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A whirlwind ‘I do’

By Taylah Eastwell

Cristie and Jordan Holland enjoy their first dance. pretty amazed,” Mrs Holland said.

“Of the 85 to 90 guests on the list, only four didn’t make it,” she said.

Guests travelled from as far as McCrae and Rosebud with minimal notice, and the bride was relieved her parents from Tasmania were already in Victoria when the announcement was made.

Celebrant Lisa Hunt said the wedding was a “huge success“ and a great testament to the wedding industry.

“I was in the CBD when Cristie called at 2.30pm asking if I could get to Coldstream for a 5.30pm wedding. I flew home, grabbed all the

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Mrs Holland said the wedding “turned out pretty much perfect“.

“It was all I could of wished for it to be,“ she said.

“I am just very appreciative of everyone that managed to get it to happen. We couldn’t of got it done without everyone. Just seeing everyone step up was amazing, it made you feel very loved,” Mrs Holland said.

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With the wedding venue being at a family friends Coldstream farm, the couple said they were “very lucky” to have been able to bring the ceremony forward a day.

The bride’s four bridesmaids and the grooms four groomsmen all scrambled together – some leaving work early in the city in order to make the special occasion.

“Once we got back to the house we had two hours for hair, makeup and to get our dresses on. We had a full day planned for that if the wedding was to go ahead as normal, I was

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When news broke of Victoria’s five-day lockdown last Friday afternoon, Seville East’s Cristie and Jordan were not willing to cancel their wedding for a third time.

Instead, the mad scramble began, with the pair pulling the entire wedding together within just three hours, in a race to tie the knot before the state faced its third lockdown.

Cristie and Jordan, now Mr & Mrs Holland, were meant to get married in Coldstream on Saturday 13 February - a date they had set their hearts on after having to postpone in both May and October last year.

Under the lockdown restrictions, weddings are banned unless they need to be held on compassionate grounds. The restrictions came into force at 11.59pm on Friday 12 February, just hours after Cristie and Jordan said ’I do’.

“As it was announced we were watching it live and we all just looked at each other and said, yep, it’s happening tonight,” Mrs Holland said.

“My friend called me Friday morning to let me know they were thinking of a lockdown and I was like, I just can’t do it again. I was pretty emotional and stressed out,” she said.

The first person Mrs Holland contacted was her celebrant.

“I was on duty of calling all the people we needed for the wedding. I called the celebrant then the photographer while pretty much everyone else was calling the guest list,” she said.

“The make-up artist managed to clear her schedule to help us out. The hairstylist couldn’t make it, so we all ended up doing our own hair.

The musician cleared his gigs for the night and said ‘yep, I’ll be there’,” she said.

Luckily for Cristie and Jordan, things “just fell into place“. While the caterer was unsure at first, they rang within half an hour and said they could make it.

The original photographer couldn’t attend at late notice, but found the couple a replacement photographer who could, and the florist drove specially from Collingwood to Seville East to deliver the bouquets that weren’t sup-

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Women embrace science The peak organisation representing some 1000 professional and scientific forest land managers in Australia is urging women and girls to embrace the opportunities available in the sector.

As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Thursday 11 February, the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) celebrated the work of its female scientists.

IFA/AFG Vice President Dr Michelle Freeman, who is based in Healesville, said the forest sector provided women with a wonderful opportunity for a science career in the natural environment.

“Forestry is such an exciting sector to work in because it requires creative thinking to bridge science with community values, innovation with communication and technology with nature,” Dr Freeman said.

“I couldn’t be prouder to be part of this scientific community that is genuinely passionate about the art and science of ensuring the sustainability of our forests.”

Dr Freeman said by using their scientific expertise in our forests, women were providing innovative and creative solutions.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

The day is a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened.

Research has found that educating girls is the 6th most effective way to combat climate change.

“We want to encourage the next generation of women to engage in STEM subjects and embrace the opportunities that science has for them,” Dr Freeman said.

“Female scientists are at the forefront of helping to solve problems around climate change, renewables and carbon capture.”

Tegan Brown is a PhD Candidate with Forest Hydrology Research Group at the University of Melbourne.

She said working in forest science was both challenging and rewarding.

“Women make great scientists, land managers and leaders, bringing diverse skills and

Healesville’s Dr Michelle Freeman in the field. lived experiences to their work,” Ms Brown said.

“Sustainably managing forests for all people and values in a changing world is a huge task and is such a rewarding sector to work in when you can make a difference.”

Zoe Ryan, Executive Manager - Business Development, Climate Friendly said the challenges of the sector brought together advanced technologies and traditional approaches.

“Implementation of landscape-scale carbon farming requires application of remote sensing technologies, coupled with more traditional technologies such as field measurements, and discussions at the kitchen table over cups of tea,” Ms Ryan said.

OneFortyOne Plantations research manager Dr Danielle Wiseman has embraced the changing nature of the sector.

“Working in forestry research is great because you often see the real-world application of your research into practice and you get to work in beautiful places,” Dr Wiseman said.

“Working with my colleagues, problems are identified and we try to solve them.”

Australia is the sixth most forested country in the world and female scientists are playing a critical role in the management of our forests.

Grants help protect endangered faunal emblems Community groups in the Yarra Valley are taking action to protect two of Victoria’s faunal emblems – the Helmeted Honeyeater and the Leadbeater’s Possum – thanks to funding through Yarra4Life and the Victorian Government.

Both species are critically-endangered and only found in Victoria. The Helmeted Honeyeater and the lowland subspecies of the Leadbeater’s Possum live exclusively in the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve.

Five community groups have received small grants totalling $23,089 to undertake activities that will restore and protect habitat and secure a future for these unique animals.

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Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater Inc (with Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Inc): Greening the Green – Reversing the Decline of Habitat for Helmeted Honeyeater and Leadbeater’s Possum at Green Site, Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Inc: Enhancement of Habitat for Lowland Leadbeater’s Possum in Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve The Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority’s Yarra4Life Coordinator, Kacie Melfi, said that community groups are the front line in protecting species like these from extinction.

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The endangered Helmeted Honeyeater. port these community-driven projects; these groups are out in the reserves and private properties doing the hard work.

“Each project adds another piece to the broader recovery effort and contributes to ensuring our faunal emblems remain in the wild for generation to come.”

Project work will include weed removal

to improved existing habitat areas, revegetation to improve the quality of existing habitat and to create new habitat areas and a camera monitoring program.

Yarra4Life is a collaborative environmental program that aims to improve the quality of land, water and natural habitat in the Yarra Valley and protect and enhance the survival of native species.

Juvenile lowland Leadbeater’s Possum.

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IN BRIEF

Business struggles on in lockdown 3.0

By Taylah Eastwell and Jed Lanyon

Manningham Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a series of burglaries at schools in Donvale, Warranwood and Wandin North.

Detectives conducted a search of a storage facility in Knox and a Wantirna property, recovering allegedly stolen goods including tools and electronic devices.

Further allegedly stolen property was also located at second -hand stores in Prahran.

The 35-year-old Wantirna man was arrested this afternoon by Maroondah Crime Investigation Unit detectives and has been charged with 10 counts of burglary as well as theft, bail and drug related offences.

He will appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for a remand hearing this evening.

Wandin North crash Police are investigating a fatal crash that has left a woman deceased in Wandin North on Sunday 14 February.

It’s believed the vehicle was travelling along Lewis Road just after 7.30pm when it left the road and rolled.

The female driver, who is yet to be formally identified, has died at the scene.

Two children in the vehicle were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The exact cause of the crash is yet to be determined at this stage.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com. au.

Businesses across the Yarra Ranges were forced to put up ‘closed’ signs on Friday. the amount of people that kept coming and buying things for themselves to support the business.

“Some said they don’t normally do flowers but wanted to support us. We did have a bit of stock left over that would normally sell out by lunch time. Valentines Day relies heavily on walk-through traffic so it was ridiculously different having the doors closed and delivering to the door,” she said.

“We were lucky because we did not have online floristry set up until that week, so if we didn’t have that I don’t know how we would have sold a lot of flowers,” she said.

Healesville Community Bank was forced to put its 10 year anniversary celebrations on hold with an event planned for Thursday 18 February, outside of the initial five day lockdown announcement.

It wasn’t the only anniversary event cancelled as owner of Emerald’s Vibe Health and Fitness, Tiffany Smith, said it was the gym’s 14th birthday on Friday, with the lockdown announcement cutting celebrations short.

“We were going to have a bit of a celebration and sale, but that didn’t happen. We couldn’t really have much of a celebration,” Ms Smith said.

Ms Smith said the gym was locked down for around eight months last year, describing the time as “really tough, especially mentally”.

“So many people that come to the gym are my friends and have become my family, I had people crying at the door at midday when we had to close last time, which was really hard to

see so I am really hoping this time it is only for the five days,” Ms Smith said.

Ms Smith said she understands the closure of gyms given that people are perspiring, but believes the restrictions would be better off being locally assessed.

“We are in Emerald, we are very far away so it’s not really fair. Not allowing people to do outdoor exercise in groups is a bit unfair because you can easily be spaced apart,” she said.

“For the staff it’s hard, because people in the fitness industry are people orientated and live to help and be around people and even though we are still paying JobKeeper it’s more the mental health for both the staff and the members,” she said.

Director at Ranges First National Real Estate, Mick Dolphin said the lockdown announcement made things “very busy” on Friday afternoon, with all open inspections scheduled for Saturday morning needing to be cancelled.

“Even though we were prepared from last time it was just a lot of coordination. I had staff ringing and wanting to know what they can and can’t do, buyers and owners ringing, it was just a big change. Because we had so many rules and regulations last time it was pretty hard to work out what this one was going to entail,” Mr Dolphin said.

“Things have been really busy for us and honestly, I’ve looked at it as a slight positive to catch up on a few things, as long as it’s only five days,” he said.

Snap lockdown From 11.59pm Friday, 12 February until 11.59pm Wednesday, 17 February, the state of Victoria will be under stage four restrictions.

During this time there are only four reasons for Victorians to leave home: Shopping for the things you need Care and caregiving Exercise (for two hours per day maximum) Work (if it is deemed essential and you can’t work from home) For Yarra Ranges Council residents, please note that hard waste services will continue as planned, however transfer stations will be closed.

All face to face community engagement sessions will be postponed during this time.

Exercise and shopping is limited to five kilometres from your home, however if there are no shops located within your 5km radius, you may travel to the nearest shops closest to you.

Face masks need to be worn at all times when leaving the house, and you can have no visitors to your home.

No public gatherings can take place and school children will need to learn from home.

Gyms, pools, community centres, entertainment venues and libraries will all need to close.

All non-essential retail will close, however essential stores like supermarkets, bottle shops and pharmacies will remain open. Cafes and restaurants will only be able to offer takeaway options.

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Businesses across the Yarra Ranges have suffered a further blow as Victoria endures yet another round of stage four restrictions as part of a five-day “circuit breaker” lockdown.

As the hospitality and restaurant industry were forced to operate as take-away only again, and with only “essential” stores open to the public, businesses had to scramble to adapt to the new restrictions in time for the weekend and what was expected to be a busy Valentine’s Day on 14 February.

Seville’s Branded Burgers and Bar co-owner Gina Braidner described the Friday afternoon as “manic”.

“I spent three hours just trying to get my head around what was happening and how to deal with it,” she said.

“I was getting staff organised, breaking shifts, cutting hours down and getting delivery drivers again.”

Ms Braidner said her staff did their best to change and accommodate weekend bookings and that they are hopeful of hosting a Valentine’s Day 2.0 for those couples who missed out celebrating.

“We were contacting all bookings and moving them to the Friday night and then were forced to cancel others, it’s been absolute chaos.

“We have a cool room full of stock we had ordered for the weekend and we’re trying to keep trading. We’ll have some losses but we’re hoping to minimise those losses by doing takeaway.”

Ms Braidner said making the switch to a takeaway and delivery model wasn’t hard as it was how Branded operated in the previous lockdowns.

“We already had it all going before, so we knew what we were doing. It was just a matter of turning it all back on again.”

Owner of Forget-Me-Not Floret in Mount Evelyn, Liz Lilburn said Valentine’s Day had a “completely different feel this year” and was grateful for the outpour of support from the community.

“The lockdown certainly took us by surprise because we took the whole month leading up to this big day and preparing for it. We were a bit heartbroken but we had amazing support at the shop,” Ms Lilburn said.

Ms Lilburn said she “jumped on social media after the announcement and started advertising for people to call the shop and place orders”.

“Everyone shared it and commented and we had a rush of people come in on Friday afternoon all devastated for us, sharing it on the noticeboards and telling their friends. If it wasn’t for the community doing that we wouldn’t of got through,” she said.

Ms Lilburn said she was “gobsmacked” by

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

Only a couple of locals would know this, but going back to my early 20’s I decided to do a few gigs locally playing the guitar and singing.

Needless to say I only did a few gigs, and now just do that in the privacy of my own home.

What was your most memorable moment?

Why? Quite seriously becoming a Councillor would be right up there. I’m not sure if that is because it is so recent but everything about it so far has been amazing and something that I have wanted for a long time. The seed got planted when I was doing community development work in the local area and the desire has just grown ever since then. To be able to represent my local community and work to get great outcomes for an area that has given me so much is something I will never forget. On a more personal note, the other moment that pops in to my mind would be completing my first solo 100km run up in the blue mountains.

Not so much because the run was ridiculously tough and months of training had gone in to it, but in the process my mates and I managed to raise $19,000 for the Royal Women’s Hospital specifically for premature babies. We received a tour of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and that is a moment I’ll never forget.

What would your last meal be?

My last meal would have to be what we do for Christmas lunch. Each year my fiance (who is Irish) and I cook up a big Irish Christmas lunch. We host each year and have family and friends come over for the day and it’s just a long lunch of great food, wine and company.

What do you love most about the Yarra Ranges?

It would have to be between the natural environment and also the sense of community that still exists. I have friends that come out and visit that live closer in to the city and they

with Yarra Ranges Councillor David Eastham

Yarra Ranges Councillor David Eastham. always comment about the sense of community out here and ‘how friendly’ everyone is. But it goes further than that, and this was demonstrated during Covid by the generosity and help that people offered and a real sense of ‘we are in this together’. Regarding the landscape, I think if anyone goes for a drive around the Yarra Ranges that will speak for itself. We have the beautiful rolling hills and vineyards, beautiful mountain ranges starting in the Upper Yarra, rainforests and crystal clear creeks flowing down in to the Yarra.

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

I would love to have been on the boat touring the Galapagos Islands with Charles Darwin.

To have been a part of the conversations and thinking that led to writing the Theory of Evolution would be amazing.

What is your favourite book?

A Fortunate Life by Albert Facey. I read this back in high school and it has always stuck with me as such an amazing autobiography.

THREE … places to enjoy a picnic

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One Tree Hill Picnic Ground Despite the name “One Tree Hill” there are in fact many, many trees surrounding the picnic ground. One Tree Hill is set at a prime viewing location and is positioned above the infamous 1000 steps. With city views peeking in between the trees, the picnic ground offers a simple and relaxing retreat among the gumtrees.

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Saddle Dam Picnic Area, Sugarloaf Reservoir Nestled away in Christmas Hills, Saddle Dam Picnic Area offers sweeping views across the water to the Yarra Valley’s iconic rolling hills and provides a large area of lush grass perfect for a shady picnic by the reservoir shores.

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Upper Yarra Reservoir Park The mighty Upper Yarra reservoir is located in the upper section of the Yarra Valley. Acting as the uppermost accessible point of the Yarra River, the Upper Yarra reservoir serves as a beautiful and secluded location to enjoy a picnic.

Picture: JESSE GRAHAM Which four guests, dead or alive, would you invite to a dinner party?

Sir David Attenborough, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Charles Darwin and Queen Elizabeth I. What has been your most embarrassing moment?

Can I say I’d prefer not to answer? I honestly can’t think of any specific event off the top of my head. As a kid though I use to have severe anxiety and get embarrassed if a teacher even mentioned my name in a roll call.

What are your hobbies?

Photography, music and recently have been getting back in to the running. I use to do a fair few ultra marathons but got a nasty injury which sidelined me for a few years.

10. What was your favourite subject at school?

Biology. I absolutely loved studying biology and ended up continuing this at university where I started studying biomedical science but later transferred across to finish with a Bachelor in Biological Science.

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Warburton Bowls Club history 227937

Opening Day 1931-32 at the Warburton Bowls Club.

Burras bowl down history

By Jed Lanyon One hundred years ago the Warburton Bowls Club was founded when the club was granted a ‘worthless’ piece of swampland in the Warburton Recreation Reserve, which they turned into a fine three rink green.

Today, Warburton Bowls Club or the Burras, are a force to be reckoned with as a club, not just in the outer east but across the Melbourne metropolitan area.

Boasting just a touch under 50 members, the club regularly challenges larger clubs with great success. Over the last decade, the Burras have celebrated 11 grand final wins in 10 seasons in the Bowls Victoria Metropolitan region.

The club will be hosting a centenary dinner next month which will be an opportunity for players, past and present, to relive their glory days of bowls.

Club president Max Reynolds said, “We’ve invited a number of past players going back maybe 20 years ago ... The celebration is after our last pennant game so we’re inviting people to come and have a look at our players and then have a celebration with a meal.”

Former secretary Steve Freestone said that despite being located in the Yarra Valley, the club often travels across metropolitan suburbs for their games.

“When I first started, we were in the Upper Yarra Bowls Association and when that finished, Metropolitan took us in,” he said, “So we’re more or less part of the Eastern Region in the metropolitan area.

“When it first started a lot of the clubs complained that they had to travel all the way out to Warburton, but we had to do the same travel once every fortnight. But once they realised what sort of club we were, they loved it and loved coming out here and enjoy it.”

It was similar to when the club first started and formed part of the Gippsland association, prior to the creation of the Upper Yarra Bowls Association in the 1920s.

“They used to travel down to Drouin and Warragul. Imagine all those years ago doing that across those roads?” Mr Freestone said.

The Burras players shared what they love

Noel Donohue, Max Reynolds and Steve Freestone are looking forward to celebrating the bowls club’s centenary. 227937 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS about the sport of bowls.

“It’s an addictive game,” Mr Reynolds said.

“It requires a lot of skill and concentration and it’s very competitive actually, but a lot of people don’t believe that.”

“No matter what age you are, you can take it up,” Mr Freestone said. “A lot of the Australian Champions are 16 year olds, 18 year olds, or in their twenties. Very much at that level, it’s a young person’s game. You can play your whole life.

“What I like about a club like this, and especially one that’s been around for 100 years, is the connection to the past,” Mr Freestone said. “I’ve been in Warburton for 33 years and

it’s really good just to be a part of the community. So forget about the bowls, because that’s just a bonus, just to be with a lot of really good people in town and enjoying everyone’s company, that’s what I like about being a member.”

“I love this club,” said club member Noel Donohue. “It’s the care factor, knowing that people care.”

“We’re a very small club in numbers, but we’re a big hearted club,” Mr Reynolds said.

“We have about 45 to 50 members but a lot of the clubs we’re playing against down in the metro areas have between 200 and 300 members. So we’re very proud of our achievements being such a small club.”

“I think it’s a cultural thing,” Mr Freestone said. “Because we’re linked now with the netball club and the football club, we changed our colours and called ourselves the Burras and we’re just a part of that mentality here. We’re competitive and we love winning.”

Past players, families and even newcomers to the sport are invited to attend the club on Saturday 13 March from 1pm to watch the club’s top team in action against Mooroolbark 1. A social evening of centenary celebrations will be held in the clubrooms after the game.

For more information about the event, contact 0438184428, or visit the club’s Facebook Page or www.warburtonbowls.bowls.com.au

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Film’s big screen debut

By Taylah Eastwell An award-winning feature film shot entirely in the Yarra Ranges will make its debut onto Australian cinema screens later this month, beginning with a premiere at Belgrave’s Cameo cinema.

The Australian drama, titled Disclosure, was written and directed by The Patch resident Michael Bentham. Mr Bentham said the movie was mostly shot in The Patch, and one scene in Kallista.

Inspired by real events, Disclosure tells the story of four parents who go to war over an allegation of abuse.

Mr Bentham said the narrative centres on two families, and showcases talented Australian actors including Geraldine Hakewill and Mark Leonard Winter.

“When a four-year-old girl makes an allegation against the son of a politician, an attempt by the children’s parents to resolve the situation soon degenerates into a vicious confrontation. There are two key areas the film explores. The first asks the very simple question, do we believe the stories that young children tell? Which is a really important cultural question,” Mr Bentham explained.

“The second core theme came out of research I did around the back issue, which revealed that very often, particularly in small communities, the parents of the perpetrator begin calling in the support of their friends and creating alliances in an effort to discredit the disclosure made by the victim. I really wanted to explore the toxicity around that,” Mr Bentham said.

Mr Bentham said the late Emeritus Professor Freda Briggs’s wrote a detailed submission for a government enquiry into the issue, which “identified a pattern where the community turns against the family of the victim who then feel they have no choice but to leave the community”.

“As a dad I thought this was an appalling outcome, and as a filmmaker and storyteller I found it fascinating. In a nutshell, the film explores the genesis of a contemporary witch hunt,” Mr Bentham explained.

Mr Bentham said the Dandenong Ranges were chosen due to the “real contrasts in landscape and how they create their own drama”.

“As an outsider, from the UK, I noticed the Dandenong Ranges have these real contrasts in the landscape. You’ve got this temperate rainforest with tall mountain ash gums everywhere and then peppered among that amazing bush are these pockets of European architecture,” he said.

Mr Bentham said the visuals for Disclosure are built around a swimming pool, located at a private residence, that “looks like it has landed from Italy or Spain”.

“Coming from Europe, it was really interesting to see that very strong European styling plonked in the middle of the bush in the Dandenong Ranges. For me, there was drama in that, so I thought it would resonate with the dramatic arc of the story,” he said.

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Cameo, Belgrave,” he said.

“It feels like we are bringing the film home to where it was shot.

“The other exciting thing about opening in Australia and the Cameo in Belgrave at this time is the current resurgence of audience interest in Australian films. Some of the big American studio blockbusters have been held back due to the pandemic, and this has created an opportunity for homegrown independent films on much smaller budgets to grab

the limelight. Aussie films are doing well in the box office and we hope our film will play a part in that resurgence.

The premiere at the Cameo will play from 3-5pm on Sunday 21 February. Mr Bentham, producer Donna Lyon and actors Geraldine Hakewill and Mark Leonard Winter will be present after the film for a Q&A. For more information, visit https://www. cameocinemas.com.au/events/disclosure-qand-a-screening.

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“We are lucky a lot of properties in the hills have large open rooms,” Mr Bentham said.

Disclosure was shot in 2018 and premiered at the prestigious Palm Springs International Film Festival in California last year.

“It was a huge boost for us and really launched the film. Disclosure played three times at Palm Springs, and benefitted from this amazing word-of-mouth culture at the festival, so by the time of the third screening it was so oversubscribed they decided to play the film simultaneously in two theatres,” he said.

“The North American audience was incredibly vocal. It was extraordinary, the reaction“.

Mr Bentham said the film secured North American distribution but ended up going straight to streaming services due to the closure of US cinemas in response to COVID. However, the wait has made bringing the film home to Australia and into our theatres all the more exciting.

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By Taylah Eastwell The recent talk of a police taskforce targeting hoon driving has prompted car enthusiasts to voice their opinions, calling on authorities to ‘give them a spot’.

Operation Deliver is a police taskforce targeting hoon driving, amongst other things, across the Yarra Ranges, with many local residents in Warburton and the Dandenongs fed up with being kept awake all hours of the night by cars racing and doing burnouts.

A roadside sign warning drivers of the police operation recently became a target for graffiti, with ‘give us a spot’ plastered across the face of the screen in blue spraypaint.

A car enthusiast, who wishes to remain anonymous, contacted the Star Mail to explain the meaning behind the tag, beginning by clearing up that the vandalism was not the work of them or anyone they know.

“For years, car enthusiasts or ‘hoons’ have wanted somewhere they can legally do what they do,” they said.

“There aren’t many of us who just do it on public roads because we want to be assholes and endanger the public, most of us find very secluded areas, late at night, where the risk to people who are not involved is minimal.”

“Every time we find a nice empty spot, it is shut down by the cops. Right now, I believe that is fair enough, someone has to pay to maintain the roads, right?

“Most of us would not mind fees and charges or some kind of ‘toll’ to access an area where we can do what we want with our beloved cars. Most of us will sign liability waivers for when our cars are totalled or our bodies are harmed, yet this is a topic the police force and the government don’t want to address,” they said.

A spokesperson from the Department of Transport said the department has “no plans to fund private, off-road racetracks”.

“Dangerous driving puts lives at risk which is why Victoria has tough laws in place to remove hoons from our roads,” the spokesperson said.

“All motorists have a responsibility to share the road safely, including driving within speed limit and to the conditions”.

Yarra Ranges Council said the idea of a place for car enthusiasts to go has never been discussed.

The Department of Transport reiterated the fact that drivers committing hoon-related offences can have their vehicles impounded and, if convicted by a court, may be ordered to complete a safe driving program which specifically addresses the underlying motivations contributing to hoon behaviour.

Victoria Police also introduced laws last year giving police the power to issue on-the-spot licence suspensions for excessive speeding.

Fruit fly concern Another Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) detection in the Yarra Valley has prompted Yarra Ranges Council to urge residents to be on the lookout for the fly to stop its spread.

QFF was detected in the Yarra Valley in February 2018, in January 2019 and March 2020. Containment and eradication treatments were then put in place by private landowners.

Unfortunately, the fruit fly has again been detected in Silvan last month and now in Badger Creek. Council say they were notified of the Silvan detection in early January and the Badger Creek detection in early February.

Residents in the immediate surrounding area are being notified in writing and provided with information on how to prevent the pest spreading.

The QFF is active in the fruiting season, though populations increase in spring when temperatures rise above 16 degrees. They can remain active in autumn and winter in warmer weather.

Fruit flies attack a wide range of fruit and vegetables including tomatoes, stone fruit, citrus, cherries, berries and grapes.

Tips to contain and eradicate QFF: follow good garden hygiene such as picking fruit and vegetables as they ripen dispose of unwanted fruit and scraps carefully regularly monitor for fruit fly presence in your garden protect trees, plants and produce through netting, gazebos and bags

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Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurrpa of the Seven Sisters Mititjulu, Priscilla Napurrurla Herbert

and has been painting with Warlukurlangu Artists since 2010. Her country is Tanami Downs, until recently Mongrel Downs Station, located about 700 km north-west of Alice Springs.

Shanna, born in 1988, has been painting with Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation, since 2002, when she was 14 years of age.

Four generations of Shanna’s family actively participate in the activities of the art centre.

The exhibition will highlight a featured artist, Tony Wilson, a Kaurna/Ngarrindjeri/Narrunga artist based in Adelaide.

visual arts that extends into local communities. He is passionate about sharing knowledge and connecting with young people through his work as an artist-in-residence in local schools, where he leads youth art mentoring programs.

Tony’s artistic work also includes graphic design and photography.

Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming) will be exhibiting from 1 March to 31 May. For more information, visit: https://www. christinejoycuration.com.au/

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He creates intricate and evocative artworks that explore themes of identity, collective resonance and connectedness. Heavily influenced by his cultural heritage, interactions with people and environment, Tony’s work propels us to “the space between our thoughts”.

They call us to reconnect to our innerselves while examining our relationships and the impact our interactions have on each other and our environment.

Self-empowerment is a central theme in Tony’s artistic practice, which is focused on

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

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Centre in the lead up to Christmas. Many locals far and wide were able to keep up their Christmas tradition in getting a family photo with ‘The Real Santa’ who they had grown to love.

The unlikely tandem tallied upwards of $30,000 from their family Christmas photos and then selected four charities to each receive

$8400 to help make the lives of children better.

The four recipients of the funds included: Backpacks 4 Vic Kids, A Better Life For Foster Kids, HeartKids and Chum Creek’s Good Life Farm. The organisations shared how the funds had already been put to good use.

Backpacks 4 Vic Kids CEO and founder Sally Beard told Star Mail the donation came as a “delightful surprise”.

“We’re very, very grateful on behalf of the children, whose lives that it will impact,” she said. “We have absolutely put that money to good use.”

Ms Beard shared that the $8400 donation from Branded is aiding 112 children in need with care packs filled with toiletries, spare changes of clothes, a toy and more.

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Hearth Galleries forthcoming exhibition is opening soon. Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming) concerns a group of seven ancestral women being pursued by a cunning shape-shifter who disguises himself in countless ways to trick the sisters.

The Seven Sisters also have some tricks of their own, they can fly. These journeys are associated with sacred ceremony, creation of features in the landscape, and ultimately, transformation.

Priscilla Napurrurla Herbert paints the Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurrpa which is from the area around Mititjulu. Athena Nangala Granites paints the Warlpiri stories of the Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa. Both women belong to Warlukurlangu Artists in Yuendumu in the Northern Territory.

Through significant works by Athena Nangala Granites and Priscilla Napurrurla Herbert this exhibition explores the power of contemporary Aboriginal art, through the journeys of the Seven Sisters, to challenge our perceptions of time and space, and equally to question our integration with place.

This Jukurrpa tells the story of the seven ancestral Napaljarri sisters who are found in the night sky as a cluster of seven stars known as the Pleiades in European astrology. Their story across the landscape tells of their pursuit by the Jakamarra man who eventually chases them into the sky; they leave the landscape below changed forever by their interactions.

Athena, born in 1994, is the daughter of Geraldine Napangardi Granites and the granddaughter of Alma Nungarrayi Granites, wellknown artists who paint with Warlukurlangu Artists. She is also the great grand-daughter of Paddy Japaljarri Sims (Deceased) one of the founding artists of Warlukurlangu Artists.

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Synchronic Starring Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan and Ally Ioannides Rated MA15+

Positive recovery

By Jed Lanyon and Taylah Eastwell With the news that international borders are likely to remain closed for the duration of the year, Yarra Ranges businesses and tourism operators will be forced to turn to a local and interstate market.

Federal Department of Health secretary Brendan Murphy said any widespread border reopening in 2021 remained “a big open question”.

“I think the answer is probably no,” the former chief medical officer told ABC TV. “I think we will go most of this year with still substantial border restrictions.

“Even if we have a lot of the population vaccinated, we don’t know whether that will prevent transmission of the virus and it’s likely that quarantine will continue for some time.”

Yarra Ranges Tourism CEO Simon O’Callaghan had a positive outlook for the region’s tourism recovery.

“If December and January are anything to go by, I think it’s really exciting times ahead for

our recovery, but we’ve really got to have a bet each way right now,” he said. “There’s a lot of uncertainty still for business, we’ve got some challenges around the workforce and getting people back into roles so we can service the visitor the way we want to.

“Yarra Valley tourism operators are really lucky in that our core market has been and continues to be from Melbourne. Our international tourists certainly add a lot of value to the region but from that point of view, we’ve got many of those international products retailoring their offers for the domestic market.

“I think it gives us all a chance to look at what we offer the visitor and how we can keep engaging them.”

Mr O’Callaghan said six million visitors a year come to the region amounting to 7900 jobs to the local economy.

Puffing Billy CEO Peter Abbott acknowledged the situation was out of his control.

“We can’t, as a tourism business, control international borders. We are making plans that

we won’t see a real return to international travel until potentially 2022. But certainly, Puffing Billy relies heavily on the international market, so we are doing as much as we can to welcome domestic travellers back and certainly interstate travellers if we can get some more confidence in interstate travellers.

“There is plenty of tourism to be had, it’s just getting people confident to travel again.”

Four Pillars Gin co-founder Cameron Mackenzie said the Yarra Valley made for a “very easy destination” for Melbourne based visitors.

“You’ve got to tailor your offerings for that, there’s going to be an influx of local tourism and domestic tourism,” he said. “People are going to holiday at home and they are going to want to do more short day-trips.

“The Yarra (Valley) is so uniquely placed, because we are one hour from Melbourne. You literally can come out here for a day, or you can spend a weekend here and you haven’t spent the entire time in the car getting here.”

Synchronic is a smart, intimate and riveting sci-fi thriller directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

After his best friend Dennis’s (Jamie Dornan) daughter goes missing, Steve (Anthony Mackie), a troubled New Orleans paramedic, investigates a designer drug that causes its users to travel through time.

Synchronic features one of the most absorbing, well-structured plots in years.

The first act succinctly establishes the Synchronic drug, the main characters and a conflict that profoundly affects them both.

As Steve documents the drug, we learn of its rules and effects at the same pace he does. This results in a remarkably immersive experience, as we share Steve’s shock and fascination. The plot also has some superb foreshadowing and subtle exposition.

The dialogue is witty yet natural, and Dornan and Mackie have great chemistry as best friends pushed apart by misfortune. Both characters travel through time in different ways: Steve through active use of Synchronic and Dennis through memory, the latter conveyed with elegant, melancholic flashbacks.

Synchronic has a faint Forrest Gumplike quality, as Steve journeys through vivid snippets of American history, but with more scope and purpose. The film also ends on a beautiful ambiguous note that will have fans pondering for years.

Synchronic is the best time travel movie of the 2020s thus far, and is playing in select Victorian cinemas.

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“Currently Veronica sees 50 or more students per week to provide counselling and mental health support. For a lot of those children it is their favourite time of the week as they see Veronica as their friend.”

Vicar retires Congratulations to Upper Yarra Anglican Church vicar Gail Pinchbeck on her retirement last month. Ms Pinchbeck has served the church for 22 years and held her last service on Sunday 31 January. All the best for your retirement Gail.

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Woori award Woori Yallock Primary School presented an award to school chaplain Veronica Tirchett.

Principal Oliver Thockloth wrote the following about Veronica and her work: “Working in the Yarra Valley and particularly the Woori Yallock community Veronica has become somewhat of an archangel.

“Veronica works across a number of sites in the community, she works as a chaplain at Woori Yallock Primary School, she also works as a maternal health and child care nurse and then devotes a large part of her free time to work with a number of churches and local charities.

“She is relentless in making sure that each family that she works with gets the best help possible. Veronica does not switch off at 6pm like a lot of services do, she is there for anyone that needs her 24/7.

“In 2020, Veronica made over 50 referrals to state schools relief for uniform packages for families experiencing financial hardship. She registered 12 students who are now registered as young carers from Uniting. mailcommunity.com.au

Chum Creek resident Calvin Amos was the Open Male Overall winner for the Olympic Distance at the 2XU Triathlon Series Race 2 Duathlon at Sandringham on Sunday 31 January.

Amos, from the Western Suburbs Triathlon Club, finished the morning with a time of 1:49:09.

A hard time

“During the Covid-19 lockdowns, she delivered countless food packages to families in the Valley and was constantly on the phone providing pastoral care. She works with women suffering from family violence and links indi-

With the upcoming hard rubbish collections, one Yarra Ranges resident was shocked to find a letter in his mailbox informing him he was too early in putting rubbish out.

“This notice was placed in our letterbox demanding that we return our hard garbage back within the boundary of our property until a week before collection starts, otherwise we would be fined.

“This is another pathetic money grab by council, another revenue raiser and a ratepayer fed up by council bullying,“ said John Baulch.

Lotto dream A Knox dad has woke up thinking his Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prize win was a dream,

only to discover he is, in fact, $200,000 richer.

The happy winner held the guaranteed 1st Prize in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1518 drawn Tuesday 9 February with a prize of $200,000.

The overjoyed man, who wished to remain anonymous, recounted the moment he discovered his windfall.

“It was quite exciting. I logged on to my computer to check my ticket,” he explained.

“It took ages for the computer to boot up and then my internet was slow. So when I finally saw that I had won I thought it must have been some sort of mistake on the computer.

“It’s fantastic. It’s unbelievable. I can’t believe it is true.

“My wife is away for work, but I called her, and she celebrated in her hotel room while the kids and I celebrated here with a nice dinner and a few drinks. When I first woke up this morning, I thought I was dreaming the whole thing. I am so glad It’s true.”

The stoked bloke revealed a spur-of-themoment decision to change his entry type inspired the win.

“I only play Lucky Lotteries occasionally, but it’s always appealed to me because I like the idea of the raffle style and limited tickets,” he explained.

“I normally buy a few sequential numbers, but for some reason this time I decided to choose random numbers, and there we go!

“I’m still stunned by it!”

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Tales of timber town life

By Nick Anchen Ray Dafter was born in Warburton in 1931. The son of a timber man, Ray turned his hand to many jobs around town, working at the Sanitarium factory, then a local sawmill, before joining the Country Roads Board. Ray’s memories paint a picture of growing up in a rural timber town, at a time where the local kids were free to explore the bush and watch with fascination as the timber workers and railwaymen went about their work. In an interview in 2012 Ray recalled the day when the Black Friday bushfires came to town, and he was on the station platform at Warburton when Queen Elizabeth II arrived by Royal Train in 1954 – the town’s finest moment.

WARBURTON BORN AND BRED I was born and raised in Warburton. I grew up during the Depression years, when times were pretty tough, and many people were on the dole. The men took what they could get – they did a bit of this and a bit of that – anything to get some work. This was in the days before people had personal transport, so they had to work locally.

One of the highlights of the year was the annual sports day at Yarra Junction. All the kids from the whole district would join in, including those from Warburton, and the kids from Powelltown would come down on the Powelly train. There was a tremendous rivalry between us. When they went back home, we’d line up on the road where the Powelltown train crossed and throw rocks and any kind of rubbish at them, and we’d be calling each other all the stupid names you could imagine. It was like a parting gesture, and the rivalry was fair dinkum!

Another highlight was our annual trip to Melbourne, to stay at an aunt’s place at Newmarket, and it was a marvellous thing for a kid.

We also had a school picnic once a year to Mordialloc beach, for all the kids from the schools right around – McMahon’s Creek, East Warburton, Big Pats Creek, Wesburn and Powelltown.

We went in by train, which had double-headed steam engines on, due to its size. It was about a three hours trip to Mordialloc, so it was a very long day, and you can imagine by the end of it, all these kids arriving home with cinders in their eyes and burned to a crisp, then howling all night with sunburn!

THE BLACK FRIDAY BUSHFIRES The Black Friday bushfire of 1939 was a pretty bad affair, although I don’t recall being greatly scared, because I was too young to really know what was going on. I just remember it being a stinking hot day, and my dad, who had been out fighting the fires, came home and told us to go down and get into the river. We grabbed our little dog and hopped in the river, and we stayed there for quite a few hours. It seemed the whole town was there. They brought a train up to evacuate everybody, but it couldn’t get out because of the fire at the west end of town.

The fire roared down from Mount Ben Cairn like a rocket, and it went across the river and straight up Mt. Little Joe. I saw Little Joe literally explode, the whole mountain side went up in about ten seconds, and the noise was absolutely deafening. The fires virtually ringed the town, and everybody was expecting them to come right through Warby, but they never did, although there were a few houses burnt on the outskirts of town.

Local man Norm Golding, went out in his car and warned the residents of Nayook West, near Powelltown, that the fire was coming. Because there was little in the way of communications in those days, they had no idea the fire was heading straight for them. The townsfolk sheltered in the nearby railway tunnel and survived, but the town was completely destroyed.

Norm won a bravery award for his efforts that day.

Warburton has seen its fair share of bushfires, but at least the Yarra River runs through town, so if the worst came to the worst, the townsfolk could just grab a blanket each and head for the river. More bushfire menaced the town in 1962, and then there were the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983. When you’ve been in a bushfire once in your life, you never forget it. When the Ash Wednesday fires came I could hear them in the distance. I looked out, and fire was just starting on Mt. Little Joe. From there it swept across to Mt. Bride, on the 10 MAIL

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A big log felled near Warburton. other side of Warburton, in just a couple of minutes, taking a couple of houses with it. But it never came right into the town, so we were very lucky that day.

THE TIMBER INDUSTRY Warburton started out with gold discoveries, but the gold soon ran out, and it became very much a timber town. My father, Dick Dafter, was a timber man – a tree faller. In his day it was all axe and crosscut saw, hammer and wedges. The era of chainsaws hadn’t arrived yet – they didn’t come in until about the late 1940s.

I grew up next door to Bill Richard’s house, and I knocked around with his grandson, Peter. The Richards were one of the main sawmilling families of Warburton. Bill must have been in his 60s or so, and was a real physical worker. He worked hard, seven days per week – he was amazing. He started up a sawmill at Matlock, 50 miles east of Warburton, but this was destroyed in the 1939 fires. Then he started another sawmill at East Warburton, along with a seasoning works, and my father worked for him briefly.

By the time I was a kid growing up, the old horse-drawn tramways had disappeared from town, and all the timber transferring took place behind the Sanitarium factory near La La. The timber was brought into town on the

narrow gauge tramway from Big Pat’s Creek, and loaded onto the railway trucks.

I remember Warburton being a fairly quiet town in those days, with horses and carts in the main street. In the 1940s there would only have been about a dozen or so private cars in the entire district, as only the rich or prominent families could afford them. The sawmill owners, the chemist, the doctor, and so on.

Tom Brent, the station master, got his first car – a Holden – in about 1950.

A WEEK AT FEDERAL MILL In the mid 1940s, a chap who was working out at the Federal Mill, Mr. Morton, said to me, ‘Why don’t you come out and camp with us for a week.’ So I did. We went up on the narrow gauge, with the rail tractor – as steam was finished by this time. This was great fun, a terrific trip. The tractor was kerosene powered, and it came into Warburton every night and went out to Federal Mill in the morning. The men took enough tucker with them on the Sunday for a few days, and the tractor brought up more supplies on the Wednesday. There was a boarding house up there, so most of the men would stay at Federal during the week, then catch the tram to town on the Friday night, and go back on the Sunday afternoon. Most of the women stayed in Warburton during the week.

When we arrived at the mill I was amazed to

see a water tank way up in the air on three ash trees. Years before, a Canadian high climber by the name of Corbett had come over to teach the high climbing technique to the locals, and he built this unusual tank stand. He climbed up and cut the three trees off level and placed the tank on top, which provided great water pressure. We camped in a little rough old hut, and outside was a 44 gallon drum which caught the water off the roof. This water was used for everything – drinking, washing, the whole lot.

There would have been 50 or so people living there at the time. The mill employed quite a few blokes, and then there were the winch drivers and the fallers who worked in the surrounding bush. It was a basic existence all right, but the people who lived there didn’t seem to mind – it was just life, and it was what they were used to. There was no complaining, and there were certainly no obese people there!

I had a beaut week; there was a lot for a kid to do. I went out in the bush to watch the men work the winches. The logs came in on what was called the ‘High Lead’ system – a series of aerial cableways – and they were then loaded onto tramways and railed into the mill. It was all very interesting. The high climbers were specialists. They had spurs on and climbed right up and cut the tree in half. They were one in a million these blokes, and they needed nerves of steel! Des Morrish was a well known high climber, and I saw him in action once. mailcommunity.com.au

NEWS THE SANITARIUM FACTORY In about 1906, a group of Seventh Day Adventists moved into Warburton, and some years later they numbered about one third of the town’s population, making Warburton one of Australia’s largest SDA towns. The place just seemed to suit them. They generated their own hydro electricity from one of the mountain streams – Cement Creek – and this supplied their own needs along with half the town.

They did a marvellous job. The SEC electricity didn’t arrive in town until the 1960s, but we had power well before then. In 1925 they built the original Sanitarium Factory – which was always known locally as the Weet-Bix factory – and this became the biggest employer in town.

This was rebuilt in 1936 after the original was destroyed in 1934.

I worked at the Weet-Bix factory when I turned 14 to when I was 18. There were several different parts to the factory, where people worked. One part was called the ‘Make’, which was where the bakers baked the biscuits, as the Weet-Bix were called, and then there were the blokes who shovelled trays of biscuits up to the girls who did the packing. I worked down below loading the boxes into railway carriages.

We’d always stick a big box of Weet-Bix on the locomotive footplate for the engine driver, Bill Innes and his fireman! All the ‘seconds’, the not quite right ones would be bagged up and they were sold cheaply to all the townsfolk, for about two shillings. Those that fell on the floor were shovelled up and put in hessian bags, and that would be sold as cattle feed, so nothing was wasted. They also made Corn Flakes, All Bran, and all the rest at the factory, so it was quite a big business.

The Adventists were a huge asset to the town, but eventually the transport costs just killed them, and the Weet-Bix factory became un-economical and closed down in the late 1990s. Since then, the town really went downhill, and the Adventist population has gradually reduced over the years.

THE SAWMILL AND THE COUNTRY ROADS BOARD As soon as I turned 18, the minimum age required, I left the Sanitarium Factory and went to work at the sawmill. I finished on the Friday and started at the mill on the Monday, and went from earning £3 per week at the factory to £15 per week. The sawmill was very loud, and hearing protection wasn’t even thought of back then, so many of the blokes lost their hearing in their later years.

There were a couple of bad accidents at the sawmill in my time. One bloke, Rolly Don, lost his whole hand in a saw bench accident, although I didn’t actually see this happen. In those days there were four blokes on the saw bench – the sawyer, a lever man, and two puller outs. It was very loud, so all communication had to be done by hand signals. Rolly went to adjust the saw bench gauge, but he slipped at the crucial moment, and his whole hand was cut off. Amazingly, this accident didn’t put him off, as he soon went back to work in the mill, minus a hand!

I had ten years working in the timber industry, but I didn’t see much future in it, so I joined the Country Roads Board. I began as a labourer, and retired 38 years later as a supervisor. One of the big jobs I was involved in was the Mt. Donna Buang road, which required a lot of blasting. The CRB used to get gelignite railed to Warburton in explosives vans. We’d take the truck up to the goods shed and the station master, Tom Brent, would come over and open the van up for us. We had to wear special slippers which slipped over your boots so you didn’t make a spark and blow the whole thing up. I remember one day we were unloading gelignite, and it came time for lunch, so we just left the doors wide open and nicked off for lunch. Anyone could have come along and got stuck into it, but this possibility never occurred to us – we were so casual back then.

THE WARBURTON RAILWAY The local kids used to often hang around the railway depot and talk to the drivers and so on.

There used to be cattle pits on either side of the main road crossing between the station and La La, and I remember two of the local boys used to like getting down into these pits and let the train run over the top of them!

As a little tacker, I was absolutely fascinated with the turntable at La La. I used to watch the drivers and fireman turning the engines, and one day I asked Bill Innes, the driver in charge at Warburton, if I could help turn the engine. ‘All right’, he said. So I started pushing on the wooden handle, and the engine started to move. I reckoned I was pushing it, but out mailcommunity.com.au

‘The Pimple’ sawmill near Warburton.

Day’s tractor near Warburton. of sight, Bill and his fireman were pushing it!

I’d turn around and I was hoping other kids would be looking. We’d finish, and the crew would say, ‘Thanks for your help, Ray.’ I was as proud as punch – I reckoned I was just ‘it’.

The trip to Lilydale could be pretty slow at times. On one occasion we set off for Melbourne, and we pulled up at Launching Place.

The train just sat and sat, and sat, and sat, and I though, gee we’ve been here for a while. Five to ten minutes this went on for, and then I realised they were loading milk cans onto the train. By 1965 when the line closed, most people didn’t care. By this time most people used the bus, which was quicker, or they had their own car. The bus driver helped the women with their prams and with their babies, and for a shilling extra you could be picked up right from your door, so it was far more convenient than the train.

RAILWAY TALES When the Warburton railway depot closed down in the mid 1950s, Bill Innes joined the Country Roads Board, and we ended up in the same gang. He told me many interesting stories about life on the Warburton line.

Bill Innes and his fireman liked a beer. The Launching Place pub, the Home Hotel, backed right onto the railway, and the crew had an ‘understanding’ with the owner, one Miss Artist.

She knew what time the train came through, on the return trip from Lilydale to Warburton, and she’d hang a billy can of beer on a particular post within arm’s reach of the track, which the crew would grab on the way through, and they’d enjoy a lovely drink between Launching Place and Warburton. So by the time they pulled into Warburton station, they were both rather happy!

Another tale related to the local policeman, Tom Morter, as the railway line ran directly be-

hind the police station. On day Bill Innes was loading up a sugar bag full of dry kindling for his copper for boiling clothes, at home. He had a new fireman on the loco, and he asked why he was gathering the kindling. Bill said, ‘Oh, this is for the copper.’ So the train departed, and as the loco passed the back fence of the police station, the fireman grabbed the sugar bag and hurled it over the back fence – straight into the copper’s yard! The policeman’s wife, Doreen, was in the back yard at the time and narrowly avoided being clobbered by this sugar bag, which just brushed her leg!

In the 1940s there was a hard working chap in Warburton by the name of Peter Jansen, who delivered firewood. He had very regular delivery times, and one morning he was out in his truck delivering another load when he collided with the train at the main road crossing at Millgrove. The truck was a complete write off, but luckily Peter wasn’t badly injured. When he was asked about the crash, his remark was, ‘I don’t know what went wrong – they know I come through this time every day!’

‘COALY’ GIBBS ‘Coaly’ Gibbs was in charge of the La La coal stage. He had a son named Clyde working with him, and Clyde was a good physical worker, but wasn’t quite the full quid. I was working at a sawmill about a mile away from La La, and in those days all the mills were run by steam power. Tuckman, the mill owner, bought an old Victorian Railways locomotive boiler for the sawmill, which still had the whistle on it.

One hot day, Clyde had been re-coaling engines, as well as shovelling coal out of trucks onto the coal stage, plus all the other jobs he had to do such as removing ash from the pit, so he was exhausted. Bill Innes said to him, ‘You’ve had a busy day Clyde, but I’m on the last train, so after you coal my engine you

can go home.’ Clyde was very pleased about this. Unbeknown to them however, we had just got the new boiler fired up, and I said to someone, ‘Let’s try the whistle.’ We blew the whistle, and it worked beautifully, so we blew it a few times, and the sound echoed up and down the valley. Well, poor Clyde heard the whistle, and of course he thought it was another train coming. And boy did he give Bill Innes hell! He began cursing and swearing and throwing things around. ‘There’s another bloody train coming, Bill. You’re bloody well telling lies!’

THE QUEEN’S VISIT The Queen’s visit in 1954 was a great event, and the town was really polished up. Everything was freshly painted, all the shops and so on.

The whole town gathered at the railway station to see the train arrive, and it was a really big deal. Soon after arrival, the Queen and Prince Philip and all their entourage were driven out to the O’Shanassey Lodge. Apparently, while the Queen was resting, the Duke got jack of all the pomp and ceremony he’d been enduring, and he and one of his drivers went for a drive over the Acheron Way and ended up at the Narbethong Pub for a drink!

That night, the royal cars were parked at Milner’s Garage, and the Queen’s car had a crown mounted on the front. Dick Treloar, who was a local rascal, thought it would be a great idea to pinch this crown, so he did! So Tom Morter, the local police sergeant, had the job of finding the culprit and retrieving the crown.

Tom was a bit of a character, and when he caught Dick red handed, he said, ‘For gowd’s sake, get rid of it. Throw it on the front lawn of the police station.’ Dick did as he was told, but if he’d been put in, he could have been in terrible strife!

- Ray Dafter died in August 2020. He was 89.

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Study’s flammable finding A peer-reviewed scientific review has found native forest logging makes forest more flammable and leads to elevated fire severity for several decades, whilst “mechanical thinning” of forest can actually increase fire risk in some cases.

These were two of the key findings of an expert review of 51 peer-reviewed scientific papers by The Bushfire Recovery Project - a joint project between Griffith University and the Australian National University to inform the public about what the peer-reviewed science says about bushfires. This was done through a series of expert reviews of the scientific evidence, providing an overall picture for the public.

The expert review (meta study) assessed the data and findings in 51 different peer reviewed scientific studies, including those which measured and compared how hot or severe fire burned in different areas during the same fires.

Other key points included: The key contributor to increased bushfires and damage from them is climate change The data shows native forest logging increases the severity at which forests burn, beginning roughly ten years after logging and continuing at very elevated levels for roughly another 30+ years (data from Price and Bradstock 2012, Taylor et al 2014, and Attiwill 2014, as well as US studies) The data shows the likelihood of “crown burn” (when the forest canopy is burned) is around 10% in old growth forest and around 70 per cent in forest logged 15 years ago. The likelihood drops steeply but continues to be

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is likely because thousands of young · This trees regrow, creating increased fuel load after the forest canopy has been removed, and many of those young trees then die, becoming dry and highly flammable Lack of canopy results in increased sun and wind drying the young plants and soil, and increasing wind speed on extreme fire days Multiple studies have found “mechanical thinning” does not decrease fire risk; one study on Alpine Ash forest in Victoria showed “mechanical thinning” decreased surface fuel but increased coarse woody debris by 50 per cent and increased the density of saplings tenfold (Volkova et al., 2017) Professor Brendan Mackey, Director of the

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Griffith Climate Action Beacon, said while the key contributor to increased severity of bushfires was climate change, several peerreviewed scientific studies had also shown previously logged forest burned hotter than unlogged and old growth forest during fires.

“The data in Price and Bradstock 2012, Taylor et al 2014, and Attiwill 2014 all show that forest regrowing after logging burned more severely than unlogged forest during Black Saturday 2009,” Prof Mackey said.

Dr Chris Taylor said the general trend found in the evidence across scientific studies was that forest began to be more flammable eight years after logging.

“The relationship between the forest having been logged and how severely it burns dur-

ing a fire is quite clear,” Dr Taylor said.

“The data across multiple peer-reviewed studies shows the likelihood of “crown burn” (when the forest canopy is burned) is around 10 per cent in old growth forest and around 70 per cent in forest logged 15 years ago. The likelihood then drops, but continues to be elevated well above that of old growth forest for decades.”

ANU Professor David Lindenmayer AO, who has been keynote speaker at logging industry conferences, said the link between fire severity and logging had been found in global studies including in the US and Patagonia.

“Locally, a fire severity map analysed by Cruz et al suggested the Kilmore fire burned less severely when it entered old growth forest at Wallaby Creek on ‘Black Saturday’ in 2009,” Prof Lindenmayer said.

“Logging typically takes only the trunk of the tree, with the branches, top of the tree and the bark left dead in the forest. Some logging operations (mostly in Victoria) burn the forest after logging, but Keith et al 2014 found up to 50 per cent of the woody fire fuel can remain even after that.”

Dr Patrick Norman with the Griffith Climate Change Response Program said the increased flammability shown in the data was likely because removing the canopy increases sun and wind, which dries the forest out, and rapidly growing, dense young trees create increased fire fuel, partly due to their high death rates.

Higher wind speed is also a key factor in extreme fire conditions. For more information, visit bushfirefacts.org

Covid-19 vaccine hubs announced

Volunteers helping cure grassfire risk Victorians are being given the opportunity to become ‘citizen scientists’ and help provide CFA with critical information about the state’s fire risk.

A new online module provides simple information about grassland curing - the rate that grass dries out - and how CFA uses that information in fire analysis.

The new course has been launched during a season with high risk of grassfires, after significant rainfall last year led to exceptional grass growth across the state.

Barmah resident and CFA volunteer John Jackson has been helping with the grassland curing program for almost ten years, and said updated training is fantastic for new and existing volunteer observers.

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you’ve set, have a look at the grass, then use some helpful tools to work out the curing rate.”

CFA remote sensing analyst Danielle Wright said those ground observations are combined with satellite images to produce a map of Victoria showing how dry the grass is across the state.

“Green grass is 0 per cent cured, while grass that is totally dried out is 100 per cent cured, and those numbers can help calculate the grassland fire danger index.

“It’s very important for identifying fire danger ratings, and feeds into fire behaviour modelling.”

Ms Wright said observers are crucial, as the satellite model can sometimes overestimate or underestimate curing.

“A paddock might have tall, dry grass but after some heavy rainfall there could be green shoots coming through which

wouldn’t affect fire behaviour, but would still be picked up by the satellite.

CFA has been recording grassland curing measurements for decades in Victoria and has been delivering grassland curing maps for other states since 2015.

Project coordinator Angela Gardner said it’s hoped the new training model will encourage new volunteer observers to participate.

“We have about 125 active observers at the moment, and while a lot of people who do it are CFA members, it’s open to anyone from the public.”

“People can actually do the course for their own awareness but if you’d like to sign up as an observer at the end, we’ll send a more detailed booklet to support you.

People can register for the Grassland Curing Observer course at learninghub.cfa.vic. gov.au

The first Victorians to receive the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine will be able to do so at nine Melbourne and regional Victorian hospitals, following a state government announcement earlier this month.

The first doses of the long-anticipated vaccine are expected to arrive and be rolled out in mid-to-late February at a long list of health service providers, however, Eastern Health did not make the list.

The nine vaccine delivery hubs include Western Health, Austin Health, Monash Health, Barwon Health, Goulburn Valley Health, Latrobe Health, Bendigo Health, Ballarat Health and Albury-Wodonga Health.

A spokesperson for Eastern Health said it is still early days, with more detail on the vaccination roll-out still to be determined.

“Eastern Health is part of the North Eastern Hub, which is led by Austin Health and also includes Northern Health. While more detail on the vaccination roll-out is still to be determined, we don’t anticipate this structure will have any adverse impact on the public getting access to the vaccine,” the spokesperson said.

The nine hubs will store and distribute the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and are required to store and transport doses at the ultracold temperature of -70°C. Quarantine and border workers will be among the first eligible to receive the vaccine during Phase 1a, as well as front-line health care workers, hospital staff working in Covid wards, emergency department and ICU staff, those working in GP respiratory clinics and paramedics.

Aged care workers and disability care staff and residents are also among the first groups eligible for the vaccine.

Minister for Health Martin Foley said “getting Victorians who are most at risk of infection vaccinated as soon as possible will protect the health of those vaccinated, as well as their families and the whole community“.

“The vaccine is safe, effective and free – and it will be provided first to those Victorians who are most at risk of infection or serious illness, such as people in aged care and our front-line health staff,” Mr Foley said. mailcommunity.com.au

OPINION

Fernshaw’s short history On the way to the Black Spur and beyond thousands of motorists and ‘bikers’ over the years would have passed, or perhaps stopped, at the ‘picnic spot’ of Fernshaw. Some may have wondered what, if anything, used to be there The village of Fernshaw, in fact, has an interesting and even a rather sad but short history. It began in 1864 with the granting of a licence to M Jefferson for a rural store. An area of 625 acres was surveyed in late 1865 and early 1866, providing 196 allotments. The hamlet developed as a convenient stopping place for prospective miners en route to the diggings on ‘The Jordan’ and at Matlock and Woods Point.

Teamsters, road builders and wood splitters formed the bulk of the early population, be-

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Others grew raspberries and apples for the Melbourne market.

However, the nature of the activities changed by the 1870s and into the 1880s when

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COMMUNITY DIARY WHAT’S ON AROUND THE VALLEY

Switching to solar Healesville CoRE invites you to a free community event, Switching to Solar. Come and discuss all your solar power and hot-water options. Monday 1 March, 7-9pm, at the Darren Honey Centre, Healesville. For more information, visit: www.healesvillecore.org.au

Selling crafts Do you make crafts or products and would like to sell them somewhere? Warburton Valley Handmade inside the Warburton Waterwheel Visitor Centre is looking for local crafters and makers who are interested in selling their handmade goods. If you live within the Shire, you can join the handmade retail shop.

You pay rental for a box display from as little as $12 a month and what you sell is commission free. open 7 days a week 10am-4pm. Enquiries: 5966 9600.

Notes on Sunday Notes on Sunday returns on 28 February to celebrate live classical music again in Healesville.

Riddell Ensemble together with special guests Bons Ventos Baroque trio will be at the Darron Honey Centre at 3pm with a varied program of classical gems. Also on the programme will be two movements of Debussy’s piano trio in G, and Dvorak’s piano quintet.

Registration essential. Enquiries: sundaynoteson493@gmail.com

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roondah Reservoir Park on Saturday 27 February. Participants can meet at 9.30am at the main car park/rotunda. BYO hat, food, water and gardening tools. Contact: friends.maroondahreservoir@gmail.com

Hall maintenance Interested Badger Creek residents are being asked to help maintain Badger Creek Hall. The management committee meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7.30pm in the rear meeting room behind the hall. Enquiries: Kathy 5962 3639.

Tennis players wanted Female tennis players of any age and skill are wanted to join Hoddles Creek Tennis Club for the Tuesday Maltta competition. 14 week season around the Yarra Valley for good fun healthy exercise suitable for active retirees.

Enquiries: Val 9728 5079.

Probus Club Ladies, keep the third Monday in the month free. Healesville Valley Ladies Probus Club meets at the Senior Citizens Club Rooms at 11am. You are welcome to join in on the friendly get-together meeting. For more information contact 0447 055 264.

Dozer’s Pet Diesel Yarra Valley ECOSS is screening a pre-release premiere Dozer’s Pet Diesel on Friday 12 February 7.30pm start for an 8.30pm showing During production of a documentary about dogs, a secret is uncovered that puts humans back in their place, with nature.

Fresh Food A fresh food program takes place each Friday at 10.30am at the Wandin Senior Citizens Hall allowing residents in need to come along and grab food items and ready to eat meals. For more information contact 5967 1272 or visit yarravalleychurch.com.au

Mr Perfect men’s mental health community

barbecue will be taking place on the last Sunday of every month from 10.30am to 12.30pm in Melba Park, Lilydale. Free event with food and drink including vegetarian options. Children and pets welcome. More information: https://bit.ly/3nHcICH

Barefoot bowls Yarra Junction Bowling Club is hosting barefoot bowls every Friday evening from 6.30pm.

The bar will be open, as well as music and a sausage sizzle. $5 per person with equipment supplied.

LETTERS I never thought I’d look forward to the new development at the entry to Healesville, but if the proposed petrol station there can break the current high price nexus that will be a good thing.

David Johnston Healesville

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Works declared an extensive water catchment area. Fernshaw was to be part of it. So began a process of ‘decommissioning’ the village in the late 1880s, culminating in a public sale in 1890 when all remaining buildings were sold and the area ‘cleared’. Many of the residents moved out ‘before the final curtain fell’, and received compensation for the loss of their homes. The village of Fernshaw was no more!

Today, on its former site is an attractive park established and maintained by the Metropolitan Board of Works.

I am indebted to my colleague at the Healesville & District Historical Society, Alma Mitchell, for permission to use material from her book, ‘Fernshaw - The Forgotten Village’, for this article.

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it was discovered by new groups of visitors, and became the most popular tourist destination in Victoria. Why did it become so popular and who were the visitors? Its biggest attraction was the beautiful, natural setting: majestic trees, imposing tree ferns, prolific growth ‘in riotous profusion’, quiet cool gullies, the sparkling waters of the Watts and the Grace burn, and abundant and varied fauna.

Truly, an enticing mecca for nature lovers, botanists, herbalists, anglers, painters, photographers, ‘theatricals’ and walkers. It was said that ‘Fernshaw charmed in every mood and season’. What happened to change this idyllic scene? Fernshaw became the victim of Melbourne’s increasing need for clean, pure water. The Melbourne Metropolitan Board of

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Lockdown cancels bowls Yarra Junction Bowling Club The timing of the latest Covid restrictions has not been good for the Yarra Junction Bowling Club with three valuable home fixtures being cancelled during the current five day Stage 4 lockdown. Saturday’s home fixture against Yarra Glen and next Tuesday’s games against Donvale and Templestowe will all be deemed “unplayed” and the available points will be shared.

Yarra Junction’s Midweek Pennant side travelled to Chirnside Park and recorded a strong 87 to 42 shot win over the undermanned home side. Yarra Junction won two rinks to grab 14 points and jump back into finals contention.

Another victim of the Covid lockdown was Friday evening barefoot bowls which was cancelled by Yarra Junction Bowling Club in the interests of community safety. Hopefully the current lockdown will be lifted on Wednesday night in time for barefoot bowls next Friday evening. For updates, visit: yarrajunctionbowlingclub.org.au - Ian MacGregor Warburton Bowls Club Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 Lockdown only one Pennant game was played this past week. All the Pennant games during the 5 Day

Lockdown period were treated as ties with both sides sharing the points.

The Midweek Warburton 1 side played Healesville 1 at home and won well, 79 shots to 56, to consolidate their position in the top four. Rink scores were S. Lord 25/ 14; G. Walsh 26/ 19 and P. Woods 28/ 23. They play City of Heidelberg 1 at home on 23 February.

The Weekend Warburton 1 side play the fifth placed Yarra Glen 1 away this coming Saturday in a vital game for both sides as the Burras look to hold onto their fourth position on the ladder.

The second placed Warburton 2 Weekend side play Heathmont 5 at home this Saturday as they look to secure their position on the ladder leading into the finals. The fifth placed Weekend Warburton 3 6-a-side team play Pakenham away this week.

The Wednesday Night Barefoot Bowls Triples Competition continued last week a new team, Giddy Gout, winning their first game.

Other highlights for the night included Kevin Robinson winning the prize for the first person to touch the jack and G Force recording the highest first round score with 13 shots after 7 ends. Coaching and Practice sessions are avail-

able between 6pm - 6.30pm before the first game each night, particularly for the new and beginning teams. The competition continues on Wednesday 24 February.

The Club Championship Singles Finals’ were held in front of an engaged crowd of over 50 people last Friday evening. Congratulations to Rayna Zunneberg who won her 12th Women’s title by defeating a gallant Natasha Caneva, 25 shots to 11. Chris Neale defeated Paul Caneva in the Men’s Final, 25 shots to 13.

Well done to all of these fine players for reaching the Final and all the very best to Rayna and Chris who will now represent Warburton in the ERBR Regional Champion of Champion Singles Championships.

The Warburton Pink Day Triples Tournament will be held on Sunday 11 April from 12pm. This will be a female only event with all proceeds going towards the Breast Cancer Foundation. Entries to be in by 31 March. $10 per player. Contact the club for further details.

Any interested people who are looking to take up the game of Bowls are encouraged to contact the Club on 0438 184 428, or visit the club’s website: www.warburtonbowls.bowls. com.au - Garry Lewis

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22. The Federation Cup competition was renamed what in September last year?

23. What venue was home to the Australian Open from 1972–1987?

24. How much prize money is on offer in this year’s Australian Open?

25. And is this an increase or decrease from last year?

26. Which medal, first awarded in 2010, recognises outstanding achievements for Australian tennis?

27. Was Tennis Australia founded in 1901, 1904 or 1907?

28. True or false: Ash Barty (pictured) has never won the Australian Open?

29. In which year was the Australian Open founded?

30. What cup is presented to the men’s singles winner at the Australian Open?

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What colour uniforms did the ballkids wear at the 2019 Australian Open?

Name the three female tennis players to take out all four Grand Slam titles in one year, and which years?

At what temperature is play suspended in the Australian Open?

In what year was the longest game at the Australian Open played?

And between which two players was it contested?

What was Tennis Australia known as before 1986?

How many Grand Slam titles has Naomi Osaka (pictured) won?

What is the oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments?

Who is the only player to have completed a “Golden Slam”, winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games as well as the four majors in one calendar year?

What was the first Grand Slam to include wheelchair tennis?

31. Which Grand Slam tournament is played on clay courts?

32. Which two players are the only ones to have spent 300 weeks ranked number one in ATP history?

33. In which most recent Grand Slam did the Williams sisters face each other in the final?

34. Who made the first wooden tennis racket?

35. A slice is a shot with what kind of spin?

36. What is the lowest amount of points necessary to win a set of tennis?

37. Base, service and singles are all types of what?

38. In what year did Lleyton Hewitt (pictured) win Wimbledon?

39. Who founded the Women’s Tennis Association?

40. What is the difference between doubles and American doubles?

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43. What was the occupation of Roland Garros, whom the French Open’s major stadium is named after?

44. How many hours did the 2010 Wimbledon singles match between John Isner and Nicholas Mahut last for?

45. In what year did Sam Stosur (pictured) win the US Open?

46. In 2001, who became the only wildcard entry to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title?

47. Which country’s players have won the most combined Grand Slam titles?

48. What country played host to the Australian Open on two occasions, in 1906 and 1912–13?

49. Who is captain of the Australian Davis Cup team?

50. In what suburb of Queens, New York, is the US Open held each year?

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4. In which year was the women’s singles first played at the Australian Open?

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On what surface is the Australian Open currently played?

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