and move it away from other driveways.

The entertainment section and business operating hours were also reduced from the original application due to submitted concerns.

Cr Fiona McAllister moved the alternate motion, which was still for approval.

Cr McAllister said although there were objections, five letters of support were also received for the operation.

“It aligns with councils strategic direction in terms of tourism and certainly the connection back into agriculture and our green wedge areas, and having heard from the applicant in terms of the work they have done to date and plan to continue to do around regenerative agriculture, I think it is a very exciting development,” she said.

The motion was carried unanimously.

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Triumphant trees outcome

By Callum Ludwig Throughout recent years, Yarra Ranges residents have braved their fair share of natural disasters, still feeling the effects of weather events like the June 2021 storm and the 2022 floods.

Arborist and Wandin North resident David Ferrier started the ‘Treasuring Our Trees’ project in the aftermath of the June 2021 storm, seeking to salvage fallen timber and one of the first projects is almost finished at Wandin North Primary School (WNPS).

A sustainable bush tucker garden, a yarning circle, a wooden shopfront and ‘fairy houses’ are all soon to open up a new array of learning opportunities for students.

Mr Ferrier said it’s incredibly exciting and the crews working on the project are pinching themselves all the time.

“We’ve been building this for 15 or 16 months, and now we are really at the starting line, though it feels like we’ve run a marathon at this point,” he said “This is our first of five planned school projects, and we’ve got partnerships now with 18 primary schools, two kindergartens and one, maybe two secondary schools. We’re looking to build a minimum of 20 community projects.”

Treasuring Our Trees crews have worked tirelessly over the last month, working 10-hour days seven days a week to get the new area ready to open up to students.

Work started by laying down 42 tonnes of crushed rock donated by Boral in Coldstream and now, the yarning circle and first of 15 veggie boxes have been installed - one for each class in the school.

Mr Ferrier said the project will continue to help with students’ education around sustainability and its links to the environment as well as climate change and its impact on weather events like storms and floods.

L-R: Wandin North Primary School Principal Paul Bailey, Captains Chloe, Millie, Reed, Brady, Patrick and Treasuring Our Trees Founder David Ferrier in the yarning circle.

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Sustainability Captains Millie and Patrick get a feel for the carved logs.

“These events aren’t going away, they are becoming more regular. We understood the power of this program, enriching the school community and greater community through education but also providing this space for the children to learn about growing their own food and being more sustainable,” he said.

“I’ve personally been impacted by the flood event last year living in Wandin North and I’ve seen the damage from the floods on impacted properties throughout this area and up in the hills as well and the children and families are watching what’s happening up in New South Wales and Northern Victoria.”

In December 2022, the Treasuring Our Trees program opened a showroom in Lilydale to act as an educational hub, as well as a processing site in Pakenham Upper which stores thousands of trees and enables the charity to continue its operations.

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have the best opportunity to plant the seeds with the children to then continue the conversation at home.”

As well as schools across the Yarra Ranges, Treasuring Our Trees has worked with Yarra Ranges and Cardinia Council, Emergency Recovery Victoria, Melbourne Water, Rotary and the Victorian Government to help recover trees and now give them a second life.

Mr Ferrier said he is very privileged to be in a position supported by an amazing board and greater community.

“We have probably up to 50 people who support the work, with the construction and everything that leads up to it, but to be honest, we’re really trying to build an innovative pilot program,” he said.

“There’s no reason why this couldn’t be replicated in communities right around Australia after natural disasters. That’s one of the biggest strongest messages we are trying to share.”

Wandin North Primary School came about in the immediate aftermath of the June 2021 storm, with the school forced into closure as large trees had fallen across the car parking area. Mr Ferrier offered his assistance to clear the fallen trees.

Wandin North Primary School Principal Paul Bailey said it was amazing that out of his own time, Mr Ferrier came to help clean up the area and made sure it was safe.

“From then it was a relationship that continued to grow, once Dave and his team had the idea of Treasuring Our Trees, the partnership naturally developed. The timber has a story to tell and we want to empower our children to know that story,” he said.

“We’re a school that in the last couple of years has been beginning to teach sustainability and environmental sciences, but now this year, it’s really going full steam ahead with one of our teachers taking that on board. Schools

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Marti Ibrahim will be debuting at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre in her role as Saba.

The Collins family will experience some turmoil when they all come together for a birthday.

Family Values on stage

By Mikayla van Loon Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company is getting ready to present its first play of the year with ‘Family Values’ coming to the stage on 9 February.

The 2019 play by David Williamson sees the family dynamics of the retiring federal court judge and his wife play out as his three adult children come to celebrate his birthday.

Tensions bubble when the judge’s eldest daughter brings home an escaped refugee, his son becomes a Hillsong member and the youngest daughter is a border force operator who is engaged to be married to another female.

“It’s a comedy and it has lots of laughs but it sets us all up for an opportunity to have a bit of a think about some complex issues that are relevant and contemporary to where we are at the moment here in Australia,” director Ian Frost said.

Bringing together worldwide issues that are reflective of many family situations or relationships, Frost said by putting it in the “context of one family” it “makes global matters personal and relevant.”

“It makes it more easily accessible to us, when we see specific people within one family grappling with some of these issues, and each holding their own different positions, some holding on to those positions firmly and some prepared to shift and change,” he said.

With a “razor sharp” script, Frost said the humour helps break down the barriers around some challenging conversations.

As the first show Frost has directed, he said it has been incredibly rewarding to work with the cast and crew who have each brought their own personalities, concepts and unique ideas.

Phil Lambert and Lisa Upson will take to the Lilydale stage as husband and wife in Family Values.

Pictures: ALEXANDRA CARTER “I’ve been blessed with a cast who is absolutely fantastic, collectively and individually, they’ve got a lot of theatre experience between them.

“So it’s been a joy to give them structure but are able to invite their contributions as well.

It’s really been a very collaborative process.”

One of those cast members is Lisa Upson,

who plays the wife of the federal court judge, a role she said has thrown her back into the modern day after performing in mostly period pieces.

“I don’t think I’ve done a modern contemporary play in quite a long time and this is the first time I’ve used an Australian accent for a long time,” she said.

“Every other play I’ve done, I’ve had to have a Yorkshire accent or American accent or cockney accent, I’ve had a lot of different accents.”

Playing a fairly left-wing character who is supportive of protecting Saba, the refugee, Upson said she enjoyed exploring the bravery and risk-taking side of her character.

Being able to hear from an asylum seeker first hand in the lead up the play, Upson said “it was eye opening to hear her story and to realise the things her family can’t do because they don’t have citizenship”.

“I really appreciated the ability to bring this to a stage because it is still current, it is still happening in our country and it’s something that people need to be made aware of and theatre does that,” she said.

“It treads a very fine line between making a judgement and asking the question and I think that’s a tricky thing to do.

“But I hope it does that, that it asks questions, that it makes people want to know more about the situation with asylum seekers and how we look after them and how we treat them and what conditions they are forced to live under and how humane we are as human beings.”

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“While [people are] watching the show, I’m sure they’ll enjoy the comedy, the laughter and the sheer spectacle of it,” Frost said.

“But on the way home one of my hopes is there will be some rich and nuanced discussion about the idea that there are multiple different drivers in complex situations and there’s not always simple answers from those.”

Exploring the past and present with Our Towns exhibit

By Mikayla van Loon After months of research and sourcing of photographs, the Lilydale and District Historical Society (LDHS) brought its new exhibition to the public called ‘Our Towns’.

Looking back to the past at what life was like in Lilydale and the surrounding suburbs and comparing it to modern day, the display is a visual step back in time.

Officially launched on Saturday 4 February, LDHS president Sue Thompson said each member worked on a topic of interest, beginning the research in November last year.

“We had to work out a theme first and I just wanted to do something a tad different,” she said.

“But our challenge as historical societies is you have got to be relevant. We haven’t done strictly befores and afters but we’re trying to link the past and the present together.”

From the changes at Lilydale Railway Station to 1920s sporting moments, the display presents a picture of life and society a realm away from Lilydale today.

“It’s drawing on all of our collection, and then the newer ones, because you’re always taking photos we forget that when it’s tomorrow, today is history. So by getting those different photos as well we’ll put them into the collection afterwards,” Ms Thompson said.

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Lilydale and District Historical Society president Sue Thompson and Yarra Ranges Council mayor Jim Child unveiled the new display on Saturday 4 February.

Pictures: SUPPLIED At moments, a lot of research was needed to understand the context of a photograph or figure out the people within the image.

Particularly when it came to a 1935 parade, online resource Trove became an essential search tool for Ms Thompson to identify a young boy by the name of Dick Sullivan who won the Children’s Best Turn-out at in a celebration of King George V’s silver jubilee.

With the help of Ray Oliver, a to-scale mockup of the original Lilydale Railway Station has been included in the display, something Ms Thompson called the “pièce de resistance”.

“He started off as an apprentice carpenter and went into building…But he does all these drawings for us and this is the old station looking from the air.”

Ray Oliver was pleased to see his to-scale drawing of Lilydale Railway Station used as part of the display.

Another contribution from the Oliver family is a 1920s action shot of a football match being played.

“That’s a very rare photo,” Ms Thompson said.

“Considering what cameras they had, that’s why there’s some blurred bits. Ray Oliver’s great uncle Dick Oliver did a lot of photos in Lilydale and that’s one of his efforts.” mailcommunity.com.au

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Readers vote best book

By Mikayla van Loon In a year of incredible book releases, narrowing down the best as voted by the people of the Yarra Ranges has seen both up and coming writers, as well as the most esteemed make the top contending list.

Throughout the month of January, Eastern Regional Libraries received submissions from book lovers who voted for their favourite book of the year in the Reader’s Choice awards.

Preparing to announce the book of the year on Library Lovers Day on 14 February, Lilydale Library staff were excited about 2022’s outstanding year of releases.

Library manager Robin Barden said while Eastern Regional Libraries has held the Reader’s Choice awards many times before, this was the first year Lilydale had taken part.

“We love hearing what our readers enjoyed.

We love feedback and there were so many amazing books published last year,” she said.

Librarian and book lover Deb Hosking said generally the latest fiction is first off the shelves, with something like Jane Harper’s ‘Exiles’ just one of those in 2022.

“Always the popular writers that are releasing books regularly. There’s always a big waiting list for those so people were quite keen to get their name on the list,” she said.

Robin agreed that fiction is often the most popular genre but with a number of biographies and autobiographies released in 2022, some made the top contenders list for the year.

“People love reading about true stories of people’s experiences. The Hannah Gadsby book ‘Ten Steps to Nanette’ was incredibly popular.

“With fiction - crime, mysteries - people just love those. That’s a really popular genre.”

Since the release of Jane Harper’s books, Robin said there has been a shift to Australian literature, with ‘Dirt Town’ by Hayley Scrivenor

Lilydale Community Library staff Deb Hosking (Customer Community Librarian) and Robin Barden Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS (Manager) with their favourite book from 2022. 317731 also a popular read.

“I was really taken with ‘Dirt Town’, which is a book by a new Australian author. The outback noir as they call it has become really popular.

“Jane Harper and Gary Disher also write wonderful mysteries set in outback towns and this is in that genre so that was terrific.”

Understanding what people are enjoying

reading and having a compiled list of the best books as chosen by readers, Robin said, allows them as librarians to make suggestions.

“It is nice to be able to recommend things because people sometimes haven’t been reading for a while, a lot of people came back to reading during lockdown.

“We’ve had people come back and sometimes they come in and say, ‘I don’t know, can

you recommend a good book? I’d like a great story or I’d like to read about someone’s life’.

“The feedback we get means that we can think to ourselves, ‘I’ll recommend this one or here’s another one’ and give them a selection.”

Deb said during the Covid lockdowns, the library was posting books to people and often they “would exhaust an author” and have to try something new, so having a list makes it all the more easy to recommend something.

With the number of Australian authors listed in the top contenders for 2022, Robin said that can also help guide the type of author talks or events the library holds in the future.

While Deb’s favourite book of 2022 was ‘Exiles’, Robin enjoyed ‘Shrines of Gaiety’ by Kate Atkinson.

Making the shortlist for 2022 was ‘The Mother’ by Jane Caro, ‘Again, Rachel’ by Marian Keyes, ‘Dinner with the Schnabels’ by Toni Jordan, ‘Sea of Tranquility’ by Emily St John Mandel, ‘Lying Beside You’ by Michael Robotham, ‘The Paris Apartment’ by Lucy Foley, ‘The Space Between the Stars’ by Indira Naidoo, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ by Bonnie Garmus and ‘Someone Else’s Child’ by Kylie Orr. For Robin, in 2023 she is looking forward to the release of Margaret Atwood’s book of short stories and ‘Birnam Wood’ by Eleanor Catton.

Other good reads to look out for in 2023 as recommended by collections manager Lyn include ‘Happy Place’ by Emily Henry, ‘The Bookbinder of Jericho’ by Pip Williams, ‘Paris: The Memoir’ by Paris Hilton and ‘Atlas: The story of Pa Salt’ by Lucinda Riley.

Deb and Robin would like to invite everyone down for Library Lovers Day to celebrate the best book of 2022 and encourage any book lovers to join the Library.

Lilydale Library can be found at Jarlo Drive Lilydale within the Box Hill Institute campus near Point of View cafe. To find out more, visit yourlibrary.com.au

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Good and bad oils I’d love to share some sound nutritional medicine on the importance of dietary fat or lipids. I will help you understand the difference between good and bad fats and the role high quality lipids play to benefit your health and improve disease prognosis.

Your body needs high quality fat for a variety of reasons. For cellular health. The outer membrane of all cells in our bodies is composed of a fatty bi-layer that holds the contents of the cell inside and allows the transport of key signalling messengers to move from inside and out of all cells. Healthy cellular communication is key to tissue development, organ function and systemic health.

Good fats allow us to metabolise fat-soluble nutrients like vitamins E,A,D and K. Lipids keep our skin and hair healthy, promote better brain function, support cardiovascular health and keep inflammatory processes in check.

They can help with mood disorders such as depression and improve cognitive and learning outcomes. There is strong evidence to support the use of marine triglycerides (oils) to help facilitate weight loss and improve metabolic profile.

So what oils are good and what should you avoid?

Without getting too techy lets agree that an ideal ratio of Omega 3 (anti-inflammatory) to omega 6 (pro-inflammatory) should be 1:1.

Unfortunately the modern Western diet of refined, processed and factory food is more skewed toward a ratio of 1:20.

This is bad news for your health and partially helps explain the increase in metabolic and chronic health prevalence.

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Paediatric Naturopath – Healesville Poor quality veggie oils and rice bran oil apart are high in Omega 6 and are prone to going rancid.

When you ingest rancid oil it causes oxidative stress in your body and will lead to cellular damage and inflammation.

Be mindful that most processed food will have oils that do not contribute to health and wellness. However, one can be discerning when shopping and find healthy alternatives in most cases.

Healthy oils include cold pressed extra virgin olive oil, which is a better choice for cooking. It’s much more stable and tastes better too. Keep the heat low if frying and use a desert spoon of water to help reduce smoking.

Other healthy oils are fatty fish, anchovy, cod liver oil, avocado, almonds, pumpkin seed, flax seed oil and evening primrose oil.

These are rich in Omega 3.

Lastly if you are considering supplementing discuss options with your qualified health practitioner or pharmacist. This will ensure your choices are appropriate and safe to meet your needs.

What are our messages?

What sort of people of this nation, are we becoming?

Needing to leave domestic violence and gambling to future articles – not that they don’t need urgently addressing, I want to address the need for a moral compass.

A world wide problem I know, yet it applies to the villages that receive this paper - from Mooroolbark to Marysville and from Healesville to Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.

Who is leading the way by holding up a moral compass?

Kids at a very young age are seeing models of living that send bad social messages.

Some may come from within their own homes from bad parental choices and relationships. Another area of confusing mixed messages is seen in sports where kids see double standards of alcohol and gambling.

What about our young teens with so much inappropriate content on social media influencing their decisions and body image.

Someone who is flying a flag to lead the way out for girls and women is the Australian of the year 2023, Taryn Brumfitt, campaigning against the ills and negatives of body profiling for girls and women per-se.

Berne, the psychologist was just one of many who believed that children as young as four have picked up enough of what they believe to be the way life works and to run with it for years.

I previously worked with many of these former children who were still running on their 4 year old ‘script’ at 30, 40, 50 and 60 years of age. We might well wonder where the answers will come from.

What do we do?

It’s not easy, as the answer lies in a multi-faceted approach. Firstly, my belief is that we need to have good role models, which means to be modelling manhood

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and womanhood well.

We need strong principled parenting that has the ability to command respect and insist on workable and appropriate boundaries with real expectations and real consequences for disobedience, non-compliance and deception. We need to vote in morally sound politicians who really have the community’s good at heart.

We need to clean up the inconsistencies in the messages we send to young people, especially what they see on TV, and in the main, have a strong agreed moral/value compass.

Without this we are lost. Without a good model our kids may well follow bad models – second third and fourth generations often keep it going.

Without the built in moral compass, like a torch that lights the way, they may well flounder in life.

For me, I am working on the moral compass found in the Bible’s pages. Now just before you turn the page with a cuss, tell me what better way you might approach a basis for solid ground.

The wisest man who ever lived, King Solomon, wrote whole books in the bible on instruction for wise living.

It might also help to know that our legal systems, in law and government are based on the Judeo/Christian model as well.

Many Blessings as you try to be moral builder in your small corner of the world.

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Back to school!

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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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

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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The horror stories selected for this anthology are unsettling in new and innovative ways It is surprising how subtle they are, even when traditional elements such as monsters, ghosts, ancient folklore and living myths are enlisted to cause distress and dread. Unexpectedly, what haunts readers long after the reading is done is not fear but other complex emotions conveyed through the pages – sadness, regret, grief, loss, missed opportunities, and diminished hope.

Some of the more attractive stories in New Fears include “The Boggle Hole”, “Departures”, “The Abduction Door” and “The Swan Dive”, which, in their own unique ways, explore the choices (un)intentionally made and their unexpected consequences. Another outstanding story is “Dollies”, which is incredibly sad.

But this reviewer’s absolutely favourite is “The House of the Head”, an original and refreshing story featuring a family of dolls living in a dollhouse. “They were being haunted... A dead doll was haunting a family of living ones.

A broken figurine had come back, somehow, got into the house, and wouldn’t leave.”

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A review of New Fears: New Horror Stories by Masters of the Genre The beauty of reading is that however old a book seems to be, it is always brand new the first time we get to read it. Which is why books never go out of fashion.

Take New Fears – the 19 “brand new horror stories” in this 2017 collection are far from being new in terms of publishing date. Even the 21 stories in the follow-up New Fears 2 are already four years old by now.

But this anthology is still an eye-opening read. For starters, in his introduction to the book, editor Mark Morris highlights the unique quality of short horror stories. “If told well, [short stories] can retain a real sense of dread throughout their twenty- or thirty-page length, and pack a real punch.” More importantly: “All too often horror novels – perhaps because their authors feel a need to reward readers for the time they’ve invested in their work – end on a note of hope or redemption: the evil vanquished, the status quo restored. In short stories, however, there are no such restrictions, which is why short horror fiction tends to be darker and less reassuring, not to mention generally more ambiguous and experimental, than lengthier, more conventional works.”

Indeed, via New Fears, Morris wants to demonstrate how wide – how almost limitless – the parameters of the horror genre can be, with the stories gathered here showcasing an eclectic mix of styles and approaches. To this English author, known for his novels based on the BBC TV series Doctor Who, the “fearful anticipation of reading an anthology and not knowing what is coming up next” can be a thrill itself.

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Knock at the Cabin Starring Johnathan Groff, Ben Aldridge and Dave Bautista Rated M 4/5 M. Night Shyamalan is a director of extremes: his good films are great (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Split, Old) and his bad films are awful (The Happening, The Last Airbender, After Earth), with few in-between. The taut, challenging thriller Knock at the Cabin is a new addition to his good list.

While vacationing in a remote cabin, Eric (Jonathan Groff), Andrew (Ben Aldridge) and their daughter Wen (Kristen Cui) are confronted by a group of armed strangers, who claim that this family must sacrifice one of their own to avert the apocalypse. Like Old, Shyamalan’s previous film, Knock at the Cabin generates outstanding suspense with a small cast in a single location. Moreover, even the best Shyamalan films have a slightly stilted, awkward feel, and Shyamalan plays this as a strength in portraying normal people in a dark, strange situation.

A tense home invasion unfurls several layers of intrigue. Dave Bautista is the stand-out performer as Leonard, a gentle, considerate man haunted by his grim responsibility and

apocalyptic visions, and radiates authority despite rarely raising his voice. Much of the tension comes from Eric and Andrew trying to escape, outwit or talk down the invaders, but with bursts of violence and clues from the outside world, you and the family come to question if the invaders are justified.

Knock at the Cabin has some tone and pacing issues. A series of flashbacks, while touching or poignant, dilute the tension of the present-day conflict. When the invaders start ritualistically murdering each other, this really undermines their sympathetic image, and the Biblical justification late in the narrative feels half-baked.

A compelling thriller that links a family’s love with the fate of the world, Knock at the Cabin is playing in most Victorian cinemas.

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What’s on in theatres Burrinja Theatre Live on the Lawn 2023: Hot Summer Days meet Cool Summer Sounds Groove the afternoon away in the park at Burrinja this February. This mini-music festival features Alcides Net, Babagnaoush, Yusupha Ngum, and the Affia Band, and soulfunk royalty Kylie Auldist Season: Saturday February 25 at 12.p Venue The Park at Burrinja Ross Wilson celebrates 50 Years of Eagle Rock: From Daddy Cool to Mondo Rock and as a solo artist with no less than 26 ARIA Top 40 hits to his credit as a singer, songwriter and producer, Ross Wilson is one of Australia’s most awarded, respected, and well-known artists. From the legendary Daddy Cool whose 19071 number one anthem Eagle Rock smashed all previous sales records in Australia.

As a solo performer, producer and songwriter, Wilson has never been out of the spotlight. Twice inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, Wilson has written hits for Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham and Joe Cocker, and produced smash hit albums for Skyhook, Jo Jo Zee & the Falcons and Screaming Jets.

Season: Friday March 3 at 8pm.

Bookings: (03) 9754 8723 CPP Community Theatre CPP Community Theatre advises that the CPP A Capella Choir rehearsals have commenced.

If you would like to be involved or have any questions please email choir@cppcommunitytheatre.com.au.

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Theatre sports improv competition February 11.

A Play in a Day (or two) February 24 and 25.

Theatre Trivia: March 10.

Wanted Directors: Volunteer Positions: Experienced and emerging directors for 2024 or 2025 seasons. email for an expression of Interest form Playsekection@ekthamkittletheatre.org.au If you are interested in being considered as a director for 2024 or 2025. You are invited to nominate one, two or three plays for consideration, and to provide some basic information about your proposal and about your expected availability. This invitation includes our Youth Production submissions.

ELT will be announcing their new Play Selection Committee Convenor in the New Year. However ELT aims to develop its 2024 playbill and to do at least preliminary planning for 2025 by mid-2024.

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SUPERB RIVER FRONT LIFESTYLE CAPTURING the essence of rural living on an appealing 16 acres (approx.) this impressive property seamlessly blends lifestyle, location and privacy in a superb package that promises immeasurable appeal.

Surrounded by established gardens and perfectly placed to make the most of the views that you will never tire of, the expansive single-level home delivers a relaxing private paradise.

Showcasing an impressive list of features including: · Solid 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom residence, · Enticing patio, that encompasses the whole home, · Separate 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom studio that is an ideal B&B opportunity, · Prime access to the Watts River with an abundance of wildlife, · Access to the property via 2 road frontages, · Generous double garage with under house storage or wine cellar, · Well-appointed central family kitchen, · 5 separate fenced paddocks ideal for horses or other livestock, · Generous size lock up garage/workshop, · Fully fenced orchard with a good variety of trees, Despite the secluded environment and peaceful setting, the property is less than an hour from Melbourne and a short stroll into the vibrant bustling Healesville township. For those looking to balance the benefits of a rural lifestyle without the 24/7 commitment that can come with larger properties, this

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For sale by Openn Negotiation, an online flexible terms Auction system and is open to

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HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 2 Clive Avenue, HEALESVILLE Description: 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 6 garage Price: Price guide $1,955,000 - $2,150,000 Inspect: Private appointment and scheduled open for inspection Contact: Gary Lucas 0407 595 113, MARK GUNTHER FIRST NATIONAL REAL ESTATE

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IDYLLIC ACREAGE WITH IMPRESSIVE HOME WITH over 1 acre of wildlife-welcoming landscaped gardens highlighted by meandering pathways and bridges over beautiful ponds, this property is truly something special.

Fully fenced and featuring a sealed drive, triple garage, workshop, wood shed, veggie beds, and more, inspection promises to impress at this exceptional Hills home.

This beautiful brick dwelling with extensive under-house storage offers comfortable family living for one fortunate family. The foyer branches to the formal lounge and dining area with large fire, vaulted ceilings, a stylish bar, and quality carpet underfoot.

The kitchen with Bosch and Westinghouse appliances and custom glass splashback overlooks a versatile meals area/family room that leads out to the expansive covered deck.

With easy access to the lower level firepit area with bespoke curved accent wall, this property is primed and ready for plenty of entertaining.

The focus on family comfort is also apparent in the smartly situated bedrooms.

The main bedroom is a highlight with a stylish shower ensuite, walk-in robe, and adaptable reading room/study or idyllic nursery.

The carpeted family bedrooms with builtin robes share a luxurious bathroom with dual sink vanity and relaxing freestanding tub. Add to this a second study and this home also opens options for extended family living or a superb work-from-home space.

With additional highlights including solar power, cubby house, and a lifestyle location near local townships and picturesque Birdsland Reserve walking trails, this property is a rare find in this tightly held pocket of premier homes. Plan your viewing today. · Landscaped 4,323sqm (approx.) fenced property with triple garage and workshop · Immaculate family home with open plan living and dining with deck access · Kitchen with quality appliances overlooking a versatile dining area/family room · Beautiful bedrooms including main with ensuite, walk-in robe, and reading/room study or ideal nursery · Lifestyle location near bus and train transport, Birdsland Reserve, and Belgrave Heights Christian College ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 227 Mt Morton Road, BELGRAVE HEIGHTS Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $1,200,000 - $1,320,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Brad Conder 0422 639 115, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE 16

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MODERN LIVING WITH PEACEFUL CHARM A STUNNING location and presented to perfection inside and out, this property is sure to please, situated on the tranquil Little Steavenson river and set on a park like setting on 1 glorious acre (approx) it’s paradise in your back yard.

The home is modern, spacious and offers plenty of space for the growing family with 3 bedrooms all with built in robes including a walk-in robe and ensuite in the large main bedroom.

Multiple living zones with a lounge/ living and family/meals dining area offer

plenty of space for everyone, entertain outside all year round with a family size covered entertaining area overlooking the picturesque and colorful back yard.

Beautiful established gardens and an array of flowering trees, plants, shrubs and a king size veggie patch, a double carport/ garage plus a huge separate lock up garage with loads of space perfect for the cars, boats and the caravan. A very special property in a very special location, offering the ideal relaxed country lifestyle, it’s a place you won’t want to leave. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 1 Waters Place, BUXTON Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $790,000 - $860,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: David Carroll 0419 539 320, BELL REAL ESTATE - YARRA JUNCTION, 5967 1277

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This special & unique family home offers a spacious living room with a wood heater & split system, wellequipped kitchen, 2 generous sized bedrooms on the ground floor & parent’s retreat with tree top views & ensuite upstairs. Other additions include entertaining deck which overlooks the beautiful, maintained gardens, lock-up garage plus workshop & carport.

Price Guide $870,000 -

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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This architecturally designed home on 1 acre (approx), features a large open plan living & dining area, modern kitchen & generous master with ensuite. The 5 bedrooms have views across the gardens upstairs, plus a 3rd stylish family bathroom & guest bedroom downstairs. Outside there is a covered entertaining area, plus a double carport.

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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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COMPLETE PRIVACY, WALK TO TOWN NESTLED amongst established gardens and located within walking distance to the thriving Gembrook township the home offers complete privacy whilst still enjoying the convenience of having everything at your fingertips.

Set on an impressive 4,556m2 (over 1 acre) mostly flat block, the home is ideal for the growing family and is calling for you to add your personal touch. The home boasts a spacious living room that is flooded with natural light and enjoys garden views and features a wood fire for those cooler evenings. The adjoining dining room and kitchen is complete with breakfast bar, great cupboard and bench space and stainlesssteel appliances including dishwasher.

There are four bedrooms in total, the master is complete with full ensuite whilst the remaining three bedrooms are serviced by the family bathroom.

The great sized laundry completes the residence. Special features include ducted heating, timber floorboards and great storage throughout.

Entertain with ease in the massive paved and covered outdoor entertaining, with views across the garden, this space offers complete privacy for you and your friends and family.

The kids and furry family members can run and play on the expansive lawn areas whilst you kick back and relax in the outdoors.

For the toys and tools there is a double garage under roofline as well as excellent secure off-street parking for trailers/ caravans/boat etc.

This is one the whole family can love and enjoy, inspect with absolute confidence. l

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 55 Gembrook Road, GEMBROOK Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $900,000 - $990,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Justin Barrot 0438 683 781 and Brittany Barry 0412 861 094, BARRY PLANT, EMERALD 18

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A SERENE SANCTUARY OF OVER ONE ACRE OFFERING the best in rural living combined with all of the conveniences of modern living, this spacious brick home is nestled on 4063m2 and will allow you to make the most of a private and picturesque setting.

Built for the current owners and offered for sale for the first time, there are multiple living areas to cater to every occasion including an L-shaped lounge and dining room with large windows that allow views over the property, meals/family room with doors that lead out to the covered and paved outdoor entertaining area and an enormous rumpus room with a built in bar that is ideal for entertaining.

The hub of the home is the kitchen which is fitted with Miele wall oven, gas hotplates and dishwasher, plenty of cupboards including appliance cupboard and a view over the enclosed rear yard.

There is also a large studio that would suit an artist, hobbyist or work from home situation. this area also has a powder room

for your convenience.

Four bedrooms upstairs cater to the needs of a growing family, the master has a modern ensuite and the family bathroom also boasts a stylish upgrade.

An additional powder room services the two downstairs areas. Ducted gas heating, evaporative cooling and bamboo flooring are just some of the added bonuses.

A full length verandah offers another vantage point to enjoy the surrounds while you make the most of Sunday brunch.

Featuring your own lake that is surrounded by colourful flowering annuals, the scene is set for you to spend time relaxing with family and friends as you watch the variety of native birds that visit or perhaps read a book in the tranquil setting.

Situated within easy reach of everything that the friendly township of Monbulk has to offer including Monbulk Secondary, public transport, major supermarkets and cafes.

This is sure to be a family favourite. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 35-37 Rankins Road, MONBULK Price: $900,000 - $990,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218, BARRY PLANT, EMERALD

Healesville Real Estate would like to welcome Jodie Anastasio to our team.

Jodie has 17 years experience in Property Management in the Healesville area and is a widely recognised and respected identity and professional throughout the Yarra Valley. Many of the staff at Healesville Real Estate have enjoyed the privilege of working with Jodie previously and look forward to the opportunity of working alongside her once again.

The wealth of local and industry knowledge that Jodie brings to our team will allow us to continue to offer a premium level of service to all stakeholders (Residential Rental Providers, Commercial Landlords, Renters and Commercial Email: healesville.rentals@eview.com.au Phone: 0447 883 829

Tenants) as we continue to grow our property management department.

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ABSOLUTELY STUNNING FAMILY HOME THIS home is fantastic.

Be greeted by manicured front gardens, and very neatly presented road frontage in the wide leafy street. Enter the home to the wide central hallway and high ceilings throughout and experience year round comfort with the ducted gas heating and a split system air conditioner.

With an expansive master bedroom complete with walk through robe and large ensuite complete with corner spa bath, shower and toilet. There is a large formal lounge room/media room at the front of the home. The hallway then flows through to a formal dining room with French doors to a decked area, before cleverly opening up to an open plan kitchen, dining and lounge room area.

The kitchen has stainless steel appliances including a gas cooktop, oven, rangehood and dishwasher. Enjoy entertaining utilising the large island bench as your guests soak in the light filled surrounds and privately hedged rear yard before stepping out onto the vast rear entertaining deck.

There are 3 bedrooms towards the rear of the home, all of generous proportions with built-in-robes and utilising the family bathroom which has a bath and shower and then an independent toilet. The laundry has built in cupboards and separate entry to the rear yard.

There is also a double lock-up garage attached to the home which allows access through to the rear fully fenced yard.

This property has it all so don’t miss out - call to arrange a private inspection today.

Call Aaron Day 0407 365 994 or Brennan Mileto 0422 996 451.

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

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P 5968 6222 311-313 Main Street Emerald

3 Luke Place, Guys Hill, Beaconsfield

$745,000 - $785,000

4 Lisheen Road, Cockatoo

Private & well positioned with a lovely view! 5 Mins to Berwick!

What an opportunity! Expansive 6 bedroom family home, with huge shed on 1/2 an acre!

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

Brennan Mileto M 0422 996 451

This is an amazing family home. With 6 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms, offering the possibility of sharing a multi-generational home/dual occupancy. All bedrooms have BIRs & carpet. Master bedroom has an ensuite. The further two bathrooms contain both a toilet & shower. The larger bathroom offers a corner spa bath. The kitchen has a 900mm electric oven & gas stove, & overlooks the lounge area & rumpus room. This home features high ceilings, ducted heating, ducted vacuum, wood fire, air conditioners & a rear deck that is 9m*12 m & fully covered to facilitate all year around entertaining.

The garden has fruit trees, a dedicated dog area, chicken yard, & a paved area. There is under house storage and a brand new massive 9m * 11m, 4 car shed with concrete floor & 4m high walls.

Aaron Day M 0407 365 994

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Brilliantly located 3 bedroom home in the heart of Gembrook!

Absolutely stunning family home, luxurious and spacious!

This 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom family home in a prime position on a leafy street, is close to the vibrant Gembrook main street, playground, shopping amenities, skate park & primary school. The kitchen is complete with stainless steel appliances, gas stovetop, electric oven, rangehood and dishwasher.

The kitchen, dining and lounge room are open plan, with carpet in the lounge & neutral toned tiles in the kitchen & dining, with both a split system and gas ducted heating keeping the home cosy.

All three bedrooms are a generous size with built in robes, and utilise the family bathroom which contains both a bath, shower and toilet. There is an additional toilet located near the laundry, with the laundry offering direct access to the backyard. The backyard has a lovely covered entertaining deck and a single car garage/workshop. The backyard is private and fully fenced.

Enter the home to the wide central hallway & high ceilings throughout, featuring ducted gas heating & a split system air conditioner. The master bedroom has a walk through robe & large ensuite complete with corner spa bath, shower & toilet. There is a formal lounge room/media room at the front of the home. Then a formal dining room with French doors to a decked area. Then an open plan kitchen, dining & lounge room area at the rear. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances including a gas cooktop, oven, rangehood & dishwasher & island bench. There are 3 bedrooms towards the rear of the home, all with BIRs & utilising the family bathroom with a bath & shower & then an independent toilet. The privately hedged rear yard has a vast rear entertaining deck. There is also a DLUG attached to the home which allows access through to the rear fully fenced yard.

Aaron Day M 0407365994

Brennan Mileto M 0422996451

Aaron Day M 0407 365 994

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ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY SELDOM in your life do you get the opportunity to live in a breath-taking luxury home. At every turn you’ll be astounded by the remarkable architecture and quality… and then there’s the panoramic mountain and valley million dollar view where you’ll watch beautiful sunrises, remarkable storms and romantic sunsets.

Soaring ceilings and gleaming polished floors greet you at the entry and then as you enter the main living space your senses are struck from every direction; the incredible kitchen with Caesar stone bench and soft close drawers, the wall of windows to the view, the outdoor tiled veranda with four panel folding doors, the timber staircase to the mysterious loft study with balcony…so much to take in.

Also enjoying the view is the spacious master bedroom offering a luxury ensuite with double walk in shower and bath, one of four bathrooms at the property. Two more additional bedrooms also offer bathrooms and extra study and living spaces. Just when you think there couldn’t possibly be more, there’s a fully self-contained studio with large living space, bedroom and bathroom.

Your expectations are fulfilled by the many extras including integrated reverse/cycle ducted heating/cooling system, 8 speakers throughout living and veranda, fitted wardrobes throughout, gutter guard, plumbed fridge space, security doors, concrete driveway to extra wide double garage, fully landscaped, gas powered generator back up system, NBN connected and much more.

This is a property where everyone who visits is astounded and never wants to leave.

A once in a lifetime opportunity, call Tony 0419 870 513 or Samantha 0438 795 190 to book your inspection or check available open times. Be quick. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 51 McOwan Crescent, YARRA JUNCTION Description: 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $890,000 - $970,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Samantha Price 0438 795 190 and Tony Fanfulla 0419 870 513, BELL REAL ESTATE - YARRA JUNCTION, 5967 1277 22

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P 5967 1277

3407 Warburton Highway, Warburton

51 McOwan Crescent Yarra Junction

$890,000 - $970,000

2457 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction

49 Eileen Grove, Woori Yallock

$650,000 - $715,000

Once in a lifetime opportunity!

Prime position family home with beautiful views

Soaring ceilings and gleaming polished floors greet you at the entry and then as you enter the main living space your senses are struck from every direction; the incredible kitchen with Caesar stone bench and soft close drawers, the wall of windows to the view, the outdoor tiled veranda with four panel folding doors, the timber staircase to the mysterious loft study with balcony. Also enjoying the view is the spacious master bedroom offering a luxury ensuite with double walk in shower & bath, one of four bathrooms at the property. Two more additional bedrooms also offer bathrooms and extra study and living spaces. Just when you think there couldn’t possibly be more, there’s a fully selfcontained studio with large living space, bedroom & bathroom. This is a property where everyone who visits is astounded and never wants to leave.

This desirable family home offers a stunning northerly mountain vista, a fabulous outdoor entertaining area, 2 renovated bathrooms and much much more! Perched beautifully on this gorgeous parcel of land, the home showcases the landscaped gardens and allows vehicle access to the large backyard where you have a double carport, shed with concrete floor, veggie garden, large open spaces for the kids to play and a brilliant outdoor entertainment zone where you will no doubt spend countless hours! The much-loved home is in beautiful condition and you will just love the views from the master bedroom which also provides a modern and stylish ensuite and walk in robe. The original kitchen is in great condition and is open plan with the family room, where you have access to the renovated family bathroom and bedrooms 2 & 3.

Tony Fanfulla M 0419 870 513 Inspection:

By Appointment

Samantha Price M 0438 795 190

7 Grandeur Drive, East Warburton

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Private Oasis amongst the gum trees!

Exquisite gardens, mountain views and character!

Lovely and leafy this private and in touch with nature property is surrounded by towering gums, stunning filtered views and is a beautiful place to call home in East Warburton. You will adore sitting on the front deck overlooking your own mountain vista or maybe retreat to another private entertaining area at the back with a glass of wine in hand to enjoying the serenity. This home oozes charm with a gorgeous country kitchen, bathroom complete with claw foot bath and original floor boards throughout. A cozy crackling wood fire for the winter months is pride of place in the lounge and gives a perfect ambience to your new lifestyle. This 3 bedroom home offers much to the astute buyer looking for their new lifestyle change, weekender or investment.

This charming Cape Cod style home is nestled into beautiful cottage and edible gardens and provides a large north facing front porch that captures the stunning mountain views. The home offers 3 adorable bedrooms and a beautiful light filled study or 4th bedroom, with the added bonus of a spacious external studio; ideal to work from home or use as a further living area. The main living room is warm and enticing, the quirky kitchen zone will inspire the creative cook in you, provides a place to dine, and has a light filled space to sit and read and enjoy the views to the gardens. The home is full of storage, as every little nook and cranny has been well utilised, and outdoors you will be super excited to see 2 lock up garages, extra gated car parking and also a space that could be ideal to park a caravan, boat or trailers. This home is one out of the box and is sure to tug at your heart strings.

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LOCATION, LOCATION THIS stunning property is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It offers an abundance of space, privacy, and tranquillity. Located in a highly soughtafter pocket of Mount Evelyn, it is close to the Warburton Trail and Lilydale Lake.

The home features four bedrooms and two bathrooms and a powder room.

The formal lounge is spacious and there is a family room, rumpus room and formal dining.

The kitchen is large and well-appointed with stone bench tops and meals area and there is an additional kitchenette.

Outside, the property boasts two 12 x 6 metre sheds, and a double carport.

There is plenty of room for a pony or two and the 4.5 acres of land offers an ideal spot to enjoy the peace and quiet.

Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your own private oasis. l

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 74 David Road, MOUNT EVELYN Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage Price: $1,750,000 - $1,795,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Bill Verhagen phone: 0417 371 987, email: bill@integrityrealestate.com.au, INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE 24

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MAKE YOUR NEXT MOVE WITH INTEGRITY

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71 Pinoak Drive, Yarra Glen

$750,000-$775,000

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$1,750,000-$1,795,000

5 Monarch Close, Kinglake West

$1,450,000-$1,500,000

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$600,000-$650,000

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$980,000-$1,020,000

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9730 2333

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2/38-40 Bell Street Yarra Glen | 201 Maroondah Hwy, Healesvillle | 1/2 Kinglake-Glenburn Rd, Kinglake 12588819-JW06-23

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SECLUDED AND PRIVATE LOCATION LARGE, spacious and filled with an abundance of sunlight, this quality, craftsmanship built, 1980’s family home captures all that was great from such a wonderful era.

Spanning over 2 levels of living space, the versatile floorplan has been extremely well designed and offers 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 3 separate living areas.

There’s certainly enough space for everybody.

Whether you use any of the bedrooms as home office set ups, or potential Air B&B income from the lower level space, this home has the ability to adapt and grow to your every need.

Offering not only the convenience of gas ducted heating throughout, there is also a charming wood heater in the relaxed living area as well as an open fire taking centre stage in the main family room.

Adjoining both living spaces is the stylish kitchen offering epic views. Expansive benchtops, a walk in pantry and breakfast bar, complete the space, giving a relaxed and comfortable place to enjoy a coffee, a meal or just great conversation.

Exposed beams, timber panelling and floor to ceiling windows make this home truly inspiring for those who simply love this era of design or those appreciating the light and space it offers.

Enjoy the valley and treetop views from the covered deck, with direct access from both the kitchen and family room.

A large 2 car garage with internal downstairs access also has its own separate driveway entrance and connects to a large amount of under house storage. An additional storage area is ideal for a wine cellar, but could also be perfect for those who need extra space.

Outside, the circular driveway leads to a separate carport and front entry foyer, with surrounding paved areas. Cute pathways meander around the ½ acre property where you can also find a pottery or artists studio, beautiful gardens and extra parking.

On a quiet no-through road, within walking distance to the local primary school, bus stop and the Belgrave South shopping hub, this secluded family property offers enough room for everyone in a sought after, tightly held location. l

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 19 Cambridge Street, BELGRAVE SOUTH Description: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 garage Price: $1,250,000 - $1,360,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Sharyn Chandler 0439 882 442, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE 26

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We ’ r e h e r e t o h e l p FOR SALE

48 Belgrave-Gembrook Road BELGRAVE STYLISH UPDATES AND SPECTACULAR VIEWS

$780,000 - $850,000 3A1B3C

This stylishly updated residence set on a sprawling 1,831sqm (approx.) block with wonderful valley views, veggie beds, cubby house, and terraced lawn area, offers move-in readiness in a magnificent location. This renovated home’s interior will impress with a modern rustic aesthetic.

FOR SALE

227 Mt Morton Road, BELGRAVE HEIGHTS

$1,200,000 - $1,320,000

IDYLLIC ACREAGE WITH IMPRESSIVE FAMILY HOME

4A2B2C

With over 1 acre of wildlife-welcoming landscaped gardens highlighted by meandering pathways and bridges over beautiful ponds, this property is truly something special. Fully fenced and featuring a sealed drive, triple garage, workshop, wood shed, veggie beds, and more, inspection promises to impress at this exceptional Hills home.

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

Sam Adamson

Brad Conder

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

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

FOR SALE

4/6 Pleasant Road, FERNTREE GULLY PRIME POSITION WITH SWEEPING CITY VIEWS

$490,000 - $520,000 2A1B1C

FOR SALE

$680,000 to $740,000

1 Leslie Street, BELGRAVE

3A1B1C

MOVE-IN READY HOME

With options to start out, scale down, or supplement your property portfolio, this neatly presented unit promises to make any new homeowners proud. With sweeping views straight through to the sparkling city lights, this unit is truly something special.

This move-in ready residence merely moments from Belgrave village offers the best of Hills living near the heart of town. Set to a backdrop of serene leafy views on a sizeable 1,211sqm (approx.) natural landscape with single carport and fenced yard, this property is the perfect entryway into this picturesque location.

Sam Adamson

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

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Montrose Cricket Club is making the push for Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS finals. 304389

Jacob Crowe was unstoppable for the Third XI against Chirnside Park taking 8/15.

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Cheyne van Koll 56*, Conrad Ratcliffe 51 and Josh McCallum 49 really put Warrandyte to the sword. Montrose declared 9/309 and had 5 overs to bowl on day one. Cheyne van Koll started with some aggressive bowling, getting a wicket first ball of the Warrandyte innings and after 5 overs having them 2/9. The consistent pressure bowling on day two paid off as Montrose rolled Warrandyte for 192 off 74

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The boys dug deep and a partnership between Damian Ford and Max Cron got the team to 5/136 and with 5 overs to go they needed 30.

A couple of cameo performances from Jake Smith and Brad Felstead got the boys over the line with 3 balls to spare, keeping their season alive. Stand out performances with the bat Damian Ford 63 not out and Max Cron 27.

Fifth and Sixth XI’s both had losses this week but find themselves both in finals contention.

Stand out performances Leigh Marshall 1/20 and 28 and Nathan Robbins 37. Andrew Gibson 46 and Gary Mangnall 39. Both teams have a good run to the end of the season and hope to be playing finals.

The Women’s team got back on the winners list, travelling to Warrandyte on Sunday to play.

Warrandyte batting first set a total of 9/148 with the pick of the bowlers Grace Pearce 4/19, Charli Stevens 2/14 and captain Keltie Blake 2/20. The ladies were confident they would be able to chase that down and that they did. Passing Warrandyte with 4 overs to spare 2/149. Pick of the betters Tammy Pearce 44 not out and Grace Pearce 37. The ladies find themselves a real finals chance but have a big match versus Norwood this week at home.

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The Third XI were the highlight of the round at Montrose Cricket Club, needing to win to have a chance of playing finals and playing the fifth team in Chirnside Park. Losing the toss and they were asked to have a bowl in the 35-degree heat. Chirnside Park started well until Jacob Crowe came onto bowl in the 20th over and got the first wicket 1/42. Jacob dominated the Chirnside Park batting lineup getting 8/15 off 15 overs including a hattrick. The Wolves bowled Chirnside Park out for 90 in the 48th over. Having 32 overs to bat, the run chase started well, losing Nathan Rees 34 in the 11th over as they were 1/55. A stumble through the middle order had Montrose 5/86 at the close of play. They ended up being bowled out for 135 on day two and sent Chirnside Park back in to chase an outright result. The game finished up with Chirnside Park 3/140 in the second innings. The Third XI are now third on the ladder with two tough games to come.

First XI had a trip to Lilydale with both teams on the same points. They lost the toss and had to bowl in hot conditions. Lilydale started slowly but to their credit had a good day with the bat amassing a large total of 8/274 from their 80 overs. Pick of the bowlers for Montrose Cooper Grigg 3/27 and Juddy Perkins 2/24. The run chase started slowly as early wickets cost them. Being 6/88 when Michael Edwards 30 was dismissed the total looked all but out of reach. The boys fought hard, ending up being bowled out in the 76th over for 196. Juddy Perkins backed up his form with the ball and finished with 56 and Oscar McCallum a gallant 35 not out at number 10. The Wolves will shake this off and go again next round versus top of the table North Ringwood.

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A successful weekend

By Ronen Erulkar With rain hitting the eastern suburbs on Friday night and Saturday morning, this saw the washout of Lilydale’s U10s, U12s, U16s and U18s teams. On Saturday afternoon, only four teams took the field with the 5th XI having a bye and the 6th XI being abandoned due to poor ground conditions at Kinley Oval.

The First XI successfully defended their first innings total of 274, bowling Montrose out for 196 with a handful of overs to spare. Shifran Muthalf backed up a first innings century with 5/61 off 26.2 overs. He was supported by Nathan Thompson (2/30) and Angus Adamson (2/36) who both contributed to a solid win on the day.

Our Second XI also defended a large first innings total of 289, bowling Wonga Park out for 161. Bailey Humphrey (3/44) and Quinton Hodgkinson (2/42) led the way with the ball, and all other bowlers contributed with 1 wicket each.

The Third XI faced a strong Yarra Glen First XI team in a one day game. In the first innings, they could only manage 9/144 with Trent Davison the mainstay scoring 44. Yarra Glen chased the total down in 29 overs, with Bailey Gray (3/16) and Birra Whyman-Coombes (3/49) the main wicket takers.

Our Fourth XI had a big win against Chirnside Park, with captain Daniel Barker making a magnificent 108 to lead us to 5/219. In reply, they held the opposition to 9/161 from their allotted overs, with Daniel Barker (2/14) and Braeden Anthony-Digby (2/22) the main wicket takers.

On Sunday, the Stage 1 girls team took on Eastfield at Benson Oval. Eastfield batted first

The ball was coming straight for a catch. and made 105, and in reply we made 80 runs.

On the Saturday 18 February Lilydale Cricket Club has its major draw from 7pm at the clubrooms, with tickets still available for sale.

The following week on Saturday 25 February is the Ladies Day fundraiser, which this year is raising money for the Ronald McDonald House Charity.

With a handful of games to go in the home and away season, all teams will be looking forward to some good cricket in the coming weeks with many teams pushing into finals.

Lilydale Cricket Club’s First XI defended their first innings against Montrose.

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State Championship Gold and club records tumble

By Jamie Strudley Yarra Ranges Athletics had 18 teams compete at the 2023 Little Athletics Victoria State Relay Championships, held at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday. After qualifying through region championships one of our largest ever teams to a state championship showed the Yarra Ranges competitive spirit and sportsmanship over a long day of relay action.

No less than seven teams finished in the top ten for their event with the standout performance coming from our U14 Girls Medley relay team winning their final and taking out the state Championship in a new record time.

The team of Tanaya, Kayla, Emily and Zoe dominated the race and were deserving winners. Full club results from the State championships are: 15 Girls 4x200m: 2:06.06 (13th); 14 Girls Medley Relay: 2:29.36 (1st); 4x100m: 55.71 (7th); 13 Girls 4x100m: 57.16 (11th); 12 Girls 4x100m: 61.43 (22nd); 10 Girls Medley Relay: 3:15.67 (14th); 4x100m: 65.56 (13th); 4x200m: 2:22.25 (11th); 9 Girls Medley Relay: 3:24.40 (9th); 4x100m: 71.77 (16th); 14 Boys 4x200m: 2:02.19 (14th); 10 Boys 4x100m: 62.26 (8th); 4x200m: 2:14.06 (8th); 14 Mixed 4x200m: 1:55.00 (10th); 9 Mixed 4x100m: 68.84 (16th); 10 Mixed 4x100m: 65.32 (18th); 4x200m: 2:14.61 (6th); 11 Mixed 4x100m: 61.49 (20th) Saturday afternoon saw over 400 athletes from throughout Victoria compete at Morrison Reserve in round 9 of the AVSL competition., which included sprint hurdles, 100m, 400m, 1500m 1500 and 3000m walk, Shot Put, Discus, triple Jump and Pole Vault.

A fantastic turnout of Yarra Ranges Athletics athletes resulted in a comfortable team win in our division cementing a spot in the finals in a few weeks time.

Standout performances were from Mitch Mullens again breaking the club 100m record, this time into a reasonable head wind and Open Men and Open Women 4 x 100m relay records. We also had a venue record for Pole

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Duncan 12.73 (-1.1); Liam Russell 12.83 (-1.1); Bailey Van Bert 12.96 (-1.7); Hamish De Wit 13.63 (0.3); Joseph Johnston 13.95 (-4.0); 100m: Craig Hewitson 14.30 (-1.1); Michael Willey 14.31 (-1.1); Oscar Payne 14.53 (-1.0); Mitchell Pointon 14.84; Bradley McMeeken 18.28 (-1.0); 400m: Mitchell Mullens 52.28; Liam Russell 56.81; Bailey Van Bert 57.84; James Laven 60.46; Max Savill-Bentley 62.09; Joseph Johnston 63.90; Mitchell Pointon 65.41; Michael Willey 70.96; Bradley McMeeken 86.89; 800m: Noah Wright 2:01.4h; 1500m: Harry Norman 4:05.0h; James Laven 4:09.6h; Max Savill-Bentley 4:10.0h; Angus Norman 4:13.3h; Mitchell Pointon 4:55.2h; Craig Hewitson 5:37.3h; Michael Willey 5:38.0h; Bryan Ackerly 6:37.3h; 4x100m: (Craig Hewitson, Mitchell Mullens, Liam Russell, Bailey Van Bert) 48.92; (Ash Almond, James Laven, Mitchell Pointon, Michael Willey) 54.02; Discus: Ash Almond 25.65m; Lucas Taylor 25.08m; Mitchell Pointon 20.22m; Craig Hewitson 19.80m; Michael Willey 13.53m; Shot Put: Lucas Taylor 9.69m; Ash Almond 8.80m; Craig Hewitson 6.98m; Triple Jump: Ash Almond 10.41m; Liam Russell 10.88m; Craig Hewitson 7.24m; Mitchell Pointon 8.65m;; Pole Vault: Lucas Taylor 2.15m; Liam Russell 1.55m; Mid week we had several athletes competing at the Box Hill Burn, results below: 1000m: Mia Strudley 3:17.09; 5000m: Harry Norman 14:37.67 Olivia Twining 17:54.27; Katrina Winger 18:47.20; The wet and very cold conditions forced us to cancel the round of Little Athletics on Saturday morning. We get to do it all again this weekend from 8.00am Training is available to all club members on Tuesday & Thursday evenings from 5.30pm.

Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and encourages all athletes of any age or ability. If you, or someone you know, wants to join in the Little Athletics fun registration is at www.lavic.com. au. 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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U14 Girls winning relay team after scoring the gold at the State Championships.

Picture: YARRA RANGES ATHLETICS Vault with Joel Pocklington (Box Hill) jumping 5.00m to win his event. We also welcomed two new members to their first competition for Yarra Ranges. Welcome to Briggette Rice and Hamish De Wit. Club AVSL Results are: Women 100m: Ashleigh Rooke 13.71 (-0.1); Sarah Rollo 14.47 (-1.2); Sasha Carroll 14.84 (-1.1); Ciara Willey 14.76 (-0.8); Rori Jones 15.09 (-1.2); Kathi Hewitson 17.81 (-4.1); 400m: Rori Jones 65.74; Katrina Winger 66.99; Ciara Willey 68.22; Bonnie Morris 70.43; Ashleigh Rooke 70.56; 800m: Kristina Nackovski 2:36.33; 1500m: Katrina Winger 5:01.7h; Brigitte Rice 5:05.0h; Bonnie Morris 5:17.7h; Ciara Willey 6:02.6h; Sarah Rollo 6:36.9h; Emilie Garside 8:04.5h; 100m Hurdles: Sasha Carroll 21.38 (+0.0); 80m Hurdles: Kathi Hewitson 20.00 (+0.0);

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