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Harper’s legacy By Mitchell Clarke The face of an inspirational young boy, who was killed by a large falling tree, has gone global, as his family make it their mission to honour his noble quest. Harper Wilson, 10, died in a freak accident alongside his father Matt as they drove through the Dandenong Ranges on 14 July 2019. Harper’s mother Jacinda was home alone at 10pm when she received the tragic news that both her son and his father had passed away. She recalled the “outpouring of support” she received from the community in the days, weeks and months following the heartbreaking accident. Jacinda Erich, who grew up in Emerald and now lives in Cockatoo, said the Hills community saw her through the most difficult period of her life. “My community rallied around me to raise nearly $30,000. There was an absolute outpouring of support,” she said. “Community is something that was bred in me and the Hills are my home, so it felt like a really big family. There were people everywhere just helping me where they could, and there was nothing left for me to do. It was actually quite an overwhelming feeling.” While the grief will never truly leave Jacinda, she’s turned her heartbreak into passion in order to ensure her beloved young boy is remembered, and his inspiring message is heard. Harper was a popular boy who achieved more than many in his short life, and is remembered as a “passionate little bunny” with a love for animals and the environment. His journey to conservation came from a childhood filled with “wonder and curiosity”. He became aware of global issues such as whaling, climate change and deforestation at a young age, and instead of feeling defeated, Harper used his knowledge to make a lasting change.

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Kiah and Jacinda Erich with some of the rubbish they have picked up in honour of Harper’s quest. 215736 “Of course our kids, to ourselves, are the best things ever, but I knew Harper was amazing even before he was here,” Jacinda explained.

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Covid cancer flight By Romy Stephens A couple from The Basin has finally returned home after being stranded in Mexico due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Pregnant mother Bec Paton and her fiance Jay Morrow received a travel exemption in August so Jay could receive vital cancer treatment overseas. But after new Australian Government restrictions came into effect, return flights were estimated to cost about $40,000 - a figure the couple couldn’t afford. “What created the issue to get back was the Government bringing in new restrictions right as we left. They lowered the number of people that were allowed to get back into Australia,” Bec said. “Because of that the price of flights went up.” After being in Mexico for about five weeks, the chances of the couple getting home before Bec gave birth were looking slim. “It was a very upsetting and stressful time for both of us,” Bec said. “We thought we would be having the baby there, I 100 per cent did not think we would be able to get home.” But an anonymous philanthropist soon came to the rescue, after hearing about their story and offering to pay for the flights. “There’s no words for that, the feeling, that instant relief of knowing that oh my god I’m going home,” Bec said. “It was the best feeling...We were both in so much shock, we didn’t know what to think.” Jay was first diagnosed with liver cancer in February last year. He was in remission until May this year before being told the cancer had come back in the form of a 3cm diameter tumour near his liver. “After the cancer had returned Jay’s oncologist had basically told him there was nothing left he could do,” Bec said. “The chemo wasn’t working anymore and surgery wasn’t available safely because of the location of the tumour.” With no other options left, the couple decided to embark on a last-ditch journey to Mexico for treatment - they even considered selling their house to pay for it. “Lengthening Jay’s life was all that mattered for us,” Bec said. But after a family member set up a fundraiser, enough money was raised to get Bec and Jay to Mexico, and for most of Jay’s treatment. While in Mexico, Jay received eight hours of treatment everyday for six days a week. “We’d have to be at the centre at 7am every morning, I’d have to do eight hours of therapy,” Jay said. “Over the whole time I was there, I think I did about 240 different treatments...It was a lot to squeeze in three weeks.” But the results from his treatment have already started to show. “My tumour has shrunk by 10 per cent,” Jay said. “My tumour markers were down and my liver’s functioning really well, like someone

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IN BRIEF Sexual assault arrest An Upwey man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into a sexual assault on an 11-year-old girl in Upper Ferntree Gully. The incident occurred on 5 September about 4.30pm, when the girl was allegedly sexually assaulted near Willow Road. A 43-year-old man was arrested on the Ferny Creek bike trail in Ferntree Gully about 5pm on 11 September. Detectives from Knox Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team charged him with sexual assault of a child under 16 and possess child abuse material. He has been bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court at a later date. Kidnapping arrests Two men from Warburton and Lilydale are among three people that have been arrested over the alleged kidnapping of a woman in July. Police alleged three people forced open the front door of a Whittlesea property about 10.30pm on 29 July. The offenders allegedly overpowered a woman, tied and blindfolded her before forcing the victim into the boot of a car. The victim managed to untie herself and escape from the vehicle. Whittlesea Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested three people in relation to the incident. An 18-year-old Lilydale man, a 24-year-old man from Warburton and a 36-year-old Doreen woman have been charged with aggravated home invasion and kidnapping. The two males have been remanded in custody while the female has been bailed. The trio will appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 8 December.

Covid fine A Chirnside Park woman who was approached by police over 300km from her home has been issued with a Covid-19 fine. The woman was allegedly spoken to by police in Horsham and was issued with a fine after failing to provide a valid reason to be in the area. The fine came as Victoria Police issued 84 fines, over a 24 hour period, on 15 September.

Bec and Jay and their two daughters Taylah and Madisyn.

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that’s not sick. “I’ve got a pretty intense home program... Probably three hours every day for my home program is taken up by stuff I need to continue for three months.” Bec said that despite the challenges faced over the past few months, the couple were extremely grateful for all of the support they had received. “Ever since all of this started and our story got out there have been so many people in the Australian community, around Melbourne and Victoria, that have contacted us and given us support,” she said.

“I’ve really learnt how lucky we are to live in a country where everyone’s so happy to help each other. “I read stories like this all the time, but until you experience it yourself and you’re actually in a situation where you need help...You don’t realise how real that community spirit is.” The couple are expected to be released from quarantine on 18 September where they will finally be reunited with their daughters, Taylah and Madisyn, after 7 weeks apart. To find out more about Jay and Bec’s story, follow Jay’s Hope on Facebook.

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Dining plan reservations By Romy Stephens and Jed Lanyon Restaurant and cafe operators throughout the Yarra Ranges have raised concerns about the State Government’s plan to enforce a widespread outdoor dining culture over summer. The Government announced on 14 September that it would provide millions of dollars in funding to councils and businesses outside of Melbourne’s CBD to create a new model for outdoor entertainment. As part of the $87.5 million Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package, $5000 grants will be provided to help businesses buy equipment such as umbrellas, outdoor furniture and screens. It will also help with the investment of training, advertising and other support measures businesses will need in order to take the state’s cafe culture outdoors. Healesville’s Grand Hotel owner and manager Lisa McKay-Campbell said moving outdoors would be “hard work.” “We’re lucky, because we’ve got the beer garden and balcony upstairs where we can open up the blinds and it’s classed as outdoors,” she said. Ms McKay-Campbell said she was already in the process of applying for permits with council to put tables outside along the footpath. She said that the space out the front of the restaurant was suitable and undercover, the side of the restaurant along Green Street featured a sloped footpath, rendering it useless for tables and chairs. “I feel sorry for the cafes in town that don’t have a back garden and only have the front of their street. It’s going to be much harder for them than what it is for me,” Ms “The whole thing is crazy, this last six months, you wish you could wake up and pretend it never happened.” Numerous restaurant and cafe operators said one of the biggest challenges with moving outdoors would be Melbourne’s unpredictable weather. “The weather is very concerning considering we’re in a state that seems to have four different seasons in a single day,” Ms McKayCampbell said. “It’s going to be hard to prepare for a big weekend only for it to rain and then no one comes in over a lunch period. It could be a costly process for businesses. “What do you do with all your stock if it rains? We’d be left with all this excess food.”

Indoor dining at the Paradise Valley Hotel might be put on hold for even longer.

Grants on Sherbrooke manager Robyn Whittington and owner Cheryl Campbell sitting on the cafe’s deck. Please note this image was taken before Covid-19 restrictions. 216149 Picture: ROMY STEPHENS The manager of the Paradise Valley Hotel in Clematis, Nicole Tate, said staff would “roll with the punches” and make outdoor dining work but she was also concerned about the weather. “We’re fortunate in the fact that we have a large beer garden and we have lots of outdoor furniture,” she said. “But we’re applying for the grant because we need outdoor heaters. Once the sun goes down over here ... the temperature in the beer garden jumps off a cliff it’s so cold.” Ms Tate added that the grants wouldn’t help pay for additional things that might make outdoor dining more comfortable. She said that the switch to outdoor dining would “without a doubt” have an impact on business.

“In the evening it’s cold, people don’t want to sit outside,” she said. “We’d like things like blankets and cushions and outdoor lanterns to make people more comfortable. “Lighting is definitely going to be a factor and there’s not room in the budget for things like that.” Grants on Sherbrooke owner Cheryl Campbell said her business faced similar challenges. “We can transition to outdoor dining, we have an outdoor deck and we also have the space out the front,” she said. “We can only really have outdoor dining if it’s not raining and if the weather’s warm enough, and the Dandenong Ranges is not always predictable. “So we would maybe need extra funding to

Grants on Sherbrooke has a deck and space out the front that can be used for outdoor dining. put up some awnings to protect anyone who was sitting on the deck. “As long as we can set it up properly then I might not have a lot of objection, except that it would really impact on the number of people we could actually serve.” But Ms Campbell said no matter what, the safety of staff and customers came first. “At the end of the day, I’m not going to complain because I put the health of my staff and customers number one,” she said. “I’m happy that we’ve had the complete closure because if you look at our numbers they are way down to nearly zero. “I believe hospitality, in the end, will bounce back.” Yarra Ranges Council did not respond for comment in time for the print deadline.

Fight to let family stay By Romy Stephens The community of Mount Dandenong is rallying behind a “much-loved” local family to prevent them from being deported. Khevin Chumbar, Grade 5, and his mum, Neelam Kumari, are facing deportation back to India, and despite Khevin being born in Australia, he doesn’t qualify for citizenship. A petition calling for ministerial intervention to let the family stay on compassionate grounds has received over 25,000 signatures. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe raising money to help pay for Khevin and Neelam’s legal fees has raised over $6000. Nicola Burgess is the mother of Khevin’s best friend and organised the petition and fundraiser. She said the family was “much-loved” by locals and Khevin had become an integral part of the community since arriving six years ago. “Khevin has totally assimilated into this community, he’s a really bright and fun engaging little boy,” she said. “He’s been adored by the school community and the wider community, not just the kids but the adults as well. “Nobody wants them to go, everybody really feels this is their home and they should stay here.” Ms Burgess said Neelam had been doing everything she could to provide a good life for her son. mailcommunity.com.au

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Khevin and his mum, Neelam, are facing deportation back to India.

She said Neelam had earned a qualification as a chef and landed a job at a local cafe, which had promised to sponsor her on a 457 visa. “Neelam worked in poor conditions 10 hours a day, everyday of the week to fulfil her visa requirements,” Ms Burgess said. “As she approached the completion of the agreement with her sponsor, they pulled out unexpectedly, leaving her with no income.” Casey MP Tony Smith said he was aware of the family’s situation and was happy to help where possible. “I have been made aware of Ms Kumari and her son’s difficult situation from public commentary and some constituent contact. I understand that she is going through the

judicial process and may be awaiting a court decision,” he said. “To date, my office has not been contacted by Ms Kumari. Of course I am happy to provide all possible assistance and make representations on her behalf if wishes me to. “It may be possible for her to apply for ministerial intervention. Such applications are considered individually, taking into account compassionate and compelling circumstances. “Individuals with ongoing requests for ministerial intervention are able to remain in Australia while their case is being considered.” Since moving to Mount Dandenong in 2014, Khevin has attended Mount Dande-

nong Primary School and been involved in the local cricket club and football club. Grade 5 student Stella said Khevin had “an extraordinary personality” and was “delightful to be with.” “He is humorous, clever, bright and will always help you out in a difficult situation. Khevin is my best friend and we all want him to stay. He is just such an amazing person and I hope things go well for him,” she said. Meanwhile fellow Grade 5 student Audrey said it would be terrible if Khevin couldn’t continue his education in Mount Dandenong. “Khevin is one of the smartest kids I know, he has a great future ahead of him,” Audrey said. Tuesday, 22 September, 2020

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IN BRIEF Erratic driver arrest Police arrested a man and a woman after their car crashed into a police vehicle over the weekend. The Victoria Police Air Wing reported a rapidly driving vehicle on the wrong side of the road on Eastlink about 12.45am on 20 September. The car had allegedly been doing laps near Knox before eventually heading towards the Belgrave and Upper Ferntree Gully area. Police said stop sticks were used on Burwood Highway before the driver continued to drive on two flat tires and ended up crashing into a police divisional van. The driver allegedly tried to run away before he was tasered by members of the Critical Response Team (CRT). A male and female were arrested at the scene and the male driver from Springvale has been remanded in custody.

Petrol station refused A planning application for a petrol station in Kallista has been refused by Yarra Ranges Council. The application for 80-82 Monbulk Road, Kallista sought to use the site for the development of a service station with a convenience store, including vegetation removal and alteration of access to a road. The planning application was advertised in early July for two weeks and numerous community members have raised concerns about the proposed development. According to the council’s ePlanning page the application was refused on 2 September. It’s understood there were numerous reasons for the refusal including a failure to demonstrate no undue noise impacts, insufficient access to wastewater disposal services and a failure to respect or reinforce the pattern of existing development within the Kallista town centre. See next week’s Star Mail for more.

New Burrinja team While Covid-19 may have closed the doors of creative venues across the Dandenong Ranges, exciting things are still happening at Burrinja Cultural Centre. The centre has recently announced the appointment of a new leadership team, which will help develop a new future of creative activity in the hills and beyond. Gareth Hart has been appointed as creative director and CEO, while Toni Kirk will become the new Chief Operating Officer. Hart is new to the Burrinja team and will bring many years of experience in the arts sector. With a Masters of Choreography, experience leading numerous arts projects and festivals and 15 years experience as a practising artist, Hart is set to bring a unique perspective to the role. “I am thrilled to be joining the team at Burrinja, in such a pivotal time,” Hart said. “Burrinja has been formative in my development as both an artist and a leader, with many of my cherished creative memories occurring here. “I believe Burrinja has played a significant role in the arts ecology of the region.” Most recently, Hart has been leading regional arts organisation Arts Mildura as executive director. Ms Kirk will transition to her new role from the acting executive director position. She has been Burrinja’s venue manager for 10 years and has overseen the delivery of over 300 events annually. With 25 years experience of operating community art centres, Ms Kirk brings a wealth of experience in developing community engagement projects and theatre programming. “Over the past 10 years I have welcomed thousands of performers at the stage door, greeted thousands of eager patrons at the box office and seen first hand the deep connection

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Burrinja has with its community,” Ms Kirk said. “Each day I continue to be energised by the creative conversations I have with Burrinja’s talented staff and volunteers, uplifted by the artists we support and humbled by the fondness that people have for Burrinja. “I have a deep respect for Burrinja’s past and a great enthusiasm for its future so being given the opportunity to work with Gareth and the team to explore, imagine and shape that future is a great privilege.” Burrinja board president Holly DeMaria

said both appointments will “complement the already amazing team of staff and volunteers that work at Burrinja.” “Toni has steered Burrinja with strength, integrity and skill over what has been a year of unanticipated challenges and combining this ability with the creative vision that Gareth will bring to the organisation, Burrinja’s Board is excited and invigorated by the new leadership team. The pair will commence their new roles on 21 September.

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Positive purpose 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. Ms McKay-Campbell said that some of her

Business owners Tom and Lisa with kids Levi and Maeve. 208350 customers would share that the brief interaction with the hotel’s staff would be the only human contact they receive for the day. 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. “It’s something that we would never had or-

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. To place an order at the Grand Hotel, view the menu at https://healesvillegrandhotel. com.au/ and call 0404 406 172.

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A handful of eastern suburbs in the Dandenong Ranges are set to receive a renewable energy boost, with a new Community Energy Hub on its way. The energy hub will serve residents of Emerald, Avonsleigh, Cockatoo and Gembrook, and essentially will see the community work together to create and share electricity. The project is being powered by the Dandenong Ranges Renewable Energy Association (DRREA) in partnership with Indigo Power. Indigo Power is a community energy company that allows customers to generate electricity and share it with their neighbours. The company also builds larger solar and battery projects to supply communities with top-up power. Indigo Power’s managing director Ben McGowan said the idea was to ensure everyone in small communities could access clean, affordable power. “Individual households with solar are great but we want to work at a community level. We want everyone to come together to be able to share energy,” he said. “We’re also a certified social enterprise, so 50 per cent of profits go back into communities for our purpose which is basically renewables and community development.” Community energy hubs have already been rolled out across north east Victoria and south east New South Wales, with towns like Yackandandah already having 60 per cent of power supplied by solar. Residents involved in the energy hub have a widget that shows the pathway for electricity generation and supply. Electricity can either come from or go to neighbours in the hub with solar panels, scaled generation and storage, for example a solar system and battery storage in a warehouse, and carbon offset power from the grid.

The town of Yackandandah launched its Community Energy Hub last year. This means energy hubs remain connected to the Australian electricity networks and customers always have power. Mr McGowan said apart from protecting the environment with clean energy, one of the major advantages of the hub was the financial benefits for locals. “The nice thing about the hub is that hopefully, as we get better at this, people who are renting, for instance, can join the hub. They won’t have solar on their roof but they can see on their screen they’re getting a portion of their power supplied by their neighbours,” he said. “As we get better and as we work with the DRREA perhaps it’s also coming from some of those scaled generation and storage spots in town. “The more energy you are generating in your town ... the more dollars you’re keeping in your town as well.” DRREA and Indigo Power will host an information webinar about the Community Energy Hub at 7.30pm on 23 September. To find out more or register your interest, visit https://indigopower.com.au/ drrea_webinar/. mailcommunity.com.au

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Taser call after shooting By Romy Stephens A man who was wielding a knife in Lilydale last week has been recovering in hospital after being shot by police. Police were called to Lilydale Marketplace, near the Lilydale Medical Clinic, about 8.30am on 15 September, following reports of a man armed with a knife. Victoria Police’s Deputy Commissioner of Capability, Neil Paterson, said police attempted to negotiate with the 24-year-old man for about 15-20 minutes. “Police confronted a man who was armed with a knife and made quite a number of requests for him to drop that weapon and stay away from police, to back off from police,” he said. “The man did not back off from police after quite a period of negotiation and then rushed the police members where I can say that a number of shots were fired by two separate police members. “Shortly after those shots were fired another police vehicle arrived at that scene and the man was provided with immediate medical attention and first aid.” It’s understood the man was shot about 9.10am and was initially in a serious condition with an injury to the upper body. Deputy Commissioner Patterson said the man was then transported to hospital where it was understood he received treatment but his injuries were not life-threatening. The man was allegedly wandering around the Lilydale Medical Clinic and attended the clinic before the incident. “At some stage he was at a toilet, in the shopping centre and it’s in that location where they’ve found packaging for a knife and also some fire gel,” Deputy Commissioner Patterson said. Deputy Commissioner Patterson said it ap-

A 24-year-old man with a knife was shot by police near the Lilydale Medical Clinic last week. 209895 Picture: ROMY STEPHENS peared the man may have had mental health issues. “This is early in the investigation and we’ll certainly explore those as an issue,” he said. “But what we have here is a man who has been wandering around a medical centre, and indeed the car park to a shopping centre, with a knife, he’s been quite agitated and police arrival has tried to calm him down and negotiate with him to drop that knife, and that hasn’t occurred after quite a lengthy negotiation.” Deputy Commissioner Patterson said the

Harper’s legacy lives on From page 1 “Harper’s eagerness to learn, to teach others and take action was very clear. He shone brightly volunteering at community events and festivals where he proudly educated children and adults about ways to protect the environment.” In his short life, he organised for Sea Shepherd to present at Cockatoo Primary School. He later joined a conservation group, attended the School Strike for Climate March and became an ambassador for the platypus. He also helped to plant over 1000 trees, clean up over 2000 items of litter, build native wildlife nest boxes and advocate for the successful ban of Opera House Nets in Victoria. “He appreciated the natural world. Harper had a thirst for it and we just encouraged him,” Jacinda said. “If we were going to a market, he wasn’t looking for a lucky dip or lollies, he was looking for plants.” Before he passed, Harper had three fish tanks in his room, which housed fish and a turtle. His room was also filled with various plants, from Bonsai to Cacti and succulents. “He was always wanting pets and said he wanted to have his own zoo when he grew up,” Jacinda laughed. “He said when he grew up that he wanted to go to the Galapagos and save all the baby turtles. “He was so sure of himself and it wasn’t hard for me to support him. Harper could have done whatever he put his mind to me.” Jacinda wants her boy remembered as someone who was “full of heart” and cared about people and the world. “Those of us who knew and loved him not only lost a wonderful, funny, kindhearted friend, but we also knew that the world had lost someone who was going to make a big difference,” she said.

“We all knew that Harper was going to live a life of action and change. We knew he was going to make a positive impact on a planet that desperately needs strong voices and so now, we need to work together to fill the void that he has left.” In honour of his 12th birthday on 24 September, Jacinda and her daughter Kiah have been promoting Harper’s Army, a project aiming to dedicate 12 days to the environment. What originally started as a plan to ask friends and family to pick up rubbish for Harper on his birthday has spread globally - reaching the United States, Portugal, Germany and the Seychelles. A former colleague shared Jacinda’s original plans to her son, Jackson Irwin, who has been working on a passion project to collect one million pieces of rubbish. Closing in on his one million goal, Jackson, who lives in Portugal, was so inspired by Harper’s story, he teamed up with Jacinda to launch Harper’s Army in a final push to collect the remaining 100,000 pieces of rubbish. Within a week, the initiative grew legs and Harper’s story started to spread across the globe. “I never expected it to blow up,” Jacinda laughed. “Part of it strangely brings Harper back to life for me. It brings him back to the present and it celebrates the real essence of what Harper was and if he was here, this is exactly what he’d be doing.” Jacinda said it was her “greatest dream” to see her son’s vision for a healthier planet come true. “I reckon he’s dancing up there. He would be blown away by it all and he’d be completely chuffed that this many people cared about what he cared about,” she said. “I have no doubt he’s up in the universe watching on.” To help Harper’s family achieve his mission, search ‘Harper’s Army’ on Facebook.

two police officers involved in the incident were from the Lilydale Police Station. “I believe it’s a male Senior Constable and a female Constable who was only newly out of the police academy,” he said. “Here we have a number of police involved in a very critical incident that they don’t want to be involved in and we’ll be making sure that we give the appropriate welfare support to our members. “We’re also reaching out to the family of the man involved in that particular incident.

“When police members turn up to work on any particular day they never turn up to work wanting to use force or indeed shoot a person.” It’s understood the police officers that initially attended the incident were not equipped with a taser, however, they had activated their body-worn cameras. “They have a number of other options including a baton, OC foam and spray and, of course, their firearm,” Deputy Commissioner Patterson said. “The Critical Incident Response Team turned up immediately following the shooting in Lilydale and those tasers would have been with them to use at that location, but we have not rolled them out across Victoria Police at this moment.” Shadow Minister for Police David Southwick said the Lilydale incident highlighted the State Government’s failure on tasers. “When frontline officers don’t have the tools they need, the community and police themselves will only be placed at greater risk, more often,” he said. “The Andrews Labor Government has had its head in the sand on tasers for too long and now must urgently commit to a full rollout across the state. “The Victorian Liberal Nationals have long supported the full rollout of tasers and Daniel Andrews must now take responsibility for putting lives at risk.” The man was believed to have been staying in the Lilydale area overnight but may come from the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad will investigate the incident which will be overseen by Professional Standards Command. Anyone who witnessed the incident or with dash cam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppervic. com.au.

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RUMP AND HALOUMI KEBABS WITH REFRESHING PINEAPPLE SALAD Created by Rod Leaver of Edge Hill Butchery this combination of salty haloumi and juicy rumpsteak makes tasty summery kebabs. Team them with this salad of fresh pineapple, crunchy Lebanese cucumbers, red capsicums and rocket - all tied together with fresh tastes of lime and coriander. Find more great rump steak recipes at Australianbeef.com.au.

RUMP & HALOUMI KEBABS WITH PINEAPPLE SALAD Serves: 4 Prep Time: 15 mins, Cooking Time: 5 mins Ingredients Kebabs: 500g rump steak trimmed 200g packet haloumi olive oil salt and pepper Salad: One medium pineapple peeled cored and diced three Lebanese cucumbers roughly chopped One red capsicum diced two tsp lime juice 1/2 cup coriander leaves three cups rocket leaves

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Method 1. For the salad, combine pineapple, cucumber, red capsicum, lime juice and a splash of olive oil in a large bowl. Stir well. Add coriander and rocket leaves and toss. 2. Cut rump and haloumi into similar sized cubes. Thread onto 8 skewers, brush with oil and season with a good crack of pepper. 3. Preheat barbecue or a heavy-based pan to high. Cook skewers for 2 mins, turn once and cook a further 2 mins. Transfer to a serving plate and serve with pineapple salad. Tips Switch rump for a flat iron steak. Switch fajita seasoning for taco seasoning. Leftover fajita mixture and toppings make a great salad for lunch the next day.

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Rump and haloumi with a spicy tropical salad.

LEMON PEPPER CHOPS WITH SPRING PASTA SALAD

Looking for something quick, easy and tasty? Why not take a mushroomy twist on traditional pork san choy bao. With plenty of gorgeous Asian flavours and the added bonus of mushrooms this one is sure to become a family favourite.

Pepper season gives the lamb forequarter chops some extra zest in this dish perfect for spring. Teamed with a salad of fresh spring vegetables this dish is sure to impress - even if you can’t go out for dinner. For more delicious recipes head to australianlamb.com.au.

LEMON PEPPER CHOPS WITH SPRING PASTA SALAD Serves: 2 Prep Time: 10 mins Cooking time: 10 mins Ingredients

· Two x 225g forequarter chops · 1tbsp lemon pepper seasoning · 150g pasta · 1/2 cup green peas · 2 small zucchini peeled into ribbon · 120 baby grape tomatoes (yellow or red) · 1/4 cup marinated feta in oil · 1/4 cup mint leaves · lemon wedges to serve

Method 1. Coat lamb with lemon pepper seasoning. Heat a lightly oiled char-grill pan or barbecue over medium-high heat. Cook chops for 3-4 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking. Rest on a plate loosely covered with foil for 5 minutes. 2. In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, peas, zucchini, tomatoes, feta, mint and oil. Season and toss to combine. 3. Serve lamb with pasta salad and lemon wedges. Tips Lamb cutlets, loin chops or leg/rump steaks would also work well in this recipe. For a delicious lunch, cook extra chops, slice meat off the bone and mix through pasta salad to enjoy the next day. You can also use brown rice, cauliflower rice or quinoa instead of pasta.

STICKY MUSHROOM & PORK SAN CHOY BAO Serves: 4 Prep: 15 mins Cooking: 14 mins Ingredients

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TART UP BACON AND EGGS Looking for something a little different for breakfast? Then these mushroom breakfast tarts might just be the answer, combining the traditional bacon and eggs with capsicum and mushrooms and the warm flavour of thyme in a tart that you can eat at the table or on the go on a busy Saturday morning of kids sport or outside on a spring morning.

MUSHROOM BREAKFAST TARTS Prep: 10 mins, Cook: 15 mins, Makes: 6 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 200g Button Mushrooms, trimmed and quartered 4 (100g) bacon rashers, trimmed and chopped (1cm pieces) 1 red capsicum, finely chopped 2 tbsp chopped thyme leaves, plus sprigs to garnish 3 sheets puff pastry 6 eggs

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Method 1. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat. Cook mushrooms for 4-5 minutes or until golden. Add bacon, capsicum and thyme and cook for 2-3 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Add capsicum, cook for 2 minutes. 2. Preheat oven to 200°C fan forced. Lightly grease 6 x 10.5cm (base) loose base fluted tart tins. Using a 14cm cutter, cut 6 rounds from the pastry. Line pans with pastry, prick well with a fork and trim the edges. 3. Place tins on a baking tray and cook for 15 minutes or until pastry is just golden. When cool enough to touch, gently push pastry down into the base. 4. Break an egg into each pastry shell, top with mushroom mixture. Cook in oven for 10-12 minutes or until egg white is cooked and yolk is slightly runny. Serve with thyme sprigs to garnish.

· 2 garlic cloves, chopped · 3cm piece ginger, peeled, chopped · 1 long red chilli, deseeded, chopped · 2 tbs peanut or vegetable oil Swiss Brown, cup or · 300g button mushrooms, quartered · 400g lean pork mince · 2 tbs ketcup manis or hoisin sauce · 1 tbs oyster sauce · 8 ice berg lettuce, trimmed to serve sprigs, thinly sliced red chilli and · Coriander fried Asian shallots, to serve Method 1 Combine garlic, ginger and chilli in a small food processor. Process until finely chopped. 2 Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add half the oil and the mushrooms. Stir-fry for 3 minutes until light golden, remove to a bowl. Add remaining oil and mince, stir-fry until mince changes colour. Add garlic mixture, stir-fry 2 minutes until aromatic. Return the mushrooms then add the ketcup manis and oyster sauce, stir-fry until sticky. 3 Spoon into lettuce leaves, top with coriander, chilli and shallots. Serve. Tips No Asian shallots at home, use roasted salted peanuts or crispy fried noodles Going Meatless - turn this into a meatless main meal, replace the pork with an extra 500g mushrooms, so in total you need 800g mushrooms (a combo of flat, cup and Swiss Brown)

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playtime once again The smiling faces of children were scattered across playgrounds in the Yarra Ranges this week, as playgrounds were re-opened for the first time in about six weeks.As part of the State Governments first step towards reopening Victoria, outdoor playgrounds were re-opened from 14 September.The Star Mail sent out photographer Stewart Chambers to capture delighted children on playgrounds in Montrose, Yarra Glen and Healesville.

Jamie (3) from Healesville.

Will (4) back in the swing of things at Montrose Recreation Reserve Playground.

3-year-old Riley is rapt that the Montrose Recreation Reserve playground is open again. 215863

Quinn and Ayda explore a playground in Healesville.

Piper (4) from Yarra Glen.

Jai (7) enjoying some play time at Yarra Glen.

Jimmy with his daughter Matilda (1) at the Montrose Recreation Reserve.

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1-year-olds Kayden, Max and Winter from Montrose. Tuesday, 22 September, 2020

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Roadmap to Reopening

RRA RANGES First Step commenced at 11.59pm onYA 13 September.

GATHERINGS

WORK

EDUCATION & CHILDCARE

RETAIL & BEAUTY SERVICES

CAFES & RESTAURANTS

Curfew: 9pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5am Reasons to leave home: For 4 reasons and stay local (5km) Public gatherings: Limited to 2 people or a household that can meet outdoors for two hours maximum (5 km) Home visits: No visitors are allowed at your home unless you live alone or are a single parent (1 nominated person) Support visits: Respite care for people with complex needs allowed Work: Only go to work if you are in a permitted industry Schools: Remote learning unless an exemption applies Childcare and early education: Closed except for permitted workers Adult Education: Only on-site for those on the permitted workplaces list Retail: Essential only with click and collect for selected stores (5km) Shopping: 1 person per household (5km) Hairdressers and beauty services: Closed Real estate: Certain permitted activities can be done in person but auctions online only Hospitality: Take-away (5km and curfew applies) and delivery only

ENTERTAINMENT & AMUSEMENT VENUES

Entertainment: All venues closed including libraries

SPORT & RECREATION

Sport and recreation: Facilities closed including skate parks Outdoor playgrounds: Open including outdoor gym equipment Exercise: Outdoors, up to two hours per day total, maximum of two sessions within 5km of home

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation: Closed, except emergency. Interstate travel: not allowed, unless for a permitted purpose

WEDDINGS, FUNERALS & RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Weddings: Only for compassionate reasons, with up to 5 people Funerals: Allowed with up to 10 people Religion: places of worship closed

View the full roadmap and the next steps to COVID normal at yrc.vic.gov.au/roadmap

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Health support for youth In March 2019 I announced that the Federal Government would invest $4.5 million over three years to support the health needs of young people, aged 12-25 years by establishing an integrated Youth Hub along with a Headspace service based in Lilydale. The Youth Hub is now fully operational and providing services and support following its virtual launch last month. The separately funded Headspace will begin operating in the coming months. Covid-19 has meant that some of the usual face-to-face services are being delivered differently, but this will change once restrictions are eased. Services will be delivered from other locations including Healesville, Belgrave, and Yarra Junction. A consortium of community focused organisations successfully tendered for the job

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Federal Member for Casey of running the Youth Hub. Included are the health service, Inspiro, Anchor (housing services), Cire (education), Eastern Community Legal Centre and Oonah (health and Aboriginal community services). Each are well known and offer significant expertise and experience. By working together, they will deliver the very best Youth Hub service.

The virus pandemic has unsurprisingly led to an increased demand for additional mental health related support services and advice throughout our community. After a lot of planning and preparation, the local Youth Hub is already making a positive difference to many young people’s lives in what are challenging times. Services being provided include counselling addressing anxiety, depression, grief and relationships. As well, general health needs can be addressed, along with the provision of legal assistance, education and training services. Importantly, these services are free for young people living, studying or working in the Yarra Ranges. For information go to www. inspiro.org.au/youthhealthhub, call 9757 8777 or email: youthhealthhub@inspiro.org.au. It’s widely recognised that Covid-19 is impacting all age groups, not just young people.

Its impacts, especially on mental health will continue well into the future. To help address the need for better mental health support and services, the Morrison Government last month announced a funding package of $31.9m that will deliver fifteen HeadtoHelp Hubs in Victoria. I am pleased to say that one of these will be based in the Upper Yarra Centre in Yarra Junction. The hubs are needs-based and recoveryfocused, supporting people in mental health distress. Like the Youth Hub, HeadtoHelp hubs will also connect to other services in the region, including intensive mental health care or social supports, to ensure people get the help they need when they need it. HeadtoHelp provides free support to people of any age. To make contact, call 1800 595 212.

Scientific paper feels heat in native logging debate Deep

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Freelance Journalist They strongly attacked a peer-reviewed paper on the role of timber harvesting and fire led by Peter Attiwill, a retired Associate Professor from the School of Botany at Melbourne University. MDPI said the Tasmanian University authors were informed of some errors in the categorisation of forest types by a colleague. The major error was the incorrect inclusion of a category of plantation from a publicly available vegetation type layer. “There were also other sites which were incorrectly categorized. The authors reclassified or removed the sites that were obviously incorrect, added new randomly located sites

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to compensate for excluded sites and added more site pairs,” MDPI said. “The data were then checked by an independent colleague, an expert in the forest type, who was able to check each identification. The results of analyses of the new data set were sufficiently different to those of the original paper to make it inappropriate to make minor corrections.” MDPI said during the reanalysis, a close examination of the data indicated that the outcomes were highly sensitive to variation in fire intensity in a low number of sites. This indicated the need for a larger data set and complementary analyses using GIS (Geographic Information System) techniques. “This paper is therefore retracted and shall be marked accordingly. The Fire Editorial Office (and authors) apologise to the readers of Fire. The paper is retracted to ensure the addition of only high-quality scientific works to the field of scholarly communication,” MDPI said. “MDPI is a member of the Committee on Public Ethics (COPE) and takes very seriously the responsibility to enforce strict ethical

Films are films, books are books as The Devil proves The Devil All The Time Starring Tom Holland, Eliza Scanlen and Jason Clarke Rated MA15+

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policies and standards.” The Australian Forest Products Association said the fake bushfire research was a major blow to anti-native forest activists. AFPA chief executive, Ross Hampton, said the journal’s move was almost unheard of. It had been applauded for its decisive and honourable action by a growing list of stakeholders – the Institute of Foresters of Australia, forestry ministers in the federal and Tasmanian Governments, and Tasmania’s Shadow Minister for Resources, Shane Broad. “The scientific consensus is that there is no causal link between timber harvesting in Australia and overall increased bushfire severity,” he said. Native forestry used only six trees out of every 10,000 and the areas used were regenerated. “The areas in question are so small the proposition is patently absurd,” he said. However, a contributing author of the withdrawn paper and researcher, Dr Jennifer Sanger, said the retraction had had a “negligible” effect on the science. The retraction did not affect the prevailing findings of other scientists in Australia and overseas. “It’s not like our study is the only study out there,” she told the Burnie Advocate newspaper.

The Devil All The Time is an enthralling historical thriller with phenomenal performances, but feels too much like a novel. Tom Holland delivers a career-best performance as Arvin Russell, a troubled but devoted young man in mid-twentieth-century Ohio. The film generates a rich atmosphere of contrasts: faith powerless to prevent tragedy, pious men engaging in shocking violence, and a charismatic preacher who doubles as a sexual predator. The pacing is slow but tingling with angst and uncertainty, immersing us in Arvin’s family life and their struggles, and Arvin’s violent impulses and loyalty to his sister Lenora (Eliza Scanlen) lead him on a harrowing descent into darkness and peril. Based on the novel by Donald Ray Pollock, The Devil All The Time certainly feels like a novel, resulting in a somewhat disjointed structure due to the general incompatibility of film and novel narratives. With greater length and momentum largely dependant on the reader, novels can afford long tangents or sub-plots that return much later. But even with a 138 minute runningtime, the film’s lengthy sub-plot about a serial killer couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough) dilutes the tension of Arvin’s main plot and feels extremely disconnected until the tense but abrupt climax.

Pollock himself also delivers frequent irritating narration, which is appropriate for prose, but needlessly explains themes or emotions that are obvious in a given scene. The Devil All The Time is deep, compelling, well-acted and highly-recommended, but emulates the style of the novel at the expense of focus. - Seth Lukas Hynes PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN OWNED & INDEPENDENT

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A scientific paper attacking the native forestry’s role in fires that formed the basis of a letter widely circulated in country Victoria newspapers ( Star Mail 30 June 2020) has been withdrawn from academic publication because it contains errors. The peer-reviewed paper, which claimed timber harvesting makes forests more flammable, was by Professor James Kirkpatrick, Suyanti Winoto-Lewin and Jenny Sanger from the University of Tasmania. It has been retracted from the MDPI journal Fire, MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Australia) said in a statement. The paper formed part of the platform of an opinion article by Professor Kirkpatrick published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers in May. Co-authors of the opinion piece were Dr Sanger, Dr Chris Taylor, Dr Robert Kooyman, Dr Phil Zylstra and Professor James Watson. Following this, Dr Zylstra and the other scientists, but not Professor Kirkpatrick, published a letter to the editor reiterating these claims that was widely published throughout Gippsland and country Victoria.

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Vic finally returns home By Romy Stephens Ninety-five-year-old Vic Cornell has finally left Healesville Hospital following his successful battle with Covid-19. Mr Cornell tested positive for coronavirus in July and has since been in numerous hospitals throughout the outer east. During his recovery from the virus he also broke his hip, meaning he was spending his days in Healesville until finally being released early last week. All up, the retired tennis coach spent about 10 weeks in hospital alongside his partner, Jean, who also tested positive for coronavirus in July but was released with Mr Cornell. The pair both returned multiple negative Covid-19 tests in August. Mr Cornell told the ABC’s Drive program that he believed it was his “spirit” that helped him survive the virus. “We don’t live for ourselves, we live for others. I had Jean here and I had to look after her and she needed me, and my kids do,” he said. “I think it was a contribution of a lot of people, the nurses here and the hospital were very good. I was very blessed with so many people looking after me and wanting me to live.’ Mr Cornell said he was “very apprehensive” about going back home but was looking forward to getting back to normal life. “We’ve been away 10 weeks, I’ve never suffered so much in all my life,” he told the ABC. “I thought I was gone, I thought I was going to the maker, it didn’t happen. There must be a reason why I’m still here. “I didn’t realise how well I was living until I was taken away...unfortunately to us all we don’t realise what we’ve got until it’s gone.

Vic Cornell and his partner, Jean.

Vic in the Healesville Hospital’s wellness garden. “Just living the way I want to live, in my own chair, watching the television, getting friends in, normal things, just having a meal with somebody and just living.”

Staff at Healesville Hospital farewelled Vic Cornell last week after he was finally able to head home.

What’s in a name ask residents of Walltle Avenue? 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 keeneyed 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.

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“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.

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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 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.

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Racing falls prey to Covid By Russell Bennett The ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic continues to significantly impact the sporting landscape, with a series of country race meetings scheduled for later this year cancelled. All picnic race meetings from the scheduled start of the 2020/21 picnic racing season on Saturday, 24 October up to and including Saturday, 7 November have been called off - directly impacting meetings at tracks including Healesville and Alexandra. Racing Victoria made the decision in con-

sultation with Country Racing Victoria, and the country clubs involved. This announcement follows last month’s decision to cancel the Gunbower Cup meeting on 3 October, the Manangatang Cup meeting on 10 October, and the Wodonga meeting on 17 October due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. Racing Victoria’s Racing Operations team will continue to review the racing program through late October and early November to see if there are any additional changes needed for horses impacted by the cancellation of community race days during that period.

“Following consultation with Country Racing Victoria and various Victorian race clubs, we have made the difficult decision to remove a further nine meetings from the country racing calendar throughout October and early November,” said Racing Victoria’s executive general manager of racing, Greg Carpenter. “The decision to cancel these race meetings has been reached following extensive consultation, and has been based on a number of factors including the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. “I would like to thank the clubs affected for their cooperation and understanding regard-

ing this decision, which we appreciate would be extremely disappointing for not only the clubs, but their extended communities.” Scott Whiteman, Country Racing Victoria’s chief executive, added: “The various clubs impacted by these cancellations have been involved in reaching this decision and I would like to thank them for their support and cooperation throughout this process. “While it is a difficult decision to make, it’s the right outcome for those regional communities, and we all look forward to seeing these iconic country meetings return in 2021.”

Lasting legacy for Emerald favourite son turned Blue By Lance Jenkinson and Russell Bennett Two words immediately spring to mind when thinking of Emerald favourite son Kade Simpson: loyalty and courage. Over 342 games at AFL level with Carlton, Simpson stuck true to the navy blue, even under some of the most trying of circumstances. The inspirational 36-year-old finished his career with a 36 per cent winning percentage, so it was certainly not all roses from a team perspective. But while some players look elsewhere to chase premiership glory, Simpson opted to leave a lasting legacy at Carlton - paving the way for a new generation of young stars, such as Patrick Cripps, Sam Docherty and Sam Walsh, who spoke glowingly about his impact on the group last week. “I was exactly the same as what they were,” Simpson said. “I sort of just looked and took it all in on what the older guys did and tried to model myself on how they prepared and how they went about their footy, and how they trained. “It’s really nice to hear that I’ve had that effect on guys and guys really look up to me. “You don’t really speak about it too often, but I was pretty overwhelmed to hear guys say that.” Simpson became just the fifth player in Carlton history to reach the 300-game milestone. It is an illustrious 300 club, consisting of club champions Craig Bradley, Bruce Doull, John Nicholls and Stephen Silvagni. ‘Simmo’ is one of only two players from the AFL Yarra Ranges competition to play 300 games at the top level, with the other being Yarra Junction and Richmond legend Jack Dyer. Simpson’s longevity is somewhat surprising, considering he played just three games in his rookie season and three games in a second season cut short by a broken hand. In Round 15, 2005, he became a permanent fixture in the Carlton side, avoiding injury and form dips to play an incredible 158 consecutive games, lasting until Round 12, 2012. And, he did it with a reckless abandon. Pound for pound, Simpson was one of the most courageous players in the AFL. On a weekly basis, he would throw his slight frame under the high ball in front of a hulking forward to win back possession for his Blues. It would send a shiver down the spine of supporters, who must have wondered after some collisions just how Simpson would get back to his feet. The half-back flanker did it for his team and for the jumper that he loved. “For the first few years I struggled to get out onto the park, so to eventually play 300plus is pretty special and now I can sit back and enjoy that,” Simpson said. “Every time you pull on the navy blue jumper it’s pretty special.” Simpson was an unassuming leader - not one to try and hog the spotlight. Carlton’s media manager joked that Simpson played 18 years and “did three interviews in that time”. 22 MAIL

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Then Emerald Football Club president Dean Stuhldreier presented Kade Simpson with a special award just days before his 300th AFL game. Picture: COURTESY OF ROBYN KUYS Simpson was one to let his actions speak louder than words, winning a John Nicholls Medal for as Carlton’s club best and fairest in 2013, representing Australia eight times in International Rules (including taking out the Jim Stynes Medal for the best Australian player in 2008), and vice-captaining the Blues for three seasons. “I’m probably the only bloke happy to be retiring during Covid with less people around, less media and less attention,” Simpson said. “It’s probably fitting that I can go out that way.”

Simpson cherished the friendships he made along the way. He said it was a highlight to be vice captain under “one of my best mates”, Marc Murphy. It all began when Simpson was identified by Carlton recruiter Shane O’Sullivan while playing for Emerald and the Eastern Ranges. He was an O’Sullivan gem, landing at the Blues with pick 45 in the 2002 national draft. Having got through his farewell speech to teammates and club staff without shedding a tear, Simpson almost became emotional

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