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By Jed Lanyon and Romy Stephens

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Several Yarra Valley towns could be reclassified as regional in a bid to ease coronavirus restrictions, following a community campaign led by Council and local MPs. Yarra Ranges Council passed a motion to formally request the State Government to reclassify smaller townships of the Yarra Ranges as regional at its 8 September meeting.

The motion requested the reclassification of Ryrie Ward, O’Shannassy Ward and some communities of Chandler Ward, and therefore be excluded from tough metropolitan Melbourne lockdowns.

O’Shannassy Ward Councillor Jim Child said there were numerous isolated communities in his ward, including Matlock, Powelltown, Reefton, East Warburton.

Cr Child said many of these towns had zero active Covid-19 cases, yet were still putting up with tough Stage 4 restrictions.

“The first is our one and only resident up at Matlock ... (who’s) lived up there for a long time,” he said.

“The distance is 100 kilometres from her front gate to the Yarra Junction Woolworths...

To maintain her 5 kilometre radius around her residence, that means she cannot commute to Woods Point where her network community is and she is in such an isolated position.

“You look at Powelltown, a small community, a mill there working employs so many people and again, isolated.”

Ryrie Ward Councillor Fiona McAllister said the State Government’s decision to implement restrictions based on Local Government boundaries was “wrong” and wasn’t working.

“We have no active cases in any part of our rural communities and the numbers have been extremely low throughout, in fact lower than many other regional and rural areas,” she said.

“We are rural in so many ways. Our wineries, which we are world-renowned for, are primarily family-owned.

“We are an agricultural area, we have a phenomenal rate of small businesses which don’t have the resilience to survive what we’re going through. And tourism of course which we are

The usually bustling streets of Healesville have been extremely quiet during Stage 4 restrictions. 215345 so proud of but is literally dying around us at the moment.

“If we were to be reclassified as rural or regional, we could open our doors in the Yarra Valley to people from other parts of regional Victoria and businesses could start to recommence.

Cr McAllister said the Yarra Valley was often considered regional for tourism and funding purposes but “strangely enough” not for Covid-19 restrictions.

Healesville resident James Gray started a petition lobbying the State Government for rural classification for smaller Yarra Valley towns.

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“Historically our numbers are all low, but we’ve been tarred with a bad brush from the Kirkbrae home in Kilsyth, which is keeping the numbers in the Yarra Ranges high,” he said.

The petition, created on 6 September, has gathered over 3400 signatures.

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Plea for reclassification From Page 1 “It’s really heartening to see people won’t just lie down and accept whatever the politicians are going to dish out as to what they think is rational ... We’re suffering out here the same as anywhere else. But there’s no need to extend the suffering,” Mr Gray said.

“You just have to walk down the main street of Healesville to see how bad small business is.

I wouldn’t be surprised if small businesses in the Valley go to the wall and never recover.”

Local MPs have also been calling for the reclassification of some suburbs.

Evelyn MP Bridget Vallence said she was calling on the State Government to “urgently remove” the Yarra Valley’s inclusion in the met-

ropolitan Melbourne lockdown.

“There is nothing metropolitan about the Yarra Valley, and there’s no medical evidence for locking up our country communities. The only reason why the Yarra Valley has been included is because of arbitrary bureaucratic lines drawn on a map,” she said.

“By comparison, Geelong was able to continue with limited restrictions due to their status as part of regional Victoria, despite having 44 per cent more total Covid-19 cases than the Yarra Ranges.

“Labor’s one-size-fits-all approach is doing untold damage to the Yarra Valley community and small businesses.”

Eildon Mp Cindy McLeish raised the issue

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in parliament in early September. She said Covid-19 restrictions have been in place for “a lot longer than people were expecting.”

“Stage 4 has been in place in that metropolitan area for about six weeks and it looks as though it will be another couple of weeks, so it is a couple of months,” she said.

“For country Victoria things have been relatively Covid-free for some time. I know that at Easter people were exceptionally worried about cross-infection, and they still are because they see a lot of the things that the government have put in place have not quite worked.”

A State Government spokesperson told Star Mail that the current strategy is working.

“We understand that everyone is making huge sacrifices, but this strategy is working, and we are driving cases down. We have different roadmaps for metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria because they are experiencing the virus differently.

“We have seen how quickly this virus can spread and it is critical that we continue to slow movement across our metropolitan suburbs, regional towns and between these areas to slow the spread of the virus, so we can take cautious steps towards reopening guided by dates and data.”

Monbulk MP James Merlino was contacted for comment but did not repond by deadline.

Yarra Ranges Council is calling on the State Government to reclassify certain regions as regional.

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Future uncertain for roos

By Jed Lanyon The future of the kangaroos living on Kinley Estate remains uncertain over a month since a planned cull was halted due to community backlash.

Around 40 Eastern Grey Kangaroos, who have made the former Lilydale quarry site home, were spared temporarily as the State Government was pushed into finding an alternative solution for the animals, who will soon make way for the new Kinley Estate development.

Intrapac Property COO Maxwell Shifman told Star Mail, “It’s gone back to DELWP with an alternative proposal again to find an agreement to relocate the kangaroos.

Mr Shiffman said the potential proposal was still being worked through, but said he’s

not yet concerned about the issue delaying developments at Kinley.

“Nothing is quick when it comes to planning approvals and this is a relatively short additional time considering the original approval we went through,” he said.

“I’m not yet worried about the time frame.

I’m hopeful what we have put forward now with the assistance of local vets and local wildlife experts is something acceptable, but we can’t make that final decision of course.

“It’s still ongoing and we’ll report if and when we succeed in finding an alternative, but it’ll take a little bit of time yet.

A petition created by Mount Evelyn resident Shannen Jones has now reached over 15,000 signatures in an attempt to prevent the cull from taking place.

The petition came after locals received let-

ters from the Kinley management team outlining that DELWP had authorised for the culling to take place.

The letter stated that while methods of site management, fertility control and translocation had been considered, DELWP believed killing the kangaroos was the “most humane method of dealing with the welfare of the local kangaroo population”.

A DELWP Conservation regulator spokesperson previously told Star Mail that relocating the kangaroos wasn’t as simple as it seems.

“Kangaroos when translocated by humans, suffer significant stress and have shown to experience high levels of mortality in some cases this has been greater than 40 per cent.

“Release of an animal at a new site, is likely to cause further stress as a result of being in unfamiliar surroundings, potential territory

disputes with existing kangaroo populations as well risks associated with disease transfer.

“Kangaroos have also been known to attempt to find their way back to their original location, which may pose additional risks to both animals and the community.”

Dr Emma Cash, owner of Montrose’s Bungalook Wildlife Sanctuary, slammed the original decision by DELWP, stating the department had knocked back offers to rescue the animals.

“I’m not entirely sure about how being dead is less stressful than being relocated,” she said.

“If handled correctly with the right personnel and veterinary staff it (re-location) can be done.

“I won’t deny that it will be stressful, but I’m not sure how a couple days of stress for these animals is trumped by death.”

TarraWarra exhibition views art as an essential activity From the depths of Melbourne’s Covid-19 Stage 4 lockdown, TarraWarra Museum of Art has commissioned a new series of artistic inquiries that will explore the role of art in a global pandemic.

The series, titled Art as essential activity: an inquiry, is conceived of and curated by Melbourne-based independent curator Biljana Ciric.

The first project in the series will be NY/ China-based Chinese-American artist Jasphy Zheng with Stories from the Room, a participatory work that collects personal writings about the shared experience of living through the Covid-19 pandemic.

The artist now invites anyone to permanently contribute their reflections, journals, or memos to help build a living archive that documents this unique moment in history.

Earlier this year, Stories from the Room was staged at the Center for Contemporary Art, Kitakyushu, Japan, where it received submissions from people living through the pandemic from across Japan and further afield, including Wuhan, China, and the USA. Once lockdown is lifted, this archive will be assembled for public viewing at TarraWarra Museum of Art, in a Covid-safe manner, as a monument to the contributors’ stories and voices.

Curator Biljana Ciric said the pandemic has shown we need to develop new modes of connection and exploration. As we have discovered, the internet will never be a substitute for a physical encounter because physicality is crucial for our wellbeing.

“Art as essential activity: an inquiry will look at new ways to practice international collaboration in this time of limited mobility.

Some of the questions we are posing include: What is the role of art in times of a global pandemic? Can art be considered as an essential service and, if so, how can institutions perform that essential service? Can they be used in the cause of emotional health and how?

Artist Jasphy Zheng.

“Given our current restricted living conditions, can art institutions provide an experience more valuable than an individual work of art? How do we conceive of the physical presence of museums and galleries in these times, without turning them into a hypersanitised space?

“In a gesture of solidarity, artists have been invited to contribute to art as essential activity by thinking about our common future and ways of co-existing with the coronavirus.

“Through new modes of encounter and connectivity in a time of closed borders, the project seeks to generate a renewed feeling of solidarity amongst the international community. Underlying this approach is a spirit of generosity, of not being afraid to learn

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“In showing their vulnerability in this time of immense uncertainty and turmoil, and by creating a space for openness in a period of great restriction and poor access, each of the artists will prompt us to consider a new role for art as a form of radical care,” Ms Ciric said.

Victoria Lynn, Director of TarraWarra Museum of Art said, “We are thrilled to be working with Biljana Ciric, whose project will demonstrate ways of working outside of the conventional rhythms of a museum, and how to sustain international collegiality at a time of immobility.

Rather than strictly being digital presentations, this series will create artistic actions within the Museum in spite of, and in response to, lockdown.”

Ms Zheng said, “In my ongoing long-term project Stories from the Room, I wish to stimulate a physical gathering by collecting parallel realities from participants and displaying them at TarraWarra Museum of Art. Through a collective act, a sense of emotional connection is generated, in the form of a community, regardless of distance.”

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NEWS IN BRIEF Excuse doesn’t cut it Police intercepted two men at a vehicle checkpoint in the Yarra Ranges on Wednesday 9 September. The men, from Craigieburn, were travelling in a taxi. One of them stated he was out to buy tyres, while the other man was travelling to Gruyere to purchase a vintage car.

Both men were fined for breaching the Chief Health Officer’s directives.

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Put out the poems

Police patrolling the Mooroolbark area on the evening of Thursday 9 September noticed a vehicle swerving all over Cambridge Road Mooroolbark.

Police intercepted a female driver who admitted to drinking some wine earlier in the night as well as sipping on a bottle of wine whilst driving on the trip from Heidelberg.

The female was conveyed back to Mooroolbark Police station where she underwent an evidentiary breath test, returning a reading of nearly six times the legal limit, being 0.282.

She lost her licence on the spot for 12 months, had her car impounded at a cost of $1325 and landed herself a court date for drink and dangerous driving offences.

Police remind the public that they will continue to be out patrolling and conducting breath tests during the Covid-19 restrictions.

Whilst committing the offences, the offender was also found to be in breach of the directions issued by the Chief Health Officer and was issued a $1652 penalty notice.

The directions by the Chief Health Officer, under the State of Emergency declared in Victoria, have been enacted to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Community members of all ages are being invited to participate in a council-wide poetry campaign, which sees haiku featured on rubbish bins.

As part of the Yarra Ranges Council’s Still Life project, rubbish trucks bearing haiku have been driving around the shire for the #putoutyourpoetry campaign.

With most trucks already hosting a poem, the council is asking residents to write their own haiku for bins.

Submitted pieces will be printed out on a bright pink sticker and then returned to the author so they can stick it on their rubbish bin.

The campaign was initiated after local poet Lia Hills created a video on how to write haiku for the council’s Still Life.

Council’s Creative Communities team manager Greg Box said it was then about creating the opportunity for the community to get involved.

“We’ve been working for some time on how we might connect people on their streets, I was beginning to think what was it the Yarra Ranges did on streets?” Mr Box said.

“That brought up the idea of the rubbish truck rolling along once a week. There was a delight in the idea, what if you had poetry on rubbish trucks?” “[Haiku] is a very simple three-lined form that allows everyone, from children to older people, to do these very small poetic responses.”

Police at Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit at Lilydale Police Station have located a large antique photo album in a wooden box and are seeking the owner.

Anyone who believes they are the owner or has information regarding who might own it is asked to contact Detective Senior Constable Leigh Kellet on 9739 2401.

Yarra Ranges residents of all ages are being encouraged to get involved in the council’s latest poetry campaign.

Rubbish trucks bearing haiku have been driving around the shire for the #putoutyourpoetry campaign.

Submitted pieces will be printed out on a bright pink sticker and then returned to the author so they can stick it on their rubbish bin.

Ms Hills and fellow Dandenong Ranges poet Cameron Semmens kicked off the campaign, with their pieces featuring on the rubbish trucks.

“This is a great way to bring the community into writing haiku because it’s very visible,” Ms Hills said.

“We’ve lost all those indoor galleries, or access to them now, so this is like an outdoor gallery space.”

Ms Hills said there were many benefits of writing haiku which would be particularly important for residents during Covid-19.

“It helps bring you into focus, it helps you slow down and then you begin to see the deeper meaning of what you’re looking at,” she said.

“It helps you find that moment of stillness amongst what can be a chaotic time.

“Part of the art of haiku is to look at the faulty, the imperfect, the ephemeral and then to see the beauty in it.

“The idea of that is that you embrace imperfection which is a really good thing to do right now.”

The #putoutyourpoetry stickers will be sent to participants free of charge, however, the Council is encouraging people to donate to Support Act, a charity that helps musicians during difficult times.

For more information about the campaign and to view the haiku instructional video, visit www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Experience/TheArts/Still-Life.

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Writing about a still life

By Romy Stephens International journalist and author Jane Cornwell was 17,000 kilometres from home when Covid-19 struck.

She was visiting from London, seeing her mother in Montrose, when news of what would soon become a global pandemic began to circulate.

“There were no cases of Covid-19 but slowly everything was getting worse. I thought I would stay at mum’s and it would blow over,” Ms Cornwell said.

Instead, Covid-19 has seen Ms Cornwell stranded in Melbourne for the past six months - an experience that has inspired her latest work.

The author has penned a piece about her months spent in lockdown, as part of Yarra Ranges Council’s Still Life project.

“I let my imagination go and it became a nostalgia piece really,” Ms Cornwell said.

Home On The Ranges is about Ms Cornwell’s life in lockdown as she reflects on her childhood growing up in the Yarra Ranges.

“Our house in Mooroolbark had an uninterrupted view of Mount Dandenong, which was either royal blue or dark grey depending on what the weather was doing,” Ms Cornwell wrote.

“It had a cluster of TV transmitter towers on its top and a bald stripe down its middle that looked like someone had taken a razor to it.”

The piece also explores memories of her parents and other recognisable moments. “[Mum] played piano at St Francis on Sundays and tennis on Saturdays on the red clay courts behind the oval, from where the pockpock of balls cut through birdsong, lawnmower hum and the parping of car horns, if there was a Saturday footy match on.”

While Home On The Ranges might explore Ms Cornwell’s younger years, her time since

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leaving Mooroolbark for the United Kingdom is equally fascinating.

She was working at Collingwood’s Last Laugh Comedy Restaurant when the opportunity to head to London arose.

Taking the opportunity, with the thought that one day she would return to Melbourne, has proved a life-changing decision for Ms Cornwell.

She has since written for numerous publications including Rolling Stone, The Independent, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and The Australian.

Ms Cornwell has also interviewed musicians from Nick Cave to Dolly Parton and Hollywood favourites such as Meryl Streep and Martin Scorsese.

Despite being away from London, Ms Cornwell is still writing bits and pieces and said she hoped to re-live many more childhood memories by spending this summer in Australia.

She encouraged Yarra Ranges residents to reminisce about the past by reading Home On The Ranges.

“We all love nostalgia and I’m remembering a lot of what the pre-Yarra Ranges was

like,” Ms Cornwell said.

“It was things like going to the milk bar and we’d buy 20 cents of mixed lollies and the bag was massive, you couldn’t get your hands around it.

“It’s a real appreciation of one’s roots and I certainly think an appreciation of nature.

“What it might do is act as the dropping of a stone into a pond and having a ripple effect on people’s memories.”

To view Home On The Ranges and the rest of the Still Life Yarra Ranges submissions, visit the online gallery at yrc.vic.gov.au/still-life.

“Think about who you love, then think about them in ICU.” For Sarah, who’s been battling coronavirus for nearly 8 weeks, being separated from her two little boys, has been heartwrenching. On top of coronavirus attacking every one of her body systems, intense pain and acute breathing difficulty, she still has no idea when she will be well enough to see her boys. Sarah’s hope is that by us all doing the right thing, no one else will have to experience the heartache her family has.

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YA R R A R A N G E S COVID roadmap - easing of stage Council calls for regional Victoria four restrictions Classification The State Government has released its roadmap to easing restrictions.

The first step will see the current stage four restrictions extended for two weeks, with some changes to the rules around exercise and social interaction.

Key points Effective 11.59pm on Sunday 13 September: Curfew in place 9pm to 5am Stay within 5km of your home except for permitted

reasons such as work or education if these can not be done at home Exercise or recreation: 2 people or a household can meet outdoors for two hours maximum Visitors to the home: “Single person bubble” 1 nominated visitor if living alone/single parent (all children under 18) Childcare and schools continue remote and flexible learning with on-site supervision for children of permitted workers Shopping for essentials, 1 person per household, once a day Restaurants and cafés open for takeaway and delivery only

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Interested in becoming a candidate in the Yarra Ranges Council Elections? Nominations open soon Nominations to run as a candidate in the upcoming Council election opens on 17 September.

To register you must complete the mandatory Local Government Candidate Training.

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Council is again urging the State Government to reclassify non-urban areas of Yarra Ranges as regional, with rural areas caught up in the metropolitan Melbourne lockdown.

Councillors endorsed an urgent motion at the Tuesday, 8 September meeting, calling on the State Government to reclassify the Ryrie and O’Shannassy Wards – and rural communities in the Chandler Ward - as regional and therefore be excluded from Stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions.

Being reclassified as regional Victoria wouldn’t end restrictions in these areas but provide some much-needed relief for our community members, acknowledging the low transmission rates and rural setting Read the full update at yrc.vic.gov.au/regional

Help us advocate for better access to Telecommunications Most people in the community rely on the internet to stay in contact with friends, family, workplaces and education. This has been particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic and has highlighted the fact that, for many areas in Yarra Ranges, internet services just aren’t good enough. We want to help change that.

We’re putting together a map of internet and mobile coverage and want more detail about the quality of your internet. We’ll be investigating access to and quality of internet services for residents and businesses alike. You can help by testing your internet speeds at home and sharing the results with us.

Our final report will be used to advocate to the State and Federal Government for better internet and telecommunications infrastructure (such as phone towers) and to assist Council in reducing isolation to communities in the threat of a natural disaster.

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More highway frustration

By Romy Stephens The State Government is facing continued pressure to conduct more community consultation for upgrades along the Maroondah Highway.

Eildon MP Cindy McLeish raised the issue in parliament in March, while former Healesville SES member and Marysville resident David Barton wrote to the Roads Minister in July.

Mr Barton said he found it “incomprehensible” that the decision to reduce the speed limit from 100km/hr to 80km/hr had been made.

“I have regularly travelled along this highway for over 30 years,” he said.

“The majority of crashes that have occurred on this stretch of highway are because of the poor road design and construction. As a previous member of the Healesville SES I am aware of the many tragedies that have occurred along this stretch of road.

“The speed limit reduction will now add unnecessary and unwarranted delays to travel, especially for daily commuters, and cause motorists a good deal of frustration and anxiety.”

Ms McLeish received a response to her concerns from the Roads Minister Ben Carroll in late August.

She said VicRoads had failed to address the backlash from the community after announcing plans to reduce the speed limit.

“The road upgrade has been a public ongoing issue and it is disappointing the minister has took so long to address it.” Ms McLeish said.

“VicRoads missed multiple opportunities to discuss planned changes with the surrounding community. Consultation that took place early this year regarding the Black Spur would have been the perfect time to discuss planned works.

“There has been limited communication and the situation has gone from bad to worse.

The decision to drop speed limits along the Maroondah Highway has left many road users frustrated. 209461 Now, in the midst of Covid-19, consultation will be even more difficult.”

Ms McLeish added that postponing the project had only aggravated locals more, with roadworks operating on nearby Canterbury Road and Mount Dandenong Tourist Road despite the wet and cold conditions.

“It is simply not good enough. People in the Yarra Valley are being ignored,” Ms McLeish said.

The Star Mail understands the response was delayed due to a changeover of the Roads Minister position earlier this year.

In his response to Ms McLeish, Mr Carroll said the Department of Transport had undertaken targeted engagement and the road was identified as high-risk.

He also said he understood the community’s frustration that works were taking longer than anticipated.

“The Department of Transport has worked closely with emergency services, local council, businesses and resident groups from early 2019 to help shape final designs for the project, including a safer speed limit of 80km/h,” Mr Carroll said.

Roadworks along the Maroondah Highway are expected to be complete by the end of this year.

Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS 209461 “Unseasonably high rainfall and wet conditions over summer and autumn impacted the construction schedule, but when the weather improves in late spring vital works will continue.”

But Mr Barton said he hadn’t witnessed any community consultation in Marysville, something that other residents in towns such as Healesville had also expressed concern about.

“I can tell you that there certainly was not any consultation up here at all - certainly none that I or anyone else ever heard about,” he said.

“The increased travel time and increased frustration will affect all of the people in Healesville, Narbethong, Marysville, Buxton, Taggerty, Thornton, Eildon, Alexandra and beyond. Don’t we count?”

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Wild weather hits again

By Romy Stephens Wild weather hit the Yarra Ranges for the second time in less than two weeks on 7 September, with emergency services working through the night to assist communities.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds on Tuesday morning, 8 September, for people in parts of the city through to Gippsland.

Emerald SES unit manager Ben Owen said they had received just shy of 100 calls for assistance that same morning.

He said the suburbs that were hardest hit included Belgrave, Selby and Tecoma.

“We’ve had members out since 10 pm last night (7 September). We had two crews overnight, they’ve gone to bed and we had some fresh crews today,” Mr Owen said.

“We’ve had 96 pages for assistance in the last 24 hours.”

Mr Owen said SES crews from Malvern, Monash and Chelsea provided assistance, after fallen trees created numerous traffic hazards and damaged buildings.

Suburbs such as Lilydale and Mount Evelyn didn’t receive the full force of the winds with Lilydale SES only receiving about 15 calls for assistance.

Unit manager Shaun Caulfield said as a result, crews went to other parts of the shire to provide assistance.

“It’s really important for us to be able to share our resources around. In the event last week we had seven crews from other units come help us out,” he said.

The damaging winds came less than 12 days after severe weather impacted the Yarra Ranges on 27 August.

That event saw two people killed by falling trees in the Yarra Ranges.

Mr Owen said the past couple of weeks had been very challenging for local SES units.

“We’re all volunteers so many of those people out today didn’t go to work, they were able to be relieved from work to volunteer,” he said.

He encouraged residents throughout the Yarra Ranges to “always be prepared” for severe storms.

“Spring is our busy time, there’s going to be more wild weather, there’s rain forecasted in

An SES volunteer works to remove a large fallen tree.

SES units worked through the night on 7 September after wild winds lashed the eastern suburbs. the next six-eight weeks,” Mr Owen said.

Mr Caulfield echoed those comments.

“With the ground being wet and moving into spring, when the weather is a bit more volatile, we always have the potential for events like this,” he said.

“People need to be mindful of the fact that strong winds can cause otherwise healthy trees to fall.

“When the ground is sodden they come out to the ground a lot easier. Now is the time to be preparing your property for the spring storms, having your gutters cleaned out, making sure you don’t have loose items lying around in your backyard.”

A tree came down on Bessie Creek Road.

Help map ecology on private property in Yarra Ranges Yarra Ranges residents interested in finding out more about the ecology in their backyard now have the opportunity to do so.

Yarra Ranges Council is asking landowners to help map plants and wildlife on private properties, with assessments being run when restrictions ease.

Council’s Biodiversity Investigations Team is looking for landowners to take part in an ecological assessment of properties, which will inform a plan for the region.

Director of Environment and Infrastructure, Mark Varmalis, said the Yarra Ranges was full of biodiversity, with many species calling private land home.

“We have an incredibly beautiful, thriving and interconnected environment here, with many different species of flora and fauna - some of which can only be found in Yarra Ranges,” he said.

“Privately-owned land makes up about 30 per cent of the land in Yarra Ranges and this

land already plays an important part in the biodiversity of the region through vegetation and animal habitat.

The ecological assessments will help inform the council’s Biodiversity Strategic Plan and will focus on the different vegetation types on private land.

“The plan will map out Council’s actions on protecting and enhancing the native environment in Yarra Ranges, including what we do on public land and how we help other lev-

els of government and community members improve the land they manage,” Mr Varmalis said.

“I encourage anyone interested to get in touch using our online form.”

Ecological Assessment Surveys will be organised for when Stage 4 Restrictions end and will be run with an appropriate COVIDSafe Plan.

To express interest in taking part, visit yarraranges.vic.gov.au/ecological-assessment or contact w.fagan@yarraranges.vic.gov.au.

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Walltle’s in a name....?

By Jed Lanyon Yarra Valley residents have had a good laugh this week upon discovering a misspelt road sign along Wattle Avenue in Mount Evelyn.

The road sign, which reads ‘Walltle Av’ had been up for some time before a keen-eyed local pointed out the mistake.

We here at Star Mail will be the first to point out that mistakes happen, and that even the slightest spelling error can make it all the way into one of our print editions. But we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share the story behind Walltle Avenue.

Wattle Avenue resident, Jane (not her real name), believed the old sign had to be replaced after being struck by a car, making way for the new Walltle Avenue sign.

But Jane said even she hadn’t taken notice of the error to the sign until it was pointed out to her by someone who lives all the way on the other side of Mount Evelyn.

Jane’s parcels often get mixed up and sent to an address across town on the similarly named, Wattle Valley Road. And as we adapt to a world living with the coronavirus, we are forced to turn to buying online to continue our shopping habits.

Jane found that more of her deliveries were being sent to the wrong address time and time again, so much so that she has made friends with the lady who happens to receive the majority of her parcels on Wattle Valley Road. The pair often organise to catch up to exchange

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS mail to the correct address.

“It’s a shiny, fairly fresh sign,” she said.

“I must admit that I didn’t notice it until a thoughtful resident of Wattle Valley Road was re-delivering a parcel to me. She and her neighbour noticed it immediately.”

“We live in a tiny little dead end road here on Wattle Avenue and we only have a few houses.

You come around the corner, but you never really look at the signposts.”

Jane admitted that she wasn’t always so lucky to have friendly citizens looking out for

her errant mail, noting that she had lost several deliveries during her 32 year residence on Wattle Avenue.

“It makes it terribly hard now in the current situation we’re in and the amount of parcels being delivered has escalated enormously.

God only knows where half these things are going.”

She posted the sign to social media questioning if the spelling error had been the reason why she had lost some of her mail as of late.

Councillor Tim Heenan saw the lighter side

of the issue, commenting, “Who didn’t check the spelling at Council? Naughty ... I betcha it was put up on September 1st. Walltle Day.” While, Councillor Tony Stevenson apologised and shared the sign had immediately been replaced upon the discovery of the error and that a new sign had been installed, accurately highlighting the correct name.

“I hope now it may be able to assist alien couriers who might have no idea where they are,” Jane said.

Community bank reaches birthday milestone early A major milestone for Healesville Community Bank will see an unexpected boost to student resources at Lyrebird College when the school opens in 2021.

Lyrebird College, which will provide education for young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is the bank’s 2000th customer.

Bank Chair, Bruce Argyle, said reaching the magic 2000 was one of the goals set by the board in the lead up to the bank’s 10th birthday celebrations in February next year.

“We are thrilled not only to have the support of Lyrebird College as a customer, but to share the excitement of reaching a significant milestone with such an outstanding community organisation,” Mr Argyle said.

He said Lyrebird College was a perfect fit with Healesville Community Bank as a community driven and operated enterprise.

Presenting a cheque for $1000 to Lyrebird College founder and chairperson, Melissa Handbury, and inaugural principal Julie Kugler, Mr Argyle and Community Bank Manager, Keeley Mahoney, had the opportunity to look over the school on 7 September.

Plans for Lyrebird College began in earnest four years ago with generous philanthropic support, a dedicated volunteer board

Keeley Mahoney, Melissa Handbury, Bruce Argyle and Julie Kugler at Lyrebird College and land provided by Yarra Ranges Council.

“We’re very fortunate to be in the education precinct with Coldstream Primary School, preschool, maternal health centre and community centre,” Ms Handbury said.

The initial enrolment will be 14 students in lower and upper primary level with the potential in the future to cater for 36 students.

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Ms Kugler said Lyrebird College was about celebrating the strengths of their students and providing pathways.

“That pathway might be employment, but it could be further training, participation in community programs or accessing assistance that is out there to engage in life.”

“It’s about more than the education,” Ms

Kugler explained. “It’s about the setting they will be part of - a very nurturing, considerate, joyful and fun place to be where their successes will be celebrated.”

A strong education curriculum will also be in place.

“We need to have that nurturing, admiring safe place for our students, but also need to push them in their academic skills and their daily social, communication and living skills as well.”

Ms Handbury and Ms Kugler said it was exciting to be part of Healesville Community Bank’s milestone achievement and thanked the bank for the $1000 donation which will go towards reading resources.

“We’re excited to be acknowledged by the Healesville Bendigo Bank and to know that the work that’s been undertaken is appreciated by the community,” Ms Kugler said.

“These community partnerships contribute to a deeper understanding of ASD in the wider community as well, and that’s really important.”

Mr Argyle said a new goal had now been set. “Given we now have 2000 locals banking with our Community Bank, what will it take to see 2500?”

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Wombat’s path to health Like many in our community we have been having a tough time these past few months.

One thing we at Animal Aid are great at is, celebrating success. We wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about just one of the many animals that have come into our care.

When Wombat came to us mid-June he presented with a severe case of mange which had become infected. The poor little guy was suffering, his skin was very sore, and the infection caused him to be lethargic and sad.

Mange is an infectious condition which requires a long course of treatment. We made the decision to move him into our Foster Care Program to prevent the spread of mange and to give Wombat the love and cuddles he was craving.

We saw consistent improvement in Wombat’s condition. His frequent check ups allowed us to know our medical intervention was working well and his immune system was improving. His fur began to grow back, and his eyes became brighter.

The cat we see today is unrecognisable. After 10 weeks Wombat is handsome, happy and doing all the things healthy cats do. He has his favourite sunny spot in his foster home where he can watch the world.

Wombat is no longer on his medication but still under observation. We expect he will be available for adoption soon.

When animals come into our care, we are quick to assess their individual needs, both medical and social; it is our role to implement the best course of action to ensure that animal’s future success.

Some pets need foster care, some need medical treatment, some just need new happy home as quickly as possible. We are so proud of our work - we will continue supporting the humans and animals in our community during the best of times and the worst of times.

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aid Mark Menze Animal Aid CEO

Wombat when he first came into Animal Aid’s care.

Business planning tips Over the last six months or so, I have been assisting three clients with the creation of a Business Plan, not something I have seen a lot of demand for in recent years.

These seemingly rare documents are usually written for banks, other lending institutions or investors which give a clue as to their purpose. Business Plans are typically produced to mitigate financial risk so banks and lenders want to get some level of confidence that they will indeed get their money back and investors want some evidence that the business initiative will provide a return from their invested funds.

Perhaps because these documents are not written very often, there tends to be a lot of variation in the content and quality of these, however a well written one will show how the new business initiative will ensure a positive financial result and the act of creating one can be very enlightening for the author as well as the recipients.

A Business Plan is written to support a new business initiative, so what should it contain? Well if this is a new idea (or perhaps even a new business), then there is going to be something unique and specific about it and so the actual opportunity needs to be very well explained. Einstein said that “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t know it well enough” and so articulating the solution clearly is very important.

Supporting the description of the new initiative should be a “Value Proposition”, i.e. a few statements which identify for what purpose (i.e. why) this opportunity is being created, what advantages it provides over the competition and hence why it will be attractive to new and/or existing customers.

A good Business Plan should provide a high-level budget and cash-flow model so that the financial aspects are shown to have been fully considered over the timeframe and necessarily include loan repayment and investment returns as appropriate.

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH which specifically addresses the following questions: How much revenue will this generate and over what timeframe?

What are the associated costs?

How will the initiative be financed?

What additional opportunities exist?

What are the risks and potential threats?

The latter two items are best tackled through a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) matrix which simply captures in bullet point form your analysis of the business initiative with respect to these areas. It is a standard technique used across a range of different business scenarios and is especially helpful for deriving goals and action plans to move forward. It identifies what should be preserved, protected and utilised for success (Strengths), the areas to be addressed or improved (Weaknesses) and the external factors that need to be considered within the overall scenario (Opportunities and Threats). All these should be documented in the Business Plan along with perceived risks so that it is clear that the initiative will be undertaken with eyes wide open.

If you are considering starting your own business, you could do much worse than writing your own Business Plan for review by someone competent in this space to get an understanding of not only the various business functions to be considered, but also the likely outcome.

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Wombat after 10 weeks of foster care.

OPINION Do not cave to China Watching the Chinese ambassador the other day sent shivers down my spine.

Australia must not cave to the trade threats posed by China.The loudest pro China voices in our fair land are those who will lose income if we piss China off. It shows where their priorities lie.

Big ag businesses, universities and the communist fellow travellers on the far left will be the losers. They are saying,” please China don’t hit us in the pocket, we promise to be good”.

The CCP has no respect for the wishy washy they only admire strength. China is not our partner or our friend. The CCP wants nothing less than world domination.

Those countries that have fallen for the

Chinese debt diplomacy trap know that they have been screwed and have lost their sovereignty and autonomy for evermore The CCP is a Marxist, totalitarian regime to whom individuality and freedom in a sin. They are very smart operators who know that few will see through the friendly international face and cunning strategies. Evan the UN itself is incrementally being infiltrated and becoming a tool of the CCP. Chinese apparatchiks can be found chairing the boards of many UN acquiesces already.

Once Australia acquiesces to Chinese pressure and bullying in any area - trade, education or infrastructure building - we are stuffed.

Poor fella my country.

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Tech giants must talk Recent threats and disingenuous claims by global tech giants Google and Facebook provide a stark and compelling reminder of why government intervention is necessary to force these two global behemoths to the table to negotiate with news media businesses; the subject of their current posturing, Country Press Australia president, Bruce Ellen said.

Mr Ellen said the negotiating framework outlined in the ACCC’s Mandatory Code exposure draft proposes, like any sensible commercial business arrangement where parties have equal bargaining power, appropriate recognition and recompense is exchanged for the costs incurred by one party in producing a product, then used by another for commercial benefit.

“But of course, the power imbalance between two of the most powerful businesses ever seen, and news media businesses, particularly small independent publishers, is immense,” he said.

“The core of this matter is that the signifi-

cant cost of producing independent and objective news and journalism by news media businesses vital to our democracy, is being used by the global tech giants to drive increased audiences and engagement, and build trust in their platforms, providing them with both a direct and indirect commercial benefit.

“This is primarily in the form of paid advertising on the tech giants’ various platforms that is leveraged by the size and engagement of their audience, all contributed to by the content taken from news media businesses.

“The fact that this commercial benefit to the tech giants, has been at the expense of advertising revenue that previously supported the provision of public interest journalism in news media businesses, massively compounds the challenges facing our democracy in sustaining independent and objective reporting, analysis and investigation.”

Mr Ellen said this concern was particularly acute for regional, rural and small publishers, where the economies of scale available to large

corporate media conglomerates do not exist.

He said the recent closures of regional newspapers and local broadcasting newsrooms highlighted the challenges.

“Regional and rural communities should not be excluded from this vital part of our democracy, that holds those in power to account, and sheds a light on injustices in those local communities,” he said.

“Until the Australian Government leads the world in December 2017, by directing the ACCC to investigate competition in the media and advertising services market, escalating concerns about the future of public interest journalism, were largely being ignored by those outside the industry.”

Country Press Australia applauds the Federal Government and ACCC for their determination to bring the global tech giants to the table to address a serious matter that should be of vital concern to all Australians, Mr Ellen said.

CPA president Bruce Ellen.

Spoonville joy continues to lift little lockdown spirits More Spoonville populations have popped up throughout the Yarra Ranges over the past week. The latest were spotted in Lilydale, The Patch and Yarra Junction.

Spoonvilles have now featured in Yarra Glen, Seville, Selby, Montrose, Emerald, Yarra Junction, Healesville, Croydon, Lilydale and The Patch. Have you come across any other locations? Send us a picture at editor@mailcommunity.com.au.

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Billie sits amongst the Spoonville in The Patch. 215322 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

Riley and Rhys place their Spoonville characters at All Saints Preschool in Yarra Junction.

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Lilydale’s Spoonville on the Lilydale Rail Trail.

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IT’S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS BUT… Happy socially distanced birthday Staff at The Patch General Store took socially distanced birthdays to the next level last week.

One delighted local, called Kerri, was lucky enough to have Happy Birthday sung to her, from the safety of her car, while visiting the store.

Five staff members stood outside Kerri’s car singing and dancing, while the birthday girl also received a cupcake with a candle.

Call to clear land A Coldstream couple have expressed their frustrations at the state of Council land adjacent to their property along the Maroondah Highway.

Mary Troiani said, “I’ve been on their (Council’s) backs about it four times to clean up all the dead branches and rubbish at the back.

“I told them it’s coming up to the fire season, you know you’ve got to clean it up because any idiot can flick a cigarette butt out and start a fire.” mailcommunity.com.au

Kerri (birthday girl) with Darren saying thanks to the girls from The Patch Store for singing Happy Birthday to her. 215323 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

Garbo’s kind gesture A Healesville rubbish collector has been thanked by the community for his kind gesture earlier this month.

Leigh Davies posted on Facebook on 8 September, alerting residents along Myers Creek

Road that he couldn’t get through to collect their bins after a tree had fallen across the road.

“If you live, or know who lives at the Strathvea house area and houses at 987 just further up, please pass on I’ll return early Friday morning, but bins will need to be out Thursday night,” the post read.

The post received numerous comments from people thanking Mr Davies, while Ryrie Ward Councillor Fiona McAllister also thanked him at the 8 September Council meeting.

“I just want to say a huge thank you to Leigh and I was so moved, as was so many others.” she said.

“What a beautiful thing and what a simple thing that he did, that was so greatly appreciated.”

Councillors reflect on storms Yarra Ranges Councillors reflected on the huge storm event that hit the region in late August at their meeting on 8 September.

A Tecoma man was among two people killed from falling trees during the devastating event on 27 August. Suburbs such as Belgrave and Mount Evelyn were hit particularly hard.

Councillor Mike Clarke said there was still “a lot of shock amongst the community” following the event. “(There was) great resilience amongst the community and no better indication of resilience than one resident who had their house wiped out and said that was lucky for us we were not inside it and our lives are OK,” he said.

Councillor Tim Heenan said in “true community spirit, Mount Evelyn stuck together.”

“I just saw absolute devastation in Mount Evelyn and I’ve lived here for 34 years...It was as bad as it ever was before,” he said.

“I want to commend, firstly, the State Emergency Service from Lilydale, they were just fantastic. The CFA in Mount Evelyn and Lilydale and then all the other units that came from all over the place.”

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Rough road is no picnic Eildon MP Cindy McLeish has called for urgent repairs to be made to the road leading into the Badger Weir Picnic Ground, which she said had fallen into disrepair by lack of maintenance and poor weather conditions.

Ms McLeish raised the issue in Parliament with the Minister for Environment and Climate Change on the 2 September, calling for immediate action.

“I have been contacted by concerned locals who have reported that the current condition of the road is horrendous. It is full of deep potholes, eroded and very difficult to drive over,” Ms McLeish said.

“This is at a time when a lot of people who live within the 5 kilometre radius are using this area for their one hour a day exercise, so there is regular traffic along this road.

MsMcleish described the entrance rad as “appalling” and said that visitors risk damaging their cars upon driving over deep potholes.

“Of course, given the pandemic and stage four restrictions that are in place in the Yarra Ranges, many people are unable to visit or use the grounds as they usually would. However, this is no reason to disregard repairs that need to take place.”

Leading into the summer period, outdoor locations such as this will be utilised to their full potential by locals and visitors postCovid-19.

Ms Mcleish said repairing the road now will ensure it is in an adequate condition during peak tourist season and that it is accessible for locals to still use while in stage four restrictions.

MP Cindy McLeish at the bridge at Badger Weir Picnic Ground 215265 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS The Badger Creek Picnic Ground officially reopened to the public in April last year. The site received $1.69 million in funding from the state government after the area was destroyed by heavy storms.

“I hope the minister can see the significance in this project. It is one that can be achieved quite quickly, that will provide work for the road construction industry and placate locals who can currently access the picnic grounds, while setting it up for future use,” Ms McLeish said.

Inclusive education earns teachers award nomination

By Jed Lanyon Yarra Ranges Special Development School’s (SDS) satellite unit at Healesville Primary School has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Victorian Excellence in Education Awards.

Yarra Ranges SDS caters to students who have an intellectual disability and a number of additional disabilities. Students attend a range of classes with their peers such as visual arts, sport, performing arts and cultural studies.

The unit is run by two teachers and two educational support staff, who help students access these classes and build upon their independence, academic and social skills.

Healesville unit leader Emily Derix said it was uncommon for a SDS to be located with a primary school, but in doing so, allowed students to receive “the best of both worlds” in catering to specific educational needs and enjoying the social benefits of the primary school.

“It was something that was pushed by parents in the local area for kids to be able to go to school with their brother or sister or neighbour,” she said. “It would be nice for there to be more of them.”

Ms Derix said that like all schools, moving to remote learning provided some initial challenges.

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Yarra Ranges SDS staff Sarah Verniers, Paula Sladden, Emily Derix, Josh Morton and Alan Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Harrison 214741 touch-base with the students in order to set them up for the day and organise their schedule.

“It’s been awesome to see the students taking ownership and decide whether to do all their allocated work in the morning and

take the afternoon off. Or just to do bits and pieces here and there throughout the day.

“I think it’s been beneficial for the parents to see what we do and families are learning how to provide better support at home.”

Ms Derix said it was nice for staff to be recognised by being shortlisted for the outstanding inclusive education award.

“It was really awesome because we work so well as a team and we know we do a really good job together and know how beneficial that is for the students.

“Healesville Primary School has been wonderful, they are so community based and it ties in perfectly with what we want to do.

“The staff here are lovely and the students are great as well. Every small step they take really matters and every time they achieve part of a larger goal it’s a huge success for everybody. It’s a really awesome school to be a part of.”

The Victorian Excellence in Education Awards will be announced in the coming months.

In 2020 there are 14 categories including 11 school and student outcome awards and three new specialist awards, two new awards which celebrate the work of teaching teams that have delivered outstanding provision for high-ability students in primary and secondary school.

Winners of each of the following categories will be awarded professional development grants up to $25,000 to continue in their endeavour for education excellence. mailcommunity.com.au

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New book is a real steal

By Jessica Anstice Local author Cris Deacon has just launched another children’s book, called The Puffing Billy Thief.

The Puffing Billy Thief comes as the second book of his ‘School Holiday’ series, with the first being Mystery on the Tambo River.

The idea of writing and publishing a second book had been floating around Mr Deacon’s head for a few years.

A total of about two years of hard work, dedication and creativity went into The Puffing Billy Thief.

The new story continues the lives of four children that were first introduced in Mystery on the Tambo River.

This time they are at home in Cockatoo and it is the Christmas holidays.

It follows their everyday activities, however when a thief starts to steal wallets from unsuspecting tourists on the Puffing Billy train, they become determined to find out who the thief is.

“I wanted to write something light and fun, but adventurous as well,” he explained.

“The aim of the book is to give children the opportunity to read something that is fun and adventurous.

“I would like children to have the opportunity to enjoy the same reading experiences I had growing up.”

The settings for the two books in the School Holiday series are very important to the stories, with Mr Deacon always using real places and place names.

“I wanted to share some of the great places I have been to or lived in, and teach them something about these places,” he explained.

“Mystery on the Tambo River is set in Metung in East Gippsland and the setting for the Puffing Billy Thief is Cockatoo and Emerald.

“The two books also express a little of the history of both areas.”

Mr Deacon said he is inspired by his surroundings, similar to a photographer who wants to capture the moment or beauty.

“I want to capture a situation and explain it through my eyes,” he explained.

“I also feel that so much reading matter for children these days is dark.”

The Olinda author, who has also had a number of poetry pieces published, said he wanted to be a writer for as long as he can remember.

“I have always written and I have always loved writing,” he said.

“I guess I just love the written word and how they can express so many thoughts, ideas and feelings.

“Whenever reading books when I was a child, not only did I want to be part of the story, but always felt that I would love to be able to do what the writer was doing - that is introduce me to exciting new places, characters, thoughts and ideas.”

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He also really enjoyed Richmal Crompton’s William series.

When asked to compare his books with something, he generally says it is an ’Australianised version of Famous Five’.

Mr Deacon’s mother had a passion for books, so they have always been a part of his life.

“As a child when people used to come to the house, they used to be very surprised at the amount of books in the house,” he said.

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By Jed Lanyon Healesville’s Grand Hotel has fitted out the pub’s exterior with several posters in a bid to lift community spirit.

Pedestrians and drivers passing the iconic hotel can easily spot the signage, which has been created by locals to share messages of support for those doing it tough.

Healesville resident and pub-goer Kersten Gentle said the idea came from her daughter Nikita, who pitched the idea to the business owners of the hotel.

“We recognised how community minded Lisa and Tom are and my daughter said, ‘why don’t we do some posters to brighten up the place as people are walking’ and the response from people has been amazing,” Ms Gentle said.

“This town has gone through a lot in the past and I know that if the community comes together now, we will make sure that everyone gets through this. And that’s what these posters are about; making sure that everyone comes through the other end of this pandemic.”

Business owner Lisa McKay-Campbell invites locals to design their own A2 posters to display across the pub as they enlist the services of Breen Printing to create their positive posters. Relatives of Ms McKay-Campbell, who were in Mallacoota at the time of the recent bushfires were involved in a similar feat paying respects to the nation’s firefighters.

The idea initially started as a home-schooling art class activity but is now open for people of all ages with time to spare in isolation.

“One of the biggest problems with the pandemic is the effect on people’s mental health, so if these posters can put a smile on someone’s face then the Grand is doing a good job ...

To me this is the perfect canvas for our town,” Ms Gentle said.

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The Grand Hotel is now operating a drivethrough takeaway meal service for locals looking for a restaurant quality meal without having to leave the comfort of their car.

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dinarily done ... It’s the only thing we can really do,” Ms McKay-Campbell said.

“You drive through the bottle shop and they pass it to you through the car window. You can literally come through in your pyjamas.”

As part of their takeaway menu, the hotel has also started cooking regular Sunday roasts for customers.

Picture: STEWART W CHAMBERS Those keen to have their artwork displayed can drop off the poster to the Grand Hotel’s bottle shop or contact: grandcommunityspirit@gmail.com.

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The film’s opening sequence brutally and succinctly introduces Joon-wo and establishes the cramped setting and the rules of the zombie infection.

Ah-in is an affable lead with shades of Simon Pegg from Shaun of the Dead, playing a withdrawn young man who discovers new depths of resourcefulness during a crisis. Joon-wo’s frustration and weariness are palpable, but he develops a sweet remote friendship with Kim Yoo-bin (Park Shin-ye), a survivor in the opposite apartment building.

The taut narrative does an exemplary job of building thin hope, through companionship, lucky supplies and fleeting safety,

then wrenching it away with organic setbacks or nasty twists, and this cruel rhythm keeps you on edge until the final moments.

The plot has effective foreshadowing, as small details come back to (figuratively) bite Joon-wo and Yoo-bin later, and some moments of dry humour, such as Joon-bin running out of water only to drink himself into a stupor on his father’s liquor.

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Why not try this quick and tasty rumpsteak sandwich, with beetroot relish, Ciabatta and tasty baby rocket leave straight from the garden.

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Ingredients 500g rump steak one large red onion cut in half and sliced 2tbsp olive oil ½ beetroot relish Ciabatta loaf sliced through the middle and quartered 80g baby rocket leaves two tomatoes sliced four slices of tasty cheese salt and cracked black pepper to taste

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Method 1. Preheat a barbecue flat-plate or chargrill pan to hot. Brush steaks with 1 tbsp olive oil, season with salt and pepper and cook for 2 - 3 minutes per side or until cooked to your liking. Remove steaks from heat and cover loosely with foil for 5 minutes.

2. While steaks are resting decrease heat to medium and cook onion with remaining olive oil on one side of the barbecue flat-plate, stirring, for 5 to 6 minutes or until softened and lightly golden. Toast ciabatta on the other side of the barbecue until toasted.

3. Trim cooked steaks of any excess fat and slice steaks thinly against the grain.

4. Spread relish across bread bases and top with rocket, tomato, cheese, sliced steak, onions and bread tops. Serve with a salad.

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These Avocado-cacao energy bars are nutrient-rich and energy dense and perfect for a postworkout snack for those of us getting out and working on slimming down after winter!

Quick and easy to put together - this recipe created Australian Avocados uses Hass Avocadoes and will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

AVOCADO-CACAO ENERGY BARS Prep time 15 mins Makes about 10 bars Ingredients 1 large Hass avocado, pitted, flesh scooped out and coarsely chopped 250 gm (1 ½ cups) pitted dates ¾ cup mixed toasted nuts, such as almonds, pistachios and pecans, coarsely chopped ¼ cup (60g) melted coconut oil ½ cup chia seeds ½ cup cacao powder ½ cup coconut flakes, plus extra to sprinkle ½ cup mixed seeds, such as sunflower seeds, flaxseed and pepitas ¼ cup cacao nibs

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2. Pulse Hass avocado, dates, nuts and coconut oil in a food processor until smooth, scraping down the sides if necessary, until incorporated.

Add chia seeds, cacao powder and coconut, pulse to combine. Transfer to a bowl, add mixed seeds, cacao nibs and ½ tsp sea salt, mix well then press evenly into prepared tin. Smooth the top, scatter with a little extra coconut and press into the surface. Refrigerate overnight until firm.

3. Use the paper to lift the slice from the tin, then cut into bars and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

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The simplest things are often the best.

This fresh-as salad sandwich amps up the flavour stakes with a flavour-packed green goddess made even better by using creamy Hass avocado as the base, instead of the more common mayo.

Pile on your favourite crisp and crunchy salad ingredients, and of course, more avocado. You’ll be glad you did.

Prep time 15 mins Makes 4 sandwiches 8 slices seeded sandwich or sourdough bread Ingredients ripe Hass avocados, halved, stones removed, flesh · 2scooped out and sliced · ½ cup crumbled feta (about 80g) · 1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced · ½ baby cos lettuce, leaves separated and coarsely torn · ½cup baby spinach leaves · ¼ cup mint leaves · Lemon juice, to taste Method 1.To make the green goddess dressing, blend ingredients in a food processor or blender until silky smooth, season to taste and set aside. Green goddess dressing will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for 2-3 days.

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Quick and filling these zucchini fritters with Portabella mushrooms and poached egg are the perfect weekend breakfast or Sunday night meal.

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· 4 (240g) Portabella Mushrooms, thickly sliced · 50g butter · 240g truss cherry tomatoes, cut into 4 lengths · 1/3 cup olive oil · 350g zucchini, grated · 100g halloumi cheese, chopped · 1 tsp sweet paprika · 2 green onions, thinly sliced · 6 eggs · ½ cup (75g) self raising flour · 1/3 cup (75ml) milk Method 1. Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes or until tender and lightly browned. Remove mushrooms and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 180°C fan forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place cherry tomatoes on the baking tray and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until tomatoes are softened.

3. Using hands squeeze zucchini to remove any excess liquid. Combine zucchini, halloumi, paprika and green onion in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Combine flour, 2 eggs and milk in a separate bowl. Add zucchini mixture and stir gently until combine.

4. Heat one third of the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Drop ¼ cups of the fritter mixture into pan and cook, in batches, for 5 minutes each side or until cooked through.

5. Meanwhile, poach remaining 4 eggs in a pan of simmering water for 4-5 minutes or until cooked to your liking.

6. Place zucchini fritters on plate, top with mushrooms, poached egg and cherry tomatoes to serve.

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By Romy Stephens With important social gatherings at the Mount Evelyn RSL put on hold during Covid-19, members have been working hard to remain connected when possible.

Late last month, a group from the RSL decided to assemble and send out Thinking of You packages to retired and ex-service members.

What started out as an idea to just send flowers or a bottle of wine, soon turned into gift bags, packed with tasty treats, useful items, a local history book and some joke books.

Mount Evelyn RSL’s Anthony McAleer said Covid-19 had been a very challenging time for the club.

“Many of our members are doing it tough since our clubrooms closed due to the Covid-19 restrictions,” he said.

“For many, our Thursday social afternoon is the main social interaction they have each week.

“As a result, we decided to send them a special gift to lift their spirits in these stressful times.”

The RSL also ensured all of the items in the care packages came from local businesses such as IGA, the local milk bar, the chemist, the bakery and more.

The project was also sponsored by the Mt Evelyn Community Bank Branch.

Georgia McAleer and John Allwood holding his care package.

Betty Crittenden has been involved with the Mount Evelyn RSL for 38 years and helped organise the care package project.

She has also been calling and writing letters to members, to make sure they are well and aware of the support behind them.

“It gives me a great deal of pleasure to know they are getting some happiness. It’s a sad time to be locked at home,” she said. “[The RSL] is very important to me, it’s my second family.

“The Mount Evelyn RSL is a community club and we do lots for the local community that often goes unknown - but we do help all the exservicemen, whether they’re members or not.”

RSL volunteer Georgia McAleer delivers a package to Judy and Laurie Hollier.

Firefighting in Melbourne Water’s crew a dream role Being a firefighter in Melbourne Water’s crew for the past two years has put Lauren Kinsey at the frontlines of protecting the natural environment she’s been fascinated with since a young age.

“I was always running off on my parents to go and explore the bush, beaches or waterfalls they would take me too,”Ms Kinsey, who grew up in Beaumaris, said.

“From that young age I knew I would work in the environmental sector.”

Lauren, who is part of the Natural Resource Management Team at Melbourne Water, joined the firefighting crew as a summer casual two years ago and after enjoying the experience so much, she jumped at the chance to take on the role full-time.

“It was the best decision I have made,” Lauren declares. “Being part of a great team with a goal to try and save people’s homes and lives and protecting Melbourne’s water supply, words can’t describe how rewarding that is.

“My family and friends are extremely proud of me and can see my face light up whenever I talk about my job.”

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“When not fighting fires the role varies too. There is a focus around fire preparedness of the catchments. We spend two months cleaning any debris that may have fallen over the winter and then maintain them throughout the summer.”

Melbourne Water is looking for new members to join their seasonal crew with roles in Warburton, Healesville and Thomson Reservoir beginning in October and running through until autumn.

“The best part about working as a fire fighter with Melbourne Water is the team and the people that you meet,” Ms Kinsey said.

“Everyone is ready to do what is necessary with little complaints and you are always in for a laugh every day. I’ve made some friends on these campaigns that I will keep forever and we will also have that bond over our experiences that no one can truly understand.”

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Debut for local netballer

By Romy Stephens Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club’s Kaitlyn Black has made her much-anticipated debut in Suncorp Super Netball.

After having spent a few weeks cheering for her Collingwood Magpies teammates from the sidelines, it was finally Black’s time to shine on 9 September.

She made her debut appearance in Australia’s strongest national netball competition during the first quarter in the Magpies’ clash against the GWS Giants.

“It was awesome, I actually don’t think I was as nervous as I expected,” Black said after the game.

“I think it helps having had a few weeks now sitting on the bench and cheering, it sort of just felt quite natural.

“The best thing was running out on court, I literally felt all six other girls on court whisper my name and give me a tap and I really felt the support, so it was great.”

Despite recording a turnover during her minutes playing in Wing Defence, Black also had a pickup, applied good pressure and helped transition out of defence on numerous occasions.

During her time on court (just over six minutes) the Pies extended their lead by two goals, before she returned to the bench and they ended up going down in a hard-fought, 62-58, loss.

Black said the entire game was “electric,” even from the sidelines.

“We know that the last quarter for us has been a real focus and we’re in every week and then it’s the last quarter that often lets us down,” she said.

“So even the five of us on the bench were really focused on giving it everything, I think there was three of us that couldn’t even sit down for the last five minutes.”

Collingwood is currently sitting bottom on the ladder and will face Sunshine Coast Lightning and the Queensland Firebirds during the final two rounds of the regular season.

Kaitlyn Black (right) in action for Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club.

Bloods to come back bigger and better in 2021

By Jed Lanyon Healesville’s senior women’s team are looking forward to getting stuck into another preseason as they prepare to defend their title in the AFL Outer East next year.

The Bloods were crowned premiers and champions last year and were looking forward to continuing their undefeated streak into 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic derailed the season.

Premiership player Lisa Matheison told Star Mail the senior men’s and women’s teams were keeping busy during Stage 3 and 4 restrictions by creating virtual fitness challenges online in a bid to stay fit and keep socially connected in hopes that the season could go ahead.

Ultimately, the pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 season.

Healesville captain Ali Bryan said some players were missing the social benefits of the sport after coming together in their first season to build strong friendships.

“I think everyone’s struggling with it to be honest. It’s not even just the playing footy side of it, we’re missing the social connection,” she said.

“We’ve built such strong friendships last year and had such a great team attitude and value for our culture and missing that is like a big part of your life has just gone.

“The committee is keeping in touch regularly and we’re driving towards next year.

Hopefully everything goes back to normal for community sports.”

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Healesville celebrating their premiership victory last year. have the run you’d expect as we were still getting players at the last minute,” she said.

Matheison shared that she didn’t join the team until after their first practice match.

Coming into this year, the players were look-

ing forward to showing the benefits of a full preseason.

“There was a real feeling of saying, yes, let’s have a real good crack at it this year because we are working so much harder.”

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