Mountain Views
Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
Not our first brush with pandemic
Salute to our Anzac heroes
Sport will never be the same
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With Covid-19 forcing strict social distancing restrictions and the closure of local businesses, the Star Mail has been out and about capturing a sense of what life is now like in our changed world. Pubs and clubs are closed, those shops still operating have strict procedures to keep people apart and playgrounds and tourist attractions are closed to the public. As John Lennon once crooned, these are strange days indeed! Open up to pages 6-7 for a gallery of images that reveal how the pandemic has impacted local communities.
Push to play on By Russell Bennett
reason provided by clubs in returning - a sentiment shared by the league.” But it should be noted that the commission and clubs alike share the view that a return to play will only happen if it is safe to do so, and if clubs are financially able. “75 per cent of senior clubs indicated they wish to return in 2020, with 21 per cent unsure, depending on costs,” the statement read. “96 per cent of clubs indicated they wish to return (this season) if costs are reduced.” Continued page 17
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plan around a return to play will be finalised, before it’s presented to clubs for feedback on 1 May. AFL Outer East expects final announcements on the 2020 season following the State Government’s current State of Emergency period, which has been extended to 11 May. “There is a strong desire from clubs and Outer East to return playing football and netball this year,” the joint Outer East statement read. “The wellbeing and social benefits to players, supporters and club members was the key
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AFL Outer East remains committed to a return to play in 2020. Region general manager Aaron Bailey along with commission chair Tony Mitchell released a detailed statement to competition stakeholders on Friday afternoon, outlining their stance and their reasoning behind it. The Covid-19 pandemic has rocked many throughout the broader community to their core when it comes to both their financial security, and physical and mental wellbeing.
So, accordingly, Bailey and Mitchell have announced that any return to play in AFL Outer East football and netball will only take place if it’s feasible for the majority of clubs. “The health and wellbeing of players, coaches, umpires, volunteers, and associated stakeholders remains a priority,” the joint statement read. Their commitment to return, they say, is “a position strongly shared by our clubs”. The AFL Outer East commission will next meet on Tuesday, 28 April where a detailed
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Defibs up and running By Romy Stephens Public access defibrillators are now available at Community Bank branches in Warburton and Yarra Junction. A defibrillator has been installed adjacent to the ATM at the front of each of the branches and is available for use at all times. Upper Yarra Community Enterprise chair Rodney McKail said the defibrillator installation is a way to help give back to the community. The initiative is part of the 20th anniversary celebration of community banking in the Upper Yarra region this year. “When our team discussed a significant way we could say thank you to our community
for their ongoing support, providing 24 hour access seven days a week to this life-saving technology clearly aligned with the values of our Community Bank,” he said. “The ATMs are an appropriate place to site these defibrillators as they are well known locations that are central, well-lit and provide the added security of CCTV. “Community is the cornerstone of our Community Bank philosophy. What a fantastic way to exemplify that.” The defibrillator project is a joint project with the Ambulance Victoria team at Yarra Junction led by team manager Shaun Caulfield.
“It shows a great community partnership between our own local Community Bank branches of Bendigo Bank and our own local branch division of Ambulance Victoria,” Mr Caulfield said. “That we are coming together to help reduce the toll of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by improving access to defibs is fantastic, as we know they do save lives. “It would be great to return to the defibs located at either of the Warburton or Yarra Junction branches five years from now and find they have not been used, but it is comforting to know they are there and accessible 24/7 if they are needed.”
A wide view of the defibrillator at Warburton.
Yarra Glen woman charged after cops stop stolen car A 21-year-old Yarra Glen woman was among those charged after Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives allegedly located drugs, firearms and a stolen car in Hallam on 11 April. Patrolling officers from the Dandenong Frontline Tactical Unit identified a stolen car displaying false plates outside a Princess Highway motel about 2.45am.
Police seized the car and later executed a search warrant at the motel where a man and woman were arrested about 10am. Detectives also located what is believed to be methamphetamine, GHB, a quantity of cash and keys to the stolen car. Upon searching the car, it is alleged two firearms, ammunition and suspected stolen
goods were found. A 21-year-old Yarra Glen woman was charged with two counts of possess drug of dependence. She was bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 6 July. Police charged a 30-year-old Frankston man with traffick methamphetamine, traf-
fick GHB, theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, possess a controlled weapon, two counts of prohibited person possess firearm, three counts of possess ammunition without a license and commit an indictable offence while on bail. He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 12 April.
VEC gives tick of approval for extensive ward changes By Romy Stephens The Victorian Electoral Commission has recommended adjustments to most wards in the Yarra Ranges Shire. The final report for the municipality’s subdivision review was released on 15 April. It suggested boundary changes should be made to Billanook Ward, Chandler Ward, Chirnside Ward, Lyster Ward, Melba Ward, Ryrie Ward
and Streeton Ward. Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately said the changes will ensure each voter is represented fairly at the next election. “These recommended adjustments will help uphold the principle of ‘one vote, one value’ for the upcoming local council general elections,” he said. A subdivision review considers the location of ward boundaries within a council to
ensure each voter is fairly and equitably represented. Adjustments are recommended so that the number of voters represented by each councillor is within 10 per cent of the council average. According to the VEC, key features of the local council were researched and public feedback was considered when making its recommendation.
The final report has been forwarded to the Minister for Local Government, Adem Somyurek, for consideration. If accepted, the new ward boundaries will take effect at the local council general election in October. The Yarra Ranges Shire Council subdivision review final report, including a map illustrating the recommended changes, is available at vec.vic.gov.au or by calling 131 832.
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We are all in this together On Wednesday 8 April, the House of Representatives sat for the second time since the Coronavirus has changed so much about our lives, community and nation. On each occasion we had fewer Members attending in order to meet the distancing requirements. The vital business was to legislate the Federal Government’s initiatives that will deliver record levels of spending to support millions of Australians. We have seen some heartbreaking stories of families losing loved ones here, as we have watched with horror, the destructive power of the virus in other nations; reminding us what we are all trying to avoid, and why we need to keep doing what we have been doing. Our National Cabinet comprising the Prime Minister, State Premiers and Territory Chief Ministers has been working extremely well. Our health officials and those on the medical frontline have been exceptional, as have other workers in vital areas. At the time of writing, it is clear the health strategy and the tough measures are working. The number of new cases each day is falling in line with the public’s adoption of virus avoidance measures we now all know. For so many individuals, families and business owners, this is a time of shock and great difficulty. That’s why the Federal and Victorian
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Federal Member for Casey Governments acted swiftly and in unison with a range of initiatives and payments to assist people until life returns to something more approximating ‘normal’. As always, my office is there to assist those of you navigating the many programmes and assistance measures. Don’t hesitate to call or email and we’ll do everything we can to help provide the information you need. Equally, your local State Members of Parliament and the Yarra Ranges Council can assist on matters for which they are responsible. Clearly, the sooner we get on top of the health crisis, the sooner we can work on the restoration of our economy. “We are all in this together”, is a phrase that is often used, but on this occasion, it is true at every level: family, community, nation, and internationally. I wish you and your family all-the-best. Re-
member, by working together and doing the right thing, you will stop infections and help save lives. I would normally see a great many of you
on Anzac Day, but whilst we can’t meet at services this year, we can still take the time to pause, reflect and remember those who have served our nation.
Healesville’s First Nations artists unite for workshop A printing workshop for the community is being organised for later this year by a group of First Nations artists. The United Mobs in Art (UMIA), a collective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in Healesville, received a grant this year from Yarra Ranges Council's Grants for Community. The grant was awarded to participate in fine art printing workshops and share these skills with the community. A group of UMIA artists participated in two workshops, with the first held at the Australian Print Workshop in Fitzroy and second at Candlebark Farm near Healesville. Artists included Aunty Kim Wandin, Nikki Browne, Jillian Duff, Merilyn Duff, Jamielee Edwards, Megan Prout, Jo Voce, Kelvin Thomas and Jacqui Wandin. Ms Browne is a UMIA member and Bidjara woman and said "the result for us as a collective was amazing." "The workshops allow people of all levels of experience to create incredible works of art," she said. "I'm looking forward to sharing the skills we learned with the community in the future, through workshops aimed at bringing people together in a safe, supported and nurturing environment for everyone." Hearth Galleries curator and manager, Chris Joy, said the prints from these first workshops had generated huge interest from community members wishing to purchase
UMIA artists. locally-made artworks. She said that UMIA was now planning a textile printing course for the community later this year, based on the skills learned in the APW workshops. Ms Joy said an exhibition of fine art prints and textile printing would also be organised for later in the year, with both events timing to be determined by State and Federal Government Covid-19 restrictions. UMIA was formed with the goal of providing opportunities for intergenerational skill sharing and cultural capacity building.
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Killer flu has been before By Anthony Mcaleer
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Mount Evelyn RSL's Anthony McAleer. 192993 tion and a list of names were taken of volunteers willing to work as nurses or cooks or to even make furniture. Another 15 cases were reported over the next month in the district with one little girl, Beatrice Leahy, becoming a fatality. She would be the only local fatality. In fact the precautions and treatments organised lo-
cally were instrumental in stopping the disease from spreading more extensively and the school never ended up being used as a hospital. In this case the Shire was relatively lucky as Victoria recorded over 3500 deaths. To come so soon after the end of the war was a depressing blow to an era the world had long looked forward to.
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As school students throughout the Yarra Ranges stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is not the first time this has happened in our history. One hundred and one years ago, in January 1919, all schools were ordered closed until further notice as the area became affected by an influenza pandemic known as the Spanish Flu. The 1918-1919 Spanish Influenza pandemic is regarded as one of the world’s worst natural disasters. At the time it started and began to spread, there was no cure for it and with the movement of troops all over the world it soon spread to almost every country. Symptoms included temperatures of 103 degrees, intense nausea and a dry cough as the lungs clogged with blood, foam and mucous. The disease was both fatal and highly contagious. The exact death toll is unknown, but it is estimated to have been between 40 million and 100 million people worldwide - a greater toll than that resulting from World War I. Twelve thousand are known to have died in Australia from the disease. Those who had waited long for the war’s end with an optimism for the future and a hope that life would settle down after the hostilities would have their dreams shaken in those early months of peace. The disease was most likely brought into the country by returning servicemen who had succumbed to the disease. In fact during 1918 and 1919 32 local soldiers had been hospitalised overseas with the disease while 12 of them died from it. Despite quarantine precautions on all ships arriving in Australia, the epidemic spread to the civilian population. Locally, the first case recorded was the Lilydale Assistant Station Master who was stricken down with the symptoms in late January 1919. Over the next week 13 other cases were reported in the shire with six coming from Mt Dandenong. A municipal consultation was held fairly quickly with the Shire Health Officer, Dr Arthur Syme, deciding to prohibit public meetings and social gatherings of more than 20 people and he ordered all schools to be closed. Church services, however, were exempt providing gauze masks were worn by those attending. At the National Bank in Lilydale all staff took to wearing masks and equipped themselves with sprays and inhalants. Dr Syme also arranged for free inoculation centres to be organised at Lilydale, Montrose, Wandin, Silvan and Monbulk with over 400 residents going along to be inoculated. The new Elementary High School building in Lilydale, due to be opened that year, was altered to provide possible hospital accommodation for any serious cases that should occur and a busy gang of local workmen refitted the school room and organised for gas and water to be laid on. The local Red Cross branch moved into ac-
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Covid-19 life in pictures The past few months have seen society turned upside down due to Covid-19, with impacts extending right through to the Yarra Ranges and surrounds. To help paint a picture of how the community has been forced to change since the pandemic first began, the Star Mail sent out photographers to capture images of local towns. These pictures reveal how virus restrictions have closed down communities and changed everyday life as we know it.
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Massive fatberg a warning on wipes Yarra Valley Water is calling on Melburnians to be mindful of what they flush down the toilet after a 42-tonne fatberg was discovered. This follows a surge in wet wipes, rags, tissues, paper towels and sanitary products being flushed in recent weeks. The fatberg weighed two tonnes more than the average petrol tanker and took workers nine hours to dislodge and remove from a sewer in Wallan. The number of wet wipes, rags and other non-flushable products getting stuck in the sewer system is up by 20-30 per cent across Yarra Valley Water’s service area in Melbourne’s eastern and northern suburbs. Wet wipes don’t disintegrate once flushed and often rope together causing blockages. Fatbergs are created when wet wipes congeal together with fats and oils poured down the drain, causing huge blockages and damage to sewer pipes. Yarra Valley Water managing director Pat McCafferty said that wet wipes and anything other than toilet paper should not be flushed. “People often buy wet wipes in good faith thinking that they are flushable as advertised. In fact, they don’t break down in the sewer system and can create expensive plumbing problems for customers sometimes up to $1000,” he said. “If things keep going as they are, over the next six months we’re looking at increased maintenance costs of up to $1.6 million for repairing the damage caused by sewer blockages and fatbergs.” Wet wipes, tissues, sanitary products and rags should be placed in the bin after use and securely and hygienically tied up and disposed of. According to Yarra Valley Water, fatbergs cost nearly $1 million in an average year, largely due to the 650 tonnes of wet wipes and rags
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Yarra Ranges’ ‘power’ move for climate By Romy Stephens Yarra Ranges Council could soon become a renewable energy retailer, as it continues to search for new ways to reach net zero carbon emissions. The council was part of a team that proposed the idea of a council-owned energy retailer at a Cities Power Partnership council hackathon event earlier this year. The event was designed to get councils thinking about innovative solutions to the climate crisis. It saw teams propose ideas that could help take their communities to net zero emissions. Yarra Ranges joined forces with the City of Yarra and Wyndham City Council and their idea was voted the ‘judges choice solution’. Yarra Ranges Council sustainability officer
Julian Guess said the proposal was still in the “ideas stage” but had the potential to bring huge benefits to the local community. “At the moment many of our electricity retailers generate profits and they’re sent outside of the municipality,” he said. “It’s keeping the income and profits much more local and if Council owned or partowned a retailer, then those profits could be reused within the community. “The idea is that it’s a profit-making entity... As well as being able to transition communities to net zero emissions.” Mr Guess said the proposal could also allow for Yarra Ranges Council to become an energy provider, particularly through proposed solar farms on old closed landfill sites in the region. The idea is that it would help create an easier path for businesses and residents to adopt
renewable energy, particularly those that might be renting their premises or don’t have viable access to renewables. Mr Guess said no money or resources have been committed to the idea yet, but discussions are in full swing. “The small group of councils that are currently discussing this will be firming up this proposal in the coming months,” he said. “If it looks good we will take it back to our individual councils. “It’s quite an exciting discussion to have and it could transform the electricity industry.” The Cities Power Partnership is Australia’s largest local government climate network, made up of 125 councils from across the country, representing over half the population.Yarra Ranges Council has been part of the coalition since 2018.
EPA hopes for clearer picture of the valley The installation of air quality monitors in the Yarra Valley is expected to help with understanding the health impacts of planned burns in the region. At a Yarra Ranges Council meeting on 24 March, councillors unanimously moved to write to Energy and Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, requesting air quality monitors. Yarra Ranges Mayor, Richard Higgins, said the letter followed a request from local General Practitioners (GPs), asking for the monitors to better understand the health impacts of planned burns near Warburton and Healesville. The Environment Protection Agency has since installed monitors in the region. “In Yarra Ranges, we are well above the state average for hospital admissions and deaths for vaccine-preventable pneumonia and influenza,” Cr Higgins said. “Our community’s health and wellbeing is mailcommunity.com.au
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New air quality monitors are expected to help understand the health impacts of planned burns near Warburton and Healesville. critically important, especially during the Covid-19 situation, and the last thing any of us would like to see is residents being hospitalised for illnesses that can be prevented. “We know that planned burns are an essential part of forest fire management and reducing bushfire risk, but we requested that the State Government increase its communica-
tions about planned burns to the community so vulnerable community members can take appropriate action. Cr Higgins said it was good to see a quick response towards the pressing need. “When you have a combination of vulnerable residents and nearby planned burns in the heart of the Yarra Valley, relying on air quality data from Mooroolbark simply isn’t good enough,” he said. “We’re very thankful that the State Government has acted quickly to install these monitors and know that they’ll be useful for community members and GPs alike.” The Council motion also requested the State Government consider the use of Healesville Hospital for a Covid-19 testing centre, and the potential of reactivating the old Warburton Hospital for response to the virus if necessary.
Maintenance works are now complete at the Warburton Highway and Wellington Road intersection in Wandin North. The 200-metre section has been structurally restored including asphalting and repainting road markings as part of the State Government’s road maintenance blitz. Road safety and TAC Minister Jaala Pulford said the $462,500 investment will help motorists who travel along this section of the Highway enjoy a smoother and safer journey. “We are getting on and delivering road safety upgrades right across the state - including in Wandin North.” “It’s all part of our massive maintenance blitz which is seeing hundreds of kilometres of roads right across greater Melbourne rebuilt, strengthened and upgraded.” Eastern Victoria Region member Harriet Shing said the upgrade is vital for road safety in the region. “Although traffic levels are significantly lower at the moment as people stay at home, the completion of this upgrade is a big part of our ongoing work to improve the safety and amenity of roads around the area.” Motorists can check what other road works are happening in their area and how they’ll be affected at vicroads.vic.gov.au.
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Victoria Cross recipient, Lieutenant William Donovan Joynt in 1919. Pictures: COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
Victoria Cross recipient, Lieutenant William Donovan.
tock on 26 August and evacuated to England. He was initially recommended for the Distinguished Service Order but the recommendation was upgraded to a Victoria Cross. His award was published in The London Gazette on 27 November 1918. Joynt was promoted to captain in October and posted to AIF Headquarters in London in March 1919. In February 1920, he returned to Melbourne and was discharged from the AIF in June. He later accepted a soldier-settlement lot in Berwick. Joynt was a pioneer of colour printing in Australia, forming the Queen City Printers Pty Ltd in Melbourne. He formed Colarts Studios Pty Ltd, but that business failed during the Depression. He continued as a printer for over 60 years. He became a Freemason in 1924, acted as a special constable during the 1923 Melbourne police strike and became a life member of the Naval and Military Club. An inaugural member of Melbourne Legacy in 1923, Joynt helped lead the campaign to have Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance built. He served in the militia between wars and was promoted to major in February 1930. William married Edith Amy Garrett, a nurse,
at Hawthorn on 19 March 1932, but they had no children. Mobilised once more in 1939 when World War II broke out, he commanded the 3rd Garrison Battalion at Queenscliff, then moved to Puckapunyal in March 1941. From June 1942 he was camp staff officer then quartermaster at Seymour camp and was finally placed on the retired list as an honorary lieutenant colonel on 10 October 1944. William was a member of the Old Melburnians, the alumni of Melbourne Grammar School. The society represents all past students of Melbourne Grammar. It is primarily focused on providing ongoing support to the school as well as maintaining links and friendships for past students. The society was so important to William that, before he died, he willed his original medals to Melbourne Grammar. “William was an old boy of the school,” said Andrew Brookes, current President of the Old Melburnians. “I think he was encouraged by an archivist at the law institute to will his medals to Melbourne Grammar, which he did. He had no children and wanted the medals to be on display, not tucked away in a vault somewhere after he died.” Joynt and his wife Edith purchased the former home of legendary artist Tom Roberts at
Kallista until they had built their own home nearby. He was a member of the Emerald RSL and wrote three autobiographical books: To Russia and Back Through Communist Countries (1971), Saving the Channel Ports, 1918 (1975) and Breaking the Road for the Rest (1979). His wife Edith died in 1978 and William Donovan Joynt VC died on 5 May 1986 at Windsor. He was the last Australian VC recipient from World War I to pass away and was buried with full military honours in Brighton cemetery in Melbourne. Joynt’s name appears on the Victoria Cross monument at Springvale cemetery in Victoria. The Emerald Football Club present the Donovan Joynt Medal for the best and most courageous player on the field in the Anzac Day clash every year. After William died, Melbourne Grammar received all of his medals. Mr Brooks said the school and the Old Melburnians thought it would be fitting to display them in the sanctuary of the Old Melburnians War Memorial Hall. To this day, the medals are still there. “They’re a focal point for Anzac Day commemorations every year,” Mr Brooks said. “We have the Anzac service in the hall and normally refer to the medals. The students are remarkably respectful, they don’t speak as they enter and leave the hall, walking past the medals. “They reflect on the importance of the medals and what it means for a person to be awarded a Victoria Cross. I think they understand the significance of it.”
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William Donovan Joynt was born on 19 March 1889 at Elsternwick in Melbourne, Victoria. He was the third son of Irish immigrant Edward Joynt and Victorian-born Alice Woolcott. William attended Grange Preparatory School in South Yarra, then Melbourne Grammar School. He worked in office jobs for a few years before heading north in 1909. In the years before World War I began, William Joynt travelled to Rockhampton in Queensland. He worked on farms and at labouring jobs around north Queensland then moved to Western Australia to work his own land at Yarloop, until his potato crop died. He moved to Tasmania, digging potatoes on Flinders Island until hearing of the landings at Anzac Cove at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Joynt had already served two years as a corporal in the militia with the Victorian Rifles, so within months of enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in May 1915 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was sent to the 8th Battalion in Broadmeadows, Victoria, and then sailed for Europe on 5 April 1916. Joynt joined the 8th Battalion in the field in France on 25 July 1916. On 30 September at a place called The Bluff in the Ypres sector, Belgium, Second Lieutenant William Joynt was shot in the shoulder during a raid on German trenches. He was evacuated to England, was mentioned in despatches that October and promoted to lieutenant in December. In January 1917, he rejoined his battalion and saw action in the second battle of Bullecourt, Menin Road and Broodseinde. On 25 September 1917, at the Battle of Polygon Wood in Belgium, William’s older brother Gerald was killed in action while fighting with the 57th Battalion. On 23 August 1918, now 29 years old, Lieutenant Joynt took charge of his unit after his company commander had been killed. He led his men forward to support the leading battalion which, on approaching Herleville Wood, had lost all their officers, become disorganised and were pinned down by heavy fire. Joynt reorganised the remnants of the battalion and got them moving. He quickly identified the position in the dense woods on his flank where the enemy fire was coming from. Dashing out in front of his men, he spurred them on and inspired them into a full-frontal bayonet attack on the woods. He overran the enemy, captured the position and took more than 80 prisoners. The fighting moved on to Plateau Wood, where he and his men were involved in horrible hand-to-hand fighting, but they turned the enemy’s ‘stubborn defence into abject surrender’. William was seriously wounded in the but-
In these extraordinary times, we should not forget those who paid the ultimate sacriice so that we may live and be free. Let us commemorate the ANZAC spirit in our homes and in our hearts. This ANZAC Day, more than ever, we will remember them. Lest We Forget.
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Pioneer family’s sacrifice By Garry Howe Anyone who has ridden or walked the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail of late would have passed a row of 18 trees lining the site of the old Wesburn railway station. Each carries a plaque recognising the 18 men who would have embarked at that very spot to head off for the adventure of the Great War over a century ago, but never made it home. One name stands out above the others, by sheer weight of numbers. The sacrifice made by the Buller family is marked on four consecutive trees - three brothers and their cousin cut down in the prime of their life. Their grandfather arrived in Melbourne from London in 1858 and moved to the district in 1863. He built the first school and ran a local hotel and general store that was also a Cobb and Co coach station. The Warburton Hotel in Wesburn has just reverted back to its original name. It was known for a period as Buller’s Hotel and in more recent years the Sam Knott Hotel. When he died at 67 years of age, he was the president of the Upper Yarra Shire Council and the local newspaper recorded that “Mr Buller was a man of the stamp that builds nations and countries and districts and such a man Warburton can ill afford to lose...” The first of the Buller boys to fall in battle was John Alexander, one of four men buried in a trench when a high explosive shell hit in August 1916. His body was never recovered and his name is included at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France. Arthur Archibald Buller died from head wounds on 11 May 1917 and was buried in France at Grevillers British. The third of the brothers, Private Charles Buller, of the 57th Australian Infantry Battalion was killed from shell wounds to the head near Ypres on 19 September 1917 and buried, along with eventually nearly 11,000 others, at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Their cousin, Archibald Edward Buller, was hit by fragments from a German shell at on the afternoon of 18 April 1918 and reported later that he was taken, still conscious, to a dressing station. He succumbed to the ghastly wounds to his back, abdomen and buttock the following day. His descendent Jolly Read wrote in 2015 for the Mandurah Mail that they buried him, with a Christian service, in a small military cemetery just across the French border in a flat Flanders field that stretched out into the distance over an area defined during the war as the Ypres Salient. He was only one of two Australians buried there among the other 770 Allied soldiers’ graves. “His final resting place was a far cry from where he had spent 18 years growing up surrounded by the peaceful high country on the upper reaches of the Yarra River, bounded by lush, tall forests of mountain ash,” Ms Read wrote.
Sergeant Arthur Archibald Buller was wounded in action near Bullecourt in France on 10 May 1917 and died of his wounds the next day, aged 22.
Charles Edward Buller died of wounds received in action near Ypres on 19 September 1917.
John Buller was killed in action near Pozieres in France on 8 August 1916.
The old Warburton Hotel. When Archibald died just six months prior to war’s end, his brother, Albert, was 19. “Bert” moved to Western Australia, according to Ms Read’s report, where he took his new bride to what was then the outskirts of wheat and sheep country to establish a farm at Bruce Rock that today is still run by his grandson. He exchanged valley life for a large acreage of sun-bleached land dotted with mallee and scrubby, granite outcrops. He apparently rarely spoke of his dead brother or cousins, and perhaps that is why he left Victoria to start a new life in the West far from his boyhood memories. When his first child, a boy, was born in 1925, he named him Archibald in remembrance. The Wesburn Avenue of Honour was opened on Anzac Day 2016. Others remembered at the site are John Brady, Archibald Dick, John Dick, Francis Gilbee, Frederick Grainger, Ronald Hansen, Henry Herrod, Pryce Jewell, Joshua Johnson, Desmond Morris, William Morris, Richard Scully, Allan Stone and William H.N. Wear.
The Buller House and Barn have high local significance for their relatively early dates of construction. They have significance, too, for their associations with the pioneering Buller family and particularly with E.J. Buller, first owner of the Warburton Hotel and first Upper Yarra Shire President. Buller died in 1908 at Nyora, his Wesburn residence, where he had lived with his family from about 1887. West Warburton was renamed Wesburn in February 1925. Picture: HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA
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A respectful stance By Romy Stephens Anzac Day might look vastly different this year, but that doesn’t mean communities can’t commemorate the important occasion. Current Covid-19 restrictions means public dawn services and marches have been cancelled, but local RSLs are encouraging people to still get involved. Whether it be standing out the front of driveways at 6am or observing a minute silence at some point throughout the day, there are plenty of ways for locals to pay respect. Monbulk RSL president Bill Ford said he will sound The Last Post and Australian Anthem from the steps of the RSL at 6am on Anzac Day.
He encouraged residents to listen out and do whatever they could to commemorate the occasion. Mount Evelyn RSL member Anthony McAleer encouraged people to watch a livestreamed Anzac Day service. “Although the Mount Evelyn RSL won’t be conducting any ceremony, there will be streaming on Facebook of a single Dawn Service at the
Shrine of Remembrance,” he said. With volunteers unable to sell Anzac Day badges this year, Lilydale RSL encouraged people to keep an eye out for badges on sale at shops and businesses that are still open. Like many around the country, Emerald RSL and Upwey Belgrave RSL have drawn inspiration from a simple idea. “At dawn, people can stand on their front porch or their nature strip with a candle and recite the Ode,” longtime Emerald RSL figurehead and former president Peter Maloney said. “If everyone does that in Emerald that morning it’ll be such a moving scene, particularly if - as encouraged - they play The Last Post.”
Anzac Appeal moves online Still pay respects RSL Victoria’s annual Anzac Appeal will move to an online campaign in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was made to not undertake a traditional face-to-face fundraising effort with volunteers selling badges shortly before the Victorian Government announced stage three restrictions. RSL Victoria CEO Jamie Twidale said “the Anzac Appeal is the RSL’s biggest fundraiser of the year.” “It’s when our hardworking volunteers usually sell Anzac badges on streets right across Victoria to raise money for our veteran support programs,” he said. “Our volunteers won’t be fundraising on the streets this year. But Australians will be able to make an online donation.
“Money raised through the Anzac Appeal will go where it always has - to fund vital services for veterans and their families.” RSL Victoria president Dr Robert Webster said that Covid-19 had increased the need for the RSL to raise funds to support veterans and their families. Dr Webster said “Many of our veterans will be doing it especially tough. Some will be struggling with social isolation, physical and mental health problems,” he said. “The longer this pandemic goes on, the more acute the needs of our veterans become. “Please show your support for those who have made sacrifices for us.” Donations can be made at anzacappeal. com.au.
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Anzac Day is an important day for Australians. It is a day to pay our respect to the men and women who served, fought and ultimately gave their life to allow us to live safely in our country. This Anzac Day will look different to our usual tradition. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, local services have been cancelled. This does not mean we can’t pay our respect in other ways. You can stand in your driveway at 6am and take a moment of silence, play a game of two-up or call your relatives and friends who you may usually share this day with. Lest we forget. Cindy McLeish MP State Liberal Member for Eildon
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Right now we are facing the most significant challenge and threat to our way of life since World War II. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and it will change how we observe one of our nation’s most sacred days this year - Anzac Day. There will be no marches, no parades and no gunfire breakfasts or games of two-up at your local RSL, but Anzac Day has not been cancelled and we will continue to pause this year to honour our servicemen and women. Australians are at their best when we come together to support one another and while we cannot physically gather to commemorate the service and sacrifice of our defence personnel, we can show them our respect. Whether it’s a solitary driveway tribute, baking Anzac biscuits, a small ceremony with your household, sharing a message for our service personnel, or watching the televised service from the Australian War Memorial on the
morning of 25 April, I encourage everyone to pause, reflect and say a simple ‘thank you for your service’. Teach your children about the importance of the day and the service of the original Anzacs as well as the service of the almost two million Australians who have served over more than a century. Think of those who are currently serving, both in Australia and abroad. And reflect on the more than 102,000 who have died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations whose names are inscribed on the walls of the Australian War Memorial. Anzac Day is now more important than ever and we will remember them. Lest we forget. Darren Chester MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel.
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Remember them 105 years ago, the Anzac legend was born. It’s a story of Australians and New Zealanders being thrust into an impossible situation against insurmountable odds. For eight gruelling months under constant fire, our ANZACs held their ground on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Tragically, more than 8,000 Australians did not return. In these extraordinary times, we should not forget those who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live and be free. Let’s commemorate the courage and resilience of the Anzac spirit in our homes and our hearts. This Anzac Day, more than ever, we will remember them. Lest We Forget. Bridget Vallence MP State Liberal Member for Evelyn
Stand apart, stay together Today we are all impacted by Covid-19. We must look out for each other, making sure our neighbours and families are okay. We need to keep our children occupied and active during their time at home. And we need to accept this challenge with a positive frame of mind. In this time when we must stand apart we must, like in times of war, stand together more than ever. Of course my great concern is for the welfare of our veterans, particularly those like myself who are getting-on in years. The cancellation of Anzac Day services and our traditional Anzac Day marches in town and cities across the country is a blow to all Australians, but none more so than to veterans. We will miss the camaraderie, the old mates we see rarely, and the chance to share our pride with family and friends. But life will and must go on. For veterans that means the work we do to look after each other must continue. This is a time of year when the local chapters of our charities are normally on your streets and in shopping centres with their badges and knick-knacks to raise funds to look after veterans in their communities. Most local veteran charities decided not to fundraise in public, even before the latest social distancing measures. Our ageing volunteers are at a higher risk from this virus. But veterans are not a group to give up without a fight. We will push on and stay ready to support our mates and families in need. Times are tough for all and the charities supporting veterans are no exception. They need your help. While we cannot go onto the streets this year, we can go online. I ask that you go to www.DiggersTribute. com.au and see how we can keep the spirit of care for our veterans a part of this Anzac Day. These are trying times but it is in Australia’s nature to stand tall and united in adversity. That is the Anzac spirit. Keith Payne VC, National Ambassador, Diggers Tribute. mailcommunity.com.au
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Triple treat for Don By Cynthia O’brien Heyfield to Healesville takes approximately 2.5 hours, but the trip home on 17 April seemed a lot quicker for Don Rhodes. Don came to the greyhound track with three runners and returned home with the perfect record of three winners. The treble was made better by the fact that he also bred the litter of Blazin’ Bomber x Silver Salute youngsters and owns them all. First to fly the flag was Wow Anna in Race 2. After exiting box eight she crossed the line with almost half a length up her sleeve in 17.09 sec. Two races later Don was at it again when Electric Mick, starting from box one, and taking full advantage of the rails run, ran a little quicker (16.91) and saluted the judge with a length to spare over the field. The final of the litter treble came in the fifth event of the day when No Tickles made no mistake starting from box seven, working his way through the field and racing away to win by 1.3 lengths in 16.89. This win gave No Tickles a hat trick of wins at the track and put the icing on the cake for a great day out. Under the current Covid-19 social distancing protocols there was no crowd in attendance to applaud Don on his triple treat, but nothing could wipe the smile from his face
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DOWN 1. Music you may have on (6). 2. The two names taken from birth (5). 3. Dance apace (7). 4. If, in the right, there’s a split (4). 5. Bet the soldier will go in to get the cap (5). 6. Flushing at the “Hello there!” (7). 7. How the fish-balls were given top one at Wimbledon? (6). 13. The child, otherwise, will be taken to a place in London (7). 15. Went with, unsheathed (4,3). 16. Dull people from the backwoods (6). 17. Announces to the nations (6). 19. Give to, making a charge (5). 21. At the wrong end, tear off the name (5). 22. The head could be French (4).
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Fans, players, and club members alike will return to a completely different sporting landscape following the Covid-19 pandemic. 179445
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Sport won’t be the same By Russell Bennett Sporting clubs right across the nation need to be prepared for what’s coming. As the world continues to come to grips with the magnitude of the Covid-19 pandemic, its sporting codes - both at professional, and community level - are planning for their return at some stage in 2020. In making that call, they’re rightfully following the advice of the various government and health bodies. But there’s a stark reality facing some clubs that a return this year, to a drastically-reduced season - could cause much more financial harm than good. Influential West Gippsland footy figure, Cora Lynn’s Terry Dillon - through his company TD Solutions Sports Administration - has developed the ‘Community Football Covid-19 Financial Assessment Tool’ in conjunction with the AFL. The AFL has then forwarded it to all community clubs across Australia, and it’s been shared with all state sport and recreation departments across the nation. Effectively, it’s designed to help clubs clearly understand the effects that the coronavirus could have on their financial bottom line. While there’s currently a working group in place conducting a Victoria-wide review into the salary cap and points systems in light of the pandemic, Dillon’s personal view is that caps should drop from 65 to 75 per cent across the state. Dillon said a statewide, proportionate salary cap shift is “critical”, and explained why. “Playing half a season doesn’t mean clubs get half the revenue,” he said. “We’d all love for the season to proceed given the obvious community benefits, and the return to normality it would provide. “There’s no one who wants footy and netball to return this year more than me, but there’s a greater risk for many clubs’ viability if mailcommunity.com.au
Terry Dillon presents to football clubs. the season proceeds. “If we don’t take the hard line here at the current time there will be more clubs in financial trouble than not at the end of either this year or next. Sadly - some won’t recover.” TD Solutions has predicted that up to 80 per cent of clubs won’t be ready for what’s to come, and a good percentage of those will end up in debt. Dillon also predicted a participation dropoff of sorts, with the retirement of some senior players likely hastened by the new environment. “AFL Victoria has a difficult job in balancing regional clubs’ need for players to travel to play, and their own viability,” he explained. “And there’s a need to protect regional clubs. “There’s an argument for zero player payments for 2020 if the season does begin. There are just too many unknowns. Drastic times require drastic measures.”
While Dillon acknowledged that would cause a huge adjustment for players and coaches at a community level, he said there’d be a short-term impact on the game for a longterm benefit. At one stage this year, TD Solutions sampled 30 community football netball clubs in a span of 45 days. Incredibly, 25 of those were in debt. “Two thirds of clubs were already under financial pressure pre-coronavirus,” Dillon said. “So what about now, or post-corona?” Dillon urged all clubs to utilise the Community Football Covid-19 Financial Assessment Tool - to identify the shift in financial models moving forward, and to plan accordingly. “Complete the free model and find out where your shortfall is,” he said. “Act now, and get moving. “80 per cent of clubs have not done a budget, post-Covid-19. That is a red flag for all community clubs. “We need to focus on the long-term survival of clubs, but the next 12 months is a critical period.” Based off the free club financial estimator on the TDS website, it’s estimated that some clubs will experience a more than 70 per cent revenue drop in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, given negative impacts to sponsorship, fundraising, membership, registrations, consumer disposable income, and a range of other factors - including potentially starting a season in the winter months. “If the clubs do nothing, their revenue shortfall will be in that range, however we’ve provided six here-and-now revenue solutions that will reduce the clubs’ exposure,” Dillon said. “It’s one thing to identify the problem, but we’re also helping with the solution.” Former AFL Gippsland commissioner John White explained just what the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted for community clubs. “What it has done, particularly in country
football, is expose our vulnerability to external factors - things we haven’t got control of, but things we aren’t making any contingency plans for,” he said. “We’ve not been aware of these outside influences, which can really damage us. “Here we are, in what should have been the opening rounds of the season, with no prospect of playing football or netball in the near future and we’ve got clubs that are seriously in doubt about their financial futures. “Without a contingency plan, and no real position of financial strength to fall back on, there are going to be some massive problems.” White said, in his opinion, many clubs would prefer not to resume at all this season if the earliest commencement date for the season is 31 May. “I’ve heard the terminology used several times now that to play would be financial suicide for a lot of clubs,” he added. “Notwithstanding that, I know a lot of players and coaches are offering their services for free, should they get back to playing this season.” It is understood that the $18 million announced by the AFL in September last year to help community football clubs will stand, but some of that funding may be deferred for future seasons given what would be a heavilydelayed start to any 2020 campaign. Dillon is running a series of webinars to educate clubs on how to minimise their exposure during the pandemic. TD Solutions brings his lifetime’s work - including working for 17 years at AFL clubs such as Collingwood (as chief financial officer under Eddie McGuire), Hawthorn (as chief operating officer under Ian Dicker and Jeff Kennett, and acting chief executive), and St Kilda (as chief operating officer) - to the fore to help those running local sporting clubs. For more on the Community Football Covid-19 Financial Assessment Tool and Guide, visit www.tdcommunitysolutions.com.au. Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
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Queensland Fruit Fly. Photo: Deb Yarrow
Queensland Fruit Fly, damaged tomato. Photo: Rob Bob's Backyard
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STOP THE LIFECYCLE. Trap adult fruit flies. PREVENT THE NEXT GENERATION.
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