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Old rivals unite

By Jed Lanyon The Tigers and Blues are traditional footy rivals in the AFL, and that’s no different in the Yarra Valley where just seven kilometres of the Warburton Highway separates the Seville Blues and the Woori Yallock Tigers.

But the neighbouring rivals have come together for the greater good in an effort that allowed many local women to play football, some for the very first time.

When both clubs struggled to make up the numbers to field a team in the AFL Outer East Senior Women’s competition, the clubs put their egos aside to join forces and the result was the creation of the ‘Woori Seville’ football team.

The name features both townships as the two clubs couldn’t come to an agreement on the combinations of ‘Woori Yallock Blues’ or ‘Seville Tigers’. The team even splits their home games between both townships, and wears both the navy blue and ‘S’ monogram guernseys and then the yellow sash jumper, depending on where their home game is being played.

The team’s captain, Nicole Kimpton, had been part of a group trying to get a Woori Yallock senior women’s team together since 2019.

Over the months and attempting to train sporadically throughout the pandemic, the club had about 12 players committed to play for the current season.

“We approached Seville and they had similar numbers as well, so we decided to merge,” she said. “Our first training session as a team was three weeks before the first round, so there was a lot of pressure for everybody to make friendships and to learn how to play. The majority of us, at that stage, hadn’t played before.”

Kimpton, a loyal Powelltown resident, said she never envisioned herself playing for Woori Yallock when she decided to take to footy, let alone Seville.

“It was a bit of a shock when we decided to merge and I couldn’t have imagined from the start that we would actually merge, but I think it worked out the way it was meant to because we’re all such great friends now. The Seville girls, the Woori girls, we all get along so well.”

The Woori Seville captain is playing her first season of football after what must seem like the longest pre-season training ever.

“This is my first season, although we have trained for a year and a half. I still definitely feel like a newbie, but with all the support, our skills are developing so quickly.”

And while the new team of mostly inexperienced players is yet to win a game, Kimpton said she is seeing great improvements each week.

“We’re learning new skills, we’re developing and bonding so much more. There’s a lot of pressure in football around having to trust each other and protecting each other and it’s going good so far.

“It’s an interesting dynamic, obviously you’ve got the two committees making decisions for the team in consultation with us as well. In terms of support, it’s been really good...

Every time we’ve played at the Seville home ground, all the seniors have been there, a few netballers are there and the club has stuck by us even though we’re playing in Woori colours because our Seville guernseys hadn’t come in.”

The new team is still on the lookout for new players and invites those who haven’t played the sport before to try it out.

“We’d like to encourage women who have never been given the opportunity to play football before, or sport in general. We’re all a really welcoming team.”

When asked whether she ever thought she’d be putting on the Seville guernsey, Woori Yallock resident Anne Crymble said, “Not a chance. But it’s not that bad.”

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Vice captain Jami Liddelow and captain Nicole Kimpton will lead the Woori Seville women’s team.

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Old rivals united as one From page 1 “The decision to merge the two teams is better than having 20 odd women walk away and not play for the season.

“Our scores and our tackle figures are getting better every week. You can see the progress and from week-to-week you can see a big change in some girls.”

Seville’s Geordie Scott has taken up the role as coach of the new team. He’s been involved with Seville since 2013 as a player and coach.

“It’s been interesting. Both committees are very supportive of having a women’s side. So they’ve put their differences aside to make it work. Both committees and presidents have been supportive but have also taken a step back, so they don’t have those egos inside.”

Both of the club’s presidents had played against each other in the 60s and 70s for either club.

When numbers were low last year, both clubs organised a 10 vs 10 practice match to give the players a taste of a footy match. It’s something Scott said helped in having the two teams merge.

His daughter, Courtney, had played for Seville’s Under 16s premiership winning side but had no team to play for once she became of senior football age.

“The jumper doesn’t bother me or where she is playing, it’s the fact that she now gets the opportunity to play because 10 years ago, once you turned 14, that was it. You were done. So just to have a women’s side that has the opportunity to play the game and enjoy themselves and be part of a football club. I think that’s the winner.”

The women’s clubs joining sees history repeat itself as men from Wandin, Seville and Woori Yallock’s teams combined in 1956 under the name ‘Valley United’ when team numbers fell short. The team only lasted three years before disbanding in 1959.

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Wait times balloon

By Jed Lanyon The latest Ambulance Victoria response time data reveals a worrying trend for Yarra Ranges residents as ambulances are taking longer to reach patients in need.

The latest figures revealed the percentage of code 1 ambulances responding within 15 minutes has fallen by 5.5 percentage points, while the average code 1 response time has increased by over one-and-a-half minutes in the last quarter in the Yarra Ranges.

Code 1 incidents require urgent paramedic and hospital care, based on information available at time of call. But the results are less flattering for code 2 incidents, where the response is acute and time sensitive, but do not require lights and sirens from an ambulance.

Ambulances have a 66.5 per cent of code 1 response within 15 minutes from January to March 2021, much lower than the average of 85 per cent response to incidents statewide.

The average code 2 response time has increased by almost five-and-a-half minutes in the last quarter in Yarra Ranges.

“Our response times are measured from the receipt of the triple zero (000) call until the first AV resource arrives on scene. Response times are influenced by many factors including traffic, distance required to travel, availability of ambulances and demand for

our services,” the report reads.

Earlier in the month, Eastern Health took to social media to warn residents of their hospitals being in high demand.

“Please be aware, our three emergency departments (Angliss Hospital, Box Hill Hospital and Maroondah Hospital) are currently experiencing very high demand.

“Please keep the emergency department for emergencies. People with non-urgent, nonlife threatening conditions should expect long waits.”

Opposition MP’s across the Yarra Ranges blasted the government for the figures. Eildon MP Cindy McLeish called on the Victorian Government to address the “growing ambulance crisis”.

“We need proper investment and resourcing in Ambulance Victoria to ensure it’s a reliable service the community can rely on when it matters most,” she said.

“Our emergency personnel do a great job often under difficult circumstances, we need to support our emergency services and provide quality facilities.”

While Evelyn MP Bridget Vallence labelled the response times as “unacceptable”.

“We need proper investment and resourcing in Ambulance Victoria to ensure it’s a reliable service that people in Yarra Ranges com-

munities can rely on when it matters most.”

The State Government recently announced $759 million in funding for more paramedics, more triage care and support staff for Ambulance Victoria, as well as targeted funding to improve flow in busy emergency departments.

The investment is also aimed to support the opening of new beds in health services across the state.

The government attributed the latest figures to “workforce fatigue from the global pandemic”.

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Martin Foley said, “The pandemic has had a lasting impact, and states are seeing more ED presentations, more ambulance callouts – and less people seeing their GPs. With more paramedics, more beds and new types of triage, we’ll help Victoria recover faster and ensure our community continues to have access to the world-class care they deserve.

“Our paramedics are some of the hardest working in the country and this investment reinforces that we will always back them – and the extraordinary work they do.”

Ambulance Victoria recently started a six month trial that will see an ambulance and two paramedics located at Hillcrest Fire Station in a bid to boost response times in the area.

Apprentice win Woori Yallock apprentice Carley Attard won the 2021 MBV State Apprentice of the Year award.

Carley, who was nominated by her employer Gregory Cole of Nuform Steel Fabrications in Bayswater, also won the 2021 MBV Employer Nominated Apprentice of the Year award.

The award judges said they were impressed

by Carley’s strong sense of initiative after she entered the industry by approaching various employers in her area in her search for an apprenticeship. Carley was also commended for her creativity and passion for the process of building, not just the result.

Neo-Nazi visit Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network descended on the Cathedral Ranges Park over the weekend near Buxton, according to antifascist activist Tom Tanuki.

It’s believed a group of about 15 to 20 members arrived to film a video in the area.

A leader of the group, Thomas Sewell, was arrested on Friday 14 May and faced charges stemming from an alleged armed robbery in Taggerty.

Erratic driving A concerned member of the public called 000 after seeing a white van driving erratically heading along Warburton Highway towards Lilydale on the evening of Sunday 9 May. The Highway Patrol unit was heading out of the office and saw the same vehicle driving past the station. They intercepted the vehicle and the driver, a 53 year old Launching place male, returned an evidentiary breath test of 0.161. He also failed to have an interlock device fitted to his vehicle as a requirement for a prior drink drive offence. He immediately lost his licence for a minimum of 12 months, and will be summoned to appear before a Magistrate at a later date. His vehicle was also impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1017.

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Magra swoops in on impressive wings The power and sheer scale of Healesville Sanctuary icon Magra, the Wedge-Tailed Eagle, can now be seen fully by visitors.

Magra now begins her star turn in the Sanctuary’s Spirits of the Sky bird presentation with a low swoop over the crowd, showing off her two-metre wingspan.

This new behaviour was developed during the Covid-19 lockdown to allow Magra to use her natural hunting behaviours.

Healesville Sanctuary bird keeper James Goodridge said the twice-daily presentation was treated as hunting time for Magra.

“Magra is a top-order predator, and she’s

totally focussed on finding her prey. If we show her there’s food, she’ll go after it immediately,” Mr Goodridge said. “She doesn’t pay any attention to the people at all, and to her they may as well not be there,” he said.

Keepers take advantage of this natural behaviour to place the audience in areas where they can get unique views of this aweinspiring sight.

“We build the bird show around what the birds want to do, rather than the other way around,” explained Mr Goodridge. “Magra’s always going to do exactly what she wants to do, and there’s no arguing with her.”

Magra is shown food, such as chicken

or mice, for a limited time to stimulate her hunting instincts.

“It’s really good for Magra to have this daily challenge, both mentally and physically.

Taking off and landing burns a lot of energy for eagles, so it’s almost like interval training for her,” said Mr Goodridge.

“She loves learning new things. She’s a really intelligent bird, so she takes to new problems really quickly.”

Zoo members and visitors are reminded that all tickets to the Zoo must be prebooked at zoo.org.au and asked to follow the current COVIDSafe directions at www.dhhs. vic.gov.au/coronavirus

In the early hours of Monday 10 May, Warburton Police intercepted a drunk driver who was detected with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.20, four times the legal limit. The man was driving home from his local pub. The driver’s house was within 100 metres of the pub when he was observed by police pulling onto the road without indicating.

The driver stated he had beer drinking beer with friends before having several shots of spirits prior to driving. His licence was immediately suspended for a minimum of 12 months and he will be summoned to appear at court.

Car rolls at Wesburn Emergency services attended the scene of an accident where a car is believed to have rolled six to eight times down a steep incline on the evening of Saturday 8 May. A 19 year old Yarra Junction man was four wheel driving with his mates along a bush track in Wesburn when he suddenly lost control of his vehicle.

Police said the vehicle rolled down the steep incline before coming to a stop on its roof. The driver was ejected from the car and received head injuries, while a female passenger has received an injury to her neck.

It took approximately three hours for emergency services to retrieve the injured driver, who was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, while a female passenger was conveyed to Maroondah Hospital by ambulance for observation.

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Explore time and space We are now halfway through the month-long Reconnect Festival. Week Three explores the theme of Space and Time, featuring activities, presentations and workshops that celebrate our shared heritage, community spaces, and future together. Below is a list of interesting events recommended by CHRISTINE YUNN-YU SUN, the Star Mail’s book reviewer. Nearly all of them are free, but bookings are essential.

The first and foremost is the National Simultaneous Storytime. This year the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has chosen the playful book Give Me Some Space!.

Parents/guardians can find their favourite

storytime dates and locations at the Eastern Regional Libraries website: https://www.yourlibrary.com.au/reconnect/ Philip Bunting, the book’s author and illustrator, believes that the more fun children have during their early reading experiences, the more likely they will be to return to books, improve their budding literacy skills, and later find joy in reading and learning.

Interestingly, readers are also offered an intergalactic experience with Give Me Some Space! being read by NASA astronaut Dr Shannon Walker from the International Space Station. Further details can be found at the ALIA website: https://www.alia.org.au/nss

For those eager to travel through time and space, the Lilydale & District Historical Society will host a walking tour at the Lilydale Lawn Cemetery on Tuesday 18 May, 10-11am (cost $5). Participants will learn about the lives and achievements of those female pioneers, musicians, artists and educators resting in peace there, including Dame Nellie Melba, the renowned Australian operatic soprano.

Another cemetery tour will be hosted by the Knox Historical Society on Wednesday 19 May, 10am-12pm. Participants will walk around the Ferntree Gully Cemetery and learn about those who are buried there.

For frequent travellers on paper and in the cyberspace, the ‘Trove Newspapers’ work-

shop at Rowville Library on Thursday 20 May, 2-3pm, will introduce a series of techniques and tricks for accessing old Australian newspapers on Trove, the National Library of Australia’s online database.

To conclude Week Three, lino and woodcut printmaker Chris Lawry will share the history of linocut printings at Belgrave Library on Tuesday 18 May, 2-3pm. There will be a display of Lawry’s hand-printed work from her own lino blocks using traditional methods.

Also at Belgrave Library, on Saturday 22 May, 11am-12pm, local historian Terry Russel will present the story of Charlie Hammond, a Dandenong Ranges identity in the early 20th century. Accompanied by a display of Hammond’s works, the event will highlight how the artist documented his life and work in the hills through art and photography.

Finally, Lance Deveson of the Boronia Rotary Club will discuss the history and future of street libraries at Boronia Library on Monday 24 May, 3-4PM. Also known as Little Free Libraries, these “homes for books” in front of public and private buildings are described by Street Library Australia (https://streetlibrary. org.au/) as “a symbol of trust and hope – a tiny vestibule of literary happiness”. They are truly “a window into the mind of a community”, and all booklovers are invited to come and take a look.

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The Mountain Area Ladies Tuesday Tennis Association is celebrating its 40th anniversary and is calling on all players past and present to get together for a birthday lunch.

MALTTA volunteer Kathleen Cameron said, “We’d love to track down some of the wonderful people who have played tennis for MALTTA… There could be some players keen to reminisce about old times. We’ll be having lunch and we’ll have a birthday cake.”

Ms Cameron said MALTTA first started when local tennis associations were refused entry to compete with other similar tennis associations closer to Melbourne. Those local clubs decided to form MALTTA. In its heyday, the association would comprise of 51 different clubs from across the Yarra Ranges and beyond, but has seen its active clubs dwindle down to just seven.

“And if any ladies would like to play tennis again, there will be that opportunity. We’re not finishing, we’re still existing.”

Ms Cameron said the not-for-profit competition is relaxed and keeps the tennis expenses to a minimum.

For more information about the association’s 40th anniversary celebrations or to enquire about playing tennis, contact Cheryl on 0421 354 236.

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A Covid recovery budget

By Mikayla Van Loon and Jed Lanyon Yarra Ranges Council released its draft budget on11 May with a “strong focus” on the community recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The draft budget includes $4 million for Covid-19 pandemic recovery grants which includes $1 million for Community Recovery Committees across the Yarra Ranges, where community members will soon be able to make decisions about recovery projects in their area. Council also budgeted for $1.3 million in funding for youth mental health programs to fill an increased need after the lockdowns last year.

Capital expenditure totals an estimated $73,714,000 for 2021-22 which includes upgrades to footpaths, playspaces, sports and recreation reserves, bike paths and road maintenance.

Council plans to spend approximately $19 million on roads, footpaths and bike paths, which was listed as one of the highest priorities amongst local residents who took part in a council survey.

Speaking at the 11 May Council meeting, Mayor Fiona McAllister said the night wasn’t about finalising the budget, but putting it out to the community.

“For any council year, the budget process and the development of the council plan is one of the most substantial things we do as a council. And certainly for a new council, it is an incredible burden of responsibility to undertake this process in partnership with community,” she said.

Council’s Community Satisfaction Survey found residents want improved funding for

rural roads, energy efficiency initiatives, walking and cycling infrastructure, biodiversity and ecology protection and fire prevention and preparedness.

Cr McAllister said the Community Recovery Committee initative was a budget highlight.

“I’m really excited to see what comes out of the Community Recovery Committees… It really flips it on it’s head when we allow a really good diverse mix of people to decide where we spend the money. I’m really interested to see how that plays out and find out what comes out of that.

“The mental health advocacy, that’s a big issue for us regionally and I’m really thrilled that’s on our major initiatives. I think sometimes it seems not core business for a council, but it’s got to be, it always should be.

“The trails. It’s been a long journey, excuse the pun. I loved what came out of Covid. My kids and my husband, we got on our bikes and to actually see it in the budget that we’re going to complete the things we’ve been talking about for a really long time, it’s really exciting.”

Rates to increase Council has proposed a 1.5 per cent increase in rates linked to property values. It equates approximately to an extra $43 per rate noatice and is in line with the Victorian Government’s rate cap.

Cr McAllister described the rate increase as a “head and heart” decision.

“As my fellow councillors know, it wasn’t something I was on board with, initially. And I know a heavy body of work has gone into - what do we need to keep this very large complex organisation supporting the lives of

150,000 people in the Yarra Ranges on the right track.

“We’ve balanced keeping costs low, keeping focus on the right things and in this draft budget, the rate rise that has been proposed is marginal.

“Your annual rates are largely determined by the value of your property compared to others in the region – properties that are worth more pay a higher percentage of our total rates, compared to those with lower values,” Cr McAllister said.

“This way, the amount paid is proportional across the community – similar to how the amount you pay in Medicare each year varies based on your income.

“Proposing to increase rates is never popular – especially as we’re still working as a community to recover from the pandemic – but will help us continue to provide 120 services to the Yarra Ranges community, continue building and maintaining our infrastructure and prepare for future programs and challenges.

“And we still have an expanded policy of flexible options available to support ratepayers who need assistance in paying their rates.”

State and federal funding Yarra Ranges Council will continue lobbying the state and federal governments for funding for major local projects such as the duplication of the Lilydale line and the construction of a train station for Kinley.

This comes as population forecasts predict that the population across the shire will grow to 185,902 by 2041. An increase of 24,577 people over the next 20 years, or 15.2 per cent.

The urban areas of Lilydale, Mooroolbark,

Chirnside Park and Kilsyth are projected to have the highest population growth with local increases ranging from 17 per cent in Kilsyth to a very high 71 per cent in Lilydale, anticipating 12,000 new residents with the Kinley Estate development.

Council will continue to advocate for funding to see a solar farm constructed at the former site of the Healesville tip, which is unsuitable for other construction projects. Council hopes new technology for solar arrays allow them to be used on what would usually be unsupportive soil.

Council’s draft budget coincided with the federal budget. Casey MP tony Smith said funding would be delivered to aid council’s Covid-19 recovery.

“Our record investment in community infrastructure will create jobs in Casey and improve some of the vital services we rely on.

Even more roads will be improved, including the sealing of dirt roads locally,” he said.

“I have secured another $4.2 million for a specific Covid response program for Council, taking the total funding up to $12 million. This funding will continue to deliver necessary improvements to community infrastructure.”

Council will also receive $2.2 million for the completion of Roads to Recovery projects.

A further $27.5 million is expected from the Commonwealth and State Governments for projects including Phase 2 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (various projects - $5.6 million); RidgeWalk ($4.1 million); Yarra Valley Trail ($2.5 million); and Warburton Mountain Bike Destination ($2.0 million).

Volunteer work recognised

By Jed Lanyon A longtime HICCI volunteer has been recognised for her community work.

Healesville resident Helen Findlay has been volunteering for welfare organisation Healesville Inter-church Community Care Inc for 16 years and was awarded a certificate of recognition from Casey MP Tony Smith.

Ms Findlay said the award was a surprise and something she never expected.

“It was quite a shock to be honest,” she said. “It was recognition for volunteering for the local community, I thought it was quite nice.

“When I retired from work I wasn’t going to sit around and do nothing… I just wanted to help people and do things and help the community and that’s what I’ve been doing ever since.”

Ms Findlay volunteers as part of HICCI’s Social Transport Program helping locals travel to various locations such as doctors appointments and shopping centres.

“It’s a good experience, you get to meet

people, you get out there and you’re not stuck at home.

“My parents never had this opportunity when they were alive, so I thought if I can help out I will.

“Lots of elderly people can’t use public transport, we don’t have trains, the buses don’t go where you want them to go and the taxis aren’t there when you want them to be.

We pick them up from their front door and drop them off again.

“HICCI do a fantastic job in the community, it’s not just the driving, they help people with meals and groceries. THey’re there to help the community, it’s a pity there’s not more organisation’s like it in other towns.”

HICCI is on the lookout for more volunteer drivers for their Social Transport Program. To get involved, contact 5911 6000.

“I enjoy doing it, so I think that people should hop in and help too. It’s a bit of your time here and there but you pick your days and your times,” Ms Findlay said.

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Hands-on training for jobs

By Mikayla Van Loon Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges TAFE students will now receive some of the best training with the opening of a new trade centre at Box Hill Institute’s Lilydale Lakeside Campus.

Members from all areas of the community came to open the $10.2 million facility on Friday 14 May. The purpose-built facility will offer students hands-on training in carpentry, electrical, plumbing and automotive with all the upto-date technology and equipment.

After consulting with senior elder Aunty Doreen Garvey-Wandin, the trade centre has been named the Nallei Jerring Nyerboing centre, which translates to Join Unite Industrious.

Training and skills minister Gayle Tierney said the trade centre will help meet the demand for skilled workers in the region and help students work collaboratively with other trades.

“We are trying to ensure we have state of the art facilities, state of the art equipment that are incredibly relevant to what is happening in the workplace,” Ms Tierney said.

Ms Tierney’s expectations of the trade centre is that it will help foster skilled workers who can then make decisions about owning a home, buying a car or starting a family.

“This is the new renaissance of TAFE, this is the new renaissance of apprenticeships in this state and it is the new renaissance of getting kids back into the workforce and reengaged so they can make some lifetime opportunities no matter what path they finally choose,” she said.

“We want to not just skill people up in understanding how to make things but to achieve that higher level of excellence.”

The Jarlo Road campus in Lilydale was closed and left to be sold as of the 2014 election. The current Victorian government vowed to restore the campus for use and has therefore built this trade centre to continue that promise of training young people.

Acting premier James Merlino said he was proud of what had been achieved as acting premier but more so as a local member to be able to provide the region with an excellent training facility.

“The thing that I was so passionate about this site, is that if we lost it, we could never ever ever replicate it,” he said.

“This is about providing a pathway for young people and people who are returning to training and the workforce, local pathways and relevant, relevant to them, relevant to industry in our region.”

First year carpentry apprentice Ben Walton said he completed his Certificate II with Box Hill Institute and when his teachers found out about the new facilities they recommended he continue his studies at the Lilydale Lakeside Campus. “[The trade centre] just allows us to go that step further than the old John Street campus does. It’s got more space, we don’t have to move to different facilities and areas as much.”

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Featured alongside the tech school, students from high schools in the region can use the campus facilities as well.

Reece Plumbing business development manager John Doig said it’s important for new apprentices to love what they do and that is made easier by learning in a place like the Nallei Jerring Nyerboing centre.

“If you’re giving people the best opportunity to train people on the current and latest in technologies and all the new innovations that

are coming into the industry, they then take it to the job site and they even reverse train their bosses,” Mr Doig said.

“The interaction with the different trades all at the same time, I think that’s going to add value because when they go to a jobsite that’s what they are going to have to deal with.”

Mr Doig also said with a new facility comes great respect for the equipment, space and other people which can only be a good thing.

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Ms Tierney was very grateful to have had the ongoing support of Ms Buckingham.

“Helen has just been an absolute campaigner for better education, better training and better lives for young people particularly in suburban Melbourne,” she said.

Students have already started using the new trade centre, with more students expected to be using the facilities by Christmas.

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Saved by smoke detector A Wandin North family’s escape from a house fire on Easter Monday has prompted calls from fire and rescue services for Victorians to install interconnected smoke alarms in every bedroom, hallway and living area.

Data from Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) reveals most fatal house fires start in living and sleeping areas, but a concerning number of Victorians still do not have working smoke alarms in these locations.

Brendan Pratt, Amanda Bews and their three children were alerted to a fire that ignited in the downstairs storage area of their home and safely evacuated before fire crews arrived on scene.

“We went to bed as normal and just after 12.30am we were woken by smoke alarms in our hallways sounding,” Mr Pratt said.

While their smoke alarms met the legal requirements, the family’s experience is why firefighters are calling on the community to install interconnected alarms that provide vital early warning during a fire.

“My wife, Amanda, and two of our sons evacuated. I rushed to grab our youngest child, James, who was still fast asleep in his bedroom where smoke was filling, and fire was visible as it travelled up the heating duct,” Mr Pratt said.

“The smell of smoke didn’t wake him and regrettably, there wasn’t a smoke alarm installed in his room.”

“In hindsight, had we installed interconnected smoke alarms in our bedrooms and the downstairs area where the fire ignited, we would have been alerted much earlier and possibly could have saved our home.”

“When we rebuild, we are going to install interconnected smoke alarms in every bedroom, living room and hallway.”

Mr Pratt said he and his family frequently checked their smoke alarms and changed the batteries, which proved to be life-saving.

The remains of the Wandin North home from the Easter Monday fire.

“Our family is alive today because our working smoke alarms woke us,” he said.

A recent fire services survey of 1250 Victorians revealed that only 16 per cent of people had smoke alarms in their bedrooms, while 44 per cent of people do not have a smoke alarm in any living room. Just 17 per cent of people surveyed had interconnected smoke alarms installed.

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said this was a timely reminder for Victorians to install interconnected smoke alarms so when one alarm activates, all alarms will sound.

“Interconnected smoke alarms should be installed in every bedroom, hallway and living area for your family’s best protection,” CO Heffernan said.

“In the past 10 years, Victorian firefighters have responded to more than 32,000 residential fires. That is why it is vital all Victorians take the necessary precautions and install smoke alarms in the recommended locations.

“It takes just a few moments out of your day to test if your smoke alarm is in working order,” CO Heffernan said.

Fire Rescue Commissioner Ken Block said

you were far more likely to die or be seriously injured if a fire started in your bedroom or living area when you were asleep.

“Within just 60 seconds, a fire can quickly take hold, giving off toxic smoke and spreading rapidly.”

“Interconnected smoke alarms in all bedrooms, hallways and living areas are your best line of defence, alerting you promptly and buying you and your family precious time to escape,” Commissioner Block said.

For the latest information on smoke alarms visit frv.vic.gov.au or cfa.vic.gov.au.

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Daniel Crooks, Truths unveiled by Time #7, 2014.

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Megan Cope, Quandamooka (Moreton Bay/ North Stradbroke Island) Picture: ARTIST AND MILANI GALLERY, BRISBANE

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Exhibition to enjoy slowly The TarraWarra Biennial 2021 exhibition features 25 artists from across the country making new works that explore ideas of slowness, deceleration, drift and the elasticity of time.

The exhibition, Slow Moving Waters, comes from the accepted translation of the local Woiwurrung word ‘tarrawarra’, after which the Museum, and its surrounding Yarra Valley area are named.

Guest curator Nina Miall said the exhibition takes shape around two related cues: the idea of slowness, and the winding course of the Birrarung (Yarra River), which flows south of the museum grounds.

“In tune with the unhurried arc of the river, Slow Moving Waters proposes a stay to the ever more rapid flows of people, commerce and information that characterise the dynamic of globalisation,” Ms Miall said.

Against today’s cult of speed with the relentless hum of its 24/7 communications, the artworks in the Biennial mark a different sort of time – one which connects with the vastness and intricacy of geological and cosmological cycles, seasonal rhythms, interconnected ecologies, and ancient knowledge systems.

The participating artists engage slowness as a conceptual framework, aesthetic strategy or radical political gesture, invoking it as a mode of resistance and disruption that runs counter to the neoliberal turn in global politics.

“Between the hyper-acceleration of our current age and the impossibility of stopping altogether is a temporal space of possibility and resistance: slowing down,” Ms Miall said.

“The TarraWarra Biennial 2021 reflects on the socio-political conditions that have made slowness an increasingly urgent imperative, carving out a space to explore its potential as both a passive and active course for claiming different forms of agency. The meandering logic of the Birrarung is a vital reference point

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Unfolding in different ways over its duration, Slow Moving Waters rewards close and extended viewing. A number of works explore time’s extremes of scale, involve time- or labour-intensive processes, or are intended to develop and change throughout the exhibition. Others draw on strategies such as walking, idleness or sleep, marking intervals of time that cannot be colonised or commodified.

TarraWarra Museum of Art Director, Victoria Lynn, says, “Slow Moving Waters has been

Picture: PETER MATHEW in development for two years, and emerges as prescient at a time when the world has been forced to slow down and reflect in new ways.

“This exhibition is notable for the strong representation of First Nations artists, and also distinctive in its site-specificity. There will be eleven ambitious new works that reflect the unique context and sense of place particular to TarraWarra.

“Slow Moving Waters deserves repeat visitation, with a number of works evolving over the course of the exhibition, harnessing duration as a key element and offering new perspectives and possibilities,” Ms Lynn said.

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Considering the broader arc of history against the pull of the accelerated now, Slow Moving Waters advances relations to time that are grounded in both place and community, attentive to an idea of the present as a site of multiple durations, pasts and possible futures.

As part of the Slow Moving Waters exhibition, TarraWarra Museum of Art will be holding a series of free public workshops led by celebrated Bundjalung, MurraWarri and Kamilaroi artist Brian Marton.

The workshop will take place on Saturday 29 May, coinciding with Reconciliation Week.

Mr Martin’s drawing workshops will be held in the museum at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

TarraWarra Museum of Art education coordinator Shannon Lyons, said the intimate drawing workshops are suitable for people of all skills.

“Participants will explore the immediacy and sensation of mark making in these handson, artist-led workshops. Brian will guide you through observational drawing activities and encourage you to think laterally, as you create your very own drawing to take home.

“We will be using willow charcoal and kneadable erasers to create drawings of a segment of an image which Brian will provide.

“At the end of the hour session, we will bring our drawings together to form a single image. Participants will then be able to take their works home with them.

“This is an exciting opportunity to learn from one of the principal artists featured in the TarraWarra Biennial 2021 exhibition, Slow Moving Waters,” Ms Lyons said.

Places for each workshop are strictly limited, bookings are required, all materials are supplied, and participation in the free workshops includes exhibition entry. The workshops will be conducted in a Covid-safe manner.

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Wear orange for the SES

By Jed Lanyon

Healesville Community Garden is now home to a large Bunjil’s Nest made by Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Kim Wandin.

Unveiled on Friday 30 April, Aunty Kim is the first of four artists who will create new artworks for the garden through the FoodPatch Art initiative.

Bunjil is the Wedge-tailed Eagle spirit creator of the Wurundjeri People.

“My Bunjil’s Nest is symbolic of community,” said Aunty Kim. “The branches represent the people forming a place where all feel safe and protected. It’s (a) place you can offer your intent, lay your worries down, sit

and contemplate or reflect.

“It’s also a place to breathe and feel calm as ‘Bunjil watches over us high up in the mountains and trees.”

Aunty Kim invites visitors to bring a wish or hope to the nest.

“It’s where things can grow and eventually take flight,” she said.

FoodPatch Art is an initiative of Healesville Community Garden; YAVA Gallery; Hearth Galleries; Dirtscape Dreaming; and sculptor Savaad Felich. The project is funded through the Yarra Ranges Council Community Grants Scheme.

Upper Yarra SES members in their orange gear.

This year’s locations include AAMI Park, the Melbourne Star, the Bolte Bridge and town halls.

Reach out and say thank you this WOW day.

Anyone interested in volunteering can express their interest at: https://www.ses.vic.gov. au/web/www/volunteer/become-a-volunteer.

Share your video or photos from Wear Orange Wednesday by using the hashtag #thankyouSES.

Aunty Kim Wandin’s Bunjil’s Nest.

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Residents of the Yarra Valley are being called on to don their brightest orange colours this week as a thank you to the state’s SES heroes.

Wear Orange Wednesday, also known as WOW Day, is an annual event that turns the town orange to thank SES volunteers who generously give their time to help our communities during unimaginable emergencies.

Upper Yarra SES Unit Controller, Michael Young is encouraging the community to join in this Wednesday 19 May. “It means that there are people out there who do acknowledge what we do, we don’t always get a thanks for what we do and there are times where people aren’t able to thank us,“ he said.

“It’s for awareness of what we do and a date for people to say thanks for the support by wearing something orange.”

VICSES has over 5000 volunteers working for them, which makes up 95 per cent of their workforce.

In the 2019-20 period, VICSES responded to 33,700 requests for assistance.

Volunteers are on call 24/7, 365 days a year to provide much needed assistance in emergency situations, recovery efforts, floods, bushfires and car crashes.

In line with National Volunteer Week, the SES ask people to wear a splash of orange to recognise the great work SES volunteers do each and every day.

And if that’s not enough, locations across the regions and Melbourne’s CBD will be lit up in orange in honour of SES personnel.

Feathering a new nest

Kinder teachers help our kids dream big.

The Victorian Government is rolling out Three-Year-Old Kinder.

And that means 6,000 new teaching jobs across our state.

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Honeyeater tale in song

By Jed Lanyon An award winning composer has created a theatrical musical piece about the Helmeted Honeyeater titled, Songs from the Box and Swamp.

Jane Hammond aims to tell the story of the plight of the critically endangered bird, whose habitat is located solely in Yellingbo, while raising awareness of the work of conservation group Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater.

“It’s incredible to see the work Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater have done to regrow that woodland area for the honeyeaters and all the other animals that rely on that sort of environment,” Ms Hammond said.

“It inspires me to write music. It’s so passionate and beautiful, I want to give something back to them. They think I’m special but I just think they’re amazing to go out there with little jars of nectar in rail, hail or shine to provide supplementary feeding.

“I hope I can contribute in my own little way.

“The more people that know these stories and can share what’s happening, the more support the work can have… If it wasn’t for the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater, these animals could be gone.”

She notes that despite seeing their numbers grow from about 50 to 250, the precious bird could be one extreme bushfire away from extinction.

Ms Hammond spent time out at the Yellingbo reserve learning from the conservation group and making sound recordings of the area. She also visited Coranderrk Station, where Uncle Dave Wandin gave her insight into the land and Wurundjeri cultural practices.

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“He talked about how important place is for First People and that each animal is important in the place, so if you look after country, you’re looking after the animals that live in country.

So for me it’s about the Helmeted Honeyeater but the country they live in as well so to make audio recordings of the place itself.”

Songs from the Box and Swamp is a 40-minute theatrical musical piece, scored for soprano saxophone, piano, percussion, recorded sound and narrator. The focus of the work is the Helmeted and Regent Honeyeaters and

aims to encapsulate the history, habitat and sounds of these birds and the struggles to secure their future in the wild.

Songs from the Box and Swamp features pianist Coady Green, one of Australia’s leading internationally-renowned pianists, a twice recipient of a Geoffrey Parsons International Prize. The work features renowned saxophonist Justin Kenealy and writing and narration from Theresa Borg.

“Coady Green is the pianist and he’s very passionate about supporting work that is try-

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ing to save endangered wildlife in Victoria,” said Ms Hammond.

“Both he and Justin Kenealy (saxophonist) are fabulous musicians and it’s incredibly special for me to write for such good musicians.”

A 10-12 minute concert version for soprano saxophone and piano is due to be premiered at the Melbourne Recital Centre on May 26 by Mr Green and Mr Kenealy, while a 40 minute version with saxophone, piano, percussion, recorded sound and narrator is scheduled to premiere at fortyfivedownstairs on 15-16 July.

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Brooke Wandin teaching Healesville Primary School students about Indigenous culture.

Culture lessons honoured

By Jed Lanyon Healesville Primary School’s Culture for Life program has been acknowledged as a HART Award finalist for 2021.

The HART Awards recognise local Victorian initiatives and champions that make a real difference in their community and that contribute to local reconciliation outcomes.

Finalists were named for initiatives that demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Aboriginal people working together and programs that have contributed to relationships, respect and understanding and demonstrate a commitment to Aboriginal self-determination.

Wurundjeri woman and Healesville Primary School teacher Brooke Wandin has been running the Culture for Life program at the school and said it was “wonderful” to have the school recognised.

“Without being too confident, I feel pretty strongly that other schools in the region aren’t doing this type of work on a regular basis,” she said.

Recently Ms Wandin spoke to Heaesville’s Grade 5/6s about upcoming Reconciliation Week.

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“Then with the preppies, we have fun.

We’ve been learning a lot and we’ve done a lot in Woiwurrung language and teaching the children how to say an Acknowledgement of Country, which is really cute.”

Ms Wandin said hearing children call out to say hello in Woiwurrung language each morning as a highlight of her day.

“It feels really lovely to share that knowledge with the children, where my dad and his family went to school,” she said.

“Really, it’s to plant a seed and allow the kids to be curious about Aboriginal people and want to know more. I really think if we give children knowledge and curiosity, I really think they can change our society when they’re older” She said that she didn’t learn about Indigneous culture in her primary school days and hopes that the children of today can go home and share their knowledge with their parents.

“I feel like we’ve got a long way to go as an entire nation to accept our brutal history, but I tell you, the kids have such a good sense of justice and it’s just a pleasure to teach them really.

Ms Wandin said Healesville Primary School and principal Tracey RobertsonSmith had been very supportive of the Culture for Life program.

Winners of the HART Awards receive $1000 as a reward for their efforts.

Inspiro Community Health awarded four tertiary scholarships totalling $22,500 to health students in the Yarra Ranges on Thursday 28 April.

The Inspiro Tertiary Health Scholarships reward local future health professionals who demonstrate a genuine heart for making a difference in their community.

Major award winner Ellie Davis from Belgrave Heights is undertaking a Bachelor of Exercise Sports Science.

She donates her time to a youth camp and swim school to help children and adolescents learn essential skills and “feel like the best version of themselves.”

“My long-term goal is to work in a rural setting as a secondary physical education teacher and provide health programs for the rural community,” Ms Davis said.

“This scholarship will allow me to purchase textbooks, equipment and additional certifications and help relieve financial stress as I work, study and complete placement.”

Lilydale resident Nikki Madgwick also won a major award for her work in the Indigenous community.

Ms Madgwick is studying a Graduate Diploma in Trauma Informed Processwork Psychotherapy and is the Community Engagement Worker at Oonah – an Indigenous health service located in the Yarra Valley.

“As a proud Worimi-Biripi woman who works and lives on Wurundjeri Country, contributing to my community is at the core of all that I do,” she said.

“I want to work at the grassroots level to support Community in healing the wounds of colonisation, so they can walk confidently into their future.”

“Having this financial support gives me peace of mind and is a tremendous support for my financial security.”

Oonah co-founder and mother to Nikki Madgwick, Miranda Madgwick received the $2,500 encouragement award.

Ms Madgwick has worked to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people in Melbourne’s east for 25 years.

She’s undertaking the same course as her daughter to deliver high-quality mental health care and assist in closing the gap in Indigenous Australian communities.

Belinda Battey from Belgrave South won

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Lilydale resident Nikki Madgwick who works at Oonah in Healesville. the second $2,500 encouragement award.

She’s studying a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy to help others “be who they want to be, make the most of their life, and be active members of their community.”

Since the scholarships began in 2006, Inspiro has awarded more than $150,000 to deserving recipients.

Many recipients go on to work at Inspiro or contribute to the Yarra Ranges community in other ways.

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Yarra Valley Business President Jason Olszewski with Harriet Shing and Mayor Fiona McAllister.

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By Mikayla van Loon Businesses from all over the Yarra Valley came together on Friday 14 May to show each other and the community what they have to offer.

Yarra Valley Business hosted its first business expo with not only stallholders but live music, workshops, presentations and giveaways to keep people entertained throughout the night.

The theme of the expo was getting back to business after Covid-19 and businesses from health and wellbeing to finance and education were all present to showcase their strengths.

President of the committee Jason Olszewski said the point of Yarra Valley Business is for businesses to not be in competition with one another but rather working together to thrive.

“Today’s more about linking these businesses together again. So it’s great that we can get people doing workshops and speeches and saying nice things but out the back here, this is what it’s all about, getting people together,” Mr Olszewski said.

And that was the overwhelming feeling in the room, that business owners just wanted to meet and connect with other business owners after being closed off last year.

Cog Bikes’ Danielle Bortignon said the reason she decided to hold a stall was to do something really positive.

“After last year I loved the whole back to business and that’s what I feel like this is, what it’s all about and that’s what I was here for, to be around people who have got through last year and just reconnect,” she said.

“Meeting other local businesses around the area that may not know us and we are about locals supporting locals, so if we can build on those connections as well and just people getting to know what we can do.”

Lilydale Skate Centre owner Ramy said events like the business expo are a great way to pick up ideas and network with other members of the community.

“At the end of the day it’s all about community, you’re living here, you put the money back here, you take the money from here and it’s a cycle. It’s all about community in a way, so it’s good to meet the people behind the business,” he said.

He also said after struggling last year financially, events like the business expo are important for business owners to just have fun.

For small businesses like Magnolia Apothecary, owner Jan Caton said the Yarra Valley Business Expo was important for people to see what she can do.

Having attended a few expos in the past, Ms Caton said it was the most successful she has been at one. “My aim today was to sign people up for the workshop and also to increase my email list so I’ve done both of those things, so I’m pretty happy,” Ms Caton said.

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Remembering our Melba Radio, newspapers and social media are finalising plans to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dame Nellie Melba on May 19.

The Melba Opera Trust is holding a special evening featuring the Melba Scholarship winners of the past 10 or so years while the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia are planning to unique release.

Locally, in Melba’s home-town we are also celebrating her day. This year Rotary International is celebrating its centenary and our society has joined forces with the local clubs to honour some of the Rotary Club of Lilydale’s Charter members with three walks at Lilydale Lawn Cemetery. Of course, included in the tour are Melba and her father David Mitchell.

We have three tours planned - 10am, 1pm and 3pm - and a limit of 20 people in each.

Bookings are strong but if you would like to join a tour, call or text me on 0475 219 884 or email me info@lilydalehistorical.com.au. The cost is $5 a person and includes a cemetery guide.

Rotarians included in the tour will be well-

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Lilydale and District Historical Society president known to the Lilydale community: Doug Pullyblank, George Hamilton, Len Morecroft, Jim Grover, Snow Castles, Keith Fraser, Ivor Maggs, Charlie Arnold and Ken Hawkey.

Over the years, I have given 50 or more Melba talks throughout Australia and this year the society has already taken six bookings.

To many she was an opera singer of another time - which is true. However, it overlooks Melba the person, the proud Australian who gave so much back to her country.

Even today her contribution continues. Ev-

ery person who earns a royalty from a record, music etc should thank Melba who was the first person in the world to demand her record contract include a session fee plus a fee (royalty) from every one of her records sold.

Melba always supported and encouraged young Australian opera singers. She left money

Comfort and healing for broken hearts Focal Point

Pursuant to my last article on the amazing heart, that was about the created machine that drives life blood through our bodies and those of animals. My particular attention last month was on the humming bird and the blue whale - each displaying spectacular variance in heart beats per minute.

From school days I remember in science being taught Hooke’s Law, and from what I remember of it, it is, in essence: “A machine is a device whereby an effort at one point is used to overcome a resistance at another”.

Regardless of my rusty memory, it adequately describes what that magnificent machine; the heart does, and the effort it puts in to overcome the resistant pressure required to pump blood - pushing sometimes great volumes as it does for the blue whale.

Recently our media was flooded with discussion around new research findings on a phenomenon called ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’.

We have all heard stories of people reputedly ‘dying of a broken heart’. This is often observed in older couples who have been married for a long time and it is often the case that when one spouse dies the other follows quite closely.

I love country and western music and there are lot of songs about cryin’ and dyin’ and broken hearts that can never recover, e.g., Sinatra - ‘I’ll never be the same again’ and George

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Jones - ‘He stopped lovin’ her today’ singing of a man who loved his wife right up to his death, and then there was the tear jerker by Elvis, ‘Old Shep’.

As sloppy as they sound, they reflect real emotional states of loss that many of us have felt.

However we are now talking about a new kind of broken heart and not the type that produces heart attacks or operations or emotional deaths. But a syndrome, where, when severe psychological damage is done to the heart, through hard grieving following a traumatic loss in death, or even relationship separations and divorce, physical heart damage occurs.

This study, researched at the Monash University, found that during deep stress the heart swells resulting in physical damage. Researchers there were first to uncover medical ways to prevent and reverse that kind of damage to the heart.

Last year on our Covid journey I wrote an article on Hope and how important it was to our mental health and in some cases our actual survival.

I want to leave you with some comforting words of hope from the heart maker’s manual - God, who not only invented the above machine, but is also able to maintain it and repair its emotional damage.

In my Easter article, I talked about the Old Testament prophet who predicted the birth, death and burial of Jesus some 742 years before He was born. It was he who also wrote the following words that Jesus would eventually stand up in the temple and read out about himself all those years later.

“The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because He has sent me to bring good news to the suffering and afflicted. He has sent me to comfort the broken hearted, and tell those who mourn, of God’s comfort”.

So we know to whom we can turn to ask that it be true for us when our hearts break.

Many blessings as you claim His promise and comfort.

(Feedback, questions and need for support can be fielded to my email, csrsmokey@gmail. com) Graeme Dawson Chaplain to Community

in her Will for scholarships for promising students and thanks to her family, this support continues today at the Melba Opera Trust.

To learn more about Melba go to www.nelliemelbamuseum.com.au or www.lilydalehistorical.com.au

Good but not Best Picture

Nomadland Starring Frances McDormand and David Strathairn Rated M Winner of Best Picture, Best Director (Chloe Zhao) and Best Leading Actress (Frances McDormand) at this year’s Oscars, Nomadland is poignant, cosy and toothless all at once.

The film follows Fern (McDormand), a “nomad” homeless woman living in her van, travelling and accepting work wherever she ends up.

Nomadland treads the line of spotlighting the lack of support for homeless and older working Americans and celebrating the bonds these individuals build without romanticising poverty. The film has stunning cinematography, capturing beautiful desolation in nature and warm fire-lit hues in the nomad gatherings.

The cast consists predominantly of real nomads playing fictionalised versions of themselves; along with the steady camerawork and minimal music, this gives the film a highly authentic feel.

But while Nomadland draws some tension from Fern’s uncertainty on whether to give up the nomadic lifestyle she’s accustomed to, the plot has a pronounced lack of conflict. There is almost no lasting friction between characters, and one dispute between Fern and a careless fellow traveller is abruptly resolved off-screen. The lack of dramatic obstacles contributes to the comfortable, frugal atmosphere, but also gives the film a monotonous feel with little forward momentum.

Nomadland is good but not quite Best Picture good, and is still playing in most Victorian cinemas.

For the record, I think The Father, Minari and Promising Young Woman all deserved Best Picture more (and my film of 2020 is still Possessor).

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Gates gone by Christmas

By Taylah Eastwell The boom gates at both Mooroolbark and Lilydale are set to be gone before Christmas, with the Level Crossing Removal Project running “months ahead” of the original 2022 completion date.

The new train stations in both suburbs are also expected to open early after a construction-blitz kicks off mid-year.

Between the Manchester Road and Maroondah Highway level crossing removal projects, a team of over 650 workers will be busy building new rail bridges over the roads in an attempt to reduce congestion.

It is said that more than 53,000 vehicles travel through these level crossings each day, where the boom gates can be down for up to a quarter of the morning peak. The Lilydale Crossing alone is believed to have seen five serious incidents and one fatality.

From mid-July, an intensive period of construction will see Mooroolbark station close for up to four months, and Lilydale Station close in September for up to six weeks.

There will also be some temporary road disruptions and replacement buses between Ringwood and Lilydale for a week in July.

The roads will also be closed for a longer

The boom gates at Lilydale and Mooroolbark Stations are set to be gone by Christmas 2021. period of time later in the year, as crews work to remove the boom gates and open the allnew stations.

The construction blitz is said to be an “al-

ternative to rolling closures spread out over a long period of time”, and is expected to see passengers catching trains before Christmas 2021.

Newcomers and regulars enjoy a drink at the Lilydale Station refreshment room.

The new station buildings are being prefabricated offsite using a modular approach that cuts three months of work to just two weeks.

Part of the existing Mooroolbark Station will be relocated and refurbished by students at Box Hill TAFE, before it goes to the Heritage Yarra Valley Tourist Railway for the community to enjoy into the future.

The new multideck carpark at Mooroolbark Station will be complete in 2022, doubling capacity to 900 parking spots for commuters.

The Level Crossing Removal Project has also seen upgrades to other stations along the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, including Blackburn, Bayswater and Mitcham – with a total of eight level crossings to be removed along the line.

46 level crossings have already been removed across the state, with the government aiming to remove 75 by 2025.

Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing said the project is set to transform our local area.

“We’d like to thank the community for their patience while we complete these works, and for all their feedback on the design for our new station precincts,” Ms Shing said.

Picture: TAYLAH EASTWELL

Hidden bar not ready to call last drinks just yet

By Taylah Eastwell Walking along the platforms at Lilydale Station, most train-goers would never even think that behind one of the historical blue doors lies a fair dinkum, beer-serving pub.

One of the towns hidden gems, the pub at the station is currently under threat, with officials from VicTrack yet to made a decision over the future of the bar and refreshment room once the level crossing removal project is complete.

Currently the only station on the network with a licensed venue, the Lilydale refreshment room has a deep-rooted history that travels back as far as 1914, when light refreshments were first served in the current building. Counter meals were also served in 1917, before the Victorian Railways Institute took over management.

The bar has survived the great depression, with only light refreshments served between 1932 and 1939, and more recently has endured through Covid-19 lockdowns.

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opening its doors every Friday from 3pm to 9pm to a number of regular bar-goers.

Lilydale Railway Institute member John Smith, who runs the bar alongside Darren Gloury, said he walked into the bar many years ago when getting a train from Lilydale and his involvement escalated from there.

“It’s become a Friday outlet. All our regulars come in and say ‘no, we can’t close it down’. Even the younger people come in and interact with people my age, it’s got an atmosphere to the place and even they say, ‘we can’t close it’,” Mr Smith said.

Mr Smith said there is without a doubt someone that comes into the bar each week absolutely gobsmacked that it exists.

“Religiously, every week, someone gets off a train and asks how long its been here for, and they’ll have lived in Lilydale their whole life. They are surprised it is here,” he said.

Mr Smith said in the early days, the refreshment room was used by people who would get electric trains to Lilydale, stop and have their tea, coffee and biscuits before getting the steam train out to Healesville or Warburton.

“In those days, if you said to someone in Melbourne that you’re going to Warby or Healesville, they’d say ‘you’re going that far?!’.

That’s why people stopped in half way,” he said.

With PSO’s on the platforms, Mr Smith said the bar never attracts any trouble, but he and Darren could write a book on the “characters” they’ve met over the years.

“It’s all about the characters you meet.

Because of the location we are in and on a railway station, you always get a variety of people,” he said.

“We now have a regular group of people who come in every Friday night, the tradies come down after work, have a few drinks, go away happily and do the same thing the following week. You feel safe here,” he said.

A VicTrack spokesperson said “the Victorian Railways Institute will be temporarily unable to occupy the Lilydale Station building while works are carried out to remove the dangerous and congested Maroondah Highway level crossing”.

The existing station building, including the bar, is set to be closed later this year for at

least 10 months to allow for peak construction on the level crossing removal project and repairs to the existing building, such as drainage, stumping and roof maintenance.

It was announced by Yarra Ranges Council members at a Lilydale Township Action Group meeting on Thursday 29 April that the original Lilydale Station building will be kept and repaired once the new station goes in, with council investigating options to lease the building from VicTrack and then sublease to community groups. The Star Mail believes community groups will soon be able to submit expressions of interest to council for possible tenancy at the site.

“While we’re yet to make any decisions about a future tenancy in the building, we are looking at opportunities to open up the heritage-listed building to benefit the local community and visitors to Lilydale,” the VicTrack spokesperson said.

Mr Smith said the Lilydale VRI will continue efforts to keep the bar going.

“It’s going to be a battle unfortunately.

Without being negative, I really don’t know what’s going to happen, it’s sad,” he said.

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The property is currently tenanted until November, 2021, is neatly presented and is located on a near level block of 375 sqm (Approx.).

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The main bedroom is a good size and has ample storage, the second bedroom also has a built-in robes and there is a small third bedroom/nursery or office space.

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Fabulous 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom brick veneer home set on over half an acre looking onto paddocks.

The home features a beautiful renovated kitchen, bathroom & ensuite, gas ducted heating, split system air conditioning & with double garage downstairs.

The home is currently leased on a month to month basis. Inspections are strictly by scheduled OFI.

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Warburton $1.8-$1.98mil by Expression of interest Warburton’s number one Bed & Breakfast Forget Me Not Cottages is one of the most well-known accommodation properties in the Yarra Valley operating since the mid 1980s & is a short walk to Warburton Township. Set on over 2 acres (8850 sqm) of landscaped gardens the magnificent main residence offers striking architecture and a fascinating use of natural materials. The guest accommodation is offered via four unique areas, three free standing cottages and one apartment within the main building. All opulently decorated with several open fireplaces & outdoor spas the business is easy to run & can easily be managed by an individual or a couple. The property and the business are for sale inclusive of the exquisite furniture and inventory in the accommodation.

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$500,000 - $550,000

Country living, 4 bed home on approx. 4 acres.

Convenient Location!

This property is perfectly positioned on four flat fabulous acres with something for everyone to enjoy.

The home is spacious comprising 4 bedrooms, 1 updated bathroom and plenty of living space throughout including a delightful sunroom which overlooks your luscious land. The kitchen is open plan with an adjoining dining area which has a wood fire as the main feature. Venturing outside there is a generous decking for entertaining. For the horse lovers there are 4 paddocks, equimesh and electric fencing, 1 stable, 3-day yards and float shed.

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Picturesque views, great location Great views are just the start of this superb property, perfectly presented inside and out and offering 3 bedrooms all with built in robes, spacious modern open plan kitchen with a separate meals/ dining area and a large family/dining area perfectly positioned to sit back relax and enjoy the ever changing and colorful yarra valley scenery. Outside offers plenty of space as well with a safe secure back yard with a garden shed and a covered entertaining area big enough to accommodate the largest of family gatherings, a superb home in a convenient location just minutes stroll to local schools shops and transport, it’s the perfect place to call home.

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Peter Robinson 0419 543 341 35 years

Sam Price 0438 795 190 9 years

Tony Fanfulla 0419 870 513 18 years

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Mason is 10-time champ Warburton Golf Club Warburton Golf Club is pleased to report Paul Mason is the new club champion for the 10th time. A fine achievement in any golfer’s book, but made more special by the fact that Mason is the club’s long-serving greens superintendent, which means he was up at the crack of dawn each Saturday, preparing the course before rushing back to the 1st tee to start each of his rounds.

Mason (72, 70, 75) had a 6-stroke lead going into the last round, over longtime mate and rival, Andrew Williams, who was also a 9-time club champion. But Williams chipped away at that lead, before falling short, only by a single shot. Adam Patrick filled the 3rd spot some 10 shots adrift. The Open Nett winner was Luke Patrick, who pipped Williams and Mason, with a Nett 212 over the three rounds.

In B Grade, Dave Wappett and Steuart Hawke tied, with a gross score of 258 over the three rounds. In a playoff going down the 1st, for the second time on the day and after a crucial ruling, Wappett (86,83,89) was declared the winner. Unlike Mason and Williams, this was Wappett’s first championship win. Alan John-

ston filled the 3rd spot and was the B Grade Nett winner was Alan Johnston, who won by 9 shots from Hawke, and Peter Bell back in 3rd place.

In C Grade, a consistent Tex Van Der Kooi, (92,91,90), had everyone else well and truly covered. Those scores assured him of a comfortable 7-shot win. Tim Blanche was the runner up, followed by Andrew McMath. Van Der Koi, not surprisingly, also had the best Nett score, but because he can’t win both, Tim Blanche is the lucky recipient there.

Multiple Ladies champion, Kim Kennedy strolled to a leisurely 6th title. Kennedy has been one of the club’s most successful exports and consolidated her position in the very strong Commonwealth pennant team. The Nett winner was Meredith Nursey, another perennial winner over the years.

In a field of only two, Seth Spencely, (87, 91, 94), was always going to come out on top in the Junior Grade. Max-Parker was the runner up.

Ron Hottes Healesville Golf Club Earlier in the month, local RACV professional golfer Ben Eyton-Jones and a team of amateurs

who were victorious at a Volkswagen Scramble qualifying event prior to the pandemic in 2019; flew out to Maroochydore for the Covid-19 delayed 2019/20 final being played at the Twin Waters course on the Sunshine Coast.

Being the golf pro, promoting the event in the Valley, it was an obligation for Ben to lead the winning team to the regionals where they won an all expense paid trip to Queensland.

In the end 28 teams from across Australia had made it to the scramble final, a tournament run by PGA Australia held over three days.

It also generates a great deal of publicity and much to the delight of local golfing members they learned Ben’s team had carried the RACV Club name to the top of the leaderboard after day one.

After day two, RACV Club Healesville were in 3rd place 2 shots back, still well placed to take out the event and so by 3pm Monday many anxious members were at the club in the hope of good news. Without luck many took to the back 9 to play a few holes before dark.

It was on the 12th hole that a text came through from Ben; his team had finished 2nd

to Bundaberg Golf Club. The ‘Bundy Lads’ had reached the par 5, 18th requiring an “eagle” to win. However wayward drives from the tee had left them in the rough.

It required a perfect fairway wood to the green from 220 metres out. Ben and his teammates saw the ball fly out, land and roll to within 4 feet from the pin and an easy eagle putt which meant RACV Healesville had been relegated to runners up by the barest margin; 0.4 of a shot.

So close but no cigar, still Healesville are very proud of their golf professional and hope his effort inspires members to achieve and ultimately go one step further next time.

Ian Callen Healesville Social Golf Club After a bit of a holiday Tom Bergin (26) has come back in style to win with 37 Stableford points. Then there was a bit of a break with Greg Uruhart (13) second on 33 points and Peter Mathieson third on 32. Nearest the pins were hit by Ken Arnott, Peter Mathieson and Greg Urquhart. Tom Bergen also won the Secret Holes with 9 points over the four holes.

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By Tyler Lewis Premierships aren’t won in May. But Monbulk has certainly emerged as one almighty contender for when the premiership is there to be won.

Both the Hawks and Mt Evelyn went into the weekend yet to experience the sour taste of defeat in season 2021.

In dark conditions – gloomy enough that a yellow footy was used for the 2pm start – the Rovers shot out of the blocks, leading at quarter time and then at the main break.

But on the cusp of the main break, Hawks stars Taylor Joyce and Ashley Beck both got involved, kicking a succession of goals to trim the deficit down marginally.

The momentum appeared to have carried over the main break for the Hawks, coming out after half time to kick six unanswered goals to remain undefeated, 12.7 (79) to 8.8 (56).

In what is an extremely pleasing fact for the Hawks is the exquisite second half wasn’t off the boot of the regulars, with Joyce and Beck kicking just the one goal between them after half time.

There wasn’t much to write home about in the other fixtures, as the difference between the top and the bottom teams continues to deepen in the AFL Outer East competition.

Officer came back from its bye extremely

fresh, simply flattening Healesville.

With a 98-point margin at the main break, the Roos sunk their teeth in, completing a full four quarters of football with a mammoth 32.18 (210) to 4.0 (24) percentage booster.

Jesse Longmuir slotted ten, while Matt Rogers kicked seven and Brent Maloney kicked five.

The Roos seemed to love the end it was kicking from in the second and fourth, slotting 12.3 and 11.6 in each of the quarters.

Emerald, meanwhile, did what it felt was necessary to get over the line against the newly established Berwick Springs Football Club.

The margin was just four goals at the final change, before the experience Emerald outfit surged away with the 15.19 (109) to 9.9 (63) win.

Patrick Chin had a great day out once again, booting half a dozen, while Nick Rattle was terrific for the losing side.

A Myles Wareham clinic has assisted in Gembrook Cockatoo going to four wins and one loss after four rounds.

Wareham was extraordinary in its clash against Belgrave, as the Brookers cruised to an 18.18 (126) to 9.5 (59) win.

The Brookers rattled home six goals to one in the opening term, setting the tone for the afternoon.

Wareham booted seven and was judged best afield.

By Jed Lanyon Pakenham took out a close win over Wandin in the AFL Outer East Premier Division Seniors on the weekend.

Despite a strong effort to remain in the contest until the very end, the Dogs stay winless for the season, moving to 0-4.

Wandin: 1.2-8, 6.4-40, 10.8-68, 12.12-84 Pakenham: 3.3-21, 6.6-42, 10.12-72, 13.18-96 WANDIN Goal Kickers: P. Hodgett 3, P. Bruzzese 2, C. Smith 2, J. Butcher, H. Pearce, L. McPhee, B. Foley, J. Ladner Best Players: J. Glenn, T. Hinds, P. Bruzzese, B. Foley, C. Smith, J. Ladner PAKENHAM Goal Kickers: S. Morey 5, K. Tyrrell 2, L. Tyrrell 2, J. Harrison, T. Gamble, C. Sheppard, N. Arou Best Players: L. Tyrrell, J. Stewart, S. Morey, J. Bramich, J. Barclay, J. Peni The Woori Yallock Tigers enjoyed a 109 point crushing win over Doveton on Saturday 15 May..

The hosts enjoyed a one point lead heading into quarter-time before piling one nine goals to one in the second term to cruise to a big win.

The big win sees Woori move to 2-2 for the season and enjoy a healthy percentage boost (123.40).

Woori Yallock: 3.3-21, 12.7-79, 17.14-116, 22.17-149 Doveton: 3.2-20, 4.6-30, 4.8-32, 5.10-40 WOORI YALLOCK Goal Kickers: Z. Monkhorst 5, J. Neal 4, A. Marsh 2, J. Lindgren 2, L. O’’Dea 2, M. Pisano 2, P. Wall, M. Batten, K. Thompson, J. Wall, K. Busoli Best Players: Z. Monkhorst, J. Lindgren, M. Batten, K. Thompson DOVETON Goal Kickers: M. Seedsman 2, S. Muirhead, J. Smith, J. Mullen Best Players: S. Muirhead, J. Smith, J. Basa, L. Daidone, M. Stapleton, J. Gascard

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In the upcoming week of Division 1 football, the tests for Monbulk continue, facing Emerald.

The Hawks also play Seville in the week after, meaning after this patch of football, Monbulk can really assert itself as the side to beat.

Players work hard for top netball results

By Tyler Lewis In the premier netball division, Cranbourne recorded a big win over Upwey Tecoma, improving its lead in every quarter after the first change.

Alanah Hardy had a tremendous day for the Eagles, scoring 32 goals in a best on court performance.

For the losing side, Upwey, Charlotte Davies performed well.

A big day from Woori Yallock’s Madeline Hargrave led the team to an emphatic victory over Doveton.

The Tigers came away with a 59-51 win after Hargrave’s scored 46 goals.

For the Doves, Stephanie Cooke was terrific, as was Shae Brown who scored 38 goals, Wandin, meanwhile, edged out Pakenham in a nail-biting affair.

In cold conditions, the Dogs came away with the 48-47 victory.

For Pakenham, Chloe Morgan scored 24 goals and was among the best for her side, while Charlotte Sparkes has a sensational day for the winning side.

Olinda Ferny Creek and Narre Warren sat this week out, with the two sides match before

Kyra Esler (Wandin) with the ball. 237453 Picture: ROB CAREW the season counting as a round four fixture.

A mesmeric contest awaits with both undefeated sides Olinda Ferny Creek and Beaconsfield to face off in the upcoming week.

If the early stages of the season are anything to go by, this very well could be a grand final preview at Holm Park on Saturday.

DIVISION 1 Mt Evelyn, led by Stephanie Jones, edged out Monbulk on the weekend.

The Rovers won every quarter except the third in the 41-32 win.

Jones scored 25 goals in the low scoring af-

fair, proving to be the match winner for the Rovers. Gembrook Cockatoo, meanwhile, had a brilliant second half against Belgrave, ultimately resulting in the 15 goal win.

The Brookers had a five goal lead at the main break and went on to score 30-20 in the second half.

Alexis Bell (Gembrook Cockatoo) and Sophie Hart (Belgrave) were some of the best players on the court for either side.

Emerald dined out with a big win over Berwick Springs.

The Bombers scored 19 goals to three in the final term, setting up the 56-29 triumph.

Charlie Brocks scored 26 goals for the Titans, but it was outdone by the Delylah Loulanting performance.

Loulanting scored 41 goals in a great day for her individually and her side.

ROC did as they pleased in its clash against Healesville.

The premiership frontrunners belted the Bloods, 64-26.

Ellie Coutts had a spectacular day out, scoring almost double the oppositions goals on her own, with 47.

For Healesville, Samantha Murty was the best player on the court.

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By Anne-Marie Ebbels Muddy conditions greeted the players at Queens Park this weekend. Friday night the U9 played in cold and wet conditions against Mt Evelyn and despite the rain all still came off smiling.

The U10 kicked off the Sunday home games against Belgrave. The players are continuing to improve each week and learn how to play each position as they are rotated each week.

The U11s had a tough game against Belgrave, it was a slow start for the Bloods who were goalless until half time, but put up a strong second half to keep Belgrave to 1 goal and scoring two themselves.

The U13 Girls took on Belgrave in a top of the table clash. Even at half time, Belgrave stepped up the third quarter to score a goal and limited the Healesville scoring opportunities and managed to hold on in a tense finish to defeat the Bloods.

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scoring shots, but couldn’t get that elusive 6 pointer. Wandin hit back in the third quarter with two goals to make it 8 points at three quarter time and Healesville held on in a goalless final quarter to win by 7 points.

The U15 Girls also lined up against Belgrave with a dominant performance from the start of the game until the final siren after a tough couple weeks which has seen a few players missing due to injury. The Bloods ran out eventual winners by 58 points.

In their first home game for the season, the U17 Girls took on Monbulk. It was another tough game, but the girls continue to tackle hard, chase down the opposition from the first siren to the last siren and each week continue to improve.

In the first of the away games, the U13 White played Mt Evelyn, a strong second quarter set-up the win for the team coupled with a strong defensive performance in the second half.

U15 White travelled to Wesburn which proved to be a tough assignment against one of the ladder leaders. Wesburn dominated the game from the start and made it tough for our

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U15 Red headed to Upwey in what proved to be a very close game and with a free kick to Upwey at the end of the game in the pocket within kicking distance goal, everyone held their breath. Fortunately for the Bloods it resulted in a point which meant they were winners by 5 points.

In the final game the U17 Boys also played Upwey, after being challenged by Emerald last week, the team put in a good performance against an undermanned Upwey team and had a big win.

U17 Boys Healesville 23.19-157 Upwey-Tecoma 5.6-36 U17 Girls Goals: M Skeene Healesville 1.1-7 Monbulk 15.12-102 U15 Girls Goals: B Anderson 5, E Mackenzie 3, A Caldicott Healesville 9.5-59 Belgrave 0.1-1

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U15 Red Healesville 6.8-44 Upwey-Tecoma 6.3-39 U15 White Goals: O Moreton Healesville 1.3-9 Wesburn 13.10-88 U13 Girls Healesville 1.1-7 Belgrave 2.5-17 U13 Red Goals: M North 2 Healesville 2.11-23 Wandin 2.4-16 U13 White Goals: Z Dyer, B Gotch, E Horneman, D English, J Daykin, S Anderson Healesville 6.4-40 Mt Evelyn 2.2-14 U11 Goals: S Caldicott, A Simmons Healesville 2.3-15 Belgrave 4.7-31

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