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Testing residents Residents living on and near Wyuna Walk in Mooroolbark are outraged after not being consulted about a new drive through Covid-19 testing clinic that was set up in the middle of a housing estate.

A letter informing residents of a ‘proposed’ Covid testing site was received two days after construction had already started on Monday 5 July, with the opening date of Friday 9 July.

Wyuna Walk resident Tom McCausland said only receiving notification about the site after construction had already started was quite shocking.

“The fact that it said ‘proposed’ but it was already commencing, it was like a slap in the face,” Mr McCausland said.

Another resident whose back fence is only metres away from the testing clinic, Cameron Hunter said he was shocked and angered by the decision to put a testing clinic so close to people’s houses.

“The fact that it just blindsided us and came out of nowhere and then just the general lack of consultation or thought for the community doesn’t seem right,” Mr Hunter said.

“It seems like an easy way out for somebody, the line ‘ask for forgiveness rather than permission’ rings quite true with this here, that someone has made a call without consulting the people around them.”

Mr McCausland said there are a number of issues relating to the site but one of the major ones is the potential for increased traffic in a residential area, which is already surrounded by congested main roads.

Wyuna Walk has a number of access points coming in from main roads. The most direct route is by entering off Manchester Road,

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which since the railway construction started, can get quite congested during peak times.

The other two main roads are Mooroolbark Road and Hull Road. Roadworks on Hull Road due to the building of the Kinley estate have reduced it to one lane with traffic control operators and the Mooroolbark Road/Hull Road bridge is notorious for queues of traffic during peak hours.

“If there was an outbreak in this area in the Yarra Ranges, this whole neighbourhood here would come to a complete standstill and you would not be able to get in or out,” Mr McCausland said.

Having contacted Yarra Ranges Council, Mr McCausland said it appears as though a traffic management plan wasn’t completed prior to the site being set up.

“It really does sort of sound like they just put it there and haven’t thought about it properly,” he said.

“I’m not anti testing, I think we do need testing sites but where [it is], it’s in a terrible location which is going to cause a lot of havoc.”

Not only are residents concerned about the risk of increased traffic in the area but the risk of aerosol transmission of the virus.

“The stories that were on the news about the cases that were contracted at AAMI Park and the MCG, there are people testing positive now who weren’t even sitting near them, so that says to me aerosol,” Mr McCausland said.

“And the fact that no one, with a fence line that borders onto it, is vaccinated either, so if you’re going to put a testing site in a residential area why don’t you look at the health risks of what could potentially happen.”

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Crawf’s Valley postcard

By Jed Lanyon

Shane Crawford enjoyed a visit to Fergusson Winery and Restaurant as part of his trip to the Yarra Valley.

“I didn’t know there were places you could pick strawberries all year round because it’s undercover there at the Yarra Valley Gateway Estate,” he said. “They have some beautiful produce and some really nice people there. It’s something cool to do for the whole family.

“They have these unbelievable sausage rolls. You can go along and pick your strawberries and then buy these beautiful chocolate dipping sauces.

“They have bees in the shop and you can

see they’re hard at work making honey and it’s just the things like that we can sometimes take for granted to be able to go to a shop where there’s lots of homegrown food and lots of heart and soul put into the place.”

Yarra Valley Gateway Estate co-owner Brett Spurling was happy to welcome the AFL star to his business to shoot the Postcards episode, which aired on Sunday 25 July 5.30pm on Channel 9.

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The Yarra Valley had a special visitor recently as Hawthorn legend Shane Crawford journeyed to the region for the latest episode of Postcards.

The Brownlow Medal winner made a few stops along the way to the Valley, visiting The Sebel Melbourne in Ringwood, before continuing down the Maroondah Highway to pick strawberries at Yarra Valley Gateway Estate. He capped off a day-trip by enjoying a nice drop at Fergusson Winery and Restaurant in Yarra Glen.

Speaking to Star Mail, Mr Crawford said he is a regular visitor to the Valley and that it makes for the perfect escape from city life.

“I enjoy it anytime I get to work out that way, I’m always discovering new parts. It’s beautiful and connected to the city in that it’s very easy for people to get out there and enjoy all the rolling hills and find all the hidden treasures as you go along.

“I went to Fergusson Winery, which has been there for a long, long time and it’s just a nice little winery on about 10 acres and was nice to enjoy. Even in the middle of winter, I still enjoy going to the wineries and checking them out.

“One thing I’d like to do more is just go exploring. To just get in the car and go wherever it takes me because there’s so much to discover. I know a lot of people go out there to the wineries to have a look around, but I think if you just get in the car and go in whichever direction you feel, you won’t be disappointed.

“There’s something for everyone of all ages from young kids to a couple having a romantic weekend away. It’s like a hamburger with the lot, I suppose it just depends on which direction you go and what you’re looking for.”

‘Crawf’ enjoyed the opportunity to pick a basket full of strawberries at Yarra Valley Gateway Estate in Coldstream.

like you see on TV and is friendly and engaging,” he said. “It’s always good for recognition and people tend to recognise you more.

“The timing of it is fantastic, it’s been a fairly tough time for a lot of businesses, ours included. So having Postcards come out is amazing to have that national coverage.

“It’s great to see these shows come out to the Yarra Valley, it provides recognition to the whole Valley and the exposure brings people out, not just to us, but the whole Yarra Valley.

It’s not very often someone comes out to visit just one place.”

The Coldstream producers can bank on seeing another returning customer.

“I’ll be stopping in on the way there or back everytime I hit the road, whether it’s to grab some food for home or have lunch. It’s a good little spot,” Mr Crawford said.

And with Victorians going in and out of lockdown regularly, Mr Crawford stressed the importance of supporting Victorian businesses when the opportunity to unwind and have a weekend away presents itself again.

“We’re so lucky in Victoria that we can drive in any direction from the city and you hit these nuggets of gold everywhere you go. And the Yarra Valley is right up there with the very best, not only in Victoria, but across the world and that’s why Postcards continually goes in that direction because it keeps giving us amazing content.

“Everyone’s been heavily affected by the lockdown, the restaurants shut down and the wineries as well as all the local little shops that live off of tourism, especially on weekends. It’s sad, and that’s why it’s great that Postcards is up and going to give a bit of a cut out for the businesses and a bit of love.

“I’m sure that everyone’s chirping at the bit to get going and we need to give ideas for people to go somewhere and some of the best places are in your backyard, where you don’t have to get your passport or jump borders.”

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Rising rental pain you’ve not got a great situation. It’s not easy,” Ms Tucker said.

The estimated amount of social housing in the Yarra Ranges is around 0.9 per cent and 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data listed Healesville, Lilydale and Kilsyth as the top three suburbs where people were renting social housing.

“Yes you can see some very luxurious houses and things like that from the road and properties [in the Yarra Ranges] but we have pockets of very deep disadvantage where there’s no jobs, no services and very little transport,” Ms Tucker said.

Rental stress proved high in 2016, with 32 per cent of renting households in the Yarra Ranges struggling to some extent.

The worst of that was in Warburton with 46 per cent of renters noting payment stress and renters in surrounding suburbs like Yarra Junction, Wesburn and Milgrove were not far behind on 38.6 per cent.

Those suburbs along with Kilsyth and Healesville also had the highest percentage of low income households, meaning they were receiving less than $650 per week.

The cost of renting in 2016 was averaging $360 to $375 per week, meaning potentially half of someone’s weekly income was being put towards rent.

The current average cost of rent in Belgrave is $495, Lilydale $400, Chirnside Park $480,

By Mikayla Van Loon Nationally the cost of renting has seen a staggering increase, to the point where housing unaffordability is pushing people nearer to homelessness.

In the quarter ending December 2020, the Yarra Ranges recorded the highest ever median cost of rent at $420 per week, an increase of $20 on the previous quarter.

This places the Yarra Ranges fourth out of 10 of the most expensive local government areas in Melbourne.

Anchor CEO Heidi Tucker said the other issue in the Yarra Ranges is that there is not much stock in terms of rentals and prices are quite high.

“There’s not a lot of stock, in Lilydale particularly and those urban areas, the stock tends to be one house on a block or maybe a couple of town houses, it’s not very dense and it is ridiculously expensive. I mean I don’t know how anyone [is meant to afford it],” she said.

On the other hand, Ms Tucker said landlords are needing to put rental costs up to help cover the mortgage on their investment properties.

The tipping point in the Yarra Ranges, however, is the lack of social and affordable housing for those doing it tough to fall back on if they can no longer afford rent or to pay their mortgage.

“If you’ve got no back up of social housing,

Healesville $410, Warburton $400 and Monbulk $435, according to realestate.com.au.

Country wide, rental prices jumped 6.6 per cent as at July 2021, marking the highest recorded increase in a period of 12 months since 2009.

Everybody’s Home campaigner Kate Colvin said the increase in rent is a troubling sign for Australian’s already dealing with housing stress.

“While rents have increased across the board, wages and welfare payments have not kept up, putting even more pressure on Australians already struggling to access stable housing,” Ms Colvin said.

“Without access to safe, secure housing, people cannot lead fulfilling lives of any kind.

If we want people to have jobs and contribute to the economy, we must ensure everybody has a place to call home as a starting point.”

While overall Melbourne was the only capital city to see a decline of 1.4 per cent in rental costs over the last 12 months, the stressors of the pandemic possibly outweighed the decrease, putting many on the verge of homelessness.

The full effect of the pandemic on how people are living may not be documented until the upcoming Census in August this year but local Yarra Ranges services, like Holy Fools and Anchor have already started to see how people are on the brink of homelessness.

Lighting up the lake for safe exercise

Fatal collision appeal Croydon Police are investigating a fatal collision which occurred in Bayswater North on Tuesday 20 July.

Investigators have been told a car travelling east on Canterbury Road, crashed into the rear of another car stopped at traffic lights at the intersection of Dorset Road about 2.20am.

The driver of that vehicle, died at the scene.

The two occupants of the stationary car received minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

Police are appealing for witnesses who saw the collision or who has dash cam footage, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report via www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.

There have been 123 lives lost on Victorian roads this year, whether they be a driver, passenger, motorcyclist, cyclist or pedestrian.

Train line exposure sites The Lilydale and Belgrave train lines have been added to the growing list of Covid-19 exposure sites.

An infected case is said to have travelled on the Lilydale line between Blackburn Station and Southern Cross Station on Thursday 15 July between 6.59am and 7.27am.

An infected person is also said to have travelled on the Belgrave line on 15 July.

The case travelled from Southern Cross Station to Blackburn Station between 4.45pm and 5.13pm.

It is not known whether this was the same person.

The exposure is listed as Tier 2, meaning anyone on the train line during this time must urgently get tested and isolate until receiving a negative result.

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Register your myki

Getting outside after dark during lockdown has been made easier with lighting installations at Lillydale Lake providing better safety for people visiting the popular exercise location.

The solar powered lights along the dam wall turn on with all other lighting infrastructure when the sun goes down but use a sensor system to brighten when someone approaches.

Although designed to save power when not needed, the lights still emit quite a substantial amount of light for visitors to feel safe.

The 2019 State government’s Pick My Project program saw community members vote for the Light Up Lilydale Dog Park project which resulted in the installation of 10 solar powered lights at the off-lead dog park.

Since then, lights have also been installed at the car park, with the final phase being the dam wall lights being installed in May. During the first phase of the projects, Billanook Ward councillor Tim Heenan said the new lighting would help to provide a safer experience for visitors, while reducing the council’s energy use.

“We know that Lillydale Lake is one of our most popular places for people to visit, and we have many people who use the lake’s

Contact tracers are urging public transport passengers to register and use their myki when travelling by train, tram or bus.

With more than 20 exposure sites being listed on the public transport network, unregistered myki cards are making it difficult to identify the exact service and time the infected passenger was using public transport.

The Department of Transport and the Department of Health are currently using a combination of myki data and CCTV footage to contact passengers.

But a registered myki card could reduce the time currently being spent on locating passengers to notify them of a potential Covid-19 risk.

“It has never been more critical for people to register their mykis, so contract tracers can identify and contact passengers in just a couple of hours when a public transport service or location becomes an exposure site,” Department of Transport, Head of Transport Services, Nick Foa said.

The Department of Transport is currently offering $10 bonus myki money for the first 60,000 people who register their myki before 8 August.

Register your myki or update your details at ptv.vic.gov.au, via the PTV app or by calling 1800 800 007.

Lillydale Lakes solar powered lights are sensory to movement making them more energy efficient and brighter for walkers, runners and visitors this lockdown. 244940 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS track for exercise, dog walking or relaxation during the day and evenings,” Cr Heenan said.

“But during our colder months and after sunset, it used to be a bit difficult to navigate some areas of the lake due to the lighting.

“These new lights will help visitors to navigate the lake a bit better at night and have better visibility. We’ve also upgraded

every light head to LED lighting, which will save us a considerable amount in power use while providing a better light source for visitors.”

Yarra Ranges Council is encouraging people to use spaces like Lillydale Lake to get outside, within the parameters of the current Covid-19 restrictions, which has been made more possible with lighting improvements.

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

There’s not much people don’t know about me, I’m an open book.

What do you enjoy most about the Senior Citizens Club?

Friendship What is your favourite holiday destination in Australia?

Great Barrier Reef What do you love most about the Yarra Ranges?

I love everything about the Yarra Ranges. I have lived here for 50 years.

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

The end of the virus What is your favourite book?

I read a variety of books, all in different genres What are some of your hobbies?

Carpet bowls is my favourite hobby now but I used to be a bushwalker and I have walked tracks all over Australia, New Zealand and America What does an ideal weekend look like?

When you are retired, everyday of the week is a weekend, so I spend my ‘weekends’ reading, playing carpet bowls, hosting bingo and seeing friends at the Senior Citizens Club in Lilydale.

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Mt Morton Recreation Reserve, Belgrave Covering the highest part of a small hill, Mt Morton Recreation Reserve includes a steep walking path to the summit, perfect for your energetic four-legged companion.

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Schoolmates aim for gold

By Mikayla Van Loon With the Olympics finally upon us, Australians will be watching with bated breath as our athletes take to the global stage – but no community will be watching with more anticipation than Lilydale High School.

Two past students, Kelland O’Brien, 23, and Harry Garside, 24, will be representing Australia in their respective sports, cycling and boxing.

The pair were a year apart during high school and have since gone on to become champions in their own right, even if they have run into each other at events like the Commonwealth Games, where they both won gold medals.

Lilydale High School’s head of physical education Alister Stuart has been a teacher at the school for 13 years and said knowing both O’Brien and Garside had made it was a proud moment.

“They’re both great kids and they are very grounded kids as well, so it’s nice to see them have success and compete in their sports,” he said.

“I suppose for both of them, they share a little bit of a similar story, in that when they were younger it’s not like they were stand out athletes in their younger days, they were both students that had a passion for their activity and they did relatively well but they certainly weren’t the best in the country at those points.

“They have worked really, really hard and continued to pursue what they love and getting to the Olympics is a pinnacle for most ath-

Harry Garside won gold in the men’s 60kg weight division at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and will now take on the next challenge of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Mr Stuart said O’Brien and Garside were an inspiration to a number of students at Lilydale High School, even before they made it to the Olympics.

“It’s motivation for other athletes out there and we’ve certainly pointed that out to kids at our school, these were kids who didn’t experience a lot of success when they were younger but they have worked really, really hard.”

O’Brien first competed for Australia in 2015 at the track cycling World Championships in

under-19s team, where he won gold in the Madison pursuit.

In 2017 he went on to claim dual Oceania crowns and his maiden elite world title at the World Championships in Hong Kong.

But 2018 proved to be his year, gaining dual national and dual Oceania crowns, plus World Cup gold and breaking a world record in the team pursuit to win gold at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Garside’s success also started in 2015 when he won his first National Australian Championship, which he would go on to win five more of.

Competing in the men’s 60kg weight division, Garside scored gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 against Manish Kaushik from India.

“We obviously saw both of them compete at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and they had great success there and that was a really proud moment for the school,” Mr Stuart said.

“The Olympics is that extra step forward and the school will certainly be watching with a keen level of excitement, they’ll both have a lot of success hopefully, fingers crossed.”

Although the level of excitement around Lilydale High School has been diminished slightly by remote learning, Mr Stuart said he is hopeful that should students return to school, they can build up the excitement in class.

“Previously we haven’t had any students in this situation and to have both of them competing is absolutely fantastic.”

“It’s really exciting, even to get one student to compete in the Olympics is an amazing thing but for us to have two is absolutely amazing.”

“We will be watching very keenly and hopefully they can get two gold medals. I know they are both in very good positions to win gold, so hopefully they can do it.”

O’Brien was selected as part of the Australian track cycling team for endurance. Qualifying rounds for cycling begin on Monday 2 August.

Garside opened his Tokyo campaign against Papua New Guinea’s John Ume on Sunday in the first of his men’s lightweight bouts.

Gun club’s firing with upgrades for disabled shooters

By Jed Lanyon Melbourne Gun Club in Yering is set to pull the trigger on new upgrades that will see the club provide better disability access for its shooters.

The gun club was one of five clubs across Victoria to benefit from the State Government’s Shooting Sports Facilities Program and is set to receive a grant of over $289,000 to provide essential upgrades for the club.

Melbourne Gun Club vice-president Craig Henwood explained what the upgrades would mean for the club.

“It means we can update our facilities, we can put in a couple more disabled spaces in our parking lot, we can provide more concrete paths and things to help promote disabled shooters to take up the sport.

“We’ll have a lot more concrete paths put into our layouts to make them more wheelchair accessible, including having automatic doors into the clubhouse to make things easier,” Mr Henwood said.

“It’s definitely needed, especially at the moment in winter time, we’ve noticed guys in their wheelchairs struggle to get to some of the layouts. They’ve got to get through some

“We’ve actually broken what could be our membership record. We have over 500 members now this year. It’s the most we can find in our records going back 20 odd years and we’re really excited by that.

“Our numbers are up. We’ve held a few competitions where we’ve seen more and more people come out to compete, which is fantastic. In a year with Covid, where we can’t do too much, we thought our numbers might

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boggy grass, so it’s going to be really good for them to be able to access our layouts a lot easier.”

The grant will also see new toilet and shower facilities built at the club.

And despite coming in and out of lockdown and experiencing periods where the club couldn’t offer its services to members and keen shooters, Mr Henwood said things were looking up.

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drop-off but it’s been the opposite which is really, really pleasing.”

Mr Henwood said a recent come and try day saw about 100 people come out to Yering to take up the sport for the very first time.

“Obviously Covid hasn’t been helping being open and then closed again like most businesses and we’ve also been recovering from bad flooding last month. All our layouts basically went underwater, but we were lucky it didn’t get into the clubrooms and shed.

“All our layouts had to be fixed up with their electronics, but we’re very, very lucky that a lot of members donated their time to help us, otherwise it would have been very expensive.”

Mr Henwood said it was “fantastic” for the club to recently host Australian Olympic shooter Laetisha Scanlan, who selected the club as her training facility in preparation for leaving for the Tokyo Olympics.

“Being an Olympian, she received special permission from the state government under the elite sports exemption, so she was able to still train during lockdown and she was able to go to one club to pick and she came to ours as we have the same trap machines that will be used in Tokyo.”

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It may have been dark and raining, but both Renee and Dean had a wonderful day celebrating their love in style.

It wasn’t quite like they had planned, but the couple were happy that they were finally able to get married.

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Rushing down the aisle

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Renee Bertolus and Dean Mather were finally able to tie the knot, a day ahead of schedule. morning as her and Mr Mather “divided and conquered”, contacting all their vendors and asking if squeezing in their big day before the clock struck midnight would be possible or not - and they were not disappointed.

“Every single vendor came to the party - we were so fortunate,” Ms Bertolus said.

“The venue said they’d never done a wedding at night before, but we all just rocked up and our event hire company had brought in extra candles and lights and I walked down the aisle to a sea of candles, it was just stunning.

“It was dark and it was raining, but everybody was out there and we just felt so special,” she said.

“We felt like we were in this big bubble of love. We knew that we were all going into lockdown again and it was like, let’s do this thing and have a party before we all have to go back in.”

Ms Bertolus and Mr Mather wanted to make a huge shout out to all their incredible vendors, including their hair and make up team, florist, the venue, their photographer, the celebrant, dress alterations team and everyone in

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“Even though everyone was rushed, it didn’t look like a rushed job,” Ms Bertolus said.

“There were no corners cut and everything just looked amazing!”

Despite some of their guests not being able to make it, Ms Bertolus said that they had been blown away by how much everyone had been able to achieve on such short notice and their wedding would certainly be one for the history books!

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For most people, your wedding day is a huge life-defining moment filled with excitement and anticipation, but for local Beaconsfield couple Renee and Dean, the pressure was turned up a notch as they raced to beat the clock for their Yarra Valley wedding.

Renee Bertolus and Dean Mather got engaged about 18 months ago, and thought they’d better push their big day back a bit, in order to avoid the worst of the pandemic - but they didn’t escape so easily.

With their original date set for Saturday 29 May, the couple found themselves having to reschedule due to a snap statewide lockdown, and as they passed by their second date, Sunday 6 June still in lockdown, they thought they’d better reschedule again, this time giving themselves over a month leeway - but that still wasn’t enough.

The couple thought that third time they’d be lucky, but with the wedding planned for Friday 16 July, they watched warily as the Covid situation began to escalate in Victoria and on Thursday morning - before it was announced they decided to spring into action and get this show on the road.

“We’d been watching [the Covid situation] really closely, and then at about 11am on Thursday we were like, nup, we’re moving it, and pulled the whole thing forward 16 hours, or 24 hours almost, to Thursday night,” Ms Bertolus said.

“It was just insane the amount that everybody just pulled together,” the beaming bride said.

“We got married in the Yarra Valley so there were a lot of vendors from across the Beaconsfield/ Ringwood/ Yarra Valley area as well who all went to lengths to make it happen.”

Ms Bertolus said that there was a huge amount of chaotic energy on the Thursday

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Talking about roughing it SLEEPING ROUGH IN THE RANGES

By Jed Lanyon The first week of August marks National Homelessness Week, which aims to put the spotlight on the impact of homelessness in Australia through national and community events.

It also seeks to provide information on the importance of housing as a solution and aims to educate communities on how they can make a difference.

Welfare organisation Holy Fools will be taking part in events across the Yarra Ranges to highlight the issue at a local level.

The organisation’s founder and CEO Neal Taylor has long been advocating for better options for housing and crisis accommodation across the region. He said the recent lockdown only further exacerbates the difficulties by those struggling to make ends meet and those who are already sleeping rough.

“It puts a squeeze on services and then a number of other services are unavailable for

people, who wouldn’t ordinarily rely on welfare and food,” he said. “It puts a strain on welfare services and the number of people who usually access them are now finding it difficult to get to because of the five kilometre limit and they might struggle to adhere to regulations.

“The weather we’re having at the moment is absolutely abysmal and the lockdown means

that they can’t go anywhere… The services out there like Anchor and the Salvos are working incredibly hard and are doing a great job to handle what they can, but we’re dealing with the same issues in that there’s nowhere for people to go once they need housing.

“Anchor might be able to put them up in hotels, but we’re desperately short of afford-

able accommodation. The Yarra Ranges is one of the few areas that has few affordable crisis housing that we’re desperate for. We’re hoping it’ll change in the near future, but until we start addressing those issues, we’re going to have the same problems and more as the need gets bigger.”

Mr Taylor said local councillors as well as state and federal MPs have been invited to Holy Fools’ National Homelessness Week events to learn firsthand the struggles experienced by those sleeping rough in the Yarra Ranges.

Depending on Covid-19 restrictions, Holy Fools is looking forward to hosting a ‘Fireside Chat’ event on each day throughout the week.

Seville’s Branded Burgers and Bar offered up their outdoor dining area, which will see conversations about homelesness take place around a fire drum.

“Gina (Branded co-owner) generously offered to open up the restaurant to allow us to buy coffees when the store wouldn’t usually be open,” Mr Taylor said.

“They take place at night and everyone’s rugged up because it’s obviously cold, but it gives that sense of peace and it’s nice to be warm by the fire.

“The idea is that the speaker might talk for a few minutes about an issue and then open up a discussion and questions from people who are there and are very interested in the topic.

A healthy discussion takes place over about an hour, we might have a coffee and a chat to learn more about it.”

Heenan’s homelessness plea for those sleeping out

By Mikayla van Loon Usually around this time of year, Yarra Ranges councillor Tim Heenan would be preparing for his week-long sleep out in the cold to raise awareness around homelessness.

But with the risk of the current Covid-19 situation being high and after having a spate of ill health, Cr Heenan won’t be sleeping out under the stars this year.

Every year since 2008, bar one or two, Cr Heenan has slept in a cardboard box in Melba Park in Lilydale for seven days straight during Homelessness Week to embody the experience of someone who is homeless and raise awareness around the ever increasing issue.

“After sleeping in a cardboard box for ten years, I tell you in the last few years it has been terrible, minus two degrees. I put the plastic over the cardboard, I’ve learnt to cover the box in with a mattress bag but it’s just hard yakka to do it,” he said.

Having experienced some of the coldest nights in winter and understanding how someone who is sleeping rough may feel day in and day out, Cr Heenan said has given him great respect for people who are homeless.

“When you hear the stories and you see the people that have gone through that, it gives you a greater respect and understanding of what you’ve got to go through when you haven’t got a roof over your head,” Cr Heenan said.

“It’s because of my respect for people that haven’t got that thing in their life where they’ve got a roof over their head and have lost their way [that I do this].”

“It’s going to happen more and more in Australia, now particularly with women and women with children sleeping in cars, we have to recognise that as a society and I’ve been saying for the last couple of years, we can’t just palm it off.”

“Neal and I have been aware since 2013, 2014 that many more women were sleeping in cars.”

From previous Census data, it is known that 87 per cent of women were becoming homeless because of domestic violence and 17 per cent of homeless children, under the age of 10, were sleeping in cars.

Having experienced financial struggles himself as a teenager, Cr Heenan knows how sometimes it can be the simplest things that send someone into homelessness, whether mailcommunity.com.au

In 2015 Cr Heenan was raising awareness around suicide, women becoming homeless because of family violence and 80 per cent of families being turned away each night.

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Cr Tim Heenan marked over 130 nights spent sleeping in a cardboard box in 2017 as he and Holy Fools CEO Neal Taylor raised awareness around homelessness and campaigned for a drop in centre.

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After years of sleeping in the rain and cold, Cr Heenan learnt to weatherproof his cardboard box.

Cr Heenan’s week long sleep out in 2012 was focusing on the mental health of those who were homeless.

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Cr Heenan preparing for his first sleep out in 2008.

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that be divorce, health issues, rent costs or mortgages.

“I have enormous respect for anyone who has to rent, I’m well aware now that rental properties just don’t exist anymore for people who are on welfare, it’s about 0.05 per cent.”

Worried now about the effect Covid-19 will have on people, Cr Heenan said there will be a percentage of people who have lost their jobs in the last year and will be now sleeping in their cars.

In recent years it has become more prevalent that rough sleepers are making their way out into the Yarra Ranges, particularly in Lily-

dale and just like what is seen along Lygon Street, people are sleeping under shop fronts.

“There was one night there about a year ago, Neal [Holy Fools CEO] and I knew that there were three people in Lilydale sleeping under the shop fronts.”

There could be anywhere up to 700 people who are currently homeless in the Yarra Ranges, even though many of them cannot be seen, whether that be because they are sleeping in tents in bushland or couch surfing or living in boarding houses.

“When you get to know how a homeless person thinks and where they go and I know

Mt Evelyn and Lilydale like the back of my hand, you know where they’ll always be and where they move to because for a large part they don’t want to be seen but they are there.”

Cr Heenan said even though he is not taking part in the sleepout this year, he didn’t want that to draw attention away from the cause and wants to encourage people to get involved in National Homelessness Week.

There are planned events across the Yarra Ranges, from fireside chats in Seville to a launch event in Lilydale run by Holy Fools which Cr Heenan is hoping to attend.

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Celebrating women

By Jed Lanyon The Yarra Ranges Regional Museum is celebrating female champions and agents of change in an exhibition called Trailblazers: Women of the Yarra Ranges.

Trailblazers: Women of the Yarra Ranges, tells the remarkable stories of women, their achievements and their lasting impacts on the region and beyond. From Edna Walling and Dame Nellie Melba to Mandy Nicholson and Rebecca Barnard, learn how these women have shaped our culture and community in the past, present and future.

Other women to be celebrated in the exhibition include Aunty Dot Peters, Suyin Chan, Heather Ellis, Emerson Woods, Lesley Porter, Brooke Wandin and many more.

The exhibition has been locally produced and will feature the work of local writer and researcher Lindy Schneider, designer Lisa Cain and artist Cat MacInnes.

“It was an amazing project for me to work on, with the stories of women that have largely remained untold, sometimes for decades,” Ms Schneider said. “These are really important women who have contributed to the social, cultural and economic fabric of the area we are living in today.”

Ms Schneider said it was a challenge to research and uncover the stories of the Trailblazers.

“That’s why it’s important we’re putting these stories on the record and onto the internet, allowing other people to read. It’s hugely inspiring to women, young and old, to make their way forward in the world.

“History is often written by those it benefits most and largely the documentation is done by males. Many of these females’ stories are lost forever if we don’t do things like the Trailblazers exhibition, where we capture and record them for future prosperity.”

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Chirnside’s Heritage Golf and Country Club has assured the public that kangaroos on club grounds will not be slaughtered. 235713 Dame Nellie Melba.

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the opportunity to vote for their favourite Local Trailblazer by creating an online poll.

A winning entry will receive a portrait of their chosen Trailblazer person made by artist Cat MacInnes.

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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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A Chirnside golf course has ditched plans to cull a mob of kangaroos living on the green after months of heavy community pressure.

After a stint of silence, Heritage Golf and Country Club released a statement on 22 July announcing that it would not proceed with the planned roo slaughter.

The club says it is now in discussions with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP) to have the kangaroos relocated back to nearby Warrandyte State Forest.

The planned kangaroo killings first hit headlines on 27 April this year after residents neighbouring the country club were notified at the eleventh hour of a mass shooting planned to take place that evening.

After extensive pressure and a number of vigils staged by locals, the club gave local police their word that the shooting had been called off - but community members remained anxious.

In June, locals reported seeing a number of kangaroos dead, injured and decapitated on the grounds.

At the time, Wildlife Victoria CEO, Lisa Palma, described the deaths as a “prolonged and sustained attack on the kangaroos living at the property”.

“Someone is clearly attempting to reduce kangaroo numbers on the grounds by stealth,” Ms Palma said.

In the 22 July statement, Heritage Golf and Country Club said the kangaroo population at the club had tripled in the last 12 months due to a “breeding surge during the drought and the advantages of easy access to a carpet of grass on golfing fairways”.

Heritage Golf and Country Club managing director Dr Cher Coad said the club did have council approval to kill 250 kangaroos at the site.

“However, we have decided not to proceed,” Dr Coad said.

“Instead, we are seeking a long-term solution to manage the problem and in the shortterm, we will be working with council and the Victorian state government to relocate the population,” she said.

“We are a new management team and this decision reflects our new collaborative approach, we are listening to our Heritage Golf and Country Club members, residents and interested parties.

“We have excess numbers of kangaroos on our fairways and grounds, and they are powerful and potentially dangerous. The last thing we want is for a large grey kangaroo to cause harm to a golfer or children visiting their grandparents,“ Dr Coad said.

Wildlife Victoria were quick to respond to the statement, slamming it as “fake news” and “a deliberate deflection from the spate of brutal kangaroo killings on the property over the last two months”.

According to Wildlife Victoria CEO Lisa Palma, councils are not responsible for approving kangaroo culls, with the clubs original permit actually coming from the Game Management Authority.

“In direct contrast to Heritage’s statement, Wildlife Victoria has received an inordinate number of calls from concerned members of the public, residents, golfers and staff who are terribly worried for the safety and wellbeing of the kangaroo population on site,” Ms Palma said.

“Some of the larger male kangaroos are known by the locals to be peaceful creatures, who enjoy the natural habitat of the local landscape. Indeed, the big fellow known as Scar Face is beloved by many in the community,” she said.

Ms Palma also called the club out on the breeding claims, stating “female kangaroos commonly have one young annually, with the mortality rate in the wild for joeys typically at 70% in the first year of life”.

Local kangaroo rights advocacy group, Save the Kinley Kangas, described the relocation plan as “absurd and unwarranted given kangaroos have lived there peacefully for over twenty years”.

The Star Mail understands the club now has plans to build fences to prevent kangaroos getting on the green.

“If the Victorian state government was doing its job, in terms of managing the land bordering the Heritage Golf and Country Club, then we wouldn’t have this problem,“ Dr Coad said. mailcommunity.com.au

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Testing time for truckies

By Taylah Eastwell Throughout the pandemic, nurses and supermarket workers racing to fill empty shelves have been praised as the unsung heroes on the frontline of the coronavirus fight.

The silent heroes behind the scenes are easily overlooked, out of sight as they drive and down highways fully loaded in order to keep the supply chain moving and shelves stacked.

While many industries shut completely, the road transport industry kept on trucking - drivers working tirelessly to keep up with unprecedented demand for groceries, masks, endless mounds of toilet paper and supplies to keep other essential industries afloat.

But with parts of the country in lockdown and new border-to-border testing regimes, the road transport industry now faces the risk of supply chain delays.

Drivers based in Victoria who travel interstate to deliver freight are now required to be tested at least once every three days and must obtain various permits to enter each state.

As authorised and essential workers, the freight industry is operating on Specified Worker (Low Workplace Interaction) Permits that allow for multiple entries into Victoria during a 14-day period, after which a new permit must be issued.

Pop-up testing sites have been set up along the main road from Melbourne to Sydney - the Hume - at the Beveridge truck stop and weighbridge southbound and the Broadford weighbridge heading north.

The sites are open from 6pm to 6am each day for drivers to pull into and take the required test. They are then free to go and informed within 24 hours of the result.

Director of interstate at Bayswater-based Cameron Group, Denis Blaney, said his drivers are now required to have a test every three days if they are coming into Victoria.

“They have to have proof of this and keep all records to show proof that they had the test and got the clearance. It is a task that is a bit difficult because they’ve got to have a test and can do it at one of the pop up sites but if there is a queue it makes it really hard because everyone’s time is a bit short,” Mr Blaney said.

“It can make them run out of their driving hours. While the pop up sites are of benefit the risk that is associated is queuing and drivers being out of hours, and then they get booked or might have to stop 25kms out of Yarra Glen coming into Melbourne because they’re out of time,” he said.

Mr Blaney said the time truckies spend queuing waiting for tests is counted as driving time, with most drivers running on 12 or 14 hour time-windows before being pulled off the road to comply with road laws.

“It’s not a burden, but another requirement they have to be on top of,” he said.

The owner of an interstate company in the

The trucking industry facing supply chain delays as new 3-day Covid-19 testing requirements take their toll.

Dandenong Ranges, who wished to remain anonymous, described the testing regime as “plagued with dumbness”.

“No one is being straightforward with the information. If you jump on the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator website it’s just a mixed jumble of words and you don’t know which way to roll with it,” he said.

“Drivers want it kept easy and it should be the same across the board. They should pick one day a week for drivers to have a Covid test and grab a permit for NSW, Victoria and QLD. We could all understand that, but the problem is the permit system. Queensland wants a permit every 13 days, NSW you have to fill out a permit saying you’re travelling through but not in a red zone. It’s all just trying to determine what state wants what,” he said.

The trucking figure said drivers have been pulling into pop-up testing sites to be turned away due to the hubs running out of testing kits.

“Every state seems to be implementing the every three day testing requirement. I don’t know how we can get drivers into places every three days. They’ve been going places and turned away because they’ve run out of testing kits so they’ve got to try and do it on the road somewhere while driving, or the testers say they’re going to have lunch and drivers are kept waiting,” he said.

“They’re only open at night-time, 6pm until 6am. They’ve got it wrong. Our drivers aren’t on the road at night. It’s got to be open 24 hours a day,” he said.

Queues at testing sites are being felt further down the supply line by delaying loading and unloading times for deliveries of supplies, the figure said.

“Anything more than half an hour makes a big impact on us. All we can do is give them extra time to complete trips and try to get our heads around every states different rules,” he said.

An owner-operator from Mt Evelyn said “the Covid side of things is killing drivers really”.

“Every time I go to South Australia I have to have a Covid test. Next week I’ve got to have two tests before I even get to the border. It does impact us, but only the testing, because we are essential we seem to be getting more and more work which is a plus,” the driver said.

Mr Blaney agreed and said the design of Cameron’s business model means it “hasn’t experienced any long term interruptions” to its service despite the requirements and the pandemic.

“Because of the different stages of lockdowns, when we were in lockdown but Sydney wasn’t, the volume in Sydney increased and there were significant spikes but now we are both in lockdown it’s pretty balanced and the transfer of goods between Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide has equated itself. It’s increased across the board but there isn’t a spike from one centre at the moment,” Mr Blaney explained. The workload back at the office has increased too, with support and office staff working around the clock to keep up with ever-changing demands from various government bodies.

“We have meetings three times a week and Zoom calls that we didn’t have to do previously. We now have a whole team of people that are dedicated to monitoring government policies and procedures so we are right up to date with all of the changes and all our team are get-

ting the communication from one voice,” Mr Blaney said.

Mr Blaney said Cameron’s are monitoring drivers mental health given the stringent new rules.

“We’ve not noticed at this stage that there has been any impact on mental health and a lot of that comes from the structure of the business, we do depot to depot drops so our drivers have been in the same pattern for years.

“For example, one of our vehicles goes Melbourne to Sydney, rather than stopping all over the place or being sent to Adelaide randomly.

That means it is easy for us to work out what permits are needed and they aren’t going all over the place like some of the smaller and medium operators. The stress at the moment would come from not knowing where you might be going at the end of the week and not having a repetitive route,” Mr Blaney said.

The new rules were introduced after rouge furniture removalists entered Victoria while positive with Covid-19, resulting in an extended snap lockdown for the state. The actions of the removalists were recently slammed by the Victorian Transport Association, assuring the community the rule-flouters were not a representation of the broader transport industry.

“The majority of freight drivers have done a magnificent job during the pandemic of keeping supply chains moving. It is most unfortunate the irresponsible actions of these individuals have brought the transport industry into some disrepute,” VTA CEO Peter Anderson said.

The government has also implemented a hard ban on furniture removal transport into Victoria by professional and recreational owner-driver type furniture removal operators.

Covid testing clinic concerns for Mooroolbark residents From page 1 Mr Hunter agreed and said he doesn’t believe the demographic of residents has been taken into account prior to the clinic being established in such close proximity to houses, as many of the residents are elderly.

“When we’ve been told the whole airborne exposure is a thing and that’s happening in different facilities where it was transmitted via aerosol, it doesn’t make us feel awfully safe when there’s a whole lot of better places that it could have been positioned,” Mr Hunter said.

Two of Mr McCausland’s neighbours are in their 80s and the wife has just been through quite a severe illness.

“It’s gotten to the point where she has so much anxiety, she won’t leave the house, won’t open the windows to get fresh air and her husband won’t mow the lawn and won’t do the gardening and this is someone who does his gardening very well.”

Aside from the fears of the transmission of Covid-19, privacy for both residents and those being tested is limited, with Mr McCausland saying he could hear from his mailcommunity.com.au

house the details being asked of those being tested.

Mr Hunter also said the demand at the site comes in peaks and there could sometimes be 50 cars idling over his back fence at any given time.

“It’s just the general noise all the time. It’s like a low level hum over the back fence, non stop. And they have got the floodlights on every day and every night which don’t turn off until about 7pm, so it just distracts from the neighbourhood,” he said.

The site, which was once used as the regional facility for Lilydale and Yarra Valley Netball Association, has been left unused since 2015 and residents have since been using the space for exercise and as a recreation reserve.

“The big concern is that with everyone in lockdown at the moment, if they don’t have that outlet to get out of their house and exercise safely and feel comfortable in their own backyard essentially, if we have more people staying inside, dwelling on things and not being able to move their bodies and get some endorphins pumping, I feel like that would

put some pressure on our health system in other places too,” Mr Hunter said.

Likewise children have taken to playing in the streets and an increased traffic flow could pose a risk to their safety.

About a year ago residents received a letter box drop with a survey of what they would like to see done with the land, with options like a skate park, memorial garden and exercise track being listed.

Nowhere on that list suggested a Covid-19 testing site would be set up in the future.

Mr McCausland understands that the council has provisions for the clinic to remain at Wyuna Walk for six months as a replacement to the Boronia station site which was closed 9 July.

“If it was something that was just while we got out of this fifth wave or whatever we want to call it then you can understand that but if it’s going to be semi-permanent, then that’s very disappointing,” Mr Hunter said.

Residents are not opposed to a testing clinic being established in the Yarra Ranges to handle a potential future outbreak but are rather concerned about decisions behind using a site in a residential zone.

Fence lines back onto the testing site.

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Resilience shines Recently, our community has been under enormous pressure and has faced significant challenges. Importantly, it’s highlighted how truly wonderful, resilient and resourceful our community is.

Catastrophic storms ravaged the Yarra Ranges in June (just as Victoria’s fourth lockdown was set to ease), causing a disaster zone.

Yering, Yarra Glen and Coldstream experienced flooding of the Yarra River, and Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Mount Evelyn, Silvan, Kalorama, Mt Dandenong and surrounds were smashed with massive trees ripping clear out of the ground, crushing homes and cars, blocking roads and cutting power for tens of thousands of people.

Our community owes a great debt to all emergency services workers, particularly the 80 volunteers of the Lilydale State Emergency Service (SES) who did a tremendous job in extraordinarily difficult conditions attending over 1200 call-outs.

The Lilydale SES, a 100 percent volunteer unit, relies almost entirely on support and

State of

Affairs Bridget Vallence Evelyn MP

donations from the community to respond to emergencies, only receiving $30,000 annually from the State Government, barely covering fuel and routine maintenance. In Parliament, I called on the State Government to provide additional funding for capital equipment and upgrades to ensure the Lilydale SES can continue its vital work protecting our community.

Victoria has been thrown into its fifth lockdown, excruciating for residents, school children and local businesses. Our community has worked incredibly hard, and despite Yarra Ranges having zero COVID cases for 9 months, has remained resilient in the face of disruption

to schools, businesses, community sport and activities. Now, more than ever, it is crucial we shop local and support local jobs. Many local residents have sought my assistance with Power Outage and COVID support payments – through advocacy, many who were initially denied have now received much-needed financial support. If you’re experiencing any issues accessing support payments, please email me and I’ll do everything I can to assist you.

And, while it was pleasing to see funding in the recent State Budget to upgrade Manchester Primary School (Mooroolbark) after years of campaigning with the school, there was no funding to duplicate the rail tracks between Mooroolbark and Lilydale or to increase car parking at Lilydale Train Station.

Despite spending over half a billion dollars to build SkyRail stations at Mooroolbark and Lilydale, there won’t be any improvements in the frequency or reliability of train services, with commuters still waiting 25-30 minutes for a train. I won’t give up fighting to achieve these important outcomes for our community.

Plague movie fitting for lockdown Major Grom: Plague Doctor is a thrilling, wellproduced but somewhat confused Russian superhero film based on the comic book series

by Artyom Gabrelyanov.

Maverick police officer Igor Grom (Tikhon Zhiznevsky) must track down a mysterious serial killer known as the Plague Doctor.

Zhiznevsky is compelling as a stolid, determined man who slowly comes out of his shell during the investigation. The core trio is better than the sum of its parts: Igor’s friends Yulia (Lyubov Aksyonova) and Dima (Aleksandr Seteykin) are very thinly-written but work together in clever ways against the Plague Doctor.

The film has stunning cinematography shot on-location in St Petersburg, and the tense,

well-choreographed action scenes have dashes of humour and a fun motif of Igor repeatedly acting out his plans in his head before executing them, which is reminiscent of the Guy

Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films.

Major Grom is an exciting, creative film on the surface, but lacks self-awareness about Igor’s Dirty Harry demeanour. While Igor is generally likeable and has solid development in terms of accepting his new friends, it feels hypocritical of the film to validate Igor for violently working outside of the law but condemn the Plague Doctor for the same. The film also has a well-acted but derivative twist lifted from Fight Club, yet with none of the subtlety.

Major Grom: Plague Doctor is an engaging action film with outstanding production and visuals, but doesn’t do enough to distinguish hero from villain, and is available for streaming on Netflix.

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Best ways to eat for a happy gut Healthy

living Tim Howden

Paediatric Naturopath – Healesville Every food has its own unique characteristic, foods are cooling, warming or neutral in thermal properties. Eating foods that harmonise with the season will let you experience better wellbeing. I’d like to share with you a few points on how you maximise this so you can reap the benefits and feel fantastic in the wintertime.

Over the past 14 years as a clinician I have observed that many people eat too much cold and damp foods in winter time which affects their ability to experience health. These kinds of foods generate internal cold which is exacerbated by our climate which is wet, cold and humid. If your diet in winter is rich in warming foods and drink it will support the internal generation of warmth, balance and wellbeing. Our digestion modulates immunity, energy production, brain chemistry and even the way we metabolise many medicines. When we eat in harmony with the season, these functions will be enhanced.

This will benefit the elderly, people who are immune compromised or convalescing after illness, picky eaters and those with sensitive digestion. If you’re a person who tends to internalise emotions, warming food that is easy to digest will sit better in your tummy. And if you’re a chilly type and feel the cold easily then eating a warming diet will keep you feeling more cosy.

Here’s how to begin to implement this way of eating.

Buy from your local organic farmers market or grocer. They will predominantly stock seasonal foods that will provide the right thermal temperament.

Put away the cold pressed juicer and shelve the smoothies until Spring is really here. Make protein balls instead of shakes or grate the veggies and then bake into muffins or slices. Cook porridge for breakfast with cinnamon, honey and stewed fruit with some raw almonds on top.

Avoid salad and raw foods. Lightly steam or saute instead. Choose baked root veg.

Use a slow cooker to prepare one-pot wonders using spices like cinnamon, ginger cardamom and garlic - Slow cooked lamb or Dhal with root veggies are great options.

Drink ambient temperature water and add a squeeze of citrus. Use herbal teas like berry and lemon and ginger.

Keep a pot of soup on the stove and get the kids a thermos for school.

Cooling Foods: apple, banana, strawberry, watermelon, cucumber, eggplant, green leafy, bok choi, tomato, asparagus, dairy, fish, pork, peppermint Warming Foods: grapes, mandarin, onion, leek, pumpkin, walnut, chilli, turmeric, garlic, cinnamon, beef, chicken, lamb, venison, ginger tea, black tea Neutral Foods: olives, plum, figs, carrot, potato, sweet potato, turnip, almonds, kidney bean, rye, aduki bean, rice, shellfish, honey, liquorice Remember the idea is not to completely eliminate cooling foods but rather balance and enhance the overall thermal expression using spices, herbs and combination foods. This will support your health and vitality to keep you well.

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Book Week

National Science Week

Bushfire ready

Celebrate Book Week from 21 to 27 August at Japara Neighbourhood House.

The occasional childcare centre will be having special activities all week to celebrate.

Japara is also starting a book club and will have the first ever meeting on Monday 23 August at 7pm.

All members will be new and all are welcome.

Contact the office on 03 9728 3587 or send an email to info@japarahouse.com.au.

For all those science lovers out there, Japara Neighbourhood House has you covered.

From 16 to 20 August enjoy all things science.

Early years will be enjoying a week of science activities and also a special visitor.

A display of beekeeping and honey making will also be provided by Different by Design, with people invited to join for tea and a quiz.

Contact the office on 03 9728 3587 or send an email to info@japarahouse.com.au.

Start getting bushfire ready with a five session webinar from Bushfire Resilience Inc. Industry experts from the CSIRO, CFA, a number of universities from around the country and clinical psychologist Dr Rob Gordon OAM will provide information for households in rural and urban fringe areas to prepare for the upcoming bushfire season. The free webinar series did start on 21 July but the next session will be held on 4 August, with the series finishing on 15 September. Visit https://bushfireresilience.org.au/ to register for the webinar.

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Business has a great yarn For 30 years Mooroolbark Wool has been supplying locals with only the best in all things wool, sewing and crafting.

Host to a vast array of products from yarns and patterns to ribbons and buttons to puzzles and gifts, Mooroolbark Wool is every crafty person’s dream and delight.

The selection of yarns come from both Australia and abroad, meaning the quality is second to none and the different colours and types are endless, making sure you can find what you need for your next project.

Owner Jodie Caldwell said aside from the products found in store, customers are always greeted by friendly staff, who care about the community.

“We have friendly, knowledgeable staff and we all go the extra mile to help customers,” she said.

Being a part of the community has always been an essential element of Mooroolbark Wool and that is why they run The Yarra Valley Wool and Handicraft Show.

“We are a family business with strong ties and involvement in the community,” Ms Caldwell said.

Find Mooroolbark Wool at 6-8 Brice Avenue Mooroolbark weekdays from 9am to 5.30pm and Saturdays 9am to 1pm.

To inquire about any products in store, call 9726 7291 or email info@theaussieknittingco. com.au.

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In Jean Hinchliffe’s Lead the Way: How to change the world from a teen activist and school striker (Pantera Press, 2021), one sentence particularly stands out: “As long as politicians don’t feel under threat of losing their seat, they will continue to ignore those they’re supposedly working for.”

Indeed, we as Australians are not afraid of creating change to make our world a better place. As Hinchliffe stresses at the beginning of her book: “At the end of the day, if you don’t take action, then who will?”

Hinchliffe correctly recognises that it is not enough for individuals to do the right thing.

Instead of relying and therefore putting pressure on individuals to change their lifestyles and worldviews, systemic change is almost always necessary.

Hinchliffe began her activism at the age of 13, volunteering with the Vote YES campaign for marriage equality. She has also volunteered with organisations such as GetUp and Stop Adani. Now 17, she is a Sydney-based climate activist and an organiser within School Strike 4 Climate, campaigning for legislative action against the sourcing and usage of fossil fuels.

For anyone with an urge to fight for what’s right, Hinchliffe provides a detailed analysis of power and change, arguing “power is essentially control over three major issues: who makes the decisions, who sets the agenda, and who sets the culture”.

When we see how power is unfairly distributed and unjustly used, it is natural that we want to make a change by shifting power to those who can and will make a more equitable and fair society. The key is to do it professionally, efficiently, consistently and collectively, learning from the past and developing new strategies and techniques for the future.

Creating change is not easy, particularly for young people. In Hinchliffe’s words: “We’re stereotyped as ‘self-obsessed and apathetic’; yet, if we proceed to genuinely care about the political decisions impacting our lives, we’re labeled ‘bratty and brainwashed’.”

Lead the Way opens our eyes to the kind of sophisticated, strategic thinking that young people utilise in their campaigns. Driven by passionate and dignified determination and acutely aware of their duty to balance school work and activism, the last thing that young people need is condescending comments.

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Christine Yunn-Yu Sun 228125 Lead the Way details how young people think and act, and how they educate themselves and get ready to shoulder their responsibilities. From volunteering and understanding intersectionality to working as a team, from mastering the art of reaching people to harnessing the power of mainstream and social media, and from maintaining a professional work environment to time management and self-care – these are valuable lessons for activists of all ages.

To create change first requires a change of mindset. For those of us as individuals and community groups who want to make a change but feel powerless – and especially for those of us voting in every election but still feeling hopelessly ignored by our politicians – it is time, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, that we learn from our young people.

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All being well with Victoria’s current restrictions, The Basin Theatre is looking forward to the opening of its next stage production, Photograph 51.

Anna Zeigler’s Photograph 51 takes us back to 1950’s London where the discovery of the DNA double helix structure would unlock the secret of life, and Rosalind Franklin’s contribution would be overlooked for decades.

This delicate play puts her back in the picture and shines a light on the challenges she faced as a woman in a male-dominated field and the price she paid.

Paragraph 51 opened in the West End of London in September 2015, with Nicole Kidman in the role of Rosalind Franklin.

Nicole’s portrayal won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress in 2015 and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in 2016. Photograph 51 won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play in 2016.

This play also won the third STAGE International Script Competition in 2008.

The play focuses on the often overlooked X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the double helix of DNA while working at King’s College London.

Kemp’s curtain call The title comes from Photo 51, the nickname given to an X-ray diffraction on an image taken by Raymond Gosling in May 1952 under the supervision of Rosalind Franklin.

Beyond the story, however, Photograph 51 reminds us of the shared intentions of art and science.

Both seek to improve our understanding of the world around us, to make sense of life, test ideas and see things from another perspective.

The results of these discoveries have the possibility to permanently alter our understanding of the world while continuing to feed our curiosity and pursuit of knowledge.

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A 2nd driveway leads to the 2 bedroom self-contained unit with attached 4 car carport, and 2nd double carport, the 3rd driveway leads to a 16m x 9m lockup factory sized shed. The fourth driveway leads another double carport.

The property also has a bore and water tank.

With loads of parking areas perfect to store equipment or conduct a business, and land suitable for small animals, this property with a little bit of tender loving care, will offer a wonderful lifestyle. ●

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Lilydale Pet Foods $170,000 Sharyn Manning 0412 052 946 Looking to own your own business and be your own boss? This fresh pet food (minced and packed on the premises) and pet related products business has been in business for 17 years and has many loyal customers. Well located with plenty of passing traffic and lots of space, opportunity and potential to increase both production, service and range. Large list of chattels.

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The ground level features a formal home entry and two separate lockup tandem garages capable of housing many vehicles, which in turn face a huge workshop area with separate office facility.

Upstairs living areas combine a formal lounge/dining room, central kitchen plus family meals area.

There are three bedrooms (two with ensuites) a separate family bathroom and laundry.

Hydronic heating and wood heating supply year around heating.

The broad wrap around covered deck on three sides features uninterrupted views that will leave you breathless, with views from Mt. Dandenong to Kangaroo Ground and beyond.

A full renovation of the kitchen and living areas would be in order at a future date.

Upon entering this property, a central driveway breaks off to four areas, one to the home and garaging, a second driveway leads to the two bedroom self-contained unit with attached four car carport, the third driveway leads to a 16metre by 9 metre factory sized shed. The fourth driveway leads past the unit to another double carport currently used as a woodshed.

This property also has a water bore and huge water tank plumbed to areas around the home.

With loads of parking areas perfect to store equipment or conduct a business, and land suitable for small animals, this property with a little bit of tender loving care, will offer a wonderful lifestyle.

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The main 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom w/b residence is immaculate and perfect for a large family plus a second 3 bedroom 2 bathroom wheelchair friendly home offers the perfect relaxed lifestyle for an extended family, parents accommodation or potential rental income.

The added investment opportunity here is the additional subdivision potential of this property (S.T.C.A.) Primary Residence With broad decking on 2 sides and stunning westerly views, this expanded and fully renovated home oozes character and charm throughout.

Three double bedrooms, master with full ensuite and walk in robes and deck access.

Bedrooms 2 and 3 are oversized and offer easy access to the full bathroom with spa bath close by. The split level open plan lounge and formal dining areas are simply stunning with open fire place which also doubles to the separate meals area. rc/ac adds to the comfort year around. Kitchen is a masterpiece in design, useability and quality, with panoramic views to gardens and a sea of district views. Single carport is attached to home and a long separate driveway leads to ample vehicle parking on site.

Residence 2 Wheelchair Accessible Exceptional ‘Premier Home’ three bedroom one bathroom w/b home with full length front verandah with ramped access, broad open plan living and meals areas, full wheelchair accessible bathroom and doorways, large modern applianced kitchen and double garage, plus views for miles.

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With our team of dedicated real estate professionals guiding you every step of the way, you can feel confident knowing that you’re getting the very best advice and service possible. Get in touch with us today to speak with one of our friendly staff!

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Pulling no punches

By Mikayla van Loon Mooroolbark Olympian Harry Garside was ready to rumble on Sunday night as he stepped into the ring for his first boxing bout at the Tokyo Olympic games.

Facing a tough competitor in Papua New Guinea’s John Ume, Garside knew he had to box to his strengths in the round of 32 on 25 July.

“My first fight is on Sunday night against PNG, a nice and strong opponent so I’ll just be looking to box smart and not take unnecessary risks,” Garside said prior to his first round.

In an interview with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell on Friday 23 July, Garside’s mum Kate said she was nervous but trusted in her son to have done the preparation.

“I know Harry has done all his preparation and the rest is up to him now, I just have to sit back and watch it from Australia,” Ms Garside said.

Having worked on his defence and traditionally being a counter-boxer, Garside preempted most of Ume’s punches but a hard blow early on rocked the Mooroolbark local, which saw him stumble slightly.

Nevertheless, Garside took out the first round with all 10s from the judges.

Light on his feet and owning most of the space, Garside was able to hold his own in the ring, with his coaches telling him not to do anything silly and to stay calm heading into the third and final round.

Although proving a suitable opponent, Ume couldn’t keep up with Garside who won his first bout in the lightweight division in Tokyo with a unanimous decision 5-0 from the judges.

Showing his character, Garside thanked and hugged his opponent afterwards, as well as Ume’s support crew in what was a moment of utter sportsmanship.

Boxing at the Olympics started as a dream at nine years old but it was Garside’s dedication and training that got him to this point.

“He just decided [boxing was] what he wanted to do and he took himself off to the gym down in Lilydale and his coach Brian Levier who is still his home coach said to him ‘you can’t fight until you’re 12’ so he trained ev-

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Harry Garside took out his first boxing bout at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday 25 July.

Picture: SUPPLIED ery night for three years until he could get in the ring,” Ms Garside said.

“His success story wasn’t that great to start with, he didn’t win that many fights but he just kept going at it and this was his dream and he’s now fulfilling it at the Olympics.”

Although athletes get tested daily and have to wear a mask, Garside said the Olympic Village is better than he imagined.

“Village life is great, absolutely beautiful over here in Japan. Extremely humid but I love the heat,” Garside said.

“Restrictions are present but we also have a

little bit of freedom to relax and unwind post training. Every day it is just getting a little busier in the village which is great.”

“My second night here I had this overwhelming feeling that I am so grateful to be human. Pretty amazing what we can create when we all work together for something positive. So beautiful to see all different cultures and people humanising together in peace.”

Ranked tenth in the world, Garside’s chances of taking out a gold medal is in reach but he will have to face another challenge in the number two seed Namibia’s Jonas Jonas in the round of 16 on Saturday 31 July.

Georgia Campbell becomes a Demon

By Jed Lanyon Melbourne is set to draft Eastern Ranges player Georgia Campbell at the 2021 AFLW Draft after the dual-club father-daughter prospect nominated the Demons as her preferred destination.

The All-Australian ruck/key forward was eligible to be selected as a father-daughter candidate for the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne, where her father Adrian played 30 and two games respectively.

The minimum requirement for an AFLW father-daughter qualification is one game, meaning the Demons now have first access to the highly rated AFLW talent as the club’s first ever father-daughter selection.

The indicative AFLW draft order lists the Demons’ first selection coming all the way back in round three at pick 42, while Campbell is expected to be picked up before that number.

At 182 centimetres tall, Campbell comes with great upside as her athleticism was on display regularly throughout the NAB League Girls season allowing her to compete against taller and stronger opponents.

A season highlight was a dominant three goal, 25 hitout performance in February against the Gippsland Power, while plucking contested marks in wet conditions.

The AFLW Academy member put in an impressive 2021 season averaging 20 hitouts and kicking eight goals across nine games to earn selection in the AFLW’s Under 19 All-Australian team.

Draft Central’s AFLW Draft preview lists Campbell’s athleticism, versatility and work at ground level as her strengths.

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Georgia Campbell has nominated the Demons as her preferred AFLW destination ahead of the draft.

Picture: JED LANYON ships, Campbell played the majority of her time in the clash against Vic Country in the ruck, where she was challenged more than she usually was at NAB League level in the contests, but was unmatched in her follow up work and impact around the ground,” her draft profile reads.

“She spent the second game against West-

ern Australia playing mostly in the forward line, causing headaches by leaping high every time the ball came in her area, and bobbing up with a goal on the run in the third term to demonstrate her impressive evasiveness and one-on-one ability.”

The AFLW Draft takes place on Tuesday 27 July.

Fresh funds for regional netballers Netball clubs and associations across Australia are set to receive a much needed funding boost, with Woolworths committing up to $250,000 in Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants for 2021.

In partnership with Netball Australia, the Woolworths grants program has supported more than 200 netball clubs with close to a million dollars in funding support over the past two years.

This year, a further 85 grants of up to $10,000 are available, with a focus on helping clubs give young players healthy and fresh nutrition at training and on match days. Applicants are encouraged to nominate how they’ll use the money to help their clubs to pick fresh; from new fridges or juicers right up to a full canteen makeover.

Former Australian Diamonds Captain, Liz Ellis is helping to launch the program.

“As a parent, I know what a battle it can be to get kids to choose healthy options. Netball clubs play a huge role in helping young players form healthy habits for life, not just on the court but through the nutrition they provide.

Woolworths Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants are there to provide a helping hand to clubs right across the country and I encourage as many clubs as possible to apply,” Ellis said.

Woolworths Group Chief Marketing Officer Andrew Hicks, said: “At Woolworths, we’re committed to improving the health and wellbeing of Australian kids.

“We recognise how important sport can be in shaping kids’ behaviour for life and we’re proud to have invested almost a million dollars to date to support grassroots netball through our partnership with the sport.

“Our Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants are designed to help netball clubs who want to provide healthier options for their young players.”

In addition to netball, Woolworths supports grassroots cricket through the Woolworths Cricket Blast, as well as junior surfing initiatives including Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps.

Entries are open now until Sunday 15 August 2021 and grants winners will be announced during the week of 23 August 2021. Visit the website, https:// pickfreshplayfresh.netball.com.au/ and apply for a Woolworths Pick Fresh Grant for your club today. mailcommunity.com.au

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